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v ' THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 10. 1911.
MET FEATURED
;'Pesdence Sites, Orchard Prop
ertles and Farm Lands Sel
Briskly and Operators Are
' "Generally Pleased.
There tu much of interest to the trad
Uif In real Mttti laat week to brokera
' and owners alike. However, thara waa a
decline, and tha voluma of bualneaa auf
fera. whan compared with tha haavlar
Hat of transaction reported, in tha aar-
, . ller weaka of tha year,
While not ao spectacular, tha ohaoge
In tha trading from tha buying of large
parcels, such aa tha traneactiona ln--rolvlng
tha Norton la hotal and tha Cal
i. uraet annex, raportad aoma waaka ago,
to a larga and Inalatant damand for me
dium priced properties and resldenoe
al tea viewed favorably by oparatora and
followara of tha market.
Tha small Investor la atlll a conalder
abla factor in the' market, aa la ahown
by tha large- number of tranafera filed
for minor holdings
Most of tha suburban addltlona ara
fairly acttva, while tha aalea manager
for tha higher priced reiildence tracta
' report a healthy Inquiry, and a consider
able volume of salts.
Vara Lands Brisk.
Prom all over Oregon come reports
.of strangera buying farm land. Many
of these aalea are being made' from the
! office of Portland broker, but the
great majority of the deala are negoti
ated directly between buyer and allr.
Thl activity in farm land Is the very
thing that la of most benefit not only to
the state as a whole, but to Porland as
I well. Much of this recent activity In j
isrin lanas mrouKUOUi me state is
doubtleaa
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The Swiss chalet type of design Is
fast graining popularity. We Americana
like the generous lines and homelike-
duo tu the heavy colonist ness of the Swiss cottage, but their ex
movement of the past month. i cesslve 'gingerbread" workhardly ap-
Operatora .in orchard lands are doing I peals to us. The design here given
a driving business, all of the leading 'has tha lines and the wide corn tee of
fruit districts reporting numerous sales i the chalet, but Is void of the filigree
of t and 10 acre young orchards. One ornamentation. The timbers are heavy
of the largest of the Mosier orchard de- I and rough and the projections broad.
velopers sold 1? small tracts, aggregat
ing 120 acre slnco March 1.
The one sale closed last wenk of real
consequence was that of half of the
block that was formerly the home of
the late Judge Qeorge H. Williams. The
half block sold fronts Eighteenth
street for 200 feet and extends
frpm Couch to Davis, and Is ahown on I
the city map as lots 1, 4, S and 8, block
170, Coucn addition. Title will be taken
In tha name of V. P. Olds, and will be
given by Mrs. Mary J. Qratton, who
bought the entire block last fall from
the heirs of the late Judge Williams for
$126,000. Mr. Olds Is to pay $85,000. fori
the east half of the block. Mrs. Graf
ton had already sold one of the west
quartera, and the quarter she now has
left la nearly all profit.
Use Mot Made lnhllo.
Mr. Olds said' yesterday that he waa
not buying the property for himself,
! but represented a number of loo&l men
of wealth, who hail in view tho estab
lishment on the property of an import
ant charitable Institution. He declined
at this time to go Into details, saying
that the preliminaries had not yet been
worked out, and that It waa not advisa 1
able to make known all the facts, hut
that they would come- out In a few
' ..weeks. The deal was negotiated by C.
' V. Everett, who In also interested as an
''agent In the original purchase of tha
block by Mrs. Gratton.
M. E. Lee has sold to Arthur T. Flnloy
the Quackcnbush home site, located on
the west side of Thirteenth street, be
tween Main and Jefferson streets, for
$25,000. The prorerty has a frontage of
7!H feet and a depth of 100 feet, and la
Improved with an old style 12 room res
idence. Mr. Lee bought this parcel from
Mr. Quackenbush less than a month ago,
paying $21,600. In turnlhg it at a profit
of $3500 In sufh a short length' of tlma
' demonstrates the wisdom of buying
high priced, close in properties and hold
ing them for a quick turn at a small
profit
Buys Laurelhnrst Bealdence.
L. B. Markham. formerly of Grand
Rapids, 'Mich., but now a resident of
Portland, has purchased from the Lau
.relhurst company the handsome mission
I type residence located at the East Glf
aam and East Thirty-second street en
trance, for which he paid $10,000. The
building Is -a, two story structure con
taining eight largo rooms, a solarium
and outsjde sleeping apartment. It was
built byhe Laurel luivst company as A
lodge for the superintendent of the prop
erty, but later on this plan was aban
doned. The new owner will at onee make ex
tensive improvements to the Interior of
tha building and will also build a ga
rage, of tho mission style to harmonise
with his residence.
The Introduction of cobblestone around
the front adds materially to the char
acterlsttcness of the design. Above the
stone the walls are finished with rough
stucco and given a tint, at the same
time waterproofing the aurface. The
rough timber worR and roof is finished
Tit i .leans yxiwa
1 with stain. This combination of mate
rials with the soft color tints gives
that harmonious blending with natural
surroundings ao much to be desired.
The unique aun porch running out at an
angle does not only break up what
might be aevera lines on the exterior.
but It adds a cheerfulness to the Inte
rior. On the whole this plan Is partic
ularly cheerful having so many win
dows. This arrangement ia very gen
erous, and still it is compact There la
the combination stairway leading x up
from the living room and kitchen no I
loss of space in hallways. The large
chamber In front is wonderfully attract
ive. This house is built for $4400 with
out heating.
PORTLAND'SrBUILDING GAIN IS
LARGE, WHILE SEATTLE DROPS
Buckingham Heights
120 Opportunities
Don't fail to viit Buckingham Heights today. We pay
your fare both way. It U on the West Side, 18 minutes from
Front and Jefferson, on the Oregon Electric. Located at Ryan
Station. Come to our office for free tickets. We have put
the prices as low as we possibly can, in order to sell out the
entire tract in one day if possible. Those who are fortunate
enough to obtain one of these lots will always remember with
pleasure the Easter Sunday they picked out their homesite
Buckingham Heights is one of the prettiest locations you
have ever seen. You will admit that when you see it Trains
leave Front and Jefferson at 10:20 a. m., 12:10, 2:10, 3:30
p. m. Come to the office for tickets 10 minutes before train
time. Don't be a slave to the landlord any longer. Get one
of these lots and be free and happy. They are priced at from
$350 to $500 10 per cent down and 2 per cent per month.
Build your home right away. Live in a tent while your home
is being built We will show you how you can build your
home and have it cost you less than you are now paying for
rent You will be only 18 minutes from town, too. . You will
be on the West Side, with no bridges to cross. To be sure of
there being a lot for you, you had better take the morning train,
or at latest the first one in the afternoon. Free tickets at the
office.
THE WEST SIDE COMPANY
MADISON BUILDING, THIRD AND MADISON STREETS
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Portland ranka fourth among the 10
larger cities of the country in the gain
per cent in new construction for the
month of. March, Louisville, Z74 per
cent, Indianapolis 69 and Boston 62,
taking the first three places in tha or
der named. Portland's gain Is 86 per
cent Portland distanres San Francisco
and Los Angeles, the former showing
an increase of 8 per cent and the lat
ter 23. Seattle lost SO per cent.
The Construction News, of Chicago,
gives a list of 44 of the largest cities
in the country, together with a com
parison of the new construction fig
ures for March, 1910, and 1811, which
shows a net loss of 12 per cent In
building operations. Gains are ahown
In 2S end losses In ID. Louisville, Ky.,
with an lncreaeoi of 274 per cent leada
In the gain .list. Brooklyn showa the
heaviest decline, fi S per cent.
Permits were issued in these 44 cit
ies during March for 20,769 buildings,
involving an estimated cost of $66,850,
000. as against 20,723 permits and a
cost of $76,150,000 for the same month
one year ago, an Increase of 46 per
mits and a decrees of $9,800,000 In
the eost of construction. This la not
conaldered a heavy decline when it la
recalled that one year ago tha whole
country was In the midst of a tremen
dous building movement.
There was a big drop In New Tork of
44 per cent, as compared with a loss
In Brooklyn of 66 per cant, and only
four 4 cent in Chicago, making the
aspect for the month full of spots, but
it Is believed that, with a more settled
condition of the weather construction
will proceed upon a very satisfactory
basis. A group of Interior cities con
tinues to make a good showing, notably
Lonlnville, Indianapolis. Cincinnati,
Cleveland. Milwaukee. Pittsburg, Roch
ester and Kort Wayne.
The south makes nn excellent show
ing, Atlanta, Richmond, Memphis, Bal
timore, Houston, Dallas, showing sub
stantial Increases.
The following table, printed In the
Construction News, gives comparative
figures for March, 1910, and 1911.:
Cities
N. V.. Boros, Manhattan, Bronx..
Chicago
Boston ,
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St, Louts
liOa Angeles
San Francisco
Portland, Oregon
Indianapolis
Detroit
IiOtilsville , ,
Cleveland
Cincinnati ;
Milwaukee .-;,
Minneapolis
Baltimore
Oakland, Cal. ,
Newark
Pittsburg :
Kansas City
Rochester
Seattle
Denver
Buffalo
Atlanta
No. of
Bldgs,
54.1
. 1,199
. 345
. 2,501
. 417
. 3:'3
. 967
. 5ft8
. 83A
. 66
. 719
292
. 828
. 1,214
P6
. 691
. 357
. 856
. 297
. 421
. 61S
. 387
. 1,179
286
, 290
46S
94
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Richmond
San Diego 217
Houston 187
Memphis 351
Hartford 135
Oni. ha
Edwin F. James has purchased from: Dallas " 198
Kllzabeth M, Smith the residence prop- , Worcester 118
erty described as lot 2, block 2, King's f P"orla 47
HMnnil orMHr.n t I n tV,- t I bDOkane 282
Second addition, and located on the west
side of Twenty-second street, between
Johnson and Kearney streets. Mr.
James paid $11,500 for the house and
lot. -
Wewhall Bays ZMts.
If. H. Neu'linll. nit east side hanker,
has purchased from Wilson Benefiel lot
A in Ktna addition, lots 6, 6 and 7, block
6, in, Pleasant Home and the west half
of lots 1 and 8, block 9, in Pleasant
Homo for $10,000. AH of the parcels
are located In the vicinity of East
Twenty-BUth, Ankeny, Burnalde and
Stark streets.
A. J. McHaley has sold to Merrltt W.
Tiiuroer a nouse and lot described as
lot 10, block 61, Sellwood, and located
at the northeast corner of East Sixth
and Marion streets. Tha consideration
waa $6000.
J. M. Batcheler has taken title to a
hmiiuk a.nA ln nn TCmaf fPteM.
-" - . - iu nueci,
between Ankeny and Burnalde streets.
The nrODertv formerlv helnnrnd tn rt xv-
Echmeer who sold It for $6000.
Mrs. Louise E. Hamilton, who recent
ly sold the Calumet hotel annex on Sev
enth "atreet, is Investing heavily in east
side . residenoa property. Last week
she bought about $10,000 worth of lots j
in Laurelhurst and this week she closed
Missouri avenue, between Bimnson 1
atreet and Alna worth avenue. " Thla
property was purchased from K. A.
Carpenter who received $4700 for it ?
- . Buys Quarter Elock. !
Rudolph Palltssch haa purchased a
quarter of a block located at the south
west corner of East Fifteenth and Waa-
ro afreeta from th ctrmr, T?- l ...
tate company for $6000.. .
Another quarter block transaction
tha same section waa tha purchase by 8.
W. Blaadell of two lota at tha. 'north
east - corner of East Eighteenth ' and
Thompson s treats for $6000.' The prop
erty formerly belonged, to J. W. Balleyi
New Haven ....-. 108
Toledo 198
Wilmington . fi6
Birmingham , SfiO
Duluth , 128
Fort Wayne 97
Paterson 118
Grand Rapida , 180
Totals 20,76$
Estimated
Cost.
$10,JiM,4:5
8,553.700
6,723,0'0
6.581.29.-.
2,384,375
2.297,r.)8
2,122,SSU
2,090,703
1,093,648
1,731.614
1.367.325
1,259,825
1,214,790
1,099.4:0
' ,0SS,09
1,060,115
J.047.860
1.097,756
, 1,027,228
1,009,901
K95.460
885,812
737,646
719,050
699,000
678,007
674,773
549,660
622,21!
483,805
.447,765
421.960
, 414,976
409,278
408,891
388,915
' 388.296
386,696
300,638
286,60ii
264,560
253,750
238,885
233,688
$66,850,000 20.72$
No. of
Hldxs.
3H2
1.381
189
2.3C1
788
988
1,053
537
664
756
563
298
771
1,031
408
681
440
357
325
367
431
3l
1.3(1
339
34 4
41
97
171
HI
371
120
211
239
171
48
399
12rt
119
76
304
130
115
102
129
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Estimated
Cost
$18,199,525
10,002,900
4,151.01')
6.343.270
6,210.980
2.347.944
1.719.921
1.927,Si0
1,471,586
1,026.199
1.651,640
336,465
1,192,204
947.525
967.619
1.426.163
959,275
589,970
l,793,5i)l ,
853,052
, 1,622,398
1.130,436
1,475,895
1,121,900
926,000
665,641
3.19,034
245,40)
198.986
422.257
521,020
500,943
682,377
34 4,96.'!
152.999
846.975
350.084
558.130
262,839
448,957
548.820
211.025
238,432
313, 676
$76,150.J0i)
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NOW
I BERRY- PATCH
15 HOUSES
HAS
Mrs. . Emma J. Derrick haa purchased
a 6 room bungalow en two corner lota
from T. J. Anderson; Charles E. Mil
ler" and wife have "bought- from J, E.
Benbrlght a five room bungalow on
East Flanders street between Fifty-
eighth and East Sixtieth streets. Both
sales were made through the office of
Fred W. German.
One year ago the Vlllament trart or
68 lots'was strawberry patch. Today
on iota are aoia, cement sidewalks and
curbs laid and fifteen beautiful homes
completed, while plans ara being drawn
for five more.
A metal holder, far paint brushes, by
which they may be attached to any an
gle to the ends of poles to aave paint
era using ladders, has been mtMii
by an Illinolaan. -
CENTON
THE PLAN SHOP
: mumi , ajt atitio book ox onzaxmAX,
BUNGALOWS... i
Bach conception la specially prepared for tha northern climate.
h- A BATTVB QT GASJTOXBTXA, the designer has imbibed the spirit of
tha true bungalow art, not only from association but also by experleno
t constnictlon. The book has 64 pages profusely illustrated with
colorplatea, half touea sketches and floor plana. It is bristling with in
terest ami sgesthmsfor the builder-of a auburban cottage or city resi
dence. PBICB BO GEBTS. On.aale at The J. K. Gill Co- Third an Alder
pd tha pregon Newa company. 829 Mortaon street. Portland.
;; ?.TB3I majg SHOP la prepared, to render architectural aerviee 'an any
class of reajdenceJgrlta Sor9ntarMCU Cketoh Offer.
ROLLIN S. TUTTLE Architect SSS,.
THIS TRACING WAS DESIGNED PURPOSELY TO SHOW THE EXACT LOCATION OF " v
NATIONAL and LLOYD'S
INDUSTRIAL TRACT
And their proximity to the great manufacturing; district which is causing more comment than any other section of 'the city of
Portland, '
LOCATION -MEANS MUCH. Ix)p;ically followed out. the fact being established that certain,;cities throtujhotit the United '
States have been developed mostly by certain industries, such as, for instance, steel in . Pittsburg and beef packing, etc.,' at
Chicago and other cities, and jobbing at Dallas and Denver, it is easily seen that Portland holds the key to the manufacturing
possibilities that are developing on the Pacific coast. ' ' . ,v - -
This is true because of the strategical location of Portland. The fresh water harbor on one side, together with a down
hill haul from Eastern Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, places Portland in a position where its prestige cannot be 1
denied, so favorably located that her products will find a ready outlet to the whole commercial world.. Just as Chicago was '
benefited by her industries, and Pittsburg by hers, so will Portland benefit by the indu&trial movement that bas'as yet but'
started in her direction. -
If you were to visit KENTON arid NATIONAL -ADDITION TODAY your own" judgment, would tell you thata few
dollars invested m this addition would bring you a good income in a short time. The past developments show that the
nearest property to the center of activity sells first, and as the community grows this -property advances as the demand increases
for adjoining property. . Every day brings new developments into Kenton, and every development raises the price of National
Addition, and with the Schwarszchild & Sulzberger new packing plant means more strides for , National. Addition." Cat! at our
office and get our latest folder pointing out the exact location of all the institutions operating in Kentonand, better than that
come prepared to take, a ride but to the tract with us, as our salesmen are at your service. ;',
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