TTTE SUNDAY OR EGO XI AX, PORTLAyD, DECEMBER 21. 1913.
CUR WINS ON FARM
OREGON KQTOBISTS NOW ON HOTJTE OF OLD SANTA FE TRAIL.
ROAD TEST 'UNIQUE
ROUGH AUTO TRIP
TOLO BY WOMAN
ONLY WOMAN GOOD ROADS BUILDER IN WORLD l
ARKANSAS KESlDJiNT
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Horse and Motor Compared
for Tractive Powers.
New York Holds Remarkable
' ' Reliability Run.
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Mrs. W. R. Logus Has Decided
Part in Return From Jour-r
ney Through East.
UTILITY MOTOR IS SEEN
ALL PARTS ARE SCANNED
Automobile Conceded to Have Kcst
of Argument, However Consid
ered, as Decreased Value of
Equines Shows.
Hoick Models -Make Good Showing In
Contest Involving Almost Every
1'caturc of Anlouiobile Except
Wind -Shield and Tops.
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DESERT EXPERIENCES HARD
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Husband Often Ile-lirved at Wheel
and AsMstauce Glvea In Pulling
Machine lYoni Holes and
in Fording Streams.
1-art XI of the account of the double
dasoootlnni-.l trip taken Or Mr
,'ius. of Oron City. In this P"
Locus ukn up the story. Auto Editors
BY MRS. W. K. LOGCS.
Tor weeks my husband has been pre
vailing upon me to write at leat one
article for The Oregonlan of our double
transcontinental trip, so reluctantly do
1 take the pen to describe a few hun
dred miles of our tour west of Raton.
My iinwillingnessness may be ascribed
to timidity In attempting a newspaper
ftory.
While the tour was being discussed
mil actual plans carried out I made up
.rv mind that I would not be a mere
ltstenger. but would do all that a
mun could In making the trip a suc-
Hardly a day passed that I did
wi relieve my husband at the wheel.
allow-In him to relax his muscles and
enjoy his jimmy-pipe, and not a few'
times did he actually slumber, which
1 considered a great compliment, as It
showed his confidence In my driving.
Of course. 1 was the commissariat of
the expedition, purchasing all supplies
and attending .to their preparation;
kept the diary, book of expenditures,
read the maps and road data to him as
we sped along, besides being advisory
mechanic and utility derrick In extract
ing the car from difficult places, to
say nothing of assisting at the power
end of the block and tackle.
Aula roiuilB Found.
Leaving italon, X. M.. at 10 A. M,
wo lay our route for I -as Vegas, a dis
tance of 120.3 miles, and for the first
13 miles crossed and recrossed the
Santa K railroad at frequent Intervals
over a good natural prairie road, which
led through ranch after ranch.
W.iere the fences divided these
ranches special crossings had been built
for autolsts. which saved one the
trouble of opening and closing gates,
consisting of runways or troughs ten
Inches in width right over the fence.
As far as the eye could reach there
was nothing but beautiful prairie, with
high waving grass, upon which cattle
by hundreds fattened themselves for
market. Some ten miles to the right
and far in advance were ranges oT low
lying blue mountains and to the left
.Maxwell's historical ranch.
While crossing a deep arroyo we
found a man In trouble. In attempting
to pull out with a heavy load he had
broken the double-tree on his wagon.
After repeated efforts to fix him up It
finally was agreed tPiat we should drive
to his ranch, 15 miles out of our way,
for assistance, which we did after get
ting lost several tlmeB. this section of
the road being extremely rough and
making slow-going necessary.
Mealeaa Village Reached.
Toward late afternoon we reached
Springer, a typical Mexican village,
where were found adobe houses, mus
tang ponies, the cowboy of the great
Southwest that one sees In moving pic
tures and some half dozen real Mex
ican senorltas. Our larder replenished,
we slowly followed a poor road Into
Colmor Station, and thence to Nolan,
where the road Improves.
Rain had been threatening all day,
but so far we have escaped it. As I
glanced back, though. 1 could see the
storm coming, and urging my husband
to greater speed, we began a race with
the oncoming storm. Lightning cracked
all around us, and every second we were
In danger of being struck.but the lit
tle motor hummed bravely on, and we
won, establishing camp at the foot of
Wagon Mound, a small rocky mountain
some 400 feet In height, where some 50
years previous a brave company of
;loneers had been encompassed by In
dians and starved to death.
River I FnrdrA'
Just before reaching Watrous' ranch
it was necessary to ford Mora Hiver,
which had become swollen by the rains.
With some misgiving, we put on all
power, drove In and, luckily, made it
without stalling.
Passing through Kroenlg, Onava and
Arriba, we finally reached Las Vegas,
where gas was purchased. Then up, up.
up, over some of the poorest roads of
the entire trip, passing through many
quaint Mexican villages, where the
church Is the principal edifice, and
the padre ruling all. After reaching
an elevation of 800 feet we camped
for the night near the Santa Fe tracks.
Save for an occasional passing train,
this wss one of the lonesomest camps
of the trip. Surely here we were at
the top o' the world, with no habita
tion within SO miles. Engineers on
the railroad had become quite well ac
quainted with us by this time, and, see
ing our little camp, would say. "Hello,
good luck," by short blasts of the whis
tle, with a waving of caps from the
train crew.
The road from here led along the
backbone of the Glorteta Mountains,
rocky and rough and necessitating care
ful driving, until we reached the vil
lage of San Jose. Houses, store and
church are all built of adobe bricks,
manufactured from mud and straw.
None of these people spoke our lan
guage, but with the aid of a few Mex
ican words taught me by Mr. Logus I
managed to obtain some supplies and
water; in- fact, the little Mexican we
knew stood us in good stead on many
occasions.
Mlaatoa Rmias Viewed.
Following the Santa Fe and the can
yon of the Pecos Klver. we soon reached
the ruins of the old Pecos Mission, said
to be more than SOU years old. Of this
we took pictures and explored to our
hearts' content, and thence on through
the Apache Canyon, over sandy, heavy
roads Into Santa Fe, one of the oldest
cities in the United States, with Its
narrow streets, for the most part prob
ably 20 feet wide, boasting the oldest
church In our country, and houses for
the most part of adobe construction.
Lunch, and we are off for Albuquerque,
for 30 miles over an excellent highway,
which ends at the edge of a high lava
cHX. from the brink of which a most
magnificent view of the mesa for 10
mries greets the eye. Down the steep
sides of the cliff lay the route, over
a convlct-bullt road, zigzagging back
and forth, a most wonderful nit of en
gineering. If the brakes failed a man
i. ere he might as well say good by
for good nd all, for some of the turns
are so abrupt that backing Is necessary
to make them.
We are now in the Bad Lands of
New Mexico. All streams must be ford
ed, and to make fording more difficult,
deep, clinging sand Is their only foun
dation. Albuquerque we reached at 7:30 P.
M.. thoroughly tired out and grateful to
find a suitable hotel, after having trav
ersed some of the worst roads of the
entire tour.
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STABILITY IS SHOVy
George E. Daniels Discusses
Auto Conditions.
STEADY PROGRESS MARKED
K. K. Gcrllnjr, Vice-President of
GrrliriBer Company, Receives
Copy of Interview Given Ont
hy OhUI:uk1 Vlcc-I'resldent.
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Gerllnger Motor Car Company, which
handles the Oakland car for Oregon,
received yesterday from the Oakland
company an interview which its vice
president. George E. Daniels, gave out
to the Pontlac Press-Gazette, showing
tbe stability or tne company m""--i
..in tr the automobile ln-
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dustry and situation as It exists today.
Mr. Daniels said: -
When one analyses automobile conditions
on finds that the present status Is not a
.i - . 1 .- AnmnA but a COH-
Oltlon that exists amonit a number of com
panies. It has been said for some time
that It would be a question of survival ot
the fittest and we are Just beginning; to
realise that this Is actually so and It 1
the weaker companies that are suspending
business. One will find upon Investigation
that there are good reasons why some of
them have been unsuccessful.
There are three vital essentials necessary
to enable a manufacturer to market a mo
tor car successfully. .First of all. the car
must be meritorious; secondly, the material
must b purchased at a price consistent
with ouelltr and quantity: and lastly. It is
absolutely necessary to have a distribution
plan extensive enough to market the prod
uct after It Is made. It Is one. two or all
of these thlncs that the weak companies
lacked. With one or two of the others it
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nas oeen a iu" v. -
ment. which was of tho brainstorm variety,.
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pathy at all. '
Gain In Business Shown.
In (toln over a statement of our busi
ness for the period extending from August
1 to pecemoer 1. l01 and H"S. I find that
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We have produced more cars this esr
than we did during the corresponding pe
riod of last xear. I find that In actual
sales, we show sn Increase oJ 2 per cent
and for the month of November, one ot
34 per cent. In the matter of gross re
ceipts from the sale of cars trom August
1 to November 30. 1B1J, we find they total
two and one-quarter millions of dollars,
which Is atM.ut hslf a million more then
. i . t. - mHimI last vearT
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mrresse. There are employed today in our
' i . n . i. , .-.I manv men as last
year but that Is hecausc we ran much
heavier during the Sunimer months
Have a good rupoly of orders for Immediate
shipment. We are selling on an average 24
cars each working day.
neeeraber Quiet Season.
It Is 'true that we are approaching De
cember. This Is the quietest month of the
year, but there Is a reason for It. With
the holiday season coming on. the people are
centering their attention on Christmas and
New years and there Is a certain class
that cannot be interested at all this month,
their minds being occupied with other
things. However. I find that npon looking
up our records, our llecsmber business U
the best x.r have ever had.
With the coming of the new v-sr we ex
pect to g-est:v Increase our production, and
by the first of February the factory wti:
be running heavier than last year. We
are aow manufacturing, in quantities, our
Ughl-SIs- From the sdvance sales we are
confident this model will prove to be the
movt popular Light-Six en the market.
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I nis comw"- ' ' j- -
over f Irt.urt".!'1 and expects not onl to
equal this amount this year, but to better
It considereoly.
Ha Kinds Washington Prosperous.
"Handsome" Harry C. Hays, road man
for the Howard Automobile Company
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In the distribution of Buick cars
throughout the Northwest, returned
. 1. : .. fwnm a t a- n v.flkR' t T i D
through Central and Western Wash
ington. He reports Dotn tneso e-
tions of the Hate of Washington as
1 : ..llv npnanATnila ft n H Wtl
UC11IS, uiiuauaiij j . . - ,
particularly Impressed with the activ
ity shown tnrougnoui tne mum
ley and in the Grays Harbor country.
BRITOXS ABE OXTT fOR BLOOD.
KnglUh Enthusiasts Vrgo Bnilding
of 12-Cylinder Sunbeam.
English racing enthusiasts are urg
ing the construction of a 12-cylinder
Sunbeam, similar to the one that set a
new world's hour record of 107.95 miles
at Brooklands not long ago, to com
pete in the next BOO-mlie race at In
dianapolis. Jean Chassagne, who han
dled the original during Its transcen
dent flight, is named as driver.
The Britons desire to avenge the de
feat of Guyot In a Sunbeam last year
at the hands of Goux. The wiping out
of the latter'a record of. 106 miles In an
hour at Brooklands recently they con
sider a long step In the right direction.
A l!-cyllnder car having accomplished
that feat, they are prepared to pin their
faith on machines of this type in the
future. With proper preparation they
are confident of winning.
Last year- the English, like the
French, came over comparatively In the
.dark. Their gear ratios were all awry,
and several other things were lacking.
At the last moment the factory had to
be cabled for information on several
Important points. Next year, witheon
ditlons known, a different result is
looked for. France will have no walk
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ATLANTA GETS COXYENTIOX
American Highway Association Will
Meet In Georgia.
As a result of the contest among
ten ot the leading cities of the United
States for the 1914 convention of the
American Road Congress, under which
title the American Highway Association
and the American Automobile Asso
ciation hold their annual conventions.
Atlanta, Go., has been selected as the
next convention city. The convention
will be held from October 19 to Oc
tober 26.
Fairfax Harrison, who succeeded the
late W. W. Flnley, as president of the
Southern Railway Company, was elect
ed at the meeting to succeed Mr. Fln
ley as vice-president of the American
Highway Association and as a member
of the executive committee. Mr. Har
rison accepted theosltion and declared
that he Intended to carry on the work
for Improving highways in the South
i through the association, as his prede
cessor had done. It is likely that tne
executive committee will elect Mr. Har
rison chairman of that body.
BOCK AGEXT OX WAY EAST
Coos and Curry County Man Passes
Day In Portlapd.
Isaac R. Tower, Buick agent for
Coos and Curry Counties. Oregon, with
headquarters in Marshfleld, passed
Tuesday of this -eek in Portland, while
on his way East for a six weeks'
visit. He will visit relatives through
out the East, and will go as far as
Boston, Mass.
Upon his return trip he will stop
over at tbe Buick factory to pay his
first visit of inspection to this famous
manufacturing plant.
Tower is enthusiastic over the 1914
line of Buicks. and Is congratulating
himself that through his ability to get
early deliveries he already has sold and
delivered six of the 1914 Buicks in his
territory. He reports that the pros-
1 pecta for Spring business were never
more encouraging, ana expressea tne
belief that he would be able to make
deliveries of 20 cars witt the opening
of Spring.
An unique reliability run brought to
a close at New York, on December ,
provided one of the most remarkable
teats In many ways ever held In this
country, for not only ' were the cars
penalized for lateness at controls and
for chassis trouble, but also' for de
fective equipment and work done on
tho road. This Is the first time that
cars entered in a reliability run have
been -penalised for tbe electric starting
and lighting defects, also the first time
that blowouts have been taken into ac
count In making up the score for a
technical test of this nature.
Besides these, other subjects of pe
nalisation were speedometers, horns,
springs, tire racks, baggage racks,
shock absorbers, gas tanks, and In fact
every bolt, nut and screw in the car,
excepting tops, windshields and tire
carriers. Technical Examination Rigid. .
The day before starting the 600-mile
Journey the 11 entries were subjected
to a rigid technical examination by
engineers, and all noticeable defects
recorded. At the close of the three
days' run the ears were again subject
ed to the engineer's examination, and
the results compared, the differences
between them being made the basis for
penalization for technical defects.
Another feature of the contest was
that at the close of the run each car
was given a brake test and was re
quired to stop on either set of brakes
within a distance of 50 , feet, at the
speed they were required to average
In the contest, according to their
piston displacement. On the clutch
test the cars were brought up with
the two front tires against a six-inch
curb, the" low gear was engaged and
the -motor speeded and the car required
to spin thte wheels, stall the motor or
climb the curb. There were no failures
in this respect.
On the gear set test the cars were
required to show perfect performance
on each speed forward and reverse.
Electric Testa Made. Also.
Every one of the 11 entries carried
electric lights and all but two had
electric starters. Each entry was com
pelled to carry a full lampload for
three hours each day.
The electrical division of the tech
nical committee made a most searching
Investigation of the ignition, lighting
and starting systems.
The total mileage covered was 615
miles, of which 174 9-10 was made the
first day, 178 3-10 the second and
16 8-10 the third. -
The entry list, though small, carried
many representative cars. There were
five Buick entries, a 25-horscpower
four-cylinder --roadster, two 25-horse-power
four-cylmder touring cars, a 35
horsepower four-cylinder roadster and
a six-cylinder touring car. Among the
other six-cylinder entries were the
Chandler, the Oakland, the Oldsmoblle
and the Hudson.
Buick Average High.
The De Dion was tbe sole repre
sentative In the eight-cylinder class
and the National the only other rep
resentative than the Buick In the four
cylinder class.
In declaring the results of the race,
one of the four-cylinder Buick touring
cars and the Buick six-cylinder tour
ing car tied for first place with perfect
scores. The Chandler was placed third
with the penalty of 1 point, while the
other four-cylinder Buick touring car
finished fourth.
Of great interest is the gasoline con
sumption on the run. The average of
the entire run for all the cars was
12 73-100 miles per gallon, and the
highest average for any car obtained!
in any run was the four-cylinder Buick
roadster, whifh averaged 19 miles to
the gallon.
AUTOMOBILE CONTEST KEEPS
DEALERS IN BUSTLE.
Prises of 91000 Offered for Ooreet Lists
of 12 Cars With Kame of One
Live Prospect.
"It's a good job this is what some
people call the quiet season, that's all
I can say." said C. H. King yesterday,
botween talking to half a dossen peo
ple in connection with the contest in
augurated at the Keats Automobile
Company offices, where the Chalmers
Master Six Is on display.
About a week ago Mr. Keats and Mr.
King, his sales manager, started the
competition whereby (1000 Is given
away for what really amounts to a lit
tie automobile education. Between them
they drew up a list of cars showing
the features that the Chalmers pos
sessed as the line to go by, then left
the names of the other 12 cars bianK,
showing where these ears possessed the
characteristics and where they did not.
All that is necessary for any one is to
fill in correctly the names of the cars
and give a genuine prospect's name to
the company and he wins tbe prize.
"Anyone thinking of buying an auto
mobile who could not in an hour or so
fill in at least half ot the machines
must be sadly in Ignorance of the ele
mentary principles of modern cars,'
said Mr. King, "and must need greatly
the education that this study affords,
because no man should buy any car at
all without looking into and knowing
about the main features of all cars in
the class in- which he is going to pur
chase. - -
'"This contest, is not made a hard
one. We all Inow that In picture puz.
sles and so forth the Illustrations might
mean anything or half a dozen things.
Here, though, out of all the cars we
name there Is only one that Is not sold
by a dealer in Portland and that car
was represented here until recently.
The price, the shape of the motor, the
fenders, in fact everything of impor
tance Is given, and any man with the
catalogues before him could deduce the
cars merely, like Sherlock Holmes, by
a process of elimination."
While Mr. King was talking there
were no less than ten people came in
for blanks, three of them men who did
not look in the least as though they
would ever be able to afford cars or to
know anyone who did. Two of them
were pointed out. though, as men who
own their own cars today and were
personally known to tne Keats Arm.
All they needed was a little Informa
tion and this is keeping every one
busy.
A lor.sr distance has been covered every
day In 1813 by airmen than the combined
distance of all flights la the entire year
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MRS. JOE ASHKU.
Mrs. Joe Asher. wife of County Judge Asher, of Little Rock, Ark.,
is the only accredited woman delegate to tit in the councils of the Na
tional Good Roads Association. Mrs. Asher has gained her knowledge
of roadbuilding by accompanying her husband on his rounds during
the past six years, and is now considered an expert on roa jbullding.
She attends all county and state good roads meetings and is permitted
to take part in the discussions. She has been appointed a delegate-at-large
for Arkansas by the Governor. At the good roads conven
tion in 1912, Mrs. Asher, merely as a compliment, was asked to make
a speech. She made so favorable an impression that she was placed
on the programme for the 1913 convention at Detroit.
OUTPUT IS PLEASING
HOWARD M. COVEY FINDS FACTOR
IES RUNMNG FULL TIME
Dealer Flads Policy of Regular Trip
East One That Proves Broadening to
Rimaelf and Hl Customers.
Howard M. Covey, head of the Covey
Motor Car Company, distributors for
r..jm... ir, the state, returned re
cently trom one of his numerous trips
East; well pleased wnn cuuuh
the factory, where the output has ex
ceeded those of all preceding Novem
bers in the history of tne Cadillac con
cern. ........ j.-,.-. t
Mr. Covey Is one oi tnooe rit.
. : , :, j .i the value
tne locai neiu .-c .
of taking periodical journeys back not
i i faorAPv hut also to
only io "i v v - - -
otners, ior iie 1 ca'"-w , '
course, the expense is no small item
. Aneitr1atAr1 Vnn nP.L
vet it is not to du uuHaiut.vu
against the value of the noa"n
that Is to be learned and of the safe
guarding of his own interests, and
more especially those of his customers
in the West. .
, i , . . nno running
Tlie uaaiiiac i n i . ......
full time." he said. "In an effort to sup
ply the demano tor mo
its two-speed axle, which has met with
such instantaneous success and re
ceived the indorsement of engineers all
over the world. It seems to have proved
definitely that however much the 61x
may be in demand among certain
classes, there Is a still greater demand
than there was before for a four-cylin-0"r
car of the class of the Cadillaa
There were men who prophesied that
we must get a six or lose out. Results,
which, after all. are better than all
theories, have proved conclusively that
the four is wanted just as badly as
ever- in fact, even now signs are not
wanting that the stampede towards a
six has already led to a turning again
to the four because the publicity they
have received has served to show what
we always have contended that no six
can be run, from gas and oil consump
tion standpoint, as cheaply as a four,
which is otherwise identical in con
struction. "The Ford and the Hupmobile were
other factories running at full time
while I was there." added Mr Covey
"even though this is the time of the
year when production naturally is not
supposed xo do bl aua ",f
"Good Roads ia the North
west Are Told Of Herein.
From the Auarnsf Iss'oe of "The Re
view ot Rview.,,
The farmers and the business men
as well have at last come to realize
the losses they suffer from bad roads,
and the magnitude of the movement to
better conditions is little appreciated
by those whose interests have not
brought them into contact with it. The
cost of bad roads has long been known
in a vague way. but recent scientific
investigations have brought the mat
ter home In tangible form to those
who suffer from them. One of the
most thorough Investigations of the
subject ever conducted, thesresults of
which are used as a text wherever the
doctrine of good roads is preached was
made by the Minneapolis Civic and
Commerce Association. While the con
ditions investigated were those of ter
ritory tributary to Minneapolis, they
are undoubtedly typical, to a greater
or less degree, of those existing else
where. " N
A committee of the association se
lected for investigating the farming
district. 750 square miles in area, the
tradl of which is tributary to Min
neapolis. From a thorough canvass of
the conditions .existing there It was
found that the 4069 farmers In the
district hauled 560,000 tons of farm
produce to market in 1911 and sold it
for $6,685,680. To do thiB they had
to make S05.000 trips, the time spent
equaling 800 years of eight-hour days
and the distance covered 88 times the
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,couditions caused losses In time, part
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ly due to slow progress, partly to the
necessity of taking less direct routes
and partly because smaller loads had
to be carried.
Detailed investigation showed that
the losses in time were as follows:
Due to not taking the shortest route,
$62,000; due to slower progress, $75,
000: due to extra trips necessitated by
smaller loads. $159,000 a total loss of
$296,000. Losses from inability to reach
the best market, from the spoiling of
produce, and from injury to horses and
wagons were found to aggregate $221,
000: from restricted ability to haul
manure, $91,000. The total loss caused
by bad roads was placed at $608.728.
The committee made the following
deductions: On account of had roads
each farmer lost for the year $1.70 for
every acre that he farmed: 13 cents
every time that he carried a top- of
farm produce over one mile of bad
roads: 9 per cent of his total crop. He
paid as much for bad roads as for
labor, more than for food for his stock
and 25 times as much for fertilizer.
The total loss to the farmers for the
year In this district from this cause
would have bought all the corn pro
duced in it, or all the wheat or the
oat crop twice over, or all but 10 per
cent of the potatoes, or all barley, rye,
flaxseed, timothy seed, hay and forage
combined. The losses would replace
the farm Implements or the cattle every
three years, the horse every four years
and would pay off all mortgages In
the district in three years with $100,
000 to spare.
The farmers, moreover, were not the
only losers from bad roads. The com
mittee found that the worst sections
of the roads they had to travel be
tween their farms and the markets
were within the city limits: that there
were approximately 3600 business
houses in Minneapolis, employing 6000
... n .r. u-ln, Inss from bad roads was
I S910.000 for the year.
The combined loss of the farmers,
merchants and manufacturers for one
year was $1,618,000. As there are
about 8000 miles of roads in the dis
trict, which could have been kept In
good condition for $300,000 a year, If
properly constructed, In order to ascer
tain what amount could profitably be
Invested in good roads, the committee
deducted this amount from the total
loss, leaving $1,200,000. Capitalized at
per cent, or 6 per cent, which is
more than bonds would cost, the prin
cipal is $22,000,000. If this amount
were invested in good highways at
7000 a mile, the district would still
break even on the Investment.
EARL COOPER ALMOST WELL
Road Race Driver. Not Permanently
DisaTjled by Accident.
Earl Cooper, "without a peer as a
road-race driver for the' season of
1918," is well on the way to recovery
from the injuries received in San Jose,
Cal., Saturday, November 24. A cut
in the face and two broken bones in
his hand are the extent of his injuries,
and his skill at the wheel will be in
no way Impaired.
One of the most prominent of the
motor trade journals in America hails
Cooper as the greatest of the road
racing stars of the season, and cites
his record of five firsts and one second
in six starts as the reason for award
ing the laurels. Throughout the
year's campaign Cooper's car was shod
with Firestone tires.
The Californian's list of victories is
as follows:
Broke 200-mile record at Fresno,
February 10; second in San Diego road
race, March 1; drove relief in Indianap
olis races, Decoration Day; won Gold
en Potlatch at Tacoma, July-5; Monta
mara Festo races at Tacoma. July 7:
Santa Monica road races, August 9;
first in Corona 450 class, September 9:
first in Corona free-for-all, September
9: first In 100 free-for-all at Bakers
field. September 28. and first in both
15 and 25-mile races at Fresno, Octo
ber 4.
Michigan Cyclists Organize.
. Motorcyclists of Michigan are organ
izing a state Federation of American
Motorcyclists. A. R. Ketcham, of Ann
Arbor, has been appointed as state
commissioner and he expects to get the
different clubs lined up In time to
have a state convention next June.
Members of the Bay City Motorcycle
Club are working to have the conven
tion held in their city.
BY DENNIS H. 8TOVALI..
PHILOMATH, Or., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) Both" in figures and facts the
motorcar has the best of it in the
matter of pulling power for work on .
the farm. The writer Is a graduate
of the State Agricultural College, whero
economy and practice are niaao prlmo
features Mi every method taught. This
ha.s naturally led to an attempt at
economy and practice on the farm. And
this, in turn, tnrough the employment
of a motorcar, has led to the con
clusion that one good automobile is
worth a number of horses If properly
used.
In college we were taught that the
tractive power of the horse must
diminish as his speed Increases: like
wise does his Wklng ability decrease.
With the motorcar, speed increases
rather than diminishes its workiti?
ability, when normal conditions exist.
Three" things .cause the horse to .lose
his working force: these are speed or
length of time employed; bad roads,
due to mud, deep ruts, stones and sand,
and steep roads. Only two of these
affect the motorcar, and these are
bad roads and steep roads; for, tip io
a certain, limit, speed makes no differ
ence with the machine, and as long as
it is supplied with fuel and oil, it
may be employed for an indefinite
period it does not have to "stop fo
wind," or for rest.
We were taught further and many
of us have since learned by actual
practice, that the average draft horse,
traveling one mile per hour, has a
pulling power of 250 pounds, for such
time and distance, provided the road is
good and practically level. This pull- .
ing power does not mean load carried,
but foot-pounds or tugging strain
exerted on the load. Under the same
conditions, but traveling, two mtler per
hour, the horse will draw bu'. 12a
pounds; traveling three miles per hour
he v. Ill draw but 83 pounds, and at
four miles per hour only 62 pounds.
Such calculations are made on the basis
of ten hours steady work. If the
horse works for a smaller number of
hours, his traction may increase as
the hours diminish, down to a certain
point, this being to about five hours
per day. Attempt to increase his speed
above four miles per hour, and the
horse, so far as draft purposes are con
cerned, is of but little service.
Tractive Power 250 Pounds.
So under the most favorable condi
tions, .and for the shortest time, the
tractive power of the horse is not over
250 pounds. The motor-truck, or even i
a staunch touring car, low geared, will
n.v mnr in the matter ot
tractive ability; moreover, the horse can
do his Dest worn, umj
within the limits of five to eight hours,
while the motorcar knows no working
limit it works just as faithfully. Just
as strongly at the end of 10 hours, or at
the end of 50. as it did at the close of
the first.. . , ,
As aforesaid, bad roads diminish the
working power of the horse and of the
mMorcar, placing them both at a dis
advantage, but steep roads, with a
hard, smooth surface, may be negotiated
by a motorcar under full load, when
a horse would be completely stalled.
This is best shown- by comparison On
a, level road a horse will draw a load
including the weight ot the wagon, of
one ton. Let him begin an ascent of 4
per cent, and he at once must ineas
his tractive force or tugging ( "tram
from 60 to 158 pounds, fii "addition to
Jhe 67 pound, required to lift hi, own
weight, or 223 pounds in all. The
horse T may, for a short time, exert
twice his regular tractive force without
injury, but to persist in this for any
length of time makes him unfit for any
""Thus it is seen, and is well known
to all drivers of horses, that the latter
have but scant pulling power for con
tinuous service on roads that are steep.
A motorcar will negotiate a g
10 20 or even 40 per cent under full
load, taking all of them under 10 per
cent at full speed, and those o' steeper .
ringe at speeds of five to ten miles
In hour. Unlike the horse, the motor
car does not stop to rest
Utility Machine Coming.
So in both fact and figure, the
motorcar has the-best of the argument
when only the featU":,redP mifl
strain and speed are considered, euu
do?s it win when economy and practice
are brought into the test. On
farm the horse, if kept in fit condi-
Stanntrrwheth inVervor X
nrmuste ven daily .tt,tl u Tj.
motorcar needs only to be sheltered
riy Farmers, particularly tnosa
whose farms are factories and ara
managed and" operated on business
principles, are beginning to
worth of the motorcar as a machine
Tor service. Though the writer does
not claim to be a sr or a Prophet,
the prediction is here offered that the
time is not far ahead when the motor
machine as a combination of tractor
Tnd power plant, will be almost uni
versally employed on the farm; that
tol timer, instead of employing two
w four draft teams, will have but on.
swift roadster and possibly one utility
or-family" horse. All hi. :
harrowing, his seeding and harvesting
will be done with the rnotot - And Jh
xame motor will supply all needea
power "or cutting silage, for chopp ng
feed, for pulling stumps and clearirig
Ud for sawing wood. or unrfng.
for grinding tools and developing
ectricity to light his home.
"er ah,;eshnecsar ly crtd" the
come Ev'U now. in the Willamette
FTg Hritrw sa?
Sir ih,renadhya!fhor
fS ts cheaP but the motor will
make it even cheaper.
- Commissioners Are Named.
President B. J. Patterson, of the
Federation of American Motorcyclists
has just appointed the following state
commissioners for the ensuing year:
W D. Gresham. Birmingham Ala.; I
W Page. Moss Point. Mo.; J. D. Mil
ler Atlanta, Ga.; R. L. Garrison. Mem
phis, Tenn.: T. O. Wansleben. Wash
fnrton. D. C: E. F. Hornie. Louisville,
Kv- William Wood, Baltimore, Md.,
M""M. Counsel,. St. Johnsbury, t. ;
Philip Kennard. Tampa, Fla.; A. R.
Ketchum, Ann Arbor, Mich.; M. w.
Hawkins, Honolulu. H. I.; M. D. Balrd.
Minneapolis, Minn., and E. B. twell,
Richmond. Va.
Vfidnes. KnRland. sells gas to its con
sumers at from 12 cents to 26 rents for
NK-0 cubic feet. The town now wishes to
sp.nd .-.0OO,cO0 enlarKir.R Its plant, as con
sumption U increasing rayiiUj.