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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 3. 1310. IDG USD.-. BY m FIGURES 1:1 excuse m Ma,ci,f,ii KiSlKFfi n WEEK EUD tilARHET UMESZ v i Building Permits Jncrease 95 Per cent Over Same Period : rtaSt Year. - - Conditions at. Chicago Are lm- J. W. Travers Building Beauti ful Residence in Rose City m " Park; Cost $5000. Just learned Railroad Bought Property Bounded by Twelfth"' Thirteenth, Quimby, Hoyt. . proved Over Last Week : Run on western bneep. f . - - , - . - , ' V. ...... ' , -V1'--" ' 1 . ,V . , , f ,y I - J : faJ. .: : - 'yliBk hmm .:-. . ,-. ...... .:ms$mmMy iir tmmimm0mMm,JNM WESII0II1E t In every Industrial and commercial line the figures for. Juna show that Portland has made substantial gains over the totals of one year ago. The most satisfactory- Increase V for -' tho month, is noted in the record of building permits, which shows a 95 per cent gain' over the figures' for Jun 1909. ' The following table gives the building permit record for the first half of this and -last year:."':Ai:;! '";: -'- ':'"' Vr.v:, r 1909. " 1910. -ff-.v i; . Amount ' - Amount. January .Y.;.,,I 481.415 624.110 ebruary 1,829,540 1,006.056 Slarch ; .. i ;r...! f 885,585 . 1,472,585 Anrll VI B1 19S "S.014.77I May .. 1,142,400 1.803,445 June 4 ..:. c; 865,300A' 1.687.7J5 T 1 Totals ;;;i,il.305.435 V IMQMM Jh . real estate transfers the Increase or the. month Just closed over the totals t one year ago is just 6(7 per cent Tn nal mMH,MJ lata A Id during the first Six months of 1910 25 per cent- greater than the record tha. first half or 1909.- s .?:.::"& he following table gives the details: .;;..; . ;,.. 1009. ' 1910. V ' - ,- " .' , Amount. Amount." -January v J . . I h4 fS-f-t." 8.8 S February .. ,V. s 2,063,338 44 3,615,208 March . 3.062.350 , . 4.200.363 April : 3,668,032 - ' 2,576,068 May 8.225.159' 2,804,142 : June' .V...;i 1.734,696 " 2,695,110 Totals ........ $14,844. S23 $18,519,193 The, Immense amount of business handled by Portland banks. during June Jb reflected In the huge total of clear ings, which shows an Increase of 40.25 per cent over the figures of June, 1909. . The following ' table gives the com paratlve figures for the first six months of ast..year and this: v v---ij--'4iX'v i-.--;-'1909.fii: January , 25.709.298.78 Feb. ,., 24,406,225.22 Maroh . . . 34,998,801.09 -April ; 35,666,805.82 May t30,S34,0l.! 30,043,843.28 1910. 88,055,580.78 36,695.724.78 45,343.952.95 46.276.0S3.98 41,896,813.13 42.146,018.59 'June ... '. Totals .1179.058,635.33 $249,811,723.21 - ' Postal aeoelpts Also Oood. Postal receipts also show a satisfac tory Increase although a slight falling off tn Increase Is noted for the month as compared with that of the previous month of the, year. For June the In crease over last June is 14.71 per cent, whlla the increase for th. entire half year Is 1C.94 per cent. , , , . , v, t. The following" table gives the com parative figures: . 1909. January . .-. . . . .$ 67.912 February 65,387 March (2,01$ April 61. 2S8 a-TTTT-XT7TrrrT7 June 64.405 73.879 1910. $ 71.296 . 66,921 , 7S.0S3 - Total! .... . . . $364.575-$487.846 A new range . employs Jboth electric ity and steam, a current of the former, used to cook food on top of the range, also heating water to produce steam to - operate the oven economically, , s: Newakery companys.iiew tr Seventh and Beimbnt BteeUrfThe structure ; Chicago, July ; 2. Only , a ; few hos and some" sheep, direct to the; packers, arrived today, and there was really no excuse for a week-end market. : t . Hog prices were loo. .lower than yes terday morning and 10c lowr than yes terday's average,. . The top , was $9.25, but moet adld . $ 8.8 0 9.1 0. ! : V". V : Condltlonsfhave; ltflpr674d!ma;erraTljr since the , panicky onditl ias .ol : last week.'' Choice cattle were 25c above the low point of. Monday, when, ih market closed. :The high point fot the week was $$.50.;'.t.v-''ViV:'::;:'-; A 'short soithrn, trade, jpaueed lamb prices to, close from 35e to S0c higher than ' last week. , The record Breaking run of western, wethers caused the sheep side of , the 'market to close at I0o lower. 3., W. Travers, who recently came from " Alameda, Cl., to Portland, and who will hereafter make his home here, has purchased through Hartman ; k Thompson a two-acre residen.ee site : at Kose City Park, on, which he Is build mg a $5000 After keeping all ' Portland" guessing for nearly two years, the name, of tho buyer in the largest realty deal .ever ' consummated Jn Portland the sale of the tier of blocks bounded by Twelfth. utccoonialid; v" 'ueut inoi wren,' wuch h wbi SHOWS STRENGTH Strong est " I ndication.of ; This Is Found in Sales of Lau- : . ' relhurst tots. Totaf sales for Laurelnurst .during the month' of June show no indication of a f alii n g off in the realty market, as has been1 claimed by a few of the operators. ( During June sales in this tract passed a total of $160,000. While this Is not auite up to the sales made in Laurelnurst during previous months, the difference Is very Blight. ' Laurelhurst has made steady sales ever since It "was placed on the market. That It Is being well received as a high class residence ps t is' evidenced bf the total f sales, which are over one and one-half millions of dollars. -I Now that the. Improvement work is well under way the skepticism shown bv a few people who looked at the.tract during Its early Inception on the mar ket has disappeared ana people are realising" that not alone Is the im provement work In Laurelhurst being pushed as rapidly as possible, but that m uvttc 1 1 f "tlie U iVt raO w?li be cpmpleted within a very short period of the v.tlme set, when the contracts for this work were awarded.' , Contracts for Improvement work In Laurelhurst already under way call for an expenditure of $900,000. . Some idea of the , magnitude of the Improvements to be made in Laurelhurst may be gained when It is known that to put the' addition :ln first; class condition the owners hava provided for an 1 expendl-. ture'of fl,650,00O.:r'i:.e''-t:;-j v : The first section, which. oonsUts of about ' 139 ' acres,, and comprises . S the northeast Quarter of Laurelhurst, has received) the most attention, as it Is planned C to have all Improvements in this, quarter completed at 1 opca Hsw- ,-the steamshcjveirwhichlSTrow engaged , In grading' In the - southwest quarter will, soon work Its vwajr- Into the other section adjoining and, there la no dtubt but that grading through out the - entire tract will be completed In a very few months on the antlra 44 acres which constitute Laurelhurst. , As the gradinr continues In tha south west section Ladd Park is commencing to loom up as a-publlo park of un equaled beauty. The work of laying asphalt, in .the northwest section' will be taken up at once. Stakes have fieea set In many blocks for the laying or the foundation, and there Is plenty of material , on . the grounds -so that when the work is started there will be no delay In Its completion. Cement -walks have been receiving the attention of two crews of nearly a hundred men, and this northwest section Is commencing to take on the appearance of a finished residence "section. , , i . . ? , 9. . - - v . lit J J V BANKER B00NE IS , : DENIED NEW TRIAL (8pcil Dispatch to The Joainal.) ; Spokane, Washer July 9. Banker-' H. M.-Boone of Palonse, Wash., who was convicted by a jury on charge of em besslement of funds from the PalOuse State bank was denied a motion for-a J-new trial by Judge Carey at Colfax to- (lay, - The case will be appealed to tn Counsel for tho defense supreme courti argued that the complaint on which Boone was tried alleged a continuous acU While the bill of particulars sub mitted by the state showed a series of acts, hence that Jury which convicted the banker was "Influenced by the bill of particulars instead of the complaint The defense asked that the judge In struct the state's attorneys to elect as to ' 1 ' r f; f T4 Al 2". i - in"'" 5 l T-lr v. i. . )PI v''; tftftfrW-X'. 'I 4if r, Si "IT t story "eight-room it ruoture. The , walls of : the lower floor are to be of con crete blooks resting on a. rubble stone foundation, and the gables' are to be of. : rough cast pebble . dash on" metal lath. ) The; rubble stone effect 'will be carried, out In tha , fireplace and, porch" pillars. Plans for the structure have been drawn and work J on the founda tion '.Is . well under 'way.' tr.-i.'S Captain J. J. Reynolds Is having' plans drawn for a . two-story, 14-room resi dence to, be erected on th Barnes tract, between Beaumont and 'Alameda Park. The building is to be a fine example of tha pure colonial typo of architecture. Some of the features of the design are tha large living-room, containing a mas sive Ihglework fireplace of gray sand stone, tiled bath and large outside sleep ing room, Tha interior will be finished In select edf!r and white enamel. M. w. White-is buiidtng a 88000 home st Piedmont, which will contain all of the modern Improvements. ' 1 Residence ot Nat Cooper, East Forty-second and. Thompson streets. which charges those of the original complaint or.1 the bill of particulars they relied on for conviction, ; and. to grant a newtrlal. Belgium has very strict factory in spection laws. Every employer Is sup posed, to know what 1s required of him. If, when an Inspector visits the shop, he finds what he may regai-jd a a wilful failure to provide proper safety about all places where there Is danger, the employer is immediately ordered ,to appear In court. , ,,.;---'. tlon department of the -secretary of state s ornce toaay.- The company will build a railroad from MoMlnnvllle to Tillamook bay. The jncorporators are: Jay H. Upton, C. F. Hendrlcksen and W. F. Prler." "Capita stock ' is fixed ai iu,uu Journal' Want Ada bring results. SBW5BS' - DRAW PLANS FOR SIX SUMMER COTTAGES fomailynmnnwcwnnaTT n buying this tier of blocks was actin for , -the Q. R. A N. Co. Not only did th O. R. A NrtftkB over ilr-ijrocks'-between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, but the three blocks south of the - termi nal station which were picked up lsst year by the same dealers were for the ' same, company. ; i.'..,c.i.; i ne 'total consideration - Involved In these .two huge transactions was ap- : proximately $2,000,000. !f A fact not gen erally known la that MrV Henry was un-'." able to get a number of small -holdin gs in the tier of blocks extending from t Hoyt to Quimby itreets,. and 'a warm contest lsloked for when the railroad reopens negotiations for the remaining half dosen parcels. Officials of the company, however, say that they have all they want in that tier end that It is not their Intention to make further purchase -there. ' :-r . V The best Drfces ever' realised -for Portland realty were paid for holdings in that tier of blocks." said C K. Henry, when talking yesterday of the blg deal which proved such a mystery to port landers. "Some of the owners, of par cels in those blocks absdlutely declined to sell at the figures offered, and I am of the opinion that It will be some time before they are able to do so well agaln.- ---i-'' ' :,v-': Plans have been drawn tn the offices of Eastman & Co., architects and build ers, for six summer 'cottages which will be erected at 'Seaside for well known Portlanders. Colonel D. M. Purine, col lector of Internal.. revenue, has had plans drawn for a two-stpryW-room house, - which is to be' erected on the board walk south of the Moore hotel. The building will cost' approximately $3500. K Z. Ferguson, president of tho Ala meda Land company, Is having a nine. room cottage erected at a cost of $3000. Dr. Dav Raf ferty is preparing to begin the erection of a two-story, seven-room cottage on a 60-foot lot on the board walk, near the Moor hotel.. It will oat-$2000, .4. .fa.-.. -st,--- One of the most attractive, of the Seaside homea to' be erected, this sum mer will be that built by E. J. Jaeger, of Jaeger Bros., jeweler. It Is to be a one-story, five-room bungalow, with New Railway Company. Salem, Or,, July 2. The Portland , cab xveev .wnnai vviiiimii. All - I . , procured from the beach. Its estimated cost Is $4000. E. E. Merges is having a five-room addition built- to his cottage located at Point Lookout, Seaside. The addition will cost approximately $1200, Assistant United States District At. torney George W. Evana has begun the erection of a' five-room bungalow. "4' GREAT LITTLE NUMBER FOR THEM New York. July 2.-John itooney,- a -Brooklyn contractor, and'his -wife, who,, until recently was Miss Sarah Justice, are convinced that the numeral 47 Is In extricably mixed up with, their destinies. ' . In the first place, both Mr. and Mrs. Rooney -are 47 years ; old. , . They were the 47th to appear In line at the mar rlage ' license bureau fin the day their - license was Issued and they answered 47 question - 4 . - -' - "And not only -that .but we live at No. 47 Johnson street and we expect to be married 47 years," added Mr. Rooney." " . " " ,..;'..-,"- ..'-.-ft- .." i , li i m i. I T nn ii i Crater Lake Hotel Completed, I Klamath Falls, . Or July 2. All ar rangements have beenfrompleted for jthe opening - oThe-season at Crater lake. The hotel on the rim of the lake Is now being completed and within a .very few daya visitors to the great wonder will be accommodated within a stone's, throw of the steep wall that leads down to tha mysterious water. .: L. . Many parties have already visited the lake this year. The indications are that" this will be the biggest year that the, national wonder, has ever had. ALL IS READ YthebiQ sale 6f tbwii lots has bgflun Two The Junction City of the Deschutes Now is the, time to get property in the wheat-shipping metropolis of Central Oregon; at first cost. - ' ;t j l. '11 i. U(am (ill- ' ' ' ' " raiirUclUS Will DC upcictllllg Udllia IU VUlVWl uwwic 8iiwy iai. u WANTED Live Men to Establish Business Enterprises in Culver the Junction City ot the Deschutes . Culver' offers the best opening for, business and investment of any town in the northwest, . - - CULVER ISA'TOWN WITH SENSE I If S.' EI Section 18, Toivn shlp 12!S.,IL13E.fV.M. Crook County. Oregon r-FLV"- w i yc auiK 7; iw T I tiS- UJ22 BiffiiJ First, it is located at the juno tion of the Hill and Harrirrftn railroads." Second, the first Union depot will be established at Culver. ,r " Third, railroads will reach Culver before other ttqwns far ther south. v . T .. Fourth, Culyer, is located in the center( of Opal Prairie, the most beautiful valley in central Oregon.' . . ' . . . , ' f : Fifth, Culver is surrounded by the finest and best developed . agricultural section in the Deschutes valley. ' , Sixth; Culver Will1 have City water works. Machinery; is 1 on the ground now for drilling a deep well and as soon as the ' population is sufficient to warrant, a gravity water system will be installed., , " Seventh, water power in the Crooked river will be usedto furnish light and power for.the town. ' Eighth, the country is level and good roads from all direc tions lead to Culver making easy access for the grain .shipper. '. Ninth, Culver is in the center of a well settled country. Rural free delivery" of mail service, is already established. Tenth, the postoffice and store at theold town of Culver is being removed to the new townsite on the railroad.,1 " ".Eleventh,-a hotel -at a cost. of $3500 together with" .other ' buildings is being erected at Culver. . ' ' - i . -Twelfth, the railroads own .twenty-seven acres, in the heart ' of the town for right of way and yardage. rf ' ' J JDOYQILWAHUTO KNOW-MORS-ABOUTCULVERrC A Llr OKR-ADDRE'SS- Thirteenth, the climate . is delightful and the scenery splen- did. Elevation at Culver is '2600 feet Tender vegetables and fruit of all kinds may be -raised here. . , . ; ' , Fourteenth, '.the. first purchasers are already putting "up buildings and establishing "husiness enterprises. - ' '...''..... ' "'....... -r , B . Fifteenth, Culver is one hundred nineteen miles from the Colombia river, the, proper distance to become the railroad, 'division point for the Deschutes valley. Sixteenth, Culver is in the center of the proposed new coun ty of Deschutes now a part of Crook county and some day may aspire to. bectfme, the county seat. ' , ' :-.. - 1 ' :- ;" - ' v "-' ' i ' - ' ' i,'- - ' ...... Seventeenth, tributary to Culver is , the splendid belt of . yellow pine timber located in what js known as the" Metolius country. " ' ','... v " ' ; , ' '. ; ;. . -f. ''' -v ' -v "'. '' '"'' ! ;A - vi.' i-'.- ' .'. . - Vi . '-, :..''.'.'i .'V.f :.J''. ,.'.'". . .''? ' :,rR'-Ojf Vv-jfif?''1 '''. .'''' , ' Eighteenth, Culver is at the right' place for a junction of 'the, Hill .line which is to tap Pnnevilleo And last'butnot the least: reason for' Culver; is that she fills a long felt want In this particular locality a town is really needed. The dis Itance to Madras is too great and the next town of importance r ' to the south is Redmond, sixteen miles away,' and in order io . reach Redmond the heavy grades of Trail Crossing must be made while, going' to Madras there is more or less of a down ; and up hill and fof these reasons if f6r no others-this splen-, didly settled agricultural country could not well ,be served by a town from any other point than "the location at Culver. m. a. ii a . it . a is : t 9 t s r a I t t I t j a j I r pT " s T ,t b 1 s ; r a:r c I iii 1 1 t a 11 1a rjj n a n a n a . jl. s -j jl. l y IrllTl I t j I I r r I 1 1 ta 1 I j a 11 t I 7 II 11 r 1 1 1 ) fc i ' - E - ,u ' a : 11 a ' . u u , 1 0 s 8 5 lXIlIj QjQj QjQl ' ,. lpn.l nlTl a TI r-il JLj JL. JL t -iL JL. t- S O '- I a l 1 it fT"" I xa t I iL JL. JL -: JL JL. ' iWk ' lk 3 : Lijtlll .SlEj rrirt - . H n i 1 j u z i 0 z Q m n u o k. 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