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THE SUXDAT OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, 3fAT 5, 1913.
SOUTH PORTLAND
HAKES PROGRESS!
Two Miles of Sidewalks and
Street Grading to Be Com
pleted Soon.
MANY FINE HOMES RISE
Sootnport Addition Becomes At
tractiie Residence District Tcr-
llllger Boulevard Is Im
portant Achievement.
With the completion next week of
about two miles of sidewalk extensions
and street Improvements In South Port
Addition, between South PcrtlanJ and
Fulton, that district w:!I become the
scene of much building activity. Cutler
a Manuel contract let last Winter the
entire district la being provided with
cement sidewalks and traded streets
and arrangements are now under war
to pave at least one street coursing the
omnn nonn ana toutn. Already much
building has been done and more Is
planned as soon as tlie weather becomes
nui-a. ii is sa.u mere will be no
ewer tnan ; new houees built durln
the Summer, and that number mar be.
increased netore the Spring house-
planning season Is finished.
The illstrirt extends from Flowers
street south to Dakota street and from
the Macadam road to Corbett street.
I'ntll the present Improvement there
were no cement sidemalks excepting on
Corbett street, and on the Macadam
road, which Is paved through I In dl.
trlcf. The new work mill cot upwards
Ie rl'parx I, Kapid.
A year ago the dlstrlctwas little
mors than a large farm, most of the
land being under cultivation It was
soia to various people and real estate
companies and work was begun soon
afterward cn several modern homes. The
district has been provld.d with city
water, sewers, (ai and all other con
veniences and at present is one of the
most attractive of residence districts.
On tl.e west Is a M!i fill covered
with pines and firs and foliage of other
kinds and on the eaxl Is the Willam
ette l:!ver. with Ross Ulan. I stretching
the full length of the addition. Near
the top of the lull to the west Is the
Terwllllger boulevard, which probably
will be completed within the next fi w
months and opened to team and auto
mobile truffle. The Fulton car passes
throuKii the district.
lurlng the lost year there have been
aoout modern houses built In the
dltrlt. In. I lid. J In the number arc
several built by wealthy fanililes anil
cotlng well along In the thousands of
dollars. These are found for the most
part aionir the southern extension of
Corbett street.
District la Jteeale.
This thoruutchfare. which up to last
Summer was little more than a trail
down the mountain side has been made
Into an 80-foot street. It has been di
vided Into two roads, one about -o
feet lower than the other. A stone
wall divides them. In almost every
part of South Port residents overlook
the river and have an excellent view
of the surrounding country to the east.
To the south Is Fulton, which Is also
relng rapidly built up with modern
houses.
Plans are under way for the paving
of Corbett street through South I"ort. I
Petitions for this have been presented i
to the City Council and It la expected
work will be begun this Summer. This
win Increase the Importance of the dis
trict. It Is declared.
New houses are planned for Dakota.
Carolina. Iowa. Kelly. Corbett and other
treets ox the district as soon as the
street Improvements are finished. In
cluded In the new buildings planned
are two modern terraces, which are to
be erected hv a Portland real estate
company, and a store building to be
erected by an East Side merchant.
These probably will all be finished be
fore the end of next Summer.
"HELLO GIRLS" THROUGHOUT ROGUE
RIVER VALLEY PROTECT ORCHARDS
Advance of Jack Frost Is Told to Hundreds of Anxious Growers, Who Await With 35,000 Smudge Pots to Send
Up Warm Shafts to Defy Icy Harbinger of Destroyed Crops Danger Period Soon Over.
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VEW nRLTY FIRM ACTIVE
Craig Si Slawaon CIo Nanabcr of
Sales of Residence Sites.
Craig It Slauson. who purchased ti.a
city real estate business from Hart man
& Thompson last week and are now
organising a realty company along the
lines conducted by their predecessors,
report a brisk business In Rose City
I'srk. Parkrose. Mornlnrslde and other
additions the past week. Several lots
were sold to persons who will erect
iiomes at once.
The firm sold for 8. B. Barker, a
five-acre tract adjoining Wellington,
north of Jlnae City Park, to George C
0"0rady. This property is valued at
tl5i)0 an acre. The firm also sold the
modern residence of O. E. Jencks, In
Morning-side.
One of the attractive homes Just com
pleted In Mornlngstde Is that of E. O.
Hopion. head of the t'nited States Rec
lamation Service In Oregon. The house
contains seven rooms and has white
enamel finish. It Is patterned after
Washington's Mount Vernon home, be
ing distinctively Colonial. It was built
at a cost of 16000. The house was de
signed by Lewis I. Thompson.
FY HELETN C. GALE
XK frosty night, not so Terr many
years ago, John Gore, an or
chardist of the Rogue River
Valley, burned the rails of his
frcce under the trees in bis
orchard. He was the only man In
the valley that year who had a pear
crop. Since then, one by one. the orch-
becama necessary a few years ago to
establish a special weather bureau at
Med ford. Professor P. J. O'Gara is the
pathologist and meteorological ob
server stationed at this place. The
fruit grower sometimes Duds, during
the Spring season, that his orchard
requires all the care and attention of
a croupy baby, but Professor O'Gara
Is the doctor, who keeps his linger on
ardlsts have come to realize the value the pulse of the weather and he sends
of smudging and now there are 15.000 ' out warnings to all the anxious orch-
smudge-pots being used In Jackson
County.
I would not have one think that It
la necessary for every orchard-owner
to burn (Ires In his orchard every
night In the Spring; In fact It is only
the land on the low valley floor that
requires smudging at all during the
frost season, for the orchards that are
at a higher elevation are Immune from
danger even during the coldest period,
while even those orchards that are be
low the frost line sometimes require
but one smudging. If any, during the
danger period. However. It takes but
one cold night, when the trees are In
bud or blossom, to ruin a fruit crop,
so now the orcharding lHte the wise
virgin, finds it to his advantage to hae
his pots full of oil and ready for fir
ing In case that that one cold night
does come.
Warmlegs Are Seat Out.
Owing to the fact that the Rogue
River Valley has a peculiar climate all
her own. and with the rapid Increase
of valuable commercial orchards. It I
ardlsts during the nights when there
Is any sign of danger. This year .he
has established a system whereby the
orchardlsts may obtain news of the
weather at any hour. Observations are
taken and sen to every telephone
central In the valley; all the orchardlst
has to do In order to find out the
weather conditions Is to call up
"Central" and obtain the Information.
Smudging has passed the experi
mental stage in Southern Oregon. In
stead of being an experiment now. It
Is a custom. Some of the orchards are
smudged with wood first, some with
coal, but most of the orchards are
equipped with oil pots. The smoke
and fire In an orchard will raise the
temperature eight or nine degrees, and
this has been the means of saving the
crops In many Instances.
( Ml la $3 aa Acre.
When smudging was first Introduced
many of the fruit growers objected
to the additional expense It Incurred,
but scientific observation has shown
that If the proper fuel la used It only I
costs $2 per acre for one firing. This
Is surely a small Item when one con
siders that this may be the means
of saving a crop that averages at
least $1000 per acre.
The Spring season has been most
kind this year to the trult. March,
with warm, brilliant sunshine, brought
out a wealth of blossoms on all the
trees: April, that most capricious
month, dreaded by the fruit grower,
paid up for all her shortcomings of
other years by sending a heavy rain
fall during her 30 days. The rainfall
for this last April was 4.97 . Inches,
which Is more than any previously
recorded for this time of year. Some
uneasiness has been expressed In re.
gard to the pollination of the fruit
trees on account of the heavy rains,
but as one bee will pollinate 7000
blossoms In one day of bright weather.
and April had several sunny days be
tween rains, there Is no danger to be
feared on that score.
There are only two weeks left of
what is known as the "danger period."
and It looks' aa If Rogue River Val
ley was going to reap her estimated
1.000,000 fruit crop without having
to resort to smudging at all.
"We never used to hear of this
smudging," complained an old farmer
one morning, wjien the smoke from
the smudge fires lay heavy through the
valley, "and yet we always had apples
and pears."
The day of the old. gnarled apple tree
Is past, my friend. Tou never used to
ATTRACTIVE WEST SIDE BUILDING UNDER WAY.
HOOD TtrVER, ORCHARD IS SOLD
Tract Changes Hands Foar Times In
Six Months.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. May i. Special.)
The orchard tract owned and de
veloped by Cutler Brothers. In the
O.L-;: district, which has been sold four
timet irf pat six month, three times
d :r.nir the last three weeks, has proo
aMy been sold more often than any
other orchard tract In the state for
such a period of time. The 10-acre
trai t was bought from Cutler Brothers
last Fall by vT. II. Johnson, a Phila
delphia merchant, wbo desired to re
tire to country lite. About three weeks
ico Mr. Johnson sold to J. C. Skinner,
wlio the next week disposed of the
phice to W. S. Farrls. Mr. Farrls has
Just announced that he has sold to
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Allen, of Oak
;rove. taking as part payment their
ranch in that district. The Cutler ranch
was valued at 132.000 and the Allen
property at 1:0.000 In the deal, the lat
ter place containing It hi acres.
Breaking Line Kills Logger.
KELSO, Waslu May 4. (Special.)
Herman Kahrs. a logger employed by
the Ostrander Railway le Timber Com
pany at Ostntnder, Wash., was in.-tant-ly
killed yesterday when the main line
of the donkey engine on which he was
working, broke. The broken end of
the linn rtcolled. striking him in the
forehead and crushing the skull. Kahrs
was :i years old and single. Ills par
ents are In Norway.
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Get Some of This Money
Think of It! Three Thousand Dollars Weekly
Paid Out for Lettuce alone, in Portland.
If You Will Purchase an Acre or So in
PARKROSE
You cannot only raise enough vegetables for your own use, but with
the tremendous demands of the Portland markets, you can supply part
of thi3 demand at a goodly profit to yourself.
A trip out Sunday will be enjoyable to you and afford you an opportu
nity of "sizing up" this splendid property. Take the Rose City Park car
HARTMAN & THOMPSON
Fourth and Stark Streets
Chamber of Commerce BuiHing
spray or prune or cultivate, either. In
your dooryard orchard. The children
had swings under the wide-spreading
branches, and you picked your frlult
making cider out of the Ill-formed,
frost-bitten apples and put down the
best of the fruit in a straw littered
bin. Tou didn't depend on those apples
for a living; you hadn't put thousands
of dollars into your orchard; you didn't
take your orchard seriously; you could
go to bed on the coldest of bpuug
nights and 'sleep peacefully while the
frost played havoc with the blossoms
on your few fruit trees. But now, since
men have put a lortune in trees ana
depend on the produce of these or
chards for a living, they find them a
thing to cuddle and protect even to the
extent of building kindly fires under
their blossom-laden branches.
Idea Is IVot a Fad.
And again, smudging Is not a fad,
neither Is It an Idea new to this gen
eration; history shows wheie fires of
straw and wood were used for frost
prevention as early as the 16th century,
and Pliny in one of his writings, rec
ommends the use of such -fires to the
owners of vineyards.
Another idea conceived by the man
who objects to smudging. Is that the
soot left by the crude oil, stains the
flowers of the fruit trees so that th
bee, that useful little bearer of pollen
from ono tree to another, will turn In
disgust from the petroleum-perfumed
blossom and refuse to sip the honey
from the tainted flowers. This Is only
an idea, however, as careful observation
has shown that the bees will be hap-
Dllv at work In an orchard on a morn
lng after smudging, before the smoke
has entirely cleared out rrom unaer
the trees, and they will remain at work
all through the day.
JUNIOR WEEK-END IS HELD
(Concluded From First Paite. This Section.)
few of the events which will help
visitors and students alike to pass the
time.
The Interscholastlc meet is a great
drawing card, for more than 150 "prep"
school athletes and their partisans
from about 30 schools throughout tho
state. This meet will be Saturday,
with the trials in the morning and the
finals in the afternoon. The visiting
contestants and their friends will be
entertained at the various fraternities
and clubs during their stay in Eugene.
It Is this readiness on the part of
the various living organizations to pro
vide for visitors that has won tlie uni
versity the name of being a royal host
on all occasions. The fraternities and
clubs will not be alone In this resiiect.
The men's dormitory will take care of
a large number of visitors, while the
members of the faculty will entertain
visiting high school instructors.
All visitors will be admitted free to
all events. Including the track meets
and baseball games, the Dramatic Club
play and the Junior "prom. A spe
cial effort will be made to induce the
Oregon Agricultural College athletes
from Corvallls, who contest here Fri
day, to remain for the Junior "prom,"
as guests of the university.
The Dramatic Club play promises to
be a success. W. S. Gilbert's produc
tion, "Engaged," will be presented Fri
day evening in the Eugene Opera
Uquse. The aquatic meet in connec
tion with the canoe carnival will be
participated in by six or eight of the
preparatory schools of the state. The
events will include 20, 40, 100 and 220
yard swims, fancy diving contests and
a Joust between canoes.
Students Meet Clubmen,
In the tennis tournament, to be held
Saturday morning, the University rac
quet wielders will meet the represen
tatives of the Multnomah Club of
Portland. Saturdr.y night a rally meet
ing will be held in Villard Hall for
those students and visitors not attend
ing the Junior "prom." A programme
of music and speeches Is planned.
Another interesting event is the
ceremony of burning the green fresh
man caps by the members of that
class. These caps, which are neither
ornamental nor protective to the wear
er, are worn by every freshman from
tho opening of College in September
until Junior Week end. Then, how
ever, it Is the privilege of the under
classmen to burn the headpieces. This
is done In one large bonfire with ap
propriate Incantations by the fresh
men. A meeting of the board of regents
of the university will be held Friday
and Saturday of this Junior Week-end.
For this occasion it is expected Gov
ernor West and Secretary of stato
Olcott will be present.
CAPITALISTS LIKE CITY
PORTLAND IS ATTRACTIVE TO
EASTERN INVESTORS.
Big Future Foreseen by President
Marktiam, of Northwestern Mu
tual Life Insurance Company.
That Eastern capitalists consider
Portland among tho safest and most '
conservative cities in the country, is t
the statement made last week by
George C. Markham. president of the j
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance 1
Company, with headquarters at Mil-
waukee, who was a visitor in the city.
Mr. Marquam believes that the entire
Pacific Coast will make great progress
when the Panama Canal is in or ora
tion. He declares Portland has a great
future.
"For the past 25 years I have made
trips to the Pacific Coast and have
watched Its development closely fur
the purpose of making investments for
my company," said Mr Marquam. "At
present we have more than $1,500,000
Invested In Portland property. I wish
we could double this amount on similar
conditions, but the opportunity does not
appear open. There Is too much com
petition with Eastern interests for
Portland Investments, and your banks
are so well fortified that outside cap
ital is not sought.
"Among the Eastern capitalists Port
land Is considered in the list of tha
solid, safe and conservative cities of
the country for investments and mort
gage loans. Since my last visit hero,
three years ago, this city has mado
great strides in building operations. It
does not seem to me that it has built
ahead of its present needs.
"Portland has back of it one of the
largest and most productive territories
that can be found. A large part of it
is still undeveloped. The rich country
tributary to this city Is being developed
rapidly, however. That is a positive
assurance of Portland's continued
growth. When the Panama Canal is
opened, the entire Pacific Coast will be
more important commercially, and in
every other way, than has been antici
pated." MANY LOT SALES ARE CLOSEH
Realty & Trust Company Reports
Good Business in April.
Tho Realty & Trustee Company re
ports the following sales made during
the month of April;
Thomas Muir to Hugh Montgomery,
lots 9 and 10, block 90, Irvlngton,
$6000; L. Louise Stine to Leslie 11. Mur-
com, lot 7, diock 4. Kiumauer s jvaai-
tion, J450O. This is a corner lot two
blocks east of Laurelhnrst, improved
with a six-room modern bungalow.
Thomas Mulr to L. Louise Stine, north
half Of lots 6 and 7, block 54, Waver-
ly, $1500; Joseph Reed to John 1!.
Hibbard, lot 12, Stonewall. $1S00; John
B. Hibbard to Leslie K. Morcom, lot
14, block IS, Willamette Heights,
$3000; Rose City Park Association to
W. P. Stine, lot 21, block 136, $1400.
Clarence R. llotchklss, president of
the company, has sold eight lots at
Oak Grove Station to John B. Hibbard.
for $3000. A. C. Furlong, secretary of
the company. Is building a house on
East Thirty-fifth street, between Clin
ton and Division streets, and has plans
drawn for several more. These houses
will be completed and offered for sale
by the company during the Summer.
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ITPER STARK-STREET STRTCTtRB OP fROWX TRUST COMPANY.
One of the attractive structures under way on the West Side la the four-story building being built for
the Crown Trust Company on upper Stark street, between Tenth and Eleventh streets. The building is iOx
200 feet In site and contains four floors and basement. The exterior is of pressed brick construction.
The firt floor will be used for stores and the lofta for hotel purposes. The buiiding was designed by Mac
Naughton ti Raymond.
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