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THE ORE.GON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. " SUNDAY MORNING. ' APRIL 23, 1C03. mm city "'t 1 11 ASSURED FACT V ' V ' ,V VT. 3f. lOlIingswottlr Writes of Splendid Opportunities ; i :; of Portlands Suburbs. To the Editor of The Journal Car- C,)nIy,.X will. moat lsd3y writs tnli ea VorUandfpr I not oniy riurin-. th. Ai. but rnniy slumbers tidream t the coming Greater Port land' Onlv one trouble confronts, ms at, this woman,!, la how and whr to Mil for I am loaded from the top rf henrf to the soles of fast tJiV -jMUDJrrt. Oregon haa brO my bora i icw a child of three years of at. r-f cc for over 10 yeura I hnvs been i Lvll.-dire! by kind providence to drink 1,1 tha most healthful, soul-lnsplrlng ami lnvlaoratlng broeses of tha moat '. .rf. t i elimau to bo , found on thla . ik.aI m a. aw k1 a ! f -j My eyes were -first opened on Ore runs scenlo beauty of vergreea "UB7 t1ne, annw-tlppl In placwe. beautiful 1 alloys, all aun-klsaed by ly and star- XI bV mailt, ftimupi wavn ill l.,n of land In. tha srreat Willamette lley la " enriched by neverfalling ..,. f rool. crystal waters with dimerous amall streams forever flowing icwn tha mountain. aUlea that aklrt thJe l minus valley many, of tha streams .,i,,nin front aiaar heights, two or inure appear aa dropping from tha . ;.ids. However., all are ataflnf In j.Tfwt harmony, ons. song to tin i mugbtful mind. ("Wo hold Ihe bidden y,.r. lectrio power la of Incalculable J I T ..v riookad by many of our paopia. ona Assembly yard of the Northwest Bridge Company. Girderi and tiuilloa oJactrto boraa-power - can; at I . . tT.'ri i.n. k.lj- i.t,u (tpnM ba enterad in portiand.1?, , . - , , are lor we Union Avenue Dndg '" ,'', r:.r.k . .k1 Pp- . PnrtUnd hMda tha Hat of coaat CltlftO W.nd tha Iftultnn manufaoturinir city of I In axporta, of wblrh tho inoat Important t "i I'aclf c coait, for in no other city I la lumbar. In addition to thla ataple Girderi and Columns shown in' the illustration rsn the apladlea of inauairtaa lira lurnior conairucnon. n choapiy a lact io p Cortland now yo rnrovcr rA-1 ihm , a .slant aecond to none in mberrd to building a rtty la tha buay I tha country Tor tna jaDnoaiion ana erwo- . . . . . i .,w.otaam vHAa ti ah rw . m t i n a mi n rnrnan nnnrrajiaj i i ii 1 1 ih&l W AAVMI inn rv VI vwiu umi - ivia awn iiiiviv w - . ,.l FrinKH In-thr little tin bucket I atnicturoa. - , . i thaH. ita w hank I Tha atel blant Of tha viiil forth Mlwrfii tha eoay noma nrioftwor, iuuna-u in u, . , x i 1h borer and the miiia or jproauomwi. I iriouwu imii-i7 iv in " va "v, .--I ottomed on Juat euch trlrt la Port-1 valopment of tho coaat. and the city l.nd, Oriron, the comln,New ior orimay iook wjm pnue fn Panine. and Will DO local au wnvn i itinm. umi . w hum vi . k- Korthweat ad will built, between the rlrera. Now let aa -examine. rlthout prej udice, thla ImuorUnt queatlon. Krldxea re now nearlna eompletlon, croaalng tu Wllbunette and Columbia rlvera, 1 !! hv tha Portland north bank II U I r.nd. Th O. R. N. company haa bmlt Ita line along tha eaat bank of t Willamette river from tha terminal ftnmnda at St. Johna, affording ter minal ratea along the entire alx mile of dep-water river front Thla road 1 being extended, croa'lng the bridge tpunnlng the river to Vancouver. , jlPDce, you wlU obaerva that all rail r"ide to Oregon from north and eat rMPh Portland at thla particular ad MintAgeoua location on the penlnaula, t u reby making it the dlatributlng cen i f of great magnitude. Furthermore, li haa been aacertalned by actual aur vey, that the arm of the Columbia running along the north boundary of tt.e penlnaula can ba rendered available for manufacturing and abipplng pur pone at a nominal coat and almoat doubling Portland'a wharf advantages. -An positive evidence that the Greater Irtland will be built Upon the penin a. lis, I caU your attention to the fact that tha numeroua bridge" which fret Die channel, of the Willamette aro aieadlly driving heavy buslnens to the vmfluenco of tha Cotumbla and WU lumptte rlvera Already, we have 1 i ,itfd there mammoth carabopa, oaal blinkers, wheat- elevatora, t terminal iM-nnnda for transcontinental roads. variety tf lumber manufactures, flour nuns (tne largest in me racuio norm v. .st). veneer works, a dry dock to ao- '.T.imodate the largest ahlpa, woolen ruin, and last but not least. Swift i r .. is building one or tna largest pace f- ir ulanta on tha Pacific - . i . ... This firm purchased over three thous 'snil arrea, that will not only be uaed f r. their own Durnosea but all railroad r.itcrlna Portland will have their ter in i rials on this tract of land. A dredge li.m been for months engaged in deep ening a channel In what la known aa 1 fie. Oregon slough, so that this favor I d tract of land will have both railroad and ocean accommodation a - Scores of fMner amn.ii inauaines couia oe men tioned. No queation; transcontinental and foreign maritime commerce and ti cat manufacturing induatrlea must of ' essity center and are now being e 't ibllshed upon the lower peninsula. The truth or thia important declaration win , j, clearly apparent by referring to the f. i-nmpanylne map showing the site of 'l- .ryana and tna peninsula rememDer 'l"g as you examine the map, that Port- . 1 nd cannot expand over tbe precipltona. , 1 1 oken heights on " tha west and : that ' t ie c renter city of tha Immediate f u ;tire must be bullded chiefly on the , i i-ntnsula, between the rlvera. There la not room elsewhere to ac- rommodate the bualness of the greater ; r mtropolla. The absolute needs or com .tterce, transportation and . manufac- tiires, which must ba located Where the 'vers and railroads meet, unavoidably 'rid Inevitably determines the location i r, Metropolitan Portland. Tna penla- .la Is the . only locality ' pogaessiaa ' i i these indispensabla advantagea, ana . Jli at an elevation well above all possible , tloods of water. . i & Never In tha history of the Pacific feoast. has there been presented t6 cap Mtallsta and home-builders, opportuni ties for certain, speedy and Immensely profitable- investments In real estate, such as now Is offered In all sections . the peninsula, between the rlvera. 'Oo over the ground: consider the facta v. hich I have set forth, and that the . tide of good immigration and capital in flowing thla way, and you will agree ulth me that the Portland of the Pa cific will speedily become as the New lorlt of tho Atlantic. , .. - T. M. KILLINGSWORTH. I orations of thia company, and few peo- fle are aware that a large nurawr or moortant atructurea of new Han Kran- claco have) been furnished from Port land, the ateel rramea having oeen lao rlcated and constructed In Its local works.. The list includes tha Whitney, . M.,' Rothchlld, . Hoaa. SUverberg, Browne building a. and many others. The Portland plant baa also manufac tured tha ateef frames of tha Corbett, Falling, Commercial - Club. Rothchlld buildings, the Cla'ckamaa bridge) of the Portland Railway, Light . A - Power company and the Union avenue ateel bridge over .Eulll van's gulch for tho city, A prominent factor In tho growth of any' city ts the payrolls of ita, manufactur ing Induatrlea Under normal conditions of business, tha shop payroll Includes from 10 to 100 akllled mechanics, and It la a source of satisfaction. to keep the money here. To give an approximate Idea of tha extent of thia enterprise It tion that the company la now carrying! in stock in' its Portland yarns between .000,000 and 1,000,000 pounds of struc tural steel. Its plant Is equipped with every modern facility for tha prompt and efficient handling of steel work of' every description, ita extensive yards being covered br electric and ateam cranes running from tha wharf to the railroad tracks. ; v . ; . ' 1 As all ateel construction Involves thai use of some concrete, and aU concrete! construction Is reinforced . with , steel, the company concluded to extend Its operations, and has added to its struc tural steel bualness an up-to-date and completely equipped plant for handling concrete, augmenting its engineering department with tha beat talent in thia Una Kolkiwln Its established COllcy. It Is prepared to furnlah without charge to proenecuve puuaers- irunini ueaigna In reinforced concrete aa well as steeL As an instance of their success in this new departure, attention la called to the reinforced concrete bridge over Sulli van's n-ulrh at East Twenty-eighth street, now under construction by the! company for tho city of Portland. The contract for this bridge waa awarded tol the company on ita own design. They.l will also construct the 8-story T. M. I C A. building, contract for which was awarded them recently. . T H ' l PENINSULA HAS REAL BACKBONE LIKE .OTHER GOOD PENINSULAS True to the .topographical conditions that usually characterise) a" peninsular formation, this one has a backbone. Be ginning at Rocky Butte, which may be called tha baa of the peninsula, tha government has described a ' series of elevation lines, .showing vividly tha tor nation of the entire tongue of land. Encircling Rocky Butte, extending In a westerly, and partly .northerly dlrec-r tlon. thera 1 the 20H-foot leveL" The section of the city enclosed by this line Is tba highest part of the entire penin v fro close to Piedmont on the northwest sula. the countr; It Inoludes pretty nearly all of from nene crest on tne east Gradually aloplng toward the north acd the - Columbia river and . to the southwest and tha Willamette river, the land lowera until tha river banks are reached. That portion along tha banks of the Columbia: la very low while the elevation Is pretty well maintained in the other direction toward tho Willam ette. k Outside this 100-foot level,, there Is another well described circle, showing tha 110-foot elevation. Including still other residence aectiona of tha olty, fol lowed by other clrclee. -. f Thus natuia has provided a backbone for. this .peninsula, making the west por tions the nigner ana graauany siopin, toward the point near which fs locatei St. Johns. From the highest point at tne east ena or toe peninsula, epproxi mately where Bella Crest has been platted, the view "is both toward the south and the north. This natural ridge serves tne purpose or a watersnea. sep arating tne uoiumoia rrom tne wiiiam ette valley. ... r&n in progress from year to year I Is the concensus or opinion ox sjl People are following tha trail of the trolleys In all directions and tha pen lnaula trolley channels are filling up rapidly througn to tne coiumma dou le va rd. With raDld and frequent service the Columbia river la- being brought I closer ana Closer to tne city in pom time and dlataaoe measurement Irvlngton park, lylnr to the southeast of Woodlawn, will soon be put on tha market by1, B. itoioroo. xnua, step by step the eity's march of progress is forever going on. There is no limit to its growth and that Portland will at no great distant day be tha Pacific coaat- metropolis is no Idle dream, but their ringers on the pulse of this great BOUGHT LAND in ITnVAS VERY CHEAP SSBaaMSaaSaaBaSBMIpaaBSBaaBaaaSl '.. Real .Estate -Dealers Haye Seen" Property Increase in . Value Many Fold., CI n EMS EMM wmm CHECK Holmes., A Menefee havo been: prom inently . identified with the development of the peninsula. They platted 10 acres In 'Olenweod park in 18S, tne rirst-m that section. They, bought the 10-aore tract for 1300. The same land is -now selling at irom 12,600 to IS.000 per acra Even these prices aro : not tho highest on the peninsula and more favorably located land la selling at much higher prices. 1 . , Holmes eV Menefee have been parties to the Durchase and platting and selling OI many aauiuuni on me veniuauiit. Point View, an addition or-1.300 lots, waa mostly nanaiea oy nr. tioimes. sine lo this firm sold over 1.000 lots on the peninsula and have always faithfully advised clients to invest on the peninsula - while their expectations : are fully realized in the large industries recently assured for the peninsula, yet they pre- greater tnings tor mat section in the future. They state In good faith that much vacant land ' which carl be secured now at nominal prices will be covered with brick , buildings at no distant date. ";, '-.....,,'.,.-;. r r, rzrsxssssEzanBxnnKiwKiiiiraiiiERxszxsEsaxESEEl r SPECIAL LOW FARES f V;.; TO THE EAST. AND RETURN VIA Northern Pacific Railway ' Including St. Paul Minneapolis, Duluth, Qiicago, St. 'Louis, Omaha, Kansas City, St Joseph, etc.'-' Loye Triad Latest' to . Feel -Growth Towards the Peninsula. . The t wide area , between, Graybrook and Woodlawn known as the Love tract Is participating in the general expansion of the peninsula. With Newton, the new' Swift townsite, adjoining it, 'this heretofore Idle but beautiful land la bound to become studded with fine resi dences and business houses. Many tracts of from 10 to 10 acres in this district have changed hands this spring Breong A Steels havo just platted tha . large addition Ixvelelgh. fart of the Love tract and reported 2 sales of lots there last week. Thev are more than pleased with the demand for building sites, and say that from resent indications the whole tract will lkely be sold out this summer. -From every point on the peninsula come assurances that - the steady de mand for home sites that marked tho past few years wlU continue uninter ruptedly for years. In fact, there Is nothing to Indicate that there will be any perceptible faliinr off of home- rceptible falllnf land will continue and even take greater building for a long time. That Port- TTfTAr CrtTT A TTj' A "W . ATTRACTIVE CENTEE - ... '. ' 'i a 11 m--- ;; Many realty dealers whoi confined themselves to close-in property are be ginning to realise the Importance and the great future of the penlnaula and are - directing their attention to acreage in oesiraoie localities along tha trolley lines and Columbia boulevard.-. Tho St Johns cat1 line Is a great, magnet and new Traces are oeing opened. Tne Co lumbia Trust company has platted .the malj addition, Union Square, at the turn of the . car line toward Cedar Park, this is only a short distance - from Maegly- Junction and negotiations are said to be -on ror extensive manufacture )ng altea la that Vicinity. It seems only a matter-of a year, or two before' this olstrlct and East St Johns will ba filled up witn homes ana factories. Tne open ing or tne r-ortiano tt Seattle railway through the peninsula,' the -bulldln o tha yards, freight sheds and passenVer aepot- win do tne aavent or extenaive building in Eaat St. Johns, Maegly and MeKenna .. Junctions and . University -j-V . iiIi.k.. 1 11 1 11 1 , 1 m . ! S00NERS EXPECT TO HOLD BLY CLAIMS ' (Special XHipttch to The Journal.) Kjamata rana, 'aooners' in the Or ' April 26. The land . rush last fall near Bly srs returning to their cabins and preparing for an indefinite stay in the woods..;-' , 1 Substantial Improvements 1 are being made, anil the reDort is that tha com missioner Of the general land office has ordered a hearing ror these sooners at the Lakeview of f ice. - ' $sooo -.' QUARTER BLOCK OM ' .-..i JTBMBBX BTfcESlT.' Business Center of fit, Johns. LOUIS SALOMON & CO. V 233 Stark St, near 2dV i I 1 1 V 1- sT J Tor f ull information regarding Rates, Routes " etc' call or wnte A. D. CHARLTON, A. G. P, A. V ' 33 Morrison Street, Portland. Oregon : ' on S R II a-'.'j REAL ESTATE ABSTRACTS Or TITLE Sloans-: AndinsuraNce j, SEE ME FOR BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE PROPERTY IN ST. JOHNS AND MAEGLY ' f -JUNCTION , ' Several first-cjass new -residences, .-. all ready for occupancy;on reason-i j ' able terms.'- Part cash, .balance on .. ; v U , long time mortgage. . OFFICE: 205 JERSEY STREET- v The Business Center of the Great , PENINSULA" , law ... ja-sj .:U;.;yjU;UU . .. ' ' ' . The Business Center of the! Great PENINSULA ii y:.-' . . . '.;. . v . '. ..-. ', ,i:Vv ,j STUDY THE PICTURE AND YOU WILL SEE THAT UNIVERSITY PARK IS THE CENTER Of THE PENINSULA BECAUSE IT IS SURROUNDED WITH . INDUSTRIES THAH1AKE lAftGE CITIES i, The lumber business 'made. Detroit, Michigan; a city of 400,000 v 1 population j business lots now $4,000 per front toot. - 'Stockyards .and packing-houses gave Chicago its first boost towards greatness by adding 100,000 population to its ranks, business lots now $10,--' 000 per front foot. Stockyards and packing-houses made Kansas City peer over all its rivals by adding to it 60,000 population, busi ness lots now $3,500 per front foot; and made South Omaha a city: of 40,000 population, business lots $2,000 per front, foot. . What may we reasonably expect of University Park, with its vast lumber business, its large stockyards and packing-houses, and all the great transcontinental railroads centering there, in addition Cto its rivers navigable to the commerce of the world? When we ..consider what has been done in other cities, have we not good rea- ' son to expect to see lots sell on such streets as Chautauqua, Willis and Fowler for $1,000 per front foot within 10 years? An invest ment in only one lone, lot will surely make you rich in 10 years. ' Does not something deep down inside tell you hot to let this oppor tunity slip by? . - - This will be your last opportunity to buy lots on the Peninsula on the installment plan because the lots there will all soon pass : into the hands of new owners who will likely demand the cash. . PRICES NOW $10 PER FRONT FOOT. FOR RESIDENCE LOTS, UP TO-$20 PER FRONT FOOT FOR CHOICE BUSI- ? . NESSXOTS. . TERMS 10 PER CENT' CASH, BALANCE $10 MONTHLY ON ONE. LOT AND $5 ADDITIONAL FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LOT. ,NO INTEREST IF .EACH ' INSTALLMENT BE PAID WHEN OR, BEFORE DUE.,. Take St. Johns Car, get off at Chautauqua Boulevard, where v youwilrfind my1 office. - V iiiailllii Room 606 Commercial Block Portland. Oregon 1 $100 reward for the arrest and conviction of the thief who stole my black gelding pony, very small, white nose, brand on shoulder, heavy mane arid tail. And a brown gelding pony, white hind foot, brand on shoulder, dim whits halter mark across nose, single-footer, And $10 reward for return of one or both to MeKenna Park, at MeKenna avenue and Dawson street. Phone Main 1220. ; ' . FRANCIS I. McKENNA,
