TDTE SUNDAY .'OREGON! AX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 31. 1915.
s
Gel TRAFFIG BY
MOTORS EXPECTED
Eugene Prepares for Continu
ous Stream of Tourists and
Visitors This Year. -
BIG GASOLINE TANK BUILT
With Proposed Paciric Highway
Transportation Company, Kegular
Business and Fishing Kxcur
eions Brisk Days In Sight.
TTUGENE, Or.. Feb. 20. (Special.)
With Eugene a crossroads lor irana
state motor traffic. Eugene motor sup
j.,irs and the Eugene oil com
ranies are preparing for arrival this
reason or more mm '.'
n-i- i. i. .Mitinn to the tremendoul
traffic outlined by a proposed Paciflc
Highway overland transportation com-
1.. t,ih AmraTKs it will carry
ir AAa ,-,, to the fair in 200
a hi. Summer. The arrival o
thi cars will mean the expenditure
.v,,,..r,rt. nf dollars in the city.
-nmn.nv hu erected a 21,000
gallon gasoline tank. The gasoline sale
In Eugene last ouramer
conditions approximated iv.vv
Ions a month. The fair traffic is ex
. - . i -.-.a thift many times.
The McKenzie River road Is counted
. .. Arx-mr thousands of cars. With the
completion by the Government of this
road across tne summit ui mo -cartes,
making Bend. Or., but one days
,rr. p-nirone this city is virtually
the terminal of a great east-and-west
trans-state highway reaching from the
Willamette Valley to the ldano line.
It is the only connecting link between
the raciflc Highway and the Central
Oregon route into California.
Tt vur the McKenzie road was
rt nnpnl to motor car traffic; From
10 to 40 motor cars passed over the
Ave miles of lava bed daily, according
to actual count made by the Govern
ment. The traffic last Summer so vastly ex
ceeded the use for which the highway
had been designed that the wear was
Much work must be
irnH this Suring to put the road in
shape for the Summer. The announce
mnt af the Federal Government te
spend J70.000 for rebuilding the road
in t!ie Cascade loresi. including tuaw
distance from McKenzie- bridge, in
Lane County, to Sisters, in Crook Cotfl
ty. will insure its being in good condi
tion over the summit grade.
The McKenzie River for years had
drawn motor traffic because of Its won
derful fishing and scenic beauties. Tne
resorts draw thousands of cars an
nually. The McKenzie River Is known
widely for its Ashing and each year
parties come from all parts of the
Vnitfd States to fish and hunt. The
restocking of fish by the McKenzie
hatchery is maintaining the reputation
in spite of the millions of trout taken
out annually.
Kugene has several other attractive
side trips for motor cars. The Sluslaw
River, with Its salmon fishing, and its
combination of beach and lake resorts,
Is reached from Eugene by way of Lake
Creek. The completion of the Gov
ernment road about Cape Perpetua.
opening the last barrier in the road
along the coast, the proposed plank
road from Florence to the beach and
the connecting link from the beach to
the Upper Alsea. now under construc
tion by the Government, will form a
day's motor circuit that crosses the
Coast Mountains twice, taking in 30
miles of Oregon's most beautiful beafeh
and the Willamette Valley between
Monroe and Eugene.
A popular motor drive out of Eugene
Is a trip to the Black Butte quicksil
ver mines, made attractive by an ideal
road through Cottage Grove and Lon
don. An alternative route out of Cot
tage Grove Is a trip up theRowe
River, famed for its fishing and hunting.
"HILL" BUILT FOR TEST
CHALMERS ENGINEERS USE DYlf Aa
, af O SYSTEM TO TRY CARS' POWER.
JAyparatm, Installed at 9100,000 CM,
iuwiii aaa A nam
to Be Met Roads.
Making a "hill" grow where none
grew betore is a $100,000 feat in "land
scape architecture" accomplished by the
Cnalmers engineers at the Detroit fac
tory, according to H. L. KeaU, tne local
Chalmers dealer. Detroit is situated in
Hat country, and there are no hills for
testing automobiles within to miles of
the city. But that did not deter these
Chalmers engineers from devising a
strictly scientific "hill" test.
The hill is In reality a series of elec
tric dynamo-meters by which every
Chalmers car is tested. They cost J100,
Ouo to install, eliminate the necessity
of sending cars out on long road and4
hill trips, and give the same results In
a far more scientific way than any
ai-tual. hill test ever devlsea.
The electric dynamo-meter system is
one of the things experts generally
figure on seeing during their visits to
the great automobile factories of De
troit. In the making of this famous $100,000
"hill' test, the completed chassis of
Chalmers cars are set in steel frames.
Or eat chains are fastened to the rear
wheels and to great dynamos,, and run
ning under their own power the mo
tors of the cars work against electrical
resistance. Accurate instruments
measure the horsepower developed by
the motors, and expert mecnanics judge
the fitness of . every working. part tor
long road service.
Ine dynamo-meter test, lasting 21
hours, not only measures the horse
power of the motors, but also tests the
strength and silence of Chalmers trans
missions, clutches, rear axles and other
parts, all of which work exactly as
t, icy do on the road. The chart of each
c hassis is a record of scientifically
measured work, with every chance of
human error eliminated.
By means of this wonderful test ab
solutely uniform quality la assured for
every car turned out. It enablea the
Chalmers Company to guarantee that
each car Is as powerful, smooth-running
and sturdy as every other car of
the same model.
dent of the Willys-Overland Company,
of Toledo, O., who Is now at his Winter
home in Pasadena, this fault has been
entirely eliminated In the modern auto
mobile. A man no longer worries about
a hundred and one things while driv
ing his car and does not have to famil
iarise himself with eacn ana every ae
tall of Its construction. After one or
two lessons he acquires the necessary
confidence and all that remains "or him
to do is to follow a few set rules.
There was a time when a man did
not feel safe in taking his family out
unless he had an experienced chauffeur
at the wheel. There were so many
things, liable to happen at a moment's
notice reauirinz the attention of A
practical mechanic that he did not care
to take a chance on his meager knowl
edge of the car. But those times have
passed.
STIDEBARXR HAS PART IX WAR
Officers In Six Make Capture ot
Boer Rebel De Wet'.
That-an American fnade six-cylinder
car was the leading factor in the cap
ture of General Christian De Wet. the
famous Boer veteran who recently
started an Insurrection in the Union
of South Africa, was learned recently
from .a letter received from J. B. Rit
chie. Studebaker distributor or that
territory.
When there appeared signs of unrest
among certain elements of the Dutch
population, the South African military
commandeered a number of motor cars
FAIR TO BRING 5000
AUTOaHERE, IS VIEW
Automobile Club President
Predicts Big Tqurist Travel
for Oregon.
ROAD INQUIRIES IS BASIS
Tells
Booklet, Now Being Issued,
Why Motorist Should, Visit State,
Nominating Committee Busy
for Election In April.
"Unless all signs fall, thousands of
automobile tourists from the eastern
States will pass through Oregon during
the coming Summer. . either on their
way to or from San Francisco." said w.
its membership from 200 to 800. ac
quired a beautiful clubhouse on the
Sandy River and increased Its assets
from about S6000 to approximately
125,000. ' .
Excellent Year Is Forecast."
"Present indications point to an un
usuallv excellent year for tha club."
said Mr. Clemens. "The fact that the
Columbia Highway will be completed
and the new Sandy River bridge fin.
ished should attract many more people
to the clubhouse. The bridge cannot
be used as yet except for walking-,
however, because of a large hole at the
other end of the bridge that has not
yet been filled in."
The Portland Automobile Club was
honored by an invitation from W. L.
Hughson, chairman of the racing com
mittee of the Panama-Pacific Exposi
tion, for its president, Mr. Clemens, to
serve as one of the Judges at the big
Vanderbilt race tomorrow morning.
Mr. Clemens expressed-his thorough
appreciation of the compliment, but
was forced to decline on account of ur
gent business. Governor Hiram W.
Johnson, of California, will officiate at
the races in the role of honorary referee.
Tire Care Deemed Important.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Coir
pany has been advocating for a !on
time what it calls "The Science of Til
Care," believing that, whether applie
to a solitary car or to a fleet of deliv
ery trucks, scientific care as oppose
to haphazard, inspections will pay bi.
returns in reduced tire bills. Nov-
Here is the first "Gold Standard -
SOMEBODY HAD to do'it!
Because, Tire Price-Lists have
been getting into the "Joke" Class.
Price-Lists were too generally being Printed
UP for the sole purpose of being Discounted
DOWN by the Retailer.
VALUE was being losVcsight of, in the hot
Competition as to who could quote the greatest
Discount OFF Price-Lists padded up for. the
purpose.
Absurd, wasn't it, in an enlightened age, .
Kite this?
in Tire Valuation
Some reliable Standard, tox judge Value $
by, has been badly needed.
We have the "Temerity" to cut loose from
fhe Padded Price-List Procession, and supply it.
At. this writing (Jan. 1st, 1915) nine leading
Tire Manufacturers Price-List (to Consumers)
their 34x4 Plain-Tread Tires "at following figures
(each initial letter represents a well-known Tire).
None of these Brands can be proven, to
.average more Mileage than GOODRICH Plain
Treads, under similar use.
Now observe the differences in Price.
TWELVE-PASSENGER BUICK MOTOR BUS IS DELIVERED FOR PORTLAND-ST. HELENS RUN.
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KENNETH FISH AT THE WHEEL AXD WILLIAM HILDEBRASDT, OF THE HOW ARD AUTOMOBILE COM
PASY, AT HIS SIDE. THE OWNER. FRANK SHEPARD, STANDS AT THE REAR.
for general service over the rugged
territory of Eastern Transvaal and
Northern Orange Free State, where
there are practically no railroad facili
ties and few roads.
The Studebaker dealer at Kimberley,
in the diamond mine district, was re
quired to give up the Studebaker Six
which he had retained for bis private
use. and this car was -used in all the
pioneering and scouting exhibitions
conducted by the military in the
troubled zone. More than 3000 miles
had been covered in reconnoitering in
this car when the driver and officers
whom he carried learned that De Wot
and his staff were close at hand.
Other forces were brought into piay
to assist in the capture, but the Stude
baker carried the officers' who first
laid hands on the veteran and carried
him to the nearest railway station.
Knight Motor Inventor Returns.
Immediately after the outbreak of the
war, Charles T. Knight Inventor of the
Knight motor, who for the past six
years has made his home in Coventry.
England,, sailed for this country, and
practically all members of his conduit-
engineering staff have also re
turned to America. The result has
been a revival of the interest in the
Knight motor, especially in view of the
fact that the Pioneer "Knight" people
of this country, the F. B. Stearns Com
pany, are marketing the first moderate
priced Knight automobile ever put on
the American market.
Jefferson Court Views Road.
GATEWAY. Or.. Feb. 20. (Special.)
The County Court of Jefferson County,
consisting of Commissioners King,
Boegll and Gard, arrived here Monday
morning and were taken out by Road
Supervisor Perry Monroe to view the
work already done on the Gateway
Ashwood road. They will also decide
the feasibility of finishing up the work-
j Clemens, president of the Portjand comes another concrete example of the
.' . . . , . trull, r hi. Vi 1 1 .if Km m a larcA Mid-
Automobile Club yesterday
"Countless inquiries for road infor
mation are coming to the club, mostly
from residents of New Tork, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois. The letterheads re
veal the prominence of these men as
bankers, manufacturers and men of
means. Without question, many of them
will invest In Oregon property and per
haps make their homes here if we can
get them interested properly in our
country. I am putting it modestly
when I say at least 6000 machines will
go through Portland on the cross-country
tour. This means at least 20,000
people will come here.
To supply the information required
by the prospective tourists, the Port
land Automobile Club Is Issuing a book
let on why tourists should spend their
time and money in Oregon while on
their trip.
Auto Club to Elect Soon.
After talking away enthusiastically
for an hour or more about the desira
bility of attracting tourists to Oregon
by every meansvpossible. Mr. Clemens
reflected a moment and then announced
in positive terms that the . Portland
Automobile Club would have to find a
new president io serve it The annual
election will be held early in April,
when the new president and five mem
bers for the directorate will be elected.
In addition to President Clemens, the
terms of Directors James Appleby.
Walter M. Cook, H. L. Keats, George
W. Stapleton and Frank E. Watkins
will expire. The nominating commit
tee,' composed of Mr. Appleby, James
D. Abbott A. J. Kingsley. J. C. Olds
and H. C. Skinner, probably will not
report Its recommendations until about
10 days before the election.
Charles F. Swigert has been men
tioned prominently for the presidency,
but he said yesterday that he would
not accept the position, as he felt he
was not the man for the place.
Since Mr. Clemens became president
four years ago the club has increased
truth of this belief." From a large Mid
dle Western concern comes the lnfor
mation that in a single year it saved
more than J10.000 by applying to the
care ot the tires on this big fleet of de
livery trucks the same principles of ef
ficiency that it employs in conducting
other departments of the business.
MOTORCYCLE NOTES
l.
In order to keep Its members In touch
with the club's activities, the Keystone
Motorcycle Club of Harrisburg, Pa.,
now issues a monthly publication called
The Keystone Motorcyclist.
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A number of motorcyclists of Wheel
ing, W. Vs., are planning to make the
trip this Summer to the Panama Expo
sition. -
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The Arrow Motorcycle Club of West
Hoboken. N. J., is preparing for a fea
ture motorcycle parade to be held the
latter part of March.
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There has-been abot, a 50 per cent
gain in the number of motorcycles
used in South Dakota during the past
year.
Reports show that every fifteenth
Inhabitant, of Great Britain uses a
motorcycle' or a bicycle. The postal
service alone utilizes about 11,000 ma
chines.
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Delivery of special orders by the
Johnson Fish Company, of Green Bay,
Wis., will in the future be made on
a motorcycle.
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Tha motorcycle club of Salem. Or.,
has made application foT membership
in the Federation of American Motorcyclists.
A committee already has been ap
pointed to arrange for the second an-
. ... j Goodrich "B" "C "D" "E" "F" "G" "H" "I" "J"
Retail List Price $19.40- .- $24.35 $24.35 $25.85 $26.20 $26.30 $28.30 $29.90 $30.50 $33.00
Goodrich Valuation 19.40 19.40 19.40 1 19.40 19.40 19.40 1 19.40 19.40 1 19.40 19.40
Overcharge above "Goodrich
Standard" prices v . . . . . $4.95 $4.95 $6.45 $6.80 $6.90 $8.90 $10.50 $11.10 !S13.60
SITE I PLAIN T I SAFETY
SIZE TREAD TREAD
30x3 $9.00 30x3 $9.45
30x3 11.60 30x3 12.20
32 x 13.35 32x3 14.00
33x4 19.05 33x4 20.00
34x4 19.40 34x4 20.35
36x4 27.35 36x4 28.70
37x5 32.30 37x5 33.90
38x5' 43.80 38x5 46.00
Goodrich
OBSERVE that "the Retail Dealer
could "Discount" the above
competing Tire Price-Lists to
the extent of bottom line (on 34 x 4
Plain-Tread) and still gfve LESS intrin
sic Value than GOODRICH
when sold AT PAR of it
List-Price.
SrTailar differences, in
VALUE, apply, of course, on
all other Sizes.
Here follows the "Good.
rich-Standard" Price-List on
some 'of -the popular Sizes.
You may safely pin your faith
to it as the Limit of Sure
Value.
COMPARE these Prices
carefully with what you
have paid for ' other
Tires of dependable Make.
Then ask yourself, what
YOU ought to do about Tires
in future.
Compare these Goodrich
"Fair-List" prices, "showing
tremendous reductions with
prices you have previously paid.
For instance, old prices
on Goodrich 34x4, Smooth
Tread, $24.35.
Present "Fair-List" price,
$19.40.
Ask your dealer for Users'
Net Price List, showing prices
'on all sizes.
THE B. F. GOODRICH CO.
Akron, O.
FAIIR-LISTEE) TIRES
FREAK MACHINE INVENTED AT MARSHFIELD, CARRIES PASSENGERS OVER LAND AND WATER
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COXFIDEXCE
I.ittlc Technical Knowledge Xeeded
to Operate Autos.
Thousands of persons sra buying au
tomobiles today who a few years age
fought shy of them. They had the
money and the inclination, but lacked
the necessary confidence In the cars
themselves. This was due in a meas
ure to the complicated construction of
the operating devices and the machin
ery in general.
According to John N. Willys, presi-
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nual endurance run of tha Tonkers Mo
torcycle Touring Club, which will be
held on June 20.
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Legal Action Chairman Johnson of
the Federation of American Motor
cyltsts has appointed C J. Wangerin
as Federation of American Motor
cyllsts' attorney for Portland, Or.
a a a
Two new motorcycle clubs have been
affiliated with the Federation of Amer
ican Motorcyllsts. the ' Tale Touring
Club, of Lake County, Indiana, and the
Ashevllle, N. C... Motorcycle Club.
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"I have enjoyed a whole season's
riding without an ounce of trouble."
says Harrison D. Mason, a motor
cyclist of New Tork City. "Have taken
some pretty big trips during the season.
and always arrive home free from any
trouble whatever."
...
C. A. 'Pete of Des Moines, la., says
he has ridden his motorcycle 25.000
miles in , two seasons, and, at a cost
of less than one cent a mile.
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A new motorcycle club has been
organized in Annlston, Alabama, with
22 charter members. The organiza
tion will affiliate with the F. A. M.
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The Argo Creamery Company of At
lanta. Ga., has installed a motorcycle
delivery service for, delivering fresh
milk on special orders.
Auto Demands Gain Rapidly.
During the year 1S14 the totsl out.
put In American cars represented a
valuation of something like 550.0rt.
000. aad the accessory Industry turned
out goods valued at approximately
U5.000.000. The number of cars bulli
and marketed in the present season
is estimated at 400.000. Fourteen years
ago only a few hundred cars ware pro
duced per annum. In the Industry
began to swell and lO.ooO tars were
produced in 1904. U.OOO. and In
the number graw to 14.000. By !
the number had Jumpad to Bs.OOrt. but
one of the most startling Jumps w
In 109. when mor than double th
1S0S output came forth. fna hundred
and twenty thousand cars were pro
duced in 130. By 1H the annusl
output had reached JOA.ooft. and 113
liw factories shH about 0.onfl
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MARSHFIELD. Or., Feb.
Amohibion." because of its
C. GORST AT WHEEL OF HIS "AMFHIBIOSf."
20. (Special.) V. C. Gorst has named his freak locomotion contraption "The
ability to travel on land or sea. The Amphibion has not. been tried out on
the high seas, but on the waters of Coos Bay It has proven capable of a speed of 15 miles an hour. On its
trial trips, the freak maintained a speed of 76 miles an hour on the beach between Coos Bay and the Ump-
qua River and can go faster, so tne owner says, rteceniiy int Anipniuion emsteu w a..
Bend, speeded down the bay to Jarvis Landing, where it took to the sandspit and traveled across to the
beach and thence to the Umpqua River .
The propulsion is received from the 80-horsepower aeroplane engine. The propeller Is seven and one
half feet In length. When the machine passes through ofwn, it kicks up a wind disturbance which blows
off every hat within 50 feet and bowls over anybody who chances to be directly behind it when the en-
. ""The Amphibion was built by Mr. Gorst to -make the through run between Coos Bay and Mapleton to
connect with the Wlllamette-PacUlc Railroad and it is estimated the Journey of 65 miles will be made in two
and a half hours. The machine carries five persons besides the driver.
Colors Tell Quality Cars
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Ask the salesman what colors you can have before you buy your car. If
he limits you to "stock" colors, you can know that he is selling a ready
made, all-look-alike car. But when you buy a Winton Six, either at $228o or
S3250 you can have your individual car finished in your own personal color
scheme. That's because the Winton-Six is a made-to-order car. And you
can write your own guarantee. '
Have you seen the superb new-size Winton Six? This Is the first top-quality car
ever sold at less than tSOOO. and its a winsome beauty. Gives motoring a new zest.
Telephone for Demonstration
The Winton Motor Car Co.
23d and Washington Sts.
Phone Main 4244.