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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1013. I'HIIIL DE ERECTED UPON ! COOPERATE PHI Each Tenant Will Subscribe for His Share of Cost . Building; Proprietary Leases to Be Given. ; 4 A. modern apartment dwelling; to be known as "Ths Stuyvesant," an In novation eieept in New York, which la to ba owned and occupied by members of tha Associated- Tsnants' corporation, la to ba erected at tha coat of 1260,000 : on tha northeast corner of Nineteenth and Lovejoy streets, during tha prea ant year, according to an announcement - just made by Charles it JLeyman, tha syndicate manager. ;-:";... ' The plan under which thla building la to ba erected la one that la la rogue fU New York yclty, v.i. Tha cooperative ownarahlp plan, aa applied to the own srshlp of modern apartment buildings. la for eaou tenant to aubecrlbe for hla . proportion of tha coat of tha building, according to the also and location of : v too apartment selected, . . , , ,y XMt ajr Interest. Tha only manner la whloh tanaata an secure apartments' la the Stuyvs , aant, except on tha flret floor, where apartmenta will ba rented to provide I aa income for a sinking fund and for i maintenance purposes, will ba to make ' purchase of stock . in tha Associated , Tanaata' corporation, which carrlee with It tha right to an apartment under a lease, sailed a proprietary lease of l rears aurauon. Tha plan of ownarahlp differs from tt "other plans of home ownership, in that It applies the Individual ownarahlp principles to aa apartment dwelling, and gives the ocoupanta tha ownership of aaav own apartment. Arrangements can ba made for any BMOnber of rooma In any of the apart Hunts and every apartment will ba sspa- , i rate ana complete. In itself. Servants' ; quarters will ba provided in a separata part or mo Duuainav This apartment house la to ba located ta the heart of the exclualve Nob Hill section of tha city, and will have a frontage of 135 feet on Nineteenth street and 109 feet on Lovejoy. It is to be fireproof throughout, with a front C terra cotta and brick. -Beady by Saoambaa, The entrance ball, lobby and reoep tlon rooma wiu bo finlahed In an ar tistic manner, la a style not yet do- aided upon. The court will be featured in an unique manner, with an Iron artlled gateway, flower beda and a beau tlful fountain. "Tha Stuyvesant" will be six stories Ugh and . will oontaln 41 . apartments In the five apper floora, divided into suites of tour, five and six rooms each, with a spacious halL a sleeping or sun . porch. There will be aa electrlo ele- ' vtor la charge of aa attendant' day . ana tugnt. .-- The plans for this structure have bean prepared by Architects Johnson and Mayer, who will dlreot the. work of areat t the building. It la expected that tha work will be finished by De- oemoer 1, ms. ' Tha Ladd ft Tilton bank Is trustee for The Stuyvesant,' .ana win nave charge or the finances. unaries H. Lehman . is the syndicate manager. HQGHT MAKES Hlftl E feiZMNPRIC "I am willing to rlak $1000,000 on that building, but I am not going to risk , two mlnutea of my time on the top of it, until It la completed," deolared Burns Lyman Smith, owner of the 42 story Smith building In Seattle, who ra- cently arrived on the coast from New York to watch the progress of his ' structure. However, after several days of urgT . lag by J. W. Thompson, the building superintendent, Smith was finally in- , duced to board the electric hoist, which shoots up throngh the building at the Peed of an express train. This took him up 21 stories, and he climbed tip ore story, but refused to go fifrther, when hc-oynd that it would be neces sary for UUt to cross two small planks in oror lo 'reach the other side of an ' air wen. ' ' ! Just sus I will walk down from here and see what is going on," said "Forty-two etory Smith," as he shud dered at the eight of the return of the elevator. "Anyway. 1 don't like being ', dropped down a hole at that apeed." RICHMOND If ' ;. is r' Hrrr rrrrrZT ,,.r New Richmond school annex is shown at left wing In picture. Houaawarmlng In honor 'of new structure " '.:':, 'iJ-'-'s. -'ivs. Interests dtliena of that district. Tor the aomblnsd - purposa of eals bratlng tha rapid arowtb of tha Rich mood district aod eomplatloB ot tbs new ttraproof addition to tha , Richmond aohool. eftlsens of the district will gih r tn ths saw structure Friday evening, March 7. to anjojr houaa warming ax aroispa Tha opsnlng sxerclses willjn "tlafla WUstcar aalacUobs aad addresses! Among those. who will speak Is R. I Eabin, chairman of tha sohool board, who will talk on playgrounds, a sub ject ia which tha parents and teachers f rK-hmond art deeply Interested, MODERN APARTMENT ' fm-m r mi ir null iilinn rillliiiHillHii in mn yi.ii i.i i i,. If tsflptlt i i item t i m & i mvG&XK-m- mw. i ; -, . j i n t ? f m i r i;-5-.:l: -1 i. 11 t ' ("''" ' : S Perspectlvo of E Volume Shows Decided Gafn Over Amount of Transac tions of Last Year; 3000 Acres Sold for $60,000. There la a decided lnoreass noted in the volume of farm land salea over the activities that marked the end of last year, which in thamaalvea were of an optimlatlo nature Many good deals were made during tha past week. The sooo-aors farm owned br 8. E. Bergs, of Rathdrum, Idaho, located on Rock Creek, Gilliam oounty, waa aold last week to B. Paulsen, -of Linnton, Or for 1(0,000. Aa 180-acre farm in Sherman county, known as tha old Pick- ard & Laughter place, waa alao aold laat week to El H. Sloan, of Independence, for a consideration of 111,000. Both sales are reported by W. H. Moore, of Moors Investment Co. Magladry A Shumate sold a II U -acre tract of their College Crest tract, at Eugene, yesterday to J. E. Scott and M. A. Muralna, of South Dakota. The own ers intend to return to Eugene some time this spring to improve their nur- chass. Vortlaad Woman Bays. N. a Evans, of Hood River, has sold his 20-acre ranch south of town to Mrs. L. N. Russell, of Portland. The deal was made through the firm of Roberta A Blmma. The consideration Is said to have been 115,000. Mra. Russell is ths widow of the Mr. Russell who was one of the proprietors tkT thlt RnsaAlI-flllTlArt rotirl. of Portland, and Is a sister of United States Senator Harry Lane. She Is now spending the winter In Southern Cali fornia, but will return soon to make her home on the place. The latter ia all is orchard, a largo part of which ia in bearing, and is well improved with buildings. Mr. Evans had owned the ranch for about 10 years. W. S. Atlee, a merchant of Banks, re- cently purchased a 40-acre farm In Yam hill county, which la cleared and in cul tivation. The price waa 1110 an acre. Sales Vee XoMlnnvlUa, W. J. Stater Bona, of New berg re port that since ths flret of the year they have made the following sales: Two tracts, three miles out from Mo Minnviile, belonging to Mrs. W. W. Lewis and W. C. Bennett. S6000: the Bland Herring farm and stock near Dundee to Prank A. Lundqulet. $60,000; the Cal Long 20 acres, a mile and a half from McMinnville, to W. J. Carter of Falrmount, Minn., 17000; the Sam Yoeum farm of 438 aores, to E. S. Tal bot of McMinnville, $27,000; the A. K. Miller farm of 180 acres, four miles south of McMinnville, to Humphrey Broa. of Elgin, Iowa, 117.500. maklnir total of 1117.500. HcSoaal4's Tana Sold. The Joseph A. McDonalds farm in Sherman county, consisting of 660 acres, was sold to a western Oregon buyer for $16,000 by L. K. Moore of Portland dur ing the week. Another sale also made by Mr. Moore i SALES OF FARM LAND INDICATE LARGE IB PLANS "HOUSEWARMING" Tha Richmond school opened four rears ago with an enrollment of SO pupils and four teachers were employed. At present there are about 600 students and 18-teachers, a fair Indication of ths growth of tha district In rsnant The new addition is of fireproof oon t rjicfloa, aad..lnoludss..ciass- rooms, -w lunch room, large assembly hall and a recreation courtj where ths children can play during stormy weather without exposure to tha elements. . Recently agitation wa started by the FarentrToachers' association for a chil j DWELLING HOUSE INNOVATION IN THE WEST "The StuyveBant," a modern apartment dwelling. was a farm of-over 100 aorea, located close to the town of Lebanon, Or., be longing to W. V. Nichols, and purchased by an eastern buyer, the consideration being 117,500. Tha south half of section I and the south half of section I, township north, range Si, has been sold by Walter O. Planting and Rhoda Plant lng to A -A, Potter for 117,000, the deed having been recorded today. The land lias several miles north of Barn hart MKe Kline of Modesto, Cal., pur chased from Dr. C. M. Hoilopeter a farm near the White Fox orchard, five Miles from Newberg, for $38,400, Viola Meyer aold to E, E. Hoilopeter a $t acre tract near Newberg for $4000. Dr. James . Withy combe, director of tha Oregon Experiment station, at Cor1 vallis, In a lecture delivered at Scap- pooso yesterday on the possibility of the mall farm, declared that Intensive farming is the only solution of how to make the email farm pay. "Soil should be made to produce' Its maximum, and there should be a rota tion of crops. The hopes of dairying rests with the small farmer, who will care for his- own herd. Under such system, on, land worth from f 150 to $1000 an acre, and under more adverse conditions than, are to be found in west ern Oregon, Europeans are making a substantial living," declared the speaker. "The small farmer should produce fruits and vegetables and have poultry and swine to eat up the waste products. There should be a rational ayatem of cooperative selling of produce. In this way, most any plat of land containing from 10 to 40 acres will maintain a family very nloely, ' he said. MAKES USE OF FILMS TO SELL Selling land with ths aid of motion plcturea la the novel plan that ia being used by Guy M. Rush, a Los Angeles real estate dealer who is -making a spe cialty of several subdivisions in and near Los An gales. Rush Jessed a moving picture theatre. where he Is showing a aeries of films, each of which will be explained by an agent or the company. -The pictures snow tne tracts represented by the com pany and Include harbor views and views of the business section of the city. The plan Is said to hava been sue cessrui from the start and It has at tracted the attention of realty dealers irom omer points, many of whom pro pose to try the same project. Bride-to-Be Accused of Theft. itJnltH Pre Uawd Wlm. Denver, Colo., March 1. Accused of the theft of a $260 ring on the eve of her wedding, Mrs. Bee Mclntyre of Colorado Springs la In Jail here today. She has returned the ring to her fiance, A. I. Davis of San Antonio, Texas, i r y t mis dren a playground, and efforts hays been made to have tha park board purchase yrounds south of tha school house for this purpose. Ths association now has a membership of about 100, and ths members wm ink.....! ..... astlo. - Yw Manlnr-wmy8SlSonslderTO vkwiiuwa una apnng, ana tne school of ficials and interested parents are plan ning to. make it a local affair as nearly as posslbK by securing a piece of ground and aDDolntinar t mn.rvlin. I. frTENSIVE FARMING MAKES LAND VALUABLE FARM LA instruct the children, . , 1 MM "Lyndhurst" Will Have 5 Cent Carfare and Be Within 15 Minute Zone of the Business District. The work of nlattin a on the west side, along the Southern Pacific, which is now being electrtflied. and which Is but a few bocks from 4hs Oregon Electrlo line, haa Just been com pleted bV the First Tm.t nnnn.n Tli!!:I'M.t ta t0 U kll0w " Lyndhurst! auv improvement or this beautiful district overlooking the Tualatin val ley, haa baan dtlivul H ipi,... a Molesworth, manager of subdivisions of i vumpanr, -n account or there be ing no adequate- means of transporta tion aa Well aa tha lrlr nf mn1.vn ..... yenience, but the electrification of ths '" sireei line, now being rapidly rusuvu iu cumpiauon, ana the dou ble tracklnar Of tha Hraann ni.M. well under way, will undoubtedly give ..i,,mt aarvioe o moss wno live In that part of ths city." The nresant imnrowui i.mi.. Lyndhurst wall' Within the 15 minute sons or the business district BuU Run water haa been secured for the new SUbdlvlltlon. Alan rl,. nl.. telephones' and other modern conven iences, with a five cent carfare, making Lyndhurst a desirable residence dis trict. This company is planning to macad amise the principal atreets and to place substantial pillars at the main en trances, giving ths place character and distinction. Work on ths treeta, side walks, parking and other improvements will begin at once and be pushed as fast as possible. "' A considerable portion of Lyndhurst Is covered with trees, shrubs and small fruit, which Is nroooaed tn K ninnt.ii along the parking, will make the name appuea to tne aaaiuon very appropri ate. April 14 has been fixed as the date for the declaration of a aranaral atrlVa in Belgium by the national council of wormngmen's organisations. IB l It. i . i'SSS, 1l You, 1 you'll pay down only a few dollars and a few. dollars a month, will make money at Altamead. It is an ideal investment ""Tf "tome sfte.- r!TOW. U ybur chance. You'll never have another like it in the city of Portland. Aftamead Js'tbClist close-in section which is not sold out " ' . "Iffl IMF SSULv I1E Unoccupied Dwellings Usually ; Devoid of Artistic Merit and Comfort, Asserts' Expert on Rental Proposition. ; Br William J. Krats; Arohlteot The l number of vacant ' houses ', has been a subject of recent remark current. not only among tha general population, but among j property i owners, ; and the members of the building and real estate business. This has been erroneously at tributed to over building in outlying districts.' . ; vy y:y;J;cs-'l:j Nevertheless, on personal ' lnvestiga tlon It will bs found that all vacant houses an defective In one or mors re spects, or totally "devoid of - artistic merit, comfort, attractiveness, or are very badly kept up. Wben ths house seeker starts out on his weary hunt for a suitable habita tion, he, will have a hard time finding a pface that by any stretch of imagina tion can conjure up Visions of a cosy home and fireside. The majority of amall houses and apartmenta are constructed merely for selling purposes and speculation by real estate building concerns, and the so called contracting architects, who do not employe professional and competent architects to design and carry out tha woric Hard to Find Centers. Most of the houses erected by these concerns are of the cheapest and most flimsy construction, and according to the modern taste In domeetlo archltec-1 ture are ugly to a degree, and Judging by the standard of present day com forts are, compared to the houses built by private owners for their own homes, cheerless and scarcely fit for habitation. It can easily bo aeen that any man In modern circumstances, who does not wish to build his own house, will not rent one of these stock design houses, which are so much inferior to that of hla neighbor who has built his own house. The successful landlord Is the one who puts the same amount of thought and personal comfort into his rented property aa he does into his own habita tion. The standard of living at the present day Is high. A large proportion of the population of Portland own their own homes; the present day building system makes it very easy for any man to do so. therefore in order to attract and hold tenants, the rented property should be of the same character as the private home. Same Conditions Apply. The same conditions apply, to the present day apartment house, and It will be found an established fact, that tha more modern, ,well arranged and well lighted apartment house, construc ted by architects who have studied spartment house conditions from a pro- iessionai standpoint are alwaya well rented and on a paying basis. It Is in variable that the . old time apartment house with dark rooms, little courts, old fashioned construction, inside unven tllated bath rooms are the ones in which can be found the most vacant apart ments. The Inferiority of rented property drives many of those who would rent houses and apartments into boarding house and hotel life, who would other wise permanently occupy an attractive house or flat, thereby reducing a large part of the present floating population, who move with semi-annual regularity from one place of residence to another. Thla movement every spring and fall causes the apparently large number of vacant flats, apartments and housea. i (f IF i cdf-Eli llui LiiQ As 6 result of the electrification of the first section from Montavilla to Greshara of the Mount Hood division o! , the P. R.j L. & P.'s interurban linesa new 'train 'schedule will be established, becoming effective on Sunday, March 9th. Electric cars will be run via Ruby from Troutdale ' to Montavilla, where connection will be made with the city street car lines. : t Nine trains each way will be run week daysiovef this route;: leaving Montavilla at 6 :30, :30, 8:50, 10 :50 a. m.; and 12 :50, 2 :fi0, 4 :50, 5 :50 and " 6 :60 p. m. Arriving at Troutdae, via Ruby at 7 :00, 8 :00,', : ,0:20, 11:20 a. m. and 1 :20, 3 :20, 6 :20 and 7;20 p. m. Pas "! Z sengers leaving Troutdale at 5 :20, 9 :20, 11 :20 a. m. and -' 1 :20, 2:80 arfd 7 :30 p. m. can go to Portland via Linneman Jc. over the O. W. P. route. r With the change:of train service upon the Mt Hood ; passengers desiring to reach points between Ruby Junc tion and Bull Run should take the Estacada car at First -v and Alder at 11 :45 a. m. and 4 :45 p. nw on week days and 7:45 a, rh., 11 :45 a. m. and 3:45 p. m. on Sunday, as there Is through service via Montavilla as heretofore. ' Portland passengers tor points between Montavilla " (Mt. Hood Depot) and Troutdale via Ruby Junction should take the Montavilla city cars, leaving Third and Yamhill streets, Portland, every 10 minutes, allowing 60 . minutes to get to the Mt. Hood depot at Montavilla. Except Sundays. Portland Railway, IT FREQUENTLY HAPPENS that acreage purchased at $200 to per acre is retold in a short time for $1000 and $1500 per acre, and is termed by some aa lack, bat upon studying condition! that create such Increase In values you U find many conditions and features as Is possessed right now by BAYWES in convenient sized tracts of 1, 2, i, 4, and 5 acres at only $175 ts $400 per acre. CLOSE TO PORTLAND. ELECTRIC CAR. LINE THROUOH CENTER OP LAND. ABSOLUTELY BEST AUTOMOBILE ROAD TO PORTLAND, GOOD ELECTRIC CAR SERVICE, CHEAP FARE. BOTH CAR LINE AND AUTO ROAD TRAVERSE RAPIDLY GROWING RESIDENCE, BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS NEARLY TO THIS PROPERTY. CLOSE TO BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURING DISTRICT THAT IS DEVELOPING FASTER THAN ANY OTHER PAST OF PORTLAND. FIRST ACREAGE REACHED ON THIS ELECTRIC LINE PORTLAND. COMBINATION OF CITY AND COUNTRY. SPLENDID FOR INVESTMENT. FOR SUBURBAN HOMES, FOR CHICKEN INDUSTRY, ETC ... v IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE OUR BAYNES ACKS- AGE RIGHT NOW. Birds eye view of Portland Buburbs and plat mailed upon request . .. J. W. HEFFERLIN 307 Railway Exchange Building, Main S24S. Former Chicago Contractor . Enthusiastic Over Altamead Mr. R. J. Smith, formerly of Chicago, now of 303 East Thirty-fifth street, whose picture appears at the left, says: "I purchased four lots in Altamead, because I consider It the best investment opportunity in Portland. I have started building on my property. If anyone can show me In Portland as good a real estate investment as Altamead, I will buy more property." The above statement is one of several we will print f " v It X . i p, it i t Ali'TFAlMtfE PORTLANDS FAIREST ROSE Get out of the rut. Let your, property work for you. Call, writ or phone today. Go out . and see Altamead, prepared to boy. 6onreOTratwayrrrme"igT6u'nd. '" "T Western Oregon Trust Company . 272 Stark Street Phones Main 837,'A 2693' light & Power Co. ACKEAG A $ j