Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-07
SALEM is
GROWING
RAPIDLY
NEW ADDITION TO BE PLATED
BY YPORTLANDERS-TRACT OF
1870 ACRES SOLD FOR $35,OOO
TO BE MADE PRIVATE PARK
CITY SHOWS BIG GROWTH.

idly in the midst of a healthy real
estate activity seeker after reasons
turns to the country surrounding
the metropolis of the Pacific North
west, and finds there an activity ev-
erywhere predominant of which the
Portland activity is but the reflex on
account of its central location
All over the territory tributary to
Portland the homeseekers from the
crowded East are moving in and TAX
ing advantage of the rich Oregon
| lands.
The Willamette valley is one of the
most favored of the sections tributary
to Portland and on that account the
growth there has been even more no.
ticeable than elsewhere throughout
the state
Salem Shows Growth.
One Of the valley towns which has
taken remarkable part In the
growth of Oregon is the Capital City,
Salem, So miles south of Portland.
Reports show that real estate activ-
ity akin to Portland has taken place
there. All over the city the demand
for property has suddenly been felt
and, following improvement of
streets, numerous real estate trans
actions have been made where until
the last year or so property had been
practically dormant, and the property
owners unable to dispose Of their
holdings except at prices but little
in advance Of the prices paid some
years ago. Now all this has been
changed in Salem, and in concur
renee with the new realty movement
there the citizens are going ahead
with their improvement plans and
many fine business buildings are be-
ing erected.
1t is in the residence portion of
the beautiful home city, however,
that the growth has been most no.
ticeable New houses have been
springing up on every side, and as a
result the older portions of the town
have become so crowded that de-
mand has arisen for room for
growth.
To meet this demand Portland cap
ital has stepped in and purchased two
farms in West Salem and now a new
addition for residence purposes is to
be placed on the market there.
Charles A. Robertson, prominent
Portland attorney and George P. De-
KUN, real estate broker, are the pur-
chasers who propose a plan Of devel- |
opment and improvement which is
large in scope and metropolitan in |
character. The two properties con-
sist of 1870 acres located on the west
bank of the Willamette river with |
over a half mile of river frontage. |
They are just south of the bridge
over the Willamette river and are To-
Gated with the Salem, Falls City G.
Western motor line crossing the prop
erty. One of the farms is a well-de- |
veloped 100-acre place which was
bought from Charles A. Ruge for
$25, 900, and the other is tract of
80 acres bought from D. X. Brannan
for $4,000.
Amusement Park Planned.
The new owners of the property
intend to develop the part of the
property on the river front as a pri-
vate amusement park, while that on
the rear, which is within a mile of
the state house, and less than three
quarters of a mile from the center of
Salems' retail district, will be plat
ted by landscape artist and placed
on the market as a high-grade resi-
dence addition with heavy building
street improvements put
in and in every way handled in the
same manner as have been marketed
the high-grade residence tracts in
Portland.
The park site, which is a beautiful
location with great fir trees and
natural park setting, viii not be de-
veloped until next spring, although
the residence tract will be plated
and marketed this summer. The
property was held under lease by the
state militia as the rifle range for
target practice, but a REIMBURSEMENT
of this lease has been purchased |
from the state by the new owners
The country back of this new addi-
tion is developing rapidly. There is
probably no part of the state that
has come into its own recently as
rapidly as has Polk county. This is
a rich farming country settled with
prosperous farmers and the new ad-
dition lies in direct line with the
roads of travel from this section to
the capital. The West Side Of Salem
has been developing rapidly recently
as site OF manufacturing plants but
this is the first available residence
tract in that part OF the town which
has been purchased for plating pur-
poses