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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1928)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. lit It's in the Air - - You Can Almost Feel It b 4 'a The year 1928 is going to be a great agricultural year for Oregon and especially Marion county. 0 The year 1928 is going to bo a great building year for Salem. Ask any contractor or firm that loans money for building. This year is going to be a year of unusual a ctivity in farm sales. Ask any real estate I! i .L. Salem Building for 1 9 2 r He will tell you never before has there been such an interest in farm land. KsC yT) Indications are that prunes will bring a good price this year, due to N--nJ I r s n email! fnnnncr lff nver in California than USUal. M waw.awa m-rmmm m w mm w- No damage to any extent has been done during the past winter to berries or fruits. We are almost into the spring of the year and farm incr conditions never looked better. It's in the air and you can almost feel it. Farm land is coming back. If you do not believe farm val ues near Salem are advanc ing, just compare present prices with those of a few years ago. Sure, the pessimists said Salem was all through building at the close of 1925, when total building permits for that year amounted to $1,794,935. And they said the same thing at the close of 1926 with Salem build ing permits reaching the high peak of $2,904,104. And again the same when permits for 1927 in Salem amounted to $2,- 626,427. And yet Salem starts the year 1928 with $118,650 building permits in January. Contractors say there is already a big demand for homes an d plans for large buildings in Salem. Bridge building is going right along and sewer Improvements. There will be more blocks of streets paved In Salem this year than ever before. Also more blocks of sewers. Mnrp siihnrhan homes will be erected near Salem this year than any year i n its history. No city of its size in the entire northwest has been building as rapidly as Salem. Statistics prove this. WHY ALL THIS BUILDING? Because there is no city in the northwest w ith the resources of Salem, and no city, in the northwest surrounded by a farming country with such resources. SALEM REALTY BOARD "An Association of Realtors" Salem, Oregon OFFICERS L. E. Oberer, President W. M. Pennington, Treasurer W. Pettyjohn, Secretary MEMBERS Anderson & Rupert, 169 So. High Sr. A. C. Bohrnstedt, 14 7 N. Commercial S:. Becke & Hendricks, 189 N. Iligli St. H. E Brown, 109 S. Commercial St. Leo N. Childs, 320 State St. Lelace H. Ellis, 320 State St. VV. H. Grabenhorst & Co., 134 3. Llii-?r ;. Gasklll & Earl, 166 S. Liberty St. Geo. W. Hubbs, Silverton, Oregon W. G. Kreuger, 147 N. Commercial -S:. E. A. Miller, 208 Oregon BIdg. Lee A. McAllister, 134 S Liberty St. McGllchrist & Pennington, 209 U. S. Bank Bldg. : Gertrude J. M. Page. 492 N. Cottaga St. L. E. Oberer, 134 S. Liberty St. Winnie Pettyjohn. 175 S. High St. Richard L. Reiman. 219 N. High Victor Schneider, 208 Oregon Bld. George Thomason, 320 State St. S. R. Tandy, Jefferson, Oregon Ulrich & Roberts, 122 N. Comme.-.ia! YOUR COUNTRY IS NOW CALLING Your Oregon Your Willamette Valley is calling you Calling from the highlands of the blue ridge Calling from the Waldo Hills Calling from Howell Prairie Calling from the fertile valley farms Tis "The trumpet of a prophesy," SUBURBAN HOMES, TRACTS, ACREAGE, FARMS AND RANCHES ARE COMING INTO THEIR OWN BUY NOW. We can sell them on terms almost like rent small or large or any size to suit Improved or unimproved We can trade your City Property for Country Homes We can sell them all improved and equipped. McGILCHRIST & PENNINGTON 209-10 U. S. Bank BIdg. Phone 140 A Real Dairy Ranch 13 MILES FROM SALEM ON MACADAM ROAD 100 ACRES ALL IN CULTIVATION Modern house and 2 modern dairy barns ; 40 head of registered Jersey catte a herd of real producing cows. This farm and cows will bear rigid inspection and is a good PAYING proposition. Farm, cows, and all equipment for $20,000. Will consider-some trade. A Farm 3 miles from city on raved road 26 acres extra good dark loam ALL IN CULTIVATION; good house and fair barn. Price $7500. Will take house up to $3500. A Real Home NEW 5 ROOMS Modern in every respect; garage; nice lawn and shrubs; in good locality on paved street. Price $3250. Easy terms. ANDERSON & RUPERT REALTORS 169 South High Street Salem, Oregon Victor Schneider Chris Schneider The Firm of Real Service If you are in the market for an ideal small dairy and poultry farm close to Salem and well improved. Reas onably priced and easy terms. Modern poultry farm, good modern buildings and good location, to sell or trade for Salem property to $6500. Equipped dairy and stock farms to sell below value, will take some city property as part and priced to $25,000. Farms for every purpose, all prices and sizes. An East front lot near Parrish school below value and on easy terms. A good 6 room, new and modem home, close in and only $8,000. Easy terms. - To buy, sell or trade see us, we want your business and win earn it. REASONABLY PRICED HOMES No. 1 A North Summer Street modest home. A closed light car. $200.00 cash and $25.00 per month will handle this. Only 13.000.00. No. 2. A South Salem, new modern home. Four rooms, full basement. Garage. Reasonable payment down and 130.00 per month J4.000.00. No. 3. Draw your own plans and specifications for the small home you would like, pay down $500.00 and we will build for you on a splendid Fairmount Hill view lot, giv ing you terms like rent on the balance. A. C. BOHRNSTEDT Realtor Loans Insurance 147 North Com'l St. Salem, Oregon THREE WONDERFUL BUYS IN SMALL ACREAGE Choice 1-acre tract not far out, good road, close to par ing. New 5-room plastered house, built ins, electric lights. A REAL SNAP for $2650. cash $500. balance easy. BRAND NEW BUNGALOW of 6 nice rooms, hardwood rioors in part, plenty of built Ins, nook, electric lights, water system, garage and woodshed, 1 acre of good land not far out in a fast growing district. Price $3500 with terms. S-acre tract, North of Salem on PACIFIC HIGHWAY and corners on 2 pared roads for only $1400, cash $500, balance easy. l TO BUY ACREAGE SEE 320 State Street eolN.ChildsCo. EALTORS Phone 1 1727 BUY THIS AND BE PROSPEROUS Owner ill and too old to continue on farm of 115 acres, fully equipped including tractor, team, cows, goats, hogs and chickens, all high grade stock, crops all in, 8 acres clover, 40 acres sandy river bottom soil, 18 acres good prunes, some tim ber, good fences, interest in threshing machine goes with it, on cream route, on river, creek and springs on place, 8-room bouse with pressure water system, bath, fireplace, good large barn, sheds and other outbuildings, farm and buildings all In fine condition. This has been a money maker and is free of Incumbrance. One of the most productive farms In Polk County but must be sold as owner must leave. Price $20,000, will take city property as part payment. WINNIE PETTYJOHN, Realtor 175 S. High Street Tel. 534 VICTOR SCHNEIDER - Realtor Loans Insurance Residence Phone 732-J 223 Oregon Building Telephone 73 GREATEST TRADING ORGANIZATION ON The PACIFIC COAST We have over 3000 properties listed for exchange. Every kind of property, every price, every location. We can match your exchange EXACTLY. If you would like to trade your property TODAY, come in TODAY. 6-room modern house for $4000.00. Terms can be ar ranged. 5-room house with some furniture for $3750.00. $350.00 down, balance like rent. Want a Salem residence to $4000.00 for a good home in Portland. Rents for $45.00. 10-acre tract close to Salem. Would take a residence to $6500.00. 5-acre tract 1 mile from Salem with good buildings and fine land $4500.00. Will take a residence to $3500.00. 3-acre tract close to Portland with good buildings, city water and gas. Will take Salem residence to $4,000.00, balance terms. Good building lot located near Capitol Street, on paved street. Price $500.00. GASKILL & EARLE REALTORS 166 Sooth Liberty Street Salem Highway Tracts absolutely a safe and sound '&h 'coming! ) $100 down and $30 per month including interest will buy new 4 or 5 room houses with y2 acre of ground. SPECIAL $4500. 6-room house English type, hardwood floors, fireplace,- built-in bath tub, Dutch kitchen, furnace, garage, east front, paved street, fine view. Easy terms. trade for Income property. Priced at $45,000. Netting 117 Interest, Is well located on one of Salem's best streets, would take small farm or small residences for part payment. One of our best residences in choicest location. (2. 0 00. Easiest payments. 7-room practically modern residence, hot water heat, c'jsa in, on best street in Salem, $7500. Beautiful corner residence, hot water heat, 2 fireplaces, mod ern in every detail, double garage, large grounds, sliaJd trees, shrubbery, excellent location. Price $12,0oo. IXSURE WITH US. GERTRUDE J. M. PAGE Realtor 484 Court Street Phone 1882 KICKING GETS YOD soooooooo Borne men do a heap of kicking and no thinking. Buying a home takes thought and regu lar payments. We'll make you good proposition. INSURANCE Money To Loan RICH L. REIMANN Realtor 219 North High St. Phone 865 Ideal Country Home 6-acre tract close in, on good gravel street, with running water, 5 acres of bearing fruit; good 6-room house, garage and barn. If looking for a country home, be sure and see this at $6,000. Possession at once. W. G. KRUEGER "The Realtor" 147 North Commercial Phone 217 FARM BARGAINS 160-acre farm located 5 miles from Salem on good road, all in cultivation about 40 acres of good river bottom land, 7-room house, barn, tenant house, 8 acres in bearing cherries. This place is stocked and equip ped. Price for all $20,000.00, reasonable terms will be given. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FARM NEAR SALEM AT THE RIGHT PRICE, IT WILL BE WORTH YOUR WHILE TO INVESTIGATE THIS BARGAIN, 160 acres located 10 mfles from Salem, about 80 acres in cultivation, old buildings, spring water, some good timber, red hill soil. Price $65.00 per acre, will sell to right party for $1000.00 down balance easy terms at six per cent. 44 acres with buildings, some good bottom land, lo cated 5 miles from Salem on paved highway. Price $7500.00 on easy terms, or owner will accept a home in Salem as part payment. W. H. GRABENHORST & COMPANY Realtors 134 South Liberty St. Phone 515 Phone 2242 Turn Over a New Leaf .;. Don't squander your hard earned money by Paying Rent . OWN YOUR OWN HOME This Is the Time To Buy Drop in and Let's Talk It Over BECKE & HENDRICKS INSURANCE LOANS REAL ESTATE 189 No. High Telephone 161 Better Homes Mean Better Lives $2600 Buys this new strictly modern 4-room bunffa- vwuci says sea at sacrifice. $8000 111 acres black loam valley farm mile from ou cuumry town, will trade for acreage or town property. What have you and where it it ? 17500 SSiSLl Pult,7 farm, modern e- ZXirZlW tu nunm?S water, own wood, well 3E3KS Witch-C2Ss' chiens, tools and feed, electricity. See thia at once. If You Have Anythin To Trade Tell Us About It ULRICH & ROBERTS REALTORS American Fidelity Building 129 North Coaaerdal Street Telephone 1354 II!! ill Pi I iiiii iii'i I . i; !;J s