PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1920.
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SPOKANE SESSION
WOMEN'S BUILDING ON REED COLLEGE CAMPUS
RIVERWOOG HOME SOLD FOR $50,000
WILL OCCUPY NEW
JONES CASH STORE
OF REALTY MEN
COMES TO CLOSE
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Ira E. High Chosen President,
rCoe A. McKenna Vice President
and Paul A. Cowgill Secretary.
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$125,000 BUILDING
Spokane, Wash July 17. With
the .election of Ira E. High of Boise,
Idaho, as president; Coe A. McKenna
of Portland vice president, and the'
reelection of Paul O. Cowgill of Port
land as secretary, the Interstate
Realty association closed j the ftost
successful convention in Us history
here Saturday forenoon, j Tacoma,
Wash., was chosen for the' 1921 con
vention. a:: '
More than 500 realty dealers from
towns in Washington, Oregon. Idaho,
Montana, British Columbia and Alberta
attended the fourth annual convention
of the association, which opened at the
Davenport hotel Thursday morning. The
realty men went on record as favoring
legislation in all states and dominions
within its jurisdiction for the protection
- of the public against dishonest dealers
and the Oregon real estate license law
was 'accepted as a model.
BASIS I'ROJECT SIPPOBtEi)
: Income, tax in lieu of the general prop
erty tax was Indorsed and the associa
tion pledged its support to the Colum
bia river basin irrigation project, which
would bring tinder-cultivation 1,754,000
acres of land in Kastern Washington.
Kent profiteering received severe cen
sure and a -movement urging owners of
rental property to remove restrictions
against famflies with children, was sup
ported . .
One of the principal features of the
convention was the five minute speaking
contest i There were 19 entries from
N'orth western cities and the; silver tro
pliy cup was awarded to W. II. Hobs.
v ho represented Portland, Or; Kjoss won
fourth place in a similar j contest at
the annual convention of the national
association of real estate boards at Kan
sas-City in June. ;
Among the Portland ; men who ad
dressed the convention -were: K. R.
Taylor, president of the. national asso
ciation ; Fred W.' German, president
of' the Portland Realty board and vice
president of the farm lands division
of - the national association : Tom In-
gtruol, -secretary of the national asso
vistlon ; li. O. Rohrer, who. ' advocated
n-ntal reform, and Frank Branch Riley,
who told of . his success int promoting
the -Interests of the Northwest during
a series or lecture -tours mrougn the
lCast and Middle West. j -,: ?
l KG A TEH AKK ENTERTAINED
The, delegates have been invited to
renumi here over tsunuay and will be
entertained with automobile trips to
the .lake and mountain country. .
novel feature will be a trip io the sum
mit of Mount Spokane. . The: new "presi
dent of the association will be carried
to -the mountain top and return- in an
airplane. The Portland delegation will
leave here Sunday night in special cars-,
arriving at Portland Monflay morning.
- Ira E. High of Boise, who was elected-
president of the association, is head
of realty firm operating under the
name of - High . & Fritchman. Coe A.
McKenna, newly elected vice, president,
is!, head of the Coe A. McKenna com
pany . of Portland. Paul A. Cowgill
has been secretary of the ! association
since its organization at Portland in
1016; through his efforts 12 :new boards
have been established during . the- last
year and -over &00 members have been
added to the' roll of the association.
HOSPITALITY ; PRAISED
E. B. Arthaud of Hoquiam, retiring
president, praised the Spokane Realty
board and the city officials for -the hos
pitality , tendered the visiting delegates.
Arthaud will head a movement for the
reclamation of logged-off lands in
Western Washington and Western Ore
gon, and the colonisation of agricul
tural lands by Eastern farmers.
A telegram was received at the con
vention Friday evening from Frank L.
McUulre of Portland, announcing the
arrival of a girl baby at his home, and
a resolution was adopted granting her
a life membership in the association. .
Cooperation Sought
For Corvallis Plant
- Corvallis. July 17. Cooperation of the
Oregon Agricultural coHege, and the city
of Albany with Corvallis in the estab
lishment of a gas plant, was proposed
by Manager C. O. Lauritien of the, Cor
vallis Chamber of Commerce at a re
cent meeting of that organisation-. Pre
vailing high prices of fuel insure the
success of the epterprlse, according to
Lauritxen. Progress is reported by the
chamber in securing capital for the erec
tion of a proposed 1300.000 hotel. Eleven
new members were elected at the last
meeting of the ciy nber. making a total
of 41 admitted during the last ; two
months, j
Catholic Church and
' School to Be Moved
Kugene, July 17. Pr taxations Tare
being nade for 'the removal of St. Marys
Catholic church and parochial school
from their pres.nt locations on Willam
ette street to a new site four blocks west
cn Lawrence street. The move, which Is
expected to occupy several '; weev will
necessitate the stoppage of street car
traffic on Eleventh avenue, the removal
of a mass of power and telephone wires
and tbe slashing down of a row of shade
trees. Large additions are to be made
to the school building after . locating on
the new site.' The present site will be
either sold or leased for business pur
poaes. ; WDE IN THE AIR OR
OUT ON THE WATER
'fT OLUMBIA
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Two story frame'; structure costing
faculty and
Plans have been
prepared by A.' E.
Doyle for the erection on Reed college
campus of a new; building similar in
exterior to the residence of President
Foster, to be used as a center for
women's social activities. The building
will be of frame construction, 32 by 72
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Preparations Are' Under Way to
Care for Influx of Students
Next School Year.
- Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis. July 17- Construction work
on the campus is being rushed with
a view to making it possible to ac
commodate the influx of students
next school year. i :
Many self-supporting students are re
ceiving a boost financially through, con
struction work. Between 30 and 40 of
them are now employed and. 100 or 200
more can . be used , by I. N. Traver of
Salem .in charge of 'construction work,
provided the men ! are fitted far their
duties. .
Concrete, Is being poured for the cen
tral unit of the home economics build
ing to cost approximately $150,000. Work
on a $81,000 swimming pool for the men's
gymnasium is under way. A third story
is. being added to Apperson hall, better
known by former students as mechanical
hall. Extensions to the heating plant
are being ; made under direction of M.
C. Phillips, associate professor of "me
chanical engineering and superintendent
of heating. A $100,000 women's dormitory
will be erected as soon as the plans are
ready. . - J ; v? ' i v
The college" foundry under A. E. Ride-
nour Is doing rush work this summer
in connection with campus improvements.
Traver is having i trouble in obtaining
material for construction work, due to
car shortage. Nails, wire and galvanized
Iron are hard to obtain, although' no
difficulty is experienced in getting lum
ber. i : f '
The addition to I the home economics
building will meet a long felt want. The
young women have worked under diffi
culties during the last year or two be
cause of lack of space. The new central
unit will provide suitable, administrative
offices, rest 'rooms, laboratories, lecture
rooms and other necessary accommoda
tions.' '
The reconstruction of Apperson ball
will give ,t more breathing space for
students in physics and several branches
of engineering. Last school year students
were packed into this building in almost
sardine fashion, f Eventually a new
physics building will be erected and Ap
person hall will then be devoted entirely
to electrical and civil engineering.
Omaha Woman Buys
Irvingtbn Dwelling
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The handsome 11 room residence at 48S
East Eighteenth street north. Irvlneton
addition, was transferred Saturday after
noon from Mrs. L. E. Rupert to Mra
H. -A. M alone who came here recently
from Omaha, Neb. The price paid for
the property was : $10,500 and the deal
was handled by Frank Fulton of the
Pacific agency. - Fulton reports that the
Pacific agency has a large listing of peo
ple -in the Middle West who propose pur
chasing homes In Portland. ;
WORK ON 0
CAMPUS RUSHED
NEW BUILDING PROPOSED
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Jones Cash Store; one of the pioneer tablistonents of the Padfio coast, will hare new home in three story
. ' by-200 feet to area on the east side of East First street between Morrison
$25,000 will serve as dormitory for j
as a center for women's social activities.
feet in dimensions, . '
The main feature of the ground floor
will be a living room 18 by 40 feet in
size. There will also be offices, recep
tion rooms and kitchen on this floor.
Second floor plans call for six bedrooms
and four study rooms, three of which
Construction Begun
On Pasco's Proposed
$400,000 Hpspital
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Pasco. Wash., " :July ; 17. - Beezer
Brothers, who have the contract for con
struction of Pasco's new hospital, began
construction work Monday morning. ' De
lays incident to . correspondence with
Rome, which was necessary before work
could commence, has caused some anxi
ety lest the hospital would not be buiU
this summer. - ; ;: , ';; ;
The new institution Is being ' built by
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Washington
and will cost $400,000, when completed.
Only the left wing, of the hospital will
be built this summer, and ft is expected
to cost $100,000. This will be fully
equipped with all modern hospital con
veniences, including heating t plant,
nurses' quarters : and operating rooms.
The building will be three stories and
will be located on Fourth street just
south of the Catholic church.
SOL MILLER BUYS
Three Story Brick Building at
Corner of Third and Burnside .
Bought for $90,0Q0. '
The three 'story brick building at
the northwest corner of Third and
Burnside streets was sold last week
by A. Neppach to Dr. S. Miller for
a cash consWeration of approximate
ly 90,000, the deal being handled
by Dekum Jordan. The building
has a frontage of 100 feet on Burn
side : and 50 ; feet on Third ; street.
It was erected by Neppach in 1885.1
The ground floor of the Neppach build
ing is occupied by a drug store and the
two upper stories are used for hotel pur
poses. At the time it was built this was
one of the finest establishments in the
retail center of the city. Present rentals
aggregate about $1000 "per month.
' Dr. Sol MHler. purchaser of the prop
erty, is a lawyer, dentist and pharmacist
and operates a drug store at the south
west corner of Third and Couch streets.
Have Old Time Building Bee
Hoquiam, Wash., July.. 14. -An old
fashidned building bee was held here
yesterday when a store building was
erected for H. A. Hastings, who recently
went blind. About 50 citizens worked
with saw and hammer and plasterers are
completing the Job. Hastings, who is a
pioneer harbor resident, will conduct a
small grocery and , confectionery- store
to earn a livelihood for himself and
large family of small children.
Ranch Sells for $15,000
Prineville July 17 Guy Sears closed
a deal last ; week ' for the sale ' of ' his
160-acre ranch at Powell Butte to M.
Cook and wife of '.Portland. : The place
is well improved and the price paid was
$15,000. D. A. Tates, who has been op
erating the ranch, will remain in pos
session until Jaunary 1. '
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women members of the Reed college
are equipped with fireplaces. The sec
ond story will be used as a dormitory
for women members of the faculty.
Cost of the new building is estimated
at approximately $25,000. and will be
defrayed by moneys from the Anna
Mann fund. .
EUGENE CITIZENS
Shortage of Housing for Faculty
and Students of University of
Oregon to Be Relieved.
University of Oregon, Eugene, July
17.: A definite decision to " form a
holding company of Eugene citizens
for the purpose of building a men's
dormitory on the campus of the Uni-'
versity of Oregon, if the board of re
gents desire such action, was reached
at a meeting of the housing com
mittee of Eugene citizens appointed
at a recent meeting to consider such
a plan. The regents will meet Sat-
nortov of tv, n,.,Htv ?a v
time will' decide whether they will
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The need of additional quarters' for
the men students is quite apparent, ac
cording to ; members of . the university
xacuity present at tne meeting, and - as
there are no other funds which could be
used -for building purposes it is thought
quite likely that the board, will approve
of such a move.
At the meeting It was voted to imme
diately make a survey of the city to
ascertain how many homes could be
obtained for new members of the fac
ulty - and for new students, - and how
many property owners would remodel
old houses or build new, ones.
- A clearing house has. been established
at the Eugene Chamber of Commerce,
where all information regarding houses
and rooms will be kept on file.' Letters
will be sent at once to all new members
of the faculty and to a large number of
prospective new students to ascertain
their needs regarding accommodations
and the information, contained in their
replies will be turned over, to the clear
ing house. i,
Rogue Orchard Sold
to Kansas City Man
Medford, July 17. D. Ia. Davidson of
Kansas City, Mo., a practical orchard
lst, - who i at . one 1 time was a large
grower in the Hood River district, has
purchased the' Dan W. Stone orchard
in the Willow Springs district of Jack
son county for.: $18,000. This orchard
of 22 acres, located ' on what is
known as the Scenic drive, is planted
to .Bosc and Bartlett - pears, with - a
part In alfalfa. Is under irrigation and
is one of the best of the smaller com
mercial orchards in the Rogue River
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$230,000 Power Plant Planned
Bend. July 17. Development of " a
$250,000 power plant; on Tumalo creek,
east of here, will be started this sum
mer or early in the autumn, according
to Charles A. Brown, president of the
Bend Water, Power and. Light company.
Headquarters of the company are in
Chicago, and Brown arrived last week
for an inspection of the project. 1
PLEDGE DORMITORY
FOR MAIL ORDER HOUSE
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Plans Completed for New Home
. of Pioneer Mailorder House
on Half Block on East Side.
Plans have been -completed by
Houghtaling & Dougan for the erec
tion of a three story reinforced con
crete building, 100 by 200 feet in
dimensions, .for the Jones Cash Store,
The building will . occupy the : half
block on the east side of East First
street between Morrison and Bel
mont, with a frontage of 200 "feet
on the Southern Pacific tracks, and
its estimated cost is $125,000.
Jones' Cash Store was established in
1882 by F. A. Jones. The original store
was located on Front 6treet near Alder.
In 1904 the business had outgrown that
building and a new structure was erected
at Front and Oak which has been the
home of the firm since that date, with the
exception of a few months following the
fire of March 8, 1915, which" gutted the
building, and destroyed: the contents.
During reconstruction the firm was lo
cated at East Burnside and Union ave
nue.
During the first few years of-its op
eration the mall order' business of the
Jones Cash Store served only nearby
farming communities. Mail deliveries
were made infrequently f and j were at
tended with considerable hazard. To
day the- firm serves an : area of 75,000
square miles, j extending north to Uyak,
Alaska, south .to California, and east
ward to Montana. . ;
The interest of F. A, Jones is the mall
order house was purchased on October
13. 1908. by Henry . and Sigmund W
Ottenheimer, who have directed the af
fairs of the company during the period
of its greatest growth. When they took
over the business a catalog of 80 pages
was published monthly. .The firm now
issues semi-annually a 1 catalog of more
than 400 pages, with supplements every
60 days distributed to more than 50,000
farm homes.
'The new building was planned after
a careful study of the best equipped mail
order houses of the United States," said
W. .1 Ottenheimer. "It will be. served
by spur trackage from the main line of
the Southern Pacific and a modern eya
tem of gravity chutes and conveyors will
insure prompt handling of incoming and
outgoing shipments of merchandise. The
--PMiiree stones ana Dasement or uie new
uilding - will afford ample floor space
for the rapidly increasing businessof the
firm."
' The plans provide for kitchen, recrea
tion and rest -rooms for employes.- The
building will be fireproof and fenestra
steel window . sashes will, .afford . the
maximum, of light and ventilation. The
ground'and building are owned by Henry
Everding and will be occupied by the
Jones Cash Store February 1, 1921, on
a 10-year ; lease. The lease was nan
died 'by J." Fred Staver and the aggre
gate rental is $200,000.
West Park Apartment
Site Transferred to
Sherw ood Investor
i. The apartment house site at the south
west corner of West Park and Harrison
streets was sold last week by the Im
perial Arms company 4o Fred Elwer of
Sherwood, Negotiations being handled by
the F. E. Taylor company. The property
has a frontage of 100x100 feet and is urv
improved, except for a small residence
on tbe inside lot.
Consideration involved in the transfer
was not made public but the corner is
understood to be valued at approximate
ly $254)00. ' Elwert made the purchase
as an investment. ,' ..
J. A. Wickman Takes
Ground Floor Office
The J. A. Wickman real estate office
has been moved from the second floor
of the Railway- Exchange building to the
office at 264 Stark street, on the ground
floor of the same building. Increasing
business in the sale of residence prop
erty necessitated the change of location,
according to the head of the firm..
Castlerock Has Housing Problem
Castlerock, Wash.,' July 17. The gro
cery store of Scott Sc. Co. has been pur
chased by George Gutekunst and M.
Hart of Belgrade, Mont, who arrived
with their families the first of the week.
Many new families are coming in, caus
ing a marked housing problem, as there
are virtually no houses to rent.
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Ideal residence property oyerlooklng WUlamcUo river sold last week
;: .7 . $50,000. The gToands comprise tw6 and
REALTORS AWARD
W. H. ROSS PRIZE
Portland Man's Speech for His
Home City "Called Best at
Spokane Meeting.
W. H." Ross, representing the city
of Portland, won the silver trophy
cup in the five minute speaking con
test at the fourth annual convention
of the ; Interstate Realty ; associatioq
at Spokane. There were a dozen en
tries in the contest from towns in
Oregon, Washington, Tdaho, Mon
tana, British Columbia and Alberta.
Following is Ross' - speech:
The greatest, gateway to the greatest
ocean on earth is the Columbia river
gate, and Portland is the great city of
that gateway. A vsst inland empire,
embracing . more than 250,000 squVre
miles, is constantly pouring lt products,
along the lines of least resistance, to her
docks and warehouses. Her 26 miles of
river front form the best,, fresh water
harbor on the Pacific coast, and the deep,
open channel of the Columbia leads her
stately ships to the wide expanse qf the
Pacific ocer.n, the open door to every
market on the face of the earth.
SIXTY-SIX SQUARE MILES
Five hundred; and sixty billion feetof
standing timber, one lifth or all tne mer
chantable ; timber in the United States,
lies tributary to Portland. We manufac
ture more lumbar than any other city in
the world, and more furniture than any
other western city. In normal times we
rank second in the United States in grain
shipments and mill more flour than any
other Pacific coast city. "Portland stores
more wool than any other city in the
union except Boston, ?and is also the
most importantcenter in the northwest
for livestock and fisheries. Portland peo
ple are building more steel ships today
man any otner city in xne normweai.
A. fleet of 20 airships Is being launched
at Portland, and these winged harbin
gers of a new commercial regime are fa
miliar sights above the city. Our moun
tains, rivers and woodlands provide a
paradise for the gportsman and the tour
ist. A thousand factories hum within
our city's gates and 6,000.000 of unhar
nessed horsepower rurk along her water
ways. With such unusual natural ad
vantages, with boundless resources, with
so many growing industries, and all at
budding season, what may we expect of
the full blown blossom in the Junetlme
of the City -of Roses?
The city of Portland covers 66 square
miles ; she has 400 miles of paved streets
and is famous for her beautiful homes,
parks, boulevards and -rose gardens.
Home ownership is universal in Port
land ; the poor have beautiful homes as
well as the rich, for, thank God. there
can be no monopoly on the beauties of
nature nor on Portland roses.
PLEDGES .ETEE5A1 LOTAITT
Progress we have, industry and abund
ant wealth ; but we have some things
even more -important than these; we
have beauty, matchless, matchless beau
tv and a climate free from all excesses
of temperature, winter and summer. Our
water supply Comes directly fromhe
eternal snow of Mount Hood, and. is ab
solutely pure. We have also excellent
schools, colleges, churches and libraries.
Government statistics prove that the.
people of PorMcnd are the best educated
fivthe United. States, only one Jenth of
one per cent being illiterate. The true
greatness of .our city is measured by . the
greatness of her - quarter million pro
gressive, loyal, i contented citizens ; for
a man's home city should not be re
garded as a mere assemblage of houses,
business blocks 'and factories, but as an
ideal, and every citizen should., be loyal
to that ideal. r .' , t , ,
iPortland is a city of high ideals, and
'there is much "to enshrine her in the
heart of every citisen. She is set like a
jewel in the midst of superb mountains,
venerable forests and fertile valleys, all
of which are tied to her pulsing heart,
not only by the great waterways of via
ture, but by rails of steel and by the
splendid roads, of which we are. so Justly
proud. , The peerless Columbia River
highway, winding through a wonderland
of canyons, cliffs and waterfalls, comes
down to us, and through our city's center
flows the tranquil, blue Willamette to
Join the grand Columbia on its Journey
to the sea. - -ir - " .
Portland, my' 'home city, my wonder
ful mistress, I love you and all your
beautiful environ. From the white caps
breaking along the shore of the proud
Pacific to the snow peaks, which stud
the ethereal blue of the eastern horizon,
from the rushing waters of the mighty
Columbia t the fruitful, Willamette
valley, I adore you. And I pledge alle
giance to you here, now and forever,
eautiful Rose City. 'queen of the Pa
cific Northwest. -. -
Work Beguntfon Burns Hospital
Burns, July 17. Masonry work began
today on the new St. Joseph hospital
a $40,000 structure being erected by the
sisters of the Catholic church in . Burns.
While the building Is being erected in
Burns. It cannot be said to be a strictly
Burns institution, since every community
with characteristic- liberality has donated
toward the building fund. The building
will be completed and ready for use by
September 22.
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was elected president of tho In-
tcrstatc Itcalty association at Spo
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W. L ROBERTS BUYS
RIVERWOQD HOME
Beautiful Residence of C. D.
Brunn, Overlooking the Willam
ette River, Sold for $50,000.
One of the : most Jmportant ! seal
estate transfers of recent months
was announced last week by W." H.
Ross in the transfer- of the C. D.
Brunn residence at Rlverwood to
W. E. "Roberts, Junior member of
the firm of Roberts ' Brothers, for
approximately$50,000. , ! v ' '
The house is a three story structure
with half -timber and stucco exterior.
31x76 feet in dimensions and containing
14 ; rooms." It, Is connected by a vine
clad , pergola with a two story garage
of the same type of construction. The
grounds comprise two and one-half acres
with extensive frontage on the Willam
ette river. : ' , '
The home was built by , Brunn about
10 years ago and is one ol the fairest
of the many beautiful homes in the
Rlverwood district. The grounds are
effectively . landscaped and enclosed, by
a wall of field stone. The wooded banks
of tbe Willamette drop precipitously from
the concrete terrace on" the river side
of the house to a wide gravel beach
some . 80 feet below. The view V from
this terrace and the windows on the
east side of the house is of singular ap
peal; commanding many miles of river
and mountain vista.
, The purchaser will take Immediate
possession of the property and Mr. and
Mrs. Brunn - propose to build another
home on a site already selected, i ,: -
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rercy Wells Buys Kldd Farm
Medford, July 17. Percy B. Wells, for
mer Jackson county superintendent of
schools and now superintendent of the
Klamath Falls schools, has Just pur
chased for $10,000 from a M. Kldd of
Medford the 3 5-acre orchard on ' Scenic
drive, one mile northwest of Central
Point, as an investment and for a future
home. ; Twenty acres are . In De Anjou
and Bartlett pears, coming into bearing,
and the rest is in grain. .: ..
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Cork Tilings, Linoleum
For Your Home or
Place of Business
CORK FL00R PR0DUCTS COMPANY
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Crossley : Heads Department for
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To meet the demand for high class
residence - property, Frank Lj. Mc
Guire haa added a1 new department
to his agency on - the second floor
of the Abington building. J. AV.
Crossley, former secretary of the
Portland Realty board, will have
charge of this branch of the Itfc
Guire agency and will assume the
duties of his, new position Monday
morning.
During the past three years McGuIre
has ' specialized . in moderate priced
homes and has wort a national repu
tation through the- efficient method of
salesmanship known as the "McOulre
system." r Separata departments were
established some months ago to handle
inside business property and suburban
acreage. Both of these branches are
showing satisfactory results, but It is
as a salesman of residence, property
that McGulre claims supremacy on the
Pacific Coast
Crossley will handle dwellings rang
ing in price from $7500 upward and
will start off with a considerable list
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"The market for residence property
was t never, better in Portland than at
present." he said in a reecnt inter
view, "and this is especially true of
property running from $10,000 to $20,000
in price. Recent building operations
have had a tendency to ease the short
age of . moderate priced dwellings, but
there has- been, comparatively, little
construction of high-class residences.
Crossley was for several years con
nected with the Laurelhurst company,
and afterward was a member of the
firm of Crossley A Vlgers. Upon the
dissolution of this partnership he be
came secretary of the Portland Realty
board and resigned that position to co
operate with Paul C. Murphy in the
sale of several hundred homes built by
the government at Bremerton, Wash.,
and Vallejo, Cal., during the war. He
has been a resident of Portland during
the past 14 years and is especially well
qualified to handle the new department
of the McUuire agency. -
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Kelso. Wash., July IT. Repairs of the
Kelso theatre bul!ding( recently acquired
by the city of Kelso, are being' com
pleted rapidly by J. A. Alexander. The
council chamber on the upper floor is
now ready for occupancy, and the city
water office has been Installed in the
nuiiaing lor.scme ume.
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