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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1915)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, YO!TCT,A3rcV- OCTOBER 24, 1915. DEALS IN PROPERTY ABOUT CITY BOOM PORTLAND BUILDERS INSURANCE MAY PROVE HAVEN EVEN FOR RICH Famous Playwright, Who Made Thousands During His Career and Left . Family Only $500 at His Death, Is Cited as Example. BECOME OPTIMISTIC i...... ................................. t..t.t ; ECHO ORDERS TWO-STORY CONCRETE CITY HALL. - Sale on Upper Washington and Buy in New Wholesale Ware house District Features. $24,000 APARTMENT GOES Blze of Transactions Not Particu larly Notable, but Number . Denotes Decided Change for Greater Activity. . ANOTHER BIG DEAL IS CLOSED IN NEW EAST SIIM3 COM MISSION ZONE. Still another prospective re moval to the new commission house district on the East Side was revealed yesterday when R. L. Phillippi, president and gen eral manager of the United Brokers Company, 'purchased the vacant northwest corner of East Alder street and Union avenue from Mrs. Whitney L. Boise for a reported consideration of $25, 000. This corner adjoins on the east the quarter block purchased Fri day by John A. Bell, of the wholesale commission firm of Bell & Co, and is within a block of the new location of the W. B. Glafke Company. - Mr. Phillippi announced yester day that he would probably im prove his newly acquired prop erty in the immediate future with a building to be used for commission-house purposes. The sale was handled by W. II- Mall, of Mall & Von Borstel, who also located Mr. Bell and Mr. Glafke. BY CHESTER A. MOORES. During a. period more noted for realty activity than any for several months, another sale on Upper Wash ington street and additional invest ments in the growing wholesale prod uce and warehouse district of the in ner East Side formed the features of the market. In addition there was a 34.000 apartment-house sale on the East Side, a J41.500 transaction in Holladay's Ad dition, two exchanges Involving Port land and farm property valued In total at $46,000, several large ranch deals and the sale of a $10,000 country place near Portland. . ' None of the sales was larger in point of figures than several that have been concluded In Portland lately, but in number they outdistanced any week for the entire year. The fact that activity Is reported from all parts of the city and states denotes an exceed ingly wholesome improvement in the general tone of things, brokers de clare. This multiplicity of deals is interpreted by many as a forerunner of greater activity that is to follow. . The time has come when realty deal ers are rather loath to report sales because they fear they will spoil pros pective deals by Inspiring the sellers to boost their values higher. .Perhaps the most interesting trans action of the week was concluded, when John A. Bell, of the wholesale produce firm of Bell & Co., bought property 100 feet square at the north east corner of East Third and Alder streets, paying the Hawthorne estate approximately $30,000. Mr. Bell pur chased the property as an investment, but the hint is given in market circles that it means the construction of a modern building on the site to house the produce company. r The Bell corner is just across the street from the location of the new home of the W. B. Glafke Produce Company, and It is said that others contemplate the erection of plants In toe same neighborhood, where tracking facilities are available and where they have more room to expand than on Front street. -With Pearson. Ryan & Co. lo cated at East First and Alder streets and the Pacific Fruit &. Produce Com pany at East Second and Alder, the East Side district is fast becoming the fruit center of Portland. Page & Son alBo own property in that vicinity, and If they ever build virtually all of the large produce concerns will be on the East Side. The Bell sale was concluded by W. II. Mall, of the realty firm of Mall & Von Borstel, who recently located Mr. Glafke at the same Etreet intersection and who induced the Blake-McFall Company to lease the $90,000 Heintz building, near the eastern end of the Burnside bridge. Through Mr. Mall also W. B. Glafke last week purchased the country home and fancy fruit orchard of B. Lee Paget at Oak Grove for $10,000. Among the 75 or 80 fruit trees on the former Paget tract no two are duplicates. Mr. Glafke will make extensive improve ments on the place and will make It bis future botie. t Me rle to N..-.-i -.: T V a ' - '.he if 30 ft of r 1h. T & er o- In he . Ir. 1t- I't ter he . :-,er has . the .ke - li ner tr- its. t , . : ,,- : rr . .... . , . TO "' - ; ' bwi;.i.B. ' "' ' ' ' s 1,,1 St " - ." .-- . i i' . ell "'"' ! - .".'...-; the ' ' .. . r , . - . ed. ' -'-' --. n5(tewed ana Mr. Trlplett announces that it will be hurried to completion. The struc ture contains 14 three-room apartment suites, three office rooms and live laree store rooms. The exterior is of white brick. When completed the building and equipment will represent & total investment of about $24,000. 41,50 Deal Is Reported. Deeds were filed at the Courthouse yesterday conveying title to fractional quarter blocks at the southeast corner of East Eighth street and Broadway, .the northeast corner of East Water street and Holladay avenue and the southeast corner of East First and Weidler streets from Myrtha E. Stewart to Isaac E. Staples. The con sideration in the deeds of transfer in dicated a consideration of $41,600. The STRUCTURE ABOUT TO BE BUILT AT COST OF 10,000. Within the next 10 days bids will be opened by Architects Tourtellotte & Hummell, of Portland, for the construction of the proposed $10,000 City Hall building to be erected at Echo, Or. The structure will be two stories above a basement BO by 80 feet In area. - It will 'be of concrete faced with white cement and will have an asbestos roof. It is thought the. building may be finished in four months. The building will contain an auditorium to be used by the Council; a Jail, police headquarters, women's restroom and firemen's clubroom. fc . . . .. .... Stewart Realty Company deeded Mr. Staples title to the same corners. Two Big Farm Sales Closed. . Two good-sized farm deals have just been closed up by the realty depart ment of Hartman & Thompson, accord ing to John H. Hartog, manager of the department. A farm of 640 acres in Gilliam County was sold at a valuation of $22,000, taking in part payment a 40-acre piece of land near Castle Rock at $6000. A 700-acre ranch near Monk land, Sherman County, was given in even exchange for a 60-acre farm in Washington County. The consideration of this transaction was also $22,000. Cattle Ranch Brings 932,000. At a reported consideration of $32. 000 Lloyd Parman, of Condon, last week purchased the large Gross brothers' cat tle ranch, located near Summit Prairie, in Wheeler County. From 400 to 500 tons of hay are cut on the place each year. Farm Wear McMlnnvtlle Sold. A. K. Miller has paid $15,000 for the SO-acre Pratt Sitton place, located south of McMlnnvllle on the Amity road. Nearly one-half of the farm is planted to hops. The property was formerly known as the W. C. Cook place." Gallon Postmaster Buys Ranch. A. M. Porter, postmaster at Gaston, has purchased from Edward Steventon, of Portland, the 98-acre Florey farm, located at Wapato. a place in Yamhill County near the Washington County line. All of the farm buildings and equipment were included in the sale. 31. L. Jones Buys a.O,0OO Ranch. According to the "Woodburn Inde pendent M. L. Jones, of Brooks, has just paid $50,000 for 650 acres of land situated two miles west of Brooks in the old donation land claim of John Durbin. Home Gees for C2SOO Cash. Perry C. Graves last week sold Will iam J. Draw a five-room bungalow at J ii .ast Lincoln street, near East linrty-eigntu street, for a cash con sideration of $2500. The sale was ne gotiated by Waketleld, Fries & Co. Residence Sells for S75O0.- A house and two lots in Brazee's Addition, in the northeastern district, including lots 5 and 6. in block 2. were purchased by C. E. Elliot from Ella V. Applegate for $7500. The house Is practically new. Quarter Block Urines 91400. A quarter block and cottage In Ar- leta Park No. 2. tn the Southeast Side, were purchased by H. Groener for $1400. B. B. Brumwell made this sale. The property is on Eighth and Mount scott avenues. Charles W. Gilbert Buys Home. ' Charles W. Gilbert has purchased the west 40 feet of lots 14 and 15, in block 5, Sewickly Addition, from Isaiah McBee, the price named being $3150. This property is on East Fifty second and East Madison streets. Sell wood Sales .Told. The Bank of Sellwood has transferred the south half of lots 10 and 11. in block 38. in Sellwood, on Douglass and East Ninth streets, to Edgar M. Hickox. Consideration was $1050. J. B. Slater has transferred lot 8, in block 16, Sellwood, on Tenino avenue and East Seventh street, to John J. Mil ler for $1000. Dal ton Addition Lots Sold. J. M. Morrison has transferred por tions of lots 7 and 8, in Dalton's Ad dition, to Margaret M. Bates for a con sideration of $4000. This property is located on East Twenty-fourth near East Ankeny street. Eastmorelaasl Lot Sells for elOOO. Lot 3, in block 25, Eastmoreland. near the Reed College, has been purchased by Anna McAlister-Graham, the price named in the deed being $1000. Quarter Block Sells for si 073. Two lots In Fraser's Addition near the Powell Valley road were pur chased last week by William G. Rosr from John J. Fraser for $1075. TRADES TOTAL 845,000 CITV PHOPERTV EXCHANGED FOR 400 ACRES NEAR ROSEBlHti. Thirty Acres of Well-Improved Land Near Ttgard Goes for Home , Owned by Br. Iveene. The s exchange department of the Oregon -Home Builders reports transac tions consummated last week. The to tal amount, involved in these deaW was $45,000. H. E. Murphy exchanged 30 acres of highly Improved farm land lying miles from xigard on the Tualatin Ulver to Dr. A. W Keen, also of Port land, for the home a-t 610 Thirty-sixth street North. The Murphy place is equipped with house, barns, chicken- houses and other buildings, and oc cupies one of the most fertile parts of that section. The Keene home con tains eeven rooms. This deal repre sented $16,000. or $8000 on each side, -The other exchange was between K. M. - Qulnn, mining man of Portland. and J. F. Richards, of the American Sales' Company Mr. Qulnn receives a parcel 100 by 150 at the northwest cor ner of Portland boulevard and Union avenue, improved with a modern six- room house, garage and barn, and a parcel 40 by 100. feet at 922 Tibbetts street, improved with a modern six room bungalow. ' The property going to Mr. Richards consists of 480 acres, 1$ miles from Roseburg, on the county road. ThU tract Is divided. 100 acres v being de voted to grain raising and the-reznain der to timber and pasture lands, - Each side represented $14,400, IS Site Offers Pour In to Attract Factories to Portland. . HUGE BENEFIT FORESEEN Ii. W. Cro-ian, Chairman of Realty Board Committee, Explains Situ ationPlan of Operation Is Being Considered Carefully. BY L. W. CRO.VAN. " ' Chairman Portland Realty Board Factory - Site Committee. Realizing the need in the City of Portland . for increased manufacturing industries, the Portland Realty Board has undertaken the task of obtaining property which can be used as manu facturing sites, to be given without cost to responsible manufacturers who will erect factories in this city, par ticularly those ' factories which can utilize raw material and are best able to take immediate advantage of ' the wonderful resourced of .this territory. A large number of property owners who have suitable property for manu facturing enterprises; seeing the ad vantage these factories will bring, bave quickly and generously respond ed to the request of-the Portland Real ty Board, and a number - of sites are now available for this purpose. De troit, Mich.. Minneapolis. Minn., New ark. N. J.. Oakland; Cal., Seattle. Wash., and others of the most important man ufacturing cities of the' United States have adopted the system of giving free factory sites for manufacturing purposes, and have found that this method has been- the- means of adding greatly to the size and importance of their cities. In Portland one of the largest - and most successful manufacturers was in duced to build his factory here by a somewhat similar plan. Committee Considers Operation. A committee from the Portland Real ty Board, having the matter in charge, is carefully considering their plan of operation, and in a short time expect to adopt a good working arrangement which will facilitate the transaction between the manufacturer and the property owner. As soon as a careful and authentic list of the articles that can best be manufactured and marketed in this district is available, together with tab ulated information as to methods and rates of rail and water transportation, cost of water, power and light,' labor and housing conditions, etc., informa tion will be sent to manufacturers who might be interested in locating in this territory, and a campaign Inaugurated to bring to this city a number of such concerns. Great Benefit Is Foreseen. . Portland's geographical situation is such that a concern operating in this territory would have a large field in which to market its goods, the vast territory west of the Rocky Mountains, the Orient, and the west coast of South America. The Portland Realty Board believes that an enterprising concern could compete favorably with Eastern factories and would have no difficulty in marketing its products. Again, the advantages . of a fresh water harbor, cheap electrical power, the finest water in the world and ideal climatic conditions are not to be over looked. . . Believing, therefore, that Portland offers so many inducements for manu ALAMEDA IS SITE OF'NEW INDUSTRY AIM I I, . J.,.ni.i . !' -s(vl : s Vs; j :siii; "V HOME O- W h STALE. On the. south aide of Hamblet avenue between East Twenty-sixth and East Twenty-eighth streets,' Alameda Addition, a handsome new colonial hoBte-. has Just been completed by the F. E. Bowman tt Cow for the occupancy of W. F. Staley, attorney for the forestry service. The residence coot approximately $5500 and the entire investment, in cluding the lot. represents $7000. Features of the building, which contains seven rooms, are a sun room, sleeping-porch, two fireplaces, hardwood floors and white en amel finish. . A garage has been erected in connection. facturing enterprises, it should not be difficult to obtain a large number of manufacturing concerns to this terri tory, and once secured, these factories will return to 'the community a ben efit far greater than the trouble and expense necessary to secure them. SIXGIiE CONTRACT PROPOSED Building Experts Hold Series of Conferences In Seattle. Important conferences were held in &eatue last week by a group of men recognized throughout the Northwest as experts In building construction. Portland was represented by Alfred E. Doyle, a Portland architect, and by George C. Mason, vice-president of the Hurley-Mason Company. From Spo kane were K. K. Cutter, designer of the DavenDort Hotit n h i' t tj-v, , From Tacoma was Charles B. Hurley president, or me Hurley-Mason. Com pany, and from Seattle Charles R. Col lins, engineer, James E. Webster and Sherwood D. Ford, architer-ts. ! The result of the' conferences was the estaoiisnment in the Pacific Northwest of a method of construction that will be of much Interest to property owners Who- contemnlftt. imnmvt-mmnta Thl. method provides for the construction of uuiiamgs, including all architectural and structural desisrnR H rnm t (nna anA equipment, ready for occupancy under SEVERAL LEASES REPORTED Stanley S. Thompson Company Pro vides Occupants for Stores. The Stanley S. Thompson Company has closed the following leases during me past lortnignt: - Store room on East Twentieth street at Hawthorne avenue, rented by J. W. Wesley for upholstery store, by H. J. Fisher, owner. ' '. Store room on southeast corner of Sixty - second and Division streets, rented to Division-street Grocery Com pany, by W. W. Christiansen, owner. Store room 427 Washington street leased to William Thomson for res taurant by S. Morton Conn, owner. Store room 423 - Washington street rented-to Walton & Boslar for stove store by S. Morton Cohn, owner. Warehouse building,- northwest cor ner of Twenty-second and Reed streets, leased to Consolidated Construction Company,' by owner, N. McMillan. Two Lots Are Sold. Two lots in Irvington Heights, 4 and 5 in block 5, on East Fifteenth street between Skidmore and Mason streets, were purchased by the .Multnomah En gine Company Benevolent Association The price was $1806. A. C. M.-Geraets made this sale. City View Park Sale Slade. The East Side Mill & Lumber Com pany has secured title to lot & in block 5, City View Park, in Sellwood. from Jennie H. Stacy. The price paid was $1130. This lot faces Maiden avenue near East Eleventh street. Rose City Park Home Sells for SSOOO. A. S. Sholes. has purchased a house and lot in Rose City Park from Anna Torrey. the consideration, named in the deed being isuuo. mis property is de scribed as lot 16 in block 36, and Is near the corner of East Forty-ninth and Thompson streets. Two Lots Are Sold. . Two lots in. Highland Park were pur chased last week by. Lizzie S. Joy from Mary R. Sorber. The lots are located on East Eleventh street between Jar rett street and Ainsworth avenue. Con- sideraflon of this sale was $2750. A house went with the sale. Park Addition Property Is Sold. Henry Somroerfield transferred lots 21 and 22. in block 11. Park .Addition to Albina, to Frank E. Sommerfield. for $1500. The lots are on Portland boule vard and Denver avenue. COLONIAL RESIDENCE. at .' . is -sf-':i. y I f - --- mir-ifli - ' - - -- TiVn Increased Realty Movements Give Prospect of Much Local Construction. IMPROVED OUTLOOK NOTED Municipal Auditorium, Postoffice, Viaduct on East Side and Labor Temple Are Larprer Projects Now Promising Work. Although only a few iniDortant build ing projects have been announced to the publio during the past few months, there is no question but that the gen eral outlook has improved materially and more and more optimism has been noted in the ranks of builders, archi tects and material men. The Improved feeling is due in a large measure to the increased move ment in realty in Portland, as well as in other parts of the Northwest. In vestors seem to be getting into the mood to buy real estate again and when the tide once turns decidedly, brokers look for rather heavy activity. At present, in addition to several private projects that are about to be launched, the men' of the allied building--trades are looking forward to -the prospective work on the construction of the auditorium, the Postoffice and the viaduct work to be done on the East Side at a cost of $750,000. The members of the Labor Council are plan ning the construction of a large struc ture as a Labor Temple and other pros pective building operations are known to those who make it their business to' find out what is about to happen. Mr. Stnbbs Plans Building. Architects Whitehouse & Fouilhoux are preparing plans and specifications for a two-story and basement building that Is to be erected on the northeast corner of Fourth and Couch streets for O. B. Stubbs. The first story will be divided into spaces for stores, while it is planned to provide apartments on the upper floor. The structure will be of brick and will cover 70x100 feet of ground. The buMdlng will be planned so that two additional stories may be added later. Woodbnrn Architect Chosen. After deliberating between some 20 sketches for several weeks, the School Board of Woodburti last week chose Aaron H. Gould, a Portland architect. to supervise the construction of the proposed $30,000 school building to be built at Woodburn. The exterior will be of light colored brick with brick or hollow tile walls. The building will be two stories and. full basement, with 12 rooms and a large study hall in a separate building. Umatilla Resort Planned. W. H. McCormach. a wealthy resi dent of Umatilla County, has directed C. G. Troutman. an Aberdeen architect. to draw plans for several resort build ings to rise immediately at Leighman Hot Springs, a health resort situated about 50 miles south of Pendleton. The principal building will be a two-and-a half-story frame structure with 60 modern hotel rooms. Local water power will be used to run the electrical plant, and the hot water from the springs will heat the rooms and be used by the tenants as hot water. In addition to the hotel, a natatorium with a concrete pool, 50x100 feet, and about. 20 cottages will be constructed at the resort. Provision will also be made for mud baths. Mr. McCormach owns- about 640 acres in the vicinity of the springs and owns a sawmill there, where the lumber to be used in the construction will be turned out. The plans indicate a total expenditure of about $40,000. The work probably will be done by day labor. S30.000 Structure Planned. The Crown-Willamette Paper Com pany has awarded a contract, to the Van Sant-Houghton contracting firm, of San Francisco, to build a reinforced concrete building at the Camas mills or the company to be used as a di gester in the process of paper making. The structure will be three stories over a ground dimension of 55x67 feet and will cost about $30,000. Permits Calls for SOOOO Job. The Wilson Investment Company took out a building , permit last week for alterations and additions to be made to the building located at 28 Fifth street North. The probable cost is placed at $6000. The plans were drawn by Whitehouse & Fouilhoux. Connell Permits Wooden Hospitals. An amendment to the building code was passed by the City Council last week authorizing the use of wood in the erection of hospitals two stories high, with accomodations for 18 pa tients on each floor. The amendment will permit the erection of a two-story hospital for which Architect J. D. Dautoff has drawu plans. Library Contract Awarded. Contrary to a report current in build ing circles last week, the contract for the construction or the proposed Car negie Library at Pendleton has been awarded to the firm of Olson & John son, of Montana, on their bid of $31,200. The Oregon representative of the firm, Edwin D. Neill, Jr.. has already placed a crew of men at work on the build ing, which will be of fireproof con struction. The plans were drawn by Johnson & Mayer, of Portland, and Architect Hatch, of Pendleton. Bend to Get S30.000 Hotel. H. Kane, of Bend, has commissioned Beezer Bros., of Seattle, to draw plans for a $30,000 hotel at Bend on the site of a building recently destroyed by fire. The building will be two stories of brick and concrete above a founda tion 100x140 feet. Baker Will Vote on Bond Issue. The residents of Baker are circulat ing petitions requesting that an elec tion be held in the near future to vote on the question of issuing $125,000 in bonds to finance the construction of a high school. Walnut Park Home Completed. Mr. and Mrs. Max Afmus will tomor row move into their new 10-room bun galow at 1133 Garfield avenue, between Killingsworth ' avenue and Emerson street, in Walnut Park. The contractor and builder in charge of the work was Mrs. Afmus' father. J. C. Dlckover. Among the feature equipments are a vacuum cleaning system and an elec tric stove. The residence cost the owners approximately $7000. - Work, to Start on Steel Viaduct. Work will start soon on the erection of the proposed steel viaduct over the tracks of the Southern Pacific on Hol- gate street, south fit the main carshops. The company's grounds extend south of Holgate street and tt has many tracks across Holgate. including its main line south. The viaduct will be several blocks long. It will make it safe for the southern district to use Holgate street. Sannyslde Sewer 5cir Completion. The new part of Sunnyslde sewer, between East First street and the Wil. lamette River on East Alder street, is being finished. This part replaces the BY LIFE INSURANCE EDITOR. THE announcement that Paul Arm strong, the famous playwright, left an estate not exceeding $500 is another confirmation of the truism that many men reputed to be wealthy really are- not. Paul Armstrong will long be remem bered as the author of such dramatic successes as "Alias Jimmy Valentine." "Salomy Jane" and "Heir to the Hoorah." It Is conservatively estimated that the author made more than $250, 000 during his career. "But money meant nothing to him except something to buy things with, to speculate with or to give away. Paul would bet on anything a stranger's middle name, the fifth inning of a base ball gime to be played a week hence or the age of the next taxi chauffeur he met,' was the comment in a New York newspaper announcing the news of his death. "No he didn't leave any money. He didn't know what the word 'save' meant." llXrimonr Thrlee Is Tried. He was married three times. The first wife he married while working on the lake steamers out of Buffalo. There was a divorce and the woman died soon after the Anal decree had been granted. His second wife was Rella A bell, of Kansas City. They were married in London In 1901. His third wife, of course, is Catherine Calvert, with whom he was living at the time of his death. In all he is survived by two widows and four children. Three were born unto his second wife and one unto Catherine Calvert-Armstrong. A well-known life insurance presi dent in a recent speech declared that a man who is a dollar ahead of his Income is an independent citizen, while the man who is just a dime behind is a pauper. The man who has an in surance policy is always ahead of pov erty. He is not poor. In the day of his calamity he finds protection. This applies to the productive period of a man's life. Furthermore,' the reputed millionaire whose liabilities are greater than his assets is in real ity a pauper. As far as Is known Paul Armstrong old sewer, which had deteriorated and was liable to collapse entirely. The contract price was $21,000. but after the contract was made it was found neces sary to drive piles for the foundation of the big sewer, which will Increase the cost materially. The Sunnyslde trunk sewer was the first to. be bailt on the East Side. It ended at East Twenty-fifth and East Yamhill streets. H. E. Doherty Builds Home. II. E. Doherty is having a dwelling: built at J91 East Fifty-second, street, near East Taylor street. The cost will be $1800. Powerhouse Contract Awarded. Lewis I. Thompson, architect, has awarded the contract for the erection of a powerhouse for the Portland Woolen Mills, at St. Johns, to the firm of Crawford & Baltimore. The struc ture will be of brick construction. 60 feet square. It will contain steel arches and wire sashes throughout. making the building practically fire proof. , ' Home to Cost S350O. A new nome. costing $2500. Is being built for J. W. Swayne. at 1218 East Ash street. In Laurelhurst. E. B. Tur ner is the contractor. . Residence to Cost S1SOO. F. C. Barnehoff is the contractor for the erection of a residence for W. Trout at 526 Killingsworth avenue. -In Walt's Addition. The structure will cost $1800. A. F. Cohen prepared the plans for this residence. Garage- Contract Is Let. Casebur Sa Nlmms are the contractors for the erection of a one-story garage on Union avenue, between Cook and Ivy streets, tor W. VV. Grayhead. It will cost $2504). Bert Jssrvla Builds Home. A one-story residence is beinsr erected tor uert jarvij at iuo hast Twenty ninth street North, between Emerson and Sumner streets, to cost $1800. Sellwood Is Home Site. L. Stafford is having a $1600 residence built at 1792 East Sixteenth street, near ucnoco, beuwood. George Kinnear Is the builder. Church Permit Is Issued. Permit has been issued for the erec tion of a one-story church at 310 Wygant etreet. near Cleveland avenue. Cost, $1500. ' John Ogden is the builder. John R. Leach Bnllds Home. A residence for John R. Leach is be ing built at 4719 East Seventy-second street, in the South East Side. The cost will be $2000. Reed Bros, are the build ers. Repairs to Cost S13O0. F. E. Van Rouch. is having the resi dence at 3213 East Sixty-eighth street, in the South East Side, repaired at a cost of $1200. Residence to Cost S2O0O. Construction will start soon on a story-and-a-half residence for C. F. Frey at Fifty-seventh avenue and East Thirty-ninth street, in the South East Side. Cost will be $2000. Plans and specifications have been completed by Arcnitect jack p. riuntley. 4500 Home Planned. The Mautz Building & Investment Company has started on the erection of a two-story-and-a-half residence at 660 Siskiyou street. It will cost $4500. Miss Annie Geil Builds Residence. Work has been started on a residence ror miss Annie tieii at 329 East Forty fourth street, near East Market, to cost $1600. Hossack & Doherty are the con tractors. Building Contract Is Let. Camp & DuPuy have let the contract for the concrete, brick and all masonry worK on the new structure for w. B. Clarke & Co. to Bingham & Shelly, who have started work. The struc ANDIRONS, BASKET GRATES, FOLDING SPARK SCREENS, FIRE SETS AND FENDERS See Our New Display e Eure aJid bring size of fireplace opening, width K' and height. M. J. WALSH CO. 311 Stark Street Fireplace Appliances, Mantel, Floor and Wall Tiling carried no life insurance and made no provision for those who were depen dent upon him for their support. Up to the time of his death he was com pelled to pay $750 a month alimony to his second wife. Art unexpected death has curtailed this Income and as a re sult a mother with three children must face the world alote. to say nothing of his third wife, who with one child must begin a pitiable struggle with a meager estate of $500. It is every- man's sabred duty to pro vide his own with an income sufficient to keep them as he would like to have them kept. In event of his death. In this respect the author has utterly failed. Everyone who was intimately acquainted with Armstrong knew that he had a passion for all games of chance. He was almost a slave to gambling, but he carrle-1 this gambling too far. He gambled with the future protection of those for whom he was honor pound to provide. GceBomle Question Arises. - Here there arises an economic ques tion which has to do with life and suc cess. Who has achieved the greater success, or who has contributed the greater good to humanity, the noted writer who makes hundreds of thou sands of dollars and leaves but $500 at death, or the man of moderate In come, say $1500 annually, who provides a sufficient amount of income to keen his family as ther should be kept! Comment is futile. Armstrong could doubtless have oomw fortably carried $100,000 or even $200. 000 worth of life insurance, had he been thrifty enough to do so. It la such persons as he who need to be guided to the road of "systematio thrift. . It is life ins urance a definite financial plan that has started count less thousands of thriftless persons on their way toward success. It was James J. Hill, the noted rail road president and financier, who said: "If you want to know whether you are destined to be a success or not. you can easily find out. The test Is simple and infallible. Are you abl to save money? If not, drop out. Tou will lose. You may think not. but you will lose as sure as fate, for the seed of success is not in you. Mr. Hill was right. ture Is 50x100 feet,' and will be two stories with full basement. Erects Building. The Portland Gas &. Coke Company has erected a concrete building on the east side of the reservoir on East Eleventh near Clinton street. It will cost about $5000. - Sale In St. Johns Reported. Mrs. O. B. Riddle has purchased lots 1 and 2. and the west half of lots 7 and 8 in block 29, James Johns Second Ad dition,, from T. M. Hurlburt. Sheriff. Consideration, $1697. A lot in Belle Crest was purchased by Marie Harder from the Interurban Realty Company for $1200. In Russia there are enough people to populate Great Britain. Germany and France, with a considerable number left over. , Directory of Prominent Life Insurance Agencies Members of Life Underwriter Aaociation of Oregon Wra. Goldman, Manaaer. MANHAI'l AN Ltfn, OresomuBldK. H. G. Coltoa, Manager. MASSACHUSETTS MUIUAi, LIFE. Chamber of Commerce Bids. m. L. Harmon. Manager, PENN MUTUAL LIKE, Northwestern Bank Bids. Horace Mecklem, kausser, NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL I.IFB. Northwestern Bank BldSi Alma D. Katz, Manager, MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF N. T, Corbett Bids. O. M. Slocum. Mgr. RELIANCE LIFE INS. CO., Pittsburg, Pa, 206 Morgan Bldg.. Portland. Or. 6. P. Lockwood, Vice-Prea and Gen. Mgr. COLUMBIA LIFE A TRUST CO, 202 StevDs Bldg. Pettls-Grossmayer Co., General Agents. THE TRAVELERS INS. CO, 303-S10 Wilcox Bldg E. W. Amesbury, Manager NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO. Northwestern Bank Bldg. Western Oregon Agency, COLUMBIA LIFE & TRUST CO.. Btlls Bllas. Gen. Agta. 204 Stevens Bldg. BUILDERS' SUPPLIES and HOME SUGGESTIONS J.C. ENGLISH CO. 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