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THEOREGON SUNDAY, JOURNAL, . rORTLAND. SUNDAY, MOgNINO. " APRIL 1803. 6 VLLl 48 Lots. Sold in M tj N II Lovejeigh Is the -: Past 0 H n i r a 4 4 4 l, WHERE the great-; , est rise in value on .the v Peninsula will ; occur when the Swift' Packing Plant is completed. r' ,,' Wake up and buy"" NOW inXOVE LEIGH before the Swift Packing Plant Is finished, and be In - on the ground floor, and then sell after : the plant'ia running, at double what you paid that is the'way to make money; oth-' ; ers do it. 1. I I , 1 i ( piis beautiful panoramic view will be seen from every lot in M ,.,:.,:,. w,f,;n t Rt W1.tiv Adams and Hood. If i j whole public will know,' and i " nice young trees ox rir i! j Jl ; II i i l i 4 I Agent on Ground Phone 1$ II I ;DUCH STfiEET y.X ' HWtferW- n ' V- ; 'ft KsrrrT Chicago and jersey streets, st. johns , Tcninsula District Tackle : Problem of Securing Bet ' . ter Thoroughfares.-., Th Albina charter, which wai paised - y the legislature that convened n Jan i uary, 181, through a peralatent and pro 1 longed effort of Francia I. ; McKenna, 1 parried a proilslon extending the limit w of thatjlty to Include the entire penln . aula below the plat of St Johns, which at that time had sot more than a dosen housea, .and provided for bonding the flty for 160,000, -the proceed of which were to be expended for. the laying out . and Improving , of a ayetem of boulevarde and 160,000 more for parka and, boule vards. ''!' . Wlth part of thla money the wil Umette boulevard wa. In the year 1891, " constructed, or rather graded from Htanton and Delay streets in l,ower Al blna to St. Johns. Consolidation tot the cities , of Portland, Eiist Portland and .; Albina took place July- 1, 1891, and the remainder of the boulevard fund was V Hpent 182, pr the,, cansolidated city In grading Pertland boulevard from Van couver road to Willamette boulevard. , . ' 1 Tirst Improvement i. ' i These . boulevards were the "first Streets improved between .Rnssell street nnd tha Columbia rlvor. in 1893 the PortLwid unlverait Bity and McKonna and ned by private contract. - Van ttouten, join nrt sraded Portsmouth avenue from Xawson street to Willamette boulevard to an established grade. In the same .- year Borthwick & Beatty caused- Ports ' mouth avenue to be graded to a tem- Iorary . grade , frora . lawson street to tWtllto bowlevartv-!-':- . In '189 J the Portland university had JTodge graded : from Dawson street to .Willamette boulevard and a three-foot temporary sidewalk, to be laid on the nouth . side of the street. The first permanent sidewalk laid on the penin sula was put down on the west side of J'ortsmouth, avenue. In the spring of !Ra4. The cost of that walk was paid by 'the abutting property owners. A temporary three-foot sidewalk was laid on Fisk street In 1893 by the Portland university. Peninsular avenue was wld nned to 70 feet, graded to an established i-rade and had permanent sidewalks put rwn on both sides of the street in 1900, ivlilch was paid by the abutting lot own ers. Francis I. McKenna and G. H. Van Houten graded Knowles and Oat ivun streets In Arbor Lodge from Port land boulevard to rippln street, in 1891 to a temporary grade, at tliulr own ex t f-nse,! Mr. Van Houten' In the following ' .,ar put down temporary walks on t;ie same streets. . ; v --, Elaca Work .Vndev Way.i. . Street improvement was practically at n frfandBtill on the lower peninsula from ; to 14. A heavy amount of street work is now under way. Dawson street was completed. from. th south line of Onhimbla park to Northern, Hill In 1907, i. luntnncH of one mile, and a permanent .i.uviik jind mrbs were put down near lv the entire length. Vart Houten street nus graded and .sldewalked -by. perman-r-ut Improvement from the Willamette )Mulf'ard to the ColuroDia Douiovara, :stitnce of one mile and a quarter. tifik street : was Improved by grad 1.1 to pstahlUhpd grade and by con- !inctlng sidewalks and curbs. . Her ji.rd, llodee and Bryant streets' have l.r. u iecntly graded. J Haven, Dwlght, e. J 1 u rst, . Jordan. I Denver. . Greeley, A -.. ,.ni strwtK and Patton avenue are i mitirr process-. --of Improvmont. 'ii. in ure atml five, ml lee. of Wtreet , n if m-nm to b let within the next .' . - c t! e tenlnultt proper, which .i i n t ij ii. v3t til ldlloii ave it wUl be too late then for bargains. Buy all you ana-weaar onwws. BUILDING RLSTRICTIONS ivr'-r , ' ; - ';vvi i '' ; ' - - -' NCV Catholic "schbol 1 1 ' - i ........ ""TT ' ' - - . ' v t - C iTake Vancouver 1 . i . i x .... i i ...ii.li - ' fi t ' 11 " 1 . - , ... L ' 11 - Mil" AS,VJ'X1 IF.-TX' fl'' ' V ' - ' "Si-" - LI Si,,U 7---4 1111 1 El ' II 11 ' . I d'M .!.. Lj'J I ' . , - 1 . W '" ' . T irKr : . , m. .-w . I m ! m 9 fl lir. h 1 V. 11 III II II III ,. 4i 1 i Hk I "nil 1 F . ' . v . ft: - . 1 - . "li-X m 11 1 II Wm - . - II 11 . M a Titans of ; Industry s : YOU Can Safely Follow THEIR Judgment People are awake-to the RICH INVESTMENT RETURNS which the Peninsula' offers today. ; It is alive with " industry. . ' . . i ' Foremost among the additions is ' , ' ' ' U : . : : " ... . . UNION SQUARE "The Business Center of the Junction. .Buy -a lot next few months and Come out'todaron the St. choicest lots will go tirst Avr rjuvy. - , , - . V ; x :pRt3SElNT PRICES $300.00 UP-EASY TERMS Col u Phone M - 568i7137714 - 715 ACTIVE WOREtER FEIIII Amongr the men, who helped to -open ijjk the densely wooded peninsula mtjst be reckoned W. M. Hl!Une"ortli. one of the energetic! eltliens of ; f'ortland. lie arnred In Oregon when onlr th.-e years of age,. In 153, and came br the customary foute f . travel,- via prairie, FIIP, SULA 1 vv j "LOVELEIGH vou will take I " LOVELEIGH Is righUy named. One of the most Deautitui views is naa xrom uic yx VAw. rv . " " IlitUe.ifTOtir monthlyTeaining. in4 P them in lots in LOVELmCH,it-.win pay,yott,'forto yX.ri INSIDB u6tSn3460, . . . .1 .. ... or Woodlawn car at Second imd Are 9ni Watiirl In the Peninsula," lot in UNION SQUARE NOW, whUe' the J price is low, as Peninsula values hd our. prices will advance as sales progress.', . ;;' f ., Johns car. Get ott at:umuw:&vuARft. wmtc on w stuunu. m bia Trust - COUCH BUILDING, 109 FOURTH STREET, NEAR WASHINGTON Phone A-1916. : schooner and ox team. ,He! engaged-In business in . Eugene before rauroaas were In .- the , ptate ; and - remem bers Portland when it was a town of only 5,000 - people, and - when -v Front street was thet only business! street. The west side was then covered with trees, logs and brush. In 1880 he be came a resident of the city, engaging In , the real estate business and has been successful In every undertaking. It -Is- said- he, has platted more addi tions to- the- city than any other agent. His first was North jUDtna, ,in 1883 then followed Central Albina, Central Albina addition. Point. View and others. His latest addition to the city is Wal nit 1'ark. which -Is considered one" of the '.finest honie-bulldlng districts in Portland.- - " , ' The first electric 'cerllne In Orejron was buiit ta . the rearlS30. It -as .id i. " ii.ni ...... ..-..w....: i.....,.'-"' , : - ..V-'.-; ; : r can-but 'not dollar worth more. USE .YOUR'BEST, JUDGMENT. .Unlike, otnertraas oi iana uac nave occn pcu, w V";.. and' ' Woodlawn school'only two SOP SSQ-Ul-. . . , . ' .- Washington streets. Get ;pff at Mini the 'midst of these activities; on the known as the Lower ? AlbiinV car. C It ran from the steel, bridge to Stanton street . and , there , met the St. . Johns motor car. This line had its birth by the combined, energies of C. V. Bwlgert, H. :C ' Campbell, W, M. KlUlngsworth, P. T. "Smith and L A. Macrunv - There was a dense forest from Rus-. sell street to Bt Johns. After the road was constructed It looked like a' big tunnel, limbs of trees in places almost touching . over tho car, But all this has changed and (greater changes are coming. Killlngsworth's dream will in truth bev realized. Greater Portland will be Built on -this enatural - perfect site for a city land between the rivers. Man could not Improve on this -matchless location.' Mrifi Kllllns;sworth known as "doer."' He has ever had unwavering confidence la Portland and Oregon, ' - -- - f"-'7- ';- "' '-' Jl Cbnip blocks from 'thU' addition. -i CORNER LOTS $600 r .-.i ' - , irr? . : . Woodlawn schoolhouse ami go PENINSULA St. Johns carline,: near Maegly will double and treble in the . ,y , ,V ' -uC umjr,us , v any f All his' published ; advertisement for the past 25 years have been broad, cov ering not only . Portland but the entlre( Pacfllo northwest. He published 260,j 000 copies known as the vOregon Pocket Book." It was considered by good Judges one Of the best advertisements for Portland and this state. Thous ands -of happy citizens of Oregon now thank Mr. Kllllngsworth . f or this pocket-Boo brought them to Oregon. Many more Items of praise to Kil llngsworth's untiring efforts .could be mentioned, such as "Water powers ojt Oregon," e 'Thei Southeri) Paclo Land Grant" both of which, he wks first to call to the public's attention, but space will not now permit. The his tory of Oregon will eome 1ay be cor rectly written, then W. -51. KIllingR worth'a. name, will- bopi'oininently men tioned. , u i . ' ;:; ";i -l ; j -. , . two blocks west-, : ' Y-"Seeu8 for the cheapest" buy i St. -Johns. Less than $12 property; is ' held at $85 per ' 100x100, wtfh fdod 5-room which is 100 feet wtae, ana 'city dock is to be built at the best buy in St Johns Price f 3,600, on easy terms. where on the peninsula, t Remember I The whole peninsula is on the eve of remarable ex pansion, and St; Johns will be the focus point Get in on u' the ground floor and participate in early profits. - Phone t Richmond ; 391 IS - 1 " " " ' , 5 ' . i ki 1 , ,i H sZ'fe. i.sl ''i-'-v'.-.fV.-j-iv','.1,.-.---1 1 .iv-f HCSzsz:ssEKSssss:s2ssssacKK:s:.sssss:s::sssszs?el. - fine St Johns ; River View i lots - in f ine . loca tion few left at ?225 each. - Lots in Hill's' Addition, 50x100, at , 9440 1 each 2. blocks from postoffice, 1 block fromcar, .3 blocks from school East andVVest St. Johns prop erty on easy, monthly payments. -Fine business corner' in' heart of city, 94,600.; v WHOLES BLOCK. - S ' High" River View, consisting'of 8 lots: and 2 . houses, lots worth $1,000, each whole - block for S7,00O. . . ACREAGE. - ' -:- Next to Swifts & to. arid acfe ige on west side of Willamette opposite St. -Johns. Grand view of both Portland 4 and St. Johns. as .... a. : v- . - . AH on easy terms. - Many tracts of partially; cleared land between bt. jonns ana m and -in immediate vicinity at $25.00 per acre. . Salem LEROY H. SMITH (Eb CO. ST. JOHNS, OR., PHONE JERSEY 391. or SALEM. OR.. PHONE MAIN 574. Wcclis in ' Loveleigh , If this keeps up, the number of lots at' these prices 'will soon be gone.. Better; "make your selec- - . fi '. - tion today. .,-- ZZZSSSSSJZSSM on th Willamette river at per i ront foot. , Adjoining foot SNAP. - house, on Philadelphia atreet. at tne a cost of $60,000. This is on Kilt-edge inside property. see us ior goo ouym ny- Investments t?at?twc : : -i - ' 82 acres west of Salem. 6-room, J t 1 i ..it..;iij! 40- acres in cultivation, 2500. ' , ; yl5 ACRES. -... t. 6-room" house, J-mile from Turner, find .location for poultry business, $1,500 ; terms to suit. : v " 8 ACRES. - " ( Near . Salem, well, house, barn' and other, outbuildings, on rural' route; phone, strawberries, 3 year-old family orchard, on mac adamized road, $2,100. , V 12 ACRES; O - Well, spring, house, barn, hot- , house, hen-hou'se, many other' . outbuildings; . orchard," berries and garden; 4-dozen chickens, 1 cow, 1 horse go with place r; . chipped rock road. Price $2,500.,. . . POR SALE BY, - , ; - r- - ;
