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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1911)
g TnE SUNDAY OREGOyiAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 6, 1911. F. B. RILEY FINDS QOOD ROADS ON AUTO TOUR TO BRITISH COLUMBIA Highways ia Western Washington Are Placarded With Directions Rainier Park, Easy of Access, Will Attract 10,000 TourisU This Year. v.- - na Hi :u . .-.. Vjj. I Fi '4iM:. r.J!.v fo.tv-. r. '.fr. k rl 1' Y I i lira- VAAC xr-m-,. - - J sssssssssssssssss ' (r-3Wu. rmfrw r r i r rsi rr t n rs rs i- i -xvw-f m. mm.- sr -sjj"'' it -' - .... yVJ rffc Vrf-- ----- - III II 111 IK After a four WMki" tour through Wah!nirton nd British Columbia. Frank B. Riley ha returned to Port mad, a more ardent booster for good roads and enthualaatlo over the detail f aa extended automobile outing;. Ilia larty Included Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Riley tnd daughter, Ruth, and Mrs Frank l!ey and their little son Billy. Running on no set schedule, but dis tributing their time as the attractions, reather conditions and roads suggest ed, the motorists thoroughly enjoyed the long Journey In the seven-passenger Packard touring car. which was equipped with tire and motor trunks, small baggage, luncheon and thermos bottle kits. All through the tour the midday meal was enjoyed in soma grove of sceclo attraction, in regular picnic fashion, and they managed to make connections with some hotel for the night. A feature of the long run that helped considerable toward the enjoyment was the fact that not the slightest mechanical trouble mas expe rienced. "All through the trip I was surprised to And that the condition of the roads was so excellent, said Mr. Riley. "This was particularly so around Tacoma and Seattle and all throuich British Co-,' lumbla. So many delightful short trips can be made that the motorist Is in a quandary as to which ones to make. The trip to the Rainier National Park Is one that every autolst should make If convenient. As an evidence of the spreading fame of this new park. E S. HaU. superintendent, expects 10.000 vis itors this season. . Mount RaJnlcr's Easy Trail Lares. I have an abiding and loyal af fection for our own Mount Hood and Its snow-peaked nelejhbors. but I fear that not only will the accessibility of Mount Rainier and the accommodations 10 be found In the park, divert the Eastern tourists to that region, but will lure the Portlander from Ms own mountain. And this fact brought add ed realisation of the Importance of a On highway from this city to the snowflelds of Hood. "The road In the park Is a stupen dous achievement and stands as a monument to engineering. Machines are not allowed to go farther than the Nlsqually Glacier, but the ordinary driver would not rare to take his car over the halr-ralslng sky-line stretches and turns that lie above and beyond to Paradise Park. "The roads of Central and Northern TVashlnarton and British Columbia are thoroughly placarded with directions and cautions for steep pitches and sharp turns and. unlike those of Ore gon. I saw no defacement of any kind. -The Pacific Highway' Is already a reality. The patriotic promoters have created an unbounded sentiment for the road and they have It splendidly marked through Washington. We fol lowed It for the roost part and soon the little white signs grew to be re assuring and companionable In an un familiar country. Many Farmers Own Cats. "Throughout the tour, especially In the Taooma. Seattle and Everett coun try, we saw many farms equipped with garages and passed a great number of cars owned by the rural residents. "When first driving la Canada, the American motorist Is considerably con fused by the English rule of turning to the left when meeting vehicles and passing them on the right. Two or three unfortunate collisions occurred whsn we were there and the Canadian press near the border frequently com ments upon the growing necessity of uniform rules of the road for both Americans and Canadians. "The drive from Portland to Seattle Is materially bettered since the Im provement of the Carroll Point grade. This ia one of the finest stretches of road on the whole Journey. It was fin ished less than two weeks ago and was put In by convict labor. The steepest grade In this section now Is only about ft per cent, where formerly it ran as high as Z5. with plenty of chuck holes. "The drives radiating from Tacoma to the Country Club and along the shores of the American and Gravelly Lakes are fine and the one from Taco ma to Seattle, much of It over the state-aid roads. Is a beautiful one. It Is about 46 miles and I think It can be covered with as much ease as going from Portland to Oregon City. "There Is a choice of three routes from Seattle to Everett. We chose the one by way of Klrklaad. which began with a delightful ferry across Lake Washington to that town, from which we motored north to BothaL For six or seven miles north of this point there was much old corduroy, but later on the road developed into a beautiful thor oughfare and after skirting a charming little lake, a rendesvous for Everett folk, dropped down Into that town, ex posing fine views of the harbor and sound. "We followed the Pacific highway through Snohomish and Skagit Coun ties and in Whatcom County to Bell Ingham. The roads in these counties were fine. At ML Vernon, the motor lsts. at certain stages of the tide, may cross the Skagit by a crude ferry ana eliminate a few miles. Having used this means, I can warmly recommend that tourists give it a wide berth and go bv war of Auburn. "The nrst leg of the Journey from Belllngham to the Canadian border Is a straight boulevard to Lynden, about 15 miles. We did near cross at Lynden but went along the Pacific Highway for SO miles to Blaine, where, like Lyn den. there Is an American customs house. Still following the Pactflo Highway this road Is splendid to West minster. From this point to Vancouver many sections were closed for repairs, and the difficulty taxed one's Ingenuity and patience to reach trie terminus. Many luring short trips s,re offered around Vancouver with plenty of good roads." ICE1VIEN BLESS AUTO Motor Truck Makes Delivery Better and Easier. DO WORK OF THREE TEAMS New Van BuUt Like Dig Refrlgcr- tor. With Greatest Possible Pro tection From neatLarge Ter ritory Is Served Cheaply. During the past two weeks of warm weather the ice dealers of Portland have had an excellent opportunity of observing the automobile as a factor In the Ice business. Those ice compa nies which have already Installed motor truck service for the handling and de livery of their commodity have had much reason to rejoice, and those who have heretofore been skeptical are now Inclined to be more receptive when the subject of the power vehicle as a means of economy is onder discussion. IL C Harris, promoter of -the SL Johns Ic and Cold Storage Company. Is among the dealers who have been rejoicing In their progresslveness. 8ome three months ago the SL Johns com pany replaced two teams and wagons with a three-ton Packard truck, spe cially designed and built to order. In this short period of time, according to Mr. Harris, the big motor truck has already proved Its great superiority ov the horse-drawn vehicle, and dem onstrated Its value as an economlxer and a "business getter." "Our truck was made to order for us." said Mr. Harris, "and before we gave the order we gave the matter a great deal of thought, perfecting every detail of our plans and endeavoring to forestall all our needs. The van, or box. of our truck, in which we convey our Ice. is built on the principle of a big refrigerator, the top, floor and walla all being constructed so as to provide the greatest degree of pro tection from heaL A heavy, quirk working door at the rear of the vehicle enables our man to take out orders of ice In the shortest possible time and with the least possible disturbance of the low temperature that Is maintained in the Interior. "This, together with the element of greater speed In getting over the ground, enables us to keep waste down to the minimum, to be prompt in our service, and to serve a greatly Increased number of customers living in all parts of the city. We deliver both -wholesale and retail orders and cover a territory that it would be utterly im possible to get over with teams and wagons; and I wish to add. also, that we are doing this at a lower cost than we paid under our old system of teams and wagons, even when serving an appreciably smaller trade. Our truck easily does the work of three teams and wagons, and does It In an Incom parably superior way, with satisfaction to all concerned." SALES CREATE VACATION Hupmoblles All Sold Agency Force Iteats Awaiting; Shipment. Vacations for employes of automobile Arms are seldom ordered by heads of departments. Ordinarily It Is hard for the overworked salesman to get a year ly recreation period. Bat. nevertheless, that is what has happened at the head quarters of the Smith-Cleveland Com pany, Hupmoblle agents for Oregon. So popular have these little cars be come In Portland. It has been a big task for the company to keep a stock on the floor. Last week every car on hand had been sold and a new carload, con taining six cars, had already been or dered. With no ears to sell and or ders being placed without the need of demonstrations, Azarlal Smith, mana ger, packed his ditty bag and hied him self eastward In an effort to obtain additional cars. Before Departing he granted his salesmen leave of absence until a new stock of Hupmoblles could be obtained. Fred Smith Is In charge of the Hup moblle headquarters while Smith, Sr., is in the Est. Owing to the fact that there were no stock cars to be had. it was -Impossible for members of the Smith-Cleveland Company to make the run to Estacada last Sunday for the Portland Automobile Dealers' Associa tion picnic. The Smith-Cleveland Company has been established In Portland Just one year, and during that time has placed many Hupmoblles In service. There are now more than 100 Hupmoblles In Ore gon, most of which have "been placed through the agency of the Smith-Cleveland Company. Members of the firm are from Toledo, 0 and Detroit, Mica. The Reo Sensation for" 1912 assSSBSBBBBBBSBXea SBMBBSBSSBSBSBBBBBSJ SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBSSSSSBiaSSBSSBSISSSJSSBBS SSBSSSBBBBBBBSl BBSSSSBSBBSSSSSBSBBBBBS This Car for $1,000 BBBBBBI 1 SBSSSBBBBBSBBBBSSBa SSSBSSSSBSBSBBBS asSasSSSBSSaSSSSSSSSSSSSBSSSSSBSSSSJ (Price Subject to Oiange Without Notice) The new Reo Thirty," with fore-door,frrep8enjjertonneatu Four 4x4&-inch cylinders 108 inch wheel base 34 x35-inch tires the best of magnetos. Our latest and finest creation a roomy, powerful, stunning car for an even-thousand dollars. Top and windshield not Included. Wooqoip this car with a Mohair Top and SBp Case, a Meager Automatic Windshield, a Speed ometer aad a Gas Tank all for $100 extra. Here is the first attempt to sell a high grade car for an even-thousand dollars. The latest design of Mr. R. E. Olds the finest car which .this famous factory ever . sent out from its doors. The price is subject to change; it may be impossible. We count that this price will add SO per cent to oar output without added overhead expense. If it docs, the price becomes possible at the present cost of materials. If we find it impossible we shall later increase it. For we never shall skimp on any part of this car to keep the price at $1,000. The car is now on exhibit, at this initial price. And not another car under $1,500 rn compare for a moment with it. How We Did It For a good many years we have con stantly increased our output. . Year by year, and part by part, we have brought the Reo car to perfection. Gradually each impor tant part has been standardized, and per manent machinery baa been adapted to it. Year by year we have equipped ourselves to build every part of the car. Now there is hardly a part that we buy. AH the costly experiments are ended now. The expensive changes have all been made. Our machinery, dies, jigs and tools need no raoce alteration. Some expensive materials, like tires and steel, are costing less than formerly. And the selling of oar cars costs a great deal less, because of our organization. Now we can increase our output by half, with no extra cost save for materials and labor. For all of these reasons, the time seems at hand -when a car of this class can be sold for $1,000. And, until further notice, we are going to do it. No Sknnpmg Whatever The first part of our problem is to let Reo friends know that this car isn't skimped. We have never built a car, at any price, equal to this new model. We issue a circular of complete specifications.- We tell the eTart materials used in each important part. You will find that no costly car, in any part of its chassis, uses any better. , We tell how to analyse steel to know that every piece comes up to our specifica tions. We tell how we test the tensile strength the hardness. We tell how we crush gears one in each 25 to prove that abuse can't harm them. No other maker, we believe, insists on these ex treme tests, We tell the bearings we use -the very best hi the world tho Tme$ te5 tn Hyatt High-Duty. We tell how the magneto is given a test which no other magneto will stand. How the carburetor is adapted to present grades of gasoline. How the engine ia made so trouble-proof and silent. From he big wheels and tires down to the smallest part we are giving you here the very best that we know. And you can prove the fact in fifteen minutes by com paring the details with high-priced cars. Designed by R. E. Olds This car was designed by Mr. R. E. Olds and is built under his supervision. It is the cap-sheaf of all his experience. That fact alone is sufficient to tell you the worth of this car. Mr. Olds is the dean of designers. Long before the days of automobiles, the Olds gas engines were the greatest of their kind. In the early days of the motor car the only cars worth having were built by Mr. Olds. And he has been among the ablest leaders in all progress since. The $1X)0 Reo is Mr. Olds' latest de sign. It is the embodiment of all his ripe skill and experience. - And that is the at most one can say about any motor car. The $950 and $900 Reos A close-coupled car with removable ton neau on this same chassis is sold for $950. Also a Torpedo Roadster $900 the speediest, classiest, sportiest roadster that ever came near this price. Every agent has them now on show Please measure them up for yourself. R..M. Owen & Co. cEw Reo Motor Car Co., Lansing, Mich. Northwest Auto- Co. 493 Alder Street Portland, Oregon YAQUINA TRIP IDEAL One-Day Auto Tour to Coast Proves Delightful. ROADS IN GOOD. CONDITION W. J. Clemens President of Port land Automobile Clnb, Make Journey From Here to Ocean hj West Side Route. rw.. f tho most Dlcturesque roads In the state. Newport. Taqulna Bay and Lincoln County are only iu hours distant from Portland by auto mobile. It s one of the most dellght- nna..v automobile tours in the vicinity of Portland, says W. J. Clem ens, president pf the Portland Au tomobile Club. Mr. Clemens prob ably has made more tours in Oregon thsn any other Portland motorist and says the Newport lour is aeugni- he ful. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Clemens. Miss .-1 - n.n.mni.r. Mrs. n lisle V O II Borstel and H. E. Clemens last weelc returned from a five-day visit to New port and nearby places. They traveled i Mr. IJiemens large iuuhust vmx. A new route was traveled by Mr. imens ana ne kqtdcuci me use ui one shown In the accompanying map. Insteaa or going oy way or Al bany and Corvallis as has hitherto j the general choice or motorists, Clemens piloted his car to. Dayton West Salem, then to Independence Monmouth, entering King's Valley out of Monmouth. Through King's n . t -. -RlnHirAtt And FMrivville t h rosd leads Into the generally traveled In Cle th bee Ml an an Jul Va Newport highway and from there to the Taqulna Bay resort Is but a few minutes' travel over a good highway. Slletz Trip Enjoyable. Once at Newport there are numerous short and pleasant drives for the mo torist, one of the most pleasant being that Into the SUets Indian Reservation over 22 miles of splendid highway. A delightful part of the ride into the reservation is tho 14 miles between Newport and Slletz River. It Is neces sary to ford the river at this point b.ut as the water is not more than 18 In ches deep it can be done easily enough. "The SUets Reservation is one of the prettiest countries In Oregon, I be-, lieve." said Mr. Clemens. "It is level and very fertile. The roads have been nicely improved there and motoring conditions are simply grand. "We left Portland at 8 o'clock and were In Newport by S o'clock that night. To do this it is not necessary to do any scorching to make the trip in that length of time. A new hotel has been built at Newport and excel lent accommodations are to be found. Bathing facilities are good and there are Innumerable beach attractions. If one wants to get away from the city for a day's outing Newport is one of the many pleasant one-day trips." Roads Good on Average. The distance from Portland to New port, according to the speedometer on Mr. Clemens' car. Is MO miles. The Journey can be made easily In ten hours and done with extremely oare f ut driving at that. ' With the excep tion of that portion of poor road be tween Rex and Tigard, iu Washington County, the roads were excellent for touring. Many pleasaat expert? ces smong the Silets Indians were told of by Mr. Clemens and his brother, Bert Clem ens. Bert Clemens has camped on the Silets River several times and has be come fast friends with msay of the redskins, due to his athletic prowess. His welcome by the Indians was very cordial. A baseball game was gotten up by the Clemens party while visiting there. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McLaren re turned last week from an automobile tour to Seattle. They had good luck with their car all the way and say that the roads are In. excellent condition most of th. way. MOTORISTS TRAVEL FUR ACTOISTS MAKE TRIP FROM PITTSBURG TO HOOD RIVER. versity of Pittsburg and is spending his vacation on the motoring trip. T. J.. Wilson and F. V. Irfcntenfeis, Who Left Smoky City Jnly 2, Come All Way West In Car. HOOD RIVER. Or.. July 29. (Spe cial.) With the tonneau of their high powered E. M. F. automobile loaded down with their baggage and nearing the end of their 8000-mile Journey, T. J. "Wilson and F. V. Licbtenfels. of nttsburg. the first transcontinental autolsts to arrive here, have reached the city from The Dalles. The two left the "Smoky City" July 2. With th. exception of having been ditched near Wooster, Ohio, when the steering apparatus became deranged, the entire trip was without accident. "We have been making good time every day. with the exception of five spent in visiting friends along the way.' 'said Mr. Wilson. "Our route was over pretty fair roads the whole distance. The ' worst stretches that we had to contend with were found In Wyoming. We stopped a short time in Salt Lake City and came northwest from there to Huntington. The roads both on this and the other side of Huntington were good. However, the sand between Pendleton and The Dalles gave us a great deal of trouble. "It was great to strike the cool mountain roads after we left The Dalles and wound around the hills this side of Mosier. It was one of the most glorious sights that I have ever seen as we started down the descent of the range east of the Hood River Valley and into the great expanse of or chards." The car was taken by ferry to Un derwood, Wash., from which point the autolsts will proceed to Cooks, where Mr. Wilson owns extensive real estate and where he will spend several weeks visiting his brothers, F. O. and J. H. Wilson. Mr. Llchtenfels is a student of the medical department of the Unl- MAXY MCEXSES TO BE ISSUED State Registration Office Expects Rush During Last Days. SALEM. Or.. July 27. (Special.) Ul to today the automobile department of the office of Secretary of State had issued 2735 licenses under N the new law. There are three more days in which to issue approximately 2205 li censes and of other owners of ma chines in the state. There la every Indication that in the final rush to secure the new numbers before August 1. when the law goes Into effect, will deluge the dapartment with mail. Between 400 and 600 letters are being received daily. Best Form of Binder Puzzles. The public branch of the Depart- N ment of Agriculture at Washington la still at work experimenting to determ ine the best form of binder to use for road surfacing, preserving the road and laying the dust. Many of these experiments were carried on last year Vi co-operation with Cornell Univer sity. Tar, oil and oil-asphalt prepar ations have been used, and one road has been surfaced with the new oil concrete which has been discovered by the department. The roads, as a rule, have stood up well on the new test. , Falling Rock Wounds Miner. GOLD HILL, Or., Aug. 5. (Special.) James Anderson, who was hit on th head by a falling rock while working in a shaft at the Gray Eagle mine, on Sardine Creek, six miles from here, was brought to the Gold Hill Hospital to day. The man's wounds were dressed by Dr. Kelsey, who found that, aside from scalp wounds, he was 'uninjured. When George V Is crowned Emperor of India at Delhi, next December, 33 Ford cars of the model T type will b conspicuous in the great Dunbar pa rade. Royalty will ride In the auto dur ing, the big procession Instead of ot horses and elephants, as has been th custom heretofore. The cars have beat shipped to Calcutta;