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Newspaper Page TextI .--THE '.OREGONv SUNDAY-JOURNAL, 'PORTLAND' SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20. . 1910. Types of New, Commodious Brick Garages Recently Erected in Portland $20,251 111 HIT; i BEAUTIFUL" FOliD . Bhf ALTTO DEALERS Investment of $20,000 to $100;000 in Each Building Three Structures Opened During Last Week. Seven garage routing between $2, 000 and $100,000 each occupied by au toniobile agencies In this city present a strong testimonial to tin extent to which the automobile business hiia grown tills year. Theao garages are alj of a class equal to thoae tn use In any other cities In the country. laat week no less than three new garages were opened, the largest being the garage of the White Motor Car com pany, a three story reinforced concrete structure costing 1100,000. The other garages were the Bulck and the Auburn The White garage la claimed by Its owners to be the finest of lta kind west of CWlcago. It is thoroughly modern and has every little convenience Imagin able. The building Is a three story structure covering a quarter block. Modern Designs la Architecture, Completeness 1 the- end towards which the architects worked In design ing the W'hlta garage. The ground floor Is given up to the salesrooms, , off toes, supply department and show room. The show windows along the west side of the building present a splendid oppor tunity for displaying cars. The of fices and the supply department are In opposite corners of the lower floor. In the basement space Is reserved for the keep of over 76 automobiles. Live storague rules prevail. The earn ate kept track of by moans of a check ing system In force day and night which makes It practically Impossible for any one to take a car out except by the written consent of the owner. The second floo'r Is reserved for storage of cars. On the third floor, the repair shop. lalntlng and upholstering department and the carpenter shop are located. Every part of an automobile from the smallest bolt to the body or engine of the car itself can be found on this floor larger Quarters Weeded. The Bulck garage completed yester day and which will be fully occupied by the Northwest Bulck company to morrow is another highly up to date establishment. It covers a full lot and Is two stories In height. It Is built of brick and will be used exclusively by the Bulck company. So large has the business of this company become that It has far outgrown the small quarters which have been occupied and the completion of the new place on Hixth and Couch streets Is greatly ap preciated. The Auburn Motor Car company of which Robert Simpson is manager, is the third company to move into new quarters this week. The garage has been hurried to completion owing to the cramped quartern in which the company had been forced to do business and Is ' a great relief. The two story brick building at 505-507 Burnside street. which the company has been occupying will be used also. Other -brick garages In tfse In the city are those of the Studebaker com pany, H. L. Keats Auto company. Covey , Motor Car company and-the Barnes Auto ; company. Mitchell agents. These build . Ings are thoroughly modern In every detail and most of them have been built during the past two years. , BILLION AND A HALF FROM TRANSVAAL MINES i PuMIht ' Prem I.eoert Wlrv Jobannesherg. March 19. Mr. J. W. 8. I,angermann, presiding at the annual meeting of the chamber of mines said that th" output showed an improve ment of 227.925 oz.. valued at $4,840,000. The increase in the Witwatersrand al ne lias been greater, there being a slight setback In the outside districts. In the "Witwatersrand the Increase, as com pared with 11108, has been 268, 69 oz., valued at $50,040,000. Analysing the results he found that approximately 60 per cent had been ab sorbed' In the cost of production, 31 per cent In dividends paid to the share holders, and against 29 per cent in 190S, while the remaining 9 per cent had been absorbed by the profits-tax. Interest on loans, and capital expenditure. The value of the gold produced In the Transvaal from the Inception of gold industry 23 years ago was $1,426,600,000. Chehalls Has Good Roads League. ChehRlis. Wash.. March 19. Chehalis now has a local good roads organiza tion. J. E Leonard was chosen presi dent, J. C Bush, vice-president; B. R. Merrell, secretary, and Dr. J. T. Cole man and L. Lawrence, together with the officers, constitute the executive com mittee. A county good roads conven tion will be held here the 16th of April, when Governor Hay will attend. At that time it is Intended to organize a Jewis County Good Roads association. A Bplendld Array of Batter Jfortltles In Portland Stores. Portland merchants are showing some clever conceptions in Caster novelties this season. I'nquestlonably the most pretentious assortment In the city can be seen at Gill's, at 3rd and Alder, Portland's popular book and stationery store. Besides a varied collection of Bbles, prayer books and small gift books, this firm is showing an endless variety of new and unique novelties, some of which are very beautiful. Sunday school teachers will welcome the news that this firm Is making spe cial prices In quantity. ! Fashionable Lighting fixtures WALCO QUALITY I t . 4 yy. . rr ..,.,l.!Tr..V W'V .'H I J I I V.- -J I U-Arn.-m.1..B laI I M e' a MAPMCTN T 1 i 7 Vc3i in.-yi ii j. 11 IIV Z 1 : Civ, rSK. J?--"" I ' A 11 ll ..fm . M'.W-r ' J'rTlhf U prn., 'ill- '- tvii !'rkri ,nH '5 v j EARNED AUTO Ei Ralph Ackley One of Leading Operators in Farm Land Easterners Buy, Ralph Ackley, one of the leading operators in Oregon farm lands. reports the following recent sales of acreage: Fifty-six acres orcnard in full bear ing at Albany, Or., owned by K. C Bald win to C. I,. McKenna of Portland. Mr. McKenna turned his home In St. Johns in part payment. McKenna will put an expert orchardlst on the place. Twenty-eight acres planted to fruit. N. P. Alley traded his' Alberta bunga low to J. R. Parvin for 20 acres of unimproved land at Beave-rton. J. N. Devoid has purchased an SO acre dairy ranch in Clarke county. Wash. One of the largest deals of the past week was the sale of 112 acre farm near Wilsonvllle to a Portland banker. The price was $14,000 cash. This will be surveyed and cut into 10 acre tracts. An eastern buyer has purchased 2.40 MANY SALES IH OREGON ACREAGE jf(P "elloa- (3T Main tSJ and A VeJI:, 1879 M. J. WALSH CO. HIGH CLASS LIGHTING FIXTURES Tiling, Wring and Electrical Supplies 314 STARK STRLET PORTLAND. OREGON -nam K. Ill 'II - i i. -:- I ii no'ran UA co. - ;y m CG SIXTH" . acres of orchard land on t lie Lewis river In Clarke county. Wash. He has confidence in this tract as the starter for a second Hood River aDple section. A. K. I'oilrtrlght of Shanlko, who has recently sold his eastern Oregon ranch has purchased the fine little 10 acre ranch owned by George Karl at Donald, on the Salem Electric line. Dr. W. A. Wise bought 20R acres at Broadacres, on the 8alem Electric line Dr. Wise is preparing to put this tract on the market In 10 acre tracts. Tills Is all desirable, well cultivated land. This tract will be known as Wiseacres. Edgar Stevens traded his fine Irving-ton home to J. C. Norrls of Turner Or., for a fine tract of fruit land near Rex. Mr. Stevens will clear this tract and set it to apple trees. Other Important Deals. Mr. Ackley has also closed a number of transactions In city property since March 1. The following are among the important of these sales: C. H. Turner has sold his Alberta home on Seventeenth street north to Arthur Alexander. J. C. Morris sold the Irvlngton home, taken In on the above, trade to Mr. Cress, of the Tlmms-Cress Paint com pany. Mr. ress is maging extensive changes to this property at the corner of Twenty-fifth and Multnomah streets and will make it his home. J. II. Morse sold his fine eight room modern home at East Thirty-seventh and Belmont streets to George II. Lewis. Mr. Lewis will remove from his prop erty on the Base Line road which he recently sold, and will occupy this fine Sunnyside property. Bells rive Room Bung-alow. 8. W. Ramsp-yer has sold his five room biuigalow at Thirty-seventh and East Grant to Dr. S. Lucas for a home. S. W. Ramseyer has sold his eight room bungalow at Twenty-seventh and East Grant to Captain J. O. Church as an investment. The above two proper ties are tlie finest, most up to date homes in Hawthorne. W. H. Cooper Esq., recently of .Tilla mook. Or., now of Rainier, traded eight lots in Bay City. Tillamook county. Or., to J. T. Ennis on bungalow in Alberta. E. H. Bauerly traded his $55U home on East Thirty-fifth street in Sunny side to J. D. Robinson for a 50 acre farm at Broadacres on the Salem Elec tric line. Soo-Spokane-Portland Servloe da Zinze. This new service between Portland and St. Paul Is fast becoming the pop ular route across the continent. These trains are made up of the finest' equip ment now In use by any transcontinental line. Train service is uninterrupted. Journal Want Ads brink result. ST. JOHNS PERMITS TOTAL $62,000 This Is Nearly Half of Value of Building Construction There in 1909. During January and February and the first half of March, building permits providing for new construction to the value of $62,000 were Issued in St. Johns. This is nearly half tho total volume of permits during the entire year of 1900. An unusually large num ber of up to date dwellings are being erected in the residential sections of St. Johns, north and east of the city. Several homes costing, from $3000 to $5000 are now under construction and provisions are being made for the erec tion of numerous cottages during the coming warm season. The veneer works, known as the Port land Manufacturing company of St. Johns, which was destroyed by fire a few weeks ago, is being entirely re built at a cost of more than $50,000. The new plant will be about 50 per cent larger and will be double the capuity 1L! JLJ . n J. C. English Company TIFFANY'S AGENf of the one recently destroyed. Aniong ihe hiilliiingH hi the cniirsn of construction for the vmioci woiks Is a panel loom. JO by U)0; the machlnco building. HO by 80; warehouse, 40 by 100, . ccl.sior warehouse, by loo dry sheii and dock. 100 by ItiO; power house, 25 by 50: a basket room and drum room, each, 32 by 10; and a dry kiln, 'J5 by 100. With the exception of the power house and dry kiln all the buildings are to he of frame construction cov ered with corrugated Iron. The power house and dry kiln will be of brick or cement. The new plant will employ between 75 and 100 men. DOLLIVER "TALKS BACK TO ANGRY CONSTITUENT! Washington, March 19. Senator Dpl liver of Iowa recently received a letter from an angry constituent of the Ilawk eyn state which said: "Dear- Sir- I wouldn't support you fir' dog catcher," Whereupon Dolliver turned the sheet j over and wrote: "My Good Man You i are laboring under a great misappre hension. I am not running for dog catcher." State Humane Society Organized. Bpeelal ninpateh t The Jonrnl. Olympia. Wash., March 1!. State Labor Commissioner Hubbard has organ- ImiI a state humane society. I he ob ject of the new organization being to supplement the humane societies or me cities and towns in protecting helpless i 1 . . 1 Moderate Prices As Well as the Highest Standard of Quality Are Characteristic of "English" Fixtures. 128 PARK STREET 'animals from abuie. Mr. Hubbard ex- j pcctH this society to have a beneficial effect in protecting farm horses and I anlmalx beyond the reach of the city I organizations. As the human body Is about ?oven eights waler, the avcrax man contains about IS gallons. A Fruit Land on the Clackamas Per Acre Here is a genuine opportunity for anv man with a little money and th ambition to make himself independent for life by buying some of this very productive land while It may be purchased at a fraction of Its . Intrinsic vsi- ' ue. and on terms' within the reach of all. Here the soil, water and climatic conditions are ideal for the successful growing of TMVXT, OSAIV AMD VEGETABLES. Here you will find men and women doing things worth while, and whose example must prove an Inspiration to you. S75.00 Per Acre Aside from its productiveness this land must of necessity quickly grow in value by reason of the expansion of the community. You can readily verify tliis statement by a visit to the property. &75.00 Per Acre A Profitable Investment In your Rearch for a home farm the questions that confront you are: Is the soil good? Is the price right? Can I afford to invest? W1H my Investment grow? Our appeal is made to Intelligent people, and It Is up to you to ascertain the facts and decide the honesty or dishonesty of our representations. Yourmoa critical investigation will convince you that there Is no section of the State of Oregon where greater Inducements are offeretl earnest, industrious hosie seekers than in this beautiful FRUITLAHD acreage on the renowned Click a mas river. A visit to the land will prove its richness of soil and wonderful depth. It Is Incapable of exhaustion or diminution of strength. Your experi ence has doubtless made you XSOW that land for tillage is cheap or dear according to its productive capacity. You will be at the door of Pertlund's generous market, only eight miles away. Ith Oregon City but four mile', west of you, and that in the natural order of things this whole section III-, soon be grldironed with electric lines of street railway. We have prepar-ad the banquet for you and extend to every earnest man and woman who would Put doubt and guesswork behind them forev.r an openhearted and honest invita tion to the feaat. . .. $75.00 Per Acre American Scandinavian Realty Co. 212 Henry Building Phone Main C 701 Portland, Oregon , . vy This Sum Already Turned in by Business Men to Make Port-? I5nd Greater. Payments on the "city beautiful" fund have bfen commenced. Deposits art being made with J. C. Alnsworth, treas-,, urer of the executive committee. About $1000 has been received, though none of the subscriptions Is dun until May I, by which time all must be paid, ac cording to the contract. The total -amount subscribed is $20,21. This amount will defrsv the exuenses of ' t itiitm lu I In or i.lflttu'filr lh rfoltrr lorl. land, Including the salary of E, II. Ben nett, municipal architect. Construction Is to proceed In accord with the plans, but after a grad'ial and systematic met hud. The complete list of subscrlp tlonn pledged Is as follows; Jintli:i!i ftourne, Jr...... !5i J i'. Altiswurlli 600 The Journal, bv ('. S Jackson.... 60U I'oitlanil. K., I.l. St Power Co..... B0t i". ('. Adams 600 It L (lliBiin 60'- i'lfltterntne F. fewls BOT i'ortland Lumber Co - 600 . itiegontan PubliMhtug Co. ' 5"'1 iColbett 'Stale 600 I leischnei. Mayer Co BOH Pacific Bridge Co 600 l.iidd estate 111. Andiew C. Hinlth 50l KuHl. rn A Western Lumlier Co 6i (iv l.i.nibanl 6 VN i lnbaid entat . . 6ui WHi ren I 'uiiKlnu t ion Co 600 Harher Asphalt o A II. Icers 25i C. K llenrv Z6" T II UIIco 250 Kussell .V Hlvthe - 250 M i k J I loff man -'50 Northetn I'll' Ific l.uinbei ni Jut Lan K C ? Hotnvinan Hiinlwire Co 25U H. ilfoni . (inlhrie ii ( i 250' Kerr, (iifr.ir.l Co 250 , l ulled Kngineerlug 'o 250 Albeiw llrii.i, Alllllng . 250 Mel. r .V I'Tmik Co 25i J.ihn Yeoii 260 Huriell Mm stineiii ("o 2nt M J Kiniiev 25i Norlbv.eM "Mil.le C.i 250 Vu;nsiihiP I .inn I., r Co 251 I (relidll Ulecl l ie Co. 20i I nion Ueii i'u 200 MurxlU'll IN MaiOware Co 200 K.ll.llIK Ai. C;i S" Philip Heiilmer 100 I 'regno llas:i!il Patillg Co Jut .lH' nh-Hllne Co t .l.ilin P. Slinrk. tO'l Ion Lew in Ki . Movie St Piillerxoii JO'I .liisepn 8ltnon 00 C V. Holman 10l I. uiirelhursi Co 100 . John A. Sbepard lu I'.'d Riibertson .Martin Who Ii 100 I A H Hteinbacli 100 VV. l. Wheelwright 1011 McXuuuhlnn. Kuvmuiid & Lawrence. 100 I.KZaius. Wliilehouse f'oullhous. 100 Witdhtims & Ken Hros. 100 Woodard. Clarke ( o Lus S. A. and K. C Brown... M. L. Kline II. M. t'ovev ,,. I.. Mills v, Dll iins - tieggs Ilazelwooil Cream Co Mason, Khrman & Co Koater Klelser Hlumaiiei-Frank Drug Co H. K. Noble Joiin H. llaak Hartman Thompson Robert Smith ( a rev & Kerr Holland. Urlggs & Avery ... 100 ... 100 ... 100 ... 100 . . . too ... 100 -100 loo 100 100 100 100 100 t loo. 10 1011 10 100 100 . .. 100 ... 100 ... loo 100 ' ... 100 ... 100 . .. 100 George W. Bates Ben Helling S. G. Reed Wakefield, Fries & Co E. .1. Daly Joseph M. HeaJy Campbell. Hanford, Henly Co.. Merchants National Bank .... Wadhams Co Wright-Dickinson Hotel Co .1. N. Teal C. J. Cook & Co H, Ci. Crowe St Co St. Helens Quarry Co D. L. Williams Dr. J. R. Wetherhe Oregon Casket Co Spectator William Kllllngsworth ..nonymoua Total ... 100 ... 100 ... 100 ... loo ... 100 ... 60 ... 6 . . . i t ... 10 .JJ 1 .$20,361 Notarial Commissions. Salem, Or., March 19. Notarial eatn m lesions have been Issued to George H. Cottanoch, Canyon City; G. W. Mattson, .lames L. Conley. F. W. Prasp and J. C Potter. Portland; George R. Bagley, HUlsbore. Eastern Excursion Rates On March 31 the Canadian Pacific will sell special round trip excursion tickets to New Orlaana for $87.60. Tick ets good via Chicago. For full part I c ilars apply at 142 Third street.