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Motoring News
IGa iiranlEwntttg (ihggmr 1 General News
VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1926.
NUMBER 96
LOAD LIMIT RULE
IS NOW IN FORCE
Certain Highways in the
State Now Barred to
Heavier Trucks
Copies of a. resolution rocently
paraed by. the stato highway com
mission reducln? Ilia maximum
loud limit on cortuln highways of
tho stute during the winter months
havu been reeoived at tho highway
" offices horo.
The resolution does not effect
any of tho highways In this divi
sion, but applies mostly to roads
In Western Oregon. Including the
Alsea highway, Ashland-Klumath
Kalla highway, Columbia Hlvor
highway. Coos Bay-Itoseburg high
way. MeKenzic highway, McMlnn-ville-TillumooU
highway, Jit. Hood
Loop highway. Hedwood highway,
Roosevelt Coast highway, Kantlam
1.1..U XKTIIII.. .....f Ii. itlirh ll'IIV linil
Willametto Vulley-Klorence hlgh-V-ay.
'J'he resolution reduces tho max
imum total weight of load and ve
hicle equipped with solid rubber
tires rrom 22,000 pounds to 16,000
pounds, and the maximum load
for tires having a width In ex
cess of 30 Inches from 600 pounds
per inch of tiro width to 460
pounds. The maximum load for
lires less than 30 Inches wido Is
reduced from 600 pounds per inch uh ro,n(ic background tor
width of tire to 375 pounds. ,,,,,, adventure.
Inspection .Mn.l Colonel Itobertson Is building an
The maximum load limits wore 1 OC(,on rtrlvpwliy niong lhc OW.
reduced after a careful Inspection yln(; aanda nff tn(, c0118t f Tex
,y the state highway commlisslon.' M These strips of land stretch
which found that vehicles cnulp- for luindre(i 0f miles up the
ped with solid rubber tires carry- j colgt fl.olr) nrownsvlllo and lie
ing 22.000 pounds and traveling wlthn sght of shoro.
at tho highest rale of speed spe- irVe on Island Heat-lies
cified by the laws of Oregon, were T,)e vropo,,,A ocean- driveway
breaking up and damaging the n bo ,he ongelll (n the world,
highways. ' an, when it is completed, autr-
Tho new load limit on tho Col- .. , ,,... frnm Mrownsvllti-
timbia Uiver highway, between tho
Multnoman-M-Oou iuver euumy
line and tho west city limits of
Hood Hlvor in that county, will
probably effect Eastern Oregon
people the most, as heavy londs are
transported from Eastern Oregon
... -HT..t-n nvntrnn nvnp llllll .rOnd
to Western Oregon over that road
at various times.
The resolution went into effect
Oct. ir. und will be effeclivo until
April 15, 1927.
North and South
Highway is Busy
GltANGEVIU.E. Ida.. Oct. 30
Traffic over- thd Forth-South Mate
V'vhway virtually doubled this
-fear, and with completion of tho
road through the Salmon river
canyon a truffle of more than that
of 1S2C Is expected In 1927. Tho
niutii highway department Inaug
urated its surfacing program sever
el weeks ago beyond New Mead-
ows. , ,.,,.
A further contract of 1-
in the Council section has been
awarded, und the Morrlson-Knud-
son firm has also been given i o
contract south of Caniunuge. vvi...
these contracts completed tner 0
will remain about 30 miles betvveen
Slarkey and Round prairie u"-
should be surfaced, if funds uru
vuilalile for the later lining
iiient early next year.
The department plans to sur
face the entire route from between
White Ilird and Welsor during the
winter months, but the sections
moat susceptible to wet weather
are selected for first contracts. The
conditions through the roadbed of
the Salmon river canyon are such
that this roue can bo traveled dur
ing the wettest weather.
To prevent other drive. s from
continually cutting It. drive close
enough to the cur uheud so that
there is no room for the man be
hind to cut In after ne passe-..
ln order to get by he will have
to pass at least two cars at once.
That w ill tend to discourage him
In this annoying practice. Drive
IK- l,.ir while he argues the
matter out with the next driver he
meets.
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Resurfacing of
Highway Will Be
Early Spring Job
Tile contract was u warded for
the resurfacing , of tho itock
Creek-Loatine section or tho Ln
Grande-Wallowa. Lake highway In
Wallowa county at the regular
meeting of tho ntate highway com
mission in Portland, Oct. 27, to
Joslln and McAllister fpr $fi6.363.
Hecuuse of the beginning of
freezing weather the work will
not start until spring, although
equipment will probably be moved
to that county and the rock crush
er set up by the contractors with
in the next month, preparatory to
beginning the work as early as
possible in the spring.
Other bids let in this division
at the commission meeting were
one In Malheur county, and two In
Umatilla county.
PLANS SPANISH
TRAIL HIGHWAY
ARKANSAS PASS, Tex. Oct. 30
(A I'). Swashbuckling gentlemen,
whose business Instincts led them
far afield when Spain was in hr
glory, have supplied Col. Sam
Robertson of Brownsville. Texas,
to Corpu, chrlstl, Texas, over the
Island beaches.
Pirates of the Spanish mnin
have cast their glamor over this
stretch of sand. More than 4""
vears nco. tradition snys, a neei
f Kaueons. laden with the plnlt
. , . i , ., ,
ed treasures of the Montezumos
set sail from the New World for
old Spain.
Mieinc of Hurled Treasure
A tropical disturbance cast the
fabled armada about, drove It out
of Its courso for days, and ftn
nllv wrecked tho fleet on the Tex
as coast, a five days' march north
of the Hlo Grande; More than 800
survivors are said to havo oh
caped by making their way over
in.i to the Panuco river, now tie
hi,.lnir outlet for the Mexican
nil fields near Tampico.
This treasure is supposed to
hnvo been buried somewhere along
tho course over which tne pleas
ure caravans of modern America
noon are to travel. Occasionally
. )mve bpen pt),ed up ln one
I of the sandy hills near tho shore.
...nnniin searching has
of OI( Animito
years ago. a man byth
I u)) i of A H Mui.,y r ,;orps
(,h.gtl clll,Hd to have stumbled
r mnBant of 0ne of the
Il)h VCMI.. r liable to finance
mivll(rmK operations, Muely made
an attempt. It is said, to iih-j
I ,e record of a vessel having
'been sunk ut Hie spot where In
found the flotsam, but dlsco
' nothing authentic to connect
red
h
find with tho fabled treasure fleet
j Within a stone's throw of the
I proposed ocean drive, the wreck
I ago of the supposed treasure rice:
I still lies, according to tradition.
hut It Is hidden uy inc
have voided countess other '.
L.mnts of 15th and 10th cenlu.y
pirates to transfer the wealth of
i in. New World . to crumbling
Spain.
I Never drive a ear with I he spark
too far advanced, particularly II
mis causes a slight pounding noise
the engine. This practice places
severe strain on ucarinKs. cm.
shall, conn -cting rods and
I' 'n.i.
ist
K LI N
NEW SPEEDWAY KING ROARS IN
Here Is I,eon Drury nud Ills S20.000 n-ont -drive Miller SMK-liil
which established u new world's lis-onl of 1:10.240 miles an hour
In the 25 i-lussli- on the honril speedvay ut Salem, V. II. The cal
ls an ctgln -cylinder, with n illsplneemenl of but 0.g eulile Inches.
NEW YORK'S CAR
SHOW LOOMS BIG
NEW YORK. Oct. 30 With i
record of exhibitors for tho twen
ty-second annual New York Auto-
mobile salon, opening on Novem
ber 2S at the Commodore hotel,
arrangements' huvo been made to !
display more cars than hereto
fore. '
Tho salon will bo the largest ex
clusive exhibition of do luxe motor j
cars ever held .anywhere in the
world. Well over- 100 individual
cars will be shown, each mount
ing a Ppeeinl designed and built
custom body. j
It will be international in char
acter, six nations Kranee, Italy, I
Belgium. England, Germany and
tho United Htates being i-epre- ,
sen ted. '
f-lKii on the buck of a l-'ord
Well, po iihead If you want lo:
we prefer-to do it oil .the' dqtted
line. - - ,
summer
. . is over
get your
TOP
and
CURTAINS
REPAIRED
. Then
You can
Drive in
Comfort.
The cost
--Is small.
SNYDER
HARNESS CO.
IT lt' leather we havo
It or tan make It.
s
Bend's Population
Figured at 10,400
11KNI). Ore., Oct. 30 Bend's
population today Is 10,400 persona,
an increase of 92.2 per cent over
the federal census of 19 20, ac
cording to a survey completed by
telephone company, engineers.
When an irresistible fllvvvr
conies in contact with un Immov
able hole in the road the doc
tor und undertaker dunce with
glee.
NOWl
SUPER HIGHWAYS
ARE CRITICIZED
Cleveland Motor Official
Favors Smaller Par
allel Roads
A strong criticism regardingthe
value of super-highways, by which
is niean, thorourtft., es of ,00 feet
or more In width, providing sev-
-ml linea of . motor traffic. ha8
heen made by Kred H. Caley. sec
retary of the Cleveland Autoino
bile club. Tho super-highway ays-
terns as a means of relieving road one sees advertised In the 8ntur-j
congestion by affording great-. r day Evening Post and other wide
traffic area havo been adopted ly read perlodlcals-r-wlth Buppoit
in .the new .road improvement ing local newspupor advertising
plans for Detroit and Chlcugo und are, on their merit, always lead
to less extent in other localities l'ra in tlHr respectivo fields." j
Mr. Caley presents some Inter-) "Westorn Auto," ho says "at-'
estlng views and his attitude will tributes much of their phenotnln
doubtless arouse discussion among al growth to tho satisfactory serv
hlghway . engineers. Itoad inves- ice given thousands ot customers
tigations by the Cleveland Auto- who have purchased nationally ad
mobile club Indicate, ho says, that vertised goods from them, and
the construction of supen-high- realising thin, they have constant
ways would be u wuslo of public ly added to their largo selection
money. j of accepted brands of merchan-:
"It is true nnd it Is the helK f ulBe unt11 today, elr shelves hold
of tho general public,' he sayi, practically every artlclo that la
"that wide boulevards aid traffic, uppermost In popular demand.',
expedition. They would, if driv- : j
ing conditions were ideal. But, as!. Motorcycle Cop: I just stopped'
every trafric student knows, these yotl to Rol yoUr numi,er. I
conditions are fur from Ideal. Gir, n Hoadster: You state jmm'
"There are road hogs numbered '8Urft work faBt j Juat Ravrt it 0 1
nmong the millions of motorists in a ci,ftp 2n miles down the road.i
the nation and although these road but in rftao he dldnt u,u y0U( u
hogs uro comparatively few, they ia'i;3-K. 1
ufrord a condition which cannot r-JrA -----
be overlooked. A road hog has purposes of a good road can best I
been termed a driver who takes be accomplished if It is modernto-l
his half of the road from the mid- ly wido, If It is built of good.i
die. He hugs tho white lino nnd
proceeds to drive along at a alow
into of spoed, regardless of tho
loss of time und Inconvenience ho
causes those who are attempting
to share the highway with him.
"I'olloo have waged wur ugulnst
this type of driver and have found
It decidedly difficult to eliminate
him to any considerable extent."
Mr. Caley then explains that the
More Than Ever You Need
For Winter Driving
Buy
All-Weather
TIM
OHNENKAMF
Buy Advertised
Merchandise,h
Dealer s Advice
.. .
mZrtJZlZ
motoring needs and conveniences"
any the local manager of tho West
ern Auto Supply company.
tlonal distribution, and back up
their sale, efforts with national ,
advertising, know- tha, when theyl
create a wldeapread demand for
their goods. Buperlor quality mu,t
be there to prove their printed
" " " '
assertions If they would hold pub.l
He favor. That la why articles
lasting material, If It is smooth
nnd If It possesses no dangerous
turna or railroad crossings,
Instead of a highway 200 feet
or more In width ho advocates
four or five separate strips of
rond, ranging from 36 to 40 foot
wide. Ruch thoroughfares, hp says,
would bo ablo to move four or
five times as much traffic aa a
auper-hlghway.
Them
OBYEAE
Then drive in safety all winter through rain,
slush, snow and ice. Put on a new set today.
Start Work on
Wendell Highway
'Tito University of British Colum
WENDELU Ida., Oct. 30 Con- ,i. Vancouver. B. C was selected
structlon on the new Wcndoll-
'Jerome hlghwav. which Is to be
bu'11 'lm We"de". lh. AM"
" -1-"
of engineers has boen busy sur-
Vcylng tho proposed! route.
tvnt Ihn mniil rf thn vmi nir rinna
Cefora th. wound froese. un Tl s . , 7,7?', , S"
1, Id that fhe m llns S r m" lnr ,h Columbia pub.
ttoJZll2'.-
Th iw n, wotiHn win nsit in p .7 . . curro'B' UI11V
J0 of h S i ?'S' y uf C TlaT,naJI,l
nn J I S Jack pnofl1' UnlToralty of Ort
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MUD AND COLD WEATHER
Hold no terrors for the man whose car is
equipped with New Tires. It is good business
and true wisdom to have good tires all around.
LOW-PRICED JEFFERSON CORDS
30 x 32 Standard Clincher Cords........:.......$8.50
30 x 310 Full Oversize ......$9.50
BEST QUALITY MILLER CORD TIKES
Kizo Cutting Gray-Tube
30x3 Clineher hclllm Cord :.. 8.60 . S S.40
30x3(4 CI. Extra OTR 12.70 '. 2.70
80x3 V4 CI. Extra Heavy JJuty .'. 17.20 2.70 V
31x4 SS. Cord C1TH . 21.10 S.7S
82x4 ' SH. Curd Gear Tread 23.20 S.aS
80x5 BH. Truck Cold 47.20 , 6.65 .
20x4.40 SH. Balloon OTR 16.25 , J.dO
20x4.40 SH, Hulloon Heavy Duty 17.80 S.0
211x4.75 SH. Balloon flour Tread 20.00 4.40 '
80x4.76 HH. Halloon Gear Tread 20.95 4.66
80x4.95 HH. Balloon Oonr Trend 22.66 - 4.60
80x6.26 HH. Balloon Clear Trond 24.26 4.96
81x6.26 HH. Balloon Clear Tread 1 26.06 -. . 6.10
80x5.77 SS. Balloon Gear Tread 80.90 6.80
Tire Chains all sizes, $5.00 and Up
LA GRANDE FILLING STATION
On Highway to Island City .
Cor. Jefferson and Hemlock .
Tread
highway with th
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