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THE OREGON SUNDAY JQURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,; MARCH 21,' 1909. GtISS " A CONSTRUCTION BREAKS AffiIOCAE; RECORDS CROAKERS SILENCED BY BUILDING DEMAND TAXES CAN BE REDUCED IF OWNERS GO INTO POLITICS New York la Waking Up to the Situatlou Good Kxtunplo for City "'-'V?-:V. ' , .of l'ortlaud. ' ; : "' ' as. - Cry for More Store Rooms and Offices Still Continue to Be Heard in Spite of Erection of Many Magnificent Bus iness Blocks. Of the many large buildings of the clasa A type new under const ruction In , thin city pictures of half a dozen of the more Important onta are found on this MC. At no. tlmo In lUe Jilslory of ,Iortland has such a large amount of new "fconstructlon been under way. jlkjtted all over the central business and thn wholesale districts-are magnificent .structures In all stuges of construction, 'while In the north end warehouse area I K .. eV e . ' -If' ,3V'. W a ' A ' 1 r I lilt L ' . ' "w - -t a .'S.nw,htu:i7 1 i2rini?H .rv 1 'will nfnfn 1 rvf f f vrv An rt I I V :: : I ' , V .J 4 J uM inLIHXl 4 V & i f J A-. ."Vw . f 5 i if The exterior of thA two lower stories I 1 SH T. I J J1 fM ' f ( f ' 1 J t fl 1 f V l t fl.,-iTlf " v- Is to be done in green terracotta with . f-iS i 1 ' . . U i " ' S ! i1 J M WCKjf twAit -Mt H . buff terracotta reTlef. Above the sec- I ' hp H M., ' J - 5.s Jg j -V J JHif lS!J -CS) ' '' on; floor the bay windows and cornice I . t f . lJ I wr-'j TTT H ' i Hl.-LR f ' 5nf , VU'll f-fTr t. 1 J I concrele-iurface will bo cement finish I , t IFl I i LUW MTV ? 1 ' PltV! F"' JT - WW'WJ :. ;rfi- Mi'J iili npiiorisi : - : I ,Hfr a -fTT't p Extras'- ;l -MllwMt:xJL-ii Ajzhl I'Th 1 -r"T. (I I prmtlk: I 'A, . F J'f 'IL Medical Building at the Corner of Park and Alder Streets. , "Portland taxpayers . cannot ' help themaelves, cannot reduce th tax bur den. Vannot reduce the UHseisment. nor can they reduce the tax levy by effect Ins an organization and nnnointlnr an investigating committee to look into a condition that la alreadv aimed, sealed and delivered,", aald one of the largest taxpayers In the city, a man who firmly oeiievea mai mere is great waate in expending the tax money collected In Wila city and county. "Organize, vea bv all meana organize but organise to take possesalon of the municipal ana. county governments at the next city and state elections, but do not organise for the purpose of un dertaking to do the Impossible, that is undoing the things. that have already oeen aone unaer ine rorms or law. -"The laws must be changed, a new deal must be made, and these things can be done by the taxpayers whenever they see fit .to take control of the city and county governments, and paradoxical aa it may seem they can do this without taking an active per sonal part In politics. ' Org-animation in Haw Tork. "Look at the splendid organization of New York city's- 200,000 taxpayers, which contains 96' per cent of all the taxpayers In the greater city now pay ing, taxes on ' real property. "It Is con ceded by all the big New York- dallies that this organization will dictate the nominations made by the two Dolltlcal parties for municipal officers next fall i undesirable candidate will be defeated. In this manner, by. shaping public opinion through the educational agen cies of their many local and central organisations, taxpayers plan to root corruption out of municipal politics and to induce the highest moral type of men to accept public office. Not only ' cun the city save millions by means of a more business like control of public nrki hut the hudvet salary list con tains a little item of $80,000,000 which invites soecial Investigation and .re trHnrhmunL This prospective reform becomes mo lnvltlno- to taxpayers who contribute t monev because the few isolated ln- tinrn nf MHlarv Investigation have re vealed the fact that the city of New York Is paying three and four men to do the work which ought to be ac-' comDlished by one man. under ordinary business supervision. For Instance, 78 different persons In the city government contract for sup plies. It is estimated that a business basis of Durchase would save New York city $7,000,000 every year. Neither these taxpayers organizations nor me mnivia- unl taxpayers want to get 'into politics, but the politicians have taken the control Of the annual budget contributed by the tRxnavers for citv expenses and a large part of. that money Is misspent. Part or Business Plant. The property' of taxpayers is a part of -the business plant of the city and as such, owners of that property who are taxed to pay the city's running ex- Lewis Build ing Under Construction at Fourth and Oak Streets. hr j L i 7 -'.j,j.. I I y x i ' R wf i. . j if a1 I -: '-Ii n I tk VI -I - - " -rn :, iv4wv ' ''W 1 III ' ;- , 4 :. (fi . n immm ' I f ; - n CI xidM4u -fee ss'Pl' ttti Ss P- '"-" TlTi--. " ssWsT-rf ' J i W. P. Fuller Company's Building, Twelfth and Davis Streets. six store rooms, all fronting on Oak street. Two hydraulic elevators with a speed of 800 feet a minute will be In stalled in the building. Vacuum heating and cleaning systems will bo Installed in the new structure. From top to bottom, the Interior finish will be done In Philippine mahogany. The Hurley-Mason company are the contractors. Its estimated cost is $200,-000. Another modern structure or reen forced concrete construction now going up is the uulldlne Known as the Impe rial hotel annex, but which in reality is to become the Imperial hotel. This Is to be a nine-story building and occu pies the quarter block at the southeast corner of Seventh and Stark streets. It will contain about 300 rooms and will cost when completed something like $250,000. It is being erected for Theo dore R. Wilcox and will be the only class A strictly fireproof hotel building In Portland. Another modern hotel building near Ing completion is the Renblatt at Tenth and Alder streets. This is a five-story structure of the mill-construction, slow burning type. The Tenth street front presents an unusually attractive ap pearance and is done in cream terra cotta. At Alder and Chapman streets the Studebaker. company is Just com pleting a 100 by 100 foot four-story brick garage, and automobile ware house and salesroom. The building was especially designed for the Studebaker company and occupies an ideal location for an automobile headquarters. On the block bounded by Twelfth, Thirteenth. Davis and Everett streets. John Klernan, one of the large property holders in Portland, is building a four atory and basement structure for the W. P. Fuller company. The building will nave dimensions or zoo by 200 feet and will contain about 200,000 square feet or floor space, making It the larg est warenouse nnrt salesroom In Fort land. The structure Is of the mill con struction, slow-burnlna type and will rost about $200,000. The W. P. Fuller company expects to occupy the new building about June 1. At Fourteenth and Irving streets, the six-story warenouse under construction ror Crane & Co. is nearlne completion. This structure occupies a quarter block ana will cost sometnmg like x 150,000. S Young Men's Christian Association Building, Under Construction, at thtTL? 1 i sin . The long auiet volcano of Collma. In Mexico, again he become active, emit ting smoke and sparks In alarming quantities. n immense amount of new building is . going on. Long ago, the over-conservatives ' sounded the alarm of an over built city and predicted all ports of financial ils- r aster to cnnie. from what tliev ternu'ii the danger of locking up too much money jr unprofitable building enter- T. rises. At the time ti l(os4r l of Trade mildiiig v.as projected and wnrk on It begun, these sarin- (.'sirv c'litlemen to,xl aghast at the prospect of an 11 Hor' trnartless offli building In -bt"ti nearly $100. 00U was to be ln .vestcd. The Beard of Trade lia for r rear '.te-n full of tenants snd sine its ron- tructifn was g"1 under way. the ntfcr vpace In Portland ba b--n mor.. than doubled and it is still a difficult mattfr te lease desirable UMrters in anv tt the -flrrt -las of free buiirtin In th- t o promising ia the f .tiire .' I'ortlau.i -that three of the mwt lve-heaied . hnaipess men in live citv ar.- t-. h nihil ' Ing to completion a huge structure in the office Imililine renter In order to ' tneet a demand fr more offn spare -that It is not doubt-d will be larre .'g'l to fill them all Th demand for mnrw anil better mer . -aall quarters In the retail hucine .rters. for iarger and more substantial wtrlwurt and for increased fsrintles la th vhlMl4 district Is an ever pre. --M and preaatng condition In Portland It H fly rswntly that the proper! y . tere ar.f 1rF4r Jure awakened to th iiirtl.-e f this 4maad and they are Bow irr'r( rwry energy to mt It bt ul t ft- annat mndera and t arrxt).id f f ie building ta Port land aroiraaV le Archltert Dartd i tww Ttrw hrfnr wr,-im& e-y th IsH Mtata on the , notifr! ror- e -f - Fourth and Oak trtiuf Tl Iwta trvetur wlil oe. rnx'T a tr Ie fm wit- arrnka Oak 1 rt r 1u4 awtli af tH Iut4 nf "tra le t i 4ignaliy irrnm tne 'pi.-iet1"' "f 'trti and "k streets - ' t .id.rr. t 1 la t r-1 it I c"orrt cvntrwtlua aa i f. :: ! I' - ' r" in 1 V"' v - k.x- f .... r. aV ' t - 'f If 1 $ X t V- --IT -4- ; ' ... 'I ! ; , it i I insex to la Imperial Hotel at te Corner of Serestk and Stark "Street. - "sou '"""yd 1 iiiiaaMaaaaaaaTaTntTT""" "ii mm""" Sr Av ' f' 4 1 . i. m...... ).rtnllfc murf i V'rVn, W Rosenblatt Hotel Under Construction at Tenth and Alder Streets. J Monaco to School Children. From the New Tork Tribune. Dr. Dapling-ton's report fit the appall ing Increase of heart disease and other physical infirmities among school chil dren, and his confident designation of overpressure In study as Its cause, should afford food for thought to teach ers, physiologists and all parents. It Is startling to hear that only 30 per cent of school children are physically sound and normal, and that hundreds of them are dying yearly of heart dis eases. Such figures give emphasis to the complaints which have been numer ously made of overstudy, and especially of the forcing of young minds with too many studies at once and with studies in advance of their years. We have heard of such practices as the giving of six or seven solid" studies. Including clvis, political economy and poetical 1 criticism, to children not yet in their teens. I and that It will control the policy of the New Tork city government for the iour years Beginning januarv 1. iio. Why the leaders of New York's 200.- 000 taxpayers want to control the next municipal administration is known to everyone who has followed . the City a financial manipulations during the past few years. Huge waate of public money has brought New Tork close to the danger point of debt liability. Dras tic economy Is needed without delay. The taxpayers have started organise Hons which cover and cross over every seetlon of the greater city. Before elec tion those organizations win embrace a large part of New York's 200.000 tax payers, hliouid any part rail to read the handwriting on the wall and nomi nate candidates who refuse to pledge themselves to the administration 011 broad, business like lines free from Partisan pressure and blundering "boss"' rule, the word will oulcklv rw among those taxpayers' organizations and the -L L... ...... J MODERN LIGHTING LeUAJf ivstV! 3. O Is not an expense, but an investment; W it put permanent selling value into your property. Thousands move each year info new fiomes, flats, of fices, stores; their firt demand is modernized lighting. Besides a mag nificent line of domestic and import ed fixtures, we manufacture them to satisfy the requirement of each par ticular demand, and we assure yon unequalled lighting results in service and artistic designing. - . - - - M. J.WALSH . CO. 5JiT?Z penses, realise that the time, has oo to Dlnce thia business on a more stl stantial basis. The only way to do thin is to take it out or tne nands or tlx professional politicians. To do so baa become a matter .of urgent business) rather than of politics.' These - considerations are Impelling both taxpayers and rentpayers to unite for better government That they can control the next election without going Into politics either. to Indorse the partic ular candidates or to nominate men of their own number, is regarded as not only probable, but practically certain. They 1 11 tend to rouse public Anialon to such a state by throwing the search light .of publicity on municipal affairs, that no party will dare to nominate un fit men. Through free mass meetings the tax payers', organizations of greater New Tork aim to show property ewners and rentpayers the exact government con ditions of thia city. This organization alms to insure responsible candidates nd better government after the next mayoralty election. Portland can do the same. In order to do so they roust carry out practirally the same plan of action, or a very slmi- . lar one to that adopted by the New Tork Taxpayers' league. More Floods or Xrw Taxation. nnm the Boston TraasrripC Senator Clapp of Minnesota made good point tn the debate oa the naval approprtatiosi whea be dryly remarked that If the senate continued lo "pro test" against the Increased expense ef the navy without cutting dowar the ltBa erttietn the aggregate cost ef the service weald Inevitably Increase, Ft range thai no senator ahuld hare attered this pa If Me truth before A senate protest without action Is sinr-lr the firing tt a blank rartridra. The way to -resume la to resume, to e-o. mis econontsei, a truth made patent earlier tn fh -dtncamiio t-r - suate Hale a warning that If the military so ravai tadrt ke at tKeir prm i t rate of exweio for a few reen wn wtti will bare to rhnnan Mrent liimg bonds or Imposing nfv tata. non.
