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TTTE SUNDAY OKEGONTAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 12, 1922
TUX BECOMES LIEN
SAME YEAR OF LEW
Sums Fixed in December Are
Due March 1.
AMBIGUITY IS EXPLAINED
Seller Must Pay Assessments if
Realty Deal Is Made Alter
Date Payment Is Dae.
BT W. B. SHrvELY.
(Chairman Lral Committee. Portland
When do the 1921 taxes become a
lien upon real property? Upon per
sonal property? As between the buyer
and Keller of real estate, where there
Is no express agreement as to which
shall pay the 1821 taxes, which of the
two Is obligated to pay the taxes?
(section 4325. Oregon Laws, prortdes
that "taxes assessed on real property
anall be a lien thereon from and In
eluding the first day of ilarch In the
year In which they are levied.' an
that personal property taxes "sbairbe
a lien upon all of the personal prop
erty of the person assessed from and
after the date when such assessmen
la made,
With reference to taxes on real es
tate. the statute above quoted pro
vtdes that such taxes are a lien front
ilarch 1 of the year In which the same
ax "levied."
How Taxes Are Levied
Taxes are "levied" In Multnomah
county by the county commissioners
and In each county outside of Mult
nomah by the county court, in Decern
ber of each year (H30O-4302). In
Multnomah county the commissioners
levied the taxes for 1921 on Iecember
21 last. The language of the code
(H3-') Is unambiguous and plainly
provides that real estate taxes become
a lien from March 1 of the year of the
levy.
Taken literally, the statute In effect
provides that the taxes levied In Mult'
nomah county December 21, 1921, re
late back and' become a lien as of
March 1, 1921. This portion of the
statute has not been construed by our
supreme court and just what its Inter
pretation of the law would be with
reference to the many perplexing
questions which may arise is an open
question which it will require litiga
tion to settle.
Seller ef Preperty Cuetrsea,
The property owner who does not
sell his property has little concern,
however, with the date on which the
tax lien becomes effective. It Is the
seller of real estate who desires to
know of his liability for taxes. In
Oregon we have a special statute on
the subject (11313) as follows:
As between the grantor and grantee of
any and. when there Is do express agree
ment mm to wbieb shall bar tba taxes that
may b aesemed thereon before the con -
-evanoe. If such land Is conveyed at tbs
titue or prior to tbe date of lb warrant
authorizing ihe co. lection of such taxes
then the grantee abaii pay the aarne, but
If conve.-! atber tb date the grantor
uau pay mem.
This section provides that where
there is no express agreement between
the seller and the buyer of land as to
which shall pay the taxes theretofore
assessed against the land, then the
date of the delivery of the deed, as
compared with the date of the war
sant authorising; the tax collector to
collect the taxes, fixes the question as
to who shall pay the taxes against
that particular land: that Is to say
If the deed Is delivered at the time or
prior to the date of the warrant au
thortiing the tax collector to proceed,
then the buyer of the land Is obliged
to pay the taxes; but If the deed Is de
livered subsequent to the date of said
warrant, then the seller Is obliged to
pay rutin.
Sheriff's Warrant la Farter.
Inquiry develops that the warrant
authorising the sheriff to collect the
1921 taxes was dated Kebru-vy 11.
1922, and delivered on tbe morning
of that day.
So far as the payment of the 1921
taxes Is concerned: If the seller's
feed Is' delivered prior to February
1 of this year. then. If there Is no
express agreement between the par
ties, the buyer will pay the 1921
taxes: but If the deetl Is delivered on
or after February 11, then the seller
pays them. As to whether or not a
deed delivered prior to February 11.
warranting the conveyed premises to
oe free of Incumbrances, would be
held by the courts to be an "express
agreement" to pay the 1921 taxes, is
a question.
Aurusirst Final Listing.
For a more complete understanding
of the discussion. It may be stated
that the Oregon tax laws require the
assessor in each county to assess as
of March 1 of each year all property,
real and personal. In his county. In
the language of 27 Cyc 98 7: "An
assessment of a tax is a final listing
of persons and property subject to
the tax. with an official estimate of
the value of the property of each for
tbe purpose of the tax."
In this connection the word "assess"
means to place a valuation on taxable
property for taxation purposes and to
enter such valuations, together with
the names of the property owners, and
a description of the property assessed.
In a record called the "assessment
rolL" (Sec 427S.) Kach assessor begins
his work of appraising taxable prop
erty on March 1 of each year and
works thereon continually until all
taxable property la listed, the task
being usually completed about the
end of June.
Rail Gees tm t'elleeter.
After the assessment roll Is revised
and corrected by the county board of
equalization the assessor is required
to deliver the completed roll to the
tax collector (the sheriff) with a
warrant "under the hand of the clerk
and the seal of the county court" au
thorising the collection of toe taxes,
wii roil to be delivered not later than
4i clays prior to April & of each year.
Consider now the question of taxes
en personal property. Vnder the ex
press provisions of the section 43?5.
above quoted, taxes on personal prop
erty become a lien thereon from, and
after the date the assessment is made.
It Is held that whenever the proper
entries are made In the assessment
roll, the propertv is "assessed." (Ore
gon A California Railway company
versus Jordan. 23 Oregon 392. 31 Pa
cific 9CI.) Beginning March 1. en
tries are made under our tax system
as rapidly as the assessor can make
his appraisals of taxable personal
property. This means that one piece
of personality may be "assessed." let
tis say, on March a. while other simi
lar property may not be "assessed"
till one. two or three months later.
Hut whenever the assessment is en
tered In the tax roil, the lien on the
particular personal property involved
becomes complete. ,
Taxes Celleeteel Tear Late.
Notwithstanding that such personal
property taxes become a lien imme
diately from the dale of the assess
ment, such taxes, except under the
circumstances to be noted, are not
collected until the following year.
For example, a stock of merchandise
is assessed lor the 1921 taxes on
March 31. 1921; taxes on said stock
become a lien thereon the day the
assessment is made. Ordinarily, how
ever, the sheriff will not. proceed to
collect such taxes until February.
1922. and delinquency wUl not occur
until April s. 1922.
An exception to this practice Is au
thoriied by section 4381. Oregon Laws.
unaer which the county assessor.
should he at any time discover per
sonal property liable to assessment
which la likely to be removed or sold
before the tax can be collected In
the ordinary way, may demand Imme
diate payment of the tax computed
at the rate of the current year, and
if payment Is not made, cause the
property to be sold by the tax col
lector forthwith.
Seller Liable for Payment. 1
A point to be remembered br those
engaged in the sale of personal prop
erty, as, tor instance, stocks of mer
chandise, apartment houses and the
like, is this: A seller who, -after
March 1 next, gives a bill of aale
warranting personal property to be
free of liens, may be obliged to pay
the taxes assessed against the prop
erty in the spring of 1922, notwith
standing that such taxes, when he
gave his bill of sale, were not yet
"levied" and that he may not be able
to ascertain the exact amount thereof
till February. 1923. and may not be
able to pay the same until the latter
date, unless he can prevail upon the
assessor to act under section 4321'
REMODELING WORK
NOW S UNDER WW
Changes to Cost Approxi
mately $100,000.
CAFETERIA TO EXPAND
Two w Firms Preparing Estab
lishments at Corner of Broad
way and Washington Street-
Remodeling work costing in the
neighborhood of 3100.000 and involv
ing the establishment of two new
firms and the enlargement of- the
quarters of another concern is now
in progress at the corner of Broad-
eqnipment the store, which would be J
opened Saturday of this week, would
represent an Investment of $100,000.
Mr. Proctor is a new arrival from
Seattle but said he intended to make
his future home in Portland. He is
now living with Mrs. Proctor at the
Campbell Hill hotel. S. N. Lynch.
who will be manager of the store, also
came here from Seattle with Mrs.
Lynch.
Both men expressed their confi
dence in the future of Portland with
which they said they Intended to be
come identified for the remainder of
their lives. v
The Interior of the store will be?
fitted up In gold and mahogany. The
store, which it is declared will be
the largest ground floor millinery
store in the United States, will cater
to all classes and all demands, it was
announced. A quantity of the stock
for the opening Saturday has already
arrived.
Cafeteria to Expand. -
The Coffee Cup Cafeteria company
has taken over additional space
amounting to about one-third of that
now occupied by that concern. When
the remodeling work now under way
NEW f BAT HOUSE OPENED
THREE-STORY STRUCTURE AT
CORVALXJS MODERN'.
Public Reception Held by Sigma
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity at
Agricultural College.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon frater
nity house at the agricultural col
lege at Corvallis, a three-story struc
ture built on old southern colonial
lines, has been completed and was
formally opened by a public recep
tion January 29. More than E00 col
lege and townspeople inspected the
building.
The building Is located on ground
If 0x3 00 feet and is modern in every
respect. The first floor is devoted
largely to a den. the 11 vine- room, the
is completed this company will have dining room and pantry. The large
the entire basement of the building in J concrete basement has a fraternity
which it is now located, amounting to meeting room, trunk room, kitchen
100 by 100 feet of space. In addi
tion it has taken space on the Broad
way side of the building, now occu
pied by the Hasel Taffy shop, the
office of the Crystal laundry and
bootblack stand. This will be used
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above quoted. While we may have our
serious doubts as to tbe validity of
such a proposition, nevertheless such
s tbe effect of the present tax laws.
The whole question as to when taxes
become a lien on real and personal
property in Oregon i- unsettled. All
doubts on this subject should be re
moved by an amendment to the ex
isting statutes.
Ranch Sale Reported.
The William Blum ranchnear Gas
ton was sold last week to 1 J. Free
man of California, according to E L
McCabe of the Marsh A McCabe com
pany, who handled the deal. The
ranch waa valued at $18,000. Mr. Mc
Cabe also reported the transfer of
five acres at Beaverton from C. M.
White to T. J. Pettit In exchange for
Mr. Pettlt's house at 409 East Fifty
second street. This represented a
consideration of 17500.
way and Washington street and bids I for a retail bakery. The old Block's
fair to make radical changes in .the jewelry store space is also to be
Realty Board Organized.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. Feb. 11 (Spe
cial.) Realtors of the city have or
ganized a local realty board. The
constitution and by-laws were adapt
ed for use In the locality from the
Portland board. " Officers elected
were: P. B. Herman, president; Ed L.
Chamberlain, vice-president, and Mss
E. L- Galbraith. secretary.
aspect of that downtown intersec
tion. The work Includes the arrangement
for the establishment of the Proctor'B
Millinery Exchange at 331 Washing
ton street at the location formerly
occupied by M. and H. H. Sichel, the
remodeling of the store room for
merly occupied by the Metropolitan
store for Fulop Brothers' new men's
wear establishment and enlargement
of the quarters of Coffee Cup Cafe
teria company both In the basement
and on the ground floor of the build
ing at the southeast corner of the
Intersection.
In addition to the space formerly
occupied by the Sichel Btore and
Sandy's Washington street kodak
shop the new mil.inery exchange also
has taken a 12-year lease on the
Elizabethan room of the Imperial
hotel and this will be Incorporated
utilized.
The remodeling work In the base
ment, now under way. will be com
pleted In a short time after whrth
work will be started on the first
floor. Arthur H. Johnston, president
of the company, estimated that the
remodeling and additional equipment
would cost about 140,000.
Kltekea to Be Latest.
When the ne.w Improvements are
completed the company will have one
of the largest kitchens in the coun
try with all the latest kitchen equip
ment. This will include a dish
washing machine IS feet long and
capable of washing 13,000 pieces an
hour.
The .upstairs portion of the com
pany's space will be fitted up in white
vitrollte.
At the present time the company
reeds about 6000 persona a day, Mr.
and store room and laundry room.
The remainder provides space for a
large steam boiler and for fueL
There are 14 well-lighted study
rooms and two modern guest rooms.
There are four tiled baths, two of
which are provided with showers.
Sleeping accommodations are taken
care of by two large partially in
closed porches on the rear pt the
bnilding. which provide room for
more than 40 persons. A 60-foot con
crete porch extends across the front
of the house.
The plans and specifications were
drawn by Folger Johnson of Port
land. The building was done by
Martin H. Allen.
BRICK PRICES UNCHANGED
Manufacturers' Association Reports
on Northwest.
There is no change in brick quota
tions in the northwest section of the
United States, according to the Febru
ary report of conditions in the com
mon brick industry issued by the
Common Brick Manufacturers' asso
ciation of America. The report said
that there had been a slight reduction
in price in New York. New England,
the middle Atlantic states, Illinois,
Indiana, Wisconsin and in other cen
tral states.
The quotations given for the north
west ranged from $11.50 to $17.60 a
thousands.
Details brought out by the current
reports show that the season is having
its effect on many plants and the
number closed is greater than it has
been since last spring," said the re
port.
"During the month 53,494,000 brick
were produced and almost exactly the
same number were shipped from the
plants, leaving the stock on hand only
slightly reduced from the month pre
vious. The orders on the books are
not quite so heavy as a month ago,
due, no doubt, to the seasonal condi
tions."
house stf H. T. Humphrey, 659 Han
cock street. Announcement of the
results of the contest, which closed
November 1 of last year, has just
been made by. the Kite-Grade Shingle
association.
Lawrence & HoLford also received
honorable mention for plans submit
ted of the house of L. R. Wheeler, &61
Montgomery drive.
First prize in the contest, amount
ing to $250, went to H. A. Magoon of
Minneapolis.'
The contest was with a view to
stimulating the home ownership
movement and co-operating with the
national efforts to solve ths' housing
shortage problem, it was announced.
PLUMBING STORE TO OPEN
J. A. Borthwick Takes live-Year
Iiease on First Street.
The Portland Plumbing' Supply
company, headed toy J. A- Borthwick.
has taken a five-year lease on prop
erty at 192 First street and an
nounced plans of putting in a com
plete line of plumbing fixtures with
a policy of selling direct to the consumer.
The storeroom taken Includes the
ground floor and basement, amount
ing to about 3840 square feet. There
Is a rear entrance at 211 Taylor
street.
The space is now being remodeled.
This work will be completed and the
stock installed, eo that the store will
be ready to open for the public by
Thursday. The store, will Include
showrooms displaying model batha
and other plumbing fixtures.
Mr. Borthwick announced that the
store would Bell both wholesale and
retail and would handle the most up-
to-date equipment. The storeroom
was leased from Frank Dayton.
LODGE IS PLANNING ADDITION
STORE SPUCE IN DEEM
SEVERAL IMPORTANT LEASES
REPORTED CLOSED.
Into the new store. This latter room, , Johnston said. With the increased
which cost $40,000 originally to fit space and equipment it la hoped to
up, will be left in its present state. J raise this number to 10,000.
The remainder of the space is being
elaborately rearranged with a pas
sage way leading to the Elizabethan
room.
Remodellaar to Cost S4O.00O.
H- F. Proctor, proprietor of the new
millinery store, announced that the
remodeling work would cost about
$40,000 and that with the stock and
MANY RESIDENCES CHANGE HANDS IN IRVINGTON DISTRICT.
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Aba -re Home at SM f.mmt FJahteeBth street North sold fcy Jacob Areas to
Robert L. lirrktrllk, formerly of Beatsa, Mm fur SIS.OOO. Below
Ueloala! hs;nlow at 701 East Severn teenth street onh sold by Mrs.
. B. Iloldea to A. W. Htssr, formerly or Ohio, for MWO. Both these
aval were baadlest by Neabaasea A Co.
Mr. f;one, the purcnaser of he house shown below, is now connected
with the Portland Trust company.
Neuhausen Co. also report other sas as follows: Bungalow at 610
Fast Twenty-fifth street North, sold by Herman Ni'son to R. O. Burnett
for $,uk': Knsiish foliate at 7 tast Twenty-rourth reet Norui, sOid
by Sirorg at MacXausr.ton to 11". Byron Nicholas for $7000; stor y-and-a-ha!f
bungalow at 75 East Twenty-fifth street North, sold by ilrs. C. W.
Mii'.er to- Joseph van Hoomissen. attorney, for $8000: bungalow on East
Thirtieth street in "Alameda 1'a.rk. sold by John Lampert to Richard tray
lor $SiOO: colonial residence at 7S Alameda lrive. sold by the Gile estate
to Ir. Louis J. Fitxpatrick for $b00: residence at 57 Schuyler street, sold
by Mrs. Annie EL C.ebhle to Mrs. O. H. Lewis for $S500 cash. A number of
lots in the same district also were sold. '
Neuhatisen & Co. movel their offices las week from S30 Northwestern
Bank building to 1035-3-37 In the same building The move was prompted
with a view to securing more space for the real estate, insurance and tim
ber departments of the company, it was announced.
The company now employs about
basis. This number will be increased 1 co"dltl1rnB-
B. L. Metzger of Metzger-Parker
Company Tells of Outstanding
Realty Market Features.
A greater demand for small store
space than at any time during the
last several months was declared yes
terday by B. JU Metzger of the Metz
ger-Parker company to be the out
standing feature of the real estate
market at present. The demand Mr.
Metzger considers to be a good indi
cation of improvement in business
to about 150 when the new enlarge
ment Is completed.
The remodeling work for the new
store of Fulop Brothers also Is going
ahead rapidly and will be completed
and ready for the establishment of
the store in the near future.
It is intended to make it one of
the most up-to-date establishments
of the kind in the city, according to
the proprietors, who also operate the
peoples Clothing store on Third
street.
BUILDING BOOM FORECAST
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PEOPLE GETTING INTERESTED
IN ERECTING HOMES.
President of Aladdin Company on
Visit Announces Portland Plant
to Serve Bigger Territory.
The house building campaign
throughout the country this year will
surpass anything of the kind seen in
the united States for a number of
years, predicted V . J. Sovereign of
Bay City. Mich., president of the Alad
din company, who was In Portland
last week on a trip of inspection of
the various plants of his concern
throughout the United States.
Mr. Sovereign said the Interest In
home construction was indicated by !
me tact mat me supply oi catalogues
which his concern had prepared for
the entire year of 1922 was already
exausted to take care of demands of
inquiries received during the first 40
days of the year.
T have Just come from a tour
which took me as far east as Nw
York," said Mrs Sovereign, "and 1 find
from Inspection of conditions there
that business la improving to a large
extent In the northeastern states.
This wave of improvement is moving
westward.
Mr. Sovereign estimated' that this
country is short from 1.500,000 to 2.
000.000 homes.
Mr. Sovereign said he found that
where people were formerly Interested
in automobiles they were now becom
ing interested in homes, the hard
times seeming to have brou&ht them
to the realization that a home was a
much better investment than an automobile.
He announced that an office had
just been opened in Seattle for the
selling of houses manufactured at the
Portland plant. A similar office was
opened in Los Angeles some time ago.
He said that five additional states
had recently been added to the ter
ritory of the Portland plant, which I
means that this city is the center of
the distribution of Aladdin houses 1c
14 western states. .
The holding of the proposed 1925
exposition would be a boon to "Port
land, said -Mr. Sovereign.
Mr. Metzger announced the closing
of a series of leases amounting in the
aggregate to about $75,000 in rentals.
Charles Bruce leased for a period
of five years 2500 square feet of space
on Glisan street between Park street
and Broadway. The property belongs
to Daniel Grout. Mr. Bruce intends
to use the property as a battery serv
ice station.
The John Welch dental depot leased
an additional 4000 feet of space, on
the second floor of the Western Auto
Supply building at Broadway and Oak
street for a term of years. Mr. Welch
recently leased 3000 feet of space in
the same building, but found it insuf
ficient for his needs. The property is
owned by the Wemme estate.
The Homer Furnace company has
taken space for offices on the ground
floor of the Myler building at 88 West
Park street. This is one of the
largest furnace concerns in the coun
try and has taken quarters in this
city after a careful examination of
Seattle and San Francisco as possible
sites for its western headquarters.
According to Mr. Sherping, field man
ager for the company, Portland is the
logical distributing point for the
western section, and that is why the
company decided "to locate here. Mr.
Sherping is arranging for warehouse
space here also.
I. E. Staples exchanged a four-flat
apartment building located at 464-468
Broadway to E. W. Reng for 32,000,
000 feet of timber in the Silets dis
trict. The property on each side was
valued at $35,000. This deal was
handled by John Gibson, manager of
the exchange department oi the
Metzger-Parker company.
LOCAL DESIGNERS WIN PRIZE
United Artisans. May Build Four
Stories at Cost of $150,000. .
The supreme officers of the United
Artisans are considering plans for the
addition of four stories to the Ar
tisans building at Broadway and Oak
street, to make It a 10-s-tory building-
If the addition is built the top story
will be reserved for halls and an ante
room for the lodge, it was announced.
The contemplated addition would cost
about $150,000 and would be of steel
and concrete, corresponding in that
respect to the main building. The
building now has six stories, all of
which are occupied.
Polk Realtors to'Organize.
A new real estate board will be or
ganized by Polk county reaK estate
men at a meeting to be held at the
commercial club headquarters at
Dallas Wednesday night, according to
announcement made by Fred O.
Brockman, secretary of the North
west Real Estate assocation. Mr.
Brockman and C. V. Johnson, deputy
real estate commissioner, will go to
Dallas for the meeting. A big meet
ing will also be held at Oregon City
Monday night by members of the
Clackamas county real estate board.
$200,000 Permit Issued.
Permit for the construction of the
$200,000 wholesale market building of
the Gardeners and Ranchers' associ-J
anon at zu-zd union avenue, be
tween Main and Madison streets, was
issued last Tuesday by the building
inspectors' office. The excavation is
already under way. The building will
be of concrete two stories in height
and will cover a ground-floor space of
zou by zuu. feet.
SHIPBUILDING FALLS OFF
Maine Builds 38,000 Tons Loss In
1921 Than In 1920.'
PORTLAND, Me. The gross ton
nage of ships produced in Maine ship-'
yards during 1921 decreased 38,000
tons as compared with the output for
the preceding year. Statistics show
that slightly over 25,000 tons went
down the ways last year while In
1920 63,000 tons were sent over. While
the figures show a large falling off
from the peak of the Industry reached
in 1919 when 116.000 gross tons were
produced, the output is 15,000 tons
above that of the 4 average pre-war
production, further declines are an
ticipated this year.
At Bath, the shipbuilding center of
the state, to which a majority of the
1921 production is credited, no work
is said to be in sight except a govern
ment contract for five steel lightships.
Several yards in Maine have be
come involved in financial difficul
ties and many others have ceased
building because of lack of demand
and the coat of operation. Although
work "has been stopped at most of
the plants In the state, the builders
claim the industry could be revived
in a short time if it were necessary.
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catalogue explains the details fully.
There's an Aladdin Home Near You
Ask ns for the name of an Aladdin home owner near you. Talk with him. Inspect
his home, look at the beautiful clear and knotless siding, the handsome interior
woodwork, the staunch construction. Ask about the warmth In winter.
What You Get When You Buy an Aladdin
Aladdin homes are designed to use standard lengths and sixes of lumber so that
there is practically no sawing, measuring or fitting to be done by the carpenter on
the job. Tou receive In one shipment, all the timbered framework, mill work, the
siding, outside finish, porch, shingles, windows, doors. Interior woodwork, lath, glass,
nails, hardware, lock sets, paints, stains and varnish. Send stamp today for
Aladdin catalogue No. 113S-B.
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The Aladdin Company
Portland
Oregon
Downtovffn Sales Office, 618 N. W. Bank Bldg.
Branches (Offices and Mills) Wilmington, N. C; Hattlesburg, Miss.; Bay City, Mich.
Canadian Offices and Mills: Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, St. Johns.'
Alert Construction Co., 620 Northwestern .' Bank Bldg.,
specialists in constructing ready-cut houses (assuring
maximum saving) will gladly give free estimates cover
ing- completed costs of erecting your Aladdin home and
take full charge of work.
Do you know
that here in Portland we
carry the largest stock of
Linoleum and
Cork Tiling
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LINOLEUMS a CORK T1LINQ3
Lawrence & Holford Victors In AU-
Shingle House Competition.
Third prize of J150 has been award
ed by judges in the nation-wide "all-
shin?le house" competition conducted
by the red cedar shingle manufac
tures of the United States and Canada
to Lawrence & Holford, Portland ar
chitects, on plans submitted of the
$200,000 Permit Issued.
Permit for the construction of the
(SOU. 000 wholesale market building; of
the Gardeners and Ranchers' associ
ation at 140-254 I'nion avenue, be
tween Main and Madison streets, was
issued last Tuesday by the building;
inspector's office. The excavation is
already under wav. The building; will
be of concrete, two stories In height,
and will cover a -frround-floor apace
of i00x200 feet.
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W. J. SovfrcigB. president of
the Aladdin company, predicts
srrat year in building.
SOIL REPORT COMPLETED
Land in White Bluf fs-Hanford
Project Declared Fertile.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 11. (Spe
cial.) The finer soils in the district
of the "White Bluffs-Hanford land
settlement project are well adapted
to the growing of all agricultural
crops climatically suited to the sec
tion, according to a report made by
F. J. Seivers, head of the soils de
partment of the Washington State
college,
'.Soils in the district vary all the
way from fine Joams formed largely
from basaltic rock to coarse DiacK
sands," said Mr. Seivers. .- "Both as
regards soil and climate the region
is well adapted to all tne most prorit
able crops in the northern temper-
ate zone, such as corn, alfalfa, sugar
beets, wheat and clover, as well as
tree and bush fruits.
The furrow and border systems of
irrigation are best adapted to the
region, the choice depending upon the
texture of the soil and the kind of
crops to be grown, according to the
report.
SOVIET ARRANGES CREDIT
German Banking Group Negotiates
Iioan oi 200,000,000 Marks.
RIGA. One credit of 200,000,000
marks for soviet Russia has already
been arranged with a German bank
ing group and other credits are in
process of negotiating, according to
M. Leshava, acting commissar for
foreign trade of the bolsehvlk gov
ernment, who was recently in Riga.
The credits now peing arrangrea uo
said, were with two other groups of
German bankers, one for 300.000,000
markH and the other for 500,000,000
marks.
"All banks In Germany which make
arrangements with Russia have re
ceived permission from the German
state bank to discount Russian
drafts," Mr. Leshava said. "On the
whole, Germany shows great Interest,
in developing commerce with soviet
Russia." '
Trade by Barter General.
BERXJN. In consequence of the
low buying power of the mark, Ger
mans are gradually reverting to
trade by barter, or to counting com
modities and articles as the real
money, unit. It is reported from
Pomerania that peasant farmers have
pledged themselves to sell eggs and
on the Pacific coast ? It's
a fact! The floors of the
future! Estimates fur
nished. " Broadway at Taylor Street.
PHONE EXTENSION GROINS
WORK ON EAST SIDE WILL BE
RUSHED BY COMPANY.
Garfield Office District Plans
Will Entail Expenditure
of $1,000,000.
Continued growth in telephone
service demands throughout the
Irvington, Alameda Park, Beaumont
and Rose City Park districts has re
sulted In the formulation of a plan by
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company to rush . the installation of
underground cable in the Garfield of
fice district so that this network
may temporarily provide a service
connection from "C" automatic office
until the Garfield office is opened
toward the end of the year.
This Garfield office programme en
tails an expenditure of $1,000,000, of
which i279,500 will be for under
ground conduit and cables. One
branch of this system will stretch
east along Stanton street to Bast
Seventieth street and another will
stretch west along Stanton to Union
avenue. To the north, along East
Twenty-fourth street, a branch will
run to Killingsworth avenue, while
to the south, along East Twenty
fourth street, a cable will run di
rectly through to Clackamas street.
Numerous branchs" of these trunk
systems also will be laid. ,
EGG PRODUCTION LARGE
Cottage Grove . Poultry Growers
Realize Substantial Profit.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Feb. 11.
(Special.) Cottage Grove 1 rapidly
earning the distinction of being the
Petaluma of Oregon. It is estimated
that there were 100,000 chickens
owned here during 1921 and that the
receipts from eggs were 5300,000. The
profits averaged $1.60 to the hen, a
total of $150,000, although some hen
owners put profits as high aa $3 the
hen.
The profits from the sale of baby
chicks probably was $25,000, making
a total profit for the industry of
$175,000. which is a conservative esti
mate. The larger number of chickens'
here are White Leghorns.
nessed for a dozen years. Eastern
capital is a:d to be looking this way
for investment In mining property.
Parties from Spokane and Alaska
went into the district this week to
look over different properties. It is
understood that both parties have
capital behind them to back them If
they are favorably impressed. More
winter work has been gcing on this
year than for some time past.
Read The Oregonian classified ads
T WHAT'S THE PLUMBING
JU VE PLANNED f
V.E ARE YOURS
TO COMMAND i
WHAT'S the plumbing you've
been planning? Don't make a
secret of it tell us about it, be
cause we are sure we can be of
service to you. Ask some folks you
know what they know about our
prices and our work. We know that
what they tell you about us will
send you to this shop.
ALASKA PLUMBING
& HEATING CO.
East 2954
363 Morrison Street
Livestock Prices Slump.
CALGARY, Alta., Feb. 11. A de
crease, accounted lor by the great
slump in prices for all classes of
animals, of nearly $3,000,000, is shown
in the annual report covering 1921
operations of the Alberta stockyards.
East Calgary. The approximate val
uation of the business transacted is
placed at $5,843,104, compared with
$8,630,651 in iszu.
Mining; Outlook Encouraging.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Feb. 11.
(Special.) Those who keep posted on
butter at prices measured In pounds I mining conditions are looking for-
of nails. In Berlip, Persian carpets I ward to a more active season In the
are regarded as money. j Bohemia district than has been wit-
FURNACE
We have the RJchardson-Boyn-ton
Furnaces both the pipeless
and the regular kind. We are ex
perts on heating and ventilating
We will give you the benefit of
our forty years' experience in this
line. It will save you future
trouble and expense by installing
the right furnace in the right way.
J. G. Bayer Furnace
Company
204 MARKET ST.
BEEVER BQAIin HnSk
BOARD
FOR BETTER WALLS
AND CEILINGS
RASMUSSEN & CO.
N. E. Cor. Second and Taylor Sta.