THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1914..
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SALES AND HAPPENINGS
IN REAL ESTATE WORLD
BUILDING OPERATIONS IN
EQUAL TO LAST YEAR
REALTY AND BUI LD1NG N EWS OF TH EWEEK IN AN D NEAR PORTLAND
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- Bnoi Bays Bualnass Bit.
Ex-Mayor Joaeph Simon has pur
' ehased two lota at the aoutheaat cor-
car of Maple atreet and Hawthorne
i Avenue.' The property la described aa
lota and 4, in block 14, Ladd's addi
tion. Mr. Simon bought the property
direct from the Ladd Estate company,
t paying; $5720 for the parcel.
I Bala on xmingrrwortli Artsna.
' G. C. Ooldenberg haa aold to G. C.
! Love the west half of lota 39 to 45, In
block 38, Jrvlngton Park, which la lo
I cated at the northeaat corner of Eaat
S Twenty-ninth atreet and KlHin"wortn
I avenue. Consideration, $2200.
i fjale on East Gliaan Street.
, Mra. Margaret Fleming haa .taken
title to two lota located at the north
west comer of Kaat Forty-firat and
' Kaat Ollsan streets. Consideration,
i $8200.
i Industrial Property Sold.
' The North Star Iron Works haa pur
'f:tiaed lota 12 and 13, In block 1,
I Soiithport. as a alte for a factory
building. The property was sold by
' I. G, Wledewltsch. Conalderation,
$4000.
Bartaoh Park Seal.
' . Frederick W. Drake has sold lb
I ft P. Hopgood lot 6, block 6,
i Bartach Park, for $3269. The prop
erty la located at the aouthwest cor
ner of Eaat Thirty-ninth and Tam
1 hill.
King Buys on Ploral Avenue.
1 Gilbert K King has sold to the
i Brighton Development company an
I unimproved lot on Eaat Burnslde
, atreet near Floral avenue for $2700.
Duffy Buys la Olenwood Park.
J. A. Bianop, executor, naa soia- 10
Martin T. Duffy block 2, and three
lota ' in block 3, Holmes subdivision
of Olenwood Park. Conalderation
, $2235. Duffy in turn deeded a portion
,of the property to W. R. Lacey.
Eaat Fifty-third In Queen Anne addi
tion. The property was aold by Clark
Fox for, $5000.
Xrvtafftoa Bealdanee Bite.
The east half of lota 6 and 7 In block
63, Irvlngton, has been purchased by
Mabel Burke from the Hughea In
vestment company for $3750.
T. O. Goff has sold his 13 acre fruit
ranch on David's Hill near Foreat
Grove to CM. Straus of Idaho. Mr.
Straus formerly lived at Beayerton and
then went to Idaho and California. He
couldn't get the Oregon germ out of his
system and haa corns to the Forest
Grove vicinity to make his permanent
home.
Merchant to Build Flue Home.
J. I Bowman, proprietor of the
Brownsville Woolen Mills stores, has
let the contract for a $26,000 resi
dence to be built 'in Irvlngton. The
house la to be a two-story frame
structure and will occupy 'a six lot
site on Knott street, between East
Seventeenth and Eaat Eighteenth
streets. Contractors Husby and Tol
lison will do the work. Plans by
Ellis F. Lawrence.
Permit for Haw Cottar.
Builders Williams and McCrum
took out a permit yesterday for a
one-atory frame cottage for H. A.
.Williams, which la to be erected on
Eaat Slxty-aecond street southeast,
at a coat, of $3500. ,
Astorlan Building on Clinton street.
Contractors Rumsey and Rumsey
took out a building; permit yester
day for a two-story store and flat
building to be erected on Clinton
street near East Thirty-fourth for
H. A. Goodell of Astoria. The esti
mated cost of the building Is $3000.
Hew Oottagw la Ball Creat.
G. E. Gillespie la building a 1
atory frame bungalow at 609 East
Sixty-fifth atreet north. Crorier and
Bauer are the contractors. The house
will coat $1600.
Aurora Building Activity.
Arehiiecta Houghtallng and Dougan
have befn engaged to prepare plana
"Van splclflcatlons for a two-story
1 concrete building to be erected at
' Aurora. Oregon, for Kraua and Son.
'.The building will be 69x100 feet, the
ground floor to be devoted to a 'de
' partment store and the second floor
" to living apartments.
'Additional Blda Askad.
I .The second lot of bids Is being
, taken by Architect Aaron H. Gould
for the proposed theater and store
' building to be erected at Hood River.
' Bids submitted June 1 were all re
jected and contractors 'all "Invited to
submit additional propositions. The
contract will be awarded June 25.
The estimated cost of the structure
Is $15,000.
93500 Permit Xaauad.
W. C. Seachrlst obtained a permit
yesterday for a two-story frame resi
dence to he built at East Fifty-third
and Multnomah streets at a cost
of $3500. Ilans by C. W. Ertz.
J. N.. Justus, contractor.
Corbet ta Buy City Zots.
The west half of lots five and six
In block 286, Portland proper, was
sold Thursday of last week by Eu
genie N. Rlchet to Hamilton Corbett
and associates. The property is lo
cated at the northeast corner of Chap
man and Morrison streets, opposite
the eaat entrance to Multnomah Field.
In the deed tranaferlng the parcel the
consideration was given at a nom
inal figure.
Corbett Street Saal.
George H. Ribbecke has taken title
to a 70x156 . foot improved parcel of
land, located at Bancroft avenue and
Corbett street. South Portland. The
property was sold by E. I. Karr for
$4000.
Kasmuasen Apartments.
E. N. HasrnudMen has completed
plana and specifications for a two
atory ami basement apartment build
ing which he purposes to build at
the southeast corner of East Twenty
fourth and East Irving streets The
structure i to be of frame- con
struction with exterior walls In stuc
fo. Its Kround dimension will be
60 by 100 feet. The apartments will
be divided into three and four rooms
each. Estimated cost, $30,000.
West Side Lota Sold.
Mis. Esther N. Cook has taken title
through sheriffs deed, issued June 8,
to 100 by 200 feet, improved with a
largo frame dwt-lllng, located near the
east end of block 268, Couch addition.
The property extends through tha
B block from Marshall to Loveloy, be
. tween Nineteenth and Twentieth, and
(has 100 feet frontage on both streets.
The consideration involved was $30,-618.
McMillan Addition sal.
John G. Tracy haa purchased by
sheriff's deed, the property ' described
fts lot one in block eight, McMIllen's
addition, which is the lot located at
the southeast corner of Larabee and
Cherry streets, Lower Albina. Consid
eration, $11,164,
Administrator Sells Acreage.
William Hughes, administrator, exe
cuted a deed yesterday to N. H.
O'Connor conveying 106.6 acres In sec'
tions 11 and 12 south, range 2 east The
property Is located Just north of the
Powell valley road seven miles east of
the city and adjoins the Ryan place. It
was sold for $24,000.
U, 14 'boJt.. received'
mil um. v-v:t&& tmn m. ZAMimtmii isiwsisiMitairiir .-s tractor of
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m "r' T7 ' vr 1 ilrnr3BBsmr-""
operations throughout the 1
May were practically
May record of 1918. The
volume amounted to only
per cent Official re
by the American Con-
Chicago from- 70 cities rep-
reaentlng every section of the coun
; try show that the building permits is
sued laat month aggregate $72,077,112,
as compared with $72,251,906 for the
same month one year ago.
A number of notable gains were
made. New Tork, for example, reporta
an Increase of 21 per cent; Philadel
phia, 60 per cent: Pittsburg. 89 per
cent; Omaha. 140 per cent; Minneap
olis, 160 per cent: Grand Rapids, 93
per cent Chicago la the only city of
the first magnitude to ahow any con
siderable lose In building operations.
The detailed statement is as follows:
Waehinrton .
Wllkes-Barre
Worcester ...
1.054,404
53.97$
45.401
976.331
53.256
8S4.047
Architect's drawings of Couch (above) and Shattuck (below) school buildings prepared by P. A. Naramore, superintendent of building for
school district No. 1.
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SCHOOLFLANSDRAWN
Drawings of proposed new Couch
and Shattuck schools have been pre
pared by Architect F. A. Naramore,
superintendent of building school dis
trict No. 1. Both buildings are to be
two stories high, with a basement or
ground story. The construction will be
of reenforced concrete with exterior
walls of brick. Each will , hav 24
class rooms, including domestic sci
' i n e room, sewing room and two open
air class rooms. On the firet floor will
prlnoioal s office, teach
rs rest room, assembly hall and class
( . yu me second floor will be
v.aoo , cuuciBCUVjr X UOII1 HllQ Ope n -
ir play roof over auditorium. In th
basement will be the heating plant
play rooms, gymnasium, 4 swimming
tank and manual training rooms.
Each of the buildings will have the
following equipment: Electric lights,
intercommunicating telephones, auto
matic clock system, vacuum cleaning
system, heating and ventilating low
pressure steam boilers, with fan, ther
mostatic control, air washer and hu
midity control natural slate or glass
blackboards.
Akron !
Albany
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Cedar Rapids
Chattanooga
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
: Columbus
Dallas
Dayton
Denver
Detroit
Duluth
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Orand Rapids. . .
llarrlsburg
Hartford
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Iincoln
little Rock
lxs Angeles ....
Louisville
Manchester
Memphis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Newark
New Haven
New (rleans. . . .
New Tork :
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Bo. of Queens.
Borough of
Richmond . . .
May
1914.
399.650 :
669.565
732.299
1.032.200
674.968
1,124.000
321.000
78,400
6,919.150
1.181.715
2,201.820
841.000
540.100
435.671
218.030
3. 038. 925
3 40.365
168.186
352,375
304.759
129.175
430.159
1.547.787
1,177.915
88,932
117.233
1,478.703
459,830
149.805
304.695
1.684,99
3.160,85
809.28
307.200
204.587
8.656.959
"1,519.258
."..852.523
2,300.879
350.163
Total $72,077,112 $72,261.90$
Portland's total building operations
were about $200,000 leas than for May,
1913. Washington, San Francisco. St
Ixuls. St Paul. Cleveland. Cincinnati.
Kansas city and Indianapolis all re
ported substantia? gains.
Mav
1913.
584.380
3!.65
771.657
835.147
3.614.400
1.56R.O0O
293,000
70.300
8.916.500
790.572
1,958,025
613.338
1.107.405
54.8
224,430
3,900.645
282.750
183.593
237.250
320,957
124.050
674.530
1,088,479
1,129.660
131.097.
169.413
3.735.410
367.460
206.917
417.413
1.390,866
1.260.645
1.683.705
351.936
418.086
4.926.541
3.247.934
3.1O0.70
2,038,066
442.406
LOCAL MEN ARE ELECTED
The American Institute of Archl
tecta at a recent meeting of the board
of dlrectore in Washington City has do.
clared the following Oregon architects,
members of the Oregon chapter, elect
ed to associate membership In the
American Institute: David C. Lewis,
W. G. Holford. Joseph Jacobberger. W.
r. Knighton, K. A. Naramore and A. El
Doyle.
Khtatfl of Frank, node.
Inheritance taxea totaling $60.81
were ordered paid to the state "by the
widow, two daughters and two sons of
Frank Bode, who died November 13.
1913, by Circuit Judge Cleeton yest
erday. The net value of the eatate
waa estimated to be $31,460.77. The
appraised value waa raised by approal
mately $12,000 by stipulation after oh.
Jectlon to the appraisal had been made
by the state.
Builders' and Finishers'
Directory
HOUSE MOTES
k D. MOODIK. 103 B. Walrr at. B. sat,
tat t tinprwwl handling ipefclry.
HOUSE MOTES
(Be Real ttat Section.)
TROW W01KI
List. Tabor District Seal.
A. B. Gangloff has purchased from
J. W. Splller a house and lot in Klnzel
park, paying $3200 for It The parcel
is located at the southwest corner of
Five story Meier & Frank building on Fifth street being demolished preparatory to the construction
of the 11,000,000 fourteen story structure, which is to rise on the Fifth street half block, between
Alder and Morrison.
East Eightieth and East Alder streets.
Sonth Portland Sale.
Samuel Singer has purchased from
Patrick Murray a part of the quarter
block at the northwest corner of Third
and Baker streets; consideration $2000.
PORTLAND COMPANY ENTERS BUSINESS OF
SELLING REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUCTION
Her will move 'on the place at once,
bringing ' his stock and implements
with him from below. The deal is
largely c trade of places, Mr. Way tak
ing over the land owned by Mr. Her In
Washington county.
' Holladay Park Deal.
Frank W. Monro's-' , has purchased
from Albert Cleveland 71 by 100 feet
. on Multnomah street near East Twenty-sixth.
The property is a part of
, the first addition to Holladay Park ad
dition. It Is improved. Nominal con-
' slderatlon.
ellwood Deal.
The improved quarter block at the
northeast corner of East Eleventh and
Marlon streets was sold last week by
E. J. Brown to J. O. Elrod for $25,000.
Merchant Bays Home.
George D. Pearson haa purchased a
house and lot on Hassalo street near be erected and the machinery will ax
The auctioning of real estate Is to
become a permanent feature of the
realty business In Portland, the Metz
ger & Goodklnd Auction Realty com
pany having been organized by Her
man Metzger, one of the oldest and
best known land operators in the
northwest This company plans to fol
low closely the method employed by
the large eastern auction houses in
disposing of real estate at auction
sales. The various offerings will be
listed, the title examined and the an
nouncement made in the newspapers of
the dates on which certain parcels
will be sold at public outcry.
Mr. Metzger is confident that Port
land has reached that point in its
development where land, improved and
unimproved, can be made to bring its
market value at auction sale.
LATE RURAL REALTY AND BUILDING NEWS
Shingle Kill at Seaside.
H. H. Clifford of Rainier has leased
ground at Seaside on which he will at
once erect a shingle mill. The plant
will be built on the Necanicum river
and will have a capacity of 200,000
shingles a day. Cedar will be used ex
clusively. A dry kiln of concrete will
rive In this city within the next 15
days.
Exchange of Farms.
A recently closed deal In Morrow
county lands was the transfer of the
Shelby Lee place, near Lexington, by
V. E. Way to Carl Her-of Timber, Or.
Consideration was $25 per acre. Mr.
Bancher Building; Home.
Frank Holdman, a well known farm
er of Umatilla county, has begun the
erection of a handsome $5000 residence
on Madison street in Pendleton. The
dwelling is to be two stories high and
of colonial design.
XTew Odd Fellows' X,odf .
The Odd Fellows' lodge at Florence,
Or., has commissioned Architect J. R.
Ford of Eugene to prepare drawings
for a new lodge building. The struc
ture will be three stories high, of
frame construction, and will cost $10,-000.
Morrow County Mecca of Farmers.
With'in the past few days D. E. Gil
man of Heppner has disposed of Mor
row county land to six different fam
ilies, who will locate there in a short
time. Mr. Gilman is also responsible
for locating two new families In Grant
county recently.
Proposed Auction Arouses Interest.
The forthcoming auction sale an
nounced last week by the Fred A. Ja
cobs Company this week, which is to
be held in conjunction with A. J. Rich
& Company, of San Francisco and New
York, within the next 60 days, has al
ready aroused unusual interest among
local property owners and brokers. A
large numberiof property owners have
expressed themselves as ready to dis
pose of their holdings, and several
downtown Portland pieces have already
leer listed. This sale will undoubted
ly be one of the largest events of its
kind in the history of Northwestern
real estate. From every standpoint
such a unique opportunity both for
buyers and owners will be of Inesti
mable advantage to all concerned.
The local realty market has for some
time needed a sound Initial stimulus
to set It moving again. The inaugur
atlon of modern Bastern auction meth
ods is being appreciated by owners, as
they by that means realize most quick
ly on their real property assets In a
manner heretofore impossible.
The management of the Fred A. Ja
cobs Company and the representatives
of A. J. Rich & Company, who are in
Portland at the present time, express
themselves as well satisfied with pre
llmlnary Inquiry; and there is but
small doubt this sale will have a stim
ulating effect on the general market
and that unexpected results will be
obtained.
Journal Want Ads brlna; results.
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, -.Come out today, ra or shine, and see the prettiest house in Irvington, located on a
quarter block at 22d and Klickitat Sts. It is useless to attempt a description of this house,
and the above picture, with its clean, artistic lines, only- gives a slight idea of the beauty of
the interior. The walls of the main rooms on lower floor are covered with imported wall
papers, and decorated by a French artist. The bedrooms on upper floor will be papered to
the order of purchaser.
' Price and terms on application.' House open all day Sunday, until 10 o'clock p. m.
H. E. STEMLER, OWNER AND BUILDER.
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When the plumber furnishes you with our "FAULT
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are assured of perfect satisfaction.
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when we start to fix 'up your olumb-
inR. No sitting: around while we send
the boy back for some forgotten tool
or materials. We don't make any
more dirt than is absolutely neces
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Total ..
Oakland
Oklahoma
Omaha
Paterson
Peoria
Philadelphia ...
Pittsburg
Portland
Richmond
Rochester
Salt Ike City.
San Franc isco. .
St. Joaeph
St. ljuis
St. Paul
Scranton
Seattle
Shreveport
Sioux City
South Bend
Spokane
Springfield. 111.
Syracuse
Taronia
Toledo
Topeka
... .$lfi. 79.782 $13,755,620
3S6.72R 1.282.145
2. 12- 18,445
. ... l,14fi,8R3 477,ft00
173.471 101.560
272.015 K07.483
6,264.040 4.170,095
.... 1,592.209 841.7H
.... 643.SR0 48.530
...x, 370.03 4 292.651
. . . X 1. 343. 781 1.078.387
300,914 240.775
1.781.148 1.728,244
88,467 95.525
1.017.000 900.000
1,508.214 1,074,108
lOt. 161 140. f37
809.403 683.380
106.800 158.870
196,583 159.135
-466,956 233.030
103.542 1.344.990
108,175 . 120.040
318,005 276.375
1S7,3:1 231.902
792,1.".9 479.930
33.291 121.204
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THE announcement last Sunday of our action in establishing a permanent auction real
estate market in Portland was received with much favor among property owners, real
estate dealers and the public in general. It will furnish an outlet for many property own
ers who have failed at regular sale to dispose of holdings which they have desired in vain
to sell.
It will furnish the real estate dealer with a vehicle for unloading all properties which
have failed to move in the regular way.
It will indirectly benefit every citizen of Portland, through the increased activity which
it will cause in the Portland real estate market.
It will aid the buyer in securing the desired investment and be a benefaction to him on
account of the unusual profits he will enjoy through buying at practically his own price.
Listings are being made slowly and carefully from selected pieces among the large num
ber of properties submitted during the past week. The number (one at a time) to be offered
in the initial auction to be conducted on clean, fine, strong-business principles in the parlors
of one of Portland's leading hotels will be limited, and will consequently be high class.
The energies of this concern will be devoted exclusively to the handling of real estate at
auction, and not in the conduct of a mere "auction department," where your interests would
be handled between various principals or departments.
Date of first sale, complete list, terms of, and conditions of sale, will be published in due
time, when you will be invited to examine the properties and consult any dealer as to
their values. Inquiries invited.
Metzger & Goodkind
Auction Realty Co.
Marshall 468
401-402 Title & Trust Building.
Portland, Oregon
(Note The senior member of this firm la Mr. Herman Metzirer. who haa realded In Portland for th
paat SO year. Mr. Goodklnd fa also well known In the Northweat. where he haa successfully oper
ated In real estate for a number of years.)