The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 31, 1914, SECTION FOUR, Image 52

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Newspaper Page Text8 THE SUNDAY OREGOJflA'X; PORTXAND, . 31 AT 31, 1914. DALLAS ROADS AND GRADES ARE EASY, MITCHELL SIX SELDOM ALTERS GEARS Improvements Now Under Way Make Travel More or Less Bothersome, but Country Highways Are Good After Recent Rains The Oregonian Car Makes Hills With Ease. ' JWWI, I 1 &- t'- , 5 j, i ., 51 I r 3-a to sojrrovTJC f 1 MAP OP THE TRIP. 2 "FARMS ARK MUCH IX EVTDEXCE. 3 STREET SCEXE 1-V A TOWN EX ROUTE. 4 A FIXE STRETCH XEAR DALLAS. BY WALTER GIFVARD. One of the prettiest drives to be found Borne distance from Portland is that from McMinnville to Dallas and return, about 45 miles. Very little of the road need be traversed twice, as there are two ways of getting" to the live and prosperous-looking agricul tural center. The road at the outset con-tains little in the way of hills, but, as the mo torist approaches Dallas, there comes a series of tips and downs which fol low one another in rapid succession and which for the most part can be taken easily on the run, as the road is smooth. There is not so much dust on the roads, either, as there is between Sa lem and Portland or between McMlnn ville and Portland, though the recent showers should have laid quite a con siderable portion of that motorists bugabear. HobiIh Carefully Checked. . As the Orearonian Mitchell was on Its way to Salem the day we went to Dallas, we have not any information of our own with regard to th-e road be t ween Rickreall and McMinnville, and as we have repeatedly stated that we would designate no road as good or bad over whi-h we had not traveled, we must content ourselves with saying that we made numerous Inquiries both at McMinnville and at Dallas In ref erence to this road and that all opin ions were to the effect that this road was just as good as the one over which we traveled, in fact that it was the main traveled road. One report said that after going through Rickreall the road was being repniretl for a short stretch, but we could find no confirmation of this. For the data on this section we are Indebted to the courtesy of W. J. Clem ens, the president of the Automobile Club, and also for the man of that par ticular stretch, which we have taken from the tour book. We have refrained from giving mileage on that section on the map simply for the reason thai has been given before, namely, that we give no mileage that has pot been checked. Dalian Street Are Torn. When the Mitchelll road crew went through McMinnville the main road out to Dallas was being torn up and all rebuilt, so tha t one needed almost a guide to lead one out of the city. At present the best way out of the city is to turn left on R street and then go on Grant street to Fifth and run out of the city bearing the big col lege building on the right for three or Jtour blocks before turning to the right To get onto the main road. In the directions I have given the usual way to follow, as the streets will be all fixed in the near future. Those who wish to do so can take a good long trip by going out to Dallas via McMinn ville and then going from Dallas to Salem and home from Salem through Hubbard. Aurora, Canby and Oregon City. They will experience no difficulty all the way and the trip will 1 in the neighborhood of 130 miles. No one need have any fear of impass able roads near Canby. for we went over them at 10 o'clock at night and seldom shifted from high gear. The trip from Portland to Salem will b given next Sunday. The log of the trip: 0.0 McMinnville. Go nest on Th'.rd street. turning left; -0.1 Onto B street. 0.4 Turn right at choolhoase. 0.5 Cross bridge. 1.4 Turn left at t orlc. Road to right to Tillamook and Sheridan. 2.3 Avoid road on right.. 8.2 Cross long; bridge. 3.J Railroad crossing. 4.2 Turn left. - Other road crosses rail road and goes around. 4.5 Avoid road at right. Keep straight on. 4.3 Turn right at T cross. 9.4 Keep straight at crossroads. 5.3 Turn right at T cross. Left back to Dayton. 6.1 Railroad crossing. T.3 Railroad crossing. 7.9 Environs of Amity. Keep straight through town. Gasoline, oil, etc. 8.0 Avoid road on left, to Salem. 8.2 Cross over bridge. 8.6 Right fork, then cross railroad. 10.1 Turn right at T cross, by old tree in middle of road, where main road turns to left, for Rickreall and Monmouth. 11. t Avoid road on right. 1 4.2 Railroad crossing. , 14.3 Perrydale crossroads. Keep straight. 15. V Avoid road on right. . 17.2 Avoid road on left. 1D.8 A. void road on left. 19.8 Turn right. Road on left to Polk. 20.0 'Turn left. Road on right to Salt Creek. 21.6 Avoid road on right. 22.9 Crossroads, keen straight on. 23.0 Railroad crossing, then bear right down hill. 23.2 Covered bridge. 2:t.4 Pavement of Dallas begins. 23. G Dallas. Dallas to RlrkrealL 4.7 Miles. 0.0 Dallas. Go north out of Dallas across covered bridge as though going back to McMinnville. 0.6 Cross railroad, then turn sharp right at crossroads. 0.S -Railroad crossing. 1.7 Avoid road on left. 2.2 Cronsroads Keep straight on. 4.7 Rickreall. Motorists who wish to go to Salem can keep straight on through Rickreall, turning right then left at main cross roads there and keeping practically straight all the way through West Balem across the bridge in Salem, a distance of 10.2 miles from Rick reall or 14.9 from Dallas, The road if good all the way. Rickreall to MlcMlnnvUle, 21.7 Miles. This Information is taken from the Port land automobile tour book through courtesy of W. J. Clemens, president, as The Orego nian road car omy went over a portion oi this road. Accounts at Dallas say it is in good condition ail the way except, perhaps. for one brief stretch where It is being re paired. O.O Rickreall. 1.7 Turn right. 1.9-r-Turn left. 4.2 Half mile of rolling 10.15 per cent grades. 5.1' Cross railroad and turn left. - 8.1 Direct road. Turn left for McCo; . 10.4 Cross county line. 10.5 Cross, bridge. 11.1 Turn left and cross railroad. 11.3 Turn right. Turn left for Dalla. 13.1 Cross railroad. 13.4 Cross bridge. Turn right at end. Then left at 13.6 Amity. 14.4 Danger railroad crossing. 14.7 Cross railroad. 16.1 Turn left. lrt.9 Turn left. 17.4 Turn right. 17.8 Turn left. 18.1 Cross railroad. 1S.4 Down 12 per cent grade. Turn right and across bridge at bottom. 1S.5 Turn left. 20.3 Turn rlfiht at signpost. Left for Sheridan and Tillamook. 21.2 Cross bridge. 21.3 Turn left at school house onto B street. 21. G Turn right onto Third street. 21.7 McMinnville. (For Portland to McMinnville see last Sun days Oregonian. FAMOUS RACERS COMPETE Contlnu.il From Pftjce 4.) and Gluppone. he raced all over France, all over Europe, and won with those sturdy little mounts. Then Peugeot went into the big-car field, and of 'course Goux went along. Since then his record has been sensa tional. Though every bit a Frenchman, there is nothing emotional or effer vescent about Uoux. If It were possi ble to examine him at the start of a bis race, it would be found that his heart- beats no faster, thatti is no more excited, than when going for a stroll on the boulevards. He rambles through his contests with remarkable ease, and his thin, wiry body comes out of them as fresh as if no effort had been exerted. Only one encounter ever taxed him to the lim.it. That was the 500-mile race last year, which he probably would never have finished but for large draughts of champagne furnished by a generous spectator. The heat and vi bration of the track proved too- much for him. he afterward explained. This year, wjtlv cooler weather in sight, he hopes for a much easier time. Naturally, there is a friendly rivalry between Goux and Boillot. softened by the undeniable Ill-luck which . follows the former and leaves the latter alone. Yet Goux has no reason to be dissat isfied; he lias won more races than he ever can remember. He made bis first appearance on big Peugeot cars In 11S. when he was first in the- Grand Prix of L Mans. The - next year he was second " to Boillot in the Grand Prix de France, and second to his team mate in the three-liter .race at Bou logne. He has a long list -of Brook lands track records to 'his credit, in- From 300 to 13,000. Three years ago, the output of the Paige fac tory was only 300 cars Now, we build 13,000 Just consider these figures for a moment. From 300 to 13,000 is a tremendous stride. Reduced to terms of men and human activity, these figures be come an inspiration that must seize upon the jmagi nation of every American man and woman. Three years is but a short time. Yet within this period the Paige has sprung from nothingness into the very front rank of a national industry. The public has demanded more and more Paige c?rs each year. And step by step with this increasing de- : mand has come the expansion of the Paige Company. " Public demand has moved us bodily from a small tumble down building into the present mammoth Paige factory. Public demand has replaced a small handful of work men with a veritable army. Public demand has increased our sales organization from 39 to 1026 Paige agencies. Public demand has absorbed Paige cars in every State of the union and many lands oversea. Public demand has increased Paige sales from $44,000 to more than $1,250,000. a month. As you consider this three year record, one perfectly irresistable conclusion will begin to lodge in your mind. Such a tidal wave of public appreciation must be based upon something more substantial than mere fancy. Paie value must b unusual value Paige car mvst have earned their reputation of "preferred investments' with the motor buying public The answer must be in the car itself. Make it a point to investigate Paige Cars get acquaint ed with the Paige dealer in your community and ap proach this investigation from any angle that you will. Then beyond any question of doubt you will under stand the motive which has prompted so many hard headed men to stake their faith and money to the extent of more than a million and a quarter dollars a month. cork iSertSScbent ehsin drive for emiwmafeiMfijrto-MljJL I i I W SuipdTincSd5i Gray A D.VM Ure nrat elect rfc Parting and lightoi wttm. .. pl.f J "XtT no-inch wheel base, fatty equipped. tWtt-wtth electric Et&ano and startine SS7S. I The Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan Oregon Distributors PACIFIC MOTORS CO. 682-684 Washington Street, Portland. H. C. SKINNER, Manager Phone, Main 75 I eluding a trip of 106 miles in an hour, but the performance of which he is most proud Is the winning of the 500- mile race at Indianapolis in 1913. Arthur Duray (Peugreot), generally passes off as a. Frenchman. In reality he is a Belgian, though he might claim to be an American, having been born in New York City. Most of his life has been spent in France, however. Everybody knows .Duray and every body likes him. He is a big, hearty, fair man. who does not seem to have a care In the world, and vho- will put a car through a long race with the dash and vim -of a boulevard excursion. For a number of years he belonged to the Lorraine-Dietrich team, com peting in practically every country of Europe. .In the 1907 French Grand Prix he led Nazzarro untkl within 20 miles of the finish, when a broken ball bearing put him out- Returning to the pits with a whoop and a laugh, he appeared Just as Joyous as if tie had won. Since Lorraine-Dietrich went out of racing, Duray has driven for various firms. 'Among others, he took a big Delage in the Grand Prix De France, last year, and finished fifth. Iater he established the world's kilometer rec ord of 143.9 miles- an hour at Ostend, with a 300-horse power Fiat. - In the three-litre Peugeot Duray has the baby of the Indianapolis race. He knows however, what it is capable of doing, and, therefore, with only 183 cubic Inches, Is quite prepared to meet ma chines three times its size. ' - Rene Thomas fDelage) At the Porte Maillot, where Paris racing fans meet, it Is declared Rene Thomas was suck led on gasoline, and had tire levers as playthings. Nobody knows exactly when he did butt into the automobile game. He was riding motor bikes when motorbikes were about the only thing that would go, and he has such a string of medals that they cover the walls of his dining-room. When France was crazy about one- lunger racing cars Thomas was there,, driving for Delage, Peugeot and othe:. ftrmn- Later he signed with the.scnnei der crew, putting his car through two contests. In both of which he was the fastest of his team. Thomas has no need of a mechanic, he can tell what a car needs and give it to it quicker than w - .... ovninln to anyone. Incidentally, Thomas is one of the first aviators France ever possessed, having' been chief pilot for the An toinette company, when his companion Latham kept the telegraph operators busy. A machine dropped on him when flying, his wings came off in the air. his plane stood on its nose every time it landed, but Thomas was never scared he can't be scared. This is his first visit to America, and his first race on a speedway, but the unusual conditions do not seem to worry him any. Like all good sportsmen he wants the best man to win. Albert Guyot (Delage) Belongs, to the modern school of French race driv ers trained by the hard knocks of ex perience. What he does not know about automobiles is not worth know ing. : One of . his earliest victories was the Voiturette Grand Prix at Dieppe, in 1908, when he drove a Delage and de feated Boillot, Goux. Stzaire and Nau din. Since then he has always had a soft place in his heart for this car. and whenever it has raced has been there. Last year, in the French Grand Prix, he prepared for a mighty battle against Peugeot and Sunbeam. "While leading the field at half distance, his mechan ician vaulted out of the car before it came , to a stop and was run, over. Twenty precious minutes were lost get-tina- him back to consciousness, and 10 minutes more in driving slowly to the pits. After that Guyot showed what he could do, but had to be content with fifth place. He got his revenge a few weeks later' in the Grand Prix of Le Mans.- however, when he came in sec ond behind his teammate Bablot, at an average of 76 miles an hour. Guyot is"', an aviator of note, having helped Cloriot prepare for his first flight from France to Bngland, and be ing the first man to fly over the Rus sian steppes. Last year lie handled an English Sunbeam at Indianapolis and finished: fourth. Jean Chassagne (Sunbeam), holder of the world' hour record of 112 miles and some, odd yards, though new to the publics is an old and familiar figure to followers of the racing game. His early career was spent in the engine room of a French . battleship, from which "he graduated to the Clement Bayard -Company as mechanic. While in the latter" capacity he crossed the Atlantic several times to take part In the Vahderbllt and Grand Prize, hut as his task consisted chiefly in tuning up cars and pumping " oil, - his - presence passed unnoticed. - . Two or three years ago Chassagne Joined the racing team of the Sunbeam Companyl They have a respect for tra dition In. the Old Country, so that with all his -experience, Chassagne was set to pump, oil again.. It was not until last year, at Amiens, that he got his chance. He made good use of It, how ever, -bringing- his car in i third, just behind Boillot and Goux. Few men have had such track ex perience as -Chassagne. Brooklands fans still- thrill at the recollection of how he -wrenched his- big - 12-cyl:nder Sunbeam-from the top of the almost vertical, embankment to pass the late car he has brought to Indianapolis, up the existing record of 1078 miles and Percy Lambert on the Inside. With the Chassagne was one of three men to set I 460 yards in 12 hours' running. Tires at One-Half The One -Time Price for Goodyears In 1909, No-Rim -Cut tire sold at nearly twice the prices of today. Rubber cost has dropped since.' : But the great fact is that last year we made eleven times as many tires. In some single days we now build more than 10,000 motor tires. This great demand has cut factory cost im mensely. And our profit last year averaged only 6J4 per cent. 16 Higher Prices . Now 16 makes of tires will cost you more " than Goodyear prices ap to one-half more. And you are told, of course, that they are "quality .tires." '.','. But what is a quality tire ? It must, in these days, be a tire that can't rim-cut. And we control - - the only way to make a satisfactory tire of that type. It must minimise blow-outs. We alone use the " On- Air ' cure at an extra cost of $1,500 daily. . That's the only i tOODAYEAR No-Rim-Cut Tires With All-Weather Treads or Smooth way to save the countless blow-outs due to wrinkled fabric It must resist tread separation. We alone nse a patent method which reduces this danger 60 per cent. ' And it must be efficient as an anti-skid. The most efficient is our double-thick All . Weather tread. And that alone gives an anti-skid all the smoothness of a plain tread. This is Really the Quality Tire Because of these features, No-Rim-Cut , tires used to sell much higher than other standard tires. Because of these features, they have come to outsell any rival. They hold top place inTiredom. And this matchless prestige, after all these years, marks them the quality tire. No tire is worth more than a Goodyear. In four ways the four we men tion no tire is worth as much. Ask any user hell gladly confirm this. THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, AKRON, OHIO sntMtitr ium mo eocmoctlon wfaKtTTr wltfa any oUxnr rubber ooiMem whlrli ue tna uooayeiw Any Dealer can supply you Goodyear Tires. If the wanted size i not in stock he will telephone our Local Branch. (1S53)