La Grande evening observer., May 28, 1927, CITY EDITION, Image 7

Motoring News tait lEWtttttg (S)b0mr
Auto Section
VOLUME XXV.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1927.
NUMBER 219
EDITOR PRAISES
WALLOWA RESORT
Wonderland Visited by
Portland Auto News
Writer This Spring
Tin Wallowa lake country is en
dorsed to Oregon and northwestern
moiorisls by The Oregon Inn ia.it
Sunday, in Its automobile section
tho newspaper printed the follow
ing story, written hy Arthur I).
Sullivan, automobile editor;
He prepared for surpriHcs when
vou visit Mm Wallowa country for
the first lime. You roll along1
over tho floor of u vtilloy us level
us a billiard tul.il.-; a Imauttfilt,
proaiwroun valliy dotted hero Mid
t li'To with thriving farm commun-
m,.i.
You top a slluht rldfo junt lio
yond Joseph und there npreud be.
fore you is one of the most en
tranclnB views In America.
A lalte, ai-veral miles In lenelh.
almost a mile In width, lies at your
feet. llehlnd1 it ristj precipitous .
peaks. Oreen foreHts of Pino cover 1
tlio lower slopes of the mountains, I
ond snow drifts fill tlio crevasses
and canyons of their higher
rcuches. Mirrored in tho placid
surface of the lake Is a reflection
'of the entire scene, a reflection so
perfect that It is difficult to tell
J lu a photograph which is the real
land which the reflection.
1 Orepon, unfortunately, pays too
little attention to the, Wallowa
mountains and beautiful Wallowa
THE NEW CARQUINEZ BRIDGE
It broke down the barriers ot dls.
lance In rural sections, brought 1 which wu created on the same
people of these sections closer to- , mHM r ()UUBlity production w
Bother and placed education within . h,lVl, uiwa., worked, Kivlnir hik-li
the reach of everyone. Wo '' ! quullty, ll)W ))rl(.B aiul conslant
still proud of the model T Kord S(.,.vt.,., we bexan work on this
car. If we were not w could not Iu,w mull,.i Bev'ral years nxo. In
have continued to manufacture It , flu,t ,,, j,.a ,)t a n,.w 0:ur jjaa
so lonff. t.ou ih niy nihul much lohK.'r than
Willi the new Kord we propone 1 dial. Hut tho salo of the model T
lo continue hi lhu light car field ' continued ut such a pucti that tln-ro
never seemed to be an opportunity
to get the -new cur started. Kvuu
now the businew is so brink that
we are up against tho proportion
of keeping the factory going on
one model while wo tool up for
a nut her.
(Continued on Pago 8.)
At a Lower Price
Superior Quality
Ntut Low Pricey
Coach
Touring
Roadster
Coupe
Sedan
Landau
795
765
825
795
875
925
Prices and prjiV
tioniiubjicttochang
without notice. Fricet
f .o h factory. Willy
OyerlnnJ, nr.,
JoUdo, Ohio.
with 4 -wheel brakes
The mast active six in its price
class nimble in trallic powerful on
steep grades. Accelerates 10 to 2 f
faster Ii om 5 to 25 miles per hour than
its nearest competitors.
Lowest priced Sis with 4-wheel
brakes.
Smooth, flexible power ex
ceptional in proportion to weight,
make, the Whippet Six a joy to drive
all day and every day.
Easy handling steers with less
effort because ol roller pivot bearings.
Plut these features Balloon'
Tires; SnubHers; I-ow gravity center;
easy steering; Full -pressure lubrica
tion; Narrow body posts; Adjustable
steering wheel.
Whippet ffi
GETTINGS & HANKS
Con Fir and Jefferson
Vjjf , Pj ""' ''Ly - ::
2zr - "-i. ; J Wi??f a "
trie time
ltcciilllii eoiisti-iictinil of the
( nniuinc. hi'idi', Uict' pli'itirt
liiin one ol Hit njmiis lietuic lifi
iil into phut Itv foiiiiK'nwiKhiM,
mid ilii t-itniplfit'd hritlm whirl.
wt ojK'iietl to iriilflr Inst Nuiur
(lii.v. 1-tn inon 1. J in ii ii I't'iiCiii'V
San I ruiM-Nco hah lui'ii hM-kcil
from nmsi iiitlnuili' i-oiilnrl ullh
llu rri of the world hy lis hay
Imri-irrs iind ihK bridge iiHn-i
llii' wuy lor dlitvl li-iiporiatlon
(-OllllllHllK'JIIioll.
ial;t'. 1'oor roadti of (ho past p-r-liapst-iin
he Kifil u nil excuse, hut
that excuse ixists no longer, na a
pcrNct highway lt;aUs from Port
land to the Wallowa country. Wul
loun lake is hut a dtiy distant from
J'ortland, und no Oreponian can
tiiorouKhiy nppreciatu his or her
state until ho lian viewed thia
"Switzerland of the Wust."
I.incoln LiuikIls nt Elites
To make the trip to Wallowa
niori; enjoyahh was the type of
transport at ion which 1 employed.
A Lincoln custom built sedan hud
heen placed at my disposal hy the
local hranch of the Kurd
4 f -.v5b. vm
company. iCurty In the morning
we started, W. Husst ll, who rep
resents the I-'ord company, the
writer nnd J.ittlo Tom. In my ig
norance oT l.iiicoln car, 1 had fig
ured tliat thi.' 4'iO.mile trip would
loiiMUine an entire day. 1
now that tho Lincoln car fooled
me. A 4(in-inil(! trip means little
to a Lincoln.
There was little traffic on the
Columbia highway as the hn nta
chint! rolled eastward, nut there
; is one fault, thut. the Lincoln pos
sesses especially for drivers who
I have been nst-d to other und niall-
it cnrH. The Lincoln rolls alonjf
! at 5D or UO inih H an hour an cally
and us noiwlesly aa tho avor-
aKc machine does at 3( or 115, und
on some of the sharp curves on thu
Columbia JJiver highway curves
which no car can tako at more
thun 30 mile an hour the new
Motor 1 driver must watch the speedometer
and not depend on ordinary judg
ment of jpeef. Kor -the ordinary
driver, a Lincoln is a deceptive car
take your, eye off the speedomet
er for a few minutt'M, glance hack
ut the dial again and the "miles
reading will surprise
confess I ,.r l0Ur
you.
Graham Brothers
Trucks
34-Ton Chassis F. O. B. Detroit
ltt-Ton Chassis F.O.B. Detroit
N
1-Ton Chassis F. O. B. Detroit
2-Ton Chassis F.O. B. Detroit
Dual Rear Whrei Optional at bum Prut
They Arc Good
Were Sold Last Year
FORD TO PRODUCE
NEW LIGHT AUTO
Manufacturer Gives Rea
sons for Change Pro
duction to Start Soon
L. C. SMITH
will and Depot
Phone 17.VJ
We reached The Iallej In an as
tonishingly, short space of lime. At
Celjlo we stopped for u few min
utes to watch the boiling rapids
and t he hordea of Indians who
weni fishing, with primitive equlp-
!; mcnt. from the rocks below.
We continued on our way and
the long straightway.1 math: an ap
peal that the powerful car could
not resist, Tho mile posts flowed
past, the mountains disappeared, I
then cumo'tho desert, and finally (
1 lie. irrigated lund of thu Umatilla ,
project. : .
JOastern Oregon' Is green at this
time of yeur; even the dVHfrt. has
assunifd a vrnlunt hue. The Pma
tilla rivi-r below the dam usually
nothing hut a dry water course
is a; rivi'r again, wMt li tlui. waste I
u ater from the lrrigut ion lakes
flowing over the lop of the. damn.
We lunched ut I'pndleloti. cliiu
h?d thf Ini migrant hill grade of
the liltif mountains with no effort
whatever, rolled down the counti t
of the (irande Uonde river and
Mjitcred La Cirande. Here the Lin-
coin turned at right angles, struck)
off in a northeasterly direction !
ahnig th- Wallowa highway. We
crossed the last .spur of the Itluc
mountains, dropped down
Mi nam canyon and reached the
low er Ws'llowa river.
Kor miles the highway follows
the :coiiis of this beautiful stream.
Vj pa.ssed through Wallowa. Lo
tine nnd Kntorprise, prosperous
and thriving communities, contin
ued on th- excellent road to Jo
seph and then, over a good country
road, drove to the top ol (he an
eient glacial moraine whiehcreated
Wallowa hike.
It wafv mi the top of this moraine, !
a hill imi'fe.t above the level of
Hie viilhy, that we obtained our
first, view of hea ul it ul Wallowa
li l;e. A drive of several mth-fl
brought un to the upper end of
the lake and the excellent, sum-
mer resort that has been created j
thirc
The Wonderland hotel, center of
the resort at the lake end. had
not yet been opened though nt !
thin wilting it Is open but the i
proprietor, Mr. John Murl'h'THOii,
had made arrangements for lis. .
t'.ood meals and a comfortable
lied ende. 1 a perfect day.
The sun does not vise early at
at leant its rays do not reach down
into the deep canyons at the head
of the lake untll'u somewhat late
hour. So. while waiting for old
Sol to adjust himself for proper
photographic exposure. We wan- '
den d about tin- hills and the hike-
."tile Hfld listened to the Hlorh'H of
the "bud; country" and the moun
tains behind the lake.
Wallowa Shows Woiulcrlunil
'The Wallowa mountains are an (
independent chain of peaks, a geo
logical fault. th';t was showed up
Into Hi'- air in the dim prehhi orle
ag s. 'Hie high'-Mt peaks range at.
about a t an a -foot elevation. In
IbeKi; mountain fastness" ft are
neon n of Hiaall lakes, all stocked! The
with trout. Several living glaciers ci-J. nt
still etsf in the- region. The "buck
eouuiry" u (still blank' I'd with a
1m iivy fall of 'IMv. bijl. during
f fui n hit if aecusible by paek
itrain from tin- lakeside. The Wal
lowa country IH fust becoming a.
j ineceu tor the anglers and hunters
, of ' -n iron. "
j We WHtl. 'l (lie r;illn of the Wul-
l..a river, pilot, d there, by Mr.
i M,.eI'heiMn. W; Waited several
fc'l'jq.! of .:u'-r- w hy " r- f,
IH-rrUOIT. Mich., Mity li8 (Spe.
clal) Marly production of a new
Kord automobile in tlio low-priced
light car field, was announced
Thursday by Uut Kord Motor com
pany, Henry Kord, designer of
the car, ond Kdsel Kord. president
of tho Minpnny, hoth stated that
within the next few wwkfi ihev
will give a com plot u description
. of the new model.
The famous model T Kord which
still holds the automobile Industry
after 2H years Of manufacture, will
continue to he a suhstanilal factor
in l-'ord production, in view of th'
fact that about' 1 d.noo.ooo cars of
1his model arn still In, use. and will
require replacements parts and
service. . . ,
"Tin- model T I'ord car was, a
pioneer," said Henry Kord.:"Thcre
wart UO colisiMoUH public, iiecd of
motor cars wlnu we first iuun It.
There wern few good roads. This
car blazed the way for tho moLor
industry and started the movement
for good roads everywhere. It Is
still the pioneer car In many parts
of the world which are just, begin
ning lo lie motorized. Hut. condi
tions In this country have so great
ly changed that further reflne-
into i nient in motor car construction is
, now uesirame ami our new- inoori
j a a recognition of this,
j NcrUci' to 1m ('oiilhiiHf!
'-lb-sides the model T Itse.lf, an
other revolutionary element hlch
the Kord Molor company' inlro
1 fine d years ago was the Idea
ot service. Home of the early
: manufacturers proceeded on the
) theory that once they had induced
a man to tiny a car nicy nan mm
:i! their mercy, they charged him
tlio highest possible price, for nec
essary r'-plaeemeers. (nir com
pany adopted the opposite theory.
We believe.) that. when a man
bought one of our cars we ntioold
keep it running for him as long as
we could ami at the low. Ht Upkeep
cost. That was I he origin of I-'ord
service.
"The model T was one of the
largest factors in creating the con
ditions which now make tho- new
model Kord possible. The world
wide influence of the Kord car lu
the building of good roads and In
teaching the I" ople the use und
value or mechanical power is con
c. 'h d. Nowadays everybody runs
nome kind of motor power, but t'l)
yarn ago only tin adventurous few
could be forced to t ry an auto
mobile. V had a harder time w in
ning public confidence than the
airplane has now. The model T
was a great educnlor In this res.
pici. It had stamina and power.
It was the car thai, ran before
ther) were good toads lo run on.
to b
uva
H1C
May is the month to buy your Buick. . . . The rich
harmonies of Coronation Colors in Duco, the
graceful lines and splendid beauty of Fisher coach
craft symbolize the very spirit of spring.
And Buick's remarkable performance will thrill
you. Speed along with the rush of the wind; rise
like a floating cloud over the crest cf the hill
Buick's six-cylinder Valve-in-Head engine is
vibrationlcss beyond belief.
The pleasantest part of the year's driving is
ahead of you. Buy your Buick now! A4W0
JENNINGS & SHUMATE
Adams Avenue
11 II E
ing
lake
trout from boats on the
We inspected the herd of
saddle and puck horses which are
u.vd during sum mer mom im lo
cany vacaHonisis Into the "back
couni ry." We w li-hed that we
could stay weeks, not days, in that
bea ut it til Wallow a sect ion. (
t rip buck was w it houL in
a siji pi isinu-iy short, and
comotlabe trip. Miles in.cuii littlo
when riding in a Lincoln car.
Kor I lie bene t It of 1 hoso fire
goniiins who ttiink that they know
th'ir t'tat". but who have not vis
ited the Wallowa country, this bit
of n'lice Is giv u. I o not ontif
Ihe li'ip lo Wullnua from the sum
no r iilnernry. t The roads are cx
c Ib rit. accommodations are good
a ml a w eat tli of natural lo auf y
a.u'.-j ail who '.;; wttlo;i.
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You will find extra value in every one of the three
.style treads offered in our large fresh .stock of
Federal Tires. These tires are made by one of the
oldest and largest makers in the country. We
have every size and every type.
We Make Our Own Adjustments
No delay here about making good on
guarantees. Adjustments are made by
us on the spot. Another good reason
why you should buy tires where you
get extra service at no extra cost.
Jack Allen
Supply Co.
I.a Cirande Hranch
112.! Adams
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