TIID CllJuGOii GUI. DAY JOUIUJAL, -PQa.TL A1TD, SUIiDAY . LlQlUaiCG, I.IAlXli 1C. ,117.
RESIDENCES CLAIM
MEETING OF DEALERS
NEW U. S. NATIONAL
Architects of Bose
r City to Plan Work
REDEEMING FEATURE
OF REALTY NEWS! IS 4
SALE OF FARM LAND
Agricultural Districts Are Not
' Affected by Stagnation in
City Market,
INTERSTATE7 REALTY
ASSOCIATION: HEAD
MARSH Fl ELD BANK BUILDING
OF THREE STATES TO
BE EVENT IN REALTY
BIG STEP IN GROWTH
On State Buildings
OF CITY'S BANKING
Soldiers' -Home, formal School and
Hospital Alterations Awarded
to Portlanders.
BUILDING
PERMITS
DURING PAST WEEK
Permission Granted for Erec
tion of Eight Houses; Other
'Structures Proposed,
REALTY MARKET IS IDLE
Lnu of Brewery riant to Creamery X
Xrrert Transaction; Bak.ry
Sit Pvrc based. .
' rOBTXAITD BTTXUDXSrO PERMITS.
".,-, JTO. Tain.
Will week 73 $ 30.603
LufwHk 81 67.220
Frertons week 69 SH?2
Three weeks ffo 67 6i,555
Yeavago . . 120 ioa.80o
- ESTATE, TBAKSIXB8,
JTO.
.$841
. .84
. .313
. .875
Value.
This week
LMt weak ......
-Previous wk . .
Three week ago
,tm K
9108,133
133,433
107.877
113,373
114,314
Only eight building - permits over
J1000 in .value were issued last week.
All .were for residences, and the Ore
gon Home Builders are responsible for
three of the eight. v
Two buildings were announced as
tcntempltitj 1, and hav.j ;uie 'nto'the
hands of architects. Of thete the
' greater Is a $45,000 apartment house to
be built by Herbert Gordon, president
of the Lawyers' Title & Trust com
pany, on Eleventh street near the cor
ner .of Montgomery. Excavation fo.
" this building is to star'. jmmeJ:atriy,
. fad bids for construction wi.l b ad
j vertised for in about week. The
building will be four str.i'i-j in height,
"of brick and mill construction.
The other proposed building is a
modern bakery for the Davidson bread!
-company on the -corner of East Twenty-j
' second and Oregon streets, 'the prop
. erty was purchased Wednesday by -E.
. Davidson, president of the bread
- company from V. AV. Strachan of
Kamloopa, B. C. The consideration was
. $3200 cash.
Architects Sutton and Whitney have
'l been commissioned to prepare plans
f, to -a two story bakery building to
cover the entire property, 100 feev
f .square. Construction is expected to
,. ttart about April 1.
Brewery Buildings leased.
- The big plant of the Gambrlnus
' Brewing -company. Idle since the ad-
- vent of prohibition, was leaned for 15
1 years Thursday by the Portland Da
, mascus Milk company, formed recent-
lyby the merger of the Damascus
Creamery and the Portland Pure Milk
i Ac Cream company.
The plant will be converted Into a
creamery and will be occupied as soon
- as a certain amount of necessary re-
modeling is completed.
" The Gambrlnua DroDretv aD Dears bn
the assessor's roll at $72,500 for the
land and $24,500 for the improvements
. fhe land, however, is assessed at 75
per cent of Its real value which makes
1 It 197.000. The improvements are as
ressed at but 60 per cent, which would
. wake- them 149.000. In mnkinir the
, ease the property went in at a value
' . or aDout ziTO.ooo.
Spokane Realtors List Credit.,
"What Is virtually a credit bureau for
listing tenants of rented houses and
apartments has been established by
the ways and means committee of the
Spokane realty board.
Renters who. arbitrarily break
lease and move away, will find, should
they ever, again attempt to rent
house through a member of the Spo
kane realty board, that they will be
required: to give security for the lease,
A annular measure will confront tho
tenant who has abused the house he
has rented and failed to pay for the
damage.
Rasmussen Bids Opened.
Bids for the oonstrffctlon of the pro
posed six-story warehouse for Has
tnussen & Co. were opened by A. H.
JUamm. consulting engineer, at noon
Saturday Separate bids were Unvlted
for the excavation,, general work
finishing floors, mill work and glass
miscellaneous cast iron and steel fire
escapes, reinforcing steel, roofing and
sheet metal work, metal doors, plumb
ling, electric wiring, elevators, finish
1 hardware, sprinkler and wood tank.
- No awards have been announced as
Revision of Code Celebrated.
H.'E. Plummer, Inspector of build
lnss for the city. entertained"the ac
1 tlve members of the building code re-
L:- vision committee with a dinner at the
University club Tuesday night. The
four years' work of the committee has
just .been completed, and the code
i."; now ready to be presented to the coun
dl The active members of the com
mlttee are: H E. Phimmer, J. A Foull
thoux, II. A. Whitney, A. J. Bingham,
. F. A. Naramore and Forger Johnson.
Skyscraper for Realty Men.
.' Real Estate Exchange building will
be the name bf Detroit's newest down
town skyscraper which 'will be erected
ih the Michigan city soon.
. The present plan of the builders
Is .to have the building entirely occU'
pied by dealers In realty. Some .of the
pace has already been reserved by sev
eral dealers, according to the property
-owners.:
SLUMBER OUTRAGED?
.' Are you compelled to arise from
your slumber, once, twice or more,
, because of pain,- irritation and abnor
' mal condition of kidneys ifyl bladder?
are . guaranteed to correct the alka
IJnity of your secretions, thus giving
yuu ynuuiuiucu aiumucr, maKing lor
Rett it night, and Energy by day. All
.- forms of kidney disorders cannot be
. successfully treated with Balmwort
Tablets, but when these, symptoms
; exist yotuwill receive a eratifvine re
covery Mf you use them; amount of J
UFiine scvicica irregular., insumcient,
tpa fVeguent, too. copious, -accompanied
by pain, difficulty, smarting,
. burning, irritation, pains in" back and
groins and when the passage is foul
of odor, highly colored, etc. Also
. stoppage of . secretion followed by
Jever, chills, pains, headache, depres
sion, . etc. . . -
. - HELP THE KIDNEYS -".
Sold by all druggists. '
P. E. Taylor.
Need of Elevator
for Bulk Grain Is
m n . t f .
lOlfl tiO itG3.1t0rS
J.UJ.U. UW IVVJMItUUlU
c.
B. Moores, Chairman of Dock
Commission, Urges Sup
port of Bond Issue.
"Every public-spirited -citizen in
Portland, will support the $3,000,000
bond issue for a municipal grain ele
vator here." declared C. B. Moores,
chairman of the public dock commls-
slon In an address before the Fortiana the SeatUe Rea, Estate assocUtlon on
Realty board at their luncheon Friday M.v Th. mt, nf th.
at the Benson. I
"Portland's urgent need at this time
U ships." he said, and the pprt utill-
ties that every prosperous Seaport in
the world Is offering to the shipping
traae. a port mat. nas no adequate
facilities in the way of wharfs and
docks and elevators will not appeal o Idah0i &a welI aa Graya Harbor, in
the shipping trade any more than will the meanUme thua affording an op
a tourist resort without hotels appeal portunlty for' every real man
io mo wunsi intue. Aiuug ub
mere nas ueeu cuiuuwi m mo
en years.
"With 43 feat at the bar. with a 30-1
foot chanel to the sea, wijft a hlnter-1
land of 250,000 square miles, Portland
equipped with .natural advantages
that ought to make it the envy of any
seaport In the world. But if a half
dozen ocean liners should come into
port here at once, anxious to discharge
and assemble cargoes, there would be
the most aggravating delay and con-
gestion. With possibly a half dozen
exceptions, we have no docks worthy
of the name.'
Port Well Situated.
n.r u . ,-
depth of water that we have, except
t,,. ct,.i v vrir san Prn.
ciaco, and the main channel at San
Francisco has only 33 feet at low tid.
'."We are 110 miles from the sea;
Montreal is 968; Baltimore and Seattle
are .150; Buqnos Aires, a sea port with
a population of -1.750.000. is 128; Ham-
burtr is 85: FhlladelDhia Is 76: An-I
werp Is 59; London, Glascow, Calcutta
and other great ports are similarly I
situated. Portland has all the advan-
tages to make in time one of the
world's greatest sea ports. She does Ttl r" "rw" J V UT mem
no t lack ftmtle water at the bar or rs mU8t b men of ood standing in
XtJTS Snertothe seL Se has l 1-. co"munities. One of
back of her an almost unequalled hin
terland. She has ample rail facilities.
She has navigable river chanels. run
ning back for hundreds of miles.
"What would San Francisco and Los
ia ban TanciSco ana as ara development of our lands, coopera
Seattle not give for the tlon -f, narta !.'?::.
Angeles and
WiUamette and Columbia? With the
European, war over and normal condl-
tlons restored, what is there to prevent
Portland from coming into her own?
Nothing but lack of ships and decent
and adequate port utilities, in the way
of docks and elevators and warehouses
and their various modern appliances.
Portland Is "BQeepia Beauty."
"There are,, .gratifying evidences,
however, that the community Is awak- wear. Tom the hearty spirit of co
cning from its lethargy. Portland has operation shown by members In all
v. "ui..niii, univ" cimniv parts of the three states, it in mv nna
because she has been a pampered
beauty. She has accepted all the
bfeneficlences of the almighty and or
1 o. . r.r I
Vuaoc cs4va itiao t
her self-reliance.
I'ne aciivmes oi ner nvais nurm i
and south have awakened her to the I
true situation, we nave spent
buv.uuu on our pudiic qocks. oeauio i
has spent over jb.uuu.uuu on ner aocits
and elevators. Little Vancouver is I
e pending nearly $10,000,000. Los An-I
geles is spending iv,uuv,oui'; Ban
Francisco over 120,000,000, and New
Orleans J25,000,000. The great sea
ports of Europe have spent hundreds
of millions.- Seattle has built a bulk
elevator or l.ouo.ouu Dusneis capacity.
The grain growers of the Inland Em
plre have served notice that Portland
must do the same.
Club Will Aid Settlers.
A determined effort Is being made
by the Klamath Falls Commercial club
and others Interested, in which work
Robert Strahorn will assist, to ellmi-
nate the depositing of nearly $200 by
every applicant at the opening of the
Lule Lake land this prlng.
it is ieit tnat sucn a stipulation win
keep thousands of - people out of
Klamath county
who would otherwise
draw.
Plans Filed for Bend' Building.
Plans for a one-story brick building
to be erected at Bend, Or., have been
filed at the Builders Exchange here,
and bids for construction will be re
ceived until March 26. Edward IL
Keane of Bend Is the architect.
The building is to be 50 by 140 in
dimensions, and will contain eight
store rooms.
Fruit Growers to Build.
Eugene, Or., March 16. The Eugene
Fruit Growers association has bought
a lot adjoining Us big cannery ln this
city and will at once erect an adddtlon
to the building, which already covers a
city block. The asociatlon two months
ago bought half a block of land on
which It will erect a large addition to
the evaporator this summer.
May Operate Brewery Buildings.
Rumor is current to the effect that
the big brewery buildings in Vancou
ver, Wash., are soon to be occupied
and put to use. It is understood that
fruit Juices, .vinegars, soft drinks and
ice will be the products of the factory.
Oil riant for Salem.
. A $83,000 distributing plant will be
erected at Salem soon toy the Associat
ed OU Company of California, accord
ing to a recent' announcement. ;
Grays Harbor Cities Are Join
ing Forces to Entertain the
Delegates in August,
BIG PROGRAM PREPARED
Trip to leads TTirougnont Worth.
west Speakers Are Xsa Wio
Arm Known nationally. '
By F. E. Taylor.
President Interstate Realty Associa
tion.
A great deal of enthusiasm Is al
ready being manifested la the first
annual convention of the Interstate
Realty association, which will be held
at Grays Harbor, August 9, 10 and 11.
The cities of Aberdeen, Montesano and
Hoquiam are Joining forces to enter
tain the visitors, and preparations are
being made to take care of 1200 to
1E0O delegates and their ladles.
An eiaDorate program is Deing pre-
Pared - It Is planned to have speakers
f natlonal Permttion. as well as of-
An elaborate program Is being pre-
of national reputation, as well as of'
ficlals of the National Association of
Rea Exchanges, to discuss the
mn.ij vuujcvka in a i Let ill iu
realty business. The entertainment
features will be unique.
In order to better acquaint the real
estate men of the northwest with the
aims and objects of the Interstate
Realty association, plans are under
way to have officials of the organiza
tion as the guests of the Spokane
D..U.. V, .n . 1 rr-
R . 'Etat nt.littnn' vf,v
Willamcttd valUv r T,rTirlni?
foP bi. ,..., h- ,.f..
ene Bome tlme ln May or June wnen
theofflclals of the association will be
guests.
Stlegte Will Travel.
K. . , tj.
who is endeavoring to conduct his
business along ethical lines to become
affiliated with this organization. At
vc m..tini,. ui ...
mulated to send large delegations to
the coming convention.
It is also probable that a reneral ln-
vltatlon will be extended to the real
estate men living west of the Rocky
mountains to become members of the
association. , v
The foundation; of the Interstate
Realty association was laid last June,
wnen the real estate men of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho were invited to
assemble in Portland, as the guests' of
lne Portland Realty board. This con-
vention resulted in the organization
2. w.n st' f"80014" J
T" Washington State Realty assocla-1
I tlnn Yinm in. mnr-trA tvl.
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Interstate Realty association
ftas definite alms. One of its 'pur-
vroiesoion ana
J"" u JH a sound and constructive
"TT!- " "vil"u ,tor a COQ8 r
the requirements ,of membership Is
umi an applicant must have the rec
ommendation of at least three repre
sentative citizens of his community.
Other purposes of the
prom0tiOn of road construction Ind
6ane legislation, brlnrlni nw
tries Into the northwest and carrvlnr
on a general program of exploitation
of the resources and scenic attractions
of this section.
The real estate men recognize the
Importance of the organization
'eel that It can be made a tremendous
factor in upbuilding the entire north-
fjn",ne belief that we will have as
IVjr " , ,7 ail OI ne representa-
- "TT- ""xore ine end
Ui anuiflwjear,
' ',C,Y rque invented.
I'untnuon nas Deen mnri f k
United States patent office for patents
ir a. recently invented type of
uianjueo wuicn is -Tseing installed at
m iuuhoow ountalnette at The
Dalles. The device oneratoa h-
tural equilibrium and has no ropes nor
vuneys attacnea. When shading the
window the new awning will lift flat,
Instead of slanting like an ordinary
awning. When drawn up, it folds
Hat against the building and forma a
I large sign.
Will Build Xew Warehouse.
A new warehouse Is assured for the
Kennfwlclr JTUuti-lot Trv,,i. -
association at Kennewick. Mann r,
facilities will be provided at Vista for
racking and shipping. This was de-
elded by the board of directors at
their monthly meeting: i
The association has decided that last
year's losses because of Inadequate
warehouse facilities more than Justify
i tue expense or a new building.
NEW LENTS
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Katzky Bros. new department store at Ninety-second street and Fiftjr-
elghtii avenue southeast has recently been completed, , and was
opened for basiness Monday This Is the first department store fat
this part of town.' Katzky Bros, have been operating a general
merchandise store in Lents for - the past eight years. . A
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New Financial Institution Will
Start Business With Open
' ing Monday Morning,
Marshfield, Or., March 17. When
the Bank of . Southwestern Oregon
opens Monday morning; handling the
business which for years has been con
ducted by the Flanagan & Bennett
bank, a new financial institution will
have been launched and the oldest
banking firm in the southwestern part
of the state will have ceased active
business operations. The transfer of
the bank was Announced a few days
ago. All details have been completed
and the new management will be in
charge hen the bank opens Monday
for business.
The Flanagan & Bennett interests
hold about 25 per cent of th4 stock
ot the new concern. The rest of tie
clock is held by local business men so
the bank will continue to be a local
institution as to ownership.
The Flanagan & Bennett bank has
turned over to the Bank of Southwest
ern Oregon all its deposits amounting
to about $700,000, together with assets
covering the same and also taking a
quarter of the stock ln the new com
pany. The latter paid to the retiring
banking firm a large bonus for turn
ing over the business. In the trans
action the Flanagan & Bennett bank
building at. the corner of Front street
end Market avenue passes to owner
ship of the new company. This wa
the first concrete building erected in
Marshfield. The capital of the new
company is $100,000.
Charles Hall, president of the Coos
& Curry Telephone company, and prom
inent in the state as a booster for gon4
loads, is the president of the new
banking concern. He will have his of
fices ln the bank but will retain his
place as president of the telephone
company. He will, however, have a
manager for the telephone company in
stead of devoting Jilmself to 'the de
tails of that business as heretofore.
Although Mr. Hall came to Marsh
field less than three years ago he is
one of the leading business men of the
city. He organized the present tele
phone company which took over tho
old home company and consolidated the
lines ln the Coqullle Valley section and
ln the Umpqua section with his com
pany here.
Among others who will he directors
are John D. Goos, lawyer; J. E. Norton,
of Coqullle; J. H. Montgomery, who is
now with the telephone company, and
Ralph Williams, cashier for Flanagan
Ac Bennett and who will be retained in
the same position.
The Flanagan A " Bennett hank ot
Funds Provided for
Two Oregon Schools
Bond Elections at West linn and
Enterprise Assure Erection
of Buildings.
Bond Issues recently voted and an
nounced during the past week provide
$74,000 for the erection of two high
schools, one at Enterprise, to cost $60,
000, and one at West Linn, to cost $14,-
000. Portland architects are already
preparing plans for both buildings.
The West Linn school, which Is be
ing designed by Architects Claussen A
Claussen, will be of hollow tile con
struction, and will contain four class
rooms, an auditorium, lunch rooms and
quarters for the domestic science and
manual training departments.
The Enterprise school, for which
Architects Tourtelotte At Hummel are
making; plans, will be on a much larger
scale, with 17 classrooms and an audi
torium to seat 500. The building will
be two stories ln height, of hollow tile
construction, with an exterior of white
face briek. v
Sstacada Plans Under Way.
Plans for the $24,000 school at Esta
cada are being prepared by Architect
Charles H. Burggraf of Albany. They
will provide for a one story and base
ment building to contain an assembly
hall, six recitation rooms and labor
atories for domestlo science, physics
and, chemistry.
Architect Burggraf is 1 also design
ing a $35,000 addition to the high
school at Corvallis.
STORE OPENS
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The upper picture shows the Flana-I
ean & Bennett bank at Marsh.
T. , . i i . . .
field, which is to change owner.
ship Monday morning. Below is
Charles Hall of Marshfield, presi-
Ident of the new Bank of South
western Oregon.
Marshfield will continue as a cor
poration but not conducting a banking
basiness. The Flanagan & Bennett
bank of Myrtle Point is a separate In
stitution and is not included ln the
sale. The Bennett Trust company of
Marshfield is also a separate Insti
tution.
JumH If min.nn Ih. mhMm( f
the retiring comnanv ' will devote him-
self to looking after other Interests.
T. T. Bennett, vice president will give
all his time to the practice of law.
The Flanagan & Bennett bank wa
th first hanklnir Institution In this
part of the state. It was founded by
the late J. W. Bennett, who was a law
partner of the late Colonel Siglln. Mr.
Bennett in the ea'ly days was asked
to take care of money for his legal
clients and this led to his formation
ot a private bank with the late Patrick
Flanagan as a partner. J. H. Flanagan
succeeded his father. Patrick Flanagan
The bank became one of the bestiiBB " boasted total resources of less
known ln the state. Last year J. W.
Bennett the head of the Institution
died, and his son decided to follow law
practice exclusively. The transfer is
the biggest and most Important bust
ness transaction that has taken place
in Marsnrieia for several years past.
Drainage Ditch to
Reclaim 1500 Acres
Hoodoo Valley In Northern Idaho'
TTIH H Tn T'rwW Onltii-.flnn
at Cost of $25,500.'
A drainage ditch approximately IS
miles long Is being dug by contract in
the Hoodoo valley, in Idaho, about 65
miles northwest of Spokane, which
will reclaim about 1500 acres belong
ing to more than 60 property owners.
The cost will be about $25,600. for
which sum drainage district bonds
have been Issued.
The Hoodoo valley begins two miles
west of Granite, on the main line of
the Northern Pacific, and extends
through ClagstOne; Harlem, Ekl camera
and Valley. It is about haiHTmUe
wide. It was originally the bed of, a
lake, the only trace of which Is two
bodies of water, known as the Hoodoo
lakes, and a small stream which flows
Into the Pend Orielle river, opposite
Laclede.
The valley vis connected by good
roads with Spokane, Sandpolnt and
Spirit Lake, and has as well railroad
facilities on the Spokane & Interna -
tional railroad, which crosses the
drainage district three times.
This drainage district is almost the
first which has been completed ln the
Idaho Panhandle. Several previous at- asking the Oregon society for support
tempts had been made to drain the for their license law. broke faith with
Hoodoo valley. .us when they altered the original draft
Farm Sold for Nine Cows.
An Idea of the increase in value of
Oregon farm land ln the last 60 years
is given ln the abstract of title to a
farm that was recently sold near Al
bany. The farm of ICO acres was
transferred in 1868 for a consideration
of "nUno average cows and calves." It j
is now worth $co an acre.
Will liaise Beans.
The six-acre ranch of Charles Baum.
two mues east or Aioany, nas been
purchased by N. JJ. Conn, also of Al-
bany, for $1200. It Is announced that
the new owner will plant the land to
neans tms year. '
Nmrauna in u RniMi.a
' a wwaufc.
pi,. -a- ' r ,
.., J,":r. Tlr. Awr.r ?''"?ory
man-Review of that city. The bund-
lag win be. SO by 100 feet in dimen
sions, of fireproof and steel frame;
construction.' It will cost - about
$260,000. - -,-M w :: ,
.Theatre" for Tillamook. .
Plans are v being nrenared br Pi tl
McLaren, a Portland architect.for a
two story theatre and stors building
at Tillamook. The building: will torn
to by 10S feet in dimensions, and - will
cost about $12,000. v
New Theatre Planned.
- PanUVea will build a new $126,003
inea.ir at. epoaane, it naa en of
riciaiiy announced. Tha new nlay
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Magnificent Building Is Cred
it to City and to Institution
That Built it.
TO BE OPENED IN JUNE
Exterior Completed la Homaa-Corln-
thlan Style; Work Xro grossing on
Interior of BUT Edifice.
The erection of the new home of
the United States National bank is
the latest Important step of one of
Portland's most progressive "Institu
tions. The exterior of the building
has now been completed, and work is
progressing upon the finishing of the
interior. The bank will move into its
new quarters In June. '
The", structure occupies a full quar
ter block at Srxth and Stark streets.
It was designed by A. E. Doyle of this
city, and is considered one of the
finest specimens of Roman-Corinthian
architecture in the United States. . Its
exterior is faced with a light pinkish
gray terra cotta on a pink granite
base. Six Corinthian columns, 48 feet
high, supplemented by a richly orna
mented frieze, cornice ana balcony,
present a front of exceptional dignity
and beauty; Arrangements have been
made to flood-light the building at
night; so the proverbial dark corner
presented by most banks , will not ap
ply here.
The bank lobby will be rectangular
ln shape, measuring 42 feet by 56 feet
and 30 feet ln height, a mezzanine
floor on three sides, adding liberal
additional space for the working
force. All banking- fixtures are of
marble, bronze and plate glass; walls
and ceilings to be decorated in colors
to harmonize with the warm yellow
of the floors and banking screens. The
vaults, directors' room, recreation
rooms, locker rooms and toilets are
In a well lighted, thoroughly venti-
late n0- waterproor oasement. ana
three upper floors. In marble, tile and
mahogany rlnlsh hava for rent 80me
23.000 square feet of very desirable
office apace.
As a whole, the Improvement Is a
credit to the city and typical of the
progressive spirit that has built up
the United States National.
. History Zs Recalled.
It Is not many years since the old
Ainsworth National bank of Portland
opened its doors for business on the
corner now occupied by the larger in
stitution at Third and Oak streets;
that was in 1882.
roruaiig, ioCeuir wim ai
Portland, together with all of the
northwest, has since passed through
several periods of financial stress,
which materially changed our local
map as to banks and bankers, but J.
C. Ainsworth. R. Lea Barnes. R. W.
Schmeer, A. M. Wright. W. A. Holt
n - u,CJt Rre nanes that have
stooa me test or time ana won for
th United States Natlonal bank ot
today a reputation ln the financial
world that is second to none on this
coast.
I Tn Ainsworth National started
I wim a capital ot $100,000. and when
I J. C Ainsworth took Its presidency ln
I than $700,000. As a. first important
1 step toward measuring up to the re-
I quirements of - this .growing commu-
nity, the Ains worths joined hands
with I. W. Hellman of San Francisco
ln acquiring control of the , United
btates National. This was in 190
wnen the United States National
boasted $250,000 capital and total as
sets or less than $1,500,000. The
merged institution, in Its statement of
November 25, 1902, showed a capital
oi tauu.uuo. aeposits less than 12.000
000. As a second Important step the
rurnanu Drancn or wen, ttwita a
I Co. bank was purchased in 190s and
amairramated with the United States
iNationai. its statement of August
25. 1905, showed capital stock $500,000
and deposits $4,S98.00QrIn 1910 the
capital stock was increased to J 1,000, -
uuw.- ujiei statement of January 31,
nnowea aeposits or '$9,216,000,
.loaays statement shows assets of
nearlT H7.000.000.
Engineer Charges
Architects Tried
To "Double Cross"
I r. . .
Jotm W. Cunningham Denounces
Legislative Procedure as At-
tempt at Duplicity.
I John "W Cunningham, civil engineer
ana a member of the board of directors
I o" the Oregon Society of Engineers.
1 has written a paper for the Bulletin.
the monthly publication of the society.
1 n wmch be accuses the architects of
I attempting; to give the engineers the
I "double cross" ln the recent session of
I the legislature.
I . "The architects,' he says, "after
of the bilL The architects' license
bill, which was Introduced as senate
bill No. 88." specifically prohibited
engineers from" designing buildings. It
provided that civil - mechanical or
structural engineer shall not be re
garded as an architect, unless he plans
or designs the erection of buildings.
in which case he shall be subject to
all the provisions of this act. and be
regarded as an architect.' Before such
a,4AA ..Shiifit Aalm a t, flAtnap da
I must hare been 'graduate of 'a recog-
I nized architectural school or college.'
land "nave naa at least two years prac
tlcal office experience' with some
architectural firm.- He would also
I have to pass an examination having
I special reference to tne estnetic quail-
ties of buildings and the history of
I architecture.'
I . .... . . i 1 . . V.
I " Aiiw ineir incm)ii 10 uaiuuwve uig
engineers In this bill, we shall be
latiye attempts of the architects with
a food deal of' suspicion. We might
do well to have Introduced in the next
legislature a bill reoAiiring that a man
must pass an examination, on ctrength
of materials before attempting1 to de
sign, any 'building. It is a notorious
fact i that fully half of the so-called
architects of the state could not figure
the stresses in a simple beam, and for
the structural features of their build-
i Inge : are dependent upon tables in
handbooks, and upon the free assist
ance rendered by material men. A
measure requiring an examination on
strength of materials would be justi
fied on the ground of public safety,
for it Is certainly much, more import
I aiiv io . ur vsiioin pt maim iuao
ant that our buildings - he ssf than
Architects who will prepare plans
and specifications for the various state
buildings for which appropriations
were made at the last session of the
legislature were named last week by
the state board of control. Three Port-
land, architects figure prominently In
the work.
Lewis Irvine Thompson was commis
sioned as architect for the new Sol
diers' Home at Roseburg. An appro
priation of $22,500 was made for this
home by the legislature. The work of
the architect In this case Includes plan
ning the grounds and the location of
all future buildings for the home. The
structure to be-completed this year is
only the first unit.
Work on the state hospital was di
vided between two Portland architec
tural firms, Houghtallng & Dougan
and Edgar M. Lazarus. Houghtallng &
Dougan will be responsible for altera
tions and improvements to the present
building to cost $12,000. Lazarus will
prepare plana for the new wine to the
hospital building to be used as a re
ceiving room. This addition will cost
$60,000.
Beaaea Zs Selected.
The building committee of the State
Normal school, at Monmouth, met dar
ing the week and elected Architect
John V. Bennes of Portland for the
work on the addition to the main build
ing of the school and the remodeling
of the library.' -Appropriations of $25,
000 for the annex, and of $6000 for the
other work were made by the legisla
ture. It is expected to have the work
completed by the beginning of the
school year in the fall.
The legislative appropriations for
the various state buildings were as
follows:
Oregon State Hospital for Insane,
additional wing for receiving ward,
$60,000; addition to dining room, $7000;
open-air pavilion, $6000; state prison.
addition to guards' quarters, $4000
feebleminded Institution, dormitory.
$25,000; state industrial school for
boys, second story for bollerhouse.
$1000; tuberculosis hospital, superin
tendent's residence, $1750; repairs for
kitchen, $1440; addition to bollerhouse.
$2762; water system, $1850; eastern
Oregon state hospital, horse barn,
$6000; machinery shed. $2000; Soldiers'
home, hospital. $22,500. and painting
buildings. $1000.
The total amount of the appropria
tions is $142,392.
Saskatchewan
Land Purchased
London, March 17. The large Brit
ish and Scottish cooperative trading
societies have combined and bought in
Saskatchewan, Canada, more than 10,
000 acres of land already ln cultiva
tion. The products of this estate will
supply with wheat the cooperative
flour mills of Manchester, Glasgow,
Newcastle, Bristol and London during
the year. The societies have also
made Important land purchases In In
dia and Ceylon.
Irrigation Starts Farms.
Twenty-six new farms will be
started at Boardman. Or., as the first
results of the opening of the second
unit of the West extension.
Eighteen homesteads were taken and
Six tracts of private and railroad land
were bought. Every tract contained
from 35 to 40 acres of Irrigable land
for which water Is ready. Each tract
Is supplied with a concrete turnout
from concrete lined canals of the gov
ernment system.
REALTY TRANSFERS
Edna Ma King to rYrrk R. Kin Jr.,
K. 40 feet L. lo, B. 1J, Lincoln Park .
Aanex
SiTiff to John JI. McKenil, K. IOCiSO
fwt L 1. B. 48. Cn.thrs Add.
(AJiaiirned to tb V. 8. Niti. banki.. 4.2G4
Ma rj t'bwars to ApnMle hrlUn
( hnrch ot l-orllD'J N. 4S feet. L. 4.
ti. B. 16. minn'a Artl
Rjt-h.rl J. llellatid ixt wife to Auemt
WIUUd U li. B. Airport
Bernartl w. Bus sod wlf to Hum
Enler et al. U ;i, B S. Wllhartun .
RcNannah H. Galaln to Jame I.
OKdan, !. 5. a. B. 2, Termuuia Add .
Dura IV Ooitrer aod hnal-aad to J. F.
10
10
10
Ulllmore, VIxlM feet Nrstnnlug at
iK-tbatn-ly cur. Ln "T". St. Jchna
llelghta Add 1,000
Weltratey Ld1 Co. to Fir 11 FrramaJi
Kowan, La 3, a. BO, a. a, axgia
I"ark . .
8. l. KJlpatiirk and wife t" U Jonao-
aanlt. 1.. .1 B. Oolllna View Trart
Joaeph Chaudler to A!lra K. Cbanllar.
U A. B. 8teteis Add., all In
frac. B. 10 WarexlT - .
Cbark-a Van Horn and wlfa to J. T."
Ulxtm. U. S. B. 13S, Woodatork
J. T. IHxua and wlfa to I'aarl Neals,
L J, B. 138. Woodstock : ...
rkjrenca L. llmwira and bQiband lo 8c
ialics Tnut Oo , S IS feet U
8. and aU U 4, B. Carter's Add.
ti I'ortland
Fkra Myen and bn'bcad to Joa A.
Wllra, part of U 'J. b. 10, Ina Park
Ad.1 . .
Truinan IL. Hajrner and wife to J. i
Appktate, U 2. B. C4. bellwood...
W. II. Mclanll and wife t. Walter V.
and Aneuata A, VlUemajer, L. V, B.
6. Caecar Park
Sbflff to . Bura!m Tbompaoc. L.
11, B. 143,1. C. Park . . .........
LUybniok Land Co. to Adam II. Lln-
dTOan. L. 3, 4. B. 1. alajrbruok
Geonre U. Mullen and wife to aljrtlo
MeCordy Porter. I.. , P. 1 BclgTado
II wiry Vaton to Gea.-re U, Ken ner L.
1, 4. B. 10. and I- 11. J2. B. . WU-
burton Add ............
Title & Truat Co. to E J. Hyland, L
1,-JL 6. Oonucll Crct Park
W fx, RixJi aud wife tv Cliartr J.
S-hDax-l. and. V of 1 . 22. B. 0. Tual
atin Mew Par
L C. Wlnana and bn'Di to T. It. H-
Clincjr. L. 14, B. . Ko-ijaae Add. ..
Cburtes M Ht-mpbill and wlfa to C.
liura Stewart. L. 1 2, O. B. .
iUrerdal .'
too
1
10
10
19
10
10
BOO
770
10
20
1
10
1
10
7,000
10
ltf
W. A. Arnold and wife to George b.
iriirjnn, L. 3. B. 6. PortiDouUt V1U
LiteuJed.
W a. Amlrewa and wife to 8. &. Bat
tin, U , B. ft, Ulenyrl-
BUILDING PERMITS
I D , Manny, 1 itory frcme fjsrrge. OST K.
ettn at.. V, brtwem Wnklyoa and Klickitat;
Uarurr Contract Co.. balldera; $173,
Slew a Prank Co.. aiur 1 atorr brick or
dinary toe. Xamnlll at.. Iwtwceq pronr
and lt; E. WIMna. btunier; uxt.
KwMi O. Kkftnan. alter 1. atnry frame
dwells. 1J4 Preaoott. bet. 1. 7th and .
StU., N.; O. II. Beatow. botlder; 9M.
Artk-ar M. Hlrks, rrvtt 1 story framo -arac.
llii K. '-'2nd aU V., bt. Klillngaworth and
Lnwwo; lr. Utile. buKder; $.
J P. Floh-T. repair J tory arlck ordinary
garage. iltWgoo.T7, bet. Sib sad otn;
lirown Bnuo. 1-jUdVra;
Iwla Irvine Tnompaou. erect 1 atory ordin
ary otfiee. Kl Uth at., bet. Flanders and
fcerett; fjcllder. aaroe; a0O.
L. A. Grimm, repair 1 attry fraroe itwclnsf.
30 W. Gjiu at.; bnildtr, aaste; X. . ,
IVnrld ) h-n, ewt 1 atory frama (arafa.
812-- :nb are.. 8 K.. bet. oUt and 62zm1 M
builder, aanie, SaS.
Brooka KaUte, repair S atory brick ordinary,
cicur (tore, 34 Waablnictoa atv bet. Bnu
w.v au,i Park: J. A. Dary. bultdar: liO.
C. C. Kruter, By-llr J atoiy frame dweP.
ins, 413 hktdnr, hut, Ulh and Grand are.;
builder, aanae; saB.
C. C. Krueger, repair 1 story f ram dwell
ing. 411 Kkkimoiw. ittl. Grand . aod ik;
KnlUtar. udj1 : S5o. '
J. S. Seed, rrtrri 1 atory srtvst rarar. 244
E. Slat bet. ymtaooiae ssa naaaato; nuuaer.
rrcd Nwland, erect X etary frame eow
barn, 021 B. 17tk ti.. bet. Preaoott sad Skid-
aavre; W. 1. Berg. balUer; AiA. .
SPECULATION IS ABSENT
Buildings Proposed Throughout , tha
Horthwect Are AH Designed for
Comfort and Utility.
The brjght spijt In the realty world
is the continued and ever-!rioreaslnA
sctivlty in farm lands. While prac
tical stagnation exists in the city mar
ket, with not a sale of any consequence)
during the past week, farm lands have
been moving more anLjuore. rapidly.
much ot this actlvu: Is doubtless .
due to the beginning pt spring. The
jia imuiwon or pi&uyrsg potatoes- on
St. Patrick's day may also have some
thing to-do with it. However this may
oe, one iact is plain, the damper pur
upon city ' realty by the prospect of
America's entering the war has In no
wise affected the agricultural districts.
unless it be as a stimulant.
Lncertalaty as to the future has out
an end to xpeculatlve buyinit,- and the
ingn gfost of all materials has practl.
cally ended . speculation in buUdlng.
structures that have teen projected,
f'oro. the Spokesman-Review's $250,000
edifice to John smith's new barn, are
all for use.
The conclusion seems to bn that
whether an overt act hits .been com
mitted or not, and whether Germany
gives the Pacific coast to Jupan or
not, the northwest 1U raise Ua full
share of produce during the comlns
ear-
Kentucky Excited
Over Hunt for Oil
Hickman. Ky.. March 17. a. N. S.)
Eastern promoters and iVvelopers
have beirun an investigation of nouth-J
western Kentucky, with a view to de
termining if oil in quantities is to be
found in this section of the state.
Already several corporations have been
formed for the purpose of drilling.
Some drilling has already been done.
but the wells completed have been
capped and no announcement has
been made as to the findings: It Is
believed the prospecting has been en
couraging as the work is being con
tinued with renewed vlKOr artd options
are being taken on thousands of acres
of land.
Land for Soldiers
When War Ends
Ixndon. March 17. f I. N. S. The
Scotch parliamentary land settlement
committee in a recent report lias In
dicated that it ban arrived at n con
clusion regarding the grunting of land
to ex-soldiers after the war.
i The plans of the committee will bo
put under way In the near future and
embrace the services of German pris
oners of war for the purpose of build
ing houses on each plot of ground al
lotted to every honorably discharged
soldier who wishes to secure the same
under the government regulations.
Initial capital to equip and stock
the settlements Is to be made avail
able through a state-aided bank.
19 Girls Are Hired
As Army Carpenters
London. March 17. Nineteen stronr.'
healthy young women carpenters will
shortly leave Indon for France,
where they will build huts for the
British army.
rh women." saifl W. O. Tsrrnnt.
tho. Byfleet. Surrey, builder, who has
contracted to erert inn num. win u-.
ln France for the 'duration of the
war and arc to live In a csmp near
one of the bases. They are under
the care of their own housekeeper and
forewoman. They are paid by piece
work." Natives of Guam
Are Preparing, Too.
Ban Ftanelsco. March 17. There la
.trnnr nreparednes sentiment
among the native population of Ouam.
according to word reaching here by
army transports. A training camp for
natives has been established, and non
commissioned officers of -the marina
force stationed there are cnuing mi
men In the manual of arms. Out of a
population of 14.000 more than. 000
men have enusiea ior m
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