Tirn sttxdat oREnoyiAX. roRixAyp. may is, 1912.
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SCE2IES EHOWLKG CHARACTER OT WESTWOOD.
Slashed
PROSPECT
It
SOLO FOR
Clackamas Residents Show
, Need of Electric Line.
Realty Associates Take Over
Fine Residential Addition
in Irvington.
BIG AREA WOJJLD BENEFIT
RAILWAY IS SOUGHT
1
PARK IS
$275,000
WEEK'S TRADING IS BRISK
Baildlng- Operation Continue Satle-
factory Permit Amonl to
S7O.500 Realty Board
Fixe Rate OB Iease.
The moat Important deal closed last
cot vu the arqulettlon by th Keeltv
Jlasociaiee oi roruann i w
para- property. In the Irvlnton ie
trlrt. Ttve ronelderatloa waa approal
inarelv -Ti
Thi traaafer includes If J vacant Iota
art all cntraeta on lota (old In tha
addition. There are about u bulldins;
aura In tha property, mora than one
fcair of which aro held br pereone who
wtil bulla flna homaa. There, ara now
4 dwellinas In tha addition and nearly
all have been built within tha paat It
month. I ullJIna reatrlctiona ara main,
talned. with tho raault that all dwell-
. ki.KUaa mnairurTinn
insa mfw v. . - .
Tha property la located north of
Thonpaon etreei, diwwo r.
entb an J Eait Fourteenth etreeta All
I rvn atreeta arw Improved with hard
urfeco paving, and water, sewer and
sraa malna have ben Installed.
With thl tranaactlon tha Kealty Ae
oclatea now have Inraatroent In Port,
land aancrea-atlnaT l.S.0. Included
In tho purchaae of tha Proapeict Park
property, tba Ri-elty Aeeoclatee hare
" taken over tha fire Ineurunce bualneaa
o( A, K. Diamond Co. Tha officer
and director of tha Realty Aaaoclatoa
are:
preeldeot. R. D. Inman; flrat vlce
president. M. C. BanfleJd: aecond vlce
prcaldcnu George Lawrence. Jr.: third
vice-prldent. Amedee M. Smith; treaa-
rar. Thomaa r. Honeyaian: aecretary.
Arthur C Emmona Together with the
efftrera, the followlnc ara membera of
the board of director: George E. Cham
berlain. C. F. Swlgerc R. U Sabln and
1L A. Bars-ont.
The property at tha northweat cornea-
of Twenty-first and Vaughn
atreeta. 10012 fet. haa been taken
orrr from W. A. Storey by H. Taylor
Hill, of Bank. Or for 150,000. A part
payment Mr. Storey took title to part
of Hill's Acre, near lianka. The
Vauglin-etret property la Improved
with two fine reaidencoa. It will be
held a an Inveetment. Tha aal waa
negotiated by Erneat Well.
A. IL. De Qolyer. of Chicago, lat
week purrhaeed tho beautiful H. P.
1'iilrner realdence. In Irvington. for a
tash consideration of f:0.00. Tha ait
I 0 feet wide by 100 feet deep, and
there 1 an additional pleco SS by 100
fret at the rear. Tha property haa
frontage on Eaat Twenty-flrat atreet
and la directly acroea tho atreet from
the Irrlnton Club (-round. The home
contalna It rnotna and la on of the
flneat residential propertlea In tha Inr
Ingtoa district
Tha Syndicate P.enlty Company haa
taken title to a lot TJ x 100 feet at the
aouthweat corner of Eaat Eleventh and
Kaat Alder atreet and will erect a
modern apartment-bouae on the alte
thta year. The property waa pur
chased from A. J. Leland for lli.000.
It la located opposite the new Eaat
Portland Branch Library.
Max Bloom haa purchased two lot
at Kront ami Curry atreeta. In Bouth
Portland, from Erneat Kroner, for $!.
00. The property la Improved with
frame dwellings and waa bought aa
an Investment.
J. O. Thomaaaen. of Pella, Idaho, ha
purrhased the quarter-block at the
northwet corner of Eaat Sixteenth
atreet and Hawthorne avenue from
Margaret E. Fraaler. the conalderatlon
being 110.000. Mr. Thomaaaen will lm
proe the site In the near future with
a combination atore and flat building.
That more attention should b given
towarda keeping the atreeta free of
dirt, pa per a and waat matter waa
urged at the regular weekly meeting
ef the Portland Realty Board Friday.
Secretary Puree cited eeverel In
atancea where the ordinance regulat
ing the condition of atreeta had been
violated.
-Portland haa a reputation or being
a clean city, but we are not entitled
to much pralae now If we do not look
after the atreeta better." said Mr.
Purse. "With the holding of the Roae
Festlvat and the Elk Convention In
Portland, there will be tbeueanda of
visitors to the ctty. We should do
everything poealbi to have the city
look It best- A little care oa the
part of the residents will make a big
difference In the appearance of the
atreeta."
The Realty Board ha at Iat adopted
a uniform echedule of commllon
covering all claw of leaeea. Tha
ratee to he charged for leaalng deala
are eonaldered reasonable. They are
lower than the rate that obtain In
Kanaaa City. Denver. Los Angeles,
.Seattle. Salt Lake and Ban Francisco.
The fol!ow!ng la the ecale of eommla
alona that will be charged by board
member In future:
Fifty year or over. JH per cent of
agreed valuation of property for flrat
pvdiod of leaae. earn a Bala.
Over 1 year and lea than ( years,
1 Vi per cent of agreed valuation of
property.
Ten yeara or less, same a bualneaa
property.
Huetness property One year, ono
haiC Brat month'a rent: two or three
vrars' Orat month'a rent: four and
five yeara. Jt per cent of total rent;
over Ave. to and Including 10 years.
1 per cent additional. Renewal On
l-rr cent of total rent. Handling prop
trir Five per cent of rent.
lirtiileiicfi Three per cent of total
rental.
The commlalon rate on real eatato
deala la i per rent oa tha Brat t-'OOO and
per cent above that amount. It la
crclared that real estate coramlaalona
In Portland are lower than prevail In
any otter Paclflc Coaat city.
In building operation Portland la
maintaining a aatlafactory showing. So
txr tfcl month there have been laaued
Hi permits with a total valuation of
ii.os:.;.
There were Issued 11 permit laet
week, the total valuation being f 17001.
The largeat permit of the week waa
far the eicht-story reinforced concrete
building to riae at the northweat cor
E.r ot l ark and Morrison atreeta. at
a coat of i:S.00.
The aummary of the week' permit
la aa followa:
Morfay i f H '
T-.iaT .. . 4 r it
V.lMay ls.I
Ttiuratley X4 2e 43
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aatunlay 13 .oi
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HILL TRACT OPENED
Westwood Addition in Center
of Scenic District.
SITES ARE ATTRACTIVE
Propcrf y to Be Derrcloped at Once
W'ltb Standard Improvements.
Big- Activity on West Side Hill
Is Expec-tcd This Tear.
Tho 10-aore tract lying directly west
of King's Heights, which ha been
platted a Weatwood. la considered on
of the moat attractive residential prop
ertlea on the West Side bill. The
tract has been sub-divided Into about
to building sites.
The contour or the grouno is sucu
that winding avenuea can be cut
throuarh without necessitating the con
struction of retaining walla The
majority of the Bites lie nearly ievu
Fine views can be obtained from this
property.
Th contracts for grading the streets
and Inatalling alt modern Improvement
will be let at once. It ta expected that
all Improvements. Including paving.
will be completed before me eno i
Summer. The property Is owned by
W. B. and O. E. I?treetr.
"Activity In hill property on the
Wet Side will be more pronounced
..ir thin ever before, according
to preaent Indications." aald . W. B.
Streeter yeaterday. -iome-ouiiaers
beelnnlca: to realise that the West
Sid nil la are a great asset to the city
and will eventually become mo great
how place of Portland. The fine
views and the Invigorating atmosphere
appeal to everyone who visits the dis
trict. "It Is our plan to grade the streets
and Install water, pa and aewer
malna and paving aa aoon aa poealbi.
V expect to tare ail the lavpror-
- - mi I H I 111 f I
in ill in we-- II a.. ...... v : af TTwt.aU - -- ! w-.v,
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menu completed by FalL A large
number of sitea haa been purchased
and several buyer will erect fine
homes before the end of the year.
"The streetcar line paaaea through
the center of Weatwood and the fare
haa been reduced to i cents from any
part of the city."
5 HAY HOMES ARE ODER WAT
Portland Building Association to
Balld 41 Dwellings.
The Portland Building Association,
which haa erected many attractive
homes In different portions of the city,
has had prepared plana for ti high
class homes. Dwelling are now un
der way for the following:
J. W. Kaste. East Sixty -ninth street:
Mrs. Martin, bungalow. Eaat Elxty
nlnth street: IL X. Blgelow, East
Twenty-eighth street and Killings
worth avenue: 8. C Taylor. Woodstock:
Albert Laubbermann. Rodney avenue
and Qolng street; Auguat Kosal. Hea
ve rt on: W. R. Bridges. East Forty
sixth street; J. C Krltes. Bonlta; R.
Cravat. Ardenwald; C. O. Jaque. Eata
cada: J. 8. Howell. Kenton; O. W.
Walker. Laurelhurst: airs. Shahan.
Mllwaukle; F. W. Lloyd. Mount Scott;
M. Werlln. Mount Soon; William Dun
can, four realdence. Rose Ctty Park;
Emll Nelson. Fremont street; A. J.
Krlder. Powell and Mary streets; Mrs.
Slmpaon. Eaat Fifty-third atreet; W.
H. Betts. store at Sell woo d.
Theae resldancee aggregate about
t:00.000. which la eonaldered a good
allowing for one building Arm.
BROADWAY TO GET THEATER
Modern Moving Picture House to Go
Up on Eaat Nineteenth Street.
Plan are belna; prepared by Roberts
Roberts for a motion-picture theater
for B. O. Gallup, which will riae at
Eaat Nineteenth street and Broadway.
The theater will be modern In every
way, with dome celling, large etage,
orchestra pit and ventilation system.
The front will be of light-colored
pressed brick, with dark trlmmlnga
The building will be of the California
Mlaaloa atyle of architecture. -
The foyer will have a tile floor and
marble walnacote. The building will be
60 by 100 feet and will adjoin the two
story building now under construction
at thl corner. The theater ha been
leased. b( Van 8cojr at Haucav,
816 PARCEL IMPROVED
MOXTGOMERT TRACT DEVEL
OPMENT EXTENSIVE.
Cloee-ln Property ow Worth Store
Than $450,000 May Be Used
by Railroad Company.
The Improvement of the Montgomery
tract of about S acres In Lower Al
blna has been completed. Hydraulic
power was used In cutting down the
high bank at the east side and water
carried the material Into the lower por
tion. The tract la now on a level with
Larrabee street. With the exception
of Benton, which crosses the south
west corner, and. an easement for a
viaduct on Kerby street, there are no
streets through this tract. It belna;
held In one solid body.
According to reports, the land as It
stands, with the purchase price and
the coat of filling, cost the owners
1 150.000. and yet its real value Is esti
mated as high as 1450.000, figuring at
the rate of $16,000 an acre. Some parts
of the tract facing Larrabee atreet
are worth probably 125.000 an acre.
This Is the tract the city undertook
to purchase, but moved so slowly that
private parties secured It- It Is dem
onstrated to be one of the best Invest
ments made In Inside property. It 1
in the heart of the city, near the river
and the O.-W. R A N. line. It Is In
control of th Hancock Land Com
pany. The extension of Kerby street
through the tract la assured by an
easement gleen by George Brown to
the city. Under the conditions of this
easement a viaduct must be built
across the tract, a distance of 1100
feet, within ten years, the piers to be
placed according to requirements of
the even, the object being to bold
the tract Intact for railroad or man
ufacturing purposes.
East Portland Home Bougtat-
Mra. Mary F. Hobklrk has pur
chased 50x100 feet at the southwest
corner of East Forty-first and Braxee
streets In Rossmere or Profesaor rL J.
Hockenberry for $5000. The property
Includes a modern two-story residence.
It was bought tor a home.
Improvement Club I Formed to Ex
ploit Resource of Fertile Dis
trict - Better Transportation
Facilities Chief Aim.
With the organization of the Claok
amas Improvement Club last week, a
campaign waa started to provide the
district with better tranaportaUon fa
cllltiea. A committee waa appointed to
Interview the Portland Railway. Light
at Power Company and also to look to
other aources of relief in the way of
transportation.
The dlatrict surrounding Clackamas
Is fertile and la well developed. There
are many fine homea between the old
Oregon City road and Mount Scott. Be
yond Baker'a bridge and Clear Creek
there U a large territory which I be
ing improved steadily. It la declared
'hat an electric line through the dla
trict would pay from the start and
would bring Into nse hundreds of acre
of fertile land now held back on ac
count of lack of transportation facil
ities. . .
Formerly, when effort were made to
get electric transportation for this dla
trict. atatlatlca were supplied showing
that aufflclent freight could be secured
to Justify the construction of a line.
Railway men were taken over the route
and the territory was Inspected care
fully, but owing to the consolidation
of the Portland street railways about
that time the project was dropped.
- It Is considered reasonably certain
"that so fine an opportunity will not
be neglected long, and that an eiectric
railway will be built either from Mil
waukle or directly northward along
the wet side of Mount Scott to Mount
Tabor. This latter route seems the
most attractive, as It passes through
a district well setUed and several miles
from any transportation line. The
other proposition Is a branch to some
point on the Oregon City branch of the
Portland Railway. Light Power Com
pany. It would probably not be an
expensive proposition to construct a
branch from Clackamas to the Oregon
City line, but It ta announced that sev
eral propositions to secure electric car
service will be considered. Many Port
land people live at Clackamas and
vicinity. The present service on the
Southern Pacific Is considered Inade-
quate, and the Oregon City line Is too
far west to be of any advantage.
W. J. Guy, of Portland, Interested
In the movement to got car service,
said:
"This Is the most promising unde
veloped aection anywhere near Port
land, and from the investigations which
I have made I believe that an electric
railway not only to Clackamas but a
line penetrating the territory beyond
Logan would be a good paying propos
ition rrom tne start, row youpia
any idea of the beauty and promise of
, the territory southeast of Clackamas
and beyond Baker's bridge across the
Clackamas River. Those who have
gone to Baker'a bridge have only seen
a portion of the district, and even the
best Is beyond."
The officers of the Clackamas Im
provement Club are W. T. Gardner,
president, and J. C Butcher, secretary.
FINE BUILDINGS RISE
EAST SIDE GETS TWO MORE
3IODERX STRUCTURES.
Site on East Burnslde and Union
Avenue to Be Improved Resi
dence Property Bought.
A modern three-story brick building
will be erected on East Burnalde, be
tween East Sixth and East Seventh
streets, by Wackrow & Woodhouse. who
bought a site 40x61 feet for tlO.OOO
from Lola Lam pert, through Mall &
Von BorsteL The property Is known as
the Walter Battel home. The two
story bouse which stands on the lot will
be moved away to make reom for the
new building, whlcei will cost 20.000.
The old cottages at the northeast cor
ner of Union avenue and East Couch
streets are being removed preparatory
to the construction of a modern three
story brick building for Chambers &
Widmer. It will cover the lot and will
cost about $35,000.
A lot 60x100 feet with a two-story
eight-room residence, at East Twenty
alxth and Knott streets In Eyrie Addi
tion, was purchased from S. Peterson
by Attorney John McCue for $5000. Rea
ldence property on Weidler, between
East Twenty-first and East Twenty
second streets, was sold to James Ly
ons by the Marshall estate for $6000.
E. R. Ernsberger, of the Mount Hood
Railroad, has sold his seven-room Co
lonial residence on East Twenty-fifth
and Brazes atreeta te Mrs- H. G. Terry.
CLEVELAND ADDITION' PLATTED
Suburban Property at Gresham At
tractive to Homebullders.
Cleveland Addition to Gresham.
which was recently placed on the mar
ket by the Clark-Cannon Company, ad
joins the suburban town on the north
and lies directly . opposite the Mount
Hood Railway track and depot. ' A por
tion of the acreage la within the city
limits and has been platted Into lots.
The remainder of the 100-acre tract
has been laid out In tracts of from one
to five acres, facing the broad Cleve
land avenue, which will Intersect the
Base Line Road a short distance east
of the Twelve-Mile House. ..
The soil of the tract. Including the
Cleveland Addition. Is considered espe
cially adapted to gardening and fruit
culture. The streets are being - Im
proved and Bull Run water service In
stalled. Since the property was opened
for settlement, several building site
and acreage tracts have been sold.
REALTY FIRM) REORGANIZES
Banker and Lumberman Now Affil
iated With Chapln & Her low.
With th organisation of the Chapln
Herlow Mortgage & Trust Company
two business men well known In tne
state have become affiliated with the
company. One Is E. W. Langdon, for
merly In the banking business at Al
bany, and the other Is John Pearson, a
lumberman.
jfr. Langdon is' vice-president of the
I company
of the mortgage and trust department,
i r...m waa annotated cashier of
Xtho First National Bank of Albany In
3V
&rir V-.'.
Fee tH lab.
1888 and continued In that position 18
years. In 1906 he was elected presi
dent of the bank and after five years'
service retired from the banking; busi
ness. During his connection with
that bank the deposits grew from $120,
000 to over $1,000,000. At no time dur
ing the depression of 1907 did the bank
resort to clearing-house certificates so
much In use throughout the country at
that time.
Mr. Pearson, the other new member
of the company, has been prominent In
the lumber business for a number of
years, first In the Inter-mountain coun
try and later on the Coast. He is a
member of the advisory board of the
company. Owing, to many buainess
connections, Mr. Pearson is unable to
enter actively In the management of
the company, but will act with the
members in an advisory capacity.
Since the company was reorganised
It has made plans for covering an ex
tensive field In realty operations In
Portland and surrounding country.
MANY GARAGES VXDKK WATT
Two Big Plants on East Side Are
About Completed.
Many garages are being built In dif
ferent portions of the East Bide, and
among them the most extensive Is the
three-story reinforced concrete build
ing under way on the southeast cor
ner of Hawthorne avenue and East
Eighth street for Joseph Paquet. This
structure covers a quarter-block, 100
xlOO feet In sise, and outside of the
Wemme garage Is the largest on the
East Side. An elevator capable of
lifting ten tons to the third story will
be Installed In this building.
William Reldt haa erected two gar
ages at a cost of $10,000, one on Union
avenue near Alberta street and the
other on Alblna avenue near Killings
worth avenue, and both are occupied.
Another garage has Just been com
pleted on Division and East Thirty
fifth streets.
The largest and most expensive is
tha automobile building erected by B.
Henry Wemme on the north side- of
Sullivan's Gulch between Union ave
nue and East Third street. It con
tains four stories and Is of reinforced
concrete construction. Two stories are
below the grade of Union avenue and
two above. For the lower story a
sidetrack has been built from the main
line of the O.-W. R. & N. to a platform
built alongside the building, giving di
rect access for shipping. This plant Is
about completed. It represents an ex
penditure of $60,000.
Lyle to Get Fine Hotel.
liTLE, Wash, May 18. (Special.)
Plans for Lyle's new three-story mod
ern fireproof hotel have been com
pleted and accepted by the hotel com
pany. Actual construction will com-
CALGARY
"When you know the flood of population that is sweeping into
and filling Western Canada you will realize the immediate and
lasting advantage to the manufacturer who locates in 'Calgary.
Moreover, the completion of the Panama Canal will unquestionably
make Calgary the great manufacturing center of the Canadian
Tyest distinction which her strategic position, cheap power, nat
ural gas, favorable labor market and unexcelled railway facilities
insure for her.
There is scarcely a line of manufacturing for which Calgary
does not offer at once an amazing future. Those for which there
is an opening are farm implements, tractor engines, bags, binder
twine, flax fabrics, paints and oils, furniture, boots and shoes,
shirts and overalls, tannery, stoves and furnaces, tar and building
paper, window glass, beet-sugar plants, packing-houses, brushes,
brooms, gas engines and machinery. Write me today for individ
ual information.
ANDREW. MILLER
Industrial Commissioner, Calgary, Canada.
TUALATIN VALLEY ACREAGE
Splendidly located near Portland, on United Railways; fast trains, week-end
rates, commutation tickets. Near town of North Plains. Electric light, pure
. water, improved streets, modern buildings. Ideal location for
FB.T7TT FARMS DAIRY FARMS BERRY FARMS POULTRY FARMS
ENCOURAGEMENT GIVEN SMALL INDUSTRIES
For literature write or call at office of
RUTH TRUST COMPANY
Main 6076, or A 3774. 235 Stark Street Portland, Oregon,
in Two
From May 26 to July 1st
lots in the new townsite of
Timber on the Tillamook
branch of the Southern
Pacific will be cut in price
just half.
Business Lots,
$50.00 to $100.00
Residence Lots,
$25.00 to $ 75.00
yt cash, balance monthly payments.
Get Busy
and get in right; work can be had
in the mill or logging camps.
Business Chances
We need a dray and livery, doc
tor and drugstore, first-class res
taurant, hotel, barber shop with,
baths, blacksmith and repair shop,
butcher shop, general merchandise
store, cigars and candies, boots
and shoes and gents furnishings.
Investigate now.
Tor further information writ
Timber
Townsite Co.
TIMBER, OREGON
mence as soon as materials arrive,
which will be within a week or 10
days. The site selected Is opposite the
State Bank of Lyle, corner of Third
and Washington streets.
FERTILE
POWELL
VALLEY
ONE, TWO. FIVE AND
TEN ACRE TRACTS
at Rockwood, Ruby, Base Line,
Gillis, Gresham, Pleasant Home,
Scenic, CottrelL The most fer
tile soil in Multnomah County.
Acres aa low as $150. Monthly
payments, $3.
Business Lots
Residence Lots
at new rapidly growing townsitea,
as low as $100. Monthly terms,
$2. Investigate the great oppor
tunity.. UMBDENSTOCK & LARSON CO.
286 Oak Street
TILE
For Floors, Bathrooms, Mantels, Kitchen
and All Purposes,
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK,
FRED W, WAGNER.
Mala 833. Stark.
TEL-EX OF TH- NEWS
AND
PLEASURE TELEPHONE
' IX TOUR HOME OR OFFICE.
5 Cents Per Day 8 A. M. to 12 P. M.
See Society Section, Pace Four.
Manafacturlng Center of
Middle Canadian West