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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1922)
8 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 31, 1923 CONTEMPLATED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY TOGETHER WITH BUILDING NOW UNDER WAY GIVE PROMISE OF BIG BUILDING YEAR IN 1923. BUILDING PROJECTS homes and smaller buildings prom ises to continue on a large scale during the coming year. LA GRANDE PLANS BUILDINGS Bill THIS 1 OF 1923 IM Season One of Activity in . Ail Parts of Country. COSTS CONTINUE HEAVY Indications Are That Wage9 Will Remain at Present Level, Say Strauss & Co. Not only has the year 1922 been the greatest in Portland's history from the standpoint of building ac tivity but throughout the United States as well all previous records for building have been shattered by the year closing today. . A suYvey of building activity throughout the United States made by S. W. Straus & Co. estimates the total volume of building for the year at 13,828,000,000. In round numbers this amount is declared to exceed the total volume of building for 1921 or that of any other year in the na tion's history by nearly $1,000,000,- ooo. "Building for the month of De cember approximates $250,000,000, a substantial increase over December, 1921, despite the fact that the last month of 1922 shows a decrease from November of this year," said the report. "This December low, however, Is apparently only a tem porary one, due in part to natural seasonal causes, supplemented by continued transportation conges tion." Jtw Records Established. The report said that during each month of this year a new record for volume of building had been estab lished. Eelative to the cost of building the report has the following to say: "There is no indication of any de crease in general building costs. Indications point to a continuance of the labor wage scale at present or at higher levels and It, is well for all interests in the industry to real ize the importance of this factor in the consideration of future costs. During December the price of labor, for the country at large, remained stable, holding firmly to the Novem ber scale. In cities where building activities were marked there was an upward trend in certain trades in which there is a shortage of work men. "Material prices during December held at November levels generally. There were slight fluctuations caused by building activity and freight conditions, but no general tendency toward either an increase or decrease in the price of important materials was shown. The price of building steel, which decreased in February of this year and then rose gradually" until September, held steadily during December. Lumber, cement, common brick and other materials were generally main tained on the November level. Continued Activity Likely. "An analysis of December esti mates and reports from building de partments in the various cities shows that the decline from Novem ber figures was quite evenly dis tributed over the country. The de cline in Chicago was from $20,443,000 to $20,148,000; in Baltimore from $2, 688,520 to $1,860,680; in Buffalo from $2,669,000 to $1,500,000; in Cincinnati from $2,917,445 to $2,000,000; in De troit from $7,734,527 to $6,000,000; in Indianapolis from $2,503,014 to $2 -000,000; in St. Louis from $2,850,789 to $2,000,000. New York city's de cline was about 6 per cent. Need for housing facilities of va rious types is reported from all sec , tions, and it is the general opinion that the ensuing year will witness activities of considerable magni tude." im TS 21 HOMES GO VP DURING COURSE OF 1922. ' Westover Terraces Declared to Have Enjoyed Greatest Year , In History of Addition. Westover Terraces has enjoyed the greatest home building era in its history during the year just clos ing, according to Harold Jungck, manager of that property. Twenty-one new homes of indi vidual and attractive design have been started or completed during the past year. Every one of these was built by the owners for their own use none was built for sale during the entire year. The owners and builders of these 21 homes follow: Dr. F. M. Brooks, C. B. Cowdin Dr Ralph Davis, P. O. Downing, L. Endi rotti Walter Gadsby, R. B. Handy A B Handy, William B. Layton, John Lee Dr I. R. Lupton. S. M. Luders, B. L. Mets RiT, Dr, Alien Noyes, R. P. PraeJ, P H Ransom, Dr. . A. Rosenthal, Jt. Simon, JT. Sprague, E. Sturgeon and I. Withy combe. Beautification of grounds and home surroundings has also been the stimulus for much improvement work on the part of many. S. P. "Wilson on Westover road, Frank Higgs on Cumberland road and Dr. S. C. Slociim on Cornell road have achieved wonderful results in land scape, shrubbery and .dry rock work. E. J. Jaeger is at present engaged in treating the terrace of his homesite with elaborate rock work similar to that seen in Italy. "The prospects for the future on Westover are bright," said Mr. Jungck. "In fact, Westover has just come into its own in 1922 and should increase in beauty year by year. "The building activity on Westover in 1923 already looms as large, if not larger, than that in 1922. The following are contemplating build ing on Westover in 1923: .;. K. Barton. Ward Bowles. C. M Brink, Dr. T. H. Coffen, C. S. . Conn. A. M. Dibble, R, Faulkner, P. A. Free man, George T. Geriinger, Winthrop A. . Hammond, B. A. Holmes, Dr. T. M. Joy-. J. D. Kenworthy, Webster L . Kineaid, Dr. C. J. McCusker, Charles A. McLean, W. D. McWaters, C. E. Nel son. E. C. Page, Dr. E, C. Rossman. William L. Thompson and Dr. H. M. Hendershott. Japanese Stocked With Iiumber. TOKOHAMA, Japan. Government encouragement has resulted in more lumber being imported into Japan during the present year than the market demanded. There is report ed to be several millions of feet of American timber stored at the vari ous ports for which, owing to the business depression, there is no sale. This timber, it is f&ared, will suffer deterioration, due. to damp climate and ts.' ot-Z F 1 L , 1 f . . - w J" M'pPt?W4 ft -LU - '' -1 , y vjw J ir'iffl-NutfeN i .. ' W tr 1 815 BLM.TT DHLS MJLDE- ANOTHER RECORD IS SET BY FRANK h. McGCIRE. Total Valuation or Property Handled Is Estimated to Be $5,651,888. For the third consecutive year Prank Jj. McGuire, Portland realtor, has made a national record in the number and valuation of sales of residential property. The year just closed witnessed the biggest activ ity in the history o thevorgani- zation. the' volume of business amounting to 1995 sales with a total valuation of $5,651,888. Sales closeu in 1921 reached a total of. 1601. The gain in sales in 1922 was 394. A Tn4lnn.4 ! were new cumei a tu ruiimnu, McGuire said. "We have had a most gratifying year," added Mr. McGuire. "We have placed more persons in homes during the past 12 months than at any similar period. This was in a year, too, when general business conditions were , more or -less un stable and when the farms produced little if any profit. The new year opens with a most hopeful outlook, and it is my belief that the demand for homes will be stiirmuch greater than has "obtained during the past year. . "There is every indication that the farming community will be on a much,better basis before the close of this year. The lumbering indus try has been improving steadily and everything points to a big year for the mills and logging camps. These factors will result in a big stimulus to business In general, and this greater prosperity should result in a notable building and home-buying movement. "During v the last three years something like 6000 houses have been built in Portland. At the rate the city is increasing in popula tion between 18,000 and 20.000 a .year the new construction is bare ly sufficient to take care of the natural increase in demand for housing accommodations. The short age of homes resulting from the lull in building operations during the war has not yet been made up. . So it is evident that home-building ac tivity .should bq increased propor tionately during this year. There is every reason to look forward for a prosperous year in business, in industry and in real estate activ ity." APPLES ARE DELICIOUS Box Containing Gallon of Moon- shine Sells for $10. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 30. "Ap ples" that turned out to be liquor proved the undoing of James Alii and' Ralph Gray when they offered them for sale at a local fruit store. Local police officers, who, armed with a search warrant, had secreted themselves in the rear room of the store before Alii and Grant entered, arrested the two because of the suspicious manner in which they disposed of the "apples." Alii, who carried the box of "ap ples" into the room, deposited it tn a-table and asked the -woman . pro prietor f the shop if she wanted to buy some fine Delicious apples, add ing, "They are extra fine.JI The woman said she would, be glad ' to buy them, but that first she must sample them. Allie -then removed a gallon jug of moonshine from, the box. The woman sampled the jug and then gave Gray- $10. At this point the police interfered and took the two men to the police station, where they were lodged on a charge of bootlegging. No charge was placed against the woman Kenton Gets New Building. Claussen & Claussen are preparing plans for a . two-story building to be erected for M. & L. Goldstein, adjoining the new building of the Kenton Masonic lodge in Kenton. There will be two stores on the Lfirst floor of this structure and three apartments above , t - SF a,-, . -Dedication of new SunnyMide MethodiHt KpiHCopal community hftuw lat Sunday 2 IVew residence erected for W. F; Fauiman at 355 Morgan utreet by the Zimmerman-Waller Building- company. 3Interior view of four-family apartment house erected by F. K. Bowman & Co., at Fast Twenty-second and Hancock streets. 4 Specialty show building to be erected by I. Holsman at northwext corner of Third and Alder streetH on plana prepared by Clnuttgen A Ciaussen. 5-Sew borne of Ira A. Martin, 880 Regents drive in Alameda Park. CITY LOT SALLTO WAIT NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED "WITH REALTY BOARD. : Request for 20 Per Cent Com mission Is .Stumbling Block; . Issue Under Advisement. The question of the disposal of $2,000,000 in delinquent properties located in different districts in Portland was . again considered Thursday of last week by special committees representing the city council and the Portland realty board. . : ' . No decision was reached, how ever, owing to the inability to come to an agreement on the amount of commission which should be paid in case the realty board took charge of the disposal of the property; The committee " representing the city finally decided to refer the matter' to the remaining members of the council before making any def inite decision. ? . The realty board ' members . ad vanced the argument that this prop erty should be handled by them through a special organization com posed of all of the larger operators and better known realtors for the following reasons: . The experience of these operators was such that thei greatest amount would be realized out of the sale for the city without demoralizing values. Having the inter eats of the city and the property owners at heart the realty board would see that the sale was conducted on the highest plane and with the least possible injury to other real estate owners. y The question of compensation was the only , stumbling block. The board asked 20 per cent commission. Some individual offers,, had come before the committee of 15 per cent and Commissioner Bigelow. was. ab solutely opposed to the higher figure. ' "I believe so implicitly afnd con scientiously in the fact that the Portland realty board is the -logical body to handle the sale of the city lots acquired for delinquencies that I would be willing to go to great lengths to prove this." declared Harry Beckwith, president of the Portland realty board. "Our en deavor along this line, -however, would " simply prove a boomerang should we take it - for inadequate compensation. The realty board desires to handle this sale so that it may control the manner in which the sale is held, preventing circus and scare-head advertising and the flaunting of the city's or of the individual's misfortune to the world. They realize that these lots must be priced at a point where they will move, but desire to maintain the price as high as possible, so as not to materially injure the values of surrounding property.. "An individual handling these properties will naturally and of necessity , be . only looking to .his own personal interests, which means lots of publicity and low prices. If the individual fails there is no comeback, but the. realty board dare not fail they must complete the sale or lose prestige. "A. very-great many of the lots will only bring a few hundred dol lars 20 per cent on this figure is less than the average realtor re ceives today in handling sales of cheap property $5& being the mini mum on a lot." . REALTY MEN JMEET FRIDAY Election of Officers Will Be Big Feature of Business. "The election of officers for the coming year will be the-big feature of business at the luncheon of the realty board at the Multnomah hotel Friday. Present indications are that officers now holding positions with the board will be re-elected, since no new candidates have yet announced themselves. Harry Beckwith, president, who was elected to fill the unexpired term of A. R. Hitter, who .resigned to become president' of the North west Real Estate association. Is a candidate and is expected to be re elected without Opposition. Other officers who are candidates for re-election are John Mariels, first vice-president; J. Logie Rich ardson, second vice-president; Frank Upshaw, third vice-president; B. Lee Paget, treasurer; Paul Cowgill, secretary,- and Phil, Fry, J. Fred Staver and Sam Norton. , members of the appraisal committee, v BERRY GROWERS UNITE Marketing . Association Planned by Albany Men. . ALBANY. Or., Dec. 28. (Special.). Preliminary steps toward the or ganization of a local berry growers' marketing association were taken here Tuesday afternoon by 24 Al bany berry men, who perfected a temporary organization. G. L. Thompson was elected temporary chairman and A. C. Heyman, county agent, temporary secretary. The general sentiment of the growers present favored at least 6 cents for loganberries. Home in dustry, was given preference and hopes expressed that arrangements can be completed here for satisfac tory prices. Assurance that the Albany cannery will operate next year were given by Owen Beam who recently interviewed the offi cials of the company, at Salem. The agriculture committee of the local chamber of commerce also offered the aid of the chamber to the grow ers in securing better prices and marketing conditions. . CREnMERY TO BE MOVED SPACE IS RENTED IN NEW BOYEK BUILDING. Metzger-Parker Company Leases Amount to $300,000 During Month of December. . Leases involving rentals aggre gating $300,000 have been negotiated by the Metzger-Parker company during the month of December, ac cording to. reports made yesterday by B. L. Metzger. This, he said, showed an unprecedented demand for Portland business locations, es pecially considering the fact that December is usually a month of lit tle activity in this type of property. The Pacific Creamery company took 4000 square feet of space in the new Boyer building at the south east corner 'of Tenth and Yamhill streets. The fease runs for , five years and was negotiated by Mr. Metzger. A. R. Raymond, head of the creamery -company, announced that an establishment would be put in which would have the making of butter in full view from the street. - This type of creamery has become popular in the east. Space in the same building was taken by K. C. Tarnell, who will lnr stall a candy factory. He took 2000 square feet of space. These two leases, Mr. Metzger announced, dis posed of all the remaining space in that new building. A five-year lease on property at 50 North Twenty-third street was taken by the Wardrobe Cleaners and Dyers. The property is owned by A. Lesser. Frank Morrison leased a 50x100 storeroom at 325 Glisan street, the lease being given by Erwin Broth ers, owners of the property there. A. Cohn leased 1500 square feet of space in the . "Park and Yamhill building and will install au estab lishment for the manufacture and distribution of women's garments. This building is owned by the Park & Yamhill company. - Medford Building Planned. MEDFORD. Or., Dec. 30.-YSpe- cial. ) The first large business structure to be erected in Medford next year will be a concrete build ing, which Porter . J. Neff, well known Jocal attorney, will erect on a corner lot 100x125 feet in dimen sion at North Central avenue and East Sixth street, which he recently purchased from Mrs. Carrie Carna han for a consideration said to be between $7500 and $8000. The build ing is occupied on a long-term lease by Messrs. Gates and Lydiard for their Economy groceteria.' Their present lease in the Medford build ing expires next November. The new building twill be 70 by 100 feet in dimension, of two stories, the upper floor to be occupied" by fine family apartment suites. The work of construction will begin in February. Realty Man Changes Line. J. R. Martin, who has been con nected with the firm of O. J. Mathis & Co. as assistant manager, has bought a half interest in the E. W. Aylsworth men's apparel store at Gresham. The store will be known in future as Aylsworth & Martin, Inc. Mr. Martin will .assume his new activities with the Gresham establishment next Tuesday. OREGON WILL . EXHIBIT Canned Goods to Be Displayed at -National Convention. .EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 30. -Three hupdred cases of Oregon canned vegetables and fruits will be placed on display at the annual convention of the National Canners' association at Atlantic City, N. J., January 22 to 26, according to J. O. Holt of this city, who is chairman of the fruit section of the national association. More than 4000 canners and buyers will attend the convention, accord ing t6 Mr. Holt, and the Oregon display will be. designed to attract their attention to the products of this state. The display will consist largely of loganberries, raspberries, prunes, cherries, pears andj a few varieties of vegetables. the mark of perfection for your protection when buying lumber, lath, shingles, mouldings, sash, do'ors, glass frames, general mill work, or boxes, box shooks and crates. - EAST SIDE MILL & LUMBER COMPANY Faot Spokane Ave. Sellwood 597 Oregon Door Co. Ft. Spokane Ave. Sellwood 62 . . . ' ; ; ' H ' ' ' H Specialty Shop Structure to Cost $200,000. ARTISANS TO IMPROVE Pittock Block Extension, , Large Apartment House and Other Construction to Begin. The coming year will see great development in- Portland's business district, judging from present build ing plans. Alreadv Plans have been an nounced for the erection of a six story building at the northwest corner of Third and Alder streets. on the site how occupied by the J K. Gill company's book store. In addition it is the Intention to ex tend the north portion of the Pit tock block an additional six stories. Four additional stories also will be added to the Artisans building, making that structure 10 stories in height, according to plans. All these projects, which will mean the development of Portland's skyline, will be features of the building activity of the coming year. Building to Cost CZOO.OOO. Plans for the new specialty shop building to be erected at the- north west corner of Third and Alder streets have been prepared by Claussen & Claussen. The building will be erected for I. Holsman, who is the owner of the property, and will be of reinforced concrete. It will cost about $200,000. Figures were being taken on the structure last week and it is ex pected that the contract will be let about .Thursday of this week. The wrecking of the old 4-story building now occupying the 50xl0t site will be started about February 1, after the J. K. Gill company has vacated the property. Construction of the new building will follow. Shops to Be Housed. The plan, for the building is to have it devoted exclusively to spe cialty shops. In this respect it fol lows innovations whlctv have proved so successful In Chicago, New York ana Los Angeles. Plans for the construction of the addition to the Pittock block for housing the offices of the Union Pacific are being prepared by A. E Doyle. It is expected that the ac tual construction work will be started shortly after the first of the year The improvement will cost between $350,000 and $500,000. The contemplated addition to the Artisan building will cost $150,000 and will add two-thirds additional space to the structure. The build ing is a lOOxlOO-foot structure. ' . Apartment House Planned., Other outstanding structures to be erected in 1923 include an ?-story fireproof apartment house to be put up by M. Pallay at the southwest corner of Lownsdale and Alder streets at a cost of $350,000. A re ligious school building three stories in height and costing $200,000 will also be erected adjoining the Tem ple Beth Israel during the year. Plans for the apartment house have bean prepared by F. Manson White. The -proposed building will cover 100x120 feet of space and will contain 98 a pa r t m e n t s. each equipped with electric range, re frigerating appliance and service elevator. The first story of the building will house four retail shops facing Alder street. There also will be on that floor a dining room 40x50 feet in dimensions and an entrance court lobby opening on Lownsdale street. The ground is now occupied by a 4-storv frame structure used as rooming house. The lease on this structure has expired. It will be wrecked immediately to make way for the new structure. In addition to the building of downtown structures the erection of East Side Box Co. Ft. Spokane Ave. Sellwood 597 17. C 1 A II ft. ojjuftane Ave. II H Business and Residence Struc tures Will Rise In 1923. LA GRANDE, Or., Dec. 30. (Spe cial.) Building will be decidedly brisk in La Grande Jn 1923 and the amount and value of new buildings is expected to be much greater than during any preceding year. The new year's plans include a new building in the business section, to be erected by Mrs. J. C. Henry on the site where fire razed J. J. Carr's furniture store, the renovation and remodeling of the Savoy and Sommer hotels, the erection of over a score of fine residences and tlie possible erection of a three or four-story building by Mrs. J. E. Foley and Dr. Lee Bouvy on the site where the L. and L. drug store now stands. An approximation of the amount to be spent on about 12 of the pro posed buildings reaches, $225,000, and indications are that the total sum spent during the year's programme will reach $500,000 or more. During 1922 45 to 50 residential and busi ness buildings were erected at an expenditure of $350,000. WOOL GROWERS TO MEET Oregon Sessions to Be Held Prior to National Gathering. PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 30. (Spe cial.). Oregon wool growers who will meet in state convention here January 27 to 29 will assemble first in Pendleton and go in a dele gation to the national convention, which will be held in Spokane Janu ary 24, 25 and 26. Two special cars will be arranged for Umatilla and Morrow county sheepmen and ar rangements are in charge of Mac Hoke of this city, secretary of the Oregon wool growers. That there will be more than a thousand wool growers at the na tional meet in Spokane Is the state ment of Mr. Hoke, and the Oregon woolmen are expected to attend in a body. Washington and .Montana wool growers will meet in Spokane for the Washington state convention January 22 and 23, just prior to the national convention, and at the same time the Idaho growers will meet in Boise, from which place they will pass through Pendleton to attend the national meet. WILLAPA . MILLS RISE Prospects Are Bright for New Year on Harbor. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Dec. 30. (Special.) Prospects for the new year on Willapa harbor are better than in ten years. The .South Bend Lumber company is practically ready to start operating its new mill here. The plant, which is prin cipally backed by J. W. Kleeb, C. A. Doty and J. A. Cole, is the only electrically equipped mill on the har bor and contains a number of the latest improvements. The new mill being erected by the Lewis Mills & Timber company is also proceeding steadily and will operate in about three months. The Sudden & Christensen Steamship company is a heavy stockholder in this mill and will use it for cargo shipments. The mill company is the largest timber owner in Pacific county, with, the exception of the Weyerhaeuser Timber company. Conditions are generally prosperous and several other new Industries are being planned for this city. Jobless Men Provided For. WENATCHEE, Wash., Dee. 30. Fifteen thousand feet of fir logs have been purchased by County Auditor Nhpphard and will be hauled to the county farm to be sawed up by ab'e-bodied workers without employment in return for aid given themselves and their families by Chelan county. The Orepronian is the medium through which many people supply their wants by using its classified columns. Telephone Main 7070. OUR. FIXTURES ARE THE FINEST MADE - WE PURCHASE BUT THE HIGHEST GRADE '"PHE reason that patrons of this plumbing shop are always expressing their sat isfaction in regard to the high grade fixtures purchased of us is that under no circum stance will we ever sell any other kind. Our supplies are first class and so are our services. Alaska Plumbing & Heating Co. 363 East Morrison Street East 2954 'I Start the New Year Right Get our estimate on Sylvan Brick STANDARD BRICK & TILE CO. FURNACE We have the Rlchardson-Boyn. ton Furnaces bbth the plpeless and the regular kind. We are experts on heating and ventilat ing We will give you the benefit of our forty years experience tn this line. It will save you future trouble and expense by Installing the right furnace in the right way. J.C.Bayer Furnace Company 204 MARKET ST. si i