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TB DKEOON DAILY JOURNAL; V-PORTLAND, r THURSDAY f EVENING, vrUPTEMBER 23, IC07.
TORRENS LAW OBVIATES
MUCH NEEDLESS WORK
Tomona Grange Committee Makes Thorough Investiga
tion of Prorisions Which Permit Quick Sale or
C k - Transfer of Eealty Without Endless Search. .
WHY STATE SHOULD
BUILD
0
RAILROAD
thta rcfrtatar. which mako it lut Ilk
longer, up to aat an ma lima,
lda, mortgage. . etc, are made out
under thta law Just a they ara now.
but they are kept on file Inataad or
peine; copied.
lhla aavca the tmmenae number or
. The InyaaUffatloa ' and dicolon of
th Torrn land Jw whicn naa Dean
' a 1tat4 for aoma time - past b tha
Multnomah County 'Dlatrict-' Pomona
arrant haa resulted la a very dear re
port OB the law, praparea Dr apaciai I book a. and also keeps original algna-
committee, ConaiatlBaT or A, u nn i un iu, ana mo regmirmr naa 10
are Drought In. thua reducing the
chanoea of tamorr to nrantlnallv nan.
Only a memorandum of the Inatruments
filed ia noted on tha register. Tha
carety. quickness and atmplicay or tha
Torrena system, besides Its low coma
niinr in iinu ia oncn regisierei, ougnt
to appeal to everybody and make It
unneceaary to argue In Its favor. It Is
only lanoranc nf the advantam of tha
law or misleading statements by thoae
opposed .o It because - of anlf-lntereat
wnicn nave ao rar retarded its use.
vr C. Bhattuck and Mrs. R. M. Uttla-
",' V page,, Tba report takes tha law up and
1 tilacusae its inception and It probable
" effect The report, which ; wa .eon
. gldered and adopted at tha last meeting
of the grange at Bockwood, is aa Xoi
" low:' '.'.' -r '
' "The practloa of regiaterlng land
v tlUei is not new. It haa been success
fully don In part of Europa ton
, eral hundred year. In Austrta-Hun-
arr it datoa from the twelfth century;
"in Baden from 1 tot: In Saxony from
J8I, and thereafter haa baen vry an-
.. aral in all Oermany. r ' -1
Would Be Buooeasful la Oregon.
'VvTo, establish such 'registration 1n
' ' countries where thera was feudal tenure
' and various law of conquering nation
; engrafted on province, with antique
right prevailing by custom and uaaga.
' would appear to be a hopeless task, yet
- . a nit la a axeat auccess. Not
withstanding these facts of history, we
continually bear those who hsve an ax
tn rrind. or who are so rooted In thalr
. nreiudica for old way a. claiming that a
, vnuna atata Ilka Oration wath land hold
. Infra s-ninir hark not much over CO years.
. cannot make a auoceaa of th Torren
law. Hlatory and the actual uae oi the
. law prove auch a position abaurd and
falsa. - - , -m .t. .
j -in Booth Anatralla tba first act
nmmmnA in IDEM, waa drafted by Elr Rob
ert Kichard Torrena and ao all similar
l.wa In English . speaking countries
. km, ilnn bun commonly known
. Torrena lawa. Ail Engllah colonies now
use the system. In the . United . Statea
thta law la ontlonal and has been
"Tadonted In California, , Illinois. Uaeaa-
. rhuaetts. Ohio, Oregon. Virginia and In
tVaahtngton this year, while other
states have ' It under consideration or
have lately adopted It. In IUlnoia an
amendment waa adopted in 104 requir
ing all eatatea In couraa of probate to
, register titles, and In thla way all land
In about St year will be under th
Torren law. . .
"Oregon adopted the -Illinois law In
1101 and since then your chairman of
this committee haa been an enthusiastic
supporter of the law and had bills
panned by th legislature to correct the
errors maae in oupyina "
W ":-y-r ' Taksa Away STo lhta. ' v .
In 1807 he also had Included 1n th
corectlng bill, an amendment providing
for making proper defendants In the
suit of married person who fall to ign
lnatrumenta affecting land owned by
their Btouses. This has been a source
. of great trouble with title .heretofore.
This law takes away ,, no rights, but
. compels uch persons . to- com into
court and set up their rights, - If the
have -any, - and let tham - b properly
" " registered, or elae ba barred of any
shadowy claim they might appear to
have on tba old records.
"The present law of Oregon 1 now In
a-ood working shape, and th form for
making th record, also drawn up by
your chairman, have - been , put In by
most of our counties, and we believe
ar now uniform throughout tha stats.
. Much land or consiaeraDie vaiue naa
been registered snd a great deal more
-would b- if lawyers and business men
i would get familiar with the law and
. use it . , . ,
The old system make a burden In
th ex nense of abstracta, whloh must
- ha marlo nvr and over strain, and with
their examination must cost millions
' throughout .th country.
Old Bystam Vnsafa.
'u The 'delay In getting abstracts, their
examination, nuniing up miior nui u
record, etc, aimosv aiwajri onuer ttrw
vents a sale, hinders it or makes It dif
ficult." or at a sacrifice.
. "The bid system I unsafe or we
would not have) title Insurance com
panies to protect buyers at additional
expense, for if a title is bad and tha
seller bankrupt no damage can be re
covered on his warranty deed. Then
there Is a chance of forged deeds,
mortgages, tc, which can now be ra
corded without any trouble, the aaroe as
' genuine, for tne recoraer puis any oia
thing on record if .witnessed and ac
knowledged. ..." f,-; ."
f Again, the books and record ac-
cumulate so faat,. it makes big expense
,- to buy them, and more to provide rooms
to Keep them in.
The taxes are heavier to keep up
' the old. system, snd market values or
real estate can never be ao great. where
. the trouble to make a sale or loan Is ln-
creasing all the time.
"Now. aralnst all this we have the
benefits of the Torrens law. In Oregon
. for a $1,000 lot the court fees amount
v to about $25, where there Is no con
, test. If there is one the owner might
. as well find out he haa a lawsuit and
settle It in a Torrens proceeding as In
. any other manner or time, and clear
up his title, whatever the necessary ex
penses are to do so. Besides the court
fees in an ordinary default case, the
-. owner pays his attorney such fee as
they agree on, and also for bringing
down his abstract to date of the case.
.' This last is the way the law provides
' for testimony to prove your title in
court
Fro visions Ar Systematio.
"Any senalble person can see that
the mere showing of his deed and state
, ment tlint he owns the land does not
snow title rrom tne government down.
and this must be exhibited to the ex
aminer ' of titles, for If anything is
Bveryona'a Tltl Clear.
"When a system is provided which
enables a man to go and look over hi
own title at the courthouse with hi
buyer snd to record hla transfer of
that title for 10 cent, without any ab
stract or delay, what more can he wamT
xne law nrovldes that nothlna whatever
shall affect th land, unless it Is down
In tha register, except current taxes or
sssessments ror improvements. Tnere
fore the buyer has only to look up one
book, this register, Instead of doiens of
dooks. aa at t resent and then atan In
and aee about .current taxes and lm-
Srovement aastffesment. when he has
one th whole thing In short order.
"Prosperous communities ar thou
wnere land can chanaa hand or
taken a aecurity for loan quickly
eaany witnout any trouble, the same aa
norae and wagons. Tha Torrens law
Sermlts this to be don without any
oubt whatever, and tha tltl Is prao-
iii-aiiy. oKcaeq up oy in state or ore
son, which Is a batter anarantaa than
of any Individual or company lnaurlng
titles. . ,
W Urge that th Oranrera take
SteDS to make thla law and ttm aAvan.
tagea thoroughly familiar to all mem
bers. Also that they Indorse it and rec
ommend ita reneral nu hv avarvnna
for our greater prosperity and to help
to reduce taxes for the reasons given.''
Great Opportunity Offered
Oregon in Constructing
Transportation Lines.
Some of th reasons why tha people
of Oregon should build thalr own rail
roads, and aoma suggestions as to th
manner In which the' work should b
done, ra set forth by J. Landlgaa of
Portland In a communication to Th
Journal. Under tb caption. "Why Wa
Should Have . Stat Railroads.," b
writes aa follow: . u "
Flrnt It will glv th popl ! their,
transportation and freight at coat, and
If ther I any profit aftr th xpene
of running the road and paying th in.
tereat on the bonds, It can go to th
state to pay oi the bonda.
Second the state can issue t per
cent 20-year bonds In small denomina
tion from $5 to $ 1,000.
Third These Donas snouia oe iioaiea
In th atata and glv tha working peo
ple a show to get them aa well aa
other.
Fourth There It a million of money
In the banks and In old tin cans owned
by th people that la not earning any
thing. The people will be glad to In
vest in these bonds, which would be
better security than all th banka in
Oregon. . .
Fifth Th building of theae road a
will develoo the atate and give lots of
work to the people, and should ward off
the approaching panic
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xtft AS tnero ara ro n siats roaas,
they should be built by the working!
eople or the state, or cuisens snouia 1
ave the preference. I
Seventh The roads should be built
by the state, not by any contractors.
Eighth Contractors will do the work 1
wun cnean Asiatic iaDor ana tiriva tne
state labor out or tne state, we want
to keep our people here and make good
citizens out or tnem.
Ninth The state ahould work only
reasonable hours, snd tha workers
should receive fair Wages.
Tenth party pontics snouia De kept
out or tnis movement.
A New Route
The new Canadian Pacific rout via
Spokane la the short Una to St Paul and'
Is fast becoming w popular rout.
Save you four hour to tne twin cities.
If you want tha beat travel via the
Canadian Pacific.
m
Clothing
The Only Real
College
Clothes Made
$15 to $35
Call and Pick Out the One You Like
If NOT RIGHT, WLLCH MAKLS IT RIGHT
-wrong and any new party ought to be
nerved with a summons, that Is the
way it is found out. These things an
v owner may never know about, and there
has to be a showing of everything on
recora down 10 uuie.
"After the land Is thus registered
under the law. no more abstracts are
required, for nothing can stand against
the land unless put down in the land
register on the same page, and the cer
tificate for that particular piece of
ia.no. ah 01a matters are Dalanced up
Ilka a ledger account and closed when
first registered. After that everything
must : be charged against the land on
TELEPHONE MANAGERS
ARE ENTERTAINED
,1:
At tha Invitation" of 3. W. Ollkyson,
the new division superintendent of the
Oregon division. Pacific Telephone Sc
Telegraph company, It county managers
of tha company have been in Portland
for the past two days. They were called,
together to meet Mr. Ollkyson and each
other and to discuss methods of giv
ing telephone service,
Tb first evening they were the g
r tha company at a banquet at the ho-
' 11 Sargent and afterward at the Rairar
theatre. The Oregon division embraces
all of Oretfon west of Arlington and
some of the counties in southern Wash
ington contiguous ; to Portland. The
. men. who. were entertained In Portland
weret J. D. Brunold, Astoria; W. It
itancy, Salem; Oeorge J. Hall, Oregon
, City; F; W, Sinclair,. Vancouver; F. W.
KMd, Hood River; B. W. Taylor, The
lalia; J. H. Hudson, Arlington; E. E.
Ilea ton. Eugenev R- W. War field, Al-j
iany; R. II, C Wood. Roseburg; A. T.I
warhaii. Qranta Paas; 8. R. Robertson,
Marahfleld; Warren Williams and E. A.
Mier In, Ashland; David Origg. Cot
tg Orove, and C E., Hickman,. Port-
;'lan& Jss. ,4:Jt-;;,J.ii::,,rfi :,v- ... -"v.-. -j
. . Moorish and Turkish " tfeslgn in
rauer's hami-palatad biaa , AUUger, .
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WASffNGTON
NEARFocnrffSz
1 A Magnificent Assortment of
r Dashing New Fall Apparel ; . V
' Men who appreciate and demand the height of style in their -
' lrtt Viaa ' tnnt w4a lrrj r aVita aAa tn f'ViA Va,o . avmf1aa rt i
correct fall apparels Never catering to the faddish, we neverthe- X
less overlook no opportunity of providing " thb utter fastidiously
inclined with" the smart, snappy, iiltra-fasliionable dqthes of the r
day. Every garment in our stock is'first quality every garment
bears the BENJAMIN label and when this label is put on a gar- '
, ment it is a guarantee of value your protection against making
a mistake. . , '.n ':-.-.
Benjamin Suits, Fall Overcoats and Raincoats
$200, $30.00, $35.00, $4000 $50.00
New Fall
Furnishing
The rich elegance, the luperb qiuli
tiei and the splendid range of assort
ment in our men's furnishings for fall
places this department second to none
in Portland.
MEN'S SHIRTS Here Is an unusual
ly varied line of semi-negligee and
pleated front shirts, in every style;
sizes neck band and sleeve'
lengths ' $1.50 to $3.50
iiiniiiaasaaamaaa-ii 1.111 , 1
. ' M&4 'll I :
Tall Hats
If you have not seen them yon
have missed a treat, every shape
that's good, every style that's
right ia here for you, in colors or
black. -
THE KtfOX ....f5.00
THE BRISTOL f3.00
THE JOHN B. STETSON HATS
f 4 to f 10
mBkV
mm-a
m CtnlllHj Snap
311 llorrboo. Opposite Ptslofflee
NECKWEAR The richest
and choicest Silks in the rarest
coloringsrinour-in-hands and i
other popular shapes,
,from ,.50 to ?3.00
' HOSE Fancy or plain colors,
embroidered or J a c q u a r d
'weaves, in cotton lisle.
or mercerized, .25f tq 91.00
$3.00 Values
Toniorrow Special
$1.49
No need to buy old styles,
or trim over old hats when
you. can buy such values as
quoted above.
Untrimmed Hand-Made Vel
vet and -Silk Braid Dress
Shapes, all ready for trimming;
eight of the very newest shapes
and all colors; value to $3.00.
Here only tomorrow. . .$1.49
The Wonder IlllDinci
CORNER MORRISON AND FIRST STREETS
Leaders of Millinery Values 'V .
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and the multitude of other improvements that have been installed in Ladd's Addition com
bine in establishing in Portland a residence district that is surpassed by no other community
in the United States. This does not except the large and beautiful cities of the east. It is
reasonable to suppose that a piece of ground that is located in the midst of a high-class resi
dence district, that is platted to conform with the most modern ideas, that was intended
to become the finest home location in Portland, is, to say the least, a most desirable place
in which to reside. This is exactly true of Ladd's Addition. It is not commonplace, was
not designed to be commonplace, and the restrictions that have been imposed, will forever
keep it from becoming commonplace. Ladd's Addition is a place of tone and elegance, suit
able for the best people of Portland and prepared for them.
LADD'S ADD
2k MOST PERFECTLY APPOINTED RESIDENCE SECTION OF PORTLAND
The stredts are paved with the best quality of asphalt
City water has been piped throughout the ''tract and the pipes are all in the alleys.
A fourteen-foot alley runs through every block, giving a front anoTrear outlet to each:
Wherever the gas mains Cross the streets, the 'connections have been made, v
Six-foot sidewalks: are included on every street in the entire addition.
Sewers have been laid through tne alleys, connecting with' every lot.
Two 80-foot boulevards, with avide parking, cross1 thtf addition' from corner to corner.
Every lot in Ladd's Addition contains over five thousand sauare feet of erounrl 7
Building restriction of $2,500 has been imposed and will be rigidly enforced. ')
&tecmc lights and telephones are now ready for connection. ? . y
Only twenty minutes' walk from LaddV Addition to the postoffice.
j ' ine Dest streetcar service in the entire city.. Five branch iines. -
MOUNT SCOTT OR MOUNT TABOR CAR LINE, (O. W. P.) TO OFFICL ON tHE, GROUNDS
r'it
F. W. TORGLLR, Sales Afient for
e.
OFFICE '
106 Sherlock Building
Cor. Third and Oak
OFFICE 1 ' - . ,
Hawthorne Avenue and East Sixteenth Street
v ; Ladd's Addition . f
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