THEOREGON SUNDAY, JOURNAL, . rORTLAND. SUNDAY, MOgNINO. " APRIL 1803.
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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-' ;
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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
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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 :
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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
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Phone M - 568i7137714 - 715
ACTIVE WOREtER
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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,
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"LOVELEIGH
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" 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,
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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
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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-.
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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- ';- "' '-'
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blocks from 'thU' addition. -i
CORNER LOTS $600 r
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Woodlawn schoolhouse ami go
PENINSULA
St. Johns carline,: near Maegly
will double and treble in the .
,y , ,V '
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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. ,
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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
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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
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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-
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tion today. .,--
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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
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' 82 acres west of Salem. 6-room, J
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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.,.
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