The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, August 13, 1911, SECTION FOUR, Image 46

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Newspaper Page Textitttti orrvn iv nTirr.ftVT I V. POTlTIiA. VGUST 13, 1911. X lllu aj KJ aV JL.v. JL EXTERIOR OF NEW MULTNOMAH HOTEL 19 FINISHED, AND WORK ON INTERIOR IS RUSHED. . ' COSTLY HOTEL 15 GOING UP FUST Boulevards Open Promising New South Portland- District. SOUTHPORTON 1Y - .-. vm&n&v 'X . f ..... j.....w.,,.iii 1 kv --x . & " - a. n Multnomah May Be Finished Ahead of Contract Time. EXTERIOR IS COMPLETED Elegant Famishing of Beaotirnl $ I, 00,0 Building Mark New Fpoch In Hotel Convenience 'in the Northwest. WltS ta iterlor of th. bolldtng IrtuaJlT finished and Interior work ahad of schedule, announcement ba. bn tnd that tho n.w Multnomah 1U tel. at Fomh ard Plna .traeta, will rronably b. cpenrd December It lr. stred of Jmuary 1. aa originally planned. . Th. naw hotel will mark an epoch la hotel construction In tha Nortb weat. tbera being nothing In any or tha Northwest cIUm to compara with tt In point of convenience, coat and general appearance. Tha only other hotel In tha West north of Ban STan rlaeo which will compara with It la tha naw Hotel Utah, at Salt Lak City, which waa reoently completed by tha Morman Church at a cost of 11.000.000. Tha Multnomah will coet tl.00.000. Tha building cover, an entire block. 100 by 10 feet In alio, and la nlna torlea high, with basement and aub baaement la addition. No expenae la pared la providing every oorofort and convenience and In adding attracOon to general appearance, both of tha f terlor and tha Interior. A featura la tha unique arrangement of tha rooma. They are ao built that thay can ba let to ajueata elncle or la oultea of aa many rooma aa desired. Entrance to Be Rich. One of tha prettleat parta of tha hotel will ba " tha main entranca on Plna .treat. It will ba (0 feet wlda and finished with tlla floor, huaa mar ble plllmra and attractlTa carving In tana, marble and copper. Tha an tranra will lead Into tna large lobby, which will haa a 0-foot celling. Ula floor. 11 marble plllara and ante-roomo with .very need for the comfort and convenience of gumta. Tha lobby aa teoda back L feet from tha front entrance toward Ash atreet and will be decorated with mahogany furniture, upholatered in green and red pluab. Tha celling will ba beamed and marked with attractive art glaa win dows, through which natural light will pour from tha front light walla. Tha lobby la said to ba ono of tha lara-eet and highest In the United Plates. On various aldea will ba en trances to tha ante-rooma. Including lavatories, writing-room, checkrooms and reatrooma. The clerk's desk will ba on tha right slda of the entranca and will have all tha latest arrange ments for convenience. Tha office for tha manager will ba behind tha clerk's department. The. clerk'a office will ba fitted with steel and concrete vaulte for valuables and with check rooma and telephone booths. Grill Room Elegant. To tha left of tha main entranca will be the marble stairs leading Into tha mtrnlJctBt Venetian grillroom In tha sub-oaeement. The stairs, which are 14 feet wide. lead first to tha main base ment, where tba doors opening Into tha ladles' rest room and main lavatory are located. From thla landing- tha stair lead Into tha grill, which la to ba ona of the most beautifully arranged In tha United States. It will ba 100 by 110 feet in also and IS feet high. A serlea of tall marble plllara will ba fringed with frosted and colored electrlo bulba to give the quiet aeml-Orlental feeling to tha big room. Tha furni ture will be of dark mahogany and tha walla of dark-colored tlla. Tha floor will ba covered with brown tlla, with heavy Oriental ruga In tha center of tha grillroom will be a large fountain, which will ba kept In operation continually. Vari colored electric Hints under tha spray am present a pretty picture. Tha whole arrangemnt will be patterned after a Venetian garden. A mualclana' bal cony will occupy a mesxanlne floor and will be artistically built with wood carvings and drapertea In Oriental atria. In the basement will be the kitchen. Tha rangea are ta ba so Installed that tha smoka will all be drawn out Im mediately, furnishing excellent venti lation for the big room. The dish racks. twa.ni driers, soup kettles and othsr utensils will be of tha latest pattern. A series of refrigerator will hold tha perishable supplies. Tha kitchen de partment la supplied with an Ice plant with a capacity of 10 tone a day. Thla will supply all the needs of the hotel. Tha waiters la going from the kitchen to tha main dining-room on the first floor will nse two elevators, tha ona to the left going down and tha ona to the right going up. This will ellml nata all chance of mlxupa. Three Entrances Provided. Besides tha main entrance In Plna atreet. there will ba entrances for guests In Third and Fourth atreet. A main lobby 100 feet long, all marble, , will run between these entrances. On either elde of the Third-street entranca will ba store-rooms. -To the aouth of the Fourth-street entranca will ba tha entranca to tha barroom and to tha north the entrance to themajning din Ins; -room. The bar will occupy a room 44 br feet and will ba fitted up In rustlo fashion. It la tha Intention to apara no expenae In making tha bar room attractive ana convenient. The main dining-room on tha ground floor will ba 45 by 100 feet, finished In white, blue and gold. Fancy mahogany table and plush chairs will ba pro vided, with electrlo light and Oriental shade for each table. Tha celling of the dining-room will be high and beamed artistically with a special light effect brought about by attractive shaded rustic chandeliers. In tha dining-room will bo a balcony for tha orchestra. Four elevators ara provided for tha passenger eervto and open directly Into the spacious lobby. Tha elevator lobby will be of marbla with tlla floor. On each elde of tha elevator shaft a will ba marble stair which will lead to the mesxanlne floor overlooking tha lobby. Thla floor will ba So feet wide and finished In marble. Tha furniture will be mahogany with plush aeata and back, and tha carpet expensive Wil tons. To tha east of tha mexsanlne floor will be the convention hail, which will be 46 by 100 feet and will ba free from plllara or other obstructions. This big room will b lighted in the daytime by seven large artlslle wlndowa and at night by a large number of chain chandeliers and wail lights. Leading out of tha convention hall at- six ante-rooms to b used for var , . 1 1 1 '.I'll, !, 1 N 'It ft It v I V. JLO- rloua nurooses. On tha west side of the mesxanlne floor Is a ballroom the same stse as the convention naii. i " ... .vi. i. n r.. hlrh enil will be covered with artistic oil paintings . ... .... Jt I . T. will ana oiner pnuj u. . .. -be finished In white and gold with . in. J . A with mmmm Cubea. Cllllllirtirii ui.niu " . w I f our wmaows eacn io u.s." Into Fourth street and three on Ash strrri. To tha south of the oauroom are eight large room for retiring and rest. i ininin. thm mnunlnfl floor ara ante-rooms.' Tha front view from tha mesxanlne floor will ba especially at tractive owing, to the pretty lighting Streets. A reaiur 01 m wii..u will b skylights In the ceiling, fur nishing an abundance of daylight. In the hotel ara US rooms. 110 of which wlU have baths. Each room la an outside ona and Is connected, with tba hotel ventilating system. Tha rooms on tha aecond floor are all single. while on all me oiners i"iii n .v ... . .- for alnrlea or eniu. niwv miv .-. 7 In suite. The seventh floor Is fitted up . . ..... . v. . . h.lnr lor commerrwii irmw.w-. .... . v, . r i hut sajiidI. rooms. nv&lliiip. via . ' - 11 by IS feet and 17 by It feet. Each ha a bedroom aajoinmg. - In each room In the hotel are 11 light, a telephone, a reading lamp. wall light and cnanaeuers. un ku I lur m hi" i. " - - cony for guests, affording, a cmnlort .ki. i. it in tha evening. Flra escapea are arranged In theaa bal conies. . . . . . v. . h.t.i in pine street. m 1 1 vu. v. ... ..v.- ... - will ba an attractive porta cochere en trance. 1 nis win d v i.i m .Mr with art srlass arranged to bring out the artistic effect." Tha hotel is aDsoiuteiy urcprwi. m. only wood used being that in tha win dows!. Is and doors. Tha construction Is of reinforced concrete: ini ouiy -a i n the hotel la In two heavy girder which were placed over tha ballroom ana n Ly.i..u.. - - -..mrt the rllln and make possible the elimination of plllara. i . ..j . . T .n Tne ouuaing is uj . a ........ InM l'nmr..nW ttlT the U1IU VU. II u. .."m "- -- Thompson estate of Pan Francisco. Tha building cost X1.2BU.VVV ana m m nlshlngs $350.000. INDIVIOWIS" NEED ARCUITECT SATS HOMES ARE TOO MUCH ALIKE. Prospective Homeb-ulldcr Should Keep Scrap book for Original Ideaa to Freaent to Architect. Ona of tha chief faults with home building In Portland. ays a local archi tect. Is the lack of Individuality. He declares that people are. leaving too w .ith it., .rrhitect. and are now adding little touches and flourishes here and there which give a new home Individuality. . "Many a well-designed home, say thla architect." Is spoiled of Its artistla effect by tha filling of tha finished dwelling with old furniture, which has been the accumulation of year, or elsa the bouse la furnished from a dealer's catalogue without any regard to tha fitness of tha home aa completed by .w. .-Ktr.t Rurh a horns doe not possess the charm that the one does . . .... . 1 . .... ..4 mnA fn.. WblCb IS IK1II(U1I7 l.i."UBy nlshed by discriminating persons. "When you enter tha home of tha lat ... wam mrm r.nmcloui Instantly that an artistic mind choee and hung the plcturee; that the built-in furniture Is different from the kind one sees In ... .toMi! that tha windows ara grouped In an entirely different man .. h.a aver seen be. nor m j fore; that the rugs on the floors ara of oriental oesign ana prmm - iv.e..i t.tr,- in themselves: that tha front door I different In design to any von have aaea bBlocai. that. a. aualnt aid it lYI . , isa;- ---T7TC' . I .- l-v " - - .-.j-j. r,,Vf- .. . ..a. . I, " ' m, - -' r-T ft J 4 v.', .V HOSTELRY MAY brass knocker Is' used Instead of a cheap electric bell; that there la a cosy little sun room built Into one cor ner of tha bouse, which the average architect would have closed with blank walla, and. In fact, that there are dos ens of touches of originality that please. "How ara you going to get these ori ginal touchea Into your home? Very simple. First oi an watcn ior sugges tions, carefully preserve mem, ana when the time, comes for actually plan ning the house you will have plenty of material. It ta easy for a wife to no tice little things In a house which might add to the comfort or conveni ence or tha artistic effect. Jot these down and us them In house-planning. Keep a scrap-book, and when you see an odd feature In a magaslne or book clip it out. When you find a house de scription which pleases, paste It In tha book also. While many of these Idea will fade away or be Impractical, you will find that w-en the time comes to build you will still have an abundance of good Ideaa left. "There Is a wlda difference from the home planned on original Ideas, and that which merely follows the cut-and-drled rules. It la a good thing to have an architect on the building, but be sure'to have some original Ideaa to pre sent to the architect. It will show him that he cannot employ the established rule In your building, and ha will com bine some of his originality with yours and make a house which you will ap preciate and whRh will ba appreciated by your frlenda. Lewinton Orchard Land Bold. The Lewlton Land & Water .Com pany report the sale of a tract of 105 acres of orchard land near Lewlston. Idaho, to W. S. Berdam and associates, of New York, and 100 acres to a Port land syndicate. P. W. Clark, of Tulsa. Okla.. ha purchased 30 acres of ma tured orchard In the same qisiricc. v . ninolmi of the rltv forester the hyacinth baa been tnanlahed from the Ho.ton public sard.n. H. pointed out that hraclnth bulhs poisoned the soli and that the plant often caused an Irritating- akin Oiimh to those who handled It. HOME - t T? "v " -' iallt - " , - . . -w BJ .a. , tt, - a. .Ml If T T- -m av . a s f i .. I t -f ' k, V . Wrk "1 J"'" i n- last Sunday, convennc.'.." On" the upper floor, teT. GeneVa' a!lS"soel,ty. which ha. been organized for many philanthropic line. yTfl BE READY FOR OCCUPANCY BY WORLD'S HIGH BUILDING TO CONTAIN 55 STORIES Height Abova .Curb "Will Be 755 Feet Foundation 110 Feet Deep No Wood to Be Used Twenty-six Elevators Beauired. TIE NEW 66-story Woolworth building, now being erected in New York. Is attracting the atten tion of builder and owner of sky scraper In all part of the country. It will be notable a the highest build ing In the world, exceeding the Singer and Metropolitan buildings, and ex ceeded only by the Eiffel Tower, Paris. It will ba 65 feet In extreme height above the curb. Although built where there Is deep quicksand, the foundation will be car ried down to olld rock, giving the structure a total height of about 860 feet .Including the 110 feet below the curb. Tha steel frame work will have a total height of about 810 feet from tha foundation grillages to the top of the tower, and It will be 400 feet from the curb to tha top of the majn roof at the elevation of tha Slat floor. The building 1 divided Into two wing 60 feet wlda and 110 feet long by a 85x90 Interior rear court commencing at the fourth floor, below which elevation the building occupies the entire area, of the lot. On tha Broadway front, opposite tha court, tha great tower, 84x6 feet at tha base, commences at the 31st floor and 1 carried up with vertical walla to the SOth floor, the dimensions be ing reduced to 69x71 feet at the 42d floor and to 59x61 feet at the 47th floor. The tower 1 270 feet high from the 31st to the 60th floors, and at tha latter elevation- Is surmounted by a pyramid 105 feet high and 84 feet square at the base, which contains tha five highest floors and an observation gallery at a height of 730 feet above the curb. The building 1 designed to allow 150 FOE AGED GERMANS TO BE . a. - . ' Jllal. M Itrrr. """""r " " .injiml JMWIOI'I JIL. L l M I t- --11 " ' " T " 4 '-'A "ALTEJTHEIM," NEAR MOUJfT TABOR. , . . n.. "Aitenheim " to be constructed by the Gen are 30 rooms, each -trictly modern. I v"e-. - .. . ' t '- 'maSm ' .' f- - 1 v T' ii;- ' DECEMBER 13. pounds per square foot" load on the flrt and basement floors and 75 pounds per square foot on each of the other floors, the Increment for the column loads being reduced from the upper stories downward In the usual manner. The superstructure will be supported on pier carried down by the pneu matic casslon process through sand, quicksand, gravel and hard pan to solid rock at an average dept of about 110 feet below the curb and about 73 feet below ground water level. The caissons are of Improved perma nent construction, built entirely of con crete and reinforcement steel, and, ex cept in a few cases where the clear ances necessitated rectangular cross sections, they ara of the cylindrical type. The plera are made of 1:2:4: Portland cement concrete loaded to a maximum of 18 tons per square foot, the same pressure aa Is allowed on the rock surface. The doors and walls will be carried by 60 main columns, usually In two story lengths. All of them will have closed rectangular cross-sections made up of plates and angles or plates and channels. The maximum column load la 9,600.000 pounds, the maximum di rect compression from wind stress In a single column Is 2.500.000 exclusive of 208.000 pounds chord strees from the portal bracing. The heaviest col umn is 44x30 inches, made up of a built I-beam and two built channels with cover plates on their flanges, and has a cross-sectional area of 650 square Inches. The exterior wall will be of granite up to the fifth floor and of terra cotta above, and the partitions, eight Inches thick, will be of hollow bricks. The shafta for the 26 elevators will ba . .... ... . ,. JU-NV IT rsV - ifA y ill: ;"---sT- i f vOkC - y -:..,v." " 4 J . vf tf'- -- ? Affo-,-cv. ..v x.:. !..'.'-.:::::" - ' : - .i 1 . .- : V. BEADY FOB OCCUPANT BY OCTOBER 1. -t m : XZ ul 1 list rri and building activities were taken up It Is , th. In en on to navo . year. In Portland, ha made th. new old 1 Jm ,4psJ pee .J ' -- "" i -.i i . -- x -:-.i - A.iaf' M thoroughly fireproofed and there will i m I i..B.anA cl.lrv.vi wlria UC 1UIII W 1UO 11. cov.ys b.m.. ' - V ly separated and each enclosed in a fireproof snalt. una Dasemeni nun first-story floors will be of reinforced . .. inVi think Rprvln et as diaphragms to distribute and resist the balanced exterior horizontal pres sures. The upper .floors will be of hollow terra cotta arcnes. All structural steel will be protect . A anA flr.nrnnfll hv a one-inch COat bv having the interior spaces tilled solid with mortar or concrete and enclosed with an outer shell of terra cotta at least . i 4nrtT,AD tv.ir.ir Kn wnnd nr other inflammable substance will be used anywhere In the building, ine wjn- a nra anA trim will be made of pressed steel, the floor finish will be of mosaic all of the exposed exterior windows will be giazea wiw wuo glass, and the pyramidal tower will be sheathed with tiles and covered with copper. WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY Beaumont Addition Presents Busy Scene Just Now. With the exception of a few corner the entire lower level of Beaumont uH.n v.. hn.Ti aold out- accordln? to the weekly report of the Columbia Trust Company. iermiia ior zu nouses In the addition have been issued within v. iaHt ca Han And am many mors are ni.nn.il for in the near future. A large force of men and teams is busy continuing Improvement on the hilL t-i - , tViA railtnA 1 1 nrne'reHBlnir. the work of laying the rails being now under way . Xew Flat Planned. i..nViitat TV TT. Downinsr has pre pared plans for a two-story frame du plex flat building to be erected on East Seventeenth street, between East Main and East Madison streets, ior i. a T.wr Tt will stand on a lot 50x100 and will be of colonial style. It will v,ava fmir flats of five rooms each. The cost will be 110.000. fw Birnbach & Mayer, Architects. eral German Aid Society on See In earnest Monday. , eb-claeslo Btyle, Including artistic kers, lavatories, an oiiice ana oiner far enough along to be ready for round not occupied by the site will d to sell other parts for the main people1, home Its chief aim In a r - n M s s "5 I ': xil . . - i rriJ Ml MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE In Tear and Half Big Tract Has De veloped From Wilderness and Farm to Modern Residence Section In This City. r-fca .nn.trnptinn of new boulevard . oi. in West and South Portland has resulted In opening up a new district cauea oy .u " . .. owners and residents whlch ultimately promises to be ona of the choicest of close-In home dl- tri,cU:, . nt the dlstrtct. in Liin in. cu. the general growth of Portland Is seen. A year and a nan ago aouiuyv... " a large farm, covered in some place ... k.,..h anri In Other THQ UUiuci "-" with good crop of potatoes and other vegetables. T . vn.ii (lion hv a man named At WM V. ...... . .. J Thompson, and was leased to Italians. The Fulton carline passeo. inruusu tract on a una wmna v. thickly on the sidea with brush that. It often swept across the car window. Work Begun Tear Ago. .iAnmant wtflr wan haflrun a Tear i.SSluy.ucu. ' - ago last February, at which time the farm was sold By tne unornpsun cmi. oi... v. . i. hi. crnwn At an aston ishing rate. Where formerly was tha carline coursing tne orusn is now a. -pretty street extending south from Corbett street and at the south end running up the aide of the hill to the West Hillside boulevard. The street la .K..1 mnA will .nnr. hn nAVfld. as Will also other streets extending in various directions tnrougn tne aisumu New homes dot the tract on all sides, and no less than 50 more are planned for the immediate future. There are some flats and apartment-houses con templated, ana several are nuw uuuu way. , From a scenic standpoint the district holds its own with any other part of Portland. To the west are hills cov ered with pines and Iirs. ana to ine east is the river. The land is much. higher than the river ana anoros a : ... ,ll.a Grti.h rf tha HlatrYt view lui nine.. wu... w. . " " the hillside winds around and present a pretty appearance wua us wui uooi and abundant foliage. One of the big civic improvements in the district is the extension of the -.wa. a.FCtAm o n .1 thA fltv VtAF OH all the side streets and the laying of euros ana me maKiiiB ui on cc. aiauca. Paving is promised for the near future and improvements on tha carline will iurnish adequate service. The district Is about 15 minutes' ride from Second and Morrison streets. New Boulevard Helps. The new boulevard extending up from the south end of Corbett street to th Hillside boulevard is one of the attrac tions of the district. The roadway is in an unusual form, there being two distinct roads In one. One of these for vehicles runs much higher than the other, which is not so steep and which is intended for the streetcars. The two roads are separated in the middle by a high rock wall. Both the upper and the lower roads will be paved. At present there are about 2S new houses under way in tha district and ground Is being broken for two new flats. A new church building Is being erected by the Presbyterian Church, and several new manufacturing estab lishments have secured factory sites near the river. There are at present a number of factories. Including a furniture-making plant. Residents in the district say It 1 ona of the least known of the districts from a real estate standpoint. Building lots, they say, can be secured at a small figure and there is every inducement for building. Those who have watched the development of the district say it will be but a matter of a year before that part of town will be built up as is South Portland, down aa far. as tha tracks of the Oregon Electric line at the top of the hill, north of Southport. The completion of the new Hillside boulevard will mean much to the dis trict, as will also the new extension of Corbett street up the hill to meet the boulevard. If the new Capital road way is built on the west aide of tha river, it will pass through the new dis trict of Southport and add much to the) value of the district for residences. WASHIXGTOX REALTY SLOW Sale of State Lands Said to Reflect Market -Conditions. ' OLTMPIA, Aug. 12. (Special.)! Preparations are now being made by the State Land office for the next big sale of state lands which will be held In November, when several thousands of acres of land are to be sold at pub lic auction, applications for the sale of the same having been filed. The sale will .not be as large as the June sale, as Frank Morse, assistant commissioner, says that the demand is not so great at this time as it was a year ago. He declares that the land office -reflects the condition of the real estate market in various parts of ths state and that there is not much move ment In property at this time. He says the applications for tho purchase of land are a sure barometer and they ln- dicate a slack market at present. Gresham Property Sold. W.'IT. Honey, a banker of North Da kota, has purchased the home and 10 acre Held formerly belonging to F. W. Fieldhouse, at Gresham, for 310.000. Mr. Honey will take possession of the prop erty September 15. Mr. Honey recently bought a tract of land near Cberryvllle, on the Mount Hood automobile road. J"he price paid per acre for the Gresham land is a record price it is said. Free Book : OF House Plans Descriptive booklet contain ing the most modern ideas, from an architect of experience. This booklet contains many of my latest designs in bungalows, cot tages and other residence plans. Call or send 4 cents in stamps to cover cost of mailing. Spe cial prices given upon request for plans made to order. H. H. JAMES ARCHITECT 701 Board of Trade Bldg. Portland, Oregon.