I Auto Section
VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1926.
14 PAGES TODAY
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CRATER LAKE
Tl
1 OPEN SOON
Preliminary Work to Be
gin Next Week Road
Construction Is First
Item. '
MKDKOKl), May 1. (AP) I're
' limlnury work .preparatory to tlic
official opening of Crater I.aku
will begin next work, according to
Supt. C. G. Thomson, with head
' iiuurtcrs in this city. War on
pine booties, und road ''construc
tion will bo the first activities. ..
, Representatives. .. of 'llio Warren
construction company of Portland
in 'ohurge of road building In the
park, arrived r'rlduy, ' and .-. will
leave-to select s a site fpr a'-rock
quarry, to bo-erected. In the park.
arly melting of tho -Snow "will
permit early work on the road.
Engineer Green forniorly of the
Itedwood highway has been named
by tho bureau of public roads to
take charge of road work in tho
park this season.
The Yokey- timber company,
who have large- timber holdings
adjoining the park. and a federal
entomologist, will combat the pine
beetle.
Kodger Welles has been named
park ranger and with two aides,
will begin his duties at once.
Maxvillc-Wallowa Road
Now in Good Condition
PitOMlBB. (Speclul) The road
from Mnxvllle to Wallowa hus
been worked during tho past week
and is reported to bo in excellent
condition. Tho road from Mux
on to Promiso Is quite rough, al
though cars are traveling -over it
everyday.!.: , "
"Ho you hiked from Frls.-o to
New. York In eight days!"
"Yes, I should have made It in
seven, but I : had to walk ten
miles."-; '-'- t ,'
Which Is The
Worst?
RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR
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or Miller tires and you can avoid a lot of
annoyance. .
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La Grpiide Filling Station
Kuhn & Zweifel
Road Construction Hazardous
In Montana Mountain Project
REDUCE PISTOfJ
(lly IV H. IurccU
District Engineer, Bureau of -Public
Hoads.
There Is now being built across
the continental divide, In Glacier
National park, one of the heaviest
and most spectacular pieces of road
construction in the Northwest.
Twelve miles of highway, from Lo
gan Pons down the west side of the
divide, to McDonald creek Is be
ing hewn out of - the mountain
side. Creeks, gulches, rock, points,
cliffs carved by glaciers and gla
ciers themselves are the natural
obstacles that engineers and con
tractors are fighting and overcom
ing. , V ' . . 'V
, The,.- Trans-mountain highway
will afford a connection between
Helton oh the west by way of Luke
McDonald, Xogan puss and lake
St. Mar-.: and . the present -main
north and south highway on tho
east side of tho park. The ' pro
posed Improvement begins at the
end of tho Park Service road about
21 miles from Belton and connects,
on the cast side, : wit ha road now
being built by the-, Park Service
along the north shots or Ijtke St.
Mary. The work, has been divided
Into two projects: tho west side
project, which Is the one - now un
der construction, and tho 'cast side
project, which is about eight miles
In length, extending from Logan
pass to Golng-to-tho-Sun Ohulct at
tho upper end of Lko St. Mary.
When the west, side project was
contracted there was but 20 miles,
out of tho total distance of 66 miles
that could, he traveled.' : I
In tho full of 1924 the bureau of
public roads was asked by tho Park
Service to make a survey for this
road and later on arrangements
were made to have tho bureau han
dle the construction. Tho loca
tion uses a maximum' six per cent,
grade, compensated on curvos.' The
stationing starts at Kerb ill the sum
mit and rum to U57, with the loop
at station 410 and the lower tun
nel at station 440.- This tunnel
will he about 2611. feet long and
will have windows ' In tho . side,
similar to the Mitchell Point tun
nel on tho Columbia Itlver high
way. , ' ' i 1
V. 0. Peters Engineer In Uiarco
W. G. ' Peters, associate highway
engineer with the bureau of pub
lic roads, was put In chargo of This
prbject.. Mr. Peters has been 'in
tho employ of the bureau for scv
oral , years,- having successfully
completed the construction' of - the
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Mt. Mood Imov In tho fall of 1:4.
The latter part of May, 1925.
the engineers established their
camp at Snow Shoe cabin on Trap
per creek, near station 5 an. Con
tractors were notified that arrange
ments would be made so that tbey
might Inspect the work In a body.
On June 2 and 3 about 35 repre
sentatives - of contracting firms
wont over tho project. Both be
fore and after this date other con
tractors looked over the work. '
The prlnclpul items of work were
as follows: clearing, 90 acres; un
classified excavation with power
shovels, ; 480,000 -u. yds.; tunnel
excavation 14,000 cu. yds.; masonry
In structures, 2200 cu. yds.; ma
sonry walls, ruila, etc., 7000 cu
yds.; surfacing, 14,500 uu. yds. Bids
were '.called . for '. and opened on
June in. Of the 13 contractors
submitting ' bids, Williams ' and
Douglas of Tacomu, were low with
a bid of 4869,145, based on power
shovel excavation and metal pipe
culverts. - The contract was award
ed to them on June 11.
Track Supplies 18 Miles
On June 22 the contractor's
forces arrived at Belton and began
the preliminary work of erecting
camp and - starting construction.
Tho first camp was built at McDon
ald creek, near stutlon 580, about
23 'miles - from Belton. Alutcrial
and supplies could be trucked from
Belton to Avalanche crock, a dis
tance of about 18 miles. . Beyond
this point it was necessary to use
pack horses. A second camp was
built above the loop at station 410.
The rock work on the cliffs from
itatlon 379 to 390 - was handled
from this camp. -
A. -yard Osgood gas shovel was
brought in and started at tho lower
end, hauling from the shovel being
done--wlth-. dump ; wagons.-' The
shovel did -the groutcr part of the
grading between stations 653 and
530. Then with tho idea of reach
ing tho higher parts of the road
the shovel simply dug a roud for
Itself from station 530 to 497. Ix-uv-ing
the right of way at this point
the shovel sturted to climb to tho
loop. . '
- When the work closed down tho
latter part of October tho shovel
had reached a point opposite sta.
'tlon 435. 'it Is tho contractors' in
tention to work up tho mountain
this spring, and to bring tho shovol
back on lino at about station-410.
Some team work was done In the
flat country between stations 640
and 637.-: ' : -r ' -
The heavy rock work bn - the
ellflH between stations 370 und ZJ
was done with air driven Jack hum
mers, mucking the rock out by
humi.' This work has been lianard
ous for engineers as well us con
tractors. Men were let. down on
ropes when cross-sectioning and
also when starting the drilling.
Part or this work will bo a hair
tunnel section. In Beveral stations
the excavation will run cu
yd. per station. Pacific Builder
und Knglneer. , -
Efficiency of Highway
- Builders Same as Others
WASHINGTON. Muy 1. (AP)
Although Investigations inndo by
the Hureuu of Public Itonds tndl
ente. that the avernge highway
contractor does not operate above
nny per cent efficiency, Thos. H.
MacDonuld. chief of the bureau,
'declared recently that the hlghwuy
builders are no less efficient than
other construction operations.
One hundred per cent- efficiency,
uceording lo Mr. MucDonald, is not
obtainable on work of this chara
cter, detailed observations Indicat
ing from eighty-five to ninety per
cent lo be the best practicable
performance.
The difference between the
muxiinum obtainable efficiency
und the uverage performance re
sults largely from numerous small
time losses, tho Importance of
which Is not sufficiently appreci
ated by the foremen und superin
tendents who direct the labor em
ployed on large construction pro
jects. Hy slop-watch studies or opera
tions on actuul highway projects
tho Bureau is seeking lo discover
the common tlmo losses and bring
them to .the ultentlon of contrac
tors generally. In tills way it hopes
to develop a higher average level
of efficiency In tho conduct of the
country's billion dollar program of
roud construction and mainten
ance. In spite of tho low average level
of efficiency, Mr. MueDonuld add
ed, highway contracting has long
been looked upon by contractors
ns an uncertain business, und this
belief has been reflected In the
rising rules charged by bonding
companies. One reuson is found
ill tho Irresponsible bidding of
contractors who have neither the
plunt, equipment nor flnuncial ubi
liiy to curry on the work, but who.
in order to get the contract, under
bid the really responsible bidders.
The bureau's studies have been
made with the Intention of show
ing the responsible contractors
how costs may be reduced, and of
assisting them in Ihut way lo meet
the competition who huve nothing
to lose.
So much or the highwuy is up
hill a man lately returned from
the mountains says tho Fords
nearly all run backward u tut
g-u will loci- ; . . .
DISPLACEMENT
Trend Toward Smaller
Motors, in America Has
Been Steady During
Recent Years.
Recent discussion by B'r William
Letts of Kmilund and William I
Irvine, . former Trade Commiss
ioner, United States . Department
ot Commerce, regarding tho use ot
the Kuropoun type, high speed mo
tor In smull cars as a measure of
protection to our export business
in motor cars, und us an advantage
to American users, develops the
interesting fuct Ihut there has
been a sleadly trend toward small
er motors in American for tho past
several years.
But ir the small, high speed mo
tor as built IK Kurope is to find
general use In the Industry In the
near futuro, it will havo to oome
from definite proof of tho higher
otficloncy of this typo of power
plant. Having Oar l'lgurv
Tho most interesting sot of fig
ures avuiloblo at tho present time
are thoso relating to racing cars.
Using the regulations of tho In
dianapolis Speedway as a basis,
thoso noteworthy facts are brought
out.
In 1911 tho Indianapolis race
was open to all cars with a piston
displacement under 600 cubic
Inches. The largest motor ontored
had a displacement of 697.2 cubic
inches and achieved a speed aver
age of 71.13 miles per hour for the
S00 nillo trip. Tho winner in this
race was a car with 447.1 cubic
Inch displacement with un aver
age of 14.59 miles an hour.
In 1912, with tho sumo regula
tions, tho largest motor had a dis
placement of 597.16 cubio Inches
and uveruged 5C.2 miles un hour
while tho winner had a displace
ment or 49H.8 cubic Inches . und
uveraged 78.7 miles nn hour.
In 1913 tho regulations reduced
the muxlmum displacement to 460
cubic inches, the largest car enter
ed having 449 cubic Inch displace
ment and averaging 63.08 miles un
hour while the wlncnr.-wlth 448.13
cubic inch - dimensions averaged
7Q.92 miles un hour.' ' v
Tho sumo regulations prevailed
In 1914 nnd tho winner was a car
with u displacement of 380.3 cubic
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"The Insurance Man
Worth Knowing"
Inches which averaged ta.47 miles
or. kn. Ill
in luio, mis ana isis tne dis
placement figures wore cut to 300
cubic Inches, the winner in 1916
averaging 89.84 mile an hour
with a motor of 274 cubio Inch pis
ton displacement, In lilt, averag
ing 83.24 miles an hour with a mo
tor of the same dimensions a the
winner the year previous and In
1919 tho average was 88.0t with a
motor of 274.6 cubio Inch dis
placement
Drastic Cut
A drastic cut was made In 1920
when the maximum displacement
allowed was 183 cubio Inches and
this was continued through 1921
and 1922, tho best average speed
during these three years being
94.48 miles an hour from a motor
with a displacement ot 181.44 cub.
lo inches. ;y. -
' In 1923 and 1924 the same kind
of a reduction was made and the
size of the motors was restrlotod
to below 122 cuhle Inches. During
these, two years the maximum
average speed was 11.13 miles an
hour achieved by a motor with the
maximum allowed displacement.
, An Interesting feature of these
figures Is that the speed of the
cars Increasod materially with the
decroase In piston . displacement
r. in other words, with tho in
crease In the mechanical effi
ciency of tho power . plant. Tho
smaller motors ' wore of the high
speed type such as Is generally
employed In European design.
A decrease of 79 per cent In pis
ton displacement was followed by
an Increase of l. per cent in
speed capacity. -
Whllo the decrease In piston dis
placement of the types of motors
commonly- used In our passenger
cars at tha present, tlmo has not
been commensurate nor on the
same plane with the decrease In
racing motors, still thoro has been
a marked; change In motor sixes
with the smaller dimensions, high
er speed pqwer plunt , assuming
supremacy; ''.! ' -.- '.
The adoption of ' the 'Kuropeun
typo motor In our light' curs will
show a still more marked reduc
tion. It is not probablo that wo will
sco tho four-cylinder mator which
win continue to mark tne smaii.
light car, brought down to 122
(Continued on page 12)
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