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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 21, 1919.
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LAURELHURST RISES
ON 0L0D1Y FARM;
W. S. Ladd's Cattle Make
Place for Fine Homes.
60 HOUSES LATELY BUILT
Swellings Averaging 100 a Year
Erected at Cost Ranging From
$2500 to 930,000.
Tjaurelhurst, now a home for fine
people, was once a home for fine
cattle. Old timers In Portland well
remember the famous Hazelfern farm
owned by the late V. S. Ladd. It was
her that the pioneer banker estab
lished his herd of Imported Jerseys
and the products of that farm were
known all over the United States.
Not only was the place known for
Its pure-bred stock. but It also
charmed all visitors with Its natural
beauty and even years ago it was
freely predicted by the farseelng that
some day this spot would be chosen
as a fine resident! .1 section of the
cltj;.
The prediction has been fulfilled.
The Laurelhurst of today stands In
place of the Hazelfern of yesterday.
P.ut the prophets of a quarter of a
century ago little dreamed of the
transformation that was to be
bro.ught about. By a combination of
landscape architecture and nature a
residential section was laid out which,
by reason of Its curving boulevards,
beautiful homes and well-kept lawns,
is recognized now as one of the fin
est of its kind in the entire country.
Farm Attracts Attention.
It was nearly ten years ago that
Paul C. Murphy, after a successful
career in Seattle, came with his as
sociates to Portland to take part In
the- development of this city's real es
tate opportunities. He found the out
look promising and realizing that
Portland's greatest need at that time
was attractive residential districts,
lie set about to carry his plans Into
. ffect. He made a close survey of
the city and was attracted by the
possibilities offered by Hazelfern
farm, to which his attention had been
(ilrected. He had little difficulty in
associating with him In the project
some of the most prominent and
wealthy men of Portland and Seattle,
with the result that Hazelfern was
taken over and its day as a stock
farm was ended.
It was planned to develop the tract
along scientifically harmonious lines
to retain as much of the natural
beauty as possible and to accomplish
this a corps of engineers was engaged
to draw plans. A large sum of money
has been expended In making the im
provements, the first j jar of work
involving nearly $2,000,000, but re
sults have shown that it was money
wlsiely spent.
Activity la Renewed.
Prom the completion of the Im
provements up to the time the United
States entered the war new homes
.-iveragins' 100 a year were built in
Laurelhurst, these costing fro -i $2500
to 130,000 each. During the war
building was discouraged, but activity
nsaln is being shown and within the
past six months 60 new houses have
been built there. There are in the
addition 26 miles of hard-surfaced
.streets and 52 miles of cement side
walks. Features that stand out prominently
in Laurelhurst and have been the
means of attracting many home build
ors-ire the Laurelhurst park, consid
ered by many to be the most beauti
ful park in Portland, and the Laurel-
linrst clubhouse, scene of many social
gatherings and entertainments for the
lesldenta of the neighborhood.
8 BUNGALOWS STARTED
XEW BUILDING EVERY DAY IS
1'IiAX OF ARCHITECTS.
Ko:-e City Park Homes to Be Erect
ed by Shaw, Larson & Sey
mour; Cold Interferes.
To start and to complete a bunga
low in Rose City Park every day dur
ing the spring is the intention of the
members of the new architectural and
contracting firm of Shaw, Larson &
Seymour, who located In Portland last
fall and already nave eight dwell
ings under way in that residential
section. The new firm is one of sev
eral in Portland that are planning big
programmes of home building during
the spring of 1920, this fact indicat
ing a distinct boom in residential de
velopment for next spring.
The dwellings being built and to be
built by Shaw, Larson & Seymour are
to be placed1 on the market through
the real estate department of the
J. L. Hart man company. Rose City
Vark agents and owners of the prop
erty upon which the homes are to be
erected. The homes planned by the
contracting firm, which probably will
number more than 100 before the
spring is over, will be of the modern
bungalow type, averaging $6000 in
cost.
Among the distinctive fcautres will
be tile fireplaces In each dwelling,
hardwood floors, cabinet kitchens and
breakfast nooks. The houses will be
of Tive and six rooms, with three
quarter basements, and furnaces.
The three members of the firm, all
experienced architects, were brought
together as a result of the war. being
engineers for the Foundation Ship
building company of Victoria, Van
couver and Tacoma, and came to Port
land following the closing of the
shipyards to form the architectural
and building firm here. Samuel M.
Shaw, senior member of the firm, was
5 formerly a home builder In Detroit,
and during the war was superintend-
cnt of the Point Hope branch ship
yard, with more than 1600 men under
- 11 1m. L. M. Larson, who was an archi
tect in San Francisco, was head of the
steel department for the company's
plant at Victoria, and R. T. Seymour
formerly of Spokane, was with the
foundation company at ancouver,
B. 6.
It will be the Intention of the com
pany to erect bungalows with char
acter, stated Mr. Shaw. Each bunga
low will be different and will be built
to fit the shape and contours of the
property upon which It stands. Of
the eight structures now. under way.
two are nearing completion. Work
bv the "old weather It beinK ImDOS-
Mtle to pour concrete, but Mr. Shaw
said yesterday If further cold hits the
olty a heating apparatus will be in-
stalled to enable the work to go on
without interruption.
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MDIN PLANT TO RISE
READY-CTJT HOUSE MAKERS
HAVE COAST OFFICES HERE.
President of Concern Says Port
land Is Railroad Center Un
excelled on Pacific.
Establishment upon the Pacific
coast of a branch of the Aladdin com
pany, the largest manufacturers of
ready-cut houses in the world. Is In
line with a movement which the com
pany recently started to cope with
the present abnormal shortage of
housing facilities, according to a
statement received yesterday from
the president of the company, W. J.
Sovereign, at Bay City, Mich. The
Aladdin company recently established
Its western headquarters at Portland,
and has required property near the
Swift & Co. plant, and It will begin
construction of a plant at once.
The Aladdin company calls the
movement which they have started a
national home building service, the
need of the service being based upon
the fact that it is estimated by the
bureau of census that the excess of
families over dwellings in the United
States at the present time is 23 per
cent, wl.ereas in 1S00 it was but 10.5
per cent.
The company has divided the coun
try into four sections or divisions.
the northern division, the south cen
tral division, The southern division
and the western division. In each
of these divisions they have selected
city, centrally located, with good
shipping facilities, and near a supply
of standing timber, and have there
opened general offices and construct
ed mills.
In tMs way they aim to serve every
part or section of the country In the
most efficient manner. By locating
on a railroad center shipping facili
ties are better and being centrally
located in the territory freight rates
have been brought to the minimum.
The reasons for choosing Portland
as the site lor the western mills and
offices, according to Mr. Sovereign,
were that this city is a railroad cen
ter unexcelled in the west, with eight
railroads having tracks to the Alad
din company's loading platform, and
that the lumber supply adjacent to
Portland is one of the largest and
finest left available in the world. It
is estimated by lumber experts that
there is enough standing timber in
the states of Oregon and Washington
to supply the world for the next 60
years.
The western division of the com
pany includes the states of Oregon
Washington. California. Idaho, Ne
vada, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming and
Montana. All mail from these states
will be handled at the Portland of
WOODS AND CITY
VIEW OF BUILDING
I Among the residence sections where home-building is already under
the choice districts of the Mount Tabor neighborhood. A considerable number of bungalows are already under construction there by C. L. Dlnsmore, local
I contractor, these being the forerunners
I working through the J. L. Harur.au company, owners of homesltes in that
( where six five and six-room, bungalows are under construction.
SEES CONSTRUCTION OF OVER
flee and shipments of Aladdin homes
to all points in these states will be
made from the local mills.
ROOSEVELT STATUE PLANNED
Dr. II. W. Coe Proposes Memorial
to Former President.
Plans for erection of a statue of the
late Theodore Roosevelt at a point
on the Base Line road and announce
ment of the gift of the plot of ground
upon which It is to stand to the city
as a park were made public last week,
with the announcement that Dr. Hen
ry Waldo Coe had taken title to a
10-acre tract adjoining the Morning
side hospital grounds in the name of
his corporation, the Townsite com
pany. The consideration Is said to
have been 14.000 cash.
This property has been held under
lease for several years, and among
other Improvements has been used as
a vegetable garden for the hospital.
Dr. Coe plans to landscape a por
tion of the property, together with
adjoining property which the com
pany owns on the Base Line road,
and to erect a bronze statue of Col
onel Roosevelt upon a granite base.
facing the road and within sight of
the thousands of citizens and tourists
swho pass that point to and from the
Columbia highway. Dr. Coe was life
long friend of the ex-president and
was state chairman of the recent
Roosevelt memorial drive. The small
park will be dedicated to the public
and deeded to the city of Portland.
REALTY DIRECTORY SOON OUT
New Guide of Interstate Association
Contains 300 Pages.
Work of getting out the new direc
tory of the Interstate Realty associa
tion Is nearly completed and within
a few days the new volume will be
ready to be sent out to members
throughout the northwest. Secretary
Paul Cowgill of the association, who
has headquarters in this city, spent
about all his moments, spare and
otherwise, last week giving the "copy"
the final once-over before ordering
the printing and binding, and It is
expected the books will be sent out
this week.
The new directory will be the larg
est ever Issued and will have over
3000 pages. It will be bound In book
form with pastboard covers, attract
ively printed. The directory will con
tain a complete roster of members of
the Interstate Realty association, who
are located in all large points through
out the northwest, the constitution
and bylaws of the association, a code
of ethics to guide realty dealers in
transactions, and the record and min
utes of the 1919 annual convention.
The volume will show a substan
tial growth In the membership of the
association during the past year, the
roster Including the names of over
1300 active members, all of whom will
receive the book free of charge.
MEET AT MORNINGSIDE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IN MOUNT TABOR NEIGHBORHOOD.
OPERATIONS IN EAST SIDE SECTION
ol 6cores of similar homes planned
SIXTY BEAUTIFUL HOMES DURING 1919.
RANCH DEMAND IS HEAVY
COOS COUNTY UNABLE TO FIX D
FARMS FOR ALL SEEKERS.
Dairy Places Are Sought, Without
Regard to Price Stockshow
Results- Are Seen.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) A suprlslngly heavy demand
for ranches in Coos county is reported
by Jay L. Smith, former county agent,
and at present representative of
several banks, acting as counselor in
agricultural affairs. Mr. Smith de
clared the demand for Coos county
dairy ranches is so great that but
a small proportion of the seekers
can be located. The call comes in
by mall, through friends, by personal
application and through agencies.
One day within the past week two
ranchers from Montana appeared here
and sought Mr. Smith to recommend
to them ranches, no matter at what
price. Neither of the visitors knew
the other was coming and they were
not acquainted.
During the stoqk show- in Portland
many breeders and rancher! who had
retired sought detailed information
of Mr. Smith, and a number have
since appeared here and investigated,
and some have bought. "The price of
farms has been increasing steadily
ln the past few years." said Mr.
Smith, and he recalled one instance
of an 80-acre tract close to Coqullle
which he was offered for $12,000 three
years ago, and this sold for $18,000
during the current year.
Mr. Smith's particular object dur
ing this season of the year is to in
terest the ranchers in breeding up
their herds and he Is having success.
Many of the farmers living in terri
tory tributary to Coos bay are taking
up the breeding of thoroughbred Hol
stelns and the fine Davis ranch, rated
as the best In the county, will be
stocked with high-grade animals by
Dr. G. E. Dix, who recently pur
chased it.
REALTY BOARD WIDENS FIELD
Membership Extended to Include
All Progressive Citizens.
Membership In the Portland Realty
board is no longer limited to realty
men only, but is open to all citizens
who stand for progress and city de
velopment, according to arrangements
which have been made for taking in
associate members. A drive was re
cently begun for associate members
and the board is rapidly expanding in
numbers It la the particular desire
of the directors of the board to bring
into the body as associate members
AS THEY APPEARED JUST BEFORE
way and planned on a large scale for
for the coming spring, if conditions
locality. The panorama above shows
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the property owners. A statement
recently issued in regard to the
drive which the board is making for
associate members is given below.
The active membership, open to all
legitimate realty dealers in this sec
tion. Is lurger now than It has ever
been and Includes practically all the
operators in Portland. The board's
statement follows:
The Portland ' Realty board Is some
thing more than a real estate organiza
tion. It stands for all phases of civic bet
terment and progress In Industrial sctlvl
tles. For creating demand for home prod
ucts. To encourage and help the pro
ducer. To enlarge our payrolls, etc.
The Portland Realty board Invites men
engaged In all kinds of business enter
prises to beoome affiliate members of the
board. It Invites property owners and all
men having the general welfare of our city
end state at heart to Join us and help the
board to become a mighty force for the
general good of the community.
Every member of the board should take
a keen Interest In swelling the number of
sfflllate memberships. Every member
knows at least one merchant, manufac
turer, realty owner or professional man
who can be Induced to Join our ranks as an
affiliate member.
Laurelhurst Borne Sold.
Sale of the recently completed resi
dence at 1096 East Burnside street,
in Laurelhurst, was effected last
week by W. N. Everett, owner and
builder, to D. L. Davles of the Davies
Optical company, who came here re
cently from Superior, Neb. The house
is erected upon a lot 76 by 100 feet
overlooking Laurelhurst' park. The
purchase price Is given as $13,200.
Realty Board Election Set.
The annual election of the Portland
Realty board has been set for Fri
day, January 2, following the regular
weekly meeting and luncheon at the
Benson hotel. A president, secretary,
treasurer and five members of the
appraisal committee will be selectea.
Owing to the holiday season there
will be no meeting of the realty
board jiext Friday noon.
LODGEMEM GET DEGREES
Three Oddfellows' Bodies Meet to
Receive Grand Master.
Three Odd Fellows' lodges of Port
land, Woodlawn lodge No. 171, Laurel
lodge No. 186 and North Portland
lodge No. 230, combined to receive
the grand master of the order, Judge
Forrest L. Hubbard of Baker City, at
a meeting and banquet Monday, De
cember 16.
Grand Master Hubbard conferred I
the first degree on a class of candi
dates, giving an address which was
answered by Grand Conductor J. N.
Hart. Deputy District Grand Master
E. V. Thompson also spoke. "rtie
grand master presented the 26-year
veteran's Jewels to Milton Damon, W.
G. Etchells and E. A. Land of Wood
lawn lodge.
THE RECENT BLIZZARD.
the coming year is Morningside. one of
continue favorable. Mr. Dlnsmore 1
building operations on Royal avenue,
INSURANCE COMPANY
MAY RECOVER LOSS
Third Persons Compelled to
Pay for Negligence.
OWNER GETS PROTECTION
Insurer of Wheat In Oregon Wins
Suit Against Railway Which
v Started Destructive Klre.
BT W. B SHIVELY.
Chairman Legal Committee Portland
Realty Board.
Where insured property is destroyed
by fire through the negligence of a
third person and the Insurance com
pany pays the loss, what right has It
to recover the amount paid from the
person whose negligence caused the
fire?
The right of the Insurance company
to recover such a loss is well estab
lished. Probably the leading case In
Oregon upon this subject Is that of
Fireman's Insurance company vs. O.
R. & N. company (46 Ore. 63; 76 Pac
1076. 7 L. R. A. 161.)
In that case the plaintiff insurance
company had Insured a quantity of
wheat in eastern Oregon. This wheat
was destroyed by fire which originat
ed through the negligence of the de
fendant railroad company. The Insur
ance company paid the amount of the
loss, took an assignment from the
owner of the wheat to the extent of
the amount of insurance paid and
then, together with the owner. In
stituted an action against the rail
road company to recover the full
amount of the damage, which In this
case was greater than the amount of
Insurance.
Owner Is Protected.
In passing upon and upholding the
right of the Insurance company to re
cover a Judgment against the defend
ant railroad to the extent of the
amount of insurance paid by It, the
supreme court said: "The Insurer
stands practically In the position of
surety to the owner, stipulating that
the property should not be lost or de
stroyed In consequence of the peril
Insured against, and whenever he has
indemnified the owner for the loss he
is entitled to all the means for In
demnity which the satisfied owner
held against the party primarily lia
ble. The right rests upon familiar
principles of equity the doctrine of
subrogation. . . . The subrogation
Is not the equivalent of an assign
ment. It Is the putting of one party
In the place of another the party
who pays the debt in the place
of the creditor allowing the former
to enter Into the rights of the latter.
. . . Until the loss Is paid, the In
surer can have no right of action
against the wrongdoer, but. having
paid It. he Is subrogated to the right
of the insured to tne extent oi tne
payment. If It covers the entire loss,
his right of action becomes absolute
at law. and he must now bring It In
his own name; but. If it covers a part
only, his subrogation entitles him to
an Interest merely equitable, which
he has rfnd holds in Joint capacity
with the assured, and they together
may maintain an action for the entire
loss against the wrongdoer."
Insurance Company Recovers.
In the very recently decided case of
Northwest Door company et al. vs.
Lewis Investment company (92 Ore.
-y-. 180 Pac. 496) the facts were that
a number of Insurance companies had
insured a Portland mill of the North
west Door company against a fire
loss. A warehouse belonging to the
Lewis Investment company adjoining
the property of the Northwest Door
company was partially destroyed by
fire, leaving a quantity of debris,
which debris, agents of the Lewis In
vestment company, without procuring
a municipal permit, as required by
city ordinance. Igrtlted to destroy.
Sparks from the bonfire so kindled
passed Into the mill of the Northwest
Door company, starting a fire, which
destroyed the insured property. The
insurance companies paid the North
west Door company the full amount
called for In the policies and then,
together with the Northwest Door
company, brought suit against the
Lewis Investment company to recover
the value of the destroyed mill, in
cluding the amount of the loss paid
bythe Insurance companies. The Jury
returned a verdict for $70,000 in favor
of the Insurance companies and the
Northwest Door company.
Insurer and Owner Join.
In upholding this verdict the court
said that the following was a correct
statement of the law: "Where an in
surance company pays a loss under a
policy Issued by it upon property dam
aged or destroyed by fire, where such
of a third person, such insurance com
pany becomes subrogated to the rights
of the Insured to the extent of the
fire occurs through the negligence
money paid by it under such policy,
and In an action at law for the re
covery of damages to such property
from such third persons, where the
Insurance does not equal the loss al
leged to hare been sustained. It Is the
duty of the insurance company and
the owner to Join as parties' in such
action. The defendant against whom
such action Is brought has no right
to the benefits of the Insurance and
cannot rely, either In whole or in part,
on the defense" that the owner of the
property has been previously paid by
the Insurance company. Payment to
the owner by an insurance company
of the amount of his loss. In whole or
in part, does not bar the right of
action against one originally liable
for the loss. In this case the defend
ant Lewis Investment company has no
concern with any contract that the
plaintiff Northwest Door company
may have with the Insurance compa
nies, and said defendant's rights or
liabilities can neither be increased
nor diminished by the fact that such
contracts exist."
Court Upholds Recovery.
In the case of Home Mutual Insur
ance company vs. O. R. & N. company
(20 Ore. 669) the plaintiff had In
sured a certain mill and Its contents
at Echo, Or. The mill was totally de
stroyed by fire caused by the negll-
uence of the railway company, wnere
upon the Insurance company paid the
amount of the loss under its policies
and then brought suit against the
railway company to recover the same.
The right of the insurance company
so to recover the amount paid by it
under the policy was upheld by the
court.
For somewhat similar holdings, see
State Insurance company vs. O. R. &
N. comnany (20 Ore. 663) and Mil
waukee Mechanics' Insurance com
pany vs. Ramsey (76 Ore. 570, 674. 149
Pac. 642.)
From the foregoing cases It ap
pears that where an insurance com
pany pays a loss. It is Immediately
and from the mere fact of payment
put In the place of the Insured that
Is, subrogated, to his rights. Every
person Is legally liable for his negli
gence whereby another suffers loss.
If a man carelessly throws" away a
lighted cigar stub or does some other
act whereby another's buildings are
destroyed, he Is liable in damages for
the loss caused by his negligence.
And. if the party whose buildings are 1
ho aestroyeCfc or aamagea is tusuicu
and the Insurance company pays the
loss under Its policy, the company Is
Immediately given the same right to
proceed against the negligent person
and collect damages from him as had
the Insured prior to the payment of
the insurance. In other words, the one
who actually suffers the loss, whether
It be the Insured or the insurer, is
given the right to compensation in
damages from the guilty party. It is
a fair proposition.
Klrst-Street Lot Sold.
Sale of the property at the north
west corner of First and Wasco
streets by T. T. Murphy of San Fran
elsco to L. W. Redlinger of Port
land was announced yesterday by
Mall St Von Borstel, who handled
the transaction. The land measures
100x100 feet and the purchase price.
Which Included four houses standing
upon the property, was given as
910,000. The purchaser expects to
spend between $2500 and (3000 Im
proving the buildings.
lUfHEUT LAND IS SOLD
SHERMAN COUNTY DEAL SAID
TO INVOLVE $250,000.
Kaseberg Brothers Buy Four Sec
tions Adjoining Their Holding
From Dr. C. Ji Smith.
Purchase of over four sections of
the finest wheat land In Sherman
county was completed last week by
the Kaseberg brothers, most exten
sive wheat raisers In that section of
Oregon, from Dr. C. J. Smith of the
Oregon Agricultural company. The
deal was made direct, and the pur
chase price, while not given out. was
In the neighborhood of $260,000, or
approximately $100 an acre.
The land Is located In the Gordon
ridge section and Is directly adjoin
ing the present farm of nine sections
owned by the Kaseberg brothers, and
brings the total holdings of the fam
ily In this section more than 13 sec
tions. The transaction is said to be
the largest sale of wheat land in
the history of the county.
John R. Kaseberg, senior of the
three brothers, who retired from ac
tive farming about ten years ago and
lives at 1046 Beakey avenue, acteid
for himself and his two brothers. E.
E. Kaseberg and A C. Kaseberg, both
of whom left recently for a short
visit to California. K. E. Kaseberg
expects to retire this year, while A.
C. Kaseberg. who was born upon a
portion of the farm now operated
by the family. Is in charge of farm
ing work.
Sherman county now ranks second
among the counties of Oregon as a
wheat producer, being second only to
Umatilla county. Dry farming meth
ods, with summer fallowing, axe
used by the Kasebergs, who last
year averaged a production of 40
bushels per acre on 2000 acres of the
land. Machinery is used throughout,
and a group of caterpillars are kept
busy throughout the plowing and
the harvesting seasons.
NEW GARAGE WILL RISE
FRIEDLI AND DRESSLER HOLD
LEASE ON BUILDING.
Structure at Corner of Union Ave
nue and Sacramento Street Will
Be Started at Once.
Construction of a new garage, for
the Frledll and Dressier Motor Car
com'pany will begin at once on the
east side, as the result of leasing ar
rangements completed by Leon H.
Bullier, manager of the F. E. Taylor
company, last week. The structure
will be 60 by 126 feet, and will cost
$10,000. It will be erected at the
corner of Union avenue and Sacra
mento street by F. W. Peterson
owner of the property. The motor
company will have a live-year lease
upon the structure.
Mr. Bullier last week also concluded
one of the largest theatrical des
of the fall, when contracts were
signed whereby control of the Strand
theater passed from local Interests to
a group of Seattle capitalists, headed
by J. Aronson, prominent moving pic
ture theater magnate of Seattle and
San Francisco.
The consideration, which was $123.-
000 cash, transferred to the Seattle
interests the leases upon the proper
ty and all the fixtures and equipment
at the theater. While the leases were
not made public), it Is stated that the
rentals under two contracts which
were obtained by the company will
amount to about $168,000 during the
next six and one-half years, covering
the life of the leases.
Both the theater and the arcade In
the Columbia building were obtained
through the transaction. The Strand
building, upon which one of the
leases is secured. Is owned by T. G.
Farrell of Everdlng and Farrell, and
the building and site is estimated at
$600,000. The Columbia building, a
portion of which was involved in the
second lease, is owned by the Realty
Associates of Portland, Or.
DOG TEAMS CARRY FREIGHT
Break of 130 Miles on Railway
Line to Fairbanks Bridged.
NENANA. Alaska, Nov. 25. (By
Mail.) Dog team stages this winter
will handle freight traffic between
the ends of steel on the railroad the
United States government is building
between Seward and Fairbanks.
Alaska.
Less than 130 miles separate the
line being built south from Fairbanks.
In the Interior, and the steel being
laid up from Seward, on the coast.
The gap In the line is across the
Broad pass, a break In the Alaska
mountains, through which the rail
road Is to pass.
Trains will make regular trips to
the end of the line. Between the ends
of the line there Is a good trail, over
which travelers will "mush" while
the dos pull their luggage.
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Architects Say Better Con
struction Really Cheaper.
SUGGESTIONS ARE GIVEN
Brick or Concrete Foundations
Should Be Carried Up Clear to
Floors Walls to -Be Double.
When you build your new home this
spring spend Just a little more money
and make it winter-proof. Cover the
pipes and protect them so that when
others are sending for the plumber
and shivering around an oil stove be
cause a fire In the furnace may blow
up the hot water heater, you can have
the pleasure of all faucets running
and tha house warm and protected.
Put on a roof that will not leak from
snow, and Install windows that are
tight against the bitter east wind.
These are a few of the suggestions
of Portland architects advanced as an
aftermath of the recent cold spell that
burst water pipes here and there and
In between, and sent hundreds scur
rying to the public library to keep
wa rm.
The cold spell Just come to an end.
even though It be the only one of
this winter, will not fade away into
history without having had a definite
effect upon the oity's building pro
gramme. Frozen water pipes and
cold floors are not to be endured
twice the same winter when slight
expense will eliminate them, and
home builders of the coming spring
will see to It that their structures
win extend no welcome to winter
when he comes again. Even though
years might pass before another cold
spell would visit Portland. It Is stated
by the architects that the price or
warmer construction would be taken
care of in a few winters of even mild
weather by the saving in fuel which
is effected.
Suggestions Are Given.
Here are a few suggestions for
house construction prepared with th
aid of Harrison A. Whitney of the
local architectural firm of Sutton &
Whitney, which, if followed, will keep
the house free not only from visits of
Jack Frost and the cold east wind,
but from the dust and summer heat
as well.
Cary the concrete or brick founda
tion clear up to the joists upon which
the floor Is to rest. Do not have the
concrete wall of the basement stop
at the top of the ground and -board
up from there to the floor. It may
cost $50 more to carry the foundation
higher, but it seals up the house and
protects both house and basement.
See that the water pipes are ex
posed as little as possible to outside
air. and where exposed have them
wrapped with heavy wool felt. Tou
will save the few dollars it costs in
plumbing bills during the first hard
freeze. It Is well to have a cut-off
conveniently located.
See that the house Is built double
thickness with heavy building paper
between. Many bungalows are erect
ed with only one thickness of siding
on the outside, but this fragile con
struction gives little protection.
Sometimes contractors slide the same
sheet of building paper up the wall
as they put on the siding, making it
appear that the building paper goes
on, when It does not. See that the
building paper goes where it ought
to. It keeps the wind from coming
through the cracks in the wood.
Paper Between Floors Aids.
Make the floor of double thickness
with building paper in between and
see that the flooring is put on after
the rest of the house is practically
completed, as it should be, so that
the wood will be clean and smooth.
Nothing makes a house colder than
a draughty floor.
The half-round galvanized iron gut
ter is recommended as better than
the box gutter for snow, although
possibly not as artistic. The snow
piles up In the box gutter and when
the roof of the house becomes warm
the melting snow may creep up the
shingles and cause a leak in the roof.
Double roofs and windows with
weather strips are recommended for
the more expensive houses. The
double roof consists of a solid board
ed roof, an air space of two or three
inches and then a shingled roof.
Weather strips are metal mouldings
placed In the window frames up and
down which the windows will run.
The sides of the sashes have to be
grooved to fit the strips. A half a
dozen makes of weather strips ar
now on the market. Both of these
last suggestions are rather expensive
to carry out and are only for those
planning the most elaborate and com
plete kind of home. The others, how
ever, add but littlo to the cost of the
home and are necessary If construc
tion is to be permanent In character.
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