The Oregon daily journal., April 08, 1917, Page 21, Image 21

THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 8, 1917.-
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NEGATIVE ARGUMENT ON ROAD BOND ISSUE
A DECLARES TOR GOOD ROADS BUT HT OPPOSES
BONDS; HAND OF THE TAV1NG TRUST SEN
ir.
Ci Ei Spence, Master of Oregon
ified! Opposition to Bonding Plan, in Which He Sees
Unwarranted Debt Saddled Upton the Taxpayers, .
Fr food roads but not for bonds te the
AomirvaiX Dot of the asuet .against the
irapomS bond Iran prepared by O. B. op.
LutteTVf tn Oregon Orange, foe imMlcnttoa
STloe ToteW- pamphlet, - Foltowlu to the
Srxt of tne argument:
Vi-neticaiiv erv cltlien of Oregon
Is today in favor of rood roads. Th
roads of first Importance In our view
point are those roads which will de
' ' velop business by aiding the farmer
and producer In getting" produce to
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ftlliWJld, CkIU V t t-J J mv-w- -
of living- to those ' la the congested
centers and automatically assist the
' producer...W belleVe that aeenlo road
' ' and automobile pleasure drives should
be of secondary Importance end eon-
-' : aMarntlon. - '
, -We are fully alive as to th value
" of tha Columbia highway, costing
practically $50,000 a mile, but we are
opposed, as taxpayers of the state, to
k. th xtnaton of such a system, which
j can only benefit a small portion of
our population, y"
n - i r Debt Is'xplord.
"We are flrmf believers in the prln
" dpi at payings we go, or not going.
- ' Th A state's credit should only be
used for necessities and not for lux
uries. Many of the automobile owned
. and operated" In the state of Oregon
-are mere luxuries. 'We do not believe
that the state should enter upon a
"vast -bonding scheme for luxuries. In
O Ul. W t t ..v.-... - -. -
would favor bonds for legitimate uses.
if ft is impracticable to raise the
money from direct sources. Bonds
mean Bondage oonas mean ier
..nir., iriitnnii Bonds are
i iiih uiuuciu wwva. . . o ,
ducing masses to continue its labor
- , for the, favored few.
'yt -: Btursl Credit Bonds Wot Analogous,
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.y.. Av.w"..", .- ar -
fhV-initiative passed the rural credits
; "act. : Many people who favor this vast
T ... AV,m li,P T n M tMI 1 1 ) it 1111 UU . II
bonding acnsrna ior roaon iu iuu
i aav that! the state has already bonded
Itself for, benefit of the farmer
why should not-the state bond Itself
in the interest of the automobile manT
The rural credit act was-initiated and
passed for a real necessity. u.ne
V farmers of this state had for years
"v been paying extremely high rates of
A interest for money loaned by mart
f .gage companies on their farms. These
rates or miercai wci. dv .avcmtj
hiarh. that they were in many cases
absorbing all of the net proceeds of
the farm., , There rwas no remedy Im
mediately in sight to relieve the
farmers from this money trust. No
sooner had this and the national rural
, credits act been passed than sutomatl-
ally interest on farm loans decreased
' from 8 Her cent to B per cent and
1-percent, from private sources. .The
rural credit act met a necessity and
l accomplished Its purpose and never
-f will cost the taxpayers of this state
one. single oent.. The proposed bond
f Issue, is td provide. In part at least.
.Worriuxury; and will be of Immense J
v"' cost te-Hhs- taxpayers of this state
L faim- th varv trt ' .
. . f - V Bxpeskses of War. ., '
The .tTnited States is Just entering
new era Jn Its existence. For , the
first time, we are being drawn into a
j great world war. What the far reach
1 f lnor eonseaueuce may mean, no man
-..ilJ,,, T wnov mnri that T.lt
i demand Merge sums of money from the
? .government, and before many months
t we may be called upon to vote mil-
. .5 ALU IkB ill ywuuflf Jik vur vm avs
; defensive purposes and to aid in
Ma ..uIm. am Va -71 A ' m WAV. T m tint
? the time most Inopportune to ask this
; state to embark on a vast bonding
scheme which will be of .very little,
Vi' AM :.. . . ' At. - .
A , Will Sot Increase Prodaotlon.
4 t Oregon derives her wealth from the
. manufacture of lumber, raising of
grain, livestock and its products, f lsh-
'production to any material extent by
'I the putting over of the vast bonding
scheme for roads. . t
House bill 'No. 81 one of the first
; measures mtroaucea into eacn house
I of the last legislature was what was
: 4 (This bill provided that in case of ne
.Veesslty the state authorities wore au-
inorueq io issue oonas not o uceia
: 81,900,000 the money derived from
the sale er the said Bonds to go to
tha state highway commission, to be
- expenaea Dy mo siaie mgnway oom
' mission la meeting money appropri-
" ated by the national government under
provided -that the states could share
? . . , .
: in vne apyropnuuoD oi money onaer
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iug ouia.v-te-J.ura on-, uia Biaie ap-
fpropriating a like amount.. It was
; I repeatedly stated in both houses that
the uean Donaing biu was only an
. - : - afMasvaHS a a e K a i.--.-lt..i.i.-lt.. jai- -
-automobile tax and the one-forth mill
- ' " general . .tax i for road purposes would
-'', be more than sufficient to meet the
. roTinunni Lnnrorjriatui nuimn
60-50. .-J , -'-V
JLn Elsvent-i Kenu Affair. ":
Tho' Bean-., bonding, bill finally
passedbott. Bouses and became a law,
m-.. . 1 . . . . .
r v , iJ m . ( ui. ..icgiaiti .urv
' had passed. No one dreamed, at least
no one talked about a vast bonding
: ' scheme for roads, i On Sunday evening,
five, days -before thA end pt "the 40
, : ; days' isessfon providen for in the con
i stitutlon, had expired, a magniflceBt
' banquet was served, in Oregon's most
V 1 palatial hotel, the Benson, in Portland.
.; A few members lof the legislature
r . were mvited- and attended that ban.
;;-qu.e$. Then and there, so far as the
I publio was concerned, was born the
aream ox the , road enthusiast, who
; would bond the present and f utnra.
for hard surface pavement over which
to arivs 1 car. v v
j , Ambiguity Oleared.
; Why was -the plan calling 'for the
oxpenditure '-of" such a vast sum ,of
- ; money;, held -back-to the closlngv days
- of. the legislative session? At once,
every person -who was Interested in
, t paving scheme and' scandals were en.
f listed. , f.The . Having Interests reached
- or attempted to reach, many newspa-
. v j per offices. They are heavy advertis
' era and their appeals brought forth
S from the press of the state generally
t a lamor f or-, the bonding scheme. It
; waa with the greatest difficulty that
the emergncy : clause, was stricken
from house bill No. 560. which
,V would have put the measure into ef
s feet at once, and prevented a vote on
it b the1 people.-, Tha" title of the act
. is misleading. ; as well as are many of
- : the statements made by its advocates.
' 6ection 8 of the bill provides that the
Grange, " Declares Unqual
bonds provided for !n the Beah bond
ing bill, to be issued only in, case of
an emergency, small under house bill
650 be issued and the proceeds there
of be placed In the state treasury to
be expended by the state highway com
mission. Then it is not a six million
dollar bond Issue, but, a seven million
nine hundred thousand dollar bond is
sue. Are they afraid to trust the
people?. ; 'i.
Conceminf AntomobUs Tax.
It is claimed by the advocates of
the road bonding scheme that it will
not cost the people of this state any
thing, but will be paid' entirely by the
owners of automobiles. A mors falla
cious, misleading statement was never
made. The net revefiue that will be
derived from the automobile tax or li-J
cense win yieia approximately 8310.-
oue annually; according to those best
qualified to estimate at 4 per cent In
terest the $7,900,000 will cost in an
nual interest 8316,000. What about the
sinking fund that we have heard so
much about? Where is it to be pro
vided from? Ob, states tks advocate,
the 4 -mill general tax, yielding ap
proximately $220,000. will be more
than sufficient to take care of the
sinking fund. Who pays the quarter
mill tax? Is it not the general tax
payer? Then it is going to cost us
something to pay off this debt. Who
knows that the automobile tax will
continue in its present form? It mav
be repealed either by the people -or
any legislature in the future. There
is also strong probability that it will
be declared unconstitutional by the
courts, as the courts have held that
when an automobile license becomes
so high that It is a tax, it Is then un
constitutional. .-.
Elaborate Program Considered.
The roads laid out in house bill 650
will cost $50,000,000.
1000 miles of bard stuface at $16.-
000 per mil foe mtIdc and
booMers $16,000,000
wmw ut9 requirca TO prone
be or crushed rock isd also
brl1e at an arjrase coat of
. JJ00? Pt mll 10.000,000
1000 miV of post roads at S1ZO0O
P" mue 13,000,000
000 mile of foreat roads at 810.000
par mile ..
6,000,000
Total mileage 8000. Total coat... 850,000.000
The total amount for. which the state
can bond under its present limitation
is approximately 117,100.000. The to
tal amount that the counties can bond
themselves for that are not already
bonded to the limit (excepting Mult
nomah) is 88,000,000: total limit In
eluding state and counties at present
is xz&.ooo.ooo, state and county lndebt
edness, every county In the state bond'
rea to tne limit, the state bonded to
the limit, and the road plan one half
completed. Mr. Voter, are you willing
xo accept sucn a programs It will take
more than another banquet at the
Benson hotel to convince the people
ox tms state that they ought to raise
J??In i" f the benefit-of
. These bonds must be ' followed by
many others. The total amount of
bonds provided for . under house bill
860 is 87,00,000. to which-can be add
ed the 81,800,000 from the Shackelford
fund, total 89,700,000. This will only
be sufficient to complete the Colum
bia highway, perhaps to the Deschutes
river, estimated cost ,82,600,000; hard
surface road from Multnomah county
line to uarabaidi beaches, estimated
cost perhaps 22.600,000; a paved road
perhaps from Portland TO Eu arena. M
tlmated cost approximately 12.600.000
and perhaps a few miles of paring In
Umatilla and Jackson counties will
more than absorb the balance .of tha
proceeds of the $7,900,000 proposed.
uviiu iMuo. m - 91,800,000 coming
from the Shackelford bill, will be ex
pended under the government mwr.
.vision, no part of which will be used
ior paving.
Tafair to 3sbtlss Counties.
Under the terms of hons Mn kka
the counties must provide the base!
build the bridges and drain the road
ooa unoor supervision of th tnt
highway engineer, the larger part of
the ooet, should many of tho counties
bond themselves , to the 1 imlt, they
could not meet this reouiremenfe Tha
pavin companies will -apply tha hot
run ana rase off tho velvet? (Walt
jjunicx;. The bill further provides
that the counties that are bonded al
ready to the limit, and have what they
thmelve. say, in good part wasted
tns money provwea by the bonds, win
do epeciany favored, that is. in. the
counties or nooa River, Clatsop, Co
lumbia and Jackson. The state high
way commission may use any portion
bf funds at their disposal to provide
the base and build the bridges. Is
this ' fair to the counties that have
been paying heavy tares like Clacka
mas, Marion, Umatilla and many oth
ers, who have voted against bonds) but
hstve spent many thousands in improv-
ing roaa conditions? Only a few coun
ties will bo. benefited by this road
plan; the money fs to be used in hard
surfacing main thoroughfares. "
avinsT Scheme Charged. ,
This is a paving sohems ours end
simple, oonceived in -the subtle brain
of the managers of the Warren Con
struction company and their subsi
diary cornpanies. who. bv the most
nefarious and disreputable methods
have bonded many cities and towns of
Oregon, until today they ara a-roan.
lng under the terrific burden of bonds
for street paving. It is said that these
companies nave their headquarters in
28 Wall street. Owned and controlled
by the Rockefeller interests.-and their
profits have been enormous. Their
patents are won to expire. It
pointed .out in the legislature that 13
patents xor Vhis brand of bituminous
pavement expire on or before May s,
iszo. una oi me oasis patents. No.
657,480, expires June 4. 1918; the flush
coat patent. No. 695,482, - expires
March xi, isi, and two other so
called basic patents,' numbered 727,
60S. and 727,610. expire May- 6, 1920
Money for paving after - such dates
would be of little interest to such nat.
ent owners, hence the great rush at
this time to push tms bond issue
through, at a special election at a cost
to the taxpayers of this state of 8186.-
000. Rockefeller's vaults are bursting
with money that he wants to loan on
bonds at 4 per cent. Why not? He
would get the interest; supply the
asphalt; sell the automobiles: furnish
rubber for tires; and sell the gasoline
and oil. What mors could he wish?
XAbor Fully Employed. ,
At thepresent : timo labor is fully
employed. Vast publio Improvements
ought to bo carried on at a time when
laboring men need - work. Would- li
not be best to do part of our road
wort": s lesurt. with a; state-owned
plant.' with labor from th state peni
tentiary? At the present time the cost
of all : materials is ' excessive. Why
should we do this work at this time
at a arreatTr enhanced cost?
The backers of , house bin t are j
not fair to ths people of this stats.
who believe in paying tor road as j
they are ouilt. Senator' Pierce intro
duced senate bill No. $15. which pro
vided for an increase of the millage j
tax rrom one-quarter or mui to one
and one-quarter of a mill. Every or
ganization signing , this protest and
negative argument, stated that they
would support senate bill t IS, which
provided that this ; question' of In
creased millage tax . should bs sub
mitted to the voters at the first reg
ular or special election, - The bill
passed 'the senate and was defeated in
the closing bitullthic hours of tha leg
islative session . by the advocates of
this paving scheme, whose proteges on
tne house floor stated that If the ques
tion was - put on the ballot - at the
same time with the bonds, and the
people were given a chance to vote
bonds, yes or no, that it would result
In def atlng . the bonds.
Bonds Are SMoreo.
Then It is bonds they want as weU I
as roadst The advocates of this plan I
are trulv esrrvinflr nut tha tiw ifiiar I
idea. Bond th neonl to th limit ao
they will be kept busy In earn In the I
interest that has to be annually paid I
upon tne bonds, so they will not have I
time to keep so careful watch over I
the expenditures of public funds. J
W acraln umrt that tr B. I
cates of the road bond plan had want. I
ed to be fair wit the taxpayers thev I
would have given thent a chance to i
have chosen between the bonds and
direct tax. The Pierce measure
would have given them a chance to
have chosen between the bonds and
a dlreot tax. YThe Pierce measure
would have raised an additional 8860.
000 annually which in addition to the
automobile tax of isio.ooo. th I
resent one-onarte mm tr p , I
ooo ana the government aid noun f I
400,ooo annually, making 1,700,000
annually, to be expended by the state
highway commission. This would un -
doubtedly have been passed by the I
voters had they been allowed a chance
to have voted upon It. Would not this
magnificent sum available annually he
ample expenditure by -the highway
commission? And yet supporters of
bonds have the audacity to say that
ati wno oppose bonds do not favor
good roads.
Commission Is Tatrled.
The state highway commission
imirtM Th .i.. i,i.,. . .
ui.uwaj wiiuuibsiub is I
is nntrini t. I
w-hv U4h a v j vita tucci i
place at their disposal 87.900 000 of
v,. . ; T- L : ... i " " :
their ability to successful W Invest a
smaller sum? Do men and corpora
, .. . . ' I
tions do business, in this way in pri
vate affairs?
When the bonds are voted down the
state highway commission will still
nave ampis money to test their worth
iness.
The automobile tax will yield
annually - itn ens
Ono-Quarter mill general tax. 218.000
sanacaeiiora xuna 400.000
Total ... ......8928,000
Almost a million dollars annually
expended br the state highway com
mission for each of the coming two
years. If they have done well and
secured the confidence of the people
and- taxpayers of the state, wa be
lieve the amount to be by them ax-
pended would bo materially increased.
mtMuawMamm vurft ignored.
The- good roads program outlined
by the paving trusts provided nothing
tor maintenance, which Is heavy taxi
i 1 . . - ,
ae iojo, must come
u uiwuuua eacn in years.- ll
.fii v. v after the money
- llicu- ua "e
rii. . i." .pavement expire
and the automobile licenses and mill-
- iw py interest ana sinic-
iu"Y iu o oonas, wnere wiii
we get the money for maintenance and
2icvwj re loniT
place to get it. vote more bonds aftd
Sf' hi5.,MV.?iider-tn P'
i - . - - - - - -
J??2?U- WOUJd
toeen provided.
- JiS ?.
w urvwv aivwi7 on ut pian or
bard surfacing roads, than to embark
uopn a plan which, may lead to
wrecked homes and ruined fortunes.
If we are paying a direct tax and it
becomes burdensome it may be re-
peaieo. out a bond issue must be sat-
lstiedln interest, and prtncipal. even
xnougn it la&es the bread from hun
gry mouths. 4
Military Training
Of Co-Eds Planned
Jefferson City. Mo. April 7. - (I,
N. &)Pretty eo-edsi at the University
Of Missouri wHI bo salutlnr eaoh Mh
a fellow members of a feminine ca-
dette corps if a bda Introduced into
the legislature by the Rev. W. o.
Dixon, representative from McDonald
fwumy, oecvmeo a, mw.
'Cadette" to apply to young women, to
"ww exiena xne same Prtvi-
vob Fiioauaono caaets m tne
tus oiu proviaes caaets ana ca-
of four years, and they shall receive
I12KA a mnnfh Sanrt fraA TwYvlmcs 4m tha
university dormotories. It also is
v w " woaaK au hue
aoeciriea uiax rnoir nav anaii Tm niaui
to 816 a month if tho government will
give tihem an equal amount.
The feminine appointees are to take
courses in household economics and
systematic training.
Big Whiskey Man
To Sell Soft Drinks
Atlanta. Gtu. April 7. Randolph
M. Rose, the most conspicous figure
in the liquor business in the south
eastern quarter of the United States,
has quit the game. Mr; Rose an
nounced today that he has sold out his
whiskey Interests and will devote him
self to a : chain of retail soft drink
stores and promoting a new soft drink.
The passing of Mr. Rose from the
whiskey business marks an epoch in
the right for "Done dryness" - In the
southeast. The chain of mail order
nouses formerly operated y him will
i . Alifr f a4 a, any, ,
.TT- . ri
OI":..u.
Ia-ZZiT A
hi. . .T..i.Jman of Unl6n,,Or. .Baird now owns!
bis circulars went to every male adult 1
In nln states. .
I have always favored the tem
perate use of liquors," stated Mr. Rose.
in explaining his- retirement, "but if
it is necessary to stop the sale of al
cohol to protect tho intemperate, sd
DO IX.
.Trades for, Canada Land.
A realty deal involving land valued
at 835.000 has een transacted at Eu
gene. Andrew? Peterson traded his 40-
acro farm near Junction City, for 4 SO
acres ox jtraio uun m Ainaro, aaaaa.
The Junction City - land Is valnWl at
STEPTOVARD
IS MADE
Permit Must Be Obtained Be
fore OccupancyJor Certain
Purposes. Is Allowed.'
24 TYPES ARE; RECOGNIZED I
gearings Provided at Whlcli Property I
Owners SCav Object to Any Fro-
posed Znstitatton. . ,
; The first step toward zoning or dls
trictlng the.clty of Portland has been
niaae in tne new ouuaing coae wmcn
is soon to go before the council. Van-
ious xypea oi occupancy ot Duuumgs
recognized in the ,new cods and
ar restricted as to their location.
"""f8 "y weeupieu ir uj
ono OI "ui"er ui pccui punxmiB,
an application must be approved by
cne councu.
The twenty-rour restricted types or
oc""i"cy are; t, nospusos; z, duuq-
lngm tor th treatment of th Insane
and feeble-minded; 8. stables contain
lng over two animals; 4, large gar
ages: 5. do? soundts: 6. blacksmith
shops; 7,' soap or chemical factqries; j
8, dry-cleaning establishments; 9, gas
plants or tanks (capacity over 6000
cubio feetj; 10, boiler shops: 11.
brick or tile plants; 12, stoneware or
earthenware plants; 13, junk or rag
v muk ""r
grinding plants; 15, lumber yards; 16, 1
I f uel Tards: IT. Pla-nlng mills; 18, pack-1
l1118 - h01188: 19 acid works; 20. wood-1
worKinr Piant employing more than j
1 PeoP1 21 Places within buildings
for the storage of more 'than 1000
gallons of oil; 22. outdoor oil tanks
containing more than 15,000 gallons;
23, tanneries; 24, saddle factories. I
These are the types of occupancy t
which are considered as possibly objej-1
tionajble to neighbors, and for which,!
therefore, special provision has been
made. Before a site can be occupied
ioruiT or tne &oova nnraoiM a. near-1
ling will be held, af which any resident I
- - . - i
- - - . i
of the district affected mav voice his I
objection. It wU be the duty of the
Icitv auditor to not if v owner or croo.
Wty within 2M feet of the proposed
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wkftuiwuuiwk vi lua wuwj ucjti iiift.
Hew Class Xs Tornaed.
FIRST
ZONING
NEW BUILDING CODE
l '..i ' - .-.
in . regwa w me coMirucuon "IqaanUty survey upon a private build
buildings, a new type Is recognised, by
the code, which has not been consid-
ered before. It is to be known aslnw Diant for the Frel Pickle Works.
"Class S Special.'' This la a ohe-story
building, with cast iron or steel beams
supporting- tne roof, without the use oil
any fireproof lng. The walls may be
constructed of brick eight Inches in
thickness, terra cotta six inches thick. I DM on tne o-w. tu dfc JSi. regraae pro
or metal lath and plaster 3 inches IJect. In this case. Captain Kdmond
thick. - n I "tone prepared such a finely detailed
Tao object of the creation of this
class is to allow owners of property In
a fireproof district to construct cheap-
er one-story buildings of a temporary
h.rat.. withMit h.inr hw tha
strlngency of inner district require-
" fs - .
Iments.
Partitions 2) escribed.
a Innnntlon nt th. t
i.T. tr-ntof th. -,irm;ta
. w-r ---
l for partitions. This Information is en -
Unit imlrln in the nrawnt nminiuiM
in general, the regulations covering
1 f ireprooring, partitions, neatinsr i ae-i
I vices, heater rooms, chimneys, stairs,
I roofs and appendages have been made
I more definite and more readily under -
I standable.
I a number of safety first measures
bbu-ut mto the new code.if ians rrepareci lor
imonr these is theoFovlslon that thet . . Jt VA
riveting crew must be operated so thet
i nvewng crew uiuai. u ivw
not rivets are thrown toward: the cen-
ter of tho building, and not toward the
streVt.
Ught rrovlaea Tor.
In the matter of ventilation, the new
code reads much as did its predecessor.
In regard to lighting, however, a rad
ical change has been made. The taller
the bulling, the greater must bo the
"Zt'l lisht court o 7 wk Tha
"lfJV-,, 15!
Z??
height of the structure; with a 12-story
building a light court 17 feet in width
I is demanded. The Incoease In width of
light court is one foot per story of
sight.
AeWlon to made, however, where
C"lix, "rri . :r . vJrr":..l
..awa.eS) .St.uM . . 1a
pro' the wner cf,
Siant oronertv ssrees to maintain!
1 7Z1 it . .- iim.
0n his property.
code regulations for dangerous and
decayed buildings have been revised
.itn . tn m.irinr th.m l.kaiv
Iminetiir proof. This Chan re WSS
, bn ruled nnconatltn.
t tlonal. City Attorney La Roche is re
sponsible for these revisions.
I r- u.-i"
L Accordin5 h fPtf f
I urcKvn Mfc vw uiijvjiu
, , . . . .
rrecr prosoeriiyinan, jii "jieT?
i "kv "
for r.en??'rre 8413 Vn. gT
I man lnecreasea operauons ox tne
lmul. ana " "uulcu
lmul ana u .n- "nn- r
believed to have - brought about this
situation by bringing more people Into
the city than it Is prepared to accom
modate.
Trades Ranch for Town, House.
H MAl.ni in Snrinm.M n1
av
a ltfl acre farm west or vresweu. or.,
I 77'l.-7-. '.l
um Liaun, au.aast liirm now smutsnsu
the town house, and Mr. and
Charles Hart the farm. i
- Model Dairy Farm Pays.
A model dairy farm at Shedd, i Or.
operated by Driver Brothers, is an in
fitituUon that pays its owners .well.
Thav are milking1 . IS cows, and -' last
month, obtained an average of $13.J3
I worth, ef milk from each cow.
l More - Land for Dairy.
A ranch of 160 acres. 100 of which
are good farm land,-has been added to
-wSlthe'Boldtags of Oeorge Balrd. a dairy-
490 acres and a herd of 60 Jersey milk-
ers. which are grazing on his new prop-
erty. ; - .. ' " ;; y-
Twenty Residences tUbrw7frv7BSS Ki-W
v... 'M,iMt l. .ih1-. th. -uv
" nwr aww an. vnmau . i rem
denoes under construction there, with
indications for st least as many more
i in tho next three or four months.
Onions for Income.
- k srnuit or AiTanr-nu niir.
I cnasea ,a acm PD'tneieuuun wi.n
I th avowed intention or raisins' enoush
"STAIRLESS.
jjMMSSSM-l--SMS-BSS-
Inclix-es win take the place of MI s
Charles H. Borggraf of Albany. 'The bnflding will be 80x110 feet in dimensions, and one story and
basement In height." The main story will contain aa assembly room, with stage aad ante-rooms, five
recitation rooms, locker-rooms, . office 'and library. The basement will be equipped for domestic sci
ence, domestic art classes, i an d will contain laboratories for physics, chemistry and agriculture. The
basement will be fireproof.
Quantity Survey Is
Gaining Popularity
In Building World
Accurate Calculation of Haterialt
Required Saves Expense
for Contractors. '
The quantity survey system Is com-
Inar lntn mora antl more favor With
the bulldlns- Interests. It consists
principally of an accurate calculation
by. the architect calling for bid on a
building or the amount or each
terial that will be required for its
ma-
con-
struction. The chief advantage of the
system is that a contractor, bidding
upon an accurate statement of mv
teriais required can oia mucn closer
than he could if he had to make hi
own quantity estimates. -
Under the system .by which each
contractor makes his own estimate of
materials, the bid must be much high-
er oecause a contractor is due to an
. - . x--- .
expense or anywncro rrom ioo xo zos
. . . . . . - m..
in -naving an esumaie maae. emce
contractor not build every
I structure upon which he bfds. ho must
-to i his bid the expenss of all the
estimates upon which he is not the
successrui Diaaer. - ,
ing in Portland was mads by Aschitect
F. Manson White upon the. proposed
1 This system was used also when bids
I were asked upon the city barn.
A system similar In effect to the
I quantity survey was used by Captain
I George 8. Edmondstone in asking for
I net oz specifications that every rivet
to be used was listed, and in order to
form an accurate Idea of the material
required, a contractor had but to make
use of a simple process of addlCiont
. -,,.-,,, .,. v. . v .
m icm uvcu in
in England for a number of years It
has only recently Invaded tha United
f tates, and still more recently this sec-
.,7- 7.T. " . ' .
i1?" ??V
u a ruiB, ro lu itvor or iu uoduob
n th. m.ih Miu.-i -i ...
i . . ... .. . .. .
I Th, contractors are said to be about
evenly divided between its acceptance
j and rejection. Many prefer to make
1 their own estimates than to trust the
1 figures of an architect.
MnTllPITial WftTVo Vl ATI
Four-Story Frame Building De
signed for Use of All Depart
ments of City.
Preliminary plans for a municipal
mMUM hop have been prepared, by
the city building department and were
uriaT The : suctuTe deVignd wUI
be of frame construction, four stories
In height, and will cost about 835,000
If the -plan goes through, the shop
will be located at Fourth and Market
n th eld
I Vil a '
I The Idea of a municipal machine
tru
I Commissioner Daly as a meas-
I ur ox economy ana emciency,
The
city now Is paying, a considerable
amount of money for rent on several
shops, and is employing a number of
workmen in eaeh Shop who are not
kept busy all the time. With one oen-
administration, such as the water, fire
and police departments, the necessity
or paying rent would be od viatea, . and
a saving would be made possible la
tho- salaries of workmen
Portland Firm to Build Tunnel.
i aus sevvwDuirs vusvu vviuvnui . sja
The Jacobseiwensen company, a
1 Portland contracting firm, has secured
feet in length and 6 feet by 4 feet in
j 1 at McMinnville. Or. Their bid
I of 86890 was the lowest of eight sub-
i mltted.
BUILDING PERMITS
B. BV Pond Ekeet 1 story frame dwallfna.
1 ' Mn,."n. Uaoc sod
i HiMflBTiv' niu kisw ain in
R F.. Sommera Efect 1 atorr frama rwr.
I IVS-o AZZi. 'S.:"o'M
s -mm - .- r . -. "
1 ' v. .tv inn ,.
'"isoMttwi ate., natwaaa Tta ana Sts: balldar.
una; 830-" - ' ' '
TwtSij BtetlMrs eetnpaay -Erect 1 story
frame watar tank, O-W. K. at N. oanmaoT,
Ketweea k. siet ana k. ssar IsOoss La-
woes. DUiinera: sauu,
TwobT Brotaera ISrAet frarna eaat tnnWr
O-W. It. a.N. right tt war, batwaeu E. Slat
and El sad; XDoux to LrDoai balldar : f 2iiO.
P. . huit enaiMUB7 -More frviabt
aretKMase. between Blmoat aod . TinMIl!
baltdar. aaowt: fiona -
O. A- . Flnter Erect frame ' ann. SS
GUItodale boilder. aaxna: S3S.
M. u. A-aBjMy uepur i amy snes oral
nary factory, oa Sorb, eetwaea Klcolai sad
inaueinai: oaiioer. eaioe; eaov.
t ; ' l-l.-
attT bT F Moorai bandar: 830. " -
r;
A.; Jrria-aaxErat ;l. atory ftatne nr.
f f si, corrf via aai tMUaer,
TtBmU-rat l atr frtm. An.
ltao H. 3ta at., betwsen KUesitat and rra-
stoot; li. A, wunama, aalMar; KMOO.
Jamaa -V. Sarra Repair alaepi
pores, S3
lii OoooKiaa. bntldert Vb,
- I . aw at. H. E.. beiwan aAta
bins ave.
Jobs Parklnsoa. baUderi SBO.
CaSl fichlawe Utes 1 . story frame SwaTl
fog.- Sett aodoey ara.berwvea Masas sad
BoaTrr; oauarr, aunt.
Walter Vtntno lir-ct fruso ran re
Hlnneaota ave., 1 betweea Beech sod t'aJHcr
i . - n -
naia miwiib frai ana aia are,; sauoer,
I . . -
SCHOOL" FOR
tairways In. the proposed. stacc-a
Legal Technicality
Aids in Eecruiting
Store Building Occupied by Fourth
Street Station Blade Available
bj Point of Law.
With the donation by the Bates Real
Estate company for recruiting pur
poses of the vacant building formerly
occupied by the Fourth Street Depart
ment store, there has come to light
an interesting quibble over a .point of
law that resulted in the vacancy of
the place. " - J
The store space how occupied as'
recruiting station was leased about
two months ago by Stanley S. Thomp
son to the Lewls-Steneer Barber Sup
ply company for a period o ten years
This company was to occupy the prem
ises on February 1. The tenants in
possession "over-held,' as the saying
Is, and did not vacate as "per -schedule.
In the meantime the landlord of the
barber supply company in the Tilford
Duiiaing bad made them such an at
tractive Offer that they took advantage
cf a technicality of law to enable them
:o remain where they were.
The terms of the lease, thev said.
had been violated when their new lo
cation was not ready for them by Feb
ruary 1. The barber rnply company
is still in the Tilford buUdlnc and the
Fourth street store is doing a thriving
uusiness u recruits.
REALTY TRANSFERS
The Joseph X. gtmrfer!da Batata Oa.
Aa Wans. U 10. IS 17. IS. B.
B. EkroU Hta. ........-.w.......S
Edith B. Baybura anad ens to A- B.
teeklogbana U ft. B. S, Ba?bQra
Paark .7. .77......
10
Jotm E. WooCa M aaras rtunlnc at al.
i'- i", ii, fa, J. 0.
SO, UpIrenUy
PBrk
nn -
10
Empire Iarat
liie.. te Panlnsala
Add.: U S. B.
L 23 I. i IfiTtimk. I- IS. R. O
Whltweod Oosrti L. ft, 12; B. 8, Ua
renao Aibl. .
. . lo
Thomas H. Orera to Willi Jn C. tit-
tie, u. s, B. 4. Dixon Plaor ........
a. S. McrMand sn-l wife te Ben Wll-
10
10
1
1.000
1
10
IS
io
l
SCO
wi oi, Ktm B. XX. BawthorBa ara.
J. EMtareaoa'aad "wiri" Va"D.iL
ItkinaoB, and wf. to a. H Birrell Oa.,
txstea. L. .T. B. 10. Warerlalrh Hta.
Emily M. Jobnaon to iaorga Borgia. L.
u. 0. i, vum Ana
Oacar Dlknr to tt J. Wltbt. Lit.
B. East Oraaten
Adlia L. Pa Una a Oiraer te Joaepb A.
Graaf. L. S, 4. B. . jiroadwar Add,
k. U. AlfMdaoB aad wife to Ira U. Uar-
tla tr. IS. B. T, eodmere
Thomas U. Oraene to Carrie L. Keealer,
ia. i am n. e ic oi Lb z, n. sua,
Oorh'a Add. .
Golden West Oa. to JOtfe! mertoo, I
x. a, is. i, ungaa-a aio. ,
Emma Geaaler and Sua. to rraak H.
Pratt, U 7, B. S, jJurrre Tract....
H. B. Noble aad wf. t Jim Celabreae.
U 11. B. 10. roxchaee
10
Mancy A. Klmaa to Katie Dommlar, W.
er H. H of S. U 2. B. 'C".
Ovecloa Park .......................
ITS
1T8
1,078
00
a
S.8O0
Katie Dnoaaler to' Johasa Joaeph 1o-
lei et au. w. of . h of s. H of
L. X. B. "C" Ororton rark
WieUealey taod Oo. to AanU L. Beylaa,
U 11, IX B. 0, Karon Hta
Jobs O. Ulketso to Mamla Tbomaa et
H k IS, IT. IS. 19, B. , Dorar. ..
W. a Dey to Nettle Wmeset, U 11. B.
4H. Suaavwde tasalsnaS to C. W.
Kettio WUMtto tJB!WpaiC'uVlI
. as, Burnvsat laeaigrea to Aits
May OostUll .-.
X,8Cb
10
' 10
10
a W. WlnesK end wtft te Alts U.
Ogptai. L. 11. B. 9, sanantde ...
. a 'Ocseamaa and wife to Alta M.
Owpu u 11. B. 4S, Ssaaywda ...
ranraia EAgaeary to General OoBfereaes
UDrp.tac ueTerna iajr acraauata. it.
C B. a Oentor A44
W. A. Hastlay aad wife to loan a
j5dV Uar-
sflctia! A. SOutwert sad wife to CX CL
Mas Oas, L . SO, B. 3. Edeodale
a X Baker te Louise M. Groaat. JU t,
1
10
a l la w. m a aa. ratton tract
Ax Spsrrow to William J. Oooper at
il M. B. S, W. H k I. OalambU
Helaato: else 60x100 ft. ef tract baa.
at M. W. ear. said lot, U 4, B. S,
Lowairt tax U lO la S. 14. iL 1 N..
K. 1 111 also bar. at nolat aa S. lias
L. a K. B. S. Ootainbto BoisltU....
, 10
Katma O. Watt and baabaad to .Hra.
O. I. Pertar. U a, B. 12. Ma lrv
tare Plrat Add ,
10
B. A. Undgrea to Ooi. Blver Poor Oa,
L. 1. B. 11. Kara rark
10
10
Henrietta Heitselmaa aad tms. to Maria
Brockwar. W- V L. 1. 14, B. IT,
Terraea Park (to comet dead. Soak ,
flas-sooi
Percy H. BJyta to H. 9 Dorothy, Und
beginning oa aortaany stoa ot Tnur
maa at., bet. U S3. Be, Blrthawood..
10
10
850
William O. Wbaolar aad wf . to M. Al-
Ini, I 24. 2S, 3S, and N. M ft. Lk S3.
B. 4. Orenard Homes .
Jaanas T. King to Booham a Currier.
Inc., U 7, B. S, orlmae Add. to SC
Jotms -
H. H. Harris sad wf. to Hlbernla Bar- "
Ings-Bank, I 1, B- Zl. 1.. &, XX,
84. 27. B. 84. .WsTerlHch Hta, ' H.
t4 (L U I, W, H U !, and S. IS
ft, of It. 14 1. t, k H U lO. aad S.
1 ft. of E. H 1 . B. 10. East Pert
land Hta. ,
10
S44
Sberiff to Prank E. Hilton, U S. 4.
B. 2, Kim bnmt,
D. W. Sbaanas? to rbariea A. Bnaee
Sr., m U1B. 112. Boae Uty Park
Sberlff to Maty H. Kaeroav, U, 10. 11.
15, B. 24. Waktat Perk......
Sberlff to William Brasses, U It, 14.
Plnecroft
Edward Warren Morrill aad wf. to
Bakaaa Vote U 22. S3. De Laab-
"tt Oatmaa'a L. H ....
Clarence D. MeOoy te Sam sad ABce
Aawaisa, 1 1. tt. S. ClemaoB ........
Jamra J. Barron a and wf.-to Jf alias
Lelta. If. H L. -B." Mt. Tahar......
John P. Broehs to KalUe U. Mers, L.
16. B. i. Mlnroae
r. U. R act ham an to T. O.- Karat and
. wf .. L. zl. S2i B. "U" Portsmoeth
VUla Bxtd..... -
Isadora B. DtekaDsao, to tane O.
Howea. E. 41 ft. ef U . aad W.
aa ft of U lo, B. IX Dana's Add.
Carolina Roaontbal to J. Boaaatba, I '
a B. in. Portland
ftlchard Knoth and wf. to H. Bv Mobie,
L. e, S, B. 11, Trovtdak
Portia ad Seearltles Oo. to B. F. Fond. ,
U 2. B. a. Mortk Mt. Tabor...
B. P. Pond and wf. to Keiaey V. Graea
rt il, U t B- t Kortb MC Tabor....
Joape A. Oracf and wf. to Unary U.
Band. L. 14, B. 40. Vernon
Bae Una lnd Co. to T. S. Cajlor I
7, B. S, Altameed
EDgrao Lmn A Savings Bank to J. W.
mcinas. L 19. 20. 21, B. S, U 14.
" IV J. B. S. rartamootk..
Witer Tins and wf. to Tbe Adwtment
Bnrea of tbe Port. Ansa, of Credit'
Mon, If . H B. ft. Of L. T. B. 3.
. 10
8,806
10
10
10
478
8,018
uji. Ki, a. -a-; u. a,
B. "V1-; U i te IS, 23 ia Si, B.
' IV': U S. S. B. B , U U, and
. i uwrau iiu. .
a. i. n.- .
ESTACADA
hfch school designed bj Architect
"Buy a Home" to Be
Slogan of Campaign
By Real Estate Men
Week In" May Will Be Set AsWe
Over the Entire Conn try lor a
Novel Selling Plan,
Portland real estate men will take
part In a nation-wide campaign some
time la May to encourage the purchase
of homes. A week Is to be set aside
and designated as "Buy a Home week
throughout the country. During tb'.n
week real estate dealers, and. it is
expected, other business men, will en
courage everyone within reach to buy
a home. ,
The idea originated tn the mmd ot
one Hill Ferguson, of Birmingnam,
Alabama.. Ha interested the real es
tate men of his city in the move last
year, and the campaign was put . on
with such success that when he told
ih. N.tlAnAl AaswtatlAf nf HMl KK-
tate boards about It at their annual lvalue over those filed during the pre
executive .committee meeting in Sa-1 ceding week.
vannah. fieorria. last February. F. N.I
Clark, of Portland, was moved to su
gest that the campaign be made ns -
tlonal. and it was so decreed. Paul C
Murphy, of Portland, was mads aland sine a stats of war existed for
member of the national "Buy a Home"! only two days last week. The result
committee. -
Cooperation 1s expected on the part
of all the other interests that benefit
by the erection of new homes, such
ugnt ana gas - companies, piumoers,
plasterers, grocers and butchers.
. r I. i" .r.,
wno was wiwr rwpwoaioio ir no
aaopuon saia, neiore cirmmin.m,
. . , . ... - . -. . . .
4 1.W. S- -B sa m,.H m TT. . . . -
a v A as uvic a tip v-eaaaiysaA
started things moving and they have
been moving ever since,
"The Portland real estate market Is
Just waiting for someth to wake It
up. end I bell a v this is the think that
will oo it."
Irvington Residence
Is Soldvfor $14,000
B. H. Ixrd Pnrcfaaees Two-Story
Brick House at East Twenty
. third and Knott Streets.
A two-story brick residence on East
Twenty-third and Kxtott streets t in
Irvington, built about a year ago by
Frank J. Richardson, was sold Thurs
day to R. IL Lord, manager of the
John XeT Plow company. The price
was something ever 814.000. Mr. Rico
ardson is at present In California.
Th grounds about th house oo-
uvun wv-
. . , . . . . .
ot th Irvington - residential section.
Th deal was transacted by S. 8. Bat
tin ot th Fred A. Jacobs company.
Brick Building Leased.
large two-story and basement
brick building en th northwest cor-
ner of East Davis street and tTnion
vua' oririnaiw hunt tt- th. Ford
um.. r-.- .. v.. ku. u.uA
b7 Btsnley sT ThTmpsor 0 772
Myers Heating company, incorporated.
The period of th l.a. waef or flv.
yehxs. Th building has been on the
rental market for over, a year. Mr.
Thompson says that in th past year
he has leased a dosen larre buildings
within a radius ef half a mils of this
location. "
Typewriter Company Mori
The-L. C Smith Typewriter com
pany has moved rrom Z07 Morgan
building to the ground floor apaoe at
this space was occupied by the Fred
a t ..- r..t rmtatm Anmnnnw. Th
tition. and th realty company new
, v ",,V
a tiviH ca
occupies
less space than formerly.
Grain Elevator Contract Let.
The Barreil Engineering St Con
struction company ot this city has se
cured a contract to erect a - 888,009
grain elevatd at St. Johns. Wash-, for
the St. Johns Elevator company. Ths
elevator' will have a capacity of 160,-
000 bushels, and will be able to "un
load 100,000 bushels every three min
utes.
Two Farms Bring $90,000.
Two 'recent farm sales la- Union
county Involved an aggregate eonsid
eratlon of jso.ooo. tmanes w. wsrnocK
snd his father. Tt. W. Wamock. sold
their Snake river cattle ranch and the
stock on It to Oeorge W. Tucker for
. A AAA ' T V, tl..V. J, ( - LU
farm for 880.000 to D. II. Erwln
wlthuKl Wnk
sfallory Ae.
Jeau L -Petrtrfc te Oiartas WeUe,U .,
a B. 13. niinaarat.., ,
Pant & UArpny and wife t tVaderiek
Wayne Drake, L 14. D S, Lannlharat
Knrma Kanftnaa anS atmbaad to Henry
S. Wcatttrook, L. 28. B. B. fnlr
A, B. Meawuwk aa4 wife to Vassal '
A. Paaenefc. U. S. B. 12. MTUWe Aod. -W.
1. rrka and wl' to Edits C Tr-'
Jer. U 1. 8. B. 14. Arlrf a rark Ka. t
Orarad T. LJatinana aad nifa to Oaurf
J. UatSMnn, land oi. at tatersertioa
of Saodr road and JC Mrb st .'. '
Tim HoSvnck Isrcstaant Ce, to Empire
ISTnatamU Ob., U . 12, B. S. Uar-
ece Add. to St. ionna
U U. Cbea and baatMsd to Hanry W.
Li MotC U 6. B. 1. Orenard Hon .
Bealtr A Bfortsaca Co. to Mate Ocae
10
8O0
10
. W
10
: is
1
10
10
10
10
10
tniate. U 8. B. A EseeUilor 1
- Pat'oaa Oramer, W. igo ft ef . H '
U, 2. and W. 1O0 ft. I 8. B. a
Kasnyatda .....e. ..-....... ........ JO
EUa t'ampeeu te at. k. taaspnall, I
19. SO. B. 44. Penlaaalar Aad Ke. S ...
An Iowa Inventor has ' obtained
patent upon a unl cycle that is driven
by an electrle motor and prevented
from falling by gyroscoplo fly wheels.
ilTZr XsTZLiiZ rn-ri.7 ...I- WZti th" uncertainty as to this country's
KM!? rV-tTrkein,TM " ?if1posIUon was dispelled wittt a definit
WAR DECLARATION IS
APPARENT STIMULUS
TO REALTY DEALING
Value of Transfers Filed Dur
ing Past Week 17 Per Cent
Greater Than Week .Ago.
BUILDING IS DECREASED
Cost of Xaterlals aad XrfOier
SEhortage Kxpooaed to Save
Setarolag Xftset,
voaxxjuro nvnarmQ
- Talus. -f
S1.07S
SlfTSS
8MN
S0,S03
. 183,139
This weak . . . v S
XAst weak ............... SS
Vrsvioas weak M
Three weeks ago ......... T3
Tsar ago -. 181
SBAXi S8TATS
' - -;- VS.
Tama.
fiosrs
STTS
sssoo
: 10S.US
This week .,. ......SSO
Zas weak. .SSS 1
Previous week ........... S39
Three weeks ago.. ...... .SIS
Tsar age . .SSS
If statistics for the past week can be
taken as an indication of what effect
tho war is to have upon real estate and
building in Portland, .building will
come almost to a standstill, while real
estate activity will bo only slightly re
tarded, or even stimulated. - Building
permits for the oast week were only a -.
uiue over near toe vaius er moss oi
the week before, and only about one
sixth of the value of those filed for
the corresponding week a year ago.
In terms of percentages, permits filed
last week showed a deer ease ef 88 per
cent In number from the orrespondlng
week a year ago, and a decrease of 81
per cent In value.
Transfer Decrease tTllght, '
Real estate transfers, however, show
a decrease of only 1ft per cent la value
from those filed for the corresponding
we$k a year ago, a decrease of only
three per cent in1 number, and a
healthy Increase of 17 par - oent . la
Perhaps It ! yet too early to make
I forecast of the effect of th war on
1 Business, since active neiugerency .nas
I not started oa this slds of the country.
I of th vote In congress, however, was
Hooked upon as a foregone conclusion.
I and the past week, therefor, may
be Justly considered the first week ef
i th war.
I Chaar Was Zxpected.
Portland realty dealers for some
... ibi.. .
iu.wfcuw wwt mwmm w. .m.
i , ,v.. ...'-
I y v vmvm a aaw w -aw aww-w
i ja--- 1 . - 1 . a w n.tsk.mnv ffeem
UCV1M DUUU VUS3 WSV WS VaUSIf a aj
general concensus of opinion among th
dealers is that a revival in real estate
trading is about to take place.
Building interests, on the other
hand, are looking forward to a- depres
sion in their field of activity. The
cost of building will probably go soar-
K
because of a shortage of materials
to th conversion ef factories of ail
kinds Into munition plants. - Labor
also will be scarce, and accordingly ex
pensive, if the army and navy are re- -
crultod to the desired 'strength. -
Men will build homes when tl
flrhtlna- is- ever and they com back
from th front, but not while th fight
ing Is going on.
Monument Urged for
Birthplace of Dans
Falrvirw: Ky April T. Th blrth-
rlao of Jefferson Davis, on a farm
I , . . .-i.-. t
it&m-r ii v i v. i w ww ut- .cu m w ,.-.
which Confederate veterans are now
trying to bring to completion. - A tract
of 28 acres near Fairvlew, which orig
Inallv formed a nart of tha farm nnui
I which Jefferson Davis was born, was .
I acquired several years ago by Colonel ,
vuim(nii ""'"".
UWir of thConfederat i Veteran.
and General Bennett H. Toung, woo
u xour umes eiaciea conunanaerm-
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-- ffi iVto proposed
to erect the monument.
Common Kitchen for.
Sweden's Poor Folk
Malm. Sweden, x'prll T. Th eity'
authorities have lost opened a "folk
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I hit by the steaiiy increasing cost cf
for shout IH cents, in connection witl
-T. - 7;f- i-
?..Mmif.ml oraonratlon at tnnA will
be conducted for th wives of laborers.
TIPS
To the
HomeOwner
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OREGON DOOR CO.
SASH AND DOORS,
:y..-s Oeaszal acm Work ; ,
Toot pekaas Ave, TorOaad. Osv
of ,f C. Fnfylish Co.
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B. treiag aad TfaSea Ave.
rectory M
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Yeon Euilding Main 168, A-2S34
Union Abstract Co.
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