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D NEW - HtOUDFOOT"' IfOTEL ' BUILDING, i EAST :BUHNSIDE ; STREET. II r TO COST OF LOGS 'I .V -'-..'.?' .-. ,.,,. ' - V';.; ' r' Sawmills Resume Operations After a Closedown of O' s Several Months.' - r CONTRACTORS FOR THE INSTALL ATI ON OF ANY KIND OF i HOPE FOR BETTER , r "J ! MARKET IN SPRING THE OREGON DAILY JOURMAU PORTLAND, SATURDAY ' EVENINO, JANIJARY 18. U 1003. " " 1 " " iii i " ' ' - ' ' iiii ... i i ... i i i i ' ! .'. . , . "" 1 , " 1 ' ' "J " 111 ' - I' ,, lit DOWN "IdPtesdni" Common hooch Lumber Sells Lower s Than for Many Month Shingles Still la foor Demand, Some Manu. factagrs Declining to Qnote Prices V Although there appear to b no Im- , provement In th market for lumber, - awm ill throughout tbl district ar , resuming operations, owner hoping that , the near futura will bring business. Br ginning vnext week aoma mills will be operated on an eight-hour baala whlla other will work tan. . Stock have run low during ttaa win .'ter month owing to a general curtail. , ment In' the output, but It will not .take long to replenish the pllea In the varda unless business nicks un. Aa result of the poor California demand and light eastern shipments, owing to the difficulty Incident to the increased rreigni, rouen common atoca la a own . to nearly the price of unaawed lor, ' which meana anywhere from fT to $10 , tier 1.000 feet. Theae bargain counter Quotation are expected io prevail oniy anqri ume, however, becaua they permit of no I margin for the manufaoturer. Lore have declined some. It 1 aid out are etui high aa compared with other tlmea when lumber waa down to quotation zumianrd today. ' California 1 buying very little, but It la hoped that the clearing i It ,i . .-, .: ;.;;:,.: ' : : ... "-ifc-:..-.s..,;-;,-,j' -J :: "H 4-' ;' ''$& t- I' r - ' , .... i i V'. ; ' . J ! I J up of the financial altuatlon will be followed by a revival In the buildlnr Induatry there a well aa elaewbera, where lumber fig ure materially In construction. . - Local demand baa been fairly good for this time or year and rrom tne tone of conversation of moneyed men many building project will ba launched . with the approach of aprlna. There la till -ood demand for dwelling and It la predicted that the population will re ceive a material increase tnrougn im migration next aorina. all of which will mean new needa for dwell Inge aa well a otner airuoiures. Shingle are still In poor demand but manufacturer are reluctant about quot ing lower price than will leave a liv ing margin and many case have come to light where mlllmen have refilled to quote, knowing they could not get tho bualness. Rather than aell at a loss, they have concluded to hold for a brisker demand and In the meantime curtail the output. A large number of foreign buyer , hava been in thia part of the country of late, and this, It la believed, will ,aoon lead an Improvement In the off shore business. Men from England, con tinental Europe and Australia have been her and houses dolna business in the ,r orient have. had agents make- close ta- . vesugauona 01 local condition. WAREHOUSE TO COVER QUARTER OF A BLOCK Pipk Transfer Company's Frame Structure Will Be j Completed Shortly. . A three-story frame warehouse if un der construction at the corner of Eight eenth and Pettygrove street for the , Pick transfer company. The building . will cover a quarter block and will be . equipped with two freight elevator and other modern appliances necessary to an un-to-date storage warehouse. A ' spur track will connect the building . . witn an tne steam ana electric roads entering the city. The concrete founda- ; tion was put in last fall and the erec tion of .the frame superstructure will " begin In the next few week. ORIENTAL-AMERICAN SOON TO BE OCCUPIED ' The oriental-American cuiiding, at ' the southwest corner of Second and Sal omon streets, 1 receiving the finishing ; touches and will be ready for oooupancy by February 1. The structure occupies a 60 by 95-foot. lot, is four stories high " and will cost, when completed, about , 146,000. it is owned by a local Chinese syndicate,, or which Moy Back Bin 1 , the' head. There are four storerooms , on ' the ground floor, the three upper iioors navtng oeen leased to Mrs. v en able, who will conduct a commercial hotel. A delay of aeveral week in re ceiving some of the finishing material is responsible r or tne structure not be : ng completed by January 1. DOUBLE FLAT TO GO UP ON TWENTY-FOURTH Otto Rothchlld has commissioned Architect Jacobberger to prepare the plans for a. residence and a double flat to be erected at Twenty-fourth and Kearney street. The residence la to be a two-story frame of eight rooms and will cost between 15.000 and lfl.000. Tha .'flat is also to be of frame construction, ; eacn apartment cumaining nve rooms. The contract are to oe let Janui and the building will be finished V0 days, February 1, tho four-atory Proudfoot hotel building, on East Burnilde street, the first reenforced concrete structure to so up la the eait side business district, will be completed and ready for occupancy. The structure covers a quarter block and was built at a cost of about $75,000. H. E. Wood tc Co., contractors, had the general construction contract, the electrical wiring and fixtures were put in by the West ern Electric works, the electric elevators were installed by the Mollne Elevator company. The Interior decorating and tinting was done by Ernest Miller & Co., decorators and painters. The effects obtained are harmonious and pleasing, showing excellent taste in composition and color, and is one of the best examples of high class decorating in a Portland building. E. H. Edmonds has secured a ldase on the building and will open the Heyser hotel, after February 1. It will be operated as a first class commercial hotel and will be a creditable addition to Portland's list of well known hostelries. ICE DENT ELECTRIC SIGNS The-A CM A complete line of the Best Paints, Enamels, Stains' ana varnisnes that it is possible to make. New Era Paint and Varnish Co. 172 FIRST STREET NEAR YAMHILL GENERAL CONTRACTORS PROUDFOOT HOTEL BLDO. H. E. Wood i Co. CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Jobbing Promptly Attended to. Phone Pacific 2580 SHOP 371 FIRST ST., PORTLAND, OR C MntsSre MOLLADAY'S ADDITION uwimuimu c-inivii a a b wiv a m-r-i i -a 44 Second SL Between Asb and Pine Pbone Uain 8479 BTrgTjrsss xotrssi East lids, XS8. West Side, tit. January 24. I within To) Jo) "HOW'S YOCfi WIRING AND BOW ARE . YOUR ELLS" Wa have added to our supply depart men a full line of aleotrio aad oam blaatlom flztnre. Warn the mat house 1 bains eaalpped, call aad . fall 11a of EX.BOTXXOAX, MVT T1JXB. Bepalc work a speolalt. Bzstosvosa SaM Blda, 1804. West aide, 198. "Never before. In thia or any other country, was there such a sound basis in agricultural and other national productive wealth as now. Never be fore were the nation's farmers so ready to stand hard times. When the de pression 1 over and the financial houaecleanlna- brings confidence, again the reDouno io prosperity wm oe aucn as nas never Deiore oeen wunessea. THE OREGON RQAL ESTATE COMPANY 884 ISni) BTn B0TEAaTP, OBBOOgT TRAVIS BROS. LUMBER CO. 451 Hawthorne Avenue MATING PLOTS THE BEST, MOST ECONOMICAL AND MOST SATISFACTORY PLANTS POS SIBLE TO ERECT BECAUSE THEY ARE PUT IN BY PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW. The w. g. Mcpherson co. Dealing Enfllncers, 328 Gllsan St. Good Carpenter Work Can't ba don without good tools; and the expert workman knows that when be buys hi tool bar k rata the best that la made. High tempered fin steel too) with food hardwood handles i the kind w keep. i AVERY & CO. 46 Third St, Bet Pine & Ash Eait 202 Common Fir Lumber, $8 M. PHONB B 2020 JOa HORNUNO E. FISCHER WESTERN ELECTRIC WORKS eX BZXTX T, rOBTTAJTS, OB. XOBTB KAXJT 1890. A18M. nUOTB aXJLTJT 71 M CITY IRON WORKS BLACKSMITHS, MACHINISTS, BOILERMAKERS Tanks, Sawdust, Conveyers, Hydraulio Pipe, Qratins;, Iron Doors, Fire Esoapes, uenerax MepainnaT. VOBKB, 803 nOIT IT. POBTLABD, OBBOO. I PLIABLE, EASILY LAID Rex flintkate Roofing mm OUT Qas, Electric and Fire place Fixtures ETT'S 408, 410, 412 Morrison Street, Between Tenth and Eleventh LARGEST AND OLDEST FIXTURE HOUSE in the CITY W. P. FULLER & CO. Pacific Coast Agents Write for Booklet and Samples. W. W. SANSOM A. T. SAMUELS Phones Main 4884; A3881 " The Electrical Appliance Co. ART DECORATING, TINTING AND PAINTINO OS" THE PROUDFOOT HOTEL BCILDINO DONE BT - ' " Ernest Miller & Co. ZBTXBIOB SXOOATZV( AD glBTUTtt OTT tTBCXAXTT We emplor the largest number of akllled laborer of any concern of vox kind ' on the Pacific Coast. " ,. I Store and Office 201 2nd St. Cor. Taylor OREGON PAINT & VARNISH COMPANY JOBBERS AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL "DEALERS IN Paints, Oils, Varnishes and Painters' Supplies 03 GRAND AV. AND 389 E. WASHINGTON ST. Telephono East 2333 Distributors for the Green-Marshall Company's Paints and the ,; Los Angeles Varnish Company's Varnishes THE LUTKE MFG. CO. Kannfao tnrara f . ' - SHOWCASES ; i Bank and Store Fixtures BToy and Sixth Bta. vost&ajrk omsooar. 490 GAS AND ELECTRIC FIXTURES Washington Street, Near Fourteenth--OPEN EVENINGS THE ADAMANT COMPANY'S Celebrated HARD WALt PLASTERS are the best "CROWN BRAND Halt Flbrd WOOD FIBRE PLASTER PINISHINQ PLASTER (Unflbered) Offloe. Woroter Blda?. bone atala 718. some A1S18. raowrr, root iut ai. raone sua hxob. CEMENT - IilME - PLASTER VIGARITE LIME. . WHITE'S AND OTHEK CEMENT. OCCIDENT CEMENT PLASTER : , - GEO. 8e RATE COe ""V"' " 182 MADISON ST.. WEST END OF BRIDpE Phones Main 881, A3981 , '- ThiaS Bank Pays More Per Cent WAVE LEIGH ;Lots NOW $225 and up; $25 down; $10 per Month Buy now, sell later, Mfeke money as others have, done 1 i PHONES: MAIN SSO RlSHARKEY COMPANY 122 Sixth Street, Cor; Washington HE J. McCRAKEW COMPANY John A Melton Offloa aad Store Fixtures built " and remodeled. - Roche Harbor Lime, Alsen's Portland Cement; Nephl BullJlna, Castlna; and Dental Plaster. ImDorted Fire Brick. Imoorted and Domestlo Fire Clay. Hair Flbered Hardwall Plaster, Plastering Hair and Fiber, Allunlted Steel Studding. Herringbone Kxpanaea ateei uun. uoston Sheet Metal iatn. 31-383 PZBTS BTBBBT. Fhoaa rials 870. POBTLABT, OBBOOV, IF TOU BAYS ROOF TO COVER FIGURE WITH US ON GENASCO ROOFING Carried in stock for all klnda of roofa and, fully ruaranteed. Central Door & Lumber Co. 13th an Ollaaa atreeta. Phoaes BCala 4T9d, A-1T95. CA&PZXTXB ABU BTJTJUOBB Factory and Offlee 235 Second sireev near wain. Phones: Uain 1TS7; A-1T8T Altering and repairing bouaes. . 8hov..JM and Counters built Bepalr Work Given Prompt Attention Founders, Machinist and BoUet nakt, ' v ' 0 Buuaing ana Htructunu wora. v r - PHOENIX IRON WORKS Offlaa aA wmta. I atawtborna Aveaae aad Bast Third Btxeet. . Stevenson & Paulsen More Light at Less Cost totS Practical Plumbers, Gas, Steam and Hot Water FtttersAll Work Guaranteed Flrat Class Estimate Cheerfully Given. Inverted Gas Clght Burns Three Hours for One Cer t j- Cheapest and beat "light oh eartlu 'Fit , aH fixtures, pistriliutors t Portland. Mantela of all kinds. E53-255 Flanders St Phone : Main 7394, AS352 xom rhoa b-8423. 43TAR LianT CO. vi v a ' '
