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TTTn RFNTIAT ORKGOXTAX. rOT?TT,ANT. ATOTt. 21, 1912.
LARGE SALES ARE
FEATURE OF WEEK
Market Remains Strong Not
withstanding Many Dis
turbing Factors.
CROP PROSPECTS BRIGH
Agricultural Products of Northwest
Will Create Great Wealth for
Portland Big Cain Made
in Building Operations.
Although there were many things to
detract from business activities during
the week Just closed, there were some
very rood deals consummated. The
wreck of the liner Titanic and the at
tendant loss of life was a great shock
to hundreds' of business men of this
city, who had many acquaintances
among tha Ill-fated ship's passengers.
Another factor that had a deterrent ef
fect on the realty situation was the
primary election, which was held Fii
day.
With the primaries orer, it Is ex
pected that the political situation will
quiet down appreciably. Of course tha
Presidential campaign w'H tend to'af
feet business conditions to some extent.
but It will not begin to liven up in
Portland and Oregon until next FalL
In the meantime normal business and
realty conditions should obtain.
Crop Pruspet In Hoeeate.
Unless unfavorable weather eond
tiona prevail at a critical stage, the
Northwest will harvest the biggest
grain and fruit crops In Its history. In
tha wheat-producing sections of East
ern Washington and Oregon grain Is
said to be in excellent condition. Tha
Kail-sown wheat never looked better,
according to late reports, while Spring
grain Is making a fine growth. There
are also most encouraging reports rela
tlve to apple crop prospects. Alto.
gether. Indications pulpt to a record
year In the extent and quality of agri
cultural products of the Northwest. If
normal prices are obtained, there will
be more wealth poured into Portland
next rail than ever before. According
ly. Portland and the entire state should
have a moat prosperous year, notwlth
standing the result of the Presidential
election.
That homebulldlng Interests, con
tractors and Investors hare great faith
In the city is evidenced in the great
amount of construction work and de
velopment going on In nearly every
section of Portland. The city ia contin
uing to make great strides In every im
portant line of endeavor, and It is prob.
ante tnat the statlKtlca for tha month
mill snow substantial increases over
the records made In April of last year.
While there have not been many big
sales of city property closed so far this
month, there has been considerable
trading In medium-priced narcels.
Realty dealers report that inquiries for
business sites arc numerous and that
there are many prospective deala which
may be closed any day.
Shipping IMatrlrt Active.
Kome big things are about to take
definite shape in the East fide shipping
district. Since the first of the year
there has been nearly 1 3.000.000 worth
of real estate purchased, the bulk of
which being now bel, presumably for
railroad Interests. This big buying ac
tivity has stimulated the district con
siderably, with the result that many
speculative purchases have been made
by individual owners. Another deal
was closed last week, when Nathaniel
JL Palmer purchased from the Ladd es
tate the quarter block at the northeast
corner of East First and Madison
streets. Tha consideration was 33.000.
Until a few days aro this same parcel
was held at $30.oQ. The substantial
advance was due to brisk demand for
property in that locality. The sale was
negotiated by H. P. Palmer-Jones
Company.
One of the biggest hillside property
sales made this year was closed Tues
day, when the Regents Realty Com
pany purchased from the Lake View
Realty Associates a ES-acre tract lying
Just north of Willamette lleltrt ts. the
consideration being $79,400. The prop
erty has frontage cn the Llnnton road.
The purchasing company announces
that the property will be developed
with standard Improvements. A large
part cf the tract Is level. Contracts In
volving about f 40,000 worth of sites In
this tract had been closed previous to
the purchase of the property by the Re
gents Realty Company. George T.
Atchley Is president and W. E. Claus
sen is secretary and treasurer of the
company.
C B. Lafollett last week purchased
the three-story building at the north
east corner of East Ollsan and East
Twenty-eighth streeta from the Swag
gart Land Company for 140.000. Tha
company received In exchange a tract
of (0 acraa three-quarters of a mile east
of the city limits on Eaat Ollsan street,
valued at 130.000. Tha building ia un
der lease for three yeara and returns a
rental of 1300 a month. The Swaggart
Land Company announces that It will
build a line country residence and make
extensive Improvements on the tract.
William Shechy yesterday sold to
Harriet M. Itelman a lot on the east
aide of Thirteenth street, between
Washington and Alder streets, for lis.
000. The lot Is 37 by SO feet in atse and
la Improved with a three-story build
ing. The property was purchased aa
an Investment. The sale waa negoti
ated by E. J. Daly.
fSeaeral Slfaatloa Ceed.
A dal of unusual significance was
r'oe; on Monday by Callan at Foster.
This :lr.rt - rcr .! the week before
the AieHnlr Kerr apartment-house
property on Washington street between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, for
i::..0'". t'ir.'ugh Campbell. Smith Co..
Bin! two Jhvs after tl.e deed was record
ed t'm buyers so!J an Interest in the
r.inj.er;v i KJward E. Uoudey on a
bnsts o' Si'.0u. The transaction shows
nn advance of l'i'"0 In the value of the
property In ss than aweek.
According to the official records there
v.ere about as many transfers In resi
dential property last week as there
vere during any week tills Spring.
Ilulltllng sites as well as suburban acre
axe showed also healthy trading. Sub
division men are of the opinion that
trading In this class of property will be
trnch more active from this time on.
Portland has reason to congratulate
Itself on the progress It la making in
building operations. There was no city
anywhere near the slxe of Portland that
made much of a showing in building
permits for the month of March. Port
Iind was the fifth city In the United
States In building construction and was
surpassed only by such wg cities as
New York. Chicago. Philadelphia. Bos
ton and San Francisco.. New Tork and
Philadelphia led Portland in the num
ber of permits. According to the Amer
ican Contractor. Loa Angelea about
equaled Portland's March record, "while
such cities aa St. Louis. Baltimore.
Pittsburg. Cleveland. Detroit and Buf
falo fell considerably behind. Seattle's
permits reached a total of 1548.985. or
less than 60 per cent of the total .for
Portland. The March permlta In Port
land reached a total of $1. 782.441.
A quarter block. 100x100 feet, at the
southwest comer of East Third and
East Everett streets, was sold last week
by Edward P. Mall for the Oregon Real
Estate Company to C. K. Hauler for
$15,000. The property will be Improved
with a building for metal works.
A lot In the Etna Addition on East
Burnslde street, between East Twenty
sixth and East Twenty-eighth streets,
was sold yesterday by Mall at Von Bors
tel to Thomas Edwards for $3000. Mr.
Edwards expects to erect a building on
the lot during the year.
MILLER BUYS LAND TRACT
Vrmer Envoy to China and Japan
Purchases Xear Oregon City.
ORBTfOX CITY. Or.. April JO. (Spe
cial.) IC B. Miller, who was formerly
In the diplomatic service at China and
Japan, of the United States, baa pur
chased a tract of land just beyond the
Fields bridge, which spans the Tual
atin River near Willamette.
Mr. Miller Is well known throughout
the state. His father was the builder
of bridges across the Clackamas River
many years ago, and which have been
replaced by steel structures.
It Is the Intention of the purchaser to
erect a beautiful building on tha site
he has Just purchased and will move
bis family there aa soon aa completed.
R. M. Davlason and Rev. W. 8. Gil
bert. the latter pastor of the Presby
terian Church of Astoria, and who. dur
ing tha Spanish-American War. was
ohaplaln of the Second Oregon, sta
tioned In the Philippine Islands, have
also purchased land In the same vlcin
Ity and they. too. will build soon
These men purchased the land owlng
to the beauty of the surroundings. The
land was purchased from the Oregon
Iron at Steel Company.
PORTLAND IS EXTOLLED
E. Ii. THOMPSON GIVES STIRRING
TALK BEFORE REALTY MEN.
Advantage of City Are Reviewed
nd Co-operation for Civic
Advancement Urged.
Extolling the advantages of Portland
as a home city and an Industrial and
hipping center, and predicting that it
will become one of tha greatest and
largest cities in America. E. L. Thomp
son, of Hartman at Thompson, addressed
tha Portland Realty Board, Friday, at
the Hotel Multnomah, using aa his sub
ject Portland's Foundation.
Mr. Thompson returned recently from
an extensive tour of Europe, where he
visited tha principal cltlea. Ha studied
the municipal conditions and civic de
velopment of the Old World cltlea.
finding many advantages there that are
not enjoyed In most American cities.
Portland la a comparatively new
city and has "been making such a great
growth that the people bare not had
time to adopt and put Into effect soma
of the Important civic betterments that
are found In the old-established cities
of Europe." said Mr. Thompson. Such
development will come In course of
time, but we should start now to carry
out such plans for a better, cleaner and
greater city, as suggested In K. H. Ben
nett's plans for a Greater Portland. We
should begin now to build for tha fu
ture. We should provide for wider ave
nues In tha business section, and de
velop civic and transportation centers
Portland Is destined to become a great
city. It will have a population of
1.000.000 before we realise it. The city
has the largest producing area back of
It of any city In the world, and with its
great shipping facilities and water and
rail advantages. Portland cannot help
to go forward by leaps and bounds
All persons Interested In the future
of Portland should co-operate In one
big movement to develop every part of
the city. We should see that our streets
are kept cleaner, that our buildings
are erected to conform to the civic Im
provement plan: we should see that our
residence districts are developed to take
care of the future growth; we should
provide small parka and little resting
places wherever possible. The scenlo
setting of Portland Is more beautiful
han one can find in Europe. We
hould build boulevards on the West
Side hills, where tourists and cltisena
can go and enjoy the beautlea of nature
and where they can view the great
mountain 'peaks towering above us,
many miles to the east and north of
he city. Portland is becoming a great
city, and Is being talked about all over
he world. It is up to Its cltisena to
take advantage of their opportunities
and place the city in the first rank of
the world's great municipalities."
Cv- K. Henry, president of tha board.
also spoke on the future of Portland
and urged real estate men to Join
hands for the betterment and advance
ment of the city.
OAK GROVE GOES AHEAD
SURROUNDING DISTRICT DRAWS
MANX" HOMEBUILDERS.
Holdings Are Being Subdivided Into
Acre Tract for Homesitea Car
Service Is Provided.
At Oak Grove and Rlsley. south of
Mllwaukle. a suosiantlal development
Is In progress. Oak Grove cover a con-
Iderable district, beglnnlg at Mll-
waukie Heights and extending beyond
Rlsley. wnlrh Is filling up with Summer
oa-.es. A more attractive section could
ot be found, aa it is on elevated
round. Many Portland pepe have
built their homes on MHwaukle Heights
nd at Oak Grove, using the Oregon
City electric cars to and from their
omes and places of business.
Rlsley comprises the old Rlsley farm
f several hundred acres, which waa
ubdlvlded Into one-acre tracts. More
han a score of homes have been start
ed on the Rls'.ey farm and in the dis
trict toward the south. Settlement is
ollowlng the Oregon City electric
railway toward Jennings Lodge, so
that tha territory between Mllwauklrf
nd Oregon City la rapidly filling up.
II thla district Is now considered
lah-clsss property and ranges) above
300. $00. $700 and $1000 an acre. The
district extends between the ridge on
the east of the electric railway and the
Willamette River, where there is room
for hundreds of homes.
The East Side part of the Pacific
Ighway passes through Oak Grove
nd follows t'.ie Willamette River to
ark I'lace. crossing til- Clackamas
Klver on the county bridjte at that
place. More progress has been made
here than In any suburb of Portland
th past two years.
A. 8. Rurrlll. of North Yakima. Wash.,
has purchased 320 acre of wheat land
north ot Milton from W. P. Leach for
$13.(00.
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Holtz - Building Completed in
Less Than 5 1-2 Months.
STRUCTURE IS MODERN
Design Provides for Several New
Features In Construction Work.
Date of Opening of Depart
ment Store Is Jane 10.
The construction of the fireproof
eight-story building for the HolU de
partment store, now almost complet
ed, establishes a new record In ,tlme
limit for the erection of big fireproof
structures In Portland. From the time
the old two-story frame building at
the northwest corner of Fifth and
Washington streets was begun to be
razed, the contractors have not lost a
single working day and they will be
ready to turn the new structure over
this week to the Mead estate, owner
nd lessor, of the property,'' the full
period consumed in completing the en
terprise being about five and one-half
months.
Twenty days after the work of
wrecking the old. building was started,
the excavation had been completed and
by February t the rough construction
was finished and the roof placed. The
Brayton Engineering Company, which
erected the building, waa given until
June 1 to complete construction.
Balldera bet Means.
The -Mead estate agreed to pay tha
firm $12S bonus for each day that the
building should be completed before
the expiration of the time limit. As it
la probable that the building will be
entirely finished $0 days ahead of time.
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the firm will receive a bonus of $3750.
In addition to this amount, the Holts
department store officials will pay the
contractors a lump sum for their
achievement. This sum will be divid
ed equally among the foremen of the
different building departments of the
Brayton Engineering company.
The building waa especially designed
for a department atore and contains
several features new In building con
struction In Portland. Although of re
inforced concrete construction, the
ceilings are without beams and have
flat surfaces. The first floor and mez
zanine floors are so arranged as to
give more space than Is found ordi
narily in this type of structures. The
plate glass windows form a solid ex
posure In front ot the massive col
umns. A metal marquee extends along the
two sides of the building and will
serve aa a shelter for the crowds at
the transfer point at Fifth and Wash
ington streets during wet weather.
The exterior, of the building is of
light-colored pressed brick. The Inte
rior Is finished in Oregon fir. all the
fixtures having been manufactured In
Portland. The fixtures are now being
installed. The building occupies
ground 100x100 feet and contains eight
storlea and full basement. The cost
of the structure will be $226,000. The
building waa designed by Boyle. Pat
terson & Beach.
Plana Are Announced.
"We are greatly pleased with the
progress that has been made on the
new building," said Aaron Holtz, pres
ident of the Holts Department Store
Company, yesterday. "It means that
we will begin to Install our stock of
merchandise early in May, and we ex
pect to be ready to open the store on
or before June 10. It is our intention
to carry a stock that will appeal es
pecially to the masses. With the ad
mirable location, we have every rea
son to believe that we will build up
a. popular trade.
"We have been keeping those heirs
of the Mead estate living in the Bast
advised constantly as to the progress
of the building and they are all im
mensely pleased over thd showing that
has been made. The estate owns sev
eral other parcels of close-in prop
erty, which it is probable will be Im
proved in the near future."
Mr. Holtz announced yesterday that
John Fellerman, an experienced ad
vertising man, has been engaged as
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ger of the new store.
TWO CASE CARS FOB ROAD RACE
High Speed Expected at Meet During
Shrlners' Convention, May 4.
The Case White Streak, with Louis
Dlsbrow as pilot, and the Case Bullet,
wlthJoe Nlkrent as driver, have been
entered in the Santa Monica road race
meet in California.
Both cars In practice have developed
speed of 90 miles an hour or better, and
now the Case enthusiasts say that a
new world's record will be made for
300 cublo Inch class cars during the
big series of road races which will
open the Shrlners' convention in Los
Angeles. May 4.
The present world's road record, held
by Harvey Herrlck, Pacific Coast rep
resentative of the Case company, was
made with a 600 cubic inch car. lie
says a car of smaller piston displace
ment may better his mark this year.
Manager Toung of the Santa Monica
meet has already received over 20 en
tries for the races and still has sev
eral to hear from besides six different
promises from factories who favor the
coast for racing over any other part of
the country.
EARLY PAVIXG WORK URGED
Property Owners at Kenton Favor
- Westrnmlte Pavement.
At a meeting of property owners of
Kenton Monday night it waa . urged
that the nine remaining contracts for
street pavements in Kenton be let for
Westrumlte. A committee was appoint
ed to circulate a petition in Kenton
asking the City Council to award the
contract for these nine streets, for
which bids have been received, for
Westrumite pavements. Four contracts
were let last year for this kind of
pavement, but bnly the sidewalks have
been laid, and not the pavements.
S. L. Woodward said that opposition
of other paving companies has suc
ceeded In holding up these contracts,
but that the property owners Intend to
stand for the " Westrumite Improve
ments The streets to be improved are
the principal ones In Kenton, and the
property owners say they are anxious
to have the pavements laid at the
earliest possible time.
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PLANS TAKE SHAPE
Over $3,000,000 to. Be Ex
pended in Factory District
of Southeast Portland.
CAR SHOPS EXTENSIVE
Electric Company and Southern Pa
cific Plants TJnder Way Large
Area Building Up Fast Im
provement Programme Big.
With big car shops unden way and
several manufacturing plants assured,
there will be expended in the South
east Portland district a total of $3.
000.000 within the next 18 months. In
addition to the $1,000,000 car plant of
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company and the extension to the pres
ent car shops of the Southern Pacific,
which will cost approximately $1,600.
000, there are to be built five manu
facturing plants which will aggregate
an expenditure of more than $500,000.
It is expected that the payroll of the
district will reach a total of 8000 men.
The plant of the Portland Railway,
Light A Power Company will comprise
five units, extending from Holgate
street to Rhone street, with a frontage
on East Seventeenth street. The first
two units have been completed and
work is now in progress on the third
section. In the first building will be
located the paint shop. In the second
the wood-working shop. In the third
win be the foundry and machine shops,
and in the two remaining buildings
will be Installed other departments in
connection with the plant. When the
plant is completed the company will
be fully equipped for the manufacture
of streetcars. Every part of a car will
be fabricated at this plant. The cost
of the shops when completed will
represent an Investment of about
$1,000,000.
Car Plant Extensive.
According to the plans for the ex'
tension of the present car Bhops of the
Southern Pacific, there will be expended
by toe southern Pacific nearly $1,500,
000. The company is completing a 12
stall roundhouse on Holgate and East
Twenty-third streets, directly south of
the present car shops. The round
house will cost $50,000. Tliig is the
first of a series of other buildings that
are to be erected Immediately. The
new shopg and yards will cover an
area of about 40 acres. It Is announced
that the company will assemble an
Immense plant to take care of virtually-
all of the car repair work in the Port
land district.
Among the new. factories that have
been planned for the district are the
plant of the Portland Sheet Metal
Works, the plant of the Multnomah
Mill & Construction Company, an aux
iliary plant of the Portland Gas & Coke
Company, the plant of the Central Door
& Lumber Company and a stove manu
facturing plant to be built by an East
ern concern.
In connection with the industrial ac
tivity of the district, it has been ru
mored that the Milwaukee line has
beer- making preliminary surveys to
gain an entrance and establish terminal
yards. Surveys also have been made
on the low levels northeast of The
Oaks for water connection with the
proposed Milwaukee terminal yards.
The entire district has been making
marked strides the past year Many
homes have been built, and It is ex
pected that more will be completed
this year. An extensive street improve
ment programme also has besn planned.
Work is now being pushed in paving
Milwaukee street to the southern limits
of the city. When this Improvement is
completed this thoroughfare will be one
of the longest and most important
hard-surface streets In the city.
District Grows Rapidly.
With rapid progress being made in
this part of the city, there is every
indication that a substantial business
district will spring up. The most logi
cal section for business and a retail
center is at or near Milwaukie and
East Seventeenth streets. It is under
stood that several business buildings
are being planned now for that district.
For a mile or more south and east of
this district there is a big development
under way. Several fine additions have
been placed on the market and many
modern and attractive homes are being
built. Portland is gnadually extending
southward, and large holding beyond
the city limits are being subdivlaed Into
country homeaites. It is predicted that
within a few years an Immense area In
Southeast Portland and south of the
city limits will become thickly set
tled. LENTS MAKES PROGRESS
MANY HOMES 3EIXG BUILT IN
PROSPEROUS SUBURB.
Improvement of Playgrounds and
Park Under Way - Church
Edjfice Building.
At Lents, on the Mount Scott Rail
way, a building boom is predicted. Al
ready a number of buildings are under
way, Including a new Baptist Church i
that will cost $7000. Plans and speel- I
flcatlons were prepared for this struc- '
ture by the Oregon Architectural & !
Engraving Company, which has charge i
of the erection of a number of
churches. The new church will be j
built on a site S5x200 feet, which was j
bought for $1400 and is located on I
Fourth avenue. j
The church auditorium will be 50x32 ;
feet and will seat 400 people. The j
pews will be arranged In a circular
form. In addition to the lecture-room '
the first floor will contain the pastor's
study, baptistry, and choir loft, which
' will seat 30 singers. There will be a
' full basement, which will be used for
I Sunday school purposes and for heat- i
ing and a kitchen. J. E. Loucks is in j
charge of construction work on the :
new building. j
Warren Kllburn Is 'erecting a build- I
ing 42x45 feet on the Foster Road. R.
E. Beegle Is putting up a 'two-story !
bulldinfT 50x75 feet, on the Foster ;
Road. The lower floor will be for busl- 1
I ness purposes and a hall will occupy '
the spcond story. Several other bulld
! lngs are projected for Lents during the .
present year, and many homes are un- ;
Uer construction.
Good progress is being made on the :
park and playgrounds which w?re pro
i vided by the county and Improved by :
i the Mothers-Teaciiers' Club of Lents.
The stumps and brush have been re- '
, moved, and the part to be used for a :
j baseball ground has been plowed and
1 graded. This park and playground
i will be an important asset for this j
suburb. The county is improving the
Main street road extending south from
the carllne to Mount Scott by macad
amizing with crushed rock. This will
make it one of the finest roads in this
part of the county.
The movement to secure fire protec
tion for Lents promises to succeed. A
chemical fire engine is wanted and also
some fire hose. With a $100,000 school
house and new buildings under con
struction at Lents it is felt that fird
protection is needed. A volunteer fire
department has been organized at
Lents for the protection of property In
the neighborhood. Lents is considered
one of the most prosperous suburbs
of Portland.
ACTIVITY IS VERY MARKED
More Than 125 Dwellings Under
Way in Beaumont.
'Building operations in Beaumont at
present are very active, there being
under construction more than 125 resi
dences. New houses are being started
every day. Houses that are built for
sale find ready customers. The Co
lumbia Trust Company announces tho
sale of a lot 60x100 feet on East Thirty
ninth, near Knott street, by F. E. A.
Smith to C. J. Buck for $4250. The prop
erty consists of a two-story modern
seven-room residence, which was
bought for a home.
. Practically all the improvement work
In Beaumont has been completed. Some
fire hydrants remain to be placed and
the cluster lights are yet to be estab
lished. The unoccupied lots will be
seeded down as soon as the hydrants
have been placed. Shade trees and
rose bushes have been placed in the
parking in front of each lot, a total of
1644 shade trees and 10.000 rose bushes
of the latest varieties having been aet
oat.
The Beaumont Land Company waa
required to guarantee the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company, the
sum of $500 a month for tke Beaumont
spur, but the receipts have been In ex
cess of this amount since the track was
built. For the month of March tho
receipts were $1113. The traffic Is
increasing constantly. Tho spur con
nects with the Sandy boulevard tracks
and the cars run into Portland direct.
Beaumont is considered one of the
finest residence districts of the East
Side. More than $250,000 waa spent in
improvements before the lots were
offered for sale. The cost of the 125
buildings under construction will aver
age above $3500 and some will cost
above $5000.
STREET WIDENING AUTHORIZED
Improvement of Alberta Thorough
fare to Start Soon.
Through the efforts of the Alberta
Improvement Club, Alberta street will
be made a 60-foot street between Union
avenue and the city limits. The widen
ing of this street between Union and
Vernon avenues, which was delayed
for about three years, will be accom
plished by May 2, when the property
which is delinquent for the assess
ments for the widening will be sold.
Out of a total assessment of $8500 only
$642.50 remains unpaid, and this will
be taken care of.
The street will be paved as soon as
officially declared widened. Sidewalks
will be 10 feet wide and the roadway
will be made 40 feet wide, instead of
36, the usual width, which will provide
more room for the double car tracks.
Alberta street has been extended be
tween East Thirty-third to the city lim
its east.
MANY SMALL TRACTS ARE SOLD
Property of Clatsop County Invest
ment Company in Demand.
Since the five-acre tracts were placed
on the market a few days ago by the
Clatsop County Investment Company,
there have been 30 farms sold accord
ong to announcement made yesterday
by Charles Delfel, sales manager. Tho
property is located about one mile from
Knappa, where rail and water trans
portation facilities are provided.
There are 905 acres in the property,
and nearly all of the land Is well
adapted to farming. The soil is fer
tile and a large part of the land has
been cleared. The property is located
about 13 miles from Astoria and it Is
expected that an extensive market will
be developed for the farmers who locate
on this land.
Two Lots Purchased.
Two lots on East Thirteenth street
botween Tillamook and Thompson
streets, were purchased last week by
F.ank Cllef from G. M. Rlchey, of La
Grande, for $4000. It is probable that
the purchaser will improve the site
with a modern dwelling soon. The
sale was negotiated by R. F. Bryan.
Two Streets to Be Opened.
A movement has been started t
open East Davis street between East
Twenty-sixth and East Twenty-eighth
street. East Davis is to be opened be
tween the schoolhouse and the fire sta
tion. It is desired to open East Ollsan
street to a connection with the Sandy
boulevard. In East Glisan several cot
tages have been built, and the prop
erty will have to be condemned.
We received the votes of the
many satisfied builders of homes,
stores, buildings and apartments,
for having the largest and most se
lect showing of lighting fixtures,
mantels, fireplaces and appliances
and tile in the City of Portland.
We always endeavor to please,
which is evidenced by our many
satisfied customers.
We will be delighted to submit
designs and furnish estimates upon
any work that you may require in
our line.
M. J.Walsh Co.
311 STARK STREET
Both Telephones.
ELECTED
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