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THE OREGON SUNDAY ' TOURNAU PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 15, ; 1908. ' '. 6 A f PROSPERITY FOR MAKES; ARGUMENT FOR P)ffT0MENUE ROUTE Francis L McKenna.Gqcs Back Into City's History; td Show Injustice of Attempt to Defeat Pending Appli . cation for Streetcar Franchise. nn a iwi 8 mm mm. wmm . m WWIC " - : ' " " " : ' , . . -. ' .. Shall the electric railway connecting thecUy with the big peninsula packing plant and stockyard leave th main line, running west along- Killings worth avenue, at the crossing of Patton ave nue and proceed north alone that thor oughfare, tor , shall it traverse Alblna avenue further to the east, or shall' it take the extreme western route' along Denver avenue? 'Th Is is the question that has for a year or nor agitated a considerable portion . of the population of the lower peninsula, and which will in all probability be settled next by the city, council, which is scheduled to pass & blanket franchise giving the Portland Railway, Light & Power oompamy the right to lay trades along a number of suburban streets, -a right for which the company has been clamoring some time. . Francis I. McKenna, who has long been a resident of the peninsula, ana who has made a close study of the street railway needs of the district, is of the opinion that the council should! grant a franchlse-.to lay tracks n Pat ton avenue. In a discussion of the1 vexed question, . Mr, McKenn has the following to ': . ; .' - i "The wh-olev city Will be bonded - for funds to lay out and ' Construct boule-1 vards. Precedents will, he established for future guidance, by every act of the city authorities at this time in connec tion with the expenditure of 'these funds.' A boulevard is supposed to be a driveway devoted exclusively to pleas ure vehicles, and should be located with reference to' some exceptional features couduciv to - pleasure. Smoke, stink, noise and danger prevalent in factory, shop, packing-house and transportation districts are not conducive to pleasure. Pleasure seeks the long, winding, beau tiful wary, while business seeks the shortest cut with least resistance.? "Shall the boulevard funds be 'spent on; streets where there are no attrac tions and where business - would be. tifled by restrictions that would be necessary to protect Improvements in tended only for light vehicles? Shall the public funds be spent on streets where the abutting property owners are not onK willing but anxious to pay for the '-improvement, provided the - travel on the street shall not b limited to any class? Shall streets which are by their . location more lnJmand for business.; than for' residence purposes be limited to light vehicle use?. - j Asks Perttnent Questions, "Is It not true that. the best and most attractive- places for boulevards around Portland are those where business can not . go? 'Is lt not true that we have . more choice scenic sites for boulevards in and around Portland without encroach ing on trie business district than we will be able to raise money to improve with in the next 60 years? If so, why, then, take prospective business streets for light vehicle use to the exclusion of the streetcar lines and the heavy trucks? "Eighty per' cent of the property on Patton avenue has petitioned the coun cil to allow Patton avenue to become a I SITE FOR ARLINGTON ' CLUBHOUSE GH0SEN I . : . v- v - New Building of Club to F ace the Shady South Park Blocks Several Large Sales of Bealty in the CSty 3Iade During the Rast AVeek. .Acting under instructions ' of . the whole club,' the board governors of the Arlington Club closed during the latter part of last week the deal for the purchase of the 100-foot square lot T facing on Salmon street, between Park and West Park streets. The property is considered as admirably situated as a site for the new building which it is proposed to erect bv the club. It was purchased from P. M. Warren, the price named in the deed being J55.000. This site has three street fronts and la ideally located for the purpose. The club had over SO different sites offered it at prices ranging from 115,000 to tlOO.000, but it is believed that more feneral satisfaction will result from his selection thfi would have been the case with, any otjier. Sixth Street Property Sold. Goldsmith & Co. closed a deal Thurs day for a lot on the east side of Sixth ' street, between Everett and Flanders. The property has a frontage of 60 feet and was sold for S27.S0O. At present there is an old frame structure on the lot, on which the new owner, whose : name Is withheld Tor the -present, in tends erecting a four-story brick build in to be used for hotel purposes. Foster A Kleiser have purchased the ' half block on the north side of EaM Yamhill street, between East Third and Union avenue. The property was pur chased through the agency of D. S. Htearns for.$l,W0. Ills reported that the purchasing firm will erect a three story building on the site to be occupied ns the east side headquarters of Its business. . William McKlnney, a Goldehdalo. Waslu, capitalist, purchased last week from the Moore Investment company, through W. IL Moore, 31 lots in Lorrtn ton addition, and four acres ' in Mount , Hood view, paying ror tne property 120,000. This is the second large sale f realty in Portland and suburbs made by Mr. Moore in the past 10 days, and all told- bis sales have amounted to over 1150.000 since November 1. IL P. Palmer, who deals extensively In irvington property, nas sola six nusrter blocks m that district since the fir.-t of the month, each holding bring ing If. W. Pareltus took a quarter at East Nineteenth and Knott streets. i. C Roberts at East Twentieth and Knott Mr. Palmer also sold to Mrs. Adda L. Wrlrht a new bunaalow on the corner of East Seventeenth "and Balsey strentid tar tl.SOO. - ' T V. J. Fareckson at East Twentyr first and Knott C A. Foster at East. Twenty-first and Knott V r- f. , , . Mr. pamer . himself purchased a quarter at East Twentieth and Brar. 1. M. Smith purchased a 76 by 100- foot ""lioldm adrtoinlng the corner of Kast Twenty-first and Knott H. R. Burke has closed a deal for the quarter block at the southwest corner .f Thirteenth snd Everett streets. The rropertv formerly belonged to John and 3r. Owens Adair, and was sold for$2. oeS. It Is understood that Mr. Burke !m ; reruw-a 138.000 for his purchase, which he optioned last August. j - sslty Profits Shows. J-F.-J. Paly has" sold for 6. J. Cran n ti ly lui$-foot lot on the wesjt side f Fourteenth street htwen Wah 1 cton ami Alder streets, for 11 8.600. re 'piircttttSf-r wk llaniot J. ManmleJd. ;r. i.' i'y- sola - tills- property to" Mr.1 business street by granting a franchise to the railway company to construct a streetcar line on - that street These property owners promise to Improve the street to the fullest extent at their own expense, provided that the street be left free to every class of travel. The re monstrators aay make Patton avenue a boulevard, whloh would mean to im prove the street out of the boulevard fund and restrict the travel to light ve hicles. Would it be ' right to pay for the Improvement out of the public fund and prohibit business from centering there, when the property owners are willing to pay for the improvement for the privilege of making it a business street? - "The good faith of the abutting own ers is shown in their willingness Jo pay and by the fact that they have re cently given their property to widen uie street to iuu xeet. "If tha council refusal to rrsnt franchise on Patton avenue because the street Is to be retained for a boulevard then the city would be under a moral obligation to Improve the street out of the boulevard funds. This would be the first step toward the expenditure of the boulevard fund; Is the precedent a rnnrt one? If there - is no nubile good servei by turning 4own this appli cation then ' it should be granted on the wide- street where the company has decided that it Is safer to operate a carline than on a .narrow street. .City Sets Precedent. "At the time of the consolidation of the cltleg or Fortlantl, uast ronianq and Alblna there was a considerable balance in the Alblna Boulevard fund Soon after consolidation a committee from Albtna called on the new council of the consolidated city and asked that part Of that balance be spent on Mult nomah boulevard. The councllmen with Tvler Woodward as spokesman told the committee tha we -had too many boule vards la Albtna, that- the- consolidated city could not afford to .maintain all the streets over there as boulevards. That Willamette boulevard. Columbia boulevard,-Portland-boulevard and Van couver boulevard would be mbra than we could reasonably expect to have main tained because other parts of the city would be entitled to some consideration. In carrying out that idea the council not only refused to spend any of the boulevard fund on Multnomah boule vard, but wiped ' it off the map by changing the name of part of it to Pat ton avenue, part to Maryland avenue, part to Montana avenue, part to Cook avenue and part to Delay street. "This was done in face of the fact that the part of this boulevard that was changed to Maryland avenue, Mon tana avenue. Cook avenue and Delay street, had been graded with boulevard funds. j When the county court in 18, by an act of the legislature, took over the Peninsula boulevard system, Pat ton avenue, Maryland avenue, Montana avenue. Cook avenue and Delay street -ager. not inciuaea Decause tney naa tern seven years previous by an act of the oounoll, thus confirming the prece dent. 7 "In 1901 the city council granted a franchise to the Portland Ralyway com pany to construct a carline on that part Cran less than two years ago for $1R. 000. By the recent sale he nets a profit of 3. 600, at the tame time hawing rev reived eight per cent on the Investment during the two years. - ' Van W. Anderson has Just purchased from Mr. Daly three lots on Ravens view Drive I or 16,000. The property may be identified by describing It as the old city water tank site. Mrs. Lena Rlvears has purchased from M. AV. Hunt two Improved lots on the northeast corner of Northrup snd Twenty-fifth street, consideration $10. 000. I. D. Graham has sold to Ada I. Hoffman a house and lot on Palatine lflll for J6.000. N. J. Levinson has purchased from Oscar M. Arnold 100 feet front on Pettygrove street, between Twenty fourth and Twenty-fifth streets; con sideration $6,000. T. C. Russell has closed a deal with Mrs. M. L Foster for the nurchane nf a house and lot on Locust and Easteral days' search the dog was found Thirtieth streets for J 4,800. The Centennial Investment comnanv has closed the deal with Oscar M. Arnold for the purchase of three lots in uoldsmltn s addition, located on Pettygrove street, for $9,000. E. J. Backley has purchased from Jacob Samuels an undivided one-fifth interest in a lot on Front street be tween Morrtson md Yamhill consideration $7,0(0. streets; j 11--: wt-s..Tw,T?r!,T Li I x .r ,1 -r - -' . r-m . - I t I ' iMfcil 111 Mlhti.-. - ar-lrt.fil .. n. ... ... , i. ; ylMtfff , l-jfTyj..- -.al-... , , , , , ' 1 'II V iew residence, East 81xtenth Between Halsey" and Wfeldle Streets. ": ,t ; i r 1 '".' L.-.. ...... ' ,i mi i ... - i. - M '&W ' " " " McNamee Apartments, Grand Ave nue and Oregon Street. of Maryland avenue which had been graded with boulevard funds, again fol lowing the precedent of making Mary land, Patton and Montana avenues busi ness streets Instead of exclusively pleasure streets. There was no Incen tive then to overthrow thn precedent established by the oouncll 10 years previous. Mr. McNary, who has been retained bv those against Patton ave nue, was city attorney at the time that franchise was granted to the Portland Railway oompany to build on this so called boulevard. If It was right then, why Is It wrong now? Mr. McNary, In his official capacity, passed on tho franchise at that time. "As late as 190 Mr. McNary. as city attorney, wrote- a letter In which he stated that Patton avenue from KlUr IngBWorth avenue -north to t'olumbl boulevard, on whloh thu franchise Is now asked, and on which no public money had been expended, was not then and never had been legally a street or boulevard. Now after the abutting property owners1 have gone to -.the ex pense of Instituting proceedings to ex tend the street to 100 feet in width and only within the prist month com pleted extension, for trie purpose of re ceiving this carline. he comes forward with the absurd claim that It is part of the boulevard system, and a carline should not be permitted on It. "It Is of first Importance to a city trt have good business streets for the easy movement qf trucks, brick "wagons, lumber wagons, etc. The heavy loads that will come over the ele'ated road way . from the packing-house district will land on the high land at an ele vation of about 60 feet about Colum bia boulevard, therefore cannot drop back to Columbia boulevard. If those loads attempt to come over any street' west of Patton avenue to the city, they will be confronted by the big gulches that lead up from the flour mill and through Overlook. If such loads be prohibited from traveling on Patton avenue then they must go east more than a half mile to the Vancouver road before they can find another open street or a practical plaee for a street. This would be a serious hardship on every kind of team work and business. "If Patton avenue be left open to every class of travel there will be no hardships worked on anyone because, being 100 feet wide, there will be room for all. The Jatest and most modern boulevard In southern California ex tends" 'from Los Angeles to Pasadena, ii miles song,; and has a double tsack standard gauge slectrlo line the entire length. . What iarm then could a nar row gauge eleotrlc line-do In a distance of one tnlle on Patton avenue? "The Portland Railway, Light & Pow er company has not asked for a fran chise on Alblna avenue, but certain selfish interests are endeavoring to force them to accept a franchise there. Men build carllnes where their experts advise them that they will get the most Tilckles for the least expense. They get the most nlckles whfere the most number of people is accommo dated. Where the greater number of people will be accommodated, certainly, Is where the carllnes should be .built. The company has asked for a franchlnse on Patton avenue." HAKBDIAN'S HOUND IS OPERATED IT0N Marshfleld. Or., Nov. 14. One of E. H. Harrlman's bear hounds, "Jim," un derwent a successful surgical operation in Marshfleld which was unusual In the way of animal surgery. When a com mittee from Cooa Bay called upon Mr. Karrlman regarding tne building of the Drain branch of the Southern Paoiflp. he promised to send his bear hounds here. They came later to Colonel Wil liam Grimes, and several have enjoyed hunting bear with them. About a week ago the honuds were taken out for a hunt and "Jim" was lost After sev- near Golden Falls, north of Allegany. He was suffering from several bad wounds and his side was torn open. The injuries were eviaentiy met with in a fight with a bear or cougar. The dog was brought to Marshfleld and sur geons operated on blm. His life will probably be saved. The dog was taken back to tU Gould ranch, near Alle- gtfny, where the hounds are kept while not nunting. 'ew residence. East Slxtenth Betweea Halsey .-'"'v.:- ' 3?" Vvsi - V i t file 1 XJ ' J-y vy&h'rfi fSCv.. V- v VV-- Ul mm It ! s r - - - st , 51"-' hniMMi in tr- --urn- iuhTtc ,,m riMffln1illMiiiiiiiiMiifirif'Wwii " " ALL PRICES BOOKED FOR RAPID ADVANCE Far-Sighted Portland Man Tells of Tips That Cost of Building Materials Are Going Up Soon Pre dicts k Sharp Eise in All Values. One of Portland's leading business men, who is at the same time -jl con servative and a large operator, and who has done as much as any other one man to ' buildup and develop the city, believes . and' says that a, great tidal wave of prosperity Is already roll ing In upon the country and that not later than the first of the new year, the phenomenal conditions of two years ago will be duplicated; that labor and money will be at top notch prices and that the consumer will be paying the highest prices in the history of the country. Discussing the outlook, he has the following to say: The agents of the trusts In every line have been arivlne aulet tiDS to those who handle their goods, to buy-before uecemDer l, as a big increase in prices will be made on that date. The effect of this so-called Inside information is producing phenomenal results. The plumber who ordinarily purchased from two to four bath tubs a month Is now ordering by the dozen. Dealers in water pipe are now placing orders for water pipes sufficient to last them for a year. The same is true of steel and iron consumers. The dealers in every line of manufactured goods are acting on inside ana confidential inrormatlon, each believing that he Is the favored on and is placing unusual orders, or in other words, has gone Into specula tion by buying for the future; The wise man who sees through the trick and Wteldler reels. a f3' : ' "piS PI -. ir-fwr i t , '? -' Mil r- ifc - B 4 -"Mr-" lui&K' in mm... i i 1 New Cathollo School, Clackamas and Grand and refuses to lay in a stock for the future, will certainly find himself buy ing on a higher market 90 days from now, and therefore will not be able to compete with his neighbor who swal lowed the bait and boirght the goods. , "The placing; of these advance or ders will stimulate business to the ex tent of making a heavy demand for labor, a heavy demand on transporta tion facilities and a heavy demand for money. Money rates will stiffen, wages will go up and consumption will in crease. Everybody is innoculated with the fever of speculation. Railroad se curities will attract investors and gamblers from -every walk of life. Real estate everywhere will feel the qutck ening energy -from every side. Every person who-buys lots within- the next 60 days will .find his money doubling and trebling In the form of higher sell ing prices within a year. All of this Is now moving along with a momentum that 'is gaining velocity, with, every revolution of ;the earth. Clearances Jump Tp, "The bank clearances for the week ending November' 13, were the largest by far ever recorded, almost a billion greater than for the corresponding week of . last year. High . record . prices for FINDS ONLY ONE THAN PATTON . November 14. To the Editor: At the time of the consolidation of Alblna with Portland, the old Alblna council supposed it had just finished legalizing Pajton ayenue and making it 100 feet wide from Columbia boulevard in a straight line to Its southern end at Prescott street, but many years after wards it was said that there were some matters which had not been passed by the Alblna council, and that all pro ceedings would have to be commenced over again by the consolidated city of Portland. This was commenced early in June, 1907, for the sole and express purpose of being able to offer a fran chise to the Portland Railway, Light & Power company to lay a double track electric railway on the said street from KUllngsworth avenue (that part south of - Portland boulevard having been frradecf by the city, the officers suppos ng that it was a legal street), north to Columbia boulevard, a distance of one and a half miles. The present methods in use In the city, engineering department, the street committee and the executive, -board act ing in accordance with the directions laid down In the' present charter, are such that with the utmost energy and per severance, sustained and aided by the influence of nearly every' one of the froperty owners on the entire line of his street in urging the officers 4o an early- eompletldn of the matter, Pat ton avenue-only became-a legal 10 foot public thoroughfare On October 15, 1908. In fact It is not even yet such, for the city-council-still has to proclaim such to be the case 18 months Unwinding the red taps. ' . Mrv 29. 1908. the Portland Rail wav Ijlght A Power .Co, formally applied to the mayor, annuity coupcu jor a Iran, chise for an electric double track rail Avenue.' stocks are reported with suprlslng fre quency. "When will this condition cease? Prices cannot continue to rise Indefi nitely. There roust be a limit sorue whtfre. Will it be next year or will f ood times continue until another elec ion comes around to destroy confi dence? "Portland has always been conserva tive. Portland inflates slowly and subsides leisurely. We are building on an agricultural foundation. We are not Investing much money in public utility stocks. Our real estate values are , low. Our securities are sound. There will always he a market for our grains, fruits and flesh. If the market tor our timber should weaken, our timber will still- be worth the money. There Is a heavy Immigration to the country surrounding Portland. There la room for millions more here with out crowding. That Portland will have Its share of boom and inflation along with the other parts Of America there is no doubt, but it will be better pre pared to equalize matters after . the f climax shall be reached than the places engaged soieiy in trading ana specula tion. Sell at profit Quickly. "The man who holds his assets In cash will find . himself growing rela tively poorer aa the value of real es tate and goods increase. He may be able to get higher Interest but the oruinary interest - rates will be small compared with-the increasing value of property. The man who buys anything at present market prices will surely be able to sell it at an advance after the turn or the new year. "The person who buys property of kiiiu nuw ami sens on ine crest ox tne coming wave of high rjrlces will make huge profits. But should he hold till the high point Is past. It Is not pronaDie that ne will be aloser, be cause It Is not likely that a lower basis than prevails at this time will be orter tne rever nas run- Its course. It is good business to buy at a price and sell at a profit and the person who buys at present prices win ml re iv obtain a prorit Derore a long time." ROUTE OTHER AVENUE AVAILABLE way upon Patton avenue from Killings worth avenue north to Pippin street, thence west on said street to Derby street, thence north on said street to Columbia boulevard, frorn which point there Is now bing built and nearly completed an elevated wooden roadway for the purpose of continuing the elec tric line northerly to Its destination. This application' for a franchise has not yet been acted updn by the council, an agreement nob having been reached between the company and the council regarding the terms of the franchise. Patton avenue to Pippin street, then on Pippin street to Derby street, then on DerSg street to Columbia boulevard are the only streets or avenues upon which the company has asked the city for a franchise to the Swift plant. Pat ton avenue Is 100 feet wide. Pippin street will be made 80 feet wide snd Derby street is now 80 feet wide. Every property owner on Patton ave nue Is anxious to have the carline upon this avenue,- except possibly one who told me It would make very little dif ference to him, and that he would not oppose it. ' Patton avenue grade to Pippin street Is ideal for a car line, being almost perfectly level. It Is S.566 feet or al most three quarters of a mile east of the present St. Johns carline on Gree ley street and runs parallel with It. Kvery disinterested man or woman heartily indorses the route via Patton avenue, saying it is the only sensible nlace to cut it Nevertheless, there la nne other good, route via- Denver avenue. wnicn, is u icei wiae rrom Killings worth avenue to Portland boulevard then 80 feet wide-to Plppln-street, andJ men on ierDV-street, su reet w Mr. in Columbia boulevard, a perfectly straight line, with th rcptIon of two sllfhl variations of about 30 feet nr less. -The. railway company has been assure t'jat practically every property Keeldence o( J, B. C. Lockwood, Ninth and Wasco Streets. runs cosuy COUNTRY HOME C. F. Hendrlcksen of Winnipeg. Mani toba, president of the Scandinavian American bank of Portland, has pur- . chased a sightly seven-acre residence tract nenr Woodlswn and In the spring will erect there one of the finest coun try homes In Oregon. Mr. Hendrlcksen is largely Interested In timber lanris In various parts of -tfre northwest, and Is alio a large holder of wheat lands In the great grain belt cast of the Rockies. These holdings he will dispose of to a large extent and will hereafter employ his capital In developing the teiritory tributary to Portland. He will bring his family to Portland from Wianlpesj next summer and will make Hs perma nent home in this cky. owner will be glad to have the 'track Intel on this route, and tha.t franrhts can easllv be ohtainefl for It, In case for any rrt&snn the I'.ttUm avenue rente Is not adapted. Alhinn avenue in BO feet wide, n ma lortty of the property owners on th settled pnrt of It luive signed an earn est protest against the proposed widen ing of si'ld street. That scheme litis now been abandoned by the Push club which fathered it. It Is reported by an attendant at one of the recent meet ings that a speedy adjournment was necessary to prevent a fist fight, so angry were the property owners at the leader of the plan , to widen the street. -I understand from a resident -there that there Is not a-man living ort the Only quarter of a mile which Is unsettled, who would not do all In his power to prevent a car line being placed on their street. They have no need or use for it whatever, being now fully supplied with streetcar facilities. The balance of the distance, one and a half miles, to Pippin street, and then west to Pat ton avenue if used by a carline, wonld not be by a franchise, but by priv1? right of way, over which the city would have no control, 'r If a track la laid on an extension of Alblna avenue north to Pippin street, there would be a S per cent down grade, and then a 8 per, cent up grade going west on the Utter street to reach Derby street These figures I obtained from an experienced surveyor, who hsd done a great deal of work In thatnttj. OF HUG WEEK Large Events in Religious Realm Suits of Import ance Conventions. Special DleWh to The Jmrnal. Washington, Nov.. 14. The attention of the Roman Cathollo world will b centered next week on the Eternal City, where brilliant and elaborate ceremon ies will be held celebration ofth popes Jubilee, the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. From all parts of the world eminent prelates of the church, '.including a liberal representation from America, Journeyed to Borne to take part in the Jubilee observance. Also of great interest and importance to the Catholic church will be the meeting In Chicago of the first Ameri can Catholic missionary congress, which will be attended by distinguished churchmen and laymen from all parts of this country and Canada. 1 In the United States circuit court at Richmond the Injunction . suit in stituted by the Baltimore & Ohio Rail road company against the Interstate Commerce commission will be argued. The suit is one -of several brought by leading rellroads to test the power of the Interstate Commerce commlslon to enforce tha so-called hours-of-servloe law, which became effective March last. Antl-Truit Cases. At Bofon - on tho same day argu ments will be heard on the. question of advancing the bill In equity brought by Attorney General Bonaparte to pre vent the merger of the Boston and Maine Railroad with the New Haven and to force the latter, to dispose of Its trolley lines In Massachusetts In New York. Sylvester G. AV ihlams. the special examiner appointed In the case, will begin the taking of testimony in the anti-merger suit brought by the government for the purpose of dissolv ing the Harriman Railroad system. After several postponements the case of In Whan Chang, the Korean accused of the assassination of Durham White Stevens, American advisef to the Korean government, will come up for trial In San Francisco Monday. Important conventions . and confer ences of the week wll Include the meeting- of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways association in Baltimore, the National Prison association, In Richmond, and the National Municipal league and American Civic , association in . Pitta- ' burg. ...' ., -. - j-- '-1 r ,"A new tce-creani f reeser, by using a- glass cam flaims to do tvvay with the arduous labor of turning a crank, and freezes Its ..-contents by packing - in MMiDkA anfl bo , ... . - "v. 6 An Italian physician J discovered tnat carrots ace as an intestinal anti septic, 'and will cure many forms of digestive NEWS FORECAST "A
