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4 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, i 1914. REALTY AND BUILDING NEWS OF THE WEEK IN AND NEAR PORTLAND - SALES AND HAPPENINGS. IN REAL ESTATE WORLD 6. Morton Cohen Investment oom peny has tra referred Its tract at Twentieth and Flanders streets to J. C. Alnsworth, who secured It for a Portland inventor whoBe name has not been made public. The consider ation la said to be about $45,000. though the amount that actually changed' hands, according- to the In strument riled, was only nominal. It la understood that this property, which now has an old house upon It. is to be Improved extensively. The property includes three lots in Couch's addition, in the block Just south of the site for the proposed new Couch school. The H. 1. Palmer-Jones company han dled the transaction. Anotbsr Wew Horns. . H. K. Mangold. stOFe manager for the Kink Rubber company, has ar ranged with the Umbdenstoclt & Lar son company for the conntruction of a residence In Cumberland addition, near Peninsula park. Work will be gin at once. The dwelling will be of the craftsman type, and will contain I rooms hpsidcs the den and sleeping porcheH. Built-in conveniences will be features of the residence, including buffets and English fireplaces. The second floor will have three large bed rooms, with ample cloh'et space. The plans were drawn by A. C. FurlO'ig and the building will cost HOO0. Residence to Cost S2000. William 'K. Vien has secured a per mit for the construction of a two story fianio residence in Hutclilnj-f n addition. Hast Fifty-eighth street. Be tween Ilvtslon and Sherman streets, which will cost J2000. Mr. Ulen will supervise construction himsc.T. Building' Will Be Repaired. The Alorgan-Atchloy Furniture corn puny is planning some extensive re pairs to its large building at Grand avenue and Kant Stark street, whicn it Is eBtlmated will cost $1000. Mor gan, Flledner & Boyce will havs charge of the work. SU for $1800. A. Laura Evans and husband have old their property on 'Kast Twelfth street, between Alnsworth and Holman, to M. GUckman, the consideration hav ing been $1800. The property is de scribed as lot 2, block 3, Highland Park addition. tots Divided. The K ordby-Craven Investment com puny hus Hold to M. L. Brown half of two lots at the corner of Kast Seventy third and Siskiyou streets. A small house is on the lots, which were di vided so the building would face on Hsklyou. The consideration was $1200. Take 99000 for Home. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Lindroth have sold their home in Sellwood at the cor ner of Kast Nineteenth and Spokane avenue to Walter I. Watson. The con sideration was $2000. Pays $1500 for Lot. I.' L. Pease lately purchased from Mr. and Mrs. .Victor Khmrlck an In side improved lot In Cadwell's addi tion, the consideration being; $1600. Errol Heights Sals. The Joseph A. Strowbrldge Estate company has recently sold to Mrs. CONTRACTS LET AND Additional Seats Authorised. The board of appeals of the build ing Inspection bureau has authorized the Hippodrome Ice company to in stall 900 seats , in addition to the num ber previously authorized. Building Inspector Plummer had refused to allow the extra seats and the matter was taken before the entire board. The seating now will be 3100. The Hippodrome building, on North Twentieth street, is rapidly nearing completion., and a permit was se cured during the week to "make al terations in the original plans to al low the extra seating and provide new facilities. The alterations In volve a cost of $1000. Will Build Candy Factory. A. F. Haradon & Co., candy makers, will build a new factory at East Twenty-fourth street and Sullivan's gulch. The work will be done by day labor. Two stories high and of frame construction, the building will be used to supplement the company's large factory at East Sixth and Davis streets. R. J. Lewis prepared the plans. Market Block Contract The contract for building the new one story market block at Fourth and Vamhlll streets which will be owned by Scott -Breo and -devoted exclu ilvely to- market . purposes, was awarded during the week to Palmer fc Ellison. The excavation for this tructure was completed 10 days ago, ind bids have been under constder Hion. The building will be 95 by 100 feet in dimensions, and will be f concrete and brick, open on all Ides. t$rectlng- Bungalow. W. J. Nolan Is erecting a $1200 bun $alow on South Gresham street, be tween Burr and Alma streets. St Johns, on a lot purchased recently ftem McKlnhey & Davrs. The same firm sold the adjoining lot to W. L. Sxaham, who will erect a residence there. E. S. Currier is erecting "a lungalow on his East Chicago street property. A small dwelling is being irected by Mrs. Minnie Young on touth Jersey street between Burr and alma streets. Jontract for Bungalow let. v. 1. Backus has awarded the con Tact for an eight-room bungalow on Cast Taylor street near Fiftieth to tlamt & Niner, and work will be hur- rted to completion this fall. The house m to have a hot wafer vacuum heating lyatem and will occupy a sightly lot ll. V. . An - . , J 1 1 M, , fir uy ?v in uiuieiisions. rne louse Itself will be 32 by 52 feet and i concrete garage will be a feature. The contract price Is said to be $3600. Plans for Library Prepaxea. Plans for the construction of iwo story lodge hall to cost $2000, which the Polish . Library association rill build at Maryland , avenue be tween Failing and Beach streets, have fceen prepared by S. Symes. who al io will have charge of construction Kroric to Build First Unit. ' -Contractors have been supplied with rpeciflcations for use in preparing bids !o-r construction of the proposed first intt of Emanuel hospital on the east tide. . Tourtellotte & Hummell, the Nora Farrel two lots in bloclr 11, Er rol Heights, the consideration being $550. Two other lots in an adjacent block were bought by Emil W. Gub ser for $450. Consideration Is HomlnaL The Joint Board of Christian Churches has deeded a small triangu lar tract cut off by a street from the Christian Church property at Sellwood to Edward S. Bottemiller. A nomi nal consideration is Involved. Westmoreland ZfOts Sold. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Caldwell have sold to Selma M. Hornaday two lots in Westmoreland for $1600. Mrs. Horn aday also has acquired from Mr. and Mrs. IL K. Thompson a choice residence property in Sellwood for $3500. Woman Gets Seed. The Pacific Coast Trust company has turned over the deed to the home property purchased by Annie C. Bian chard in the dt. Francis hill section. The consideration is shown to have been $4340. F. E. Bowman has sold the two-story stucco house on Kast Nineteenth, near Klickitat to W. A. Buchanan. The con sideration was $5200. Mr. Buchanr.n is purchasing the property for his daughter, Mis. Charles Warner. Frank L. Durfrey of the F. E. Tay lor company has purchased from Ar nold Kgger lot 13 in block 68, Laurel hurst. A nominal consideration was involved. D. P. Voelkman, lately from Ken tucky, has purchased a two-acre tract near Ruby Junction, -paying $1650 for it. A small house is on the property. C. W. Borders has sold his lot 3, block 37, in Laurelhurst, to E. B. Mil ler. The consideration was not an nounced. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Lombard have sold their home In Olmstead park to Mary A. Slddons, the consideration Lelng $2150. The Laurelhurst company has Just sold to Attorney Charles A. Robert son lot 3, block 37, Laurelhurst. for $1350. A seven room bungalow at 1206 East Gllsan street, Laurelhurst, has Just been leased by Dr. Werner Lagus and family. G. Burnett has recently purchased five acres at Pleasant Home through Umbdenstock & Larson. The price was $1800. Nels J. Lundgren has acquired from Mr. and Mrs. Dell Sinclair lot 28, block 84, In Waverlelgh Heights, for $1700. Mrs. Mary Grant has taken a ltse on the Van Alstlne boms, 02 Hazel fern Place, Laurelhurst. The Francis home at 1086 Oregon street, Laurelhurst, has been leased to George LaPointe. O. Engelbrechztson has recently pur chased one of the Bristol acre tracts. The consideration was $720. BUILDINGS PLANNED architects who completed the plans some time ago, have announced that the bids will be taken soon, though no date has been set. The contract, when let, will Include the entire construction except heating plant and elevators. Reservoir Contract Let. Barney & Johnson of Portland, have been awarded the contract for the con struction of the new reservoir at Eu gene on their bid of $7000. House to Cost $1500. A. J. Baler, 928 East Twenty-eighth street North, will build a.- one-story frame residence near his home in Al berta at a cost of $1600. The house Royal Arms apartment Tenants began moving yesterday Into the new Royal Arms apartment house at the northeast corner of Nineteenth and Lovejoy streets. Work men are putting the finishing touches to this structure, which has many modern features that make house keeping less laborious. The building is five stories high and includes 57 apartments of two. three and four rooms each. Access to the building is gained through a Jong tiled court from Lovejoy street. En tering, one finds himself In a large lobby, wainscoated with solid mahog any. All one sees here are a long divan, an easy chair or two and a ma hogany desk. No stairs or elevator are to be seen. The Otis automatic safety elevator is reached by passing through a door to the right. A long " 1 -- : . , . I Ji Shed JsiH?fJr2 c? iNlSl 1 -t $ HSPi inn will iiiiiiiiMiMT-BSjirrss saisiiji , ,i TWO HANDSOME HOMES SOLD DURING PAST WEEK ft n a . -mm will stand on the lot at 1021 Twenty-eighth street North. One Story Frame Residence. W. Riitkus has arranged with Umb denstocK & Larson Co. for the con struction of a one story frame resi dence in Jonesmore, on Davis street, between East Seventieth and Seventy first. Will Build Besldence. John W. Huff is planning a story and a half frame house on Garfield avenue, between Alnsworth and Hol man streets, at a cost of $2500. Building- to Be Remodeled. Remodeling and repairs to his store building on East Twenty-seventh street, between Grant and Lincoln streets, will be made by L. Lundquist, at a cost of $1600. C. L. Williams has the contract. House to Be Built. Anna Fergonla will build a frame house on Buffalo street, between Al bina and Mississippi avenues, at a cost of $3250. The construction will be done by the Oregon Home Build ers. Will Erect Second House. H. S. Peterson of 915 Skidmore street has secured a permit to build another house adjoining his property on the east, at a cost of $1800. City B-eceives Bids, Cityt Purchasing Agent J. R. Wood has opened bids for three cottages, a barn and other improvements at Bull Run. Five bids were received, G. A. Thompson's being lowest at $9595. Other bids ranged up to $10,000. One Story Frame House. Cleland & Hubbell will build a one story frame residence on Clinton street, between East Forty-first and Forty-third, in McMahons addition. The dwelling will cost $2500. Will Build on Clackamas. G. L. Wei ton has secured a permit to build a two story residence to cost $2500 on Clackamas street, between East Twenty-sixth and Twenty eighth. J. E. Schomms has the con tract. Be side nee In Windsor Heights. A story and a half frame residence In Windsor Heights will be built by S. K. Meyerhoefter at a cost of $2000. The dwelling will face East Forty eighth street, between Division and Clinton. Two Story Dwelling. Julia Rankin will build a $500 home in Greenway, on Talbot road, between Fulton road and Summit, for which a permit has Just been Issued. Thi dwelling will be of two stories, of frame construction. E W. Lorenz has the contract. APARTMENTS HAVE LATEST CONVENIENCES building at Nineteenth and Lovejoy, corridor extends from the Nineteenth street side, back pf the lobby, for the convenience of tradesmen and em ployes. Built-in buffets and disappearing beds are features of the apartments. All the bathrooms have marble floors, and the kitchens are equipped with gas stoves and modern refrigerators. Dumbwaiters connect the upper apart ments with the basement for the de livery of milk, food and ice. Balconies are built outside each Apartment to take the place of the porches of the private residence and the aesthetic needs of the tenants are supplied by flowers planted along the edge of the court. The building is equipped with two pipe vacuum heating system ' and vacuum cleaning ; . system, operated Top picture shows the home of H. P. Palmer, at East Twenty-fourth and Hancock streets, in the heart of the Irvington section. S. Morton Cohn, the theatrical man, purchased the property, the consider tlon being $85, 000, one of the largest transactions of the week. The lot, situated at the northeast corner of the intersection, is 100 feet square, attractively dotted with shrubs and ornamental trees. The house is of a distinctively western type, with square pillars flanking the entrance and wide doors and French windows. A porte cochere at the aide and clinker brick extending to the top of the first floor are srpedal fea tures. LATE RURAL REALTY Eastern Oregon lAnd sold. Ford Vandercar of Haines, Or., has purchased a 640 acre tract south west of Harney from the Oregon & Western Colonization company. The consideration was not made public, but the terms of the deal provide that the company clear and plow the land for Vandercar and put It in shape for him to begin operations this fall. The tract is located In two adjoining sections. Stone Will Be Material. William Stirling of Burns Is pre paring to erect a stone business block at Juntura, one of the thriving towns on the line of the O.-W. R. & N.'s westward extension from Vale. An architect from Boise is now working out plans, Mr. Stirling having recent ly gone over the ground with him and outlined roughly the nature of the structure. Several storerooms will be included in the building, applica tions from several prospective ten- recently completed. from the basement, with taps Just out side the doors of the apartments. The tAiephone system, nowever, is one of the really unique things found at this apartment house. The owners have bought outright the telephone in struments, and these are constructed so service on both phone systems may De secured by a dial s turn. The building cost $100,000. The site cost the builders $22,500. D. B. Mc Bride, A. C. Going and R. F. Wassell are the owners, and Mr. Wassell de signed the building and superintended the construction. The same company bunt the Rex Arms apartments at East Thirteenth and Morrison streets. which is of similar design. Six leases for quarters in the build' ins were closed Friday. All leases are for a year, and the apartments rent for from $30 to $50 per month. The interior Is finished In Clrcas sian walnut, mahogany and white ef fects. A billiard room and roomy sleeping porches complete the struc ture, which la considered one of the finest residences of the Irvington district. It was built a little more than a year ago. Bottom Home of W. 8. Bridges, formerly vice president of the German-American bank, who recently purchased the Rlvervlew residence of C J. Wellman, which cost $12,000 to build. The house has been remodeled and enlarged and is now considered one of the finest residences In that suburb. Mr. Bridges returned not long ago from southern Oregon, where he had lived for several years. AND BUILDING NEWS ants having been received for occu pancy as soon after Oct. 1 as possi ble. Will Add to Hotel. An extra story Is to be added to the Welnhard-Astorla hotel at As toria, contracts having been award ed recently for the Improvements, to be completed within 90 days. A roof garden and other features are" to be installed. Thomas Mulr of Portland has the general contract. Joseph Cus ker will do the plumbing and H. W. Scott the wiring. Inquiries Are Humorous. Inquiries for lands In the vicinity of Harmiston have been numerous during the last few weeks, with some good sales reported. Reports Indicate that there have been more land seers there this summer than ever. Silverton to Have Hew School. New bids have been called for, to be opened Aug. 17, for the construc tion of a new school building at Sil verton. The school board had re cently opened, but reejeted, bids pre viously offered. A. J. Bowman of Sherwood was lowest bidder In the first Oompetitlon, his tender being for $12,500. Browne & Forbes of Portland prepared the plans. Portland Kan Buys In Eugene. V. D. Scobert of Portland has pur chased the L. N. Roney warehouse at Eugene. The building Is on South ern Pacific property opposite the sta tion. He expects to handle building materials and use part of the build ing for storage. Work Berun on Warehouso. T. H. Ellis has begun work on the concrete basement for the Jennings warehouse on Charnelton street, near Fourth avenue, Eugene, The building will cost $5000, will be two stories high and 102 by 40 feet In dimensions. The contract for the main building has been awarded. Assessment Being Investigated. Tax officials of the O.-W. R. & N. company are going through the coun ty records at Pendleton to check up the assessed valuation of Umatilla county real estate. They are trying to find out If railroad property is being assessed at a higher figure than other properties and expect to make rather an exhaustive search of the books. They will compare the as sessed valuation with the real val- JULY BUILDING RECORD IS BEST OF YEAR Building operations throughout the United States for the month of July made the best statement for the cur rent year to date. The comparisons with the corresponding periods of 191 S were unfavorable during the earlier months of the year. A slight gain appeared In June and for July the comparison Is altogether favor able. The official reports of building per mits, issued by 72 cities during the month of July, as received by the American Contractor, Chicago, reach a total of $72,141,543, as compared with 163,442,919 for July, 1913, a gain of '1.4 per cent. One of the interesting developments is that the largest cities, where the losses had been the most marked earlier In the year, due largely to the lull In the construction of large of fice buildings, are making decidedly better showings. Three of the five uatlon and show the comparison the board of equalization. Harney County Sales. The Oregon & Western Colonization company sold two quarter seotlon farms In Harney oounty during the week, one to Anthony Jepson of Lo gan, Utah, and one to J. X. Anderson, of Smith field. Utah. The considera tion has not been announced. Piloted by J. L. D. Morrison, sales manager for the company, a party of land-look ers went into the Harney country yes terday. Hew Building's in Vancouver. Many new residences are being Duut in Vancouver, Wash, mostly In the newer portions of the city north of Sixteeenth street. Among those who lately have begun much building opera Ion s are P. E. Blinn, George W. Stover, George Simpson and A. F. Lamb. Hoof Garden at Hotel. A roof-garden adjunct Is to be added to the Grand hotel at Roseburg, with the opening of an entrance to the roof of the building west of the hotel. The roof has been floored and furniture and potted plants will make the place alluring. Five hundred acres of the Sunshine ranch near Roseburg are to be divided into small tracts for the benefit of small farmers. L. G. Hicks and a party or surveyors began the subdivision last week. The ranch Is owned by A. T, Lawrence. Zugene Buys Ziand. The city of Eugene has purchased for $500 a strip of land forming part of a private roadway used by R. Mc Murphey. which will be used to con-, nect Third street with the entrance to the city park. Stone Column Feature. Several of the stone columns which will feature the new postofflce at Al bany, have been erected during the week and brick work on the walls will proceed rapidly from now on. The con tract calls for the completion of the building by April l, 1915. F. A. Eric son of Salem, has the contract. The plans were drawn by L. T. Shipley. BUILDING PERMITS S. C. Turner, repair on atory residence, 1066 Eat Twenty-second street, north, be tween Alberta and Sumner; builder, same; eewt $50. E. Nieolal, repair three story store build Ins;, 4S! Third street, north, between Coach and Daris; builder. B. Nil; cost, $30. Northwestern Fidelity company, repair 14 story offlct building. 3.11 Morrison between Blxtb and Broedwajr: builder Dinwlddls Con struction company; cost, $500. Northwestern Trust company, erect one story residence. Forty-fourth between Tenlno and LmaUlla: bulider ssma; cost, $500. Mrs. Sampson, repair one and one half story residence. 1136 Milwaukla. between Ellis and Harold; builder Vancernoot Bra.: cost. $00, 1. R. Wilson, repair one torr bans. East Eighty-second betwvoa Stark and Waah- Uicton; buliner W. H. Wilson: cost. 1125 John C. Frost, repair one atorr rssidenc. 859 Gantenbeln between Sharer and ataaon; ouiiaer 10m r-amonas; cost. soo. Reed Institute, repair one story aoilk bona. Guilds lake tongne; builder day work; cost. II. Miller, repair two story bakery, 29 Harrison between fourth and Fifth; builder same; cost, (10O. A. F. Noonan, repair two story residence, 677 East Seventeenth street, north, between Mrktyou and Klickitat; bullier same; coat. A. 3. Baler, erect on story residence. 1031 -8 at Twenty-ninth street, north, between Al berta and Wygant; builder same; cost. 11500. E. H. Ingham, erect one ttorr factory build lng. 146 Page street between Albina and Borth- wice: Duiioer same; cost. ijOO. Balfour, Guthrie & Co.. repair tw dock and warehouse. Front, foot of story Ninth street; bulider same: Cost I '00. J. K. Stern. reialr on story' resldenr Thursman between Twenty-third and Twenty lourth; bulider W. R. Hatch; cost, $35. REALTY TRANSFERS Ethyl Besumont Matthea and husband to K. J. Hobberrer. lot 2, block "C" and lots 4. 7 and 15, block "D." Manhattan Heights $ 10 William M. KUliiigswortb et al to Jen nie M. Fleming-, lot 11. block 7. Wal nut Park L. It. Bailey company to J. Tano Pet erson, lot 8, block 87, Rose City I'ark . . . .' George I. Stahl and wife to Jennie 1.860 10 Adella Franch, lot 7. block 110. Rose City Park io Margaret K. Sellers et al to Edith Stubbs. south half of lot 2, block 181, city j W. J. Reynolds and wife to Laura Meyer, lot 7, block 4. Reynolds (a suhdlTlslon of lot 3), lot 10. lrlng south of Mall street in Riverside Homestead, Including replat of blocks 4, 6 and 8 gleea udditlon to East Portland lo C. Hoffstetter to T. M. Stark, lot fi. block 164 Portland 10 Title & Truat company to A. F. Wheeler lot 17. bkck 65, Irvington; also lots IT and 18, block 1, Kaiiton s addition 10 Mary E. Steepy to Elmer C. Dean, lots 16 and 17. block 3. Oakdale addition 10 J. O. Elrod et al to W. J. Reynolds, lot 8. block 4, Reynolds '. 10 B. A. Clnrk et al to Industrial Center Investment company, part lots 6, 1 and block 7. Iudustrlul Center... 10 T. M. Stark and wife to C. Hofstetter, lot 5. block 164. Portland 10 J. W. Cladwell and wife to Selma M. Hurnsday et al, lots 2o and 21, block 83, Westmoreland 1,500 H. E. Thompson and wife to Selma M. Hornsday et al. lot 18, block 67, Sell wood 8,60 Dell Sinclair and wife to Nels J. Uind eren. lot 28, block 34, Waverlelgh Heights 1,700 Joint Board of the Christian Churches to Edwsrd S. Bottemiller, portion of lot 4 and 5, block 73. Sellwood 10 John B. Speer to Charles Bendy, lot 11. block 7. Broadway addition 800 M. McGregor and wife to E. K. White lot 15. block 2, Wapella Park 10 The hlverview Cemetery aiaoclatlon to Franz EUlng. lot 111, section 105, said cemetery ; 125 Security Savings S: Trust company to Martha J. Wilson, lots 8 and 4, block 23. city 10 Esther Berberlrh and husband to Thom as Clayton, lot 25, block 1. Maxwell 10 J Tana Peterson and wife to t.. R. Bailey company, lot 3, block 3, Lenox 10 W. Margulls and wife to J. C. Alns worth, lots 4, 6, 6, 7 snd 8. blork 6. lots 3 snd 4. block 8, Greens addition, also lota in. 11. 12 and 13. block 6. Green's addition IO Emma R. Welch to Emma Crocket, lot 4, block 11, Highland Park 1 F. J. Haley and wife to Edwin F. James, lots 1 and 2. block 53, Irv ington 10 boroughs of New York city show dis tinct gains and the total is only slight ly unfavorable. ChicaTgo and Phila delphia are both strongly on the side of improvement. Among the notable gains that are scored for the month may be men tioned the following, with percentage of Increase: Albany, 119; Baltimore, 112; Chattanooga, 117; Dayton, 183; Manchester, 106; Richmond, 213; Rochester, 108; and Spokane, 107. For the first seven months of the year the excellent July showing has extinguished the former unfavorable showing. The total cost of building permits Issued In 70 cities for the seven months total $425,376,695, as compared with $425,087,402 for the first seven month s of 1913. The most notable Increases for the period are the following with percentages of gain: Albany, 109; Minneapolis, 69; Oklahoma, 149; San Francisco. 7(; South Bond,. 73; WUkes-Barre, 64. PATCH OF WEEDS MARS A weedy outlook near East Twenty-fifth and Thompson BtreeU. Costly homes with their surrounding well kept lawns look out upon this dreary scene of weeds. Adjoining vacant properties have been cleared. The thistles now bear ripe Beed, awaiting a favorable wind before taking flight. FALL RUSH TO HAS STARTED Rental agencies, besieged with ap plications from prospective tenants, are rather hard put to It these days to find desirable houses that will sup ply the demand. One agent declared his conviction that there are less than 1000 rental houses in the olty. The fall rush has begun. It began two weeks ago and some of the more desirable houses have had from three to five visitors a day. Owners of some of the larger houses have placed re strictions upon renters that they keep no boarders, which Is turning away many who without a lodger or two to eke out the extra rent could not find it economy to take such a house. Owners of apartment houses say they have long waiting lists of appli cants for quarters. Hardly any de sirable apartments are vacant now, op erators report, and as fast as one Is vacated it Is snapped up with hardly a day's loss of rent. In the face of this heavy demand for rented houses, rental values have fall en sharply during the last few weeks. This Is said to be because of the In stallment plan of buying homes, the PLAN EXPECTED TO A new plan of encouraging settlers to locate and help develop the country has been hit upon by the Wedderburn Trading company of Gold Beach, a small town In Curry county. Tracts of from five to 20 acres are being of fered and whether the buyer has a cent to pay or not, he Is allowed to take up the land. The only condition Is that he bend his energies toward clearing and making the land really worth while for agriculture. Curry county now has a population of only 2500. There are no railroads In the county and the only access is either by stage across the coast range or by boat. The Gold Beach Globe, In comment ing on the new venture of the trading company, declares this 1s the best pos sible way to prevent the exploitation of settlers by speculators, as the com pany insists that no land of its hold ings be sold to anyone who will not guarantee to work on it himself. This would tend to encourage only the peo ple who actually want to get ahead Mr. Viola Belden and husband to Net tle E. Albrecbt. north half of lot 14 HoIIjwockI John M. Plttenger and wife to E. M. Curtla. south 46.85 feet lot 4. block 3. Mi arose rred C. 8tolte to E. M. Curtis, lot 8. block D, Hareiock Henry Harksoo. sdmlnlstrator. to lie nor Hansen, lot 0, block 2. Esgers sdrtltlon J. W. Matties et al to E. J. Iloh berger, portion of east half of block "T" Tabor Heights 700 250 260 i 10 Everything to Keep You Cool The hottest day will be made comfortable for you every modern convenience electrically supplied by Portland Railway, Light & Power Company You will not miss the "ocean breezes" if you let us help you ask about it. Portland Railway. Light & Power Co. Broadway and Alder Streets Phones: Marshall 5100; A-6191 IRVINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD RENT HOUSES IN IN EARNEST Installments being so low as to com pete most actively with the rental system. "With a small payment down, a man can get terms much lower than the same house would rent for," explained a real estate man yesterday. "Of course. It taken a long time for the , buyer to own his home and sometimes he comes to grief before he succeeds, but nevertheless the system has played havoc with rents." The great number of new homes of moderate price now being built and the small number of houses available for the renter to choose from. Indi cate to some real estate men that Port land's population is more than holding Its own in point of numbers, in spite of recent unfavorable business condi tions. As a rule, the most of the houses now empty are either old and less de sirable or else too large for the or dinary family, realty men agree. With the opening of schotl and the coming; of people from the country to educate their children, it is believed houses will be almost at a premium within the next 60 days. ENCOURAGE SETTLERS and who are willing to use their mus cles to help open up a country that is as rich as any In the state but so situated as not to be attractive to a great Inrush of people. "If all the large landholders would do the same as this company is doing. the Globe declares, "In five years Curry county would have 10,000 people Instead of 1600." Builders' and Finishers' Directory OOBTTLaCTTHq AMD BTTLDnrP . -. HOHACB U. JONKft H I ICTLD ANYTHING FROM KOIKE! DOOKS TO A HOTEL. TA BOH 1TS4. HOUSE KOVXB A. D. 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