PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 18, 1912. .
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LINCOLN TRIBUTE
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3io.tor1t Waxing Strenooua Cam
paign to Have $2,000,000 Ap
i proprlatlon C1 to Construct
Great Lincoln Way.
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Within a hort time Congress will
decide whether the memorial to Abra
tjtm Lincoln shall be In the form of an
vr-to-date highway, card by thousands
of people, or an architectural recog
nition In the form of a Greek temple,
loeated In one of the Waahlnirtnn parka.
Wore the library committee of the
Jlouae of Representatlvee. March a.
there will be a hearing on Representa
tire Borland' measure, which pro
vides that the memorial shall be In the
frrm of a highway.
i Though the commission In general
chars, of the memorial plan reentlr
derided In faror of utilising a site lo
cated on the Mall In Washing-ton. It la
a matter of common knowledge that
Fresher Clark Is emphatically la fa
vor of the highway, while e-Speaker
Cannon possessed an Idea contrary to
the derision of the commission. Fur
thermore, a canvass of the House 'of
Representatives Indlratee a large per-rrntaa-e
In faror of the road, and It
should be kept In mind that the Senate
In lilt passed a resolution which pro
vided for a fund to make a survey of
the route of the proposed road from
Washington to Gttvsburg. Thus It
would appear that the whole matter
was destined for a thorough threshing
fitt In ConirrM. following the report
of the House library committee, which
Ir sot bound to accept the report of
the commission.
j '. ; Clark Favwra lllcfcwar.
i In the course of bis address before
the Federal Aid Oood Roads Conven
tion recently held In Washington.
?aker Clark expressed these aentl
.ments: . "Congress appropriated 150.009 for
t-ie purpose of having; plans and spec I -t
iratlons drawn for a Lincoln Memorial,
aad aa-reed to appropriate ll.000.0Cs to
tuil-1 it.
i ."There have been all aorta of propo
sitions. It seemed to me to be abso
lutely unanswerable that Abraham
lJncoln was one of the most practical
ef all the sons of Adam. In the, first
place, he didn't need any memorial,
eerhow. but that If he could be eon
It. ted about spending; 11.000.000 to
build him a memorial, be would un
doubtedly want on that would do
somebody that la now living, or to Irve
hereafter, aome good: and that his funs
wsa Inseparably linked op with Wash
ing: ton and with Gettysburg he mad
the most remarkable speech at Gettys
burg that any man ever made, or that
acy man ever will make. I suppose.
"A road would be of some service,
and a monument, too. On thins; I do
know Is that It was settled a Ionic time
ago that If the Federal Oovemment
wants to help build roads. It has sot
the right to to so. That much la cer
tain. Put the practical suggestion that
I have to make In connection with Fed
eral aid la that all the road advocates
ought to agree on a plan and coma
here with It."
Estimate ef Ceat Made.
Robert F. Hooper, preeldent of the
American Automobile Association. In
discussing the subject, makes this com.
tnrnt:
"It Is a fact which ws cannot deny
that motor vehicle owners are now the
most persistent user of the rdads. We
are avowedly In favor of legislation
which shall seek to provide up-to-date
highways including a participation by
the Federal Government in what can
be fairly considered aa National or In
terstate routes. In accentuating the
memory of such a great man aa Lincoln
It may be that motorists are somewhat
prejudiced In contending for the high
way, but when one studies Roman his
tory his recollection of Applus Cladlua
Is quickly brought to mind by the fa
mous Applan Way. In Ilka manner,
the Lincoln Way would be a constant
and dally reminder to thouaands of
people."
"To get an approximate Idea of what
a 71-mlle memorial highway should
roil," saya Chairman George C Pie hi.
( t the American Automobile Association
National Good Roads iioard. also High
way Knglneer of Krle County. N. Y- "Is
not difficult In these days of road
making. The experience of building
similar highways through state-aid
commonweaitha would Indicate that a
most liberal estimate for the construc
tion of a bituminous macadam road
from Gettysburg to Washington would
be about tl.io per square yard. Includ
ing grading, culverts, etc- There are
about M.oud SMuare yards to the mile
In a 42-foot road, making the approxi
mate estimate coat JJ1.000 per mile.
This for 71 miles, would amount to II.
111.000. borne recent figures supplied
by those favorable to an architectural
memorial were sadly distorted and
magnified.
TACOMANS WAXT ACTO IIACES
Speed Errthoslate Would Build Bl
Track. The amateur automobile race drivers,
of which there are quite a number In
'and about Tacoma, not content with
' the unueually large percentage of hard
surfaced streets already open to traffle
In that city, are debating the advis
ability of the construction of what
would probably be one of the largest
automobile race courses In the world.
To the southward of Tacoma lies a
great plateau which la probably of a
uniform gravely surface for an area
of 3i milee square. The surface la so
level that the county road now leading
arroaa It le of even grade, yet la cap
able of the maximum speed of the
ordinary automobile without danger.
The Tacoma enthusiasts are debating;
the question of the establishment of a
circular course anywhere from five to
Zi miles In circumference which could
be constructed at a most nominal coat,
as what little grading would be re
quired to level the few uneven surfaces
could all be done with mechanical
grader.
ttuch a course would, no doubt, at
tract many of the speed kings by rea
son of the fact that the Indianapolis
speedway, probably the beat-known au
tomoblle race course In the world. Is
. but two snd one-half miles In clrcum
fc-ence.
The Santa Monica road course over
which world's records were established
. during the past season, la but eight and
Vartama-factrtc course. Just oatslde of
Oakland. Cal- Is about 11 miles In
length and of Irregular shape and sur
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TRIO OF POWER WAGOX9 THAT ARB DOING GOOD WORK HERE.
There are so many fields of activity In which the light motor delivery wgon can be uaed that It affords an In
tereetlng speculation aa to what will be left for the horse to do after the merchant fully realises the Immense pos
sibilities of the power vehicle. Curiously enough, the business man appears to be taking to the heavy motor truck be
fore devoting hie attention to the smaller delivery wagon a fact which may be accounted for by the tendency of
manufacturers to develop the heavier truck before turning to the. lighter one. Now that the truck has established
Itself and Is rapidly gaining Its rightful place In the commercial world, more attention la being- given to the deliv
ery wagons, which bid fair to win rapid popularity among the smaller merchants.
PRIVATE SHOW CLOSES
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HOME OPEXED WITH
MCCU SCCCESS.
Dealer Saya Competitors Are Mlns
Ins Opportunity by Sot Having
B.ig ExUlbtt.
In order to make the opening of their
new home an event of more than pass
ing notice, the Northwest Auto Com
pany and C L. Boss A Co. held an
-automobile show" all by themselves
last week. Results. according to
Measrs. Volger and Boss, were much
better than they had expected.
Crowds thronged the ealearoom all
during the week. An attractive exhibit
of Keo. Apperson. Silent Knight
Stearna and Premier cars was arranged.
The newness of everything about tha
place presented an attraction that was
Irresistible to those interested in auto
mobiles. During the week several country
dealers, operating under the direction
of F. W. Vogler. president of - the
Northwest Auto Company, who has the
Northwest distribution of the Reo and
Apperson and the Oregon agency for
the 8llent Kntght-Stearns and Pre
mier, visited the showroom. It being
their first opportunity of viewing all
the cars together.
"Our little show was an object les
son to the few Portland automobile
dealers who are aet againat a com
bined motor car exhibit here." aald Air.
Vogler yesterday. T cannot see any
reason why we do not have a ahow
here tble Winter. It always has proved
a boom to the bust ess In the past, and
after my experience during the past
week. I am confident that the right
kind of aa exhibit would mean many
dollar la the pockets of the dealers
generally.
"I think the Portland automobile
dealers should get together and hold a
show. There haa not been one here
since ItlO. That was a great success.
They are letting a golden opportunity
go by, for. In my mind, there Is not
the slightest doubt but that a show
would bring great returns."
TWIN CITIESJO TALK AQUA
Water Ordinance to Be Proposed to
Chr hails .and Centraiia.
CENTRALlA. Wash., Feb. 17. (Spe
cial.) Water ordinances providing for
the the building of municipal grav
ity water syatema In both Centraiia
and Cheballs. will be presented to the
commissions of the two cities Inside the
next two weeks for passage, the ordi
nances being practically completed, and
Immediately, after their passage bond
elections will be called to vote bonds
with which to build the plants.
At a joint meeting of the water com.
ml t tees of the two cities In Chehalls
last night. Judge Rice reported that
Chehalls could legally vote bonds to the
amount of $180,000, and that Centraiia
could go to an even higher figure. It
was decided to negotiate with the
Weyerhaeuaer Timber Company Imme
diately for permission to run pipe lines
across their property to the Inthke at
at the headwaters of ths Newaukum
HARD SORFAGE FAVORED
CHEHALIS AUTOISTS DELIGHT
IX FIXK HIGHWAY.
Small Town's Work Present Argu
ment In Favor of Hard Surfao
. tag Llnnton Road.
"Apropos of the discussion of tha
advisability of the hard surfacing of
the Llnnton road, over 11 miles, tha
macadam surface now In use having
proved Inadequate to tha demands- of
traffic. It probably would be well for
tha supporters of the movement for a
hardsurfaco boulevard. In substantia
tion of their contentions, to call the at
tention of their opponents to a splen
did piece of road paving which was re
cently done at Chehalls, Wash," said
Mel Q. Johnson.
"The surface formation about Che
halls Is principally clay and roads not
macadamised or corduroyed are virtual,
ly impassable during the wet season.
The streets of Chehalls are substan
tially paved with brick, and, beginning
at a point almost In front of the Lewis
County Courthouse, a splendid hard sur
face pavement, 30 feet In width, has
been laid along the county road for a
distance of two miles. This two miles
of hardsurface pavement In the delight
of the autoists of Chehalls and prob
ably Is of mora advantage to tha farm
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Graham Motor Car Co.
Washington and 15th Sts., Portland, Or.
Stevens-Duryea Company, Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Pioneer Builders of American Sixes
era living to the south and southeast
of the Lewis County seat.
"Chehalls Is a city of approximately
000 people, but If they can Indulge In
hard surface" paved county roads, there
seems but little argument against hard
surfacing the Llnnton road over a dis
tance of but 11 miles, leading out of a
city of
tants."
quarter of a million lnhabl-
Washington County Sheepmen Busy
FOREST GROVE, Or., Feb. 17. (Spe
cial.) The Forest Grove Shropshire
Sheep Association la being organized
In this city, the object of which Is tc
secure a farm of from 100 to 500 acres
where sheep will be raised. Should
the plans of the association mature,
annual sales will b'e held in this city,
at which sheepmen from all sections ol
the Western states will be present.
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Last weel? we received two carloads of Michigan "33's" and on
Monday of this week six carloads'more. iVom this shipment we
have already delivered eight machines two here in the city to .
men who have owned automobiles before: They readily saw the
exceptional value in this little wonder and lost no time in becom
ing the owners of Michigan "33's." We want to show you one
, of these cars and what it will do. The Michigan "33" is to the
Mighty Michigan' "40" what a medium:sized diamond is to a
" lacge one. In quality, it is just as good. It is simply smaller
and less powerful, yet it has more power in proportion to its
. weight than any other, car of its size. This handsome, fore door,
touring car, fully equipped with mohair top, windshield, speed
ometer, foot and robe rails and Prest-0 Lite tank, costs only $1500.
All models covered ,by the Michigan guarantee and we are here
to back it up. Large stock of extra parts always on hand. As
to our service policy, ask any Michigan owner.
Michigan Auto & Buggy Co.
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W. A. WILDRICK, Manager
Phone, Etut 1421, B 1345
369-371 Hawthorne Avenue
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