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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1920)
8 THE SUNDAY OREGON IAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 20, 1920 ray FINE HOMES BUILT THIS SPRING Total With Flat Buildings Reach $1,819,845. RECORDS ARE VIEWED Period From Jnnuary 1 to June 19 Spanned in Estimate West over Terraces Get Many. Portland, for many years known as the home city of the Pacific coast, has added materially to its large number of handsome dwellings this spring, and building- now in progress will do much to relieve the existing housing shortage. Since January, construction of this nature, including only new homes and flat buildings, has totaled f 1, 819, 845, according to the records of the building inspector's of fice up to June 19. . Perhaps not in years has Portland witnessed a building period in which so many high-class dwellings have been constructed, homes costing any where from $20,000 up, than during the six-months period Just closing. Nearly every one of the high-class residential sections has witnessed some building of 'this nature, .and there has been a steady development of handsome suburban homes of this class up the Willamette valley and elsewhere which is not reflected in the city's official figures. Perhaps the greatest home-building' activity of this class has been on Westover Terraces, where a doxen or more homes of the $20,0C0 and $30,000 class have been built since last win ter, and construction work has begun or plans drawn for a considerable number more. The terraces were beau tified this spring by the planting of trees along the parkings, and re cently the work of smoothing out and planting the parkings to grass was completed. Sales in lots alone in this handsome addition have exceeded $100,000, and nearly every lot sale has forecast the erection of a house. The entire turnover, including sales of lots, erection of new homes and sales of homes, on the terrace since the first of the year is estimated at $500,000. Report Made nt Session. At a recent meeting of the National Association of Heal Estate Boards at Kansas City a report of the Inter national Realty associates, a property owner organization affiliated with the association, was given by N. J. Up ham, head of the associates, and it was announced that development of properties owned by the company in various parts of the country, includ ing Westover Terraces here, would continue for the coming year as in the past. Harold Jungck,- secretary of the company and In charge of local de velopment, made a report which was well received, and was instructed to continue the development campaign on Westover which he inaugurated this spring. Other sections along the heights have witnessed excellent development this year, feeveral new homes of the highest type have gone up In Port land Heights, and particular activity has Dcen noted on the heights imme diately back of the City park. On the east side building has been pretty general throughout all sections. New Home Built Elsenrbrra. In Irvington. Alameda. Laurelhurst ana r.asi ana Westmoreland new homes have added materially to the beauty and usefulness of the localities from a housing standpoint. One de velopment in Irvington of particular interest is that of the Title & Trust company, which is erecting two en tire blocks of houses, each block be ing on a unit plan, with architectural harmony and similar landscaping throughout. These dwellings will be in the $5000 class and up. Of the smaller homes, the further outlying districts have seen much con struction along this line, particularly Kose City Park, where several build ing companies have been at work erecting the homes in blocks of a dozen or more. These dwellings, of the bungalow class from $3500 to $5000, are proving Intensely popular with would-be home owners and the dwellings have been readily sold upon completion. St. Johns and the vicinity around Peninsula park have also witnessed considerable building of this nature. From every standpoint the home building developments in Portland since the first of the year have been highly encouraging and point the way to solution of the housing problem. From January 1 to June 18, according to the figures of the building depart ment of the city, permits have been taken out for erection of 467 new dwellings at an aggregate cost of $1,819,845. For the same period last year a few more permits were taken out, but the aggregate cost was not nearly so great. The figures for the 1919 period were: Number of permits, 537; aggregate cost, $1,477,855. The average cost of the dwellings during the period last year was $2750. while the average cost this year has been $3900. This great difference can be traced only partially to the increased cost of building. The high average is caused partially by the fact that an unusually large number of the highest cla&s of dwellings are being built this year and also to the fact that the gen- j - - " . vi ail u ULiilllo kicilljg built is hic-h. PORTLAND BIDS BUILDERS SECRETARY SEXT TO GET 1921 ATIOXAL CONVENTION. active, members of the association are taking an active part in Shrine activi ties and thus are unable to attend the Minneapolis session. Mr. Sayer left for MlnneaDOlis by way of Seattle and Vancouver. B. C, accompanied by Sam C. Waugh and wife of Lincoln, Neb. Mr. Waush, who is a building manager of Nebraska, is an active Klwanian and in attendance at the recent international convention here. At Seattle and Vancouver Mr. Sayer and Mr. and Mrs. Waugh Joined a party of Tacoma, Seattle and Van couver building owners and managers ior me trip east. The national association consists of more than 500 building owners and managers in a large number of cities inrougnout the country, and the dele gates which attend the annual con ventions usually number about 300 and are representative of $200,000,000 worth of highly improved real estate investments. PORT DEVELOPMENT NEEDED Realty Board Urges All Members to Sign Petition. Indorsement of the port develop ment plana as outlined in the recent report of the committee of 15 has been given by the Portland realty board. The board last week sent out letters to the entire membership call ing attention to the fact that peti tions to put the port consolidation bill on the ballot in November are now in REALTOR PRESIDENT TDMAPYEAR'SWDRK Fred E. Taylor Home From National Association Meet. 280 BOARDS ARE. UNITED Constructive : and Practical Work Planned by New Officials to Benefit Public in Many -Ways. Primed with new ideas and compre hensive plans for an active year in the interest of the realty profession, Fred E. Taylor, president of the F. E. Taylor Co.,' returned to Portland on Thursday from Kansas City, where he was accorded the high honor of .being elected to the presidency of the Na- CORNER STONE OF NEW BABIES HOME BUILDING "WILL BE LAID TODAY. s tLJ W " j ir Mil i? Angelus Studio. New Albertlna Kerr nursery, at the corner of Sandy boulevard and East Twenty-second street, as It appears today. The structure will cost In the neighborhood of $50,000 and will be devoted en tirely to the care of homeless and abandoned babies. The corner-stone laying will be held today at 3 o'clock, with fit ting services, a feature of which will be the placing of the stone by Mrs. Ben W. Olcott, wife of Governor Olcott. The architects for the structure are Johnson, Parker & Wallwork. circulation and that all necessary sig natures must be secured by July 1. The board urges all members to sign the petition. The letter, which was signed by W. R. Kaser, second vice president, in the absence of the presi dent and first vice-president, who had not yet returned from the Kansas City convention, follows: "The committee of 15 is behind the petitions to put the Port of Portland consolidation bill on the November ballot. It has only until July 1 to get enough signatures. Your public duty is to sign the petitions and to urge every voter to do so. Port land's life is in the balance. Work hard to make her a great seaport." TWO RANCH SALES COMPLETED Idaho Purchaser Takes Ten-Acre Tract as Investment. PROSSER, " June 19. (Special.) The Central Takima Ranches com pany reports two sales completed Monday. Earl W. Richey of Fort Lap wai, Idaho, purchased a ten-acre al falfa tract as an investment. There are no buildings on the property. Mr. Richey intends taking possession af ter the 1920 harvest and will build a modern home. He has ordered 15,000 strawberry plants and will plant an orchard. James A. Wright from Asotin, Wash., brought the J. H. Cook 10 acres six miles west of Prosser. This 10 acres is one of the best of the dis trict and is improved with a modern five-room concrete bungalow. Mr. Wright has taken possession, receiv ing a valuable crop as well as all per sonal property. tional association of Realty Boards, Mr. Taylor will at once bee-in to map out a detailed programme for the administration of the national asso ciation during the coming year. With in the next few days Tom S. Ingersoll or Minneapolis, secretary of the Na tional association of Real Estate Boards, will arrive in Portland to spend six weeks here conferring with President Taylor relative to the 1920 1921 programme. Daily conferences will be held by Mr. Taylor and Mr. Ingersoll in the offices of the Taylor company on the 12th floor of the Yeon building, which is to be realty headquarters for the national association. In the early fu ture Mr. Taylor will announce the ap pointment of association committees on such important subjects as national legislation, state legislation, munici pal ordinances, ethics, taxation, board organization, "own your own home" work and the national city planning commission. Leading Realtor to Visit Portland, Frequently during the year the leading men of the country in the realty profession and allied lines of business will visit Portland to discuss important topics with Mr. Taylor and it is understood that Portland may be honored by at least one meeting of the advisory board which includes all of the past presidents of the national association. Inasmuch as there are 280 realty boards in the jurisdiction of the asso ciation it will be impossible for Presi dent Taylor to visit all of the boards personally, but he is planning to spend some time with the New York, Detroit, Pittsburg. Philadelphia and Chicago boards and also visit the state associations of Illinois, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Louisiana, Nebraska and Wisconsin. What will probably .become the most constructive and practical work ever undertaken by the national associa tion is to be launched In the near fu ture and carried forward through the office of the national secretary. The new department will be known as the publicity bureau and it is to be financed entirely by realtors. Those in active charge of the put licity bureau will gather from all cities and all available sources sta tistics and information showing the condition of rentals in all parts of the country. They will also study care fully the various methods of taxation affecting real property and will watch all tendencies relative to property legislation in congress, the respective state legislatures and even in city councils. Assistance Offered to Public . The bureau will not only serve to protect realtors and. property owners, but will also be of great assistance to the public bodies which, are grappling with important problems of finance and taxation. When called upon, tms bureau will furnish representatives to appear before investigating commit tees and legislatures to submit data and information describing the result of experience with like problems in other parts of the country. Under Mr. Taylor's leadership a campaign will also be conducted for the enactment of state license laws throughout the nation. While Mr. Tai ¬ lor was president or me inier-omo T?a ltv asneiatlon. the nresent Ore gon law governing the ethical conduct of real estate men became a law ami the wholesome influence of this meas ure on the realty profession has sug gested the enactment of similar laws in other states. Before returning from the Kansas City convention Mr. Taylor visitea Chicaeo. where the-1921 convention of the national association will be held under the auspices of the Chicago Realty board, which has over 6000 members. The Chicago realtors nave already guaranteed a fund of $60,000 to finance the next convention and there is everv indication that the meeting will be the largest ever held by the association. The secretary of the Chicago board predicts that at least realtors from all parts or xne United States, Canada. Alaska and Hawaii will be assembled when the president's gavel falls calling the 1921 convention to order. Senator Harding; Interviewed. Although conscious of the signal honor which has been paid him Mr. Taylor interprets his election aaa rec ognition of the splendid work being done by the Inter-State Realty asso ciation of the Pacific northwest rather than merely a personal honor and yes terday expressed his indebtedness to his friends in the inter-state associa tion and the local boards in various parts of the country who were in fluential in naming him as the unani mous choice of the Kansas City con vention. During his stay in Chicago Mr. Tay lor enjoyed a pleasant interview with the republican nominee. Senator Hard ing, and found him extremely inter ested In the affairs of the Pacific northwest. Incidentally he was grati fied to learn of Senator Harding's high regard for the realty profession and his familiarity with the true meaning of the word "realtor" which can be applied legally only to mem bers of the national association. Mr. Taylor's first public appearance since his election as president will be before the members' forum of the Portland Chamber of Commerce at the regular weekly luncheon meeting Monday, June 28. He will also appear as one of the principal speakers of the programme of the Inter-State Realty association at the annual' con vention to be held in Spokane next month. 100 HOME PLANS GIVEN CITY AIDIXG IX EKECTIOX OF INEXPENSIVE HOMES. $10, 00 PAID FOR 162 ACRES New Owner Will Go Extensively Into Dairy Cattle. An important deal in Washington county farm property was closed last veek in the transfer of the William K. Lyda farm of 162 acres, located five miles north of Forest Grove, to F. J. Savage, who has recently come to this section from Lawrence, Kan. The consideration was given as ap proximately $40,000. . The Lyda farm is considered one of the best diversified of that locality, being highly improved with modern machinery and livestock. Mr. Savage and his Bon intend to go extensively into the pure-bred dairy cattle busi ness. The deal was handled by T. O. Bird and George H. Johnson, local realty agents. Campaign Expected to Result In Extensive Construction of Resi dences During Slimmer. More than 100 sets of plans for in expensive houses, such as are rec ommended by the city building bu reau of the department of public works for erection at this time to re lieve the housing shortage, have been given out to prospective build ers within the last week or ten days, and indications are that the campaign inaugurated by the emergency hous ing committee, of which H. E. Plum- mer ' of the building department is chairman, will result in decided in crease in house construction this summer. Under the ordinance passed by the city council to further the campaign much cheaper construction than was heretofore allowed is permitted within the city. However, the dwell ings will be altered within two or three years to come up to the specifi cations generally demanded. In an effort to aid in the house building movement the city building department has prepared four differ ent sets of plans for three and four room cottages, with a. complete esti mate of cost of each, the figures showing how much each detail in connection with the erection of the dwelling, Including the labor, would amount to. These plans, which are complete guides in themselves to this kind of home building, are being dis posed of by the building department for 25 cents each to cover the cost of preparing the blue prints. The city building department also has on hand a number of sets of plans furnished by the local ready-made house com panies, which are given out on re quest. Dwelling design "C," a three-room frame house which can be erected for about $1000, thus far is proving the most popular design of the building department. Other designs call for structures costing from $750 to $1500 to" construct. The four-room dwell ing which can be completed for $1495 is also popular. DeBign "C" is an attractive little one-story house, measuring 22 by 22 feet on the exterior. The rooms pro vided are a living room 10 by 15 feet bedroom 7 feet 9 inches by 10 feet 6 inches, kitchen 7 feet by 10 feet 6 inches, bathroom 5 feet 6 inches by 7 feet, and a small front porch and small back porch. The estimates on this house are given as follows: Concrete work for foundation, $24.10: chimney. $39; rough fir lum ber, $82.58; nails, $5.06; roof boards. $14; flooring, $41.92; cedar shingles. $35.75; siding. $55.15: other finishing lumber, $12.94; millwork, including doors, windows, frames, etc., $150; sheet metal, $18.14; painting, $80; hardware, $14.80; labor, rough car pentry $45, finish carpentry $55, total $100. The total for the above, which would complete the dwelling's exte rior, Including $100 for labor, is $655.30. The builder has the option of two methods of finishing, mentioned specifically in the plans, as follows First Primary cost. $655.30; wall board wall finish, $46.35; plumbing, including connection to sewers and mains, toilet, sink and piping, $235.50; sheet metal. $18.14; electric wiring, $30; total for finishing, $329.99; total for house, $985.29. Second Primary cost $655.30; plas ter wall finish. $77.50; complete plumbing, including connections to sewers and main, toilet, sink, water tank, bath tub and all piping, $332.50 sheet metal, $18.14: electric wiring. $30; total for finishing, $458.14; total for house, $1113.44. "It is confidently hoped that a con siderable number of people will be en couraged by the present efforts made by the city and the emergency hous ing committee to obtain a home of their own and escape from any dlfft culties relative to increasing rents," said Mr. Plummer In discussing the plans of the campaign. "Another very desirable thing which will follow such an event will be that we will have a greater number of citizens in terested in me preservation or our commonwealth. The best citizen we have is the home owner." ' -' ' we Build sss""" J " "l J (.rviwanis v -Visitors- How to Get to West over by street car: Take an out-bound 23d Street car on Washington. Transfer to Westover car. By Motor Drive out Washington street to 23d, thence out Cornell Road, which leads di rect to the terraces. Why not select your site now? You can buy on easy terms and we will help you build. TerrAceS Portland's Best View Homesites atchword) The Shriners "Shrine" His "beautiful home" And on the world-known, fa mous Westover Terraces are be ing built today splendid homes homes of the character that you desire as surroundings for your, own home. See Portland From Westover Terraces - It is only five minutes from Broacl way, but as your motor swings' over its gently sloping, wide boule vards, there unfolds the incom parable vista of 10,000 square miles of .wonderland. Buy Your Site Now on the Terraces Less than 100 sites remain. EacK gives you an unobstructed view of the great sweep of the city, mountains, valleys and rivers. Our beautifully illustrated booklet mailed on request. For Whatever Information You May Desire Just Phone, Write or Call On HAROLD JUNGCK, SECRETARY INTERNATIONAL REALTY ASSOCIATES, OWNERS 1307 Yeon Building Phone Marshall 630; Res. East 1999 Also for Sale by Any Realty Board Member HOUSE SALES EXPLAINED McGCIRE SYSTEM CALLED "CAFETERIA" PLAN. at Portia ml Realtor Is Speaker Convention of Estate Boards in Kansas City. House selling by the cafeteria plan is the way Kansas City newspapers characterized the Frank L. McGuire system, which was explained by Mr. McGuire at one of the important con ferences at the recent Kansas City convention of the national associa tion of real estate boards. Breakfast conferences proved among the im portant features of the Kansas City meeting, and at one of the three breakfast conferences held Mr. Mc- PORTLAND, THE CITY OF HOMES, SEES MANY SCORE OF HANDSOME DWELLINGS ERECTED 'WITHIN ITS. LIMITS DURING THE SPRING OF 1920. Guire was the speaker, with some 600 realty men present as listeners. He explained his house selling system; by which he probably made a record of house sales last year which was a record throughout the United States, fired at him. ! In speaking before the realtors at Kansas City, Mr. McGuire mentioned particularly his method. whereby houses are appraised within 24 hours after listing, and no house is handled unless the price is right. Under the McGuire system, he explained, a total of 869 houses, valued at J2. 406. 000. were eold during the year 1919. Thus far this year a total, of 527 houses, valued at 11.705.954. have been sold, he said, as compared with 367 houses valued at $939,463 up to this date last year. The record thus far this year indicates that this year will easily surpass last year, and the McGuire goal h as been eet at 1200. The aver age sales price of the houses handled this year is ?3200, he Baid, as com pared with J2700 last year. RANCH PROPERTIES BOUGHT 1600 Acres Sold at $40 Per Acre and 320 at $25. IONE. Or., June 19. (Special.) One of the largest real estate deals that has taken place here for some time was closed last Tuesday in the trans fer of the M. R. Morgan ranch adjoin ing the town of lone on the south west to J. M. Scott of Pendleton. This tract i considered one of the best in the country. It contains 1600 acres and the consideration was 40 per acre. Mr. Scott also purchased 320 acres adjoining from H. V. Smouee for $25 per acre. Minneapolis JLeeting to Be Asked to Select Portland Since Coast lias Been Xeglected Long. Portland will be the choice for the 1921 convention of the national asso ciation of building owners and man agers, if efforts to be put forth by the northwest delegation at the an nual convention at Minneapolis, June 22 to 26, meet with success. James J. Sayer, secretary of the Portland association of building owners and managers, left Thursday night for Minneapolis to attend the convention, and was authorised to extend tc the national body an invitation to hold its next annual session here. The Invitation has the indorsement ot every other building owners' and managers' association on the Pa cific coast. A successful conven tion was held in Seattle nine yers ago. and it is believed it is now time for the Pacific coast to again be fa vored by a visit of this organization. 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This dwelling will be ready for occupancy within n week or two. The total investment Is In the neighborhood of 30,0OO. 8 Two residences now nnder construction on Albemarle Terrace by the Weatover Homebuilders, Inc. The house at the left will be of Dutch colonial architecture. At the rla-ht of the picture Is seen the foundation work nnd scaffolding; of an English type dwell- Sketch of attractive country residence upon which work was recently commenced at Ewahwe station. Riverside. The dwelling; is being erected by Dr. E. W. Rockey. V. E. Bow man A Co. being the contractors. The plan Is old New England colonial and the dwelling will be located among the natural evergreen trees, with a view of the Willamette river. The total Investment will be about 918,000. $550 to $875 ItlSlDIPaiLlTr. Permanent houses made of 4-foot standardized sections. Easy to erect. We erect them In Portland. Ship them anywhere. See our Shrine Model at Sixth and Yamhill. REDIMADE BUILDING CO., PORTLAND, OR. 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