THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, JTCIT 2, 1983
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First Six Months Indicate
Unparalleled Activity.
7240 , PERMITS ISSUED
Value of Construction Is Fixed
at $12,790,725 and Exceeds
1921 Period by Huge Sum.
BUILDIXKS UNDER WAY OR
t'OSTEMPLATED IN
PORTLAND.
Seven new school buildings
and additions to others con
templated; total cost $4,000,
000. ,
Ambassador apartments,
nearing completion, cost $650,
000. Sovereign apartment hotel;
work under way; cost $500.
000. Extension to Pittock block,
.contemplated, oost $500,000.
Elks' temple, under way,
cost $1,009,000.
Meier & Prank warehouse,
started, cost $300,000. .
Meier & Frank g a r a B e,
started, cost $100,000.
Starr garage, under way,
cost $100,000. '
Oddfellows' building, start
ed, cost $200,00.
East wing of Good Samari
tan hospital, nearing com
pletion, cost $200,000.
Extension of Emanuel hos
pital, contemplated, cost $350,
000. Kirkpatrick office building,
Hearing completion, cost $125,
000. ,
Scottish Rite temple, pro
posed, cost $1,600,000.
Shriners' hospital, to be
started shortly, cost $250,000.
Columbia Tire corporation
building, started, cost $250,
000. J. K. Gill building, under
way, cost $600,000.
A new record in volume of build
ing for the present year will be
hung up. This became apparent
yesterday when the office of the
city building department announced
that permits for the first six
months ui the year showed a total
of 7240. valued at $12,790,735.
This may be compared with the
total of 6634 permits, valued at
$5,335,150, for the corresponding
period of last year, a gain in value
of more than 53 per cent in favor
of the present year. ,
Year 1910 W'n Large.
The greatest previous building
year in Portland's history was 1910,
when there were a total' of 6523
permits issued for an aggregate of
$20,886,202. If the present year
continues to show the same volume
of building during the last half it
will exceed the record of 1910 by
nearly $5,000,000 in value of build
ings. "
The fait that the Portland school
board is launching a $4. 000, 000
building campaign, during which at
least seven new buildings will be
put up, besides the erection o ad
ditions to other buildings, will
prove a big factor in putting over
a record in building this year. A
good percentage of the contem
plated school buildings is expected
to be erected this year.
Several million dollars in new
buildings, now in the process of
erection, includes, besides a large
number of residences, numerous
business, apartment and hotel struc
tures, which are changing the
aspect of the downtown section
materially.
The Ambassador apartments at
Eixth and Madison streets, costing
$650,000, are rapidly nearing com
pletion and represent the largest
apartment building to be erected in
the city since the war. Another
tructure of a similar type, the
Sovereign apartment hotel, is going
up at the corner of Broadway and
Madison street. This structure will
cost $500,000.
Elks' Temple Leads Valors.
The steel framework of the new
Elks' temple, the most expensive
structure under erection in the
downtown district, is now going up.
This structure will cost more than
$1,000,000.
Work also is under way on the
$600,000 building for the J. K. Gill
company at Fifth and Stark streets,
and the Kirkpatrick building, a
tua.uuu oince structure, is nearing
completion.
REALTY RECORD IS IDE
FRAXK Jj. McGUIRE COMPANY
DOES BIG BUSINESS.
Sales During First Six Months of
1922 Reach Aggregate) of
$2,826,626.
A new record in the volume of
realty sales for the first six months
of 1922 has been made by the Frank
L. McGuire organization.' Business
for the first half of this ""year
amounted to 1021 sales of a total
valuation of $2,826,626 up to last
Wednesday. Figures for., th last
three days of the month are not
included. Complete figures will in
crease the total business for the
half-year period materially. '
For the same period last year
sales totaled 750. with a total valua
tion of J2.304.817. The gain for
this year is considerably in excess
of J5OO.000.
"There is a better feeling on all
sides now than there has been for
some time and business is picking
up right along." said Mr. McGuire.
"Many new people are coming to
Portland and a large proportion of
them are buying homes. By next
fall I look for business conditions
Just about back to normal, with
ssarly all lines moving along nicely.
In view of the immediate excellent
outlook I believe Portland really
is a better buy today than ever
before."
Since taking over for liquidation
the property of a Peninsula holding
company the McGuire company has
sold 65 lots. This was less than
a month ago. The home sites are
being offered at low figures and on
easy terms.
The prestige or Oregonian want
q Xjaaaui ou pauiBim us snn spB
The Oregonian's large circulation,
but by the fact that all its readers
re interested in Oregonian want
a.ds.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
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Above at left Apartment house at 741 Schuyler street just erected by F. E. Bowman 4 Co. at coat of 30,0O. Above at risbt Rrsideare at 11)15 Bant Davis street, erected for Dr.
Raymond R. Staub by P..M. Ayera. Below at left Beautiful west side colonial home at 345 King street, sold by Mrs. J. A. Daunkerty to Mrs. J. Low. The price was not made
public, although the property is considered to be worth In the neighborhood of $20,000. The deal was negotiated by Frank L. McGulre. Below at right Soverjgn apartment
building, costing $500,000, now being erected at southwest, corner of Broadway and Madison street.
LIFE OF AVERAGE HOME PCX
AT 25 YEARS.
Xew Dwellings Show Growth
in Use of Slucco; Cement,
Stone and Brick.
Waste '"n home bundling is coming
in for ,great deal' of attention on
the1 part of both owners and con
tractors, and many of the real
estate firms in the city are maiing
an exhaustive study of this phase
of our American life. When the
bold statement is made that the
average American dwelling does not
last more than 25 years it is evident
that something is wrong some place.
It is just this phase of construction
investment that has attracted the
attention of the Ladd Estate com
pany for many years and caused it
to initiate its special advisory and
supervisory department for the ben
efit of its clients. In this depart
ment the company aims to serve
those who build on its properties as
much as possible by assisting in
developing the newly purchased
property.
The statement that almost every
American city has to be torn down,
repaired and nearly rebuilt every 25
years will be found authentic if in
vestigated. To combat th's ten
dency in Portland, to overcome this
enormous loss, is vital to th com
munity. Encouraging indications are
on hand that slovenly construction
methods are on the decline, espe
cially in view of the fact that in
creasing amounts put into the indi
vidual homes for this year's per
mits indicate a doubling in value
over the investment as contrasted
with last seasan's figures. The $12.
000 or 15,000 home has become the
usual thing instead of the exception
in such properties as Eastmoreland
and in Dunthorpe, the Ladd estate's
close-In suburban holding, the first
half dozen plans passed indicating
an even more substantial develop
ment. This all means permanency
in building, getting away from the
fact that in the past few American
families lived in the same house for
more than one generation fre
quently not even that. "
Many homes now under way in
Ladd's addition, Westmoreland and
Eastmoreland show an increasing
use of stucco, cement, stone, brick
and terra cotta, but timber will con
tinue to be the main reliance of the
builder in this section. Whatever
the material, the main need is for
soundness. Durable construction
methods are in demand in a greater
degree than ever before as people
learn for themselves the proper sys
tems. Few owners of this day take
a dwelling tor granted; they want
it to last, know the .fallacy of fre
quent repairs and replacements, so
take an absorbing interest in every
stage of the building.
ODDFELLOWS' TEMPLE RISES
Excavation for $200,000 Struc
ture Is Started. '
Work is proceeding on the exca
vation of the basement for the new
J200.000 Oddfellows' temple to be
erected at Tenth and Salmon streets.
It is expected that actual construc
tion of the building will be started
in a few days, according to report
of Ernest Kroner, who designed the
structure.
The building is to be of the Gothic
type of architecture and will be
four stories in height. Two of the
stories will have galleries, however,
which will make the actual height
approximately equal to a building
of six stories.
Realty Meetings Snspended.
Tho Portland Eaalty. board will
IN PORTLAND GOES FORWARD
am 4 mm -qx $
hold no meetings during July and
August, according to announcement
madie at the last session Friday at
Multnomah hotel. Activities during
the summer months will center
around the sending of a delegation
to the convention of the Northwest
Real Estate association at Van
couver, B. C.
rRVINGTOX APARTMENT DOVE
Four-Family Quarters Are of Five
Rooms and Steam-Heated.
A new four-family apartment
house has just been completed by F.
E. Bowman & Co. at 741 Schuyler
street, corner of East Twenty-second
street North, in Irvington, at a
cost of $30,000. .
Each, apartment has five large
rooms besides a sun parlor and tiled
bath. There are wood fireplaces
with artistic mantels. The apart
ments have hardwood floors
throughout. The building is heated
by steam.
Apartment and Flat to Rise.
A two-story frame apartment
house and a two-family flat building
are to be erected soon on the east
side", the apartment house on Ladd
avenue between Hawthorne avenue
and Palm street, and the flat build
ing in Ladd's addition. J. R. Creieh-
ton has just filed application for the
new apartment building. The plans
for the new flat building are in the
hands of Ernest Kroner, architect,
and the owner is Charles Schwind.
READY DEMAND REPORTED FOR RESIDENCES IN IRVINGTON
DISTRICT.
par .
Above Resldenee at 621 Brasee street sold by August Olsen to Dr. Charles
Dean for $17,000. Below Home at 825 Brazee, sold hy Bert McBaln to
Virginia D. Lazell for $18,000. Both sales were negotiated by Mrs.
Mary MoDonell, who reports a good demand for high-class residence
property. , .
WITH PROMISE OF NEW ANNUAL RECORD DEMAND FOR RESIDENCE PROPERTY GOOD.
PDflTLflND FORBES AHEAD
NEED OF BUSINESS SITES
DIFFICULT TO MEET.
Commercial Revival Indicated by
Increasing Demands for
Downtown Properties.
Portland is In the incipient
stages of a business revival, the
like of which has not been experi
enced in years, was the declaration
yesterday of B. L. Merger of the
Metzger-Parker company. Mr. Metz
ger based his belief on the demand
for business locations in the down
town district. - He said his firm had
been signing up an average of one
lease a day for the last 30 days, and
during the last six months had ne
gotiated deals totaling more than
Jl.000,000 in rentals.
Mr. Metzger said that during' the
first six months of this year Port
land has progressed more and
changed more than in any previous
period of twice the length.
"Activity in real estate, especially
in improved property, has been un
paralleled." he said, "and Portland
is developing faster than any other
city, on the Pacific coast, with the
possible exception of Los Angeles.
"Portland always has jumped
westward, and in the last six
months it has jumped again that
way. The construction of an office
building at West Park and Oak
streetB, the tremendous activity in
two-story structures, the proposed
eight-story improvement to the Pit
tock block, all definitely have es
tablished the trend of Portland's
growth.
"The demand for locations and the
necessity for new buildings are the
outgrowth of business expansion
and the invasion of outside capital."
NEW STORE BUILDING BEGUN
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Two-Story Structure Being Built
for E. S. Currier, Grocer.
N. B. Lesher, contractor, has start
ed work on a new two-story store
and office building on South Jersey
street in St. Johns for E. S. Currier,
grocer.
The building is to be of brick and
concrete. It will house Mr. Currier's
grocery store on the first floor and
provide space for nine offices on the
second floor.
The plans were prepared by Smith
& Griffiths, architects.
FACTORY WILL BE BUILT
CONCRETE PIPE COMPANY'S
HOME TO COST $30,000.
Improved Machinery for Turning
Out Larger Volume of Busi
ness to Be Installed.
Work on the new factory building
for the Concrete Pipe company to
be erected at a cost of $30,000 in the
Albina industrial tract will begin
shortly, it was announced yesterday
by Phil Easterday, general manager.
The building wMl be used exclusive
ly by the company and will house
recent modern improvements for
turning out a larger volume of busi
ness and will also include the pres
ent factory located at 410 River
street, which will be moved as soon
as the new structure Is completed.
The new building will be 140 feet
by 124 feet and a part of it will be
three stories high. It will be built
of concrete. The location is on Page
street just off Larrabee street and
about three blocks from where the
old factory has been situated.
The completion of the new plant
will place the Portland factory in
the lead in the output capacity for
the company.- At present the plants
at both Spokane and Seattle are
equally as large as the one here,
whteh has been employing about 30
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CORK FLOOR PRODUCTS CO,
Linoleum and Cork Tiling
Broadway at Taylor Street
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men during the past year. It is ex
pected that with the installation of
much new machinery and the man
ufacture of a number of new prod
ucts which is being contemplated
by the management the payroll
"will be increased to nearly 50 men.
The Concrete Pipe company has
15 factories operating in Oregon.
Washington, Idaho and Montana and
specializes in filling orders for drain
age and irrigation projects. The
Portland plant was constructed in
1911, but since that time It has been
enlarged several times and has
moved to a larger building every
few years. With the new building
completed as planned it is expected
to take care of the business increase
for several years in the future. . The
company has acquired a three-acre
tract on Page street, which may be
utilized later in additional factory
buildings and warehouse, but the
plans are indefinite.
McGuire System New Publication.
The McGuire System is the name
of a four-page publication issued by
Frank L. McGuire and dealing with
development and real estate news of
the city. The first Issue is just off
tne press. The front page has an
article "Portland. My Home City"
py carios Marsters and a large view
of Portland harbor. The publica
tion is to be issued monthly in the
interests of a greater Portland, ac
cording to the leading editorial. .
Palmistry Note.
Atchison Globe.
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PICNIC WILL
IS'
Palestine Lodge to Spend
Fourth at Canemah. -
$35,000 TEMPLE PLANNED
Fast-Growing Lodge , in Arleta
Now Has 250 Members; Will
. Have Commodious Home.
A Fourth of July celebration for
the purpose of assisting in the fund
campaign for the proposed . new
lodge building to be built by Pales
tine. lodge, No. 141, of Masons, will
be held at the Jlawley auto park,
formerly Canemah park in Oregon
City. Plans for the celebration,
which will assume all the entertain
ment features of an old-fashioned
picnic together with music, ad
dresses, dancing and a full pro
gramme of sport events. ar going
ahead rapidly under the direction of
the Live Wire finance committee of
the orde'r.
Palestine lodge, located in Arleta,
is one of the fast growing Masonic
lodges in the city and from a mem
bership of about 15 who established
it and received1 their charter in
June, 1917, the roll has- been in
creased to more than 250.
Membership Is Increasing.
The large Increase in membership
ind the enthusiasm of the members
has caused the building project to
be discussed favorably and action
was taken recently indorsing the
building plans and committees were
appointed to proceed with the work
at once. The Fourth of July cele
bration is the third entertainment
event which has been provided by
the progressive committees to assist
in providing a larger building fund.
The Kern Park motion picture
theater was turned over to the lodge
members about two months ago for
a one night entertainment and a rec
ord breaking crowd was present
Then on May 30, a big dancing party
wag given,at the Sunnyside temple,
which was likewise attended by a
large crowd. " The Fourth of July
celebration, however, is the biggest
financial undertaking that the com
mittee has yet taken over.
The proposed new building which
the lodge hopes to have ready for
the laying of the cornerstone in Sep
tember will be located on the lot re
cently purchased by. the order,
across the street from the Carnegie
library in Arleta, on Sixty-fourth
street and Forty-fifth avenue; This
location is especially advantageous
owing to the fact that it faces the
new triangular city park which is
now under construction at Foster
road and Forty-fifth avenue. The
lot is 80 feet by 100 feet and the
plans for the new building are for
a 70 by 90 foot structure.
Two Stories to Rise.
The building will be of brick or
stone construction and will be two
stories high with a basement. In
the basement it is planned to pro
vide clubrooms, but these are not to
be fitted out at present. On the
main floor a large ballroom, ban
auet room and kitchen are planned
and on the second floor t'he lodge
room and reception rooms will be
built. The proposed building will
cost approximately $35,000. Plans
and specifications are now In the
hands of the architect and are ex
pected to be presented for the ap
proval of the members soon.
The officers of the lodge are
George E. Bradshaw, worshipful
master; M. M. Miller, senior warden,
and S. H. Ott, junior warden. S. C.
Berry is chairman of the live wire
finance committee, which is arrang
ing the big Fourth of July celebra
tion at the Oregon City park. A
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special train to accommodate all
those who cannot make the trip to
the park in automobiles will leave
Hawthorne avenue and East Water
street on the morning of July 4.
59 PIEDMONT SITES SOLl
J. R. Halgbt Takes Over Property
From Realty Company.
The Piedmont Realty company has
sold 59 homesites in the Peidmont
district to J. R. Haigbt, Portland
real estate man, according to an
nouncement made last week. The
property transferped comprised the
remaining unsold portion of Pied
mont addition.
The price was not made public al
though the value of the property is
in the neighborhood of J75.O00. '
Mr. Halght announced that he had
purchased the property as an invest
ment and planned to dispose of it to
homebuilders.
A large portion of the holdings of
the Piedmont Realty company was
disposed . of at a recent auction at
the Multnomah hotel. The sale to
Mr. Haight disposed of lots not sold
at that time.
Piedmont addition was platted
more than 30 years ago. It 's con
sidered one of the more desirable
of the east side districts.
ELECTRICITY USES MINT
CONTRACTORS SAY MAID IS
EXPENSIVE LUXURY. ;
Hired Girl's Work Can Be Done
by Power Appliances, Is
Claim, for Less Money..-; .'
That better and .cheaper service
may be obtained from the use of
modern electric appliances in the
home than from the old method of
employing a maid is the contention
of Portland electrical contractors.
Figures have been compiled show
ing that a series of electrical ap
pliances which bake the bread and
cook the dinner, wash the dishes,
sweep the floors, do the washing
and ironing and heat the house can
be employed at a cost of approxi
mately $5.12 a week for the average
family of four persons. Where, is
the contention, can the maid be
gotten who can do all of this and do
it so cheaply?
Of course, it is admitted that the
electrical appliances need some
supervision by the woman of the
house. However, the work is de
clared to be so lightened by the
use of the appliances that house
keeping is a pleasure. Besides, the
elimination of the maid provides
greater privacy in the home and
does uway with the need for keep
ing the modern maid contented and
happy, an almost hopeless problem,
it is declared.
The estimated cost per week of
operating the different electrical
appliances has been placed as fol
lows: '
Electric iron, 31 cents; washer, 5
cents; ironer, 10 cents; cleaner 44
cents; dish washer, 4V4 cents; radi
ator.' 17 cents; range $2.80; cost of
appliances distributed over a period
of 10 years, $1.60; total per week,
$5.12. '
EAST SIDE HOTEL IS SOLD
Building at East Stark Street and
Grand Avenue Brings $22,500.
The Chamberlain hotel. East
Stark street and Grand avenue, was
sold last wsek by J. F. Shepard to
C. E. Nicholson, according to a re
port of S. Borland, real estate man
who negotiated the sale. The pur
chase price was given as $22,500, of
which $7000 'was represented by q
grocery store at 508 Hawthorne
avenue, which was traded in by Mr.
Nicholson.
Mr. Borland said that he had
closed two other smaller deals dur
ing the week and that business con
ditions were apparently picking up. '
He reported that he had moved to
larger quarters on the third floor of
the Henry bulldinir
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