THE SUNDAY OR FAi ONIAX. PORTLAND, APRIL 23, ltflg.
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REALTY SITUATION
IS SAT1SF
Activity of Week Centered on
Leases and Small Sales in
Downtown Parcels.
RESIDENCE BUYING BRISK
In Ilaittliiift- Oixratlon Portland Is
Making a Biff Itword Value
of PcrmlU So Far Tills
Month Is $2.0t7.7I6.
Realty brokers and Investors are Just
beginning to "catch their breath" after
the primary election, and that trading
will again assume normal proportions
at once Is generally believed. Compared
with conditions In many big clilea
throughout the country, the situation
here ta aU that could be expected. There
has not been a week pass but that sev
eral substantial deals have been closed
or negotiations started.
Activity last wsek wa centered on
leases and medium-sited sales. No large
transfer of downtown property was re
ported. Trading In residence property
and suburban hnmesltcs was normal.
Among the substantial deals of the
week was the purchase by W. E. Rob
erts of the quarter block at t!ie south
. east corner of Ford and Washington
streets for $40,000. The lot contains
10. ill square feet, and Is considered one
of the best apartment-house sites on
upper Washington street. Mr. Roberts
rlil Improve the property with an
spartment building, probably this year.
The lot was purchased from O. K. Jef
'erv. The sale was negotiated by W.
U. Rosa and the O. K. Jef rcry Company.
Itatel Leases deer.
The northwest corner of Kast Sev
enth and East Burnside streets. 100x100
feet, was purchased from Mrs. Mary
Neale and Mrs. Elizabeth Byars by the
Burnside Company, of which T. E. Mc
Ilolland ts president, for a cash consid
eration of K9.U00. The purchasing
company will remove the two frame
houses on the quarter block and will
erect a fireproof five-story building, to
rout about 175.000. The sale was made
through the agency of the II. P.
Palmer-Jones Company and Mall & Von
BorsteL
Two hotel leasing deals were a spe
cial feature of the week's activities.
Dr. C. W. Cornelius purchased the
lesse and furnishings of the new Hotel
L'arlton from Philip Gevurts for a con
sideration of approximately $75,000. H.
E. Fletcher, formerly of the Cornelius
Motel and Hotel Multnomah, has been
appointed manager of the Carlton. A
company headed by J. W. Blaine has
purchased the lease and fixtures In the
Cornelius Hotel for $35,000. The com
pany has a 10-year lease on the entire
property.
Of Interest to realty men was the an
nouncement made Friday of the trans
fer by Hartman Thompson of their
rlty real estate business to the City
Investment Company. The new com
pany, organised by A. M. Slauson and
C. C. Craig, will handle all the proper
ties developed by Hartman Thomp
son, and will also engage In the gen
eral real estate business. The proper
ties which will now be under the
alienor of the City Investment Com
pany are Rose City Park. Parkrose and
Mornlngslde additions. This company
lias been Incorporated with a capital
ization of liO.000.
With this change. Hartman tc Thomp
son have Incorporated with a capital
ttock of floO.OuO. and will devote their
attention especially to the banking
business. The bank will occupy the
entire space on the ground floor of the
Chamber of Commerce building that Is
now used by the realty and banking
lepartmenta of the old firm.
Week's Permit S30SX0.
A fine record Is being made la build
ing operations. So far this month
:here hare been Issued ST permits, with
a total value of $:.07.7T. The permits
for the week reached a value of I30S,
0. Of the 117 permits Issued, the
larger part were for dwellings and me-llum-prlced
buildings.
The summary of the week's permits
Is as follows:
Nil Amount.
Monday l "
Tuflar au.kie
win4ay ?l ti.ve
Thursday .... -S :.P1S
r,cir :r..!'.s
vaiuruay IT KT.lwi
Totals
.317
9JOS.S40
w. Tim m OO FT VQ IMPORTANT
Care In Concrete Construction Is
Vr-cd. by Expert
Architects and builders of small struc
tures have been prone not to Include
the feature of waterproofing for many
vears. and even now It Is not consid
ered by many architects a vital subject.
Owners, however, insist npon having
all concrete work thoroughly water
proof, for the simple reason that they
stand an excellent chance to find an
unhealthful house upon their hands
and tenants constantly shifting. There
fore. It is of the utmost Importance
that the structure, whether it be an Im
posing commercial building or a private
residence, be designed from the start
with due regard to waterproofing.
When the building that la once up
starts to leak It is. In most cases, a
costly procedure to make It water
tight and damp-proof.
Ralph E. lavldson. an Eastern con
sulting engineer, cautions builders in
rceard to the use of various dressings
for concrete surfaces. If linseed oil
paint la to be used great care should
be taken to see that the concrete or
cement which Is to be painted is at
Wit one year old. This, he says, will
give It ample time to thoroughly cure
and -dry out. Then before painting,
the surface should be well washed with
n weak solution of muriatic acid, fol
lowed by a thoroughly good washing
with clrtn water. This Is done to
thoroughly cleanse the surface and to
1 e'p neutralise the alkali in the cement,
which If left there will saponify the
oil and cause the paint to crack and
peel off. Care must be taken to see
that the wall is thoroughly dry before
painting Is started If good results are
uoslred.
WHITE SAIiMOX LAND BOOMS
Eastern Buyers Take l"p Orchard
Lands; More Are Coming. -
WHITE BALMON. Wash, April 87.
(Special.) The last week has shown
Increased real estate activity. George
Seeley.-secretary of the White Salmon
Orchard Development Company, of Min
neapolis, owner of 1000 acres of White
Salmon land, brought out a couple of
"scout" buyers -from Iowa and sold
each a tract of land.
"Their report, when they return home, !
will send other buyers, and we expect
AGTORY
to send from 100 to 100 settlers Into
the White Salmon district In the. next
two years." said Mr. Swley.
The company Is preparing to develop
a larjte part of the tract this Summer.
Several small tracts were sold last
week, one- of them to 1 C. Seaton, one
of the expert apple packers of the
Northwest. Dr. Julian bought and Is
moving his goods In from Minnesota:
C. B. Day. a Chicago business man. Is
another arrival who starts develop
ment of 40 acres at once.
STREET IMPKOVEMEXT STAKTS
Wldenlns of Sandy Boulevard to
Cost $300,000.
The Independent Paving Company,
which has the contract for the Im
provement of Sandy boulevard to Sev
enty-second street, has two sieam
snivels at work one at- East Fifty
second and one at East Forty-second
streets cutting down the surface to
the required grade. Some deep cuts
are being made. Telephone and -electric
poles have been removed to the new
street lines. As the street was widened
from o to 60 feet, the Improvement Is
an expensive one. It will cost In the
neighborhood of 1:00.000.
The cost to the' Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company, in addition,
will be about $100,000. The improve
ment runs from East Twenty-eighth
street, except such purt which has al
ready been paved through the north
side of Laurelhurst. This Improvement
Is considered one of the most Im
portant one under way on the East
Side at present.
SCMMEIt HOMES ARE PLANNED
Bl Activity In Mount Hood District
Is Assured.
A number of cottages sre being built
near the Welch Hotel. -in the Mount
Hood District, by Portland people. Mrs.
Edwards has completed a tlot'O Sum
mer home in Deer Park. Some of the
drives In and about the resort have
been graded and an 83-foot bridge
built over Salmon River.
Albion Meinlg. who built a sawmill
on the Mount Hood automobile road
last year, a short distance from
Brlghtwood. is preparing to start saw
ing lumber about May 15. This saw
mill will be of great advantage to all
the Mount Hood resorts, as it does
away with a 15-mile haul from Sandy
for lumber. Several Summer homes are
to be built at Rhododendron Tavern,
among which will be the home of Henry
8. Rows, who recently sold the tavern
and 30 acres. Mr. Rowe reports that
a number ha-e bought tracts snd ex
pect to build this Spring.
Contract Awarded for Building.
The contract for the erection of a
three-story combination brick build
ing to be built on Union avenue and
East Couch street for Wldaier Cham
bers has been awarded to the Advance
Construction Company. The building
will be 60x100 feet, with full base
ment. It will contain six store rooms
on the first floor, and the two upper
stories will contain 2C two-room apart
ments. The main entrance to the apart
ments will be from East Couch street.
There will be a spacious lobby with
tile floor, marble wainscoting and tile
fireplace. The cost of the building
will be S30.004. McXaughton & Ray
mond drew the plans. Work will start
as soon as the building permit ts Is
sued. FAKE SCHEMES WATCHED
REALTY BOARD TO WORK WITH
STATE OFilCLU.
Attention Has Been Directed to Sev
eral Concerns Xow Operating
In Oregon.
Despite the fact that the Portland
Realty Board Is co-operating with city
and state officials In the work of driv
ing out crooked land promoters from
the state, the attention of the board
has been directed to several promotions
the past week that are said to be un
savory In character. There are said to
be three or four land companies now
operating tn the state that are making
false representations as to the prop
erties offered for sale.
Under the present laws, it Is Impos
sible to bring charges against such
promoters until there are uttered actual
evidences of fraud. Members of the
Ileal ty Board are agreed that broader
legislation should be enacted cover
ing the operations of companies about
which there may be the slightest sus
picion. "It Is to be hoped that the Realty
Roard will keep up Its fight for honest
promotions." said a Portland property
owner yesterday. "The sooner that the
state Is rid of dishonest promoters and
dealers the better will It be for Invest
ors and property owners, as well as
legitimate brokers. The Kansas law
regulating all stock companies and
promotion schemes has done much for
the Sunflower state. I believe that
Oregon should enact a similar law at
the coming election."
MODERN
KEVILWOHTH GETS STATIO.V COSTING ltt.OOO.
The new Kenilworth engine-house, at East Thirty-third street and Francis avenue. Is nearing completion.
It is of brick construction. It will contain all conveniences for the fire company which will occupy the struc
ture." The cost completed will be $1,000. It was planned at the special request of the Kenilworth Improve
ment Club along artistic lines.
1 STRI CTURE BEING BUILT FOR CE.Vm.MAL l.N VEST-MEAT COMPA.W.
A two-story apartment and store building, with all modern conveniences, is being erected for the Centen
nial Investment Company at the corner of East Sixteenth and Clinton streets, by Hardin. Richmond & -Company
The building is 60x65 foet In size, the rear walls being in concrete and the front walls In rough cast.
The building will be heated by steam. It will have gas and electric lights and disappearing beds. There will
be three stores on the Clinton-street side. Provision has been made for the future addition of a third story.
The building was designed by Goodrich & Goodrich.
F
Oregon Lands Are Attractive
to Homeseekers.
MANY SALES ARE CLOSED
Three Deals at Forest Grove
volve Total Consideration
$38,000 All Valley Dis
tricts Are Aetlre.
In
of That Oregon farm lands are attrac
tive to Eastern investors and settlers
is shown by the activity throughout
the state the past week. Several tracts
ranging In price from louuu to ssu.uuv
were purchased by newcomers.
Paul Zed wick, of the Portland Hard
ware Flooring Company, last week pur
chased an 80-acre tract from E. E.
White for $8000. The farm lies three
miles south of Corvallls. It is well Im
proved and has a frontage of a quarter
mile on the Willamette River. Mrs.
Jennie H. Stacy, of Portland, purchased
from Mrs. Tyson a farm of 253 acres
lying four miles southwest of Philo
math. The consideration was approxi
mately $13,000. About one-third of the
ranch Is In cultivation, the remainder
being In heavy timber. Both deals were
closed by Everett & Crew, of Portland.
Not only are there more business
blocks and residences being constructed
in Forest Grove this year than ever be
fore, but the real estate market has
been exceptionally lively the past week.
Besides many small deals there have
been closed. Involving a total consider
ation of 138.000.
X' c. Peterson and J. F. Goodrich,' of
Snohomish. Wash., purchased the L.
Chowning Place, which comprises 60
acres of fine farming land. It is lo
cated about three miles from Forest
Grove near the town of Dllley. It was
purchased for $10,000.
W. E. Linegar, living a few miles
Northeast of Forest Grove, closed the
deal by which he sold his farm of 80
acres for $18,000. It was purchased
by I. J. Hoar, who arrived recently from
Illinois.
The largest deal of the week was
the purchase of the William Weston
Hop yard, which is located but one
half-mile from the heart of Forest
Grove, for a consideration of $20,000.
This hopyard Is about six years old,
and is one of the best of the small yards
In the country. O. H. Hoar bought the
yard and Intends to plant out more
acreage to bops this year.
- C. A. Rugg. of Princeton. 111., re-
cently purchased from V. C Haynes i
a 10 acre tract a short distance north
of Medford. About one-half of the tract !
Is in bearing apple trees, the remainder
IS
DEMAND
ENGINE-HOUSE WEARING COMPLETION.
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APARTMENT AND STORE BUILDING UNDER, WAY
being in alfalfa. Mr. Rugg has gone to
Illinois and will return with his family
this Summer. He will Install modern
buildings on the place.
W. A. Springer, arrived at Indepen
dence a few days ago from Iowa, and
purchased the Cass farm for $125 an
acre. Mr. Springer will make his home
on his new farm.
D. S. McWIlllams, a Halsey merchant,
has' purchased from M. D. Leadley and
Joseph Barber, of Salem, a 72-acre farm
located four miles west of Brownsville.
The land was bought as an -Investment.
The Robert Henry farm, about three
miles east of Salem, containing 60 acres,
has been sold to S. R. Bond, of Mc
Minnvllle for $16,000. The farm Is
well improved and Is planted partly to
apple and prune trees. Mr. Bond also
purchased the property of Mrs. Westa
cott In Salem, for $4500 and will make
his home there while his son will live
on the farm.
L. D. Boyed. of Hood River, who has
been in the contracting and building
business at Odell for the past several
years, has purchased from W. S. and
C G. Nlchol a 40-acre orchard tract
near Bloucher Station on the line of
the Mount Hood Railroad. The consid
eration was $12,000, W. S. Nlchol taking
In part payment the Watt residence
property in Hood River, owned by Mr.
Boyed. One-half of the orchard tract
is set to trees from one to five years
old. Mr. Boyed has already taken pos
session of his newly-acquired property.
ACREAGE SALES ARE CLOSED
Brisk Demand for Small Sites Re
ported by Columbia Trust Co.
The Columbia Trust Company re
ports an unusually heavy demand for
acreage located within reasonable dis
tance of car service. During the past
month this company has sold property
of this class valued at more than
$25,000. The company's acreage sales
for the most part were tracts in Somer
set Villas, located south of the city on
the Fourth street line of the Southern
Pacific,
The following buyers took tracts in
that subdivision since April 1: W. W.
Beck tel. one building site, $2350:
Charles A. Crooks, one tract. $2350: H.
H. Pierce, one tract, $2350; W. W. Bol
len, three building sites, $4820; W. p.
Barnes, fractional acre, $1405; A. C
McFarland, two tracts. $2745; W. T.
Robinson, one building site. $1440; L. E.
Whetstone, one acre. $1530; G. F. Crow
ley, one acre, $2200.
O. L. Ferris, president of the Colum
bia Trust Company, has sold to Au
gust Slewert a 5-room bungalow lo
cated on Gibson street, near the Wav-
erly-Woodstock carline for $3200. A.
H. Atchison has purchased through the
Columbia Trust Company a new
story cottage located on East f Forty
fourth street, near Siskiyou, in Beau
mont, from W. J. Dunlap, for $4500.
Salem to Get Fine Depot.
Plans are being drawn by Architect
E. F. Lawrence for a modern depot
structure for the Oregon Electrlo
Salem. The building will be of brick
construction and will contain two
stories It will cost about $45,000. Mr.
Uwrinci is also preparing plans for
a 20-room hotel for t. u. tteeo. to d
built st the mouth of the Nehalem Rlv-
er. near Neah-kah-nie Mountain, on the
Oregon coast.
ON EAST SIDE.
INTEREST IS SHUN
Pupils in Malheur County Pre
pare for Contest.,
SCHOOL FAIR PLAN WINS
Movement to Interest Children in
Country Life and to Make Farm
Life More Attractive Meets
4
With Encouragement.
That Malheur County is in a pros
perous condition and is making marked
progress Is the i report made by N. C.
Marls, who returned last week from
Eastern Oregon in the Interest of the
school children's county fair contest.
"Apples, clover seed and sheep are
the three leading products of that coun
ty, and they are also raising some
farmers," said Mr. Maris. They are
really pioneers in the children's school
fair programme at Ontario. E. B. Conk
lln, superintendent of the Ontario
schools, started a .children's fair three
years ago. It grew to such proportions
that eventually it was merged Into a
county fair, and the children's depart
ment has been an Important feature
each year. They will enlarge the chil
dren's department this year. In co
operation with the state-wide move
ment, and make it the leading feature
of the county fair this year.
"Aside from the regular contest,
which will be conducted at the local
fairs throughout the state, the Malheur
County people are arranging to give a
free trip, tuition and board, for suc
cessful contestants In the Oregon Ag
ricultural College short course. It Is
their hope to get the business men and
Commercial Club members at Ontario
to donate the funds to meet this ex
pense. "There will be some local contests
held In the county, especially at Nyssa,
where they propose to hold their fair
the week before the state fair, and send
an exhibit down to Salem. Professor
White, who was a former resident of
Willamette Valley, thinks they can eas
ily excel anything from Western Ore
gon with such an exhibit as they are
always capable of collecting from their
Snake River farms, and he says they
will send exhibits down that will be an
'eye-opener to the people in Western
Oregon who think they have nothing
but sand and sage brush over there.
"The more important thing is to
reach the parents, and get them en
thused with the idea of instructing and
encouraging the children to keep up
their work during vacation. He also
urged the parents to make the farm
home more attractive, provide the chil
dren with more amusements, give them
more Saturday afternoons off, and to
give them more persenal ownership as
a means of interesting them in the
farm. He will spend the next week or
1" days assisting the Portland school
garden contest committee In completing
their organization, and stirring up a
little enthuslam among the teachers,
parents and children, after which he
will visit Grant, Harney and Crook
counties.
"Last year at Ontario Professor Conklin
Introduced the home work credit sys
tern. In which the children are given
credit for whatever they may do at
home, such as feeding, milking, carry
ing In wood, washing dishes, sweeping,
sewing, as well as for their personal
habits controlling temper, taking care
of their clothing, politeness, etc This
Is the first place where he has seen
this system in operation, and after
looking over a number of the cards,
and seeing how honestly the parents
appeared to grade their children, 1
think that most of the objections raised
by teachers against this system are
without foundation, and that it is a
most excellent plan for getting the
children Interested In self improve
ment along every practical line."
Cberryville Farm Is Sold.
Rev. A. Thompson, of Gresham and
formerly of Portland, has purchased
the Marston farm of 160 acres, two
miles from Cherryvllle, on the Mount
Hood automobile road, and will de
velop a fruit orchard. He has taken
possession and already hag added 200
fruit trees to the present orchard. Rev.
Thompson is the second preacher to
purchase a farm at Cherryvllle, the
other purchaser being Rev. J. H. Boyd,
of Portland, who has Invested in a con
siderable tract there, which he is im
proving. Residence Ixt Purchased.
W. A. King has purchased a lot 50x
100 feet on East Seventeenth street,
betwen Thompson and Brazee streets.
for $2500. Mr. King was formerly pres
ident of the First .National Bank at
Newberg, but U now connected with
the Oregon Homebullders' Company.
He will start the erection of a beauti
ful home immediately. The sale was
negotiated by O. K. Jeffery.
As a means of ventilation 80.000.000 cubla
feet Df osonlzed air will be pumped every
y into tne rauwsy luaneis ox iunaos.
SEVENTH STREET
WIDENING URGED
Proposed'lmprovement Will Be
Big Aid to Development
of Business District.
FEW PROTESTS ARE MADE
Beuefils to Property Along- Entire
Thoroughfare Pointed Out Proj
ect Will Solve Transporta
tion Problem, It Is Said.
The street committee of the City
Council, to which his been referred
the petition for widening Seventh
street from Burnside to the Broadway
bridge, will hold a meeting this week
to take action upon the protest made
by a number of property-holders. This
meeting will be attended by the mem
bers of the Seventh-Street Improve
ment Association, which has indorsed
the project of widening the street and
hag been working for nearly a year
and a half to accomplish this end.
The proposed improvement provides
for the widening of eight blocks from
60 -feet to 80 feet. The cost has been
fixed at $290,000, and the benefits are
estimated to be $241,000, leaving $49,000
to be assessed against the various
property-holders from Burnside street
to the hill. It is this assessment that
seems to have caused the opposition,
although a major portion of the property-holders
are strongly in favor of
the widening of the street.
The most active participants against
the assessment are C. Louis -Mead, a
real estate broker, who does not own
any of the property, but says he is act
ing for a number of owners, and Scott
Brooke, the owner of the corner on
Washington street. This eorr.er Is di
rectly opposite the Imperial Hotel on
Seventh. The assessment made against
this property was $1200, which is gen
erally regarded as comparatively small
compared with the benefits to be de
rived. The assessment grew smaller
as the work of the viewers went up the
hill. Corners on Yamhill were assessed
at $500. and the Electric building was
taxed $1200.
Government Aids Project.
"We have been trying to get this
thing through for over a. year," said
J. P. FInley, one of the property-owners
on the street, "and it seems that
It is growing harder and harder. The
Government has consented to the
widening of the street and by an act
of Congress will permit the improve
ment. We have always taken the view
that the entire City of Portland was
Interested in this project. The city is
expending $1,500,000 to construct a
bridge across the Willamette River at
the foot of Broadway. It is needless
for me to point out that it is tne height
of folly to construct so costly a bridge
and then have a narrow street for
entrance to it As a general propo
sition for the welfare of Portland the
city ought to condemn the property
and widen the street so that the traf
fic may be handled properly.
"Portland has been , growing- at a
rapid rate for the last few years, and
4rhlle we assume that we a'e a city,
as a matter of fact we are wearing our
swaddling clothes in many particulars,
the chief of which Is the narrow streets
in the down-town district. v Wo cannot
build a city with 60-foot st.'eets and
no alleys: they can dc that over in
China, but there are too many places
In America for the enterprising citizen
to go to. without choking him up In
Fort George
is "the Spokane of Canada"
Located alrhost in the geographical center of
BRITISH COLUMBIA
hence it already commands the trade of
Central and Northern British Columbia and
and also the future trade of the
Great Peace River District
Eleven (11) railroads are building, or chartered
to build to Fort George.
IN ORDER to facilitate the handling of invest-
ments in..this last and richest new country, we
have made a contract with
RYER INVESTMENT CO.
6 Howard St., Spokane, Wash.;
608 First Avenue, Seattle, Wash.,
to act as our exclusive agents in
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
If you want to know of the wonderful opportuni
ties, write or call on them.
NATURAL RESOURCES SECURITY CO., Ltd.
Joint Owners Fort George Townsite,
VANCOUVER, B. 0.
FINE FARM FOR SALE
Walking distance from station on Oregon Electric, near Salem.
20 Acres Under Cultivation
Six-room house and barn, two acres of bearing orchard, spring and
creek water, half acre in small fruits.
Ferry Earnings for Owner
With this farm goes privilege of ferry across Willamette River.
Ferry earnings now average between $40 and $50 per month. Ferry
and equipment included in' sale of farm. Will trade for city property.
Tor information write "Farm Department," 235 Stark St., Portland,
Oregon, or call Main 5076 or A 3774.
narrow lanes in which to transact busl.
ness. I am free to confess that I
think the attitude of the people who
are opposed to this project is not a
broad one and I have no doubt the
Councilmen will so view It."
Double-Track Line Assured.
It Is proposed. In case the City Coun
cil grants the streetcar company a
franchise, to double-track on Seventh
street .o the Broadwty bridge so as
to brln.? the people up to Washington
street. The Peninsula, whicn practi
cally takes in all that section of terri
tory from Broadway to St. Johns, will
no doubt come Into the city over the
Broadway bridge. Several minutes will
be taken off the time schedule of all
the lines feeding that territory. The
population of that section is estimated
at 60,000. It has been growing with
considerable rapidity for the past few
years, and with better streetcar facili
ties it will grow all the more rapid.
It is apparent, the property-owners
on the street assert, that the benefit to
Seventh street will be of considerable
magnitude if the people of the Penin
sula are brought into the city on
Seventh. Values on this street have
more than trebled in the past ien years,
and the assertion is made that they
will Increase equally as fast in the
next" ten years. Should the project fall
to go through, it Is pointed out that
the ability of the street to handle the
traffic will be exceedingly- limited. In
that case the travel will seek some
other outlet to secure its passageway
into the business district.
It has been suggested that streetcars
be run on Sixth street and Eighth
street to handle the Broadway bridge
traffic, should the Seventh-street property-owners
conclude that a narrow
street Is better than a wide one. A
number of property-owners on Park,
among whom is Theodore B Wilcox,
are now looking up the question of
having the cars from the Broadway
bridge run up Into that dis'rlct and
connect with Morrison In frop : of the
Olds, Wortman & King store. Should
this project go through the recesslty
for widening Seventh street, so far
as streetcar traffic is concerned, will
be almost imperative, as th future
growth of the business district of the
city will depend lari,-e".y upon rapid
transportation facilities.
ARLETA GETS FIXE BCILDIXG
Mrs. J. Degel to Build Reinforced
Structure at Cost of $30,000.
Plans and specifications have been
prepared by Architect C. A. Duke for
a two-story reinforced concrete build
ing 100x115 feet In size, to be built al
Arleta Station, in the Mount Scott dis
trict, for Mrs. J. Degel. It will be a
combined theater, store and office
building, the most pretentious to be
built In that part of the East Side,
The theater will be 70x80 feet in size,
and will be in accordance with the re
quirements of the city building code.
It will have a large stage and bowl
shaped floor and will seat 700 people.
The remainder of the space on the first
floor will be occupied by a store. The
second floor will contain 12 offices so
arranged that they can be used singly
or en suite. The building will be heated
by hot water. All the office rooms will
be lighted and ventilated. The build
ing will cost about $30,000.
Fine Apartment House to Rise.
Architects Claussen & Claussen are
preparing plans for a four-story brii-U
apartment-house to be built In the Nob
Hill district for a Portland estate. The
building will be erected on a corner lot,
50x100 feet in size. It will be among
the most modern and costly apartment
buildings in the city. Definite plana
of the enterprise will be announced
later.
Fine Residence Planned.
s D. Pallay has had plans drawn for a
modern six-room dwellfng to bo built
at Laurelhurst avenue and East Gltsan
street. The living-room, dining-room
and reception hall will be finished In
mahogany, and the bedrooms and bath
room in white enamel. The house will
cost about $4000. A. J. Maclure is tha
architect.
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