The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-05-23
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NAMES OF THE PURCHASERS OF
THE CUMMINGS PROPERTY
FINALLY MADE PUBLIC
bARTELL 8 CO. the BUYERS
)Gew Owners Will Eventually Build
Brick Block on Some Of
the Lots

The mystery that involved the sale
>f the Cummings property at the
Northwest corner of Vancouver street
md First avenue, embracing the large
|tore building. used for SO long a time
Is q public hall, and SIX lots, was
)leared up Tuesday when the former
|wner, F. J. Cummings, appeared In
bwn. The purchasers proved to be
Frank Bartell & Co., and this was very
buch OF a surprise to the curious and
Interested public, that was doing a
hood deal of wild guessing as to the
Probable purchaser before the atmos-
5here was cleared up by the announce
bent Of the transfer by the parties at
interest. Even the final naming of
he purchaser was surprise, for Of
ll the guessing INDUCED in the Bar
bll name escaped, and there was not
suspicion in that direction. The
fansfer was completed Tuesday, the
honey paid over and the papers
bgned. The consideration was the
INN stated last week, $4,000, and Mr..
cummings says he made the sacrifice
4 .ause he could not personally look
@ter the property, and he felt that
be sale would benefit the town as it
las to go into the hands Of firm that
build afford, and was willing, to make
hprovements.
The new owners made the purchase
an Investment, believing 1t to be
snap at the figures paid, as every
bdy else does familiar with the To-
htiOn Of the property, with the in
)ntiOn of eventually putting 1t to use.
hey will make no changes in the
hiding for the present, except of
inor nature. The store is the only
Om In town that can be used as
hblic hall, for dances and mass gath
ings, and it will continue to be used
r that purpose, at ieast until the
wn is supplied with something bet
r adapted for that purpose. But
Ae property was not purchased who'll
for speculation, to be held for the
hcrement that will naturally follow
he growth of the town. The new
Dwners contemplate some extensive
improvements on the vacant lots at no
Instant day. The firm of Bartell & Co.
1eals extensively in farm machinery
IND implements, and are the accred-
tied agents in this upper country for
The Studebaker automobile. They
placed orders for number Of cars
during the winter for spring delivery,
but the factory had so many orders
on hand that working night and day
1t was impossible to meet the demand.
The Bartell requisition will be filed
as soon as possible. In connection
with this automobile side line, and 1t
may be said they have had number
of orders for cars that they have been
unable to fill, 1t Is the intention of the
firm to put up brick, or concrete,
garage and warehouse of large di-
mensions upon the lots just west of
the Cummings building, where more
attention will be concentrated upon
the handling of the class of article
enumerated. The garage will be
modern in its appointments and con-
veniently arranged for handling, ex-
hibiting and repairing the cars for
which they have the agency, and the
warehouse so fitted up as to store .;ld
display the large stock of farm ma
chinery and horse vehicles to the best
advantage. The construction of such
=. building will put Vancouver street
on the business map, and make a
marked improvement IN that part OF
town. Furthermore, 1t will be an en-
terprising step in the right direction
that will rebound to the material ad.
vanage Of the new owners of that very
choice piece of proper.'.