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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1925)
J2 SUNDArirOrwNlNd; NOVEMBER'l5,'l925 4 THE OREGON STATESMAN SALto GfcEGON : . SfflEffiWELL DESERVES THE NAMETHECITY OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES 4 i 1 i 1 ! t i t 1C i SIIBMCIBSE . ' Statistics Disclose- Slight .Slump in Buildmg Activity ' for tHe Season BUY REAL ESTATE PLEA OF REALTOR Those Who Acquire! Property in Past Ate the Rich ',' Ones Today , Building permits in the cities throughout Oregon slujw a de crease in October .1925 as com pared to October 1924, according to statistics compiled and pub lished "by S. . W. -Strauss & Co., .-who hare published the national monthly building . survey for October. Eugene is the only city of five mentioned in the report that shows an Increase in Octo ber's building of this year over that of the same moftth last 'year. In 19 25 Eugene's October building report amounted j to '$189,760, as compared to $102, 650 for the same month of 1924. This amount," however, was less than Eugene's building for Sep tember 1925, which amounted to $255,500. - . ' Without exception Oregon cities show a decrease In October ' of of this year from September. Ore gon building judged as a whole - suffered a decrease of 13 percent in October-of 1925 as campared with October f 1924. It also how a reduction of 14 percent over September ot this year. Salem shows only $70,650 for October, ; this year, while in the same 'month last year the amount was $256j,06o. and in September this year,' $113,050. : Astoria, reported $39,740 jtor October, 1925, and $147,689 for October, last year, and $41,000 on September, this year. . Klamath Falls reported $71.- 030, for October, 1925, and $155,892 for September 1925. LaGrande reported :$11,450 for October, 1924, $41,600 for Oc tober, 1925 and $30,765 for Sep- - tember 1925. 'Portland reported $2,295,800 October.1 192 5, $2,429,195 for Oc tober 1924, and $2,539,685 for September. 1925. Totals of the state were $ 2, $78,430 for October last year and - $3,136,892 - for September this year." .. '-. - The -poor men of Salem today are the men who did not buy real estate, according to a real estate man. They are the men who say, as they have said for years, "Sa lem has reached Its limit; don't buy real estate; every thing that goes up must come down," etc. We had them 50 years ago, and we still have them today. They are . the men who. attribute the other, fellow's success to "good luck," and their own lack of it to "hard luck." Today-, men with vision suc cessful men see the future of Sa lem as a city of 100,000 population or more,, and are making invest ments accordingly. Today, the other type are crying "Salem has reached its limit! It is too late to make money in real estate now!' Afew years from, now, when the men of vision are' reaping the golden harvest on investments they make today, the other type will still be waiting, profitless, for Salem to stop growing and say ing the same things they are say ing today. - Buy today nothing con stop the growth of Salem. FEWER PERMITS ISSUED BLIGHT DECLINE IS NOTED IX RECORDER'S OFFICE - Dae to the earnest setting In of the rainy season, one holiday, and the lateness of the year, building has taken a rapid slump, during the past week,- according to the number of building , permits re leased frpm the office of the city recorder, ; Only two permits .were Issued duriijff tie. week for a total of $4,- 000. ; J3oth were for- residences. one for 15500 and one for $1500 In spite of Ihe decline shown, it is expected ' tlsat several thousand dollars In permits -will yet be tak en out before t'he first of the com ing year.'; T ' E 5 ID t BECHTEL T MflSSLES Local Real Estate Firm Says Activity in Field Continues Unabated AUTO FIRM RENOVATES McDonald auto company IMPROVES DISPLAY ROOM General Activity in Building Operations Shows Much Work Is Done Work on concrete " pouring throughout the city was slowed somewhat during the past week because of the rain, and. because of Wednesday's being -a holiday. On the new Elsinore theater under construction on High street just south of State street the forms to receive the final concrete for the auditorium and front tower walls are being erected and some con crete has been poured, into the tower. It is expected that this work will be finished within ; a week or two, when it is hoped that work of pouring the concrete in the walls of the stage will be commenced. The George Wills building be ing built on Liberty- street be tween State and Ferry streets is progressing and the front and side walls have been poured. The back still remains to be started as there will be brick as well as concrete1 used in this. The B. L. Steeves building being erected next to the Wills building is also well underway, and the concrete pouring is approaching the half-way mark. The rafters have been laid completely to re ceive' the first, floor and the ceil Ing. 5 The continued activity in build Ing and purchasing or liomes in Salem is shown by a large num ber of sales recently closed by the firm of Childs & Bechtel, lo cal realtors. " They report many sales of lots that the purchasers will build on during the fall and winter. A. ,w, ..xatnrop has bought a home from C. S. Canniff at 1775 North Front street for $1600. The John Graber home located at 1356 Ferry has been purchased by J. G. Schwenke for a consid eration of $3000. ' Charles Kinzer has purchased a modern home of Emma A. Brasher at 1860 N. Summer for $4500. F. D. Vinson has purchased the Chester Goodman home located at 1434 North Cottage for $1800. O. H. Kent takes over a mod ern home located at 823 North Commercial from G. E. Heineck. Purchase price was $5000. L. E. Fischer sells a house and 4 lots located at 805 South Twen tieth to Mary Bartruff for $1600. Archis Berthume buys a house and 3 lots from Hattie P. Frost for $1600 located on Mill street. Luther Stout buys a lot on Madison near Capitol from An- tone Imper for $400. Minnie Moeller buys a lot on N. Capitol from Ralph Bliven. Charles Soose pays $750 for a lot in Oak Lawn Park and was purchased from Mary E. J Coleman. P. R. Harrild recently from California buys a lot in Oakhurst Park from Rollin K. Page. Kirk wood Motor Co. sells a lot on North Twenty-thiru to Late Hill. Ben J. Ramseyer buys a lot on North Seventeenth from Mary E. J. Coleman and paid $750. Frank M. Hobson sells a lot on South Twenty-third, Richmond addition to Tbeo Sauso for a con sideration of $700. J. M. Card buys a fine lot on Court street from Sam Adolph and paid $1550. The MacDonald Auto company has Just completed " rearranging and renovating the interior ot their garage on the corner of Cot tage and Ferry streets. The front part of the garage facing Cottage street has been partitioned off into a show room which has been fin ished with grey walls and green ceiling. The show room will be used to display the various autos for which the company has the agency. The remainder of the garage, will continue to be used for storage. LARGE SALE REPORTED DON UPJOHN AND WIFE BUYS BUSINESS PROPERTY , D. H. Upjohn aad Lois C. Byrd Upjohn buys a close in business property located at 359 North Liberty, consisting of large apart ment building containing four apartments, this property being formerly owned by Mrs. Ray Gil bert. Consideration $10,000. The sale was made through the W. H. Grabenhort & Co. firm. Soviet Council Orders: Watch on Concessions MOSCOW By a special decree the Council of Commissars has or dered the chief concession com mittee to organize a permanent commission to watch the carrying out of the concessionary agree ments entered into by foreign con cessionaries with the Soviet gov ernment and to provide for the removal of any possible obstacles Arab Says "Needle's Eye" ; of Bible Refers to Gate PITTSBURG, Kari. The "nee dle's eye" referred to in the New Testament is a small gate in the Wall of Jerusalem, not a sewing needle, at least in the opinion of Job Negeim, 23 year old Arab guide In the Holy Land, who is studying music at the Pittsburg State Teachers college. The Biblical passage to which this modern Job has adduced a new meaning is in Mark 10-25, wherein Jesus chided those who trust in riches," saying: "It Is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven." "The needle's eye," says Ne geim, "commonly misunderstood as the eye of a sewing needle, is known to Jerusalem as a small gate within a larger gate in the city walls. It is for the use of pedestrians alter the larger gate is closed for the night for protec tion. The gate is so low that an average-sized man must stoop low to go through it." Oregon City Corporation formed to develop and operate Wllholt Hot Springs resort. - Bulb Plantin g Season - is nearly over. We have a good supply of TULIP and ; NARCISSUS BULBS still on hand but all bulbs left on hand November 20 will be planted as soon there- after as the weather will permit. , . . . . t . . Phone 52F14 to have your BULBS delivered or " reserved for you - T . C ' . :' ' , FRANKLIN-YOUNG BULB CO. ' Rainier Columbia county-1925 road program exceeds all previ ous records. : Ahtoria City council cuts bud get $16,490, 'following taxpayers' demands. Commission Urges Search for Oil Fields in Austrilia MELBOURNE While the pros pects of the discovery of oil in commercial quantities in Australia are generally favorable, indica tions in the Roma district of Queensland and the Kimberley district of western Australia just ify the recommendation that further detailed geological map ping should be undertaken and trail boring conducted, says a re port of the federal joint commit tee of public accounts on oil ex ploration in Australia and Papua. The prospects in Papua are gen erally hopeful and the report adds, work should continue to be. caj ried out by a private company on behalf of the federal government such as the Anglo-Persian Oil company which is now operating in Papua. Free State Will Continue Travelers' Sunday Drinks DUBLIN--The liquor commis sion appointed by the Free State government has decided against Imitating the example of Northern Ireland which has wholly abolish ed the sale of drink on Sundays. In the Free State drink must be sold on Sundays to bona fide travellers, which means to any body who travels three miles. This limit was fixed before the days of electric cars and motors. The re sult has been the growth of an extensive traffic in drink on Sun days in the suburban districts of Irish cities. The liquor commission recom mends the continuance of the bona fide traveller privilege, but proposes to make him travel farth er, ii ineir recommendation is adopted the extent of his journey from Dublin must be -ten miles and from country towns six miles This would merely shift the traffic a little further out. It would abolish Sunday drinking for ex ample in Dun Laoghaire and transfer it to Bray. Another proposal to abolish 5,- 000 of the 13,000 drink shops in me tree state is generally ap proved, but the licensed trade is strenuously resisting the recom mendation that the compensation to be paid for the extinguished licenses shall be provided by a levy on the surviving drink shops. which might .hinder .the normal work of. the concessionary enter prise. N ' , The decree is .prompted by the growing number of concessions granted by the Soviet government and the commencement of actual operations, it is stated. The new commission is also charged to. watch the carrying out by the respective state organiza tions and institutions of all obli gations undertaken by them in re gard , to the concessionary con tracts, to . discuss all Questions ; arising in connection with the car-' rying out of the terms of the con tracts which cannot be regulated independently by the' individual organizations and periodically . to draw; up reports and, supply re views of the working of the con cessionary concerns to the central authorities. The Dalles Reservoir site lo cated for storing 8,000 acre feet of water for frrigation. ALL OUR FIXTURES AND SUPPLIES- ARE THc BEST'THAT MONEY BUYS , ' N 1 NELSON BROS. 355 Chcmeketa Phone lOOO ) i Before You Buy Consider Johns --M an ville A roof for every purpose -." J ' ' ; Made of. extra good materials Gives extra years of service Complete stock here n o w Oregon Gravel Co. r .. :'-" Hood at Front Street Salem t -f f f II X 7.20 now in Oregon's Greatest Public Utility School Teachers! i-- Businesswomen! You Should Own Some of Our 7.20 First Preferred Stock Some Day You Will Want to Retire Even though you are in love with your work the day will come when you'll want to'quit and take it easy." Women workers in America are better' paid than any where else in the world. There's hardly any woman who can't save a little toward an income for the balance of her life when she retires. Why Public Utility Stock Is Safest j for Income Investment It will be just as valuable years from now as it is to dayA safe place to put your savings because our stock is secured by an everyday necessity ELECTRIC SERVICE Your dividends are regular, and it's the reinvestment of dividends that makes your money grow. Start Now! Only $10,00 makes the first payment on your first share. Ask us to show you how much you'll need to invest at 7.20 to have a stated income at a stated age. INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT 237 North Liberty Street ' - Salem . Portland" ElectricSPower Co. Portland :: Salem :: Oregon City ; ? Vancouver, Wash. Budget NOW For Christmas Expenses How much will you need for the expenses of Christmas this year? Figure this out and see just how much you will have to save each week for the remaining six Weeks. It is so much easier to financially prepare your self this way than to have bills to meet after Christmas is past. It sort of spoils the enjoyment of the holiday season whereas, if you have saved the money here at the United States National for this purpose beforehand, there are no worries whatsoever; Try this plan this year! United States National Bank Salcm.Oregon Plan No. 615 SATISFACTION IN COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE Bm "r COLONIAL architecture Is dis tinctively au American product. developed by several generations of builders to meet requirements of American home life. The sim ple dignity of its exterior lines Is . pleasing to the eye and the pur poses of its structural design are obvious and direct. The accompanying perspective and floor plan, prepared by Harry Boland, displays the merits of a colonial type popular in Portland and other American cities. The house is also well suited to subur ban and farm uses and fits well into any environment. The covered porch over the front entrance and the pergola terrace at the right combine with the well proportioned chimney in embellishment of the exterior. -Planting of shrubbery would also be appropriate. All of the rooms are large and well lighted. The hallway is wide and the staircase may be devel oped as a thing of beauty.' The coat closet and lavajory at the end of the hall offer a service which -well warrants additional cost ot the projection at thef rear of the . ground floor. The breakfast nook also is an asset. The living room Is large and well proportioned. Abundance of light is afforded by its windows, -and the French doors leading to the terrace. . 'yr-i , The three upper chambers aro, of ample proportions , and well equipped with closet space. -"Win- -dows afford cross ventilation in each of the rooms. This house may be built at moderate cost. M d it ait! n I4f Hit " J riLDT ncx)t rui dlcou? fLOut run rui io 3 Two nU ot Dln prlnU and-welfleatioM lor th aboT house or other houtei will plied at nominal cost upon application to. . , j r.. .... SPAULDING LOGGING CO.