THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 19, 1908.
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LINNTON COMES TO PUBLIC NOTICE AS ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT OF PORTLAND SUBURBS
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Follow the trail of tlie
A popular RloRiin adopted by
rs all over the country.
; The good people of I'ortlimd and of
the great Oregon country are kept very
buy following the trnll of the trolley.
They have learned by repeated ex
periences that the "dirt" men's popu
lar slogan la timely and logical,
t Oregon Is rapidly advancing In all
direction and the opening of her vast
expanse of territory Is only a matter
of years. The tapping of the country
in the vicinity of Portland Is a good
. criterion of the prosperity of Oregon
Gradually electric lines will penetrate
lunlatert districts whlcli will rapidly de
velop into great Importance.
Becent Development.
The remarkable growth of East Port
land attracted
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years
liOTEL A.T UtJNTON
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the bulk of attention
the river during the last five
and the orlnlon became general
- that West Portlahd s growth was re
tarded for all time by the heights to
the west. While being aware that
there was room for expansion to the
; north and south, still coutlous Investors
and men who have lived in Portland for
many years could not conceive why th!
city would spread and force Itself out
at the narrow ends. "It's natural that
growth and population will follow 'the
fine of least resistance." they were
wont to say. They Imagined that the
river didn't offer any serious resist
ance since there was good bridge ac
commodations. Yet notwithstanding
tne remarnaDie expansion or me city n
the east side of the river, which has
borne out the general opinion that West
Portland would never extend Its boun
darles any further to the north or to
the south, there were men who nour
Ished the belief that at no distant dav
the beautiful knolls to the nonth nnd
'- south of the city would be graced with
- some of the most handsome residences
. - In Oregon.
l The query which strangers oft put
to portlanders: "Why don i people touild
homes on those beautirul hillsides over
, looking the river?" could be answered
only with the explanation that the
. harming hills were inaccessible lnaa
- " much as there were no easy means to
m . reach the commanding sites.
Cars Help Boost.
The Willamette heights were con-
sldered too far away for residence
sites a few years ago simply because
there was no car service there. The
..best country developers are the rail
roads ana the electric
'-. section of a city that
car service ana it win De sjow to grow.
-In like manner any section of the su-
ouroan country wnere tnere is no easy
ana quick access to it Dy trolley will
not develop very fast.
When the United Railways com
pany got a franchise for an electrlo
line to Calvary cemetery ajid to the
north, speculators began to sit up and
think. Many doubted the company's
Intention to extend their line down the
west side of the Willamette to Llnn
ton and it was not till they read the
announcement In the Oregon Journul
Thursday that the United Rallwavs had
broken ground for their Llnnton lire
that they were convinced that at last
the hills to the north would be skirted
by the trolley. It has Just dawned on
the skeptical that at last there is a
solution to the problem of populating
. possibly one of the most beautiful and
picturesque stretches of river frontase
to be found between the world's two
greatest oceans.
Questions of Investment.
Heretofore people could go to subur
ban additions to the east, northeast
and southeast for upwards of seven
miles and have nice homes awav from
the busy center. But the north part
of West Portland never nrfprH in
ducements to the home site seekjr.
consequently not to the speculator or
Investor and up till now people coulri
not be Induced to invest on the west
side of the river outside the northern
boundary of the city. The solution of
, the problem being now solved by the
new electric line down the Llnnton
road skirting the verdant rolling hills
seven miles alon the Willamette to
Llnnton and even beyond it, there is
aireudv great activity In that dlwotlon
and options on property along the whole
course are satd to be secured. Indeed
it comes from a reliable source that
thousands of acres of land between
Llnnton and Hillsboro are alreadV cov
ered by options. Several local realty
dealers are known to be busy follow
ing the trail of the United Rail ways'
trolley.
Picturesque Llnnton.
Linnton, that picturesque ami thriv
ing little town seven miles below Port
land and nearly opposite St. Johns, al
ways felt the need of rapid transit to
and from Oregon s metropolis andat
last Is Jubilating" and 'fHlllns all ovor
Itself" to use a slang phraseology on
the assurance that It will be closely
connected with Portland by a rapid
trolley line.
Said a resident of Linnton to a
Journal representative: "Why just
imagine wnat tne new Llnnton electric
line will mean even for people lt ina
across the river at St. Johns. Thev
can come across by ferrv, catch a trol
ley car and get up to the city a quar
ter or a.n nour quicKer man ny going up
me peninsula mrouen l-.ast 1'ortland
and over the bridees."
The news that ground was broken
and work begun on the new electric line
near Linnton Thursdnv was cause for
rejoicing for Llnntonians. With assur
ance that the road will be nnshert in
completion at once they have reason to
reel elated.
Hut Llnnton will be benefited other
wise nlso, because thev flrmlv believe
that the new line will be extended to
the north to Cornelius pass and through
the valley to Hillsboro and Forest
Grove and even to Tillamook, tapping
one oi me most rertlie districts in Ore
gon. This will mean much for the town
which up to the present time hasn't
attracted any great attention from out
siders, making strides through the pro-
gressiveness or its own live people.
Future of Town.
That Llnnton Is on the eve of an
ra of prosperity Is no longer doubted.
visit to the river town will convince
lines. Take am- fm. it timor-i .. ,m i i..
IS VOJd Of Street . Itfl nn It honii-o It V,D ,..! J
vantages which are bound to he recog
nized by manufacturers, when It Is con
sidered that Llnnton has a deep harbor
throughout, the channel being close to
the west shore.
Llnnton was located bv C. L. Bunker
In the spring of 1889 and has progressed
nicely from the time It was platted. It
Is the onlv townsite on the west side of
the river between Portland and the con
fluence of the Columbia and Willamette
rivers. It Is the first station on the
Northern Pacific ftvd A. & r. R. rail
roads out of Porilaml. It was wisely
chosen for a townsite, being well situ
ated on the deep channel side of the
river with unlimited water frontage. It
never overflows during the high water
stage. It affords unsurpassed facilities
for shipping and is attracting manu
facturing concerns rapidly. It Is re
ported that negotiations are on for an
extensive factory plant lust north nf
the town, and that an eastern rmrt.
sentatlve is about d-je in Portland.
Japan being the heaviest consumers.
The pay roll of the plant Is nearly JTiOO
per day. The company owns Its own
timber, about 4do.ono.OUO feet In Co
lumbia county, and operates ten miles
of railway handling the raw material.
On the completion of the new electric
line to Linnton the company expects to
do a brisk local business.
The Willamette Box S: Lumber com
pany is also situated at Linnton and
employs about 60 men.
The Columbia Steel company some
time ago purchase a large trad with
n big water frontage on the deep chan
nel adjoining the big, lumber plant, aid
It is understood that they will hullJ
a mote commodious plant on the site.
Their present plant is nt Tenth ami
Johnson streets. It is a fact not gen
erally known that this comnanv Is the
only stecl-castlng concern west of Chi
c tgo. It ships Its products all over the
coast and as far east as Dcmei.
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Another Plant.
little to the south the Oreg
Wood
Lilsttlling company, an alcohol and tur
pentine plant, was established last vear.
This Is the only plant of Its kind in
Oregon.
The Associated Oil company Is also
located at Llnnton. This with tile cheap
fuel from tiip mills offers inducements
for industries. Only a small portion of
the deep channel frontage of the town
has been utilised as vet, but with the
completion of the Willamette bridge
and the North Hank road, which will
be open to traffic within a month. It Is
anticipated that many new Industries
will seek a location in this district.
Being below all drawbridges, and
centeied between Portland and the Co
lumbia river, Llnnton ..with Its creat
hipping facilities expects to become a
rity of great Importance in a few years.
The terraces about the business section
of Linnton afford an unobstructed view
of '.lie Willamette up to I lie steel li lde
and down to the Columbia river, the
peninsula. East Portland, the Columbia
river and five snow-capped mountains
Hood. Jefferson. Adams. St. Helens and
Rainier also the exposition buildings
and a part of West Portland. With the
moving river craft and large steamers
anti ocean liners passing up and down
the deep channel quite close- to the
obore. the scene Is most Inspiring and
never monotonous.
Orcat Iiumber Mill.
The Clarjf Wilson Lumlr company.
one of ti big plants of the state, is
situated at Llnnton. The present com
pany bought the old Suitor plant In
1"4 and got started In April. 19ns This
company has been worklnK two shifts
of ten hours each up to the past wok
with 250 men. with a capacity of 100
000 feet of lumber per shift, which give's
an idea of the Importance of such an
Industry to Linnton. The output Is lum
ber and laths and they are a' car and
cargo shipments to nil parts of the
country and the Orient. China and
Busy Small Town.
Linnton Is a busy small town, with
ix stores, four hotels, two real estate
ornces and many fine homes In addi
tion to the manufacturing industries.
C. O. Wilson has plans out for a hand
some residence on one of the best view
sites in the town.
Possibly the most Important factor for
the improvement of I.li:ntnn after the
North Bank road is the new electric line
which will afford easy transportation.
With a 6-cent care it means the de
velopment of the wholo west side be
tween the city and Linnton. The Llnrt-
icmi i imii i a lanious orive and is one
of the most popular out of Portland.
Llnnton people have formed a local
home phone company and have poles In
already which will connect with the
Portland system. The svstem will be
completed and In operation In August.
First Promoter. i
Among the first to plat an addition!
on the west side of the river below
Portland is the (ilen Harbor Realty
company. This firm will have on the
market In a few days 232 acres with
over 1.800 feet of deep channel frontage
immediately adjoining the extensive
holdings of the Columbia steel plant
Just south of Llnnton and below the
Claren or tavern. That portion of the
tract between the St. Helens and Oer
mantown road will be Improved and
the streets graded and water seryjr,
put In. The Northern Pacific and As
toria A- Columbia River roa,ds run
through this new addition, which has
been named Clou Harbor The land
lies pretty with the Llnnton road run
ning through it Tills road Is to be
widened and the new 1'. R. electric
line will run Immediately adjoining It
to the east and will center the street
which Is known as Second street In
Llnnton. the business street of the
town. (Ilea Harbor Is Ideally situated
for suburban residences, the sightly
terraces sloping gently to a desirable
altitude. The water . frontage Is most
desirable for manufacturing and ship
ping plants, as the deep channel, which
admits the largest ships, need never be
dredged. Blng below the draw bridges
the location Is advantageous. Antnony
Hardy, who has had years of experi
ence In the realty business in ami
around Llnnton. is special agent for
Glen Harbor, and also has some lists of
choice townsit'-s and valley lands from
which to select good buys. Mr. Hardy
has an office in Llnnton and is always
Johnnie on the spot to those looking
over the ground.
Llnnton Loolred Good.
" Linnton atways Hooked good to j
Charles F. Bunker, who located and
platted the townsite. Never for a min
ute dtil he lose faith in the future of
the place, and the assurance now that
It will be connected with Portland liy
a rapid electric line will only strengthen
his belief that some of the most ex
tensive manufacturing plants In the
state will locate on the water frontage
there and along the unlimited deep
channel shore of the west side between
the Willamette bridge and t lie Willam
ette slough. The town is building up
well. Many desirable homes now grace
the picturesque terraces over the busi
ness and m.anufacturiiij section. The j
streets are being improved and iow j
lliai 1 1 a I I.--J.IUI in i iu r I -i.- 10 mxmi iii- in
quiries about Llnnton are keeping Mr.
Bunker a busy man showing his ex
tensive holdings all over the district.
Mr. Bunker has r.n office at Llnnton
also In the Chamber of Commerce.
New Land Company.
The West St. Johns Land company
had an eagle eye on the west side of
the Willamette They picked out a 200
acre tract just below the site of the
Willamette bridge nnd platted In April.
1907. Thus WTiitwood Court hecame
a pretty sub-.irban site on the west sldp.
This tract Is attracting considerable
attention by Investors and its future
Importance Is assured. The new elec
tric line down the west bank runs
through this property also, and the
rapid service to and from the city will i
build it up. With snch a factor, and!
the North Bank road completed, great
things are expected in this district.
( harles (!. Warren is building a new
general store at Whltwood Court on
the Llnnton road and will erect a fne
residence on the Oermantnwn road.
The view from Whltwood Court is very j
fine, making it a desirable residence
site Richard Shenard & Co. of St.
Johns are agents for this property.
I'art.v Organizer to Assist
During Present Presi
dential Campaign.
(Sjmclal Plipitrh to Tie Journal.)
New York. July 17. The disappoint
ment of the Socialist party in the United
Htates over Its failure to secure the
services of the Countess of Warwick
in the presidential campaign has been
lessened In no small degree by the an
nouncement that Kelr Hardlo, M. P.,
now recognised as the leader of the
Radical wing of the labor group In th
1-trltlsh house of commons, Is coming
over to take the stump In behalf of the
Socialist ticket Word hHs Just been
received by the New York section of the
oclallst purty that Mr. Hardie will ar
rlvc bere next month.
nlr. Hardie visited the United Status
In 1895 and on that occasion he made
u much more favorable -Impression on
American worklngmen than had John
Burns, who had been a visitor to the
I nlled Htates a short time previously
Th'j reason is not far to serk. Burns is
an aristocrat among working people,
while Hardie Is not. Burns dresses In
fine clothing and looks little like a la
borer. Hardie, on the other hand.
dresses and acts in much the same
manner as he did when he was a work
ing miner years ago.
Miner, Beader and Advocate.
Hardie Is now Just past years old
I and has been Identified with labor
unions and socialistic propaganda ever
since he was able to think for himself.
land he began to think when he was a
I mere lad. Born In a little village in
I the mining region of Ayrshire, he got n
j very scanty education, and then had to
go to work. Like his father and most
of his relatives ho began work as a
driver at the surface dumps of the coal
I mines. When he was older he went to
I work underground. Finally he got to
te a rull-neugert miner and made as
much money as any of those with whom
he worked.
Somehow or other nature had en
dowed young Hardie with more brains
than fall to the lot of the average Scot
tish Or Norm of Kngland miner. By
the time he was 17 and was at work)
underground, he had begun on ways nnd
menus of bettering himself. He hecame
interested in the theory of socialism
and began what has proved to be an
extensive course of reading. He left
Ayrshire and went to Lochnorrls, where
be also worked In the mines. When he
was not working be was reading or ar
Kuing with his fetlow-mlners. From
Lochnorrls he went to the mines of
C'iiniio.-k and worked and talked there
for several years.
Org-anixea a Party.
I luring this time there were strikes
of more or less Importance In many of
the mines, arul in each of these strikes
Hardie took a prominent part. His
ability as a sneaker and his study of
socialistic and labor questions had made
him valuable la Influencing the men to
stand together. Ko. whether lie had
planned it or not, Kelr Hardies name
soon became known In all (he border
mining regions and from there snread
uiiiKiKuuui urn raitjunin-npeuKing world
He organized the Independent Labor
party, which grew slowly In power
until in lsnz is was able to elect Hardie
to ine House or commons. The staid
ineniDtrs of the house were somewhat
apprehensive over Harrile's advent In
meir miust :-.nd they received their firs'
shock the dy he took hit seat. It hud
been an unwritten law of the 'house
of commons that each member should
wear a black frock coat utvl a silk hat.
Mi. Hardie did not feel bound In imv
way by this rule, and when he appeared
he had on n. coster s cap. a cheap and
somewhat soiled suit, the coat being
oi i ne mien pauui n. to say that he
crested a sensation Is to put It mildly.
The old members of the commons were
shocked at what seemed to them a
sarrlliglous trampling upon tradition.
Hut Mr Hardie was not abashed by
me limine coijnmcnt and to this day he
continues to' wear a cap on all' occasions.
rang o un
SEASON IS ON
Hotheaded Central
icans Engage in Weil
Known Game.
imer-
T.A M K (MAY WOLF.
rifroo Looking Pet That PJays With
a Littlo Albuquerque (iirl.
From the Los Angeles Times.
Coyotes are often caught when voung
and tamed, making playful and Intelli
gent pets. However, they are never
trustworthy, letting pass no opportun
ity of paying a surreptitious visit to
th hi?n roost and being quite likely to
bite the bund that feeds them.
To say that the big gray timber vfulf
can be tamed is In run the i-uii ,.f
being branded a nature faker. So many
ranchers, hunters, plainsmen and min
ers have made the attempt and failed
mat lew believe It to be possible. Little
Susan Ross Cobb of Alhuoueroue N
M.. bad two pet wolves. Jack and .1111
widely known throughout the territory
as the only tame gray wolves In Am
erica.'' A fow months ago Jack showed
signs or surliness, and as a precaution
ary measure Mr. Cobb hud him shot.
not desiring to run any risks. Jill Is
now more than two vears old. larcrer
than any New Foundland doir
much more friendly disposition than
ould be expected oh an anim.il h.ivimr
her pedigree. Her little mistress is
accustomed to play with her as famil
iarly as other childien idav. with hlir
house dogs, but slranarers witnessing
the ungainly gambols of the fleren
looking net cannot- rid themselves of
the fear that some dav her savage na
ture may reassert Itself.
Sometimes MT. Cobb takes her for n
walk through the streets of Albu-
lemue. leading hep bv a heav-v clmin
All goes well unless a strav cat ban-
pens to cross their path; whon that hap
pens it requires all Mr. Cobb's strength
to hold the wolf. yhe pays no atten
tion to dogs, being accustomed to the
fellowship of Mr. Cobb's hunting dogs.
Jack and Jill were caught In the
"inailpais" of lava beds of the Rio
tirande valley when onlv a few weeks
old with five others, which were killed.
These two were given to Mr. Cobb, who
resolved to make the experiment of try
ing to tame them. It is belh-yed that
Jill, the survivor of the pair, is the
only really tame giay wolf In the en
tire country.
(Herlnl Plspatrb to The Jonrnal.)
Washington, July 17. The annual
summer revolution saeson has opened in
Central America. It began a little early
this year with u side show In Haytl, but
the big show is now on in the main
tent, and cafes from 'one end of Guate
mala to the other end of Nicaragua are
charged with rumors, food being dis
tasteful during the tropical summer
momhH.
Revolutions are the Coney Island of
Central American. livery year when
Lunal'ark opens the patriotic generals
go out and corral a man or two out of
work. Issue a manifesto from the Junta,
whlcli occupies a corner In the cheapest
restaurant, and the season is on. There
aVe fewer fatalities than at Coney and
its very fasrlnatlng.
An "army" of 14 generalsand three
privates will descend upon a hapless
town, too poor to care whether It la
captured or not, and the uprising Is
started. President Davllla of Honduras
tells his minister in Washington to In
form the state department that an at
tempt Is being made by Cabrera of
Guatemala and by San Salvador to
overthrow his government. Guatemala,
whore the president Is busv lalllno-
I everybody to keep from getting stabbed
or blow n up, f,a.vs It a Zelaya of Nicar
agua that Is doing it. The only coun
try not Involved so far this season la
Casta Rica, where the Central American
peace court was inaugurated a few
weeks ago. The ceremonies of this oc
casion have delayed the Costa Rica sea
son. There are three fine side shows this
season to make up for any lack of ex
citement In the main event. This Is
Mexico's revolution, the great Panama
spectacle where tho United States ma
rines are keeping order and preventing;
rowdyism, and the Hay I Ian conflagra
tion. Venezuela, further south, will not
figure on tills summers bills because
of sickness.
When, through Secretary Root's ef
forts, the representatives of the Central
American government met In Washing
ton and rumpled one another's frock
coats In the general congratulation over
the establishment of the Central Amer
ican peace court, It was thought that
the usual summer revolution season
would not be pulled off. The peace
conference was very successful, but, as
an American diplomatist observed, the
only oversight was that the professional
revolutionists were not Included In the
gathering.
So the season Is on. It will last un
til the weather gets cooler late In Oc
tober. In the meantime, though one or
two governments will pobably be shaken
a hit, no one will have the temerity to
deprive the people of their amusements.
ParaSols for Men.
From the London Pally Graphic.
Rumor has It that mere man Is about i
to take a leaf out of woman's book, and i
at the risk of ridicule protect his head !
from the rays of the summer sun with '
the parasol.
The rumor is confirmed by some West I
Knd shopkeepers, who profess to have
done a good business in the last few !
days in sunshades specially designed t
for man's use. The shades are. of i
course, not the elaborate article used ;
by th lady of fashion, but the plain,
unadorned specimen often used by man
In tropical countries. j
At some of the r.ecent race meetings ;
a few- well-dressed rnen have been bold)
enough In start the fashion, and at As- 1
cot a gentleman having borrowed a!
prettv shade from a fair companion was ;
not ashamed to take advantage of it. j
1 1 0 in!? t Ur T FTV
If M
jj Nfca Mr ViaX. U U LJ '
Couldn't See It.
'Poor man!" said the kind lady.
How- did you go blind?"
"Well, mum " answered Tired Tread
weli. "de foist time dat I noticed It
was w hen 1 was out lookin' fer work. '
Dirt is flying oh the New Electric
Carline to WHITWOOD COURT,
cars will be running within ninety
days This means that you can reach
the heart of the city from WHIT
WOOD COURT within twelve min
utes buy a lot before the prices are
beyond your reach
INN
ON
The Beautiful WEST SIDE RIVER SUBURB
The United Railway is now building its electric line to Linnton and it h expected will
be m full operation not later than October 1
THE FARE IS FIXED BY FRANCHISE AT 5 CENTS BETWEEN PORTLAND
AND LINNTON. The rapid development of the lower WEST SIDE, of which LINNTON
BUSINESS and RESIDENCE CENTER is now assured. NLUN
From this time on a pronounced and continuous movement to the WEST SIDE will take
Abridges0 avid and cscape thc interminable waits and dcla-vs caused b' the opening Gf
Come and convince yourself that property purchased at Linnton will prove a verv profit
able investment. Lot.s on sale at low prices and easy terms.
Also WATER FRDNTA CIV -iti, ..1 f..il,t,.c
Take Steamer Columbia at foot of Washington Street 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.
or Astoria & Columbia R. R., Union Depot, 8 a. m.
C. F. BUNKER, Linnton,
Mornings at 514 Chamber of Commerce, Portland
LOTS 50x100
Terms: 10 Per Cent Cash Balance
$10.00 Per Month
Water Piped to Every Lot
Richard Shepard & Co.
110 N. Jersey Street, St. Johns, Ore.
OR
AT OFFICE ON GROUNDS AT THE WEST SIDE OF ST. JOHNS
FERRY SLIP