Portland evening journal., April 26, 1902, Page 6, Image 6

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ALWAYS IN
MANUFACTURED FOR 23 YERS
It takes experience to build a perfect Bicycle. The Rambler of today is the result of
23 years experience in bicycle building, experience which has brought it to that state of per
fection which entitles It to the distinction of being ' "
"THE BEST WHEEjy ON EARTH"
The
1902
at $25, $30, $35, $40, $50, $60 a
The Best Bicycle Values evirl)ffered. Ask Rambler Riders thousands of them in Northwest
- Let us Interest you In Automobiles. Call and let us show you
T The Toledo Steam Carriage
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The finest machines of their class on the market.
Their class the finest. '
Fred T.Merrill Cycle Go.
105, 107, 109, III Sixth St., Portland
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SPOKANE TACOMA SEATTLE
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$25, $30,
W(Q)DFF-AIMIEIRDCAI
High
Knockout
Axles
Ride the WOLFF and Keep Out of the
Repair Shops.
Not Made by a Trust Not Sold by a Trust
- SEE- THEM. BUY THEM. RIDE THEM.
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$25.00. $30.00.
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The Waverly Electric Runabout
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IBBCYCLES
Art Construction
STANDARD
for QUALITY
and FINISH
Salamander Enamel on Nickel.
THE LEAD
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BICYCLES
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in,-. mm
111 MmM
$40
Eccentric
Chain
.Adjustment
Portland, Oregon
$40.00
BICYCLE
DOINGS
Holes oi Intel to
CYCLE PATH BULLETIN
The weather forecast for tomorrow la
partly cloudy, with occasional showers.
Vancouver Path. In good condition;
cross ateel bridge, turn to left.
Base Line Path. Fast; cross Morrison
street bridge, .'and out Belmont to East
1 mrty-tourtn.
Linn ton Path. Needs repairing; north
on Sixth or Twentieth street.
Oregon City Path. Fair condition';
cross Madison-street bridge, out Haw
thorne avenue to Bast Eleventh.
Whltehouse Path. In poor condition:
south on Water street. W est Bide.
Section Line Path. Fair condition;
cross Madison-street bridge, out Haw
thorne, through Ladds Held.
Woodstock Path. Fair, same lead as
Section Line.
Negotiation, are still pending for the
lease of a suitable grounds for a four
lap racing track In Portland. A bicycle
meet man from Ca morula Is willing to
put in a first-class track, where meets
can be held this season. The old Port
land track on the Bust Side Is an ideal
location, after a considerable work has
been put on it, but there seems to be
some difficulty in procuring a lease. As
the season la fast advancing, no time can
be lost and other localities are being con
sidered, If the location of a permanent racing
track here proves successful, it is under
stood that the track will be Inclosed
overhead so that races may be held there
during the rainy season. This feature of
bicycle meets is highly satisfactory jn
other localities where the weuther lnthe
off season Is not as bad as It is in Port
land, THE RIDE TO VANCOUVER.
Last (Sunday , the bicycle path Reading
across the peninsula to the Vancouver
ferry was thronged with cyclists. The
day was one of the best we have had this
season for wheeling, and many started
out bright and early to take advantage
Ivor It, Bo many as 68 wheels were counted
on the ferry-boat at one time.
CYCLING BETWEEN LAKES.
W. El Simmons, manager of the Clear
Lake Station, writes friends in Portland
that cyclists can now ride from Fish
E A OLE
B I C Y C L E S
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$30 $35 $40 $45 $50
Eagle Bicycles are not copies of other wheels, but are unique and
original ; this can be seen on examination. Features, such as our
double rims, made of wood and aluminum, for the Eagle ; simple
clincher tire, the separable frame, the quad stay, the quick seatpost
fastener, large head with flush bearings, patent crankhanger, arid
other features are not found in any other wheel, and indicate that the
Eagle is progressive and gives better value for the money than any
other wheel.
SEAQUEST BROTHERS
CORNER SIXTH AND PINE
HARDWARE AND BICYCLE DEALERS
Nine Years Eagle Agents
Ride a COLUMBIA
. AND BE RESPECTED,
The best that money can buy $40.00 to
$85.00. We carry the parts and take care of
our patrons. Full line of - Sundries. Expert
Repairing. Open evenings. ; . -
LaXe to Clear Lake, in the Eastern part
f Linn County. A good path has been
built through heavy timber, surrounded
with Inspiring scenery. The distance
from on. lake to the other Is about three
miles. Ci tar Lake U the crater of an
extinct volcano, and is -said to be Dot
tomlesa. Both lake are noted for fine
fishing. .
', FOR A NEW PATH,
A petition is being circulated in St
Johns, and on the Peninsula, for a path
from the boulevartk to the town at St.
Johns. ,Tbe hill is quite steep and will
have to be graded down and the traok
will likely have to be graveled. The ride
out the boulevard through University
Park to SL John, is one of the most pic
turesque in the city. The path runs along
the high plateau that commands a line
view of the Willamette River and Port
land, and the stirring breezes o( this
section are always refreshing.
A FAST PATH.
Cycling on the Base Line path Is said
to be very tine now. Last Sunday a
bunch of fast bicycle riders from the city
took a spin out to Uresham, and found
the road in excellent condition consider
ing the dampness of the ground. Among
the party were: Bay, Campbell, Ted In
giefleld, Keg Barrel!, and Oglesby, all
fast riders.
It was also a great day for automobiles
and motor cycles, four of the former.
and two of the latter were out on the
Base Line road. They did some fast
spinning. The operators understood their
business and didn't let the machine get
away from them and run over any of tee
fanners' potato patches that line the
road.
Tomorrow, if the weather is Inviting,
there will be another wheel and automo
bile excursion in this direction.
NOT A TRUST.
Since the bicycle repairmen of Portland
agreed on a uniform schedule of prices,
they have been enabled to do business on
a better basis. The cutting of prices has
ceased. The repairmen reject being call
ed "promoters of a trust, the limply
say that the new organization Is more
for protection as between themselves.
Prices all around are about the same now
as before.
TAOS SELLING SLOWLY.
Chief Bclyole License Collector Ovlatf
states that up to date 200 tags have been
taken out. Unless the wheelmen come to
the front and pay ther annual license,
leputy Sheriffs will be sent out to en
force collection. The taxes become de
linquent April 1, but the Sheriff is in
clined to be lenient with the wheelmen.
Ill fSTATC
The interest in real estate still con
tinues. There is active inquiry in. .every
direction. Within a month, sometimes,
the appearance of a whole district will
become so changed as to prove almost
unrecognizable. When viewed from the
top of Portland Heights, the city lays
out like a panorama. From this vantage
point one can form some idea of how
F, P. KEENAN
126 Rrst St., JT'
the residence districts are expanding,
Kiock which two, or even one year ago
were vacant property, are today covered
with happy homes. If any one doubts
that ail available-space to not taken, if
they attempt to learn a house or flat for
their family that falls within the limit
oi we average purse, they will soon be
undeceived. .
The half week's record show the fol-
TRANSFERS
Thursday Xa. . . .$20,719.09
Friday V......Z ... mosf sa
Saturday , $o,635.oo
total ...vV.'v.tiVri"i-l-iv $62,44L
uuiminu rfinMiTo.
Thursday ................ S9.800.00
J "day 14,050.00
Saturday U.210.00
Total t....r 142,000.00
Jennings & Co. "The major portion of
our business .1 In. dealing with persons
wno nave resided. In Portland for years,
or at least long enough to know some
thing of values. This class of people are
looking for Investments and the number
is appreciably Increasing every month.
They have confidence In Portland real
estate, both now and for the future.
"We do not find any trouble in selling
property that is held at. anything like
fair prices. There is a tendency on the
part of some to anticipate too much on
future values These hold their property.
at a figure too high for ready sale now.
"Two years ago an improved corner lot
on Gllsan street was held at $10,000. The
owners then were anxious to sell at that
figure. Am soon as they saw that there
was a growing demand for realty, they
began crowding up the price. " We could
have sold the place for them a short
time since for $15,000 but they wanted $20,
000. They will have to wait a good while
probably before they can get that figure.
"We recall another instance. - Less than
two years ago a certain piece of Washington-street
property was held at $4,600.
About 10 days ago this was sold for $6,500.
In our opinion it to a conservative esti
mate to make that property values have
increased at least one-third within a year,
"An illustration of appreciated values to
shown by the way rentals have increased.
There is a certain piece of hotel property
on First street. A lease for five years
has Just been executed upon this for
nearly double what it was under the old
lease. On Second street there is also a
piece of hotel property recently leased
for Ave year. Here, too, rents have near
ly doubled, for it now brlhgs in Just twice
what it did under the old lease, less $5
per month.
, "Country property shows an Increase in
price, and its advancement is proportion
ate with that of city real estate. There
is a heavy demand for farms in the
Willamette Valley and for acreage tracts
close-In and readily accessible from the
city. Farm values are assuredly advanc
ing. Two years ago there was a farm of
80 acres near Clackamas station that
could then have been bought for- $35 an
sere. A month ago this was Hold for $70
an acre Just double. ,
"Another farm of 20 acres located on
the North Foster road, about four miles
east of the city, was purchased a year
and a half ago for $150 per acre. Recently
the buyer disposed of one-half of the
place for $300 on acre. He has already
gotten back in cash for half all he ex
pended for the whole piece and could
readily sell the remainder."
William Keldt owns property in nearly
every part of the dty. He says that the
inquiry for property is general in every
part of the city. "I believe," said he to
The Journal, "that by December next all
residence property on either side of the
river as far out as Twenty-eighth or even
tc Thirtieth street, will bring 50 per cent
more than now. This increase Is a
healthy and natural one. There oould
not be a better time to buy than now.
Property is as low as It ever will be. I
do not believe it has even given an Indi
cation yet of the values it will ultimately
attain to. There ore certainly 20 people
now looking for Investments in city real
estate where there wasn't even one a
year ago."
Mr. Reidt sold four lots Monday at and
near Twenty-first and Clinton for $350
each. On Wednesday he sold a cottage
near the steel bridge on the East Side for
$2,000 to Harold Drewery. He also sold
during the week two cottages at the cor
ner of Kearney and Eleventh for $3,000.
E. W. Barnes, who deals in timber
lands, and who is a shrewd observer of
that class of property, says: "Within 10
years Oregon has been receiving the
marked attention of Eastern buyers of
timber lands. This has resulted in large
numbers of Eastern buyers and investors
visiting the country. This, In turn, has
resulted in still further investigations by
Eastern people, as the stories of Oregon's
wonderful timber resources were carried
back.
"The purchasers so far have been en
gaged in bunching the smaller timber
tracts together into larger ones. This
enables the capitalist to carefully lay his
plans for the construction of railroads,
the improvement of streams, the selec
tion of suitable sites for the manufacture
of lumber. The real rise in timber values
will come when the holders of the large
tracts will ultimately decide to sell or
operate.
The situation as regards the small
holder of timber is in many respects dif
ferent from a like holder of Eastern tim
ber, in that the latter could at any time.
without a large outlay, cut off his timber
and market his logB; this was due to the
fact that horses and sleighs were largely
employed in logging operations. Here the
modern, up-to-date steam outfit can not
be profitably employed on less than 40,-
000,000 to 60,000,000 feet of timber, which
would be regarded in the East as a goed
sized tract. It follows that the small
holder must eventually sell to the larger
operator, ,
' Among recent sales may be noted that
of a tract, 400x600 feet, opposite Ross Is
land, on the east bank of the Willamette.
This was disposed of by Theodore Kruse
to James N. Davis, who Is supposed to
represent the Portland City & Oregon
Railway Company. Mr. Kruse purchased
the property only three months ago for
$3,000.' To double one's money and gain
$1,000 more In 90 days Is a remarkable in
stance of heavy returns on' an investment
In a, short time.
Here is a brief summary of recent im
provements made or to be made at once:
HOyt will erect a story and a half cot
tage at East Ash and Twentieth streets,
to cost $1,400. Lewis Larien and Chris
Uodskesen will each put up story and a
bait cottages at- the corner of Upshur and
Twenty-sixth streets,, costing $1,000 each.
At East Thirty-first' and Couch afreets
Frank Gloss will erect a story and a, half
dwelling to cost: $1,250. ' John Zeller will
put up a two-story dwelling at Four-;
teenth and Gllsan, to cost $1,800. James
Seggs Is building: a two-story dwelling at
:ast Tenth and Tillamook that will cost
$2,300. Other improvements are: W. R.'
Biles, two-story, dwelling,' Twenty-fourth
and Irving streets, $5,000; C. R, Johnson. .
two-story -dwelling,. East Twenty-second
and Burnside streets! $4,000; M. B. Bird
sell, two-story dwelling, Twenty-flrsand
Nortnup, $$,500; Mississippi Hall Associa
tion, Mississippi avenue and Shaver
Street, $3,600. . , '
Another evidence of increasing prosper '
Ity is shown by the fact that within the
last two weeks quite a nttmber of small .
business interests have .changed hands. '
Eastern parties have temporarily thus in-'
vested their "money while awaiting ai
opportunity to place it In larger ones. .
Where there Is so much building going
on, the question of' materials ,1s an im
portant one. Verstag, Kerns Anderson
have burnt three kilns of brick this week
which will supply 300,000 brick.- Next week
Mr. Verstag will, bum 400,000 more These
will supply the shortage suffered by the
brickmen. The union bricklayers are con.
nderrt that they will have sufficient work
to keep them all busy the entire Summer.
NEW TODAY.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
Lewis and Clark
Centennial Ex
position. Have you tried to plan in your mlndj
what we could have on a site away from
the river that would interest Eastern :
people T Are you aware that the best-
show that we could have on such a sits -
would not match one of the annual state
fairs held by many of the Eastern states! !
Our best efforts on such a site must '
prove to be a failure.
If the Exposition be held at University
Park, we can show our harbor, the ships
coming and going, our mountain scenery.
200 miles of standing timber extending .
from Mount Rainier to Mount Jefferson, :
as part of our Exposition.
We can have nothing on a site away ,
from the river- that we can not have on
the river, but we can have many attrac
tions on the river that we can not have ,
away from the river. Then, why not
have the best possible for (the money we ,
shall have to expend?
Only Sites Considered.
Hawthorne Park, in connection with
Ladd's Addition, ts the only place, be
sides University Park, that has any con
siderable number of advocates. The only
claim made for Hawthorne Park is that
'It la central." While It Is nearer to the
Postofflce than University Park, it is not
as accessible. Hawthorne Park would
have to depend wholly oh the street-cars '
and carryalls, which will be burdened to
their fullest capacity with the internal
business of the city wherever the Expo1
Sltlon may be held. The unobstructed
boats and railroads to University Park
will make the trip in less time than the
street-cars could rench Hawthorne Park.
Think ef the crush at an open draw
which must take place many times dally.
Think of the delays at street crossings,
to avoid crashing into heavy trucks or to
avoid killing pedestrians. - Compare this
with a clean, breezy boat ride to Univer
sity Park, without crowding or hanging t
to strap, or with a 10-minute run on the
railroad, where all wagon roads are over
head, except the one at' Lower AJblna,
and where the liability of accidents
would not exiit. Even its claim of cen
tral must vanish before the superior fa
cillties of reaching University Park.
Paramount Consideration.
No petty personal consideration should
be allowed to stand in the way of the
greatest good to the whole city and coun
try. The benefits to the whole city and
country should be paramount to any self
ish shopping or lot-selling schemes.
Hoping that you will view this subject
from a broad, patriotic base, and use
your influence fcr the location that will
produce the most lasting benefits for the
money and energy expended, we are,
PENINSULA BOARD OF TRADE
THESE ARE BARGAINS.
$Aff6 lots in Portsmouth, on very
T'UU easy terms.
$ 1 50 2 ,ots near Arbor Lodge.
$ 600 11 acrea' 6 mlles rrom Portland;
l?QKAfi-room house and lot 40xl0U;
vPOOUUNob Hill district.
tOKAnWeI,-lmProved 160-acre farm, 18
vpOJUU mlles from Portland.
Grocery and meat market to trade for
city property. This can be got at a bar
gain.
N. L ROSENTHAL & CO.
Room 4, Mulkey Bldg.. 2d and Morrison.
fc 1 fifl Koselawn .Annex, $o down, $1
4) I UU per week, no Interest, no taxes;
it diocks iroro car line; siaewaiK, cuy wa
ter, etc. , ,
tQ f( Lots In Portland Homestead of
4)0UU First street: see them; owner
must sell. -
1 ffl Full-size lots In Woodlawn, on
3 I JU Sixth and Seventh streets; only
two blocks rrom car line.
QAA 11 acres, fronting on river; only
JZ)JyJ 30 minutes' ride; cheapest piece
or water-rront on the market.
SAHLSTROM & PATTERSON,
60S Commercial Block.
HOMES WANTED.
14 FAMILIES recently from East have
decided to settle in Portland, and want
to buy cheap homes, ranging in price
$400 to $1500, for S to 7-room houses. Two
families want small farms, or good un
improved tract on which to build, near
Portland. Owners; give location of.
properties, price and your address, to
-box M 45, Journal.
20-ACRE ranch, 1 mile from Valley town,
cheap. ,
S ACRES at Mllwaukle, $100.
470 ACRIK9 near Salem, $10 per acre.
80 ACRES on the Columbia River, $160.
160 ACRES near Kelso, $350.
Snaps in rooming-houses.
RANDALL & TUNELY,
U94 First street.
. HALF-ACRE LOTS
And acre lots with houses on to sell on
the Installment plan. A small four-room
house, $550; half cash, balance on time.
Five and c 10-acre lots. All kinds . of
ranches. Room s, 149Vs First street, Port
land, Or. .
People's Employment Office.
All kinds of help wanted.' Phone Clay
3J5. Room S.148 First St., Portland. Or.
A Few Good Timber Claims '
To locate. Boom $, liV First street, ' .-j