THE SUXPAY OKEGOXIAX. PORTLAND, JANUARY li, 1913.
GRATER LAKE PARK
IN NEED OF ROADS
Superintendent Arant Asserts
Next Congress Should Ap
, propriate $100,000.
ACCESS NOW IS DIFFICULT
Highway Should Be Constructed to
Aid Tourists Around Lake's Rim
and Horse Trails Widened,
Declares Official.
OREGONIA.V NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 18. A system of good and
and become more level Instead of being
cut deeper and deeper-by the wheels ol
the vehicles passing- over them. These
sprinklers could then be used upon the
better roads in tne park when they
shall have been constructed.
"In August. 1910, under the supervi
sion of Major J. J. Morrow, Corps of
Engineers. United States Army, there
was begun the- location and survey of
a comprehensive system of roads In the
park. Also during August and Sep
tember, 1911, this same work was car.
ried on, and-at the present time there
Is a corps of engineers working upon
the location of some of the roads con
templated In the reserve.
' Roads Are Surveyed.
"These contemplated roads - consist
of one from, the south line of the park
to the headquarters In the reserve, a
distance of eight miles; one from the
west line of the park to the same place,
a distance of seven miles, and one from
the superintendent's headquarters to
Crater Lake,- a distance of five miles.- -
"On the east side of the lake the en
gineers also located and surveyed a
road from the east line of the park to
the rim of the lake' south of Mount
Scott, a distance of about nine miles.
This survey follows along the south
side of Sand Creek and Wheeler Creek
by way of the Pinnacles, one of the
moBt beautiful and Interesting locali
ties In the reserve. A road was also
located from the east line of the park,
north of Mount Scott, by way of Cas-
VASHINGTON WILL
GRANGE AUTO LAWS
Uniform Speed Restrictions
Being Advocated by Ever
green Automobilists.'
BIG BOND ISSUE IS SOUGHT
Good Roads Enthusiasts 'Want Leg
lslature to Provide $15,000,000
for Xew Highways and Im
provement of Old Ones.
BT FREDERICK WAGNER.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 18. (Spe
NEW MOTOR DEVICE AIDS MERCHANTS IN SOLVING HARD TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS
1 ye -x&&
i a
, PHOTOGnAPllS
As an Instance of how the Knox-Ma
recently Installed by an Eastern coal
detachable body trailers ot seven tons
can be let down to support the body w
ranged In this manner In front of a res
Ins the kingpin. It takes from 30 to 6
being emptied, the tractor has time t
the meantime, subsequently returning a
SHOW HOW THE JtXOX-MAUTlV TRACTOR IS I SliD.
rtin Tractor is solving the coal delivery problem may be cited the system
company. This firm uses a Knox-Martin Tractor in connection with three
rjinm-lrv each Jacks are nrovlded at the forward end of each trailer which
hen the tractor Is withdrawn. The ph olographs show these trailer bodies ar-
lUence ready to be unloaded, the tracto r having Just been uncoupled by remov-
0 minutes to carry In one of these loads or. coal so tnai wnne mis ooay i
o go back to the yard and haul out another body which has Deen loaded in
nd taking back the other empty body to the yard for refilling.
adequate roads Is the crying need ot
Crater Lake National Park, as shown
by the annual report of W. K. Arant,
the park superintendent, and until
these roads are provided the park will
not be the popular pleasure ground that
Its scenic beauties would otherwise
make it.
Of course, a start has been made In
the direction of providing a suitable
road system, and J50.000 was appropri
ated at the last session of Congress,
but much more liberal appropriations
must be made hereafter, or else the de
velopment and popularising of the
park will be deferred many years.
Last year 5235 persons visited the
Crater Lake Park, most of them In au
tomobiles, there having been Issued a
total of 430 auto licenses for the sea
son, at SI each for a single round trip.
Jn view of the fact that the roads are
notoriously bad, this . charge was
deemed excessive, but that Is the prffe
fixed, and the price will remain in ef
fect untn some future Secretary of the
Interior orders a change.
Three Road, la Park.
Superintendent Arant. In discussing
the Crater Lake Park roads, says:
"There are three wagon roads In the
park one leading from the south line
of the reserve to the superintendent's
headquarters, a dls-tance of eight miles;
one from the west line of the park to
the same place, a distance of seven
miles, and one from the headquarters
of Crater Lake, a distance of five miles.
"The two first-mentioned roads were
built 47 years ago by the Government
troops at Fort Flamath for the purpose
of hauling supplies for use at the post.
They are simply- tracks little wider
thaii a wagon cut out through the trees
and bushes. By constant use these
narrow roads -have become veritable
gutters' the width of a wagon and In
many places on i or two feet deep, maic
ins It very difficult for teams to- pass
when meeting.
"These roads have been kept In the
best condition possible with the meager
sum which has been, available for Improvement-work
in the park. And at
some points havebeen widened and
straightened so that teams may pass,
but generally the trees, bushes, and
logs are too close to the road to permit
a team to r-irn out of the track. These
roads also become very dusty in Sum
mer, so much so that It is very dis
agreeable to travel over them .the
greater portion ot the. season.
Road Spriaklerm l rated.
The dust could easily be 'overcome
by use of road sprinklers. There Is an
abundant supply of water with good
tall suitably distributed along the
roads, so that tanks could be filled by
gravity flow.
"I believe that more real benefit
could be derived from the small outlay
of money that would be necessary to
install this improvement than in any
othernanner with the same amount of
expense, and I cannot too strongly urge
that a sprinkling system be installed
and continued through the dry season
of 1913. Three good sprinklers should
be purchased and tanks erected at
suitable places along the roads.
If these roads were thus sprinkled,
they would need little other improve
ment, as t.hey would incline to fill up ,
cade Springs, to the summit or rim of
the crater..
There was also located and surveyed
a proposed road completely encircling
the lake. For most of the distance
this road will be immediately upon the
rim of the crater, and when It shall
have been completedlt will be beyond
question ona of the . grandest scenic
roads in the world. Upon this road
one will be from 1000- to nearly 2000
feet above the lake and at an eleva
tion of from 7000 to 8000 feet above
sea level, and upon the highest portion
of the Cascade Mountains. It would
afford and unobstructed view" of the
surrounding country to the north, the
east, the south and the west as far as
the eye can reach. - This road . when
completed will be about 35 miles long.
"There has been recently made an
appropriation by Congress of 350,000
for the construction of roads in the
park, and this sum should be used In
the construction of good roads from
the south and the west lines of the
reserve to the lake, as these roads are
much more used than any other routes
into the park, and no doubt will be for
some time to come.
"There should be appropriated by the
next Congress $100,000 for the con
struction of the first section of the road
around the lake, and additional appro
priations should be made until the work
of building the road around the lake
upon the rim of the, crater is 'com
pleted. "The horse trails ta Sun Creek, Mount
Scott, to Union Peak and' to By bee
CreelL should all be cut out, widened
and otherwise improved; for this pur
pose there should be an appropriation
of 11500. Immediately available." -
STATE LODGE HOME URGED
Western Washington Advocated as
Location of Proposed Institution-
CHEHALIS. Wash.. Jan! 18. (Spe
cial) George R. Walker, of Chehalis.
secretary of the, A. O. U. W. lodge of
Washington. In a letter to J. H. Berge,
of Davenport, grand master workman,
advocates the building of a state lodge
home at some location in Western
Washington. k
Mr. Walker' says that he-thinks ths
time Is now ripe, for such a move and
that he strongly advocates It. He goes
on to say that there Is now no supreme
lodge to dictate what shall be done In
Washington, and that the state order
has sufficient funds for the starting of
such an Institution.
A great Incentive for holding men In
the order, a strong point in the securing
of new members, and a big saving in
death claims are some of the reasons
Mr. Walker gives Tor advocating this
movement. An -old member who has
no-home in particular could avail him
self of the lodge's home by turning
over his policy to It.. Fifty acres of
good land west of the mountains is
recommended as a site for the proposed
new home. Members attending the next
grand lodge meeting are asked to rec
ommend locations.
clal.) Revision of the statutes govern
ing -the registration and operation of
motor vehicles and the enactment ot
legislation for the Improvement of ex
isting highways and the construction
of new thoroughfares are two matters
that will receive close attention Dy
the ISth Washington Legislature now
In biennial session at Olympia. so
great has been the Increase In the num
ber of pleasure and commercial auto
mobiles in this state during the last
two years that practically a new law
will have to be drawn up. In fact
the amendments proposed cover prac
tically every point in the . existing
statutes and many of a decidedly radl
cal nature. The enactment of an en
ttrely new code appears to be Inevitable.
Failure of the Legislature during the
session of 1911 to provide for the ap
portionment of a 31,000,000 fund, which
was raised' by a state levy, and the
enactment of further good roads meas
ures resulted in two years of Inactivity
in the matter of Improvement of travel
ing conditions. In view of the resent
ment stirred up by the negligence of
the 1911 assembly and of the utter ne
cessity for remedial legislation In all
parts of the commonwealth. It is not
Improbable that - the present Legisla
ture will act speedily and give atten
tion to the needs of every county an8
district. ;.-'..
Eastern Law Favored.
There is every Indication that favor
able legislation will be enacted as re
gards both good roads and motor ve
hicle regulations.
With respect to the altering of the
present motor vehicle law, a number
of provisions Incorporated In the Con
necticut state law, which is now In
successful operation, probably will be
adopted by the Evergreen state.
Principal among the amendments is
the abolition of the present flat rate
license fee of $3 for automobiles and
motorcycles and substituting a scale
based on the horsepower of the motors,
the money derived therefrom to 50 into
a state highway fund; Issuance by the
state government of license plates to
be of different color each year and
which must be displayed on the front
and rear of the automobile, and a uni
form speed law which will supplant the
many and varied county statutes which
have resulted In Inconvenience to
motorists, frequently with a depress
ing effect on the. tourists' bank ac
counts. .
There Is much rivalry . among the
state governmental departments for the
work ef registering automobiles and
motorcycles. Heretofore the work has
been handled by the office of the Sec
retary of State, but until this year the
Secretary has had no rivalry. The
state highway commissioner's office Is
casting longing eyes In the direction of
that work, and come now the tax com
missioners with an open bid for it. The
number of motor vehicles licensed in
Washington has swelled to upwards of
17.000 and is- still growing. There Is
a reason for the rivalry. Governor
Lister. Democrat, has announced that
many of the so-called needless bureaus
are going to be lopped off the state
payroll and each commission is seek-j
The Man Who Buys the Federal
Always Buys the Federal Again
HPtMagteta hYth?tens?oCnftfutCT and verse- H'att "'Sh-duty bearings; Tires, solid. SbxS
inch front and 3tx4-incn rear.
' - - ' : The best customers of the Federal are motorcar manufacturers,
designers and engineers. Do you grasp the significance of thatf
The best advertisement in the world is the act of the man who repeats his order.
and.
TU A Mint Car Cn ant. their first
Federal truck Sept. 20, 1911, and their
second Federal Truck March 30, 1912.
The Detroit City Gas Company bought their
first Federal truck June 23. 1911; their
second July 6 and their third August 29.
The.Gemmer Mfg. Co. bought their first Federal truck August
the second marcn it. iv. ,
Beecher, Peck & Lewis got their first Federal truck Jan. 12, 191J, and
the second March 14, 1912.
These are all firms operating iri Detroit, Mich. They have f lgnres re
cording in dollars and cents the durability, the reliability, the etti
' fiency and the economy of the Federal. That is the reason they
bought a second and a third Federal truck to reduce the cost of
their deliveries. Write for those figures.
Those cold, convincing figures brought these manufacturers, mdVcIiants
and engineers to the logical conclusion that the Federalat $ 1SUU
is pre-eminently the cheapest as well as pre-eminently the best
Standard One-Ton-Irucu on tne marnet
One -Ton Truck
And here is a partial list of the Manufac
turers, jobbers and distributers in vari
ous parts of the conntry that have re
peated their initial orders for the
Federal track.
The Portland Railway, Light & Power Co., Portland, Ore., has Eight
Federals. ' ' ' -
The Star Carriage Co., of Seattle, Wash., has Four Federals.
The Witherbee, Sherman Co., of Mineville, N. Y., has two Federals;
Haggard & Marcusson,' Chicago, three Federals; Walther-Williams
Hardware, The Dalles, Ore., two Federals; J. Cunningham, Roches
ter, N. Y., two Federals; Emmons Draying Co.,' San Francisco, two
Federals; Motor Bus 'Transit Co., Gary, Ind., four Federals; Mar
shall Field Co., Chicago, two Federals; American Bank Note Co.,
New York City, two Federals; J. F. Grantham & F. M. Stultz, Gary,
Ind.. two Federals: Lemp Brewing Co., St. Louis, two Federals.
btandara une-ion-irucK on tue maitra. - . -
We can offer no better selling argument than the names of these scientific men, these close-buying men, these hard-headed business men who have
we can oner no oeutci fa .01i .mnorsed the Federal and Come. Back for more.
IrUObCU, avit-Kiift a-.
GERLINGER MOTOR CAR COMPANY.
690 WASHINGTON STREET. SEEVICE DEPARTMENT 86 TENTH STREET.
Largest Distributers of High-Grada Motor Trucks on the Pacific Coast.
J1;--
ing to annex the motor registration
to avoid the executive ax.
I'nirorm Speed t.lmlt Desired.
(v., . mmloa1nnA a haVB TtTfTtarP-A
a bill which will be Introduced at the
present session 01 tne Biiaiuir. it
, : 1. 1 .. . 1. .. tw nh n ti FflO will' hfe
IS (JUMIU1V 1.11 11 L a. A. . 1
made and several amendments will be
added to cover points not imiy
a .1- 1 , . ......... T-.1 at. nnw f T;i TH
LUrLll 111 ViiV - ..w ..
The board has not aavocatea a unnorm
speed law, but there Is no question uui
.1 . , u n mn,.A Triii ftnmo nn for con-
luo-k int..-.. ..... . .
i a ....... n-l,A..A la a irvon t AMI Ol
siuerauufi. mtic - - r -
dissatisfaction with the county laws
because or their wjaeiy omereni cb"
latlons. Various motoring organiza
tions have had the matter under dis
cussion for some time and the solons
will be urged to taKe action.
r 1. ,nv AAmmtacirnara hflieVA that
XiiO 10. i.wn.i.'-.. -
the registration fees should be changed
to apply as lollows: MOlorcycica,
afB nf i"s than 30 horse
power,. 20 cents per horsepower; cars
r : 1 1 i-nroBun w f r ana uvci. v ...... .-j
per horsepower; motor dray, truck or
uejivei nii6u -
vehicle used for commercial purposes,
but not doing a business as a common
carrier to points outside or incorpurai
1 . . .... -tti.a MirardlpsR of th
is the first time that cognizance has
1 ... 1 r i,-ira the commercial
ueeii wadii k. w , - -
models having not receivea serious con
sideration when the present law was
enacted. All cars in city, county, state
and s-overnment service are exempt
II 1.1 1 1 1 uio
- The horsepower of the motor vehicles
in the case of Internal combustion
engines will be determined In accord
ance with the formula adopted by the
Association of Licensed Automobile
, ( in pdrh of steam and
electric motor vehicles, the amount and
rate of such horsepower win ue
. 1 , hv the maker,
lermiiidu no . ... .
and if the machine has two ratings
St horsepower the registration win w
based on tne nigner ratine.
BeBtatrotlon Change Urged.
iro.r nneratlnz- a motor vehicle not
nmntrlv registered, the measure pro
vides a- punishment by a fine of not
ss than 2h and not more man i.
n..,inff ih timA hetween one hour
after sunset ana sunrise eutii uiuiu.
vehicle shall carry a light which shall
be thrown upon the registered num-
1 k I.I. II ha En illuminated as
to !be legible a distance ot 60 feet,''
says one provision 01 tne. yini"
v. ,.0 -,i ,,-o-c- tha Mviflton of the
annual license fee Into four parts, to
. , 1. B nlannwl
be paia quarterly; bibw, a ..a........
1. hA nraaAttt iftfA AT renewal
to iiifli-n-i 1 - - 1'
of automobile licenses from June 1 to
a much earlier rate. rnere jh
able sentiment toward, this procedure,
for automobilists who purchase ma
chines in March. April or May must
pay the regular rate and must renew
.1 1- n..mKaa twn nr three months
later, or on June 1, just tne same as
if thtey had used tne license tor tue
full year. ,
Motor-car ceaiers generally u up-
posed to the quarterly payment yuu
, n . . knthop it would entail.
leca-use v. l " .......... - - -
preferring to send checks or cash at one
time lor the entire year. There has
been no opposition to tne increase in
. 1 .i.atlnn fe. so lonfiT RS the
receipts are placed In a highway fund;
but no matter what action Is taken on
the registration fee -question, the
owners will demand that the money
longer go to tne state bcuciai iuuu,
. . ...... . Thav enntpni that the
as at , .
money they pay for permission to op
erate cars should go toward the im
provement and maintenance of the
public highways. -: -
Notice of Transfer Demanded.
ot an QfAiirntA iAMrd of the
number of cars, their horsepower and
, .i... . v. .. ..no A ha, nrnnAB.n the
vaiuanuu, . 11 1: m
following provisions in the automobile
law:
"The owner of every motor vehicle
shall file annually in the office of the
State Board of Tax Commissioners, on
a blank to be furnished by the Board.
- ,-.., crfvinir tha, num. residence
postoffice address and a description of
every motor venicie o nceu or con
trolled by him or In his possession, in
cluding the name of the maker the
number, if any, affixed by the naker,
the date of manufacture, the character
of the motor, Its rated and advertised
horsepower, weight and capacity, to
gether with such other information as
may be required by the Board. The
certificate of registration issued by the
Board shall be carried at all times upon
such motor vehicles and shall be sub
ject to examination upon demand by
the tax commissioners or by any
sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or
police officer.
"Upon the transfer of ownership or
any motor vehicle, its registration
shall expire and the person In whose
..u vchfMA in registered
shall return forwith the certificate of
registration to tne Doaro. 01 tax com
1 ....1 u nrl,ri a wyttten notice COn
taining the date of such transfer of
ownership and the name, place at resi-
1 .. . .1 n cir.fi
dence ana postonice wiuicbd 01.
new owner."
floaters Provided For.
Provision is made for the ycensing
of automobiles in the possession and
of factory branches and
agencies. It reads: '
-T7 Uvjar-vmnn or manu
ln.i y i'l . .. . ...
facturer of motor vehicles may, in
stead of registering each vehicle owned
or controlled, by him, make applica
tion to the state board of .tax com
missioners lor a general ana uis-
I 1 .. V- I nM.nI.aP rtl TT1 13
IHIK-llBliWie xaunut-. w. "
motor vehicle owned or controllea by
such manuiacturer, ueaiei i mtiju-u
shall, until sold, hired or loaned for
. a? m-m-A than flvA successive
days, be regarded as registered under
the provisions 01 tnis bccuuu. r"
be required to pay a registration fee
her of motor
uaDim v . " ...... e . -
vehicles used. , operated or kept lor
hire or use curing tne caieuunr
each average number of vehicles to be
determined by the state board, which
Bhall have access to his books and
records and shall have the right to in
spect his cars, warehouses, stables and
premises for such purposes."
Big Bond Inane Sought.
Not only is the state government
planning to do considerable work In
the betterment of highway conditions,
but the counties as well have made
provision or have laid plans for ex
pending large sums of -money in im
provement of existing roads and con
structing new arteries of commerce of
- t -1 o - ThA nresent Letr-
lslature will be asked to levy a tax
which will proouce j,wvu,vuv aim moo
pass legislation calling for a state bond
i lt flAn AAA frtr- tVlA htlflfiiniT
of a chain of permanent thorough
fares radiating rrom tne iraue wuren
1th. includinir. spe
cifically, a cross-state highway from
the Canadian poroer to me ures" mi-.
ierce-Arrow
5-Ton Trucks
Are Worm Driven
This system is more
efficient than the :
side chain driven.
The Pierce-Arrow
Sales Company
14th and Couch Sts.
(Temporary Quarters)
Marshall 3G9 A 6538
H.S. COLTER
and a- trans-mountain road to con
nect the east and west sides of the
Cascade Mountains. There is now U.
400,000 for ' road work - lying idle in
tlKe state treasury which will be added
to any appropriation which the state
solons will pass.
The sentiment concerning the good
roads-campaign in Washington is de
cidedly favorable, and it is believed that
the 53. 000,000 appropriation will be
passed and that the $15,000,000 bond
issue proposition will engender suffi
cient votes to enable the question to
go before the voters. The J3.000.000
appropriation is asked for Immediate
improvement and construtcion work, as
the funds from the state bond issue
will not be forthcoming for several
years because of the' necessity of
complying with legal requirements.
Permanent Roads Is Aim.
King County, In which Seattle is
situated, already has adopted a bond
issue of $3,000,000 for the betterment
of highways within the county borders.
A number of other counties are agitat
ing highway improvement in addition
to that planned by the state govern
ment. This county work alone will in
volve the expenditure of many mil
lions ot dollars on both sides of the
Cascade range.
There Is considerable antipathj
against any plans to build temporary
highways, it being deemed a waste of
public money to expend appropriations
on thoroughfares, where repairs and
maintenance bills will always be
needed. The general cry Is for per
manent and durable roads, which, while
more expensive in the Initial cost,
will be cheaper In the end because of
the absence of excessive maintenance
Women Compose Mock Jury.
BANDON, Or., Jan. 18. (Special.)
The first jury of women for Coos Coun
ty was Impaneled this week In a mock
trial In which Colonel R. H. Rosa and
J. AV. Mast were made defendants. The
trial was under the direction of the
Bandon Commercial Club and was at
tended by as many people as the Im
provised courtroom would accommodate.
N. J. Crain acted as judge.
LIFE CREWSARE LAUDED
Captain Qulnan Investigates llescue
Work, in Rosecrans' Wreck. '
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 18. (Special.)
Captain J. H. Qulnan, inspector of the
13th district of the Lifesaving Revenue
Cutter Service, has completed his offi
cial Investigation of the wreck of tha
steamer Rosecrans and the circum
stances attending the loss of the power
lifeboats, the "Tenacious," of Cape Dis
appointment, and "The Dreadnought,"
of Point Adams.
He finds no blame attached to either
crew In the matter, and speaks In tha
highest terms of the work done In their
attempts to save the survivors of the
wreck. He has received notification to
the effect that power lifeboat "Auda
cious" has been ordered brought around
from Baadah Point. Neah Bay, for the
use of the Cape Disappointment life
saving crew. The boat Is of the latest
Improved model. 36 feet long, and has
a 40-horsepower six cylinder engine
and the most modern lifesaving equip
ment. There are no more boats available at
present, and the Point Adams crew will
have to wait a little longer for their
boat. The reason this one was avail
able Is that there were two boats ol
this type at Baadah Point.
Quarts lamps are experimentally in use en
the streets of Chicago and are said to put
the other electric lamps in th shad.
The trsd that makes
the brake effective
The Safety Tread puts the power
in your brakes to stop the skid in
the street. The forward bar of the
tread pushes the ooze out fromun
der the tire, giving the following
bars a firm hold on a clean spot.
Things "'brake your way" with
SAFETY
TREAD
"Besrln Hie Short Step
PORTLAND BRANCH, 325-327 BURNSIDE ST.
GLIDDEN TOUR 'WINNER.
ALWAYS IN THE LEAD
The Car of Proven Durability, Economy and Reliability.
UNITED AUTO CD.
622-23 Alder Strtet
PhonesMain 4337, A 7171.