THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY. MORNING. JULY, .23, . 1911. 3 .Hi BUILDING BEHER CLASS OF HOMES FOR SPECUUTION Demand for. Pretentious Resi v; dences Causes Builders in :.High ;Grade East Side Sec tions to Change Plans, i . ,ir j Speculative builder operating In the "' higher grad east side residence addl i? tion : rr building ! much, handsomer claaa of homea than formerly. The de mand on the part of borne buyers for" , finer, grade of jealdencea- than they - have - been, able.; to 'get heretofore has . ahown the builders that a fair profit la to be made In the construction and al of the more expenelve ' houaea, f C .With few. exceptlona the houaea for- meriy put' up here by apeeulattve bulld- era . coat from $ 3000 to f $4260. " How ' ever within the paat few weeks, theae builders have ,: laid t foundatlona. for a number of dwelling which will coat all the way from isooo to isuou.. A. I McKenil ha recently let the 'contract to the Key Engineering com- .pany for three realdencea. to coat m the aggregate nearly or quit 120,000. - One 1 to be a two atory, 10 room atrucjr : ture of the English half timber dealgn which will occupy a commanding lte on Alameda drive, near Bryce avenue. Thl houae will be largely "floored and finished in hardwood and will have all of the modern built. In convenlencea. It will coat approximately 17600. , Dntoh Colonial Design. Ob Alameda drive and East Twenty ninth street Mr. McKensie will build a one and one-half atory eight room cottage of the California bungalow type at a. coat 35000. The thira residence f ihe group will occupy a location on Brvca avenue near Lombara avenue. Thl will be of the Dutch Colonial de sign and will cost in the neighborhood of $7000. Mr. McKensie; will equip ' each of these house with a garage. George P. Eisman ha begun the con struction of a $7800 home on East Twenty-sixth street, hear. Brasee, The houae Is .o be a 10 room, two and one half story structure- of the Dutch Coloaial type of architecture. In ground dimensions the houae will be 8( by 44 feet. It will, have aardwood floora and will be finished In mahogany and white enamel. H. P. Palmer, of the H. P. Palmer Jones company, haa let the contract for a nine room residence of the French chateau type to be erected on East Twenty-second street, between Thomp , son and Brasee. The house will be one of -the handsomest, homes of Its else and type In Irvlngton and will cost about $7500. The floora are to be of hardwood and the Interior finish, white enamel. In the basement Will be fitted up a large billiard room and leading from the living room will be a large glass covered conservatory. William Toung, local manager for, the R. O. Dun company, Ms having plans drawn for an expensive home of the 'southern Colonial -type .which be will build on one of the finest view sltea on Counoll Crest. ,JOe Boom Tram. ' The building will have a total front age of (5 feet and will face Mount Adams drive. It will contain nine rooms, sleeping porch and solarium. 'The floors are to be of hardwood and the interior finish In rubbed ivory enam el. It will cost between $12,000 and .16.000. Architect Roberta ft Robert are get. tin; up plan for a two and one-half story, nine room frame residence for H, R. Llchter, to be erected at East Seventeenth and Wasco streets. The house will have the usual built In con venlences, hardwood floora and beamed and paneled dining room. Ita estimated coat la $4600. v W. A. Carpenter and Judge Oanten beln are each building a $16,000. resi dence at the intersection of East Twenty-fourth and Lincoln atreeta. The Carpenter nome ia to have 14 room all to be finished In mahogany, oak and white enamel. The exterior wall of the first story will be of pressed brick, with a shingled second story and gablea. . F. J. Kane will soon have completed k modern seven room residence at Eaat Forty-sixth and Brasee streets. Rose City Park. The houae Is of the Cali fornia bungalow type and will eoat $4000. WILLIAM BUKKt BUYS y GAMMANS RESIDENCE f.. . , The Oammans residence, belonging to the late O. O. Oammans at 7TI North ' rup street, waa purchased lest week by William Burke erf the Burke Com mission company,- for a home. The con sideration waa, $8000. This property comprises a o,u oy iuu root lot ana a two atory rrame dwelling. For mixing concrete there has been Invented a spade with long oval holes In the blade, through which the finer cement will flow and give the surface a finer finish. AN UNRIVALED rZ'J. -'-."5. . Nearest Store Twelve ( Miles, Distant. S All Trade' of Well Settled Farming Community ' Easily Secured. investigate t A . v t mm :XS. ... . : ::? .4. v... . n v. ' , , Sue of Building 24x48. . - - , ' Main store building, 16x30. All ceiled and 'shelackeoV Counters and helving all in,'. Also two bedrooms, 10x12 each; storage room, 16x18. Room for postoffice, 10x12; and room in frpn which can be rented, 16x18.,' -.iv-Mrf.Ij:-- Y-:-.'.',: ' ' .' . ozc oi ot on wntcn tne store is ' present terminal f the Oregon Trunk railway and in the midst of a i wett- settled farming community.' ; Inquire of t.!Tif.t.- s I. - y. 328 and 329ltailway Exchange BMg Iraand, Of";;:..' Counties to Join Forced For Road Improvement Otganizathns In Multnomah, Washington and Yamhill to Bend Every Effort to Make Rex- 'Tigardville Road 'as Passable as Connections. "f"y V' '- ' , I n I . . tta rui6lrAai I AL.AND Y ' ' i 1 . Ol (IT ROAD T . ' I TIL1AM00K V. MH,LL ?W J- YAMHILL MxJfeJV- g( : ' j POLK jt MARION 2 Lincoln 0AL,JT LEn C ' INOtPEMDENCEV l 1 dew , m I ... i r j ORVALLIS I 1 j iToEU6ENE Ta EUGENE ' Map shows uncompleted Rex - Organisations In Yamhill, Washington and Multnomah counties have joined forces for the Improvement of the Rex- Tigardville road in .Washington county. This la the road that when improved will connect the good roada - of Linn. Yamhill. Marlon, Folk and Tillamook countlea with the good roads of Mult- nomah county, and furnish a trade and transportation . communication between Portland ajid ths Willamette. Portland and Multnomah county have been asked to. bear $7600 of the 116.000 expense for the improvement of the highway. The Improvement project has been Indorsed by the auto club, auto dealera and machinery men. The Port land Automobile club haa asked each of ita 400 members for It In a lettet signed by the secretary. T. Irving Pot ter, which reada as follows: 97500 Weeded. "Dear Stri The Yamhill Auto and Commercial Clubs' Good Roada associa tion are raisins: funds to construct perfect winter and summer automobile road from Portland up the west aide of the Willamette valley by developing the stretoh between Rex and Tlgard vllle In Washington county, which Is the transportation N link connecting the sDlendld macadamised hlghwaya of Multnomah and Yamhill countlea. Yam hill county will maintain this main trav eled highway In faultless condition and constant repair In all seasons of the year. "Th Importance of thla road to auto- mobilea lies not only in tne ract mai It Is a Ion and beautiful one, but be cause It I going to be maintained. This will stimulate the good roada movement throughout the entire state and influ ence a speedy betterment of the bad roads situation. There are 4000 auto ownera In Port land, and but $7500 la needed to com plete the fund. Are yon Intereated enough to subscribe $5t If so. kindly Indicate the amount you win give ana return this letler to the undersigned. PORTLAND AUTOMOBILE CLUB. "I hereby -subscribe the sum of I.... for grading and rocking the main trav eled road between Rex and Tigardville In Washington county, and agree to pay same when called upon. Address 720 Corbett building." . . Sliver Trophy Offered. ' The H. L. Keats Auto company ha offered a silver gold-lined cup to the LOCATION FOR :,,:. o . , locatea, suxiuu, dituatea at tne To EUGENE Tigardville road, upon which concerted Silver cup to be awarded to one raising most money for Rex-Tl-gardvllle road construction. one who raiaes the most money for the Improvement of the Important but hith erto neglected highway. The map ahowa how trunk highways leading from Albany, Eugene, Corvallls, Newport. Yaqutna. Tillamook and New port and Balem convprge In the neigh borhood of Dayton, Dundee and New berg, thua concentrating the heavy traf fic of the Willamette valley and part of the coast on the short stretch of linlmproved road. Not long ago thla Rexgardvllle stretch was corduroy. St- Lack) Estate Co. to Lay Fine Pavement in East and Westmoreland. Wood block paving for their car tracks through "Eastmoreland" and Westmoreland" la the new proposal of the Ladd Bstate company. Cur tracks throughout the city hitherto hve had either Belgian block or hard brick pav ing, but these materials while having satisfactory wearing qualities possees the rather serious drawback of creat ing much noise. This has been felt particularly In residence districts. where the early morning traffic such as that of milk wagons, Is causing con siderable annoyance. Wood block la the highest class and moat costly of all pavings and this to gether with the asphalt at the sides of the tracks and on all other atreeta an.l avenues of "Esstmoreland" and "West moreland" wlU keep these district ab solutely free of all noise from vehicular traffic...; ' . . .... Eighty pound steel rail, the heaviest metal so' far used .for thl purpose In any city In th United State are being used in construction of the new "East moreland" carllne, together with the four gauge cypher" trolley wire.' Th usual Portland Ky. Lt A Pr.. Co.'s spec ifications call for 0 pound rails and the na cypher", gauge of trolley wire, or Just one-fourth the else of the new wire. Tbis extra heavy, equipment Is being provided for the purpose of allowing loaded freight car to be handled over these tracka ao that heavy construction material for Reed college and the fine homes now being planned, mar havo cost; of hauling cut to the minimum. In thl connection the splendid-viaduct at the entrance to HJastmoreland" will have steelwork of the weight called for In the heaviest class of railroad bridges. These, enormous expenditures by tb fr ' ii In ii ii i ii i . WOOD BLOCKS FI THEIR CAR TRACKS action will soon be taken. The logs have been taken up and aome temporary Improvement made. George E. Waggoner, president of the Yamhill Auto and Commercial Clubs' Good Roada association, questioned yes terday: M,Why Is It that Multnomah county1 ahould be content after .building four j l - A1 ... , i ' IV . I sbuth, to there stop and rest content T The -full beaeflt froni the sBendtn of i ythe -thousands of Multnomah - dollar will not be received until .we help the movement to Improve roada In our trade territory, but beyond the county line. The improvernent. of the Rex-Tlgard-vllle road wlU mean thousands and thou- ' sands of dollars to Portland, will bring hundreds of new settlers to the Wil lamette valley." The dotted line between Newport and Falls City ahowa a proposed road lm- : provement bab"d on the prospect of per manently building the Rex-Tlgardville j stretch. "We believe that the people of Ore- i gon must be educated through their ' eyes," continued Mr. Waggoner, "and If I thla splendid stretch of road la con-! structed and maintained It Is certain that speedy progress will follow In road construction throughout the val ley. This barrier of eight miles sepa rates the treat dtv of Portland from the Willamette valley on a practically direct route to the Important towns and seacoast resorts of the valley. "There are no salaried officers han dling this project. Every cent given win De spent in roaa Improvement. A practical board of governors has been i elected, and one of the moat noted builders. Henry Hagey of Dundee, haa I been engaged to build the road; we be- lieve Mr. Hagey Is the most Dractical and sensible road builder In the state. I Many of the splendid roads in Yamhill county are testimony , to his ability." Demand Good for Residence Lots in Ventura Park Addition. The F. A. Taylor company has proved conclusively during the past two weeks that there haa never been a more active demand for suburban residence lots In the vicinity than right how. This firm has aold. since tha first week in July. 10S lots In Ventura Park, the addition located on the Mount Hood line east of the city. The buyers not only represent Portland, but Investors from far away Colorado and Montana were- attracted by the offering. Of the-103 parcels sold, 57 went to residents of Portland and 46 to buy ers from outside Oregon. The heav iest buyer was H. S. Bagley, of Olatha. Colo., who took 24 lots for a total consideration of $300. Other outalde buyers were M. Resrdon. Spokane, Wash., two lots, $80u; Mrs. Jessie Wat ers, Butte. Mont, two lots, $300; Flora Klnner,- Great Falls. Mont., four, lota 1600; , Mae Dodge,. Great Falls, four lots, 1600; Evelyn Gear. Spokane, two lots, $00;, 'Margaret Armstrong, Spokane, two lots, 1100: Ida Stone, Spokane... two lota, (300, and C. D. Sprague, Seattle, four lots, $600. ! . . " ;' Venture Park Is located about one mil east" of Monta villa and contains 130 acres of elevated ground.'. ' Ladd . Estate company are In further ance of their policy of providing every thing to make "Eastmoreland" the fin est residence district in Portland and in character to correspond to th fut ure greatnesa of Reed college whea it Justifies lie claim to be ths first Uni versity of practical efficiency In the United State. ;,V ..y'y-.'i oX''X, , . ;, "'1 " 1 - 1111 -""' 1 : Jonrnai Want . Ad brlns; . result. ; ACM SHOWN IN SUBURBAN DEALS . ... BUG RECORD SHOWS INCREASE OF $1250,000 Figures for New Construction on Thus , Far Thia .Year , Beat i ' Last Year's .Result by Big Margin Permits. ; 1 , .The, construction record , In Portland ao far In Ull 1 In, 'ex.ee. of that, for the same .period last year by $1,250,000 In round numbers. For the-first 20 day's of July permit were Issued In the of fice of the building Inspectors for new , building valued at $779,600. The total I for July, 1910, was $08,00. If July holds vp throughout the month a It has for the. first 20 days, the sum will reach close to $1,200,000. I There Is strong Indications that the .lead month by month for the remainder 'of tbe'year up to December will be In creaaed over the time month of 1910. December, .It wllj bp remembered, was : exceptional In . every respect, the total Volume of permits Issued during ' that month passing the $4,000,000 mark. Betel to Cost 9185,000. ' The largest new construction enter prise launched : last week Is an elgfit atory fireproof hotel to be erected ai Sixth and Main street by the Smith Hotel company. The building 1 to be aj modern hostelry In every particular and will cost in the .neighborhood of $12, 000. . A. S. Ellis announcea that he will Im mediately Improve the property at Twelfth and Market and at Twenty first 1 and Olisan,: purchased by him earjy In- the month. . On the former. par cel he will, build , a tnree story, apart ment house and on 'the' Twenty-first and Olisan quarter block a three story combination store and hotel building. . Ex-United States Senator Fred,W. Mulkey is. preparing to begin the con struction of ' a four story fireproof apartment' house on Market street be 1 -fc ,,.3,1 '.v.. i f m;:ism-f- i rur rr rs rr rr rr ri ru rr i j i t i j tmmm - a mr . 1 " " - jM.r a. - " .at mrw m m r a us -.-- tmi ,v,Hir'niav. n.,nv'" t m i-. .-j k b ww-i . r r -i-m? m " i -j 't'uv ji"rjiiJ- j vs.i. fy. vti ' m Wh sSSM'r SVe r-4rT ' - i ii aassasi i ram .2 :.!6S.. ''iHFlJ" M ttr-.-'n':!"...1 sm.ik j o. m nw it . t ' '--vram .r - . i-.vx .-.st. till . Kw 'isOm -; Plr -- lira bMIMWMMMmM . ' - f: ;: '4- mm mmm Mmmmmmmmm?mm mimir mm wi , .iig. ..mm Wwswi mm- mmmsmm mmtmmmsmmmsm wmv. mm tmmmmmmimmMmmmmmamtm :mmmi tail iiBiiiiiiiwiwMi -mm mm rtffliWKiiBii tea -. lfii!i .. 1 - .1- ... v...i.......v....V(...v-Afr:v.-4..v.-... -.w-...-.iy..w.i,-.i. f-..v. . ,..x- y.-jt Orthografy m accordance with recommendationt pf Simplified SpeUine Board, N. Y. I . V. tween Front 'and First at -' a cost of $86,000. i ' ' - J. B. Kaaeberg took out a permit last week for a four -story building to-be ereoted ori Lucretla and Washington streets aW a coat of $40,000. , 1 The United State Cashier, company haa begun the erection of a' two atory factory building facing . the Columbia boulevard at Kenton. 1 The permit authorizing- the atructure fixe the cost at. $16,000. : r.y '-yj: i-' , ' Oaatenbsia Seaidenoe. - Clfcult Judges C. U. ' Gaitenbeln took out a permit last wek for, a; t H Story frame residence to be erected at the comer of Eaat Twenty-fourth and .East Lincoln atreet at a cost of $15,000.-' A permit wa issued taat-Thursday to A. Mesery .for- a.one,tory.frame .the atre and'atore building which "he will build on the east side of " Twenty-third street between Washington" and Ever ett. The building, will cost $19,000. , . Another theatre building -authorised by permit last week is to-be erected on Dekum avenue - near East Eighth-' by Jacob Koben at a cost of $6000. ' A permit has been' issued to C M. Scott for a two story .frame, dwelling to be erected on Harrison street near Fourteenth at a cost of $6000. Architect E. F. Lawrence 'has com pleted the plans for a 'three atory gym nasium for the Washington High school. The building Is to be a 60x100 foot fireproof structure and will cost $60,-000. EX-SENATOR MULKEY E Ex-Unlted States Senator Fred W. Mulkey Is having plana drawn for the erection of a. four story and , basement spartment house on Market street, be tween Front and First- The building will be a fireproof atructure, of rein forced concrete and will cost approxi mately $40,000. It will have ground dimensions of 60 by 5 feet and will contain 16 four room apartments with the janitor's apartment in the base ment. The equipment will embrace a steam heating plant, passenger elevator and dumb waiters for each apartment. The building will be ao designed that every room will have outalde light and ven- TO BUILD RESIDENC FfPIB PUIS j FOR A HRVHOm First Fireproof Hostelry, South of Morrison St. Is to Cost $100,000.; if' . The first fireproof hotel to b erecte In this city south of Morrison . atreet .' V. W.ill. V... .Via Cml.b. -CT.aI juuaji.: Will IUlll " J wi.isvi. Wlll-ir, consiruciinn, ana win nsvt a ironings Ul UU A TTIV ell CI A VII V V JVU 1...: on Main. It Is estimated to cost In mo neignoornooa or iwu.mru. - t, 1 Architect David L. Wllllama is get-r ting up tne plans lor the butidinskana expects to let the contract so that act-' " . ... .IMIl ,11CVJ WT-BUI J LlUBb ' 10. ' , . 'vv.--. The ground floor of the building will ( be uaed mainly for business purposes; tVi nlon nf .ha Atllr. n 41... rooms and the hotel office. Each of '' the seven upper floors will contain 11 guest chamber. . There are to be five urivaie. nam. ana .ona . ouniin . Mitn n - - placed thst each will aerv two rooms. t : ' ui iiiv lurcu ciruLL i(.i.m. An p.rm passenger elevator will be Installed wltH s. in t .... . . . t' building: with all modern hotel accesl- occru ui .a "iiji m iniB TOlia trim Thu Intontlnn la Ia KaA eW a building ready for occupancy by Jan- iiArv 1 tuauon. ABiae rrom tne door a, .win picture mnldlng. there will be not an Inch of combustible material used in " Itn fntntriiptlnn Pinna -fot f Vtsa KAnaa war A pt mm K-r A rfS(t A Vwa Clearance Sale l At Becker's Suit House now In progress. 140 Fifth street. ;r'fi?:i:i,-i,?.tirf-;!?iws3 it;: . ' ft,.. V,,!.'