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TIIC OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1005. v r ..::i'V:f.n: V. I i BUILDING COST IfJ EAST SHOWS HEAVY DECREASE Wall Street Journal Declared Tliat Prices Have Fallen at Least 25 Per Cent Xo Sucli Conditions Are . Prevalent in Portland and Its Vicinity. Under the h(lln. "Low Cost of ll intt.y the Wall Street Journal says that building contractors throughout tha east estimste that tha coat of building haa -deoi-eased during: tha paat year about lb per cant. inquiry a mom local ooritraotora and builders revests no auch radical decrease In buildinc coat in FoHland and vlolnlty. That tha coat of building, material . and labor has declined bar alnra tha , panto In October, 1907, there la no doubt, but taken aa a whole, thla do cr.ase doa not exceed 10 to IX Mi per cent. Twelve month sko, tha belief waa that the coat or bulldtnr would de crease to an extent equal to . that claimed by the Wall Btrent Journal; but .thla expectation, while reasonable, did not materialize; with tha result that building la even now within a fraction of tha maximum coat of two years ago, . wnen everything entering tnto the con struction of houses was at top figures. Tha explanation of the condition pre vailing In the east la told by tha Wall Street Journal aa follows: " ,v "It Is moat algiilflcant that builders who have estimated on large contracts since tha beginning of this month ad mit that tha coat of building construc tion has decreased from 20 to 25 per cent In a year. A lower Initial cost means lower rents and .this is ona of the directions In which the consumer certainly benefits by dull times. - - , Times Wot Dull. ' , "Times are not dull In the building trade, which has always had a tendency to boom along after tha general busi ness of the country has seen an arrest in Ita development. There Is plenty of money to lend on real estate. The old fashioned Investor. IA fact, turns to that channel when ha tlilnka atocks are too high or industrial conditions too Inse cure to warrant him embarking In bus iness enterprises. The builder Is glad io Dorrow, ror lie is paying lower wagea, During- cneaper structural steel, ana hi oiner materials are all to be bad lower .prices. "Tha tendency is naturally to brln aown rents, xiie tenant demands a re- duction or better accommodation - for the same money..- He moves from an oia apartment house to a new one an the proprietor of his former dwelling pin.ee maaes concessions to secure a new tenant. This la eouallv tha case who. me sman House in tha suburbs. Tha builder of new houses can offer greater inducements to secure tenants. ana me owners or tne older dwellings, rather than Derm It them to remain idle. win accept tower rents. it nas been a cause of general com lalnt that while profits have been re uced and Wares are lower, the cost of living is still hlrh. Tha cost nf llvtn Is working lower in due- course. The Tenant of the grocery store navlnc leas mm can aitora to cut nis oronts a little, and in that way ha also belns to return to the consumer .some of tha savings arts na out of chaanar- hnlM ing materials. The nrocena la naturallv and economically sound and. riven fair competition wuoout artificial stimulus to prices such as tariff changes mav fiuviuo, ib iiaeiy to run runner. " J. f ! II ' BARBER COr CERfl MY LOSE JOB 'Mayor Informed That Haw- thorne Avenue Paving Bid Is Inequitable. j v , V-' ;, . ' v iy -V -:" t:.T., V- -i.h... . i ; v.;''if..l:: v:i-. Tha-fearber Asphalt Companv, which ! was awarded the contract for the paving of Hawthorne. a venue from East Third to East Forty-first, its bid of 1171.000 ;-being the lowest submitted to the exec utive board, mav, not get the .contract after- all -Mayor Lane haa been in formed that the. bid of the paving com panv is unbalanced. Tha street com mittee; will investigate' the facts.. It la said that the corporation outbid Its com-; pell tors on stone blocks which are re quired between and on each side of tha street railway, tracks. . In fact, other contractors ay that the blocks can not be laid at the price made by tha Barber SVirlT. .I-:-' y""' .:...,;(,.. i. Oskar Huber, who ia manager of the paying company, is also chief engl vi me rvniana railway, Llgiit ft Power company.- This dual position is said to ba accountable for the Barber company's ability to underbid others on tha nnrtlnn of the street paid for by tha railway To make- up for this the asphait. which la paid for by property owners, is cnargea ror at a rata, sufficient to offset the loss on atone hlw-ka Ttv v, vii y tusncr uie lowest ma on an entire street including all materials mint tut accepted, so tha Barber company must either be awarded the contract by the executive board., or the bids must be l fauv VI unt-u. - - ,. ... By advice Of Cltr' Att6rnev 'Ifava. naugn the board rescinded its action giving to the Montague-OReillycom- pany the $200,000 contract to pave a large warehouse district In the north end of tUe city with stone-blocks. - It Is held that the board could not award th contract to this company as at the time its bid Wns submitted It vsn nut itnin incorporated.. Thee street committee of tne Doara win reconsider' the bids and the contractors will ba given a chance w inane m, Htiowinx. MlVWWVVWV1WMliVV' US.il.,kV "1 I 3 Martin Winch. Building, Thirteenth and Wuhlngton Streets. BUILDING BREAKS ALL RECORDS FOR PORTLAND ' '-''-..''"'v."' ','--.iv ;-:'- . f.'.'.-." .; : -;- '.';: is".'r"'vV:!,':r New Construction Continues to Increase in Spite of Tact , " That Business Generally' Is Isrot So Good as " ; at High Mark Two Years Ago. ; An analvats of tha records of this city and county for the week ending yester day bring to light conclusive proof of tha fact tnat foruana is nuw n yu topmost wave of tha largest building development in its history. Passing over tha nuge ouiiaing operanuns . i" nroarreae In the center of the city, the records In the building Inspector's office show a phenomenal amount of new con struction ot-, all classes and character In progress in every section of the city. Just why this snouiu Dejso wnen Busi ness in all commercial lines has receaea somewhat from the high level of two mm im to some extent puxzllng. and is only to be explained on the the ory that a general building development hag a tendency to continue long after the general business of the country has experienced an arrest In Us develop- 'l'hls is not to say tbat the country is not as a general condition prosperous, for when compared with two years ago the commercial affairs of the country arm nulet. but not so with the building development in Portland Durln r tne mm week wrmita for 1260.000 o tlon three days ' of this t new cqb- Site Kind Ton Have Always Bought, and which has been ' in use for over 80 years, has borne the signaturd of - and has been made under his per- . . -; sonal saperrision since its infancy. f-CCCCAitl , Allnnrrin aha t1olva irnn In tTiia. S, ssjsa.iiv m e w vmv w swws- vs sv.a iiiv . AH Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-good" are but v . . Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of ' Infants and Children Experience - against Experiment, ' What is CASTORIA r 'Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare- goric Irops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opiums Morphine nor . other STarcotio substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Pererishness. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic It retteveS Teething Troubles, cures Constipation ; and Flatulency.' It assimilates the Food, regulates the .' Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep ; The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. -" 1 - ' CnriUiriE CASTOfilA ALWaLYO Sears tho Signature cf S7 The Kind You Have Always MgM In Use For Over 30 Years. V Tha largest slngla Item in the list two-ntorv frame grammar school building to be erected at Knott street and Kodnev avenue in kvbi ut .vmr. isiw in pc structure for which, a permit was issued this week is the atone structure for- the Central Christian church to be erected at the corner- of East Twentieth and Kast saimon This is to be a modern church edifice, one-story high, and will cost wM,t ten nnn - On Kusseii street, near - n imams c mia thA Htu tnutft naa let uvu- tract for tha erection of a two-story brick store and apartment .building. This butldlnsr will cost near 116,000. and will be a valuable addition to the Upper Alblna business district. - Tha ennflrrosn-tlnn of the First Pres byterlan church has voted unanimously to build a two or three story addition to the oresent Church Structure. This addition will occupy the f slte of the Dresent manse at Twelfth and Alder .traata. and will cost about 150.000. Im nrovements will also ba made in the main structure at a oot of j several thnuaand ' dollars. : nnorare Keeleri whd recently pur chased the lot at the southwest corner of Fourteenth, ana Ciay streeis. nas an nounced that Tie will proceed at once with the erection of a modern brick .nartment house on the site. Mr. Keel ar ml rvhaaed that nrooerty from Mrs. Harding of Corvallis, paying J15.000 for . Tha pnnt'rart for ha erection of tha annex to St. Vincent's hospital nas Deen awarded to the t Northwest 5 Bridge Works. This will be a six-story re lnfnrc.it concrete structure. TS by 128 feet, and will cost about $200,000. By tha amotion nf thla addition, the accom modations at St. Vincent will be In creased fully 60 per cent, . . , Zellar A i.yrnes have commissioned T A r'arlnndar to nrepare plans for threo-story store and unaertaKing estao- and Alder1 streets, called for the. con crete foundations, and was taken out Tuesday of this week. I'he estimated cost of the foundation Is tSOOO. This sum Includes no part of the cost of the oastment-walls, but simply covers tha cost of center foundations and tha con crete work, necessary in protecting the machinery installed : in , the present airuciure. . . W, T, Harlow haa taken out permits for 'the erection of three two-story frame -cottages to be erected on East Thirty-third street, between Stephens and Market. These buildings Will cost 12000 each. . ; 7- - The Beacon Investment company has urgun me erection or two one-sior frame cottages on East . Fortv-fourt street, between . Thompson and Brazee streets, at a cost or 2iuo each. . uscar uruin is preoarlna to build a one-story frame dwelling on East Main street between Twentieth and Twenty first streets which will cost 1 2500. Mrs. Cora E. Puffer has let the con tract for a one-story frame garage to oe erected on Washington sthnet be twean Sixteenth and Seventeenth' streets at a cost of $6000. . . C B. Merrick has taken out a nermlt ir a. two-story irame residence tn h erected on iJast kit ty-seventh street, between Bnndv load and Stanton atraat Walter Dyer is building a two-story frame dwelling on Derby street between Pippin and Farragut. at a cost of $3600, - B, H. Bowman has let the contract for - a two-story flat " building to be erected on East Twelfth street between Belmont and East Morrison streets, to cost 14000. HUES STIFFEN Lumber Manufacturers Look v . for Big Activity in I, Near Future. It la said by lumber dealers that there has been noticed quite a little improve ment in market conditions during, the week and a lively market is looked lor as soon as tha tariff question becomes settled, especially since it now appears very probable that tne sa quit win narmitted tn remain An lumber But the local mills are busy filling orders for home consumption and there are times when they are taxed to their rudest capacity, prices are anout tne same as a month ago,, and the next change will be an-advance, if anything, since large dealers report a general ten dency towards stif fer quotations. . : .'Relative to trade conditions in gen eral the following statement comes from the columns of the American Lumber man. Chicago: - The lumber trade seems to reflect with great accuracy : the condition of reneral business throughout the coun ry, and so long as congress in engaged in experimenting with the tariff and thera Is wlria diverrenca of ODinlon as to Just what the result of these experi ments might be. no class of trade is apt to be abnormally active. - Every week. however, brings renewed evidences of a return to neattnier conmuona. And this as to conditions on the pa cific coast: Common lumber is in light demand for the time being, .while upper erodes are bringing good prices and denvind is active. A number of the fir mills are operating on old orders and enough in quiries are coming in to justify the pre diction that they will be kept rt-anoniilil v busy. The InUlfferonna of the mhitm market Is not overlooked nn the coast, but producers have determined that they might aa well get a price for their lum ber or keep it. Cedar and spruce lumbrr la in giKiii damand and holding to Hat. The cuaatwlne trade Is somewhat dull owing to a falling off In California de mand. Exports are a little under average. "The shingle mills which have re aumed operations are proceeding very cautloualy and the outnut is light. Con sequently prices remain firm In tha fare of a noticeable lark of eastern demand. The mills are disposed, however, to hold for better prlcea, and It Is generally con ceded that an early Increase in tha call for red cedara is certain in view of the amount of building predicted and the promised activity in tlie retail trade.",,- SQUIRES KECAPTUI.EI) 1 . : BY GKESIfAM MEN BUI Squires, the prisoner who aaeapad from Kelley Butta yesterday morning i by scaling the steep cliff where ha hnd ti. n l-ft ungunrilttd fr a tlm. ria . cii-'liircd 10 nilla away alxmt 7 oi l-, u last night. He was taken by t'lly M.ir- luil (illkysoa and Kor-t U't-t -r Orcuham in the brush nr that i-Ui-. InffirniHlInn that the htiiilrd ninn n i-i Unit vicinity having bcrn n-un. (. Hherlff Ktavena and trlephotxHl i (Ir'aham. Tin sheriff and U dpiillea were ,-i, aaed In the rhane all the artein.Min, ami an unauo-eMdf ul attimit la tm I Squires with IH-tec tive Tlrhfnor'a Mnr-i-hnunds was nuide. Koulrt-a waa flnal'v captured on Information given by T 1(. Iloddy, who waa eating hla litmli alon the roadside when BmuIi'S arnnoa.-h-' and asked for something to eat. Bqulrc had in some unknown wsy seotirmi a change of clothing before he aas run down, - A commission to Include rprna tlves of the army, navy and natlonnl telegraph denartment. la to he naiiK"-t by the Braslllan government to ealabhsli a wlreleaa telegraph ayalem tr the entire country, to be used by the ptibllp as well ss by the government departments. 66 Hay Pair FISDER, THORSEN & CO. "The Big Point Storet FRONT AND MORRISON STRKETS Ulaocfaclsrers and Jobbers Evcrylblsg la Pslats Tools for the Garden and Tools for every other purpose are to be found here In the best qualities at lowest prices. We make a specialty of the better grades of Hardware! of Agrl cultural and Garden Implements, Wlie . Netting,. Hammers, Saws, Spades, Shov els, and all Indoor and outdoor requi sites In Tools or Hardware. We are anxious to increase our trade by addliisr you as a customer. Let us persuade you to make one purchase and your sat isfaction will keep you coming. AVERY& CO. iS Third St., Bet. Hue & Ash f HEX RISES OVER HEADS Mm, aniaaav . ij S50 Down and 010 Per Month j J Pe Joe Kaah; he has It nice honsee all readv to move tn. All corn- M M pletad. New, modern 4 room, pastry, patent toilet and closets. fr M ! $1"0; $S down and $10 a month. AIo I. C. T and room houses, all fl M modern homaa. ready te move la to, for $ to $ cash, the balance Ilka rnt; all honwi close to carlina. I cent fare, restricted dlntrlrt. e ahant'aa. This Is a residence district, eat of the parking houMon. Thasa bomas.wlll sU next summer for big profit above my prices now being aaked. 1 THE QUESTIOIV IS H" ran a so cheap? First, be-aoae ha hires his help hr the dar Parond. he has no areata to sell. Third, h biit'xle not leaa than 1 houaaMi at a tlrra. - Fonrth. he owns bis own lota Fifth, he has Ms ea rnonT- filth, ail he wants Is to gt Ms irmiay eut at Irtereet. Ravanih- I hi Kjs are rrifyjm, elartrtc wtrad, patant toilet, bath. 1 coats ( bSt fa'int r varn'ah. aM Sit plaatarad tne bat. f"iif $sa d-n for e 4 reom hoosas or 14( down for the larger homea. or J r-s raa buy for C20 DOWN AND 520 A HIONTII Tka Mount "cott car to Ml'.Urd Ave? Ks. SIT. Evrrybody knwa fctm tbara 4 Sec JOE NASH, Owner llahment to be erected on Wllliamsa,ve- nna near Russell street. The structure will be an up-to-date undertaking estab lishment and will cost about $12,600, It became known this week that local investor had consummated all de tn for the Immediate erection of a alx-storv ' store and office building In the central retail district- The name of tha builder and tha location of the structure are for the present withheld from the public, but that the building l in arn 11 n there aeema no doubt. The brick work contract on the T. M. r . tiiiildlnar was awarded to H. Relra ers this week. The funount involved i t-ti nnn - R nrirnm ja- . MfM laiiiLn. roruana enn tractors.-are building the. two large sleel reinforced concrete viaducts over Waahlnaton and Main streets, vancou var. Waslu.- for the North Bank road. Over 1500 barrels of cement will ba used In each of these voaducts. A narmlt has been. issua tor a one- atnrv frame laundrv building to be erected on Crescent slreet. between Fast Morrison and East Alder streets. I ne laundry building will cost sbout $800. Mrs. Mary M. Rice has let the con tract for. the erection of a handsome two-story frame residence at the corner of East Twentieth and Hraxee streets. Tha estimated cost of the building la 17210. . . Mrs. Busan O'Brien has taken out a permit for a two-story frame flat build I ii a to be erected on Belmont street be tween East Twenty-fifth snd Fast Twantv-aixth streeta at a rest of $4000. Mrs. Margaret Bartsch. has baron tne erection or a two-iiorv rrama ounami on the comer of Hall and-Fourteenth streets. The Improvement will cost $4000. : On East Seventeenth street betwean Wasco and Multnomah. A. H. Measly haa begun building a lV-story cottage of attractive design, which will coat ap proximately 4BU. O. A. Cooper has taken out a permit for a two-story frame cottage to be erected on East Eighteenth at reet be tween Braze and Knott streets, at m coat of $$600. Mrt. A. llppeil is huiiiirg a twe- story frame residence on Ftroadwsy he tWaae Kaat Foortarnth and Et Flf- taanth etraata The building wlil coat aprroximatelv $$$0. t I Hun horn has let tn ro!TI fr a ene-atory frama dwelling en Ft r.ishtaenth batwaan Thomra"" aad atraata. which wlil coat ervit $Jiea J. K Kaarb has baanin tr arwUnii f a eoncret block dwallirr e Tjk at Tn. tieth streat betwan APertf srfl F.;m rr straata The atructure will cet aNnt $'!no. While guests are using the rooms In the old three story wing of the -Hotel Oregon, workmen are engaged In put ting up a seven story steel annex' over them, without even a noise to disturb their dreams if they happen to sleep late In the morning. Steel uprlgats sus tain the superstructure and to make connections with the foundation, holes are cut completely through, the three floors, yet with such care that no guest has been given tha slightest lnconvenl ence. . In June, savs M. e. Dickinson, man ager of the Oregon, the 1500.000 addi tion to the Oregon will be completed. worn py the contractors, the Thompson- Btarritt company or jsew xork. is prog ressing rapidly, although considerable delav was occasioned by the failure of steel framework to arrive on time. I expect to have the two seven story annexes of the Hotel Oregon in creased to 10 stories each within the next two years," said Manager Dickin son laat nisht, "It will be necessary to continue building until the hotel covers the entire block, he continued. "I do not propose to stop until this ambition has been accomplished end I am certain that it will be within the next four years." a, a. -1.1 kiiLlai- 4 1 rs .i g as d I V Iff IJ , aa n f . XJ si? oi 3 Ms SI 3 tS$b"' a S ZOtb hZHI 0-Nul These Blocks Are Saa raa teed Estimates gladly given. Let ns figure vrwun you. All Kinds concrete work specialty. ROSE OH CONCRETE BLOCK CO. Corner X. Clay aaa TJaloa Sve. Repair Work Given Prompt Attention Pounders. 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