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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1908. x . . . . i j , .. ....... . . , . , .. V". , ( . ' ,r;. . " ' "h A , v ' - J .? , ?v ' . . : ;,.- -- iiiiini i 'air"-- . n 1 rn-iriiTT"-r-rn i imirnrnnmirimniiiiM iirinuii)niinrJ,-i-iiiir'-i j., - j . West End of Country Club'a Grounds, Showing Work So Far Completed oa Exhibit Barn. Comtructlon of th great . exhibit barni of the Portland Country Club and Livestock auoclatlon is going forward rapidly. ' The bulldlnga, nine In number, re located at the west end of the ground!, and there is ample area about them for very 1 large crowds to pass. The formation is in every way favor able to the purposes of the association. There is perfect natural drainage, grass and shade trees in the Immediate vi cinity, and cool, pure air. , The Country Club park is not to be surrounded by a high, ugly board fence as is, eustomary, with, grounds of this character In the east. The association haa disregarded the rule of shutting off all view from the outside, and is put ting up a handsome pioket fenoa around the 88 acres owned by the organisation and devoted to the racing and livestock show. Sufficient confidence is mani fested that the public will not take any advantage of this liberal spirit, and the surrounding property owners are said to keenly appreciate the absence of the expected high board fence. ' - - The building of this splendid park is having a strong effect pn ' residence property in that part of the city, and the next two or three years will see a rapid growth and development Many new houses are already in process of erection, and scores of new streets are being laid out .Many of these streets are being permanently Improved, and ce ment sidewalks and curbs laid. : The show barns will be completed1 in time for the coming September meet ing..;. The aristocracy of Oregon'a cattle, horses, hogs, sheep and goats will be there, for inspection. In addition Idaho, Washington, Montana, Wyoming and California will send their beet speci mens. Next year many herds from the far-off Mississippi valley will come. By that time the association will have add ed to its exhibit facilities by the erec tion of a mammoth pavilion to cost 140,- oue. ADDITIONS TO CITY PAST 5 YEARS First Home in Waverleigk Last November- 30 Now Complete, 40 Under Way. The recent new city map Just pub lished shows more than 800 new addi tions that have been added to the city during the past five years, but in no ether - addition has there been shown Such material progress and advance- ?ent as at Wavertela-h Heights. This ract , containing more than 900 lots, was but sn open field IS months ago, being devoted ' exclusively to raising Of vegetables and to brick making;. To day 100 horses and a large number of men can be seen giving their energies toward making Waverlelgh the most up-to-date subdivision In the city as It is the intention of the owner to cease no work till this tract will be paved with hard surface pavement through out and outside of Ladd's addition, will be the only completely paved exclu sive residence j district in the entire city. . When completely paved Waver lelgh will have six and one Italf miles of hard surfaoe pavements. To get an idea of the advancement this progressive addition has made, one has but to remember that the first house in this entire 'tract was started last November. Today there are more than 10 houses complete and occupied, and 40 more in the course of construction and probably as many as SO are contem plated by owners of building lots. This tract lies within the conjunction of the Waverly-Woodstock and Waverly Klohmond carllnea, has a five to 10 minute oar service and actual running time to the west side of only 1J min utes. Waverlelgh is sxactly the same distance from Third and Morrison as Is Irvlngton, a fact not generally known, but if one will take a map of the city and draw a circle radiating from the courthouse two miles, they ,, will find, the circle going through the cen ter of Irvington. also , the center of Wsverleigh Heights. Waverlelgh haa probably made more money for those who purchased lots than any addition ever ' offered, to the publio and these lota sold one "year ago for $860 to 400, are being resold by the original purchasers at figures from $660 to S7S0 each. Waverlelgh. In addition to improved streets, cement walks snd such as the other additions have, has one of the largest public schools in the city, the Clinton-Kelly school, containing 18 rooms, being located on this property. Besides this the Redemptorist Fathers are building a fine college on the land adjoining on the east The Baby Home is also located on this tract and Dr. Williamson's new residence, one of the finest iu the entire city, is located here. This home cost $35,000 to build and occuoles a little knoll on the high gTound of Waverlelgh from where a view can be obtained of all the east and west side of the river, the four mountain peaks, the exposition build ing, also tne confluence of the Willam ette and Columbia rivers. Truly, Wav erlelgh Is the cream of all Portland's subdivisions. An Italian, scientist believes thst day light alone determines bird -migration. The summer migrants, he says, come north to take advantage of the longer days and go south again to avoid the short and dark ones. REMAEKABLE SALE OF LOTS AT SEWICKLEY An instance of the remarkable ae' tlvlty in east side building sites is seen in Sewlckley addition, east of Forty-ninth street on Hawthorne ave nue. The tract was only platted last summer and two-thirds of it Is sold out already. Extensive improvements hava been made. The 80-foot streets have been graded, water Service put in and cement waks are now being laid. George W. Brown; president of the Portland Realty & Trust company, re- f torts a brisk activity In the building Ine in Sewlckley and Hawthorne Place. Twenty-one homes have been built since last summer and several more are un der construction. Petitions are out now for bitullthio pavement for Hawthorne avenue to Fifty-third street and the work will In all likelihood be completed this summer. RAPID DEVEL0P3IENT : ; OF RAILWAY TRACT ' Of the many tracts ef ' land which have been ' sold off in building lots in and around Portland there "are few that can compare with the number of sales made In the last six months with Rail way addition,. With Its .-beautiful lo cation : and surroundings, " the rea sonable price and terms upon, which the lots have been sold have caused many people to Invest their money In this tract not only as a safe and sane Investment but for home sites as welL Quite a number of homes have been erected lit the past four months snd several more are under way. The new Country club and Racing association, Rose City Park, Belle Crest, are all ad jacent to Railway addition on the west and north, while Montavilla Is the southern boundary with her double-track streetcar system and 7-mlnute service, and a five-cent fare. Montavilla has two good schools, churches of every denomination and stores of every char acter and deliveries are made to Rail way addition twloe a day. When this tract was placed upon the market last fall by C. P. Wells. 231 Worcester build ing, the first subdivision consisted of only six blocks, but block by block was added on as the demand increased un til now there are 29 blocks In Railway addition. Mr. Wells has Just closed a deal for 7S acres adjoining, which will be platted as Railway addition No. 3. EXCLUSIVE AGENT FOR LAPP ADDITION F. W. Torgler. who has been dealing successfully in Portland realty and. who has platted and handled numerous' ad ditions, has some cholcs Central east side home sites and Investment proper ty to show Interested parties. He is exclusive agent for the Ladd addition, : Although France has bad compulsory education for about iS years, the per centage of Illiterates reaches the high figure of 40 per 1,000 men and SO per 1,000 women. STRAWBERRY -FARM " LATEST ADDITION ; The very latest addition ' platted is Jorbada. a 60-acre strawberry farm on the county road at the end of Kllllnga worth avenue. A sightly tract all cleared, well situated, with a car fare Jorbade Is prdlcted by Jordaix & Garbed, who platted It to be a pop ular home site ss it Is plaited into acre tracts which will be offered at from $800 to 11,000 per acre. V ith an acre of ground and a comfortable home, on a S-cent fare earltne, the owners wtil enjoy city comforts. The soil la block loem and grows strawberriea and other fruit In abundance. Wagon loads of berries are being wheeled away from this tract dally. The great expansion of the east side is inducing realty dealers to open up new tracts in all directions. "AGood Second. From Judge. "Will my husband live, doe tor T" fwr l T f Vim AnAmn t ft A II OITlA nvii, iiiduaiiif , . mighty close to it" .. - Consul Charles A. Miller of Mata moros reports that the culture of ban anas has been started in that part of Mexico. He states that If better ma chinery were available for utilising the banana leaves for fiber banana gtowlng would be considerably extended. I ACRE HOME JUST EAST OF VERNON :' ., T 11 1 1 1 ; i 53 25 Minutes Ride on Electric Line, Only 5c Fare These acre tracts are in cultivation and are rich black loam. Half the tract in small fruit. KILLINGSWORTH AVENUE RUNS THROUGH THE TRACT Acres at Lot Prices $800 to $1000 ON EASY TERMS FIRST COME OEt FIRST CHOICE Come in and let us tell you all alSout these acres. They will not last long . at these prices. Go out TODAY Take Alberta car, go to end of the line. Agent will be there to meet you at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. JORpAvdARBAPB 232K WASHINGTON STREET. Is PORTLAND'S PROGRESSIVE AND POPULAR SUBDIVISION GRADED STREETS CEMENT WALKS-BULL RUN WATER LOTS NOW $500.00 AND UP 7- $25.00 DOWN; $10.00 PER MONTH Waverleigh Wayerleigh Waverleigh is as near the center of the city as Irvirigton Waverleigh has two car lines Waverly-Woodstock and Waverly-Richmond is but 12 minutes car ride from Third and Morrison Streets v has two large and commodious school houses Waverleigh has one large fire engine house, fully equipped Waverleigh has the highest altitude of any east side subdivision Waverleigh has the brightest future of all OVER 700 LOTS - SOLD; NOT ONE FORFEITED CONTRACT Is Waverleigh's best recommendation If you want to buy a lot just to own property and pay taxes, buy a lot anywhere; but it you want to buy a lot totnake money, you must buy a lot in Waverleigh 700 others have done so, so can you. Now is the time before they are all gone.; Remember, our agents are at the tract all day Take W-R cars and get oS at Ea3t 34th street , .. t: .., - .. v.- i .. ' . ? - . . .. - ' ' . ' ." ' .- . . , v ; , Tv 1 ' ' '' Pi S1MECEY COMPANY Phones: A-2537; Main SSO
