THE OREGON' SUNDAY ' JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,' FEBRUARY 11. 1812.
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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'
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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
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Annex, under conatructloa at Thirteenth and Alder etreofa.
PROPOSE PLAN FOR
GUARDING
PUBLIC
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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
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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 , ,
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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.'."
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Come Out Tomorrow anil Pick Out Your Future Honiesite, Where You Can
Solve the High Cost of Living
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING FOURTH AND STAr.'1 11...
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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
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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