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When th slc of property In Port land an J vtcfnity which were neaotlated tlurlnf the put week are all finally closed up. it will be found that the total : ti mount Jnw-ated will not be far from $TS,000, which la far and away the ' best week's bualnees In the realty mar ket for more than alx month a paat The aalea actually cloaod Included two trans action in central bustnesa property t amountlna to about $200,000, the same amount lnveated in high-priced acreage tracts and between 200 and 300 realdence lota Every Indication polnta to a reaump '' tion of the active market of one ynar 'oo. - Not only are local people, who have the means to buy property con vinced that values here are altogether ' too low, but outsiders, resldenta of the middio west, many of whom are in Fort land at this time. Deiieve mat mere i a handaome margin or prom in a classes of nroDerty in this vicinity th nillnr nrlces. A Dromlnent real dent of Iowa, who has been here for anveral weeks looking- into the prices of farm property, expreaaed nis astonisn mfint that hfahlv , imDroved farm, ad vnntarcoualr located within 60 miles of Portland could be bought for from ISO to 7f .per acre, Saia of Quarter BVe- The moat lmnortant tranaaction of laat woolf was the Durchasa of the auar ter block on the southwest comer of Fourth and Oak atreeta by Joseph M. Ueuly and 3ay Lombard. The property la directly across Fourth street from tne new Board of Trade building, which now belongs to Mr. Heaiy ana Mr. ujmuurn It was formerly owned by Dr. E. H Parker and was sold for 1111.000. Dr Parker acquired the holding about one year ago from tne t nue caiaxo ana puiu Iioa.ooo for it. The- purchaaers are completing ar nntnuiiMli to out ud a modern three utory brick building on the comer, which win coal in ine neignpornoon vi .v,uv Another sale oi conaiaeraoie magni tuda negotiated laat week was the pur rh,M hv Oeoraa Jacobs of the east hall of tha Cosmopolitan hotel half block comprising the quarter block at the northwest (corner of Third and Davis streets. Tha property Deionea to a Btephenson and waa sold for $85,000 Jialf of the Cosmopolitan site to John lel!er and Loewenaoa Brothers for 145,000. - Bala 9t Eia-aty-Acre Tract ' Clcheasy & Smith closed a deal last InoaV 10 r tOO aaie or an unuiviueu nan Interest owned by Mrs. Alice Bnlrd In the 80-aere tract of land located about 10 blocks west or capitoi win. in prop arty waa purchased by the well known realty operator, t. nrnn, wu wun r. P. Dabney. the owner of the other half, will aubdivtde the tract ana put it on the market this spring". It waa sold on a basis of $40,000 for the tract. This holding la on the Salem electric line, and within 1 minutes ride of the city. Tha ' MOOre investment cumimny nun .-iiaai from a avndicata comttosed of . k J. Daly, Dan J. Malarkey, E. B. Piper and L . Flelachner a Z7-acra larra 10 catedoa the beach In Clatsop county for I2S.09O. This property Ilea between Oearhart Park and Fort Btevena and haa an ocean frontage of about one half mile. Th property la to b converted . "' Into a flrg t-tdess beach resort and, will be known as. ueiaura tseacn, aCnavp Bays Proa Alyord. 0 SKYWARD '-" A sal f considerable Import, which ; was eioced aeveral days ago, but which haa just bean made public la tha block ' bounded - by Eighteenth, Nineteenth. : Wilson and Vaughn streets, which was purchaaao ry v. a. a-napp rrora v, Alvord. While the consideration was trtven in the transfer at a nominal figure. :. it Is known that the block brought about : $60,000. Fart or the south roniana ,iwk lmunded bv Caruthers. Sherman. i Front and First streets has been pur- . rhaaed by- J. Solomon from H. JanlcK for $1,150. . The new two-story residence near the rionhweat corner Ot Union anil KUJipKi worti avenues has been sold by A. E. , DtCTnan to O. W. Phllllpa for $7,400. Alex Mclnnis haa purchased from - Eugene Plerrard a EO-foot lot on the' north side of Irving street between Twenty-second and Twanty-thlrd streets, consideration $5,500. An Improved quarter block in Mar- ahaU's addition haa been purchased bv a Klitabeth Settlemier from J. V. Beach for $4,249. Several Important sales of lower Pe :. ninsula rroperty were concluded last week. The most Important transaction there waa the sale of a 20-acre tract.1 port of the Love estate for $1,250 an , aero. The name of the purchaser was . not made known. The houae and lot at i ' the northeast corner of East Fourteenth and East Yamhill streets haa been aold t J. R. Kaaer by Victor Carlaoa for IS.400. Louisa B. Kllka and T. N. Old a have ; purch-iaed lot 4, block In 8t Johns, from t'eter J. Peterson, consideration $4,600. Mr a Isabella fi. Klackie haa purchased : from Albert Kail a plot S14 by 160 feet , In the southwest corner of the Prattyr man conation tarto ciaim. conaiaeratlon JJ.000. A mon g ' the organised women workers 1 1 ijernmnv. nearly 15,000 are engaged li w wi'tat tradra, - i ! LI rq r I J Vf I -k.V 1"? " ' T POOR STREETS SHAI OF CITIES Well-Paved Streets Best Pos sible Investment to Se cure Kesults. ADD VASTLY TO THE' COMMUNITY'S WEALTH Good Thoroughfares Doth an Eco nomic and Social Necessity Nec essary Before Any City Can Ex pect to Gain Rank. As a financial Investment nothing gives better returns than handsome well improved streets. Besides being a benefit to property and business they retain old Inhabitants, attract visitors. obtain new cltliens. People leave places because of disagreeable. Improperly paved, dirty, noisy and repelling pub 11c squares and atreeta. In every city people leave poorly paved, disagreeable street districts for the more attractive and better paved sections of the same The above Is the opening paragraph of an address recently delivered befora t!iu civic association or Moriistown, New jersey by colonel J. W. Howard of new lora. one or tna rnun rv'n i..u,n,, paving experts. Continuing. Colonel Howard said: "Pavements of sidewalks and roadways are an economic anil bo clal necessity. The question of cost Is relative one. A communltv wlthnnr pavements cannot preserve Its exist ence, it cannot comDetA with nth,r places thus troperly equipped. Tim ark of Davementa or th nran. ,.i bad pavements Impedes the moving of yvupie or materials, ana injure a city in many ways. Street clownlne- Is Im possible. Comfort and health am oaiinrrea. jne Character, education ant) success of the people are retarded. Involves Many Feature. "The Davlnir nrohlem Itivnlva. things;, among them are the first co8t of pavement, the cost of maintenance In aood condition. renRw.ils Mr,,,w, sprinkling; expense to citlaens for truc tlon or transportation of loads over smooth as compared with rough pave ment; . repairs to vehicles, harness number of horses needed for a l.ia.l .'r rather the load possible for eacli hors to draw and at what speed; wear on horses, effects of wet. drv. com nr tir.i weather; noise of some pavements, or injury from street dust, more from some pavements than from others. "The baneful influence of Home streets on morals is shown by dark crooked, narrow, obscure streets n,i alleys which foster physical ami mmti disease. Many parts of Paris, London and other cities, large and email, ha -a introduced broad avenues In a 'Latin quarter and 'east end,' or an 'east side' with splendid results. f oundations are needed for all pave ments to - make them durable. These foundations ar generally of concrete made with crushed stone or clean rrvt- with m ! v1 itlli nf cement and sand. The wearing surface should be of materials which will meet the special requirements of the special street where used and which can he uicklv and economically rtoaired at long intervals when needed. 'The materials used with varvlnc good and poor success ' for pavement wearinr surfaces, arranged alnhabet- Icaily, are as follows: .Asphalt of vari ous kinds, asphalt blocks, basalt blocks. bltullthJc pavement, boulder stones, bricks of various kinds and ahanes. Cement concretes, cobble stone, doleriu oiocks, oyster sneus, granite Olocks, gravel, limestone blocks, , macadam, sandstone blocks, scoria or slag blocks. yenlte blocks, tarred! and nlie1 mac aaams, trap blocks, and wood blocks. ;.- :.'staoaflla. Exp anair. ! MaCadam road aurfaeea n tt,l ?Ply. 0Tr "burton , and M outlying dis tricts. In tha Interior of a town they become duaty. muddy , and quickly work out, i Macadam la th - pensive, of .all pavements , to keep In 1 -1 f it v f THE OREGON SUNDAY" ' JOURNAL, PORTLAND 1 SUNDAY 1 MORNING, ' MARCH t2, X 'l I , ! 1 1 it:; '7'r. . it. - , 1 I i "TT-MUmiiWii-rriTii-.. , V 6 i V ' " c , . J " t v. w .. ft . repair, even under moderate condi tions of weather and traffic. The total cost of a macadam pavement Including first coat and maintenance Is generally greater than that of permanent pave ment of other materials. Htona block pavements are rough, nolcy and not desirable. Paving brick If laid- on a uli-lnch concrete founda tion, with the Joints of tha brick filled with strong Portland cement mortar or grout and otherwise properly laid will make a aood pavement for medium traffic. If there la no objection touts nolae. Brick Is suited for certain streets of almost every community. Asphalt pavements are sanitary and good on many streets of lance cities, but for small towns they are likely eventually to get out of repair and re main so ror long periods or time, tie cause of the lack of facilities for making prompt repairs without which an aapnalt pavement often becomes beyond economic repairs. Approves BittOltbio. Bitulithlc pavement is durable, dense slightly elastic and not slippery. It la suited to many avenue and atreets for general traffic, while at the same time ft permits pleasure carriages and auto mobiles to travel at fast speed without slipping of horses pr skidding of wneeis. iar. aspnait and on macadams are pructlcally mixtures of ordinary mac adam stone, with tar, asphaltum or heavy oil In the mass or on the sur face. They are crude substitutes for denser and more durable pavements. They soon become uneven and unat tractive. Concrete Is suited to side walks under foot travel, but not . to roadways subject to horse and vehicle use. wood pavements are a luxury ror a few wealth-lined streets of large cities where a quiet, smooth pavement is de sired without regard to cost of con struct on and constant repair. No one k4nd of pavement Is suited to all 'cities and streets. Each street or group of streets should have the kind of pavement available and best suited to it.' .A study of the relative locution, traffic, present and prospect ive uses or a atreet indicate to an ex perienced treet engineer the kind of pavement to use on tnat street. PENINSULA ACTIVITY. Small Tract to Be Platted by tha Colom bia Trust Company. The Columbia Trust company Is fullv alive to the fact that the peninsula af fords excellent opportunities ror Invest ment, and 1 platting a small tract of beautiful land on the St. Johns carllne a short distance north of the north bank railway cut. No better site or more convenient Is available on the peninsula and the company says there will be little difficulty In disposing of the whole tract as tne prices are extremely low when compared with other land less favorably situated. It was the steady demand and inquiry for lots on tho arline that led the company to locate a desirable site and many sales were as-, sured even before the survey was made. i he tract is just insiae tna Bt." Johns loon about two block north of the big railroad nut and the platting- and selling of the property will greatly stimulate Duuding in tna vicinity, une addition has been christened Union Square. An office will bo built on the property Im mediately opposite Mampson station. The Columbia Trust company is also ready to break ground at Welbera Heights. Cement walks, curbs, gravel streets and Bull Bun water service will be aone ahead with without delay. Bulkllnsr restriction will permit of no buildings under $1,500 and half a dosen bounty will be in course of erection in side 60 days. I ' 'i TEN YEARS ASLEEP, DEED SUIT AWAKENED After sleeping peacefully for 10 years on the records of tha circuit court, an old suit brought by Senator John H. Mitchell and Henry Failing as executors of the will of John B. Prlc waa called tb life yesterday long enough to se cure an order directing gheniff Steven to issue a deed to the property involved Recently it was discovered that while every part or the proceedings In the zr'm Jl4 properiy, which had been bought In by Mitchell and Faiiing at sheriffs sale for the benefit of the es- "?le,.-wf re"tar, wiuiara Frailer, then sheriff, had neglectedto issue the usual Thi will now be issued by Sheriff Stevens. The suit waa brought against George w. .Ayery and others. Involving the w.est.,!2 feet. 5 'ot IT and 1$, "block 48 , Alblna. tt was besght In by the eeiate for f 1,200. , " I 'i ti."- a 1 BEACH RESORT Larcre Tract of Land Laid Out by Portland Cap italists. HAS BEEN NAMED DELAUBA BEACH Easterners Said to Be . Interested and Fine Hotel, Sanitarium and Military Academy to Be Estab lished on the Site. In a recent Issue of the Morning As- torlan appeared the following article telling aomethlng of the new beach reaort. "Delaura Beach," to be estab lished near Oearhart Park by W. H. Moore and P. B. Howard, both of whom are extensive operators In Portland real estate: "A few days ago there was filed In the office of the county clerk of Clat sop county a deed for a sizable body of land, about 250 acres, more or leas, duly described, which upon Its face Indicated nothing more than n rather notable transfer of land at this par ticularly quiet period of the year, and which was not noticed nor comment ed upon at the time; but which held me germ or very large ana interest ing developments for those who are willing to pursue Its real significance. por Eastern Interests. The grantors In the case were Dan J. Malarkey and Edgar J. Daley, of Portland, and the grantees, W. H. Moore and D. B. Howard, of that city. The consideration was nomi nal. Interested Inquiry unfolds the fact that the purchase was made In behalf of eastern interests as well as western; that a new and beautiful sum mer resort with a fine modern hotel, Is to be founded on the coast Just where there Is one half mile of the finest beach known between the mouth of the Columbia and the giant Tillamook Head; that a splendid sanitarium H to be set up there, and finally, that it Is to furnish the site for a high-grade military academy. These facts are gleaned from sources that vouch for their certainty. "The land Is part of the old Orav donation land claim, and is in the heart of the prettiest of all that delightful landscape; it is ideal In location and ariantahintv tn the nurnrtseu immpri and Is in nearest and closest touch with Astoria and warrenton, as wen as Port land, of any of the resorts of the Co lumbia. it lies midway oeiween tne stranded ships Peter Iredale and Galena, and s within 40 mtnotes- waia or tne war. ronton depot: It 'lies south and west of tha famous old Clatsoo cemetery, and at the core of section No. 29 8-10 west. Governor George Js. cnamoeriain, jin trustee, controls a 100-acre atretch of land Immediately south of It, and P. L. Cherry, of this city, Is another neigh boring owner. Tracts to B Laid dnV- "The surveyors will be on the land next week, and it will at once be laid out In home tracts of one half acre and one acre dimensions, which ar to be connected oy streets, winding roads. and terraces; and the scope of tts treat- ment Is to be of the most modern and beautiful character from beginning to enu. a iic luiiitifr iwiui. wl ma inn a. Its broad limits, its fitness, all conduce to mane it an laeai spot ror tne agencies designed for it; and its contingency to Astoria (seven miles), and to Portland (107 miles), will brina It within eaav and seedy reach of a large and exact ing cllentelle for which it is to b equippea. . "The land is partially covered with second-growth fir and tamarack, and has a number of fresh water lakes just where i they will contribute mot successfully to the parking of th ter ritorv. which 1 to be on of th chief features of the enterprise. "The acquisition . of this beautiful EAR OEARHART property was achieved by th pro- fRVf NGTC7H m i i i . - J'lrtV. i .. .' : i.V-1 -''.'. f v. .'.,,:'".,'. I .i , ; . - ...-.;.-.;, y .- v ..; . - . ' , J ' , , , v-. , t 3,e.: i w-'cY' . ' v i . I . . . je t V -..t . .. - 1' iA a - r , . x ( . - ' " . .. . - ! V't ,'r " . v; w o'f .is. mP1"T" . UbZsZbbbIIsbbbbtZsbbbbb moters through the well-known house of rinlayson & Ward, of this city, and these gentlemen are elated at the pros pect that awaits the land and neighbor hood, and. incidentally, the whole coun ty. Messrs. Moore and Howard are to be congratulated on securing the acre age as Well as upon the enterprise that will furnish forth the extraordinary advantages alluded to." AN EXTENSIVE DEAL. Love Property Adjoining Piedmont and Woodlawa to Be Cat Up Into Lots. A realty deal of considerable magni tude has been negotiated by S. N. Steele & Co.. 110 Second street, to a syndicate headed by Ellas Brong, who ha suc cessfully platted Into city lots several tracts in the southeast part or tne city With the coming of the Swift's and other extensive plants' together with the new railroad operations on the peninsula, Mr. Brong Is turning his at tention to that growing locality, The large tract of f0Vi acres Just acquired ov tne syndicate, ror toj.viu. is part of the Love property adjoining t'led mont and Woodl.iwn a beautiful piece of land sloping to the north, command ing a view of the Columbia, Vancouver barracks and the perpetual snow capped mountains, Hood. Aaams and ot, Hel ens. The I.ove tract adjoins the street railway tin Union avenue to Vancouver from which a survey has been made to the Swift plant connecting to the main line at a point on the bank of tha Ore gon slough and running about a mile west on the bank of the same to their buildings, which will bring the whole trarric rignt tnrougn mis aaaition. Mr. Brong is elated over his new acquisition which is a very desirable addition, and wmcn win no doubt una readv buyers for all lots. The new Roman Catholic school Is quite close to the tract, as Is also the new wood- lawn school. Woodlawn being built on two sides or this tract assures good homes. Building restrictions, street Improvements and Bull Run water service will be made immediately. The syndicate expects to maxe a business center on the street railroad line and Is offering on another page of today's Journal a substantial cash orlxe for an spproprlate name for their new addition. Mr. iirong says mere are more cans ror lots on the peninsula lately than ever experienced oefore owing to the Im mense work going on there now, and the known big manufacturing concerns starting there. With many other pros pective establishments the peninsula promises to be a veritable beehive of ndustry. kasi Bailey Bike Wagons, Road Wagons, Top Buggies, Phae tons, Surrpys, Traps, Cabriolets, RvrvrfVt itc S Landaus a lOOl ' u T OF C0J1G WEEK Numerous Events Scheduled Will Include Political Conventions. Doited PrcM Uased Wire.) Washington, March 21. In addition to the routine of congress, political de velopments abroad and in the far east and the target practice of the American fleet at Magdalena bay a number of other interesting events will have a place In the news of the coming week. Presidential politics will swing along at a fast clip. Conventions to name delegates to the Chicago or Denver con ventlons will be held In a number of states. Illinois Republicans will meet In state convention at Springfield and Instruct for Cannon. The Tennessee Republican convention will meet in Nashville and is expected to Indorse the Taft candidacy. No Instructions are expected from the Rhode Island Repub lican convention wnicn is to meet in Providence. Brvan will have things rrettv much hi own way with the Democratic con ventions. The North Dakota state con vention will bo held at Grand Forks, the Iowa convention at Cedar Ranida and the Indiana convention at Indianap olis. It la expected that Bryan senti ment svlll dominate each of these gath erings. Mr. Bryan will begin a busy week by entertaining the Populist and Demo cratic editors of Nebraska next Monday, Secretary Taft will begin the week bv addressing the chamber of commerce at Trenton, New Jersey. Monday night and end It Saturday night with a speech before the Chicago Commercial club.. Th Knickerbocker Trust company, th first of the big New York banking insti tution to close Its doors during the recent- panic, will reopen for business Thursday. Other events of the week that will attract more or less attention will be the opening of the second batch 1 r alleged grart trials at Harrlsbura. 0 CA tacks FARM, The Vehicle House of Quality WE SOLICIT .YOUR PATRONAGE ; PORTLAND. QBE , 330.?36 East Morrison Street. REALTY BOARD III HIGH-SPIRITS . ' a; Organization Holds Enthusi astic Meeting Following Annual Banquet. By far the best attended and most enthusiastic annual meeting of the Portland realty board was hsld last Tuesday nlghj; In the rooms ot tha Com mercial club. The secretary and the treasurer submitted their annual re ports, both of which showed th or ganisation to be la a prosperous con dition. Secretary Swenson's report showed a memberahtp of 55 firms with an Individual membership of about 100. Nearly $1,000 waa collected laat year by th treasurer in the form of dues and assessments, of which $51.35 re mains In the treasury. An especially strong board of officer was elected for the ensuing year, com- rosod of the following: President, W. 1. Fries; first vice-president. A. H. Blrrell; second vlce-prestdent. W. K. Slnnott; secretary. James O. Kountree; treasurer, Elanthan Sweet The retir ing president. W. II. Moore, was. elected trustee for the three-year term'. Following the business session tha members of the association adjourned to the dining hall below, where an ebalorate banquet was served. F. K. Heach waa the first speaker Introduced. Mr. Beach explained the referendum vote to be had In June on the $125,000 appropriation for the State university at Eugene, and urged the Individual members of the really board to get out and work ror tne passage or tnis law. He expressed the fear that unless most who favored the law got out and worked earnestly for Its adoption It would be defeated. At the conclusion of his re marks a resolution was adopted favor ing the statute and pledging the support or the association as a oooy ana as Individual. . Secretary Muller of the board of trade made a few remarks on the work of his organisation and wound up by In viting the realty board to establish the proposed real estate exchange In the Board of trade headquarters in th Com mercial Club building. It was agreed that at th meeting to be held early in April th real estate exchange would be formally organised. President-elect Fries suggested that th members of th board should familiar ize themelve with the various su burban addition and In order to do o each Saturday afternoon for som time to come might bo devoted to making excursions to the several tracts. Act ing upon th suggestion of Mr. Fries. A. B. Slauson of Hartman ae Thompson invited the members to visit Ros Cljy park Saturday afternoon. F. E. Beach called the assembly's at tention to th bill now before congres to purchaa a sit for a government rifle range and suggested that th real estate men Interest themselves In secur ing options on land beyond Rose City, park for this purpose. MERCHANTS CLEAN COMMISSION DISTRICT (United Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Maroh 2 L Around a table on block long and loaded down with fruits of every variety tha fruit and produce merchants located in tha commission dlstrlot today entertalsaar 800 prominent oltisena to prove that their district, neretoiore consiaerea in dirtiest and most unsanitary in th city. Is now the cleanest. When the order to olean up was Issued by th federal and state health officers, who ar In charg of the local plague altuatlon, tho com mission district waa In an appalling sanitary conauion. Pennsylvania, and th consecration Of th Rev. Henry D. Robinson, D. D. to th bishopric of Nevada, which will take place Wednesday at Racine. Wisconsin. BUSINESS WAGONS, DELIV ERY WAGONS, EX PRESS WAGONS, BAG GAGE AND TRANSFER WAGONS, TRUCKS, DRAYS, LUMBER, LOG WAGONS, CONTRACTORS' DUMP WAGONS