THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 21, 1913.
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SULLIVAN'S GULCH
10 BE HADE LEVEL
Nearly 700,000 Yards of Dirt
and Rock to Be Sluiced
From Hills.
EAST SIDE GULCH DISTRICT TO BE IMPROVED.
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ROADS BUILDING TRACKS
System of Freight Switches and
Spurs Under Construction to
Warehouse and Factory Dis
trict at Heavy Cost. ,
Sluicing down nearly 700,000 yards of
dirt and rock, making extensive tills,
establishment a system of freight
switches and side tracks and building
a warehouse and manufacturing: center
at a cost of close to $500,000. are the
parts of a gigantic project which will
be commenced this week in Sullivan's
Gulch by the Anglo-Pacific . Realty
Company, which recently acquired the
gulch property and a part of Holla-
day's addition at a cost of J2.500.000.
Surveys and plans for the, project
have been completed and a contract for
the work has been let to the Lewis-
Wiley Hydraulic Company, which con
cern will move its machinery to the
scene as soon as possible and com
mence operations. A pumping station
will b'e built on the Willamette River
to supply the water and a large force
of men will be employed to handle the
work.
The ultimate plan is to establish
thoroughly modern district for ware
houses and factories down in the gulch.
To accommodate these buildings the
Harriman lines already are in the gulch
and the Hill interests are at work on
the extension of a line up the gulch
from the river to East Sixteenth street.
Hill to Be Taken Out.
The project will commence on the
large hill which stands in the gulch
cirectly east of the center of the Grand
avenue bridge. This hill will be taken
out for a distance of about 200 feet.
arrangements having been made' for the
removal of close to 400,000 yards of
clrt In this particular place. The dirt
will be sluiced down into the ravines
In the bottom of the gulch, bringing
the entire gulch up to the level of the
Harriman main line tracks.
Depressions north of the track also
will be filled in with the dirt from this
hill and from the hill on the north of
the gulch, which ia to be sluiced down
elso to a distance of about 26 feet
back.
excavations on tne south .of the
gulch will be pushed from the Grand-
avenue bridge to Eleventh street, tak
ing out what is now a good-sized hill,
East of the Twelfth-street bridge the
excavations will be made so as to make
the gulch almost straight. This will
Involve the removal of about 200,000
yards of dirt The tracks through the
gulch will be straightened from Grand
avenue bridge to East Sixteenth street,
eliminating three sharp curves which
are encountered by the trains at the
present time.
Gulch to Be Made Level.
When the project is completed the
entire gulch will be level and will be
In shape for the erection of factories
and warehouses. Wagon roads will lead
down into the gulch at a 4 per cent
grade and will be available for all the
factory sites. Train switches of both
the Harriman and Hill lines will form a
network throughout the gulch, leading
to every warehouse and factory site in
the tract.
The district will be smokeless, the
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REDMOND REALTY SOLD
RICH CROOK COt'XTY DISTRICT
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City Property and Acreage Deals
Involve. $100,000 Farmers En
joy Prosperous Season.
REDMOND. Or., Sept. 20. (Special.)
-Activity In the real estate situation
In Redmond and surrounding country
plan of those behind the project being! has been brisk the. past few weeks.
to sell only to factories and warehouses Among the Important recent deals was
which use electricity or some other! the purchase of the Redmond Hotel
form of power which does not require property from Nettle M. Abbott by W.
the exhaust of smoke into the gulch M. Wilson, of Valdez, Alaska.' The
or the surrounding country. This fea- I property has a frontage of 125 feet on
ture of the plan is expected to appeal Main street and la 100 feet deep, it
not only to the people who acquire is improved with a two-story hotel
sites in the district, but to the resl- building, containing 45 rooms, and
dents throughout the East Side as well, store buildings. The consideration
The project was planned before the I was $25,000.
Anglo-Pacifio Company acquired the I Mr. Wilson also purchased the Mu
property. Since that time a force oflma business property at the corner of
engineers has been busy making Main and D streets, the consideration
surveys of the gulch, running lines, being $4500. The vacant property lying
checking up on boundary lines and I between the two Improved parcels Is
making estimates of quantities of dirt owned by Mr. Wilson. 1th his recent
to be removed. The engineers have purchases Mr. Wilson, now owns near
been busy with the work for about six ly an entire block in the business sec
weeks and have finished the details tion. Mr. Wilson plana to remove the
completely. These have been approved present hotel building soon and re-
by those behind the project and work place it with a modern structure.
Recently Mr. Wilson sold about S5,-
000 worth, of irrigated land, but still
owns about TOO acres of alfalfa land.
Several other sales were closed within
is to be started at once and rushed to
completion.
Water will be used in tearing down
the hills. The huge sluicing machines
which were used in Westover terraces I the- past few days. - The total sales in
will be moved to the scene of opera- volve nearly $100,000.
tlons. The dirt will be carried through The Central Oregon Irrigation Com
pipes over the train tracks to the pany has completed Its concrete dam
places where the nils are to be made. I at the Deschutes T!ier, at
The operations will not Interfere with $165,000. The main cal for the
the operation of the O.-W. R. St N. I project north of Redmond has been
trains through the gulch and will not I completed and 85,000 additional acres
Interfere with the construction of the will be reclaimed
branch line of the Hill Interests under The crops throughout Crook County
construction. I are exceptionally good this year. Many
It Is reported by the engineers on
the project that the work will be com
pleted by next spring, at wnicn time
the district will be ready for the con
struction of warehouses and factories.
It is said that many deals are pending
at present for the erection of buildings.
PRCXE CROP IS PROMISING
Yield 19 Large end Sugar in Fruit I
Adds Much to Value.
DUNDEE. Or.. Sept. 20. (Special.)
Prune pickers have been coming all
this week by trains and wagons, and!
the last - lot arrived this morning.
Eleven hundred tons of the dried prod
uct Is considered a conservative esti
mate of this year's crop In this vicin
ity. The warm sunshine has developed
an unusual amount of sugar in the
prunes, which adds to the commercial
value of the fruit, while It reduces the
time required for drying.
There is an abundance of help, and If
the present Ideal weather will continue
for three weeks longer the entire crop I
will be harvested and several tnousand
dollars distributed among the laborers. I
Boys and girls from 12 to 15 earn ou I
an average xrom sz to j.o wen
day.
Date for St. Jobns Hearing Set.
The State Railroad Commission an
nounced vesterday that it would con
duct a hearing into the charges of the
Bt. Johns Water Works ujni torn-
Pany In Portland. October 3. Residents
of the municipality have complained
that the charges are too high and the
service is not satisfactory.
Tons of Prunes Being Dried.
EUGENE, Or., Sept. 20. (Special.)
Eighteen tons of prunes are dally
going into the tunnels at the Eugene
Fruitgrowers' Association dryer, and
nearly twice as many are being eared
for at Creswell. Practically all of the
cried prunes of the county will be sent
to the Eugene drier for final grading
and for packing. Growers declare the
crop is above the average and that
the quality of the fruit will be extra
good,
of the farmers are cutting the third
crop of alfalfa. The potato yield is
large. Farmers have been getting
fl.26 a sack for potatoes. The oats
crop also was big. Taking it alto
gether, the farmers of the Redmond
district are enjoying an unusually
prosperous year.
HIBERNIANS TO GET II ALL
Sum of $10,000 Subscribed in Week
for Russell Street Structure.
The sum of $10,000 was subscrbed
this week toward the erection of a new
hall for Division No. 1, Ancient Order
of Hibernians, which will be built on
the south side of Russell street, between
Rodney and Union avenue, where the
site was purchased some time ago. The
lot was paid for some time ago. It is
hoped to start work on the new hall
within the next 10 days. The plans have
been prepared and call for a two-story
modern brlok building, with two nans,
the larger one being on the upper floor,
which will have a floor space of 48x75
feet, exclusive of the stage and a bal
cony.
In addition to the smaller hall on the
lower floor there will be rooms suitable
for offices and stores. The building
will be 60x116 feet. Ledles' Auxiliary
No. 1. of the division, has made a sub
stantial subscription. It is planned to
have the building completed and deal
cated on next St. Patrick's day.
Loans Total $1276,935.
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SCTHERLIX TAXES GROW FROM
" ' $1750 TO 520,000.
Mortgage loans In Multnomah Coun
tv last week aggregated $1, 276,935.95.
Much of this business was on residences,
in the construction of which there Tias
been a lot of activity In the last few
months.
The biggest Individual Item was for
cost of $1,000,000 issued by the Portland Lum
ber Company to the Detroit Trust com
pany, of Detroit, Mich., the proceeds to
be used in improvements.
The remainder of more than a quarter
million went into small real estate
traots and building construction.
NEW PLANS FOR AUDITORIUM SUGGESTED
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PROJECT INDORSED BY EAST SIDES BUSINESS MEN'S CLUB.
Plans for an auditorium to be erected somewhere on the East Side
have been prepared by Newton C. Gauntt, under direction of the East
Side Business Men's Club, members of which want the City Commis
sioners to use the money to be derived from the sale of $600,000
worth of municipal bonds authorised by the city for auditorium pur
poses, in putting up a building on that side of the river.
It Is proposed to erect a building 200x300 feet In size, with a seat
ing capacity of 16,000. A stage seating 1400 people is specified, as are
a banquet hall, an art gallery and space for the property of the Ore
gon Historical Society. The building proper would be four stories
high. It Is estimated that it can be built for $450,000. The site would
necessarily Include two full blocks and the vacation on the interven
ing street, making the entire traot 200 by 460 feet. That portion not
actually covered by the. building would be parked.
Douglas County Fruit Products
Bring $2000 a Day Experiment
Station Wanted.
ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 20. (Special.)
The wonderful development possibil
ities of communities In Western Ore
gon Is well shown In the Instance of
the little town of Sutherlin. Four
years ago, when the Luse Land Com
pany bought this tract, they paid
$1760 a year in taxes. This year the
taxes were more than $20,000. Almost
all of this Increase is due to the num
ber of Eastern people that have been
brought to Oregon. i
Three thousand acres are in fruit In
this district. The greater proportion
of fruit is in several varieties of ap
ples. The Keepfresh plant is working 80
persons in preserving vegetables and
fruit. It started early In the season
and will work late In the Fall.
Sutherlin wants an experimental
farm under the direction of the Ore
gon Agricultural College, to experi
ment on agricultural and horticultural
problems before Its settlers. State
Senator George Neuner has a plan,
which he will probably present to the
next Legislature. He thinks part of
the Soldiers Home tract In West Rose
burg would make an ideal experiment
station.
Fruit products bring Douglas County
nearly $2000 a day the year round and
it is estimated this sum in the next
Ave years will be increased to $5000 a
day, as the large portion of the Ump
qua orchards are not in bearing.
GOVERNMENT WILL
MAKE ITS OWN RULE
Difficulty With Architects
.Grows Out of Misunder
standing of Policy.
ROUND ROBIN IS SURPRISE
McAdoo Thinks 5 Per Cent Fee Is
Large Enough; and Does Xot
Feel Bound by Decree of
American Institute.
LAND COMPANY IS SUED
ANXCXLMEXT OF PURCHASE
AXD DAMAGES ASKED.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept. 20. Persons doing busi
ness with and for the United States
must abide by the terms laid down by
the Government; they cannot make
their own terms and force them on the
Government
This, In brief. Is the explanation of
the trouble that recently arose between
the Secretary of the Treasury and six
of the seven architects who had been
Invited to submit plans for the con
struction of the new. Portland post-office.
On .July 21 the Secretary of the
Treasury invited seven eminent archi
tects to submit plans for the Portland
building. With each letter of invita
tion he sent a copy of the "programme
of competition" prepared in his office,
and approved by him personally, set
ting forth in detail the terms under
which plans were to be submitted in
competition, and giving full data on
which plans and drawings could be
based, so that every architect Invited
knew, when he got the invitation,
what he could do.
Round Robin Amniri Secretary.
Each of the seven architects invited
into the competition accepted the Sec
retary's invitation, and it was pre
sumed that seven sets of drawings
were In course of preparation, when a
round-robin, signed by six of the
seven firms, appeared In the Secre
tary's office, protesting vigorously
against five of the conditions of the
contest, and asking for modifications
which were stipulated. This protest
was signed In typewriter, and was not
dated, but telegraphic inquiry estab
lished the fact that the protest was
genuine, notwithstanding its irregular
form, and when this was known, the
Secretary directed the withdrawal of
nvltatlons to all of the architects who
protested.
Those who signed the protest were
Doyle, Patterson & Beach, Ellis F.
Lawrence and Whitehouse & Foullhoux,
of Portland; Bliss & Favllle. of San
Francisco, and John R. Pope arid J. H.
Freedlander, of New York. The Invita
tions extended these firms have been
withdrawn and will not again be ex
tended; these architects will not again
have an opportunity, of submitting
plans for the Portland postoffice. The
Invitation extended to Clinton & Rus
sell, of New York, is still outstanding,
and that firm will submit plans later
on, it having refused to sign the pro
test to Secretary McAdoo.
Terms Made by Govenrment.
The withdrawal 'of the Invitations to
the six architects first named was based
imply and solely on the fact that they
pretested against the terms of the con
test, after having accepted the invi
tation in the first instance when fully
advised of the terms under which the
competition was to be held. This, In
the judgment of the Department,
howed them to be out of harmony
with the Government officers having
this work in charge, and Secretary Mc
Adoo did not care to have plans sub
mitted by men who were not entirely
satisfied with the terms which he him
self had laid down.
The grounds on which the six archi
tects based their protest were five In
number. Primarily, they objected to
the fee of 5 per cent, laid down by
Secretary McAdoo. On much private
work, and in years past, on Govern
ment work, 6 per cent has been set
aside as the architect's fee; that is, 6
per cent of the total cost of the build
ing. On a $l,uuu,uuu Duuaing tne aroni.
tect's fee would be $60,000 on a 6 per
cent basis, and $50,000 on a 5 per cent
basis, as in this case. Secretary Mc
Adoo, who has had a great deal of ex
perience with architects and builders,
felt that 6 per cent is ample on Govern
ment work of this sort, for there is
much of the work, ordinarily done by
the architect, that must, on Govern
ment work, be done by the supervising
architect of the Treasury.
Moreover, In the commercial field.
there are probably as many architects
working for a 5 per cent fee as for 6
per cent, and the Secretary fixed 5 per
cent for the Portland competition, ana
so informed the firms named, when he
invited them to compete. The Ameri
can Institute of Architects, it seems,
has declared for a fee of 6 per cent, but
Secretary McAdoo does not feel bound
by the decrees of this association.
The second protest was against hav
ing the award, in this case, made by
the Secretary. The protectants demand
ed that all plans submitted in compe
tition be submitted to a Jury, the Jury,
and not the Secretary, to make the
award. Under an old act of Congress
this practice was followed by the Gov
ernment, but that act has been re
pealed. There Is now no authority
under which the Secretary of the Treas
ury can employ a Jury to pass on plans,
and he Is specifically prohibited by law
from accepting free the services of
anyone not in the Government service.
More than that, with the experience
lie has had In construction work In
New York City, and with the advice ot
the supervising architect of the Treas
ury. Secretary McAdoo probably feels
he is as competent as any Jury to pick
out the best of six or seven postoffice
plans submitted In competition, and he
could not entertain the second protest.
Right to Reject All DI(iplBiien,
Thirdly, the protestants did not like
the condition which reserved to the
Secretary the right, if so disposed, to
reject all plans submitted. They took
the ground that It was to be presumed,
from the very Invitation, that the arch
itects entering , the oompetition would
be competent to prepare proper plans
for the Portland building, and that
some one of the plans submitted In
competition should necessarily be ac
cepted. But on all Government con
tracts the Government always reserves
the right to reject any or all bids, and
the principle that there applies Is ap
plied In the case of plans for the Port
land building. The Treasury Depart
ment is able to conceive of a situation
when none of the plans submitted
might be acceptable.
Another protest was against the res
ervation by the Secretary of the Treas
ury to remove the successful architect,
if at any time after work was under
way, he should neglect his duties or
fail properly and satisfactorily to su
perintend the erection of the build
ing.
Travellna Expenses Wanted.
The last protest was against the re
quirement that the successful architect
should pay his own traveling expenses
out of the fee paid him by the Govern
ment. The Secretary was asked to
modify this provision, so that in event
the competition was won by a New
York architect, or one living other
than in Portland, he should be paid act
ual traveling expenses by the Govern
ment over and atjove his fee. There is
authority In the Secretary to regulate
the amount of travel an architect might
do in connection with the erection of
a public building In his charge, and for
this reason and for others this protest
could not be entertained.
However, In withdrawing the Invi
tations extended to the six signers of
the protest, the Secretary of the Treas
ury did not refer to the details of their
complaint; he did not make answer to
any of the objections raised to the
terms fixed by him to govern the com
petition, nor did he explain why It
would be Impossible for him to grant
the demands made upon him. He with
drew the invitations merely on the
broad ground that the protesting arch
itects were not In harmony with the
Department. This, he felt, was suffi
cient, in view of the fact that the terms
of the competition were fully under
stood by each architect at the time he
accepted the invitation to enter the
competition.
$18 LAND NEAR CITY
Farms Near Molalla May Be
Had at Low Prices.
TOWN INVITES CAPITAL
Field of Opportunity Wide Since En
trance of Railroad and Many
Factories Can Find Suitable
Locations and Conditions.
Competition Not Required.
Under the law, the Secretary of the
Treasury Is not compelled to secure
plans for the Portland Postoffice from
private architects; he may have them
prepared, as Is usually done, In the
office of the supervising architect. It is
optional with him to Issue new Invita
tions, or to have the Portland design
and plans prepared by Government
architects. But in view of the earnest
demand for early construction of a
Postoffice at Portland, a new competi
tion probably will be held, but on the
same terms laid out In the first "pro
gramme" and as soon as a list of satis,
factory names can be compiled. It is ex.
pected that other invitations will be
Issued. But none will be extended to
those architects who could not accept
the termg of Secretary McAdoo.
If, for any reason, it becomes neces
sary to have the Portland plans pre
pared by the supervising architect,
there will be a delay of two years or
more, for the supervising architect's
office is now swamped with work, and
it will be at least two years before
work, having precedence over Portland,
can be reached. For this reason, the
Secretary 'will make another effort to
get plans for the Portland Postoffice
under the competitive plan.
Overheard In the Village.
(Washington Star.)
"Jed Tunklns says he's gettln' ter
rible hard o' hearln'."
"Yes. Jed's always foolln' his wife
one way or another. Now he Jes' lets
her talk on an' goes to sleep."
Over around Molalla where a steam
locomotive entered last Friday for the
first time, land still is cheap and the
country yet Is young. The town Is only
about 25 miles from Portland.
They have some $ls-an-acre land In
the Molalla section. It Is one of the
few places In Oregon with railroad fa
cilities where land Is cheap. Of course
this $18 land Is not cleared. None of
It ever has been farmed. But most of
It Is tillable. Anything that grows
in a temperate clime can - be grown
there successfully. The only reason it
Is not now producing Is that It has
lacked rail connection with the outside
world.
Another effective factor In retarding
the development of the Molalla country
has been the backward farmer. This
class of citlsenry came to Oregon a
half-century or so ago when land was
even cheaper than it Is now. Because
it was cneap, he grabbed off all that
he could see. Most of It he has yet-
But he can't see so much of it now as
he could then. It is grown up with un
derbrush and second growth.
Fertile Land Abundant.
Paradoxically, the fertility of this
Molalla dirt has been one of Its draw
backs. A man could make a mighty
good living for himself and his family
on 25 acres. If he possessed 300 acres.
then 275 remained idle. The untitled
land in that section is almost In that
proportion.
A new generation is in the harness
over there now. It is a generation of
Industry and progress. It is imbued
with the spirit of the age. This new
generation is disposed now to put all
this Idle land to work. The big tracts
are being cut up and sold In small
quantities. A premium has been placed
on ambitious farmers and a heavy dis
count on the speculator. Farmers who
want to farm are wanted and wanted
badly.
Those Portland people who attended
the formal entrance of the Portland,
Eugene & Eastern Railroad at Molalla
last week were thoroughly Impressed
with the country. Few ever had visited
It before. The train always left them
miles up the river. Now that regular
communication has been established
Portland threatens soon to establish
close and permanent relations with Mo
lalla.
While interest attaches primarily to
the several odd thousand acres of virgin
land tributary to the town, considerable
attention has been given these last
few days to Molalla Itself. It is a
place of about 600 Inhabitants and
growing like the proverbial weed. Un
til "The Willamette Valley Line" se
lected It as one of the principal points
of Its new electric system it was sel
dom heard of. It was an obscure back
country village. When the railroad
Btarted to build the town started to
take on airs and Importance. It soon
outgrew its own accommodations. Two
score new houses have been built this
year.
New Industries Needed.
While it Is well equipped In the way
of an enterprising newspaper the Pi
oneer, edite by G. J. Taylor a number
of first-class mercantile stores, a good
bank and other modern Institutions, It
has need for several permanent Institu
tions that will give employment to
some of Its people. Among the Indus
tries that might be classified under
a list of "What Molalla Needs," may be
Included a box factory, a sash and door j
factory; a flour mill; a milk condens- "J
ery; a cannery, and several other con- J
cerns of lesser Importance. A creamery
that will make butter of its product
also is wanted.
Near Molalla Is the only teasel farm
In the Northwest. It is operated by
George H. Gregory, who formerly en- i
gaged In a similar business In New
York state. Ho now has 75 acres de
voted to the plant. He ships his crop
every year to the Eastern woolen mills.
The country around there Is particu
larly adapted to teasel growing. It
commands a large price.
Now that the railroad is established
the people are going to give some at
tention to their wagon roads. About
50 per cent of the farmers around Mo
lalla have automobiles. They know
what good roads mean and what bad
roads are.
Ohio Man Says Hood River Orchard
Company Agent Misrepre
sented Wasco Tract.
All the representations made by the
Hood River Orchard Land Company in
securing the signature of T. H. Field
to a contract for the purchase of a
tract of land In Wasco County are al
leged by Field in a suit filed in the
Circuit Court against the land com
pany to have been false. Field asks
that the contract be annulled and that
$1604.99 paid on the contract, and $1500
expenses in coming to Oregon from
Ohio and expenses incurred on the place
be returned.
Field's complaint recites that he con
tracted to purchase the land on rep
resentations made by agents of the
company that the land was planted in
the best fruit trees and was a first-
class orchard in every respect. He
says in his complaint that he has lived
on the ranch sufficiently long to learn
that every representation made by the
company Is false.
Suit to foreclose a mortgage on a
lot in Colonial Heights has been tiled
against Belle M. Shefflln, George C
Sheflin and G. w. Priest. The amount
asked for is $3885.90, with interest and
attorney s feets.
J. H. Hutchinson ana J. D. Casey
filed suit against J. M. Toomey for
$2425 on a note given over two years
ago. The note is securea oy a cnattei
mortgage, which the plaintiffs ask be
foreclosed.
Oysters cannot live in the Bsltlo Sea.
The reason U that It is not salt enougn.
Thv nn onlv live In water that contains
at least 37 parts of salt In every 1000 parti
of water
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