St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-24
WILDWOOD COURT


plating the erection of modern res
idence here in the very near future.
Knight & Glover are making ar
rangements to erect building near
the ferry slip which they will use
for saloon purposes.
Richard Shepard has begun the
erection of a handsome five room
residence, which will be welcome
addition to Wildwood.
A free ferry between wildwood
and St. Johns would help some.
Better service and more of il would
help both sides Of the river.
The cool, refreshing water sup
ply of Wildwood is worth coming
many miles to sample. No ice is
needed to keep our water cool.
Ed l.. Stockton, the Telegram
booster and pioneer home builder at
Wildwood, has been making a nice
thing out of selling lots here as a
side issue.
Our young ladies have not as yet
adopted the directoire gown, but as
the craze has struck San Francisco
we fear it will not be long in maxi
ing its way up the coast to Whit
wood.
The West Side Gravel company
has large bed of the finest gravel
in the country, and they are now
prepared to furnish this product in
almost any quantity. Their pit is
located on the heights.
The store building and residence
Of Mr.. Warner are getting nicely
under way. Mr.. Warner expects
to conduct a first class, uptodate
general store, and will try and sup
ply the wants of the public in sat
isfactory manner.
The turpentine plant IS placing a
substantial dock in front of their
large works here. This together
with other extensive improvements
they are making will enable this en-
terprising company to greatly In
crease their output.
Many visitors traversed the line
Of the new trolley Sunday. and a
number Of lots were sold by the
West St. Johns Land company al
wildwood. The lady visitors es.
pecially were more than delighted
with the magnificent view afforded
from this point.
]. II. Kissel and family are now
nicely domiciled in their snug and
picturesque bungalow, which is
supplied with all modern conven-
fences. Mr.. Kissel is a Portland
business man and he certainly en-
Joys the peaceful and restful rcpose
Of his suburban home.
Many sales Of lots are reported
daily since so much activity Is in
the air. One lot was bought last
week for S3as and FIVE hours later
was resold for $500. Values are
going up by leaps and bounds, and
the land company has increased the
price on their holdings.
l.. NJ. Mills. the heaviest land
owner in Wildwood. is having a
couple of acres cleared off ready to
plant in fruit. Mr.. Mills is now a
resident OF Michigan, but II is his
intention 10 remove his family here
and probably erect one Of the finest
residences in this vicinity.
The steamer Columbia has signi.
fed a willingness to make daily
stops at this point provided a suita.
BILE float is erected for convenience
in embarking and disembarking.
This will be quite boon for our
people VIII n they desire to take a
trip to Portland by water.
The harbor line fronting the land
of the Columbia Steel plant was es-
tablished this week preparatory to
erecting large docks for this com
pany. We understand work will
begin at once on the immense struc-
ture they contemplate erecting ad-
jacent to Wildwood, This will
mean much for our village.
The progress being made on the
new trolley line is very gratifying
to our inhabitants. For many
moons the trials of this company in
securing franchises and rights OF
way have been followed with anx-
ious eyes. And now that all diff
culties have been surmounted and
work is under way We certainly
have right to enthuse. The ad.
vent of this line is of inestimable
value to this side of the river. The
chief engineer volunteers the infor-
nation that when the trolley is
completed the trip to Third street,
Portland, can readily be made in
twelve minutes. The line to Linn
ton is expected to be finished with
in ninety days.
Speaking of scenery. can any
thing be more beautiful, sublime
and inspiring than the view from
Wildwood Court on a cloudless
dayl The pearly white SUBMITS of
old Hood and Helens where the sun
glistens on their snowy forms, the
majestic Columbia river stretching