The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 14, 1911, SECTION FOUR, Image 52

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Newspaper Page TextTItE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAT 14, 1911. TRADE EXTENSION AUTO TRUCK WILL VIEW Or ROAD INTO SANDY RIVER VALLEY. "Monarch of the. Road" "King of the Speedway " : TRIPS SUGGESTED STOP CONGESTION iL W. HiJI Wants Merchants to Edward Lowell Sees Relief v -'7-; Visit Valley, and Cen tral Oregon. From Narrow-Street Trou- ble in Power Vehicles. ; v-v ; Automobiles need no introduction. Their reputation speaks for them. V. LACK OF ALLEYS IS SHOWN RUMS TO BE MADE IN AUTOS 9 8 ... lb I PUn Would Koolt In Rotter , Fellng Among Merchants and r Wholesaler of Portland Prize Offered for Best Road. An automobile tour from Portland thrnurh Central and S-uth-rn Oregon , and the Willamette Vallv for the pur- , poae ri acquainting lrv-al bunras nn-n with the trade pos.ilbiltiR-s in those re glons is proposed by 3xuli V. Hill. president of tile tlreat Northern Rail way and one of the moot enthusiastic notorial in tne country. Mr. Hill vii In Portland a part of .last week and took up tVs subject with local automobile men and with member of the Portland ComriirrcUi Club. As a result of his activity It Is likely that a run such aa he hits sug gested will be held some time during the Summer. A two-fold purose will be enred Thy such a run. he pointed out. First, the merchants - who take part In It will be given an opportunity to extend their trad relatione with the regions they vl.lt. Second, an Incentive will be furnished the counties th round which the machines will pass for de velopment of their roads. Mr. Hill also Is deeply Interested In the KOod roads movement; Interested to such aa extent that he declares It la of Im portance equal to railroad develop raent- Prlxe Offered for Bet Road. As an Inducement for the authori ties of the rural districts to Improve (their roads prior to the coming of the automobile party Mr. Hill offers a 'handsome silver cup. suitably en graved, to the county bavins; the best improved highways. He atlpulates that the natural advantages possessed by a bounty are not to be taken Into con Id-ration, but that the work and Im provements placed upon the rood alone shall be counted In Judging for the competition. Although the run la not to be In . the nature of a race or a test of merit for the cars entered In It. prlxea will be offered for drivers and machines who complete the trip under most satis factory conditions. An effort will be made to have Unentered under the fourth class of the American Automo bile Association, the requirements of which are the least technical of all the teura that are held. It allows a llesure y run without speed requirements and with no unpleasant and exacting conditions to fulfill. Mr. Hill's Idea Is to have the tour as near aa possible a pleasure trip, allowing plenty of opportunity for stop along the way so that the par ticipants may visit their friend and make effort to build up their trade. He proposes to cover the territory opened up by the construction of the new rail lines Into Central Oregon, aa well aa some sections of the state that are still without rail facilities, and would complete the run by cross ing the Cascades In the southern part of the state, returning to Portland through the Willamette Valley. Hill to Take Part. If the tour la made In the opposite direction, running through the Willam ette Valley first and covering Central Oregon afterward, the chance to ship the cars home on the Oregon Trunk Railway and riding In the coaches from Madras to Portland la offered. In this event. Mr. Hill promises the lowest legal rate for both the passen ger and freight traffic. Mr. Hill himself will enter a car In the tour If It Is held at a time of the year to suit his movements already planned for the Summer. The annual Twin City run from St. Paul and Min neapolis to Helena. Mont., will be held during the middle of July and he sug gests that the Portland run be ar ranged so that some of the cars en tered In the Twin City run can come here from Helrna and join the local autonsoblllsts. From a beginning, such as Is sug gested for Portland, the now famous Twin City tours grew. The first year the machines did not go out of Min nesota. The next time they covered a wl.ler range of territory. The Helena trip Is the most elaborate scheme they yet have planned. Next year they will extend their Itinerary to Spokane I - 'nrT: ' vv Mi- - X Nr- -rr ft f Z' &Zf I -x-A V. v ft i JL a- - , j it f... : ; A - . ' ; - f4 fi f t I - - -Y-.j-y" ... - -- , , , . i n JOIIM W. CAPLES IX HIS SEW MOTOR C.1R. KORKST GROVE. Or- May IS. (Special.) One of the most enthuslastlo autoists In Washington County Is John W. Caples, a pioneer resident of this city. Mr. Caples has been an auto owner for over three years, having discarded recently his first car for a new Buick roadster. Although past Tl years, Mr. Caples declares that age does not enter Into the scheme of things when It comes to motoring. He Is out every day when the weather is favorable. "My sons say that I have developed a mania for 'Joy riding.' and they refuae to ride with me," said Mr. Caples. "but I guess I can drive as good as the best af chauffeurs. I have been driving for more than three years and never have had an accident of any kind. Aa for the roads, they are fine to drive over when dry. but I agree with the good roads advocates that something should be don In the way of Improving the high wars In Washington County. Autoraoblllng and good roads are supreme pleasures for one of any age." N .a.-1 n ..." " - K" v- - )kSH r --r - T . - JsV' ' ;s - OB and In two years they hop to make Portland the western terminus. But preliminary to this they expect ' the Portland merchants to run to Spokane next year to meet them. This year the Spokane Automobile Club will conduct a run to Helena to present the formal Invitation for the trip to their city next year. ' 'An unlimited amount of good can be derived from these trips. declared Mr. Hill. "In the first place It must be seen that it Is made a strictly mer chants' and owners run. The trouble with many automobile tours hss been that they have consisted too much of a race between the manufactures to demonstrate the superior qualities of their respective machines. It Is neces sary to eliminate that kind of compe tition. My Idea Is to make It a trade exten sion trip, such as formerly was con ducted on special trains. In automo bilea. If we can get It or 20 machines to enter we will have enough to make the tour a success. A trip such as I propose should be completed In 10 day a. "Portland people ought to get getter acquainted with their state anyway. Much of the trade In the Interior that rightfully belongs to them now Is go ing East. A well-conducted "tour would do much to keep that business at home. And the roads would benefit by the desire of the respective home communities to make a better showing than their neighbor." E SQCAD WILL BE SEXT TO AS TOUIACEXTEXXLl. SLEET. Fifteen or Twenty Men, Many of Them Famous on Track and Field, Will Represent Winged "M." The Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club Is preparing to enter a complete field and track team at the big meet to be held at Astoria during the Cen tennial celebration In August, and this team 'is to be the most representative aggregation of athletes ever competing for the winged "M." The axact date of the meet has not yet been announced, though Saturday, August J, will likely be the day. as It seems to be favored by the centen nial athletic committee. The clubmen expect to send from 15 to 20 athletes to Astoria, and among these will be several famous gladiators. Dan Kelly, one of Oregon's trio of heroes, who waa successful in the Lon don Olympic competitions In 108. will be seen In the Jumping contests at As toria, and there Is a possibility that Alfred C. Gilbert. the famous pole vaulter. may compete. Gilbert Is now engaged In the manufacturing business at New Haven. Conn, but Is planning a trip to Oregon In the Kail. Harry McKlnney. Carl Wolff and George Hug may appear for Multnomah in the weight events, while Hlckson. Huston and other famous Northwestern sprint, ers are expected to be among tha Mult nomah squad. T. Morris Dunne, secretary of the Pacific Northwest Amateur Athletic As sociation, has extended the sanction of the Amateur Athletic Union to this meet. PIONEER RESIDENT OF TORES T GROVE AUTO . i - " -. . . . -r OF HIGHWAYS POPULAR WITH MOTORISTS. LOOP DIKE LURES Autoists (.ike Base Line Road to Sandy River. SCENIC VIEW BEAUTIFUL Highway Is Improved Entire Way by Macadam, So That Trip Can Xow Easily Be Made During the Winter Months. On of the short drives out of Port land that has become popular among autolats Is the loop to Sandy River. This route comprises the Base Line road to the Sandy River, thence up the grade to Columbia boulevard, thence back to Bandy road and Into the city. The road for the entire distance has been Improved by macadam and even during the rainy season it Is not dif ficult to take the trip, aa the roadbed la well constructed and kept In good condition. There are numerous bits of scenery along the roadside, but where the road begins to dip into the Bandy Valley a picturesque panorama of green fields and wooded hillsides Is seen, while In the distant background there Is a clear view of the snow-covered Cascades. Turning back on the Columbia bou levard there Is a long stretch of level road, macadamized and kept In a good state of repair. Pretty country places dot this district. At this time of the year It Is refreshing to drive along this peaceful highway, to see the crop ol grasses, the trees just coming Into foliage and the shrubs and plants Just bursting Into bloom. This roadway was lined with auto mobiles last Sunday. It seemed that half of the auto-owners In Portland had elected to take this drive, for ma chines were passing each other every minute or two for miles. "I was amased to find such a delight ful drive." said James Smith, an auto mobile owner. "The only trips I had made thus far were around the suburbs and out on the Base Line road. To continue on to the Sandy River and up on the other side to Columbia bou levard. then back to the city conatl tutes a drive that Is hard to beat. The road la good all the way, there are no bad grades and tha scenery Is admlra ble.' MOTOR SPEEDER IS CHIDED Touring Club of America Hears . . Many Complaints. With the opening of the automobile touring season and the reappearance of thousands of cars on the popular high ways have come evidences of renewed activity on the part of local constables as shown In the frequent reports of ar rests for excessive speeding. In the majority of cases the offenders are those to whom the pleasures of tour ing are of secondary importance. Their ENTHUSIAST. - - ... , w-!, - L-aW only thought Is to drive their machines at the maximum speed rate whenever a level stretch of road opens up before them. Half a dozen of these speed maniacs can do more than anything else to revive the nuisance of speed traps and cause trouble to hundreds of motorists' who believe 'in reasonable driving and a careful observance of the rights of others. Reports recently received at tire Touring Club of America, Broadway at Seventy-sixth street. New York, indl cate that this speed mania baa al ready caused the re-establlshment of local speed traps In many parts of Long Island, Westchester County, and the upper part of New-York State, ana the same policy of warning motorists of these nuisance spots will be adopted this year, as In previous seasons; where these traps are particularly obnoxious, scouts will be placed on Saturdays and Sundays to give proper warning and at the same time to caution motorists to observe the rules of the road and ail proper touring regulations on all parts of the highway and not in particular places. , It Is significant or tne attitude re garding automobllinr held by the ma jority of ownera that, as a result of the recent discussion by some manufactur ers on the subject of racing, many let ters have been received by the Tour ing Club upholding the position of those who seek to minimize the Importance of motor racing, placing the greatest importance upon the reliability of the every-day car to travel thousands of miles, through all sorts of country and with the assurance of reaching the de sired destination successfully. The Touring Club of America, while opposing undue discrimination against the motorist, recognizing the fact that he has the same rights, but no more. as every other user of the public roads, has always advocated the endurance 1 and reliability for long distance tour ing purposes as the greatest assets of the motor car. The Increasing popular Ity of touring In America shows con clusively that the majority of automo bile owners take this rational view of the motor vehicle. While the Touring Club officers will carefully Investi gate In the Interests of their members and all other motor travelers, reports of speed traps, providing wherever necessary, scouts to warn tourists of the existence of such nuisances, the point will not be lost sight of that motor tourists, being In the great ma jority of motor car owners, really hold the destinies of reasonable automobile use and legislation in their hands. i PACIFIC rXIVERSITY WIXXER Portland Academy Is Overwhelmed In Meet at Forest Grove. PACIFIC UNTVERSITT, Forest Grove. Or., May 11 Special.) Pacific Univer sity administered an overwhelming da feat to the Portland Academy track men Wednesday afternoon by a score of 86 to 27. Though it was a cold day, Austin, the half-mller, ran his race in better time than when he won It at the Co lumbia meet. The spectacular event of the meet was yonng Ferrln In the pole vault. After easily winning first place, he made a pretty exhibition vault of 11 feet. With this height to his credit he l the best .vaulter in the state. Reed, of Portland, did good work for the vis itors, easily capturing the broad Jump, which was the only first secured by the academy. The result: 100-yard dash Bryant P. IT.). Burssrd. Flthlan (P. A.): Urns. It seconds. &0-yard run Austin. House, Beiretnaa (IV U. ); time. 2 4-S. Rhot-put Shaver. Bryant (P. U.), Lewis (P. A.; distance, 88 feet 3 Inches. z20-rard dash Bryant (P. U.). Flthlan. Burssrd iP. A ); time. 24 4-5. Fole vault iremn. xayior. alius if. v.); hxlcht. 11 feet. Hlrh hurdles Bryant. Mancee (P. V.) Reed P. A.): time, 18 1-6. Mile Donaldson (f. U.J, ixng. M us ton (P. K.: time, 5:13. Broad Jump Reed CP. A.). Brysnt (P. distance, 10 feet V.). Therxelson IP. A.); 4 Inches. 4o-ysrd oasn Bryant, Austin. haver (all P. II ): time. 54 1-3. Hlsh Jump Berry man rp. tj.). Reed (P. A.), lied for first; Bryant (P. V.): S feet 2 Inches. Lav hurdles Ferrln (P. U.). Reed (P. A), Msrke (P. U ): time. 2 seeonds. Inscue Hhaver. Leonard. Iancefield (all P. L". ): distance. t0 feet 2 Inches. r.eisT Won by PsHnc. MAXWELL ECONOMY CAR TCedel A B, 1 h. p. Business Man's Runabout S 675 Model , S2 h. . four-eyllnder Roadster ......... $ 850 Mexlel I, 25 a. s. I'sreeaor Tesrlss Car S1050 Model E A, SO si. . Fareaoor Touring Car 81525 Medel O A, 80 t, p. Foredoor Roadster, with demountable rims, extra tire, tube and rim, Hartford Shock Absorbers S1550 PRICES PORTLAND DELIVERY . . , Mora Doctors and Mercantile Establishments In Portland Using Maxwells Than Any Other One Make of Automobile UNITED AUTO CO. S.14-S ALDER STREET MAXWELL Distributer COLUMBIA Merchants Xow Greatly Inconven ienced In Loading and Unloading. Car Occupies One-Third Space . of Horse-Drawn Drays. That the general utilization of power vehicles,' and the rapid elimination of all but a very small percentage of horse-drawn drays, will prove. In the near future, a very effective element In relieving the congestion of the down town streets in all large cities, and par ticularly In Portland, is the contention of Edward Lowell, of the Sealy-Lowell company, wholesale and retail grocers. Mr. Lowell is ' a firm believer in the practical value of the automobile for transportation service in almost any business. If the type of machine to be used has been given careful study be fore the Investment Is made. "We are now using a . 1500-pound Gram truck In oar business, said Mr. Lowell In an interview, "and find that it fills certain purposes admirably, but Is not so well adapted for some other purposes. While It is the ideal vehicle for the wholesale end of our business, a lighter type of truck would be much better for retail delivery, and when we have added a couple of light delivery motor-trucks, as we Intend to do, our service will be much Improved. As It Is, however, we are getting excellent value out of the big truck in both de partments, as it not only keeps all our Incoming shipments moving, but makes three trips dally for our retail deliv ery, and easily does the work of three wagons. Anto Truck Saves Space. "Portland's streets are being rapidly Improved, and I believe our city takes the lead this year. In the proportionate amount of hard-surfacing, so that the conditions are rapidly becoming more favorable for the Increased use of auto mobiles in ell lines of business. Port land has been quick to see the advan tage of power-vehicles of all classes. and the local agencies are very enter prising, so that .we already have our share of motor cars and trucks, but within the near future I expect to see the power-vehicle replace the - horse- drawn wagon almost entirely. One of the striking points of ad vantage that the automobile has over the wagon, continued Mr. Lowell, is the fact that while It is -capable of carrying vastly greater loads and mak ing many more daily trips, at much greater speed, yet it offers an economy of space in the streets which will soon come to be recognized as an important fact in the problem of relieving con gestion of traffic throughout the down town district. Portland Is without al leys, and this forces large business houses to handle incoming freight and outgoing deliveries over the sidewalks and directly Into the street. Anto Replaces Three Wagons. "In many cases, such as our own, tha location of the business permits en trance on only one street, and within very limited front space; this means the backing up of all our wagons and trucks against the curb in front of the store for loading and unloading, and to this congestion of vehicles there Is added the carriages and motors of our customers, many of whom are forced to leave their equipages around the corner. The advantage of the power vehicle In this regard. Is that it re places three wagons (at least) and oc cupies the space of only one. "This element must be figured upon in general street congestion whilo the vehicles are in motion, and It can eas ily be seen that a common utilization of power-vehicles In all kinds of busi nesses will mean a very appreciable elimination of congestion. The ele ment of speed, too, works towards a further decrease. At the rate Portland Is growing, and with the quite hopeless outlook for and effective remodeling of the narrow-street, no-alley plan, the congestion problem Is one that will surely need serious attention, and I be lieve the general adaptation of power vehicles will be a tremendous help In this matter. "When one observes the number cf passenger cars and motor trucks al-, ready on our streets, and stops to think of the number of slow-moving, horse-drawn vehicles they replace, it is rather appalling to think of the con dition traffic would be In even now If the automobile had never been in vented." , WOMEN' RIDERS MAY CONTEST Trotting Race Is Planned by Hunt 'Club During Rose Festival. If the plan conceived by Joe Cronin, one of the committeemen of the Port land Hunt Club in charge of the Rose Festival matinee races to be held by that organization la adopted, one of the races at that time will be a mile trotting event with women riders. The matter will be definitely decided in the near fu ture. A heavyweight polo team has been or ganized among the Hunt Club members and comprises H. C. Campbell, W. M. PHO.MES MAIN 4337, A 7171 for Oregon SAMPSON TRUCKS CARS National ' Forty ' ' Fore-Door Roadster. Completely equipped with Top, Front and Speedometer. $2900 F- O. B. Portland. National "Forty" Fore-Door Toy Tonneau. Com pletely equipped. $30.00 F. O. B. Portland. National Forty Fore-door, Five-Passenger Touring Car. $3000 F. O. B. Portland. Howard Automobile Co. NIEL G. JOHNSON, Manager Phohes Main 4555, A 2550 Seventh and Couch S treets Davis. James Nlcol and R. L. Sabln. W. M. Davis says this polo team la ready to meet any polo aggregation in the Northwest, for these somewhat over weight Jockeys pride themselves on ability to ride tinder any and all cir cumstances. Ambrose M. Cronin. president of the 35,000 OWNERS WHO DRIVE " AN E-M-F "30" OR FLANDERS "20" WILL ADVISE YOU TO BUY ONE OF THESE CARS. THEY KNOW. TAKE THE WORD OF SATISFIED OWNERS BACKED BY THE FAMOUS ONE YEAR GUARANTEE OF THE WORLD'S STRONGEST AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, AND' YOU THEN NOT ONLY HAVE THE BEST CAR BUILT, BUT RIGHT FROM THE START YOU ARE SURE OF IT. $80P F. 0. B. Detroit Catalogue Equipment THE E-M-F NORTHWEST CO. M 1853 Chapman and Alder Sts., L. H.Rose, A 2436 PORTLAND . , Mgr. Direct Factory Branch E-M-F Co., Detroit, Mich. IN STOCK Hunt Club, is on a two weeks' business trip to California, but the committee men in charge of the coming race meet are going ahead with the plans. Joe Wiley and E. R. Eldrldge, prominent members of the club, have Juat returned from southern trips. $1100 F. O. B. Detroit Standard Equipment A N.