The Oregon daily journal., January 11, 1920, Page 21, Image 21

PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1920.
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ATTRACTIVE BUNGALOWS IN DISTRICTS WHERE MODERATE PRICED HOMES PREVAIL
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Resolution Opposing the Adoption
Streetcar Lines GiVe EasyAccess
to Moderate Priced Residence
Sections; Hundreds of Sales.
, of the Ordinance Is Carried at
, Friday's Meeting of Realty Men ;
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A resolution opposing: the adop
tiein of the proponed zoning ordi
nance, prepared by the City Plan- j
niagr commission, was adopted at the
regular meeting; at the Benson hotel
Friday noon. The resolution was
embraced In the report of a com
mjjttee consisting of J. Vjred Staver,
chairman. J. C. Ralney, L. E. Car-1
te, Herbert Gordon and Henry
Fries, appointed to examine the
merits of the proposed ordinance.
'.- The committee report objected to the
previsions of the zoning ordinance on
the ground that they 'restrict the de
velopment of the city and retard prog
ress The report also censured the city
planning commission for alleged misuse
of i the time of public officials and of
publlo funds for propaganda favoring
the adoption of the ordinance.
Jloger B. Sinnott spoke in opposition
to (the zoning ordinance, comparing it to
the efforts of the Indians to restrict
the development of the country by the
white men during the early settlement
of the West. He declared that the
coning ordinance had been prepared by
men unfamiliar with the city's needs
and actuated to a certain extent by
selfish interests.
31 KBITS DISCUSSED
; Fred V. Holman discussed the merits
of ; the ordinance and found it contrary
tdj. public welfare in many important
features. Holman said that he had
been a resident of Oregon since 1857
nd has witnessed the growth of Port
land from a small vllfage to a city un
surpassed in beauty in the United
States. He declared that Portland is
above all else a home city, and said
that it is bo because its development
has been unhampered by artificial re
strictions. Apartment houses do not ad
versely affect the value of residence
property, Holman said.
-Father Black opposed the zoning ordi
nance because it forbids the erection of
Churches and schoolhouses in residence
districts. He said that while a soning
ordinance might and probably would
prove beneficial as a means to scien
tific city development, provisions of the
Ordinance proposed by the city plan
ning commission are obnoxious and in
dicate a want of Intelligence on the
part of the framers of the proposed act.
-When the resolution was put to a
vote there was some . opposition to its
passage. . but the voices of the friends
of . the ordinance were greatly outnum
bered by those of opponents to the
measure. No one spoke in favor of the
ordinance, thoumh several members of,
the board afterward declared that they
were willing to have It discussed fa
vorably. BOARD'S ACTIO!? CRITICISED
3. P. Newell, chairman of the city
planning commission, criticised the ac
tion of the realty board as being taken
without mature deliberation. "Two
months ago," he averred, "the realty
-board permitted us to present the
soning ordinance from an affirmative
point of view.. The action taken Friday
was after the presentation of negative
arguments to an audience substantially
different from the one we addressed and
without giving us the opportunity to
present any rebuttal argument."
Charles J. Cheney of Kan Francisco,
consultant of the city planning com
mission', declared that the action of the
realty board was obviously unfair, in
that no opportunity was given friends
' of the zoning ordinance to address the
meeting. He characterized the passage
of the resolution as a "steam roller"
method and declared that the condem
nation of the zoning ordinance did not
meet with the approval of the majority
of the members of the realty men's or-
. ganlzatlon.
' i.W. B. Shlvely, chairman of the legal
committee of the realty board, an
swered the question, "Is the zoning ordi
nance a vaMd exercise of the police
: power?" in the affirmative. His ad
dress was purely technical and he ex
pressed no opinion as to the merits of
, the proponed i ordinance.
I As an Incentive to realty men out-
side the Portland Realty board to be
come members of the organization. It
was voted to reduce the initiation fee
; from $25 to $10 for a period of three
' months. Fred W. German, newly
elected president of the board, presided
at the meeting.
McOrillis Will Try
. Again for Election
Frank McCrlllis. opponent to Fred W.
German In the recent election of officers
Of the Portland Realty board, announces
: that he will be a candidate for the presi
dency of the board in 1921. McCrlllis
has been a member of the realty board
; for about nine years and has been active
ton several Important committees. He
was a candidate for the presidency three
years ago, being defeated by Frank I
; McOulre. At that time Fred German
acted as McCrillis' campaign manager.
? In the last election McCrillis declared
that he was not a candidate, but that
he would Serve if elected.
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Pendleton. Jan. 10. Receipts from the
Umattlla national forest for graslng
privileges will approximate $25,000 for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, ac
cording to W. W. Cryder, supervisor of
;;th reserve. In 1919 receipts were $15.-
60. and in 1918 the total was 18846. A
- fee of 72 cents a head la paid for cattle
and 12 cents per head for sheep which
grase within the forest boundaries.
,' . .Mills Resume Operations
hY Central, Jan. lO.i The shingle milhi
' of the Eastern Railway & Lumber com-
, pany and the H. H., Martin Lumber com
A pany resumed cutting this morning after
. lengthy shutdowns: Both mills mder
- went extensive repairs while closed. The
Martin m4H was closed for six weeks
b While the Eastern plant had not operated
for a month. Both expect to cut stead-
Left House at 1175 East Twenty
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
Location of New Industries in the
City and Expansion of Present
Plants Program for 1920.
Chehalis, Wash., Jan. 10. Chehalls
people are looking forward with much
enthusiasm and optimism to the coming
year. There have been some remark
able developments in and around Che
halis the past year and there are still
more remarkable developments in sight
for 1920.
According to statistics supplied by
city officials, there was spent in 1919 in
Chohalls. over 1100.000 in Industrial
plants and nearly that amount in busi
ness houses, dwellings, etc. It is esti
mated that nearly 90 per cent of the
people of Chehalls own their own homes,
which is an unusual record. Scarcity of
houses to rent the past year led many
people to purchase homes.
During the year Of 1919 the Chehalls
Mill company, Superior Coal company,
Carnation Milk Products company. Che
halls Machine works. Palmer Lumber &
Manufacturing company. Magoon &
Farnsworth, Klston Seed company, Van
Woert Toy factory and others spent for
Improvements the sum of $104,000. Busi
ness houses spending approximately
$97,000 Included the following : Hayman
Nash company, Coffman-DobBon Bank
& Trust company, Francis Donah oe, A.
E. Judd, J. H. Walter, L. F. Garvin, A.
I Coffman. Bush Brothers, Ray Hatch
company and others.
It&S.OOO INVESTED
In addition to the above mentioned
expenditures in Chehalis during 1919,
about $10,000 was Invested on the state
training school property here. A grand
total of all the estimated figures for
1919 amounts to $2&0,000.
There is aaHured at this time for 1920 :
State training school, for a gymuanium,
$60,000; A. K. Judd. store building; H.
W. Marr. store building; J. P. Hurley,
store building ; It. E. Proffltt. store
building; White & Gabel, store build
ing; J. D. Rire, new theatre. Estimated
total.' $200,000. At least $150,000 will be
spont In factory buildings. The Lewis
Pacific Dairymen's association will
build a plant and a new school house
is planned. New residence construction
will approximate $50,000.
The 'Chehalls mill is managed by C. A.
Doty, one of the best known millmen In
the Northwest. This mill was started
two years ago with a minimum cut, but
now cuts around 136,000 feet dally. A
lath machine with a capacity of 80,000
Is Just being put Into operation. The
Palmer Lumber & Manufacturing com
pany Is greatly enlarging its plant and
will soon have in operation the old fir
door plant on State street. When plans
are completed Mr. Palmer will probably
bo operating the larpest cut-to-order
house plant In the world.
The Chehalls Iron works, Harry Aldls,
proprietor, is doing some extensive de
velopment work and will Boon have' one
of the largest and most modern foun
dries and machine shops in Southwest
Washington. The Van Woert Toy fac
tory is rapidly developing. In addition
to making fine furniture and Interior
finishings, this plant Is turning out a
large number of toy auto trucks for
Chicago and other Eastern houses. Mr.
Van Woert states he has already orders
for from 30,000 to 60,000 for 1920 de
livery. ,
BANK DEPOSITS OEOW
fhe bank deposits of the three Che
halis banks are some most interesting
figures. Taking the figures of the state
ments made public by call of the bank
examiners, the three banks showed a
gain in deposits from Septtmber 12. 1919.
to November 17, 1919, of $355,230. The
three banks on November 17 had a
total deposit of $3,815,185. This was
more than half the total deposits of the
12 Lewis county banks.
Lewis county will also spend thou
sands of dollars on paved roads during
the coming year. The Chehalis-Toiedo
paving is almost completed, only two
and one half miles remaining to be
closed early fn the spring. The Cheha
lls, Cawlitz & Cascade railway line, one
of the most important development fea
tures of Chehalis, will continue Its ex
tension towards Eastern Lewis county.
W. F. West Is contemplating an addi
tion to the fine St. Helens hotel, fa
mous in the Northwest for Its service.
An extensive development work is
planned by the local cannery in connec
tion with raising more berries and small
fruits. '
Altogether, the outlook for Chehalis
and vicinity was: never so bright as at
the opening of 1920. The Chehalis Citi
zens' club is an active commercial or
ganization which is keeping pace with
the development on all sides, and is
helping to bring to Chehalis those legiti
mate concerns Which will make this city
a better place in which to live.
Building at Rocks w ay
Rockaway. Jan. 10. Many new beach
residences are , planned for the coming
season at Rockaway Beach. Miss Louise
Krebs is building a new cottage at El
more ; P. Schrants is completing a coxy
place at Rockaway, and A. H. Russell is
adding a, second story to his store
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TOTAL OVER $500,000
Fifty-four New Residence Build
ings and Many Business
Blocks Make Record.
Pendleton, Jan. 10. Fifty-four new
homes, costing $209,800. and 11 commer
cial buildings, costing $360,500. were is
sued building permits here In 1919.
There were 260 other permits, valued at
$121,070, for remodeling, repairs and
small construction work. The total
number of permits Issued was 235, and
the total value of work $691,370.
Of the homes, five were valued under
$1000. six were between $1000 and $2000.
and five were built at a cost of $10,000
to $16,000. The greater number cost be
tween $2500 and $5000. The largest in
dividual permit was for the Elks temple,
now under way, which was for $130,000.
The dormitory for St- Josephs academy
added $60,000, Collins flour mill $50,000.
and the Inland Empire bank building
$30,000.
March, with 42 permits, was the busi
est month, but September, with $155,060,
showed the greatest amount of money
in permits. May was second with
$121,735.
Annua! .Election of
Bunders' Exchange
Set f or Wednesday
The annual election of directors of the
Builders' Exchange will be held Wednes
day at 8 p. m. A regular ticket and an i
opposition ticket arc in tne rieia, ana
the campaign is developing considerable
spirit. Refreshments will b3 served at
the election.
Candidates are as follows: Regular
ticket C. C. Fitzhugh, W. T. Finnigan,
William Friberg, E. E. Gilmer. R. W.
Larsen. M. W. Lorenx, A. L. Meader, W.
J. Morton, A. J. Murphy. W. G. Mannan
and Carl Stebinger. Opposition ticket
J. A. Barbour, Frank Ruffner and J. S.
Seed.
Dekum and Jordan
Become Partners in
Realty Business
George P. Dekum and W. W. Jordan
are partners in a new real estate busi
ness, with offices at 323 Chamber of j
Commerce building. Jordan has been In
the realty business here for the past 11
years. In tha-spring the company plans
to plat a tract of land In small acreage
parcels. Dekum is in California at
present.
3000 Are Employed
Through U.S. Bureau
Marshfield, Jan. 10. During the past
year 2901 men and 80 women have been
placed in positions through the local
United States employment, bureau of
fice, according to figures compiled by
W- J. Rust, who is in charge. More than
10.000 persons called at the office re
garding work. When the appropriation
for the local office was exhausted last
March the local employers and business
men decided to pay the expense of
maintaining the office. The cost of
putting men into jobs was an average
of 80 cents each.
Turpeiling Farm at
Eugene Transferred
Eugene. Jan., 10. The Turpenlng
farm of 90 acres, Just across the river
from . Eugene, regarded as one of the
finest farming tracts In the country has
been sold by Kverett Turpening to R. 'A.
McCormack, who recently came to
Lane county from North Dakota. He
will continue the work of a dairy farm
and add to the herd of 26 cows. On
the farm is the oldest walnut orchard
in the county, planted 20 years ago by
Turpening. The tract also includes five
acres of apples and five acres of cher
ries. Grain Company Expands
Chehalis, Wash., Jan. 10. A. EL Pol
lom, proprietor ot the Chehalis Grain
company, has purchased the additional
75 feet frontage . adjoining his present
building and expects to build a large
warehouse to cover the entire property,
with 150 feet frontage, this spring.
Brothers Buy Kelso Farm
Kelso. Wash-, Jan. 10. Alfred and
Carl Brown of Bay City, Or., have pur
chased the Charles Swenson place east
of Kelso and will take possession Febru
ary 1. The deal includes SO acres of ex
cellent farm land, a herd of dairy stock
and good buildings aad equipment
PENDLETON
DING
OPERA
IONS FOR YEAR
Center Home at 1759 East Yamhill,
Costs of Materials Are
To Continue to Be High
Labor Contractors and Builders Declare There Is No Advantage
to Be Gained by Postponing Building Operations in Hope
of Securing Reduced Prices.
Local contractors and builders
agree with material dealers that
there will be no advantage to pros
pective builders in postponing op
erations in the hope of reduced
prices. Advices from other coast
cities and from Eastern points in
dicate that this opinion is general
throughout the country.
Replies to a questionnaire sent out by
S. W. Straus & Co. to the leading manu
facturers of building materials indicate
heavy underproduction in all these lines
as a result of the labor situation. It is
the consensus of opinion among these in
terests that prices for all building ma
terials will continue to go to higher lev
els. There is a very heavy demand in
dicated for all commodities used In con
struction work and it is expected that the
amount of building activity this year
will be limited only by the ability of
the material manufacturers to keep up
production.
The manager of one of the largest
manufacturers of steel products replied
to the questionnaire as follows: "In my
opinion the demand for building materi
als at the present time exceeds the
available supply, at least in the eastern
half of the United States. This la partic
ularly true as regards ,steel products,
such as reenforcing steel, expanding
metal, lath and steel windows. We are
not producing as much as in normal
years. We believe the upward trend in
general costs o,f building materials will
continue and that there will be no reces
sion during l'J20. We are anticipating
unusual activity In building and con
struction work, providing the building
trade unions agree' to produce instead
of striking."
PKICES WILL ADVANCE
The president of a tt-rra cotta com
pany said : "In my opinion the demand
for building materials at the present
time is greater than the supply, and we
are producing only about 50 per cent of
what we produce in normal years. The
main cause of underproduction in the
building material industry is the labor
situation. The present upward trend in
general r-ot?ts in building materials will
continue until there is greater production
which must be brought about by a very
considerable Increase in the available
constant supply of labor."
The secretary of one of the leading
quarrymen'8 associations states: "Un
questionably at the present time the de
mand for building materials is greater
than the supply. In the limestone indus
try no more than 60 per cent of normal
Is being produced at the present time.
This Is due to several factors we are
short of labor, what labor we have is
distinctly inefficient and the. tendency is
constantly toward the curtailment of
working hours. The labor situation Is
Three New Homes on
We stover Terraces
Planned for Spring
Three new homes will be erected in
Westover Terraces in the spring, ac
cording to announcement made by Har
old Jungck, local representative of the
International Realty Associates. Sites
were purchased last week by Boyd M.
Hamilton, manager of the Mosler Safe
company ; F. J. Newman, manager of
the Pacific States Rubber company, and
George T. Gerllnger, president of the
Willamette Valley Lumber company.
The Hamilton home will occupy a
commanding position overlooking the
city, with a frontage of 52 feet on West
over road. A 65-foot frontage on Fair
fax terrace was selected by Newman,
and the site of the new Gerlinger house
has a frontage of 99 feet on the Cornell
road just below the terraces.
Prospective Growth
In Carlton Industry
Carlton, Jan. 10. This city will ex
perience a marked industrial develop
ment during 1920, according to plans
now under way. A new prune drier of
large capacity and a canning factory to
take care of local orchard products are
among the new plants assured. The cat
tle and hog raising industries will re
ceive added impetus from the establish
ment of a meat packing plant and there
are rumors of other important enter
prises. Cottage Grove Business Change
Cottage Grove, Jan. 10. The Elite
confectionery has again changed hands
after a month's running by M. P. Ga
routte and son Earl. They have sold to
W. R. Garoutte and Jack Callahan,
brothers-in-law. Their wives will run
the store while the men engage la other
occupations.
Mount Tabor. Right Eight room house
distinctly the main cause of underpro
duction with us.
INCREASED BUILDING ACTIVITY
"After labor conditions have become
stabilized we judge it will require the
better part of, a year before production
reaches the level of demand. So far. as
the present upward trend of general
costs of building materials is concerned,
we are convinced that, as far as lime
stone is concerned, the peak has been
reached. There comes a point ultimately
where cost Is prohibitive and that point
in our judgment is about at hand. We
anticipate unusual activity In building
and construction in 1920 because in all
cities, large and small, we know from
first hand information, that housing fa
cilities of every kind are woefully inade
quate." The president of one of the largest
sheet and tube companies is more opti
mistic. "I am of the opinion," he said)
"that there is sufficient material for
present demand. Our production this
year will be about 65 to 70 per cent of
normal, due to a slackened demand the
first half of the year and to the strike
In the steel industry. I think that the
cost of labor in most lines has reached
its peak and for that reason I do not be
lieve that there will be any further In
crease in the cost of building materials.
I rather look for sllghtly lower costs in
some lines the latter part of 1920."
SHORTAGE OF LABOR
The vice president of a large concern
engaged in the manufacture of building
machinery said : "There is no doubt that
the main cause of underproduction in
the building material industry is the
labor situation. There probably will be
a shortage of common labor even after
these labor disputes are settled. 1 believe
that the cost of building: materials have
reached the peak but that they will stay
up several years. I look for unusual
building activity in 1920, but it will be
limited by the shortage of labor. To
bring about the return Of normal condi
tions In the building materials indus
tries I recommend a standardization of
products, materials, designs, etc. This
I seems to me to offer the nearest help in
overcoming the labor shortage and cut
ting: the high cost."
The sales manager of a cemeiit corpor
ation said : "During the early part of
iv 18 our production was below normal
but for the past several months It has
been nearly normal. Considering the
building materials industry as a whole,
the labor and coal questions appear to be
the chief reason for any underproduction
that may exist. So long as labor costs
continue to advance, there will be an up
ward trend in general cost of building
materials. One difficulty confronting
the building material manufacture is the
shortage of railroad equipment. Prompt
steps should be taken to increase the
present railroad equipment of the
country."
Clackamas County
Dairy Farm Bought
By Casper Bieder
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Thomas have
sold their 82-acre ranch near Stafford,
together with stock and equipment, to
Casper Rieder of Portland for a con
sideration understood to have been
around $1 6.000. In the transaction Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas accepted title to house
and two lots on the Dolph road near
Council Crest Park, valued at about
$4000.
The Thomas ranch is especially well
stocked and for some time has been op
erated mainly as a dairy. , farm, and
Rieder expects to continue 'it as such
and is planning to add more cows and
buildings. He has already taken pos
session of his ranch and will be assisted
in operating it by his two sons. Thomas
has moved his family to Tigard, where
they expect to make their new home. In
the transaction both parties were rep
resented by Samuel Doak.
Marshfield Couple
Engaged to Marry
Marshfield, Jan. 10. Announcement
has been made cf the engagement of
Attorney Duncan Douglas and Mist I
Evelyn Flanagan, members of two of!
the oldest Coos 3ay families. Douglas
is the son of 'Attorney W. Douglas ;
he served in France and is the local
United States land commissioner. Miss
Flanagan is the daughter of E. G. Flana
gan and granddaughter of one of the
first settlers in Coos Bay.
Hays Sells Beppner Ranch
Pendleton, Jan. 10. J. M. Hayes re
cently sold his 1700-acre ranch south of
Heppner to E. F. Clark of that place. He
received $45 per acre for the wheat land
and $12.50 per acre for the grazing land.
Hayes wai continue fanning in Umatilla
county. . ,t ..'
at 4314 Seventy-second street southeast,
LA GRANDE REALTY
MEN HAVE HARVEST
OF SALES IN 1919
Over 100 Transfers of Farm and
City Property Record of
Union County.
La Grande. Jan. 10. The real estate
firms of La Grande and Union county
have done a good business the past year.
According to the county recorder, over
eleven hundred farms or city lots have
changed hands within the year. Nor
does this include all of the sales made,
for many of them are In trust, and the
deeds will not be turned over or recorded
until the property Is entirely paid for.
According to the records, more city
property has changed hands than has
country property. Land sales are 80
better than last year, and county sales
are as good as any previous year and
city sales better. Perhaps there have
not been as many acres sold as about
twelve years ago when the sugar fac
tory was located here and a large num
ber of Mormons came Into the valley,
buying up small tracts, but there have
been more dollars' worth of farm property
sold this year than ever in the history
of the county.
Some pieces of town property have
changed several times within the year,
living facilities are at such a premium.
One unusual feature of the sales Is that
few are for cash, most of the new owners
paying from S100 to $200 down and the
rest on the installment plan,' with good
rate of Interest.
Interstate Realty
Association Plans
District Meetings
Paul A. Cowglll, secretary of the In
terstate Realty association, accompanied
by Frank McCrillis. Fred German and
K. B. Arthaud of Hoquiam, president of
the organization, will attend a meeting
of th real estate men of Southwestern
Idaho at Caldwell Monday noon. They'
will also participate iit a banqui't at the
Owyhee hotel at Boise. Monday tiicht.
A meeting of realty m-n will be hclil Ht
Peudloton Tnrsrir.Y noon and at Walla
Walla Wednesday noon.
The purpose of the meetings is to
build up the organization of the Inter
state Realty association. Preliminary
work already has been covered by Cow
glll In this district.
NHderer Fsrm Sold
La Grande. Jan. 10. Mr. and Mrs.
John Neiderer, who have recently moved
to La Grande from their ranch near
Summerville, have sold their farm prop
erty to their son. Leo, a rising young
farmer of the Summerville district. The
consideration was In the neighborhood
of $17,000.
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CONTRACTORS FORM
NEW ORGANIZATION
Members of the New Association
Present From Oregon, Wash
ington and British Columbia.
Representative building contractors of
the principal cities of Oregon, Washing
ton and British Columbia met at the
Multnomah hotel Wednesday and organ
ized the Associated General Contractors
of the Northwest. Only Individuals and
firms engaged in the general contract
ing business are entitled to membership
in the new organization. Headquarters
will be established In Portland and a
convention of members will be held an
nually. The avowed purposes of the organiza
tion are to maintain a high professional
standard and combat Unfair practices,
encourage methods of contracting which
relieve the principals of unfair risks and
create a better understanding between
the various branches of building and
construction work and the general 'pub
lic. Present at Wednesday's meeting'
were :
A. E. Griffin, Vancouver. B. C. : W. S.
Boss, Grants Pass, Or. ; G. W. Gauntlett,
Hoquiam, Wash. ; L. Kershaw, Tacoma,
Wash. ; J. V. Gilpin. Astoria. Or. ; J. J.
Hughes. D. G. Munro. G. A. Carlson. H.
H. Booner, Spokane, Wash. : K. Simpson,
Tacoma, Wash. ; J. G. Culliton, J. B.
Stillwell. R. E. Miller, R. (i. Stevenson.
F. T. Sherman, Irank J. McHugh. Se
attle, Wash.: K. B. Kumpe, S. R. Booth,
W. H. Fiegenson, A. E. Porter, J. H.
Crane. J. M. Dougan, A. G. OslundBon,
George C. Mason, Oskar Huber, C. J.
Cook, E. T. Johnson. A. McDowell, Frank
S. Baillie W, T. Jacobpon. Iv. I. Mauwr,
Charles Swigert. R. K. Huffmark, V.
C. Wrenn, (j K. Kebbc, Ii. Carrtgan,
Frank Rajotte, Portland.
The following officers were elected :
President, Natt McDougall of A. Guth
rie company, Portland ; first vice presi
dent. Roy E. Miller of the Puget Sound
Bridge & Dredging company of Seattle ;
secretary and treasurer. I. N. Day of
the Independent Paving company of
Portland. The directors are G. W.
Gauntlett of Hoquiam, Wash. ; E. Simp
son of Tacoma. H. E. Miller of Seattle,
Fred T. Shaw, I N". Day. Charles Swi
cert, Natt McDougall and K. B. Kumpe,
all of Portland; A. II. Toole anil l. .1.
Munro of Spokane and A. K. Griffith
of Vancouver. B. C.
New Albany Garage
Albany. Jan. 10. The 1920 building
program was opened here Tuesday, when
ground was broken for the reinforced
concrete building; to be' occupied by the
Willard service station as tenant of the
owner. William McGllchrist of Salem.
The building will occupy 67x102 feet
and will be equipped especially for bat
tery service. This is the fifth modern
building to be erected here within a
year for the automobile business.
OF NORTHWEST TOWNS
Are You aStr anger
In Portland? r
Do You Contemplate Buying a Home?
Do You Know Values?
Do You Know the Desirable and Undesirable
Districts? ; 1
FAMILIARIZING YOU WITH THESE FACTS AND
LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR EVERY INTEREST IS PART
OF THE SERVICE OF
The McGuire System
MAKES HOME BUYING EASY
Come to our showrooms and see over 600 photograph! of
homes for sale, ranging; in prices from $500 to 50,000. Each
section of the city bavin its allotment of space. Accurate ' j
data, descriptive of the property, accompanies each picture. '
Every house has been inspected and appraised by FRANK L. '
McGUIRE personally. This system has sold 868 homes last lz
year of a total vajue of $2,406,147, because we have the bar- ' f
gains and rive the service. Twelve experienced salesmen
with automobiles to show you property. See - 5
FRANK L. McGUIREl
TO BUY YOUR HOME - T .
Successor to H. D. McGuire Co. ' J '
EtUbliabad in 1880. "39 Years of Servico." j t
Abingtoa Bldg. Office Open Evening and Sunday. Maim 1068 :
We-ksve keadrada of keyers for meeera komn betwaca $ sac t7Ns.l
Toar koate Is sold If listed witk .
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Sales of residence property in
Portland during 1919 surpass In vol
ume any previous year in the history
of the city, according to prominent
realty dealers. The movement In
Bast Side property has been espe
cially active and hundreds of trans
fern were made in all rt-sldenc sec
tions of that part of the city. ' -
This activity continues to be one ot -tho
features of the local realty market '
and Is nowhere more pronounced than
In the Alberta, Mount Scott and Mount
Tabor districts. Those three sections
are easily accessible to the east and
west side business districts by streetcar
lines and offer thousands of homes
ranging In price from $J000 to $5000.
The Alberta district, embracing tha
area between Prescott street and Kik
lint's worth avenue east of Union avenue,
is one of the most popular moderate.
priced residence districts In the city andi"
offers many excellent opportunities t
the home buyer or the Investor. The
Alberta carllne gives quick stir vice to
the downtown section, with connections
to Industrial centers.
Mount Tabor is one of the show
places of Portland and the beautiful
park surmounting its elevation is a fa
vorite playground during the summer
months. In the residence district adja
cent to the park are hundreds of pretty, ,
modern bungalows, each with Its lawn
and parking. The view overlooking tha
Willamette and the city is equal to that
afforded by west side heights loca
tions. This residence district extends
from Eapt Fifty-fifth street to East
Seventy-sixth, between Division and
Burnslde streets, and may b reached
by the Mount Tabor and Montavllla
carllnes. '
The district lying between East Fifty
second and East Eightieth and from Di
vision street south to Fifty-fifth avenue
is generally known as Mount Scott. It
Is generously supplied with charming
homes and listings in offices of realty
dealers Indicate a strong selling move
ment in this section.
Eastern Capitalist
Buys at Hood River
Hood River, Jan. 10. II. 8. Galloway,
manufacturer of gas engines, of Water- t
loo, Iowa, was here this week, to look
over 140 acres of land which he ao ;
quired some years ago. Recently 1
received inquiries as to price, which led '
him to come to Hood River to ascertain
the nature of his property. He Is so '
pleased with the prosieot and the eoull- !
try that he said he will build a fin -country
home on his land In antlclpa-
tlon of the time when he ran take a long
vacation in Hood River valliy.
Annual Dinner of 1
Architectural Club
The annual dinner and get-together4 .
meeting of the Portland Architectural;
club will be held Tuesday evening at V
:30 at the University club. Charles)
; llarri- Whltakcr, eflitor of the Journal ; -
of the A. 1. A., will be a guest of the ;
evening. ii
11111m Buys Orchard
Hood River. Jan. 10. J. A. Hilles t
Chicago, who recently purchased the)
McChesney orchard tract at Oak Orov
at a price of $35,000. has furnished til
fine home on his new ranch and, with
Mrs. Hilles and his family of six, la)
settling down In his new environment.
About 88 acres of the place, which ha
a sightly location. Is in beating or
chard, and the property is regarded M
a good Investment by all orchard men
who know Its record.
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