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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1925)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALESI, 'OREGON " SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1923 . - c$ " . ... -f- iiirTTfTfTi nirm Mtftftfttth.ftl4IHH. Jit a " - r f A S- i ii . . , - - t .......... . .... ; . .4 -J IT'i I"" 1 Hwy -V I If t "J r'v y" r v " J i . , . 7 Six-Room ' This compact and weH-jarranged colonial type : house hai proved ideal for many small andlaverage sized families. With BHgjht struc tural modifications, a large-sized room may be made available in the upper story. Making the rear portion of the house the same width as the front would help to solve the problem of closet space and enlarge the downstairs bed- r rooms without seriously;' disturb ing the architectural beauty of the exterior. 1 ; The ground floor plan shows six rooms of ample size connecting bedroomra'rtf".di altnple Ize," j the two corner ones aret favored with cross-ventilation, i ivith the addition of an upstairs room, the front bedroom, on the main floor could be, used as a sewing and workroom. ,n ; j i The living and- dining rooms. across tne irons omdb noue, The kitchen Is large and Swell jar--ranged, with plenty of upboard and window space. ' Ground floor area of the plan Is 1230 square feet. Blueprints and specifications of this and other plans ,willbe furn ished at nominal? cost. . plan fto. 1. . . 1 ' ii iKI'rt Utlil III III 'Sh..'!1 Two sets of bli prints and speciacatons, t or this or other houses will be supplied at nominal cos't upon application to. . .''- . i " ' ' ' ' ; - v ' " '' : " SPAULDING LOGGING CO. '. -!. '.t; r! m; I , :r.j : j 1 SALEM,. OREGON 4 ,; V PERMITS FOR FIRST QUARTER AT1E HEAVY 'Building Activities Increase; April to See $5001000 -- Mark Reached . Building . is on the increase as indicated by the amounl of .per mits that have been taken out so far this year," which, including Saturday, amount to 141,875, In dicating that the S500,0j00 mark Spanish! Mission 4 ' Above" Is a sketch of t'hel Epanlah - ove is a sketch or tr.-o tjar.-.-.i constructed by Chester U. Lee, on Ptorta casuci Eirctit 'tile roof,, ;.f ,..:...!!'; U i. " House at Moderate Coot - 1 r . I ;p-,; . v;r -r: 1 V . r. . - . . t ' X -; ii i . ii i - i ir a I - I v H u v t . - II RJTfH f D ? Ii J 'U. I r- H ZT L i v Ht c Loon jipiainQ Loqif .'-S, t.-'I :' ' r. I -I ' I .. .. . . 1 1 dot ji m t. 'Ltd will be reached the first tour months., .r " " --n r 'zsi ix' ' Ten permits.were taken out this Week: aggregating $16,870: This amount includes a permit 'for 4. 000, : taken by Fred .Thielson for the construction of concrete building at 449 Ferry. The re mainder are for new homes, alter itions and! repairs. 1 j 1. 1 Both I January t and February double4 the amount of permits is sued In January. Figures lor the three months are January $76, 450; .February $154,950. - and March $155,600, making a total of $ 3 9 7.0 0 0 for the first quarter. - New homes constitute the great er portion of the total, there be ing 24. permits for dwellings, is- Style House mission style house .J " ' "r... i(m-Hm Ipcal c00, I :-. - r.v L :i,-nm .- i-- - pl a n sued In Januarywlth a total cost of $60,300; $5 permits in Febru ary.' ' $ 1 1 8 ,2 50 'and 3 3 8 1 permits in March.! $102,500. These .97 per mits, representing $281050, have an average value of $2896. v' In addition to the newfdwelllngs several - minor. J buildings were started during the quarter, with theneV $175,000. Elks', temple and the Miles Linen mill,' $33,000 heading this list. Jones Building Is to Be Ready for Use on May 1 " The j Jones parage and store building is 'coming alpns In fine shape. Already, the concrete walls have been finished and carpenters have started to prepare the walls for the plaster and roofing.. It la expected that this work will be finished within the coming week. ; Actual construction of the new building has been going on for 30 days and from all indications It will he completed by May" 1." The building is to be occupied by a store and automobile salesrooms. The party that took the wheels off m'y tractor one-half mile south of the iPringle schoolhouse, bettr return them, or' I ;wlll send ' the sheriff to get themi For I know where they are, and who you are. -Greeley ; County Republican. ; . - - I E. A. Alden, the --well-driller commenced drilling at.the bottom of the Ilartlu RIsiss vell.oa the east -side -with - goc:i results. ColuntSa, Fallj.Ccluratiaa.. ZHG CIS .S. Total of 320 Cities; Adopt Uniform . System; liew -: Jersey Leading AIL WASHINGTON, D. April'4 (By the Associated Press. .There are now 320 cities In . the .United States which have demarked the area, within; their boundaries into zones, setting territory apart for exclusive," use as business, resi dence, Industrial or -transportation property," tie department of comr merce reported recently in asum mary of conditions affecting the proposal. . ' - ', ; i The most' marked progress was made In this form of . city plan ning during 1924, when 62 muni cipalities adopted the system, fit ting the zones to the particular requirements of their localities. "In adopting zoning ordinances," the department's' statement . said, "these cities, towns and villages have sought to protect home own ers and other land owners in the reasonable use of their, property. Zoning seeks so to regulate the use to which buildings may be put, the' area of the lot' which they may cover and their, height in different sections of the city, that the land in each district, may be used for the purposes to which it is best suited. v - ..vl "New Jersey still leads In the number of zones municipalities, having 72.1 New York has 65, California .38, Illinois j 36, Mas sachusetts 24. Ohio 2 1 J Wisconsin 14, Michigan 9, Indiana 5 Kansas. Missouri, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and! Virginia 4 each, Flor-. THROUGH U An Unusual and Distinctive House with Colonial Traditions Six-Room House No. 63S HE attractiveness of dependent on its size nor on a lot of expensive accessories, as . is illus-: trated in the design shown above. The house is simple but it unmis takably has charm. The intermediate roof or "hood," to which so many of the delightful houses in the vicinity of Philadelphia owe their appeal, is easily the dis tinctive feature of the front elevation. It gives an appearance of great breadth to an otherwise perfectly square house, and at the same time im parts an atmosphere of hominess. C , y . J ; " , ; ,With the great number of roofing materials, and the. almost endless variety of face brick color tones and textures, opportunity ;i3 af forded for many harmonious color schemes.;The window sills and the various belt courses! add immensely to the interest of the wall surfaces. - This house -arculd so on sl fifty-foot lot. If the house is kept close to the lot line on one side; a driveway may be had on the other. The! gsf rage, which does not show in : the picture, is slightly depressed below the grade pt the lot so that its roof is below the kitchen windows. A terrace i3 planned for the front of tha housed but if the lot slopes down to the rear it may ba omitted Ei.il ths front lawn raids level, c.3 tha Ida, Minnesota. Oklahoma and Washington 2 each and Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware. J District of Columbia. Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Nebra ska, Y; Nevada, North - Carolina, North :t Dakota, Oregov, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah one each. i "An increased Interest js being shown by the people of the United States in the enactment of zoning legislation to control , this use, height and area of bujldlngs in various dis tricts in their; communi ties, ; and in consequence! zoning laws : have been enacted or are being considered by nearly every state in the Union.: "The legislature of 34 states meet during 1925v Most of them are now in session, and zoning legislation is receiving more .than Dassing attention due to the wide spread interest , in : the f subject shown by Ihe' public at large." Klett Natatorium Will Be Open in Two Months i i - The new swimming tink will be . open t j the public . within a couple of months, .according to Otta Klel builder and - operator. During tho past weeks Mr. Klett has been boring for water in the lot to the rear of 1 his new building,- and- to far has been unable to strike water in sufficient quan tities to feed the tank, i . Unless the new borings strike water, he will be supplied from1 the city mains. -, selj Jogging trucks , The Marion Automobile Com pany, local .distributors j for the White trucks ; report the; sale of two, trucks during the pajst week. One to Jack Elliott and one to John Schorenbergi Bott trucks will be used for logging in the Klamath district, the owners hav ing contracts for hauling logs in that district. (' r Designed a house is not sides of the content of hcu23 i EXPLOSIVE EXPERT : ENTERS H FIELD Gabrield Powder &; Supply Co, Is Now Located at "175 S. Commercial ; "There is no commodity . used today which has not been pro duced in part by explosives," de clares Edward B. Gabriel, explo sive expert and manager of the Gabriel Powder "& Supply com pany, with offices at 175 South Commercial. ' -' "The manufacture of explosives dates as far back as the time of the past religious and imperial ceremonials and appears - to have been; used to impress the suscep tible and .the ignorant with the mysteries of the .heavens and to make them more interested in the hereafter., ".." "Gunpowder, one of our basic explosives Was lifted out of this realm of mysticism in the field of practial affairs. Consequently, ev ery community today : is able to secure instant and reliable service in explosives for every purpose. "The Salem office can supply the : consumer with powder and explosives for logging purposes, quarry and .stone work, construc tion operations in every phase, un derwater shooting, mining, opera tions, explosives for use on the farm in stumping operations and in the construction of railroads. "Du Point and Giant brands of explosives are selected and stored in order that every demand my be given ' instant service. In fact, that is our keyword, declared Mr. Gabriel. ; i "In order to supplement our service to the public, and especi ally the builders, we have put in a large supply of building mater- fb.Il rh for American Face Brick Association house will still be above- grade. 5 The j attractive vestibule leads into a hall from which the open stairway ascends. A closet, dose by; acxxmmodates wraps. The hall, living room, and dining room are connected with large qperungs that give a feeling of spa ciousness. Both living and dining rooms open onto the side porch. : j Directly alongside of the dining room is the kitchen; which is modern in every respect, with its sink Hinder a double window and cabinets on either side. ;V :V-: '. The rear entry accommodates the ice box. Entering the rear hall from the kitchen one .passes the lavatory, broom closet- and basement stairs with a grade entrance, and reaches again the main entrance hall. " - On the second floor are three large bedrooms, one with a spacious alcove. Note the number of closets, all of good sire, also the linen closet with outside light; and the one in the large bath room. A stairway leads to a fine storage attic ; f The basement contains laundry apd "drying space, heatcr.and coal bins, a garbc ir.c:r.c ator and a vegetable store room. " i The ceilirrr "heights are 8 feet 6 incheaTTh is J,7iJ ; ci Z"Z? 2,CXr3 cj lals and supplies, which. Includes everything except lumber. "We have modern built-in fix tures, doors and sash, cold storage and ice box Insulators, deadeners for walls, and other sound proof materials, damp and water proof ing, metal and steel fixtures, chan nel corner beads, reinforcing steel and fabric. - roofing materials, sidewalk lights, shingle stains and Bafety. devices. We have a full line of wall boards, wall beds and fixtures. I - - j ; - ..J . "In fact, we are specializing on plaster board which can be used to build a home or patch a hole. "Our company carries a full line of building supplies and it you do not see what you want, just ask for it. If we do not have it on hand, we will give you the use of our organization and secure the, matt rial for you declared the manager of the Gabriel Powder & Supply company. "Instantru! shrd shrdl shrdluetao " "Our keword, you " know, is "Instant Service." New Sawmill Business Is 17 Percent Above Normal ,i One -hundred and twenty-three mills reporting to West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ending March 28, manufac tured 103,656,844 feet oMumber; sold 121.7S0.884 feet; and , ship ped 111,750,895 feet. New business was 17 per cent above production.; Shipments were 8 per cent below new busi ness. - 1 - - Forty-four per cent of the lum ber shipments i moved by water. This amounted to 48,883,826 feet, of which 29,884,839 feet moved coastwise and intercoastal; and 18,998,987 feet export. Rail ship ments totaled 1,861 cars; Unfilled domestic cargo orders totaled 142.346,272 feet. Unfilled export orders 100,611.876 feet. Unfilled rail trade orders 6.009 cars, l-.'i: ' j ' -; I HOW TO BUILD COMFORT llNTp A FKiME HOUSE Use Celotex, an lnsulnting lumber. In construction the outer walls costs practically same as wood, mh I fuel bills. It Is just like having an outer wall lirt.l.n a . v aruunu j our- nousc. Jjpt us show jou how to use Gclotcx for profit' in IIoiuu j Building. , . Oregon Gravel Co. Hood at Build Thk Spring Ji f For when you pay rent you are paying for a home on the installment plan and you are do- ing it for the other fellow. . ; ' A Home of ;Your Own Will Safeguard :, I ":.;. : The Future - I . -- c ' - ; , - ' f .... -; S .. . . , See us soon We'll be glad to, help you r r: . "Everything to Build Anything" Ji Copdanid Yards Yard at West Salein Yards at West Salem, Albany, Ients, Hubbard, Yamhill, Hillsboi-p, Eugeno ( n t ' - 9 s ; A4i l fed- Wisconsin Man Coming With Mdney for Home After reading the literature, is sued br the Salem Chamber C Commerce and especially th book let, "Come to Oregon," ji resident of Irma, Wisconsin, appears to ho well satisfied with Oregon, llu writes: 1 . 'The information you gave us about Oregon is of satisfaction to us. We will therefore make no special trip to investigate, but will move to Oregon with the in tention to stay. (., . "We expect to be in your city about July 1 and will try to brius enough, greenbacks with us to secure ourselves a home." ' COXTUACTOIt MO'Y'KVS Chester E. Lee, local contrac tor and builder has sold his 5 room bungalow at 74 0 Stewart street in. the I'arrihh Orovo to Duane Gibson and has moved to 1070 North Twentieth street. Lone Star Service Station and Camp Ground 1998 N. Capitol Street John Williamson Prop. i Also Builder of Homes r for sale on easy teri3. If you are looking for a home call on us. of of Front SL Iliono 570 t 1 T i - 1- ; :