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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1920. PORTLAND REALTY MEN LINING UP , TO VISIT SPOKANE j "yy-'r ' Interstate Association to Meet in Inland Empire City; Program Will Cover Wide Field. " Over one hundred Oregon realtors already have made requisition for ' berths on the Pprtland KpeCial to the fourth anouaf convention of ,the In. terstate Realty, association at Spo kane, July iS, 16 and 17. The com mittee on attendance, headed by W. ; Kaser andS. J. Pickens, is busy canvassing the membership of thej Portland Realty - board and mem .. here of the profession in towns ' throughout the etatV for additional " recruits. Ample provision has been ' made for 200 realtors and their - friends on the special train which will leaved Union station t 7:3 0 j p. m.;, July 14, and1 arrive at Spokane at 1 a. m. Thursday July 15 ,. WEETI3IO I8,"CAL1.'ED A special .meeting ots the Portland Realty tboard hu been called by Pres Went Fred W. German in the grill room of the Portland hotel at noon Friday, . July 9, to make f trial arrangements for - the trip." Train and hotel reservations r' should be made through Kred O. Brock- . man, secretary, of the board, at room 421 Oregon building, phone Broad way 1902. Round trip fare, including lower berth, to and hotel accommodations at ' Spokane range from $2.50 per day up- ward. ' ,' - Headquarters" of the convention win be established- at the Davenport hotel. Entertainment features include recep tions ahd a banquet in. this famous hos-' telry, theatre parties for the realtors . ' and their friends, and automobile trips ' along the scenic highways leading through the beautiful lake and moun tain country contiguous to the capital of the Inland Empire. , - QUARTET TO CO ' ; The Portland special will carry a live quartet and a rare aggregation of . chanters, now in special training, .wll sing the glories of Portland and old Ore gon to the. assembled realtors. The Portland board will also furnish a num ber of speakers on the program and W. - II. Ross will enter the five minute ora torical contest with, the same speech that almost won first place In thb con- " test at the Kansas City convention. Fifteen hundred of the livest and most successful real estate men jln Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, British , Columbia and Alberta are members of the Interstate Realty association. Prob lems of vital Interest to every man In the realty - profession win oe aiscussea from . every conceivable angle by the keenest minds in the Northwest during - the three-day conference. TAXATION AT ISSUE ; The subject of taxation will receive V- special attention at the " Spokane cort vention and special committees will5 be appointed in each state and province in the Northwest to conduct research-work during the coming year and" recommend ' methods of taxation which will lighten the load borne by real estate. Prelim . innrv investigations show that approxi mately -75 per cent of the tax collected in .the United States is -levied ' on real estate holdings, while bonds and other income bearing securities often escape taxation altogether. The Spokane convention will be es---- pecially favored by addresses from F. E. , Taylor, president of the National Asso 1 'elation of Real Estate boards, and Tom Ingersoll of Minneapolis, secretary of the national organization. Ingersoll is ' one of the livest wires in the realty profession in the . country and has been secretary of the national association for - several years. He is a forceful and in ' - teresting speaker and . is keenly appre ciative, of the splendid - work accom . plished by the Interstate Realty asso r elation. . , - ' GOOD RECORD MADE "During the four years this organisa- - tion has been In operation it haa become a dominant factor in raising the ethical standard of the realty profession In the , Northwest," said Ingersoll in a recent interview. "The real estate license law 9 passed . by the Oregon legislature 4n -1919 has been accepted as a model for similar legislation in Eastern states. En actment of this law was .due largely ' to .,- the efforts of the Interstate Realty as sociation and this and other work ac .: complished won national recognition in " the election of F. E. Taylor to the pres- ' idency of the National, Association of .Real Estate boards, at Kansas City." Frank L. McGuire is scheduled to -.- bead a special conference on "office .fc'system." Salesmanship, building man . - agement, rentals, insurance and city . soning will also receive special atten- tion. Of particular Interest to North- west realtors at this time wl be the conferences on farm land deals and ' logged-off lands. The much mooted question' of "rent profiteering" occu pies a 'prominent place on the program and ' proposed alleviation of housing shortage through an extensive building campaign wit! receive due consider ' Uon. Real estate license laws will come be- , . fore the state legislatures of Washing ton, Idaho and Montana at the 1920 ses sions and -the operation of the law in - this state will be explained to the realtors at the Spokane convention by C. V, Johnson of Salem, manager of the ' Oregon real estate department "Members of the Spokane Realty board are "preparing for the biggest convention ever held By" the Interstate Realty asso ciation and are putting forth their best efforts to make it the most successful - gathering in the history of the organ . isation. . r . ;. .' . " i y.u.; .-. Year's Work Begun - On Wapato Project Yakima, Wash.. July 3. The, Indian reclamation ' service will begin today on the expenditure of $500,000 during the coming fiscal .year In extending the dls tribution system of the Wapato project. The. work outlined includes the comple tion of one and a half miles of diteh on drain No. 1 and two -miles of construe' . tion on drain and lateral No. X and the - completion of one mile of drain and two and a half miles of lateral on drain and -. lateral No. S. Other work will be the draining of Mud lake into Toppenish creek and completion of the Toppenish Simcoe project. About 2500 acres of new land will be puttunder water for the ' crop season of 1921 as the result jof the worlcdone this : fall and winter. Five ' camps will - be established' at various points on the project and over 400 men " (riven employment. . NATIONAL SECRETARY " WILL VISIT SPOKANE I ' i ' J. f 1 ' r .-H tin V V 4 ' .-"v tjm S. Ingersoll, sexxetary of the National Association of Ileal Estate Boards, , who will attend Interstate i Realty j ; convention at Spokane, July 15-17. PARK ROSE GARDEN TRACTS SELL FAST Hartman $tiThompson Offer 150 . Small Acreage Home Sites in - Drainage. District No 1. A new addition to Park Hose has been platted- by the Title & Trust company and is being placed on the market by . Hartman & Thompson. The addition comprises about 200 acres In drainage district No. 1, and lies two blocks north of Sandy boulevard, extending about half a mile : eastward from , Columbia boulevard. ,1 ' Most of the; land in the addition has been cleared and is suitable for garden ing. A portion is lightly wooded with ash, oalf and cottonwood. With the com pletion of construction work now under way on the drainage project all of the land in the addition will be free from in undation from high water in the Co lumbia river and will be -habitable all the year.- . ' -;.!'; - s'-:;-- . The Park Rose addition haa been divid ed ino 150 tracts ranging in area from one and one half acres to 10 acres. The tracts are offered on easy terms by Hartman & Thompson and, according to A. II. Hickman and CvL- Wilson, who are handling' the- sale, over J65.000 worth of the property was disposed of during the six weeks- prior to filing the plat. About 25 per cent of the purchases were made by people already i living in the neighborhood. ; i ... Coe A. McKenna Co. Sells Alfalfa Land In Eedmond District Increasing activity- in irrigated alfalfa and potato land in the 'Redmond dis trict is reported by-the Coe A. McKenna company, local representatives of the Redmond Land company. During the past two weeks four salea averaging 18000 each were closed here and the company contemplates running person ally conducted excursions each week to the Redmond district, i Alfalfa is ready for the first cutting and the splendid condition of the crop has stimulated buying. 1 - Holdings of the Redmond : Land com pany comprise about 2000 acres In the Central Oregon Irrigation district. The land lies at an altitude of 2000 feet above sea level and Is admirably adapted to the growing of potatoes and alfalfa. Water for irrigation purposes Is secured from the : Deschutes, . Metoliua and Crooked rivers. i Large Tractor May Be Used to Clear Big Land Holding e Morton,- July 3. W. A. Wlnans of Il linois spent some time looking over the territory in and about Morton last week and was much impressed by the nature of the country. What appealed to him the strongest, outside of the. wonderful fertility .of the land. Was the possibil ities of putting many acres under culti vation which are now uncleared. His idea was the formation or incorporation of a land clearing company. He stated mat He intended going Into the matter thoroughly to ; see Just wluit could be done. Wlnans plans to utilize a cater- -plllar tractor of the size used in the war to haul the large guns.- In addition he would assemble two gasoline saws, a drag saw and a circular saw. The for mer he would: use to cut up the large trees, and the latter the . smaller trees, making fuel of the timber growth not suitable for other, purposes. ; He would salvage all the pUing, poles, cedar posts, etc, which -are now doing no one any good, simply rotting on the ground. . Herb Gordon Opens . Insurance Business Under the firm name of Mears & Gor don, "EL C Mears and Herbert Gordon have formed a partnership for the trans- vi a genenu insurance, business at 285 Stark street. Gordon is nresi- dent of the Lawyers Title & Trust com pany and recently organised a real es tate department with headquarters at tlB same location. Mears is a well known insurance man and recently re- I. turned from 11 months' service In r ranee with the rank. of major and dia- i-nS officer in the Bighty-eighth di vision. PORTLAND GAINS INDUSTRIALLY IN Millions Spent irv New Buildings and Public Work During First Half of 1920. Building operations In Portland during the first aix months of 1320 fully warrant the tone .! optimism which pervades real estate and bus iness circles in " the city, f Tak n in conjunction with an Increase: of .28 per cent in bank clearings for the half year compared with the corres ponding period of 1919, the records of the " building permit department indicate prosperity on a substantial basis. Outstanding features in the building record of the past six "months are four permits aggregating $1,841,760.4 The Montgomery- Ward company secured a permit April 2 for $1,257,750, covering construction cost of the first unit of its new building now; nearing comple tion in I the Guilds lake district-i In January a ? permit was granted the Eagle ; Flour Mills company for the erection of a plant costing $125,000 on the . site on the municipal terminal at EJ. Johns. . . , The volume of building operations for February was strengthened by a ; per mit for the new Knights of Columbus clubhouse at the southwest corner . of Park and Taylor streets, and the 347, 000 permit for the initial unit of the Multnomah county hospital on ; Mar quam hill added materially to the sum of i transactions in June. ,- , : s BTJItDIWO PERMITS SHOW GWX One of the most encouraging features of the record from : the realty 1 dealer's viewpoint was the issue of 491 permits for new residences. Aggregate value of the'-new dwellings started during the six months ending with ' June : was $1,774,235. Total building permits is sued - for - all -classes of construction during the period numbered 6020, and their aggregate value was $6,947,3S5. Following are the , figures : .. , , . , i .. Residence Total ' Permits. Value. Permits. fValue. Jan. ..... 0 $ 371.050 94 $ 924,305 Feb. 90 336.850 819 1,021,355 Mar. .... 71 257.79i 1039 j 846,105 Apr. ' ..... 85 307,500 895 ; 2,285,800 May .... 83 . S0S.625 830 S34.035 June .... 72 192,415 - 743 1.035,785 Totals.. 491 $1,774,235 6020 $6,947,385 An increase of approximately 50. per cent is shown in the value of permits issued for the six months period com pared with the first half fn919. FIFTY MILES OF PATEMEST Statistics compiled in the office of City Engineer Laurgaard show approxi mately 50 miles of -new street paving completed during the seven months be ginning December 1. 1919,0 June 30. A total of 113 jobs of street work was undertaken by the department during the period at a cost of $1,893,158. Four teen local r firms participated in this construction" work. :. During the seven months the city en gineering department began operations on, 71 stretches of new sewer in the city, the aggregate cost being $1,463. 406. Chief among the sewer operations completed during the patJ six months are: The Sixty-third and Halsey street trunk and laterals, serving about two miles of residence streets in the Rose City Park district ; the -Jlarpld avenue trunk in the Reed college section.- : and the Albina - avenue trunk sewer.,' , CHANNEL OIT PESISSUI-A Construction work is nearing com pletion on the channel ; from the Co lumbla river to Columbia slough,: which will furnish an outlet : for drainage from more than 40,000 lots in the Pen insula ,: district. Completion - of this project will also insure the : drainage of ' 8000 acres of ; rich garden land' in Multnomah county drainage district No. 1. extending eastward along the Colum bia river from the channel to the head of Columbia slough. Promoters of the drainage project state that ' the entire .acreage will be ready for cultivation In 1921..-,,.-: ,.:::?.., - - - The most ; Important port and indus trial development project undertaken so far during the year is embraced in plans tor- the removal of Swan Island, in the Willamette , river, - and : filling Mocks bottom. The cost of the work is estimated . at $16,000,000, and, besides widening the navigable channel of the river, the proposed fill will reclaim about 600 acres of valuable factory sites."; i-r - :,-- Flans have also been perfected Tbr the improvement of" the west side wa terfront at an expense of $10,000,000. It is. proposed that the city purchase pri vate holdings along one mile of water front" between "Jefferson street and the steel bridge. A concrete ea wall is to be erected along the entire frontage, municipal docks and warehouses ' erect ed and streets leading- to the bridges j are to be widened 19 eliminate conges tion of traffic. This project will prob ably follow the completion of the Swan island and : Mocks bottom improvement. Enlarged Mill at : Wilsonville Is to Kesume Operations Wilsonville, Jury 3. After having been engaged for the past two months in en larging its plant, the Maple drove Lum ber company announces that ' it win be gin , the sawing of logs again Tuesday. A trial of the machinery was made to day and everything found to be in per fect working condition. Capacity of the enlarged plant is -from 10.000 to 12,000 feet per day. Logs are furnished by Joseph S. Gill of Portland,- and are cut ebovb Butte vllle, and floated down the Willamette to the mill, which occupies a good site on the west bank of the river near the Oregon Electric trestle. The compaSy comprises J. P. Parties, presi dent and manager ; J. AvSAspey, vice president,- and O. M. Johnson, secretary treasurer. : . : . - r.-.W ' ; - 1 ) i -"- Ike floward Eanch Changes Ownership Heppner, July t. Fred Buchanan has Just sold the old Ike Howard ranch near lone to J. M. Tocum and Lawrence Funk of Wasco for $31,000, the sale in cluding farm machinery and this year's crop of hay. The - Jeff Beamer ranch of 280 acres; on lower Rhea creek, was sold last week to Julian Rauch for $23, 000, machinery, crops .and some live stock being included in the sale. The Beamer family plans roovinc to the WU lamette. valley i : SIX-MONTH PERIOD FEATURE AHRACTI0N AT SPOKANE C0NVEHTI0N ( hi. 1 V i - - iV . - - i . ' W r F. E. Taylor, newly 1 elected presi dent of National Association ; of Real Estate, Boards, will address members of the Interstate Realty association at Spokane convention July 15. i Shortage of Cars Forces Number of - Mills to Quit Work Hoquiam, Wash.. July? 3. The short age of cars for lumber shipments has so handicapped several of the big mills on Grays Harbor that their Fourth of July shut-down will be for an ; indefinite period, according to official announce ment made here todays The mills and lumber "camps will not resume operations until some relief is foreseen from the railroads, authentitc reports say. j Loggers are now coming into the city for the holiday after having drawn near ly Jl, 000,000 in pay for j the first part of the year. , The increase la not due to the number of . men employed but to the greater amount of wages paid, the firms state. ; An increase was granted the men in January and another' in March of this year. Construction Work On Hydro-Electric Plant Begins" Soon .Enterprise. July 3. Construction work wilt begin next week on what Is ex pected to become the ' greatest hydro electric plant In Eastern Oregon. The plant is being erected by; the Enterprise Electric company and -power will be de veloped from the waters of the Wal lowa river, above the lake. The first unit of the new undertaking will develop 1500 horsepower, against about 400 ; horsepower new utilized by the electrical plants at Joseph, Enter prise and Wallowa. The company has riled water rights on the, east and west forks of Wallowa river. Hurricane creek and other streams in the neighborhood and - can easily develop up to 15.000 horsepower if the demand -arises. ' Ranch in Morrow Sought for $76,000 Heppner. July 3. One recent deals in Morrow land ' was recorded . last of the largest county wheat week in the transfer of 1920 acres nine miles 'south west -of lone, from' M. R. Morgan to J. N. Scott for $76,800. Scott takes Im mediate possession of the land, though he receives only one fourth of the yield from 1000 acres now in crop. , The ranch has been ' operated " for several years by H. R. Smith and H. V, Smouse. Scott also purchased half a section of land adjoining the Morgan ranch from Smouse. . 1 .. . Tenbar Ranch Is Sold for $27,000 Send. July 3. The Tenbar ranch, con sisting of 640 acres, located. 10 miles east of here, was sold last veek by J.. M. Hayes to J. A. Smith for a consideration of $27,000. Hayes will, move to Post, where he has a 1000 acre" dry land ranch. Title to the land transferred carries water right to 415 acres. Over 200 acres are in alfalfa and Smith - plans : to put the balance of the land in this crop. He : will make a specialty of purebred lock and ' will bring pedigreed Morse?, cattle, sheep and swine from his Blalock ranch to the new place, j - : ; Lamb Ranch at Dillard Soldi Roseburg, July I. The J. M. Lamb ranch." consisting of 160 acres, situated one mile off the Pacific - highway -i at Dillard. was sold today by- the Lawrence-Cordon Realty company- to IL Mil lard of " Eastern Oregon.; The sale in cludes the ranch with i Its stock and equipment Millard will take possession as soon as he can ship his household goods from Eastern Oregon. ; Dillman Moves Realty .Office' Oregon City, July 3. The real esUte office cf S. O, Dillman. ' which was lo cated at Eighth and Main streets for several yearB, has been moved - to the Welch building on Seventh and Railroad streets. The office has been thoroughly remodeled and put In shape for the car rying on of Dlllman's business. . Grays Harbor Mortgages Decline Hoquiam. -Wash.. ' July-8; Real estate In Grays Harbor county is n the move. The county clerk's record, shows 21 trans fers in the week ending June 1L 32 trans fers in the week ending t June 18 and 57 transfers In the week ending June 25. The records show mortgages are falling off and fhe release of mortgages Is in creasing. ......,. v Summer Homes Building Sandy, July 8. Four modern bung lows are being built at Hogan for sum mer homes of members of the Ambleside corporation of Portlaifl R. C. Frace of Sandy is in charge of construction. BUILDING RETARDED BY CAR SHORTAGE Heavy Congestion " of Freight Causes Setback; Demand for j Building Good. Commenting on the building sit uation, S. "Wv Straus of "S. W. Straus & Co. . says: "Lack of r transporta tion facilities, freight' embargoes and the car shortage comprise the. prin cipal deterring . influences ; in the building" situation in the country at present. Builders i and architects generally are able to find labor to do the work and they' are able to purchase a ' reasonable : amount of material, but they find themselves seriously j handicapped in transport ing materials , from the plants or yards of j the manufacture to the site of the operation. MA tremendous congestion of .freight la .reported along all : important trans portation lines, which it will take some weeks at least under 'the. most favorable circumstancesto cle V up. Moreover, , there is no immediate likelihood of re lief for the car shortage as the depleted Bupply cannot be quickly : restored. In addition, there is an urgent need for more cars 'for the transportation of food stuffs and we will soon be in the midst of the crop moving season. V Midsummer is upon us, and.:; with all the adverse factors rf erred to, one cannot feel that the present building season will witness any , great ; reduction in the ' housing shortage of the : country m a result "of a slowing up process which has been brought about through : factors entirely foreign to the building Industry. . "The-demahd for. new buildings con tinues unabated in all parts of the coun try, but the ' building , Industry is pro ceeding at such a pronounced disadvant age that it is to be doubted if present activities are of sufficient magnitude to prevent an eVer increasing deficit In housing facilltes." Sumptr Asking -. y New City Hall Bids Baker, July 3.--The city counclL of Sumpter Is asking bids for the construc-tionbf-a new city hall, to be completed this' summer. The building Is to be a frame structure and' its estimated cost is $10,000. Resumption of gold dredging operations on a large scale in the neigh borhood of Sumpter necessitates the erection of the city hall. . BUILDING PERMITS Charle Jormiv Rnutir and mora nnn AAA 1 Kant Iiumsid street, between 30th mod 31st it. ; builder the eame. 85. - lleilic theatre Repair store, 291 Broadway t., between Temhill and Taylor its.; builder. U. K. KtDWT, $100. . E, G. GoHen Erectina caraae. ' 758' Glenn ate., between Alameda and Fremont sta.; builder the came. 3500. i 1 G. Gorden Erectina- reeidenee. 758 f!l,nn aTe., between Alameda and Fremont t. r builder the aame. 313.000. Lot IS, Mock 4. in Olm atead Park. , . - . Horn ; Installment t Co. Repair renldenne by insUllios furnace. 09 E. 17th it. N.. between Goin and Wysant sta. : builder the same,-$250. v. l. ayeuey t, recline cencreta wall. 73U3 02d st. betweea 72d and -73d ata.: bnilder the acme, $150. U- A. Brock Repair raldenee, .8734 67th st.,' between S7th and 40th ares. builder the nunc, S75. ' Labbie Bros. To . repair wholesale - storaga house, at 403 Flanders st., between 9th and lum sta.; Dunaer. nenry TuercK, sail. J. A. Boyron Wreekinc residenee. 840 Flan ders st., between Broadway and Eighth . nt. ; mmner ine u. c at llose uty W returns Co., $300. ' . , -. - ; Nellie B. Hiskey Repair apartments. 514 Vis ta are., between Myrtle and-Laurel ata,; builder the same. $250. 'Elizabeth E. Roe Erectini toolhouse. 69 W. KUlinEsworth a to., between Concord and (not Siseo ) s builder the same, $110. James J. DriscoII. Repair residenee, SSI WeidJer at.,-betweea 1 Sth and 20th ata.; builder the same, $100. j . Jamea J. IrUcoll Repair renidrnee, 60S E. Weidler st. between 19U and 21st sta,; builder the same $100.j- . . i .- J. Wedel Erecting. garage, 458 Roselawn St., between E. 8th and. E. 10th sta.; builder Uie same. $100. Anna Tslb-Repair residenee, 672 E. 00th st. N.. between 8ikiyon st. and Klickitat sta.; builder. Chaa. Kargus. $150. F. W. Sercomba Initalling" furnaca, 4 98 tL COth st. K.. between Brasea and Thompson sta. ; builder the Portland Gas it Coke, Co., 4T5. J. C G ripper Installing . furnace. 111 E. ICth at, between Belmont and Yamhill sta.; builder, the- Portland Oa II Coke Co.. $560. C. G. Sutton Erecting garage, 6424 84 Court St., between 63d sad 65th ares. ; builder the same, $75...: Ik E. lloLte -Err "ting garage, 6805 83d at., betweea both and 70tth sts.; builder the same, $100. " K. D. Gill Repair rwndenee. 16(10 E. 21st st.. between (not gin but near Bidwell at. s builder the same, $25. Geo. Lepley--Repair ! residence, B70 Tyla mook it; builder the same; between 13th and 14th sts. Cost $100. : John - Stremidt Repair residence, 644 East 25th rt ; builder the same ; betweea " Franklin and Powell sts.; coat $50. John Kellar, N. & P. Welnstein '.Repair Stores and rooming house, : located 52 N. 4th at., between Couch and Paris sts. Builder John Anderson, $400. A H. S. Bakery Repair bakery. 80 E. 11th at..' between Flanders and K. Ererett sts. W. P. Jtonriss Repair residence. 1244 Haw thorne ae. between 4 2d. and 43d ata,; builder the same, $200. - Effia Lv- Christenson Erecting residence 4427 47th st, between 43d and 45th ares.; builder a. W. Cbristenson; $2000; lot 4, block 6, in Lenox additJon.1 . A. W. Regner Erecting residence, "1001 Washington st E-, between 36th and 37th sts. Builder the same, $4000. Lot 9 and of 10, block 01, in Sunnyside 3d addition. A. J. Groat--Bepair residence, 717 E. Burn aide between 20th and 22d ita.; builder C. C Robinson, $350. . B C. Selberg Encting a lattice fence. 984 Vancourer are., between Blandena and Going sts.; builder the. same. $100. :..-. 1 T ' ' " J ':":''-yy New Sawmill Planned Castlerock, ' Wasfc, July 3. Another sawmill is to be located near Castlerock. The. Baker Bros., will ' move their mill from i Winlock to a fine ' timber tract northeast of town. , Their nearest rail shipping point will be Olequa. The mill will have a-capacity pf about 26,000 per day and while it is a small mill it will give empoyment to quite a number - of men. .- . Prcewater Has Quiet Sales Day Freewater July Z. The "sales day" advertised for Tuesday passed off very quietly, merchants claiming; that sales amounted to little over normal How ever in the afternoon a large audience gathered at L O. O. F. hall to listen to ex-Mayor Klnley of Spokane, who gave an address on "One Hundred Per Cent American." Farm Sells for $170 an Acre " Spokane, Wash., July . 8. A remark able price for Washington farm land was established yesterday when Walter Hayfield. large farmer near Farming ton, sold to J. C Luper a farm of 320 acres three miles northwest of Farming ton for $54,4Q0 or $1?0 per acre. 1 ' Parr Builds New Hothouse ' Freewater, July Z.- Fred Parr, . the nurseryman at Crockett station, haa built a new hothouse to take care of Ithe growing demand for- shrubbery, i plants and flowers. : : Construction Well Under Headway of - Moro's New Hotel Moro, July 3. Bricklayers are at work on Moro's new hotel and the build ing will be ready for occupancy early In the autumn. Plans call for a three story structure with, full basement. Ille brick is being use for the, exterior waits. Much street Improvement is under way In the city and contractors are making repairs to the new reservoir. ! Owing to a shortage of help many public and pri vate improvements planned for the sum mer have been deferred until next year. The Fair association has purchased 10 additional acres from the Eastern Ore gon Land company and is putting the new space In condition for concessions and exhibition purposes. ' Musicless Dante Is introduced in Paris Paris. July "3.- (L N.; S.) The "shimmy," the fox trot. or the one-step may be . danced without any music at all and 1 simply to the syncopation of poetry, read aloud, according to Miss Isabel ; d'Esches aary, star of the Buenbs-Alres opera, who is demonstrating the- '"muaicless dance! before Parlfl muKiciana and art. Iats. Not that Miss d'Esctiessary would dance them herself, for she considers them the output ot heathen minds. She has confined herself, to doing classic dances In gausy draperies, while her as sistant read aloud rhythmic poems adapted from the Greek. Bottom Land Purchase! Yakima, July 3. W. G. Mayfield & Sons of The Dalles purchased 160 acres of bottom land and one and a half sec tions of grasing land of William Peat ross near Soda Springs for $20,000 and will develop the ranch as a dairy farm. They' will bring from The Dalles a large herd of, pure bred cattle. Sella Hardware Interest Wilsonville. July S. J. R. Peters, for over 23 years engaged In the hardware. furniture and farm implement business in Wilsonville, has disposed of his stock to Sam Director, a well known business man of First street. Portland.: The con sideration was not made -known, -.but It amounts to between $12,000 and $15,000. Wheat Ranch $100,000 Freewater, : July 3. Claude' Beale of Umapine has sold his wheat ranch of 1200 acres to Frank Brewer of Walla Walla for a consideration of approxi mately $100,000. Beale, also takes over the big Drumheller wheat farm In Adams county, Washington. , Chelialia Methodists to Build . Chehalis, Wash., July 2. The board of trustees of.-the ; Methodist church has decided to begin at once a financial campaign to secure funds to erect a new' church building on the sightly location recently acquired atthe corner of Main and Market streets. A committee , was named to formulate and present a work ing campaign. " ' Sawmills Must Close Soon Spokane. Wash., July $. The present acute shortage of i freight cars in the Northwest will cause the cloeing down of a number of sawmills in the Inland Empire within the next two months, ac cording to Xt. N Tate, assistant general manager ' of the Weyerhaeuser Kales company, which controls 11 large mills in the Northwest, six of which are in the Inland Empire,- i . $50,000 Hotel Planned Spokane, Waslv.. July 3. Erection of a $50,000 summer hotel at Loon lake. 36 miles ..north j of here; has been under- taken by J.f C. Alston and ; associates. Plans for the resort also Include the erection of 150 cottages, the purchase of a large fleet of pleasure craft, and es tablishment of a dancing pavilion. : ' - s , .:' :; Central ia Assured, ffew Itcserrolr Centralia. i Wash-, July 3. Another reservoir for Centralis, with a capacity of from one to one and one-half millions of gallons, is. assured. The new reser voir will be for fire protection exclu sively. Jilg Sum Spent In Buildings aton. i Idaho, T July 3. Buildiog operations during . the current year in Lewiston, Lewiston Orchards and Clarks- ton will exceed $2,000,000 in value, ac cording to conservative estimates. . New Hottel tt Morton Morton, July 8. Mrs. C. S. Hilts of the Htjtel Hilts has completed the annex to the gaoteL Additional accommodation was made necessary by the increased volume of tourist business. fclSW TODAY RIVERA Hoeses in Select District, With Woe . : derful.lewa D IT If THORPE Hoese of Tea Rooroe and Serea Aeret of View Property Adjolalog Dusthorpe oa the Soatb Over an acre - cultivated as garden ; good family orchard in bearing ; grapes : all kinds of berries:; tennis court. - Many ornamental trees and shrubs. Part in natural woods. Slopes abruptly on the north to - a good ' everflowing stream, where it joins the restricted district of Dunthcrpe. - Fine view of river and mountains. All city -conveniences, and station almost at gate. , r BITER FKOX.T Some Choice locations. A Tew Hon get With Ample Groaads Right oa the Hirer, - BITEBDALE ; Several Beantlfnl Homes. Plrtareaqse Bnildlag Sites . AH this property has city conveniences, is 20 minutes from Washington street on paved road, near to a new $43,000 school. Information gladly given. Have every thing that is for sale in this district. Mrs. Helen S. Turner Its Bpaldlag BalhilBg aia 8li-Two Phones Marshall ($4$ : IRYIN6T0N HOMES MeDonell East 4 It - $8200 View home, 6 rooms, all ivory, overlooks residence section, fine lot, garage. - ! J9500 Alameda, 8 artistic rooms, hot water heat, all ivory, beautiful velour drapes, water heater, $150 range, fine garage. ..- , Valuable Opportunity Will sell to neor. more persons, who will join me. one-fourth interest in lease on 1600 acres adjoining producing oil field and immense production of gas and coal. Ground jfloor proposition, $5.0 per acre. Lease on -adjoining land, -$35.00 per acre. No trtflers. : Address K-632, journal. - : ; . SEW TODAY 1 wiiv . 4 ' -Sasstr ' aV Si -at 41 0 hau Solver d io ESTABIUSHEr 1892. ON TUESDAY NEXT AT THE BAKER ACCTtOW HOlfSE WK HAYK JIECKIVKD . THE PIRST CLASS FURNISH'. INtJS OF A PRIVATE HOME : WITH INHTrCTIONH FROM THE OWNER TO SELL THE SAME AT ' . AUCTION . ....... Comprising very beautiful Mahog- any Living Room Suite, Sis.: Sofa, t Rocker and Chair with cane Inset - back and loose cushion in blue. This ! suite is practically new. Mahogany i Colonial Library Table, nearly new ' Oak Sectional Bookcase, Mahogany Settee. Tapestry Hookers. Rattan Rocker and Chair in Cretonne Cov ers, Mahogany Musio Cabinet, Par- lor Desk, Leather Lounge, Drop Head Singer Sewing Machine (ro tary). Mahogany Pedestal Center Table. Wilton Rug. 8xl2-inch. rich - colors; Axminster Rugs, Brass Fire Screen and Fire Irons, Mahogany Hall Stand, very costly quarter sawed Oak Library Table with new style oval top. Plush Portieres. Pic tures and Drapes, Modern-Dining Room Table In Waxed Golden Oak, 54-inch top, and set of Chairs with leather seats ; Vernls Martin and " Ivory finished Steel Beds complete with best Springs and Silk Floss and Felt Mattresses, massive Birdseye Maple Dresser, Commode, Table and Chair, en suiter' also Dresser and Dressing Table In ivory, Iron Bed, Chiffonier. Oak Bedroom Suite, ' Stands, Separate Chairs,-etc - Also from another private home we shall Bell ithe following: Dining Table and Chairs. Mahoeany Parlor s Suite of three pieces with Crotch Backs, center Table. Fiber urass Chairs, Wilton Carpet. Rockers. Ma hogany Wardrobe, with Plate Glass Door, Small Wilton Rugs, Wilton . Hall Runner 3x12, Fluff Rugs. Steel Range.' Gas Range. Round Instan taneous Water Heater, Small Cook Stove, Large Size Refrigerator and many other useful lots too numer ous to mention. AUCTIONEER'S ' NOTE Tomorrow, our usual exhibition day, we are closed account holiday, so we would advise that you come early day of sale and look this list of. goods over. 'if AUCTI03T ON TTTEIAY NEXT AT It A. M. . On THURSDAY NEXT WE SHALIi SELL. FITRNlTtTRE, RUGS, ETC-, FOR VARIOUS CON - HIGNORS. SALE AT It A. II. We BUT HOTJSEHOLTJ OOOB FOR CASH. PHONE MAIN . $S$t. i W. C. BAKER W. H. DEAN, , Furniture Dealers and Auctioneers, PYTHIAN BUILDING Tamhlll and West Park Streets FORMERLY MASONIC TEMPLE : BUILDING AVAILABLE LOCATION IN FINANCIAL DISTRICT GROUND FLOOR LOCATION 4700 Square Feet ALSO SOME BASEMENT SPACE 5-YEAR LEASE : REASONABLE RENTAL AVAILABLE WITHIN NEXT DAI'S . - PorUaad's Available Business Leea H tioas Can Be Secured Throagh : " -at MMaWsMMaajaaMM Inside Property Dealers 18TH FLOOR YEON BLDG. - ,,:,,:wi.,rrt";j;?rV.i:;.,i THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME Double const ractwl, 7 . ruoms, modern, gant fireplace, .hardwood and highly polished floors throughout een U eloaeta, f ranch duoia, naasT built-in buffet, bolll-ia. book easra, im Irtl Sialrt fiature., brm, hardware, tml r ment basrment with WunU r j trays aad gas plate TbUjwa bujit for a burnt and all- snatrrlal waa first elaaa and thorougbly inspaetd, workastuhtp the beat, on choice corner, lOOilOO; owner in forced to sell Price $3000: $1250 cash, bal ance 7. Ought to sell for $7600. Ths owner a toss . is your gain. North Irringtoa: Imiltj 8 years ago and hou.e akme eot S47AO at that time. . This is the biggest snap In Portland. STEWART & BUCK 1 NORTHWESTERN SANK . BLDO. 4- i - 5&10AcreTracts at Ostvego Lake 35 MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN -On Southern Pacific Klectrfo and only one-half mile from station. Soil good, no Mils, and traycts espe cially fine for "gardening,, fruit or poultry. ' . uXtT.A FEW LEFT PRICE SI 50 PER ACRE - EASY TERMS LET US SHOW THESE TO YOU NEWELL-YAN ALSTINE .CO. St BAIL WAY EXCHANGE BLDG. -C' l& NEW TODAY n I s AT WILSONS Only TWO SALES This Week, Monday Bemcr a Holiday ; For Wednesday's sale we have a--splendid lot of t'urniture for the borne. Including: Complete, Dining Room Sets, Bedroom Furniture, Car pets, Rugs, Linoleum. Kangcs, Dishes, Utensils, etc. Thb Will Be a DOUBLEHEADER DON'T MISS IT Another Big Lot for Fridaiy's Sale SALES START AT 10 A, !.!, SHARP FURNITURE AT PRIVATE SALE We have in- this department some excellent pieces for the Dining Koom and Bedroom in Oak, Mahogany, Circassian Walnut, etc. Stoves, Ranges, Carpets, linoleum and Rugs. 1500 yards of fine i Wilton and Axminster Carpets suitable for hotel or apart ment house use. v If you want a FIAJfo see the in strument we have" to offer. All goods sold at private vale Guaranteed and delivered in ship ping order to boat or railroad. See us before supplying your household needs. Phone us when you want to sell your furniture. , WILSON'S AUCTION HOUSE . N 1$$ Heeoud, 5 ear Morrison 1 J.T. WILSOX. Prop. FORCED SALE! HOTEL BUILDING 1 $80,000 . 3 story brick, 74 rooms, ground floor, j lobby and stores, grounds 100x100, good transient location, near Union depot. j Ritter Lowe SzCo. Ztl-S-t-T Board of Trade Bids. NICOLAI -STREET f TRACKAGE Size 100x150 Feet S. W. Cor. 25th and Nicolai Sts. UNITED RAILWAY, TRACKAGE Price $7500 Wakefield, Fries c Co. j ' - js 82 FOURTH ST.- " 2d Near Gak Corner 50x95, 3-story and basement; very strong construction. Rental value 400 per month. To close an estate, sacrifice price. - Easy terras. $32,500 221 FAILING BLDG. SUBURBAN M HOME beautiful 15 acre farm on hard surfaced road In the outskirts of Portland, Including house, parare, etablea. hf(rh-clas poultry buiidinxx, eta. - Kntire farm fenced with woven wire and tiled. Kjteellent creek run ning through place, flow constant. Water piped to house, uprin well, telephone and torn fruit treex. All in iine fitate of cultivation. Houe Is beautifully nituated amidst ok and fir trees on aiKhtly knoll. Wiil ell very cheap for cash, or part cash 'and trade. Owner. f. B. WOOD WORTH H gpaldld Bide. , :Ji!a 7131