TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. MAY 21, 1911.
CRATER ROAD READYl
"STRAW RIDE" IN MOTOR TRUCK WAS
ENJOYED BY MISS BATCHER'S FRIENDS
Original Social Entertainment Include Afternoon Drive About City and Moonlight Bon to Oresham Innova
tion Promises to Ba Popular Among Younger Polks.
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Trip From Medford Will Be
Made in Six Hours.
HIGHWAY COST $21,000
10 Models
in '
Pleasure
Cars.
Trucks
IV.
to
6 Ton
Money for Road's Improrrmrnll
niMcrinra in .Mraiord and In
Portland Automobile) to
ConvfT Toar1t Thrrr.
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Medford will open Its new road lo
Oa'er Lake before the end of the
wnth. Thla Hummer a trip to the lake
will be ma by automobile In six hour
, tmm Medford. a distance, of It miles.
Thla win make thla great natural won
easily accessible to tourists, and
Medford people expert a a-reater gum
ber of Portland inMhii to maka the
trip thla ttmm.r than eT before.
Thla news waa brouaht to Portland
yesterday b a cielecatlan of prominent
Medford people, headed bv William Col
'. preeldent of tha Med'ord "omrner
clal Club. With him war Dr. r. R.
hay. prtiMmt of tha Roa-ua River
F.Ie-trlc Company, which furnishes
eleetrle. powar for Josephine and Jack
aon counties: Mayor Canon, of Medford.
and President Kan. of tha Medford Ho
tel Companr.
"Tha 1 : 1.004 aub-rlptlon bT tha peo
ple of Medford and Portland for tha
ronatnirtlon of tha Crater Lake road
aa effected great Improvements said
Judse Colvle-. "Thla on tha trip to
tha laka will ba mada In romfort and
In alx hours br automobile. Tour lit a
need not heoltate to maka thla splendid
trip for faar of lark of accommodations
"Medford la entering upon a rtmirk
a,blr proaparoua on. purlng the
year ending March 11 tha government
ftguree ahow that our poatal racaipta
were orr 31.000. In tha laat flra
years they ahow a (tain of JS7 par cant.
Thaaa figures ara not eoualed any
where alaa In tha stata outalda of Port
land. "I have been abused by people of
other localities In thla stata bacauaa I
have maintained that our peopla do not
bold Kogue River Valley landa too high
In price. Tha orchard lands for which
we set big flit urea ara worth tha
money. An Inatanca of this Is tha pur
chase by Utom K. Carpenter, of Chi
cago, of 2 acres last year before the
crop was harvested for HITS per acre.
After disposing; of tha crop. Mr. Car
penter bought 20 seres mora at l?000
per acre, showing that ha waa satisfied
with hla purchase. I know another
land-owner down there who refused
12500 per acre for his land. I askird
Mm why he did not sell, for I could
well remember the time when the price
of one of his acres would buy a whole
ranch In our country. He told me there
waa no reason why he should sell, as
tha property waa paying better than 10
per cent on that figure.
"Rogue Hirer Valley will bare the
Creates t hay v-rop aver know-, on ac
count of the Spring ralna. There will
ba about one-half a peach crop, aad aa
re sards other fruits, the damage by
frost Is apparent In spots. In the cen
ter of the vafley. where smudge pots
were used, there will be fine fruit. The
hill land orchards were net hurt to any
extent. Pears will be about an aver
aae crop, being arrester in amount than
last year, on account of the Increased
acreage. On the whole, the prospects
for Medford were never better than
they are this year. We expect to hare
a hair-way station between Portland
and fan Francisco that will be a dis
tinct credit to the whole state.
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JS1!I EDVA BATCHER AT WHEEL OP W HITK MOTOR TRUCK, WITH WHICH HE OAVE STRAW
RIDK." ,
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clal ent
auirurate
CLEVER and original plan for so-
tertalnment was that tn-
rurated by Miss Edna Batcher.
the daughter of J. H. Ratcher. as re
lated In last Sunday's Oregonian. Miss
Batcher's old-faehloned "straw-ride.'
was banked up on the bis;, broad bed
of a huge five-ton White motor truck
and 30 young folks enjoyed this unique
"Joyrlde" as Mls Batcher's guests.
A number of the party were Allen Pre
paratory and high school students, and
the novel strsw-rlde was given on Sat
urday afternoon and evening, the bis;
White motor truck conveying the happy
cargo through the downtoayi streets, and
a moonlight evening run to Oresham.
return being made later. In the accom
panying picture Miss Batcher Is shown
at the wheel of the White truck, which
she drove s portion of the way, and soma
of her guests.
CENTRAL OREGON WAKES
ACTO TRICKS IX LATEST MAKES
SUCCEED HORSES.
Portland and Redmond Men Enjoy
ISS-Mlle Trip From Klamath
Falls to Opal Cit.
OBJECT IS POR PIBLIC OOOD
Uniform Itoad legislation Will B
Urged In Every State.
In its sllsnmvnt with the American
Aaaoclatlon for Htshway Improvement,
the Oregon association will carry on an
educational campaign along the lines
of the National organisation. The pur
poaea of the American Assoc la I Ion for
Highway Improvement are:
Ta correlate and harmonise the efforts off
all emt.tine organisations working for road
Improvement.
To mgM and stimulate sentiment tor
road Improvement.
To atrlte for wis, equitable and anlform
read legislation In every stale.
To atd In bringing about efftrtent road
administration tn the states and their sub
divl.toae. Involving the Intnwlurllon of
ehliled supervision snd the elimination of
polltl.- from the management of the pub
lic roads.
To seek continuous and srstemstlc m sin -tenanre
of all road. Ihe rlaself l.atlon of
, ) roods according to traffic requirements,
feavwienl of road Isses tn Han. and adoption
of the principle of state aid and state su
pervision To srivorafe the correlstlon of a:l road
construction eo that the Important eoate
of ee-h county shall connect with those of
I've aofotnlng rountle and the Important
rete of earn sfste sha!t connect with those
of adjoining states.
"The realisation of this programme Is
of vital Interest to every line of en
deavor, and the farmer, railroad man,
automobile owner, publisher or editor,
manufacturer, hotel man and hiislneae
man of every description, can all unite
In the common cause. said C. T. rnall.
president of tha asaocla t ion.
"The American association aenda out
lecturers and organisers, and seeks to
educat the people In every possible,
war. Tha railroads of the Fast are
heartily In sympathy, and the Southern
Railway has sent a special Uood
Roads'" train through the entire South.
"The Oregon association will keep In
rloaa touch with the American associa
tion, and carry on a state-wide cam
paign along the aama ltnea. This asso
ciation la not a local affair, although
Initiated by Portland men."
The officers are: C. T. Pi-alL presi
dent; James Cole, vice-president: Ir.
Andrew c. Smith, treasurer: Philip C.
"Bates and Anton Moore, director, and
Walter A. Prtest, secretary. With tha
exception of the secretary, the officers
serve without compensation, and are
devoting a large amount of their time
to the work. Thla ta purely a public
enterprise, snd must have the aid and
support of all public-splrlted cltlsens In
order to be successful. Country organ
isations are to be formed throughout
the state, and all commercial bodies are
expected ta get behind the movement.
The work will be carried cut on brosd
lines, and local and sectional differ
ences Ignored.
It Is hoped to aecure tOOO members In
"Portland alone, and the membership fee
la so small that this number ahould be
easily secured.
Traveling; 1S5 miles by automobile In
Central Oregon In IS hours from Kla
math Falls to Opal City on Wednes
day, and taking the Orogon Trunk
train at Redmond. 10 miles north on
the following mornlnp. D. M. Smith.
F. 8. Wllsoc. both of Portland, and J.
H. Cook, of Redmond, arrived In the
city Thursday evening, two hours ahead
of the regular train schedule on the
Southern Pacific between Klamath
Falls and this city. .
-We encountered no difficulties on
the drive between Klamath Falls and
Redmond, and as the roads' were good
all the a ay. wa were able to make
good time." said Mr. Smith'. "We 'ha
no Idee, of finding a quicker way be
t wren Klamath Falla and Portland, and
a were surprised to learn that
had mada better time than by rail
the entire distance.
"Central Oregon has hsd some
leisure, and the spare Igniters should
be kept In good condition, and should
be tested In place after adjustment, so
that should a change be made on the
road there Is no doubt as to all being
right. Should an Igniter spark outside
on the rosd to sny appreciable extent,
it may be aet up without stopping the
engine. To do this, the locking handle
sHould be slacked off slightly and the
adjustment screw turned counter-clockwise
until the sparking ceases. The
locking handle Is then tightened up
sgaln. The sparking contact must not
be set too close. The points must not
make permanent contact.
AUTOS IN MAIL SERVICE
GOVERNMENT USIXG 5IAXY FOR
DELIVERY OF MAIL.
fine
rains and the country Is looking line,
Hundreds of new people are flocking
there to acnulre land. Some days tn
roads are lined In places with wagons
and outfits, headed for remoter parts
nt the district.
-One feature of activity there la the
general use that la being msde of heavy
n.ntor trucks for freighting. A truck
..rrvin. four tona of freight can make
( miles a day and can go four times
as far aa teama In the same lengtn oi
nm. There are numerous trucks
.umni now between Opal City and
i . iin. and other new districts. This
.rn moans of freighting In On-
i rireiron Is In marked contrast wl
ik. iTht and lft-horse outfits, which
until recently, were used exclusively
for heavy hauling In tho Interior.
I'rrni conditions appear to be satis
factory and the farmers and residents
of the district believe thst Central Ore
gon will have the most prosperous year
in Its history
AUTO CHUG CHUGS
P.
Hood River Road lo Be Improved.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Msy SI. (Spe
cial.) Walter O. E. Smith has been
granted the contract for the Improve
ment of the county road on the West
Side from the front of the Spring ranch
to Tucker's DHL The stretch, the length
of which Is about two miles, will be
graded and macadamised.
Fred Hall, another "unknown" West,
ern driver, established a new record
for the trip over the foothills of the
Itocky Mountains between Denver snd
Colorado Springs recently, when he
covered the 7) miles la 1 hour 3 min
J. BELL of tha Rambler agency,
made a trip to Latourelle last
Sunday. Mr. Bell found the roads In
condition. He declsres thst the scen-
erv from the road above Latourelle is
delightful, and advlaes sutolsts to In
clude this drive In their Summers pro
gramme of tours.
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Ross B. Cooper, manager of the Win-
ton agency, returned recently from
trip through the Willamette Valley.
Mr. Cooper visited McMlnnvllle. New-
berg. Aurora. Hubbard. Huttevme. M.
paul and other towna. finding business
conditions satisfactory. He believes
Taml.lll County has as good a system
of roads as any county he has traveled
over In thla atate.
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David Vanhoy. a farmer of Klickitat
County. Washington, purchased a Bulck
model 31 last week. One of the uses
to which he will put his csr will be to
hsve the motor supply power for bis
pumping plsnt.
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E. T. Kellev. Portland agent for the
National Cash Register Company, ac
companied by B. B. Espey. of the local
agency, returned last week from an
extended tour of Central Oregon, mak
ing the trip In a 40-horse power Bulck.
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The manufacture of motor trucks Is
considered the infant branch of the au
tomobile Industry, yet It has grown to
tut h extent that tire manufacturers sre
crowding their resources to meet the
demands of trade. There are In America
approximately S00 concerns manufac
turing vehicles requiring rubber tires,
and different sixes of tires are nec
esssry for the equipment of automo
biles and motor trucks.
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Work on the alteration of the E. M.
F. Northwest Company's building at
Alder and Chapman streets wss begun
last week. It is planned to remodel tha
salesroom and to make it attractive.
The new service department will be In
charge of A. E. Fosa. who ha been
connected with several automobile fac
tories. see
All renewals, adjustments and clean
MOTORCYCLISTS PLAN RACES
Leading; Event to Be 23-Mile Go Be
tween Experts.
The Portland Motorcycle Club will
hold a race meet at the, Country Club
grounds June 11. The programme has
not been completed as yet but It has
been settled that there will be severs
exciting events. One of the events
will be a 25-mile race between C. S.
Dyde. on a flve-horaepower Indian, and
R. L. Short, on a six-horsepower Ex
celsior. A match race has also been
arranged between two members, one
to ride an Excelsior and one a David
son motorcycle.
It Is expected that there will be
over 50 entrlea. Prises will be given.
As this will be the first meet given
by the club, unusual interest is being
shown. The meet will be under the
rules snd with the sanction of the
Federstlon or American Motorcyclists,
with which the Portland club became
affiliated recently.
After a rough trip of 2000 miles
which took him through many sections
where there wss sdsrcely a semblance
of roads. Edward Wllkle arrived in
Portland on hfs Indian motorcycle last
week from Kanaas City. Mr. Wllkle
said that he encountered bad weather
nearly all the time he was on the trip.
He resided In Portland a few years sgo
snd deciarea that he came back to re
main permanently.
Since the Callan law went Into effect
New York State has received more than
$7000 In fiftse. Imposed upon reckless
automoblllsts and chauffeurs. The
money Is to go to the rosd Improve
ment fund.
Redaction In Cost of Operation and
Rapidity With Which Work Can
Be Handled Are Advantages.
"On account of the question of relia
bility and the wear and tear of fre
quent starting and stopping Involved In
the subject, I have been especially
Interested In the outcome of the test
which the Government Is making of
the automobile mall delivery service.
and. during my recent trip East. I took
the trouble to make some observa
tions." said C. A. Eastman, Oregon man
ager for the White Motor Car Com
pany. "Automobiles are used at the pres
ent time In the mail service In Boston.
Philadelphia and Columbus, and I made
stops at each of these places.
"With automobiles more frequent re
turn trips can be made to the postofflce.
thus permitting earlier dispatch of the
mail to Its destination and a more
even distribution of the work in the
mailing division and preventing con
gestion, which occurs when a large
amount of matter is brought In st the '
same time from long trips.
"In the cities where the automobiles
are in use the service has proved much
more economical, where conditions exist
that sre prsctically the same. The
figures for the cost of automobile serv
ice have not been made public, but
the cost of horse-drawn vehicles for
the psst year wss $824,653,000.90.
"One thing that seriously hampers
the automobile In postoffice service,
according to the Assistant Postmaster
General. Is the fact that the law Is
such that no contracts of more than
one year's duration may be entered
into. -This makes the contractors un
able to plan for the future, snd as a
result they are unwilling to purchase
any larger number of machines or to
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"All of the big automobile concerns
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