TITE 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
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Dealers Report the Past as
Busiest Week in Many
Months.
most valuable asset.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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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.
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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
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SfMREGON may soon pre- .
II in lhe fieldo Higher
sSil- tion. O0icial newspaper
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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.
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(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.'
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JFixt and graduated Prices begin 'at $750;
payable if desired," at $7,50 per month.
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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.
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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
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