PORTLAND. OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 21, 1920.
'
ERECTION OF TEN DISTINCTIVE TYPES OF MODERN HOMES PLANNED FOR THE mVINGTON DISTRICT
The Title & Trust company recently acquired a tract of land on East Nineteenth between Siskiyou and Klickitat streets and will erect 10 modern dwelling houses. Each house) will occupy a 50 by 100 foot site. They will be sold on easy terms at prices ranging from $8000 to $9000.
Construction work will begin Immediately and the homes will be ready for occupancy in June. Fi ve of these are shown herewith. ,
PORTLAND REALTY
MEN WILL ATTEND
ST. LOUIS MELTING
Realty Dealers (From All Northwest
Plan to Attend National Con
vention; Portland in Contest.
Letters received by Fred E. Taylor,
who represents Oregon on the executive
committee of the National 'Association
of Real Estate Boards, indicate that a
large delegation of realtors will rep
resent the Pacific Northwest at the
national convention which Is scheduled to
take place In Kansas City. Mo.. June 2
tu 5 Inclusive. Infinite promises of at
tendance have already been given by
more than 25 realty men, and hoards who
have promised to send official dele
gates.
NORTHWEST DELEGATES
The delegation from the Pacific North-
tvest will be drawn from the 25 realty
boards and associations operating In
British Columbia and the states? of Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
In a majority of instances the presiding
officer of the local realty boards in the
Interstate Association of the Pacific
Northwest are planning to attend the
national convention.
$ Arrangements are being made to pro
vide a special car for the Pacific North
west realtors and It is expected that
the entire delegation ' will depart from
rortland in a body.
C. V. Johnson, manager of the state
real estate department at Salem, is to
be one-of the speakers on the program
At the national convention and will ac
company the- realtors on their trip to
Kansas City and take an active part inH
the proceedings.
rSIERTAlXMEST PLA5SED
Word has been received from Denver
nd Salt Lake that the realty boards
In those -cities are planning to extend
royal entertainment to the realtors on
the "Pacific Northwest Special."
Following' In a list of thoVe who have
already designated their Intention of
leaking the trip to the Kansas City con
vention :
F. E. Taylor, TV. W. Ferguson. H. S.
Beckwlth. Paul C, Murphy, Coe A. Mc
Kenna, Harold Jungck, Fred N. Strong,
Paul A. Cowgill. secretary of the Inter
state Realty association ; Fred W. Ger
man, president, and Fred ('. Brockman,
secretary of the Portland Realty board,
all of Portland ; B. B. Arthaud of Orays
Harbor. Wash., president of the Interstate-
Realty association : F. O. Dole.
president, and W. O. McCaw, secretary
of the Grays Harbor board ; K, S. Good
win. B. L. Lanibuth. John Elliott and
O. C. Bennett all of Seattle; A. L. Mur
phy, president of the Caldwell, Idaho,
board ; George M. Elliott, president, and
W. A. Barnes, secretary of the Tacoma
board ; Walter S. Bruce, president of
the Boise, Idaho, board ; N. M. Apple
of ' Lewiston, Idaho: C. V. Johnson of
Salem, head of the state realty depart
ment, and delegates from Spokane,
North Yakima and Victoria and Van
couver, B. C.
PORTLAND IX CONTEST
In addition to the above list the Port
land Realty board will enter a par
ticipant In the five minute cup content
and probably a number of other boards
will also send delegates for this con
test. Each year at the national con
vention a handsome silver trophy is
swarded to that board whose speaking
representative makes the best talk on
the advantages and beauties of his
home city. Paul A. Cowgill Is in charge
of the local contest for this honor.
Private Capital May
Build Dormitories
For Idaho Schools
Boise, Idaho. March 20. Dormitory
problems at the various state higher
educational institutions may be solved
by inducing local private capital to
build the required buildings under a
guarantee of a return of 6 per cent net
on the Investment, and thereby save the
state the expense of putting up the
structures, Dr. E. A. Bryan, state com
missioner of education,,, announced upon
his return from Moscow where he at
tended a meeting of the University of
Idaho executive committee.
An outlay of approxiamtely $200,000
would be saved by the state at Moscow,
at the Idaho Technical Institute at Po
catello and the state normal at Lewis-
ton, Dr. Bryan estimates. Business
men of Moscow already have under con
sideration such a plan to build a dor
mltory at the University of Idaho to
accommodate iuu mate students. and a
similar plan is under consideration at
Pocatello.
TRUST COMPANY
L ERECT TEN
W
MODERN
HOUSES
New Residences to Be Sold on
Easy Terms; Concern Proposes
to Help Finance the Buyers.
McKim & Company
Awarded Contract
For Swimming Fool
Baker, March 20. McKim & Co. of
Baker were awarded the contract to
furnish iron equipment for use In con
structing the swimming pool In the mu
nicipal .natfttorlum ,at a special meeting
of the city commission held Wednesday
afternoon. At this meeting the com
mission Hi so nnnfinrt resolutions nimin?
the Judges and clerks add designating to assist in financing purchasers who
the polling places for the special city
Robert E. Smith, president of the
Title & Trust company, announced
Friday noon at the Realty board
luncheon that the trust company will
erect 10 modern residences on 50 by
100 foot sites located on the east
side of East Nineteenth street be
tween Siskiyou and Klickitat streets.
The land on which the homes are
to be erected formerly belonged to
Edgar W. Smith of the Astoria
Flouring Mill company and was re
cently acquired by the Title & Trust
company. ?
Plans for 'the houses Were prepared
by DeToung & Roald and call for ten
distinct types of houses of from five to
seven rooms. They will be strictly
modern in construction and equipment
and will be sold on easy terms at
prices ranging from $8000 to $9000. The
Mortgage Guarantee company proposes
election to be held April 10 for the pur
pose of voting on a $52,000 bond Issue
to buUd a new dam at the. Goodrich
creek reservoir to Increase the city's
water supply and to Improve the fire
station.
Payette Lakes Park
Is Planned in Idaho
Boise, Idaho, March 20. "Payette
Lakes park," a proposed public recre
ational reservation, to include hundreds
of acres of land now owned by the state
along the borders of Payette lakes, was
brought one step nearer this week when
the Idaho board of land commissioners
refused to offer for sale land which
(. II. Nelson proposed to use for the
site of a $75,000 hotel. Members of the
board took tip the Miller report on
Payette lakes, in which Dean Miller
advises that a park be established and
approved a plan whereby the lands may
be turned over to the government and
established as a national park. Fed
eral officials have expressed a willing
ness to exchange valuable forest lands
for the lands about the lakes.
wish to take advantage of the terms
offered.
Construction work will begin Imme
diately and the houses wHl be ready for
occupancy early in the summer, accord
ing to Smith. Economy in building costs
has been effected by purchasing mate
rials in quantity and there will be no
loss of time in the erection of the houses,
workmen passing from house-to-house
as construction progresses. This saving
in cost, together with a saving on the
price paid for the sites, will be passed
on to the purchaser, according to Smith,
who states that the houses will be sold
at their actual cost to the company.
Few Good Claims of
0. & C. Land Left in
Coos for Soldiers
Marshfield, March 20. Former serv
ice men from other parts of the country
have been making Inquiry about the O.
& C. land which will be thrown open
for settlement next month and on which
they have been gTanted a preferential
right As a matter of fact it Is not
likely that many good claims can be
taken up in this county. Much of the
land is very rough or Inaccessible. The
best of the claims have been occupied in
most cases for some time and the squat
ters are given preference over soldiers
and whefre squatters are on good land
they have occupied for a number of
years they will, of course, claim under
their rights. .
Members of the local post of the Amer
ican Legion at a recent meeting dis
cussed the matter quite thoroughly and
decided that the preference rights to
former soldiers did not mean much as
far as Coos county Is concerned for the
reason that the best of the claims are
occupied and will be taken by the squat-
ers and because most of the claims worth
while and obtainable are too Inaccessi
ble for suitable homesteading.
It is recognized that some may be
lucky enough to find a good claim but
if former service men expect to have
open to them many good claims In the
O. & C. lands in Coos county to home
stead they will be sorely disappointed.
Brownsville's Sole
Real Estate Dealer
Now Has Competitor
ELKS LODGE AND
BANK FIGURE N
eiG REALTY DEALS
bank. The property was purchased
from the Gordon Investment company
of San' Francisco. It is occupied by a
three-story brick building and was
bought In 1905 by Phil K. Gordon for
$80,000,
At their meeting Thursday night
Portland lodge of Elks No. 142 voted
to purchase the 100 by 100 foot tract at
the southeast corner of Eleventh and
Alder from the Corbett estate for $100,
000 and the SO by 100 foot lot Joining
this on the south from the Holiman es
tate 'for $40,000. The lodge also holds
an option on the 50 by 100 foot Sheman-
600,000 RENTAL
FOR CAFETERIA IN
IW'GINN BUILDING
restaurant In the basement and also
has an eating house fronting on Wash
ington street. Arthur II. Johnston,
president of the company, announces
that with the expiration of leases held
by a number of retail shops now occu
pying the building the entire floor
space, with the exception of the Ounst
cigar store on the corner, will be used
for restaurant purposes. About $40,000
will be spent In alterations, according
to Johnston.
The company will continue to operate
a cafeteria In the basement of the Cor- '
neltus hotel and alterations are planned.,
which will double the floor space now in
000.
at Broadway and Washington
Street is Taken by Cafeteria,
of the 50 by 100 foot lot at the
Kenny, Charles P. Berg. K. J.
gait, Harry G. Allen, Ben L.
Lanner-
Jiorden
southeast Corner of Sixth and Stark Max Maisson, John E. Kelly, George P.
by the First National bank, and the 1 Henry, J. E. Walsh. W. F. Woodward,
acquisition of a hnilrfins- Ha hv rh John W. Baker, Arthur Berridge and
of
Henry Reed.
Elks at the southeast, corner
Eleventh land Alder streets. vew Apartment for Nye Beach
The First National bank paid $300.- Newport. Or.. March 40. W. H, Wa-
000 for the new holding. The property terbury and J. H. Anderson, who re
joins the site of the bank at Fifth and cently acquired the property know-n aa
uie oiq uiay giuunu i ij ocav-u uc
converting It into an apartment bouBe
Stark and, according to A. L. Mills,
president of the concern, will be used
at a later date for an addition to the
and it will be completed for the opening
of summer.
The Coffee Cup Cafeteria compa
ny closed negotiations Friday for the
lease of ground floor and basement
of the McGinn building at the south
east corner of Broadway and Wash
ington. The lease runs for 11 years
and the aggregate rental paid
amounts to $500,000. The building
is & two story structure 100 by 100
feet In dimensions.' It Is owsed by
the McGinn estate and J. J. Jen
nings holds it on a 25 year lease.
The Coffee Cup company operates a
Elks Vote to Buy Two Tracts for iSeventh'and itorrttt.to7yi8 -Eleven Year Lease on Property catena a company"' was" reorganised
iwarcn i ana me capital biuck mcreasou
to $75,000. It Is a cooperative concern,
each of the 125 employes holding stock
and participating In the profits. Offi
cera are Arthur II. Johnston, president
and A. A. Rucker, secretary-treasurer.
The payroll of the company amounts
to over $100,000 annually and duflnf.
the past year approximately $810,000
was spent In Portland for foodstuffs
and other merchandise used by the con
cern. The butchers' bills alone amounted
to $60,000, and the gas bill to more than
$2600, according to Rucker.
Johnston has had the management of
sevetal prominent clubs in the east and
prior to coming here - operated the Cat's
hotel at Los .Angeles.
tiAhnnn. d.-l d... ftonn
4tu,uuu, uan. ray mauu,- tj,, EIka propose to build a new tern-
000 for More Building Space, SrsnrrS.:
is $650,000. The committee in charge
of the purchase of the site consists of :
Two of the largest real estate deals W. R. McDonald, "D, Soils Cohen, Arthur
of the oast week were the nurrhase C. Spencer. R. R Coster. W. P. Mc-
William Butler YeTs
Irish poet, dramatist and lectuer, sub
ject, A Theatre of the People," at Ma
sonic temple, Friday, March 19. Tickets
$1.10 at Sherman. Clay A Co. Adv.
Vancouver Building
Permits Show Gain
Vancouver. Wash.. March 20. Build
ing permits Issued thus far in 1920 show
a steady Increase in building activities.
in January 21 permits aggregating
S:l,34a. were iSHued ; in February 28 pir-
mits, aggregating $71,680, and to date in
March permits aggregating $20,500 have
Men Issued, making a total of $113,525.
In January of 1919 lo permits, includiag
He one for building the Salvation rmy
hut, were issued, representing . an ex
penditure of $47,285. In FeTTruary 22
permits -were Issued, aggreatlng $12,S55
and til) to March 17 nerwlitu imntin
$13,000 had been issued, making a total
Of $72,640.
, Hotel for 'Twin Falls
Tin Falls, Idaho. March 20. Twin
walls, 4s. to have a new nve-story hotel.
Prominent local businei men are build
ing It. It will cost approxitnauly $3ot.
000 and will be one of the finest, if not
the finest. - In Idaho. . The excavation
ork will begin immediately and the
.Construction will be pushed hard until
"He structure is completed. ' .
Costly Water System
For Big Dee Ranch
Dee. March 20. William Galloway of
Waterloo, Iowa, recently acquired a
rench near here and had a survey
made for a water supply from the
east fork of Hood river. Galloway
stated that hft believed the ranch would
Justify an expenditure of $30,000 for a
water system. The Galloway ranch ad
joins the holdings of Seaquest Bros.,
Portland hardware men.
Brownsville, March 20. "William C.
Elmore, for many years cashier of the
Bank of Brownsville, has formed a
partnership with W. A. Davenport, for
merly of Roseburg. In the real estate
business. Heretofore Leon Morse was
the sole real estate man in town. The
new firm has now taken offices in the
building at Averill street and Spauldlng
avenue, recently vacated ty cnarles
Sterling.
Mr. Davenport has had 12 years ex
perience in the real estate business, and
is confident that there is a wonderful
field here for home builders, particu
larly for the raising of small fruits and
berry crops. He Is now at Brownsville
and says that his family will follow him
soon. "
LOVEJOY STREET HOME SOLD
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Iiesiarnce of N. C. Colmsn' at the bead of Love joy street, 'recently pur
chased by Charles L. Miller of th e West Oregon Lumber company.
The beautiful residence at 905 Xxve-
joy street occupied tor many years by
N. C. Colman, was recently purchased
by Charles C. Miller of the West Oregon
Lumber company. Miller will take pos
session of the property in April. The
salQ. of the property was handled by
Miss E. Colman, who has had charge "of
her brother s business Interests here dur
ing the past two years. The Colman
family are spending the winter in .Flor
ida and propose to take up their future
residence In New York Colman was
formerly a Portland attorney, i
State Bank Leases
Lumberm&ns Bldg.
Ground Floor Space
The State Bank of Portland haa taken
over the lease on the ground floor space
of the Lumbermen! building now occu
pied by the Lumbermens Trust company
and will take possession upon the re
moval of the trust company to the Arti
san building. The State bank now oc
cupies the ground floor corner of the
Lumbermens building with a frontage on
Fifth and Stark streets. Kzpansion of
the business of the concern necessitates
the use of additional space and the new
lease practically doubles its office room.
Plan New Dwellings
To Relieve Shortage
Of Chelialis Houses!
Chehalis. Wash., March 20. The Che
halls Finance corporation announces the
erection of two houses at Fifth and
Ninth streets. The company was
formed to build a series of five houses
for sale on easy terms, the plan being
to relieve the local housing situation.
Across the street from Fifth and Ninth,
Steve Spreitzer is erecting two houses.
Bids for the erection of a two-story
addition to the St. Helens hotel in Che
halis will be opened Monday. When
completed the hotel will have 52 added
rooms, or 15? in all. Ever since the
new hotel was built. Manager West has
been forced to turn away .patronage
every night, owing to the popularity of
the place.
Rush Capitol Repairs
Boise, Idaho. March 20. The west
wing of the capitol building Is expected
to be ready for occupancy early In July,
and the building will be turned over to
the state, complete, not later than No
vember l, W. J. Hall, state commissioner
of public works, announced this week in
a report filed - with Governor D. W.
Davis. On both the east and west wings,
for which the last legislature appro
priated $900,000. excellent progress Is
being made. Under their contract, the
builders have until the latter part - of
November to complete the work. Mod
erate weather during the winter made It
possible for the contractors to work
every day and consequently are far
ahead of ans-inal plans.
"THE OWNERS of these three exeep.
tlonally well bsilt homes desire to
ell them at once. In order to sell taem
this Week all three ' are offered at ex
treme low prices.
114 E. SSTH 8T. TX.
Rose City Park District $5350
Here, folks, is a splendid home., One cannot find a better constructed
house. The material and workmanship Is of the very best. On the first
floor is living room, dining room; bedroom and kitchen. Second floor,
two bedrooms, sleeping porch and bath. Hardwood floors, fireplace,
buffet, full cement basement, furnace, etc. This is surely a bargain.
Ideally located, one block north of Sandy on 58th st. Inspect this, bring
a builder with you and let him pass on Its construction. We don't know
of a better buy. Circumstances compel the owner to sell immediately
hence the low price. '
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Irvington DUtrict $7500
A BUNGALOW BUILT ALONG NEW AND MODERN LINEa
This splendid home was built by one of Portland's best builders. You
will find every conceivable builtln convenience everything one would
expect In a costly home. Tou will appreciate the exceptionally large
living room, which is separated from dining room with French doors.
The kitchen is the very acme of convenience, Tea, there Is a breakfast
nook. Hardwood floors throughout on the first floor. Now. folk, you
really couldn't imagine a better planned room bungalow, and the con
struction and workmanship will appeal to you. You hal better phone
right now this minute for an appointment. Oh, yes a word about the
terms. We want to say that the matter of terms can be arranged
they are most reasonable. But you must hurry.
7fl EAST 1ITH ST. jr.
Rose City Park DUtrict$5800
Here is a new house of solid construction. We want you to inspect
it You never would expect to buy a new houseone so well built, so
modern, so well located aa this one for so little money. This wUI be
open for inspection today. See it i and ydu.will appreciate the real
value. You couldn't begin to duplicate it for a like amount of money.
Here. too. circumstances compel the owner to sell quickly. Bear in
mind the location one block north of Bandy on 49th St.
Ml E. IITH 8T, N.
A. G. TEEPE CO.
264 Stark Su Near Third. Main 3092
. Branch Office, 50th and Sandy
Branch Office: Open Sunday Tafeor 9586
Km
These Offerings Merit
Your Immediate' Attention