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SECTION" THREE MARKETS, FINANCE MARINE TWELVE PAGES REAL ESTATE, BUILDING WANT ADS A PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1820. STATE IN NEED . OF IRE SPACE FOR EDUCATION Oregon Ranks High in Number of Students, But Falls Behind In Equipment. ATTRACTIVE SUBURBAN HOMES ON HEIGHTS OVERLOOKING WILLAMETTE RIVER X HAS MANY FINE RESIDENCE LOTS WWW., ""&ZSi 1 V i 1! f r Restrictions Have Reserved Dis- trict at Riverdale, Rivera and Dunthorpe for Homes Only. PACK HIGHWAY j$ 11 IMIB HH I T I il m i i , ii I i Ml JS'SJT . wjuAl . .r tints trosvJiT u i i .r iil. -nsini ii V , -'I Home buyers seeking seclusion and assurance, of immunity from ln- '. trusi6n of commercial and indus trial enterprise in the neighborhood ' f their properties, find their re quirements covered by restrictions placed on building sites in River jjale, Rivera, Dunthorpe and other additions bordering the Pacific high Tpay south of Portland. The addi tions cover the high hills overlook- ' ng the Willamette and practically fvery home site commands an ex pensive view of river and mountain . Jcenery. There are several hundred acres in unthorpe divided into tracts ranging in trea from a fraction of an acre to four r five acres. Streets and driveways lhave been-, laid out and each site Is served with Bull Run water, electricity and teas. The entire tract is wooded and there is an undergrowth of rhode 8endron and other flowering shrubbery. There are many beautiful suburban feomes In Dunthorpe and others are tinder construction. The William M. Ladd house, now under construction, will be n asset to the district and plans are be ing prepared for a new residence for Cameron Squires on a site formerly oc- S upled by an apple orchard set out by the original settlers of the district. Sev eral of the old trees are still standing and there are on this site some of the finest specimens of native forest trees to be found in the vicinity of Portland. HOMES ABE CHABMI5G Rivera and Riverdale are dotted with charming homea and there is still ample room for building operations on several core of spacious sites. These additions are near the Willamette river and within yalklng distance of electric car. HnEs ' Which bring them within 25 minutes of the business district. Just below Rivera on the waterfront p BOO feet of beach belonging to the Abernethy Heights Water company. Boat houaes and facilities for bathing - have been installed by residents of the Neighborhood and the grounds back from the beach are used for picnic purposes. iany of the homes , surmount the steep Cliffs wTilch rise jOO feet above the fiver at this point, and pathways lead f tng to stations on the electric line have ' been cut Th the face of fhs rock. . Commerce is bakrkd One of the chief advantages of buying iroperty in this district is found In re strictions which prohibit the erection of buildings or the use of land for com- ' fherclal or industrial purposes. In this respect the up-river highlands have a flstlnct advantage over many residence ; iections of the' city. Deliveries are made wtA riallv frnni Hnuntna-n tatr,if stnA the easy access of the whole district to .tne business center, either by automo bile or suburban electric line, affords . jvery advantage of near-in residence. White Recommends v Further Expansion v Of Retail District j Several corporations havinjr chains of Stores covering the larger cities of the ; country have their yes on Portland, : according to Marvin C. ASSSilte, a former Retail merchant who rceently opened , Offices for handling leases of inside Justness property. The difficulty of Indlng suitable! locations is the only . 1 Obstacle which prevents the establish ment of branch stores of a number of these concerns in Portland, he says. White asserts that this is the psy chological time for expansion of the fatal! district and that there are enough respective tenants rfnxlous to enter tho jicia 10 cnnge tne map or tnp iowntown business center. Among the . lines represented as waltlne ; iunlty to enter the local field are stores lor the sale of ladles' ready-to-wear, tnen'B Clothing, men's shirts, a nation ally advertised Tine of hardware and a . xnovlng picture company. a Moore Buys 240 Acre AT "n -i n i iMoriiU rowaer rarm I ; f North Powder, Jan. 31. L. B. Moore recently purchased the 240 acre farm of Albert-Hutchinson Sr. for 124.000 cash. The land Is all under Irrigation and ad joins 200 , purchased by Moore several years ago. The new owner plans to seed the land to alfalfa. I SB'S 1 1 E 4 I 2A building mm h yK b:.v; j huusiku .shdrmih: M"-i--r-?3i- r,i KUHK GROWTH 1?" V tai l V . ft SHOE RAPID SHE OF VANCOUVER Business Is Good and Outlook Is Promising, in Leading Mer chant's Opinion. Vancouver, "Wash., Jan. 31. The Indus trial growth of Vancouver is reflected in a steady Increase in building opera tions, not alone of residences but in business structures, and in spite of the greatly increased cost of building ma terial and labor. Up to the close of business Friday night, January 30, building permits rep resenting a proposed expenditure of $18,- 695 had been issued. The largest single permit was secured by Elmer Claassen for an extension of his business place at Ninth and Main streets at an estimated cost of $7000, Other permit were for improvements to buildings, new resi dences, construction of garages, etc GROWTH IS STiiADV In January of 1919 permits for the construction of buildings costing $47,2(5 were Issued, but these included the Sal vation Army hut. built at an approxi mate cost of $24,000, and a garage which cost $15,000, so that a comparison for the two months shows that, white a large in crease has not been made, the growth is steady. Recently F. W. Edwards of this city exchanged 19 lots in the Kensington Park addition and a mortgage at Cor vallis for the Commercial hotel at Washougal, formerly owned by A. L. and I. Ej Kmmonfl, a deal approximateing $32,000. S. W, Thompson of Thompson, Swan & Lee, through which firm the deal was made, says that the Emmons brothers intend to improve their newly acquired property in this city, which means the construction of a number of new residences. 1918 BECOBD GIVEN" During 1019 $370,423 was spent in building operations in this city, permits having been issued as follows: January, $47,285 ; February. $12.355 : March. $39. Z05 ; April, $46,353 ; May. $31.885 ; June, $56,335; July. $37,615-; August. $23,345; September, $37,665 ; October, $15,305; No vember, $11,975 ; December, $12,300. In dications are that building will be more extensive this year than last. An interview with leading real estate men of the city is to the effect that business is unusually good. The de mand for country property can hardly be met. Especially is there a demand for prune orchards and for small tracts. This, say real estate men, is due to several things: The unequaled quality of the eoil, market conditions, climate and comparatively low prices for farm land. m FARM EXPERIENCE STATED S. W. Thompson gave an Illustration of the desirability of Clarke county farm land as evidenced by others, the experience of John Henry Frank. Mr. Frank made three trips overland frbm Wisconsin to Clarke county, coming through California and up the coast on one trip. He investigated California land, irrigated projects and many other sites, finally deciding on the Jewell place, eight miles west of Vancouver. This he purchased for a consideration Of $10,000. W. E. Allen of Newberg. Or., recently purchased the Robert Krtm place, six OF THE CAPITAL CITY Home Builders Company Organ ized and Scores of New Houses Being Erected. Above, left to right Home of Amedee M. Smith, vice president of Realty Associates, at Ewawhe station; house recently purchased by Dr. Ralph Kenton, built on cliff overlooking Willamette. Below Home of C. D. Bruun, built on site of famous old White House Inn. ALBANY REAL ESTATE Y MOVING MAN NEW BUILDINGS UNDER WAY Strong Demand for Farm and City Property in Linn County. IYE. Bowman & Co. Prepare Bank Plans J. Plans for the new Montavilla Savings hank building are being prepared by F. E. Bowman Co. The firm has also been Commissioned to make plana and specifi cations for a new bank building at feldgefield. Wash. Warranty Deed Travels Space ; Of 10,000 Miles l , Salem. Jan. 31. After a Journey of more than 10,000 miles, a warranty deed for a parcel of land in Marion county reposes in the vaults of the county recorder's office. The deed was made by Don S. Colby and bto wife and 'transfers 10 acres near Broad acres to R. S. Blew. Colby la with the American army In Siberia, and to -secure his indorse ment of the transaction it was neces sary - that certification be secured through the consular offices at .Irkutsk. Siberia. . RENEWED ACTIVITY BUILDING IS NOTED Hibbing Is Moving Hibblng, Minn.. Jan. 31. (U. P.) This town is moving again. Discovery of Iron ore under the village has made it necessary to move all the houses to new sites, mining officials have declared. story brick dormitory building at a cost of $80,000, on the campus of the Willam ette university, was also Issued by the city recorder this week, and actual con struction operations are expected to com mence within a few days. Farm deals in this section during the past month have been limited almost en tirely to small orchard tracts of from 5 to 40 acres, one tract of 32 acres, half of which was in prunes, commanding a price of $800 per acre. With scores of new families locating in the valley, however, real estate men are highly optimistic over the prospects for this spring and summer. Instead of writ- Salem, Jan. 31. With city property In Salem practically "sold out." attention n real estate circles here now turns to the problem of building more homes to accommodate the new people who con tinue to flock to the state capital. The Salem Home Builders' Investment com pany, organization of which is now prac tically completed, is expected to largely solve the housing situation here through the erection of a number of homes. Some 20 homes, mostly of the bungalow type and costing all the 'way from $2500 to $10,000, are already in the process of construction, and work on many more is expected to start soon. Name. Oregon Agricultural College . . University of Oregon State College of Washington.. University of Washington. . . University of Idaho Idaho Technical Institute University of Montana. 'University of Nevada University of California University of Arizona University of Wyoming The educational relief bill passeO. by the last legislature, and which will be presented to the people at the primary election in March, pro vides about $520,000 annually for .... . . . m n r f tne university or uregon, ana ooo, 000 annually for the Oregon Agri cultural college. Much of this fund, if granted by the people, must go to the greatly increased cost of supplies -and services incident to the rising cost of living and a large portion must be spent for additional equip ment and instruction for the vastly increased student enrollment. Be sides this extra expense, a margin must be found for remedying a . building situation which has become well nierh dsnerats. Figures taen front a government bul letin issued by the department of tha interior, bureau of education, giving statistics of state universities and state colleges for the year ended June 30, 1918. shows the University of Oregon ranking next to the lowest among 45 schools listed In the approximate value of buildings per student enrolled. Theso figures are for the full year and there fore represent conditions In Oregon be fore the large Increase in enrollment that has flooded both the university and Agricultural college. Following are the figures for 11 west ern universities and collegA: value or Value of Bulletin. .$ 8773&0 630.809 . 1,278,629 . 1,1?B,996 628.71J 197.900 220,100 230,970 . 11.400.891 6,r.OO 487,000 Enroll ment. 1,668 1V298 1,728 2,771 440 221 684 ' 324 7,249 477 347 Buildlns lt $ C2 Per Pu 411 729 430 1,426 895 378 710 1,672 1.S70 1,406 ing In for information as in the past, it is pointed out, land seekers are now com ing In to see for themselves, many of them renting until they can look around and select purchases. DURING PAST MONTH Increase of 50 Per Cent Is Re corded in January Over That of December. Albany, Jan. 31. Transfers of real es tate in this vicinity have been very ac tive during January. A check of the county recorder's register shows 16 deeds and contracts for the sale of real property filed during the month. Local realty men have handled over $330,000 in sales and exchanges of farm and city property, and to this amount there must be added at least 25 per cent where the transaction was made without the aid of the brokers. One of the largest deals closed during the month was the sale of the Albany Lumber company's plant and equipment to J. P. Van Orsdal and a group of timbermen. Consideration Is said to have been about $43,000. Only one permit for the construction of a new building has been issued by tne city recorder during the month. This permit was for a concrete building to be occupied by the Willard Service sta tion, estimated cost being $12,000. Sev eral permits were issued for remodeling business property. There is now in course of construction, including the one permit issued this year, three brick and concrete garage buildings. The two story brick 90 by 102-foot building for the Murphy Motor company is nearlng completion and a one story brick of al most the same sire is well under way. and will be occupied when completed by the Earl B. Day Motor company. The demand for farm and city property is good. Many families who have here tofore lived in leased dwellings are buy ing their own homes and an effort is being made to arrange for the construc tion during the early spring of many dwellings to met the increased demand. miles east of Vancouver, for a consid eration of $31,000. ' City property shows a slight tendency upward in price, and the demand for vacant lots is growing despite the in creasing cost of building material. Renewed activity in construction work is reflected In an increase of over 50 per cent in the number of building permits granted In January compared with December. A very considerable gain in the number of residence per mits granted during the month lends color to the assumption of realty men and builders that 1920 will be marked as a banner year in the growth of the city. Among the building projects planned for the coming year, the proposed new Montgomery Ward plant and the ware house planned by Meier & Frank are of major importance. The plant of the American Can company is also a ven ture of no small moment and ranks first among the number of industrial enterprises. It is rumored that a new hotel to be erected on a site "south of Oak. street will cost in the neighborhood of $3,500, 000. Other hotel projects are hinted at, and, unless the city council con tinues to oppose the erection of . apart ment houses, there will in all proba billty be a few million dollars placed in such investments during the year. Several fraternal orders are planning buildings and it has practically been decided to proceed at an early date with the erection of a Scottish Kite temple in King street. Other Masonic orders have plans maturing for the erection of a new temple, and the Mac cabees, Elks and other orders are studying the cost of building. City hall records show 684 building permits, valued at $916,725, issued In January, compared with 453 permits, valued at $694,682, issued in December. Electrical and plumbing permits show proportionate gains in number and value, the aggregate for the three classes of permits issued during the month being $1,155,220, compared with $822,594 in December. General Wood has accepted the chal lner nf Senator Poindexter to meet him Permit for the construction of a three- in debate at Pierre, 8, D.. March 20. The statistics show that thourh Ore gon ranks high among the states of the union in the percentage of inhabitants attending its university and college, the state falls fur behind In the matter of v . . i ji - i . . . . . the University of Oregon or the Oregon Agricultural college is compelled to work about one half the average time alloyed throughout the country. WHITE SHIELD HOME, AND HOSPITAL l in il m il mum iriiwi.n mh in " '' i-' Beautiful hospttal and refuge home sold by the Christian Science, churches. to the Salvation Army for $80,000 J in Your k Th "oOU"' 8"um Own Land fw T Prf Why be a nomad in your own land? You, who rent houses, ,., ' S, 'rF II &''i-lsf A l arc ut wanderers on a desert, always the moving caravan, v5rM a l 4wimi i V (g -4y J 5 Why be a nomad in your own land? You, who rent houses, are but wanderers on a desert, always the moving caravan, seeking for an oasis. Always the furniture van. carrying you from one "borrowed" home Jto another. 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