SECTION" THREE
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REAL ESTATE, BUILDING
WANT ADS
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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
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RESIDENCE LOTS
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Dunthorpe for Homes Only.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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MOVING
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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 $520,000 annually for
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tne university or uregon, ana ooo,
000 annually for the Oregon Agri
cultural college. Much of this fund,
if granted by the people, must go to
the greatly increased cost of supplies -and
services incident to the rising
cost of living and a large portion
must be spent for additional equip
ment and instruction for the vastly
increased student enrollment. Be
sides this extra expense, a margin
must be found for remedying a .
building situation which has become
well nierh dsnerats.
Figures taen front a government bul
letin issued by the department of tha
interior, bureau of education, giving
statistics of state universities and state
colleges for the year ended June 30,
1918. shows the University of Oregon
ranking next to the lowest among 45
schools listed In the approximate value
of buildings per student enrolled. Theso
figures are for the full year and there
fore represent conditions In Oregon be
fore the large Increase in enrollment
that has flooded both the university and
Agricultural college.
Following are the figures for 11 west
ern universities and collegA:
value or
Value of
Bulletin.
.$ 8773&0
630.809
. 1,278,629
. 1,1?B,996
628.71J
197.900
220,100
230,970
. 11.400.891
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487,000
Enroll
ment. 1,668
1V298
1,728
2,771
440
221
684
' 324
7,249
477
347
Buildlns
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$ 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
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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
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Beautiful hospttal and refuge home sold by the Christian Science, churches. to the Salvation Army for $80,000
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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. Think back, you
renters, through the long vista of years, full of worry, strain
and that "unsettled" feeling. What have you in return ? Just
a stack of rent receipts, material evidence of your time, your
money, wasted on another man's house. Why not spend that
time, that money, on YOUR OWN HOME? Advance your
own interests. We have proved an oasis to thousands of
discriminating home-seekers. Let us prove our value to you.
2TOTICE
We have hundreds of
ready buyers, many with
all cash, for modern, homes
between $2500 and $7000.
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work on TOUR HOME.
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eliminates house-hunting problem, makes home-boying. a pleasure, puts you in immediate touch with the
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terms and addrsss under each picture. Every section of the city has its allotment of space. Every home
offered for your consideration has been personally inspected and appraised by FRANK L. M'GUIRE.
Our many years of experience; our thorough and expert knowledge of values and of the most desir
able home districts; our personal appraisal of every home listed, and our unparalleled display of 600 pho
tographs, together with courtesy, efficiency and integrity, are the keynotes of
The McGuire System
which maje it possible for this office to establish the undisputed national record of selling 869 homes last
year, amounting to 2,406,147.
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FRANK L. McGUIRE
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