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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIATf, PORTLA3TD. JUNE 6, 1915.
ifffi FARM DEAL
BIGGEST OF WEEK
County Pays $139,525 for
Property Obtained by Con
. demnation Proceedings.
SALE FAILS BY DEFAULT
I'ropcrty Valued In Agg-reg-ute at
About $50,000 Is Transferred to
Farm Land Company, Xewly
Organized Corporation.
The largest property transaction in
Portland last week involved the con
veyance to the county of the old poor
farm property located on the Canyon
road. At foreclosure proceedings in
stituted because B. M. Lombard, who
bought the property five years aso,
failed to pay mortgages held by the
county, the county bought the property
for $139,525.87. The deed of transfer
was issued by the Sheriff to the county,
and therefore no revenue stamps were
required. The holding embraces about
S00 acres.
V5O.0AO Iii Total Consideration.
Property valued in the aggregate at
150.000 was deeded last week by Mr.
and Mrs. T. K. McDaniel to the Farm
Ijind Company, a newly organized cor
poration. The sale involves four Arleta
Park lots, lots in Kenilworth. Kather
ine. E. J. Murphy. Multnomah. Ravens
wood, Selma, Stratford, Sydney and
Kinzel Park additions, eight lots in
SunnyElde, a small tract on the Mount
Hood Railway risht of way east of
Portland and a block located at Kast
Thirtieth and Caruthers streets.
Three "West Side Locations Uecded.
A lot situated on the northeast corner
of Third and Hail streets was deeded
last week by George B. Rogers to Anna
M. Johnson, while J. C. Cockerham and
associates took title through J. L.
Starr to a lot on the north side of
Overton street, between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets. George W. Brown
deed to Clarence R. Davis a one-half
interest in a lot situated at the north
east corner of Ninth and Flanders. The
actual considerations of these trans
actions were kept secret by the prin
cipals. OreKOn Home Builders Close Deal.
Amon? the transactions of The Ore
gon Home Builders for the week was
one in which JU E. Hill and C. Ia. I.arned
made transfer of city property for a
farm. The deal amounted to 57500 and
involved the purchase of Mr. Larned's
farm one mile from Crawford, "Wash.
This comprises 80 acres of highly
improved bottom land, well stocked.
Involved in the other side of the trans
action was Mr. Hill's property, con
sisting of lots 12 and 13, in block 1,
Sunnyside Addition. This property is
Improved by a seven-room modern
home. Xeilan & Parkhill acted for Mr.
Hill and The Home Builders for Mr.
Lamed. j
T. J. Nealond Bays Six Lots.
T. J. Nealond last week took title to
aix lots in Hancock street and Broad
way additions from T. M. Hurlburt, the
total consideration named in the deed
being $8184. This property is described
as follows: Lot 10, block 2, Hancock
Addition, and lots 5, C, 7, 8 and 10 in
block 7. Broadway Addition. The deed
secured was a Sheriff's instrument.
Andrew L. Johnson transferred lots
to 38 inclusive, block 5, Madrona Hill,
to Sarah M. Heustis. the price being
12000. Lots 36 and 3". block .122. Uni
versity Park, were purchased by N. W.
Toles, the consideration being $600.
V. A. Cram Buys In Boulevard.
T. G. Anderson transferred lots 10,
11 and 12. in block 2, Boulevard Addi
tion, to V. A. Crurn, for $2500. eSamuel
Barde has purchased lot 6, in block 23.
Vernon, from J. M. Oilkison, the con
sideration being $1500. A house went
with this sale. M. J. Block purchased
lots 32 and 34, block 7. Irvington Park,
from Conrad "Wlnell for $600. Harold
C. Stephens transferred lot 13, in block
2. Pacific Place, to C. II. Van Denburg
for $1100. John C. Welch purchased lot
1 in Lamargent Heights from Charles
Page, administrator, for $1850. Leslie
T. Peery purchased lot 8. in block 6,
Peck's Addition, from L. L. Porter, the
consideration being $500.
Several Sales Id Laurelhurat.
The Laurelhurst Company has trans
ferred lot 14, in block 24. Laurelhurst,
to J. H. Mulchay. for $1450. Jennie A.
Robeson sold lot 17. in block 32. Laurel
hurst. to C. L. Rogers for $1800. The
Laurelhurst Company has sold lot four
in block 52, Laurelhurst, to Frank Wil
liams, the consideration being $1300.
1 .A. Mine took title last week to lt
six- in block eight. Laurelhurst, from
Manning Van Alstine, consideration be
ing nominal. W. A. Wood purchased
lot eight in block two. Cuthill Addition,
from Ethel M. Shetka. the consideration
being $1000. George A. Ross secured
from T. 'M. Hurlburt 100 by 36 feet on
Divisions and East Thirtieth streets, the
consideration beins $1435.
Arbor Lodfre Sale lit Made.
Fred W. Miller has purchased lots
13 and 14 in block 22, Arbor Lodge on
the Peninsula, from Lulu Ogden. the
price named in the deed being $1200.
J. B. Fletcher purchased lot three in
block two, St. Johns, from W. R. Evans,
for $500. Norma Gail Taylor trans
ferred lot 12 in block seven, Roselawn,
to Waido Morgan, for $1200. T. M.
Hurlburt transferred lot 16 in block
two, Oberst. to Emma H. Wollenberg,
the consideration being $866. The Wel
lesley Land Company transferred to
Namoi Morgan lots 22 and 23. block
nine, Montclair Addition, for $825.
Two Lot In Jonekmore Sold.
The Umdenstock & Larson Home
Guilders Company sold lots 15 and 18
in block 20, Jonesmore, to B. Rivera,
the consideration being $1125. Edward
Wren took title to lots from 1 to 6 in
block 13. AVillamette Addition, .from
Henry Walker, for $1000. Adelheid
Kurkhardt sold lot 7 in block 9. Lester
Park, to Otto K. Sandberg, for $875.
Seid Back took title to a tract 78.76x44
feet at Division and East Thirtieth
streets, for the sum of $3038.
Small Deals Are Many
August Engelking purchased lot 8 In.
block 16, Lincoln Park, from Nick
fc'pady. the consideration being $1000.
In Middleton Place lots 4 and 5 were
purchased by Hjalmar Leveen for $650.
John J. Curtin took title to lot 5 in
block 124 Rose City Park, from George
A,- Gundlach. consideration nominal.
Lots -18 and 19 in Filley Park were pur
chased by R. W. Maxmeyer. from Vir
ginia Glidden. the ' consideration being
$2030. The Brong Company sold lot 4
in block 14, Loveleigh. to M. G. Bailey,
for $650.
HolKate Lot Brings $145.
Lot 8 in block 2. in Holgate Addition.
In the Southeast Side, was purchased bv
R. S. Manassa from the Realty Associ
ates, for $1425. Lot 8 in block 2, In
stitute Place, was sold by Mary M.
Gilman to Gone Powers, for $700. The
east half of lots 1 and 2 in block
1. Hprague Addition, was purchased by
John Moore from Elizabeth C. Bogue,
the consideration being $900.
I. Rickey Buys In Orchard Homes.
Weldon L. RIchey purchased part of
lots 19 and 20, in block 4, Orchard
Homes, from Guy R. Meranda, for $2000.
Charles H. Benedict sold lot 19 in Lam
argent Park No. 2 to Frank Steinel,. the
consideration $1500. The Wellesley
Land Company sold lots 21 and 32, block
6, Montclair, to G. H. Claycomb, for
$550. T. M. Hurlburt transferred lots
5 and 6 In block 2, Home Addition, to
H. P. Stewart, the consideration being
$930. S. D. Kilpatrick sold lot 3 In
block 6 in Kilpatrick-Collins tract, to
A. S. Phillips for $500.
Two Lots In St. Johns Sold.
Frank Ritcher has purchased lots 15
and 16 In block 7, South St. Johns, of
Minnie Young, the consideration named
in the deed being $1700. A house was
included. The Wellesley Land Company
sold lots 33 and 34 in block 5, Argyle
Park, to H. R. Alger for $525. Mr.
Alger also purchased lots 15 and 16
In Wellesley for $550. James S. Ed
wards sold lots 9 and H in block 6,
Foxchase Addition, to John Groves, the
consideration $500.
Pacific Place Lot Brings 1250.
In Pacific Place lot 11 in block 2,
was purchased by G. E. Solinger from
Harold C. Stephens, the consideration
being $1250. The' Joseph A. Strow
bridge Estate Company transferred lot
15 in block 27, Errol Heights, to P. K.
Burford, the price being . $650. E. O.
Osborne took title to lots 29 and 31 in
block 37, Irvington Park, from H. E.
Noble, consideration nominal.
FARM REALTY IS ACTIVE
HARTMAN A THOMPSON" REPORT
DEMAND FOR. CITY HOMES.
Among; Sales of Month Is That of 43
Acres Ncir Acwberff to A. I..
Miinard for f2O0O.
Although real estate transactions
have experienced a dampeirer during
the month of Atay by the preponder
ance of rainy days, there .is a good
undertone and a renewed inquiry for
city homes as well as for farms, ac
cording to John H. Hartog. manager
of the realty department of Hartman
& Thompson.
Among their sales during the month
are 3 acres near Newberg, owned by
A. JL.. Alaynard. for $2000, Mr. Maynard
taking in part payment two lots in
Jonesmore at a valuation of $650.
Eighty acres in Southern Idaho at
$3000 for A. L. Weger, who is taking in
part payment a house on Hawthorne
avenue.
A lot in Rose City Park, on Sixtieth
street, near Sandy boulevard, at $750.
About one-third of an acre Ln Alex
ander Villas, at Ryan station, on the
Oregon Electric, to Mrs. Breitenbach
at $850.
A six-room modern residence on
Fifty-eighth street, near Klickitat, at
$3500.
A lot in Rose City Park, located
on the corner of Brazee and Korty
ninth, to J. V. McFadden at $1000. Mr.
McFadden is building a handsome res
idence, which makes four that he- is
erecting in that district. He recently
bunt and sold nve other homes.
A hve-room-and-attio residence on
Fifty-ninth, near Klickitat street, in
Itose eity t'ark, at $3200.
A lot on Fifty-eighth street, near
Siskiyou, at $550. all cash.
A lot on Sixtieth street, near Siski
you, all cash, at $550. ,
. The firm also reports making an
$80,000 transaction during the month,
details of which are not available.
LOCKWOOD BUYS PROPERTY
Acreage Along Columbia Highway
Xear Warrendule Brings $70 00.
One of the recently recorded real
estate transactions is" the transfer of
the Moffett property, extending for
approximately a mile and a quarter
along the Columbia Highway near
Warrendale. This property, which is
a narrow strip comprising 110 acres,
has been purchased by Samuel P. Lock
wood. While the consideration of the
deed was a nominal one, it is under
stood it rwas u cash transaction in
volving approximately $7000.
- The location is considered one of the
most attractive on the highway, being
well wooded and embracing the beau
tiful Moffett Creek, which has its
source in a small lake in the forest
reserve. Just before entering, the
tract a beautiful waterfall comes over
the bluff some 60 feet in height.
Mr. Lockwood expects to build a
Summer home on the banks of the
creek, but probaoly will defer con
struction of a permanent building un
til next year, putting up only a tem
porary lodge this Summer. With this
property is included about 2000 feet
of Columbia River frontage. The
Columbia Highway passes over Mof
fett Creek on a concrete bridge, which
is a single arch 200 feet long and
about 100 feet above the bed of the
creek.
City Property Given for Kami.
STONE. Or.. June 5. (Special.) R.
G. Pierce has exchanged his picturesque
25-acre farm on the Clackamas River,
near Rock Creek, for Portland prop
erty owned by Mrs. Abby Vittum. Mr.
and Mrs. Vittum are taking possession
of the place this week and plan to
make extensive improvements. Their
son-in-law. Dr. Bose, of Portland, con
templates putting up a sanitarium on
this property in the near future. The
place, situated as it is on the high banl
of the Clackamas and overlooking it,
is an ideal sanitarium location.
Orenco Tract Sold.
ORENCO. Or., June 5. (Special.)
A. E. Mincemoyer has sold to C. B.
Mays., of Portland, 12 acres in the
Town of Orenco for $7750 cash. Mr.
and Mrs. Mays will move to Orenco,
and contemplate considerable improve
ments. This is the second cash sale
made recently in Orenco acreage. John
Holmason sold 10 acres for $3750 to
Mr. Pollock, of Montana. Mr. Pollock
and family are now in Orenco.
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PORTLAND ARCHITECT GETS $16500 JOB AT SHERIDAN. J
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SKETCH OK PROPOSE! ONE -STORY BRICK HIGH SCHOOL.
The School Board of Sheridan has chosen Ernst Kroner, a Portland architect, to prepare working draw
ings for the construction of a $16,500 high school building on six acres of land near the business district of
Sheridan, purchased recently for the location of the proposed school and supplementary athletic grounds.
Bonds in the sum of $19,000 have been voted to finance the work.
The school building proper will be 113 feet long and 5.6 feet wide, providing six class-rooms, a library,
a domestic science room and an asembly hall 32x64 feet In area. Light pressed brick material will be used
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the exterior. A gymnasium 40x72 feet in dimension will be located in
This unit also will contain quarters for vocational training and shop work. Lee Rowell is chairman of the
Sheridan School Board.
REVISED BUILDING
CODE IS ADVOCATED
Prominent Men Favor Act to
Permit Mill Construction
in Inner District.
COUNCIL DELAYS ACTION
Committee Falls to Keport and as
Jtesuit Proposed Amendment Is
Not Passed On, bnt Adop- i
tlon Is Held Certain.
Because the building code revision
committee 'failed to make - Its report
last week, no definite "action was taken
PORTLAND
ARCHITECTS' SKETCH FOR PROPOSED EIGHT-STORY STRUCTURE.
Architects Sutton & Whitney have Prepared sketches for a proposed apartment-house building that amounts to
one of the largest undertakings of the year. The company that is being formed to build the structure plans an
investment of $200,000 In the building and in an ideal site that has been selected on Portland Heights, overlook
ing the city.
The plans show a well-designed structure in the Tudor style, of brick and terra cotta, eight stories high and
of Class A construction. There will be terraces over the garages in the basement so a tenant can drive into his
garage and ascend directly to his apartment.
The main entrance to the building will be on the upper side. In the sub-basement a large boiler-room will be
provided with electrical and refrigeration plants, and In the basement two large laundries, one in each wing, with
all the latest appliances for laundering. Above there will be four large apartments to each floor, each with a
large logia, from which a fine view of the city may be obtained. An elevator will be located in each wing to serve
two apartments per floor.
An unusual feature of the plans is that there is no communication between the wings above the first floor, thus
eliminating the objectionable long public halls and making each wing practically a separate building. One steps
directly from the elevator into a small lobby lined with marble and from there into a private hall and foyer on either
side. Each apartment consists of a large foyer,- or reception-room, living-room, dining-room, two bedrooms with pri
vate baths, kitchen and maid's room and bath.
by the City Council on the proposed
amendment permitting the erection of
mill constructed buildings within the
inner district, but it is reasonably cer
tain that the new provisions will be
adopted Into law.
The committee has announced that it
is in favor of the proposed amend
ments, but it is not known when the
issue will be settled finally.
Edward Cookingham, of I.adii &
Tilton: J. F. Daly, president of the Title
& Trust Company; Oeorge Lawrence,
Jr., of the (Jeorge Lawrence Company;
Wilfred P. Jones, vice-president of the
Merchants National Bank; Whitney L.
Boise. Frederick W. Mulkey, chairman
of the Dock Commission, and others,
last week voluntarily wrote letters to
the Builders Exchange indorsing hearti
ly the proposed new law.
Opponents' Arguments Fail.
"The opponents of the proposed build
ing code revision have advanced two
arguments only and neither of these
arguments will bear thorough investi
gation," said Chester J. Hogue, a promi
nent architect, who has advocated the
two-story mill-constructed building
from the start.
"They claim that the mill-constructed
buildings would compete unfairly with
the more expensive fireproof buildings
that stand alongside. But the high
buildings are used largely for office
purposes and the low mill-constructed
buildings would be used almost en
tirely for mercantile businesses. In
cases where one ground floor location
is in competition with another, the
prestige of the location in the more ex
pensive building will more than com
pensate for the difference in the rental
charges.
Fire Risks Would Be Less.
"The other argument Is that the
proposed buildings would raise the in
surance rates by increasing the fire
risks. They overlook the fact that the
new code would require sprinklers,
whereas the present code does not re
quire sprinklers in two-story fireproof
buildings. Also the present law allows
exposed openings to remain unprotected
while the suggested code provides that
all openings shall be protected by wired
glass or metal-clad shutters. There
fore the new code would be a step for
ward in this matter of fire protection.
The sprinklers would make the build
ings safer from fires within and the
protected openings make them safer
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from fires originating without the
building. ,
"This is" substantially supported by
the announcement of the Stock Com
pany and the Mutual Underwriters of
Portland that the insurance rates on
the proposed mill-constructed buildings
would be from one-third to one-half
lower than on the present buildings in
the inner district.
PI grues Are. Given.
"The present Inner district is divided
as follows: 1 per cent of the land is
vacant, 15 per cent is covered with
frame buildings, 56 per cent with
brick and wood buildings and 27 per
cent with fireproof buildings. Of course
if the proposed building is erected on
a vacant lot the insurance rate on the
adjoining building will be raised by the
increased exposure. But the substitu
tion of the proposed two-story building
for the present frame or wooden shacks
and buildings would decrease the insur
ance rates all the way through because
that construction is safer. So if all of
the space not now covered with fire
proof buildings should be- improved
with the proposed building, the insur
ance rates would be increased on 1 per
cent of the total area and decreased on
71 per cent of the area."
"I think the proposed building
changes are both proper and in order."
said W. J. Clemens, a prominent insur
ance man. "The building restrictions
at present are entirely too severe.
Haurd Increase Unlikely.
"The new code would serve to rid our
streets of a great many old buildings
and I don't think it would increase the
HEIGHTS MAY GET $200,000 APARTMENT.
fire hazard. . These buildings that
would be torn down as a result of the
new law are far worse than the new
sprinkled buildings would be. Present
conditions do not warrant the construc
tion of high fireproof buildings, but
they do warrant the two-story mill-constructed
building."
"Where automatic sprinklers are in
stalled, as are to be required in the
proposed buildings, 75 per cent of the
fire hazard is eliminated," said E. I.
Thompson. "Even a six or eight-story
steel and concrete structure takes a
higher rate than the two-sory mill
consructed building. Not only that, but
the proposed new building can be made
as handsome as the more expensive
building."
$25,000 RE.SIDKXCK IS BEGUN
Oregon Home Builders Start Work
on House for O. It. Jeffcry. .
The Oregon Home Builders com
menced construction last week of' the
$25,000 home of Oliver K. Jeffery on a
triangular block in Olmsted Park Addi
tion, bounded by Regents Drive, Shaver
street and Bryce avenue. The house
will be well centered in the property,
surrounded by gardens and other weli
devlsed features of landscaping. The
home will be of Dutch Colonial type,
and consist of about 14 rooms. T.ie
lower floor will have seven rooms,
while the upper will Include five bed
rooms, two baths, sleeping porches and
dressing rooms. On the third floor will
be another bedroom and bath. The
basement will house a billiard room,
laundry, boiler rooms, coolers and stor
age. The Interior finish of the large living-room
will be old ivory enamel,
while the den will be paneled oak and
silver gray. A double garage will also
occupy the grounds.
Contributing toward the general ef
fect will be a pergola on the grounds,
as well as shadow pool of 17x50 feet
and sun-dial. A total investment of
$35,000 is involved, according to present
estimates.
Work on $1500 Home Begun.
William Robberding is having a one
story dwelling built on East Fourteenth
street, between Holman and Ainsworth
avenues. Tne cost will be $1500. Henry
Mattman is the builder.
thn rear in a separate structure.
SCHOOL BOARDS LAY
IMPROVEMENTPLANS
New Buildings, Changes and
Repairs to Be Provided
Throughout State.
FRANKLIN HIGH BIDS ASKED
Structure Unit to Cost $100,000 One
or Several Projects Launched.
Meeting at Seaside Votes
for Union District.
With need for larger and finer quar
ters "apparent on every hand, the School
Boards in various parts of the state,
mindful that a new school year will
soon succeed the one now closing, are
ordering the construction, of new build
ings, enlargements and repairs.
Last week alone several school proj
ects were put forward with a vim. In
Portland bids for the construction of
the $100,000 Franklin High School unit
at East Fifty-second and Division
streets, were authorized and the date
for opening the proposals set for June
17. The plans for the building have
been nearly completed by F. A. Nara
more, superintendent of school proper
ties. The Franklin High is to be a
two-story brick structure.
At a mass meeting at Seaside Monday
night the voters of five adjoining dis
tricts voted to spend $37,000 on the
construction of a union high school
building. The matter of selecting a
site was referred to B. W. Otto, with
instructions to secure adequate play
ground facilities.
The school board at Oregon City has
ordered that a special election be held
the latter part of this month to vote
upon the, question of issuing bonds in
the sum of $20,000 to finance the erec
tion of an addition to the present high
school building. Plans drawn by Archi
tects Vonderahe & Forbes, of Oregon
City, have been approved by the board.
Ben Hofstetter, of Silverton, last
week received the contract for the con
struction of the two-story and base
ment brick school building ordered by
the school board of Stayton. His bid
for the work was approximately $14.
000. The plans were prepared by Archi
lect Charles H. Burggraff, of Albany.
State School Job Award Made.
The -architectural force in the office
of John V. Bennes. a Portland archi
tect, is busy getting out plans and
working drawings for the proposed
$50,000 normal school building to be
built at Monmouth. The 1915 Legis
lature set aside $50,000 to be spent on
the new building and the State Board
last week delegated Mr. Bennes to
serve as the official architect. The
plans will be completed in about a
month and the contract probably will
be awarded about a fortnight later.
Governor Withycombe has appointed
State School Superintendent Churchill,
State Librarian Marvin and R, O. Stark
weather, of Milwaukle, to supervise
the construction work.
Chnrcii Temple Work to Start.
The contract for the construction of
the $40,000 Sunday school temple to be
erected just west of the First Metho
dist Episcopal Church, on Twelfth and
Taylor streets, is scheduled to be let
today and actual construction work
will undoubtedly commence this week.
All of the excavation work now has
been accomplished. This building is to
serve as the first unit of an ultimate
$150,000 edifice.
Repairs Are Ordered.
At the direction of the Clossett Realty
Company. Emil Schacht & Son are pre
paring plans and specifications for ex
tensive alterations to be made to the
two-etory building located at First
and Morrison streets. The work, which
will include partitions on the second
floor and a new roof, will cost about
$2000.
May Permits Reach "M32.065.
A survey of the records at the City
Hall last week revealed the fact that
building' permits were issued calling
for an aggregate expenditure of $432,
065. In addition, electrical permits for
$53,063 were issued. Almost all of last
month's authorizations called for resi
dence work.
Two Sew Homes Are Begun.
For Z. S. Elliott. Contractor S. Kas
mussen took out a building permit last
week for the construction of a one and
a half-story residence at 451 East
Fortieth street North, in Rossmere, that
will cost, when completed, about $2500.
J. Van Buskirk has started the erection
of an $1850 bungalow at 1608 Rodney
avenue.
New Plans Are Being Prepared.
New plans are being prepared for a
four-story modern building to be built
at the northeast corner of Grand ave
nue and East Alder street,' at ,a cost of
about $100,000. Hassalo Lodge of Odd
fellows has decided to take the two up
per stories, the East ' Side Business
Men's Club nearly all the second floor,
and the Citizens Bank will occupy the
corner room.
The inside room has been offered to
the Postoffice Department for the East
Portland postal station. Hassalo Lodge
has a large committee ' financing its
part. According to the arrangement,
the lodge is to own 51 per cent of the
stock of the holding company. The
ground at this corner has been cleared
of shacks except a small -cottage on the
inside, which will be moved away when
construction starts.
Union Church Is Planned.
Union of the Third United Presby
terian and the First United Presbyter
ian Church means that a new and mod
ern church auditorium will be built at
East Thirty-seventh and East Madison
streets to take care of the united con
gregations. On the inside lot is a
chapel, erected several years ago at a
cost of $6000, but which is too small
for the two congregations. The new
auditorium, which will be built on the
corner lot. will cost about $10,000. Until
the new building is built the congrega
tion will use the chapel and will hold
the first-services there Sunday.
The union of Third Presbyterian
Church and the Hawthorne Park Pres
byterian Church is considered assured.
However, for the present and for some
time to come oneof the present church
buildings will be occupied. Eventually
it is planned to secure a site farther
eastward and there erect a modern
church edifice to take care of both con
gregations. Grand Avenne Extension Progresses.
An extensive Improvement of Grand
avenue south from Woodward avenue,
along the bluff to a connection with
East Seventh street, is In progress. It
starts at the intersection of Grand -and
Woodward avenues and makes a curve
slightly eastward, then southward
along the margin of the bluff overlook
ing the Willamette River.
Another curve is made to East Sev
enth street.. For nearly 200 feet a heavy
concrete retaining wall has been built
to carry the street which is being built
on the side of the bluff. The extension
of Grand avenue will be paved wltn
vitrified brick. When completed it wiU
give residents to the south an outlet by
way of Grand avenue. The cost of this
improvement, with a short piece of
work on Brooklyn street, will be $23,
000. Also Grand avenue has been paved
across the fill made between East
Grant and East Caruthers streets sev
eral years ago at a cost of about $4000.
All the wood sidewalks in Brooklyn
are being replaced with concrete walks.
under an order from the City Engineer.
Brooklyn was put into the concrete
district several years ago.
Gas Company Makes Improvements.
The Portland Gas & Coke Company
has started laying a 24-inch main on
East Ninth street from East Burnside
street to the reservoir at Division and
East Eleventh streets. The cost of this
main will be about $125,000. It will
connect up the distribution system the
company has been working on for the
past yvear for the South East Side,
which extends to Oregon City. The com
pany has built mains south to Oregon
City on both sides of the river and is
assured of a 25-year franchise from the
Milwaukie Council.
After 100 consumers have been se
cured Milwaukie will receive Portland
rates, which is what the people there
have been asking for the past two
years. In Milwaukie the company will
lay a complete distribution system,
which will complete it.s pipe system
from Portland to Oregon City. The en
tire cost of the improvements the com
pany has been making in the South
East Side will foot up above $250,000.
Two JS130O Residences Started.
Everding & Farrell have started on
the erection of two residences, eacli to
cost $1500. Both will be built on East
Thirteenth, between Holgate street and
Long, avenue. J. T. Merton is having
a one-story frame residence on East
Thirteenth street, between Belmont
and East Morrison streets, repaired,
the cost to be $125.
New Residence to Cost S2750.
A one-story residence is being built
for E. G. Gordon on East Thirteenth,
between Fremont and Klickitat streets,
the cost to be $2750. T. A. Doud is the
builder. E. A. Peake is having a $1500
residence built on Baldwin street, be
tween Washburne and Wabash.
J. W. Mills Builds $3000 Residence.
J. W. Mills is building a $3000 resi
dence on East Thirtieth and East
Thirty-first streets. E. R. Souvignier
is the builder. Mrs. H. W. Johnson is
having a one-story residence built on
East Eighty-fourth street. between
Forty-ninth and Fiftieth avenues. W.
Brown is the builder.
H. Rath Montague Builds Uome.
H. Ruth Montague is having a $4500
residence built on East Fourteenth
street, between Siskiyou and Klickitat
streets. It will be two-story.
W. Laursen is having a one-story
residence built on Farragut street, be
tween Washburne and Wabash streets.
The cost will be $1400. Ulrich & Gray
are erecting a one-story residence on
East Fifty-ninth, between Alameda
drive and Brazee street, to cost $1800.
Two Residences to Cost $30OO.
G. Gross is having two residences
built pn East Seventeenth, between
Shaver and Mason streets, the cost to
be $3000. A. W. Slivers is erecting a
$1250 bungalow on East Twenty-first
street, between Saratoga and Delcum
avenues. A one-story cottage costing
$1000 is being built for James Maguire
on Prescott, between East Fourteenth
and East Fifteenth streets. Joe Van
Buskirk is erecting a dwelling on Rod
nev avenue, between Russet and Bald
win streets, on the Peninsula. The esti
mated cost i3 $1850.
Wallowa Farm Brings $20,000.
WALLOWA. Or.. June 5. (Special.)
One of the biggest land sales of the
year was closed up this week, when L.
Couch, the real estate man. sold to H.
M. Pfeiffer. of La Grande: the 735-acre
farm of Henry Beggs. three miles east
of Wallowa. The consideration was
$20,112. Four hundred acres are planted
to Fall and Spring grain, which go in
with the sale. The present crop in
this form is estimated to be worth
more than half of the purchase price,
as the present indications are that at
least 35 bushels to the acre will be
harvested, besides a good hay crop.
BUILDERS' SUPPLIES and
HOME SUGGESTIONS
Rector System
A Perfect House-II?ating System
Economical to Operate
Portland Gas and Coke Co.
J.C. ENGLISH CO.
LIGHTING
FIXTURES
Irvinjr and Union Avenue.
Factory to Consumer.
Phones K 1245. C 12UB.
Phone Slain KI05.
THE
Morgan Wallpaper Co.
WALLPAPER
313 Second Street,' Near Salmon Street.
II
HOSTS ARE CHOSEN
Realty Board Plans to Enter
tain Convention Delegates.
88 NAMED ON COMMITTEES
Tax 'Levied to Pay Kxpcnses of Car
iiiS for Visitors Sessions of
Kxchanjres Are to Be Held
at Los Angeles.
The first step in the arrangements
to entertain Eastern realty men who
will pass through Portland this Sum
mer en route to or from Los Angeles,
where the annual convention of the
National Association of Real Estatw
Exchanges will be held the latter part
of this month, was taken at the lunch
eon meeting of the Portland Realty
Board Friday, when President Taylor
appointed four reception committees of
22 members each to look out for the
entertainment of respective delega
tions. Recently the board levied a tax to
pay the expenses of an entertainment
tendered the visiting delegates.
Following are President Taylor's ap
pointments: For reception of Chicago delegation,
arriving in Portland Sunday. July 4
H. p. Palmer. Frank McCrillis. Fred
W. German. S. J. Cochran. William
Umbdenstock, Herman Metzger. Robert
Kriins, N. M. Apple, John Hartog, J. E.
Shears. F. N. Clark, W. J. Davis, A. K.
Hill. Lawyers Title & Trust Company
(Herbert Gordon), Paul Murphy. Stan
ley S. Thompson, F. J. Steinmetz. G.
F. Peek (Union Abstract Company),
John D. Wilcox. W. H. Whitfield, W.
M. Killingsworth. L. D. Goodrich (W.
R. Haizlip Company) and C. DeYoung.
Committee for reception of Minneap
olis delegation, arriving in Portland
Sunday. July 4 L. W. Cronan. J. O.
Elrod. T. J. Baldwin. W. B. Alleir. W.
S. Paulsen, C. Oeliler. H. B. Humphrey,
Walter G. Cox. E. B. McNaughton, W.
A. Ross. George T. Moore, J. D. Lee, W.
W. Jordon. Frank L. McGuire. W. H.
Hutchins. James C. Gibison. H. G. Terry.
Captain C. R. Hotchkiss. W. A. Hanson
(Hanson Bros.). John E. Cronan. Bruce
O. Rowan (St. Charles Land Company).
Joseph Worndle (Oregcn Investment &
Mortgage Company), and John D. Wil
cox (.Whitmer-Kelly Company).
Committee for receptjon of Detroit
delegation Dr. Henry 'Waldo Coe. W.
A. Barnes, E. S. Jackson. W. It. Kaser.
E. L. Ferris, George 1. TJekum. C. V.
Everett, Clinton S. Fletxiher. George
P. Henry. Fred A. Jacobs, Dorr E.
Keasey. F. V. Parsons. O. K. Jeffrey,
F. L. Purse. J. G. Rainey. Mr. Fields
(Fields & Honeyman). Hen-y W. Fries,
E. J. Condon. W. J. Gearin. Mr. Zellar
(Zellar Abstract Co.), Coe A McKenna,
J. J. McCarthy and Waldo F. Stewart.
Committee for Boston party and other
visiting delegates Earl iV. Clark,
Walter Gill (A. H. Birrel Company). E.
J. Daly, Clayton B. Deane, Air. Ritter
(Ritter. Lowe & DeForest). John W.
Daly (Title & Trust Company). George
D. Schalk. Chas Ringler. Owen S.
Hubbell. Frank Waller. Luby Hargrove.
W. H. Dufur, F. M. Bell (Garner &
Bell). J. A. Harrison (Mlchettree &
Harrison), R. Johnson (Johrason &;
Dohson). J. M. Ayers. S. B. Vlncsent (T.
B. Potter Realty Company), C. Lewis
Mead. George E. Englehart. M. E. Lee,
L. N". Aumack. J. W. Stevenson and Mr.
Brong (Brong & Co.).
ni Bank Job (iocs Alicuri.
The First National Bank obtained
a building authorization yesterday to
erect the concrete foundations . and
walls for the $400,000 bank building
that is to rise on the southwest cor
ner of Fifth and Stark streets. The
permit cites $18,000 as the probable
cost of the preliminary work. The
plans were drawn . by Coolidgo &
Shattuck. Boston architects.
Directory of Prominent
Life insurance Agencies
Members of Life Underwriter
Association of Oregon
Wm. Goldman, Manager.
MANHATTAN i-Itli.
Orcgoman Bltig.
H. Ci. Coltun, Manager,
JlAiiACHUSETTb MUTUAL. LIiB.
Chamber of Commerce lldg.
E L. Harmon, Manager,
I'KNN MUTUAL UKE.
Nonnivesitrn bank .Bidg.
Jrlora.ee Mecklem. Manager.
NEW ENULA.NU MUTUAL UIFE,
Northwestern LCank Ifldg.
Alma 1. Katz, Manager,
MUTUAL. JuliJ'E INtliKANCK CO. OF N. T.
Corbett Bids.
Q. M. blocum. Mgr.
RELIANCE LIFE INS. CO.. Flttaburg. Pi.
0S Morgan bidg., Portland. Or.
S. I. Lockwood. V'ic-e-I'res. and Gen. Mgr.
COLUMBIA I.lFE Ac TRUST CO.,
Spalding Bldg.
I'ettis-Grossmayer Co., General Agent.
THE TKAVIiLEIlS1 INS. CO..
303-310 Wilcox Bldg.
John Pauer, Manager.
PRUDENTIAL INb. CO. OF AMERICA.
liOJ Northwestern Bank Bldg.
E W. Ames-bury, Manager,
NORTHWESTERS MUTCTI. LIKE INS. CO.
Northwestern Bank Bldg.
Judd Lowrey. Manager,
AMERICAN CENTRAL LIFE INS CO.
003 Dekum Bldg.
Western Orepon Agency,
COLUMBIA LIFE & TRUST. CO.
Stlls & BHrk. Gen. Agts.. OuB Spalding Bldg.
IM0RTGS5E
AMY AMOUNT AT OJRRWT RATES
inHM toflt A hi
SUPERIOR SERVICE
BEST QUALITY
M. L. KLINE
'Wholesaler, TPanltless Plumbing and
lieatlns Material,
' 84-S6-S7-S9 FROM STREET
There Is a Good Paint House
in Portland
TIMMS, CRESS & CO.
184 Second Street
M. J. Walsh Co.
Lighting Fixtures
Kverythina Klectrical carried in
stock. Kverythina Electrical installed.
Fireplace, floor and wall Tiling.
Salesrooms 311 Stark St.
Both Fhones. . .