THE ORE.GON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. " SUNDAY MORNING. ' APRIL 23, 1C03.
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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
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..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. .
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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
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Real .Estate -Dealers Haye
Seen" Property Increase in
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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
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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-
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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
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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. - '
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Business Center of fit, Johns.
LOUIS SALOMON & CO.
V 233 Stark St, near 2dV
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Tor f ull information regarding Rates, Routes " etc' call
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A. D. CHARLTON, A. G. P, A. V '
33 Morrison Street, Portland. Oregon : '
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REAL ESTATE
ABSTRACTS Or TITLE
Sloans-: AndinsuraNce
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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-
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The Business
Center of the
Great ,
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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
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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.
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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,