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AHEAD liAPIDLY III LliiE OF CUJLDIi'G New Record Will Be Made in 1912 Judging From Present Activity; Other Realty News About State Reported. . Pendleton Is snticlpatin for ths yar raeonl IJ.tnontli of new construction. "With but month nd a JJf gronaAJ says a renaieton paper, " number, of business houses and residences hive been started and a number of others are projected. ' . - ! .. "Down la the west end of the ctly an Hasel street a structure is nesrlng completion which will bouse the most up-to-date and largest abattoir In the Inland empire outside of Spokane. The Pendleton Meat company', which is a corporation comprised of several lqcal butchers, has had a 'fores of men at work on th building for several weeks and within a short time the modern ma ehinery will be Installed and the institu tion opened f of business. It Is being constructed of Concrete and will eost In the neighborhood of IU,000. Besides the regular slaughter ! house equipment, an tea and cold storage plant wilt be in- ciuum) urinr-miuunig una iM itwtr which Is now being extended to the site will. make for cleanliness and sanita tion, ' . "Among the new residence being con' strucUd tar the Herman Peters real denes en Wast Webb street, and two " cottages on Willow street on lots owned by J. A. Horn. . The Peters residence, when completed, will be a commodious and handsome dwelling, andiwlll be a great addition to the west end resi dential section. Tha Horn cottage are located just to the rear of the home of Mrs. Aura Haley. Each will contain five rooms, a laundry basement and all modern- conveniences. The excavation Is already under way and construction work will soon start. Mr. Horn Is build ing, the houses for rent and so great Is the demand for modern dwellings that one was engaged before work was com- menced. ,s . 'Will McKlnney, teller at the Am erican National bank, has Just com- ? listed a five room bungalow on Wash ngton street and has moved Into it. . "Within a few days aetual oonstrue tlon work will be under way on a hand gome now high school buildingZLsi J. W. Bush, through "hie agent, E. T. Wade, has sold to Julius Cuderlan his .Birch creek ranoh consisting of 80 acres.. The price is not given, but It Is known that It runs Up Into the thou sands. , F, M. White of Redmond has sold 400 aeres of his timber land in Clackamas county for nearly 120,000. He left Red mond recently with J. H. Cook to look at a cattle ranch In "the Silver lake seo- . nun wuii m. vii w tjr invHi nsr t n am mi ' White was Redmond's first mayor, and la now serving as councilman. - "" Some good rea) estate sales were losed last week In the vicinity of Brownsville, W, ), Moore reports the sale of (he R. R. McKlnney 8i acre farm, one mile north -of, Holleyr to J. N. Hunter and wife for 400Qs also the rrank"Wigte-lo-cTa"farm, "two-tniles north of Harrlsburg, to A. Sleuter of Jowa. The prjee paid was f 90 per acre. Mr. Wlgle bought this land about a year ago since whtoh time he has built a new beuSe and made other good. improve, tnents. -';.;', ry:.y-.. 'ff'-':-:'- ' W. J.' Ross of Milton has purchased from I. M. Rambo, two acres of fruit land below Freewater, w J. . W Jones of Ferndale,.. this' week purchased from Allen Bandifer IS acres of $arden,and fruit land north of Mil ton. -. "- - Mayor J. D. Gordon of Newberg has sold 10 acres of land near Sprlngbrook for $7000, andjSranvlUe Bvtrsst has sold ten acres of land to Isaac Van Blaricom for $:ill. Frank Wlgio of Hatrlsburg Tias sold his 190 acre farm for $9000 to A. Sieutel f Iowa, possession to be given March J, and is a splendid little farm, ' Frank' Hubbard of, Umatilla county has recently sold his fine ranch at te mouth of geven Mile canyon to one of the Wrlghf brothers of the reservation. Mr. Wright has recently purchased a number or properties in the same lo cality, among them being the former Joe Rothlln and Bowman ranches, I . .; f - . - v ' - - ' - ' " - i ; ' ' ' -"- I . ' ' 1 - .-A : .vr r.,,.....,.,.,, , mmiim, .j. . mmU a - j Tour ulta ipartment building, erected by C. B. Webb tt Rodnejr avenue and Maesley street, upper Alblna. EAL ESTATE ill RAPIDLY id ALL SECTIONS Transfers Show Greater Activ ity Than ' for Many Months ( Past; Several Large Trans actions Recorded. Real estate authorities, including brokers, regular operators, as well as those who1 take an occasional dip into the realty game, are of one mlrid in ex pressions of opinion as to the market In city properties, and also upon the prospects for the year. Any observer of the steady improvement In the de nvytd for downtown holdings and the blk trade in city and suburban resi dence property will appreciate the truth of current reports In real estate circles that the Improvement In business antici pated for some weeks past Is here in full forces There -Is a marked Increase in th number of larger transactions re ported from day to day, while the sales appearing daily In the abstract of rec ords Is a big gain over those of this time last yean v.- - : Reports from agents' offices last Taebats, owned by O. V. Hurt, to W. J. Wllsey, representing eastern parties, for a consideration of $25,000. The ranch consists of 125 acres, all of which Is good land, and especially adapted to grazing and dairying purposes. Mr. Hurt purchased, the ranch about two years ago, paying $7400 therefor, and It will be noted ho has been paid three times his purchase price. It Is said the new owners will lay out and Improve the tract for a modern up to date sea side resort ' Frftd5 Ball has bought James Thomp son's Cottonwood ' ranch located near Fossil consisting of upwards r- of $00 acres of mixed farming,' grazing and timber land, and takes immediate pos session. This land joins Mr. - Ball's other holdings, and ha now owns a stock ranch Consisting of about 1000 acres, about five miles distant from the twon of Fossil. John V. Strahm has sold his ranch near- Hermlston to Martin V. Turley, $360) being the consideration, Mr, Tur ley also bought the adjoining property from Edward C Strahm, for which he paid- f $.; x; -' v' , J. W, Bush of Pendleton has sold his Birch creek ranch, consisting . of $80 acrea in Umatilla county, to' Julius Gurderian. The price Is not given, but It Is known that It runs well up Into the thousands. E. T. , Wade made the deal. ; ,': y ' , ;; ; The jack Rodman Realty company sold to Attorney, a. F. Sklpworth one of their 10-acre tracta in Debrlok Gar dens near Eugene. This Is the 'last except one. A total of 297 acres In 10 acre tracts have been disposed of in two weeks, which. Indicates that people rvv i ! v-' f J ?:vC.i-:MicMiMgsT-fe IliliP' new h"mc- in Olmsted Tark frr $1"9. One cf the -most Important, transfers of title rKrorded last week Involved the sale of 52 acres In the Love donation lsnd claim, located northwest of "Wood lawn, on th peninsula, whfch waa pur chased by the Brong-Steele company for $5,P0O. - Louis A. Jacobson has purchased from El Veersteeg his home property located at the northwest corner of Thirteenth and Hancock In Irvlngton for $7500. Buys rirtt .Street Property, . The Davenport estate, has sold to Ty ler Woodward 25 by 100 feet located on the. west side of Flret 'street,.; 60 feet south of Yamhill, for $17,500. . The property is tmprove4 with a two story brick building of an old type. - , Four, lots In Harrison Hill addition have been sold to Luther H. Hamilton by Richard C. Hart for $8000." Ex-Postmaster- John W, Mlnto has purchssod from Melissa A. Bettlemelr a fractional Quarter block at the north west corner of East Sixth and East Couch streets." The . property " Is de scribed as the east it feet of lot 8, and the south It fet of lot. I, In block 115, East Portland, Consideration Involved, $11,500. r ... ... , H. W, Grunwaldt has purchased for 4 home one of the handsome Delahunt residences, located at the squtheast cor ear of Gist Fourteenth and Braaee Rtre.-ts la Irv! : u C $:'). V. K, Rogers has n; 1 t T. flva acre tract ' of Sanl -c'- i southwest corner of the Tr properties in South I'oriUnl f r S . I-ts 13 and 13. in blovk . v.:.- addition, on the lower i tnlrsu , ', i provrd with a modern two-story fri - dwelling, was sold last week J. I Adams to W. M. Meals, w r-nrit ar rival in Portland from Spokne, fr $5000. Lot 3, block 19. la sstitie'ad.lltion and. similarly improved, was sold hy J. M. Hart to Mrs. Emma- GUlham of WarhouEal, Wash., for $4500. C. H. Brown, formerly of Oakland, Or, but now a resident of Portland, has re cently taken over three valuable parcels of residence- property aggregating In value $12,600. His first purchases were, a $9000 Jhoma In Irvlngton and one In Beaumont for' $7000. Lest week he took title to the Joseph Jaeger dwelling on Multnomah street, hear East Twenty first, for which he paid $6500. . rv Bellrose Jfew Station. (8lem Bureau of The Journsl.l Balem, Or Feb. 47. Complying wtto a reqtest from the state railroad com mission, the Portland Railway, Light ft Power' company has changed the name of Gates station on the Casadero Una to "BallrosV i , .-J!gSJ LL-U Li. ' ! J, Kings aurid Arlington Heights 'There and Back in Half an Hour" The Lowest Priced High-Class Residence Lots in the City of Portland Are in Kings and Arlington Heig NOT ONLY THE LOWEST PRICED," BUT THE QLOSEST TO THE, BUSINESS DISTRICT. THE MOST DESIRABLE FROM - EVERY STANDPOINT View, Car Service, Improvements ALL UNSURPASSED n'1 ' Lincoln Apartments, Hew three story and basement multi-family house at Fourth and Lincoln streets. In . South Portland. . . '., , . ,.-. "William M. Wright of Pendleton has acquired title to considerable land east of Pilot Rock In the east Birch creek country, For . a consideration of 9,- Tu.ev ne nas bought a section and a Quarter of BeiiJamin Fv Hubbard and for $6800, he has purchased about a section from John Crow. . one or the biggest farm deals reported In a long while In Lincoln county was the sale of what Js known as the "Ocean View Resort," at the mouth of tho ' MS. 1. ft J 1 !i u T I zxc The "Luteine," three gtory apartment building drected last year at Third and Hall streets. are going In for Intenslyo . farming around Eugene at a rapid rate. Several deals of considerable Import ance are reported from Spray, Wheeler SilirnifliSiii: 1 , Decision U rarbUwe to BpeotUfttiTw V y . tmlnS(?ood Faith Kot -. 9 &xu&& 1 M nil 7i Mwi(u r t rsyr m w . to ORBOOWl I tattoo Ji HOTOT ' months a. ties a CB (Uta titles WSBXnWATT.WMW 4oision by tha tha Interior Sereral HUS aaeaped f saaral o- threatens to to!! many thevsands of aore of laad. tajh Wast unless tho depart toeht raoedea from Its position or Con aress comes to the rescue of Innocent AoUers whose titles are la danger The decision virtually holds Invalid all lie selections filed upon lands that were) tmsurreyed at the time of selee. Qon, and sUte selections, ard Just as much Affected as Sertoli ons by indl Tldaal The amount f land and the tuuaber of titles affected by this d- ciston eattnot b avail . appretmately atsLt.tlilaJUswbut-tMjr-r Tha .Aeeteloa t'eferrod ' to waa made In a cats involving; a selsetlen mads If we Issue a Certificate qf Title to property you are buy ing, we first make sure that It is a good title, and that we are safe In guaranteeing tt, V When you gel a Certificate you therefor take precaution against the possibility of fu. luro anni'ii qn your nils.. Investigate. , Call , ,for oooaii. ; ,. TITLE 4 TRUST company;, " 4th and Oak I . -m iP : a. w TE.AR OFF. . Titlf ! KHQ MAt W v) and Trust ! COUPOn A rtompamy ; - y Send me your ' ' free booklet. f .r . f Name V Address county. R, E. Wilson sold hls.ranch at the mouth of Kahler. creek to B J. Carsner, Mr. Wilson received $1000 mora than ha paid for the place three years ago, The place Is. well Improved, and is one of the best on tha John Day river. Tuesday Mrs. S. Lv Cross sold the Hotel Cross property to Mr. Wil son. ; , ' - ' d, J. Johnson end son have secured a vory fine tract of land, comprising 5000 acres adjacent to the S. P. railroad near Oakland, Or. This land Is mostly cleared and ready for the plow. There - Is no better land in the Umpqua valley for general farming, fruit and poultry rais lngi Messrs. Johnson have eastern par ties interested In forming a company to taka over this tract, .and It Is probable u win do coionised by Scandinavians. The lnnd will be lvlded up and will be placed on tho market at legitimate prices, r . m APARTMENT PURCHASES SITE m BRICK BUILDING George M. Strong, of Strong & Com pany, , realty . operators, has purchased the fractional block at Tenth and Burn side streets which was made by the extension' of Oak street through from Park tO- Tenth, The prone.rty belonged to an estate and was sold last week at the order of the court for the purpose of division among the heir. Mr, Strong paid $40,000. for the- parcel .which is equal In area to three-fifthg af a lot. Jhe parcel Is triangular In shape and as frontage on; Tenth, Burnslde and Oak'ss extended, As soon as Oak street is opened and 'i becomes a PvDiJojnoroughfarujthegttw. vwer pinna iu mipiuve me parcel with a modern brick building, r 11 mlmitca from Flnst st. rink. td .Oaks FOR EAST SIDE Fine Structure Will Contain ,46 Suites; Garden, Per---gola Feature. Architects McNaughton A Raymond have completed plans for a four-story brick apartment house, for ,M. Olsen, Which he, will soon begin to ereot on a 100 by 100 foot site at East First and Multnpmah streets. The apartment Is to be- called ."The Serene" and will be tha largest structure of Its kind on the east side and one of the finest of such buildings In the. city. It will contain all -told 9 suites, 20 of them three room, and $ two-room, and all will be equipped with disappearing furniture and built-in conveniences. The exterior walls will be' of red pressed brick and Bedford ' sandstone trim. Mosaio tils floors and marble wainscots will be features of the en trance and lobby. Throughout, the fin. tsh will be In eastern hardwood, and all the floors will be laid in hard wooa7Tha - building - will be equipped with an electric elevator, a vacuum cleaning system and a refrigerating plant. ' ' . t -, A new feature of the dealgn la the garden, with pergola covering provided for the roof, The contract for the ereotlon of the building will be awarded In a few daya : ahilMita rinuaon., ., Clausea ,,hava been commissioned by a local Investor to prepare the drawings for a three- story brick apartment house, (0 by 100 feet - ana containing 20 threeroom suites. week were to the "effect that the mar ket Is materially better,- mors sales be ing closed, more In process of negotia tion and more substantial, reliable In quiry than for many months. Bvery geotion Shows Activity. Those who like to analyaa realty trad ing for the purpose of forming opinions as to tho probablecourse' the market will take, or who are actuated solely by the deslro to profit by making strategla investments,'- are having an Interesting time of tt. Buyers are not confining their activities to any one lection in fact, every section seems to fie getting Its share-. of attention from Investors and builders. This condition of the market leaves those Investors who would profit by. following In the wake of large -improvements; aa Indicated by purchases, are more or less 'In the air'. There are two negotiations for valu able central corners that are well ad vanced and which are expected to- ma terialize any. day, both vf which will result8 in a large building enterprise. One of these involves a quarter block In the immediate vicinity of the Mult nornah hotel, and the other a Washing ton street corner. Other investors are watching closely the developments of these negotiations, with the intention of picking up,somethlng close by for a quick turn. .:'..'...,;..- Many Xrge Transfers.. Transfers filed for record last week show a large number of deals In medium priced holdings, some of them new and .others marking the final stages in sales already announced. The largest of these Involved the site of the new Empress theatre, under construction at the north west corner of Severftti and Yamhill.' The quarter block was deeded to Sulli van A Considlne by Hattle E. Wilis and associates for a consideration , of $225, 000. Two adjoining parcels were trans ferred for $100,000. R. K. Peterson took title to lots 3, 4, 5', 6 and 7, in block 10, Blumauer's addition. Fred H.Deshow sold the property for $16,000. W.. H. Collins sold to the Howard Land com pany one of the handsomest of many 0-''- Writs for Informs- 1 p tlon to .v I Oakland. Ponrtry 1) I Prodocls Co. , 308-J . Spalding' Bldg. " lu Portland, Or. ..TOj XRuvvv . I ftii .1 : YOU CAN! BUILD YOUR HOME ON THESE SPLENDID HEIGHTS SURE OF THE FUTURE, SECURE IN THE EXCLUSIVE RESIDENCE CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT, AND YOU W I L U MAKE P ROFIT THROUGH THE RAPID AND CERTAIN INCREASE IN VALUES, DESIRABLE ;HOMESITES FROM 91Q00TO $3750 Easy Terms and Special Inducements to Those Who Will Build in Reasonable Time. m m I DORR E; KEASE Yc CO, fa " CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG. f TWO STORY BUILDING FOR RENT . ,.-. fBS,4 1 . . 'i,'" ..v t V VfJ K y il 5: ! -.. j ' m '.; . . ' ' .-,-' fL!1 ' ' ' X ji - -i . ' X -'- i T- ,1-J i 1 -i' ' if A s i v SUITABLE FOR WAREHOUSE OR LIGHT MANUFACTURING This brick buildihg, which is just being completed, is lo cated at Hood and Baker streets, South Portland, and adja cent to the Oregon Electric tracki. An ideal location for light manufacturing where plenty of light is tequired. Each floor contains about 3500 sq. feet. Long lease, low rental, , A. L FISH, Care The Journal We are the pioneer or ganizers of poultry com munities in this region. Our plan makes . it - im- posibleoaildAj certainty to make good. Now Have Some of the Best Land in Oregon to Offer Homeseekers Location and soil ideal for BERRY; POULTRY, FRUIT and - . DAIRY FARMS. : ; ' . 5everaropenings for small industries, such ai PLANING MILLS. SASH AND DOOR FACTORIES, FRUIT CAN . NERIES, . CREAMERIES VINEGAR WORKS. . Our 'land ' reached by fast electric trains. Frequent service. . For information address .vKuthrustCompany:;.! 235 Stark St.;' Pottland, Oregon. . Main t?"3. A-T7