THE SUNDAY OREGOXIATf, rOKTLANP, OCTOBER g, 1913-
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I PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING ONE OE TWO OF FEW GOOD ROADS TO BE FOUND IN MABION COUNTY
COLUMBIA BIGGEST
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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. No trouble
from overheatings or carbonizing was experi
enced. - ' '
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mediately checking the desire to speed.
The City Attorney of Portland is now
busy revising the traffic ordinance to
make It more in harmony with the state
law. He will include therein provisions
governing pedestrians In crossing
streets similar to those prevailing in
Eastern cities and will also recommend
to the Council the reduction of the
maximum speed in any city street to 20
miles an hour outside of the congested
district, which will remain the same
as heretofore.
The Portland Automobile Club recom
mends the use of the arm as a signal
to designate the direction In which th
auto is to move, especially at street
Intersections, believing that It will re-
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