4 TITE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX. PORTLAND. MAY 5, 1012.
TWO AUTOMOBILE FIRMS NOW ARE ESTABLISHED IN HANDSOME NEW HOMES. 1 1 1 OTO Q 11 1 1 II I lj j 1 H lfeHS I
GOOD ROADS BILLS
"Start Something'
DEFIED BY PHALL
Get a Presto Self Starter
Archer & Wiggins Company
Oak Street, Corner Sixth
Purveyor of Auto and Sporting Good
Advocate of Better Highways j
Makes Plea for Passage
of Six Measures.
DECISIVE ACTION IS URGED
ear " sa av- mm m m m a m m anaw a eanv aBae aa - -
II L:.v v" til RaH Pnarf? Hnrtinn Travel I fill
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COUNTY AUTHORITIES RULE
Expenditure of All County Money
and Part of Mate Fund I Left
In Hand of Jndrea and
rommltonpr.
BT C. T. rRAI.I-
Tn.re tppMri to bo widespread lr
norance throughout the stat In regard
to the provisions of the six proposed
highway laws for which lnlttatlYo peti
tions are now being- circulated. Very
fw voters are t akin a; Use necessary
time to read the bills and for that
reason I hare prepared a brief synopsis
of the measures.
I desire? to first offer a word or two
ef explanation In regard to the prep
aration of these measures. The bills
were drafted by a committee of five
appointed by Governor West, and thl
committee spent several weeka In care
ful deliberation. The measures pro
Tide a system by which a moderate
amount of money can be raised each
year through both state and county
bonj Issues, and also provide for the
distribution of funds upon a scientific
and equitable basis.
Male AM Bill KsplaJaed.
The main bill, which may be called
the st.ite aid bill, creates a state road
board. comrOBed of the Governor. Sec
retary of tftate and Hale Treasurer
who ar also empowered to act as a
atate bonding committee. The Gov
ernor Is authorized to appoint a atate
highway commissioner at a salary of
of 1360') a year, and li:.000 Is set aside
from the state hlgrnway fund for the
payment of this salary and other ex
penses connec ted with the office.
The bill creates a state highway fund
and provides for Us distribution, and
furthrr authorizes a yearly Issue of
bond not to exceed fl.0u0.0uo. It alxo
provides for a sinking fund for the
payment of principal and Interest of th
bonds.
The object of the bond Issue In this
bill Is to provide funds for road con
struction, which may be apportioned
amuna; the coontles to aid them In con.
tructlon of their roads. The 11.000.000
rsl.-eJ annually is to be apportioned
smiR the various counties In the fol
low ins; mr.mr: Two-thirds of this sum
1s to be dtvlded Into three parts: one
third ts apportioned amonu the coun
ties equally: one-tl.irj upon the basia
of the counties' assessed valuations.
the remaining one-third according to
the counties' areas In square miles.
Sparsely Settled Cos at Ire Law.
In order that the various countiea
may take advantaKe of this state aid
fund, they are required to raise a cer
tain amount of money, and for this
purpose th counties are divided into
two classes. All countiea having; an
assessed valuation of over f 10.000.000
are of the first class. The second clasa
la composed qf all other countiea In the
atate. tit-fore they can secure their ap
portionment of the state hlghwny fund,
counties of the first clasa must raise
by taxation or otherwise an amount
equal to their apportionment from the
lata highway fund. In the rase of
countie's of the second class they axe
required to raise an amount equal to
one-half their apportionment from the
atate hlchway fund. This provision
In the bill will operate to assist the
poorer and more sparsely settled coun
ties. This bill further provides that the
expenditure of thla atate aid money
shall be wholly In the hands of the
county authorities, and under the laws
as they now exist for such purposes.
The State Highway Commissioner la to
act In respect to these expenditure
.only In an advisory capacity and upon
the request of the county authorities.
tate Roada la Aim.
The foregoln? method of distribu
tion accounta for only two-thirds of
the 1.000.0i0 bond Issue proposed to
be raised. The remaining one-third la
to be expended by the Slate Highway
Commissioner under the direction of
the state road board,
in the construction of strictly state
roads, and one-half the amount shall
be used to construct such roads In the
first Congressional District, and the
remainder for similar purposes In the
Second Congressional District. Thla
provision Is deemed a very wise one
and waa Inserted In the bill for the
purpose of aiding those portions of
the state which are least able to help
themselves in the matter of road build,
in ir.
There are many stretches of road In
the two Congressional Districts named
which are main traveled highways, but
whl.-i do not directly benefit the coun
ties In ghlch they lie. These roada are
eMrnttal to interstate travel and their
construction should therefore be ef
fected by the state at large.
Klaktas; Fa ad Provided.
This state aid bill haa been safe
guarded In every manner possible and
one of its principal provisions is In re
gard to the retirement of bonds. For
tins purpose a sinking fund la created,
to be known aa the road bond retire
ment fund. To supply the money for
tills fund taxra are to be collected In
:o annual installments, beginning in
the llth year of each Issue of bonds.
It is provided that these bonds are to
run 30 years and bear Interest at not
to exceed 4 per cent.
The sinking fund shall be invested
by the state road board In the same
manner in which the school fund and
similar moneys are now Invested by the
State Land Board, or In bonds Issued
by virtue of this act. This provides an
absolutely safe method of investment,
as not a doliax of the funds so in
vested by the State Land Board haa
ever been lost.
(eaaty Boadlac Bill Drflsei.
The second principal bill provides
means for the issuance of county bonda
for road construction and carefully de
fines the method of expending money
so raised and the procedure for holding
county e'.e-tlons and autborlxes the
levying of taxes for the payment of
principal and Interest on said bonds.
The county bonds are to be 10-year se
rial bond, and are to bear Interest
at
a rata not to exceed per cent. These
bonds are tn be Issued In denomina
tions of fSOO. which provision Is for
the purpose of making them available
to the small Investor.
The County Judge, County Treaaurer
and County Clerk are authorised aa the
county bonding committee to prepare
and market ail county bonds. The pro
ceeds of bond sales shall go into the
reneral road fund of each county to
be expended as now provided by law.
Section 2-0 of Lord's Oregon Laws
provides that S per cent of the gen
eral road fund shall be distributed in
each district In the proportion that
aid district's taxable property bears to
fct.ujL.ij.jfcaaa -taa mu
F7u ' : la : ! v 1 ri IV- n WW) i r ?1 'Ill!-f.;n1r-1
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the whole taxable value of the county.
The remaining SO per cent to be ex
pended In the discretion of the County
Court.
Bill Prerddea For Vac ef Coavfcte.
Sectiona 7 and 10 of article 11 of the
constitution are amended in such man
ner that neither county nor state can
issue bonds In an amount greater than
2 per cent of the assessed valuation In
either case.
The two remaining petitions are for
convict labor laws, which will enable
the proper authorities to employ pen
itentiary or city and county convicts,
aa the case may be. upon road work
or upon work In and about publlo
buildings. This system Is already prac
tically in effect. In ao far aa peniten
tiary prisoners are concerned, but with
out legal authority. The bills also ab
solutely prohibit the making of con
tracts with Individuals or corporations
for the services' of convicts. The con
vict labor bills are In line with the
moat advanced methods of prison re
form and ahould meet with the ap
proval of all voters.
PROPHECY IS FULFILLED
TRUTH OF WRITER'S KAItLY
PREDIOTIOX SEEX.
Automobile- Industry Haa Grown to
Proportions of Scribe's Dream
In Fw Years.
"Several years ago one of the lead
ing automobile wrltere of the country
made the statement that In a compara
tively short time the automobile would
play a larger part In the affairs of the
world than had been accomplished by
the tremendous and far'-reachlng utili
ties of all the raidroads," said C C
Bobb. assistant aales manager of the
Michigan Auto tc Buggy Company, who
Is, making Portland his headquartera
for a few months while covering the
Northwest territory, when commenting
on the wonderful growth of the auto
mobile Industry.
This writer." continued Mr. Bobb.
-asserted that aa the railroads had
lifted the present generation to a high
er, happier and broader existence than
that lived by their fathers, so the au
tomobile would lift the younger people
of the present generation to a higher
plane of living than we now enjoy.
The lift of the automobile would be
greater than the lift of the railroads
and our children would take a higher
atep above us than we had taken above
our fathers.
"The man who made this assertion
waa the happy owner of a valuable and
far-seetng imagination. His words,
written in the early stage of the auto
mobile Industry, made a deep Impres
sion upon me. for I was then In the
buggy business and could not see the
motor-car business aa It has since de
veloped. "The market will become flooded. It
was said. Men will tire of this, their
expensive toy. the fad will pass, and
factories, built with unseemly haste,
will echo to the silence and be left un
used. But aa the years have sped by
and today we see the automobile In
dustry second to none In thla country,
we have to acknowledge the truth of
the prediction."
Mr. Bobb haa just returned to Port
land from a trip through the 'Willam
ette Valley visiting a number of the
Michigan agencies.
Foreign Shipment Made.
Another foreign shipment of JO Over
land motor cars left Toledo last week
for Australia. This makes the second
shipment to the antipodes since March
in. xnaklng a total of Ii cars for April.
The Overland will be shipped to Mel
bourne and Sydney, from which cities
they will be distributed throughout
the island.
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GABS SOLD DIBEGI
White Company to Establish
Factory Branch Here.
WINTON NOW IN NEW HOME
Portland Motor Car Company
Decker Auto Company Move
Into Handsome Es
tablishment. ind
Portland soon will be the home of
another direct factory branch of an
automobile company. The latest firm
to contemplate this move Is the White
Motor Car Company, of Cleveland, one
of the leading automobile manufactur
ing concerns of America.
E. W. Hill, factory representative of
the company and one of the ploneera
of the Industry, has been here for the
past three months. As a result of his
investigations, the 'White company will
establish a direct branch instead of
being represented here through an
agency. This decision waa finally
reached last week.
Rumors of such a move has been
current since the failure of the White
Motor Car Company, of Portland, the
agency which gave up the ghost a few
montha ago. When Mr. Hill was sent
here to take charge and give the White
representation in this territory again,
the word spread that the parent organ
isation likely would make thla the
central distributing point for the Pa
cific Northwest. Confirmation of the
report waa seen In the work of the
factory man in obtaining the services
of several employes of the company
which formerly handled the White
here.
Already a big stock of touring cars
and trucks. Including the big "Slx
Slxty" pleasure car, have been shipped
here. Hill secured a lease on the build,
lng occupied by the old White agency
at Sixth and Madison streets, where
the factory branch will be located.
Recognizing the need of competent
men thoroughly familiar with existing
local ' conditions, Mr. White obtained
the services of Charles R- Williams,
for two years sales manager of the
Wlnton branch In Seattle. He plans a
whirlwind campaign to give the White
machines the prestige they had in thla
territory before dlsaater overtook the
old company.
Mr. Cook, a White factory expert, la
already on the ground with a force of
mechanics familiar with the White pro
duct. Mr. HI 11 plans to maintain a
service department that is second to
none on the Pacific Coast.
In selecting Portland as the main
point from which to handle the North
west trade, the White company follows
the lead of the Studebaker Corporation
and the Ford company. Portland la
recognised by the majority of automo
bile men as the local distributing
point for this district.
Evidence of the healthy condition ef
the Oregon automobile business is
plainly seen in the number of build
ings for automobile concerns that have
been constructed In the past few
months. Tbe latest flrma to move Into
new buildings are the Portland Motor
Car Company and the Becker Auto
Company.
The home of the Wlnton now is lo
cated at Twenty-third and Washington
streets, adjoining the Packard build
ing. It Is one of the finest equipped
automobile establishments in the North
west. The growing popularity of this
r-j. .1 sa llama :
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f. I' Ai
six-cylinder machine In Oregon made
It necessary for the agency to obtain
more spacious quarters.
The Becker Auto Company, which haa
the Oregon distribution for the Lozier
and R-C-H. also has moved into a
beautiful new home. Becker Is now
located on the northwest corner of
Davis and Fourteenth streets. The en
tire first floor and part of the second
floor of the big brick building is occu
pied by the Lozier man.
W'll Wtlzinski, Oregon Brush agent,
drove a Brush car 4i" miles past Salem
last week and declares that he went
over some of the worst roads that the
human mind can conceive. Not once,
however, did the little car fall to do
its duty, he said, and he arrived at
his destination with no serious' diffi
culty. For 12 miles the road was In
hub deep mud and Wllzinski came near
quitting a couple of times.
J. E.'Maxon and party will endeavor
to make the Mt. Hood trip today. Con
sidering the condition of the roads at
this time of the year and the fact that
it has been raining almost steadily for
the past week, the Journey will be a.
hard one to make. Maxon Is confident
be can do It.
LOXG TOURS AttE EXCOVRAGED
Maxwell Owners to Be Rewarded for
High Mileage.
So many owners of Maxwell oars have
reported mileages In excess of 80,000
miles that It haa been decided to form
the 60,000-Mlle Maxwell Motor Club for
the purpose of encouraging long-distance
touring, and to properly reward
Maxwell owners who qualify on a mile
age basis, according to word received
from the factory by Ed Cohen. Oregon
agent for the Maxwell.
In addition to gold medals for Max
well owners who have covered 50,000
miles, there also will be silver medals
for those who have reached the 25,000
mile point In Maxwell cars.
Upon submitting proper proofs, the
branch or dealer handling Maxwell cars
will arrange with the president of the
50.000-MUe Maxwell Club, to see that
these medals are supplied, and the
statistics will be kept for the future.
CLUB'S NAME IS CHAXGED
Hood River Men Emphasize Work
for Good Roads Cause.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. May 4. At a
meeting of the members of the Hood
River Automobile Association, the name
of the organisation was changed to that
of the Hood River Good Roada Asso
ciation. The following board of directors for
the ensuing year were elected: E. O.
Blanchard, Charles Hall, P. S. David
son. Captain C. P. McCan and J. R.
Putnam. E. O. Blanchar. who Is Mayor
of the city, was made president of the
association, and P. S. Davidson waa
named secretary.
The organization is active In Its ef
forts toward securing better roads
through every part of the valley. Dur
ing the past week it has used funds
from Its treasury toward repairing bad
places In. the city streets and county
roads.
Crowe Auto Co.
Sixteenth and Alder Streets
RAMBLER STUTZ
MAIS TRUCK (Gear Driven)
The Best American-Made Truck
Distributers for Oregon and Southern Washington
W. Ti. Morgan Points) Out Ixtaa to
This 6ectlon Through Lack of
Highway Suitable for
Motoring.
An opportunity whloh the Northwest
should be more enthusiastic about
grasping, according to W. L. Morgan,
la that of attracting the Summer tour
lng of automobile parties from alover
tbe country.
"All on earth we need to bring the
automoblllst our way." says Mr. Mor
gan, "are roads good roads, the lack
of which Is holding back the develop
ment of this wonderful country In so
many other ways. We have a Summer
climate so cool and so delightful that it
haunts the memory of those who spend
even a few days here, and with our
fragrant evergreens, picturesque rivers
and wonderful scenic attractions we
have all that nature can bestow. Man
himself must provide the roads.
"Recently I was down in California,'
continued Mr. Morgan, "and spent
number of weeks touring through that
state. I was continually reminded of
the superiority of our great Northwest
over even far-famed California in the
matter of Summer attractiveness.
All those who have tried motoring
through the dusty San Joaquin Valley
In the Insufferable Summer heat, or
even over the beautiful boulevards
around Los Angeles after very early
Spring, know that the Summer heat
there Is a great disadvantage. Souths
ern California is delightful as a Win
ter resort, but it is not naturally entl
tied to the Summer travel.
"If we Just had the roads, even fairly
decent roads, here In the Northwest,
we should inevitably draw the travel
Oregon and Washington would teem
with touring cars and tourists from all
over the United States, from May until
November. What we need Is a good
boulevard from Mount Shasta to the
British Columbia border with side
roads leading off to Crater Lake. Mount
Rainier and other of our numerous
natural attractions.
"With the example of California's re
cent $18,000,000 appropriation for good
roads, the Northwest should bestir
Itself If It is going to try at all to keep
pace with the times. We should pick
up California's fine road, where It Is to
leave off at the border of Oregon, and
Join with Washington In completing
the Pacific Highway. So long as we
are not taking active steps toward this
great Improvement we are neglecting
one of the best opportunities for ad
vertislng the Northwest, and overlook.
lng a means of most profitable devei
ODment."
With his family, Mr. Morgan left
Portland January 16, shipping his car
direct to Los Angeles. Fred Jacobs and
his family were leaving for the south
land about the same time, and Mr. Mor
gan Joined Mr. Jacobs In chartering a
freight car, upon which their two au
tomobiles were sent to Los Angeles.
The two families toured over the fine
boulevards that traverse Southern Cal
ifornia In every direction, taking all
the famous trips thereabout, crossing
over the Mexican border, and returning
to San Francisco via the Coast route.
"We had exceptionally fine weather,
said Mr. Morgan, "and a most enjoy
able time all the way. I think, like all
Oregonians who have ever motored
over those splendid roads In Southern
California, I came home more than ever
enthused for the gooa-roaas movement.
To See the
Warren Is to
Realize Its
Value
30 35 40
Offers you the maximum value
in Style, Comfort, Durability
and !peed. It is perfect in every
detail, yet its cost is moderate
both in purchase price and up
keep. Ride in this car and see for
yourself how simple It Is to
operate.
For information as to how it
continues to do its work
Ask Any
Warren
Owner
$1350 to $1850
Fully Equipped, F. O. B. Port
land, Including; Self-Starter.
Arrange for a Demonstration.
Portland-Detroit
Auto Co.
(J. E. Maxon, Manager.)
Fourteenth and Coach Sts.
Main 1566. A 2103.
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MARION K-R-I-T
WARREN
Atterbury Truck
Columbia Carriage & Auto Works, Agts
209-211 Front Street. Phone Main 2892.
General Auto Repairing. Bodies and Wheels Built to Order.
AUBURN
BALLOU 8 WRIGHT
Largest Stock
Automobile Accessories
M & W G. & J. and Hartford
Tires, Monogram Oils
80-82 Seventh St, Cor. Oak. Portland, Or.
MOTORCYCLES
INDIAN AND EMBLEM
BALLOU & WRIGHT, 80-82 Seventh Street, Cor. Oak
BOWSER
Crowe Auto Co.
Sixteenth and Alder Streets
RAMBLER STUT2L MARION K-R-I-T
MAIS TRUCK (Gear Driven)
The Best American-Made Track
Distributers for Oregon and Southern Washington.
TC10) The car that comes fully equipped
HjrCiL-J' Best for the Money
Ford Motor Car Agency
E. B. Slerct, Praa. and Mar, E. 8 th and Hawthorne Ave. Phone East 643.
VolranixInK RetreadlnK. M. K. BLOOG
THE AMERICAN
1912 trJfDERSLUJfO.
A Car for the Dlaerlmlnatlns; Few The Safest Cm on Earth.
GARAGE STORAGE REPAIRING.
Nob Hill Garage & Auto Co., Inc.
00-td Kearney St, Between Twentr-Zirat and Twenty-second.
APPEESON STEAENS EEO
NORTHWEST AUTO CO.
DISTEIBUT0ES
F. W. VOGLER, President
617 Washington Street. Phones Main 7179, A 4959.
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PREER CUTLERY & TOOL CO.
Headquarters for Shop Supplies
and Automobile Tools
74 SIXTH AND 311 OAK STREETS
Schacht Motor Car Co.
COMMERCIAL AND PLEASURE CARS
COR. FIFTH AND HOYT STS.
Our Motto: "Quality and Square Deal"
Western Hardware & Auto Supply Co.
SEVENTH AND PINE STEEETS
Vulcanizing, Hardware and Auto Supplies.
Phones: Main 8828, Home A 2016.
"Your Money Back" Tire Guarantee!!
Pennsylvania Vacuum Oup Tires will
anteed for 4000 miles' actual service. They carry
the most liberal guarantee of any tires ever sold.
A. J. WINTERS CO., Agents
67 6TH ST., BETWEEN OAK AND PINE
The Best Place to Buy Auto Supplies, Hardware,
and to Have Tires and Tubes Repaired.
Auburn Motor Car Co-
E0BT. SIMPSON, Mgr.
505-7 Burnside Street
A 7339, Main 2674.
GASOLINE and OIL TANKS
STORAGE SYSTEMS fc'OR. PI'HLlU A.SU flll-
VATB GARAGES,
. D. Stoddard. As7t 3U3 Columbia Bid if. Blula 14. S
JOHN DEERE PLOW CO.
Northwest Distributors,
EAST MOEEISON AND SECOND STS.
' Phones: E. 3887, B 1625.
TIRES
KTT. U1-:ll X. 14th. Main 70or.
not skid in any direction and are guar