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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY HORNING, IIARCII 10, K2. tli n in ni i nniTV U.hDiUI iTGOOD HP; SALES INCREASE Outside and Local Capital Be ing Invested in Lands; Real Estate News Notes From All Over State Reported. c:irr t?ie entire lowr floor from Lib erty strict to the Riley (or salesrooms ami store room. The second ' and third stories will be for office purposes and lodging house purposes. Among the Important real estate dtals consummated, within the past few days in Eugene, which show that the men with money are alive to the future greatness of Eugene, '.a the sale, an nounced today, of the Eugene Orchard ' . 1 - 1 .... 1 I . I . M T ' . . gene to Fisher & Walker ':y the owners. Hyland Brothers. The tract which con tains 500 acres, has already been platted into 20 acre farm. The land is es pecially fitted for orchards owing to location and peculiar qualities of soil, though It will also make excellent farm land and Is an Ideal location for truck farming or chicken ranching. Interest In country lands is becom ing mors widespread and gaining In strength every day, and while not many city people realize what is going on In this branch of real estate activity, a tremendous development is taking place throughout the Willamette valley and in the more favored sections of eastern pregon,iCapltal continues, t flowjntfl these sections both from new comers and lpcal men of wealth who ara buying largely for investment purposes. In fact, the filling up of Oregon farm lands Is taknJg place faster than la popularly supposed. Hundreds of col nists are coming into the state from the east and middle west and settling -on small tracts where intensive culture will assure bountiful, crops. Every cuntry paper in Oregon publishes . Qekly a formldahle -llst.of realty-trans. Cations and in r uch more than half the deals bo reported the buyer ara p,wwMk:jlj- .-z..1":.:. 1 ': ; , 1 1-- The Robert Owens farm of H acres, located near Lebanon was sold last week to William Rick of Lebanon for JS800. The real estate dealers of Albany belonging to the Commercial club have furnished the manager of the club with choice lists of property for sale, all the same number, which Mf. Stewart baa sent to Portland where they will be furnished newcomers calling at the Commercial club, Chamber of Commerce, and other places, for their guidance in eeknlg bargains and a place to locate. O.iJ. Johnson has sold his Fatrview fruit farm south of Eugene to O. C Caswell, f Portland, for 5000, who will take possession. Joe Rudolph sold 400 acres of his farm this week to Nebraska Keeney, taking the letter's residence property in the east end of Fossil as part of the purchase price. The sale of the Jacob XJausa farm, located near Banks, which has been hanging for several week, has reached 4 stage where it is a! sure go. The peo ple who are figuring as purchasers in the deal are J. J. Hartley, John Cars tens, Mrs. L. F. arstens and M, Turn er. Robert Bank is to take the IS acre piece south of the road which 1 a sep arate deal. It is the intention of the buyer of the 10S acres to transform it-inte a hop farm and within a year or two 75 acres of It will be producing hop. This, with the 75 acres that Mr. Carstens expects to have will make a 150 acre hop farm practically adjoin ing the town of Banks, and will mean a great deal for the place In a business way. . LOCALRRi.IAGEiJT r UTIIWET B B LA i' II Tracts of Logged-Off and Bot tom Lands Put On the Mar ket by Civic Bodies in Ten Counties. - Two deals In property near Wilbur, Involving a total of nearly $27,000, were virmf-W-t-o1dyH J. H. Bonney to the Roseburg. real es tate flriri of Brown St Rosenberry, and th-oonaideraUo6 was M place Is two and a half mile 'northwest of Wilbur. G. W. Heath s farm of 47 acres, a mile north of Wilbur, passed I n to t he hands f & A. Brow n,w ho paid 15500. Mr. Heath and his. family will move to Eugene. Mr. Bonney will move on to a 21 acre fruit tract in Sutherltn valley, which he owns. , W. It - Buoy, of Portland, a former Albany operator, has taken a Eugene option and expects to erect a large apartment house on East Eleventh Btrect, 100x100 feet' in that city. The ground floor will be used for business, with three stories above for apartments. It is to be out on East Eleventh street among residences, an innovation in the city. - , , .... , - P. M. Reidy, of Klamath, has pur chased from Will Humphrey, a bust ness lot at the southeast corner of Sixth and P)ne streets in that city, paying at the rate of about $100 a front foot. He also bought at the northwest corner of Klamath avenue and Seventh etreet 130 feet on Klamath avenue by 120 feet on Seventh. Mr. Reidy says this is the tenth buy he baa made since coming to Klamath Falls, which is evidence of what he thinks of the future of the city. Eugene's 1912 building season begun in February and promises to continue unabated during the remainder of the year. According-to we report e-r inai city's building Inspector $7 permit wer Issued in February calling for new con struction to the value of $J7,2$. More than 50 new homes were begun during the month. , - The following sales of real estate are reported for the past week at Hood River: George E. Quiggle and . wife to Charles A.JIay, half interest In 40 cres-jwm across the south end. - . G. C. Haworth and wife to Ira E. William, .7 ft acres in Barrett district, consideration $10,500. E. H. Hartwig, trustee, to Walter. A. Green, 40 acres in Upper valley,- consid eration aievv.' ; x' : W. D. , Satterlee has Just closed a -deal for the sale of hi place at the mouth of Beaver creek near Newport to the Oregon Agricultural college. The place, which is widely known as a hunt lng and fishing resort, consists of. 138 acres and the reported consideration is $10,000. tl is believed that the college authorities have purchased the place with the view of establishing an ex periment station, and much develop ment may be confidently looked for. C. H. Macklln of Myrtle Creek has sold his homestead on Boomer hill to R. D. Way. of - Idaho. Consideration $1500. , - Howard Evans of Freewater, last week purchased from R. G. Belden of Spokane, the 10 acres of wheat land formerly owned by A.. M, El am, situ ated. Just west of. Mr, Elam's Milton property, Forest Brothers & Wlrthf Portland, has purchased from J. Mattey a tract lying between St. Joe and Lafayette, In Yamhill county, known as the MellRaa donation land claim for $30,000."" The farm is one of the best developed in Yamhill county. A large part of the farm has been set to apple trees. Mahlon Remington of The Dalle has disposed of the greater part of hi Free bridge ranch in Wasco county, reserving only go acres out of the 1200 which will be farmed by his son, J. M. Rem ington. ' A. McConkey purchased 465 acres, E. I. Conklln 335 acres and John Hettman 320 acres. The consideration was in the neighborhood of $37,000. The men purchasing the land are all promln ent ranchers of that district. . One of the most important real! es tate transactions consummated at The Danes witmn tne past few days was tlie sale of 80 acres of bearing orchard. owned by Wr-F, - Doek, to- Mrs.-Delia L.MeFry of Seattle, the price paid be lng $12,000, or $400 per acre. The or chard is located In the Three Mile val ley about two and a half miles from that city. The deal was made through the Washington - Oregon Investment company, " W. A. McLean has sold through the C. O. Burgess land agency of Sheri dan, his . finely .Improved .40 acre, home at Harmony to Mr. McCullom, of Ar-M Kansas, the consideration being 13000. Possession will be given sometime next month when Mr. McLean will seek locationlnaJjigheand Jdjrjrjjeilm.ajLfcJ PIxley & Bond report the sale of two 10 acre tracts adjoining Irving of the Allen Orchard company at Eugene to 8. L. Bond; consideration $4000. Mr. Bond already owns property adjoining this .and It will Increase the value of his farm materially. The Southwest Washington Settlers' agency, an organisation backed by the civic bodies in the 10 counties In south west Washington, which has for its pur pose the extending of aid to honest set tler in purchasing land at rock bot tom prices, has appointed the realty firm of Umbdenstock Larson, as Its local representative. H. E.- Rlner, a well known Portland real estate man who is associated with Umbdenstock A Larsen, has been appointed manager and will have charge of the selling of farm lands In southwestern Washington. The Southwest Washington Settlers' agency covers the following counties: Chehalis, Mason, Thurston, Pacific, Lewis, Cowllfa, Wahkiakum, Skamania, Cla-ke and Klickitat, art tributary to Portland. Listed ,wlth the agency are bottom land and upland, highly cult! vated farms' and an unlimited area of dairy lands. - . : - -- "TT" Bed -Moik'"rTto.'r""" These lands are to be sold to actual settlors at wholesale prices in other wordsJpeculators middlemea nd Jand agents are to be eliminated, thus pro tecting the honest settler from being forced to pay exorbitant price for a homestead, the purpose being entirely devoted to increasing the population and bringing about the early settlement and development of the southwest Washing ton. Heretofore the large timber interests have sold from time to time to syndi cates at a very reasonable price great bodies of this land and they have been naturally compelled to add large profits and selling expenses to this, and the home seekers have been compelled to pay exorbitant prices. ; . Representative men in these dlffrent communities with timber holdings and PACIFIC IRON WORKS STBUCTTTBAl. ITEXXi BCHXTXCTTTRAI, 1X09 Immediate Delivery ' Portland, Or. Transfer f South' BenOpKajmona - - r . . Electric J Compkny Opposed. SLIPTWlXf THECUPAND THE LIP RATMONDlWash.f IWSp eclat.) A Allenng SreSL rty ano iraiuini't Raymond Blectrlo CAiV"' "! Twln City Electrid CompailJvrhloii sal was consummated last week, Frank Niton. Neal Stupp and Charles H. Mill have bVouVht Suit lo. th Bupertdr Court of pacino County agalwt tha Ioth Band Raymond Electric Company, R. J Fisher president and trusteer O.; W. Mumaw, secretary and treasurer. Merle r,A Barcelt and P. E. .Hall, jr" all trustee, together with thaTwla 1 City Electrto , Company for them to show causs wny the sal should not be 1 aMJsllA. ' N-r-lALCOOPOr4 .TODAY V FBI TITU3 fc TB.UST COMPAUT Portland, Send me your free booklet Guard against . it in mak ing . Teal estate transfers, i Don't take the risk of an unsound title. ' Secure the protection of a guaranteed Certificate of Title. Investi gate. Call for booklet. . larg-o lntcrerfs have cooperated with the Southwest Washington Settlers' acrocy and have (turnei over to this agency n any thousands of acres of good land. The land has been apfraised at a low figure and will be sold at such prices and on such terms as the honest settler can maet- i -, The Settlers' agency has the cooper ation of the transcontinental railroads, commercial clubs and chamber of com merce in the west, booklet and litera ture being" appropriated and distributed by the above different Interests. Sold oa Tin. The general office of th Southwest Washington Settlers' agency Is situated at Chehalla Washington, with branch office In Seattle, Tacoma and Portland. These branch office are furnished with a full list of all properties listed with th general office, a minute de scription accompanies all tracts together with prices and terms. These lands will be sold to actual eettlers on 12 years' time. The first year he makes a small payment the second year pays nothing, and the unpaid balance is di vided into 10 annual equal payments. The Southwest Washington Settlers' agency has the cooperation of the mot representative men In the west and a great many of such men are interested In He growth and fully, appreciate the opportunity and protection It gives to the man who i seeking to till the soil as a producer. The following is a list of the officers and director: N. B. Coffman, president: D. F. Davles, vice president; J. E. Barpes, secretary; 8. C. Mumby, Bordeaux, Wash ; George McCoy, Vancouver, Wash.; P. W. Lead better, Portland, Or.; L, I. Wakefield, Elma, Wash.; N. B. Coffman, Chehalis, Wash. s J. E. Barnes, Centralia, Wash.; George S. Long, Tacoma, Wash.: Thomas Bordeaux, Seattle, Wash.; W. B. Mack, Aberdeen, Wash.; D. F. Davies, Cen tralia, Wash.; H. J. Clark, Goltlendata. Wash.; Ralph! Bumside, Raymond, Waeh. PUNS COMPLETED FOR i linn ii mi ii nr in or Architect David t Lewis has com pleted plans for a three-story reinforced concrete warehouse, which will be built by th Portland Gas ft Coke company at 8econd and Flanders street.. The building will cover an entire, quarter Mock "d will be of firfproof construc tion. The foundation and walls are to be of sufficient strength to suj iort two or three additional' stcries. It '. i-t t used as a warehouse and maintenance depot for the gas company. Mr. Lewis has also prepared plans for the remodeling of the Ladd & Bush bank, building in Salem. The design calls for a practical rebuilding of the ground floor of the present quarters and the installation of mahogany and ' marble fixture. The cost of the Improvement is estimated at $26,000 to $30.000.. C O. Burgee this week sold for Bak. er Brother 11 H acres from their place two and a half miles west of Corvallls. to Mr. Peck of Corvallls, for $150 an acre. Mr. Peck will build on it at once. Fun and exercise, skating. Oaks rink. A .Less e ii n TTil TableShovingVitalPointsThatDesirablePropertyMustHave II A flTf n ACr It ideally located hist beyond A rrtUIIlWJIu Rom City Park. V Ak a r )) . . . 4 d g ( t JL . arv I k PARKROSE right NOW not prortiUed facilities PARKROSE PARKROSE PARKROSE Residents wiH have an abund ance of water. ' V - ; " Will be provided with electric lights. Will have telephones and other conveniences. . , , ' D A nifDACI? ! riht ,n dIrect path of 1 OLi.tJLLJLkVri moat rapidly growing section of, the city. : A W ord 'Bout Parkrds Prices PARKROSE not only has all the city advan tages without any of its drawbacks; PARK ROSE not only possesses features and advan - tages not found in any other; single piece of property; but a PARKROSE acre, larger than a whole city block, can be secured for what a good SO by 100 lot will cost you a little closer in. On top of all thlse advantages IDEAL LOCATION, DESIRABLE IM PROVEMENTS, SIGHTLY, LOW PRICES, etc a PARKROSE acre or Half acre will en able you to - - " Solve The High Coot of Living See Parkrose today. Take a ride on the new carline. Take Rose City Park car, or phone and we will be pleased . to show you-Parkrose in our autos. Main 208 HARTMAN & THOMPSON ; Chamber of Commerce, Fourth and Stark Streets A-2050 Han. Address. TiT.EE" AND TRUST COMPANY Fourth and Oak, Portland, Ore. FOR SALE a This beautiful 92 acre farm home; 35 acres rich bottom land, bal ance soil a tinge of red; place all well drained; 60 acres, of as fine a, growing crop of oats, wheat, vetch and clover as you will find in state; 3 acres good variety fruit; all first class fruit land and has good county road frontage to subdivide; splendid 7 room house, 2 barns and outbuildings; 5 acresoak and fir tiirjber,, balance used as pasture Located on' gravel road lj4.tnil.ea from Brownsville, Or.; R. D. and phone line. Following personal: Team mares, 4 dairy, cows, 3 head young stock, 2 dozen chickens, set harness, bugey and single harness; JLwo-seatetJiackplowhrrowniowsr,iake .cream, separator, Jiay i l . l" . .i.Tifift. . J ' J. 1. 1 . i ; i. .. . . - anp smaii toois an go ai haj; on ucsirauic. terms ai o per cent in- ' terest. This is priced right and is a very desirable home. Soil is deep and rich. Come at once for best buy in Willamette valley. R. W. Tripp, Brownsville. Oregon., ' ';:;. . .... .. , , TV, H. Buoy of Portland was In Eu gene msi ween lopmng up a Bit ror an apartment house of large dimensions and "which will be-four or five stories in height, fitted up with elevator and thoroughly , modem in all Its appoint ments. lie thinks It Is time Eugene propie were Betting acquainted with this close In method ef living and which t urnUhes every -convenience of a large hotel and 4a yet a distinct home In It self. ...... , A deal was consummated last week In Salem by which the Roth Grocery corn; pan y acquires title to the lot on, LI b erty street" Just south of the Liberty thtr,f. TJia lot Is 2xl5 feet and the purchase was made for a future ihome for the ab-iv named ?irm. The.prlce paid is 16,000 and , Is almost $400 front foot: This is considered as a itood bargatu' for the Roth company by -jf wt 'fulwiw turn. 11 11 The' Roth Grocery company will .lm-i prove ths property by the epnstrurtlon it Hires story bulldlag and will oc- We Now Have Some of the Best Land in Oregon to Offer Homeseekers Location and soil tdcaffor BERRY, POULTRY, FRUIT and " - DAIRY FARMS. Several Topenings for small industries, such as PLANING MILLS, SASH AND DOOR FACTORIES, FRUIT CAN- NERIES, CREAMERIES, VINEGAR .WORKS.. Our land reached by fast electric trains. Frequent service. " ; For information address - ' th . Trust-Com p any- 235 Stark St, Portland, Oregon. , . Main 5076, A-3774 toiansMaifl Ceefieo3 Hn 7: Off ets opportunity to you. Noguestwork, no predictions, no promises, enter into ihe description of MennQD)imMaiQflD)imaiIl MiMiini . , v For here on the property, NOW, are (1) streetcars with 5c fare to Portland and to the Stockyards, (2) railroads with their switches arid spurs, (3) factories more than 20 of them In active operation, (4) boats plying on the 'Columbia Slough upon which the north end of our property borders,- (5) banks, stores, hotels, apartments, homes, (6) telephones, electric lights, water, etc. We Are Selling Lois in This Addition for 0400 Up ON TERMS OF TEN PER CENT DOWN AND TWO PER CENT PER MONTH We believe this is the greatest opportunity for you to make money in real estate that has ever been offered, but you must act at once. There are only a few lots left, and they are going fast Go out with us today, SURE. Call at our office or phone. . . 31 C1 -520 RaiLwajrExchange BIdur Phones7MarshaU2248rA1274 I