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Newspaper Page TextTITE SUSTDAY OREGON'IAX, POItTLAyP. AUGUST 13, 1911. OLD TEINTTT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO MODERN DWELLING;. MINISTER TO STUDY IN TOWER OF NEW CHURCH. ACTIVITY MURKS REALTY MARKET ftf The 5ett of PEED COLLEGE a. . Dealers Report the Past as Busiest Week in Many Months. most valuable asset. m m IMPORTANT DEALS CLOSED DailDM Property hulf Start Week Off Strongly RetUdenco Trans fera Feature Week-End Mrs. II. VT. Goodo Bnjt Site. Gtorii actlTlty In residence and business property featured lut week's realty market. A aeries of food deals started the wwi briskly and a eeora or mora smaller Bales wound op tha week In lively rashlon. Realty man say It waa one of tha bast weeks In many months and regard It aa an oraan of promise for an active Fail In raal estate. Real astata transfara recorded darlna; tha week show a genera rush and building permits held their own wtth other recent weeks. ni Peal Closed. Tha largest deal reported waa that of a quarter block at tba corner of piata and Everett streets to Mrs. H. W. Good for IU5.C00 by John B. Teon. This deal waa negotiated by G. tC Henry acting: aa agent for Mra Goods. While no plana bare been announced. It la understood that Mra. Oooda la to make substantial ImproTemente on tba around. Eh is In the East at present ind la azpected to make publlo bar In tentions upon returning. Tba belief that sbe Is coins; to build a large atruo tura la strengthened by tha disposal by ber recently of her Interest la a number-of pieces of business property. Tha deal showa the growth of real estata values In Portland In recent years. Mr. Yeon purchased tha prop erty from rr. Andrew C- Hmlth three years ago for 140.000. In tbrea years tha property mora Talua. Ocorco E- Jacob) Bay. than doubled In Another big deal of the week waa tha ala by VT. H. Nunn. a local real estate dealer, of pleca of property 100x100 feet on the southwest corner of Elev enth and Ollaan streets to George B. Jacobs for I40.POO. Mr. Jacobs haa ar ranged to build on tha property, plana now being In tha making by a local architect. This transaction also shows tha growth of real estata values. Tha property was sold January IS. 1907. by C. K. Henry for ll00. The German Favlngs Loan Company aold It Sep tember . !&. for 111.600. From that point It jumped to 140.000. A number of other good business deala were made at the first of tha week. Tha latter part of tha week was featured by tha sale of residences, building lots and horaea It was esti mated that no fewer than 100 homes changed bands between Tuesday and yeaterdsy. All of the real aatate ad dition dealers reported much activity In building lot sales. Another deal of Importance waa that of several pieces of property on East Thirteenth and East Ollean streets to Louie Gerllnger. H bought one tract 100x100 from A Gardner and" another big tract from Philip Sterna. H will .m prove both. Auditorium Ralsea Values. Tha selection of tha alia for tha new Auditorium waa announced In tha week and apparently helped tha real estata market. Prices of ground around tba site ara aald to have Increased already, owing to the Increased business value of tha district. Farm lands were In demand during the week. Local oftMcea reported num erous sales, principally of fruit landa near Portland and In Eaatern Oregon. In timber land there waa no movement apparently. A few small deals marked the extent of the week's progress. Re ports were made, however, of large deals pending which should be closed within the neat week or so. It la aaid by tha timber dealers that tha resum ing of operatlona by tha lumber mills will help business and all are looking for tha usual Summer quiet spell on at present to ba over before tha and of this week. Building- Permit Large. Building permits during tha week showed a total of $2(0.110. Issued as follows: X. Bermtta. Valuation. 15 .'7 (lis 'A 4 2. "4.1 :a n4-s li 1.' 2i M..'.1 ........ 11 eo.ftiO Moedar ..... Tunfiir WvdnwUy ... Tnui-alay rriday ....... Saturday Tot a '.a .US 30.U0 MOrXTAIX HOME IS FLAXXED Captain E. W. Spencer to Have Fine, Estate at White Salmon. Plana hava been completed for a mountain Summer home for Captain E. w. Spencer to b erected near White Salmon. Wash., at a coat of about $10. 0. Tha building will ba constructed of lors and will be of a bungalow type. It wl.l ba 44xS0 feet Jn sute. Tha living-room will ba HtJI feet and will contain a larce flreplaca. beamed cell ing and bulit-ln seats. Ona of tha featurea will be a veranda running the full length or tha building. Tha Interior will be finished In flat grained yellow Br and tha roof will ba covered with apeclal shingles over weather-proof paper. In addition to the building. It la planned by Captain Spencer to con struct a large artificial lake on his property to propagate eeveral varletlea of trout. Imported frogs and crawfish. .The lake wtll be fed from a mountain stream. Tha plans for tha Improve ment' Include an electric lighting sys tem and a water service system. It Is expected that Improvemente on tha aetata will cost 1 : 5. 000. Tha plans for tha buildings wera drawn by C C. Robblns. of Portland. Workmen ara now on the ground, engaged la prepar ing tha s!te for tha buildings and tha aryficlal lake. Eagle Creek Farm Sold for $10,000. Tha Ranfleld-Veysey Fuel Company has purchased the Bonn farm of too acres of timber land at Eagle Creek. Clackamas County, for $10,000. Tha firm haa put IS men to work cutting wood on the place. John Denlson Vs tha pres ent manager. ' Irrlngton Home I Sold. Among tha aalee la Irvlngton last week was that of a home to A. F. McFall at Twentr-seventh and Braiee streets through the agency of tha Co operative P.ealtv Co. Mr. AlcFaU U a wholesal m ret ant. ' ; , 1 . ' ' ' r: ' : i ; ... 4t,i WIARKETIS PLANNED Scott Brooke to Improve Yam hill Property. BUILDING TO COST $30,000 Every Variety of Produce to Be 8o-d Under Modern Sanitary Condi tions In New Genesal Market Place, oPrtiahd's oaRxt. Plana have been drawn and contracts wtll ba let within tha next few days for a modern market place on Fourth and lamhm streets to rival in convenience and general arrangement, any other similar market place In tha West. Tha builder will ba Scott Brooke, who has held tha property. 100 by 100 In alza at Fourth and TamblU for a number of re ax a. Tba new structure will cost I9VO0, It la modeled on tha outside after an old English market place. Tha pier facings are of terra cotta with large display windows In bays by themselves. Tha roof will bo of tile and will run from tha front Una back to a clear story, a distance of 11 feet, windows In tba clear story will be arranged to furnish light for a messanlne floor and to light during tha daytime tba main part of tha market. Entrance to Be Attractive. Tha main entrance will ba on tha eorner and will ba made attractive by means of a tall gable. Other entrances will ba provided on the sides of tha building. Tba laterlpr ' will ba 11 feet high In tba clear with no osatruo- tlons to block tha vlaw over tha entire building. A full basement will ba built under tba building with nlna feat In the clear. The ground floor la modeled after the market place of San Franclaco and Is so arranged that only ona concern of a Kind is given space, in aeverai or tha departments cold-storaga wlndowa for display purposes will be Installed. In each booth will ba a trapdoor, which wtll opaa to stalra leading Into tha basement. In this all tha supplies will ba received and stored, arrangements having been made for two large eleva tors In tha rear of tha building to un load the supplies into tha basement. This will eliminate the practice of haul ing heavy truckage over tba main store floor. Uniform Fixture Provided. Tha fixtures will ba of uniform alaa and not over five and one-half feet In height, which will glva full view through tha bunding. The market will Include modern com partments for meats, delicacies, cream ery goods, bakery goods and confec tionery, family wlnea and liquors, and booths for cigar a, lea cream, candles and a florist. Special arrangements hava been made In tha building for aanltatlon and ven tilation. 8. C Jones, a market man of San Frfnolsco. Is In the city to super- visa tba plana Tha drawings hava been made by whltabousa ana rouiinoux. architects. L.YLE IMPROVEMENTS MAXY Klickitat Town Shows Progress. New Building Being- Erected. I.TI.FL Wash- Jul 15. (Special.) meeting and election Last SaturdavT whan It waa decided to proceed witn tna building of an exhibit booth ad- Joining tha new railroad station. Tha exhibit building will also pro vide permanent quarters for the club secretary, and alnca all trains on tna North Bank road atop at Lyla, many of thera for 10 minutes, it will be of i i . . V u 111.-. ... lk . splendid advartlslng- value to ths com munity. Chief Engineer Budd. of tha North Bank Road, arrived on Tuesday to make final arrangements for the build ing of the viaduct acroaa the railroad track at Seventh street The comple tion of the viaduct will mark tha first active development In Lyle. A num ber of buildings have been planned for immediate construction aa aoon aa tha viaduct la completed. Tha new telephone company has fln lahed stringing Its wires on new poles and bas made connections with the Pa olfic Telephone system by stringing a wlr across the Columbia River at Lyle. connecting at the Oregon slda with tha main long distance wlrea Frank H. Arb, formerly of Tama, Iowa, haa purchaeed a large ranch at Lyle, and baa located here with his family. Mr. Arb haa accepted the po sition of secretary and publicity man ager of the Lyle Commercial Club, and will hereafter devote his full tlma to exploiting the many advantages and resources of Lyle. Tha contractors have completed tha concrete stdewalka on Lyla .avenue and Washington street between Fifth and Seventh streets. Bids have already been received for tha remaining busl nesa streets, which are soon to ba im proved with eight-foot aldewalka. Plana for the waterworks ara rap Idly being brought Into shape by tha Lyla Light, Water Power Company, and work la to begin at once on a modern waterworks system to supply the entire townalte. Acreage sales are many In tha dis trict surrounding, and a record crop Is looked for, the grain fields looking exceptionally good, owing to tha re cent rains. Crowley Land Sells. A. H. Dennett, recently from Virgin ia, has purchased nlna and a half acres of land In the Willamette Valley orchard tract 'No. 1. altuated at Crowley. Or. The deal was made by A. B. Hall at Co.. 101 Rothchlld building. Another deal haa been closed for five acres in tha same traot to L. A. Mclntyre. of Colo rado. A number of other deals are reported to be pending. British aiporte of hats were valued In 101O at 1.000 000, aa Incraaaa of 23 par c-nt cn tha previous record flmiree ef CHURCH IS MODERN Trinity Presbyterian Home Will Be Completed September 1. BUILDING IS UP TO DATE Old Church Will Be (stripped of Steeple and Made Into Strictly Modern Residence by H. Glaze, Contractor Will Seat 600. After 15 years" service as tha Trinity p..,VTirin rtiurch building, the old OAnth Vnwiin landmark on Dakota street, near Corbett. la to ba given up for a new building on Nebraska and Virginia streets. The old building will s transformed Into a modern dwelling by H. Glaze, a contractor, who haa purchased tha church building and property ana wno is eroding un now hiMinir Work of remodeling the old church will begin next month. The etructure win oe mrnea aruunu, stripped of Its tall steeple and other decorations, remodeled tnstda and flt-- t. with mrr modern residence convenience. A large furnace In a basement to be built will rurnisn neat for tha two floors of the residence, i . i n.ht. hh i and other r . i on 11 iu lift .i. - --. J conveniences will be provided. There will D9 nine sxriciiy n'wuum . Improvements will be made on the out side of the building to give It tha ap- The new church building Is to have a seating capacity or 500 persona it Is to be 60 by 40 feet In size, and is to ba greoed on one corner with a tower. A novel feature will be the placing of MODEEK MARKET PLACE TO BE BUILT ON FOURTH AND YAMHILL STREETS. : .'.iiite-viii rsw'.-weaa-T li 9 SJ1 .rWat. T . .7jZ t v , htXXSm? -Wawt- CTTiZi ' l tl f'fvtrfi' hi RETAIL PRODITB BCILDIXO WILL RIVAL THAT OF 8A FRANCISCO, a a e aa.a x..uaaja.e. a a a e ,e a a a a a e a a a a a a a a a a r i i i r 'J J J, mi 1 I'i'f'it 'T SfMREGON may soon pre- . II in lhe fieldo Higher sSil- tion. O0icial newspaper k statements of August 6th and 9th ' , 1 regarding Reed College, show that t its admission tests are of greater . severity, akd'that higher average, ' . cbmpensation is paid toils Faculty, than is customary at the best Colleges and Universities of the Country. - - (HI F"rtnerRlor tne additional amount tu (alcve tuition fee) expended for ins true- -tion of each Students will be higher s than any other college in America - 'i f These three comparisons constitute 1 the accepted vital tests of teaching efficiency. ( To Oregon therefore, this leadership jl 3 attracting the particular attention ' of .culturd people tKruout the Country And "for Portland, it is more-subtle and mort valuable a an advert.Jtemenf, x' than "any that might be d e v i z it Its effect upon "EastmorelandP cannot fail to be 1 , beneficial. Because the growth of Portland surety ; depend tipon an increasing influx of capital and pop.ula L tion from the East and Middle West. And capital and population automatically seek "EastmorelandV t Portland people should "Watch' Eastmoreland Now.' i ? i l. JFixt and graduated Prices begin 'at $750; payable if desired," at $7,50 per month. ilii Orthografy in accordance .with recommendations of Simplified Spelling Board N. Y.) the preacher'e study near the top of the tower, with windows on all four sides overlooking the surrounding dis trict. Downstairs will be classrooms. Bun day school rotfms, library and offices. Tha auditorium will be on the ground floor, and will be erected on the plan of modern theaters. Provision Is made for additional auditorium room by use of lift doors. The church Is frame, and waa planned by H. Glaze, who Is also attending to the construction. It will be finished by September 1. MAXY SALES ARE REPORTED Grnssi and Zadcrw Have a Bnsy Week. Grussl & Zadow, real estata agents In the Beard of Trade building, report the -fallowing sales: Two lots on the corner of East Twelfth and Going: streets, for Belle Whltmarsh to E. W. Baughman for $1650. Mr. Baughman will erect three bungalows on the lots; one lot in Hanson's Second Addition on East Yamhill street between Twenty nlntlf . and Thirtieth, improved with modern seven-room bungalow sold for Mattle E. Westermire to George J. Hoffman for a home for $6000; one lot in Willamette Heights, Improved with modern five-room bungalow, sold for Judgre Van Zanta to J. A. Brown, of the Pacific Hardware & Steel Company, for a home, for $5500; two half lots In Do lan's Addition on the corner of East Twenty-ninth and Madison streets, im proved with seven-room house, for Thomas F. Baylls to G. 'J. Burns for a home, for $50001 two half lots In Irv lngton on Thompson street between Tenth and Eleventh, improved with, modern five-room bungalow, sold for Clara Collinso'n to S. T. Northcutt, of Turner, Or., for $5200. Mr. Northcutfs daughter, Mra. Palmerton, . will occupy the bungalow about the first of the year; six lots In Willamette Addition! sold for D. D.McClure to Ed O. Mayor, for $1000. Mr. Mayor will erect threa bungalows on this property; 160 acres In Cowlitz County, Washington, sold for M. A. Peel and L. N. Aumack. to Ji L. Hanson, for $3000. This firm also sold Mr. Grussi's home In Ladd Addi tion, on Elliott avenue, to the Traders Trust Company of Oregron as an invest ment. Contract Let for Home. Dr. ' William O. Bpenoer has let a contract to the Spencer-McCain Com pany for the erection of a modern six room frame residence of the bungalow type on Thirty-third and Tillamook streets, in Broadway Addition. Tha home will be strictly modern. J EFO RE you make that real e 8 t a t e deal, ask any. of these men about the superiority of the Certifi cate of Title system in hand ling the transfer: 3. C. ArvsWORTH, President United States National Bank, EARL C. BROXAUGH, T1ce-Presldnt and General Counsel Title and Trust Company. H. L. CHAPIN, H. L.-hapln Realty Company. mrXRY L. CORBETT, Vice-President First National Bank. v J. F. DALY, President Title and Trust Company. W. M. DALY. Treasurer Title and Trust Company. RODNEY L. G LIS AX. . Attorney at Law. J. X. HABTMAjr, Hartman A Thompson, Bankers. ivr HOISROOK. Ylce-Frestdens Merchants' 'as. Bank. T. D. HOVBTMAS, President Honeyman Hardware Co. R. S. HOWARD, JR., Assistant Cashier Ladd A Tilton Bank. JOSEPH JAfrOBBERCER, ' ' Architect. . " ' JACKSON ft D EBBING, j I Real Estate. W JACOBS-STINK COMPANY, ' Realty Operators. JOSEPH P. JAEGER, Jaeger Bros. R. V. JONES, President Western Oregon Trust Ce. - r TT. WTlAHir.Y. Keaee, Hum a a ran & Jeff err. WM. M. LADD, President Ladd A TUton, Bank. A. L. MILLS, . , - President Flrat National Bank. W)t MacMASTEB, Financial Acent. ANDREW C. SMITH, President Bibernla Savings Bank. W. K. SMITH, JR., Beal Estate DAYXD H. STKABSrS. Inaide Realty. FREDERICK H. STRONG, Secretary-Treasurer Ladd Estate Ca WM. C. SAUNDERS, Secretary Title and Trust Company. GEO. IX. SCHALK, RaU Estate. O. W. TAYLOR, President Both. Trust Company. H. J. THOEXE, Title and Trust Comoany. RICHARD WILSON, Capitalist. NOTE Ail of the above mentioned persona are stockholders In the Title and Trust Company TITLE m TRUST COMPANY Lewi Building, Corner Fourth and Oak Streets, Portland, Oregon 1