m -v4 ' . RMIDENCE -71 - E.1 feTrt & B . OK u a, MowmrsiM. mtapp$oa&, iv wowus. REALTY MARKET CLOSED STRONG Transfers Last Week Sur- J passed Those' ol Sam Week of Prerlous Years. JfAVO EABLE TIME JfOW TO BUILD DWELLINGS WMe Other Oowt Cltic Show Xe- t ocmm la TrmmffTi Recorded for , Sammer Seaoa PortlAnd Forge : SteadUr Ahead oa Coutemtin ; Thla la th flull nhos ta th mKy ntrlnt NrerthlaM the raoorfl of ; tranafera eontlnuca larga, aa thourh it iwera th buaiaat and baa aurpaaaad , the rtcorda of any prarloua year for tha correapondlnr week. X let-up alwajra - oooura at thla tlm of yaax, deaplta tha . tact tbat it la tha moat farorabla tin ' to build. " It la a qiiaer f act,", aald aa obaarr lug bualnesa man during tha week, "that Street work and building are alwaya eavler In winter on the Ceaat I (up- ?oaa there are reaaona for It Perhapa be archltecta like to reat and enjoy themeelvee in beautiful weather, while there la alao the faot that Oregon wln tera do not, aa a rule, hinder contaruo- - tloa a great deaL Indeed, it la agree able moat of the time working out doora la Oregon winter weather." s , 1 Secreaaa Xa Other Oltlea. Both la Loa Angelea and Seattle a de- i . create in building and reoofde of trane-! (era are below that of corresponding tnontha in tile paat few year la ahown. . Seattle , papera aay little about the alump : that baa taken place in that city during the aprlng and summer, but XOS Angelea papera are not ao ee cretive about real conditions, Saya the Loa Angelea Times, Sunday. August 11; ! , ""While ; building operations in the City have been going at a lively pace, there has been a decided slackness in this work, compared with a year ago." Elaborate description of the clrcum atancea which have brought on this condition is gone in detail, but the ,' facts remain. , There is the additional fact that a de V Crease in these statistics in cities grow ing aa rapidly aa Seattle and Loa Ang- lea ' U a serious condition. It is ao recognised In Loa Angles and glvea aufflctent reason for the papers to 'com- meat upon it ao that real estate men ma be aware of the real conditlona and seek to provide a remedy Instead of foolishly Ignoring the facta. - r " Building Active to Portland. But the story of building In Portland continues. Something, lusts what, no body . knows, i la , going to occupy the Pennoyer block. . Excavations are in progress for the new $160,000 Christian association' building, on -Sixth and Taylor atreeta. The gaa company baa served 1 notice tbat It will . vacate its quarters to make way for a modern office buildings, while the big buildings now underway are a revelation to any observer. ' .'.'--v . Handsome reeldencee are being plan r,cd all the time- If one steps into any srohitect'a ofnc;be aees eihibltd blue i i ints of all ' klnda of . homes to be J.iiUt in the near future. A glance at I-.? r'l estate and industrial eltuatlon ul rcvcftl rfany Indications that tend to l'r out the prediction that tha ap " r.roachins- f 'i will have many-wonderful euriri-s for an already marvel ous re;U e.!.-it rnsrkeL r f'- - As lis l "n previoualy stated, . tha r' irovem. t. us far aa resident prop-- j i- a i, U axjsU4 Utm CiTji I. .j ii" K ? ' - h ;;j;'v. 1) the hills about the ettw Portland heights property. Several companies haa recently organised to prepare this property and pat it on tha market ' Architect A, E' Faber- Is -preparing the plans for a handsome nat to be built at Halaey street and Orand ave nue, and to coat 18,000. Tha exterior will uresent the Snanish Mission af fect The building will contain four flats of six rooms each, Tha floors will be hard wood. It will be completed within SO days. Mr. raber la aiao draw ing plana for another flat to be erected at Twenty-secoad and Davis street this aiae tne river. , , - SpUsdid Ooraar Bay. V ' A 'local syndicate, com nosed of J. TX. Hart J. H. Gibson. Charlea A. 'Mann, E. W. Ring and Lewis Montgomery, in reoorted lo have ourchaaed tha north west corner or urana avenue- ana n.asi Washington street from Joseph Healy for 176,000. It Is a quarter block, on which atanda a three-story erica ouiia lng, bought by Mr. Healy three years AM-n llrt AAA , Work on 'the' foundation of a three-(New story (trick building wita oonoreie oaae ment waa started this week on Haw thorne avenue, between East Second and Eaat Third atreeta The coat will be about $16,000. Construction haa also been started oa the annex to the Holy Names academy. . East oaa ana icasi Twelfth street The annex will face on East Oak and will coat altogether about $7,000. B. M. Thompson Is also planning to establish a bank in Albina. It will be S-atorv brick affair and will be jocaiea in' tha rrawlni business district in the vicinity of Shaver street and Mississippi avenue. This will be the third bank for Albina. which , la significant ana ex pressive of the growth of business in that part of the eaat siae. The Swedish people are alao going to build church on Rodney avenue and Stanton street, in Albina, to cost st.vuv. The authorities at Columbia university are planning to erect a echool for girla at University Park In the near future. Two years ago tne rorusna xiaro- wood Floor company waa Incorporated for $5,000. The principal parti ifrMtaH were F. Delano. Paul Ze and John Olson, The company's plant located at Montaviua. August , jr. Ykaiann. . brother of F. Delano pur chased the interest of Mr. zeawica which will lead to a reorganization oi tha firm. HaVU Seoures roar &ots. ParHsh. Watkins & Co., have aold to Charlea EI. Hall four lots on the north side of Market street, oetween rront and Water streets, for $21.000.. The nmnartv wu owned bv Mrs. Truesdale. Tho nronertv la under lease and is oc- cuoied by frame buildinga. At the and of the leaae, however, the buildings wm be razed and modern etructurea ereoted. That will be within the next two years. w4iii.m u riavia formerly city at torney, has purchased a valuable corner at Fifteenth and Ralelgn atreeta or J. c. Ainsworth and John Bapk for $1$,000. Knapp A Mackey negotiated the sale. The property adjoins other property Johann Poulsen, of the Jnman-Poul- an T.umlwr comnanv. Will UU11U 7 nnn -...M.nna at Kamt Ninth and Eaat Multnomah atreeta. Mr.- Poulsen U also having a garage built on Eaat A entn between Multnomah and Hasaalo. Henry Friea, of Wakefield, Frtes & Co., will build a two-stery mattress fac tory Immediately at Fifteenth and Thur man atreeta. The contract wasa to WAK'oGLowUl build "a',f 10.000 -Jjss'tf dence at Slxteentn ana toues "" Dr W E Ewta brought the iouthe.it "W f, iMurfiWent to provide ad raar ir Bast? Seventh and Pacific tely for the demands put upon it t w OTamnM KOBDD f Of I SaCB oar. ; streeta from. Mrs; Florence Knapp for $8,000; Marlon Macjae ,, nf" Ba V wm Improve guild lng, Moy Back Hln, Chinese consul, took out a permit to make repairs to bis property on Second, between - ewunou and Main streeta, to coat $ 10,000- - Twenty-five lots adjoining CTkrlook in the Or is wold tract have been "Wold to R 1. Junr hv K S. Dalv for $86,000. The property belonged to tha Espey es tate. . ,-'.- John Douglas, of Victoria, B. C re cently purchased E. L. Thompson's resi dence at 'Twenty-second and - Xxvejoy atreeta, for 119,000. r;-; -The United States National bank has disposed of its property on the north west corner of East Twenty-third and Pacific streets to A. A: Shlelda through tha agency of Matt & Von Borstal, also the northewest corner of East Twenty y h ad . f acuta atreeta, to , George v.r.: ' cftitcott . suxday ' Mfp. i 1 1 1 nil ii i iMJMWHWBW" Y mm Qli 1 nif J&iz(p.j?imtzcD coxcms BIG STRUCTURES FORM HEW HUE Eesidence District Continues to More Towards Hills Back of Qty. RETAIL DISTRICT IS - STEADILY ON INCREASE Chrtetlan Assoc tatlon Bnlldlnx Wfll Prore Wedge of Progreaa ta District Heretofore Devoted Ex clagfreljr to Department House. ' . : i' In the opinion of those who closely watch realty and Industrial movements and attempt to determine their bear ing on the future of development of the city, tha excavation begun last week by C, J. Cook eo, at Sixth and Taylor atreeta. Is an especially signif icant one. Tha dead line of stately, an tiquated residences that has so long for bidden tha Invasion of business has fallen to make way for the new, mod' era home of tha Christian associations. It is only a step but a premonition of what Is to coma. . . For a great many years tha district south of Morrison and west of Fourth street has been restricted hv these tau apartment nouses defying the in trusion oi tne retail oistrict, much to the detriment of the eltv. Now bow. ever, the first opening la made and a continuation of the movement In that direotion la earnestly expected, it is true that tha Y. M.-T..W. C. A. build ing is not a buaineaa block or office building, yet It la a, start and consld Sr,'? n important one. The Portland Dally Abstract Wednesday, in speak ing of this advance, said: 5,It will re veal the steady encroachment of busi ness and public building upon what has been for yeare a residence center, It will mean tha end nt n am an and the baginning of the new." . At Fifth and Yamhill streets on tha property new occupied by a small build ing in wnicn are the offices of tha Portland Gaa comnanv a new nff tea. ouuaing or tne latest type la to be er euiou. inis is a buaineaa block In every way modern and marks another step toward -the Invasion of the resi dence district an nearlv arf1ln ,Vi wu.i,oo ivrnun ox -tne city.: - - . For many months rumors have been circulated to the effect that the block Duunuvu oj r mn, - oaimon, sixth and layior streets, now occupied by a resl dnca la being held for a new federal building. It haa lons been knawn that the present facilities in the old post office building opposite, the Portland Aaalnlt la also known that tha house cannot last many years and it is likely that that structure- will ha rebuilt on property farther removed gron the present site to where prop erty Is lees valuable. Thaaa, ao! ll examples of a oroaress nnthv, i the, steady evolution of a new Portland, -li (ia ri J 1 1 1 i s , , : 4; i, Tredway , Leaves Weston. C'r 1 4; (SpecUl mspateh to The Jnwsst I Weston. Or.. Aua. 17. Th watn normal faculty la to lose Charles .Tred way, teacher of etenography and man ual training, he having accepted a posi tion at . the stats normal at Kansas- Tho work here in stenogrsohy! typenni-iiaL .u-viun;)in ? will OS taken bJ Donald P. Mitchell an th. manual training by John Mather. .- Vnirtah .' and Turkish ., iftilni la Szaacra haa-fialat4 aUiaa. Matagar'a. jou:;:ut. i o:;tland. Sunday, morning, aucugt J - ' - J; P. SHEA NBW BIG TIME III LUMBER PRICES saaawsaasasamiBBSBBsBaBsaawaBata Market Expected to Drop Heavily With Increase in Freight portland mill owner has Lowered rate Decrease Expected to Beach Five - ' Dollars Pet 1,000 Feet for Com' xnon Kongh Variety Kerlval of Home Bunding. Expected. A tumble of t par 1,009 feet for common rough and $5 to $0 for finish lng lumber la the startling rumor that Is going the rounds among builders, as a result of the increase of freight rates on aaatbound lumber by tha tranacon- tlnental lines. A revival of home build lng and a tremendous fall and winter building movement Is being predicted by archltecta and builders. There are architects who declare the people of Portland and tha whole north' west ahotUd "ahaka hands with Hani man," for tha lnoreaae of 10 cents par 100 pounds in tha aaatbound transcon tinental lumber rata They declare the ? resent lumber rates or 40 ana so cents o the ' eaat are far and away below the rates on the earns commodity west ward. Oak flooring and all hard wooda for building from the middle west to Oregon consumers pay a freight tariff of $1.10. It la aald by local builders that the more profitable the eastern lumber buaineaa becomes for the Pa cific coast manufacturer the more ex pensive becomes lumber for the home people on this coaat The printed price Hats of the Port land lumber mill combination for the last three years are produced to show that in proportion aa tha eastern mar ket haa been built up for Oregon lum ber, the manufacturer In Portland have raised prices to Portland consum ers to an enormous extent Common rough lumber, the basing grade, waa selling to Portland buildera in 1904 at $8.60 per 1,000 feet and tha mills were making money at that price Cost of Lumber Xnoreaeed. Today the same rrade of lumber Is tig to the Portland builder. No. 1 fin- ishlna- lumber, such aa floorlna. celling ana otner varieties, wnicn waa aeuing at $2$ in 1804, now costs the Portland builder $33. No. 2 finishing lumber waa $20 and now is $2. No. 3 finishing lumber waa $12 and ie now $21. Shin- ales that three years aeo cost the Pa cific coaat housebullder $1.66 are now is. Biabwooa wen, tne public la not certain what, that luxury costs, but it is around $4 per dump load whereas it could be had in plenty three years ago at $1.60 per load. The archltecta and builders who deal directly with the manufacturers and keep in close touch with the meaning of every rise or fall of the lumber mar ket declare that the present hlah prices are the result solely of the low freight rate ox to cents per loo reet that the Pacific mlllmeu have been enjoying for the hauling. ox their, products to tha it abled them to dispose of their surplus ie nricea to racine coast consumers, It la said the local price will be what tha eastern market oava. minds the coat of transportation, if the correct eoonomio prinoipie of supply and uemana is xouowea. Combine WU1 Be Basted. If the freight rate for hauling this lumber to the middle west market ia raised- $8 Per 1,000 It will not-only lower the pries of lumber to Pacific coast consumers but will "bust the com bine" that is said to have existed lo cally for some years and there Vwlll i be real eompeti..on between Portland and nearby mills not in the combination. Already one nearby mill haa quoted to a Fortiana arenitect a sensational cut in the scale of prices for building lumber, and a crash of the market la imminent that will make all prospective home buildera get busy. This mill offers to lay down in Portland first class lumber at tne ionowina prices: nougo common avtul lumber tl 3. instead . of the pre- valllnr local orice of . $17! No. klln dried flooring $20, instead Of the pre vailing iz at iocai-muis.-. Mr. X. O. Bead Bow WltP the Beed- : yreaoh Piano Oo,:';'':,';.i'K--S Mr, Bert Heed, for ' more than seven years associated with the Allen-Gilbert Piano company,, this city, has been ap pointed by the 'executive board of the Reed-French company their western sec retary. - The Reed-French Piano com pany within one abort year has demon strated a first-clase piano can be aold for a comparatively small amount 4 Un til recently retatfere -asked $400 ; and over for a a-ood ciano: Reed-French com pany sell the same grade piano for $809 and make no bones about special dis counts. - Their fall style Reed-French Is a marvel of beautv and they ask 3210 E for it 410 down and M znoath , -ji E0R if HOY BACK Ji IN :- WILL BUILD HOME Eicayatlons Are Besrun for Unique and Costly Resl- - dence for L. J. Wilde. B. N. Bockenberry it Co, architects, have been awarded a oontract for a two- story double residenos for Louis J. wilds, president of Home Telephone company, that will be unique and dlf- I mm ferent from any horns la Portland. Thelrgc (inns that make castlron girders Mnntln Vaa it.a a .v I anil haama that ara ntal In th. amallar I foundataona are now being put la place, It Is to be built on the site at Twenty. second and Everett streets. Mr. Wilde's plan ia so out of thr ordinary that It Is worthy of special description The site the residence will eooupy is a full quarter block. 100 by 100 feet The whole site will be surrounded by a concrete wall with brick panels, sur mounted with iron posts, connected witn : neavy logging cnama painted green. The style may be described aa aouiaern lauuornian. x ne exterior win be partly shingled and partly plastered. with a finish la rough cedar. No paint will be used - on the , exterior. The plaster will be straw tmted. . The chimneys and piera to the ver- anaas win oe bunt ox ciihker brick. Each veranda will be supplied with per- goias, or open spaces, throua-t hroua-h which vines may be a trained. The floors- and steps to the veranda will be laid in raecolith. A combination of atalna pre senting green, dark drab and silver gray will be applied to the shingled gablea. To complete the appearance the houae will be roofed with boards two feet by six Inches, laid It lnohes . to the weather. . There wm be 14 rooms, seven on a side, and the house will have a concrete basement The - kitchen will not be plastered out sneatned and ceiunriesa with exposed beam a The fireplace will be of dull green tile The Interior will be fitted up v with all modern appoint ments. Including Are hoses - with out side attachment and without doubt Home telephones, A r ara re will alao be Duut on tne property in tne same atvie as the residence, all is cost in the neigh- oornooa oi xs.vuv, GAS COMPANY WELL Till 1 1 Tl tlTTVOfD A T)T3,T I Xt J XJUXJ KJXX X JJM)ULX iux I Much Interest Aroused Orel" Public la Announcement That Concern Will i ? I Vacate Present Quarters. A great deal- of interest has been aroused by the - public announcement that the Portland Oaa company will va cate its present quartan to make way for the erection ' of a modem office building on the- property at Fifth aad Tamhlll ' street ' It has not been an nounced definitely how large the' new building. Is to be out it is expected it will be at least six stories high and perhapa eight -i f ;-, The gas company, will move into the present quarters of the Wells, Fargo A Co., at Fourth and Tamhlll, while tha express company expeots to move into the Fargo skyscraper at an early date. The inside finishing of the latter struc ture will i be completed- - so that, the building can be occupied within a few weeas. ....--. The Portland Oas company .will oo cupy the entire lower floor of the new building at Fifth and Tamhlll atreeta when it is completed, it is not known what ' the materials will be, but It is thought that plana are now being dis cussed ana woraea out oj axcnitects, - f On the steamer Beaver, to Lewis river, under auspices of St Joseph Aid- so ciety, Sunday. August 25, 1907. .-Steamer leavea Couch street dock at l a. xo. sharn. Adult Uckets Ii eenta. t. is ico7. S V' '""Hi V- in ill cSpZVCTUKd Zm AND Few Realize Ontslde of Those Actually Interested Just What Is Going On. f . m. , All steal beams and parte that go to make up the steal JTrame of the largest I buildings la Portland are shipped from eastern points, usually Pennsylvania.. However, there are la, Portland several J high-grade buildings such as the Ma- sonib Temple, now nearly oompleted, oh upper. Tamhlll streer aad the Lenox I notei, tne iron xor wnicn was suppiiea under contract by the Phoenix iron worka This factory, located oa Haw thorne avenue, makes Its own castlron frames and employs a force numberlnx aooui men. . " . afhlpped ta Qaaatltles. 'The material for thla work Is shipped In large quantitlea - from British Co lumbia, although . some crude iroa is shipped from the east Cement and brick which : cannot be secured in America must be had from Europe and in oraer to maae up a run cargo cruae iron ie put in. The iron industry in Portland la really an extenalve one and beyond the knowledge of many resident In fact aa inspection of many industries In Portland would reveal wonders worth going to see. Many people know very uttie ox wnat ia aone in roruana xac- tnHeaaV : Tae lnduatrr carried 'on by tha CItv steei jron woncs is not a smau one. They .make smokestacks for school buildinga iron tanks for breweries, and tne tire escape ousiness atone ia a com prehensive one. Most fire escapes used on Portland's tail buildings are made In tnis city. , -", .;' ;!." -' . atod Iron Xa Local easting companies make a rood deal of rod iron, but all the rolled ma terial comes from San Francisco. This latter is used In the construction of oil tanks and. the City Steel A Iron works nave manv contracts from the railroads for oil tanks. These tanks are placed In the tenders and carry the petroleum usea now aunoat exclusively ror ruei. Petroleum is also used now extensively I In the office buildings for heating and 1 the manufacture of special tanks for I the petroleum is no small business of a company manufacturing xrom iron. i . A , number of the most up-to-date) togging glnes that burn petroleum and a special fankfor- that kind of engine is neoes- 11.. tk. ..-4M... I number of opportunities. The construe-1 tion or large conveyors tnat carry saw-1 dust to tha furnaces In th hi fnmhar I mills, Is an Industry requiring consider- able attention -and ia a large part of tha bnslnnaa if aiieh flrma aa l(. nn.. UIIEg (MIKE HERE nung & Fickr company, known as thelnlenees that will improve those offices City Steef ATiron works. M. ? .."' I in the way of increased space. - fiw iron ana cone is lmoortea almost i entirely from Belgium, although some iron comes from England and Scotland. I it comes many times aa oanast in sail- ins- vessels which call at thla, oort tn i load wheat and lumber. It Is cheaper J which approaches rapidly as Christmas than in the inland towns -and on that (grows near..'- -W--' - ' :" - J account affords an -opportunity for al it la. iv a matter of lime when a rood p: ropean oroduot la used almost . . Kliialvatv .. . , i-i-V. - i !" : - '-.:"' - -v. j l WLLLIAK ISENSEE TO i i t xiAUifiu Mjjjii wxiia i i u - ; ; ERECT $10,000 ; FLAT j-v'v f 'f ' -- .,4'irJw---.i'. - -c-'k- ' - Mra, Beames Bnlltog . Handsome I . I. - . - 1AH1U1B JTlaVi tw VOSC,:90,UUU '; When Completed. ' William laettsee haa begun the erec tion of a $10,000 flat on Market street between Fifth and Sixth streets. The iimm wu.n'oii jivii wiwiwr una ug M oi the ieaerai-government m t European produ JThen the Amertcan j city. ' Considerable Interesting epecu- i.M, i t-virTVihJhW current regarding the plans can pig Iron is very high snd the Eu-1 n ii,. .n,mni nH from time to building wiU be a 'four series. L two-hial story flat ad of frame eonstruotloa. '- igas blUi-.x3.v,.kvv-..,.:.:s. : .SON Ski! cSAlffCW c?7hr imnuvLiii FOR POSTOFFICE Changes on Lower Jb loor of -wej . - . v wa . a we. ttttii Federal Building Will Benefit ETerybody. WORK BEGINS WITH SIGNING OF; BOND Langford Walker Secure Contract. t Stamp Room for Corridor on Yam hfll : Street Slde-New Mailing Windows Abel Planned, v Postmaster John W. Minto received word last Wednesday that the bid of Langford A Walker for alterations te the first floor of the post office build ing had been allowed. Work: of tearing out partitions, installing new rooms and 'adding other features that will greatly facilitate the handling of the' rapidly growing business of the office will begin at once. It Is expected the contractors will have laborers , ready to perform this work as soon as the bond has been accepted and properly filed' at Washington. " " Vew Stamp Boom. , There will be changes mads that will not only be of .great help to the ployes but also to the public room will be built In the conarTbr on Yamhill street aide -that wm greatly relieve those who are now compelled to wait In line at the only two windowe now available for this purpose. New mailing windows will also be installed ' for the ' convenience of the public. ' They will be plaoed on a hinge arrangement and be used as distributing windows on Sundays. The main corri dor of the building will be available for this puapose thereafter so that the public will not be obliged to stand In the rain should there be a desire, to secure mall on Sunday. More Boom Bjeeured. The front nartitlons Irk tha reeiatry department will be torn out and movea forward increasing the ; space in that ilarnrtm.nt In 1lttl fol, Thtrt Will be many minor changes made in the mailing aepunmom v mat wi s'"-' exbedlta the handling of mail. There will alao be changes made in the oiricea of the postmaster and Assistant ust- lmutM J, J. Bhinlev and Other COnVS. There ware rour-otner contracting firms who bid on .the .Work besides Langford A Walker, The alterations win post 14.800 and will be rusnea in nrii t ta read v for tha busv season new buUding wUl be required for the ..j ...t.t,i. ita" ar unw iuiuibw wu,!"" . -,, innitt ah tna niimuL . ' Mrs A. R ture will col 000 and whei A. Reames is building n ai- doubie , nat on tne wmm v nd Beech streeta -rne truyy enat between 14.000 and $5,- nnn ... iTinitii'wni be one ox t.r..t.tVt.rM. - ita kind i in that part of the city. .A. 8, Kosenthal has oegnin tneerec; tin,, a 14.000 residence on Marshall , street between Twenty-first an&iwen- ty-second streets. - x vX- mu. c nl ,1 Mrntmn nil T en out a permit to build a coal dpei on Eaat Water street, between Eaat Sal mon and East Taylor. - The Improve ment will cost about $5,000. -i . "rt... .. .V. a ftlll, tt will : UA h. 'lilt - t racaivl diieou a ut aide "