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Newspaper Page Text1 ENLARGED TjXPANStON of the market for Pord and made merchandise' 0 28th street between Thurman and Upshur streets. No. 2 Bybee streets, which is typical of new residences , being erected in Westmoreland. ; INo. 4Hesidence of B4 Potter at attractive. 4 No. 5 New creamery building at Eugene which will handle the products of hundreds of .dairy farms. No. 6 McLaughlin Union High school being erected on a site midway between Milton and Freewater in Union '.Wlt f -.v: Ja. . v , -i v - . WKflm f-T W t.y..-r" r : - It 9 - . - ... J'- 1 - - . ' : i -l . f - W. REALTORS READY FOB ANNUAL MEET OF ASSOCIATION Preparations Complete for Trip to iSan Francisco and for Enter tainment of Visitors to City. A " .. Frp.r.tton ha. been completed for ft. fecord, delerOon from the PorUnd jReiklty board to the annual conTention flthe NaUonal Association of Real I sUte boards, to be held at San Kran.-, ! ipo May 31 to June 3. More than BO local Realtors, with members ol their t families and friends, plan to participate -'Jn jthe convention, and the party Is about eqfally divided between the auto cara- ' .vaiu the Journey by water and the trip tyf train over the Southern Pacific. j Committees appointed by President A. B.Ritter of the realty board will not only look after arrangements for the trip to San Francisco by the Portland delegation, but will ive erea creater at- tention to the entertainment of delegates Xrem Eastern ciUes. who wiU stop here Tn! their way home from the conven Itiotv. Several hundred of the Eastern delegate already have arranged to spend a day or - more as guests of . the Portland board. Three special trains carrying between 10 and 600 delegates from Minneapo lis Boston. Philadelphia 'and other East ern cities are scheduled to arrive at r.ixn Btition at 7:80 a. m. Monday, June 6, and others will come in emailer trroups during the weeK xouowing mo convention. President Bitter , and other members of .the board will accompany t&fc special trains and the delegation w81 be officially welcomed to Oregon ibIiIuiI Raltv board and given ail auto ride to Medford the evening of J SThe visitors will be met at Union sta tion by the Realtors brass band and following breakfast at the Multnomah hkcl will be shown the sights of the uvn for a trio over the Co- inmw. river highway. The following eornmlMeea, appointed by President Bit ter, will be in charge of the entertain ment of the guests: -Dntun - committee Paul XX Mur- t..iv-.an- Mrs. Paul C Murphy. i feral1 Dean Vincent Mrs. Paul Cowglll. Mr. and Mrs. . we i-age. ijt. r. M. W. Coe. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ger. MM- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark. Joe ;vmI and Mr. and Mrs. George . C.V.IV ...... mower committee A. O. Teepe, chair- fnan: J.-W. Baldwin. A. K. Hill. George i'Mahoney. . Musio committee Bruce Rowan, chalr inkn ; J. E. Shears. R. SommervtUe. Singing cotnmlttee-O. Sletten. chair- Uutomohile committee Walter raly. ' ; hirmui : . PhU Fry. Jesse Holbrook. ! r-. pin; John Brown. Rni.ii and registration J. P. Parker, nd J. O. Willlamsj Joining arrangement (eats) Ed Ialy. 'TvL-t drive committee L. BL . M phitrmUL and B. B. Torrey. W.iwn nronerties committee W. : w 'wwnmasu chairman, and- Chester Mustarial itiJojmnrfttoe-Alf : (Apartment noi'eommittee Herbert t,r,.2TMtaar chair- m run wiiihh . s 1 v jXighway,cW coawmmeeTjU B. 8y; : ''4 Irf.HMi rammlttee C 1 "Wneon, 'cialrman ; Walter , Holcomb,v Frank ; JiacFarland. - V.-Y-W , i Movie committee v. - . tti. MmmiitM-UtniT Fries, chair- FACf DRY FOR BERGIVIANN SHOE CREAMERY PLANT AT EUGENE SHOWS RAPID PROGRESS Growth -of Business Necessitates Construction of New Building, Which Is Nearing Completion. Eugene, May 20. The new 360,000 plant of the Eugene Farmers Creamery company, now under eonatroetion. mares tho culmination of one of the most suc cessful cooperative enterprises in Ore gon. Beginning with an investment of 33500 the company now does an annual business of 3200.000, produces a third of a million pounds of butter, employs 10 persons and has paid its 400 members over $40,000 in profits. An additional 450 farmers sell their cream to this 'concern, which is growing steadily, having within the last few months added 400 cows to its list of producers and doubled its paid up capital stock. , - ' YTIU BK LARGER In view of the recent failure of the Oregon Dairymen's league, Lane county cream producers feel that they have spe cial cause zor pen congratulation. The new building is being constructed by H. Snook of Salenf. It is 60 by 135 feet, two stories, of hollow tile construc tion with white stucco front and will cost $30,000. It occupies a half block of land on a spur of the Oregon Electric railroad at Fifth and Olive streets, one block from the main business street of the city. It will have three times the capacity of the present plant, which is turning out three-quarters of a ton of butter dally besides a large quantity of ice cream. HAS f&40 CAPITAL Only those who supply raw material to the creamery may participate in the profits. The company is capitalized at $75,000, of which $60,000 worth of $25 shares have been issued. -The directors are T. H. Ohlsen, George Piatt, F. H. Needham, A. Baker and H. I. Plank. The manager is M. M. Boney ; treasurer, C D. Borer ; secretary, T. H. Ohlsen. Products Company ( To Erect Cannery The Starr 'Fruit 'Products' company proposes to erect a new cannery build ing at Salem and contracts -already have been let for its construction. - Plana pre pared by Carl Unde of Portland call for a : frame structure with concrete foundation. 80 by 166 feet In dimensions and building cost is estimated at $30,000. man; Webster Klncaid. Herman Muel ler. "V Crown Point Ed Daly, chairman; Charles Ringler and Ai H. Hickman. Entertainment c o m m i 1 1 e e Harry Beckwith chairman ; E. Jaeger and Coe McKenna. ' . Finance committee John - Marl els, eh airman Frank rjpshaw, r E. Carter, Charles H. Thompson, George Dekum and ' Oscar Kaufer. - Badges and f souvenirs Ti' W. Zim merman, chairman ; George T. Moo res and Sam Norton. i Printing - committee W. R. Rosa, chairman ; Joe Roberta and G. G 'Rohrer. - . l ' Train committee A. R. 'Ritter,- chair man; Fred Taylor, Paul CowgUU Harry Beckwith, Coe McKenna, J. A. "Wick man. J. D. OTonnell and, Cartoa Mars ters. -1 t Preparations for the trip to Ban Fran cisco are In charge df - a committee beaded., by Frank ,R,t;f!iin. i , offers assurance of future prospenty for the city. Illustratioa No. 1 shows the proposed new factory! building of the Bergmann Home just completed for Mrs. HL Spraguej at 3f4 GJpepper terrace, architect's plans bejag prepared) by Charles James. No. TIRE COMPANY OFFICIALS WILL BUY E T President and Treasurer of Co lumbia Tire Corporation Make Trip East for Machinery. R. A. Wunburg, president, and Lewis Wyman, treasurer of the Columbia Tire corporation, left Thursday night for the East to purchase machinery and equip ment for the new j tirct factory it be erected at Kenton, contracts for which were let last week to the Hauser Con struction company. iWursburg and Wj man will be met in! the East by Robert H. Brown, superintendent of the tire plant, who will assist In the selection of the machinery. According to Alfred A. Aye. vice pres ident of the company, correspondence with leading machinery ; houses of the country during the past two months in dicated that substantial ; savings would be affected over prices prevailing a year ago, reduction? in many instances running as high as 50 per cent. In ad dition to six carloads of standard equipment, many pieces of special ma chinery, designed by Wursburg and his associates, will be built in the East for the local plant ! ' , The special equipment , ordered 1 the ii nf Tun of study on the part of Wnnhnre and Brown and will result"! In substantial yearly savings In oper ating costs, Aya stated. As an example of what could be taxmiplished in this respect, factory charts in the company's office show that lljmonths after Wurs burg was called into the Kelly-Springfield unit at Akron, Ohio, he had built up production from 900 to 1500 tires per day by installing some of his special devices and efficiency methods, i The Columbia Tire corporation win be the second large manufacturing com pany to carry out the Port of Portland plan of working Into finished products the raw materials irhieb, can B brought into the Columbia river profitably! from trans-Pacific porta.; Construction work on the - plant is . under way and at te planned to begin j operation ia the autumn. - I --v-t:- ' . Permits Issued for Irvington Bungalow Permits for the erection of six bung alow type houses to Irvington. on East 32d street north between Klickitat and Siskiyou streets, were issued last week to the Ross Bunding company. Three of the houses will be ' one . story and three one and a halt stories. Dimensions are given as 24 by feet and cost ia estimated at 93000 each. Plans Complete for Aaron R:ank Home Plana hava been completed by Maur ice H. Whitehouse for the erection of a residence at-No. 251 St. Clair street, be tween' Main and Madison, for Aaron Franki :: r The atructure t wUl be 4$ by 58 feet in ground dimensions and - ia esti mated to cost approximately $30,000. :r,i,r.:X-:,: 4 -. 'it'ik-..1.' .-;: ON lAmJFACTURE 113 Interurban Phone Co. of Silverton to ; Build Modern Home 1 1 i Suverton, May 20. The Interurban Telephone company is having plans drawn for a modern exchange building to be located at No. 108 West Main street. The building ia to; be 44x50 feet in di mensions, one story and basement, with a garage 20x22 feet located at the rear. It will bo constructed of concrete and tilei with a brick front and will be used entirely by the telephone company. The first floor; will house the cashier's anid manager's ! offices, terminal room, opef ating room and operators rest and toilet roorns. The basement will be divided into shop, store and furnace rooms. i i j Flans are also being made for the in stallation of a new switchboard of the latest eemi -automatic type. Cables will rani underground from the terminal polo at the corner of Main and Water streets to the office. Included in the program of Improvements will be the installation of about 4000 feet of cabte on Oak, Pin and South Water streets. Work is under way for rebuilding of 10 miles of farm lines. Work on the new building; will begin about June 15 and It is expected tha-t the new equipment will be in op eration early, in October. ; j i j The Interurban : Telephone company was organized in 1905 under the man agement of 'P. L. Brown,; with a list f ;45 connected telephones. There are at tne present time zu .connected stations. Th company is capitalized at $25,000 and all of; the stock, with the exception of a few shares, is held by the Silverton people. The contemplated improvements arei made necessary by the rapid growth of the business, the present quarters and equipment being' entirely inade quate to taks cars of the large number of ! subscribers. Bank of Commerce Purchases Buildin : . Eugene. May 20, The Bank of Corh- raerea has purchased the Matlock .build ing, a three story brick and cement structure having a frontage of 28 feet and Willamette street and 160 feet in Eighth avfcnue. Itjis to be remodelled as spqn as the present lease1 expires, March it and the upper floors, which are now usd for lodging purposes, converted injto 12 rnodem offices, while the ground floor wijl e usedjby the bank. The Bank ot Commerce! Is owned by C. D. Rorer. president, I and B. B. Brundage, cashier, and has deposits amounting to $53424, an increase or szw.otw in tne pan io months. ..I !. . M - Kauf WiU BtiUd Siy.SOpiResidencg Frenarauons cavo bb wm5vw. . uj Eugene Kauf for tne erection or a nana some residence, estimated to cost $17,- 600, at No. 13(0 East 29th street In East moireland.1 Plans drawn by tiie owner aaE' for a two and a half story house 90 by 3 feet in ground dimensions.; i - i i i'-- I i ' . '- : Ti ' PLA3CT BnlS HOrSES ' '-j -! Kalama; Wash,! May 20. Th Oregon Kalama Lumber company plans the . Im mediate erection of . 10 new houses iat Kalama. Operation of the sawmill and plSning xBin, recently leased by the com pany, began last r week and shipments Of i lumber hav commenced." Workmen arl betas' brougMg, from outside -points. !as thare are no iee men in this vicinity. COANY WELL );G1E ilHfejr IfSSfRi BUILDING TRADES TO IMPROVE LOT New Inducements Expected to Work for Mutual Benefit of In dustry and General Public. -1. : I Apprenticeship in the building trades is to be made more attractive to young men through a- plan being outlined by a committee recently appointed by Ellis F. Lawrence, president of the Associa tion of . Building and 'Constrnotion. The porposs of the movemeat has been ap proved by the , IwnTdlns; tradss couaca. by the bunding j construction contractors and other groups in the Wilding indus try. Work accomplished by - the com mittee will be presented at aj meeting of the association in the Arcadian grin room of the Multnomah hotel at 6 :30 p. m. Friday. The plan provides for careful selection of apprentices and placing them in trades to which they appear to be best adapted. The apprenticeship is to be divided1 into periods, and advancement W01 be reg ular. ' ; PBOFICtESCT GOAL Each ' apprentice is to be given an opportunity to acquire skill in; all branches of his chosen trade,, but; will not be hindered in his desire to become especially proficient in some particular branch. '. . - ' " -.. Unemployment for long seasons during apprenticeship due : to seasonal work, is to be eliminated so laras ppssiDie,. tnat the apprentice fKtay be able to become a ijourneyman;iin the shortest possible time. Organising the system of appren ticeship under the control of the workers and the contractors, it is believed,! will produce the number of - craftsmen re quired and yet ( will not train :an army of men who - will not be able to I find emslovment. - The public 1 : to be the beneficiary of : the . plan' byi ' reason of the greater skill of training through: a standardized apprenticeship, i i . A phase of -the apprenticeships plan being followed Jn Oregon, bn ;which has not 1en adopted elsewhere! Is the con nection to be formed and i maintained with the system of stats vocational train ing. ; .:.! i , j CLASSES ESTABM8HEB h , , , Already & number of classes are n proeress ami otners are 10 M iornwa, These classes wiU not attempt to turn out a finished 'journeyman, but will sup plement the practical work which the annrentice gets cn .actual construction tob.. lev . -. 'i1 ' ' " ' 'A '. ' . Ths. a'nprraticeship committee 5 will work in close cooperation with the edu cational, committee rwhlch ; !sL engaged ; in train in adult workers In i A broader knowledge and experience -fla m their r ppectlve crafts- ' Operation tte plan. It is believed, s will eliminate on of the causes for dissension between employers and c&nOTsvu'-'.'; ttat . trl' The Association of Building and Con struction wns;Jorganised - onlTj a V few months ago and already baa a member ship of more than 600 men engaged In building construction trades! and profes sions. Offices have been opened at 923 Chamber of Commerce building, " in Charge of V. Ci Stetson, executive secre- OF APPRENTICES ROHAY BEACH IS SHOWING BRISK New Cottages and Business Improve- Houses Figure in mentsj Road Work Planned. Rockaway, ilay 20. Rockaway' beach ia again taking on an air of prosperity. With the coming of warm weather the building of cottages and business houses is tn progress. Road- work In progress north of .Rockaway on the - extension from Manhattan to Brighton win con nect with the Wheeler road, thereby shortening the distance to Portland. The road is folk) wing th original Roosevelt highway surrey and $54,000 is to be ex pended on it this year. . t Ths Southern Pacific railroad has also made some improvements In removing the Old wooden platform and putting in a graveled fill much larger than the old platform. "They have also been work ing for several months putting in new ties i and putting in 90-pound rails I in place of the 60-pound rails. It1 is rumored that the running time between Rockaway and Portland will be reduced by one hour. With a substantial reduction in passenger rates, Rockaway expects a prosperous season. , j A waterway Is being built from Rock away creek,' near the depot, . This creek has done some damage to property fby shifting Its? coarse from . side to side during high tides. The waterway will; be built of piling . and planks and will be 215 feet long and cost $600, The drift wood is being removed and It is expected that the new structure will prevent flta f illlng ap the creek again. f t B.! E. Reynolds Is putting in an tee plant for refrigerating purposes In pis meat and fish market. -He 'will also manufacture ice to sell, his plant having a Icapacity of 3000 pounds daily , j . . FVed "Williams of the public service commission was in Rockaway May si to conduct ths . water- rate hearing. The three water companies on the beach asked for such a great Increase in rates that' ft was pretested by the' citizens who! were represented by. Attorney Bar rick: of Tillamook. The commission took ths case under advisement, but no de cision Is expected for several months. ; New Hotel ;to .Be i-- . . ' -- - -JL. --'." . ' Built at Toledo A 'three-story hotel building, 85 by 300 ! ' ! r. "... , f feet In -dimensions, containing 34 guest rooms, f each equipped -with a- private bath, i wiU ba-erected , immediately ft at TOitido by" A. ' T. Peterson at eostliof $35,000. The building win be of hollow tile construction with, brick! facing. The ground floor win be occupied by jthe hotel lobby 'and by retail shops. LAn automatic elevator will be Installed and the building wiU be heated from a steam heating plant. Plans and specifications wars prepared, by Charles w. -Erts. i;. V BntDrsro -besibejpck - i Sandy, May 20. Ed F. Bruns of Sandy IS building- a $450Q residence in the irifRgtosL district. . Brans wiU not oc cupy the housa. .. ' ' " - I Shoe Manufacturing company to Three Story Block : To Be Erected for ; Western E 1 e c trie Construction work j will i . begin this week on a three-story office and ware house, building, BO by 100 feet in dimen sions, at the' northwest corner of. Park and Flanders streets on "property owned by, EL D. Van DersaL The ' building win be of brick construction and la es timated to. cost $35,000. ' It has been financed by Strong & McNaughton and will be erected under direction ' of the same firm. ' " : i ' ' . . '' A five-year lease on thT building has been taken By the , Western1' Electric company, both parties to the transac tion being ' represented - by " Chester 1 A. Moores, formerly of the F.' E. Taylor company. According to .6. ' H. - Ward, manager of the: Western Electrio com pany, th building will be used exclu sively for business office and warehouse purposes by the Jobbing and wholesale department at the company. The Western Electrio company was established here In 1310 with a staff of 60 employes and now has 'mors than $50 men on its local payroll. The company will continue to operate its plant- at Union avenue and East ; ' Ash street. Ward stated. West Side Addition Offers View; Sites For Home Builders Corbett Terrace addition, consisting of 40 acres located at View Point station on the Oregon Electric line,; was placed on the "market last, week and ' Is being offered at attractive prices on liberal terms with financial assistance to home builders. The -tract is , wooded with maple, dogwood and evergreens . and commands an unobstructed view of" the city, rivers and mountains.; f The addition is platted In sites vary ing in -sise up to half an acre. - AH of the property . is located ; within, the ;3, mile circle and has au city conveniences, including pavement, sidewalks, - curbs. sewers. Bull Run water gas and elec tricity. There Is T an . Oregon , Electric station on ; the tract and 10 minute ' car service is given . to the city. An excellent grade school Is within-easy. walking dis tance. Strong ' A ' McNaughton. mana gers of the Corbett estats, have ap pointed the Henderson-Backus company to handle the property, if ProminentiPioheer B uilding Material Firm Changes Name .. : - -' ; 7- -Z The firm of Timms, Cress A Cot, which has for- 20 years been a factor in the building material supply business in Portland,' has been reorganised trade the name of Cress A' Co. Inc. E. I, Timms, former president ot ths con4 pany, wiU devote his time to the man agement of the Pittsburg Plate Glass company plant dlviskm of the ' North west. . . " i-s- -" a . - Cress A Oa will not handle paints or painters, sundries, but will continue to handle shingle stains, tints, roofing; wsl Inboard and other building materials ha nd led by the old . company. . Offices and warehouse will . be at 56-98 JFront street, corner- of Stark.. Officers of Cress A Co. are : S. J. Cress, president: E: E. Oilmer,-vice president and manager; J. T. Kerr," secreKry. ; , , be built; on the, north side of cnieriof 2!$t and county at a cost of $200,000, y;; New Plant. to Employ 200 Work ers to Meet. Growing Demands oft Local Manufacturers. j . An addition to the industrial group in ' the Guild's : lake district is proposed by ths erection of a two story fireproof factory bonding for the Theo. Bergmann Shoe Manufacturing company on s 100 by W-fe trst facing on tha north aids of 33 th street between Thurman and ' Upshur. ; Plans prepared by Claussen A Claussen can for class A-l structura . 99. by; 200 feet in dimensions, with1 fun basement: and foundations capable of carrying foar addiUonal stories. - The sits was acquired from the Ladd Estate company and is valued at $15,000 and the . proposed building Is estimated to cost about $25,000. - , GROWTH IS RAPID - ; ' . Erection of the new building was Wec essary to meet the rapid expansion ef ' the market for Bergmann shoes and it was announced . that the plant r would ' give employment to mors than 310 op eratives., .J ' - - ;. ... ! , . - Theo. Bergmann, head of i ths shoe manufacturing company, cams to Port land in 1887 and entered the employ of WUIlam J. iFuIam, a custom shoe man ufacturer, as a cutter an fitter. Inil893 Bergmann f established - a . custom ishos plant which he Operated In connection with: a retail shop nnUl W04. when he v organized the .Theo. K Bergmann i Sfaoe -' Manufacturing company with a capital- 4 lxatlon of $1000.: la 1906 ths capital stock , of the company war Increased to $500 and "the plant w established in a two story building at 2t Thurman street Steady Increase in the business of ths firm resulted In an Increase of the 'cap-' -ital stock to $10,000 in 1908; to $25,004 In Uliiuid to-' $50,000 in 1IU. A , OUTFIT EXTEJTSirB -; .' Durinr this enUre period the principal output of the factory consists of i log gers,, cruisers, sportsmen's and work-r -men's1 boots and shoes. The high Qual ity "of the material and workmanship won for ths' firm, the: gold medal at ths 1915 world's exposition at San Francisco for manufacturing the best and highest grads of boots and-shoes. The present net worth of the Berg mans plant and equipment is estimated In ' excess, of $50,000. la April of; this ' year the company Increased Its capital stockt to $100,009 and l issued 3 : 5. 0o in preferred stock paying an annual divi dend of S per' cent ,",Ths funds secured ' from the sale of -this stock wUl be used to erect the new building and pay for the site, j Officers; of - the - company ; are : Thecu Bergman, v president ; - s WBliam Bergman, vice president; ;C E. Cassel. secretary-treasnrer.-; .jfi S7:i-: ..jvyfi.t ; i . i " . '-i-. . 8II,TEBTOXXOTS SOL i. -"v Silverton, May 3 a Ellsworth . PlckeH of Los Angeles has closed a six months' option on two vacant lots at ths corner of First and Oak. streets, 'in this j city, . owned by Mrs. Emma C Runel, for the sum of $14,000. v "A modern hotel will rise on the ground in the- near future, . as cording to local real estate dealejk j - ISsML 525,000 FACTORY : . v : 1, v