TTTE SUNDAY OREfiONTAN. FOTtTLAND. FEBRUARY 18, 1912.
NORTH EAST SIDE
MAKES BIG STRIDE
FERTILE AND SCENIC DISTRICT ON
MT. HOOD LINE TO BE DEVELOPED
Valuable Acres to Become Homesite for City Dwellers Big- Plans Made for Intensive Agriculture by Persons in
Charge of Tract.
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Woodlawn, Vernon and Pied
mont Districts- Plan Ex
tensive Improvements.
UNION AVENUE LOCK'S
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Motrmcnt I'nder Way to Illuminate
Thornachfare Knttre Pittance)
With Ouster Llthu Sewr
Sjstrm I Projected.
In the Woodlawn. Vernon and Pied
mont districts suhatantlal progress h
been made. At Wodiawn. through the
Initiative of the Woodlawn Improve
ment !ub. the itreeta are to be Im
proved anj cement sidewalks laid during-
the year. Ki tension of the Wood-
lawn carline to Kaat Thirteenth street
Is assured, the 13000 bonus required
bavin? been more than subscribed and
mostly paid In. This extension will be
bui:t ear.y this Spring
Settlement at Woo J lawn has moved
eastward toward I rv In a; ton Park. De
kura avenue will be opened to East
Tacnty-slnth street. Several streets.
Including East Eighth, will he opened
to Columbia boulevard. The gravel pits
which were a handicap to Woodlawn
are disappearing; rapidly. West of Un
ion avenue a larte number of attract
lve homes have been built.
Alone Kast Thirtieth street, on which
the Alberta carline extends, there has
been a rap:d growth. In the Irvington
Park distrli t there has been also a good
growth In the way of home. Mort of
the streets In Irvlnctoo Park have been
graded an 1 cement sldewa.ks laid. Con
cordia College, which was built near
Iekum avenue several years ago. Is
now surrounded by homes, and the va
cant land has been platted as part of
Irvlngtoo Park. Most of the property
In IrvlnKton Park has been low priced
compared to ot-'ier similar districts, with
the result that there has been a steady
sale of residence sites on both sides of
Km Thirteenth street. The rapid set
tlemer.t of this district Is shown In the
crowded condition of the Alberta cars,
wM h have to run double duties; the
rush hours of morning and evening;.
Settlement of the district Is extending
northward to Columbia boulevard.
mes Plaaa Isspreveaseata.
No portion of Portland residence
tlons has made more progress than the
territory between I'nlon avenue and
Fust Thirty-second street anj between
Prescott street and Colombia boule
vard. An excessive residence district.
except alone Alberta street. Vernon h
built up rapidly In the past year an
excellent class of homes having; been
co.iipl.-tcd. Alberta street has been Im
proved with hard surface pavement be
tween Vernon avenue and East Thir
tieth street, and It Is expected that by
the widening of Alberta stryt from
Vernon ! I'nlon avenue to to feet this
portion of the street may also be paved
durlnir the yeur. F. Brier, president of
the AlTta Improvement Club, reports
that the property owners, who have
been assessed to pay for the widening;
of Alberta avenue, are raving; In their
assessments rapidly and that there Is
little If ary opposition. Need of s to-
loot street to connect with I'nlon avt
nut Is reevtcntz-d by residents east of
I'ninn avenue so t.iat they may have
outlet lo I'.e great thoroughfare In
the North Et Mle.
The Alberta Improvement Club has
started a movement to pave with hard
surface Improvement a district
bound-d by Prescott street and Union
and Venwn and KUUnicswurib av
enues, which Is about ten blocks
square and which will cover -shout
two miles of streets. Assessments of
property In this district, it Is said,
will enable the owners to bond their
property tnr this Improvement. If they
desire to rlo so. and It is considered
certain that this lit Improvement will
be made durlnr the year.
It is evpected that KIlMngsworth
avenue will be paved eastward . from
Union avenue to the city l:mlte this
year. This street was opened, graded
an1 Cement sidewalks were laid In
1911 st a cost of 1 1 1. 000 with the un
derstanding that It would be paved
this year, or as soon as the sewers are
laid. V here hard-surface pavements
are laid In advance of the proposed
sewer svstni blind sewers will be
put diwn. so the pavements will not
have to le torn up afterwards,
t nfrtm Airiar Great Highway.
The Greater Portland plans will make
Union avenu one tf the great hljrh
wsvs of the North Fast Side and of the
entire city. All the fine districts.
Piedmont. Walnut Park on the west
side and Vernon and Woodlawn on the
east side, with all the ma.n avenues
and streets In the North East Side,
connect with I'nlon avenue. It Is 70
and SO feet wide northward from
Morris and the Willamette Klver near
the Inman-Poulsen Company's saw
mill, but It is proposed by the Great
er Portland plans to widen Union av
enue south from Morris street. making
It a wide boulevard from the Willam-
ette i'.lver to the Columbia lilver. It
Is considered almost certain that If
the Interstate bridge la built across
the Columbia T.lver the north end will
conmst wish Union avenue. It Is the
only street running; from river to river.
An ambitious plen to Illuminate Union
avenue Is projected by the North East
Side Improvement Association on the
completion of the new railroad and
Hroadway bridges. The Illumination
plan Is to have light clusters on
Hroadway street bet wen the bridge to
Union gvenue and the same on Oregon
street from the approach to the new
Steel brldice. and then to IMumlnale
Union aven-ie north to Woodlawn and
south to Hawthorne avenue. it. ).
Muniy and others who are urging this
programme declare that Union avenue
will iuu-k.lv become a great business
street on completion of these two
I. r fii.es and that the street should be
lllumlnstrd by cluster lights as soon
as It can be done. A number of busi
ness buil.l.rirs have been built north
ward from itussell street. William
Krltlt erected two modern concrete
buildings at Kllkngsworth avenue at
a cost of l.'.O.OO. and has Just com
pleted a ir.arat.-e on Union avenue near
Alberta street at a enst of S10.000.
Poth Vernon and Woodlawn favor
the propored sewer system with an
outlet In Colutr.Ma Slouch, provided the .
siough csn be dredged out for '-
lire Qlllftncv rrr.i. .waa..i, .
will carry off the sewsge. The ter
ritory at of Un.on avenue is In need
of sewerage system and the residents
are anxious that the present plans
should be carried out. These plans de
pend on the action of the property
owners toward the scheme to dredge
out Columbia S'.ongh. It Is announced
that tentative plans have been com
pleted bjr the Cue Knclneer for
ge..erat sewer system tor the Pe
ninsula. TrsKt I !m1J for SIS. 000.
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NE of the moat Important land de
ment enterprises of the year
project of the Mount Hood
Development Company, which has taken
over all the holdings of the Mount
Mood Hallway It Power Company. Al
though many acres of land are Involved.
the enterprise differs from the usual
land development In that the aereaxe
does not lie In one large body, but In
parrels surrounding each of the sta
tions of the electric line.
The primary purpose of the company
la to build up the territory between
the city and the Sandy River, to at
tract not only farmera, gardenera and
home owner, but also manufacturers,
merchants and artisans. The land Im
mediately surrounding the stations will
be divided Into business sites and home
lots. As all the land Is close to Port
land, excellent service on the Mount
Hood line will mean that all products
grown In the district will have a quick
market.' Ideal locatlona will he pro
vided the city dweller, who will apend
but little more time dally than he now
does In going to and from his home
and place of business.
IHatriet Is tiardea (.
While the "back to the soil Idea
Is popular and Is growing stronger all
the time, many city dwellers have hesi
tated to purchase land because of farm
ing; Inexperience. To aid those persons
the development company will offer
the services and advice of an expert
agriculturist. The acreage lying
near the several stations Is adapted es
pecial 1 y to the srowlng-of fruits, ber
ries and vegetables of all kinds. The
section between Montavtlia and Base
Line station has a gravelly soil which
Is admirably adapted to the growing;
of berries and poultry-raisins;. Here
model chicken farms will be created.
Between Orcsham and Sandy Klver the
soil Is rich shot clay loam. In this
district intensified farming will be
brought to Its highest stage.
Chief among the growing renters
alone the electric line Is Gresham,
which now has a population of loot.
Pleassnt Home will be one of the first
townsltes to be improved. It will be
about It miles from the heart of Port
land and It la expected It will become
one of the finest auburban ceqtera to
the city. Other towns which will be
built up along lines best suited to each
site are Rockwood, Huby, Gillls, Cot-
tre.l and iiaDery.
"The Powell Valley district will un
doubtedly undergo a great develop
ment In the next few years," said
Mou - t Hood Develoument Comnanv.
yesterday. -The appeal of thia fa-
cbaaed from Russel Smith a It-acre
tract on the Barr road near the Coun
try Club for ISS.00O. There Is a large
sand and gravel deposit on this tract.
The new ownera later will Improve the
tract and plat It to conform with Lawn
dale, an addition lately divided Into
home sites.
Lane County Karin Sold.
EUGENE. Or, Feb. 17. (Special
Two farms near Junction City, one a
mile east and the other the same dis
tance west, were sold Wednesday.
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vored section Is not limited to the
business men. It Is Just as strong to
the'lovers of nature, to the sportsmen,
to the persona of means looking for
delightful country home sites.
Seeaery la Pletareaeae.
"Between Gresham and Bull Run the
scene la one of picturesque grandeur;
radiant fertile valleys are threaded by
peaceful waterways; the hills are cov
ered by giants of the forest; homes
of prosperous rancher dot the alopes;
the Bull Run unwinds before the view;
the Sandy dashes Its way through a
beaut'ful canyon, and in the distance
there towers snow-capped Mount Hood
a white sentinel aet off with violet
ahadowa the whole a picture of won
bringing good prices. The James Lane
place of 40 acres, west of here, was sold
to R. E.. Brabham for $5000. a W. EI
gard, a recent comer from Nebraska,
purchased the H. 3. Peterson place of
10 acres for 15400. '
llomeseokrrt Look to Oregon.
COTTAOH GROVE. Or, Feb. 17.
(Special.) That there are many East
erners who have their eyea on this par
ticular part of the Willamette Valley
la evidenced by the numeroua Inquiries
being received by the secretary of the
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drous beauty. Here ig the setting for
thriving ' towns, for small farms, for
country homes, for sportsmen's camps,
and all but a few minutes' ride from
Portland. For the man of enterprise
with capital, for the man of moderate
means, for the poor man, there is no
section of Oregon that will win more
satisfactory returns In profit and
pleasure, under most attractive condi
tions, than that lying along the Mount
Hood line."
The members of the development
company are : W. F. Burrell. H. L.
Plttock, J. Fred Larson, W. M. Urab
denstock. Thoma8 Dowdell. K. G. Titus,
George M. Hrland. G. W. Joseph, Frank
Menefee. P. M. LeMonn, F. D, Taylort.
and O. 1 Price.
Commercial Club. The majority write
as to the prices and quality of land and
all want to know about the climate
Some of the Inquiries are coming as
the result of promotion work done
several years ago.
Lota Sold for $16,000.
Five lots in Blumauer'a Addition
were purchased last week by Ilebeka
K. Peternon from Fred H. Deshon for
118.000. The property is improved with
building.
When
You
You -will be able to afford a better home than you have had heretofore. Your
cost of living will be so materially reduced that the money you save can go
toward the building of a more modern, better finished home than you could
otherwise have.
Parkrose lies just a short distance east of Rose City-Park. The new car line runs
out there now. Take a ride out Sunday afternoon. Let us show you what pos
sibilities for investment pjad for economical living there are out there. You can
buy a whole acre for as low as $1200 and on the easiest kind of terms. )
Harlman &Thdmpson
FOURTH AND STARK
FARftl SALES BRISK
Demand for Small Tracts in
Oregon Pronounced.
MANY SETTLERS COMING
With Opening of Spring Big Move
ment In Agricultural Lands In
All Parts of State
Is Expected.
fTW- . 1. mntram nnt In lands thfOtlffh-
out the state this Spring will be un
usually DriSK is maicaiea uy mo
h.r of Innirlrles being received from all
parts of the East. Every Important
1
strict In the state win get n quom
of
new settlers ana new capuiu. n.rn.jr
.ii , K - w.il..dvArtls.(1 sections
In
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iaa been In demand for several- weeks.
a
.nd recently some suDSianuai ueam
were cloBed.
rr- II I n eaem T.nil, not C-Ond lflSt
week, email tracts locaieu ui w 11
. 1 1 .n. .e nsni-irmnnn r m muai in
imand. Suburban acrjage is moving
wen auu buuumioiwu " - -
preparationa tor a gooa uusmesis uui
Ing the next three or four months.
E P. Hughes has sold a BO-acre tract
lying ' two miles east of Phoenix, in
Jackson County, to W. A. Turner, of
Deadwood, S. D. The consideration was
$15,000. -or $300 an acre. rnirty-iive
acres of the tract are in two-year-old
apple and pear trees.
Leon Boggs and Charles Burgess, of
Eugene, have purchased the nop iarm
of John Gosser, near Harrlsburg. for
$S000. There are 51 acres in the tract,
of which 17 acres are In growtng hops.
Mr. Gosser has purchased a tract of 100
acres south of Harrlsburg and will con
tinue in the hop-growing business.
One of the largest land deals closed
recently in Lincoln County was made a
few days ago, when W. J. Wllsey, repre
senting Eastern investors, purchased
from O. V. Hurt a tract of 335 acres
near Newport for $25,000. The farm
is especially adapted to dairying pur
poses. Mr. Hurt bought this farm two
year ago for $7400.
William H Wright has purchased 800
acres of land east of Pilot Rock, in
Umatilla County, from B. F. Hubbard
for $9777, and $40 acres from John
Crow for $6800. The land nas Deen
used for grazing purposes. The new
owner will develop a part of the hold
ing for wheat growing.
Harry Weston nas purchased from
C. E. Graham 160 acres of wheat land
near Barnhart, in Umatilla County, for
$3360.
Sales of land In Baker County have
been brisk for the past few weeks.
Among the important deals closed In
that county was the sale of a 400-acre
farm ten miles north of Baker to H.
C. Heney and G. M.temington, of North
Yakima, Wash. The new owners will
develop the place Into a fruit and al
falfa farm. Fred Samprecht, of Denver,
Idaho, and J. Andrews, of Missoula,
Mont, recently purchased farms near
Baker.
C X Edpey and Gerald Eastham, of
Portland, have purchased a farm of 400
acres, known as the Provost place, near
ove to
STREETS.
CHAMBER
Phones Main 208, A 2050.
Champoeg. The tract was acquired of
Dr. I. N. Van Dandalgue for a consider
ation understood to be $40,000. It Is In
a high state of cultivation and was pur
chased as an investment-
Riley Petty, of Creswell, ha taken
over the entire interest In the Petty
place of 270 acres on Bear Creek. He
Is planning to make extensive improve
ments on the property.
John U. Strahm has sold his farm
near Hermiston, in Umatilla County, to
M. V. Turley, for $3500. Mr. Turley
bought the adjoining property from E.
C. Strahm for $3300.
J. L. Marvin, of Amity, has acquired a
tract of 400 acres near Woodburn. The
land is well improved.
HOQUIAM TO GET DEPOT
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Bnildlng or Brick and Stone Will
Cost Close to $340,000.
HOQUIAM. Wash, Feb. 17. (Special.)
Announcement has been made from
Seattle that contract are to be let and
work start this Spring on the erection
of a new union passenger depot in this
city. The building is to be of brick and
stone, and will cost something over
$40,000 according to present plans. It
is announced.
When the Chicago, Milwaukee & Pu-
get Sound railway and the O..W. R. &
N. reached an agreement with the
Northern Pacific Company several
months ago, whereby they entered this
city over the Northern Pacific tracks,
and terminals already built were en
larged to make Hoqulam the terminal
for all three lines, the agreement also
provided for the erection of a new depot
at this place for the Joint use of all
railroads. The building is to be erect
ed on the site of the present depot
which will bfe moved east along the
tracks to the freight yards and with the
present freight sheds will be utilized to
Increase the freight-handling facilities.
This city Is badly in need of a new
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.Builders of Homes.
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depot, the present one offering but poor
accommodations to the traveling public
Chehalis-Castle Rock Youths Taken,
CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. 17. (Spe.
clal.) Nell Tyler, of Chehalls, and ;
Harry Greenwood, of Castle Rock, '
were arrested here today by City Mar
shal Studebaker, of that place. Sher
wood was formerly in the Chehalli
Training School. The young men are
charged with smashing the front win- 1
dows of some Castle Rock businesl
houses, also with breaking up the fur- '
nlture in a moving-picture show.
Inspection Trip Planned.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) Th
State Board today decided on February
26 as the date when It will make an in
spection trip of the new Eastern Ore
gon branch asylum at Pendleton. Stat
Architect Knighton probably will ac
company the members of the board.
LIGHTING
FIXTURES
Both Electric and Gas
MANTELS
Fireplaces, Screens,
Grates and Brass Goods
for the Fireplace.
TILING
for Bathroom, Walls and
Flooring.
M. J.WALSH CO.
311 Stark Street
The recognized headquarters
for the heautifying of the home.
Telephone us and we will have
our representative call on yon.