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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1910)
THE STODAT QKEGQyiAy. PORTLAND, AUGUST -21,-1910. 6 AUTO TRUNK LINE TO UNITE STATE ONE Of SCENIC VIEWS ALONG PROPOSED HOOD RIVER ROAD Automobiles Can Make Trip to Newport Easily. East and West to Be Linked by Road Through Cas cade Mountains. ROUTE IS THROUGH DALLAS Albany Road Excellent, Too, bat Is Considerably Longer Trip Has Been Made by Fifty Parties Thus . Far This Season. : COUNTY COURT BACKS PLAN t N. - BEACH ROAD GOOD X Sftfnlmi and One-Half Miles of t i Highway Along- Columbia Must He Blasted Through Rocky Cliff Cost to Be Hlh. Eastern and Western Oregon, which have been cut off from each other for 1! time, by the Cascade Rn from ardlnary highway transportation, ara to oe united br tha conatrnctlon of what will ba ultimately a trunk Una rad Tannin alone tha northern "I boundary cf tha atate and following tha banka of tha Columhia River from : t.'mattlla landing to Troutdale. thence ' on lo Portland feventeen and one-half mllei of road i remalna to be built from I.atourelle Falla to Hood Blver. Thla will be the ronne.-tlng link In the highway. Much 'of thin stretch of road will have to be virtually hewed through tha rocky rilffa that have ao lone; been a barrier To the project that la now about to be ' undertaken. To complete thla connect ive; link will mean the expenditure of many thousands of dollars but the en- ' terprle seems one of such merit that the Investment la generally stamped with approval. The undertaking owes Ita Inception to the present Multnomah County Court, which has been conducting preliminary work for the past month. County Sur veyor Holbrook hae had a force of men at work making preliminary surveys and establishing gradea. It will be at least three weeks longer before thla work Is completed, fntil that time. It will be Impossible to secure accurate estimate of the cost of the road. Roughly estimated at present. It will reiulrf $40,000 to build the road In the rrndest fashion and at least ftiO.000 In addition to give the thoroughfare hard urfa-e Improvement. In the opinion of County Judge Clee ton. the opening of the Hood River road will be one of the most noteworthy achievements the county could accom plish and he regards the enterprise of (urh Importance to the whole atate. "that he believes the next Legislature should enact a measure providing for the creation of special funds to apply tn at least a part of the expense of the road. ' "1 de not know of a better Invest ment than the building of the Hood River road." said Judge Cleeton. "It la a proposition that will Intereat the people living on either aide of tha Cae rade Mountains and It la bound to he of g-eat benefit to the majority of the rifliens of the state. Thla road haa long been needed. People living In the pastern part of Oregon, desiring to - Srlve stock to markets or to remove ' Ihelr effects to thla side of the moun talna. have bean unable to come for iher than The Dalles or Hood River, where they are compelled to ahlp either r rail or by boat for the remainder of the Journey. TMs haa worked a hard ship, no doubt, to many persons. "On the other hand, persona desir ing to make overland tripe from Port land or other pointa In the Willamette ' Vallev to Eastern Oregon and the In land Empire, have found that the only wav possible la to go by train or boat to The Dalles, thence to continue their rourse either east or south, aa tha case 'rrom a scenlo standpoint, it la al nmt impoaslble to contemplate a mora . picturesque driveway than that from latourelle Falla up the Columbia River to the town of Hood River. Aa this road will undoubtedly be most at tractive to motorists I am under the Impression that the automobile owners not only of Portland but of other points will give material aid to the project. It la planned to mploy county prisoners on the road, particularly In blasting rock. This work will be atsrted within a short time and can be continued all Fall and Winter. Of course, the grading will be let to con tractors and It Is possible that aome of this work will be done this Fall. One of the features of construction , will be the use of the old O. R. N. roadbed, which haa been abandoned lo several places by the railroad com Vanv in straightening out ita Una. The abandoned gradea are In good condi tion and ran be used to advantage tor tiie county road. It la estimated that between four and five mllee of prac tically completed roadway can be thus utilised with little additional work. Negotations are now pending with the . railroad company for the acquisition of the abandoned stretches of road and it Is understood that the rights of way will be turned over for a nominal con sideration. , The people of Hood River County seem to be as anxious as Multnomah County cilliens to have the road built as soon aa possible and assurancea have been given Judge Cleeton that the County Court of Hood River County will make a generous appropriation for the enterprise. UTO THIP f.I.U:i GREAT VKAT New York-San Francisco Itevord Is l Da a anil IS Honrs.. consider the record made by U. l Whitman In driving the Ueo from New Vork to San Francisco In la days. 1 hours and 13 minutes, one of the most remarkable feats ever performed In the automobile world." said Frank A. Moore, eon of ex-tlovernor Mile Moore. ho arrived In the rltv yesterday from Walla Walla. "I have personally known Whitman for several yeara and have Been a guest at his home at Pasadena a number of times. Whitman la one tf the most capable and careful drlv rs I have ever met. The best previous record In the transcontinental run be tween New York and San Fraacleco u li days and one hour." Tillamook Road Uood. c. II Wheeler, a wealthy timber op erator at Wheeler. Or. arrived in Port land FrtJay In hla seven-passenger Stude haker car. In the party was C M. Sharp steln. a capitalist of Walla Walla, who Joined with Mr. Wheeler In declaring that fa route between Tillamook Bay aVd Portland La un equaled In picturesque scen ery.' The road for the most part la In K'Xd condition and the party waa able lo cover the distance In fast time. TVe eki malvocany bureau dvak by Tt ibin Futj :l:Un4 and IhiiMf and m w!uca the pot rv Tmm S7itr.' ' Aula Larf Sjr.V snd Biany ot hla other fs rau lr..i. mum sold hi Lonc-n rxeatlv r lv. Of rlinp-taaS'e pe.!:BTSe. ihle r-lte sr-uM Seen lmrt. The det of eth.r faxus writers eolJ sjii'li cr.rr. iw leek by Iricaea at Tavuaoca House asut toe l&i. ... v t. . -- -. . '--- " t i - rs Copyright 105. hy Klser Photo Co. PIERCE: FALLS, UK WIRRGSIDiLL, OX THE COLLMBIA BIVBH. REGISTER, GENERAL CRY rORTUND MOTORISTS FAVOR PUOPOSEi AGREE1MEST. Kxrruinice Between Countries of Courtesies In Respect to Number ing of Cars Is Desirable. Portland motorists are Joining others throughout the country In the move ment for an international agreement regarding regiatratlon and It la hoped that pressure will be brought to bear with the proper persona to have the United States Government recognise the Importance of the exchange be tween nations of the courtesies in res pect to the numbering of care. In discussing thla subject tha Motor Age says: "Whan yon coma to think of IU thla la not a very great concession to ask of the Government. Nearly every atato In tha Union which haa a motor reg istration law la broad-minded enough to reoognlaa the beauties of reciprocity, and there are only two or three states which make It compulsory for a visitor to pay hla good money simply for the privilege of ps'slng through the com monwealth. Therefore, why wouldn't it be a simple matter for the Govern ment -to whip the few obstructionists Into line and then put Into force tbd Federal regiatratlon law? Thla done, then go to thoae la oountrlea In Eurorx and tell them that tha United States ot America la ready to extend the courtealea of ita highways to the for eigner In exchange for similar privi leges for its clt liens abroad, and not make Americans desirous of seeing the beautlea of Europe be forced to eeek protection by carrying; taga of coun tries other than their own In order lo get privileges which should be theirs without the asking. -It haa been argued by some of tha few who are agalnat tha Federal regis tration bill that such a measure would force an issue which heretofore haa re posed safely on the table: that if there waa a Federal law those statea now em braced In the reciprocity aone would in sist upon their rights and compel visit ing motorists to carry the Federal tan whereas now state tags do the same work. This, however. Is not enough ot an objection to cauee the bill to be sidetracked. It ta a detail that conld be worked out to a auccessful conclu alon by the lawmakera of thla country. 'Hand In hand with the tag question MAP SHOWS BEST AUTOMOBILE ROAD TO NEWPORT. as T I ' I j . (par j 1. 1 1 : ' SiryJ'"""'' 1 l J ROI'TG GOES THROVGH DALLAS AJID AIRLIB. I . JZ. xf S ' i't goes the tlgnboard. the motorists1 compos-, which makes it easy for tourists to run around the country without loa Ing time and bothering the inl abltants by stopping to ask road directions- It must bo admitted, though, that In tills department the reformers are far In ad vance of the taggers. Gradually this broad country of ours Is being sign boarded In a systematic manner. Clubs have been the early missionaries and it Is the force of their example that haa whipped others Into line. One of the latest recruita is a large tire manufac turing concern which alremy haa done, considerable work and whose plana In clude the whole country. The Automo bile Association of America also hojf been prominent In this ci.mpa1(tn. and It will not be long before the uovern ment will be forced to surrender and to take thla department .incer Its protect ing wing and aee that the signboards become a National Institution. Of course It is more than possible that Uncle tian would bump Into that states' rights stonewall to a certain extent, but even If he could not bring this about him self he would have enough Influence with the varlnua states to Induce them to paaa lewa that would compel the various towns to pnt up signs for the guidance of tourists and to aee that they stay up after they are once erected. "Registration taga and signboard" naturally lead up to that one great need good roads and when thla trin ity has been brought about then. In deed, the motorista' lot will be a happy one. By that time the legisla tors all will become motorists and through the goggles of the motorist they will aee thlnga in a different light than they do now. They will recog nize that-the driver of a motor car Is not a criminal: that he has soma regard for the rights of others; that there la no need to enact l lurid lawa as to the speed to be maintained; that apead traps are a disgrace to the com munity; that other users of the high way ahould ba under the same careful supervision aa are the motorists, and that, after alU the motorist is an American and a cltlsen of the Republic, Juat aa are tbe pedestrlana and the peo ple who make use of horse-drtven vehicles.- Mrs. C. W. Kins; Recovers Diamond. CANfONVlLLE, Or., Aug. 0. Mrs. King, wife of C. W. King, of Olda. Wort man A King, of Portland, while visiting here lost a valuable diamond from a ring on the street this morning. She offered a reward of X to the finder and many people searched for the gem for two hours, finally giving up In despair, when Mr. Qoldsworth. the local butcher, found It and returned It to the owner. , He re ceived his reward. - NEWPORT. Or.. Aug. so. (Special.) Newport la Just 120 miles from Port land by a good automobile road. Al though several other roads reach tha popular seashore resort. only one should be attempted by motor parties. This la the road that goes through Dallas, Alrlle and Kings Valley. The road from Albany and Cervallla is Juat aa good but la longer. Fifty machines have visited New port thus far this Summer and nearly all the partlea have commented on the beautiful scenery found on the way. Many persons have declared that they would be glad to repeat their trip, aa the road la much better than many others throughout the state. ' Several valuable suggestions have been received from motorists and these have been used by tho County Court in making improvements. Eugene auto enthusiasts are expected to come in a body in their automobiles early In September. A clambake will be prepared for them by the local Com mercial Club. FLAG-TO-FLAG IDEA RIG DRIVE-TO-MKXICO AUTOMOBILE PROJECT JOPUIiAR. Plan Is to Hold Endurance Contest In Connection With Mexico's Centennial Celebration. DENVER. Aug. SO. Growing In im portance and proportions every day the International Flag to Flag contests be tween the United States and Mexico are attracting widespread attention from manufacturers, dealera. private owners and cluba ""throughout the country. Widened In acope, variety and attract iveness this series of events will prove a potent factor In the West and In the rich republic of Mexico. The combined contests will be held in connection with the centennial celebration of Mexico in 1910. The Flag to Flag contest was orig inally conceived by G. A. Wahlgreen, of Denver, who planned an endurance and reliability run from Denver to the city of Mexico for a handsome trophy of hla own offering. In fur therance of thla plan a Chalmers-Detroit car driven by Billy Knlpper, with F. Ed Spooner and guides, last Spring made a pathflndlng trip from Denver by way of El Paso to the capital city of the Dlas republic Enduring great hardships in the desert wastes, this party finally succeeded In reaching their destination. -They were met with a most entbuslaatic reception. Presi dent Porflrlo Dlax In person received Mr. Wahlgreen and the pathfinders who bore letters of greeting and good feel ing to the ruler of Mexico from Gov ernor Shafroth of Colorado and Gov ernor Curry of New Mexico. Then the thousands of motoring en thusiasts of the great state of Texaa urged upon the management of the contest to hange the route through Amaritlo. San Antonio and to cross the border at Eagle Pass. The Ama rlllo and San Antonio clubs undertook the work of making a pathflndlng trip from the border through these towns into Mexico, where the original route waa later Joined. The International Club of San Antonio, of which tbe most prominent citizens of both re publics are members, waa especially active. Closely following the resurveylng of the route came the announcement of the Centennial celebration In Mexico In 1S10. It waa then considered ad vantageous to postpone the Flag to Flag competition In order to make It a part of the Mexican festivities and so to promote further the era of good feeling between the two countries. With this plan for holding over the contest tha American manufacturers, who had contemplated entering, were most heartily in accord. They felt that they would scarcely be able to supply the home demand for cara Just now, while In another aeason they might be able to consider the Mexican market, which In the opinion of experta is fa vorably disposed to American-made cars since the performance of the Chalmers. According to the present programme Instead of having merely the main prixe or Wahlgreen trophy for the win ner In an endurance run from Denver to the city of Mexico there will be about a score of trophies: In place of one event, there will ba practically a doxen. " The Wahlgreen trophy as originally Intended will be awarded the car mak ing the best record from Denver to the City of Mexico in an endurance and reliability tour along the lines of the Glidden contest, with such modifica tions as tha character of the country traversed make necessary. There will be a trophy for the car making the best endurance and relia bility showing from Denver to San Antonio and another for the car mak ing the best showing in endurance and reliability from San Antonio to the City of Mexico. Upon the arrival of the contestants In the city of Mexico will -be held a monster automobile show, at which the contesting cars and other American models will be displayed. Of tourse. the Americans will come In for more than their share of recognition In the festivities Incident to the enienniai celebration. Wife Deprived for Iilqnor BUI. i v- -t vv'i TT Alio- 20. A nathetlo atory waa revealed by Mrs. Beta Rol ling. In nor sun lor a wni. m icinc btfora Judge Meyers here yesterday. Her husband, who had not been sup porting her, compelled her to go to work In a shoe factory and sold the entire household furniture of their lit tle flat. Including the baby's co-cart and clothing, to a bartender for $3 to pay a bar bill. The bartender refused to allow Mrs. Kolltng to enter the flat when she returned from work and the woman waa practically homeless. Judge Mevers Issued the writ of replevin free of charge and saw to It personally that It waa served. Rag Sorter Clears $1800 in Week. NEWARK. N. J.. Aug. 20 Herbert nhln finds the Job of rsg-sorter at a uapex mill at Whlppany, N. a masAi remunerative position. His wages are only 6 a week, but during the past- week he has cleared I1S00 from valuables which he found concealed among the old rags and waste which dally pass under bis rake. A. ntimh., of t'h mnmt enthusiastic yachtsmen are leaving for the regatta at Astoria, August zv, 4i ana si. n least a dozen club boata will competa. Most of the officers will go down as the guesta -of Will Knight in his fast motorboat, the Sarah Jane. They will probably leave the day before the re gatta and make the run In a -couple of days. Knight expects to , enter his boat In some of the moto races. Fred and Sherman Taylor left yes terday for the Columbia on a two weeks' cruise. They will finish np at the regatta and If the Wauna still continues In good shape she will prob able be entered. Nelson Dodge will ac company the Sherman boys. - The meeting- of the board of direct ora set for last Monday has been post poned until tomorrow night when a number of questlona of the utmost im portance regarding the - club s future will come before the board. - . There has been for some time a Oregon Yacht Club Notes NEW GARAGE Neate & McCarthy, Locomobile Dealers, are n ow lo c a t ed in . their new quarters, 694 Washington St., corner King. Phones Main 6374, A 7577 steady Increase In membership of the club. The advantages claimed by-th- directors for yachting members are the admirable mooring privileges.; For canoeing, the clubhouse and floats set at the beginning of the prettiest part of the river. . Probably - more ' members were ou. canoeing during the past week than at any time during the season. The warm weather, particularly- the warm evenings, is a great inducement toward the advancement of canoeing. - e Members of the club have the privi lege of the Rock Island Club. . A dinghy la up for the member ob taining the greatest number of mem bers this season. But a few days are left. Applications should be turned In to Secretary Young, Corbett building. POWDER IN LINER'S COAL Explosive Narrowly Misses Going Into Furnace of Iiituania. NEW YORK, Aug. 20. The discovery a few hours before the time for" the sailing today - of - the. Russian line steamship Llruanla of a can of giant powder In the coal that waa being loaded Into the ship's bunkers is be lieved to have forestalled a scheme for the- destruction of the vessel at sea. Jll Demonstrator - Haa -Arrived H. L. KEATS AUTO CO- Burnside and Seventh Sts. mi i jiummuu inn. J? 4-? , r 5r-arfke- W-rWV , - The Lituania carries more than 100 passengers and a large cargo. Had the powder escaped notice, it probably would have found Its way with the coal Into the furnaces and disaster would have followed. The can. containing one and a half pounds of gunpowder, was almost scooped up by the great shovel when a workman saw it.- It was taken to the captain, who had It soaked in water and the lid pried off.. - Italy Checks Cholera Spread. BARI, Italy. Aug. 20. Five ' new cases of cholera and three deaths are reported and the epidemic continues to cause serious apprehension. The dis ease manifests itself In Its deadliest form, many of the victims being at tacked without the usual premonitory symptoms and dying after a few hours. In parts of Apulia, the situation Is more hopeful, the population now be ing more willing to assist the authori ties to enforce hygienic rules. Under the strict measures adopted, the march of the cholera to new localities has been checked. Garage Location ; Watch the automobile men move up Washington - street. See this 71-foot frontage on King. 100 feet from Wash ington, and lease It for garage pur poses. Woodlawn 303. 8? I
