The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, October 05, 1913, SECTION EIGHT, Image 84

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIATf, rOKTLANP, OCTOBER g, 1913- 8 I PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING ONE OE TWO OF FEW GOOD ROADS TO BE FOUND IN MABION COUNTY COLUMBIA BIGGEST A OBSTACLE TO ROAD Proposed Interstate Bridge Is x Held Most Important to Pacific Highway. COMMERCIAL NEED GREAT M. G. Manly, Ardent Worker for Span, Says Importance to Port- J land Ranks Second to Rail-T- way and Carlines. BY M. Q. HUNLT, (From the Mart Mr. Munly haa been 're of the most prominent and ardent worker top the cause. Auto Editor' note.) This is the day of big things. The Panama Canal not only is one of the greatest engineering; achievements in history, but is the most inspiring- fact In far western progress since the com pletion of the first transcontinental railway. - The great ocean to ocean thorough fare now seriously considered will have Its counterpart on this western coast In the Pacific highway planned to con nect British Columbia with the Mexi can border; and then, there is under way. within our own borders, the Co lumbia highway and the deepening of( the Columbia River, the great water highway; pretty big, ambitious things for the Northwest. The Columbia River, the splendid waterway of the Oregon country, is, nevertheless, the greatest obstacle in the way of an Interstate bridge pro posed to connect Portland and Van couver, and the most important link in the Pacific highway. Tet the bridge Is vastly mere important as a local commercial convenience than as a part of any highway scheme. ' Importance Is Compared. To Portland, the construction of such a bridge is next in importance to the coming of an interstate railway. Wag on roads, county roads, if you will, are second only In importance to car lines. In a Bense, all the county roads, these near-car lines, focussing in Vancouver, and all the lines of wagon roads radi ating from thence through Clarke County Into the adjoining counties, will find a new terminal and a new outlet fn Portland. The present movement for a bridge yross the Columbia River to connect Oregon and Washington from Vancou ver to Portland had its beginning some time back in the Autumn of 1908. It was planned to ask an appro priation of 12500 from each state to cover the cost cf a preliminary sur vey. As the result of this enTort, com mittees from both legislative bodies met In the Commercial Club of .this city, on the night of February 11, 1909. The Joint committees agreed to recom mend favorable action, but nothing was done owing to the defeat of the bill in our own legislature. The bridge agitation was revived and took definite form once more about a year ago. Simultaneously, the people of Vancouver and Clarke County took hold of the matter with great enthus iasm and a fund of 5000 was raised by popular subscription, Vancouver and Portland contributing equally, to meet the expense of a preliminary survey. ' Clarke Votes Own Panda. An adequate appropriation was voted by the Washington Legislature last Winter, but the measure was vetoed by Governor Lister of that state. Not withstanding this disaster to their hopes, the people of Vancouver and Clarke County, in a spirit of civic en thusiasm, resolved to carry the whole burden of the undertaking and voted $500,000 for the bridge, an amount which puts a first mortgage on every piece of property in Clark County equal to 6 per cent of Its value. It Is doubt ful if such a spirit of civic self sacrifice can be paralleled by any other community in the United States. Experience with the Legislature of this state made it plain that a call for a state appropriation by Multnomah County for an interstate bridge would meet with failure. A judiciary com mittee, to draft a suitable measure to present to the lawmakers at Salem, was appointed. This committee was com posed of P. B. Riley, Whitney L. Boise, John F. Logan and M. Q. Munly. Two separate bills were drawn. One pro Tided for the issuance of bonds by any county along ' the state boundary for bridges over waters forming such boundary; and further provided for the payment by the state of the interest on uch bonds, such Interest rate In no case to exceed 6 per cent. The other bill provided that the Gov ernor should be ex-offlclo chairman of any commission to negotiate and con tract with the authorities of adjoining states for the construction and opera tion of such boundary bridges. It is yet a full month before the election, but such is the enthusiasm everywhere awakened in the project that If the election were held tomor row the bonds would be voted by an overwhelming majority. It is only fit ting that this should be so. The batteau and canoe of pioneer days gave way to the steamboat and the terry. In the expansion of both states. The military road was supplanted by the steam car, and later by the electric line. But the old tenr of territorial days, not so very much in advance of the old Love's Ferry of 40 years ago. In its appointments, is still with us. Bond Issue Different. There Is one thing not to be lost sight of in th.s bridge campaign: There is an important difference between this bond issue and every other bond issue heretofore put up to the people. The County of Multnomah will be obli gated to pay the principal of the bonds only. The Interest charge will be paid by the State of Oregon. Practically, this means that half the burden .will be borne by the state; for the interest charge during the life of the ordinary bond usually equals and often exceeds the principal. The burden of a bond Issue, the annual interest item, is elim inated. Long before these bonds fall due the increase in tax income from growing land values Incidental to the Increased commerce and population will supply the surplus to pay off the -bonds when they fall due. It is a bur den that is so admirably divided that it will never be felt by those who vote tor it. On the contrary. Immense im mediate benefits will be conferred upon -the Portland consumer, who thereby will be annexed to the whole fertile region of Southern Washington. 1 Already the trade with Portland from Clarke County, under present traffic conditions, exceeds $3,000,000 annually. This amount will be increased vastly by the new bridge. The farmers of that region thus will be provided with an unlimited market, and the advantages will be shared in by the mechanic, by Increased demand for his labor, by the merchant, the manufacturer and by every Industry within the whole of Southern Washington, as well as Port land and vicinity. The bridge practi cally would annex to Portland the City of Vancouver and its immediate vicin ity, with cords of steel, and bind to us as permanent commercial territory the ' three lower counties of the neighbor state. r . w : fits' iSLK,-- fL I III I IIIMflllll I 1111111111 I I I ! ' rrWJK. "Owl" 9 V With $42,000,000 Valuation. Marion Could Vote $800,000. FARMERS TAKING INTEREST Good Roads Was Leading Topic of Discussion During State Fair. Special Election May Be Called to Vote Bond Issue. SALEM, Or., Oct. 4. (Special.) Al though Marion County has an assessed valuation of $42,000,000, second largest in the state, and is empowered under the law to vote about $300,000 bonds for building thoroughfares, it probably has the poorest roads in the state. But sentiment and demand for better thor oughfares is becoming keen, and It is probable that within the next 18 months there will be as much work in progress on the roads here as in any county in the state. One attrac tive feature Is that the engineering problems are not serious, and the nat ural foundations are above the average. Sentiment for the improvement of the highways is crystalizing, and re ceived considerable Impetus during the State Fair which has just closed. G. F. Rodgers, former Mayor of Salem, who probably has taken more iriterest in the campaign for better roads than any other man, declared today that the farmers are becoming disgusted with present conditions and were discuss ing them among themselves. During the fair a principal topic of discussion was better highways and how to get them, with emphasis on special district levies and the issuance of bonds under the constitutional amendment passed by the people, and the enabling act passed at the last session of the Leg islature. Sentiment in the eastern and northern parts of the county is special ly favorable to the raising of money for the improvement of the roads at once. Fanners Want Market Roads. "The farmers, I find." said Mr. Rod gers, who is chairman of the good roads committee of the Salem Commer cial Club, "are not particularly favor able to the Pacific Highway, although they realize what its value to the county would be. They are more fa vorable to the building of market roads, that is, roads between towns, or minor trunk roads. They want roads for use in the marketing of their pro duce." Although the County Court has emulated the courts of other counties to some extent, the reason the roads in Marion County are In such poor condition is the oonservatlsm of the court. It has done but little original road work for years. Half of the money raised for this purpose Is used for re pairing roads and building bridges, while the other half goes back to the various road districts for use-by them. State and County Co-opernte. The best stretch of road in the coun ty is that now nearlng completion be tween Salem and the Reform School. The state and county are co-operating In the work, the state furnishing con vict labor and the county the machin ery. The Improved stretch of thor oughfare is five miles in length. Mr. Rodgers, about 18 months asjp, superintended the building of two miles of road on the thoroughfare be tween Salem and Portland, which is a part of the Pacific Highway. Convict labor was used and the cost was about $2000 a mile. Mr. Rodgers believes the voters will approve a large bond Issue if a com prehensive system of road-building it prepared. He says it is not Improbable that a special election will be called this year for voting upon a bond issue. Novelist Is Motor Enthusiast. 3 1 -A.fi- 7 "ZczT'tt 7 Oc2 C?, jy&eSZ' 1 SPEED I1IAF0UGHT Portland Automobile Club Aids in Curbing Fast Driving. R0CKPILE , TERMS GIVEN Rida Johnson Young, author of many successful novels, plays and librettos. Is an enthusiastic owner of a Kissel Kar. Mrs. Young knows all the best roads out of New York and her week end tours have led her into many tell ing tests of the power and efficiency of her oar. Club Recommends Use of Arm a! Signal at Crossings; Violations of Speed Laws Decrease Nearly Half as Result of Work. By H. P, Coffin, Chairman Public Safety Committee, Automobile Club. Much has been written of late In newspapers and magazines deploring the growing speed evil which has struck to the very foundations of our existence. The microbe has been plant ed in old and young, rich and poor, the distinguished and the criminal, and no place either on land or sea or in the air we breathe seems to be free from its enticing tentacles. Man's ingenuity has placed in the hands of the speed maniac a dangerous weapon In the automobile and motor cycle. While it is true that the large majority of drivers are still immune from the bite of this infectious bac terium, the danger of infection lurks at every turn. With the advent of the motor-driven vehicle came the demand for better country roads and paved city streets, the consummation of which presents an opportunity to dis regard, either wilfully or carelessly, the safety regulations In force for the pro tection of the motorist and pedestrian alike. The Insane minority, inoculated with this uncontrollable desire to burn ud the city streets and wear out the newly made roads of our counties, are causing the authorities endless trouble In the enforcement of the speed laws, particu larly as the motor vehicle has come into universal use within the past five years and the police power, which has not kept pace with these new con ditions, finds that it is almost impos sible to do effective work in running down violators, due to the lack of proper and adequate equipment. This very grave and almost helpless con dition confronts nearly every com munity, and much thought and deliber ation is- being given in devising some solution. Such a condition existed in the City of Portland. The police force Is small In comparison to some of the Eastern communities, making it no easy task efficiently to keep the peace, of which the traffic ordinance is only a part. The result has been to create a grow ing prejudice in the minds of the pedes trians, and rightly so, against the auto driver, augmented by the daily reports of accidents and violations of the law in increasing numbers, and In many in stances resulting fatally. The Portland Automobile -Club, car rying a membership of nearly 1000, came in for considerable criticism, as the public believed that many of its members were to blame for these con ditions. This was an erroneous Im pression, as the club, both as an organi zation end as individuals, was doing everything possible to reduce the vio lations of the traffic ordinance, not only among its own members, but the drivers at large. Finally something had to be done, so the public safety committee of the club was requested to take some action to relieve the situ ation if possible. As a result of several meetings with city officials, the spe cial traffic squad sprang into exist ence. One hundred representative citi zens owning automobiles became otfl- Help - Us Fight Rim-Cutting, Blow-Outs, LooseTreads They Cost Tire Users Millions For years we have fought against rim-cutting. Now the tires which pre vent it No-Rim-Cut tires are the largest selling tires in the world. Now we are fighting blow-outs. And the method costs us $1,500 daily. Now we are fighting tread separation. We paid $50,000 for the right to use the way. In these ways we are doing what no other maker does. Now we ask your help. We ask you who know to tell men who don't know, what these methods save. Millions of Tires Have Rim-Cut Any clincher tire any hooked-base tire is bound to rim-cut under certain conditions. The rim flanges curve in they dig into the tire. And a tire run wholly or partly deflated is bound to be ruined by them. Almost one-third of all clincher tires are discarded for rim-cutting only. This is proved by statistics gathered for us by certified public accountants. ' . Goodyear No -Rim -Cut tires don't rim cut that we guarantee. All this waste is ended when men get these tires. But we control the only method to make a feasible tire of this type. All tires save Goodyenrs are vulcanized on iron cores alone. When this is done under fierce compression the fabric often folds. In those weak spots, where the fabric is useless, thousands of blow-outs occur. No-Rim-Cut tires are final -cured on air bags shaped like inner tubes. On elastic air, under actual road conditions. Thi3 stretches the fabric so that every inch of every layer bears its full share of strain. This extra process costs us $1,500 daily. Because of that cost, no other maker saves you these needless blow-outs. Fewer Loose Treads ' We save loose treads by a patent process for which we paid $50,000. The tread rub ber, in its plastic state, is forced down through the breaker strip. Thus hundreds of large rubber rivets are formed to prevent tread separation. Then the whole tire is vulcanized en masse. This is another fea ture found in Goodyear tires alone. is Fewer Blow-Outs In these same tires No-Rim-Cut tires we now save needless blow outs. We end the countless blow-outs due to wrin kled fabric, shirking its part of the strain. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY. AKRON, OHIO qwntn. Pnnada. London, England. Mexico City, Mexico. No-Rim-Cut Tires With All-Weather Treads These are costly features. On this account, No-Rim-Cut tires used to cost one-fifth more than others. But their immense popularity their multi plied sale has brought the cost down and down. Now no standard tire of any type costs less than No-Rim-Cut tires. You who know thesa facts should tell them. There are hundreds of thousands of you. You who don't know should ask those who do. These savings are too big to miss. Our dealers are everywhere. Dealers Everywhere. Branches and Agencies in 103 Principal Cities. Write Us on Anything You Want in Rubber. PORTLAND BRANCH, 62 BROADWAY Phones: Pacific, Main 2190, and Home, A 4046 - t.A low with th- same Dowers as a regularly constituted officer for the emorcemeni mo w... , a The Innovation was so well received that the Sheriff or tne county to swear In the entire corps as Deputy only in the city, but on the T;ountry roads as well. Tne news was umu to every corner of the county that the citizen-constabulary was on the job. The moral effect was marvelous and the number of reported violations ieu CA xart T'htn WftS dUC in A vjil vv wwm - measure to the educational P""J adopted towards the motoring public In an endxavor to Keep xnem nuum . i . vlAlatfntiii were sent law. xveyui 10 - to the Chief of Police, who caused to be entered in the records meae mira tions and a form was filled out and . i . . 1 nff.nrl.l dr SL WamiDK maueu luc - - notice that a second offense would lead to his arrest. In July of this year a wave of speed in cr struck the city and stern measures were enacted, instructions were re ceived from police headquarters to make more arrests as wiiiiw . . TVio result of the cru- sade was the sending of several speed maniacs to tne rooipuo fined heavily. The Circuit Courts let It be known that they were in thorough sympathy with the Municipal Court in curbing this evlU The lower court has given much thought in the handling of these cases and in a number of ln- i BHin(.H ttiA novel nlan of LilU Ut3 HO.D confiscating the offender's machine for a certain period, depriving the speeder from operating his car under pain of a heavy fine hanging over mm. irere penalties nag ine eu-i. m A Remarkable Performance The Buick that recently made record run from San Francisco to Portland 17 hours and 10 minutes faster than previous record aver aged 2V2 miles per gallon of gasoline, was equipped with KAYFIELD CARBURETOR and used Monarch' Diamond Oil. 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