TTTE SUNDAY OREGOXIA rORTLAXP. DECE3rBER 10, 1911. T-.
f STREET
IS
EXTENSION
NOW
ASSURED
Immediate Opening of Upper
Oak Made Possible by
Court Decision.
BIG BUILDINGS PLANNED
Rapid IXrrlopment of lrfce District
la Predicted Seventh Street to
Be Wldnd Other Broad
Arenvea Are Crged.
General gratification was espresso
fcr many property
cialon nndtftd last weeic by rTeslding
Judsa Osntenbetn. of the State Circuit
Court. dismissing the petition of John
Clark for an Injunction restraining tne
city from proceeding- with the "ten
sion of Oe street from Park to
Btirnald street. Tba Importancs ef the
opinion Uea la the fact that the last
technical obatraetion to the proposed
opening- of the street has been removed
and that the city Is now In position to
proceed at once with the Improvement
of the thoroughfare.
The belief le shared In by the legal
fraternity that in the event of an ap
peal to the Mate Supreme Court, such
a step could not block the proposed ex
tension and all that the plaintiff could
secure would be a reasonable price for
the property Involved In the case. As
the matter of adjusting the damages
and beneflta to Mr. Clark virtually has
been settled by this decision, property
owners In the district are of the opin
ion that no further efforts will bs
made to obstruct the proposed exten
sion. , .
That the decision will have a marked
effect on building operations along
Oak street from Seventh to I'pper
Burnilde street Is the declaration of
many property owners. Including John
C. Keck. E. Henry Wemme. 8. Benson
and others. Another cause for satis
faction Is that the opening of Oak
street Is a step forward In carrying out
the City Beautiful plan.
Bis Il strict AsTeeieA.
In addition to its having a stimulat
ing effect on the situation along I'pper
Oak street, the decision also will aid
greatly, it is admitted, the movement
f..r t.;e widening of Seventh street
between Burnslde and Gllsan street.
That feventh street will be made
feet wide within the forthcoming year
was the announcement made yester
day by E. Henry Wemme. who said
tiiat the property owners were unanim
ous for the proposed Improvement- It
I proposed to utilise a strip ten feet
wtle on either side of the street- As
there are few buildings considered of
great value on Seventh between Bum
si lr and Gltsan streets. It la pointed
out that the thoroughfare should bo
extended to a width of 0 feet before
plans are started for big structures oa
lower eleventh street.
Another important street which
eventually will be made much wider
i Burnslde from the Intersection at
Oak street to the water front. In the
opinion of Greater Portland workers.
The Bennett city plans provide for the
widening of Burnslde and making It
one of the main arteries leading oast
and west throuirh tho city. There Is
now a movement on foot to make thla
thoroughfare 110 feet wide. Thero
seems to be a growing feeling that
turnslde street should be widened.
Some of the largest property owners on
this street are strongly In favor of the
proposed improvement. Thla street,
now one of the mala streetcar routes.
Is (9 feet wide and thero la always
more or less congestion of traffic.
Oak Street BaUdlase Rise.
Two big structures which will rise
Immediately on upper Oak street are
the Oregon Hotel and Pacific Tele
phone 4c Telegraph Company skyscrap
ers. Work was started Wednesday on
tho excavation for the hotol building
which la to bo erected at tho south
west corner of Seventh and Oak streets.
This structure will cover a quarter
block and will be II atorles In fcvoight.
It will bo one of tho finest buildings
of tho kind In the country. Adjoin
ing thla building tho telephone struc
ture will have a 100-foot, frontaga on
Oak street and 100-foot frontage on
Park street. It will contain IS stories,
and will be an elaborate structure.
These two buildings alono will require
the Inveatment of more than $1,000,000.
Across the street from the proposed
telephone building, tho Trimble estate
owns a quarter block which .will bo
Improved with a modern building, now
that the street extension Is assured.
It la announced that another One build
ing will rise on upper Oak street as
soon aa the streot Is opened up for
traffic The quarter block at tho
northeast comer of Seventh and Oak
streets, owned by S. Benson, will prob
ably be Improved with a modern build
ing In tho near future. It la estimated
that buildings will bo erected on upper
Oak street within ona or two years
aggregating a cost of between :.&00,
000 and fJ.000.000.
laaswovesaewt la Beesatlal.
"It is gratifying to know that the
way la now clear for tbo opening of
Oak street," said J. C Beck yesterday.
"The decision of Judge Gantenbeln
means much for the development of an
Important district Mhat has been bold
back brrinae of obstructionists. Tho
elg buildings which will bo erected
at once on Oak street above Sovenrh
street make It neceesary that tho atree
be opened. Traffic conditions which
will become more complex In this dis
trict will ba greatly relieved with an
outlet on upper Burnslde street. It Is
expected that tho city will make plana
soon towards opening and Improving
th street for traffic"
In the opinion of & Henry Wemme,
the assurance of tho Immediate open
ing of Oak street means much for
large area of tho business district.
"This street should have been opened
years ago." said Mr. Wemme. "The at
titude of some of the property-owners
in the district has made it Impossible
to get this Imppovement. With this
street opened, we will see a great de
velopment within the next few months.
"The property-owners on Seventh
street are awake to the possibilities
of tho entire district. It is now vir
tually settled that Seventh street will
be widened from (0 feet to 10 feet be
tween Oltsan and Burnslde streets.
With tho completion of the Broadway
bridge and re-routing of tho East Side
rare. Seventh street will undoubtedly
become the most Important avenue
running north and south in the busi
ness district. Upper Seventh street
has drawn several fine buildings the
put year and mora oostly structures
are to rise with In tho next few months.
When Oak street Is opened and lower
eleventh street Is made wider, there will
be a great activity In the growing part
of the business sections of the city.
Barsuslde Mreet le Llae.
"I bellevo that we should plan now
for a great city. There Is so doubt
that Portland will become ona of the
largeat cities tn the country. Let ue
prepare for the futura and do things
now, before me time cv -- -wlU
be compelled to widen certain
streets at a much greater expense. I
believe that Burnslde street should
be widened from 00 feet to 110 feet.
It would not cost any more to acquire
a strip SO feet wide on one side of tho
street than to attempt to secure a atrip
10 feet wide on either side of tho
street for sn 0-foot thoroughfare. By
getting property 50 feet wide, a row
of buildings could be removed to even
better advantage than to endeavor to
cut 10 feet off the buildings on either
side of the street.
"By this means property-owners
would be paid reasonable prices and
all controversies and litigation would
be avoided. There la no doubt that
Burnslde should be made wider. This
Is one of tho most Important sugges
tions of Architect Bennett's plans for
Greater 'Portland. We must have one
wide boulevard between tho East and
West Sides, snd Burnslde la the log
ical artery . to accommodate the Im
mense traffic which la bound to como
as the city grows. Let us do this now.
Tho longer we wait, the more costly
It will be for all of us. I would rather
own a small lot on a wide street where
the big traffio Is than to own a whole
acre fronting on an alley."
BOMrVO OPETlATIOJfS SHOW
EAST SIDE'S GROWTH.
la 1 1 Month 0S Permits for Bon
idence and 1 for Business
Building Arc Issued.
During the past 11 months building
permits for the erection of residences
on the East Side reached a total of
toil, as against J870 permits for the
corresponding period of 110. making a
gain of I!2 new buildings. Thero were
Issued 9 permits for business build
ings as compared with 05 for the same
period last year. While thero was a
substantual Increase In the number of
new dwellings and business 'buildings,
there was a much larger gain In the
coat Of buildings.
In Central East Portland and Al
blna the business buildings erected
cost on an average of 10 per cent over
those of 1I0. For November. 110.
permits were Issued for 198 houses In
these districts and thla year there were
!3 permits Issued. For business bulld
Insrs there were 12 permits for Novem
ber. 110. and II for the past month,
making a gain of 10 for the month.
The total building permits for resi
dences on the East Side tn 1110 were
lilt, which nearly equals tho number
of permits for tho 11 months of tho
present year. Permits for business
buildings for the East Side in 1910
reached a total of 1. This number Is
four less than for the 11 months of
tbo present year. These permits do
not Include tho buildings erected out
side tho city, at Lenta, east of Mount
Tabor and In the other suburbs outside
tho city limits. These would gTeatly
Increase the total for the present roar
If they could be Included.
There bae been a marked growth
at Lents, which Is beyond tho city
limits. Also, many new houses have
been put up at and near tho depot
of the Mount Hood Railway east of
Montavilla. outside tho city limits,
which are not Included la the regular
building permits of ths city. At
tendance at the Rossellvlllo sohool
house. which was greatly reduced
when that territory was added to tho
city. Is again. Increasing.
DEMAND EXCEEDS COT
LUMBER TRADE SHOWS SUB
STANTIAL IMPROVEMENT.
Official Report of National Organ
ization Covers ' Conditions
' nf 74ft Mills.
That a substantial improvement In
the general lumber trade prevails Is
shown In the official report of tho Na
tional Lumber Manufacturers Asso
ciation for October Just Issued from
the office of Manager Leonard Bronson,
of Tacoma. The report alao shows
that thero was a alight axoeaa of ship
ments over tho cut in Oregon and
Washington, so far as the mills report
ed are concerned.
The October report Is tho most com
prehensive one yet Iseued under tho
association's new publicity plan. Thero
were 745 mills heard from, representing
15 states. This Is an Increase of near
ly 100 mills and two statea over tho
report for September. The mills re
porting represent a territory produc
ing 1 1.000.000 feet of lumber during
Ootober. In general It ia shown that
an Increase of nearly S per cent over
tho total cut was mad In October ship
ments. Some of the Eastern mills,
however, appear to have abandoned
their conservative system of cutting
snd the reports from those sources in
dicate a gain In cut over shipments.
The lumber situation 1n the North
west, according to the report, was In
slightly better shape during October
than In September, the mills reporting
from Washington and Oregon particu
larly ahowlng a alight exceaa of ship
ments over cut. duo to the policy of re
duction in output adopted by these mill
owners. In some cases. Manager Bron
aon says, the mills are still producing
far more than the demand and conse
quently no improvement in shipments
and prices ran be expected until they,
too. adopt the curtailment policy advo
cated. California mills reporting1 show an
exceea of cut for Ootober over tho cut
for September, but thla Is explained
from tho fact that tho Winter stock la
being laid In. as many of tho Interior
mills close down entirely for the Win
ter. .
GRESIIAM TO GET BUILDINGS
Two Struct ores to Bo Erected at Cost
of $15, 0.
The First State Bank of Greaham has
commissioned Architects Parker Ban
flsld to draw plana for an addition to
ths present building. Tho addition will
be 10x00 feet In else and two stories
high, conforming to tho original build
Ing. All the apace will be used by. the
ban.
Plans also will be prepared tor a
two-story brick building. 10x111 feet,
en a lot adjoining tho bank building.
Thla structure will have a pressed -brick
front, with plate glass show win
dows. There will be three stores on
the first floor, and the upstairs will
contain offices and rooms. Excava
tions for the addition to tho bank and
thla latter structure have been oom
pleted. These Improvements will cost $15,000.
Fine Home to Be Built,
L. M. Hulse Is having plans drawn
for a two-story eight-room house to bo
built at tho northwest corner of East
Thirteenth and East Davis streets. Ths
dwelling will be of the Colonial typo
of architecture and will bo one of tho
finest la Central East Portland.
. Sale Opeiras Today
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The Most Astounding Realty Offer of a Decade
We're sorry to have Kept you waiting.
We promised yesterday to give you all the
details today. Here you are. Read every
word of this announcement.
The property we are opening today will
be Known as ALTAMEAD. It is situated
beautifully on the Base Line Boulevard
(East StarK St) one of the main avenues
leading into the city. The property has a
level slope rich soil no rocK or gravel.
It is unquestionably the most desirable
unsold piece of residential property in the
whole city. Right now it is practically sur
rounded with pretty homes.
It's property that everybody has been
talKing about. It's property everybody has
been wondering why it has not been de
veloped before.
THE LAST CENTRAL EAST SfDE PROPERTY.
It is the last close in, desirable home
Eroperty obtainable. It is only three short
locKs from the Montavilla Business Center.
It is only five short blocKs from one of the
finest Public Schools, only three short
blocKs from Montavilla Carline, with two
other lines projected one of which will
run right through ALTAMEAD. And it is at
the base of ML Tabor ParK not only the
largest, but by all odds the finest parK in the
city.
A WORD ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS.
Altamead lots are 50x100. All the ad
vantages enjoyed by the most desirable resi
dence sections will be provided Broad
Streets Bull Run Water Building Restric
tions Telephones Electric Lights, etc; be
sides something entirely new and desirable,
namely, ALLEYS bacK of each lot. In East
ern cities it is hard to sell lots without alleys.
Alleys add 30 to 40 per cent to the value.
This is an important advantage offered in :
Altamead which you must not overlooK. It
means no more unsightly wood-piles, etc.,
in front of the house.
NOW AS TO PRICES.
Property as advantageously situated as
ALTAMEAD would be considered reasonable
at $900 per lot. $800 would be looKed upon
as a bargain. $700 per lot would be ac
knowledged the opportunity of a lifetime..
We promised you the most astounding op
portunity of a decade. We propose to sell out
ALTAMEAD in quicKer time than any other
realty offering ever made in Portland.
, Accordingly, we have marked ALTAMEAD
prices 50x100 ft. lots with improvements,
mind you, for as low as $425 on terms of $10
down and $10 monthly with 5 per cent off for
any additional cash paid above these terms,
terms.
HOW TO SEE ALTAMEAD. r
Now you have the whole story. There are
hundreds wha have been waiting for this
property to be opened up. There are
hundreds just waiting for an opportunity
HKe this. We can say or do no more except
to tell you that our office is open all the time,
even Sundays. We'll gladly show you
ALTAMEAD in our autos without obligation,
but you must phone at once and maKe ap
pointment. Or taKe the Montavilla car, get
off at the Base Line Boulevard (East StarK
Street) walK East three short blocKs to our
Tract office. Reservations by wire will be
honored only until letter can arrive with de
posit money. Remember, sale opens today.
The time to act is now right away. First
come first served. Send for plat and folder.
A HP A Hir A T I ATP 50 x 100 With Improvements Fine Streets; Car Service; djyf OC
ALlAlVlEiAD LU 15 Near Public School and Beautiful Mt. Tabor Park P.D
Pay $10 Down and $10 MonthlyGuaranteed Title
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Marshall 3832
GERMAN REALTY
264 Stark Street Ground Floor Railway Exchange Building
OFFICE OPEN ALL THE TIME
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CITY'S GROVTH BIG
All Departments Make Great
Advances in Five Years.
AUDITOR GIVES FIGURES
In AdflreM Before Rotary Club It Ia
Shown That Receipts Grow From
$t,tSS,171 In 1905 to $13,
71.99a Ttat Tear.
In an address glYen before the Port
land Rotary Club laat week City Au
ditor Barbur pointed out the great
procresa made by tbe city during the
past five year. . Statistics were given,
ahowlne; the reeelpta and disbursements
for the year of 1S0S. eofnpared fdth the
olii me of business transacted In 1911.
Comparlaona In otlrer departments of
the city showed that tbe city had
frown by leaps and bounda during the
past live years.
In ltOi the total receipts of the City
Auditor's oftlco were 1.1BS,711.6. For
the first It months tn 1J11 tbe total
receipts have reached $1 J.T26.892.08.
making aln of about ftO per cent
over the total receipt tn IMS. The
total disbursements In 105 amounted
to $1.0,560.6J and In 1911 the total
disbursements to date are $10.44,471.C2.
CTtre Expamstoa la Bis.
"The area af the city in I90S was
3S.8I square miles and today Is 51.88
square miles," said Mr. Barbur. "The
Increased area la Ms NNU of Lb an
nexation of rapidly arrowing suburbs.
An Idea aa to the great building growth
of Portland is gained in comparing the
records of 1905 nd 1911. .
"The number of building permits Is
sued tn 1906 waa 3050. So far this
year there have been Issued 7145 per
mits. The record of hard-surface
streets laid In 1905 was 18.2 miles,
while the showing of the first 11
months in 1911 is J2. miles. The cost
of street Improvements made In 1905
aggregated $468,840.23. The most of
street improvements up to the present
time this year has reached a total of
$.,415,801.
"The most of sewers laid in 1905 was
$71,280. During the first 11 months of
this year the cost of sewers laid was
$943,(89.22. The number of employes
on the city pay rolls In 1905 was 06.
In 1911 the number of employes haa In
creased to 1644.
All Departments Show Gala.
"There were only 18 fire stations in
ISO. . Now there are 2(. afcd seven
more contemplated. The number of
place connected with water mains In
1906 was 24.307. At the present date
KA nf ninB i k 9 nit ft an in
crease of more than 100 per cent.
"Tho cash receipts of the water de
partment since the city has operated
the water works have been expended
as follows: For operation and repairs,
19.2 per cent; for Interest on bonds,
35.7 per cent; sinking fund. 8.8 per
cent. This leaves a net surplus, allow
ing for 2.9 per cent for a cash balance,
of 88.6 per cent to be devoted to the
purchase of property, the extension of
mains, etc
"In 1905 the number of street lights
In use was 1137 and the cost of main
taining these was $51,424.93. In 1911
the number of street lights Is 2285 and
the cost of maintaining them Is $122.
288 46. The receipts of the general fund
In 1905 totaled only $389,614.08. For the
first 11 months of 1911 the receipts have
amounted to $923,742.86.
Heal? Bnlldin Is Lienaed.
The new Healy building at the north
east corner of Park and Morrison
AC
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One to five-acre tracts on electric line near Portland.
Richest soil in Oregon. Near new and rapidly grow
ing suburban town. Prices reasonable with easy
terms. Call at our office for literature and informa
tion about the richest farm lands in the Northwest
Ruth Trust Company
235 Stark Street
Portland, Oregon
streets was leased last week to H. L.
Nelson for a term of five years. Ac
cording to the terms of the lease, Mr.
Nelson Is to pay $136,000 rental for
the five years. This Is at the rate of
$2250 a month.
The building contains two stories and
full basement and was constructed to
carry several additional etcrles. It is
fully fireproof and wag designed by
MacXaughton & Raymond." There'are
six store rooms fronting on Morrison
street. The lease was negotiated by
H. P. Barnbart. - r - -
- "Say. conductor,"" asked a women on s
Central Branch (Kin.) train, "what .makes
this train rattle so?" "Uoose tires caused
by the dry weather, but we're soing to
stop at the next station and have them set."
was the reply. ;
Ci.S. rl IP. KIEiS
EVERY WEEK FOR ARTICLES ON ; ;
"HOW WE WON OUR HOMES''
Tho Portland Eealty Board invites the homeowners of Portland
and vicinity to enter an essay contest for the .best articles on the .
general topic, "How We Won Our Homo," and offers the following
prizes each week: ... .. ,
FIRST PRIZE, $25 : - .
SECOND PEIZE, $10
THIRD PRIZE, $5 ' .
The articles Bhould deal with actual, concrete personal experiences .
ef home-wiiiiiiiig and home-buildiii4;, setting forth, step by step, the
progress toward the achievement, from the time of making the first .
payment on a lot or acreage to the realization, of the ambition. It . -is
not necessary that homes be entirely paid for. Articles will appear ;
in The Sunday Oregonian. Photographs are desirable, but will not '
be considered in awarding prizes. The right is reserved of running
in The Sunday Oregonian stories not awarded prizes. The following
simple directions should be observed :
1. Articles should not be more than 800 words in length,
2. The writer should be a bona fide homeowner, or the member of
a homeowner's family. ,
S. Write on one side of paper only.
i. Sign writer's correct name and address. " "
5. Mail articles to City Editor of The Oregonian.
6. Prizes will be awarded Thursday of each week.
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