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Committee. to Devise Ways and
and Means for Raising $20,
000 to Release Grip of Ice.
Tho task of clearing the to and now
from the Columbia river highway win
Vs rmdertahro by the Portland Realty
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Teeer. according to resolution adopted
at meeting ( the board la the assem
bly room of the Multnomah, hotel at
ooe Friday, and a committee wu a p.
pointed by President A. H. RltUr to
consider ways and means of getting tbo
work under way. A committee also was
appointed to investigate tha possibility
preserving tbo forest growth oa the
afuluiemah falls watorahod.
Tbo eoat of removing tho lea and anow
from tbo highway would be approxi
mately I20LOOO. according to Samuel Lan
eester, engineer In chart of construc
tion of tbo famous driveway, who de
livered ' an illustrated address on the
offset of tho sleet and snow storm of
November. Pictures exhibited snowed
damage to the viaducts and concrete
ratlines along tha highway.
8team sbOTsl would bo required to
remove tho frosen sleet and anow, which
la banked In many places to a depth of
If te IS feet, Lancaster stated. Unless
' artificial means were used to remove
the frosen mass. It wonld remain until
late la tho summer and Its weight would
work, still greater damage to the road
way, the speaker averred.
In addition to the two special com
ertittees appointed. President RltUr an
nounced the following committees to
serve during the year: Legislative com
mit UeL. K. Bailey, Frank McFarland,
Herbert Oordon, Homer D. Angel. A. R.
Johnson,. Shipping and transportation
committee A. C Callan, R, L. Yoke,
'Oeorga P. Delcum. Alfred A. Ays, Fred
Ktreng. Resolutions committee W. It
Rons. Walter Asher. T. O. Bird. C M.
IVirr. V:. J. Gelser. Publicity committee
Chester A. Moorea, N. K. Long, Dudley
VVeatler, A. a Johnson. E. W. Barton,
Fred I Boa.lt. Arbitration committee
R. U Gllaan. J. O. Wllllama. D. B.
Mackie. J. J. McCarthy, Albert Cleve
land, Zoning committee Fred W. Oer
inan, K r. Bryan. Dean Vincent. J.
leie Richardson. Henry Ooddard. J. O.
Klrod. J. Fred Staver. Taxation com
mittee Webster Xm. Klncald. T. E. Dod
son. C Lewis Mead. I K. Carter. W. M.
. Kllltsgaworth. Mortgage loan eommlt-
Ck-F. Peek, Herman Moeller, Lowell
Paget, C W. Hayhurst. W. C McClure.
RenUl committee -J. Fred Staver. Leon
Banter. J. P. Parker, O. O. Rohrer.
Richard Wilder. Clvte committee
J Oeorge W. Uoloomb. W. J. Hofmann.
f Walter QUI, J. T. Batchelder, C W.
I horders. Advertising committee J. A.
Wlckmaa. Robert Somervllle, A. H.
.Hickman, (X II Skothelm. John Brown.
Farm tends committee H. A. Dryer,
VT. C- Vecktall. Ralph Ackley. Bruce
Rowaa, Oeergs I Turd. License law com
mittee J. E. Shears. C. P. Benedict.
Barney Johnson, Cheater Wagner, A. K.
Itill. Advisory and finance committee
roe A. McKenna, Fred W. Oerman,
Herman Von Borttrt, Paul C Murphy,
Freak MoQulre, P. B. Taylor. Dean Vin
cent. Henry Frtea. W. M. KllUngsworth.
leg4 forms committee W. L, Graham,
William Umbdenatack. Jesse B. Hol
brook. H. K. Thompson. A. L Orutse.
Igal eommlttee W. B. Rhively, Jerry
F- Bronaufh. Oeorge W. Staplejon, Carl
Wlntler. L. M. Lepper. Insurance cum
mtttea Qeerge Schalk. Murrel Camp
bell. John B. Coffey. J. I). Neilrn. liar
try Wells. Educational and speaking
eeureaa committee T. W. Zimmerman.
Carlos Marat era. Carl Wlntler. O. O.
IBattes, W. H. Rose. Industrial coro
mlttee Henry Frtea, 1L N. Burpee, Dorr
R. Keaaey. Dwlgbt Hubbell. T. J.
Baktwla,
KaecuUve eommittee E. B. Holmes,
Jee Heely. J. Z. Haotman. J. D. O'Don.
' bell. Harry Beckwlth and J. O. Klrod.
Kntertalnrnent committee Harry Beck
with. K. J. Jaeger. Frank Upehaw, Dr.
H. W. Co. Oeorge Mahoney, V. O. Wil
son, O. A. BJetten. Mmberhlp com
mitteeRalph Harris, W. J. Maxwell.
Ocar Casfer, F. Reverman. U B. Sym
monda. Luncheon committee E. J. Daly,
W. F. Joune. C IL Thompson. Home
Beautiful exposition John 1L MarleU.
- Arthur Carlson. Chester Fuller. Joseph
Roberts. F. II, Strong. L. A. Jones, C. M
Pert.
Business Block in
Nowberg Under Way
Newberg. Or, Jn. 11. Newbergs 1JS2
building program started recently with
excavation tor a 10x93 one-etory con
crete arid brick buslnees block located
en First street adjacent to the postofftce.
The structure will contain two separate
rooms, one of which will be occupied by
the owner, a F. Wallace A Son. The
.Fair ' Mord, otherwise known as the
and 10-ent store, operated by this
firm, will move Into Its new location
about April 1. The buildings recently
destroyed by fire have been replaced
with modern structures and several ad
dltlona oa erected. Plana are being
drawa for the construction of other busi
ness property to start soon, which In
cludes a larg andltortum by the Ameri
ca a Legion.
SKW COUMCMTT HALL
RMgefleM. Wash.. Jan. I. A new
tmmunity ball will be constructed by
residents In the .Pin Grove district, a
few miles north of La Center. Bert
Simpson and Arthur Johnson, suberrtp
to coounllteemeia, have solicited
funds tor the building, which will be
built "en the ranch of U La men. ' Con
struction win begin this month. Di
rectors of the club are : Kdward Court
ney, William Euhl and IHrman Gabriel
sea ; ' treasurer. Frank Snyder ; . secre
tary, Kobert Land.
' FCSVa BAINED FOB HOTEL -
Hoqulam. Waah.. Jan. it Ifoqulam'a
aforts for a new hotel took definite
form last" week, when two plana were
presented to the Cnmnurrl.i .
orevtdlng the funds for the proposed
nrwiure. in pisn w ntch met with
favor was to avt a committee of ISO
men to w-orx- locally to secure the nec-
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i ' PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY .22- 1829.
Wiley B. AUen to
Occupy New Store;
J. C. English Moves
Ground floor space at 148 Fifth street,
between Morrison and Alder, was leased
last week from J. C. English by the
Wiley B. Allan company for a four year
Prlod. effective February L Altera
tions ,wili be made to the interior of
a . dl?5 d Mw "qulpment ta
CT, r ad Py of Pianos,
Vlctrolas and records. The new store
wtu be opened to the public February
The lease was handled by J. D.
O'DonnelL
"T1 J- C English company win move
to the second story space now occupied
by the Rochester Clothing company and
the present location of the Wiley B. Al
len company, at the southwest corner of
Broadway and Morrison street, will be
taken over( by Philip Harris- aa quar
ters for a woman's apparel shop.
NORTiKllLlY
DEALERS TO MEET
Executive Committee of Associa
tion to Discuss Methods of
Taxation, Realty License Laws.
Comparison of taxation of real prop
erty with other methods of raising pub
lic revenue will occupy the attention of
the executive committee of the North
west Real Estate association at a meet
ing to be held at Hoqulam. Saturday.
Plans for the annual convention of the
association to be held at Vancouver
B. C. July 20 and 21. and for a record
attendance at the convention of the Na
tional Association of Real Estate boards
at San Francisco, June 1 to 4. will also
come up for discussion.
Fully 75 members of the committee
from Oregon. Washington. Idaho, Mon
tana, British Columbia and Alberta
will be present at the Hoqulam meet
ing, according to F. O. Brockman. sec
retary of the association. Other Oregon
realtors who will attend are : F. K Tay
lor, past president of the national asso
ciation ; F. W. Oerman, Harry Beck
wlth, A. R. Ritter. president of the
Portland Realty board; Coe A. McKen
na, Nels Johnson. L. E. Omer, Mrs. Al
vin Johnson, president of the Women's
Realty board of Portland; L. O. Hay
ford of Salem and Steven Thompson of
Vancouver, Wash.
Plans for Increasing the membership
of the association will be outlined and
methods of financing the publication of
the Northwest Real Estate Journal will
be discussed. Proposed uniform real es
tate license laws, similar to the law in
effect in Oregon, will be framed by the
committee for the consideration of mem
ber boards. The Portland delegation
will go to Hoqulam by tram.
Hma Company May
Erect New Building
Klma, Wash., Jan. 21. It Is rumored
that Mlnard t Co. will build a new build
ing this year on their Main street lots
where some of their buildings were con
sumed by fire last February. Their five
departments, consisting of hardware,
furniture, groceries, meats, hay and
feed, are now conducted in separate
buildings, with the office force for all
located In the hardware - department.
The new building is to house all depart
ments and will be of concrete, two
stories high and 90 by 120 feet in size,
while the warehouse will cover the entire
half block back of the retail depart
ments.' Other owners of ground in this
burned district will build at the same
time adjoining Mlnard & Col Prospects
are good for great bolldimr activities In
Elma this year. The Conway hospital
at Fourth and Anderson streets Is al
most completed and the E. W. Rail Mo
tor company's tow-story concrete garage
and residence are well under way.
Levy Made Higher;
Valuation Lowered
Roseburg. Or.. Jan. 21. Roeeburg prop
erty owners will pay a higher tax this
year, according, to the assessment rolls,
whirh are being tabulated. The total
Increase in mlllage In the county and
atate tax la S.S mills, of which 3.1 mills
represents the levy necessary to take
care of the principal and interest on
road bonds. The total levy for state
and county purposes will be 21.5 mills,
compared with 17.7 mills last year. The
valuation of Douglas county Is 1622.255
lower than last year, owing to a lower
assessment on livestock. Last year's
valuation was (35.181,125. as compared
with $33.!5M70 this year. Suthertin
takes second place in valuation In the
county, in place of Reed sport, which
had that honor last year.
Hoquiam Building;
Permits Total 225
Hoqulam. 'Wash.. Jan. 21. A total of
2&S building permits. Involving expendi
ture of 1261,595 for construction pur
poses, were issued by the city of Ho
qulam during the year 1921. The total
is second only to the record set in 1930,
when three large structure were built
in the business district: The 1931 total
Includes the construction of a new Ma
sorlc temple at an approximate cost of
tl 50.000. The building is now (tearing
completion. Thirty-five homes were
built in the city during the year, which
Is a better record than 1920,
VISITORS LIKE OREGON
Sandy. Jan. 21. Otto Mats of Minne
sota, who arrived here the first of the
year on a rfklt. has decided to stay, and
baa purchsed 57 acres of the old Reve
aee donation claim and will build a
house at once. Ernest Mill iron, who ar
rived her last week frpm San Fran
cisco, has bought 85 acres at Firwood
belonging to Mrs. John Sinclair, and will
mov on the place this week. The place
was leased to R. A. Chown . for five
years, but Chown spid the lease to the
owner and will move on his own farm la
the Greenwood school district
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SALE OF LEASE
ON COOK & GILL
Transfer of Four-Story Fireproof
Structure to New Auto Con
cern Was Closed Last Week.
Between T SO, 000 and ',90.000 is in
volved In the lease of the Cook 4' Gill
bulldinf at Eleventh and Burnslde
streets to Braley, Graham A Child, new
Dodge automobile distributors which
was concluded last wett The lease
runs for a little more than seven years
and is one of the largest automobile
lease transactions of the year. Chester
E. M pores of the F. E. Taylor company
represented both parties In the trans
action. The Cook & Gfll building Is . four
stories high, of concrete construction
and is said to be one of the finest
structures in the Wesx for' auotmobUe
uses. It Is equipped with repair shops,
storage rooms, freight and passenger
elevators, offices and salesroom. Co
incident with the announcement that
the lease had been sold, H. W. Lyon,
secretary-treasurer of Cook & Gill, stated
that his company is planning to build a
new home In the near future. Pending
the construction of the proposed build
Ins; Cook A Gill win occupy the present
building jointly with Braley, Graham &
Child.
Braley, Graham & Child were recent
ly incorporated for $200,000 and will
handle the Dodge car exclusively. In
addition to its sales department it will
also Inaugurate a service station and
will give over about 20,000 square feet
of space In the building to this depart
ment, George A. Braley, president, and
A, B. Graham, treasurer, of the com
pany are recent arrivals la Portland:
They sold out . their Interests In the
Dodge agency at Sioux City. Iowa, when
the opportunity was given them to se
cure the one in Portland. They have
been connected with- the Dodge Bros,
organization for many years. Hal
Child, secretary, has long been promi
nently Identified with the Dodge car
in Portland and resigned a' position as
sales manager for Covey Bros, to asso
ciate himself with the new corporation,
in which he is heavily interested finan
cially. The new concern will open its
agency Immediately.
Electrical Men to
Entertain Builders
Centralia. Wash.. Jan. 21. On January
25 Centralia and Chehalis electrical men
will be hosts to about 25 lumbermen,
architects, building contractors and real
estate dealers of this vicinity at a ban
quet at the Hotel St. Helens in Chehalis.
Dean Stephen L Milter of Seattle, of the
University of Washington and secretary
manager of the Northwest Electrical
Service league, will be the principal
speaker. R. G. Emerson of Seattle, field
representative of the league, was In Cen
tralia last week making arrangements
for the banquet The Centralia part of
the banquet Is headed by Glen L. Nor
man, city electrician. One of the biggest
building revivals In the history of this
section Is predicted for the coming
season.
Quinault Tract to
Be Sold by Bureau
Hoqulam, Wash Jan. II. Standing
timber, amounting to 301,000,000 feet, on
a 9(40 acre tract In the Quinault Indian
reservation. 50 miles north of Hoquiam,
has been placed on sale by the bureau
of Indian affairs. Bids for the timber,
accompanied by a check for $15,004. will
be received up to March SO. The Umber
Includes cedar, spruce, hemlock, Douglas
fir, white pine and several other brands
of soft woods.
WAKRV9 GOnrO AHEAD
Warren. Or.. Jan. 21. The year just
closing has witnessed more building In
this vicinity than any. five years m its
history. Fourteen residences and sev
eral barns have been erected in 1921,
all substantial country homes. The in
coming year already, has - promise "of
many new buildings. ... -
PLANT 90.000
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Colonial Residence
On Westover Road Is
Built for John Lee
A handsome Dutch colonial residence
Just completed for John Lee at 1087
Westover road Is one of eight new
houses. under construction on Westover
Terraces. A large sun parlor and open
paved view porch enhance the charm of
the living rooms on the ground floor and
the upper story Is divided into three
Urge bedrooms and a sleeping porch.
Plans for the house were made by John
Lee Sr. The property Is valued at
$13,000.
Architects specifications are being
worked out for eight additional houses
on Westover, according to Harold
Jungck, manager of the .property. Sites
have Just been purchased by Walter
Gadsby on Westover road and yrahklln
A, Freeman on Culpeppeer terrace. Many
inquiries have been received this winter
from prospective home builders now liv
ing at San Francisco, Los Angeles and
other Western cities, Jungck stated.
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Four Story Brick Structure at
Fourth and Salmon Transferred
Last Week to k. E. Kern dt Co.
The four-story brick building at the
northwest corner of Fourth and Salmon
tree was transferred last week from
Ida M, Church to A. E. Kern & Co., the
transaction being handled through the
escrow department of the Title & Trust
company, which also insured th entitle to
the property. The ground floor of the
building is occupied by the publishing
plant of the A. E. Kerh company and
the upper stories are used for hotel pur
poses. Purchase of the building and addi
tions to the equipment of the publish
ing house is being partly financed by
the issue of $75,000 in bonds. Security
for the issue consists of the real prop
erty and the machine.rv snt uinln..iit
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WORK BEGUN ON
NEW EAST SIDE
Fireproof Building Costing $225,-
000 Under Construction for
Gardeners, Ranchers Association
The first shovelful of earth was turned
Saturday morning on excavations for
iho,J,newi Gardeners and Ranchers'
building to be located on the block
Sin?dLWv Ea8t MjUn- Ea Madison.
kAsl Third and Union avenue The
building will be two stories in height,
with a deep basement Construction will
be of reenforced concrete and cost of
the building and equipment is estimated
at $225,000. . .ww
The new building win be especially
adapted to meet the demands of the
wholesale market business. Retail stores
will occupy the ground floor space front
ing on Union avenue, and the balance
of the structure will be used by the as
sociation, the ground floor being utilized
for produce marketing, the second story
for canned goods, and the basement for
storage. Two large elevators and broad
stairways will connect the three floors.
The site has been occupied for several
years by the Gardeners' and Ranchers
association, consisting of about 100 ltal
lan gardeners. The new building will
be completed and ready for occupancy
about July 1, and in the meantime the
market will be located on the block
bounded by East Main,, East Madison.
East First and East Second streets,
loaned to the association by the city
council.
Officers of the association are JJ. Se
mensa, president, and Joe Kigtni. man
ager. Plans and specifications for the
building were prepared by W. W. Lu
cius and the general contract was award
ed to Robert Parse.
Lease Calls for New 1
One-Story Building
A 10-year lease on property with 150
foot frontage on the east side of West
Park and 50 feet ort the south side of
Morrison street from Mrs. Florence A.
Bennett to M. L. Gumbert of the Hud
son Bay Fur company was announced
last week by J. D. O'DonnelL Plans are
being prepared by Strong ft McNaugh
ton for a one story frame and masonry
building to cover the site. The building
will be used for retail stores.
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Plans Prepared for
Modern High School
. Building at Kelso
Plans have been prepared by Charles
H. Rurggrat of Albany for a proposed
high school building at Kelso. Wash.
The building will be of brick and con
crete construction, two stories in height,
with basement, and 120 by 1S4 feet In
dimensions. At a recent election of the
school district 172.000 was voted for the
building and equipment.
The first floor of the structure will
contain seven grade rooms and admin
istration offices for the Junior high
school. In the second story are recita
tion rooms and science laboratories for
the senior high school and a large as
sembly room equipped with a stage. A
gymnasium Is located In the center of
the building, taking la a portion of the
basement and first floor. Manual train
ing .and domestic serene- departments
also are boused in the basement.
EXPANSION CALLS
FOR MAHY LEASES
Business Property Concern Han
dles Number of Transactions
Which Total Over $100,000.
Increasing activity in the leasing
market, caused by demand for larger
quarters on the part of old established
firms, reflects a revival of trade condi
tions In the city and state, according to
B. L. Metxger of the Metzger-Parker
company. One of the largest of a num
ber of leases reported by the company
dnrta the week involved the rental of
7500 square feet of floor space In the
Myler building at 14 West Park to the
Veterans' bureau. The new offices will
bo used as headquarters for the Thir
teenth district of the bureau, recently
moved here from Seattle, according to
A. J. Jessup. head of the district Ches
ter A. Moo res assisted In the lease trans
action. Mtzger also handled a lease of 000
square feet of mm nn tK nv. m
of the Fliedner building at the north
west corner or Tenth and Washington
taken by the Veterans bureau as head
quarters for a divisional school for aca
demic trainlnr. The Metxger-Parker
company also reported the lease of 30O0
square feet on the top floor of the
Stubbs Electric building at Sixth and
Oak streets to the Oregon Chiropractic
college and 1000 square feet on the sec
ond floor of the Western Auto Supply
building to the John Welch Dental
depot.
Among other leases handled by the
company was a five year contract for
the use of 1500 square feet of space In
the Western Auto Supply building at
Broadway and Oak streets to (he Cooley
Transfer company and a five year lease
on 20 by 50 feet at the corner of West
Park and Oak streets to the Service
Film Supply company. Leases handled
by the company during the past two
weeks called for aggregate rentals in
excess of 1100.000, Metrger stated.
CHEHALIS BCILDntO SOLS
Chehalis. Wash., Jan. 21 A. E. J odd.
Chehalis realty dealer, announces the
ale of the concrete btailding at Market
and Park, to Pat Manning, who is a
well known Chehalis contractor, for a
valuation of $27,500. Mr. Judd was the
principal owner of the buikUng, others
being interested with him. however. Mr.
Manning will hold the property as an
Investment and Mr. Judd will soon be
gin r Improvement on other desirable
business property he holds In Cheha.Ha.
The sale of the above property Indicates
that the - business muwrtr nhu. in
Chehalis are holding up well.
TO LATJirCH CAXFAIQV
Aberdeen. Wuh Jan 91 " - -
of the Aberdeen Pioneers association
at their annual meeting and banquet.
January 28. will launch a campaign
for a permanent home. Aa acre site
has been provided in Stewart Park, a
gm ox jars. Jean n. Stewart. The bund
ing will be eonstreeted af im
lumber manufacturer will be asked to
contribute a log.- . -.. .
RAPID BUSINESS
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SEATTLE LOSES
Record for 1921 Shows Portland
Third Among Pacific Coast Cit
ies in Volume of New Building.
Portland ranks third among the cities
of the Paciflo coast states U the volume
of new building construction for 1121.
according to statistics furnished by the
American Contractor. The record shews
a"" rtUn of nearly ts.ooo dim i t-.i.
for the year, over the total of 120. com
pared with a loss of approximately
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,vw,vw in oeaxue. los Angeles
ranked first and San Francisco second
in the amount of new construction for
1921. The figures are si follows:
Los Angeles $82.7ia.XM H0.02M0O
San Frajviem A iaa u .
rtVi1 nj26,67 U.m.900
cJTT.., 1.1,S1S S.4I9.8M
!?"i lt.SS2.42S l.70.0g
Spokane 2,124,027 1,014,214
d0"?,8, i .6,0 4.74M7I
Portland was the only Northwestern
city showing K gain in building opera
tions over 190. Los Angeles and Oak
land show remarkabU uiniim
over the previous year, while San Fraa-
u Demna its lopner record. Salt
Lake City stood S2.41MU ta lm com
pared with 12,540,702 in 1920, and Ogden
(1.177,102 last year, compared with a
total of $943,140 for the previous year.
Company Organizes
Building Campaign
Larger quarters In the Stock Ex
change balding have bees UkM mmmm
by the G. K. Ulrich company. The firm
us Doen in onsinees but a Short time
and already is handling a large volume
of sales of resident nrmmm t .
cording to George EL Ulrich. head of
we concern, an aggressive home build
ing camoaia-n will be atartod in Rw.
City Park in the spring and the firm
aireaoy nas one house under construc
tion in that addition.
81 LEX CHTJKCHES 13 ADEQUATE
Salem. Jan. 2L Salem's churches, with
the exception of the First Methodist
church, do not reflect credit on the city.
Rev. W. W. Long, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, told members of
the Marion County Realtors' associa
tion here Thursday. He pointed to Al
bany and Eugene, where he said tha
church structures were of a much
higher order.
Its ACHES SOLD
White Salmon. Waab Jan. 2L The
3S0 acre holdings of the White Salmon
Fruit company were sold last week to
Yaroell Brothers of Lyle. Three hun
dred acres of the ranch Is under culti
vation in orchard and hay land. The
consideration paid the. owner, mostly
eastern property, was in the neighbor
hood of S40.0C4.
FORT WALLA WALLA HOSPITAL
Walla Walla. Wash, Jan. 2L Actual
work of construction on the Fort Walla
Walla hospital building will not be pos
sible until February I. according to a
statement by J. H. Weis.of the Weis
Construction Company of Omaha, who
Is here Inspecting the work of excava
tion now In nrotrresa for tKa fr.n.i
of the bulldlrgs.
WORK SPEEDED TP
Ontario, Or, Jan. II. Construction
work on the new isooa school building
being erected in the Valley View dis
trict, sooth of Ontario, is proceeding
rapidly. Work Is being nubed to permit
occupancy this winter. There are two
Urge rooms, with a fuU basement. In
which a heating plant will be Installed.
CHECH HEARS C0MFLETI09
Centralis. Wash, Jan. 21 Ttve Mw
54.000 Baptist church which is being
erected at the corner of Pearl and Pine
streets is nearing completion. The su
perstructure will be brick with plaster
effects and trimmed with light grey
concrete' stone, A large gymnasium,
odal room and classroom win occupy
tho firstr floor. ...
PORTLAND GAINS
IN CONSTRUCTION
CASH PRIZES
ARE OPPERED
TO WRITERS
Realty Board to Give $100 for
Best Essays Presented at Home
Beautiful Exposition, April.
Cash Drtaes aa a i niMtn nee n .
awarded by the Portland realty board
for the beet essays on -How and Why
We Bought Our Home,- at the seeoad
annual 'Home HMiirni ...
be beld at The Auditorium the first weak
b Apos aoooroing to aaaewteaeaeeit
made Sattirdav lr n
efcairmaa of the committee ta charge
of the exposition. The Tret crtae win
i?4- fourth tl
and fifth U. TTva mi. . .
to 100 words la expressing their thoughts
During ana the mm r allium ta
open to all. 1 "
Eaaays must be written ta Qm Aner
ca language, oa oe side of was or
more sheets of white paper. aadVm.
PocU or typewriter may be used. Only
2? TJ- .? U obm,n 7 aa tndi-JffJ-
1 aU '"mbers family are
eligible to the contest. Free latitude la
allowed to the laarinaUoei of the writer
and proof facts will not be required,
according to Martela Ownership of
borne Is not required and apartneat
bouse dwellers, bouse renters and home
less wanderers are on aa equal footing
ta the contest. Bach competitor must
write his name aad address oa a eep.
rate sheet of paper aad enclose It wit
the essay.
Letters containing the essays rmooM
be mailed to the secretary of the Part
lea realty board. Oregon boIMtng.
Portland. Or. A eommittee of competent
judges will be appointed to read the
compositions and award the prise. The
ooateat closes Wednesday. April a. aad
results will be announced the rUelnr
night of the exposition, if the winners
are not present at The Auditorium
checks will be mailed.
Interest la the "Hone BeeeUfur" ex
PoelUoa U gathering momentum dairy.
Martela stated, and many application
tor exhlbltloa space have been reeetvwd.
The entire auditorium will be oaed aad
plans for the layout of the basement aad
main floor of the building wars oom
pleted last week. The two wings ew the
mala floor will be nflllsei as well M tw
Urge rooms la the upper story c the
building.
Indications are that prises offered by
realtors, architect, building t-itvr1-'
dealers, title Insurance com pea tea aad
house furnishers will be among the prin
cipal features of the exposition. Coo teats
In addition to the essay writing compe
tition will be aanoonced later. No ad
mission fee win be charged te the expo
sition and U is estimated that attend
ance win be double that of last year,
when mors than 100,000 visitors attaoded
tho event
Work to Be Bushed
On Kelso's School
Kelso. Wash, Jan. L One of the
finest high school buildings ta the North
west will be erected at once by the
Kelso school district as a result of tho
election last Saturday, when m.oOJa
bonds was voted by a t-to-1 majority
rr the construction of a building, pur
chase of site and equipment. At the
same election the voters cast advisory
ballots regarding the site for the school,
and what Is known as the old academy
alts received 211 votes to 121 for the
city block site. The old academy build
ing occupies the popular site, and this
building will be torn down aad two
adjoining blocks purchased as aa ath
letic field. The academy is on eg the
old landmarks of this section. Xt was
nt a a Preabyteriaa academy, box
was afterwards purchased by the school
district. A-contract win be 1st for tho
building of tho new school as soon as
preliminaries can be completed.
Barde Builds Auto
Storage Structure
Plans Dreoared bv Chart v w. '
can for the erection of a one story con
crete bunding. 100 by 10 feet u dtmoa-
wwna. ax un oorueast comer of Tien
tteth and Love Joy streets for J. N.
Barde. A store room la the comer of
the buildlna- baa Imm mmA fo - . n
shop snd the balance of the struclure
in om uaeo lor tae storage of auto
mobiles. EL PROPOSE 5EW TEMPLE
Aberdeen. Wash, Jan. II. Deciaioa te
build a Brw tsmnU tor Ik -w- w
erdeea was reached this week, aad the
mueiwuj ror getting the building, which
Is estimated to cost 1 1 T&.ooa. aoer way
the coming year are very promlslag.
Various architects In the stale aad sot
side have romnetd for . , .
committee appointed ta examine aad
pass upon th-m has taken some works
to go rarefully ovr Iheni It im ladt
caled that the chances are aa Aberdoaa
firm will get the contract. . -
PASTOR ErTS ORCHARD
Weoatrhee. Wash, Jan. L Rm. f.
Stuart Hyatt has serwred a 11 sis a
bearing orchard eta Hunnyalope xreaa
O. F. Mahoney. trading for It aJet tree
acre orchard home. The latter orchard
sold st one time at a cash prtoe of '
114.0ns. or I'tOS per acre, oa of tV
highest priors paid for orchard property
In the Wenatche vallry.
C0TT5TT I5FIRXART
Wenatrbee, WaslL, Jan. XL Coo
tractor Qualey 4 Soa have Calotte the
work of constructing four bulldlars at
the county Infirmary at tho month r
Caayoa No. 2, aad wtthla a week thoy
will be ready for oooupaacy. Tho build-
lngs are aa overseer's boose, a men's
ward, a women's cottage aad a bam.
the total cost of which was about !",0'J.
FRCTT PLAjrT niPROTED
Nam pa, Idaho, Jan. 2L F. W. Trjrrt,
chief encineer of she Ktmra plart of
the Pacific Fruit Kt ureas company.-oa
returning from Baa Fraadsro rrorted
that improvement, to exceed IK. will
Include another storage bouse and an-
other refrigarattng machine. .