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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1907)
Ji 4 Ml ORTLAND is justly styled the "Rose City." It is also the city Ot DeautiliiJ nomes, parks and flower gardens. On every side, far into the sub- urbs, magnificent residences and spa- cious grounds may be seen, and the ' architect to make a city beautiful, Portland Heights, Irvington and the older settled portions of the east and west sides have heretofore boasted ; of the finer residences, but now beau- tiful homes are seen in P'iedmont, l .Walnut Park, Mount Scott, Sunny- ' side and Mount Tabor, as far south as Sellwood and north to University Park. And Portland has the right to be known as the "City of Homes" W ic , .,,. r C 1 .f nearly 17.000 homes in the citv, over 5,000 of them are owned by the occu- pants. No other city in the United Statca ic chnu'imr t nnul l.,,,l,l,., progress as Portland. There is not a section, north, south, east or west, . and extending miles from the busi 1 ness center, in which substantial. modern homes are not going up as if by magic. No r.ther city lias ever enjoyed the high percentage of in crease over the previous vear as has J J Portland in 1907 over l(i. In May t- X thrs i ear the number of 'permits ! issued were 309 per cent over the cor i J responding month of a year ago, and f each succeeding month has nearly f maintained that increase. And the !, residences being erected are of a 'J, much better type than ever before - ' built in Portland, few costing less I than $2,000, and in some instances J t mansions costing $15,000 to $30,000 )J re being erected. This summer ', tr there are over 500 homes under con t Ktruction, and so active is the build- - i that Portland will hoact nver 7 , UOOO new homes before wmter makes ' Itm annearone Its appearance. All M7 Own Homes if"? .-.""i- i Portland city of homes be- f cause it ft within the range of possi- nihilities for the man of moderate I means, the laboring man, salesman, " I email merchant and all classes to ac- Ruire thw owa proffrty and main- x5 0 tain a family at a cost as low as in any American center of population with advantages possessed by few others. Surrounding the city is richly vcrdured country that is of a physical uiarnicr u ir urvnicu io no agri- cultural purposes or dense population, but covered with the ever-green foli- age of the country and making it a veritable park of forest beauty. Large the children of all classes have the blessing of the open air and sunshine, enjoyment of the flowers and learn 'be lessons that come from contact and observation. place has a public school sys- tern that is more jealously guarded and steadily advanced. Graded schools are located throughout the residence districts with large and commodious high schools on both cl onH ,..ct clrloc Ir. nHrhtirm to these there are numerous sectarian an'l non-sectarian schools of all classes, and many institutions of tiicrlirr pHnration inrlnrlini? the law. medical and dental departments of the University of Oregon. . - . - J il nun dllU 13 UJI 1 IWIIl MICLl, ReligIon and Fraternity. remarkable as the scenery in and west side, third door south of Stark. From a religious standpoint there around it is beautiful. Its mild and D. C. Coleman erected the second the are also many attractions. All of equable, climate and its improved san- same year which was finished a few the denominations are represented itary systems are factors to which is weeks later. It stood on the east and many splendid places of worship, due the phenomenal death rate sjrp of Front street at the southeast some of the handsomest and most about 9.1 to the thousand, while that corner of Oak. costly chuich edifices in the country of Denver is 18.6, Chicago 16, Cleve- Portland was incorporated January being in Portland. Church organiza- bnd 17, Cincinnati 19, Washington 23, 1851, as a result of the presenta tions are generally in healthful con- 23 and Portland. Maine, 16. fjnn of' a petitinH by Samuel A. dition, free from debt and engaged in Tlc cj,y ls weI hlliIt and metro- Clarke and 144 others alf the voters institutional, soc.al and material ef- pojtan in appearance. With miles then to the legislature. The first lort tor upiining mankind as wen as teacning ine lesson in regular serv- 'C fraternal organizations and socie- tics are also well represented in Portland, many of them, notably the Masonic fraternity, Odd Fellows, l'.lks, KlliglltS Of 1 VtlliaS, Woodmen of the W.rld and Women of Wood ' " J ' cratt, owning large and costly tern- pIcs. .... n ... . Y. .. ,, I7i r""w"U5 U,C -ici. Anotner leatiire that adds mate- rially to this city of homes is its magnificent water system a pure and inexhaustible supply brought from Rtill Run river, at the base of Mount Hood. The large stream gushes from the mountain side and. dashes T! ff Of " , I S luff1 THZFROPERTY AND RESIDENCE OF 'RICHKRD X DABN&Y COR.&ELMONT COVERING- TWO BLOCKS OF CrROUND WTH TWO HUNDtZED VARIETIES OF ORNAMENTAL, TeEES AND6HHU8St ALSO A LAftCrE COLLECTON choice Roses down through the gorges of the Cas- cade slopes for a few miles to where its flow is intercepted bv the nine- line of the municipal water plant and then conveyed to a system of mains anu laterals inai cover ine larger portion of the 44 square miles of territory and are rapidly being ex- tended to all the outlying districts, It is the purest water, according to people of any city in the country. It is the boast of other towns that their water supply is from mountain streams or springs, and "as pure as Bull Run." At the city election in June bonds were voted to pay for laying a second high-pressure pipe- line from Bull Run to the city, which will furnish double the amount of water now flowing into the city and will supply water sufficient for a city ii. i iui a uii mnn-ir timc tl,. c,, ,,( Pnrtlon P an act of legislature the waters of Bull Run stream arc reserved for the use of the municipality to the exclu- sion of all nrivatp intprpefc Remarkable Health Record. The t),aIff1n. ,f h and miles of snlendidlv naved and well-lighted streets, ISO miles of elec- tnr strtpt railw.iv mrluHintra fire, cass suburban service, handsome pubijc anj priVate buildings custom hm1sei chamber of commerce, court- house. hotels. theatres. schools. churches, hospitals, mercantile hlorlo ana residences II is, i in every re- cneet a hnme citv otland is he XOIlldllU IS 11IC tllOSt Sllhstantial Clty west of tne Kocky mountains, and stands near the ton of the 1st in the entire country, l ew cities are wealthier in proportion to population, its business firms being rated at over $125,000,000. Over 50.000 pieces of mail matter passed through the Port- laud postofjicc in 1906, and of these M ' ir 5 ' JBOHWEOROVE Zb ST.EASTrOKTLQND. aud flowezs. more than 25,000 pieces were first class mail. The jobbing trade of Portland in 1906 exceeded the $200.- 000,000 mark. Interesting Facts About Portland. The first church organized in Port- land was tiie Taylor Street Methodist, in 1848. The second, the First Con- gregational, June 15, 1851. The first school in Portland was I?"g Dy , ,'pf1 U llcOX ln V5?'" , e '.'rSt SCllo1 K erected by the city was in 1857, on the block now occupied by the Portland hotel. That block was sold to the city for $1,000. The city sold it. to the com- pany which built the hotel for $5,000 in IHJ. ine old school building now stands on the southeast corner of Seventh and Alder streets. The first picture daguerreotype eal- , . t, , . . X Ul Ulliu WdS opencu III lOfl- ,ana' , if' ..' y Kenttleman named Smith, in Dr. Baker's new building." The first brick building in Portland t W3? rT VY- ,S' Lad(i' Jl?1??"3?1. 25 citv election was helrt nn Anril 7 and Hugh D. O'Bryant was elected the first nioir The total vote in Tune. 1852. was 222; in 1860, 2,691; 1863, 4,057. In 1863 the assessed valuation was $3,226,260. In 1906. $200 (XH) 000 The first newsn.iner i-ae the YVeeHv fVe- gonian, issued December 4, 1850. ine first daily was the Portland News, is- Slierl Ann! Sfl ISSO The firct m.rwrier .. . .. . w, .ni. ..u, huuiul. of the Daily Oregonian was. February 4. 1861. Th Western Star issued at Milwaukie November 21, 1850, was removed to Portland in June, 1851. Portland':; tributary country em- braces an area of 250,000 square miles in extent, with a population approxi- mating 1,100,000. This territory Wire OVER Il claimed a population of 282,494 in 1880 and 747,542 in 1890. By 1910 over 2,000,000 people will find homes within the limits of the same field. The local weather bureau records frm 1894 to the present time that it rains less in Portland 1 shows than at -itVicr New Ynrk PhilaHelnhia or New Orleans, and about the same as at Washington, D. C. During the ,,eriod named the average annual pre- cipitation was 49.70 inches at New Orleans: 43.38 inches at New York: 41.24 inches at Philadelphia, and 39.84 inches at Portland. Portland's eleva- in ic rn feet ttie level .-if tiie sea. ri, Crct n.rcr,. t , 1 . ,vrl,.ni n nr;:nai townsite of (40 acres, were A. L. vejoy and A. L. Pettygrove, in the winter of 1844-45. The site of this was on what is now the southeast corner of Front and Washington streets. During the previous summer the claim was surveyed. A portion of it was laid off in lots and blocks in 1845 by Thomas A. Brown. The first passenger train to leave Portland was in September, 1870. It started from Fast Portland, and the southern terminus of the line was "Waconda," near the present town of Gervais. The first great fire in Portland was ln August, 18J. Iwenty-tive blocks were burned. Loss. $1,000,000. The first hridere that on Morrison street was thrown open to the pub- lie April 11, 1887. In Inlv 1850 the townsite of Port- Innrt wac cnrvpvpd tiv R V ?lirt and he made the first plat which was recorded. That year he bought a lot -.n the erT-ner nf Third and Wochinrr. v.. (ijv.v.v,i,vi ..ii i .j ajiiiii- ton streets, 10x100, where the Dckum hnildino- now stands for $150- He sold this lot in 1856' for $700, taking part of his pay in furniture. The first steam sawmill on the Ta- cific coast was built in Portland in 1850 by William P. Abrams and Stephen Coffin. r .... lv,fl,''Vo)t (Ti J. RESIDENCE OF WILLI HIT PIEDMONT. il tK'. . ri ll fcl nibl, twriV iH' . IT B0AHD OF TRADE BUILDING Portland is the railroad center of the north coast, the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Great Northern and Northern Pacific all running to tnis Clty- Portland's population is estimated at 195,195, directory figures, and the vrarlv increase for the past seven years is 15 per cent. If this increase continues we will have half a million in 1917. P.ro Portland's manufactories are ducing more revenue and larger wages in their respective lines than those of any other city on the rnnqt Portland's leaMing clubs arc the Ar- lington, Co in in e re i a 1 , Concordia, Mult- nomah and University. In addition to these all the fraternal organization are represented. Portland is on the Willamette river, 12 miles from its confluence with the Columbia, and accommodates ocean liners drawing 25 feet. According to government figures, Portland's death rate is only ft,5 per 1.000, making it the second healthiest city in the United States. Four hospitals, an orphan asylum, a seamen's institute, a baby's home and numerous aid societies are among Portland's leading institutions. Portland ranks third in wheat ex- ports in the United States, New York and Galveston ranking first and sec- ond respectively. crease in nostal receipts of anv citv in the country for the fiscal year end- ing June 30, 1907. AlreaHv $4,250,000 has been snent for Portland's watpr Slinnlv anH bnnrlc have been voted to double its capac- ity. With 77 Kantfinnf and triict initiln v,i.i ii..ii....ft ui.v. i.u.l .iiL.iu- tions, Portland is the financial anchor nf the north Pacifir mast Ttc KiiC;. ness firms arc rated at something over $107,000,000. Its Clearing House association record for 1906 showed gold clearings of $281,170,796.26, as compared to $106,918,027 in 1900, and $58,842,284 in 1895. Today its, bank L3 JL H .DA UOHTREY -" ---7 VP KM 1 a. j Vi S deposits are estimated at $61,250,000, as compared to $35,000,000 in 1900. ; INCREASE IN BANK CLEAR- INGS. An increase of 49 per cent in banW clearings for June, 1907, over thosa of June, 1906, is Portland's record. The total fiuures are: Tune. 1907. tit 07Jont7t- i,,n. ion ?i en. fK 184.08, showing a gain of $10; K7; 719.63 for the month of Tune. rsanKers ann commercial men gen erally agree that no extraordinary commercial activity of that month was responsible for this very large in crease, but that it was due to a wide spread prosperity that has affected all classes and characters of business. When asked for an expression on the bank clearance increase, A. L. Mills of hc ''"t National bank, said: "Portland's big increase in bank clearings is simply due to an enor mous increase in the commerce of the Portland territory. It is general. "The same condition prevails all over the country. We see the same steady, unifoitn growth from day to day and month to month in the ln- crease of banking transactions." "It is all simple enough when you think of it," said E. L. Thompson of Hartman & Thompson. "The busi- nc-s of the entire country is growing with unparalleled rapidity, and Port the largest in- land is well up in the front of the procession ' OREGON'S POPULATION. The sturlv ni normlation statUtire ; oh.airc of interect ac inflictive .( the growth of a state. The fol g ta'jle is apropos: IW.,l.inn in 190 1 t "KiA i ujuiauuii MVV -;..,.... - Population in 1860 S2.465 Pr,r,.,ia(ion in i7n onot Population in 1880 174,768 Population in 1890 313,764 Population in 1900 417,308 Population in 1902 450,000 Population in 1905 (est) 525 000 Population in 1907 (est.) .700,000 La.
