THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1910.
1 ECTSJ1VS
HOW
Nothing to' Condemn- In Tall
! Buildings , So .'Prominent ' In
1 All, Progressive ; American
j Cities. -
' Ab Interesting and .lristrtictlvs treat
la cn ths development of th : sky
orpe or It eel frama buUdtn recently
appeared In the Pacific ' Builder and
.... Enrtneer. The article was written by
O. J5L Bfibb. ex-presldent of the Wash
lnrton SUte chapter of the American
Institute of Architects. ,';.Miy Bebb, finds
' nothing to "condemn In -tfls- tall build
ings which have become' such A promt-.
V cent feature In all progreatilve Ameri
can cities. On the - contrary, . he At-
fends them In no uncertain or equivocal
language. v..;. "
His contribution In part le as fol
r lows: '."It Is not necessary to Tscaplta-
lata step ' by step', the history of this
country's development. Since the close
(. of the Civil war,, or In a little less, than
taken place, marking the establishment
of what might be termed the . 'New Int
dustrlai Age.' . Has ' It found - no ex
pression In architecture; Is there no In
digenous utterance of tills ; growthf
The answer is not hard to find, what
ever may be the true underlying cause
for Its presence, whether born of the
spirit of the rampant commercialism
of the age disregarding all questions of
permanency, or even long duration, or
considered as- the embodiment . or the
colossal energy and aspiring enterprise
of American life, the high building, the
skyscraper, speaks to us architecturally
of the -new Industrial age with no un
certain roice.
. '"v ' '." Bimpls. Foros of BTeed. ;J. 'yj ,:
Taul Bourget, member of the French
Academy, writes of them that. they are
created by the simple force of need.
The simple force . of need is suoha
principle of beauty, and these buildings
so consplclously manifest ' that need
that In contemplating them you ' ex
perience a ,' singular emotion. : The.
sketch appears Hiers of a new kind of
art, an art of democracy mads by the
crowd and for the crowd; an "art 'of
science in which the certainty of natu
ral la va. gives to.: audacities. In appear-;
ance the most-unbridled, the tranquility
of geometrical figures. , ' ,....
"Clauds Bragdon, in an artlole In ths
Architectural Record, writes i of ?. the
high, 7 buildings as the supreme mani
festation of our need and our power' to
build to build on a gigantic scale and
in 'an unprecedented manner. . They in
volve ' unprecedented constructive orob-
Herns and contain1 potentialities f new
beauty. They afford a Tnagnificeifit op
portunity, and the fact that U has been
for the most part an Opportunity un
improved, 'reflects less heavily upon the
skyscraper than upon ths architect. :
' f'The imagination' of Ixuts- H. Sulli
van first,' and almost 'alone, has reached
up and caught 'at the possibilities and.
meaning which-are enshrined in those
huge office- structures, and this rather
thai his - original . and Intricate orna-
embodlments . of the " oolossal energy
and aspiring enterprise , of - American
Ufa .
, ;, ' , plrltnal possibilities. ;
. . Ths fact that this plying of story
upoh. story of real estate and In the
congestion of population. within .certain
limited terras, does ' not ' prevent hin
from seeing -the,, spiritual.. poseiDinties
which lurkv undreamed of by most peo
ple, in this' Inert mass of brutal mater
ialism." ... , ' .-.,
-The Washington architect takes Issue
with the opposition that has developed
in several American cities against the
skyscraper, based on' the hypothesis
thst property owners In. tha- center of
our' great - cities will - sooner or later
line the streets with - 80 and 40 story
buildings, thereby creating' deep Street
canyons, dark at - noonday, ths - play
ground for germ laden winds. ' J.
"Tne danger of such 'a condition ob
taining,', says Mr. Bebb, "is rather In
the nature of areductlo.'ad absurdam.'
The- limitation.. of,, the. height-of such
buildings will rather be from- ths com
mercial, aspect of ;' ths returns on ths
Investment than -from any set standard
of height. y.. - ;"T y -'v yy
' ' "Our skyscrapers,- so called, -must be
scientifically, constructed ? and .' they
should have - ths, added aesthetic, value
that - may ) bs given ; by. ths designer.
The measure of the' growth and ' com
mercial Importance of the great Ameri
can. cities of today 1s more clearly de
fined In its great buildings; than in any
other manner. ' ' , . ' ' .
EtJO OF WAR WAS
WEEK'S FEATURE
Difficulties Over, County. Poor
5 Farm .Swept Away; .Prop
-The principal feature of last week's
real estate news was ths adjustment -of
ths long standing, difficulties anent tke
sals of , the county poor farm. ; Under
the agreement entered into by the war''
ring factions, the. property finally goes
to B.. M. Lombard, who Is to pay, the
county $1S4,000 for ths tot acres. This
Is at ths rats of a Uttls ovsr $700 srr
acre. It Is understood that Mr. Lom
bard paid to It R, Reynolds something
like $80,000 profit for his three-fifths
Interest In the. land.: , ,i
The original claimants to the property
wers Mr rxunbard,- Mr. Reynolds, IV 10,
Keasey, Mr. Jenkins and W. A. Spanton.
Ths matter finally narrowed down, how
ever, to where Mr. Iximbard controlled
two-fifths. Mr. Reynolds'two-flfths, and
both claimed the other fifth. It was
their inability to agree over ths owner
ship of this one-fifth Interest that has
prevented an adjustment of the matter
with the county court fop nearly one
year . past.' 1 r ;.:, ;,vj;,:j-v i if-!.
' v" I-;" Owns Property Adjotaias;, .' , '
Mr. Lombard owns In the vicinity, of
and adjoining ths poor farm about 300
aorea, woloh, together with ths poor
farni property,' gives him a very valu
able tract, suitable for suburban . resi
dences, eomprlslng about HO acres. It
is understood thst this property wiU be
platted, improved and put on ths mar
ket at an early date.' It Is the Intention
of Mr. Lombard and associates to make
of ths property a high clais residence'
section....- ; .'.-y ' ' ".'-.: ' -
' Ths sals of tbw First Evangelical Re
formed church property st the north
east comer of Tenth and Stark streets,
which has been under wsy for seversl
weeks, was brought to final conclusion
last Thursday, when Max a. lUrsch and
Joseph Frledonthal took title to the lot,
the consideration Involved being $ 100,
000. . . V, '!';' ;'.C ,'-r.
: Ths', tract is an irregularly - shaped
parcel, having dimensions' of 6g4 by
100, tho other sides being lit feet. It
contains nearly 10,000 square feet. Un
der ths terms 'of ths sals ths . church
retains' the property, for . four months,
While . a new edifice Is being ; erected
on a quarter block at Twelfth and Clay
streets, which ths trustees purchased
several months ago at $28.000., It is un
derstood , that the new . owners of ths
church,, tract will-' Improve -It - with' a
durable- building -soon after they get
possession. ' - 4 ;- '' v : ,(;.',.. '
The .improved " 80- by 100 foot lot at
the northwest corner of Fifteenth and
Kearney has-, been sold byi Henry
Scheirfler to the Beacon - Investment
company for $26,000.. , ; t .' .
JO ESTABLISH NEW
SITES FOH FACTOP.IEJ
An Important dovelopment in the local
realty field last week was ths organ
isation of a company by officials con
nected with the L'nlon Meat company,
having for Its purpose the handling of
tha vast acreage holdings of ths Swift
Interests on ths peninsula. Ths Inten
tion Is to maks this ths manufacturing
district of Portland. Manufacturing es
tablishment win ne encouraged v lo
cate there. "n.; -'!'-. :- ' '
The property will ' b .Improved by
filling, and Oregon slough a will bs
dredged for Its full length, on ths north
side of the 000 acrs tract. Composing
th directorate of ths new organisation
are. C H. Carey, J. C. Good., V. O. Live
ly and C, C. Colt.; '- -.
-Ait site for a new engine house the
city' of rcrtiana nas purcnuseo. xu mi
at the sovtLcast corner of Twenty-first
and Reed streets from BU Mark's Epis
copal church.' The city paid, $12,000 for
the property. . :.,: V ' I ''. "'
mentation, .constitute his chief claim to
ttf years, a stupendous growth has4 greatness. , To Sullivan there are not
merely buildings to be deprecated for
their negation of all that has been held
beautiful In the. - architecture : ' of -1 ths
past They are or. may be made vital
"ELIDA" NAME OF NEW
i :TRACT: OPENED QN RIVER
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, Ths v American-Scandinavian Realty
company has opened up a tract of land
on the Clackamas river, five miles from
Oregon City, which it has put onithe
market under-the name of "Elida." The
property la ideally located for suburban
homes. ',,,. ,
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journal want Ads., bring results. '
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AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN: REALTY COMPANY
Offers another superb HOME SITE to thinking investors, where every condition of climate, soil and con-"!
venience appeals most strongly to all who would appreciate an IDEAL RURAL HOME. ' Only 12 miles
from Portland and five miles from OREGON CITY, in one of the most prosperous communities in Oregon, ;
where rural life is especially attractive, convenient and profitable. ., , ' ' - ;
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'Affords in bountiful prbfusion all the elements which go to make happy, prosperous homes, where children
: can be raised . and educated amidst the ejevating influences of nature, healthy in body and mind. To those
who have knowledge of our success in peopling "OUTLOOK" on the' Clackanias river our representations
regarding ELIDA will not be questioned. We have, so platted ELIDA that from ONE to ONE HUN:.
DRED acres may be available, to purchasers at from SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS per acre up. Remem
ber, this: . Over 100. acres are under, cultivation and now in crop and the crop goes with your purchase.;,
i Nature has been especially kind to ELIDA, the richness of whose soil is unexcelled, while from' her numerous
springs, wells and creeks flows an abundance of healtH-giving crystal water, tThe congestion of the , cities,
. which is rapidly devitalizing the race, . has impelled the cry, "Back to the Land,? hoW heard from every
densely populated center. J ELIDA helps to solve the problem for; Portland, and it is the embodiment of
everything to be desired in point of location, environment, fertility- and general availability. -I ;
MeFScfflEii-Sca Ecaltty Coinpsiny
202 HENRY BUILDING.
PHONE MAIN 6701
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What $100 Will :
Do fovsted iri"
Cppper;Stqck:
$100 1 Invested iris Green Con-
;l: 'solidated; m " 1901 be-1
: t came; worth $8700. ,
$100 In v s ted Jn Greeti;
. Verde at different times.
- - became worth $30,000.
. $100 invested: in Boston &
- " "Montana became worth .
, $1886., .
; $100 invested in'the Wolver
. ' ine ' in . 1893 became
-v worth $5000. .
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$100 invested in 1903 in the
: .Calumet and Pittsburg
became worth $5000. r)
$100 invested" m : Calumet &
.. Arizona in 1902, be-
?;came worth.$10,0CXX v
IIILIL, IBE PROEM
I The wonderfully increasing use, of Copper in the commercial world, the fact that many, of the latest inventions
'would notDe,.possible'.withput'thi& metal -and' its' steadily' increasing price are among the many facts that make Copper
v & most desirable investment, and a block of stock in The! .Kupreanof .Copper-Mining; &.'Smclting,C64 is the best pos
x ; sible investment that is offered, to you today. , The great resources of. the Kupfeanof are actual, the metal in its high
f , " est grade is there,by;the thousands bi tons and it 'does not take an expert to see itJf While many
- are being built at an expense of over $50,000 a mile to reach mines in the interior'of Alaska that are no richer than
. the Kupreanqfstnis property lies less than" iwqmiles from tidewater on Duncal Canal, ; where ocean' bing vessels will 4
v tie up to. the company's dock and load KupreahoiOreOf the resources of the Kupreano
' shipment andijeing taken out over, trail RIGHT NO W 1 5,000 tons of ore that is worth when it reaches the Smelter
the sum of $200,000 On this same claim there lies in sight 100,000 tons' of ore, the richness of which has been proven
r -by innumerable assays from the ore body to the rock, which in itself carries a high percentage of Copper. These
'"are FACTS not fancies, and these facts caused the organization of this comoany which is composed entirely of the
. r,,lbest citizens of 'the' Northwest; many of whom you know personally.V. Worl, , is going on at the mines all of the rime,
and located as it is in Southeastern Alaska, just three day 's'; steaming from the Puget Sound Smelters, its climatic
' v .conditions are so ideal that work was carried on at the property ail last winter, and it is a fact that work will never
cease the entire ear; around.' V:-lt-'t: : ; - '-'" ' "- v ;;' ;' s --:.-': ' ' 'v ; '-:'.''..''
v" NOW JHEN,; if these statements are;:facts, you want some of this stock without question. If you will call
'' ; at. the offices of the icompany, 200 Chamber of Commerce Building, you may have these claims proven to your per
; sonai satisfaction. Jlere . you will be shown Government Reports, a clear title to the pr9perty issued by the .United
- r States Government, assays and samples 6f:the Kupreanof ore, and most . important of all you will ascertain the
11 names of the men who are already, stockholders in this company. The stock that is now being sold is to cover the
' ' '.cost of an' aerial tramway that will conve3r this great body of ore from mine-to tidewater at the rate of 250 tons
r a day,' at a! cost of less' than '5 cents a ton." Jhe amount of stock offered is limited,, it 'is being1' sold rapidly and if you
care to make an investigation you should do.so at once. .. . ' . : - - -
KUPRE AWOFI SHARES ARE WO W ; 25c
Treasury Stock, fully paidV non-assessable, par value $1.- . ' .
This stock advances to 50 cents on June 1st, and will doubtless go par in six months.
Terms of one-fifth down, balance on four equal monthly payments. 5 . '
What 1000 Shares
of Copper Stock
Have Paid
1000 shares of Quincy wilt
v pay you an income of
"y'-x nearly $6000 a year.
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1000 shares of . Calumet '&
Arizona paid $5000 in
' the year 1908.
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1000 shares of Tamarack
' will pay nearly $6000 a
year. -
1000 shares of the Boston &
v Montana Copper Co.,
. paid , $43,000. in one
' year.
1000 shares of Calumet &'
Hecla will pay about
' . $33,000 a year.'
Xopreaof Copper Mkfeg i
melt
in
lVillES ON KUPREANOF
ISLAND, ALASKA .
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Evening Appclnlracnts May Be Made by Telephone
: . " : Main 3143( A-1312 '
OFHCES: 200 CHAMBER OF COM.'.mrXE
BUILDING, PORTLAND, 0::H