THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1920.
PORTLAND REALTY
MEN LINING UP
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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
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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
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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
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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