SECTION THREE
BUSINESS NEWS
, PLANS FOR APARTSIENT; HOUSE CONSTRUCTIONS OF THE WEEK'S BUILDING ACTIVITIES
PROPOSED constnrction oFm already planned or imd way, will give Portlanidl the greatest;kuHcLmg construction campaign in the history of the city during 1922. ;No. ! -Eight
; story fireproof building planned by Claussen & Claussen for I. Holsrhan, to occupy the site of the, old Masonic temple'at the northwest corner of Third and Alder streets.: Cost of the building Js estimated at $175,000 and the entire structure will be
used for retail specialty shops. No. 2 Colonial bungalow just completed for Miss Anne Sigel at 1 035 Sandy boulevard at a cost of approximately $4000 representing a popular type in that section of the city. No. 3 Home planned for Dr. James
Wt Rosenfeld Jacobberger & Smith to occupy a quarter acre site at 21st Street and Myrtle drive, Portland Heights. There are 12 rooms and the cost is estimated at;$28,000. 7 No.:4Hpuse erected at southeast corner of East 22d and Fremont
streets for James F. Alexander. W. R. Turner was the architect and construction cost was about $7000. No. 5 -New apartment house designed by Houghtaling & pougan for .Theo Williams to.be built on the quarter block at the southeast corner of
19th and Davis streets at a cost of $1 10,000.- vNo. 6 Hoyt-Glisan apartments, designed and erected by Hoffman & Rassmussen on thejblock bounded by East Hoyt, Glisan. 24th. and 26th streets. There are 57 suites in the building and construction
cost was $150,000. ? No. 7-Home just completed for Harry H. Ely by the J. A. Wickman Building company at 1 122 Multnomah street 'The house contains six rooms and cost approximately $6000 to build. 1 No. 8 -New home i of Willamette' tribe
No; 6r Improved Order of Redmen, under construction at the southeast corner of East 9thr and Hawthorne. The building" is' to be of concrete with- stucco exterior and will cost about $50,000. , . i , .
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INVESTOR PLANS
-FINE HOIS FOR
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Sale of 26 Residence Sites to
William Pfaff to Be Followed
. by: High Class Building.
Tb purchase tt rroup of JS resl-p
dene sites In ths southeast section of
Lad4 addition hy WUliam, Ptaff. an
nounced Jast week by Frank B., Up
shaw, manager ef the property, for the
Ladd Kstate. company, would be fol
lowed by , the Immediate erection of
more than a dozen high class dwellings,
, (t was stated. Fourteen of the sites
purchased ars located on Cypress and
Hemlock streets south -:- of Harrieon
Street.- --Pavements and other : public
: utility Improvements are in and ' as
' sessments paid. - Other sites of - the
group are on 'East 20th street south
of HarrisonJ . . N . '
The' homes to be built bjr Pfaff and
his "associates will fangs -in east from
; $450H upward: They will-, be within
convenient distance of streetcar lines.
Hosford grade school and Washington
high school The sites.-have a depth
of 120 feet to IS foot alleyway, which
carries - electric and telephone - wires
and other utility lines. , . -. -
BnUding ; Permits ;
r Hld; to Average
- Aberdeen.- July t5une building
permits number close to CO. and repre
sent a total Investment of about $100.
000, thus keeping pace, with the build
ing program . pt the. past ( severs!
jmonths. ; Avith port' and street lm
'provements and the building contrscta,
the year of 1 SIS will be the biggest in
the history of Aberdeen with tb ex
ception of 1903, when the business part
of the city was destroyed by fire, and
rebuilt. Carpenters are tri- demand,
and. ' despite the number who have
come -from ether cities, there is a con
siderable shortage of skilled labor. -
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v Eugene, July t. Ground was broken
hers last week for the new three-story
hospital next to the city halL, Cost of
the structure U estimated at 1 55,000.
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Bank of Commerce
Opns Business in
Fireproof Building
Oregon CJty.'July The new build
ing of the Bankof Commerce, one of
the finest structures in Clackamas
county, was formally opened Thursday
and the entire structure was thrown
open to the public for inspectibn. ; The
building, -which -embraces the most
modern of, banking-, and, office accom
modations, has been under construction
for more than a year, the original
plans being completed in February of
1921. - The occupation of the new struc
ture marka- a signal point In the de
velopment of the . Sank of 1 Commerce,
which opened for - business -on:; Decem
ber 16, 1915. :At that time, and until
its move into- the new building, at Sev
enth and Main streets,-it bad quarters
in the Hogg- building- at Eighth and
Main streets, across from the court
house. At the time of its organisation
the bank's capital was $50,000. It has
been increased since to $100,000 and
the paid-in surplus, originally $5000;
has grown through cash augmentation
to IU1.00O.: f -v 'v- r
The building will give the bank one
of the best . equipped homes of any
financial institution in the state. Com
modious quarters for - the bank have
been provided on the lower floor and
adequate room for- the convenience of
its patrons is allowed. The main bank
ing room, entered through a vestibule,
is finished in marble. ' The cages are
conveniently f arranged in rectangular
form about the center of the mam
room. On the north side of the build
ing are two large vaults, one In - the
rear. for. the use of ths bank and the
other containing , safety deposit . vaults
of latest construction. .The : banking
Quarters include a memaine- floor,
which will ultimately provide additional
space for the' bookkeeping staff. Two
special rooms for th'e directors ; and
the officers of the bank have been pro
vided, in addition to two coupon rooms
for the use of customers Is connection
with the safety deposit" vats. ?
J The officers of the bank are Thomas
Fi Ryani president v. Dr. Ifc S. Mount,
vice it president ; John R. Humphrys,
vice 4 president and cashier and K. E.
Bauersfeld. O, E. Holle well and M. O.
Nobei. assistant cashiers. Directors
are : George Hi Brown, E. F. Dedraan.
J." W. Ganony, W;, F. Harris, J.. K.
Hedges, J.' R. Humphrys, Ir, H. S.
Mount, Thomas F. Kyan and W. p.
Hawley. . -
; Lewiston, Idaho, 'July S. Furnish
ings for the new Lewis-Clark, Lewis-ton's-
XS0Q,ft0Q hotel, which is Hearing
completion, will arrive, here August 1.
The kitchen and coffee shop .will be
equipped ; first and the hotel opening
Is plumed for September 9.
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High'Class Homes
Of . Neariri Section
Find Eeady; Sale
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Six sales ' of better class residence
property in Irvingtoa and Laarel
liurat additions were negotiated i during
the past month by the city homes de
partment of Ritter. Lowe & Co., ac
cording to the head of the firm.- The
demand for homes . ranging in. value
from $5000 upward continues .strong,
especially in the better near-tn East
side residence districts, it was stated.
One of the transfers affected by Hit
ter, Lowe ft Co. last week was the sale
of the property at , No. 134 Haselfern
street, Laurelhurst, from W. H. XHuui
to A. S. Babbidge for a consideration
of J7500. The property consisted of a
five room bungalow and a 60 by 100
foot site. Babbidgee formerly oper
ated steamboats on the Columbia river
and moved here recently from Astoria.
Firm's Eeeord Shpws
Strong Demand for
Business; Locatjons
Continued demand, for locations in
the west aide 1 business district; is re
flected In reports of SO leases of floor
space during the past month by the
Metsger-Parker company, at aai aggre
gate; rental of approximately S25O.0OO.
Among the Important transactions re
ported - by - the firm . was a five-year
lease on 1500 square feet of floor- space
in -the ; new Fitspatrick building at
Ninth and Oak streets to the James F.
Morre 11 company, dealers in, electric
Ignition; appliances, ' and a" threes-ear
lease on space . in the same building
to the Morrow Tire "company. -which
will .move from Its present location at
Uth and Btark streets. rii;?
', B. L. Metxger of the Metsger-Parker
company also - announced that consid
erable - space : had : been takert .jon t the
ground floor of the building at ! 10th
and Tamhill streets n earing comple
tion for the Boyer Printing company.
. Another transaction reported iby the
Metsger-Parker , company gives-- Mrs.
Mae Bay ley a five-year-lease, oa JO by
SO feet of floor space on ths second
floor Of the Liberty, theatre building
for use as a modiste studio. - , '
MO BECOKB MAXTOBl,
Chehalls, Wash July S. W. X Ford,
who -some time ago resigned as ) cash
ier of : the : Security etste-bank. wiU
establish i himself In the real estate,
Insuranoei, bond and brokerage busi
ness, in tho near furor. He is now
looking for suitable efflce location.
Portland; oregox, sunpa
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New $28,000 Home
Is Being Erected on
PortlandHeights
J One of the most attractive homes
planned for Portland Heights this year
is being erected on s site I0D, by 100
feet in area at 21st and Myrtle streets,
for Dr, James W. Rosenfeld. Plans
prepared by Jaoobberger ft Smith call
tor a three-story frame and stucco
building of an English, type of archi
tecture. There ase tZ rooms in the
three stories and the. basement is di
vided into three compartments. ;.
Care - has been , taken "In equipping
the home for ; comfortable living, and
in the ' choice of Interior . decoration.
The grounds are easily ''adaptable to
effective landscaping and the site com
mands a wide view to the. north and
west. An old frame residence has been
wrecked to make room for 'the new
home. The general contract was
awarded 'to A, W. Horn and construc
tion cost is estimated at $28,000.
$500,000. in Salem
Building Permits
Salem. Or., July S. More than $500,
000 'was spent in building operations
in Salem during the first six months of
1922, -according :. to records in the of
fice of the city recorder. A total of
119 new 4 residences , have ; been con
structed during this period st an ag
gregate cost of $324,220. : Building ac
tivities for. this year have more than
doubled the record established during
the same ' period r of 1921. - On , the
larger projects a total of $154,500 has
been spent including the plant of the
Capital Ice ft Cold Storage company,
costing $15,000 ; an addition to the
plant of the Kings' Products company
at a cost of $25.000 ; two new public
garages costing approximately - $7500
each and the plant of the Starr Fruit
company costing $75,000.
8110,000 Apartment
Plan for Davis St,
Contracts were - awarded last ' week
for the construction of - a . four-story
concrete and terra, cotta - apartment
house building on the quarter block at
the southeast corner of 19th and Davis
streets tor The 'Williams. The build
ing will house S3 apartments of -two
rooms each and is estimated to. cost
about f $110,600. i Plans prepared by
Houghtaling ft Dougan call for instat
laUooot tdgh-claas equipment.
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$80,000rApartment
House Planned for
13th and . Market
Plans ' are . being completed - by
Houghtaling ft Dougan for the erection
of a four-story apartment house, 0
by 100 feet in dimensions, at the north
west corner of 13th and Market streets.
TJlrich ft Co.. realty dealers with of
fices in the Stock Exchange building,
represent the. owners. - ' t
- The- building- will be of brick con.
retraction and Ja. designed to house 29
two-room- and eight three-room suites.
It will, be equipped with' tile ' bathSi
hardwood floors, steam heattng' plant
and will be? wired for electric ranges.
Construction -werk' Will beglri Immx
diately,- according- to Ulrich, and, the
cost is estimated at $80,000. ' ,
Realty; Firm Plans .
I Classy, bungalows
; r or neampnt ones
' J. R. Ha!ght,'Wbo recently purchased
54 residences: sites 'In. Piedmont" addi
tion, i announced Saturday ' that ar
rangements were being made with a
well known home builder for the erec
tion of . a number of five and six-room
bungalows . in that : addition. Haight
acquired the remaining unsold holdings
of the Piedmont Investment company,
which platted the, addition,- about 30
year ago. The district Is one of the
best residence sections of the east side
and . building restrictions offer ample
protection against the use of property
for busintas or Industrial purposes.
A- home : similar to those designed
for Piedmont Is being built by Haight
on East 18th street near Siskiyou for
Dr. J. S. Beaumont at ft cost of $7500,
The house is of ,bungalow type,
equipped with - tile . - bath hardwood
floors, plate glass windows, fireplace
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STAKDARO OILBECTS BriLJ)I?rO
Ridgefield, WMh. July. t. The
Standard Oil company has completed a
new sub-station on the- Hiram H.
Barnes property' here for the distribu
tion of gasoline to points in Western
Clarke county.! : The sub-station con
sists of a large stc 1 warehouse; ga
rage and two-ton automobile truck -and
tank and two storage tanks with a ca
pacity of 49.000 gallons and . the esti
mated value of the company's holdings
hers -Is placed at about $18,000. . WU
liam H. Crossley of ; Vancouver' Is in
charge of the plant, which opened for
business this week. '
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S175,000BuUding
Designed for Use
Of Specialty Shops
Designed for the sole use of retail
specialty shops, i ths $175,000 structure
proposed by ;L Holsman for the 50 by
100 foot site at the, northwest corner
of Third and Alder streets ; Offers an
innovation for property development in
the west side business districts. Simi
lar - buildings are popular in eastern
cities and have made their appearance
m a few .towns on .the Pacific Coast.
Holsman stated "'? , "t. v4 ... -
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en call for six retail shops on the
grpund floor of the building and five
shops on each of the seven- tipper
floors. An arcade 16 feet wide will
extend ' along the north Ids of each
of the upper stories, with :; entrances
and display windows for the shops.
Two; large passenger elevators and a
large freight. elevatoT will be installed.
The comer of Third and Alder streets
is considered one: of the best busiries
locations In the city, and has been oc
cupied ' for- manyi years by- the J. K.
Gill company,: whoso new building' at
Fifth and Stark streets will be com
pleted in November. 'The property was
purchased by Holsman two years ago
from - the Masooic "fraternities for
$150,000. . . , .
Plan to Eebuild .
Christian Ghnrcli
Heppner, Or.. July 8. The people of
the First i Christian church of this
city, who f lost their church - building
by fire in February, are planning to
begin their new structure immediately.
The new building will be thoroughly
modern ia ' every- way; : and will cost
about $20i00.- i Several contracts are
now let, and the ground will be broken
within a few days. The building com
mittee, of which K. R. Huston Is chair
man, expect the building to be com
pleted within, four months. D. L.
Harden of Portland Is the architect.
: I ELMA COUPLE XICEXSED '
Montesano, Waslu.,July . A mar
riage license -was Issued yesterday to
Fur Weyeandt and Beatrice Louis of
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Excavation Work;"
Under Way fori
Tribesmen Home
Excavation work was begun last
week at the southeast corner of East
Ninth : street and' Hawthorne avenue
for the new home of Willamette tribe
No. 6, 'Improved Order of Redmen.
The building will be of concrete con
struction, two stories and- basement,
and. 90 by, 100 feet in ground dlmen
alonsi The "wpper story - will be used
for lodge rooms and offices and. the
lower floor -will house the lodge club
rooms and retail shops.
Plans- for the building were prepared
by Claussen & Claussen and the gen
eral contract has been awarded to O.
E. Heathman. Cost of construction is
estimated at $50,000. Willamette lodge
has a large 'and growing membership
and the building was financed by the
sale of bonds.
Eealtor Moves to
W ; Larger, Quarters
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The J. A! Wickman company moved
last week from its old location on-the
ground floor of. the Railway Kxchange
building, at 262 Stark street, to a larger
suite of offices on the eighth floor
of the Board of Trade, buiidjng. Del
mands of increasing business prompted
the move, according to J. A. Wickman,
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Methodist, CHurcH
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Corvallis, July t. Ground i was
broken last- week for the erection of
the first unit of the new Methodist
church to be erected on Monroe street,
near 12th. It Is planned to erect first
the Sunday school unit that it may be
completed and occupied by January L
A second section .will be added . the
following year, and the church, will
probably be completed la three years.
The new building' is to be erected by
the First- Methodists of this - city and
is . to be handsome structure, the
most costly church edifice in Corvallis.
NEW EAST SIDE
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Two-Story v Multiple " DweUing
Covering Entire Block Offers
- - 57 Suites at Moderate Rental
The second unit of the Hoyt-Glisan
apartments Is hearing completion and
will f be ready for occupancy, about
August. 1, according to announcement
made Saturday by: Hoffman & Ras
mussen, designers and owners of the
property. f The building Am two etorle.i
in "height,:; and occupies the blod4
bounded ' by.j East "Hoyt, Glisan,. 24 th
and 26th. streets. , All rooms have out
- ciourcH . una m, spacious tawn
surrounds the structure . and adds to
fto.attUractJveaesabl- 's-.-'U:-, -"- :
v- The Initiat tinlt "i of - the apartment
house was completed last 'year and
contains 27 suites of 1 three, f out and
five" rooms. The new unit Is divided
Into - 30 : apartments and ' cost of t h
completed . building Is approximate! j
$150,000, according to the owners. .The
apartments are equipped with electrid
ranges and other modern housekeeping
SDDliances. Suites in the new unit are
COST $150,000
supplied with conventionally furnished
bedrooms fei Jieu of the disappearing
beds Which featured the living quarter!
of the original ' building.
,.The effort of Hoffman ft Rasmunef
to furnish - apartment house dweller
comfortable nd sanitary quarters wlis
attractive surroundings' at a moderu.tl
rental has been watched with ke-
interest by investors. Operation of th4
apartment house has proved financial! j
successful.1 according to the owner
and it Is understood that tentativf
plans are uader way for the erect lot
of ' similar structures - in VMsT Lae4
Side residence districts. .
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