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WESTERN k,; T11 jU , -rrrrrrr T7! ' f if'' " tIs wJsAaJ;' 1 ' -v, -- BUILDING GAINS IN f V : 1 1 t --J" "- ' ...I..-, .v,, ... .. ,.-.v. vt . . . v ... w . I Ub I I II I 'Know Greater Portland' Slo'gan of Realty Board For Civic Development A campaign of education In the many I trilling: advantages of Portland as an industrial center and as a residence city has been inaugurated by the offi cials of the Tortland Realty board. Believing that a thorough knowledge of Greater Portland by citizens o the town will result In stimulation of civic pride. Increased faith In the future of dustrles. members of the Realty board dustrles, members of the Realty Board and other civic clubs have united Whole heartedly In -the campaign. Much stress has been placed on the esthetic values of Oregon scenery as ".viewed from the Columbia river high way and tho hundreds of miles of paved boulevards extending in every direction from Portland. Volumes have been written on the equable climate of the Willamette and Columbia river valleys, the ideal environments of Portland as a home city have been lauded to the ekies and Justly so. But how many residents of the city re familiar with the 17 beautiful parks and playgrounds within approximately 70 square miles comprising the x:lty proper? How many know the number and location of its schools and churches? Of equal Importance, how many resl- dents of the city have visited its indus trial centers, where hundreds of mills and factories are turning out products equal in quality to any produced in the world? The members of the Realty board are convinced that this knowledge is all too meager. They believe that Inspection ai OOLONIAL HOME or 11 room.. 75 100 croandf. I.irlnf room, hall and dea in ok. dining room in mahogany. Large kitchen, butler! pantry, 4 bedroom a on ucond floor, 3 on 3d floor. Hot water heat, garage, aplendid versodaa from ach floor. Price 916,000 AtaNIFIOENT STUCCO RESIDENCE, 100 by 200. on on of Irrington'i finut corner. $80,000 BEAUTIFUL ROOM RESIDENCE, 63 W by 100 corn r. 3 fireplaces. 3 bath, double garage S11.S0O HANDSOME HOME of, unusual character. 100 by 180 com 922,000 ANOTHER SPLENDID HOME, 10 room and eleeping porch, many fin fea ture. 90 by 100 frontago on treet. 25 by 100 extend through to other treat 920,000 A MAGNIFICENT EAST SIDE VIEW PROPERTY, wonderful outlook over entire city, fin residence and ground j... SI 6,000 I would aporaclaU an opportunity to rt you whether for a ft room bungalow r a ratlowica of IS or mora room. That house are Man only by appatntmant. HR5 HARRY PRICE TAIMER Tut?riont Zo ne HILLS AFFORD MANY VANTAGE POINTS FOR ATTRACTIVE HOMES of the plants of local Industries by thousands of consumers would result In greater patronage of these concerns. They are confident that first hand knowledge of the number of men on the payrolls of Portland industries would inspire confidence in the future of the city and promote home ownership. The first of a series of excursions to points of interest in Greater Port land will be a trip to the plant of the Portlfhd Woolen Mills at St. Johns Thursday. The plant will be open to visitors from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. and op eratives familiar with the work of each department will be In attendance as guides. Visitors may take the St. Johns streetcar or go by auto to the plant. Members of tho Realty board and other civio organizations will meet at the of fice of tHe secretary of the board in the Henry building at 2 p. m. Thursday and go in a body to St. Johns. All are welcome to join the excursion and those wishing to go who have no cars may Becure accommodation by ap plying to Secretary Crossley at room 201, Henry building. The work of conducting the educa tional campaign will be In charge of the industrial sites committee, consisting of three members of the Realty board and three from each of six other civic clubs. Members of the committee are : Portland Realty board Coe A. Mc Kenna, chairman ; Fred W. German, R. L. Yoke. East Side Business Men's club L. M. LAMES T TRADED, BY H.GORDON FOR ROSEBURG FARM Dr.. Byron E. Miller Now Owns Group of Eleven Houses Bought as an investment. One of the most important realty deals announced during the past week was the transfer of four houses in the Laurelhurst addition to Dr. Byron E. Miller from iferbert Gordon. As con sideration Gordon received a farm of 110 acres at Winston, near Roseburg. There are 40 acres of prune orchard on the place and other high grade im provements. By the transfer of his residence prop erty to Gordon, Dr. Miller recently ac quired five houses in the Laurelcrest district, and now owns 11 modern homes in that addition. He states that the houses were purchased as an invest ment. Lepper, U. D. Maxson, II. A. Calef. Kiwanis club John D. Ripley, Paul H. Sroat. J. A. Finley. The City club R. R. Clark, E. T. MiBche, Sinclair A. Wilson. Rotary club W. J. Ball, George C. Mason, J. W. Vogan.- Progresslve Business Men's club- Bert Richards, Alfred A. Ross, S. L. Eddy. Ad club George L. Rauch, A. G. Clark, W. S. Stock. The primary purpose of the committee was to secure industrial sites at re a sonable prices for mills and factories wishing to locate In Portland. This work will be furthered In the belief of the members of the committee by the educational program outlined. Local Ohines.e Buys Valuable Canby Farm Canby, Nov. 22. The old Robert Arm strong farm In Gribble Prairie, five miles south of Canby, was purchased recently at referee's sale 'by Lee Wah, an American born Chinese from Port land. Bids were started at $12,000 and the property was sold for $13,600. The farm consists of 113 acres, of which 65 acres are under cultivation. There is a good house and other buildings on the place and three acres of English wal nuts. J. J. Sandsness, local realty dealer, negotiated the sale. Kelso Community Club Kelso, Wash., Nov. 22. With more than 100 members already signed for Kelso's new Community club, which plans to build a large clubhouse In the central part of the city, organization of the club and completion of the building is. assured. A minimum of 100 members was set and It now is certain that 125 or 150 members will join. The building will be financed by each mem ber taking $100 worth of bonds. Last night at the regular weekly meeting T. F. Flsk was Instructed to prepare articles of Incorporation. E. M. Adams is temporary chairman. Friday evening November 28, a site for the clubhouse will be selected and permanent officers elected. An extensive deposit of coal, in some places 233 feet thick, has been dlscov ered In North Manchuria. , 1 HOUSES PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, HOTEL ALTERATIONS COST OWNERS $200,000 Fifty New Rooms Witlr Shower and Tub Baths Being Fitted Up and Changes in Arcadian Grill. Alterations under way on the Mult nomah hotel will add 50 new rooms, equipped with tub and shower baths, to that famous hostelry. The new rooms will be divided between the six upper floors of the building and are being completed in units which will place the whole number in commission early In the spring. Floor space for the new rooms has been acquired by cutting up sample rooms and halls. There still remain in the hotel 40 large rooms available for sample room purposes and for meetings, private and public entertainments and conventions. The chief alteration to the hotel is the remodeling of the Arcadian garden Into a spacious and restful dining room. Re moval of false work on the ceiling and around the pillars adds to the spacious ness of the room and gives a height of 16 feet. Ornamental capitals on the pillars will be fitted with indirect light ing equipment and the whole interior will be decorated In silver and gray tones. The floor will be of cork tiling and there will be ample space for 450 per sons to dine and dance. The altera tions will be completed before Christ mas and the hotel management proposes to rechristen the dining hall with an elaborate entertainment. The room Is 77 by 87 feet In dimensions and Is said to be the largest of Its kind on the coast. According to E. V. Hauser, manager of the Multnomah, the cost of the alter ations now under way will be over $200,000. The changes were undertaken to accommodate the Shriners' conven tion in the summer of 1920. Mr. Hauser has contracted to Bupply 300 rooms to house the Imperial council of the Shrine during the convention and extra facili ties will be added to take care of sev eral hundred other guests. Officials of the Shriners' organiza tion declare that this ts the first con vention at which their imperial council has been housed under one roof, and the facilities offered by the Multnomah hotel, they say, furnished one of the chief Incentives for bringing the conven tion to Portland. The convention will be held in June, the same week as the Rose Carnival. Garrett Buys Ranch On Poorman's Creek Jacksonville, Nov. 22. W. O. Garrett, a resident of Jacksonville for thepast four years, recently purchased the Mankins ranch on Poorman's creek and will improve the property for general farming purposes. The place consists of 1400 acres, a large portion of which is cleared and suitable for grain and alfalfa. Mankins will move to the old Garrett farm on the Little Applegate river. Packing Plant at Albany Albany, Nov. 22. The new packing plant of the D. E. Nebergall Meat com pany, which was destroyed by fire last June, will soon be completed, having been entirely rebuilt. The new plant has doubled the capacity of the former one, and Is modern in every respect. Every step in the work of reconstruction has been approved by government In spectors, and all mept products passing through the plant will bear government I Inspection. N THE heights districts on the west side. 1. Panorama of business district from Portland Heights. 2. The Irving R. Stearns residence in Westover terrace. 3. The L. R. Wheeler home on Montgomery residence at Hillsdale. CONDITION ON COAST Portland Makes Gfin of 447 Per Cent Over October of Last Year. Reports of building operations through out the United States for the month of October indicate that Pacific coast cities are participating in the general construction activity. Statistics from 175 of the nation's cities show substan tial gains over the previous month, September, while the gain over October, 1918, was 447 per cent. Only 10 large cities showed losses for the month. Among these are Baltimore, Bayonne, N J. ; Detroit, Krie, Pa. : Lowell. Mass. ; Tacoma, Wash., and Springfield. 11L Ot the Coast cities Los Angeles led with 1572 new buildings, valued at $4,125, 696, a gain of 2278 per cent. Sacramento came strong with 170 buildings, value $399,994, a gain of 2242 per cent: San Francisco, 470 buildings, value $1,345, 408, gain 333 per cent : Portland, 883 buildings, value $1,422,005, gain 273 per cent ; Seattle, 1190 buildings, value $1,434,440. gain 12 per cent; Spokane. 183 buildings, value $118,034, gain 658 per cent. Tacoma's loss was 43 per cent. The American Contractor, which com piled the figures, says that while it is not in line with the facts to say that a building boom Is on ' throughout the country, "it is worthy to note that dur ing recent months In practically every city many projects are In the process of construction." The following table shows activity by months for the years 1919 and 1918: Per No. 1919 1918 Cent Month. Cities. Value. Value. Gain. Jan. ... 182 $ 23,869.215 $27,291,218 M2 Feb. .. 153 82,058.828 21.680,314 4R March . 169 64,084.325 86.529,620 77 April .. 185 84.914,008 44.518,828 91 Maj ... 168 112,678,640 51,764,746 110 June .. 158 134.726.715 47.793.12 182 July .. 162 140. 474.662 43.424,768 22 August . 153 160,947.233 43,819,383 267 Sept. . . 160 137,023.736 85.976,845 281 October 175 155,516.860 28.417,115 447 Low. Kelso Sawmill Transferred Kelso, Wash., Nov. 22. 'The McLane Fir Products company sawmill on the west side of the Cowlitz river here was sold this week to the Thompson-Ford Lumber company, which has been oper ating the mill on a lease since early this year. E. J. McLane was owner of the Fir Products, company and acquired the plant during the war. J. R. Thomp son -and J. R. Ford, owners of the Thompson-Ford company, are practical millmen and have made a great success of the operation of the mill. The plant has been cutting about 50,000 feet of lumber dally and employs a crew of 40 men. The loading platform at the rail road Biding on the east side Is also included in the transaction. Klamath Falls Men Proposed Many New Building Projects Klamath Falls, Nov. 22. D. O. Wil liams announces that he will build a three story fireproof structure on two lots recently purchased on Eighth street, one' block from Main. fW. F. Kopka plans to build a three story brick block on property owned by him on the op posite side of Eighth street from Wil liams' site. Four brick store buildings are now under construction on Main street and others are planned. The shortage of housing facilities is being met by the construction of a score or more of resi dences and indications are that a more extensive building program will be ini tiated In the spring. - 1919. Drive. 4. The S. S. Montague Scheurcrs Buy Powell Butte Ranch Prineville, Nov. 11. After an extend ed tour of the Northwest in scorch of a location, Mr. and Mrs. Scheurer, for mer automobile stage owners here, have purchased 120 acres in the Powell Butte country for $16,000. This is a modern farm property in a high state of culti vation. The Scheurers have also ac quired 80 acres adjoining from Frank McCaffrey at $100 per acre and 80 acres from Herman Meyer at the same price. They have purchased 835 fine ewes to put on the place and plan fur ther extension of their flock. 15 MINUTES THERE and it II II J Yea Can Buy Tli rough Your I ' Own Broker Abo Heights Residential Districts of Portland Distinguish the City As a home city Portland ranks first among the cities of America and of the world. The miles of hiRhlands within easy access of the business center of the town afford an advantage possesed by no other city. The development of residence districts on the west sider heights is a distinguishing featuro of the growth of the town. Extending from Willamette Heights on the north, tKrough Westover Ter races, Kings Heights, Arlington Heights, Portland Heights and Council Crest, there is a succession of beautiful resi dence sections overlooking the city and the Willamette and Columbia rivers. On clear days the snowcapped moun tains of the Cascade range are constant ly in view from the windows and door yards -of heights homes. It wps tho advantage of view which first attracted home builders to the heights property. Transportation prob lems were soon overcome by the con struction of paved streets and boule vards and all sections of the heights district are connected with the down town section by streetcar lines. Expan sion of the city through Increasing pop ulation has forced the development of additional west side acreage and each year hundreds of new families are building homes in the ideal heights environment. ! Am It is a neighborhood where values are stabil ized ; where there are found many of Portland's finest homes and best schools. It is reached in seven minutes over either the Steel or Broadway bridge and without passing through the con gested waterfront Lots at 25 Below Pre-War Prices We have been authorized to sell at these prices by the English syndicate owners because quick liquida tion is desired. " See Holladay's today. Note the large level lots ; the park; the opportunities the property holds for proper display of a home and for beautiful landscaping. Call on us for information- Keasev Keady . 170 StarkSt- Phone Mairno5X GROUND FLOOR RAILWAY EXCHANGE m. 3t) Prices of vacant proprrty In the heights residence eettJon have alwaya remained witnin reasomiDip umu ana, considering tho pecullnr advantages of location, are as low as any in tho city. Many transfers of heights property have been made during the past six months and the movement is gaining momentum . with the Increasing demand for better class homes. With its miles of beautiful residence streets and parkways set to roses, shrubbery and shade trees, the heights district is one of the chief show places of the city. Tho district is especially at tractive as a well developed residence district, with homes well Whln the means of the moderately well to do. Westover Terraces Is one of the latest sections to be developed In the heights district and a dor.en. or more houses ranging In price from $10,000 to $30,000 are now under construction in this ad dition. Te property was developed into a series of terraces from a barren hill side at great expense and Is being of fered for sale by the International Realty associates. Transfers of property on Willamette Heights, Portland Heights and Council Crest have been reported In Increasing volume during the past few months and considerable building is In progress In these sections. HOLLADAY'S ADDITION district. x