THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY . 1, 1911;
Y. M. C. A: EXPECTS
NEW SYSTEM AND ONE OF ; MARVELOUS DURABILITY; USED IN
Wtinp, EAST SIDE WAREHOUSE OF JOHN DEERE PLOW COMPANY
' 1500 lil SCII
Wintjrrlerm i to 0pejj p
h New' Members Addecl to
1500 PILES WHICH
Tr USED ASSUPPORTS
UP-.
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Pjtdicts'ThatJuildmg Will Be
T Standing 'When City Has
Population Which Runs Into
. the Millions. 6
A new story of i construction. a tale
of endless strength and endurance, Is
slowly being unfolded In Portland. On
the east Bide of the river, at the place
where the railroad tracks cross Mor
rison street, the John Deere Plow com
pany la erecting a new warehouse. This
In itself Is not so Interesting. Other
eastern manufacturers- have erected
warehouses In the city and made It the
distributing center of the irrent north
west. So that part of the story Is old.
But It is the building Itself that at-
, tracts attention. Years ago the river
deposited Its cargo of sand and silt
along the present- waterfront on the
.east side and man has supplemented this
with other deposits. This process of
reclamationl-has added much to the ter
ritory of the section of the city de
rated to biiflness.
The land so made Is not substan
tially firm to support heavy buildings
and when - the John Deer company de
cided on construction the problem of
foundation came up. And that is where
the story begin. '
FCtt Are Costly.
For weeks plledrrvers pounded Ions
poles Into the ground where each p,illar
was to stand. Fifteen hundred piles
were driven, 25 under each 6f the 45
pillars. The-cost of each pile, when
It had been settled Into place, amounted
.to 18, a snug sum In itself. Thus, be
fore work was really commenced on the
building a small fortune, enough to
construct a good steed structure, had
been spent. This 12 or more thousand''
dollars would have built a half doann
good homes or a business block of some
proportions. But it was necessary.
Then came the work on he real foun
dation. - First a mat was laid, a net
work of half-inch iron rods, and upon
this was spread two feet of solid con
crete. The walls ,of the basement are
Immense barriers, nearly two feet in
. thickness, defying water and the wear
of tiihe. The basement is waterproof
and goods Qf the finest texture could
be stored there In safety from the high
water at various seasons of the year.
It Is 100 by 20.feet, and, with the
floor and piling, represents an outlay
of J7M00. .
Construction of Plan.
The first floor consists of 18 inches
of concrete interlaid with a mat f
half-inch iron rods. From this floor
" circular piers of concrete and Iron have
been built. These piers are first rein
forced with' Iron rods an Inch and a
quarter In thickness, placed a few inches
part, themselves a- guarantee of
strength. Around them are placed spir
als, built of half-Inch Iron, rods. Over
all is placed a galvanised sheet Iron
case, in which the concrete Is poured.
These, piers are Si inches in thickness
on the street floor and ds ease in slse
to the top or the ejghth floor, where
. they are to be two feet through. Sixty
six of these support each floor.
' Ten thousand yards of concrete is to
be, used In the building. Each yard
weighs two tons. A giant mixer has
been established In the basement of the
baildlng and each week grinds out
enough material to build one floor. As
e superstructure, upon' which-the floors
are laid. 400.000 feet of lumber' must
he used to hold the immense weight un
til the whole mass has sufficiently hard
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SV k!?S5-'5?; irrV'W; (t - fll posit tn ji' local bank. Winners should
fp r'Vl 'V II be announced some ' time early la th
i'v'r-l If MendoU Not "coal for rane; ne
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ened to sustain itself. This jumDer
consists chiefly of two-inch material.
and the amount wasted In cutting the
supports to proper length would supply
kindling wood for a hotel for monuis.
Hit to Pacific Coast. ,
The building is designed in what Is
known as flat alab construction, with
out beams or girders. This has been
popular In, the east, but unknown on
this coast until the present building was
planned. The ceilings arc porroctiy
smooth, qfmsidered by architects an ad- j
vantage tn providing ligm, rne win
dows will extend from ceiling to floor,
affording plenty of light at all hours
of the day.
The exterior of the building Is to
be of pressed brick and terra cotta, de
signed for beauty arid Impressiveness.
While the structure is absolutely fire
proof in construction, an elaborate
sprinkler system has been designed for
each floor, added protection to whatever
may he stored there.
This building is growing at thetrate
of one story each week. The Leonard
Construction company of Chicago, Port
land and Toronto, the contractors, have
promised to have It ready for occupancy
by May 1, 1911, and 800 men are con
stantly employed at the work. When
completed It will' represent an outlay
of $!50,000.
How long will this building last?
Well, Are cannot destroy It; . earth
quakes cannot Jar it;' time cannot affect
it. and unless something extraordinary
happens it will be standing when Port
land has a population ot 10,000,000.
JUDGE SAYS HE WILL GET
EVIDENCE IF NECESSARY
If some saloon owners, who have
been making a practice of the custom,
do not stop selling liquor to men who
are drunk, I shall go out and get the
evidence myself."
Thfs statement was made yesterday
oy Municipal Judge Taswell after he
had convicted George lea, a saloonkeep
er, who was accused of selling liquor to
two intoxicated men. A fine of 60
imposed upon him.
In the upper rigbthand picture Is shown tire interior of, tha Deere warehouse, with' Immense pfflara and
sprinklers. To the left 1b view of the matting laid over the pillars on the upper floors. Below is a per
spective of the building as It appears at present.
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CONTEST KNOWN SOON
Dr. J. C. O'Day, Portland Man,
Interested in Aloha Excur
sion,. Gives Description.'
A German Inventor claims to have
made a telephone booth sound proof by
lining It with tin.
$25,000 NEEDED FOR STATE
TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM
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Above is a view of the exterior of the State Sanatorium and below is
picture of one of the open air bedrooms.
. An appropriation of nof less than I
iJMWTwin W needed for the mainte
nance of the state tuberculosis sana
torium at Salem, according to estimates
furnished the state board during Its
meeting last week at Salem. It is un
derstood that the estimates for mainte
nance and improvements rlvn t tW.
superintendent, H. J. Clements, pans be-
yotia mis ngure, nut the state tuber
culosis board Is not inclined-to ask for
more than 125,000 with -which to support
this brarlch of the state's public health
protect I oh during this year. -'
Members of the state tuberculosis
. hoard are Dr. E. A. Pierce A. U ioils.
lx.-sUe Butler' of Hood Rtver, Oeorge
Rogers of Salem, Dr. Andrew C Smith
. and Pr.Calvin p.. White. Th last two
named 'are ' members of the board by
virwie or tneir respective ornce a
; president and secretary of the state
noara ex neaitn.
-In CQUlpment.' rocatlon and sightliness.
the state tuberculosis sanatorium is said
to be the best In the west. The main
building is commodious and haa much
moro room than is now being used for
the sick wards. In . addition open air
pavilions of the most modern type have
been and are beltur built The bavlllan
shown In the picture is to the right of
the main banding. One half ts devoted
to the care of men patients, the other
nan 10 women. All nave suitable at
tendants. Each patient has a com Dart
ment with bed and reclining chair In
the open air. and at the rear a heated
room, where clothes are changed and
stored. The hew sanatorium has been
open only a short time, but many na-
uenis have been received, and applica
tions receivea ior a large additional
numoer.
AS it IS found DOSfclble tuitipnt vtll
be encouraged to work to thejr capacity,
In order that those whom a nlaln diet.
Pesttvtf erand Mrerelie would restore
u iiietnay have the chance. , j.
Dr. J. C O'Day, of the Medical build
ing, was at one time a resident ot
Honolulu, and was physician to the fam
ily of Lllluokalanl, and enjoyed an ex
tensive practice throughout the Islands.
As a consequence he is much interest
ed in anything pertaining to what. Mark
Twain has fittingly described as the
loveliest fleet of Islands that lie
anchored In any ocean."
Becamie Of his love for Hacwaii and
everything pertaining to the islands,
he is much Interested in the "'"'Aloha"
excursion, which ' sails from Portland
February 1, noxt. In an Interview yes
terday the doctor gave a very Interest
ing description of one , of tils trips to
the crater Kllauea, the world's largest
active volcano. He said:
Btandlng on the spacious veranda
of the Volcano house, a modern, up-to-
date hotel built on the very rim of the
crater, and. looking far out, you be
hold, three 1 miles in the distance,' the
blue, lazy Tunies suspended over the pit.
riie trip down to the crater's floor
Js one not to be forgotten In a lifetime.
AB night descends the purple h&ae cloud
or Iho discharge begins to take on
delicate pink, gradually deepening to a
naming red as the night sets. Oh,
what a glow! The whole heavens seem
to throw It back till the fancy takes
you. With-each rise and fall of the
dlHtaut boiling lava Ihe glow deepens
and fades rythmetically. and the whole
heavens seem to be- a living, breathing
monster.
"Down the tig-iag trail, leading from
the crest to the floor of the' greater
crater, the guide leads the way. At
each footstep you watch that wondrous,
awe-tnepirlDg, evasive glow. How black
seems the ground beneath; how bright
the heavens above. Steam rises on
either side, while you are crossing one
of the many fissure bridges. Lava
stones, painted white, mark the trail
Turning a IttUe to the tight you enter
the 'devil's ktchen.' Here you' will meet
many visitors making coffee over the
'dervira stove," or Buorching souvenir
post cards to send home as a token
that the tale is true.
-"At last stop by step you ascend the
slope of tho crater of the largest and
most active lava volcano in the world.
No word can rrepare you for the sight
Uike ocean billows, pr the mighty surf,
the boiling, molten lava ..dashes and
sprays, heaves, roans and splashes, one
enormous, wqnderful, grand kaleidoscope
of fire. The old tradition that bell, Is
situated In the. bowels of the earth
seems true. In time, you muse, all my
friends from Portland must pass this
portal. 1
"Should the molten, boiling,: seethtna
lava rise to the crest of the crater, havo
to tear. You are .on the' hlsh side.
When it does overflow It is into the
large crater the lavaj is spilled; thus
In ttrrie lihair the large .one become
obliterated.
"To-watch this grotesquely snectacu.
lar performance of nature is certainly
urn treat 01 a uieume." ,
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The Commercial slab's prim offer
for articles descriptive of the north
west, published in astern papers, cre
ated a great deal of Interest all over
the country, as is shown by the Urge
number of people who have entered
newspaper stories and magazine arti
cles. These are coming in to the Com
mercial cmb in targe numbers and will
be turned aver to the Judges Intact for
their decision shortly after the first
the year. Three Judges to decide
the merits cfA the various articles will
be appointed by the governor of the
state.
Some rear Mgh-class advertising for
Oregon has resulted from this prise
contest Many of the best known mag-
aalnesi of the country have been reached
and attractive phases of life in the
northwest have appeared from time to
time. . A great man? photographs of
Oregon scenes have appeared aa a 1
salt of the contest.
Articles may yet be entered any. time
up to Fabroary 1, 1911, provided they
were printed in some regular edition of
a newspaper or magazine published out
side the states of Oregon and Wash
ington, prior to January -1, 111. It is
expected by the Commercial club that
there will be quite a shower of article
during the next month' that the writ
ers have so far failed to enter.
Competitors for the prises most sub
mit a complete copy , of the pariodlcaJ
containing, the prise story, and th
same must be sealed and delivered to
the Portland Commercial club. They
will then be rornexl over, unopened, to
the Judges who will be appointed by the
governor, and the articles will be
marked ftrictly on their merits. .'
The 80 prises offered, aggregating
$5000, will be paid by check drawn by
the promotion committee of the Com
mercial club; the money Is now on de-
Preliminary ' registration, for the
tev term in the educational departs
of . tbe Portland Young Men's ChrUt
Associat!oh7 indicates -thar tbe . att
ance will be much larger than even
f ore. , Last term there were 975 r
and boys pursuing studies at the T. ;
CV AV Within 'the next two w.eeks t!
number will probably be increased .
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00 ,ana oeiore xne en ov e son
ydar, will probably reacn iuu.. u
year the total xegistratlon was 0;
a little more than 1000.:
TThe present year has been by t
theNneet 'active In the history' of 1
Y7 M."'C. A. educational departmert
aid B. C. Frenea, educational direct
last night.' "Not only are the- clais,
rirer. but several new stuoies fti
boon introduced with great success.-1
plan to add still - anpther course tt
next ; term, the study of piano tuni:
and repairing. This Is in tine m.
tbe association policy which la to I
ready at all times to take jap any H
that will,,, help men' to J more j
elent" ' - "V--; "
Several additions to the T. M. C.1
faculty have1 been made. L. X Buuf
ley has resigned as vice-preaUent i
the ' Omaha Commercial college to Y
oept a position in the commercial i
partment Mr. Hartley desired to m
to Portland because his relatival II
here. - . i ' w--
The registratloa in the bora eiatr
has gained so rapidly, that Am
Kruse has been added. to the staff
teachers in . that department .4
Johnson-Jeffries Pictures
Pictures of the big battle, will J
shown at the Bangalow theatre ft
three days, commencing this moral,
at 11 a. m. Continuous performaix
Ringsiae seats,' SO cents.' . ,
Store
Announces That Beginning
Tuesday, January the Third,
Waldemar Lind's Portland Hotel
Grille Orchestra Will Render a
Concert Daily, 12 to 2 o'clock, in
the Restaurant and Ten Room
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A La Carte Service at Moderate
Prices; Unexcelled Cuisine and
Beautiful, Quiet Surroundings
ftpliik
Peosle of Portland aid tlie
Hearing Postpone!
The hearing of the charges against
Sergeant H. B. Parker; of the police de
partment, who was suspended from duty
by the chief eaxly In the. week for al
leged -brutality to; a priaoaer, has .been
postponed ..until , neat. Tuesday, The
charges are rottda.by Jailer Oelaner. The
hearlug will be held before 'Captains
'aciic Nortfcilst
HTHE MEIER & FRANK COM
1?ANY extend to you a joyous
New Year greeting. We -hail 1911 as
the dawn otthe greatest period of pros
perity the Northwest lias ever known,
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and hereby pledge ourselves to the
utmost conim unity service by leading
the West in mercantile store-work.
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