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Newspaper Page Text8 . "- a . ' THE OREGON 1 SUNDAY I JOURNAU PORTLAND. SUNDAY " MORNING, .MARCH-'IS.' 1P03. .11. J.JILlit irar shies of IRRIGATED UD Eastern Oregon Feels Bene ficial Effects of Spring V Colonist Rates. h.4' "T .'p'hii ,i i .i nMjnniiii i inn ..iimn w 1 ii wl''''w.lW''l'.Twy'."f;.' .l. " e ,i' i , , v I i - kj " Pendletoa, Or.. March 14. Real -tat .tales In astern Oregon and ffuh lngtpn have barn enormous this spring, especially In th Irrigated district, wliera people are looking for small homea, These tracts ara being pur-1 Chased largely by men of small means. many of whom will come from the mld- Cl West A treat rrtony tracts have I been sold In the Milton anil Free water I country, while thousands of acres navel been purcliaaod In the Hormlston and Echo district which will be Irrigated by I tha Vmatllla project and other private I ' enterprises. Ho seriously are the transcontinental railroads taxed to ncrvimm !te the col onial travel that ll has been necessary - draft tutu service every available coach along the O. It N., and Oregon I Phort Line ana the union ran no lines. The spring time rates are proving morel satisfactory man at .rirsi anticipated. The officials belloved the trafflo would be heavy, but nothing like (hat which! etxlsted last fall. According to every In dication the spring colonist rates will bring as many people to Oregon as the I rail cut rates aid. ' ( t I ...1 ' ... L- "V-CW. . J ua--m Iv- -r ,-r.'.. " " "Ti'n'i"i .i'.ii, - .iww-n , r:--rr - pc r- tfej ,if I'J. l Jj h ,- I ' ynyf nf! wisiijuwjj .lnwuuiTrii mm jj V' I mi tmmt i i urn 1 1 w hi uwi i" . . r..n wwi " - II ? 1 1 I : w . . I . "i . . I I w -el 7 "iHii.ii nni luif L, 1; .y - tutu . .' ... LOOK FOR HEAVY SHIES Oil PENINSULA Extension of Car Line to ' LaA i . i y ' -.-,")y..i.i..ii.i,. .Twasasuaiw si.a-.- ., " - V .i.. ' i ' frrni. v .- BEGIN WORK Oil t . -. HEW RESIDENCES pWMBBaiiaaMsaailBMMBjBl 1 V i Ground Broken for Iramodi ate Construction of Many Handsome Dwellings. NEW TODAV. Scbmeer Flati, Park Street, Between Harrison and Hall. Swift Plant Will Open New Tracts. " Property holders on the lower pen insula ara considerably exercised ever the route to be selected by the Port land Railway, Light A Power company for tha proposed extension of the street railway system to tha plant of the flwlft Packing company on Columbia lough. - Several different routes have J been discussed, but tbe one that It Is sreneraily supposed win be adopted; follows Mississippi avenue. PlDDln street, and from there to tha center of I th O ray brook tract recently purchased by 'the Swift Interests; through the.1 uraybrooK tract to Willis boulevard: thence - west to Delaware avenue, and along Delaware avenue to the packing plant A number of desirable residence tracts will be opened up along this route, provided It is selected, which I win bring about a heavy selling move a ist net this ment In summer, that spring and ORGANIZE REALTY EXCHANGE TUESDAY sswsi i 'yi svsj i Hisa.iasi is sssff sy.;kyyjry.si'i i iwi . , n.m 1 1 1 l' mp i ij . i ssysjss .iPsssissa. -s- : v rt.4r ; . 1 , . . ' . -Ait "V. '4 ,V -w . .. ,, It g .ll, ,,nf n IM , .J?.:,.. --Tin j'tH W. B. Oadaby Residence, Overton Street, Between Twenty-fourth Twenty-fifth Streets. and Constitution of New Organi ; zatlonWm Be Adopted by Members. BROKERS SEE BRIGHT HORIZON IN REALTY le Chapln-Herlow: "The real eaUta mar Ths-Portland Ileal Estate exchange ket today, from our point of view, Will be formally organised next Tues- shows marked activity In certain lines. day night at a meeting of the realty I The Inquiry for moderate-priced real board which Is to be held in tbe rooms 1 dences and acreage Is very heavy. Tbe of tbe Commercial club. The report of I Inclination Is to buy homes. The people tha committee on constitution and by- who are Inquiring have a limited .h thL i J?.ei fXft ATh.'M?; nunt f r and they are looking become a reality. Members of the ,or th- V9r7 bet Possible bargains. A Bealty board will celebrate the occasion soon as they find something that suits with a banquet In tha dining-room of them, and after spending a few months tne commercial' ciud. investigating, as tney are all doing row. Officers of the Realty board for tbe we believe that the buying will be very ensuing year will be sleeted at this heavy. We do not find the market ex.- time. tremely active nor the Inquiry brisk on i,...,.,,),!,,.,,. wi,-,m.,. ty,,y. mymymvy..,?, ... ........ n , ,,,, m,,),,,.,,,,.,,..-.,,,,,.- rem 'M'MmwM' Morris & Nolta Flats, Killingsworth Avenne. high-priced residences or business property, although there Is a lltUe in quiry In this direction from time to time. The majority of the prospective buyers are looking for snaps in that line, but there are sufficient Inquiries to maintain prices of a year ago. "In some sections In, the business part of town the prices today are con siaerauiy blgher than they were a year afeo. All through the warehouse dis trict prices are firmer than they were last fall, and comparatively few are desirous or selling. "The majority of the property seems to be held by people who have the means to carry It and" have no lnten tion of sacrificing it. With that condi tion existing, the customer with a little money need not expect to find any snaps." The Dunn-Lawrence company report i ununig uusineas in vacant lots ana suburban acreage especially at Covell, on the Oregon City car line, between Oak Grove and Jennings Lodge, where Meta Morris and Isabel Hyatt bought five acres at 12,500, Carrie Dunn three acres at 1 1,600, James O. Hess two one- a.ure ioih ror &u. M. Ij. Hlcrglns. re fVrjf rom 10 wa- bought 11 acres for 16,760, tramett O. BaTnter of Mount laoor Dougnt tnree acres for 11.360. ana William Kennedy of Sunnyside mien Kin lor ti.dou. xne Holly Nur sery company are proceeding with their nursery plant on land bought last inuiiin. ju tnese places will be built on as soon as material arraneementa -an uj in hup. iviossrs. esmith and Co veil are In communication with par ties connected with the Mechanicsburg (Pennsylvania) Automnhlla X. Ri.v.t. Woris, offering a free site for the es tablishment of a branch of that Indus try, which la more than likelv in hA ac cepted. Samuel Holm has purchased th dence of Iee Hendricks, at 347 Ross street, for SJ3.600. George Pope, who re cently soia nis zo-acre apple ranch at Hood River for $35,000. has located In the city and boueht the renlrienr nf f C. L. Rottrmund In Woodstock for $ 000. A great many eastern capitalists are looking ror investments, among whom are a. a. Mccnud of lioston, Dr. A. C Hurroughs of Colorado and C E. SUpe ui dl. raui, U O. Raison: "If the real estate market Is to be Judged by the mov ment in South Portland Heights and Greens additions In the Torwllllger nomeaieaa, men It certainly Is very bright for the future, Judging from the curing tne past rour weeks over 30,000 worth of property has been sold In the above tracts alone. Wa hnvi been too busy with these tracts to visit others for information. These pur chasers came from Nebraska, Utah. Missouri, California and many other states, and have purchased one and two lots to build on and make their future homes In Portland. One notifi able fact la viat In the above amount onljr on9 chec'' has been given; jiie uuance was ail casn payments. With the advent of the f)r snn lwtrl and United Railroads and a 5-cent fare in tne City limits. South Portlnnrl ahmilrl now foDge ahead as never before. These roaas are tne connecting links that win make a greater Portland, and if the council will grant the large proposed Eacklng plant of Schwartxschlld & Sulx urger a permit, It will enhance the value of nroDertv In thin vioinitv ir.,,. ble what ft Is now. A fine large school building three stories high lias Just been completed In Green's nlfllMrm a subscription has been started for a ohurch, many dwellings have Just been completed, many under way, and lum ber scattered over the tract for many all is 1 sj. Mall & Von Borstel We ran saf elv say that Portland never before had a ! brighter outlook than It has at the present time. There Isn't a city In the northwest than can see the wonderful future for Itself that the Rose City QaS. It no doubt will h a lmdnr nnri can hold Its head up with pride above all other cities on th rnn mt hnn nam or me amount or large capital that Is ueing spent wnicn is not yet In opera tion, but which will be within the next ?ear, and the numerous manufacturers hat have their eyes on Portland for their new field of operation, picking i uiiinuu in preierenqe to other cities. Perhaps the greatest benefit to Ore gon and Portland and Its suburbs Is the new railroads that are entering and the new canines- that are extending their lines throughoat the state. Of course mis win nourish the realty mar ket both in the city and country, that "u" u can naraiy realise the op portunity we have, but It Is before us and native sons should be In on the ? round floor and not let our eastern rlends buy from under our eyes. Val ues have not gone down and property is not selling any cheaper ad tha in dications are that It will advance. Good investments are being taken up every day and the demand for property in all parts of the city is amazfn Th.m are very few emDtv store mi i,n has a tendenv tn Hmiih ,m Announcement was mad during , the past week that construction oM com nvneed. on half a dosen elagant new homes In the choicest residence dls trlct. E. U. Harmon has broken ground for a S7,..d dwelling at tha junction of Lovojoy street and Cornell road. The building will be a two-story frame, modern la every respect The contract has bee let to C A. Martin. A two-story frame dwelling Is under construction for E. Corbett on the Barr road. The building will cost when completed about )6.000. Airs. j. yocuin lias lei a contract ror the erection of a two-story frame real- encp on Knst Kloventh street between llroadwuy and Bchuyler, to cost be tween $4,000 and 16,000. Arcbltects Whltehou-e A- uoneysaan have completed the plans for an eight- room frame residence ror ueorge u. Bchalk to be erected at the head of Lovejoy street. The. structure will be quite an elaborate affair and will cbst between 7.000 and SMOO. Ir. II. S. Nichols Is about really to begin the erection of a beautiful real- denre on Portland Heights, The site is one of the most desirable places for a home in Portland. It overlooks the entire city and is so situated that the view cannot be cut off by any subse quent Improvemnet. Architects Doyle Auction S ales ELEGANT GOODS TO CBJ AUCTIONED . ; ;' of.4 .- j ' 01V TUESDAY NEXT , ; at ; :-;v ; -.; Baker's Auction Ilonse TXMX AZTD A7JDXS ITS. ' Offering a rsre opportunity to newly married people starting nousukocpln an tha furniture la eoual to new ana of goad quality. Intituling pretty parlor ulta. miulv. nnlur tablt-a on oryatal ball casters, autoiuatio Davenport In olden oak. aenulne leather seat rock rs In quarter-sawed oak, elegant din ing oom suite, in quarier-aaweu oaa, vis., nuiar din in table witn ciaw iei. hlirh arada buffeL. slau beautiful Colon laf alUeboard and set ot box scat chalra. roll edae lounue. velvet and Pruasel carpets, Axraluster and Brus- snjs tfxlJ rugs in ru-n paiiersn, zun stse box couuTi, all Uas Colonial bed In satin fuilsh. flnn all steel springs, good quality Iron beds, silk floss and other mattressiis, handnome nianogsny. oak ami blrdseve manle dressers and waahstunds, goose feather pillows, san itary steel couch and pan, pictures. Id frames, a quantity or mis ery st irke go celluneuus books and the usual kitchen requisites. Bale on Tuesday morning st 10 o'clock- BAKER & HON. Auctioneers. ON TUESDAY NEXT 'AT i 5'CLOCM AT THE P0R1LAND ANNEX 334 TAWHU BT. COX. 8XTEKTK 0T, 700 yards of body Brussels snd vel vet carpets of 17 rooms, several of the carpets are bordered square rugs, vel vet hail and stair carpets, the whole for a handsome dwelling for Dr. James y. Dell, to be erected at the Irving street. PLANS TO BUILD REAL ODER II APAR H S il V Patterson, who designed the Nichols of which Is nearly new. Bring tha else residence, lire also getting up plans 0f your room snd see If you oan't r. james ; be accommodated at this auction. Hale head of i at 2 o'clock sharo. Terms cash. liAKEK & SON, Auctioneers. ON WEDNESDAY NEXT At Private Residence, 109 Park Street Near Morrison street, we are Instruct ed by Mrs. Mating (who is leaving the city) to sou by auction mo nousenoia goods, furniture and nearly new car pets of 11 rooms, comprising lady's desk, hall mirror, lounge, Brussels car pets and rugs, hall and stair carpets, Morris chair, center tables, oable not curtains, window ahades, uak bookcase and desk, folding beds with French plate mirrors, very neat sideboard, din ing table, chains. Iron bids, snrlngs and muttresses, large quantity of bedding, feather pillows, separate dressers and commodo In btrd.teye maple and quar ter-sawed oak. toilet ware, heating atovea, oak bedroom suites and other bedroom furniture, arm rockers, Ma Jestio" steel range with hot water at tachment (nearly new), kitchen lino leum and many other useful lots. On view morning of sale only. Auction on Wednesday next at 10 o'clock. BAKJR & SOU. Auctioneers. New Structure on Kearney Will Make Provision for "Children. FARWr BARGAIN j 120 A CMS. 17 miles from Portland. ,lu Washlngtos, county,. Hi miles of : railroad station, Ul acres tlllubls. 80 In cultivation., AS acres llmbor, goo - - fruit orchard, .-room houso In .,n condition, t lare4 barns, chicken huuaet ' and all kinds "t outbuildings, all un- A der fsaoe, good ' horses, I milch, -. cows. 4 yearlings, 4 hogs, -69 Ply. mouth Rock chickens, waon, hack,. : manure spreader, mower, rake, cream separator, dlac barrow, drag harrow. plows, all kinds of tools, etc., sto. A ' '.bargain at $7,000; half cash, balance ' terms to suit AG AJHW1 57 acres on the- O. W, P. . line, a rew nine Iroui lnta;, 14J aores tillable, 40 acres in hlU stats -of cultivation; 7S. acrs of tlue tlm- per. which will almost- pay for that -land, 4 acres fruit orchard, 60 a ere a fine bottom land; new 10-room plas -teroil house, eoat (3.300; I barns. Ix to eaoh; outbuildings of alt kinds; fins spring water and river front: all under good fence; a very good ' home and a bargain which will bear Inspection; prloc 190 per aors; terms tn suit. 107 ACBXS, In the Willamette valley, . one or the best unproved rsrma in the neighborhood; 80 acres In culti vation; fruit orchard, fine buildings, windmill, etc., etc.; iH miles to a good town. Price 17.000. Easy .terms. 454 AOKES in Linn county, 1 mil ' irom town, zav acres in cultivation, . balance pasture; good fruit orchard, 10 acres timber. 8-room first-class bouse, cost $1,600; barn 4SxD0; 4 cat tle barns, machine sheds, wagon and! I woodshed; spring water piped to tha buildings: river and oreek through tha ' place; 200 acres In winter wheat: water piped to the buildings; 1-5 I of a mile to school and church, R. F. ! I). This Is one of the best Improved farms In the valley and a bargain at till n.i arrj, Raav tu-mt Inlr trad. 1 6 AOJLES of fine fruit land. Itf-'aores in cultivation, I targe rruit orp'iaros, fine sandv loam soil, 8 -room bouse, ost $1.0.0. barn 4x(0. oblarV smith shop ant all outbuildings, sprbi wa ter piped to buildings, I co . .1 ctlvea. 4 hogs, cblckena. t.. na, mower and hay rake, harrow, a. etc.; 60 bushels potatoes, apples. I J, eta.; price, $1.(00. I OAST COMMERCIAL tu BCabi 7340. A-8314. vino ims a, lenaency to build ' ud .d.,Stritf,- e ln tne Iat week made the following sales of which the ?ie.V. iwnra !ntenl Improving with Afi.awei"r5ss: Quarter block on twentieth and lirnnnov i ' . Burgey; quarter block on Fifteenth and East Yjavls to X H. Settlemeyer of Woodburn and lot ln Irvlng'a addition to 1. Mechen. '? Aldfir 'sPrl"rs to Salem iv uiu - pi ivtra i mi Kin k rrom ZVVR in hot and although the proiErtl hni? vet been placed on the market in Port land, they are receiving a trrrat manV Ln.,r'e,L Lhe dnK upthcar v waiuii ju win nave a Portland Is soon to have a modern apartment house where families with children are not excluded. In nearly 11 the large apartment houses with comiertable quarters the doors are locked against "the little .folks. Archi tect W. U Morgan is preparing plans for a three-story frame bull ding to be rected at Twnnty-flrst and Kearney treets that will be especially designed or the accommodation or tne rollick ing, romping little ones. The building will contain 10 apart ments of five rooms each, and all the floors and walls will be deadened so as to prevent noises, it is estimated hat the Improvement will cost about 20.000. and that four months will be required In which to complete It. LOS ANGELES PEOPLE BUY ANKENY BLOCK A Building Site, Between Fourth and Fifth Sells for $40,000. CHOICE FARMS Frank C. Perrlne has sold his one- quarter Interest ln tho half-block on Ankeny street between Fourth and Fifth streets to a I.os Angeles capital ist for $40,000. In the transaction, tho purchaser acquires a $25,000 resi dence ln Los Angeles and $16,000 ln cash. This gives the half block a value of $1(0.000. The property was purchased two' years ago by the holding syndicate an investment. ON THURSDAY NEXT AT BAXXBVR AUOTZOW HOUSE. FAJ.X AITS AXJSB 8TB. Consignments of furniture and house, hold goods from various housekeepers and others consigned for positive sale by public auction, at 10 o clock on Thursday next. 13 A ICE It & SCN. Auctioneers. SALE ON SATURDAY NEXT AT ITXrXOH MXAT CO.. &AVCK, TSOVTDALS. Three saddle horses, also several good work horses, farm Implements, mowers and large quantity of tools of husbandry, hou-ehold goods, furniture, etc., fully described ln catalogue which can be obtained upon request to tbe auctioneers. BAKER .& SON. Auctioneers. Offloes rark and Alder Bts., Portland, Oregon. 480 ACBB8 Near CTatskanle; 4 -room house, barn and other outbuildings: 10 acres In orchard, trees assorted. I to lb years old, all ln fins condition; about 16 acres ln cultivation; 1(0 , acres fine piling: remainder logged off land;, two large springs. We will sell this entire tract for $1,000. 8BO ACBEI In Yamhill valley; 2X0 In cultivation, balance In pasture, no rough or waste bind; half mile from railroad station. This Is one of tha most beautiful farms ln the valley. Price. $50 per acre. ACB.ES At Oak Grove. 1 block from tha carllne; very fine soil; soma swale land; no rock; adjoining land rclllng for $1,000 per acre. We offer this tract as a whole or will sell half for $400 por acre. SPECXAZ. BAftOAZJr Two beautiful lota, with small, comfortable house furnished complete; elegant view; 15 minutes from center of city; 10 fruit trees, raspberries and strawberries: all for $1,100. $800 6 acres ln Clarke county, Wash ington, S miles from Vancouver ferry; $160 cash, remainder $10 per month. BBAUTITUIa aUXTOAXOW On 2Eth street. This Is a fine home, with 2 lots; (1,700, $300 cash, $20 per- month. 11 ACHES 3 miles from Vancouver; all In cultivation; house, barn and flna orchard; horse, cow, wagon, buggy, all farming tools, fine flock of chick ens; all $2,600. (3.SOO One acre overlooking the river; i -room house; 75 bearing fruit trees; all kinds of small fruits; 1 block from car. Terms, one fourth cash. DENISON & WAGGENER I07& THIRD STREET HEAVY INCREASE IN REALTY DEALS t"'f ITS""" new" mwwww'vs;.nw . m-rwrMm40W''V0G i (lency to bring this country prominent ly before the Investing nuhiio .. oubtedly property values will Increase rapidly this summer. Few people real ise what a beautiful eountrvr of the hills or how convenient it will be to the business district. Lots with a 6-cent fare within 15 minute. .v.. business section for from $200 to 350 are bound to ba an excellent i... ment Mac Rae A Angus "There 1 nn that this will be the createst ,,,,... Hood River has ever seen, ami th same seems to be true of all nth.. Trult sections of Oregon. Beginning with the financial panic and the clos ing of the banks the fruit lands bevan selling like the proverbial hot cake, and the demand for them nas never been equalled ln the history of the state. The publio seemed to feel that money safely Invested ln rich- land waa so well secured that there could be no question about the outside markets of the world, for trees grow and come to maturity Irrespective of financial con ditions and people are coming to see Transfers of realty filed dur ing1 the past week amounted to $268,398, all of which represents sales of residence property and amall acreage tracts, except a $45,000 purchase by the Gam brinus brewery of a holding at the head of Washington street. This record shows an average ln daily transactions of nearly $50,000, or considerably more than $1,000,000 a month. i that the farmer asfd horticulturist are the most Independent of ail Independ ent American citiiens. 'The past month has seen a rise In Hood River land values of from 16 to 26 per cent: but this must not be con strued as a boom, for values there are steadv and rational. It is true that lands are selling at high prices, but in every Instance on record the production of these high priced orchards has paid an enormous percentage on the in vestment Portlanders are taking great er Interest ln orcharding every year und I can name several hundred who now own fine places in the Hood river Valley. We have been compelled to get an automobile to handle our custom ers nnd I understand that several oth er firms operating in the valley ex- . j ' ?(. I I nil iiraiiiiiriiiiimiiiaiiMi Portland Auction Co. INCORPORATED. Main 5666; A-4121. We Hustled and Got It The finest and most elaborate pieces of used furniture ln the city of Port land. We are always on the lookout for furniture and we get It, because we have patrons who are money sav ers waiting for it. The goods are Just like new. The birdseye maple dressers and commodes are Just the swellest things you ever saw and the perfect antique mahogany dresser is a gum; tho handsome hand polished quartered oak buffet, the full swell front china closet and the pure leather box seat dining chairs and extension table are tha rtnnnt of the fine. It's a shame to I sacrifice such superior quality goods, but the auctioneer has no choice, he slmDlv does the best he can. All goods, . .... wa 1 i Ir n ,1 r r. rami. fine ana oummuu. v v lar t AUCTION SALES TUESDAY, 10 A. M. THURSDAY, 10 A. M. FRIDAY, 2 P. M. At these sales everything goes and there Is plenty of all kinds qf house furnlshlngs arid then some. It differs not whether It is steel ranges, carpets. narlnr suites. Deuroom Billies, loiuing beds, couches, bedding, draperies, re frlirerators. pretty upholstered pieces or kitchen or laundry articles, you win find them aa a. $15,000 Tor 116 front by 100 feet deep on Mill St., 1 10-room and 1 7-room residence, which cost over $10,000 new, and room for large flat Can be made a first class paying proposition at little ex pense. A bargain at he price. Ground worth $100 front foot PORTER FRENCH 607 COHHEBOXAXi ST. Portland Auction Co. ill FIRST ST. K9W .Warihouso And S&leeroom cf Mitchell. Uwi ft staVer. East MorriBon and East fcrst' Residence of P. B. Froehllch, Overtoa Stfe'et, Betweea Twenty-fourtli and KEEPING FLOWERS. Cut Sterna With KnJfe to Insure Sup ply of Moisture to leaves. From the St Louis Globe-Democrat "Very few persons understand the art of keeping flowers," says a south end florist, "and yet by a little attention flowers may be kept fresh for three or four times as long as people ekpect them to stay ln good condition. "The matter Is simple enough. It Is merely a question of temperature and moisture. Roses, for example, are grown at a high temperature ln the greenhouses and are then generally spoiled by III treatment aiier mey nave been cut Grown ln a temperature of 66 to 76 degrees, they are placed in an Irehox. where tha thermometer stands at about 40. Then when sold they are taken Into a dining or ballrodm, where the temperature Is 75 or 80. Of course they wilt in a few hours, sometimes in a few minutes. Homing eiso couiu oe expected. "Tliey could, however, be kept ln nrnner condiion for a week by placing them In water and . standing the vase, in tha coolest part of a living jroom. Every day half an Inch of stems should ba cut off In order to present a fresh suotlou surface to tha water. If this precaution la neglected tha stem be comes clogged with a glutinous matter something Ilka the gum that exudes from peach and cherry trees, the water In tha vase, however pure, cannot be drawn up, and the leaves and flowers wither for lack of moisture. "In cutting off tho sterna a knife should always be used, never a pair of scissors. .Tbe reason la plain enoua-h. Tha knlfa makes a. smooth cut leavlnar the cells of las wood open and unob structed. Tha scissor blade.' nn mttt.r how a harp they, ara, always compress j 1.2SO House and lot In North Irv- lngton on installment payments; much better than paying rent. S50O Half acre tracts under cultiva tion near Tremont; small cash payment. S560 Five lots in Crest View, near Country club and carllne; graded roadway and Bull Run water, without expense to purchaser; Installments. S20 per acre; 320 acres half mile to railroad switch; good soil, timber enough to more than pay for tho land. O. W. TAYLOR Room T Commercial Club bldg. Phone Main 907. Mt. Tabor But a home site on tha west slona of Mount Tabor, facing on electric' cars; large lots; .unobstructed view; nothfhg better can be had; nothing cheaper; a reasonable building restriction: terms to suit P. W, TOROLER 106 Bherlook Bid. Have A Client Who will build to suit tenant Lot 60x 100, corner Front and Montgomery streets. J. F. O'DONNELL 030 Stark li 22-PENINSULAR-22 Lots one block from car. Peninsular Btatloft. Street graded, wood sidewalk. J. P. O'DONNELL 230 Stark St FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE For Portland city property and pay 4lt--ference, o acres bearing prunes, T rooin house, large barns, adjoining Vancouver; prefer Improved property. F. W. TOROLER , . lpo IHerlock Bid. tha woody' fibers, at thai end of tha stent and leave them so tightly pressed t. gather that It is almost impossible for sufficient moisture to find Its war ' through to support tha leaves and bios 1 1 v