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THE OREGON v SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20. 1910. I w P Ml VI 0 pr DEAL IS CLOSED Syndicate Formed to Handle 61 Acre Tract West of the T - . City Park. Vint ftmong th , rnilty traruaetioni of Ui jpaat week waa th final closing up of th Melinrta Hslahta daal. which had bain under consideration for the paat month or mora. ; Tbla property conaiata of a 61 aero tract weat of th City prfc and Jut south of Washington atreet across from the Klnga Heights property which was taken ovr some weeks ago bjr the same syndicate. The consideration was $274,800, or just $1800 urn acre. The tract waa purchased by group of local Investors headed by Dr, J. R. 'VJTetherbee. Among the purchasers was at. Andrew C. Smith. Tom Honey man 1 M vlAfr.tm ilhiu n.i i C. C. Ooltr-JrMtrolter! Mrs. Bol lltisoh, ana . o. Crawford of Vancouver, Wash. Part of Donation Claim. The deal was negotiated through the offices of Keasey. Humaaon St Jettarr. the s&Me firm having brought about the t a large, amount of heights acre age. JKeUnda Heights,- aa it la called is a part of the donation land claim of Amos $lng, which- was taken up In the early fcmtory of Portland and has re rnalneo In the King family until very recently. , . For the purpose of handling the prop erty a corporation has been formed to be known aa the Mellndtt Helghta Realty syndicate, it will have a paid up capi tal of 1300,000, the excess over and above the purchase price will be em lloyed In beginning the improvements which will be made there this summer. Th. Improvement-include .bard ,aurr facing the streets of the entire addition, putting In cement sidewalks and curbs. Installing a complete sewer, water and gas system, and laying the wires for lighting tho entire tract under ground. Hotting bat rtae Homes. Whjle JDr. Wetherbee end aasoclates are not prepared to announce at this time the reatrlrtlons as to cost of resi dences to be allowed In the dlatrlct it rumored that they plaji to allow noth- ig but the very handsomest homes- to oe erected and will bar every character of a building except single dwelling nouaea and Individual garages. Among the plans of the owner of that and adjoining property Is the building of the streetcar line up Washington street. Nothing will be done. In selling me residence sixes until tne extensive Improvement program la well under way. This syndicate Is composed largely of tne same men who bought Kings Heights last September at a cost of about $250,000. The Mellnda Heights property as well as Kings Heights ex clusively by Keasey, Humason & Jef-fery. Planting Hugar Beefs. (Special Plipntrh to The Journal.) Nysaa. Or. March 1. The Nampa Sugar company will have 1000 acres Planted to eugar beets thia year In the Nyssa vicinity. Much of this sugar beet planting will be on the K. 8. & D. ranch. Other farmera will set out con siderable acreage to sugar beetf. . . "The most valuable man of this or any other country, is the man who owns the land from. which, he makes his living;"Gifford Pinchot.' AW OECMAEI) AND GARDEN TRACT V..:: . . ' IN OUR :. . CflMLORfflMA .CUMTY ACREAGE Will give you that freedom and independence which comes from owning your own business and directing your own daily work. There is no busi ness you can enter that is as independent and one that is as sure and prof itable as fruit culture and gardening. This acreage is but a short ride from Portland and can be reached by either rail or water. The trans--pnrtatinn fflriliHr. ' maketpjpssjble Jo rach the market quickly, with freight rate that is greatly in favor of the producer on account of keen competition. The soil is the very best, no rock, no gravel, and will pro duce fruit, berries and vegetables in great quantities. Climatic condi tions are such that crops are assured; The prices that we are now offer ing this acreage for is EASY TERMS TO $4- PER ACRE Taking into consideration the soil, location, transportation facilities and price, there is no better acreage proposition on the market today. You want to see this land. We are willing to show it to you any time. Call or ..mitfejtojourjotfice and we will gladly give yqu full particulars. THIS IS THE TIME TO BUY THIS IS THE PLACE COLUMBIA COUNTY INVESTMENT CO. 214-215 Board of Trade Bldg., Portland, Or. Please send me further information in regard to your Columbia County acreage. Name Street State Colombia County Investment Company 214-215 Board of Trade Bldg., Portland, Or. BRANCH AT GOBLE, OR., IN CHARGE OF ANTHONY HARDY DO YOU WANT TO LIVE IN THE CITY? There are those who prefer to live in the suburbs. There are many who like to invest their money in lots where the improvements look beautiful on paper and where car service is eloquently promised and they are investing their money that way. That's all right that is their preference. They are acting with their eyes open. But this advertisement is meant for neither of those classes of buyers. It is meant for people who like to live in the city, in the choicest residence section of the city, close in who would like to live in Irv ington. We offer you Irvington lots, right in Irvington itself, only 12 minutes out by car, and cars only 3 to 5 minutes apart, streets that are completely improved NOW, with asphalt paving laid, cement sidewalks, curbs and gutters, 8 and 10 inch sewers, 6 and 8 inch water mains, 3 inch gas mains everything in and service connec tions brought inside the curb, ready for you to build. In addition to the present car service, the Irvington car will run out Fifteenth street within a block of the property. Franchise ratified by the Supreme Court, and construction is now under way. - r ip And the prices are surprisingly low, . You may have looked at some of the far-out property. If so, you will readily appreciate what we offer, for you can see the fin ished improvements, can time the car service and can appreciate the advantage of living right in Irvington, the choicest East Side residence section. Come out Sunday to the Irvington office only twelve min utes out on the Woodlawn, Alberta or any other car running out Union avenue get off at Knott street, walk one block east and you are on the property. ROUNTREE & DIAMOND DOWNTOWN OFFICE 241 STARK ST. IRVINGTON OFFICE EAST 7TH AND KNOTT. Our Irvington lots are a part of the original plat of Irvington, all of which is restricted to residence purposes. Why pay $600 or $800 for a lot 50x 100 feet, when you can for the same money get an acre, being as much as six lots, and but a little farther out? We want you to see Suburban Home Acres. Go out today. We have an agent on the tract all day Sundays and in the afternoon week days Suburban Home Acres are located just 1V4 miles from the city limits on the O. W. P. line, at Gilbert Station, 10c fare, 35 minutes from Morrison bridge The Suburban Home Acre Tract is a beautiful nearly level piece of land of the very best soil for the grow ing of all kinds of fruit, berries and vegetables Suburban Home Acres are all cleared and water piped to each acre. Water free for one year from this date 7 10 Do You Want to Make $10? gu If you do, read this. We want you to write us an advertisement for Sub urban Home Acres for next Sunday. We intend to run a quarter page advertisement in next Sunday's papers. Get us up an advertisement and send it in before Friday morning, March 25, for the space we speak of, and we guarantee to pay you $10 if we use the advertisement you send in. Go out today and look the tract over, so you will know how to get up the advertisement. Don't think you cannot write an advertisement; it may be just your forte. If we think your advertisement is the best, we will use it and pay you the $10, If you want more information call at our office or see us on the ground. $10 $10 Acreage Is Going to Be in Demand People hae been buying lots until they are tired of it. A lot is only sufficient to build a resi dence on, but on an acre you can not only build your house, but a little barn, keep a cow, raise chickens, grow fruit, berries and vegetables in fact, make a living fos your family if you get out of work. ' Price of acre tracts in Suburban Home Acres from $600 to $1000, but we are going to make a special offer on the first ten lots sold, to parties that will commence building a home within thirty .days from the time of purchase, of just $100 off of the list price. Moore Investment Company 304-305 HENRY BUILDING Phone on Ground 2823, .Call Lents Main 2?U7, A 2707 The following firms are authorized agents for Suburban Home Acres: BUILDING & INVESTMENT COMPANY L. K. MOORE (J. A. Harbke and J. T. Ennis) 428 Henry Bldg. 517 Board of Trade r ii