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CITY'S SKYLINE IS
Portland Growing So Fast That Even Oldtlme Residents Canlfardly Keep Track of Advance
FEDERAL G0H1S0L
URGED AS GUARD
AGAINST FAKERS
III
STEADYCHAHGE
Wonderful Growth in Popula
Meeting Called by Director cf
tion During Past 12 Years
Reflected in Large Number
of New Buildings.
Reclamation Service Newell;
Rigid Censorship Over Land
Selling Is Planned.
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL rOBTLAND. SUNDAY ZTJItNlNO. JUNE . 1111.
SHOWING A RAPID
lfry month la lha '
el.aoa U ebart4 In P1!imI
line, du t lb cMttlifct of
rrat.
Not only mi a(ranr appear la
ll rlly aH.llte lln ety e
lno..n, but elf! rtnea et4 Ihe
Ierru- of nnr dialrirta at mSs
fog Irar.afurmatiotta tttnafkebl ee 1
to il Ik it. aroadar f raiUiMi . j
raiajal t Hilars r nil4 lih admlr-
lion over lh ImpKMemante ton-
inil it, prtgr It in eenlr of th
H
Th growth of lerilai4 in yr
from ely of , pupl to
ilh (juaritr of a million In.tabi
lama baa nceallall lha ronelanl
panaion of lha retail diatrlcl and fcuel
nti. evetion Mtrta ami iwrl of
etraete arhirh t f tw year a t
doi,l .nttrely ta reeidamaa and email
H' ara now filltnl up with a-
rraptra and. aubalanttat buelnaea huuea
of itira tofiv aloriaa
f aw kyaorr.
Bthl In lha ranter of lha citv there
ara ttiraa ek.yai-rare Jut comp!tl-l.
and anuihar Ithln 10 i'ae of rompl-
nun. in four raprcaantlnf an lnvt
nnt uf attxit H.tio ooo Juat on lha
ojiakJtla of thi rantral btiatneas "
lln ara four modern aubatanli! b'llll
Inge of a emaller lpa nearly rt4r
for nrruran"'.
lha one irtl In Port'nd which haa
undergone lha moat remarkable Irene.
I fom.allon In lha leal thraa yaara a
I Jh'T Uoti than II.0C0.O0O baa bn
'!. prndad In Alder at rut akracrapaa
w iinr, January. ISO. Klflh atrett la
erarrely aiwond o Aider In point Of da
vlopmnt in th earn perhid. Havanlh
and Vanillin la undergoing ehaage.
wMrh within ona ) i will aurprla
even th reaidanta of tha city, much
! tha ocra tonal visitor.
Hecantlv Com pi tad.
(hla pace ara pltturee of four
Portland skracraper. Ihraa of which i
luir been romplrled within tha month
and th fourth will h ready for oc
n.iny not latr than August 11. The
lilendid new half block. 10 atory bull.l
Inar on Fifth stract. built by tba I'or
lirti eiUte and O'Bhea Bros., for tha
I. H man & Wolfe Co., department store
will be ready for occupancy early In
July Th estimated coat of thtsl
structure, Including- the interior furn-
lMnn, la asllmated at llOe.ooo. Arroea i
Waal Ington street la tha Holts building,
I-letcd !at niuntii at a co it approxi
mntl:iK $250,000
VI Alder and Weat Park la tha niag
ii i fit en l new home of the Wonriard A
Clark Drug Co.. which will be occu
pied by that firm with Its retail de
portment, In the noxt few daya. The
eM minted cost of this Improvement Is
$;no.ooo.
The Journal's new home, at Seventh
end Yamhill, will bo ready for occu
pancy early In August. This la a 13
Mory. fir si-oof structure and will cost
aliout $:ii0,000.
Anotiier coeNy building Improvement
nearliiK completion in the business dis
trict In tlic five story structure of H.
AV. Tries and associates, at Twelfth
and Washington street. This building
will cost approximately 1176,000.
Combination Store.
Covering a half block front on Stark
street, between Tenth and Eleventh, Is
a new four story combination store
and hotel which Is Just about ready
for occupancy and which cost over
jino.ooo.
Within the year the city's skyline
will bo further punctured by a It
' story hntel at Seventh and Oak, and
tna Empress theatre at Seventh and
Yamhill. At the northwest corner of
Park and Morrison construction of a
seven story box 100 root mercantile
building Is under way. One block east
of that location at Seventh and Morrl-
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.I at it '. SHri'sf late 'f
t li rowifta" ! so' rfere) lh
e d bf uiklf ri ltllalla (Ivtaf a
! b ra 1 cnalrwl t all IHlue
limiiiil frm lftM alai fr ta4
rvtuMii.Mv trv)ela II ufaM plblll
Ilea f r r'fid eeorhtp e la4 ail
Iff ii.eiS'-l. ti la " lktr tkf
will t lat tiS.l a unlral Sur fae
IK !- daia t fueihar reform
later m4 a1etal-l 4
W i ai.diai il fnte af the CtaJl
lal- lae.d lxtd nffr4 the fnlUtwIaff
re-Uitl..n. vhlrtt a adnpla4 Willi it
lnn
Itea-lve-d. Tbat we rf UJMn ffi
lr a-!.iiura tf lha ataiea lha paage)
of iltti Ua ptolda? foe "
tabtiahmani of )", authorll 1tft
Mrr l ennlral an.r1 rror all lllr
alure or rtreulara purponinf M I
frfr.alin In tba prepx,l lllr
upon the farm landa ef aaH atat. and
l laaua lirenara la aetl landa IruaU
worlby prana only npa tbatr filing
of a gu4 and aufflcNot bond, 4 be
l( further
- rteaolved That wa urg aooai til
governor er na ariCKta aiaiaa at uinr
mretinf at Bma Oly. Idaho, te)
M.r th adtisabiluy of racomroenaing
uniform leiiallon In their reepocU
iiiti alr th Unas heretofore est
forth
"After careful eonaldera t Ion It m '
deatrable and naary lhal mma eea
tral organlaatlon be effected throuftt .
which all concerned may eperat for'
the nrcoitipliahment of plana to prevent
the fraudulent spread of literature rt
garJlt.f lands."
FINDS SOLUTION
OFDTOPROBIEM
Cowlitz County Farmer Builds
Dyke That Resists Rising
Waters.
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V . eiA7l
WAVERLY GOLF
CLUBHOUSE PLANS
Drawings Show 2 Story and
Basement; Large
Ball Room.
as
son. R. M. Gray and associates will
beeln the erection next fall of a 10
tory store and office bulldtnR. At
Klftii and Alder the Falling estate has
begun the erection of six additional
ftories to the building across Alder
from the Yeon building.
These building projects under way
and arranged for, together with a num
ber of others contemplated for the next
12 months, Rive ample assurance that
Portland's sky line will be changed for
came regularity that it haa for thre
years past.
PRODUCE
COMPANY
LEASES BUILDING
Xegotlatlons were concluded last
week between the Lewis Investment
company and the Pearson-Pago Produce
company, whereby the latter takes a 10
year lease on. the Chambers building,
located at the southeast corner of Third
and Alder streets. The ground floor of
the building is to be remodeled and
converted into a modern, up-to-date mar,
kct. The structure is a two-story brick,
covering a 60 by 100 foot lot, with the
long frontage on Alder street. Notice
has already been served upon the ten
ants to vacate. Among the tenants who
will have to seek new quarters are ticket
and freight offices of the Rock Island,
Illinois Central and Santa Fe railroad
systems, and several small shops front
ing Alder street.
There has always been more or less
difference of opinion among engineers
as to whether or not the overflow lands
along: the Columbia river could be suc
cessfully diked. Many have adhered to
the opinion that the seepage through
the dikes would be too great for an
ordinary pumping plant to handle. This
theory has been disproved by a Cowlitz
county farmer.
W. J. Matchette, says the Kelsonlan,
ofTCelso, Wash., has built a dike which
has successfully resisted the rising
waters of the Columbia. It encloses 20
acres, but Mr. Matchette says that the
seepage is so-slight and the success of
the experiment so evident that he will
probably enclose more land next year, j
He built his dike at a verv amnti ..
pense, 20 days' lime of one man and a
team completing a wall 12 feet wide at
the bottom, four feat wld nn inn
three and one half feet high. It will
protect the enclosure from a Ktne- e
21 feet, and will reclaim 17 acres of
swamp land. Three acres of the enclos
ure Is land which does not overflow.
Inside of the dike he has duo- a HHnh
one foot In depth, into which ail th
More than 12.500,000 has been Invested in big buildings In Portland
since January 1. 1 Llpman & Wolfe's new department store. 2
Holtz department store. 3 Mallory hotel. 4 Journal building.
5 Fries building, annex to Bowers hotel.
ing tha week in the club rooms. Among menls have been made to begin the In.
other exhibits which will be shown will stallutlon of a water system. Mr. Tay-
ba the drawlnga submitted by the stu
dents in the competition for the $1000
traveling scholarship prlre offered by
th Pacific Coast Architectural league,
at Its meeting last winter In Los An
geles. This prize was won by a San
Francisco student and represents an
open air coliseum. A great many
drawings were submitted aid a large
number of them reflect credit on the
work of the students.
lor expects that 80 families will ba liv
ing In Ventura Park before the summer
la over. This number will be greatly
Increased as a result of electrifying the
Mount Hood road.
seepage flows and from which It Is be
ing pumped by the gasoline plant which
he has Installed, lie now has a six
horsepower engine and a two-Inch cen
trifugal pump, but he states that a 2H
horsepower engine could easily do the
work, pumping only one hour a day.
The larger motor wait purchased for
other and heavier work.
This year Mr. Matchette haa planted
the reclaimed land In potatoes, arti
chokes and turnips. He anticipates a
splendid crop, as the reclaimed land,
having been enriched by annual silt de
posits from the Columbia, la the best on
his place. Mr. Matchette adds that
such a dike as his would probably not
withstand the wash or a swiftly moving
stream, but for any place where back
water alone inundates, such a wall could
be easily and cheaply constructed, and
some of the finest land In the world
could be reclaimed."
Arizona, which heads the list of cop
per producing states, Inst year made Its
preatest output In the history of the in
ARCHITECTS PLAN
FOR 'OPEN HOUSE'
Local Club to Entertain Visit
ing Architects During Fes
tival Week.
SALE OF OVER 600
LOTS IN PAST MONTH
F. E. Taylor reports the sale of over
00 lots in Ventura Park during the
past 30 days, many of them going tov
buyers In Rocky mountain and middle
west states. Numerous lot buyers have
already begun building and many others
are planning to put up cottages and
bungrtlows this summer. Ptreet grading
Is In progress In the tract, and arrange-
RESIDENCE OF COLONIAL
TYPE BEING PLANNED
Pr. C. E. McChesney Is having plans
and specifications made for a handsome
colonial type residence which he plans
to build at Qlen-Morrle. Both the ex
terior and Interior of the proposed
dwelling will be a faithful reproduc
tion of the colonial. The house will
be finished throughout In white enamel.
The site selected by Dr. McChesney
for his new home Is a large plot of
ground comprising more than an acre
occupying an elevated position on the
west bank of the river south of the
city.
Arrangements preliminary to begin
ning the erection of the new club nova
for th Waverly Oolf elu are prograa-;
sing favorably. Drawlnga of th pro
posed new building are being made In
the plannery of Whlthoua rouii
houx. Thy show a 2 atory and bale-'
ment frame structure with shingle ex
terior, and much after th Colonial type.
The ground dlmenalon ar !7J by (I
feet. The alte overlooks th Wlllam-'
ette, a block away, and 1 Juat opposite
Overllnks station on tha Oregon City '
car line. On the ground floor la a Urge
hall room, lounging room, dining room
with glaied In porch, and servlc . de
partment. The eecond floor contains
the women's lockers, private bedrooms
and bachelors' wing. The men's lock
ers, grill, shower baths and neating
plant are In th basement. Tha est!-. ,
mated cost of th building 1 MO.OOfl.
Other Improvement conCemplited "by
the governing board of the club Includ
a boat house and swimming- hous on;
the Willamette river and a large atabla,
for the Polo club with accommodations,
for M ponies. These Improvement to
gether with the clubhouse, will represent
an Investment of approximately $100,
000. Something like $25,000 will be, ex-
pended In landscaping and otherwise -Improving
the grounds and link.
Journal Want Ads bring results.
The Portland Architectural club is
preparing to keep open house all next
week for the purpose of entertaining
vlsitlnsr architects who come to the
city to take In the Rose Festival.
A public exhibition of the drawings
and other work by th students In ar
chltectural designs will be given dur-
x
I L E
When thinking about TILE, by
all means see our NEW EX
HIBIT. We carry the largest
and most complete assortment
in the city.
MANTLE, BATHROOM and
-; all FLOOR TILE
FRED W. WAGNER
363 Stark St Phone Main 8339
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This coupon will bring valuable
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GREAT INRUSH
To the Tillamook Country
Forces Railroad to add another train
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On account of the heavy traffic into Tillamook County, the Southern Pacific has added
an additional Saturday train leaving Portland at 1 p. rn. Returning leaves
BAY CITY at 4 p. ml Sunday. Fare, round trip, $3.00.
PEOPLE ARE WISING UP TO THE GREAT FUTURE OF
DEEP WATER SEAPORT
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RAILROAD TERMINUS
ON TILLAMOOK BAY
PACIFIC IRON WORKS
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No one will dispute the""FACT that pioneer investors in any town unquestionably
destined to be a GREAT CITY reap the greatest profits. BAY CITY lots are selling
rapidly at the present low prices. With the deep channel to BAY CITY assured, with
the establishment of immense saw.mills, the entrance of-more railroads (United Rail
ways Company has hought terminals), BAY CITY lots will quickly advance in price.
Present investors will make BIO PROFITS before the completion of the Panama Canal.
LOTS f 65 TO f 150$ ON EASY TERMS
Write or call for Folders and other information. ,
BAY CITY LAND .CO.
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PARK
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AD ACEES OF HAPPINESS-'
Nestling among the fir trees, and surrounded by broad green lawns, the bungalow of
Mr. J. M. Fisher at Parkrose is just one of many, representing the cheerfulness, happi
ness and prosperity reigning at PARKROSE. . .
There are 50 families at PARKROSE. You ought to see the pretty homes, surrounded ,.
by large grounds. You know an acre at PARKROSE costs no more than a good fity'
lot, while all the city advantages are there water, lights, telephone, deliveries and all.
An acre gives you room for vegetables and chickens. , You can keep a cow if you like. ;
And of course trees, big green lawns aift myriads of flowers are characteristic of PARK
ROSE. It's a wonderful place for children. You ought to see the PARKROSE "kid-, -dies,"
healthy, rollicking, brown as berries. Take the R5se City Park car and r see
PARKROSE. Families who moved out to PARKROSE have , surely solved the, high
cost of living. PARKROSE is the place for YOU a place where you can be happy and
get ahead. There are just a few acres left at PARKROSE so HURRY I
Come in now and see us about a home in PARKROSE. The terms are easy for you.
SLAUSON & CRAIG COMPANY
Successors to Real Estate'.Department of Hartman & Thompson.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING, FOURTH , AND "STARK STREETS
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