St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-24
ON THE WEST SIDE
One Of the Most Important Of Port
land Suburbs

Follow the trail of the trolley"
is a popular slogan adopted by
realty dealers all over the country.
The Willamette heights were con-
sidered too far away for residence
sites a few years ago simply be-
cause there was no car service
there. The best country develop.
ers are the railroads and electric
lines. When the United Railways
company got franchise for an cleo
trio line to Cavalry cemetery and to
the north, spectators began to sit
up and think. Many doubted the
Co.'S intention to extend their line
down the west side of the William
ette to Linnton, and il was not till
they read the announcement in the
Oregon Journal that the United
Railways had broken ground for
their Linnton line that they were
convinced that at last the hills to
the north would be skirted by the
trolley. 1t has just dawned on the
skeptical that at last there is so.
luton to the problem of populating
possibly one of the most beautiful
and picturesque stretches of river
frontage to be found between the
two greatest oceans.
Heretofore people could go to su.
burban additions to the east, north
east and southeast for upwards Of
seven miles and have nice homes
away from the busy center. But
the north part of West Portland
never offered inducements to the
home site seeker, consequently not
to the speculator or investor and up
till now people could not be induced
to invest OH the west side of the
city outside the northern boundary
of the city. The solution of the
problem being now solved by the
new electric line down the Linnton
road skirting the verdant, rolling
hills seven miles along the William.
cite to Linnton and even beyond II,
there is great activity in that direc-
tion and options on property along
the whole course are said to be Sc
cured.
Linnton, that picturesque and
thriving little town seven miles be.
low Portland aud nearly opposite
St. Johns, is jubilating over the as
surance that II will be closely con.
nected with Portland by a rapid
trolley line.
Said resident Of Linnton to a
Journal representative: "Why just
imagine what the new I.innton elec.
trio line will mean even for the pco.
pie living across the river at ST.
Johns. They can come across by
ferry, catch a trolley car and. get up
to the city quarter Of an hour
quicker than by going up the pen
insula. through East Portland and
over the bridges"
That I.innton Is on the eve of an
era OF prosperity is no longer doubt.
ed. A visit to the river town will
any one that there is q
great future for IL. Prosperity will
simply force itself on IL because il
has natural advantages which are
bound to be recognized by manu-.
facturers, when Il is considered that
Linnton has a deep harbor through.
out, the channel being close TO the
west shore. II is reported that ne.
gotiations are on for an extensive
factory plant just north OF the town.
The Columbia Steel company
some time ago purchased a large
Iract with big water frontage on
The deep channel just south of Linn.
on, and II is understood that they
will build commodious plant on
he site. This company is the only
'teel casting concern west of Chi.
ago.
The Glen Harbor Realty com.
'any will have on the market in a
ew days aga acres with over 1000
Get of deep channel frontage imme-
lately adjoining the extensive hold.
ngs of the Columbia steel plant
ust south of Linnton aud below the
tavern. That portion
1 the tract between the St. Helens
nd Germantown road will be im-
'roved and the streets graded and
'ater service put in.
The West St, Johns Land com,
any had an eagle eye on the west
lde OF the Willamette. They pick
d out a aoo-acre tract just below
he site of the Willamette bridge
nd plated in April, 1907 Thus
wildwood Court became a pretty
lburban site on the west side.
his tract is attracting considerable
ttention by investors, and its flu
Ire importance is assured. The
ew electric line down the west
ank runs through this property
$50, and the rapid service to and
om the city will build il up.
'ith such factor and the North
ank road completed, great things