4 V
HEAVY PEALS Bl)
VERY GOOD BUSINESS
FOR HOLIDAY SEASON
i
Dealers Look Forward to Era of Unpre
cedented Prosperity for the Coming
Year-Mysterious Purchases in the
North End of City Cause Speculation.
Heavy trading m the north Portland
arehousa dUtrict with several deals
.' In medium priced central properties and
the usual extensive trading in all kinds
of residence property constitute the
rum of last week's realty activities.
( The imnortant transfers have . been
noted from day to day In Tho Journal
"With business in this condition in the
very midst of the holiday season.
brokers and operators are freely propb
esying a year of unprecedented pros
perity. - -
, Tha one absorbing topic of discus
si on among brokers,joperators and prop
erty owners Is the heavy buying move
ment In the. tier of blocks between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets extend
ing from Hovt street north to the river,
It seems to be conceded that either the
liarriman system or the mm system is
acquiring this tier of blocks. Positive
dentals were' made by the local rnpre-
sentatives of both the big railway Inter
sts centering in Portland that either
line Is buying- more . Portland real es
tate: however, there la bo denying, the
fact that Immense sums have been In-'
vested m that tier or diooks- in tne past
DO days and a treat deal more Of it
tied up in options. , - . .
Broken Actira Buyers.
Several of the more prominent brok
er have 'been actively - ene-acred in
buying along this strip and in securing
snort time . options irom maiviauai 101
:- owner. ? "
Charles K. ' Henry, whose name Is
'most frequently heard in connection
....... with the heavy movement of properly
' In this district, denies emphatically that
be has been buying property for either
' road or that he has anything to do
with any movement to secure terminals
for any road seklng to enter Portland.
r Mr. Henry further saldrtnat an his ac
tivity in buying north Portland prop-
erty Was dua to the fact that be had
been commissioned to buy a number .of
warehouse sites and that he bd secured
six sucM parcels in the past few weeks.
Thesey'together with the parcels sold
by other brokers makes 14 warehouse
sites purchased by prospective build
ers in the north Portland district since
November I. . ' - . ,,. , S A
The quarter Mock on the eouthwesV
corner of Fifth and Davis streets, cov
ered with a three-story brick, accupM
by the Ames-Neville company, has'been
Surcnased by O. A. Kltan from C. M.
sborne and Sarah. A. . Ne villa. The
consideration has not been made public,
although It is known tOfe have been
bout $66,000. Mr. Rltan, the pur
chaser, is a lumber man. who has been
In- business here for many years. He
?urchased this property purely as an
uvestment. - '-!: ..-..-; -
.1: John A. Belmont has concluded 'the
purchase of a lot on the southwest cor
oner, of Fourteenth and Overton streets.
The property formerly belonged to t,.
i K. Kern and was sold by E. J. Daly
, for 122,000. Mr. Daly also sold the
quarter block on the southwest corner
of Fourteenth and Pettygrove streets
for 120.000. The purchaser Is n local
capitalist who will improve the property
at an early date.
Portland Heights Purchase.
E. 8. Jackson has purchased from T.
J. Fording at Portland Heights block for
which he paid $10,000. The property
lies to the south of Hawthorne terrace,
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
1 -t
Mew, Apartment Buliaing,
street. Patton road skirts th block
on tho east.
The quarter block on the northwest
corner of East Sixth and East Morrleen
ireeLa nan neen soia to a local capltni
ist for $31,000. This property was sold
by J. C McOrew. It formerly belonged
to St. David's Episcopal church, and
was sold by It for $10,000. about ten
years ago. , It is reported that band
som hotel will be erected on the prop
erty. T. J. Fordlna- hum nnrrhuM a 1n nn
the outbeaet-4Krner of Reed and Guild
streets. -- The property was sold by E.
8. Jackson- consideration I50O0.
(haries K. Henry A firm cloned two
important aales in the north Portlnl
mia?t" rUTflnnk y t rffjVliirrrt'
of Fifteenth said Johnson strents was
sold to A. Moores of Salem. C. K. Qrelle
owner of this property, the con
sKleratlon being $J0,OOO; While It Is
not definitely announced It Is altogeth-
iinPlf,.t,h?t Pohaser "will be
gin immediately te erect a four story
" brf k '"thoue cn the site. 7
1,?? lntth m vicinity was
' ot.t ,ot southwest corner of
Fifteenth and Irving streets old to a
hw-al Inveator for $18,000. This prop
erty formerly belonged to a Mr: Wrigfit
rf X'nkjn county. Title to this property
wss taken in the name of the Security
Pavings A Trust, company, which, will
act as trustee for the purchaser, . - ,
Judga Williams Sells. .
Judge George H William has sold
la L JLang a, hslf block (o Portland
THE
Heights for $12,000. The property is
officially described as lots 6, 6, 7 and
p, diock 8V, carters addition.
Charles F. Tigard has purchased
from Frank Dayton a lot and a fraction
In the southwest Portland residence
district. The property is described as
lot t and the south three feet of lot 1,
block 26, city. The consideration was
zio.uuo.
Another huge acreage deal in the Rose
City Park district was closed last week
by Fred A. Jacobs of the Jacobs-Stins
company, who purchased for his com
pany the Bichel-BImoa 160 acre tract
adjoining Bella Crest and Hyde Park.
The consideration Involved In the tran
saction was $160,000. This is the
.largest transaction in suburban acre
age since the gales to the Jaoobs-Stlne
company, and other addition handlers,
of large blocks of the Rose City Park
holdings two years aa-o. Mr. Jrnh
announces that the entire tract Will be
improved in the same expensive man
ner a was Belle Crest and Hyde Park
nu win luier oe suoaivided and put on
the market
Mr. Jacobs also closed another im
portant land deal last wlr in th nr.
:haso-of 4000 acres in the Goodnough
f"Ti -"q on me norm name toad,
in Klickitat county, Washington, for
which he paid 1100,000. The Good
nough Hlllg have long been famed as
an almond growing district, and It la
said to be the only land in the Paclfio
northwest that will produce almonds.- i
" prominent realty Droller is author-
TO PROTECT
OF REAL ESTATE OWNERS
Association Formed in New York City Will Combat All
Hostile Action From Any Source-Close .Watch
to Be Kept on Municipal Bond Sales. "
The Taxpayers' congress, an assooia-
tion composed of New York real estate
owners and broker In metropolitan real
ty, has Just been organized, having
for its purpose the proteotion of real
estate against hostile action from Any
ource.' The- esbectal -function of the
new organization will' be to .keep close
watch on the taxation of real estate.
to prevent the waste of tax mmuv hv
irresponsible municipal boards and to
take a hand In municipal politics when
necessary to protect the Interests of
real property. -
in a recent issue or the New York
World appeared the following state
ment of the organization, object and
ims of the association:
'Widespread enthusiasm sreeted the
start of the organization work for the
-.Taxpayers- congress.
"Property owners in all parts of the
greater city poured congratulations into
KinK and Washington Streets.
tne New rork Real Estate Board of
DroHn, wincn tar supporting the move
ment, all last week. Thev are nnjinl-
mom a
ine nee a or h. central nr.
ganization, which shall represent all
owners end all localities eomnletplv unA
impartially. They are eager to Join the
i;ainjjiKn in tneir aistncts.
"heveral larire associations of rl
estate owners are preparing to become
part of the TaxDavers' conrrau Th.
work of organizing the 41 divisions into
wnicn Aiannattan nas Been divided. f
progressing rapidly, although an under
taking of such magnitude must proceed
"ii" comparative slowness at tne start.
After the most Influential Interests in
all sections shall have united in suffi
cient numbers to form strong local or
ganizations, the work is expected to go
ahead rapidly;
" All Bodies Harmonised.
. "All existing associations of property
owners In the various localities are to
be maintained and protected by the
board of brokers, so far as the board's
work in organizing the Taxpayers' con
gress Is concerned. . The board wants to
do everything in Its power for the bene
fit of realty and real estat owners. It
will not work agalnat any realty organ
ization. It will use Us strongest influ
ence to harmonize all such i bodies
Where property owners have their own
organizations chairmen of divisions in
J "irain art expected to submit
Iue W0Tk.,of t1 Taxpayers' congress to
the
cH.)
iHunir associations' tnre. - The
win mo t aot with, the
t "v "-1 f , , t
i . - i? ' t '
., '-Ml, a
' OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' SUNDAY
INSIDE
ii --
i f'Li 'ki - - nil - . -l V:
k :x ' f- - r ills . fi i ir !i
III ' - -. - y I II I ' ' i II I i b t, ,.fc.
Mifprri h . , Bp 511. ii A
Residence of George .W..Akers, 686
Elliott ATepue. .
Hy for the statement that two and pos
sibly three transactions In central bus
iness property will be closed immedi
ately after the new year opens, and
that -in each case a modern - business
structure Is to go up on the site pur
chased. It has been known for some
time that one of the leading depart
ment store -firms was In the market
for a centrally located quarter block.
In -fact this firm has anhmlttori
sltions to the owners of two quarter
blocks located. in the very heart of the
rcuui district. or one site. $400,000
"1 was oiierea, wnue lor me other,
slightly k less desirable. $275,000 was
ine consideration offered. Rnth nfrr.
nam UBClinea.
INTERESTS
Is ting bodies In a harmonious advisory
capacity on all matters; relating to the
Taxpayers' congress.'
"The main object of the chairmen ap
pointed by the board of brokers Is to
arrange for complete, impartial repre
sentation of an taxpayers and of all
realty interests in their individual di
visions through the election of dele-
?ates to the central body. Where dis
ricts have existing organizations, the
hardest work that of establishing di
visional organization of the congress
Is considered accomplished and all suoh
bodies are urged to Inorease their pow
er, prestige and local Influence by em
bracing all taxpayers 1n their individ
ual localities So that they can be rep
resented properly in the congress.
XTo Difference of Motive.
"The board of brokers has taken this
course because It does not Intend that
there shall be any friction or differ
ence of motive In the various divisions.
i ill f It :
Residence
'.We.' ' . - .
1 .... r1:. fi ' i -,'
ROFffiTY featim Of WEBCS
f 4 r',, v(. , ,,y 'IS; N. " f " ' ' ' C
t - t Ss u r7 I f, l5;:ir" '
! - rr . J
I ' lift fi i:i .
.,we'i" ( v.-v, '
All are striving'! for the good of tax
payers, which means the srond nf ail
the people, because rent payers suffer
mruugn nigner rents when the taxpay
ers money is wasted or when real
harrasaed by hostile foroes of
any Kino.. Aitnougn large, eXflclent or
ganizations of property owners exist in
-ii i ,'"pa"e. may do not exist in
all localities, or in half, or even in a
iuiiu, ui me city.
t"Ti1e,-Tfx.pav?rs' conKpfs i Intended
t?nZU ienL&ll completely and impar
t ally. In that will lie its greatest in
fluence. And to accomplish that the
board of brokers has appointed chair
Sen 'nr , 1l"t', although the chap
men in districts where good organlsa-
J!irVhXl8t,already wl" have to under
take the pioneer work which will fall
on those who must form entirely new
associations In districts where none ex-
Ho Politics In Movement.
"ClVIc bodies throughout the rreater
city are rallying to the support of the
new. Taxpayers' congress.
'Af ter a most - exhaustive lnvesHrsr
tlon, leaders of mimv uimh
I tions have been convinced that there la
rnn Tin I i r I n a tv .in. 1 . -. .
, ,,, utaierminea eirort Or
taxpayers to form a powerful central
protective body except their widespread
desire for better government The
movement is backed by no political in
terest, no ambitious partisan combina
tion. "The New York Real Estate Board of
Brokers has undertaken the organlza-
uuii-vi inn uuugrfxs in response to per
sonal demands from taxpayers in all
sections of the city where its members
are active In realty transactions. As
soon as the local associations shall have
sent their delegates to the congress, the
board of brokers will step aside and the
congress will draw up its Own consti
tution, frame its own by-laws, elect its
own officers, fix Its own disbursements,
carry on Its own business for the bet
terment of municipal conditions."
"That Taxpayers' congress Just or
ganized In Greater New York is a good
thing for Portland to keep its eye on."
said a real estate operator to The Jour
nal yesterday. "I don't mean to say
that such an organization is necessary
here now, but one can never tell what
lllliiifi
i; i-r; :
a-r- .- .
1'
of F. H. Ransom, Madlsoa "and as
. crx? :' : -' ; -.trr-: I '--Xv -1
MORNING, JANUARY 3,
- - ' II ;. .
: I .:?.'J'!.1S.':
st -or- ,'.-. ---m t j it s ft i
Harmon Residence, Head of Lovejoy
DETTCD
ULIILU Ii
III HEN YORK
The New York World says that real
estate on. Manhattan island Is in great
er demand than at any time for many
years. Buyers are eagerly snatching
up anything in sight and at prices they
would not have considered for a mo
ment on year ago.
"Real estate has absorbed $100,000,000
of investment capital since the Dassinr
of election certainties a month ago,"
says the World.
"Genuine prosperity has spread Into
all Quarters of the market. Invoatnm
are placing money confidently Into all
classes of substantial properties. Spec
ulators' are resuming operations In all
sections where the lull of the past year
or two has left big possibilities to be
discounted.
"More than 125.000.000 waa tnvnlvakH
last week alone In the purchase or im
provement of realty in the greater city.
Of that amount nearly 115,000,000 was
absorbed directly by sellers, while I,
000,000 went into mortgages and $,
000,000 into new building operations.
During the Drecedtns week th tnti i
had reached $35,000,000, the buying
alone making an $18,000,000 total, while
mortgages ran up to $10,000,000.
the future may hold In store. This Is a
great and growing community. The his
tory of the big, prosperous cities of
the west shows that they are always
looked upon as luscious morsels by the
taxeater, and there la no telling when
it may become absolutely neoessary for
property owners to organize for their
own protection.
An entire battalion of the German
rmy is Doing trained in the use of air
ships.
it
2
".TIDVtT
iiumu
1909.
StreeC
TELLS OF VIEW
By John CampbIL
Secretary Confederated Onion Growers
Association
And now along, comes J. II. Grande,
all the way from California, and con-
ture befrazzlement, con sequent oh bis be
uuici wiin in, nnnr ra m 1 nn nil Tl i
;ng aupeo into an organization of SpecU'
latOrs. dealers an A TailAr, itf'tha.mn.
federation, who, he says, have bought
losTiiy in onions and in order- to pro
tect tneir hoininsrs Iniinrut that nnnr
farmer to organize and elect those of
ficers and sueculatura to handln their
crop ana advise mm to hold their onions,
and thus give the speculators a chance
iu uniuaa tneir cheap onions and poor
aotly the way the Golden Rule dealers
have been doing the farmer, and we know
mat tne gentleman Is not sincere In his
sympathy for the farmer, go we must
let him weep alone,
The Confederated Cmnn Orimn'
sorlatlon Is not a new organization. It
was not organized by speculators or
dealers, but by the farmers themselves
and Its aim is to enable the farmer to
ep in toucn with the market, and help
him to market his nrmlurt tn th- hu
advantage and so get a fair share of his
hard earnings, if was incorporated, I
believe, in 188. The officers are elect
ed each year by the farmers themselves.
The officers do not dictate to farmers
when or at what price to sell, but is an
aavlsory board; sets a minimum price;
advises Its members not to sell below
the price, but to get as much more as
ther can. Tha officers do not speculate
In OnionS. It la llmnlv mnn,r, 1 1 17-
plan to assist the growers.
Our organisation is young yet and we
expect to make mistakes, and possibly
appointing distributing agents outside
of the association Is one, but wo are
willing to learn and rectify mistakes.
We are beginning to notice thlnga al
ready, for instance, how the dealers
howl when the farmer cooperates for his
own benefit. They will soon notice
that the California and Oregon dealers
have been in league these many years
to fleece the farmer, whom they con
sider their legitimate prey. He would
h,av? ?"th,nk that "lroad companies.
United States mall, etc.. will help us
sell our produce without cooperating.
Pi1.. 'P. far.1ier knows by sad experience
that the railroads take a big slice of his
pI?nt?u 5r transportation.- and often
after the dealer is through with him, he
is indeed frazzled." as our sympathetic
friend says, and that is how the Gold
en Rule principle works in business.
Do the other fellow If you can, and
especially the farmer for he Is Indeed
easy.
i nave tieror
Fanno. president- of the association, ad
i!iiik mwi to sen some onions,
and try to keep the price at about lo
fer pound. .We have made up a car at
hat prloe. A dealer at this place is
offering. $1.10 per 100 for car; to be
shipped to Spokane the state where our
good friend la going from here, to buy
onions for lc. Farmers, take notice!
Does that look like a corner.
Of course the farmers read The
duumim ior inoy are wiae-awake and
know a good thing when they see it, at
'"L" V,c. "rv ""ginning to notice. -
Surely Mr. Grande would not think
of putting the Intelligent farmers of
Oreeon in the Same r-lnaa tRn i-
California, who will allow the dealer to
hoodwink him, and lead him around at
-tha gentleman frora CatlforalaTTi
kept busy minding his own business
why does he overtask himself meddling
with ours. In view of all the facta. I
ers are not try In a- to corner th- nl.in
wiiiK-vnifnii, wiu mmm iiuii in, r,pm.
but merelv to enH-avnr t
I K.i. B r
Ja
span haa iuoceeded in reducing the
riber of drug fiends materially by
nurnper or drug fiends materially by
iuuki imrnses ixor tne
use of opium. , . U-1
The most recent, mndata e - i-
mine locomotives haul five times the
load of a mule team in two thirds less
time. . .i .
Mill GROLVER
TRADING'
Residence
of, J. Cramer, Cornell;
Road. ' !
FOR IDE GOOD
0F0REG0
This is the first of a aeries of articlJ
which will appeae each Sunday. Thel
will be written by varlou,authoritles:
jrrcu 1'iuiier. secretary if oar a y j i
1 tY' J"K i' iju new year adsrnnl
viauais as wen as communities, we, a
Inclined to map out a plan of action. J
far as our city Is concerned, our energl
naturally ra rttrti -.--.r.
development and nmnalnn
InthlB connection there 'is one thirl
brought to fhoron
which in, I n n t it fif,i ..... 1
it IS possible for us to attain the brlgH
CI . 1 uuuuumg prospentv.
Which we all look nrmifllv n,Ba
t TtJ ,act J tht the 'orces which aJ
ul ur oeveiopment art
bOlld UD Our clt mini mm.
and nof from without "- ' 1
is simply time, monev and enr41
wasted to ret tortW nn. , -
and felicitate ourselves upon what
great city we have, and then let our erl
Ii? ' iuntu"wn na our errorts ceasl
wo neve collected a rew dollars If
print a lot offsets designed to jet "3
u Z.. V we nave ner, and ho
!"'"" '?" rJ "OB omer people corri
here and take th mnnt tL.: I
t.-r.Am " V,l Ull
w.. i onougn as rar ss It
.h. iT,-'i,.T- v. stage
the proposition
1 ravnr nArtlIv
ieartllyttegltlmate and trutH
rui aoyertising or the oity advantaJ
but what I wish to Impress upon o3
nuBiness people is the fact that ad
nf 2f. Dy . ? aiimInation of print,
literature is hot the "kindergarten" st2
lnAd'rfntPrblem of Pnslo1
Advertising in order to be effective
must be backed up by earnest neraori.
work along practical lines, showinl ?l3
facta advertised to be true.
The most valuable work our commeJ
cial. organizations can sccomp Ish in Tsd
for Portland is to kindle tVe Spirit 3
cuW"Vh 'W?1 ot restless comrnel
own pop"eMre WUl,,n tne breast "f H
'-hViSfe "t so mud
ir,- - j . aocompiisn by com
111 ii.?0!"'."! !?." ""vestWnU
fi.,-.r ""."Tn ror ourselves,
-i.'i," .h.ot5en? out "terature ploadin
i- .T. .1.1 help us. bii
"V3 abie to Put into the llterkturl
that we send out the huov.nt tIkII
we have suceeeHerf in " r '1
fh.t'u'hfm mo1 .oup h"5e"p"eoPJ
that we are reachln. i .
ffl.tJ?.fnJl-thV th bit opptuJ
1 " D'ng rapldl
ih"5-.-W,hen w o workman
..wv UUB 4n.tu in our city oy invfnttn
concern about outside capital neiled
lliut ll 11)0111. W r aaH K.... I
Millions are waltlnr for ln.im..t i
, Lm-.LS.Sn in .PPle arm ad
i.ing nq stirring.
WOMAN "WITH $3500
STARVES TO BEATS
.
Denied Herself Food, Light and Fir
So She Conld 8aeLft
AH to Charity.
Taunton. Vf-y -
herself food fT;- "'i'
ilrnnf t0""" he owned. She wiVf
$3L. to chrch and charity. JT
Miss Crvan rantoH h sr..
Jf?l.'!?-hf.f the savlngsbarTk
fmT- .T--rr" bills wa
She reirarded fir- u.i.. .
i-- r" --em as iirxu
iiihtf -m?er. B5V that from th
R h ih. iil "5r room at nigh
!n7uphdnrendl:m0n- dUro"
she w hai5ldjV frm wno ho
?ehA bun ng.WYIe?,Vi"'M' ft
Will. .in
She . was a hleh viumi ... .
until recentlv ti.-V ".'"Jl"1". n
where tuition T Is free She waS fc-:
something of a belle, but this end!
when her crate tor money get In
PLANNING TO ORGANIZE
SCHOOL RIFLE CLUBS
Washlnrton -T oi . ,. . .
est in 'oixoolVmiptlclT
come so pronounced. owln to the ,u1
1" 1-? ' whlot; .hale fUeC
.hT,r.r:,'"rr.f11 waaaington, an
-...." yiwinea ior other cltw th
5atit?al 5ar,'r ,promotiVuOIVfi
h. iT. -Ti"""? . tnquUCfV
clubs Who, , S k" .1.? caooibp- rl
iTh -.k"00. el,fiBl t b (rillatJ
t-n J"u"1 wrganizs mem
'"v" . .'". iirst aecur ng th
consent of the school authorltiea Bvcl
.VV.P-'nted annually' by tb
r.i.; ""oc,auon. w,t medJ
K.t.Z;;; "i "I","? ,rIB members, i
Y' ".M1" made to se
fur. the formation of such rifle clubi
In air agriculturaL colleges rtcelvin
support from the r n - . 5i v
iIIZM",, er-regular rm i
wT I u"ij as instructors an
piniel " wh,cn have :i"1t com
An artesian well - -J", . J
land, before a -anf V..irii"iE"?
ter was found. - . . . ' "4 -
.Eye glasses, tl at Metzgrg. w .