The Sunday Oregonian., November 22, 1914, SECTION FOUR, Page 10, Image 56

10
THE SUNDAY OTTEGOXTAX, FOHTl,AXI, NOYEMBETl 22, 1914. "
LOCAL FIRM WldS
SCHOOL CONTRACT
Montana Company's Bid, Al
though Lower, Not Taken
for Shattuck Building.
FRANKLIN UNIT ASKED
County Hospital Capable of Caring
for 20 0 Patients Soon 3Iay Be
Started Coox-li Permit Oat.
Many Homes Under Way.
After a stormy session, marked by
heated arguments for and against the
advisability of awarding building con
tracts to local rather than outside bid
ders, the School Board Thursday gave
the local firm of Boyajohn-Arnold the
award for the construction of the new
Shattuck School on the block bounded
by Hall, College and Park streets and
Broadway.
"While the Boyajohn-Arnold bid of
1121,575 was about $5000 higher than
the lowest bid, entered by the Olson &
Johnson Company, of Missoula, Mont.,
there were certain irregularities con
nected with the Montana bid that re
quired Its rejection irrespective of the
sentiment attached to the general de
sire to spend all public money at borne.
The plumbing contract was awarded
to the firm of Sturges & Sturges, of
Portland, for $10,642, the low bid. The
heating and ventilating work was not
awarded, due to a disagreement among
the directors as to the responsibility of
the low bidder, the Alaska Plumbing
Company.
The Shattuck School is to be two
stories and basement, of reinforced con
crete construction. The exterior will
be of face brick with terra cotta trim
mings. In addition to 24 classrooms
there will be a swimming pool, gym
nasium and various auxiliary rooms.
The Boyajohn-Arnold Company also has
the contract for the construction of the
Couch building, which is 'to be similar
to the Shattuck School. Both designs
were drawn by F. A. Naramore, the
school architect.
. tlOO.OOO High School Urged.
If the recommendations of the School
Board are indorsed at the annual tax
payers', meeting Tuesday, $100,000 will
be set aside in the 1915 budget for the
erection of the first unit of the Frank
lin High School, to be built on the 15
acre school tract at East Fifty-second
and Division streets. - In all probability
the recommendation will be accepted by
the taxpayers and the work ordered.
The Board also advises that $30,000 be
appropriated for the construction of an
addition to the Albina Homestead
School and about $10,000 for the erec
tion of portable buildings.
The Board last week directed its
architect, F. A. Naramore, to complete
plans for the erection of a $40,000 Ken
nedy School unit on Jessup street, be
tween EaBt Thirty-third and East
Thirty-fourth streets:
County Hospital Plans Up.
County Physicians Geary and Cliff
last week recommended the Immediate
construction of the first unit of a pro
posed fireproof County Hospital build
ing. They suggest the erection of a
building large enough to accommodate
200 patients. It is said that the ac
commodations in the present hospital
are entirely inadequate. Sketches pre
pared by Bridges & "Webber, Portland
architects, were submitted several
years ago.
f 160,04)0 Permit Js Oat.
By far the largest building authori
zation of the week was issued Monday,
when School District No. 1 received
permission to erect the two-story fire
proof Couch School building on
Twentieth street, between Glisan and
Hoyt streets. The probable cost was
cited at $160,000. the original estimate
of the school architect, F. A. Naramore.
The general contract is in the hands
of the Boyajohn-Arnold Company. .
llalloek Company Starts Five Home.
The Hallock Building Company has
made preparations for the construction
of four $1500 residences and one $1000
residence. Three will be built for C. K.
Thorpe on East Seventy-sixth street,
between Forty-second and Forty-fourth
avenues. Southeast. Another will be
built on Morgan Btreet, between East
Fifteenth and East Seventeenth streets,
in Lowell Addition, while the fifth will
be erected for J. W. Thomson on Sixth
avenue, near Fifteenth avenue, in
Xiiel's Addition.
Corbet t Residence to Be Repaired.
.Harry L. Corbett obtained a building
permit last week for repairs to be made
to his two-story frame residence at 253
West Park street. Architects Doyle &
Patterson have let the contract to R.
J. Stewart. The work will cost about
$1000.
Romn "Will Cost 2OO0 and $3000.
T. G. Anderson has commenced the
erection of a story and a half frame
residence on East Flrty-sixth street,
between Brazee and Wisteria streets,
in Rose City Park, at an approximate
cost of $2000. "W. L. Nash has obtained
a permit for the construction of a one
story and a half home on Tabor Court,
between East Forty-ninth and East
Fiftieth streets at a cost of $3000.
92000 Repairs Permitted. . -
The City of Portland took out a
building permit last week for the al
teration and repair of the two-story
station and shop at the foot of East
Washington street. The estimated cost
of the improvement is $2000.
10,000 Permit Let.
' The building inspector last week Is
sued a permit authorizing the con
struction of a two-story frame store
and apartment building on Larrabee
street, between East Broadway and
Cherry street, according to plans sub
mitted by Earl A. Roberts. Mrs. C.
Backstrom Is owner of the prospective
building and John Hedstrom has the
contract for the work.
Sewer Bids Come In.
Bids will be received at the City Hall
until 8:30 A. M. tomorrow for the con
struction of the proposed Willow street
and East Eighty-second street trunk
sewer. The estimated cost of the work
in placed at $187,616. Alternate bids
for reinforced concrete pipe and rein
forced monolithic construction are be
ing entertained.
Realty Firm Moves.
The real estate firm of ITmbdenstock
& Larson, which has been in the Henry
building for four years, will move this
week to leased quarters in the new
Orpheum Theater building on the
southwest corner of Stark street and
Broadway. Several rooms on the sec
ond floor in the corner of the building
are being fitted up for occupancy.
New Home Started.
For Mrs. Sophie-Erikson. G. East
man has commenced the construction
of a one story and a half residence at
1132 East Thirty-fifth street North, at
a probable cost of $2000.
Another Market Plasned.
The permanence of Yamhill street as
the market center of Portland waa In
dicated further last week when Frye
& Company, of Seattle, wholesale and
retail meat dealers, who have a branch
in this city, leased the southwest cor
ner of Third and Yamhill streets for
the erection of a retail meat market.
It is understood that the building will
be similar in type to the New Central
Market Just west of that location.
Work will be initiated on the struc
ture, which is to be used exclusively
for market purposes, about the first
of the year. The property at Third
and Yamhill streets is owned by the
E. E. Wray estate.
REALTY MAX IS OPTIMISTIC
Vice-President of Laurelhurst Com-
. pany Tells of Improvements.
. Paul C. Murphy, vice-president of the
Laurelhurst Company, reports a marked
improvement in the inquiries for resi
dence property and says that the opti-
Anistic feeling has increased wonder-'
fully during the past couple of. weeks,
due, he believes, to the creatlv encour
aging improvement In the financial situ
ation throughout the United States.
"We are so encouraged over the pros
pects for an active real estate busi
ness this Winter that we have expend
ed considerable money in securing plans
of some of the most attractive bunga
lows built in Southern California, and
have had block 102. Laurelhurst, spe
cially designed by one of the best-landscape
gardeners in the city," said Mr.
Murphy yesterday.
"Some few months ago we improved
I EXPERT DECORATOR DESIGNS HIS OWN HOME. j
I sii tt i a I W" : - w " 111 9
x hj J IJlg cf H '-iS - V('J
BOMB OF" JACK DREW IV ALAMEDA PARK.
A modern Colonial home of unusually attractive architecture has
Just been completed on the southwest corner of East Twenty-third
and Mason streets, in Alameda Park, for Jack Drew, head of the
decorating department of Llpman, Wolfe & Co. The residence was
designed by the owner and built at a cost of $4000. It contains nine
rooms.
The exterior is finished effectively In white with a dark green
trimming and the interior woodwork is ivory and Oregon fir.
block 87, Just east of Mayor Albee's
home, in a similar manner. This worked
out successfully and we are looking
forward to a rapid sale and develop
ment of the now block, which contains
about 28 building sites.
. "In order to assure the prompt suc
cess of this kind of improvement in
Laurelhurst and to guarantee its per
manent advertisement we have ar
ranged to expend something like $2500
in the way of giving six automobiles
with the first six houses purchased. We
are greatly pleased as well as sur
prised at the great number of enthusi
astic inquiries from good prospects,
coming as a result of our recent adver
tisements in The Oregonian. This block
when completed will have a number of
practical as well as ornamental fea
tures. A court leading through the
center will give access to garages and
to formal gardens in the rear of the
bungalows."
FARM , SELLS FOU $75,000
Livestock and Acreage on Grand
Ronde Bought by Portland Men.
LA. GRANDE, Or., Nov. 21. (Special.)
A real estate transaction Involving
approximately $75,000 was recorded here
this week when the Commonwealth
Stock Ranch on the Grande Ronde
River near Hllgard, this county, was
sold by William Dougherty to Port
land men. C. A. Parvin. of Portland,
it is understood, will supervise the
management of the farm.
Included In the purchase was the
blooded livestock on the farm. This
ranch was sold to Mr. Dougherty, of
Haines, about a year ago by Its orig
inal owner and founder. N. K. West,
of this city.
It is understood that the deal in
cluded the transfer of large timber
holdings near Lebanon, Or.
Eugene Armory Bids Received.
Rids were received last week by
Adjutant-General Finzer in Portland
for the erection of the proposed Armory
building at Eugene, pursuant to plans
drawn by Architects . Hunzicker &
Preusse, of Eugene. The building will
extend two stories above a full base
ment 149 by 132 feet in area. It will
be of reinforced concrete construction.
About $52,000 is available to be spent
on the structure.
$0000 Home Started.
The Mautz Building & Invstment Co.
has commenced the erection of a 2J-
story frame residence on Stanton street.
between East Twenty-third and East
Twenty-fourth streets, in Irvington.
The permit issued last week put the
cost as $6000.
DAIRY BARN HAS CONCRETE
1 s t t
PRINCIPAL Ol TBI IIDI.VG AT NEW II AZKL FERV FARM.
An lnmiiunon known as the Hazel Fern Sanitary Dairy Farm, lo
cated on Clarnie Road in the Parkrose district, back of Rose "Oity
Park, is about to commence operations. A modern two and a half
story residence has been built on the premises and a large barn
equipped with a concrete floor and foundation. Mr. U. Gantenbein.
the owner of the six-acre place, came from Switzerland about 10 years
.ago. He has purchased 40 Durham cows..
ELECTION OVER, ALL
REALTY AWAKENS
Market Revived and Many
Sales, Large and Small,
Are Closed in Week.
ADDITIONS SHOW NEW LIFE
Lots and Blocks Change Title Jn
Short Tinie, Some Including
Modern Improvements Re
ports Involve Farms.
A brisk movement in residence prop
erty sites and residences on the East
Side has been manifested in Portland
since the election. One of the most im-
portant sales was that of two lots on
the corner of Hawthorne ' avenue and
East Forty-second street. in Hawthorne-Avenue
Addition, by Lizzie Bai
ley to Emma A. Abrey, for $10,750. The
property includes lots 1 and 2, in block
2, of that addition, and a building which
is In good condition.
In Clemson's Addition W. A."Hall took
title to the half interest in lots 6. 7, 8.
and 9. in block 7, the consideration be
ing $8000. R. W. Hall sold the prop
erty. In Northern Hill Addition, on
the Peninsula, a half of block 5 was
sold by Margery A. King to J. P. Louy
for $4000. A half block in Grand View
Addition in the Rose City Park dis
trict was purchased by Millie R. Turn
bull from Laura Vinson for $4000, com
pleting one of the most important
transfers in this district for some time.
A half block in Almo Acres was pur
chased by Hert E. Boice from Samuel
Boice for $3100.
Hollnday Half Block Sold.
The corporation of the Sisters of
Mercy has transferred lots 1, 2, 3 and 4,
in block 65, Holladay Addition, to Fran
cis -M. Black, the consideration named
being nominal. This property is on the
east side of East Third street, between
Wasco and Multnomah streets, and is
occupied by two buildings. The value
of the property is about $35,000. The
corporation acquired the property about
three years ago.
Many Small Sales Told.
Harry H. Wood has transferred the
east half of two lots in Hawthorne
Park to K. R. Pittelkau for $1510. This
property is on East Sixteenth, between
bast. faalmon and East Taylor streets.
In Kenilworth Peter Jackson purchased
lot 5, in block 14, from Koste Petrovich,
for $1100. A lot in Shady wood Park
was sold by Lewis Obert to Minnie A.
McCord for $1000. Two lots in Arleta
Park No. 4. South East Side, were pur
chased by Sarah Costello for $1450,
from C. S. Drake.
Nominal Price Earned.
Viola Clark has taken title from
Frank S. Senn to two lots in Howe's
Addition, four lots in Division-Street
Addition and two- lots in Eastmoreland,
the consideration being nominal. The
value of the property is about $5000.
Two lots in Berkeley were purchased
by the Metropolitan Investment & Im
provement Company from William Dell.
fSHO Is Lot's Price.
Sadie E. Swenesson took title to lot
3, block . 33, in Holladay's First Ad
dition, from the Western Bond & Mort
gage Company. The Municipal 'Railway
& Improvement Company sold to Mrs.
Eliza Hart lot 7, in block 2, Spanton.
oh the Peninsula, the consideration be
ing $2110. In Parkrose the Title &
Trust Company transferred to Samuel
B. Wade lot C, in block B.
In Rossdale J. H. Richter took title
FLOORS AND FOUNDATION.
W
"is
to lot 2, in block 1, and a house, from
George A. Ross, for $3160. Mabel L.
Becker sold to J. W. Streba lots 29 and
30. block 10, Peninsula Addition, for
$450.
Alexander Dandure took title to a
lot in Howltt Addition, from B. K. Mel
vin, for $950. A lot In Piedmont was
sold by J. "A. Meier to Sam Armishaw,
described as lot 4 in block 16.
The Portland Trust & Savings Bank
sold two lots in Campus Heights to
J. W. Fritz, for $1350, lots 6 and 7 in
block 2. A lot in Upton Park was pur
chased by D. C. Moll, of T. S. McDanlel,
for $140J.
Home Brings VSOh.
At Creston J. C. Prigmore purchased
of H. E. Noble a house and lot for $2500.
The property is a lot in block 4, Cres
ton. Fannie Le Compte purchased lots 6
and 7, in block 6, City View Park. Sell
wood, of Sadie L. Le Compte, the price
being $2000. The property, which In
cludes a house, is located on Rex and
East Eleventh streets.
A house and lot In Arcadia were pur
chased by Lydia Swanson for $2740.
Lula Nicoles took title to lot 1 in block
6. Diel's Addition, from H. G. Utley.
for $1000. Francis Suttle purchased lots
4 7 and 4 8, Mount Tabor Place, of W. E.
Thresher; consideration nominal.
Arbor Lodge Sale Reported.
In Arbor Lodge, on the Peninsula,
Graham Lardner purchased a lot 50x129
feet, in block 23, from Ole Nelson
Horsefeldt, for $3000. The sale Includes
a home. In Irvington Park the Hol
comb Realty Company sold lots 35 and
37, In block 35, for $750. Thn Rose
City Park Addition sold to Edwin Miller
lot 10, in block 40, Beaumont.
Home Sells for $2050.
The Wellesley Land Company has
sold to Ethel O'Brien lots 1 and 2. in
block 17, Montclair, the price being
$2050. A house was included in the
sale.
In Tremont two lots were sold by
Elizabeth Mesarvey to Ansavilla Han
son for $900. Anthon Fichnrn pur
chased three lots in Tremont of Alma
Mueller. Consideration nominal."' In
Lauielwood Rudolph Franzel purchased
two lots of E. G. Alfredson for $667.
W. D. Wharton sold to John Donnelly
a lot in Kern Park for $500. Mr. Don
nelly purchased In Arleta from Mr.
Wharton a lot for $500. The Fred A.
Jacobs Company sold to Martha Lar
son a lot in Euclid Heights, the con
sideration being $1200, including a
home.
Roumere Price Nominal.
Maria D. Bodura took title to lot 13,
In block 9, Riverside Addition, from
Karl Koberstein, for $1200. The prop
erty is on Patton and Blandena ave
nues. The Homebuilders' Association
took title to a lot in block 34, in Ross-
mere, from John F. Mueller, consider
ation being nominal.
In Parkhurst Matilda M. Wynne pur
chased lot 17, in block 5, of Eva M. Pur
tell, for $1800. The property is im
proved. The Realty Associates of Port
land sold to Mrs. Felicita C. DeBauw
lot 2, in block 2, Holgate Addition, on
Milwaukie street, for $1100. A lot in
Merlow, Rose City Park, was purchased
by B. H. Tyler from the Portland Trust
& Savings Bank far $775.
Trade of Farm Made.
Victor Brunell took title to lot 11, in
block 35, Albina, from Clarence H.
Snider. This lot is on Vancouver ave
nue and Page street. Frank Michels,
formerly of Gresham, took lot 7 and
the north 16 1-3 feet of lot 6, in block
3, Albina, in part payment for his farm
near the Twelve-Mile House, from Sam
uel Weiss. This property is on Tilla
mook street, near Union avenue.
Center Addition Property Sold.
A house and lot in Center Addition
Annex, North Mount Tabor, was pur
chased by Harvey C. James from Mary
A. Jook lor $2599. W. D. Smith sold to
R. L. Hickmas two lots in Brainard
Addition for $1200. In Benedictine
Heights Margaret O'Brien took title to
lot 1, in block 12, from the Riverside
Homestead Company.
I.add Company Makes Sale.
Lot S In block 16, In Eastmoreland,
was purchased of the Ladd Estate
Company by Amelia Adams for $1050.
The lot is on Ladd avenue, near Cen
tral Park. The Wellesley Land Com
pany sold four lots In Argyle Park, in
block 11, northeastern district, to Katie
It. JJunsmore, for $900.
S SOLD
BOX.VVVIEW PROPERTY SAID TO
HAVE BROUGHT 1 00,000.
Several Thousand Acres of Leased
Land and SOO Hereford Cows
Are Included Jn Deal.
What is said to be one of the larg
est real estate deals closed in Cook
County this year was concluded re
cently when J. H. Gray & Son sold the
Bonnyview Stock Farm on Horseheaven
and Crooked River, several thousand
acres of leased land and 500 Hereford
cows to a Mr. Donovan, for a figure
reported to be $100,000. As part pay
ment, Mr. Gray accepted the Oregon
Hotel at Hood River. The sale was
made by R. C Hillman, -of Culver,
Ayres & Smith and the Lueddeman
Ruley Company, of Portland.
Farm Near Mcdford Brlngrs 915,000.
Edgar Hafer, a Medford tlmberman.
last week paid $15,000 for the 104-acre
E. Reinshaw alfalfa farm, located one
mile south of Medford on Bear Creek.
Mr. Reinshaw accepted three residence
lots In Medford as part of the consider
ation. Brothers Make Purchase.
Glenn Jones and Alva Jones, residents
of the Rhea Creek country, have pur
chased from Crockett .Kirk 455 acres
of grain land and 1000 acres of range
land six miles south of Heppner. They
paid approximately $30 an acre for the
farm land and $5 an acre for the
range.
H. F. Laylor, who recently returned
to Portland from Alaska, last week,
purchased from H. S. Mickley an SO
acre improved farm, including stock
and implements, located two miles
from Cape Horn, Wash., for $6000. Half
cash was paid for the property, a mort
gage being issued for the balance.
Joseph C. Gibson, of Portland, handled
thexdeal.
Farm Near Albany Is Sold.
W. C. Muller has sold his 103-acre
farm near the Price schoolhouse, six
miles from Albany, for $140 an acre.
Albany real estate men report that
they are receiving frequent inquiries
from farmers in the East, who are
planning on coming to the Willamette
Valley to locate.
Ten Bar Ranch to Be Cut Up.
D. J. Finn Is planning to divide the
famous 640-acre Ten Bar ranch, located
eight miles east of Bend, into 40 and
80-acre tracts. He will build barns
and houses on the tracts and sell them
on terms.
Couch Corner Transferred.
Two lots located on the northeast
corner of Twentieth and Johnson
streets, in Couch's Addition, have been
transferred by Emily W. Snow to the
Nedra Company for the nominal con
sideration of $10.
Robert Kainjit Plans Residence.
Robert Kampt has contracted with
C. O. Westland for the erection cf a
1-story frame residence on East
Fifty-sixth street, between Twenty
ninth and Thirty-first avenues. It will
cost about $2000.
fJO LOSS FORECAST
Seattle Realty Agents Not
Worried by Prohibition.
OPTIMISTIC NOTE STRUCK
Increase in Other Manufactures
Thought Likely and Addition of
Many Residents Who Are
v Opposed to Liquor.
Evidently the- real estate men of
Seattle and Spokane are Interested in
the probable effect prohibition will
have upon their business, just as Port
land brokers are, for the Seattle Post
Intelligencer last Sunday not on- re
printed the column of interviews from
prominent ' Portland realty brokers
which appeared In The Oregonian the
Sunday preceding and a story of like
vein which appeared In the Spokesman
Review, of Spokane, but it published a
comprehensive article written by R. W.
Hill upon the "Probable Effect of Pro
hibition Law Upon Real Estate Values
in Seattle."
The prevailing opinion among Port
land realty men that'prohibition will
not depress business is held also by
Mr. Hill, who says, in part:
"It is a well-known fact, among real
estate men and other observers, that
a large percentage, perhaps more than
half, of all property owners in the
business section absolutely refuse, for
any consideration, to lease any part
of their property for the sal of liquor.
This objection on the part of some is
based upon moral grounds. However,
many, of them, for purely economic
reasons, consider it unwise to let their
property for that purpose.
Values of Residences Untouched.
"Extending our observations to the
residence sections, the only possible
claim that depreciation will follow the
prohibition of the sale of liquor would
be on the ground of a general depre
ciation of business and shrinkage of
population.
"However, the number jof people in
this country who favor the extermina
tion of the liquor traffic Is great and
is constantly increasing, and I think
any fair-minded man will admit that
more people will be attracted to the
city purely as a place of residence
than will be driven away. So that it
is entirely fair to assume that there
will be no depreciation or loss of ten
ants in residence properties.
"So let real estate owners take cour
age and await developments before
showing on their Inventories a depre
ciated value in their holdings, and let
prospective investors view both sides
of the question before being deterred
from any intended investments.
No Deprrmlon In Sliiht.
"The total value of manufacture of
liquor in this state is only 3.1 percent
of the total value of all manufactured
products, at the present time. If the
opening of the Panama Canal or other
stimulating influence should increase
the manufacture of lumner by 10 per
cent, it would make up for all the loss
in the manufacture of liquor. A very
slight increase in half a dozen other
leading manufacturing industries would
also make up for the loss incidental to
the stopping of the manufacture of
liquor.
"Undoubtedly the general develop
ment of this state, immigration com
ing through the canal and resulting
from the war in Europe and the gen
eral improvement of business condi
tions will soon result in such marked
improvement in the general tone of
business that we will feel no depres
sion whatever from the prohibition leg
islation." LATHAM LANDMARK GOES
Razing of .T. C. Sharp Store Takes
Building or 187t!.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Nov. 21.
(Special.) The tesrlng down of the J.
H. Sharp store building at Latham re
moves one of the oldest and best
known landmarks of the Cottage
Grove - country. The building was
erected in 1872 and was used" until
a year or so ago. The work was com
pleted this week. Mr. Sharp's widow
did not care to continue in business
after the death of her husband.
Mr. Sharp was one of the best
known characters , of Cottage Grove.
When Mr. Sharp lirst established his
store at Cottage Grove freight and
mail were unloaded at Latham and
brought from there by wagon to the
old Cottage Grove on the west side
of the river. Mr. Sharp was for many
years postmaster at Latham.
BUILDERS LESS ACTIVE
SO LEADING CITIKS EXPE.VO ONLY
-ll.O-l'V00 ! OCTOBER.
Grenter Xew York. However, Shows In
ereane Over 1013, With Total of
fS.SO1.10O to Credit.
In spite of generally favorable
weather conditions, there was a con
tinued restriction ot building activity
during October, permits issued for new
construction, according to returns re
ceived by Dunn's Review from 80 lead
ing centers of the United States, call
ing .for the expenditure of $41, 642, 306,
showing a decrease of about 11 per cent
as compared with a year ago.
The total for Greater New York
again showed an increase over' 1913.
an aggregate of $8,301,196 comparing
with $6,771,059. moderate losses in the
boroughsof Richmond and Queens be
ing more than offset by the expansion
in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx.
Considered as a whole, the cities out
side of New York make an unsatisfac
tory exhibit with a decline from last
year of 16.7 per cent", the value of the
permits granted at these points being
$33,341,110, against $40,012,481 in the
earlier period.
Of the 79 cities outside of New York,
27 reported more or less improvement
in comparison with October a year ago.
On the other hand there was a sharp
falling . off at a number of important
centers, including Detroit. Kansas City,
Baltimore, Boston and Buffalo. The Oc
tober figures, with comparisons for
earlier dates, follow:
Cities. 1914.
191 3.
$49.7!3.343
."i3,70,0u0
te.4!'3,347
60.73S.4tio
71, -. 520
74.042.4S2
SS3.122.72S
71.1"0J.r,!2
4 528.13S
44,:ilU.49
October
Sptem ber
August
July
.Mine . . . .
:av . . . .
April ...
Mavch
February
January
...so ?4l.64j.::no
.84
42,!(r,7,3-l
f-0
81
S3
t-3
S7
S4 .
. . .."!
. . . ..SO
r.3.i.767
71,.".S)0
74.4r.4.:.41
73.).r,.-i.j.-,a
71.7iiO.0!s3
71.S12.2Kl
4l,3-:i,rT(
SS,4:'.0.463
80-Acre Furni Xour Genesee Sold.
GENESEE. Idaho, Nov. 21. (Spe
cial.) William Fish has bought a farm
consisting of 80 acres from Airs. Frank
Jacobs, formerly Miss Lizzie Craig.
This is a choice piece of land and
brought about $60 an acre. This land
is located on the Nez Perce resorvation,
southeast of Genesee,
RIGHT IX THE CENTER OF
AIERICA'S MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE
r ' v . 1 , , i
" - - ' . . : i
( .''.. - " .. ;. -" ? -.- . ... ": y y J' ',. .. . !k ". , . ' ' ' ' ' . " 5
r- , " .t - If' - "J
f " . -. ,? " .-' "S . :fc -.Si v ' - . -'-"3
i - v x ,
' t N'iv -
, - ) ' k -
5 ' .' '" j .J .. V 7 V: -V;"-" : : . ."."-.." . ' )
i " - N s ov j
V ,.'::-:::;..-vw'!'... i-..:'-,..;- v''': . .-:.-v; .:
.
Kstablished in 1751. and still doing profitable grain business, $35,000 an
nually, this aristocratic old mill, granary, garage, etc., with acreage and val
uable water rights, can be purchased on very easy terms. Buy now at rock
bottom grist-mill price and develop something big in the Hydro-electric line
for manufacturing cities only four miles in eich direction. Located one square
from postoffice, town hall and library, in Karmington. a quaint village of
colonial homes of wealthy men, surrounded by rich dairy district and million
aire country estates; but nine miles by quick electric transportation to the
state capital, Hartford. Connecticut, and a hundred miles from New York or .
Boston. You can have every aavantage of both the city and country, finest
schools, churches, and all modern conveniences. Property immediately ad
Joins most exclusive girls' school in the East. Low taxes, paved roads, dry
climate, trout streams and wooded hills. Some timber on mill lot and an '
abundance of gravel and sand for any amount of concrete work. Iam In ex
cellent shape and many times the water ever needed. Sixty-horsepower Smith
Turbine and all necessary machinery in daily usp. Might consider good
country or city property. For Government maps, photos and complete de
scription, address the owner direct, care Postoffice Box 1605, Tacoma. Washington.
LENTS FOLK BUILD
Cost of New Structures in
Suburb Totals $75,000.
BUNGALOW MADE LIBRARY
Three-Story Apartment-House Cost
ing $27,000 Being Erected at
fJlen and llawtliorne Avenues.
7 5 Ilooms in All.
The new buildings erected in the sub
urb of Lents cost an aggregate above
$75,000. These Include the two-story
modern reinforced concrete building
Just completed on the corner of the
Foster road and Main street for Mrs.
Mary Yott. at a cost of $12,000. The
theater building at the corner of Six
tieth avenue and Main street was re
cently finished at a cost of $15,000.
Also, Lent & McGraw erected a two
story brick on the east side of Main
street, near Sixtieth avenue, at a cost
of $12,000. The Oddfellows erected a
two-story building on Main street, near
the schoolhouse, at a cost of about $15.
000. The Lents Library recently moied
into a bungalow on the Foster road,
which was built at a cost of $1500. The
city has provided a new system of
street names and numbers for this
suburb.
Z7,000 Is Cost.
A three-story modern apartment is
being erected by Sutherland & Smith
on the northeast corner of Glenn and
Hawthorne avenues, Sunnyside. which
will cost, completed, $27,000. Mr. Suth
erland said yesterday that the invest
ment in the building and its furniture
will be about $30,000 when completed.
The structure covers 100x100 feet and
faces Hawthorne avenue. It will con
tain 24 apartments of two and three
rooms each, or about 75 rooms in all.
All floors are to be finished in oak and
the rooms finely lighted and ventilated.
The main entrance, which will be from
Hawthorne avenue, will be finished in
marble. The building will be complet
ed in about a month's time. The apart
ments will be known as "The Glenn."
Clan Goes Ahead.
Work is being pressed forward on
the new $5000 clubhouse of the Laur
elhurst Club, on the north side of Laur
elhurst Park, by Contractor Kutsche.
It occupies two lots, for which the club
paid $5000. There will be room for
lawn tennis courts on the grounds.
S. P. Dock Neari Completion.
The dock for the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company, between the Burn
side bridge on the East Side and the
old docks at the foot of Oregon street,
is advancing rapidly. This dock is 27
feet wide, about 1500 feet long and
cost about $25,000. Entrance to the
dock is from East First street by a
railway switch connecting with the
railways on East First street. A rail
way track has been laid the entire
length of the dock. It is announced
that finally the space between East
First and the dock will bo filled up
solidly. The dock for the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle Railway Company,
at the foot of East Main street, is be
ing completed. Tracks run to this dock
from the North Hank depot on Union
avenue. It will cost, completed, about
$12,000.
Bnildlng In Albina Jtegun.
E. H. Ingham has taken out a per
mit to erect a one-story building on
Page street. Lower Albina, between Al
bina avenue and -Ross street, to cost
$8000. Mr. Ingham will be the builder.
It is the fourth building to be built in
Lower Albina avenue this year In a
district that was burned over the first
of the year.
JI20OO Residence Planned.
A story and a half frame residence is
being built by James T. Butcher on
East Thirty-third street, between Glad
stone avenue and Cora street, the cost
to be $2000.
1 Repairs to Cost S70O.
Repairs are to be made to a ware
house on East Forty-fourth, Halsey
street and the railway track for E. J.
Condon. C. W. Christensen will do the
work.
Sellwood May iirt Klre Station.
If the city budget is not cut there
will be a new $10,000 fire station for the
Sellwood fiie company on the corner
of East Thirteenth street and Tacoma
avenue. Also $500 will be expended
for new eaulpment In the engine-house.
The present fire station is a frame
f f . . " N 1
4
building, one of the first erected in this
suburb.
Deaconesses Home Completed.
The new home for the Portland dea
conesses, on the corner of East Flan
ders and East Twenty-sixth streets, is
being completed. It has cost about
$5000. The residence will have 13
rooms and will be the home for Port
land deaconnesses when they are not
on duty. It is built under the direc
tion of a board of directors.
A dwelling to cost $1800 is being
built for Julian Reed on Leland street,
between East Eighteenth and , East
Twenty-second streets. H. U. Grimm
is the builder.
Repairs are being made to the resi
dence of R. H. Osgood, on Pacific street,
between East Sixty-fourth and East
Sixty-fifth streets, to cost $500. G. M.
Jones is doing the work.
Repairs Are I p.
A cottage at the southeast corner of
Willis avenue and Hunt street, on the
Peninsula, owned by Mrs. K. Jakway,
is being repaired at a cost of $300.
Otto T. Johnson has tlie contract.
St, Johns (ets Dock.
A double dock will be built In St.
Johns by the Star Sand Company, at
the foot of Richmond street. It will be
360 feet long by 100 feet wide. The new
dock will be used to handle sar.d and
gravel.
Kt-al JKstule Sold by Searchlight.
To sell real estate by the use of a
powerful electric searchlight is one of
the latest fads introduced by a real
estate company of Los Angeles. Th
residents of that part of Southern Cali
fornia have been accustomed to seeing
the brilliant rays of this remarkable
light Hashing over the sky and in and
around clouds. The light has more
than 8,500,0ui.i candlepower and throws
its glare 32 miles. With the exception
of the wonderful light on Jit Lowe, it
is the largest In Southern California.
IJoscburg to Get Trading ISranrh.
ROSEBURG. Or., Nov. 21. (Spe
cial.) The Northwest General Trading
Company of Portland, has decided to
establish a branch store in Roseburg
on or about January 1. Portland rep
resentatives of the lirm have been here
for several days conferring with iho
local farmers relative to opening the
branch in this city. It will be a co
operative, concern and much of the
stock will be owned by residents of
this vicinity.
Two Small Sales Announced.
J. E. Bonbright has transferred lot
16, block 1, Vlllamead Addition, to B.
Smokoon and associates for $2850, and
Austin Underdahl has sold lots 13, 14
and 15. in block 1. Bonita Park, to T.
T. Ashton for $2100.
Third Street Property Deeded.
Lawrence E. Therkelsen has deeded
an undivided one-sixth interest in two
lots on the northeast corner of Third
and Taylor streets to the Security
Savings & Trust Co. for a considera
tion cited in the. deed as $10.
Directory of Prominent
Life Insurance Agencies
Members of Lije Undenvritert
Association of Oregon
Win. Uoldraan. Maucer,
MAiNUA'iiAiS Li
Orenomau Blag.
U. U. Cotton, sutler,
MASSACHtSlilli. MLrllAl, UtE,
Clisjnbcr ot t'onimarcc AHflg.
1. Uaxmuu, .Manager,
1'K.N.N MO i LAL i.ir Ji,
Nortaweaiern iank xiiiltf.
Uorace Mecklem, Manager.
NSW i.AiLA.MJ HU'lOAL UiE,
Aiiu 1. K.ats, Manager,
MUTUAL u t. l.VsLKA.Nni CO. OF X. I.
Corbett mag.
U. M. fciocuin. Mgr.
KEUANCB el; i.Na. Co., A'litaburga, Pa.
noa Aioinaii Itlag.. A'ortianq. ur.
fc. P. Lock wood, Vice-Prea. and Geu. timu
COA.UMAI1A & TKtSI CO..
bpaiuing 131dg.
J elLla-Uroasmayer Co.. General gents.
aiiJt TiiAVKi.liKS' INS. CO,
8u-10 VVUcox Aildg.
T. H. McAlUa, Manager.
UNION M 131 UAL, i-liii l.Sii CO
667 Sherlock isldg.
Joua Fauer. Manager.
PBCDEN1UL l.sci. CO. vf -A M RICA.
Kolhchlld Bldg.
K W. Amesbury, Manager.
NORTHW ESTEHN MUTUAL Um UiL COU
Northweatern Bank Bldg.
" Judd LTowrey. Manager,
AMERICAN CliNTKAL. L.IK1 INS CO.
603 Dekum Bldg.
McCarger. Bates A Lively, Managers.
AETNA Li FBI INSURANCE CO.
Veoq Bldg.
Cbarles J. Little Agency, Inc.,
Managers "Western Oregon
IDAHO fcTATli HFB INSURANCE CO
SQ6-607 Yeon Bldg. Phone Main 41.
J. Wm. Johnson,
Agency Director,
WESTERN STATE LIFE INS. CO,
201-3 Northwesters Bank Bids. '
.I