The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 11, 1912, Image 21

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON' SUNDAY ' JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,' FEBRUARY 11. 1812. 9 Tracts in Jackson County and ) Hood j River - District Bring 1 Good Price; Deals in Coun try Realty Reported. ' Wonderful fruit lands lo Jackson county selling at 300 to 1400 and acre, no unaeveiopea acreage of fclmllar class In the Hood River valley bringing i an acre, were the mors important feature qf the country realty market last week Following a quiet January In outside land, the market ahowa a de cided Improvement alnca th first of -ne present month. , W. W. Hartley has sold his ranch of 34 acrea, lyln between Phoenix and Talent, Jackson county, to Qeorge Jamea Qf Republic, Wash., the prlo being 313,300. - Tbla tract Jolna the Midway orchard tract and ta exceptionally well adapted for fruit culture.. There are now 15 acrea of the land aet to 4-year-old pear and apple treea, and Mr. Jamea expects to aet more of the tract to fruit, next winter. U E. England last week aold hie 43 acre tract of Bear creek bottom land to John W. Mills, who reaidea on Al i mond street In this city, for a price t at la close to 3300 per acre, aaya the Ashland Tidings. The sala waa a strict ly cash affair, the papers having been made out and the deal definitely closed the latter part of tha week. Mr. Mills' son will take personal charge of the property and develop It to tho highest possible state of perfection. This property Is located about a mile and a half from tha city, on the Talent road. It haa been uaed aa a nursery for the last two years, tha Ashland nursery having had charge of it It is provided with a pumping plant which operates from Bear creek, and also haa a fine spring. -About 27 acrea of the tract is rich bottom land and the balance Is nearly all tillable. Six acres are set to apples, pears and cherries, which are In fine condition. There la a good set of buildings on the property. Tha soil Is admirably adapted to fruit and gar den culture. John W. Taylor on Monday aold 1 acres of garden land to Albert Hall for S27.sv. Thla land la aituated just west from Kenwood addition In West Med ford and upon it Mr. Taylor has grown garden truck for tha past two or three years. Mr. Hall, tha purchaser, recently aold a farm up Talent way. 8. D. Elliott of Goshen has sold his farm of 130 acres to a company of five men from Minneapolis, Minn., for 3100 an acre. Tha place will be platted and will be planted with orchard trees. The Oregon Land and Orchards' com pany of Roseburg haa sold the control ling interest In Its 3500 acre fruit ranch at Round Prairie to Martin Martens, re cently from Minneapolis. Mr. Martens haa succeeded A. M. Molesworth as 'pMsIaent Of 'the company. ' H. A. Johnson of Salem aold tha old Dare Holmes place on the Eola road In Marlon' county, consisting of 20 acres, for 35000. Tom Cornelius, also of Sa lem, is tha lucky buyer, and will make some Improvements on tha same. Roy McGee of Vancouver, Wash., closed a deal lest week for the pur chase of 800 acres of land located four miles from Lexington, Morrow county. Or, He paid 320,000 cash for the hold ing. Over 400 acrea la In wheat. Charlea M. Bhortrldge and H. E. , Douglas of Lebanon have purchased 20 1 acres of fine beaverdam land from John Gray, a few miles above Waterloo, In Linn county, for which they pay 3200 per acre. They will devote the tract to onion raising, a form of gardening In which they have had some former suc cessful experience. George Owens of Portland was in McMinnvllla last Saturday and while there was offered 31S0 per acre for 6 acres of his farm, by one of Yamhill's joldcst hopgrowers, for a hopyard, but as ;there Is a lease on tha farm two years i longer the deal couldn't be accomplished. Mr. Owens has about 200 acrea of very ; choice hop land on hia place. Another Marlon county hopyard has changed ownership. Hop Lee of Salem lias purchased the Horace Stevens farm of to acrea located in South Bottom. A '20 acre hopyard la on thla land. The purchase price waa not made public, but can make seed buying. PRUNE AND SPRAY ROSE BUSHES AFJD TREES We havf pruning shears, knives, aawa, sprays, spray, pumps, etc., and -wa. will. tell you how to use them. j , '.', .. INCUBATORS, BROODERS, POULTRY SUPPLIES If you ace Interested In this line, call and see our expert poultrymen. Don't wait If you Intend to buy an incubator. Book your order ,now to aave delay... We telegraphed yesterday for another carload of Incubators. '(Our third since. December. 1.) --'.'.v ,.' ," ' , ;'- ' A' Hi .we ara the recognised Sweat-Pea Plant seed this month for extra early logue gives full description and prices of the LATEST NOVELTIES, Including DUPLEX SPENCER from Europe. t . .... .. , ' , . , - , t Store Phones Main 5956, A-3811. . It Is understood to ba a little less than 3300 an cra. ,-.( , J, K. Nunamaker of Hood River,1 who recently disposed of his Interest In the John Day Development company, which owns a large tract of real estate on tha John Day river in Morrow county near Heppner, purchased last week ' through W. S." Nlchol, two , tracts from . W. r . B. Karris, who takes In part payment for the tracts one of 10 acrea, where Mr. Ferris made his home, and the other, of 11 acres, known as the Lining place, Portland property and Hood River rest denca property. Mr. Farris haa disposed Of all his local holdings, for which he has received tha sum of , f 122,000.. s. Fred Barrett Sr. of Newberg haa sold for 1300 an acre his IS acres of land a mile and a quarter west of that town. He bought it 23 years ago, at which time there waa not enough land on it free of stumps to put a house on, : . , J. A, Howard of Albany, tho real es tate dealer, last week sold tha O. K Bartlett place near Albany., consisting of 83.27 acres, to Mr. Burns, recently of Washington, for 37250. . This was the sixth time Mr. Howard haa aold his farm, the first time eight years ago for 32600.. . The John Q. Wray farm of 160 acres, 1 Vt miles east of Wallowa, has been sold to A. M. Smith for 39000. - JohnPeter, a traveling man who has, at different periods during the past two years, resided' at The Dallea, haa purchaaed 120 acres of fine land on the west aide of the Mill creek valley. Wasco county.- Twenty acres waa pur chased from George W ebb and 1.00 from Dr. J. M. Lowe and tha Hudson Land company, Mr. Peter expects to resid permanently in that section and will build a modern home on his farm. The W. P. Cheshire improved hop farm of 100 acres near Springfield was sold recently to Harry Hukrled, who lives on on of Eugene & Great Western Land company tracts west of Eugene. Consideration, 311,000. This is considered one of the best hop yarda In that part of the , state. James . Iverson has traded his New berg property for the Oak View tract of 30 acres located one mile and a half northeast of Newberg on the West Che halem road. The tract was rated at 37600. , Anson Lemon of Newberg has bought a aix acre tract orr tne norm part or tha Mrs. Barah Mackle farm near New berg on the northeast, for 33000. The tract is mostly set with Italian prune trees that have been bearing for several yeara. W. J. Stater of McMlnnvtlle, who sells Oregon clhnate and throws In farm occasionally, passed through New berg on the train Wednesday afternoon of laat week and aa the train sped away. said ha had just elosed the largest real estate deal ever made In the county when he sold a 600-acre traot for 330 000 Ospot cash. . Sixty thousand dollars was paid for a 350-acre tract or lana lour mues north of Ashland last week the deal being put through by Ashland men. M, L. Pellett and A. D. Helma were the owners and the buyers are a syndicate of Seattle people. The tract Is the old Songer property and has been owned but three yeara by Messrs. Pellett and Helms, who paid 310 an acre for It at the tii..e. Mr. Helms was in Ashland all summer, but is spending the winter in Seattle. He and Mr. Pellett who 1 now residing in Los Angeles have had the "deal pending for some time. Two weeks ago Mr. Pellett came up from Los Angeles and tha deal waa arranged aa to details tha prospective purchas era going over the ground thoroughly. Seattle property to the value of 325 000 figures in tha transaction and caah payment of 335,000 Is stipulated, The syndicate expects to plat the tract Into small orchards and develop them for sale. . More land deals were made this week at Amity. Reports come that J. P. All! son was the agent through which the Orabel place was aold for 310,000 to E Estabrook. recently from the state of Maine. The Burns place transfer was also consummated by him having been bought by T. D. Shanks of Boring, Or, for 33500. C. J. Pugh haa bought of William Ellis 25 acres near Falls City, on which he Intends to set out loganberries, and will build a dryer for the crop. Tho SanBoothe ranch, about three miles from Union, on Catherine creek, was sold last week to John Stevens for 318.600. There are 350 acres In the ranch. - One of the largest realty trades made In many a day in the Sllverton country waa the sale of the Austin Leonard farm of 280 acres to J. L. Stalker, M. D, Carpenter and J. W. Hyett, all of Sll verton. This farm Is located iV, miles south of Sllverton and is considered one of the best in that locality. It is un derstood that the plaoe will be divided Garden Time Is Near at Hand Phona for our .1912 Annual Catalogue, decide lust what you want and place your order NOW before the big "spring rush." Remember aiip m Attn "Oii.ntv first! nrlre aa low as we it?' Economy la extravagance in SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS PLANT MORE R0SESDo It Now Wa have thousands of extra ''fine ' bushes at our city tree yard, Fourth and Madison streets; also complete line of Fruit, Shade and Ornamental. Trees and Shrubs. PEAS Specialists In ' the' ' Northwest muni rut a. blooms. Our 1912 snnual ; - Tree YardMain 5549, A-4715. Bet. Morrison 6 Yamhill First Presbytoriaa, Church in. halves, Mr. Btalker taking tha south part and Messrs. Carpenter and Hyett the north. Thla la reported as a strictly cash sale, but the exact Consider ation was not made public. Ex-Editor Galloway of Enterprise has bought 160 acres of land adjoining his homestead from Mrs. Mary Young. In the transaction he sold to Mrs. Young his residence property ' In Enterprise. For the present Mr. Galloway will en gage in, farming and stock raising. Harry E. Bryden of Ashland, Or., haa contracted for the purchase of the Bol. Isom TO acrea, 4tt miles southwest of Brownsville. Consideration, 36300. J. F. Samuel has purchased the 10 acre fruit farm belonging to J. T. Ad klns, in Missouri Bottom, a mile south of Myrtle Creek, and will take posses sion at onoe. J. H. Heikes of Milton, who recently sold 10 acres of fine fruit land at Sun nyside and went to Montana, last week purchased 20 acres, of land from A. Avery of Locust, near Milton, for a consideration of 310,000. Mr. Helkea says he Is now thoroughly convinced this Is the place for him and will leave "never again." Mr. Avey will go to Cal ifornia In the endeavor to benefit hla wife'a health. Otis Sprague arrived In Hermlston from Cleveland, Ohio, Friday of last week. He was accompanied by K. C. Sprague of Berea, Ohio, and W. F. Wle land and L. R. Lelc. of Cleveland. Mr. 8prague has sold 160 acres of the Fur nas land, providing these men after looking over the ground approved It. Tha men who came to see the land ex pressed themselves as well pleased with the project and made a first payment to secure the sale. PLANS BEING DMN Plans are being prepared by a local architect for a two story frame avmna. alum and assembly hall to be erected at Sellwood for the Church of the Sacred Heart. The struoture will cover a site 55 by 100 feet. On the first floor will De a large assembly hall, stage and dressing rooms, and the entire upper story will be fitted up as a gymnasium with baths and lockers. The estimated cost of the structure Is 35000. A Gresham capitalist is arranging to build in that town a three story brick business building, 33 by 60 feet, which will probably cost 38000. The ground floor will be" divided Into two store rooms and the upper floors will contain lour s room apartments each. A local architect Is aettinar on the Am. ian ana wonting arawmgs of a new building which when completed will be occupied by the Philomath State bank, The building will be of reenforced con crete, 22 by 60 feet, and one story hish Architect R. U. Hockenberry. in whose office plans of the proposed banktna houae are being drawn, is also getting up a set of drawings for a brick store building, for D. Nixon, of Forest Grove, and for a large 10 room frame residence or colonial design for August J. Stange, a wesuny resident or l urande. Or, SALEM PREPARING FOR Salem, Feb. 10. As a result of recent rauroad activity in and around Salem, the city is preparing for a remarkshi development during the coming summer. our new railroad extensions are as sured and will be put in operation dur ing the next twelvemonth. Just what this means to Salem is well understood by those who have a knowledge of con ditions in the valley. Salem is already a city of 13,000, hav ing grown from 4200 In 1300. Last year tne scnooi censua increased 600 and the postal receipts for 1911 grew to $65. 000, being a rate of Increase 10 per cent greater man mat oi Portland. Perhaps the best Indication of the healthy condition of the community Is shown by the statement recently Issued Of the deposits at the U.8. National bank which have grown In six years from 3H6.000 to over $1,000,000. in fact. the banks of Salem have been showing an increase in deposits or over 1600.000 annually for the past five years. - DeBiraDie business locations are at a premium In tha city at present and building operations have been greatly stimulated as a result. With the open ing up tbla summer of the vaat fertile valley tributary to Salem, the city will hum with an activity never before known. . . t UBLIC MARKET AT GEVURTZ LOCATION The Strowbrldge half block aomnria. tng the three story building on . th north side of Yamhill Street and extend tng from First to Second street, has been leased from July 1 next for a pe riod of 10 years by J. Nudleman. It is the purpose of the lessee to remodel the entire struoture, the ground floor to be fitted up for a public market and the upper stories for a hotel. Tha eatimatt cost of the proposeoXslteratlon is $60,- uuu. i is property i now occunled bv 1. GevurU fions. who wUl . vn. FOR FRAME GYMNASIUM SEASON OF PROSPERITY t f7 ' 7- ' " "I ' -1 I lllg I -fttf ill 1 1 1 HYiTsjr 1 1 i"l ill 1 1 1 i'li, L- y n -folhr Annex, under conatructloa at Thirteenth and Alder etreofa. PROPOSE PLAN FOR GUARDING PUBLIC F Appointment of Official to Pass on Concerns Dealing in Bonds, Suggested; Realty Board Takes Initiative. At last Monday's meeting of the Port land Realty Board a movement was In. augurated which the leading realty op erators of the city believe will effect ually put a stop to such swindling of the unsuspecting Investing public as was dona by the Columbia River Or chards bond sellers. The proposed plan contemplates the appointment of an of ficial by the governing bodies of the Realty Board, Commercial club and Chamber of Commerce, whoae duty shall be to investigate every land or invest ment proposition Into which tha public is aaked to put Its money. In presenting the resolution provid ing for the appointment of the official investigator V. Vincent Jones spoke as follows: "The past week has witnessed the pricking of one of the most barefaoed bunco bubbles ever blown under western skies. "The Columbia River Orchard . fake has burst, and It Is a grave question whether there are around this table enough fingers upon which to count the number of those poor, crushed and trem bling, deluded mortals whose hard- earned savings and even homes are to day lost to them because they looked upon this bubble and thought it good, What Xa Xemedy? "Gentlemen, terrible as is the story Of this stupendous fraud and the suf fering of its victims,, there Is reason to believe that It is but the preface to a long tale of fraud being dally un folded In the northweat. There are other bubbles as yet unburst and other swindlers busily besltmlng our business fabric. "Gentlemen, what are we going to do about It? We send our governors spe clals speeding through the land; we pour out money In the best advertising th world ever saw. aid Just as the peoples of earth have hearkened their ears and begun to listen to the story Of our land of glorious opportunity, above every other sound rises the wall ing and lamentations of the plucked and palsied investors In these bunco bub bles and every string on every purse is tightened and people shrink from comlna to a land where such swindles are allowed to flourish. "it i seldom that these harpies are caught and punished, but even if they were and avery man jack or inem sent up for long terms, 'tis out me oic story of locking the stable after th horse ts stolen. State Supervision. This board has talked long enough What is needed now is action; what Is needed is something of an effective nrevantatlva nature, backed by the united mihlln bodies of this state, which will make it Impossible for any of these schemers to operate lung enough to get the people's money; what Is really needed la state supervision; but since ws have no session of our legis lature for another year, It is up to our commercial; bodies to take some decisive action, and It has occurred to me that the Portland Realty Board, the Commercial club and the Chamber of Commerce ought to combine and en gage a competent man of unquestioned Integrity who shall be a permanent offi cial, on a salary, and shall devote his whole time to the investigation of every land or Investment proposition Into which the publlo la asked to put Us money. This Investigation could os. secret ana full renorta of any doubtful concerns or propositions made to the officials of these bodies. Bucti action couia men be taken as the case might demand; In some cases a demand from these or sanitations that greater security be af forded the Investor would be all that would be necessary. protecting Investor. 'In other cases a threat of Imme diate eiDosure would accomplish the desired result. In other cases a full publlo exposure and . warning spread broadcast over the land, acoompanled by lesal action, would be necessary, Such action would save the Innocent nveetor millions of dollars and save tha reputation of this fair Oregon land of ours. Then we can work tor sucn future safeguards under the auspices of the state as mar seem wise. 1 have talked' this over with bank- era, edltotsand business men in tne past thre days, an it has met with much favor. I, 'therefore, Mr. Presi dent, offer a motion that the Portland Realty Board appoint a oommlttee of five to confer with tne officers or the Chamber of Commerce, Oregon Devel opment League, and Commercial club, and Invite them to Join this board In this or any other preventative measures to safeguard the Interests of Investors. v " - oounune) arawea. . , . Acting lupon the resolution adopted by the realty board, tha following commit tees have been appointed by the preal- dents of the three organisations named FROM M RAUD v w ' cent Jones, H. W. Fries, C K. Henry, VV. M. Killings worth and Ben Rlesland. Chamber of Commerce: R. W. Montague, D. A. PatuUo and E. C. Glltner. Com mercial club: A. L. Fish, C. P. Pfahler and C. J. Wlllman. A permanent organisation of the gen eral committee will be effected at an early date. Chairman Jones having Indi cated that he would Issue a call early this week. Journal Want Ada bring results. What Makes Children Wholesome Food Outdoor Exercise Proper Environment ) ' The Establishment of Your Home in , , 1 'X2 PA means that you can raise your own fruits, fresh vegetables, etc.; that you will have ? a beautiful natural playground for your children, and a place where the home influx ences and surroundings are all that are to be desired. . " -K vy'''K-;: :- V.'." ' . ''::W.-4 r-;....v."'-jlv-i';:'' ''v"t::-!'-'i"?-'5 :.v-':-?:'.W' i Come Out Tomorrow anil Pick Out Your Future Honiesite, Where You Can Solve the High Cost of Living ' The Rote City-Puk Car Connects With the New Parkrote Line CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING FOURTH AND STAr.'1 11... WE PERMITS FOR 6 COTTAGES Cleland & Smith to Build for :l Speculation; Construction ? ' News. Clelan 6 Smith, speculative residence builders, procured permits laat Friday for six one and one-half story cot tages, all of which are to be erected on East Forty-first atreet, between Haw thorne 'avenue and Harrison streets. The houses are attractive In design and will cost 33609 each. On. this same day William Burning er took out permits for three very hand some realdences which he baa under way In Beaumont. One of tne buildings occupies a commanding site on East Thirty-eighth atreet, between Stanton and Wistaria, and will cost 37000. The others are to cost 36600 each, and are going up on East Forty-fourth street, between Siskiyou and Klickitat. Robert J. Snow Is building a modern two-story building on Klickitat street, near East Forty-fourth, at a cost of 34000. Other dwelling house permits Issued Friday are aa follows: F. 8. Hauk, one and one-half story cottage. East Sixty-fourth near Siskiyou, 33600) Nina H. Maberly, one and one-half story cottage. East Forty-fifth near East Harrison, .31300; H. S. Anderson, one and one-half story cottage. East Forty fifth near Siskiyou, $S00d; J. W. Phen icle, one and one-half story cottage. East Thirty-first near Going, 31600: Ernest CUnest, one and one-half story cottage. East Everett near East Sev enteenth, 32600; W. E. Van Dusen, one and one-half story cottage, Hatght ave nue near Bkldmore, 3180J; Mary E. F r T..!S'Tj Belling, one and one-half story en tage, Florion avenue near Jorh-tt street, 31000, i O'Shea Bros, have taken a permit authorlzlnr the repair of the Mr. chants Trust bank building at Sixth and Washington street, which was had ly damaged by flra some days ago. Tha estimated cost of the work Is 3300O. F. Solomon Is' remodeling the brick building on the east side of Twenty third street between Everett and Wash lngton. The coat la estimated at 310,000.; ,,.f .v:';;, , ; 75.000 APAR TMENTS BEING CONSTRUCTED M. Olsen. a wealthy timber operator, is having plans drawn for a four story brick apartment house to be erected on a quarter block at East First and Mult nomah streets. The structure will con tain, two, three and four room apart ments and will cost about 3?5,O00. Arch itects McNaughton & Raymond are get- -ting up the plans. . M. E. Lee is preparing to begin the ' erection of a four story and basement apartment -house on Main street,' be- ; tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth, "The structure will contain 63 three room apartments, each with private bath. The specifications provide an electric paa- -senger elevator, dumb waiter service, ' disappearing wall beds and the usual built-in conveniences. Instead of an In terior light court, the structure will be provided with an open air court on three sides, thus giving to every apart ment an abundance of outside ' expos ure. This arrangement Is made possi ble from the fact that the building la to have ground dimensions of 63 by 140 feet, while the lot Is 66 by 144. There are to be two entrances, the main front on Main, and a secondary entranae at the rear, opening from the court. The estimated coat of the Improvement is 330, 000. Construction work will be gin about April 1. Healthy? July. 1 i (n tbo resolution Realty board: V. Vin