TIIE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 23. 192.
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BUILDING
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PROSPECTS
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S, W. Straus Survey Based
t Upohi Permits Issued
. s During Month of July
PUSHING CHURCH WORK
DUILDIXO WLL BE HEADY
V ABOUT SEPTEMBER 1
A prospect of continued" activity
in ttaa building Industry during
the coming fall is Indicated - by
heavy increases in July permits,
reported! yesterday to the national
monthly building surrey of S. W
Htraua fc Co..' The total in 377
cities and towns was 1387,936,257
compared to $274,901,172 in July
last year.'. This was an increase
of more1 than 1113,000,000, or 41
per. cent. i ' 'V; r :-
Of this volume the 25 leading
cities reported 65 per cent, show
ing that; the large centers of pop
ulation are rapidly re-building In
accordance with the popular de
mand for modem buildings of all
types. It is no longer a question
ol over-built" or i "under-built"
conditions, but rather a nation
wide movement to tear down obso
lete structures and erect new ones
which will meet the standards and
requirements of today.
Eastern cities. 108 reporting to
the S. W. Straus A Co. survey,
show a July gain of 65 per cent,
the highest of any region. The
southern cities, 73 reporting; 'were
second in proportionate gain, hav
ing an Increase of 38 per cent.
The central ; west.. 116 cities re
porting.! had a gain of 29 per cent,
and ,the PaciHc "west, SO cities, a
gain or 3 per cent. :
Many; leading cities showed
heavy! gains. 'Only four among
the volume leaders fell short of
July, 1924: Los Angeles. Wash
ington, Baltimore and Milwaukee.
New York had a gain of 121 per
rent, all boroughs contributing.
Philadelphia had a gain of 176
per cent, and for the first time dis
placed! Chicago in second position.
Chicago! was..thlrd.iwith a H per
cent gain; and Detroit fourth with
a gain of 35 per cent- The lead-!
ing southern cities held their boom
position,- Hollywood leading the
whole" country with a gain of 2382
per cent and Tampa 740 per cent
over July. 1924. Miami Beach
was second in proportionate gain
with Ti 4 5 per. cent. Other ouU
standing gains among the larger
cities were in Ean Francisco.. Kan
sas C1y Mo., Toledo." St. Louis,
Newark, X. jr., St. IJaul, Pittsburg.
When none end of a new tooth
brush' becomes worn it can be re
versed on it? handle annd the
other end used. ;..'
According to Glenn L. Adams.
who has charge of the inside work
the! building of the First Congre
gational church will' be" ready for
use prior to September 1, the con
templated opening date.
The building is being complet
ely; remodeled from top to bottom
and new roofing placed over the
present shingles. . The walls are
being frescoed and the woodwork
inside refinished with ivory ena
mel. Pews and furniture are
being refinished and a new carpet
will be laid; 1
Three men have been working
on the building and the cost of
the improvement Is estimated
$1500. (..--. .-.r, v---
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Huge Tower Is Erected
for Theater Construction
A: huge tower for the purpose
of handling concrete by, the grav
ity method is ready for use on the
site jot the Guthrie theater, on
High street. Just across the street
from the Oregon Electric station.
Forms for the concrete' have been
completed and work on the base
ment" will start in the immediate
future, ii
Mrs. Fiske to Campaign
Against Using Steel Trap
CHICAGO The steel trap, to
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fi ke, the
actress, "is the most villainous
instrument of arrest that was ever
invented by the human mind,"
and early this fall she will inaug
urate a campaign among women
for its extinction. Mrs. Finks will
visit many leading cities and will
personally meet the women, not
for the purpose of discouraging
the wearing of furs but with the
object of outlawing the steel trap
in the fur industry.
Mrs. Fisks for more than 25
years has been actively interested
in anti-cruelty work. She believes
that if American women knew! the
inside story of trapping and its
subsequent torture, public opinion
would stop the manufacture of
the Instrument.
"The human race is in terror
of physical agony and Epends
millions of dollars a year in re
search to "! conquer pain," Mrs
Fisks said, "The scientist who
discovers some new method to re
lieve pain is acclaimed a world
hero, yet we are una wake to the
suffering of the countless dumb
mountainside above the reservoirs MARKETS
memDers oi me omunsomau in
stitution found several crude im
plements and weapons, among
which were several "arrow
springs," a little wooden rod with
one end bent into a hook. The
arrow was placed into the crook
and th erod : sprung after the
fa&hion of the catapult. The "ar
row spring" is considered to have
preceded the bow by several hun
dred years.
ABOUT SAME
COXSTHfCTlOX COSTS DUBIXG
JULY ARK NOT I1IGIIKII
prices in the near future.
The downward movement
in
Bethel School Building
Construction Work Begun
Construction work on the new
Bethel school building, five miles
east of Salem, began last week.
and under the contract must be
completed within 60 days. Dry
ing of the plaster is expected to
take up a majority of the required
time.
Douglas fir prices was ehown to
be definitely halted and while no
advance of ennseqnences were re
corded the trade la quite optimis
tic as the big inventory is beinc
rapidly depleted and most mills'
are still running at greatly re
duced capacity. In other words.,
price movements were mixed and
small in size. t
Lfnseed oil continued to decline.
Wire nails, reinforcing bars,
sand and gravel prices were un
changed. Common brU-k ! was
lower in Dalals and New York
City and higher In Boston.' Lime
Valley Motor Addition 1
Is wearing Completion
IMPROVEMENT i IS MADE
SALEM SALVATIOX ARMY
HALL HAH CHANGED FROXT
Completion of the new building
adjoining the Valley Motor com
pany and being erected by the
firm is expected by September 1,
animals which feel almost as we I according to W. L. Phillips, man
feel. lager. The building is of pressed
The steel trap has no place in I brick construction similar to that
civilization, and we hope to a wak- occupied by the Valley Motor com-
en the modern woman to the! pany. The stock r.m at the rear
shame and horror and degrada-lwas completed recently wnile a
tion of itJ When women know ! ramp, by means of which auto-
how furs are obtained they will J mob,,es maT be taken to the top
band themselves and refuse to I 01 ine ica room ana movea uuo
purchase or wear furs procured I tne second floor of the main gar-
bv the steel trao." aBe Duuaing, is nearly compieiea.
Cost of construction during
July was very little changed from'
that" of June. For the most part, j
prices were maintained at pre
vious levels, though in a few iso
lated instances there were minor
downward fluctuations.
The steel industry witnessed a
much better month than it had
anticipated. The low stocks end
curtailment in production has left
it ready for gradual Improvement.
In fart, mill operations are al
ready Increased and buying during! W8, owcr ln thc WBtra cothcrn
me monin was aisuncuy mo: state
satisfactory. A $2.00 Pittsburgh'
equivalent continued as the rul-j
ing quotation.
Lumber shipment continued to
exceed orders. In Southern pine
there has been something of a
stiffening in price, but present
levels are still low. Demand has
improved, but wholesalers are re
fusing to accept orders for fu
ture delivery as they fee that the
curtailment ln mill activities is
goint to mean more profitable
Hiilsboro 12.000 square yards
street paving being laid for $26,-
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Baker City building permits
from Jan. 1 to July 25 reached
$300,000. I
Heavy Traffic Jams Show
Recovery From World War
BERLIN : Heavy vehicular
traffic in Berlin belles thc idea
that the city U still in a more or
less paralytic state from th ef
fects of the war, according to a
traffic census taken recently by
the National Zeitung at Potsdamcr
Piatt. j
Crossing this square, the cen
ter of. traffic in Berlin, approxi
mately 1461 automobile. l-l
bicycles. 300 street cars. 162
buses and 179 sundry vehicle
were counted In one hour. Sub
way tunnels ft out each of the
eight tunncU of the Plat have
burn proposed ; as one means of
relieving the traffic congestion.
Of English .Invention is a sing'e
cytfnnder motor plow tuat is
claimed to. do a-J much work as
four horses.
WOLVES CU SE LOSS
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MOSCOV Dctruct:on of t live
stock by wolves during the tast
year eutailed a los of 4.SIU0t
"gold 'ruble. Durlr? lVat,t4m.
statistics show that 52,0t home.
.0.000 tattle and 25.000 other
initials' wcrv dsvourcd by. the
wolves. " .
THE BEST FIXTURES
MADE -ARE BY US
PURVEYED -
TO OUR.
PLUMBlNCr
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Flax production of Willamette
Vrlley near Salem estimated at
?3o0 tons.
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NELSON BROS.
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The local Salvation Army hall.
ft 241 Stfltc strict, lifts a some Prehistoric Reservoirs
woax cnangea irom tms week. Be-
BUILDING PERMITS HIGH
Found in Nevada Valley licenses to. build average
OXK FOR EACH DAY
GOLD. HILL, Utah A series of
six . immense ! reservoirs believed I Building permits for the first
to have been constructed about I twenty-two day of this monthj
50,000 years ago have been dis- total $93,850. according to the
covered in Spring Valley, Nevada, I records of City Recorder; Mark
by members of the Cosmographlc J Poulsen. Twenty-two permits have
society. I ; been Issued during the, period.
The reservoirs are triangular averaging one a day or an aver
and range from a few inches to aging In. property value of $tzct
sides a new bulletin board, which
announces the meetings, one of
the front windows has been fixed
up for "display- advertising b( the
Gospel." In this will be kept an
open Bible with its pages turned
frequently for the iiblic's reading.
- "Now, then, if someone would
only come down and give us a
coat of aint, our whole 'front'
might enhance the appearance of I
lower Stale street," said the cap- 60 'et in depth. rThe, retaining per day,
tain ;in chargesi;;:--. --:Vsri.--i
walls are! about 800 yards long! The largest permit issued dur-
and are feathered back into the I ing the first , three weeks or tnc
hillside. jThe walls are from 6 month ws to the new paper con
to 25 feet thick and are believed verting company which applied for
to be composed of granite, cover- permit to construct the first unit
ed with debris. of its-$100,000 plant at a cost
The huze tank overlook a once of $35,000. Three permits were
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DRIVER IS BLAMED . -
SEATTLE, Aug. 21. At a cor
oner's inquest here today Alonzo
L Parks, Berry ranch proprietor
AnH drlTPr it far In vliloh tttrn
women were killed Wednesday fertile valley, whereoal deposits teued for building that will cost
When If via atrnoV hv an nt.l fiave since been found. It ta 1U Miessvi fuvvu
urban train, at White River on
the 1 Seattle-Tacoma route, was
held; responsible for the accident.
Testimony showed that , there
was i an unobstructed view, of the
tracks in both .directions from the
spot of the accident.
Oregon state highway board is
building 21 bridges, to cost $900,-
000.; . . ' . . ... .A
thought by members of the society
that the reservoirs were used for
irrigation purposes.
Xlaims that the reservoirs re
sulted from glacial action have
been denied by the Cosmographlc
Society, which" points out that no
trick of a glacier could construct
six perfectly symmetrical mason
ry formatione.
In a limestone cave ia the
Permits have been issued for
13 dwelling houses. 2 brick, and
concrete stores, 1 concrete mill, 1
apartment house, 1 warehouse. 1
summer house, and for the repair
of 3 dwellings.
Only the front of a check is
embossed by a new protective de
vice, the back being left smooth
for endorsements.
Stop heat loss
at the
roof-line!
If yow hone Is already tmQt
... Ut ua.shew yoa how you r
effect coaskSerabte fuel saviog
and get greater all-sea oo com
fort by lining your attic with
Cclotes Insulating Lumber.
Celotex brings to the simplest
borne a comfort only cotly one
havs bad before. It enables home
build era for the brst tint to ob
tain complete insulation practi
cally without extra coat. lhoo
a tot mora inform tioa.
Oregon Gravel Co..
Hood at Front St.
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I Guard Your Puree as You Would
Guard Your jHpme
Be as careful In the selection -of your luggage as you
would in choosing & friend. - Good luggage lasts a long
time and gives satisfaction in proportion to. quality and
workmanship.
Here You Always Get. the Best
Luggage at Reasonable Prices ?
Trunks, Suit Cases, Hand
Bagsr and Brief Gases y
are offered by this store at prices you will be glad to pay
Price ElsewhcrcBuy Here
Furnituro Wall Paper Rua
179 North Commercial Street . Salsm, Oreson
to clean up andpoint
Protect your home from the rigors
of winter's rains and storm. Paint
performs this important service.
It preserves, too, the fresh, tough
fibre of any wood, and staves off
the wear and tear of time and
weather.
.You'll find that the place will look
like new. Every person takes a
natural pride in appearance.
Get thc most out of your property
both in looks and wear!
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Skilled ; workmen and best ma
terials. . : . . -I'-
POVDCn-AND OUPPLY CO.
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'175 South Commercial
PIONEER ROOFING and BUILDING PAPER
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We are now prepared to fill all orders for strip shingles, red and green
design roofing which you can use over your old shingles building paper
I of all kinds
Come and look over our stock. Our trade is increasing so rapidly that we
have had to put on another truck to keep up our record of prompt delivery
We handle the best of everything in the building material line. Our many
satisfied customers will-vouch for this. We can handle any size bill, and
our mill i3 running full time. Everybody is on the job. No small mill
stock in our stock
We also handle Sherwin-Williams paints, varnishes
and stains, fence posts, lime, cement and plaster in fact,
everything in building materials.
COBBS & MITCHELL CO.
- ! A. B. KELSEY, Manager
I. i Telephone 813
Z19 South Twclflh Street Near Thos. Kay Woolen,, Mill
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This week's plan sbrs a one
sttry five-room dwelling of excel- I
lent design tbat ougbt to appeal )
to people of moderate means, who ;
deire to bnild a house to own and I
live in. This stucco home, with
tile roof. Spanish frontal and at- j
tractive aide elevation and porch.
would be very suitable for a ;
corner, plot. I
There are three extraordinary
entrances. The front recess en- j
try, especially receptive for g Bests, !
opens into a spacious living room.
with fireplace. The side porch
entrance to the dining room would ;
be used as a family entry In daily !
commutation and thns avoid ron- i
stantly walking through the liv- ;
ing room. The rear doorway end ,'
vestibule, to kitchen and base- j
ment; also affords private admit- i
tance to the back bedroom.
Each chamber ia quite comfort
able with built-in clothes closet,
window and door placements.. The
bath is easily accessible from the i
living room and bedroomt. Th r
kitchen and breakfast nook Is of J
the . approved modern type : and
size. . A ia unary is in lue case- ( . .
ment. j room arrangement ad published nine prints will be f umiihed at
These plans are of the most for the benefit of the, readers of moderate cost apoa application."
original architectural design and ' this paper. riaa No. 510. ti
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Two acta of felu prints and rpeelfleatloaa for the above beoaa or other bouses win b tzp-'
tilled at nominal coat upon appUcatlon to
SPAULDIKG LOGGING CO.
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