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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1925)
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H(x'5 HAT WE DO mo OUR. rnrcg is ionesrmo i: i .UWBING- I I NEliSON BROS. 5 Chemelceta Phone lOOO it f 1 , - I issued to erect nw dwellings en umerating aj costlof $59,7j50 and one permit iwaa issued to erect a store and dwelling costing $5,450. Thirteen permits Iwere issued ; to erect a store, and dwelling costing; 111,250. Consequently the forty permits for building purposes for the past month totaled a sum of $76,4 50. j j j -During Januar last, year, 26 permits were issued to cover the erection of dwellings totaling 70, 900 and on4 permit for a brick store building costing 1 4 0,000. In addition to khe tliree permits is sued jto alter! and Repair buildings amounting to $1,50. The 30 permits coveted au eipenditure of $112,1050. Jl.ll.,iiLjMii.a:ui!!!:ii,ia!;:Lji,i!Jl;;iii;uiiii:lll!ii itiiiliiiiltin0 miimi inliiitiiiiuiiiiilUi(iliiilliiiaiiiiiiiito Official Organ Of Salem Realtors Reaches Many Men L: I H. Roberts, ! Salem Realtor, has received sires! to set man I related "List" from! an inquiry frftm a re sident of Bil, Wyoming, who de- tle ihi Oregon. The thatj he received a agents of the Great Northern railroad- company dur ing the paslj month. The list is published bjf the Marion-Polk Co. Realtors, who arejmembers of the Multiple .Llsiting Bureau.' j ; Inquiry isj made! about the topo graphical fejaturesi of the Willam ette valley. the schools of Salem, the kind of soils, and ends his let ter with thej statement that he in tends to visit Salem during the coming sumjmer and plans to set- THE 315,000 HOME AND THE GIRL WHO WON IT, AND THE WINNING ESSAY i iuJjii j j t j j 1 B i j t im Hih ft'lit ttto Hill itM 1 1 i t tttf ' f Hti W HI Julia S. Qroo of Portland, Oregon, the winner of the Home Lighting Conteest'ln: which 2,000,000 children took part and the 15,000 home that will bo built for her. In Portland. ! . . or ' -4 tuilding sc ! Burned Clay Hollow afety and Comfort, r h ocffisfva:trsi2Es ! 1 1 I tie in the Willamette valley, . J ; I i " t 1 ' f ' j . . ; (There has been a great deal in the newspapers about the. 15,000 home and the girl who won t; but the following Is the first ar ticle' that includes the winning contest) : j Tile for Beauty, MJsftfl ISEftlCS vay , ovm HOME : It iti J i! . i - l : And if it is built of rwoo3 you are certain to be satisfied with it It is not a bit too early to start planning it; ! Come, into our office and let us ! your problems. Our advice is help you with yours for the : asking and it is possible ; that ur ejcperience 7:' i may be of great aid to you. ; ; i Jf you build th materials vve cll you, you can be assured that your home will be built of the best. ; ! V. COPMD YARDS West Salem Phone 576 i Yards in West Salem Albany, Lents, Hubbard, ; i;" YamhilL Hillsboro j ' J - ' i. ; A $15,000 Electrical -Home, finished from top to bottom, built on her own lot In Portland, Or egon, will be. the prize that Julia 8. Grod wUl receive for her essay as first prize in the International Home Lighting Contest just con cluded. Miss Groo. a winsome maid of 18, was adjudged winner ..... from among two million school children In the United States and Canada who entered the contest, of which a million submitted es says for the prizes. Local contests were held In 4784 communities and the 45,000 winneraof these - contests had their essays submitted to .the In ternational Judges for the eleven grand prizes, of which Hhe home was the first. The other prizes were ten scholarships of $300 to $1,200 and 1600 distinguished- ea- ay medals and were awarded to children scattered . over a wide area. - Besides the essay, the contest ants were obliged. to make light ing Investigations and thoroughly study the 'subject of Home Light ing. Their essays were supposed to, tell how they would light their home, giving the specifications of wattage for each room. The international judges of the Home Lighting Contest were Wil lian McAndrew, superintendent of schools, Chicago, III.; Mrs. Wil liam Brown Meloney editor Forbes Magazine; Sarah L. Rhodes, prin cipal, P. S. No.. 28, Brooklyn, N. T.; Geo. D. Shepardson, profes sor of electrical engineering, Univ ersity; of Minnesota; George R. Anderson, professor of illumnat 'ng : engineering. University j of Toronto, and M". II. Aylesworth, executive manager of the National Electric Light Association, repres enting Franklin T. Griffith, presi dent of that association, who was unable to be present Miss Groo 's essay that won the prize follows: , "A Well Lighted Home "We do not keep a horse and buggy simply because our fatber4 one. watt per. square foot, and, since, the walls are light, very lit tle light Is absorbed by themthha avoiding, the necessity of larger bulbs.'?.-- v-f-.- ,i The. center fixture in the giving had one. Instead, we use the new and more serviceable means of travel.- - The man in the office, the factory manager, the contract or, all continually strive to find labor saving - devices. They do away with antiquated apparatus and replace it with machines for increasing output. Greater pro duction by the individual is a de mand of the times. "Yet when these same men reach their homes the thoughts of advanced methods and conveni ence seem left behind. They re tain lighting equipment which was probably considered the best when it was installed, but which is now obsolete because of ' the develop ments in the Industry and the knowledge of proper lighting learned from experience annd nin vestigation. "Careful thought was given to the lighting of our house and has resulted, I believe, in our having a well lighted home.- It is well lighted since each fixture was se lected : to provide sufficient . light where it might be ; needed. A center light gives general illumin ation, while portable lamps placed by easy chairs for reading and sewing bring the Ugh)'., dfreptly where desired.', A shade in har mony! with the' fixture and the room coven each bulb, but all are dense enough to prevent glareor eyestrain L Some are glass,' some are silk, and some are parchment, each be'ing adapted to its surround ings. . The basement shades are metal J t V : e "Small bulbs are used. In decor ative lamps to prevent annoying bright spots; frosted bulbs,, where there is a possibility of their being seen with discomfort. ' Portable lamps are placed on each side of the mirror on the dressing tables and brackets on each side, of the bathroom mirror to illuminate the feature on boh sides, thus avoid ing shadows. The shades prevent a bright llight from being reflected into the eyes. i "Each: room has bulbs in excess room has. two 150 watt bulbs, There are two floor lamps and one table lamp, each containing two 40 watt bulbs. ;The brackets over the mantel and two small decora tive i lamps each have a 15; watt bulb. Four single convenience outlets permit rearranging the furniture. A fixture with four 40 watt bulbs hangs 26 inches above the dining room table, while 15 watt Candles are at each side of the buffet. A double convenience outlet is under the table and an other by the buffet. "Our kitchen 13 lighted by a 150 watt ceiling fixture with a 40 watt lamp over the sink. Appliances may be attached to a double con venience outlet. ' Each of the two bedrooms has a 40 watt lamp at the head of the bedj The three double conveni ence outlets make rearrangement of the furniture easy. The two 40 watt brackets by the bathroom mirror furnish suf ficient light. The 40 watt center fixture is unnecessary because of the smallness of , the room. The double convenience outlet Is for appliances. j "The basement has 40 watt lamps in the trunk room, in front of the furnace and at the coal p He. . A 100 watt lamp is over the laundry tubs. A double con venience outlet is available for all appliances. Two 40 watt lamps should be placed over the work bench to prevent shadows on the work. " ' ': ' "Our long hall has a 40 'watt ceiling fixture and a 40 watt brackett." M ' " . Says Good Farms Can Be Sold Editor Statesman: , Good farms prices at their true value will soon be in demand, but not for speculation, as speculators can hardly bej; expected to invest in land as long as there is so much agitation, from every source, telling the public that the farmers are still livrng on, or depending on government aid.' liowever, the farmers who, did not lay aside their better judgement and specu late and get heavily In" debt during- the exceedingly prosperous years 6r the World War period, can now handle ther farms proa eronsly, and very few of this class o farmers are offering ' their farms for sale. These are farmers who save up 'their surplus money received from high war price farm products to tide them over the lean years,- which any carefully thoughtful person, could not fail which would follow the extremely high prices caused by the tremen dous destruction of all kinds of farm products, due to the sinking of vast numbers of ship loads by the submarine warfare. Well, some will say that the farmer who was so thoughtless as to not lay by, and save his Income while the opportunities were so unusually favorably Is not deserv- In'g of .much sympathy. Now this view of the matter, if ak for some kind of -teller, and think, would be unjust: due to the fact that practically all the people engaged in the various. industries and occupations during the peaS of world war prices, seem to have been 1 terribly intoxicated with a mania for j speculation. So wby should we criticize the farmer alone? I am sure the farmer. Is far more deserving of our sym pathy than those of other occupa tions who still had an opportunity to quickly reimburse themselves,! due to the high scale of, wages. and the still higher prices main J to anticipate, as a natural result i talned for all klnds-.f . maulac. tured goods, while the . farmer's products suddenly dropped to a price far below the cost of produc tion, while the, price of what he had to buy, with the high priced labor and excess profit added Into its cost; all tended to Impoverish the farmer to such an extent for several years during the period of low prices for farm products, that it was no wonder the farmer be gan to stagger under the load and wjiile the farmer-still. -has; to pay .excessive prices for- his farm machinery, and all other factory goods, he caa now make good with the greatly advanced prices paid for all farm products, and many who- left the farm during the period of farm depression, are now turning back to the soil once more, as the surest and best way to obtain a permanent home and steady employment. -' il am jsnre I cannot speak too highly of the wisdom of this class ofconverjs. when I see so many unemployed persona who left com CONSERVATIVE YET DISTINCTIVE L ' ir Tf. ta. "w-.f-W Vw.dl 1 i Mrrr It I THE AROILA DESIGN A630 . "Typically a clean cut American befter built homes t here Is an In-, home" would be a tittlnt des-mp- creased demand for biirk ivsl- jtiin for this pleasing des.rn. Tne:e dences. i -are many of us ordinary morrwls Today it lriossIble to ' huIM an who Insist on having all our tcs- artistic brick home at a c-nst.ltlcle sossiotis express IndivldnMlity and or no higher than for g!od frnme yet remain within the lines of con- construction. In tact it will not be so vpry many years nnt Am-ri-a will find herself In the snme p..sl tion as fc"urie with r.tect to building. Scarcity of lumber has fo- centuries forced practically all M.nstructlon In European connlrles to be of brick or stone, mason. v, and such , construction nenetits everybody ' becanse j It :fult3 In . greHter value for ; evers dollar spent for building. Inftdenta.ly, . notwithstanding the fart that most, houses In European rifles are mult right against each other,, oft en ra Ing a common party wnll, the yeelly fire losses are negligible in propor tion to ours. ""' - " ' Kerurnlng to this partl-n:ar r.-Ick house, the Ardila, this ir1gn las a number of very deslrahl teataes. partlciilnrly with resjie.- to the room HrrangemenCThe lilne r.Min follows the quite popnlnr demitid for ample space and run from one side of the house to the rher, with a large fireplace on the.i ok. It Is also Interesting to note that the dining room -follows e(Tipncy me thods In that few steps re neces sary when going to and from the serratlsm. This home, the Ardilla, kitchen. For the family uumberina strikes the pniSKH-tive -.wner at several members it will rm esd once as of that quet ye ally convenient to have the five, nevertheless artistic type. 'fn-n. o. bedrooms, two downstnlrs and Mee this home enn be ImiM eCvH'i inNiiMy upstairs. Milady will be quite by to kf iiK aiivintjij:e f unr nir-e pleased with a charm tus sewing building iiiateri.il i-oiiitrwin brn-ir. room lorntett npstalrs In t.ie. center More and more rx-ople tliroiuh-, of the house. whfle the mere mala, out the country are' i nmn.iing member of the family will find a good construction In the letai's of large basement as well as arfc their homes. The contractor - jvho space to keep Ms odds aiid ends, slapped up anything to sell at a To make a more cozy tifpiiere big profit is oeina relesated to he as well as falting advantage of past,' If I inlerestltis to note that greater economy the basement foor. alone with thia;pnhlle oo'tiion tor will be paved with brick. I'ht iinmnn Rrtrk MunuHrlureni Asaoriation. Clrvrland. Ohio, ran fu-l.b omithfl drawinna for th j deiiEb. 'Leaflet on brick cooaLiuctiqn aot jun rajmt 'J I DINING-ROOM', T f- -LI V1NG-E00M- jn - I3-0'X2S-4- 1. -poacrf II 2G-0XQ,-0" fortable " farm homes to' seek the high priced jobs In the cities, where many fail to find employ ment and their expenses while idle soon consume all they earned through short periods of employ ment at high "wages. This condi tion,, coupled with the high price of farm products and the much brighter future outlook for the farmer, is now not only encourag ing to the present occupant of. the farm, but is also tending to cause others who were farmers until driven'from the farms on account of extremely unfavorable condir tions, to reinvest again. In farms. While, as I have already stated we" cannot at present expect the speculator ' to seek " f arm- invest ment, while so much is being said against it, yet, I am inclined to think, that before the close of the present year, that the farms now occupied by good, active econo mical farmers, will show such good results, with good crops and high priced products, that specula tors will begin to turn to farm In vestments as the safest and best investment for money, and will be willing to invest in good land at Its true value. I shall endeavor to discuss what I mean by true values on land in a later articles, if the editor will approve of the articles enough to allow space. Wells tallman After Seeking for Ideal ; City; Man Settles Here R. C. Davis, recently of North Dakota, has purchased the Rollin K. Page home at 00 South 2A tli street, through the. firm of Child & Bechtel, for a consideration of 16500. 'Mr. Davis states he has been three years looking up a city for a permanent home and schools in the west, and is satisfied Salem is the right place with Its bright fu ture. At present he is president of the First National bank of Rel field," N. D., and expects to make other investments here later, and bring his interests to Oregon. Few famous men are modest and J retiring - Aucjr uvci nuui Diuuie,u' duck; - And up to the time of going to ;l press ; We've heard none, say, "I owe my i . truccess, - j To one continued' 6treak of . ... i 1UCK. ta" . . r C. W. Robinson In court. "It i . true that the accused has mur dered his father and his mother, but, gentlemen of 'the jury, I ask you to remember that he is only a' poor orphan.' Lone Star-. Service Station and Camp Ground i I 1998 N. Capitol Street Johii Williamson ). . .j Prop. ; ' ". ' j Also - ;.. - - ! Builder of Homes , for sale on easy terms. j -If yoa are looking for l a home call on us. OAIC FLOORING have just received a shipment of 4 sawed plain v v white select, 13-16 x 2J4 in. and x 2 in. 1 Come and look it over. Mr. H. M. Perry, an experienced . lumberman, is now in our employ and will be glad to meet all old and new customers and give them an estimate on' the material they - may need. Buy now before the advance which is sure to: come in a short time. " ' Gobbs & Mitchell Company A. B. KELSEY, Manager 349 South Twelfth St,' near Thos. Kay Woolen MU1
