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Newspaper Page Texto OREGON - SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,' JANUARY .21, 1917. BANNER DEAL OF YEAR , IS SALE FOR $325,000 OFf-llBUlK: First Big Realty Transfer s Purchase of Board of Trade ' Office Structure. FOUR CAPITALISTS BUY SCas S. Houser and Three.. Portland - Ham Take Over .rropertyi Other Biff Basis Coasnnuaatsd aad Fending. Seal Estate Transfers. No. Value." 'This week 4 Last week .248 $165,799 .219 140,431 .111 255,568 .107 22.91 Previous week. . . Three weeks ago Tear ago 224 92.361 : m 4- BuUdlaa Permits. This week 55 88.105 l.at week SO 63,755 Previous week.... 47 78.565 Three weeks ago.. 24 29,895 Tear ago 43 3,650 4( e" T By Max H. Sommer. : Inaugurating a year that promises to surpass in buildings and real estate transfers the last two years is the! deal cloeed at the end of the week by I Whlch the Board of Trade building is Old to Max II. Ilouser and three affil- laiea i'ortJand capitalists lor a re- .ported consideration of $325,000 spot . ch. . Tltle to the property Is vested In th? Becurlty Savings & Trust company, as ate to handle the property for lnvet- -Mint purposes. Tne ouuaing is aoout -1-1. 1., - i .i,. t i,a .-.,M,Jt ,.Arn r fourth and Oak Brothers, of Stanfield. The latest ac !?""1.t.a"t A--'.' ?5iU-h quisltlon la 300 acres of land and 900 streets. Construction was started eight years ago by the old Oregon , TruNt & Ravinaa bank, but before the 1 Structure was completed and ready for occupancy the financial Institution was ' a financial failure. The ground was cwned by Dr. Kdward H. Parker, for- rnerly of Portland, and now of Jos An- u,uuu. 1 ne tract aajoins ana rounas the council. The ocejpancies stipu ; le. who !s atMl one of the owners, out her holdings, known from pioneer lated as obiect lontfcla In the recom- ",Oay lxmbard, the otlier owner, until ' the purchase during tne week, pur- chased the building and completed the construction. Board of Trade. , XD xransacuon IS p.irpiy ir vestment purposes, which sianirves that the temerity that capital has felt '! a . m i t k i'" - IS triLril T7 " I "5 .v-.,r'w--:""':r .i-r- vrlll see the prosperity in other llns turned into real estate Investments on the side. ' , Max H. Houser, who is well known for his great activity as a grain mer- chant and exporter, recently took an OPtJon on the old 'Empress building, at the northwest corner of Broadway and Yamhill atreta for 1325.000. .The oo- f 1lon expires May 1. Associated with Mr, tlouser in tnis aeai is ornery uim ; stead, of the Northwestern National The exact price of the land Is not bank. Indications are that the option made public, but approximates $10,000. will be taken up at or before the end " of the option period. .LEWISTON SALE ASSURES Purchase Means Machine Plant. ' Another Seal of the week, the slg- ,in.nn ,v,(..h oonnnt h m.onrfi 1. j ui. . v by the monetary consideration was the purchase of 14 acres for a factory site between East Forty-seventh, Forty- ninth. East Qllaan streets and the O-W-. R. & N. tracks, by A. II. Averlll. of. the Averill Machinery company, . 'ine iraci was purrnapeo iiirougn mo srency of William II. Mall, of the real estate firm of Mall & Van Borstel, for a casn consideration 01 increased Dusiness neeas ana,mncw enterprise oi manuiaciur.ng ana as- aembllng farming and sawmill macnin- ory prompted the purchase of the site . - m . by A. H. Averlll, who contemplates the erwiyon oi iwu cuuemo uuiiuino. Al P,resent company has a plant en Belmont, between East First and " rlK ueCvd strp,eta- 101?X,200,f'le' t Which has become too small for the in- ' creasing business ' - Th .1.retvBt,.ctUrAB oa .V ; crete office building. 100x300 feet In dl - menslons. and the second a one-story -Storage building, between 500 and 600 ' feet long and 110 feet wide. rii.!.it 9. Tiri-h9.H fmm Trr- fnan P. Gradon. who st one time was city engineer In Portland, but now lo- rated In San Francisco, and Chester S. : Wright. The tract was bought for ttt KOI) frnm tha two nnrtlaa. K 47 flrrp from Mr. Gradon and 8.8 acrea from. ' Th. tract antenna for oo faat iiaiw r trrtv.avnth and Riiun atrt " and for 435 feet alone- the O-W. R. & va w v wa, uv vuiiunigp WI1 , N tracks. The firm of Russell Bros., templated are now on file at the of who some time ago were reported to b ficeg 0f tn building bureau and pro looking for a site, holds stock In the vide for a frame structure 100x200 feet AveriU company, and will operate in dimensions, to be used for an addl through that company In Portland. It tlon to the planing mill. Another, the , rHaa a large plant at Masslllon, Ohio, plans for which have as yet not been and branches on the coast. The Aver- completed, will be used as a paint and -111 plant employs about 35 persons, and general workshop. This unit will be eventually will need many more. . 100x200 feet In dimensions. The build- Twehy Brothers Will Snlarga. lngs will total about $10,000 In cost. - In preparation for a large extension Rearrangement of tha vtM. nnri TpO To the 1 l i-TuHomeOwner aUwood ea B-1323 OREGON DOOR CO. SASH AND DOORS General Mill Work root Spokaas Ave Portland, Or. J. C. English Co. Lighting - Fixtures S. Xrvtag aad TTatoa Ave. Factory te Coasusaes General Insurance BONDS McCargar, Bates & Lively Ycon Balding Main 168. A-2594 ABSTRACTS t Union Abstract Co. EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT ; i EFFICIENT CLERICAL FOKCS PRICES . REASONABLE, 41M1M13 COUm BUXI. -. Paeats Mala aad A-3S17 ' rrei m Activity in Farms Promoted by , High Prices for Crops Year Opens With Promise for Rai ral and Agricultural Lands Dor- $ ins Period of Large Returns. Farm lands seem to be In treat de mand in thin era. of Vlrh mHi fn raln nd livestock. The' year has been notable In rural and agricultural circles. Many ranches have paid for themselves on the year's production of high priced grain and livestock. f Some of the deals transacted recent ly and recorded by the country press are: - 960,000 Baker Stanch Bought, E. J. Johnson, of Baker, closed a deal at the J. E. Lindley ranch of about $60,000 when he purchased all the holdings of the Llndleys near North Powder. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Dorgan have sold their 1000 acre farm north of Corval lis and are preparing to leave for Port land, where they will make their horrid at 345 Washington street. Student Buys Baker Xaaeh Fred I. Entermllle Jr. has purchased a 160 acre farm about 4 Mi miles west Baker from Mrs. Mary Gardner tlon Is reported to have been 312,000.1 ! The purchaser Is a aophomore at th! ! Oregon Agricultural college, end ex- j jjipects to operate the ranch upon h!i meantime his father will bo In charge or ine property. This ranch is said to be one of the oldest In Baker county, and la also considered to be among tne best. onr aiooo fmr Ar Th-. i0jt Wley, of Ashland, has bo'tuhi O. ' 8 Butler's four acres of orchn , fi. 5 jy cherries. In Vfest Ashland, mi - , a gubstantial residence. As change, Butler takes Wiley's p'opctv on Iowa street as part payment. !j-!- anco on a caFn basis. The deal in- voives about 34500. ,,..,. (,. .,.. ,.,.,. already Immense holdings of Stanfield dhoof Jh' purchased frora ' Matha. Of Baker Adds Quarter Section. Mrs. Z. C. Price has bought a quarter eection of choice Weston land from the 1 T. Mc- Bride estate for a consideration of times as the Price homestead, which "w emonn ouu acres or ine ttnest 1 grain land In the neighborhood. I Bakav SAneh Ta Hold -Mr. rat Rummerhays has sold her 160 acre E. Ran- --- , . - m spnug. T V. a J 1 1 a .T a" fV.";:-drn Xr W,""D' nnv ' tk si:,;. Bend, to the Brong company, of Port- land, were completed this morning. ProP?rl.y consists 160 acres 01 ina wunin 10 miuuies waiK or the business section of Bend, on ihe east aide of the river and is one of tne most sightly sections of property adjacent to the city still unplatted. , 'n iraci win Be pianea at once ana 1 placed upon the market early In the INDEPENDENT OIL PLANT ! . . . . ! . uenniie action lovira tno insiaiia- tlon of a pIant for handlln(f ,ndepend- ent oil In the Lewiston region has been taU.n by c. w 0reen gn(1 William Hollingsworth in the purchase from william F. Kettenbach.P of a B0 foot frontage on Main street, Lewiston, ijao Tne- plan, provlde for erecting oil ; tanks and warehouses at the rear of t ha nrinnrtw nn voV o a T V a nrnnariv nnroha.. ham a rinth f ifin fat vtth - - w - v -ww '- a 50 foot frontage on tne Northern Pa- clfIo rIght of way whlcn provides am- rnnm y,atBvtkr tAo.. necesssary to handle the business of -- 7. I the firm Tne Tear of tM(J property a(J re centiy BOught by Frank O. Fletcher i and Farl Skllleren. of Boise, and a lease for the Bame ha(J been forwardM to Boise, but nothing further was i neard f""" t,5e applicants, and the deal , for the purchase wa9 concluded by Green and Hollingsworth. , et .ta v. manufacture of 200 wooden railroad box cars, Twohy Brothers are planning the erection of two large machine buildings and other email shops, the tntul n pn.t oKnn 9r. nnn The buildings will" be erected at the 1 nn. hotw.n ir.,V tvft- rtx. - . rr. oiiv -pinn. fn. n e ,-. . erection of a aerlea of smaller anon iwlll cost about $15,000. The Improvements are necessitated hV tha increase in hnalnean an wnw W"7Z1"; L.JL.ir. - dally at this tlm to take care of the' lne section cuvenua nn i)eu car contracta that the comnanv ha. ai. tion la amplified In the reclmmenda- Ji ready secured and orders expected in , The erection and assembling of the 9in r. tt, t-.- will take about 30 days after work has n,ak worl1 of jnPvlns; jd strue once started. On account of the.de- tures easier and more enomlcaL layed shipments of parts which the Property owners have comphjned that railroad onmnanv riimi.i... -..i lmDrovements to buildings tere pro- work cannot start ontn a hour Vnw i j Apartment House Planned, flans are now being perfected by a , Portland architect for a twA ei t ar.ertTnnt hnnu t a n. t. N Palmer on M. nnnn.rf, tnnmn in dimensions, at the corner of Gar- field and Klllingsworth avenues, in Piedmont. The cost Is estimated at $30,000. Plans provide for a structure ck rt i.. ., . i. air and Hht reoulnferT'v'n ina will be set hark is f.. frT. front sidewalk line. Twenty anart ments, consisting of 16 three room and four fou7room suites: 7r n"ed in the building, which will be of Old Ens. lish in design, and half-timbered on the upper exterior walls. The lower walls will be of hollow tile. , Xatass Taken ta Corhett Bullaing. A lease for a terra of years has been signed whereby Albert W. Schmale ae. cures the storeroom in the Corhett ' building, at 280 Morrison street, form erly occupied by the savings depart ment of the First National bank. TPs space is 20x60 in dimensions. and will be used for a book and period tcai store. At present Mr. Schmale conducts such a store at 229 First street. The property Is owned by the Corbett estate. - Whes wrttlng to calling oa adrerttaert. Create wntioa Its aocraal. . (adv.l 13 3 STOCKYARDS BUILDING NEARS i' . 1 - 1 r3sW--e-atss4 ft syjwiaw.TOj.aiwww'iewe.'"e " i'1"1 yt"" "if' " tmu w ' n iii")jiu"i,','gii iwm 1 1 i '. t, wv,,n SC. " " , Bfc , 'JWulL ' ' ' , ' - - y ' ' ' ' .. M ;J c ,: Livestock Exct e baildlng, representing an ontlaj of $150,000, trill five depart: ts of the Portland the aesthet d the utilitarian, New Buili g Code Ready ubmit to Councft for Action Committee on cvteion 01 iTeseni Ordinance ComplVes Work of Simplifying and Modernizing. The location at hndesirable occu- pancles that, wlli V certain districts ll Portland in the In d to degenerate be Impossible in r future If the city council adoDtaltts recommendation of the committee oi revision' of the present building oBe. The com mittee has computet the revamping j of the code, and are low putting it in form to submit to thl council through Commissioner Dieek, some time In March. section eoverlnl the limiting of ndesirable occupances Is the fea amounts to a zoning law If the couu- ture of the revisin, and really cil adopts the measurl and wields the power vested In themttrlngently. The section provides thatro building can h chanaed in occu party or erected in any district without the approval of mendation are bolUr shops, dry clean- ing estaDllsnmenis, saoies ior occu pancy by more than t no animals, pub lie garages, dog fcoiAas, nospnais, chemical factories, juni storage yards. Planing mills ana paenng nouses, in with. th. Afommendatlon. the council would (consider the prv I tests of the people pf the district re- the locatlorfof any seemingly .objectionable occupier, Simplex h Ttnu. Generally the committee has revised tno codo making It simpler In terma. more understandable! lss voluminous and more liberal. Te section regulat- lns tne admlnistrati'm of the regula- tlons has Deen cut dwn considerably, The most radlcali'cnanges. If any .v.. .liMMxn. .r h caned radical, are those concerning the construction ol buildings. The revised code provide . for a limitation in the height of bjldlngs to elgut, atorles, or 110 feet Buildings may go above this limit if each additional four feet of height lis set back one foot. The extreme height of a building occupying a block under this .,,t ,.M k. kin ,1.1.. iTXL f" t&J2? f n " traf' f , tto tor ,an rt" ' 400 i?lnt l0r a , tltctim 1. ?f Z? r liberalized in the dasslficatlon of stresses; Following fcho suggestion made by the Lumbei Manufacturers' association, a new grade of lumber will be created caled the "select - . of I Douglas fir. . "T , 7.Tr 'in i nmnap win n rven nrriHi - : " Tiona in the matte, of stresses as . ,ni h a. rrarin 4-ea from laraa wul D? . "ar T..' . - f? Knots ana me mosi lurauia yctici. It will b stamped m such, a new marketing feature In mis part of the country. Idhtlng Better keg ated. The use of terra cottl is encouraged by the proposed coJs, while the stress requirements fr brick, and masonry are left practically Intact. Light courts In bulUlngs receives especial attention. It proposed that the size of Jhe l!ght courta be adeauate to the height of the build Tnis I'111 remedyjthe feature of the present 'code whfth allows the same court for an eiglt-story as for a three-story building. The width of stam Is reduce withut a5fectln th afety require ments. It was found that the pres ent code requires a wlth which can not accommodate moreulnes than six 1 Inches less. Exit retirements are based on the number Tf people hat can make the egress hinder excite ment. A time limit isi also adopted for the safety of exits In public and private buildings, dependent on the size of the structure, tie number of occupants and the tlmeUrenuired xo? exit. '! Obstructions to Traffic Beg-nlated. i In the occupancy of putlio buildings there la little change, except it is ln- identally provided that In downtown construction contractors mult operate with le8S obstruction to traJflc. This has been subject to much cohplalnt. tlons of the committee. TH regula- tlons governing alteration and re- 'vamping of old buildings vthln the Inner fire limits will libehUlsed to . hibitlve If made In accordanfce to the present code. Se vision a Tedious Task. The codification of the feu-ding or ainance nas Deen leaious anaiatienaea with many new questions tiat mod eLn condi"ons. wcn obtained since tH enactment of the presenticode in 91 haV9 taT.on rVrT ls the result ot "Sitatlon for the last few years. V I ! The committee which had? cfcrge Of the matter was of the followtig per sonnel: Horace E. Plummet city building inspector: J. A, Fouilhbux. 1L JJ-S. 1UUIB ftUVI a Uikvi wvuuoviit asaaa. a iuui mer served In the capacity) of chair man. , l The matter of a housing), code for Portland will also be considered by the council at an early da1te. A code was submitted to Commissioner Dieck a few years ago. New Check for. Hoqt Plans are now underway by the eon irregation of the Norwegian Lutheran - church- of Hoqulam, Wasb.J, for the erection i a (wobsobi icrapia xji wor ehip. A site nas aireaay 0900-.pur- chased at tne corner 01 irteeun street and Riverside avenue in East aoqniam. The proposed .temple win gftic this ideal location. it la planned It build a wooaen cnurcn. am Stockyards company. The building and was erected from plans by Farm and Houses Sold in Portland Sam Doak Reports Sale of Two Or egon Farms and One City Residence Recently. Samuel Doak reports the following sales recently made through his of fice: Sold to W. T. Vaughn, 'of Portland. 10 acres. Improved, near Tlrardvllle, Washington county. Bold to J. H. Burk,' of Portland, mod ern 5 room house and corner lot. lo cated at 1016 Vernon avenue. For thla Mr. Burk paid all cash and bought It for a home. Sold 10 acres. Improved, stocked and equipped, located half a mile south west of "Tlgardville, Washington coun ty, to Henry Larson, of Canada, who. with his family, have already taken possession and expect to make It their home. PENDLETON RESERVATION LEASE SOLD FOR $43,000 Through a deal closed at Pendleton, the Wright & Wilcox lease and outfit on the reservation have been sold for a total of $43,000. A feature of the sale is that 1000 acres of crop was sold at a price of (22. SO per acre. The most of the land was taken by the firm of Storle & Rltner, and the leases are in the name of Glenn Storle, who has become a member of the firm. Another portion of the land was se cured by Al Knight, while the Wright & Wilcox land, on the north aide of the river, was taken by Lawrence Lieu all a n. The land Involved In the deal amounts to 1E00 acres, and all the lease are to be transferred excepting inat to one quarter section, which Is retained by Joe Wright. - -sj , ABERDEEN CAMPAIGN TO GET NEW CITY AUDITORIUM Agitation for a city auditorium at Aberdeen, Wash., where community ex hibits of one kind and anothar can he displayed, has been revived in connec-' tlon with the annual poultry show held I a few weeks ago. The plan of those promoting the city auditorium plan Is to lease a double corner In the downtown district for a term of years and secure subscriptions that JwiU enable them to build a sub stantial building, which will take care of annual exhibitions as they come along and also provide a place for free public concerts occasionally, and a place where ranchers and strangers coming to Aberdeen may find rest rooms and such conveniences as are needed. The movement for a bulldlne- of the kind suggested Is to take def inite ronn soon. REALTY TRANSFERS Charlotte Woodmaa tad huabana ta Emma D. 8 tan too. L. 7. R. e. 81- niona add. a nai m . . . - - lummiio Maio to Una. M. Warner. . B. 3. a. C. Tark 10 . t. uerman et al to JoaeDh r. VttUa. l. IS, B. 82, Belle Crest.. 10 j. trice ana wira to U. A. Soulta, W H. L. 10. 11. B. 134, B. rara 1.000 Wcatern Oregon TruU Co. to Carl A. ujerae, u. o, B. 2, Arcadia B. Kennedy to Emma L,. AlUtoek. '00 10 Cbaa, H. Welah to John T. Albert, I a, . x, vt-aicDDorongn Clarence R. Ilotcbkli and wife to E. 10 v. Jennings U. 20. B. 4. Windsor Hta. . . . . .T aiui nooeri j. up ion to joon u. Ulllar et ai. ozxizt teat Dec. in L line of B. 4. Corvallia add. son aoipn wanauus 10 Ulnca Balzmann. U 6S, Banner Aerea 1,000 Ptter Mansley and wife to Frank TTarn br, U 8, 4, B. 10. Lee Bow Park 10 11 ue rrost vo. to Ellaa Isabella Macy. E. V4 L. 11. 12. B. IS. Boss- mere 10 w. a. lawyers ana wife to Golden West Co., N. b. L. 1. 2. R. 3. Howe's addition la ugiesDy X wins to Tony Krrllsh et aL L,. 14. 15. 10. H. S. Henry's 4ta addition SCO A. J . Drncgsr ani wire to 8. O, Itrrln. L. 2. B. 97. R C. Park 1A a. 4. XToup to Fannl. Troup. L. 6. o, d ', Aiaen a aaa jo cilia . -iToap to Fannie Troup, B. y u 1. o. 0. iio. aun i aaa.: 1 iv. B. S. Hawthorne's 1st sd 10 lsura M. uammana to frank O. Han son. U. B. B. 2. Uordon nlsce BO cuuDetn j. Mooaenoangn and bosband to wuuiD mf. uresory. a 80 feet of k iui r f u n a.kn.i i-.k k eanaers int. vo. to H. u. Frederick- sea et aL L 17. 19. B. 24. Hrda Park . . II 4oaepa rnaenowsKi to Anna Posaaow u, M. y, or B.v 103, geiswood; L. 4. B. ft, St. Johns Park add.; L. 8. B. B Clifford add Emily J. Bowman and bosband to Nel lie Henderson. L,. o. B. "m. Forts- mouth Villa Eztd. BBS wuiisra A. sellwood et al to Se curity Savings a Tmst Co.. L. t, 4, 14. IS. B. 40; U 12, 13, B. 83; L. a n aa s.ii Title A Trust Co. to' Bamuel " Bnm, bercer. L. 0. B. 1. Goldamlth's add. 10 wiiiia K. ctrnnrtoa aad wife to r-ortiana secunues Co.. 1 7. As cot Aerea ir is. K, Jona and wife to II. Herbert SIcnel, L. 13. B. 4. Alblna 10 u. ueroert Klcbel to r. c. MarabalL 13. B. 4. Alblna 10 w. A. Dean ana wire to unle w. Da vis. L.. S. . al Z. LA naoe Park add. . . 10 Uottlieb Gabriel and wife to Cbaa. S. Hears. U O to IS. B. 12S. UnlTersltr Fark. 10 Eenrr Lydea to Jennie L. HaU. 100 all5 leet bea. at S W. corner of L. 6. B. S, Uberine add..., 10 U. L.. nuer to Marr Leraon. L S. I. T. 8. B. 2. nUey Park X3o DOTe-T&ompaoo Oo. to WlllUm F, Wanda. L. 85. 20. B. 2S. West Portlaad Park ISO vera s. ware to Georce Ulena-er. 1. 1, B. 1. Wood lawn 16 w& r. ixr and wife to James Wal lace, L . 7, B. 21, Lanrelharmt 10 sosanne v. Lonar 1 and ausband to W. H. Sykes rt 1! L I and N. 10 feet h. 5, B. 124. Camtbera add.... 10 lieo. Rasmossea and wile to Was. P. Downs, U 13, B. 11. Bossnei.... : 10 wm. tr. uvwaa and wire tv K4. B in ner, et aL 13 aad 8. IS feet ' L. 14. B. 11, Bosatnere add........ , 10 uant v. Baker and boabend to C. ' T. Camplaa. U SOL B. IS. Waver. leigh Hta, . . . .. ................. . 1,000 as.rs. .ax. a. viara to at..- at. uara. 1. S, . . 3U0 add............. . - 10 COMPLETION soon be occupied by administrav 'represents a combination of Lewis Irvine Thompson. Eealty Board Starts Year With New List Of Active Workers Portland Dealers Formally Organ ize With Great Optimism Orer lrospects for 1017. The first real business meeting of the Portland Realty Board since the election of three weeks ago, when Frank L. McQulre was duly elected to the presidency to succeed F. E. Taylor, was held at the close of the week Th's meeting marked the retirement of the committees that served during the last year, and the inauguration of a new personnel on the boards. Chairmen of the committees appoint ed by President McGutr outlined their plana for the coming year, and the out look is for a constructive year among the realtors. The time was entirely taken up with plans, and announcement of committees for the year. The follow ing committees were appointed: Executive Frank I McGuire. George T. Moore, Paul C. Murphy. Frank E. Taylor, Dean Vincent, Joe Healy. Fred Strong. Membership Fred W. German, C. P. Benedict, Frank McFarland. Charles L. Wheeler, Clayton Oehler. Advertising W. M. Umbdenstock, W. W. Jordon, F. Fuchs, J. M. Ayre". I J. Barber. Resolutions Frank McCrtllls, Max Lueddemann. Earl Clark. C. E. Cun ningham, George P. Dekum. Shipping and transportation John F. Daly. T. J. Baldwin, C. Lewis Mead. Coe A. McKenna, J. Allen Harrison. Rental G. O. Rohrer, Frank Wat kins, Donald G. Woodward. Stanley 8. Thompson. J. Fred Staver, Entertainment Herman Vonboretel, Charles Ringler, George P. Henry, Philips V. W. Fry. E. N. Wheeler, Clvl: O. K. Jeffrey, W. A. Flre- baugh, Mike Clohessy, J. B. Nye, R, F, Bryan. Publicity O. V. Badley. A. T. Allen, R. H. Blossom, Scott Bosorth, W. B. Allen. Arbitration George B. Cellars, "ldaon Walter Gill' V , fH' r ,h George F. Brlce. G, F. Peek. X. O. Da Legislative Herbert Gordon. J. J. McCarthy, F. S. Fields, Dorr E. Keasey, Arthur Callan. Military and permanent highways O. W. Taylor, F. V. Parsons, Dr. IL W. Coe. W. M. Klllingsworth, E. W. Mat- xnews. w. h, h. Dufur. j. D. Nellan. industrial development L. W. Cro- nan, M. E. Lee. S. P. Osburn, J. O. El- rod, J; D. O'Donnell. C. W. Borders, John Cronan. N. M. Apple, J. E. Shears, II. G. Terry, John H. Gibson. Mortgage loans B. Lee Paget. Her man Moeller, Leroy R. Fields, W. J. Patterson, L. E. Carter, William Mac Master, Henry FT tea. - insurance Merle O. Campbell. J. w. Weidrlck. John Burgard, George W. Holcomb, E. J. Lowe. W. p. Honeyman, Carl R. Jonea Building code and city ordinances J. Eeufert. A. K. Hill. Harry Beck- wlth: W. H. Webb, W. R. Kaser. R. F. Feemster, W. H. Rosa. BUILDING PERMITS West Oreroa Lnmber f alter rnmber dk. West Oregon Lumber Co.". plant below Llnn ton; Jacobson Construction Co.. cmllders- HO . 000. ' ' ' Basmns.Sn at Co.. erect 1 atnrr friau ftml.h factory. Bt. Helens boulevard, between Lake View and Capitol; builder, same; $730. Mrs. r. C. Baker, altar 2 storr brick ordi nary paint and oil store, 229-283 Taj lor at., between 1st and 2d; Berts lsen & Jobaoaesea. auuaers; iuuu. I. Scalene, alter 1 storr frame dwmJllnr 80S H N. Jersey, between St. Johns ST.. and us tun; rrea Kuyata, boiiaer: S123. Helen Miller Sena.: erect 2 storr frsm. dwell. tne. 1018 Westorer Boad. betwen aUer and Summit are.; M. W. Lorona, builders; S7500 C. C. BardwelL erect 1 storr frame dwell ing, en tsucaanan, between Hudson and Smltfe; ociicer, same; 11 wo. J. K. Forestel. repair Z storr Cram., stores 124-128 KlUJnrrwortn, between Alblna and aiisaissippi; builder, same; sao. Ir. otto a. Blnswanrer. repair Z storr brick ordinary (vacant), 243 Ererett, between 2d no Bd: Portland Koonn la. builders: I12S. U. A. Cottle, repair 2 atory brick ordinary. WESTOVER ' I ijli Beautiful residence Is completed for Irrin R. Sterns? on Westover V. national Real Estate Associates recently. . Th residence cost f style. . The feature is the ideal view from a large reranda, taxins; home is located on Fairfax s El BUILDING FOR 1916 BY Nearly Billion Dollars Worth of Applications Filed Dur ing Twelvemonth. 22 PER CENT GAIN SHOWN Portland Keeps Apaes With Xrg Flaoee, Showing Hearty Biz Per Cent Above Composite Average. When the person without the mathe matical type of mind reads that the building permits Issued in J04 princi pal cities of the United States for Wis reached a grand total of 1904,071,701. it is passed by without much thought. If building permits in 104 main cities in the United States shows this amount of permits filed during the year, it can be safely said that for the coun try as' a whole the total of permits must have equalled at least a billion and a half dollars. What Xs 91,000,000,000 Such a sum of money Is going into construction within a year. But in variably people do not stop to think how much a billion dollars la. Juat for an illustration: A good bank teller csn count on an average of CO allver dollars a minute. Working eight hours per day. how long would it take an ex pert money-changer to count a billion allver dollars. On a basis of SCO days to the year, It would require only 103 years, four months and 22 days. All of which shows something concrete and definite as to how much is a bil Hon dollars. In other words it would take more than a year for 104 men to count the amount in allver dollars that building permits equaled In the 12-month perid. permits equaled in the 12 month, period. Tear Is Satisfactory. December completes a remarkable year in building construction. For each month of 1916 there was an in crease over the corresponding month of 1915. The activity reached its mas imum laat July, when the gain waa S3 per cent. For several months the Increase waa slight but 1916 was al ways on the upgrade side. The closln month Is modest in its comparative showing. The official reports of building per mits issued in 104 principal cities the country, aa received by the Amer lean Contractor, Chicago, total for De cember $69,663,206, as compared With $66,508,718 for December, 1915, an In crease of 5 per cent. The total Is al most Identical with that of November and the shrinkage with the approach of winter is somewhat less than nor mal. It was a successful closing of s most successful year. Increase Zs sa Per Cent. The showing for the year, 1916. is altogether satisfactory. The complete returns received frora 94 of the prin cipal cities of the country yield an ag gregate of $904,071,701, aa compared with $737,989,170 for 1916, an increase of 22 per cent. Of the 94 cities 74 show gains and only 20 show -losses, the latter, In moat Instances, being moderate. The building permits, ss Issued for the entire year, in cities: Ektlmrted Cost Per Cent aty. :17 1010. GalnLoas Baltimore . . . .$10.1O2.7O $ T,81.Oft9 88 Ferkeley 1.717.223 1.944.S23 .. 10 Boston and rt- clnltr S4.207.0O0 18.137.000 11 2. 830.1. TO 10.M2.Sft5 S3,10S.2W) 430.0.VJ T. Iftt. 240 4.2n.1.44 4.0.-W.840 Bl.oe7.J10 10.22J 688 748,430 ll.im.444 1.0TO.810 15.034.043 1B.OOS.S4S 22.99.20 S3.a01.000 1 11.7S8.392 11 97.2S1.4X0 . IS 14.025.SM .. 82, 040. SOS 1 184.722 140 4.028.425 44 S.422.519 25 2,64.573 63 B2.235.550 M 2.714,464 277 9C3.249 .. 10,447.408 . 1.7n4.04 14 11.BRS.643 24 12. 472.604 20 14.34U 940 40 Bcffalo Cblesso Cincinnati ... nerelsnd Colo. Springs. Colnmbus .... Dallaa Denrer Detroit Dnlath 23 Kansas City, Ksns Kansas City, Mo. Unco In Los Angeles . Milwaukee ... Minneapolis . New Hsrea N. Y. City . Oakland Oniaba Pasadena IM lladelphla PlttKbors ... Portland fiacraroento San Antonio San Pleco . . Baa Ft'cIsco Ran Jose . . . Seattle Spokane .... ft. Ixmts ... St. Taul ... Work ton ... Tacoma Wichita 6.022. Oftfl 7.104 47 29 l4,fft4.4oe 149.625.r-91 81 6.34S.2W0 B.043.2S9 4 7.226.107 6.3X5.O05 1.494.349 89.444 125 81 2G 1.624.417 4.04 570 13,M4.10 6.801.340 2.1'.4.-S 2 23.4aS l.vm.SfW 18.-T7.178 845.741 .S04.44S 1. 000.067 15.444. 1 11.128,432 l.iaa.m 1.617.01 i.ena.ooo 14.404.4S4 4 896.845 19. T 1.S95.57S M 1.761.R00 TO 1.2M.9S2 45 13.990.7O4 35 0M.910 67 4.470.455 28 l.B4.77 11.439.S20 88 11.042.S31 .. 1,019.452 19 790.424 106 944.696 104 and fish market. 244 1st, berweea Main snd Hsdlaoa; J. Ed Young, bnllder: $2nn. Lewpa Fuel Co., erect open led, 412-414 Oll aan. between 9th and lotii; bnllW. same; $35. Allakr Inr. Co.. reaslr 4 story brick ordinary lodge hall, 245 Morrison, between 8d and 4th; F M. Boffner. builder: $200. Alfred Peterson, erect 1 story frame garaae. .30 Borthwtck. tetween TtlUu and Bharer; hti11ir same: 8,V. Mr, lames Forbes, repslr 2 story frame dwelling. 1179 K. Davis, between 39th and 40th: Jamea Jndf. builder; $200. HOME NEARLY t -i ? 1 vwm-r. terrace near "WestoTer road. COUNTRYVID NCREASE INDICATED PERMITS J - W V .. . a. - I . Aa Patent Granted in " - 18701s Recorded tn J870. It rears' efors' Washington became a stats., Matthew McClung was issued a patent by the government ta the homestead which he took up near Brush prairie. The patent was Issued wbea Ulysses ' Grant was president. May t, 1170, and bears the signature of Grant's secretary. Charles White. The original document. never recorded, was filed for record with the Vsncouver Ht recorder, mors than years. alter it was sxecutea. wtttff Post-War Shipments Of Basic Materials May Advance Prices ' Knockdown and Tallormade Jlonscs Shipped to Europe From Amer ica May Affect Values. There is a feeling that this country is facing an extended period of higher prices for building materials. Ona reason arlven by C. T. Revere for I the present high coat of building . the activity in the construction of ships, but another factor appears to , have entered into the situation. In quiries have been sent here from Eng land, Russia and France, in the laat month, seeking to ascertain the cost of American Industrial buildings, as well as quickly assembled houses for employes. The method of putting up sthod of Dotting up I and Tf.ctor? Worker. t. already made is 1 n, and It seems to ' dwellings for mill by assembling parts of American orfgln, have appealed to the rest of 'the world. One New York company has already made shipments of houses of this sort to South America, and Is taking on ca- Z. 1 vi. .... y."E r to develop with the coming of .peace Prance recently has sent specifications r w. u .,A . rM..ri. tl which are said to Include mill construction ready for aettlng machinery on floors "within 10 days from arrival of material on site, quo tations to be f. o. b. New York, and to cover purchaaer into tha summer of 191 6." It is said to be nearly 109 years since baslo building materials have crossed the Atlantic Immediately fol lowing our Revolutionary war, brick was Imported from Holland for use In New York city and Philadelphia. Since alwaya been considered impractical. It is believed, however, that thla country will ahlp to Europe, In large quantl tiea, cement, brick, ilme, glaas snd lumber. ' Seven Sales Made By Local Kealtors Fred W. German Company Reports Since First of Tear Selling 3 Farms and 4 Residences. Fred W. German company report. inea somo v.-- . In the racific northwest in building ha. been Imported together 4 with a VPrmUs 1he reCord com1nr mo. lttle marbl. and tiU but the , port. a- wlth hlI,Id, rmU. aggregating tion of baste building materials haa the ssle of a !H acre tract on the Fos- Btata- of international commerce, ac tor road, near Belle Rose station, on cording to recogniied authorities, the Estacada line. This tract wss sold 8'nce the Civil war basic building ma f T us... T tr terlals have aot been able to compete for J. Fred Kennedy to John F. and wUh he doctrlne b.,,in1 an world Florence Albright and waa purchased commerce of "what the traffic will as a home site. The newcomers con- bear." With the devastation of Eu- template Improvements in the near fu- rope, however, building material houses ture. I A four acre tract of land near Bar stow station, on the Southern Pacific r talking about when they are bet was sold for the II. F. W. Goetler es- ting even money In the form of Insur tate to W. F. Johnstone. This tract ance that the war will end by Septem was also purchased for a home, and Pr 0f this year, and odds that it will the present buildings on asms will be end during 1917, own.1 Dd enUred by tb n'W Tanker 1s Ojortunlty. .; " A 40 acre ranch in the Redlands dls- j Yankee Ingenuity Is responsible, for trlct, about eight miles from Oregon t liat remarkable tailor-made type of. City, was sold for Barbara Hefner to construction, stamped "Made-ln-Axner-. Carl F. and Anna Morrow, recent ar- lea,' which many pioneer concerns are ," rivals from Tillamook county. The row manufacturing in anticipation of . new owners have taken Dossesslon and riiimnlntr bulldlnaa in Europe at the expect to develop the place into an up- to-date dairy ranch. In city property a small home, lo- cated at 1895 Multnomah street, de- rarts o' his "Erecto" set. In Portland scribed as Lot 6. Block 7, Summit ad- there are several firm, thst are aald to dltion, was sold to M. D. Maclntyre for l preparing to manufacture buildings Edward Otis; purchaee price, $750. of the pot-together type to ship to Eu- For Annie 8. Edwarda a S room bnn- rope. American companies have al- - walow, located at 6215 Sixty-third ready found an outlet for this type of avenue S. E.. waa aold to Thomas H. structure in Booth America. This In- end Elizabeth Wells, legsl description ordinate demand for the baslo materi- Lot J, Block 25, Tremont Place. al, w4n m0re than likely boost the. For Charles and Jan Inglefleld the prices of building materials higher property at 1571 Powell street was sold within the yesr. -toL.Fl and Olivette Norris. This one prominent man in Portland, who property Is Improved with an old 6 knows the in. and outs of building for room cottage, and is located near the the laat decade, atates that the over? rqra isciory. For Kathertne and Pauline Schoel- helmer a small 5 room house and lot. located at 29 Went Alberta street, de- scribed as Lot 20. Block 12. Rtverside 1,1 n . mrAA . A Ann J T. . .1 i vtu, v aa.ua C. Fay. COMPLETED T A 4 ' MA tA A- ' V A fit t.V 1 -T-r?r , J' -'. ,::A- . i , .. - -Jl terraces, which Was sold to the Inter-' 75 0O and Is of the Dutch Colonial in the river and mountains. The BUILDING IN PORTLAND ' ESEMTYEAR ILL BE SUBSTANTIAL High Prices of Basic Mate rials Will Be Automatic Check on Speculative Mania AMERICA REBUILD EUROPE Haade-lJUAAierlcaM Structural Corn modi ties aad Buildings Hay Be la Oreat Demand After War. By Max IT. Sommer. While there is little cause for ela tion over the activity of the week la the real estate market, it is somewhat encouraging to the optimist, and not so discouraging to the pessimist, thst the start of the year Is probably a I hundredfold better than the beginning of the year just ceased. outlook for W17 la opumirtMW wnen tn- deW credits of the present year are totalled the volume of bulldlng and realty transfers will ho. a great increase over tne last two twelvemonth periods. Arm -Chair Theorizing-. The theory advanced by an eastern builder to wit: That the building 01 1,08 lht was nipp T P"lef will th P1"011 IBtrc,,v H Probably the most novel boom of 1906 that waa nipped in the ill reappear. in 1917 ever ad vanced to forecast current economic tendencies. In fact. It mould appear, novelty is its only value. " The fact of th matter Is, that in tha Pacific northwest there was not even -an embryonic start of a building boom , f hr history In construction in 1910. when the year showed a total of over 120.000.000 worth of permits filed. A 'ear Previous Seattle reached the hlgl point in her career, with permit. 1- h sued to an aggregate value of $19,000. 000. In that same year. 1009. Spokane and Tacoma reached the highest "point In t hf curves. Spokane show Ins: nearly $9,000,000, and Tacoma a little over $4,000,000. Vancouver. B. C. received her greatest building impetus in 191:, witli over $19,000,000. n Portland Keeds Srorthwest, It Is noticeable that Portland has t,ached the Hgne polnt of aiy city Coming hack to the outlook for build lng In Portland during the present year, it is prognosticated by many au thorities on the situation that con struction will necessarily be limited to the actual healthy Industrial needs of the city. The automatic check to a speculative mania Is the present hlsh cost of building materials, and the gen eral belief that the present level of prices In tho basic commodities for 'construction has ss yet not reached thu height to which they are destined to go before the nrcrit situation changes. The arsumrnt for higher prices In building materials la,founU in the de velopment antecedent lo the war. The "S rw? eiVnLeS1 ?tfi sre ouying even on ine itckiii ma" level of prices on the general assump- - tion that the Lloyds know what they DURING PR ; close of the war that ran be erected f 'with as much dispatch and ease as an inventive kid can put together the supply or orrice ouiioings, noteis. tne- atres will act to prohibit further build- f ir f this type. Such typeat of con- - struct Ion are not only a drug on tho local market, but also are haxardoos a 1 . . i rOTTi a spvcuiaiivs poini oi view, m the face of the present high prices of. ouuaing materials. TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION RANCH FOR RENT P ERSOKAL j FROPERTT FOR 8ALE7 1 16ft acres, 7ft acres cleared, balance rood pasture. 9 room house, dairy barn 60x100, 2 silos, machine sheds, hog houses, etc; located on mala gravel road doe to country town, church and school, in famous Manor district. Personal property: 21 fine Jersey cows, 21 Jersey heifers, to be fresh this spring, 1 thoroughbred Jersey bull. 2 wagon., 1 carriage. 1 -separator, Vi Interest in ensilage cut ter, 17 head of hogs, 1 horse and bug- Jy. 1 pony. 1 mower, 2 harrows, 1 disc. -rake, X plow, all ensilage and feed' on hand, and small tools. Price 1J6S for personal property. Rent $69 per month. This is the beet herd of grade--Jersey, in the state and will sell to the first psrty who sees them, " THOMPSON at 8 WAN, BI2 Msln st, Vancouver, TfaJh. F6uKXCTIANOE rcEotce" ian well improved and eoulpped; Aiti . .acres in cultivation; value f6B,000;; went a wheat tarm up to $100,006; will par difference. E. M, Thorough man, lit Weat (In it, Vancouver, , Wash. ' ,To TRADE 16 acree of fine land, I near Proebetel, la - Clarke county. -Icloae to school, church and store, on good road, for small grocery, country store, hotel or boarding house. John Ducket t, station A. Vancouver. Wash. Phone Tlf-R. - - - . . l'OR BALE Cheap Young Alredale auoerb watchdoc. lovea ehllrlram- r. i F. Wornom, 1511 Harney, Vancoover, , Ul'GiiY lor cow or what kavs ow! " n-jii, journal. DILI f (n ,.v.,nn.,.. L.J 1 youT T-195, Journal. . EQUITY. Spokane ioia for arylhing of ' value. 6-217. Journal. -