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REALTY AN D BUI LDING N EWS OF TH E WEEK I N AN D N EAR PORTLAND I " - r ' "' ' ' 3- - " ' - " - i , . , . j , . , , , , , , . . ; .... ' i - -'-v-.- PORTLAND, ROSES FEATURE AT TH E REALTY CON VENTIO N SALES AND HAPPENINGS IN THE REALTY ; WORLD BIG HARDWARE FIRM ADDING' THREE STORIES TO BUILDING ' . . tt:. .. - '" '. 1 - .-. . -H t-rr : ,. -, , ......... .-. i --ji.-. ...i-- V i S i" f -I t H : ii i Several Biff Deals Beportad. ' Four i hundred thousand dollars worth of Oregon properties, half of which were la Portland, chang-ed hans last week for property .. of the same value - In Walla - Walla county, Washington, and mirked a. transaction that stands In thellead of realty deals for -the eprlngjm the Pacific. northwest. The principals Were E., E. Lvtle of Portland, and F, M. Wellea 'A New York; JTbe atory of the entire transac tion appears in another section of to-, day's .Journal. ' t - JTha jt-ytle trade, while the largest deal,' was only : one of a number of ' transadtlona Involving rural properties n particular. In fact, the history of realty 'tor the last month has centered li a steady and increasing demand for farm lands. ' Another big deal Involved lhe.,L,Ulard ranchinBaker county, which sold last ' week for $50,000. It consists ot 1120 acres. (From Condon comes the report ' of a f 80,000 ranch sale on the John Day. This ranch comprises 2700 acres In addition, there are reports of nu merous, smaller sales ranging from 9 5000 to 1 30,000 f rom the Willamette valley and north central and eastern Oregon, Raw lands, those for grazing ? excepted, seemingly are not In ntrong . demand. ' Locally the. realty market In Port- . Jand Was featureless except for a trade between Herbert Gordon and Ralph4Hoyt, by which Gordon comes into possession : of the $55,000 Mar shal! .ajpartments. There are rumors that a Ug deal la being contemplated by the local lodge of Elks. The lodge is expected this week to empower a committee to select a downtown piece of property as the . site ofj another lodge home, as the present; quarters at Broadway and Stark, Ithey anticipate, will t-e too - small for them soon and they are building with an eye to the future, ' Durirtg the last wjeek construction startedf on the three-story addition to' ' the Marshall-Wells warehouse, and several! good jobs are now taking bids or soonj will be. They Include the f 100, 000 Franklin school building, for which bids are now being received; the $50,000 lilonmouth normal school build ing, onj which proposals soon will be asked, and the $75,000 school tor the blind that will be built this summer at Vancouver. .- j Contracts, let during the, wetk In cluded I the $30,000 home for J. H. Henry; the $14,000 Sheridan school, and the $24,000 Ilwaco school, No ac tion has yet been taken toward asking proposals for the terminal . building that are Included in the $400,000 ap propriation for buildings and trackage of the 6.-W, R. & N. at The Ballcs and ,Pllot Bock Junction. The jpropsed building code amend ments are still "up In the air." The much delayed matter may come uo for final decision Wednesday. At last Wed nesday's meeting of the council action was postponed because minor changes in . the original ordinance were recom- : mended. Zrftst Meeting Before Vacation. , The I last meeting of the Portland Realty board before vacation was held at the! Commercial club Friday after noon aind Shirley Back of the forestry service made the principal address in which.! be explained the operation and : work 4f the service particularly as af fects the northwest. ' r , At the meeting It was decided to hold a specjiai session : ot the board just as soon as President 'Taylor, Secretary Cowgirl and Deanp, Vincent, delegates to the! national convention, return from Los Angeles. At that time the dele gates j will render a report of what transpired. E. B. MacNaughton called to the at- tentioi of the board an ordinance now being t framed, which provides this in effecti All buildings in the fire dis trict if Portland, dwellings excepted, that sire of frame or mill construction and not less than two stories in height . sod hiving a cellar or basement where Inflammable materials are stored, shal be equipped with automatic sprinkler system. It is understood hat the or dinance will call for such Installation 1 within two or three years from its '. adoption. It Was recommended that the board look Into the matter and ascertain whether property should stand the ex pense! and whether such action would be bepeflcial for all concerned. Would riiminate Charge, Owners of some of Portland down town business structures are backing en effort to have the -city council eliminate the monthly charge which is made! against .buildings possessing stanopipes ror lire -protection pur r poses. The owners take the stand that the charge is unreasonable for the reason that no water Is used ex cept in - case of fire. The charge is xrom $1 to $5 monthly Officers of the Oregon chapter of the American Institute of Architects. tr.e qoara or building appeals. Build ers' exchange and Oregon Society of Kngioeers are among the signers for elimination of the charge. - Commissioner Daly takes th stand that (the charge is reasonable on the grrounos mat service must be at all times ready and that allowance for the use of such standpipes are taken ino Consideration in constructing pipe a lines j and result in larger mains being . laid simply to assure plentiful water when) needed. - In short, he considers the charge very low, water insurance. Gordon Takes Apartments. Herbert Gordon - of f the lawyers Title & Trust company has -taken tver the Marshall apartments at 624 Mar- eliall!. street in : exchana-a for vnii properties, including a 60 by 100 .foot lot at East Sixth and Yamhill, a corner at Efrst Ninth and Lincoln streets, a two story store and flat at East fceventeenth and Clatsop streets and 15 acres of farming land near Jennings Lodge, southeast . of Portland? The apartments were owned bv Raich W . Hoyt and in the trade he valued it at . $55,000. Argue Building Code. " - j Those favoring the. adoption . of the' proposed building coda revision which I -would allow erection of ' mill con- Trtructea buildings up to two stories' the inner district, are beginning to believe that the opposition is bent onj beating the amendments by resorting , to VBtatidlng." Those against the amendments, on the other hand,'- de- - ciar tnat ; tney are not . taking any chances on Having trie proposed revi sion ' measures slip through with iokers" attached, r - - . , -When the matter came up before sidrMloVoUs tives on hand and their -arguments .wterejvheara; - :A -vote was withheld, however,- because attention was called to the fact that the proposed, amend ments r concerning mill constructed buildings neglected to atate that auto matic sprinklers be provided for at tachment to open pipes with the municipal water system. It was argued that under such cir cumstances a sprinkler system could be installed, but not connected with operating aervice pipes. It is now be lieved with this changed to removed all ambiguity that the revisions will come up again Wednesday. At tho last meeting 8. Benson,'-1, D. Hunt, appearing for Theodore Wilcox; W. I-L Fries. John O. Shea. C. Lwls Mead and others protested against the proposed change In the building code restrictions, contending that . it would lower the property standard and re sult in a greater, fire risk in case of conflagrations, r E. B. McNaughton, Robert H. Strong. C. J. Hogue "and others denied this and stated that buildings or the 'pro posed type ; were allowed in a "large number of other cities. . . ; Sailing- Campaign Planned. ....- The Smith-Wagoner ' company has taken over, for exclusive handling all remaining 'unsold lots, amounting to several hundred, in Ocean View addi tion, a beach . resort adjoining , Bay Ocean in Tfllamook.county. Prepara tions are being made by the owners to let contracts for the various public Improvements in the addition, and It is planned to- conduct jut - active selling campaign during the summer.. The company announces the sale of an 80 acre improved farm, near Forest Grove,- to A, Bosler of Sellwood for $5000. Bosler Is making arrangements to move onto the premises immediately and improve with the view of making a permanent home. A modern six room house. located . at 537 " Maiden avenue, was disposed of to Mrs. A. M. Young, who purchased for a residence. consideration $1500. Will Beplat Additions. Due to the fact that, several addi tions east of Irvlngton were platted without regard to conformity to street the department of. public works has prepared plans for replatting' them. The additions incluie: Fairvlew, Hud son. Meadow Park, Wayne and Quinn's. The additions are bounded by East Twenty-ninth, Klickitat, Knott and East Twenty-third streets. It . is' purposed to vacate all the streets In the additions and replatting them and reallotlng the property to owners. ,By this means Jogs and dead ends of streets in the additions can be obviated. Elks Hunting Raw Bite. There Is a strong probability that the local lodge of Elks will be in the market soon for a lot west of Broad way but in the downtown district. It is , reported ' that the lodge has been quietly looking around for a desirable location, upon which it is planned to build ultimately a large structu?e for use as an Income producer and'a lodge home as well. The order .at pr erit oc cupies its own building st Broadway and '(Stark streets.- It is planned to hold the property and later convert it into a business block, that Is, of course, provided a site for a new ouild- lng Is found. School Bids Coming In. Bids are now being received for the construction of the first unit of the proposed Franklin school building which will go up this summer on the East side. The structure will cost approximately $100,000. Bidding will close at noon of June 30 and will be opened on the afternoon of July 1. The structure will be one story 'in height and will consist of two wings facing a court shaped like a square "U." Brick and mill" construction will obtain. - - Yamhill property Bold.- The west half of two lots, described as lots five and six, block 332, at Sev enteenth and Yamhill streets, has been sold for E. M, Hutchinson to Leon L. DuBois. The consideration was $13, E00. Coe A. McKenna & Co. negotiated the transaction. The property is im proved by three small frame houses. and the purchaser bought it as an in vestment and may. ultimately erect an apartment house upon it. Paq.net Will Xebnild. Joseph. Paquet has definitely de cided to rebuild at East Water and Yamhill streets for the Enterprise Planing Mill which was destroyed by fire recently. The estimated cost of the proposed structure is $8000. rt will be a two story mill constructed building, with concrete walls and 50 by 100 feet In dimensions. Plans are being prepared by Camp & -DuPuy. Day. labor will be employed. Contracts to Ss Contracts will be let this week In all probability for the construction of the nurses' home for the Emanuel hos pital that will go up on Commercial street. - The estimated cost is $18,000. The structure will be two stories high. Tourtellotte & Hummel re the archi tects. Bids were opened Friday. . acust Xemova Tracks . - Commissioner Deick .has asked the United Railways to remove its track front Stark street between Tenth and Second streets and place the thorough fare in good condition as it agred to do last year: when it relinquished its franchise. Warehouse for Molalla. - Al Bobbins has started the construc tion of a warehouse 36 by 60 feet at Molalla adjoining the railroad tracks. PROPOSAL MADE TO DRIVE STARK street through TO CORNELL ROAD 1 Ronta of th nrnnocwd mtnidnn the thoroughfare bo extended I be ' less than S5.000,U00, it ; Is r -- .would result, in great benefit Marshall Wells Marshall Wells Hardware company has awarded the general contract to Thomas Muir for the addition of three stories, each 200 feet square, to their warehouse situated in North Portland, on the block 1 boundel by Fourteenth UNIQUE BONDS ARE SOLD As a novel and. it is hoped, effective means of raising a fund for the enter tainment of the hundreds of delegates to the annual, 'convention ' at Los An geles this month of the . National Realty association, who will return to their homae by way o the Pacjfle Northwest, the Seattle Real; Estate association has issued a large number of "unique 'bonds" of the face valne of $1 each. These"bonds" are being distributed through the mails to , representative business men by the tourist commit tee of the association; By purchasing and retaining one of these certi'flcates. which are-made out in the form of real and regular bonds, the holder con tributes $1 to the entertainment fund. The Los Angeles convention will be held in the southern city from June 21 to 24 and the delegates will begin arriving in Portland and Seattle In large numbers abbut two weeks hence. In. a letter circulated by the Seattle committee la conjunction with -.'the, distribution of" the bonds, the commit-' tee declares -Seattle has a reputation for hospitality and that this must be sustained in the approaching visit of the real estate men, who represent the wealth .and .business fabric of the nation. '.- j USINT LOGGED-OFF LAND 'Owners of f logged-over lands will watch with Interest the experiment being tried by the Weyerhaeuser Tim ber company of sowing uncleared land to clover and grass to ascertain the qualities of the land for such purpose. The corporation has given to trust worthy people the use of 400 acres of logged-over lands in the vicinity of National, along the Tacoma Eastern railroad, rent free for three years for use as pasturage for cattle. The land has been sowed to clover, bluegrass and timothy by the company, the ground ; between the huge, blackened stumps i having, first been cleared of general brush and debris. "The sowing was merely done, broadcast. The land eiven' fnr contained very heavy timber at one time, consequently the cost of clearing it Of Stumns WOllM h, hfe-h If tt im found that a , good quality of range ' can oe grown under the method tried and the land put to some use without clearing. It is thought many other owners of lands of similar char acter will tr? the same experiment. h BUILDING PERMITS O. B. Cmmm, erect IV," story frame dY tng. vEt Sixty-eighth, between BMui -fit (.cd $3000 Dulld". t"mbdeu3tock - A Larson; SUtford Family, repair three story trick ordinary tttore baiMins. Front, between Vmu mill and Aforrison; builder, B. Flnke: $45. ' Lew-Is IiiTfgtiuent wreck two atory frame dwelling. Kowrfli, between Oak ana Plue: wrecker. Boee City. WreckUlK Co.: 2X. Berger Brotbera. repair one i atorT Vrame lied. Williama avenue, between Falliiur and bhayer; builder, umr: $50. City of Portland, erect one story frame ahed. Miller arpmie. between irand and Eaat 8ey euthr builder, same: $200, Car! x:. Men, erect one atory frame dwell ; Kaat KleTeuth. Ijetween Center and Boise; builder. M. Olaen: $2000. F.: A.. Chamberlain, erect one! atory frame garape. Fast Seventy -lebth. between Burnaide and ETerett; builder. McGuIre: $100..- - t Ueorga tk-rtener. eivet 14 atory frame dwelling. Eaat Sixty-aeyenth. between Stanton and Siskiyou: builder, Uenrce -Scrieber; $12oO. V- C. Ciault. erect one atory frame garsxe. East Thirty-first, between - Clinton and Klto worrh; builder. . Take Down Mf. Co.; $30. Mrs, EHa LaForg-en. erect one atorr frame faraice, (ilisan. between Twenty-first and wenty-accond; builder. Take Down Mfg. Co.; Pacific Coast Syrup Co., .repair, tm atory frame factory. Front, between Burnslde and Couch: builder; 3. W. Ifclna; $75. 8. B. Donauglt. erect one atory frame aar age." Rex, between Ninth and Elerentn streets; builder. aaiue $100. . -. of Stark street from Hurnsln It would cut througii blocks' now occupied by some of the best known estimated. The assocUt ion argues that the resultant addition to ttr to the street and city. f - , - . Hardware comp ny's structure as it and .Fifteenth, Kearney and Lovejoy streets. The wa41s of the building are - to be of reinforced concrete and the interior of slow burning mill con struction with ; automatic : sprinklers. Extensive changes are also being made CONTRACTS LET, AND Plans for Blind School. - "Sketches for the proposed $75,000 school for the blind that will be erected by the'state of Washington at Vancouver have been completed by the architects and submitted to the au thorities for approval. As soon, as they are officially passed on bids will b called for. ft is anticipated that bids will be asked -within, a month, t The structure v.ill be of brick and fireproof construction, three stories high and will carry a full basement. Architect I. Nichols of Vancouver, is associated with - Architect Zittel of Spokane, in designing the building. Contract for School let. R. D. Crowe of this city, has been awarded the contrao for the erection of the proposed Sheridan school and will start work immediately. His bid was for approximately $14,200. jr The structure will be one storiy high with a full basement. It will contain eight -large class rooms and an assem bly hall. The dimensions of the build ing will be 62 by 110 feet. It will be a mill constructed building. Ernest Kroner is the architect. XaUroad to Call for Bids., ; Bids will be called very soon .for the construction of the, proposed., terminal buildings for the O-W. R. & N. at The Dalles and Pilot Rock Junction below Pendleton. The company has already awarded the .trackage work to iTwohy brothers and this with the-structural work will represent a total expenditure of $400,000, : , Contract for Mansion 2Let.v . ' Contract for the $30,000 mansion to be built at Northrup street and Cornell road for J. H. Henry has been! let to Tranchell & Parellus by Architect Karle Roberts. The building will Jae two and one-half stories in height and of modern English design. Swelling to Cost $2500. i C. E. Reed has been awarded tjfte eon tract to erect a $2500 dwelling at 1759 East Yamhill street for J. Robblnson of 985 Hawthorne avenue. The struc ture will be a story and a half in height. -' ; Building Jm Bungalow . Design. r xAi $1800 home is -going up at 400 East Forty-fourth street for, tT. A. Suthesland of 1084 Hawthorne avenue. The building is of bungalow design and B. F. Doty is the boilder. ' -t ; W1U Build Bwelllng. , I i. W. A. Carpenter has been awarded the contract for the,erection of a $3503 dwelling house In' the Rose City Park addition at 635 East Forty-sixth -street north' for D. J. Bay. The structure will be one story sin, height. 1 Builds in Westmoreland A single story residence ouildlng Is being erected at 1348 East Elghteentn street, , Westmoreland, for j F S. Meagher, W. H. Slavens Is the builder and Earle A. Roberts, the architect. The structure will cost $2500. I "Will Build One Story House, j . S N. E." Bradley ;!of Lents, has started the erction of -a single story dwelling : house at 9504 Fifty-sixth avenue eoutti- east - for iM. Henlger of Lents. The structure will cost $1000. 1 Bids Being Considered. j I Bidding for the construction of the ' proposed addition to , the Oregon City high school building has now ! closed, and - the . proposals ' are being consid ered by Architects Vonderahe & Forbes agitated by the Stark street ImproTement association. Should Mill look when improvements are on the second and first floors to ac commodate the general offices of the firm.' The main offices wijl.be'on the second story and reached by' stairs from Lovejoy streets Considerable at tention is being given to. the comfort BUILDINGS PLANNED of this city. The contract for the erec-i tion of the building is subject to the outcome of an election which will be held the latter part of this month. , If the election authorizing the structure carries contract will be awarded very soon afterward, it is stated. ( BomMMkan Visit Burns. Four carloads -of homeseeker-t - have been in , the vicinity of Burns' during the last week viewing properties, and it is understood that a number of them signed up for land owned by the Ore gon & Western Colonization Co. The majority of them were. Mormons from Utah. It is understood that numbers of people are awaiting definite an nouncement whether the railroad will be - extended . intp the valley . before buying. .. Soma to Cost 93900. ; A two story residence is being built for F. Oraap at the corner of Wheeler and Wasco . streets, to - cost $2900. H. C. Dlttrich . is the archi tect and E. Oberle has the contract. Starts, Two Story Swelling. " " Charles ' Trautenstrauch has started the erection of two single story frame dwelling houses at 4131 and 4127 Thirty-first avenue, - ' respectively. Each building will cost $1250. Plana at Tbe Journal Office. r. ) '- Plans and" specifications; ' for the proposed brick addition to the Indian school at Salem are now in the busi ness office of The Jourpal and can be seen on request. The government io now calling for bids on the work. Will Build on East Sherman. E. L. Largey and Locke have been commissioned to erect a two story frame residence at 801 East Sherman street for W. H. Huse. The struc ture will cost $2500. It will be of frame construction. Starts Work on Kooses. J. Finer has started building of two dwellings at 270 .and 274 East Seventy sixth street . respectively. The build ings, are each to be a story and a half high and will cost $1500. - . Residence Will Cost $13501 Permit for the erection of a single story residence has been issued . to Mrs. T. Saunders. The structure will cost $1250. Willing' Company Seoures Parnytr s , The Columbia Milling company' has taken out a permit for alterations ort its mill at ' East Market and. Second streets which will cost $1500. Souse to Cost 91EOO. Ibsen & Nedergaard are ( building a single story residence at 894 East Sixty-fifth street southeast for Mrs. Anna Gtistafson of 588 . Pettygrove street. The structure will cost $1500. Bungalow Under Construction. A $2000 bupgalow is being built by Page & Shay for Mrs. D. 1. Page at 1170 Moore street. Estimated Cost fl4CO. . Fourteen , hundred 'dollars is the es timated cost of a single story dwelling being erected at 60 Williams avenue for W. M.-Freeman. Eggel A Saling are the builders. i . Xtne House Started.' ; The ; -Stokes . Zeller company has started the, construction of a two story frame - residence building In the Ir vington addition for the Misses Padden homesites of the west side. The cost of the extension would not frontage jronld offset all damages, and that the. extension . t" " ' , completed. of the office force and special plumb ing and ventilating devices are being installed. The total cost- of the im provements is close to $70,000. Mac Naughton & Raymond are the archi tects and engineers. ."!;:':;, of . 6 4 - North Fifteenth street. : v The building will cost $4000 and is going up at 664 East : Twenty-second street north. - - . - Vv . Rons Will Cost 17000. Arthur West nas .started the con struction of a $7000 two story frame residence at 825 Stanton street for Nada A. Anderson of, 1174 Taggart street. ,; " - ------ -r ' REALTY TRANSFERS John TTalrodtb J. R. Goodman 'tt al. U 6, W. 10 feet L. 7, Ablngton. .. .$ ' 10 J. B. Goodman and wife to Jo(m Wal- rod. L. 6, W. 10 feet U 7, Ablngton "10 Bessie V.- Barney and husband to Rich ard Knotn et al, U 6. B. 8, B 11, Trontdale 3ST Battle R. McDonald to J. J. Grares, I.. 1 .2. 3. B. So. L. 11. 12. B. 35. Tre- - moot Place !. .......... . 10 O. W. Taylor to Mrs. Sarah G. Hol combe, L. 10. Oravllle . ; 450 Cnas. L. Hunter and wife to HY E. No- --' tli L. 9, 10, B. 8, Eugenia Park..-. 10 C. F. Gleascon to P. J. Usher. L- B; 29, Westmoreland . . .. . . . . ; '- 10 W. A. Hadden and wife io Or a W. Tay- lor, L. a, B. 10, Laarelwood ........ . 2,000 Anna Dahlberg and husband to James B. Maher et iL L. 25. B. 1. Pomona addition; ; 10 Emma B. Thompson to Thompson Hold ing Co.. I- Mi B. 10. Kern Park: Lu ft, 7. 8. B. 1. Eaaer'a ad. 400 Caroline Augusta Vtrgel to A. M. Ham mer, eexiw leet a. . &u, tiast fori- land ....... 10 Z. Fitzcerild and wife to Elliabeth K. f Holtgrieve, L. 15, B. 5. York. . . . . . ... "2.500 Hunter Land Co. to UUie Trigg, I 8. ' - JcVrd addition J 2 Bankers Idt. Co. to Karah Raebler Her- ' , they, I,. , lo. B. 3, HydePark . . . . .10 Mania B. Rasmussen to A. C. Uarsters, - L. 7. B. 8, Center ad. .";..-....... 10 Margaret Ingllsh Kirk ley end husband to Kits Maey. L,. 13, B. 4, Norwalk Hts. " 10 Impl M. Harden and bus. to tiertrude H. Ashley. C. 2. B. 28, Belle Crest 10 Frank Motter to Schuyler C. Bpencer, j and. Vi Int. N. 45 feet U 8. ,-1. ' - B. 2, Walts Clorerdsle Annex. .. . . . . . . 400 Eva Legler and bus. to Emma L- Reed. ' I. . 5, B. 21. Overlook .10 William H. Beard, .and wife to Lam; bert A.- Beard, V. 18. B. 62. Sellwood 10 Brroo Stager to K. A. Lamberson, L. 37. 3, 4o, 41, 42, B. 15, Grenoe Hts. 10 K. M. Joues and wife t Howell Jones L. IS, B. 13, Chicago 1 8. F. Ball and wife to Hewkiah Look et al, 6 acres N. Sec. 14. T. 1 8..-B.-8 E. i4 10 Mcridianal Co. to Ola J. Sharp, L.-. . 8, B. 65, Sellwood -. .1 Heaektah Looks and wife to Halsey W Uussell et a I, 6 acres In Sec. 14 T- - . 1 S ft. 8 B. 2.000 Aaron Fox, Adm., to Milton Fox. L. n 4, B. 8, Trontdale .-. Same to Clark Hardin. J. 48 feet u. , B. 8, Troutdale ........ 300 L. E. Barnett and wife to Jane Behne. . t, 2, 4, , B. B," Highland I'ark., 1 Walter S. Bear and wife to Caroline F. Bedding. E. 12Vi feet I'6, W. 25 feet ; L. 8. B. 1. Iana ..... ;...-.. The Jacobs-Stlne Co. to Cart Matson. et . al, L. 2, 3, B. "B." Sub. 1. 2. 8, m - Parkhnrst ad ....... .......... 40 Auoa Burk and wife to Louis F. Hay sang et al,. L.-13, B. 12, Columbia Hta. ....... t. WW Gertrude H. Ashley and hualnd to , Lempi 1 .Harden, L. 8, B. &. Hose .. ' City Park ..... A. . . , Geo. B. I-rati and wife to Percy . Lewis, L. 11, B? 3, Wlberg Hls.. .. 10 Farmland Co. to Allen C. Park, L. 15,. 1, Selma 0 Colbert Gale and wife to Bankers' lor. Co.. L. 3. B. 33, Rose City Park.. 10 Multnomah Am, Athletic club to r, - W. Leadbetter et al. land beg at X V , ' bf 8. line Morrison at. with B. line Stout at., etc. ......... Henry Freeborough and wife to A. S , Lowthlan. L. 4, B. ft. Welcbborouab . . 10 W. M. Guile and wife to J. . O. Wil- - son. L. 9, IO. B. , Woodlawn, ad. ... s ,1 M. B. Laffaw and wife to Kate Mich- -. els. L. 1. 8. SW'A feet L.: 2, Jf. 5. North . Portland B.OUO Edward M. ; Winne to Wr: A. Garner, t . und, Vx L. 1. 2. B. 41. Sell wood ..... ; 1 Store Building P1111 Seven -thousand, -dollars is the esti mated cost of a single Story-mill con struction building that will be built for store use ; at 755 Thurman street by the I R. Bailey company. The structure will be erected . for G. Holmes. - . " ' " The eighth annual convention of the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges has come "and gone at Loa Angeles and today 1200 delegates are journeying to San Diego to see the ex position . there after whicb they will top off the meeting by going north to San Francisco to see the Panama-Pacific, thence to their homes. ' v- - , Several V delegations : will travel through Portland, arriving here on various days of the first week in July and here they will be royally enter tained by . committees specially "ap pointed for the purpose ; by the local real ty. board. '-'' -;'. ' r ' Although & good fight was made to land Dean Vincent of this city as presi dent of .the national body, the . west could not swing enough votes and the honer went to Walter C, Piper . of Detroit. i Xoses Advertise Portland. - Portland did, however, gain a bit of splendid advertising through the ac tivities of. her delegates, -at Lea An geles and .the local committee here. Roses,, full bloom and Portland's best, were distributed, by President F. E. Taylor and Paul CowgUl, secretary of the Portland Realty board, as the dele gates filed into Trinity auditorium. Monday, when the gathering -convened. At the entrance to the auditorium was a huge pign which -read, "These rosea were grown in Portland, : Or., are pre sented tb the delegates ofj the' N. A. LATE RURAL REALTY Plan to Drain 30,000 Acres. Preliminary organization has been affected by the Woodburn Agricultural association meeting at Salem ; for ac tion toward draining over 30.000 acres of farm lands In' the French prairie districts, and have the federal govern ment assign a drainage engineer, to make the necessary drawings and sur veys.,1 Property owners t the district will pay for the improvement under the scheme being followed.. ( . Potter Banch Purchased. . The W. B. Potter ranch at Spray, near Condon, - has been purchased by A. Nichols of Milton, who. It is under stood, will use it as a sheep and cattle ranch. : The property, comprises 2700 acres several hundred of which is bot tom, land along the John Day river. This, is planted to alfalfa. The con sideration was in the neighborhood of $60,000. Of this. $20.000 'was in cash. Potter took in part exchange , some wheat land in the Falous country anl probably -will remove to It. Ranch Bells for $80,000. - The '1120 acre - Lillard ranch north of Baker has been sold for $50,000 to Mrs. Selma N. Ernest Jit Manltou, Colo.,: and it will be handled hy her brother. Approximately two-thirds of the property is under cultivation ami it Is planned to put it all to the plow The ranch is one of the first In the district to he reclaimed from tho semi arid lands and little Improvements have been made since' the death of W.J. Lillard. Store to B Built t VanoouTer. V. Bids have been opened for the con struction of a new store building at Eighth and Main streets, Vancouver. It will be erected by Mrs. J. D. Mayer and Luis Wis and will be used by the J. D, Mayer company as a store. The structure will pt ready for occupancy September 1. . ' " Kill Company Buys Timber. , ' The Coos Bay Mill' company has Just purchased a large tract of timber land near North Bend from the South ern Oregon company. The company will put 60 loggers to work immedi ately. ' Soma' to Cost $7000. - A $7000 home is being built for Dr. F. Kiehle of 770 Northrup street in Westover at 1137 Cumberland avenue by MJ W. Lorens. Johnson & Mayer Practical Information (S3 CV For Home Owners and Builder Beaver Board TIMMS CRESS & CO, 184-6 8COH3 ST. POKTX.Al - Phones Mala S023 A-3033 J. C. English Co. Lighting . Fixtures B. Irving and TJaloa'.ATS. Paetory to Consumer . SHOPE BRICK CO. 303 AT "mOXBXSOZT ST. . Will build you a beautiful brick home at the cost of a wooden one. C1U AHS UBT TT SHOW TOTT. Gehief al Insurance BONDS McCargar, Bates & Lively Yeon v BuildinK Main 168. A-2694 Union Abstract Co. EXPERIUNCEl MANAGEMENT KKFICIBNT CLERICAL, FORCE PRICES, REASONABLE. . - 411-412-413 COSBBTT BISS. . Phones Mala t sad A.-3S17 Your IHIoime should be built by a reliable builder. i -f -'-'ses .' ; - , , -H. R. KIBLER UN B. TanUUll st. Pnoaa S-2783 B t s of R E. K. with compllmenla of the Portland Realty board." . The idea was so unique that Los Angeles newspapers gave much space to articles concerning the distribution of roses and one in particular the Express" printed a six column cut on the front page. A compared with the attendance at the 1814 convention, Secretary Cowgtli writes The Journal that there, was a blight decrease for the 1915 convention. He was high In his praise of the ar rangements and declared that the en tertainment features were simply mag nificent. In this connection, the los Angeles people spent $25,000, most Q which was raised by levying small monthly -assessments on the 500 mem be i a of the lxa Angeles board. ; Officers Are Chosen. The convention adjourned officially yesterday but the side trips, banquet and: other forms of entertainment will not. end until this evMting. ; In addition to the election of Piper as president, which was made unani mous, those elected were: H. R. Enme. Kansas City, secretary: Moorehead Wright. Little Rock, treasurer; Tel fair Stockton,' Jacksonville; James S. Draper,. Boston; II- W. Schlnblne. Win nipeg; W. -M. Garland, Los Angeles; Robert B. Wallace, Clouncll Bluffs; J. M. Dean, Memphis; George H. Tay lor, Chicago; W. 11. Dyer, Cincinnati; De J. Nynde.'Fort Wayne, and E. E. .Rogers, Milwaukee, vice presidents. TRANSFERS AND SALES are the architects. The structure will be of frame construction and two sto ries in height. Building' Is Proceeding. . Although the government supervlso for the Pendleton federal building has not arrived, yet the' work on the build-, ing is now proceeding without stop. Instructions -have, been given for the supervisor now at The Dalles to supervise the work here until the ular supervisor arrives. Consequently the contractor will.be allowed to io ahead with his task. . Will Build Csnnry. II. E. Allen of Hillsboro, has a con tract for building a cannery at Ofeneo. The structure will be 60x110, and will cost between $2000 and $2Sno. It will b completed about .the middle of July. No canning will be done this season. - but the product of 100 acres of pumpkins and squashes will be cared Tor, for the ' seed. Orenco is also to have a new blacksmith shop. Contracts Let at Banaoa. . Construction of the B.B. block at Bandon is under way and contracts calling for approximately $20,O0J worth of 'construction on the concrete structure have been' let by Architect Ostlind. " Plass for Wormal School. . Plans forf the proposed building to be erected at the normal school In Mon mouth will ; be completed within a month, according ; to' John V. Bennes of thisclty, the architect who was selected tb draw them. The struc ture Will cost $50,000. Plreprooflng Bids Be j acted. Bids submitted recently for fire proofing the west approach of th Broadway bridge have bee.n rejecled by the council. Commissioner Dieck explained that they were defecttvj. New bids will be asked. Bids Pot Comfort Stations. Purchasing Agent Wood will soon be advertising for bids for comfort stations to be built in Benson park, the tract on Columbia Highway re cently deeded as a gift to Portland by 8. Benson. JTew Building at Albany. Work has been started on' the con struction of the Wallace block at. Al bany. The building will be of brick and of seml-flreproof construction. Pacific Iron Works POBTX.ABTS, OBEaOV. Structural Steel Plant FOUNDRY Let Us Build Your Home or, jour lft or oiira. Plana and apciflratlnna (arniahvd. i You can pay. for borne oa monthly ban la like reut. The QrcgonHcsBc!!j:r3 Clival K. Jtfftrr, Praa. lSti yioor Vorthwaat rs Bank Bid. Harahall 871. - System A Perfect House-Heating System Economical to Operate Portland Gas & Coke Co. SUPERIOR SERVICE BEST QUALITY M. L. ICLINE Wholesaler, Paultless Plumbing ani Haatlnr Material. 84-86-87-89 FRONT; STREET Pnoaa Maia 1608 Morgan Wallpaper Co. WALL PAPER 330 Second feu. Bet. Bftlmoa and Maia Kalamine Iron Doors ar.. 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