THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 29, 1914.
THE OREGONIAS ROAD CAR GETS DATA ON OREGON CITY RUN
Pacific Highway on "West Side of River in Poor Shape, So Trip Going and Returning Is Via Different Routes on East Side Although Run Is Made on Rainy Day, Roads Seem Well Dried
Out River Route Preferred, Owing to Picturesque Scenery and Surroundings.
All Roads Smooth Roads
when equipped with
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ON account of the numerous de
mands for Information of a re
: liable nature as to the best route
at this time of year, the trip to Ore
iron City was taken last week by the
Mitchell car. In which all The Ore
gonian's road information trips are
made.
'At the outset It may be well to ex
plain and to give a broad warning
There are two routes that the average
man will tell you to take. He will
Bay "go by the west side of the river
and come back the east side or vice
versa." And you will pick your tour
book and act on his advice, or you
would be likely so to do.
This is where the warning comes
In. The Pacific Highway on the west
side of the river Is in poor shape. At
Oregon City they told us (when we
had intended to start back via the west
elde of -he river) that there was a lot
of fresh rock, that crushers were at
work and that the road in general as
rar as Oswego was in poor condition.
Consequently we came back again on
the east side, though by a different
route, rjice we had recrossed the
Clackamas.
For our outgoing route to Oregon
City we selected the east side river
road, a road that runs through Sell"
wood and Milwaukio and then hURS the
river practically all the way, bearing
round to the left where the Clackamas
runs into the Willamette. It is the
mere picturesque of the east side roads,
as the banks of the Willamette afford
pleasing and changing scenes, though
It is not as delightful as the west
side route would be were it in good
condition. For our return road we
came back through Clackamas and
Lents, then iown the Foster road,
leaving the more usually followed
road on the left shortly after crossing
the Clackamas River.
Trip Taken After Rain.
The trip was taken last Tuesday,
after two or three heavy nhowers of
rain. These had not made the slight
est appreciable difference to the roads,
which were dry the whole distance and
had not a single wet or damp mud
bole, though there'were evidences thai
there had been many impossible spots
before the rainy season had stopped.
Taken as a whole the river road is
aj earth road after passing the Mult
nomah County line, with one good
stretch of new macadam, with some
(not many) short stretches of bumpy,
rutty road, not long enough to tire
the driver or the passengers, followed
by good distances of some good travel
ing. The return road through Clack
amas, the more traveled of the two,
has more macadam, but it is more
bumpy and uneven, the Foster road
being as cuppy, for instance, as the
Base Line road, and badly laid.
Neither road Is as good as the Pow-
ell Valley road, of course, and the river
side route is the better of the two.
If the -e is any extended rain both
roads will present some objectionable
spots, but they have dried up so rap
Idly and apparently so thoroughly this
year that it will take a lot of rain to
make them really difficult.
Up to date, with C. L. Howe at the
wheel, we have not had to change a
tire or stop for anything at all, me
chanical troubles so far being an un
known quantity.
Cut Omt Trip SnsireaUon.
The following suggestion is offered
to readers of The Oregonlan. Cut out
the trips and the notes as they ap
pear in sequence and paste them in
some notebook or old magazine and
carry them along on the trips. A news
paper is too liable to blow away or be
come unwieldy in anything but the
calmest weather. The trips will be
numbered and road conditions .as they
come in from week to week will be
given under the heading Route No. 1
or Route No. 7, and so on.
Route No. 2. The Orefonlan to Oregon City.
,OutKoiiiK by East Plde River Road.)
0.0 Tha Orrffonian. South on Sixth street.
0.3 Turn left on Madison street across
Hawthorne brldga onto Hawthorne avenue.
Paquet carage on rlffht (1.4.
1.6 Turn right nto Elewnth street.
4.2 CarUne nd (turning- to right and
left).
4.7 Turn sharp right (almost back) on
Nenalem avenue and then again
5.0 Turn left on East Thirteenth street.
(N. B. If preferred, can turn right on Mai
den avenue rather earlier than Nehalem
avenue and then left onto East Thirteenth
Mtreet, but no sooner, as car track is not
finished on last named street as yet).
3.5- Sellwood carbarns. Bear left Into
flolf Park, where keep bearing to right un
til macadam, which follow.
6.8 Turn sharp left (road to right crosses
track ' at Ardgour and lead to JVaverly
Clubhause).
H.3 Turn rlrht onto MHwaukle' rmd. -
6.6- tJ" avement begins again for half mile.
7.1 Pass under Southern Pacitle treatle.
Dangerous sharp S turn.
7.2 Cross Oregon City Railroad. Then up
hill.
7.4 Turn left.
7.5 Turn right. Good new macadam be
gins. 8.1 Bear left.
u.7 (.Oak Grove road to left; Oak Grove
on left).
6.9 Down rutty hill.
(9.7) (Road at left to Concord, etc.
Avoid).
10.3 Short hill.
(11.1) (Road at left to Jenninirs Ixodes.
Rut road at right. Avoid both and keep
straight on).
(11.5) (Road at left to Meldrum Station,
etc Avoid).
11.7 Turn right (avoid road at left.)
Then awing -left.
11.9 Down hill. ' .
12.4 Turn left at Clackamas River, junc
tion with Willamette. Town of Gladstone.
- 12.8 Bear left.
12.8 Oregon Water Power Railroad cross,
in. Steel railroad bridee on left.
13.3 Turn right over red wagon bridge
at junction of river road with main travelled
east side ronn.
(13.0) (Railroad crossing and poor road
at ten. avoiuj.
13.8 Turn left, red brick, black-topped
building on riant.
14.1 Cross Southern Pacific Railroad line
up sharp little hill.
14.8 Green Point garage on left.
14.7 Cross creek bridge.
14.8 Pass under Clackamas Southern trestle.
14.9 Turn right at foot of hill and under
Southern Pacifio trestle.
15.0 Turn left on Main street. Oregon
City garage on left (15.1): Pacific Highway
garage on right (15.1); Sillier garage on
right (15.6).
15.5 Oregon City.
Oregon City to Portland (The Oregonlan).
(Return route via Clackamas and Lents.
16.1 miles).
0.0 Oregon City. Return on Main street.
0.5 Turn right. Pass under trestle.
0.B Turn left.
0.7 Pass under trestle.
O.S Cross creek bridge.
0.9 Oreen point garage on right.
1.4 Cross Southern Pacific Railroad, up
sharp little hill.
1.7 Turn right, with red brick building
on left.
1.8 Avoid poor road and railroad cross
ing at right.
2.2 Turn right over red wagon bridge.
Junction with river road, which is at left.
2.5 Pass Chautauqua Park and dome
building on right (Gladstone on ' left).
2.S Fork roads. Keep to right. (Left one
way to Milwaukie).
2.0 Another fork. Keep to right again.
(Left also to Milwaukie).
(3.8) (Dirt road to left. Avoid).
8.9 Fork roads. Take left fork. (Right
fork goes on up Clackamas River with rail
road crossing In -sight).
4. lurn rignt at Clackamas cnurcn. men
right -to Clackamas River). Clackamas Auto
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STORAGE! SYSTEMS FOR PLKLIC A.D PRI
VATE GARAGES. S. II. Stoddard, Representa
tive. 415 Corbett Bldgr. Mala 147(1.
(5.6) (Road at left to Milwaukie).
5.7 Little bridge.
K.S Cross Southern Pacific Railroad track,
then little bridge again.
0.1 Up hill, bearing left. Sharp curves
and very bumpy.
a.3 (Rut road on left. Avoid).
(6.4) (Road on right to Damascus,
Avoid).
6.5 Bridge.
7.3 Three fork road with big red barn
on right. Avoid both left forks and keep
straight on. (Rut road past barn on tight).
(7.8) (Rut road to right).
8.3 Cross county lino from Clackamas
Into Multnomah.
8.4 Bridge over Johnson Creek. (Avoid
road at right).
8.6 Railroad crossing at Kendall station.
8.2 Cross roads.- Lents. Keep straight on.
9.0 Gray's Crossing, Mount Scott cariine.
9.7 At Eighty-second street Southeast,
turn left onto Foster Road.
9.8 Keep to right at fork.- "
(10.3) (Road back at left. Avoid).
10.6 Pass cariine station. Kern Park
(10.5), Arleta (10.6), Stewarts (10.0) ana
Myrtle Park (11.0), all on left.
11.0 Norden's auto suppliea on right.
11.3 Avoid road back to left at fork.
Turn right at Fifty-socond street.
11.5 Turn left on Powell Valley Road.
11.6 Bad streetcar crossing.
(12.6) (Road at left to Kensilworth.)
(12.9) (East Twenty-sixth street car
crossing.)
13.3 Thompson's garage on right. Turn
right on Twenty-first street.
13.5 Turn Ie'ft on Division stret.
14.0 Turn right on Eleventh street.
14.5 Turn left on Hawthorne avenue over
Hawthorne bridge.
15.8 Turn right on Sixth street, reach
ing Alder street and
16.1 The Oregonlan.
PRESENT ROAD CONDITION'S.
- Outgoing Route River Road.
6.2 Milwaukie road bumpy, but dry.
.6 Pavement begins. Ends at 7.2.
7.8 Good new macadam.
8.9 Down hill rutty, go slow.
B.G Improves.
14.1 Dusty and stony.
15.0 City 'pavement poor.
Returning; Road via Clackamas.
3.2 Bad bit fresh gravel down hill.
Then good road.
4.8 Road poor.
6.1 Very bumpy up hill with s"harp
curves. .
8.3 Road Improves at county line.
9.7 Foster Road very bumpy all way
onto Powell Valley.
13.2 PavineT.
There is no change in Route 1 con
ditions to Gresham.
1 A PRETTY TUR5T IJT THE ROAD. 3 AT THIS BRIDfiK OVER
THE CLACKAMAS.
FINEST CYGLEGAR ISA1
LOS ANGELES WILL HAVE FIFTH
MODEL READY SOON. .'
Four Previous Models Scrapped, Hav
ins Been Found Impracticable, So
Another Trial la Hade.
That the Los Angeles Cyclecar Com
pany Is keeping closely to their aim
to produce the finest cyolecar on the
market Is shown by the fact that the
model which they will have on the
market In 60 days Is the fifth which
they have built. Four previous mod
els were scrapped, having been found
impracticable.
The first model designed was one of
the first seen In this country, and if
they had gone ahead with Its manu
facture It would have been on the
streets several weeks ago. After
test, however, of several thousand
miles the engineers decided that it was
not what they wanted. Then another
and better car was built, still It was
not good enough to go out and give
the service which the members of the
concern believe that the owner should
get for his money. - - . -
And it was not until the fifth car
was made that the engineer, U K
French, was satisfied. This Is the car
they are now rushing to the market.
and which promises to put Los Angeles
on the map as a cyclecar center. It IS
not only claimed' to be the best cycle
car built but will be -made by a con
cern, with headquarters in Los An
geles, which is said to be the biggest
in the business. .
W. H. Innes Is the agent for the
Los Angeles cyclecar in Portland. Mr.
Innes is already taking orders for the
Los Angeles car and is very enthusi
astic over the prospect for a great
number of sales of this car. ,
"The factory of the Los Angeles
Cyclecar Company at Compton is being
rushed to completion as quickly as
possible." he said, "and . the manager
reports that the Los Angeles cyclecars
will be seen within the next 60 days.
A great many . agents have " already
been appointed In, all. parts of - the
country, and by the time the cars are
ready they will probably be repre
sented in all the important cities and
towns of the entire country. The fac
tory -.at Buffalo, N. Y., will supply the
trade east of Denver, while the West
Coast and Southwestern states will or
der their cars direct from the home
plant here at Compton." .'
The Bright Side.
"Will I recover, doctor?" inquired tho
pedestrian who had been run over.
"Surest thing you know!" replied the
ambulance eurgeon. "The fellow who
owns the auto is a millionaire." Judge.
AUTO OWNERS- PROMPT
1014 PROMISES TO BE RECORD
YEAR I IV LICENSES.
AN INTERESTING RACE.
Three cars were entered in a
race.
Two had a minute's start.
And, though they set an awful
pace.
They soon fell far apart.
For hours round the track they
sped,
Soclosetooneanother
You couldn't tell which was
ahead.
Nor one car from the other.
With flying dust the air grows
dense.
Crash! There goes a tank!
A car went skidding through a .
fence
And overran the b
Amid It all two cars tore on.
Each from the wreck did
swerve.
But one went clean through
Perkins' barn,
" Describing quite a r
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The other car ' came on pellmell,
Twas either hit or miss.
A tire burst, and, sad to tell.
It landed just like
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Registrations, Including; Motor Cars
and Motorcycles. Undoubtedly
Will Total 18,000.
SALEM, Or., March 28. (Special.)
Motor vehicle registrations are being
made much more promptly by motor
vehicle owners ' throughout the ' state
during- the current year than during
previous years since the law providing
for the registration of motor cars was
enacted in 1911. Including today s reg
istrations approximately 10,270 motor
vehicles and 1696 motorcycles have been
registered, while during the corre
sponding period last year the total reg
istration aggregated 7764. Under the
law of 1913 providing for the reglstra
tlon of dealers, 79 registrations have
been made during the current year.
Approximately $43,500 was returned
to the counties of the state in propor
tlon to the registrations from each dur
ing the year 1913, for the improvement
of the county roads, and on the basis of
the current registrations the amount
to be returned to the counties for the
same purpose at the end of the present
year will approximate $58,000.
From March 1 to date. 2696 applica
tions have been filed, showing an aver.
age of considerably more than 100 reg
istrations for each day of the month
and it Is not unlikely that they will ex.
ceed 3000 in number by March 31.
The registrations for-1914, including
motor cars and motorcycles, undoubt
edly will reach between 17,000 and
18,000 for the current year. During the
year 1913 the total registrations num
bered 13,950, while for the year 1912,
10,196 registrations were-made.
Since the advent of the good weather
applications for registrations have in
creased so materially that it has been
necessary for the employes of the An
tomobile Department to work evenings
in order that all licenses applied for
may be issued on the same dafy that
the applications are received insofar as
possible.
AUTOS , WIIiD SCAXE- ANDES
Bolivian Transportation Concern
Buys Four White Busses, i
Motorists who have experienced the
difficulty of proper carburetion and
cooling in driving their cars at ex
tremely high altitudes will be partlcu
larly Interested in the sale of fou
White motor ' busses which are to be
operated at an elevation of 17,000 feet
in Bolivia.
The purchaser was a transportation
company which has established a bu
line between Potosl and Sucre, two
cities which are separated by a moun
tain range whose only pass is consider
ably higher than the tallest peak on
the American continent.
While the distance between the two
cities is not great, the run consists of
a constant grade with many steep
pitches requiring exceptional power and
cooling efficiency. After Investigating
trucks of many different makes, the
purchasers selected the White 1500
pound chassis - with six-cylinder 60-
horsepower motors.
California Club Plans Bi; Event.
What promises to be the largest
motorcycle event ever held in Call
fornia Is being arranged for April 19
by the Capital City Motorcycle Club,
of Sacramento. A programme of races
will take place at the fair grounds.
and it is expected that at least 4000
visitors will attend. Tours are being
arranged from many cities of the state,
to center in Sacramento, and awards
are offered to the largest representa
tion of motorcyclists riding from any
one city to the meet. A prize Is also
to be given the motorcyclist who rides
his machine the longest distance to at
tend the event.
The best car for its price and
none better at any price. That's
what we claim for the Ford.
And more than four hundred and
fifty thousand Fords in world
. wide - service bear out our con
tention. Buy yours today.
. Five hundred dollars is the price of the
Ford runabout; the touring car is five
fifty; the .town car seven fifty f. o. b.
"Detroit, complete with equipment. Get
catalogue and particulars from Ford Motor
Company, Eleventh and Division streets,
Portland. Phones Sellwood 431, B-2341.
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