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WASHINGTON UNITOF
ROUTE EASY' GOING
Elimination of Bad Spots in
Pacific Highway Promised
for Tourist Travel.
ROAD POOR TO LA CENTER
3cw Construction and Good Grades
Make Trip to Woodland Pleasure.
Practically One Hard Surface
for State Is Planned.
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 20. (Special-)
Spring ana Summer tourists,
dawn to the Nortnwest en route to or
from the California expositions, will
find the entire Pacific Highway in
Washington, from Vancouver to the
Canadian boundary. In an easily pass-
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with genuine "good roads" over the
greater portion or me route, as ine re
sult of work during the last two years,
the Washington highway department
states.
The recent Legislature appropriated
$423,389 for further construction work
along the Pacific Highway and with
the expenditure of this money all pres
ent bad spots will be eliminated and
the route through Washington made
practically one continuous stretch of
surfaced roadway, according to Chief
Engineer James Allen, of the highway
department, who has prepared the fol
lowing statement of road conditions
and proposed work:
From Vancouver north, five miles of
concrete road. From this point to La
Center the road is poor.
La Center to Woodland, new con
struction, good grades, two miles of
Crushed rock and two miles of dirt.
Road From Woodland Fair.
Woodland to three miles south of
Kalama. fair road for Summer travel.
Three miles to Kalama, new con
struction, good grades, road not yet
graveled.
Kalama to point two miles south of
Carrolton, rough road.
Next five miles through Carrollton,
good graveled road, followed by one
mile of poor road, then two miles of
graveled road into Kelso.
Kelso to Toledo, fair dry weather
road.
The roads described above are at
present the worst sections of the Pa
cific Highway in Washington, and the
automobilist passing these will have
smooth travel the rest of his Journey.
For improving these poor stretches
from Toledo south, the Legislature has
appropriated $192,600. while Clarke and
Cowlitz Counties probably will- spend
almost $100,000 additional in hard-surfacing
the roads graded by the state.
Bad Grade Past Olyxnpta.
From Toledo to Chehalis there is a
fair dry weather road and from Che
halis to Olympia a good gravel road.
From Olympia to the Country Club south
of Tacomai there is a good dry weather
road, with one bad grade over the
Kisquallv hill. The Legislature has
appropriated 349.126 for elimination of
this grade and the Northern Pacific
has deeded to the state four and one
half miles of its former right of way.
which will be widened, surfaced and
connected with the present route.
From the Country Club south of Ta
eoma through to Seattle and north of
Seattle to Bothell. the route of the
Pacific Highway goes over continuous
hard-surfaced roads. From Bothel to
Burlington there is a good gravel road
and from Burlington to Blanchard a
fair dry weather road.
The Waterfront road, only portion
of the Pacific Highway along Puget
Sound, is next and will afford, when
connected with the highway, some of
the most beautiful scenery In the
Northwest. For this connection and
other work north of King County.
3147.377 has been appropriated. There
has also been appropriated $34,387 for
King and Pierce County work.
Way Past Blanchard Medium.
From Blanchard to a point seven
miles south of Bellingham there are
fair roads along the route to be fol
lowed at present, and from this point
on to Blaine, on the Canadian boundary,
there are good gravel roads.
The trunk road of next Importance to
the Pacific Highway is the Sunset
Highway, the .great east-and-west
transverse from the Sound to Spokane
and Idaho through Snoqualmle Pass,
which will be opened this Summer after
sporadic efforts since early territorial
dlOn this route from Seattle to Kenton
the road is hard-surfaced.
From Rcnton the North Bend motor
ists will find a good gravel road. From
North Bend through the Snoqualmle
Pass to Lake Kechelus the rxjad is en
tirely new. with heavy mountain con
struction and good grades. This sec
tion will be in good condition by July 1.
There is a good gravel road from
Lake Kechelus to Easton. and a good
dirt road from Easton to Cle Elum.
From Cle Elum to Mountain Home the
road also is good.
Thirteen miles of rough mountain
road will be encountered between
Mountain Home and Ingall's Creek.
From Ingall s Creek in to Wenatchee a
fair mountain road will be found.
Route Past Orondu Poer.
From Wenatchee to Orondo there is
a good gravel road, but from Orondo
to Waterville the road is poor, with
heavy grades. The department expects
to improve this section this Summer.
Between Waterville and Creston the
road Is good but dusty in Summer.
From Creston to Rocklyn the road is
rather rough.
From Rocklyn through the remainder
of Lincoln County into Spokane, and
from Spokane east to the Idaho line,
motorists will find some of the best
roads of Eastern Washington, with
well-graded roads of gravel, oil mac
adam and water-bound macadam sur-
aOut of Spokane motorists will find
an excellent road constructed along
the route of the Inland Empire High
way from Spokane to Colfax. Whitman
County, with one poor stretch.
Disregarding the expenditures of
counties and road districts on purely
local roads, statistics compiled by the
state highway department show that
during the last two years approximate
ly $3,170,000 has been expended by the
state and counties in construction of
trunk highways and In permanent sur
facing work. I
The counties in the period from April
1. 1913. to February 1, 1915. have sur
faced or graded and surfaced 203 miles
of permanent highways, using 31.6S4.902
of the permanent highway fund, an
average cost of $8300 per mile, while
the state spent $1.485.081 on 254 miles.
DOX'T DRIVE IX RCT, ADVISED
Texas Good Roads Motto Is Indorsed
by Fraiiln Agent.
"All automobllists should be expo
nents of the Texas Good Roads Club's
motto, 'Don't drive in the rut'," in the
opinion of J. C, Brady, local agent for
the Franklin automobile. "Conserva
tion of good roads is Just as Important
as the encouragement of good road
building. Good roads cost a lot of
money and a motorist pays a great
deal toward it. The owner of an auto
mobile should feel the responsibility
in making his share of the investment
In good roads go as far as possible."
"Bad roads discourage motoring, yet
to a certain extent Diownsia i7
sponsible for them. How often have
you seen a well oiled road in fairly
good condition, or a new section of
nignway juefc vuul, .
passable by constant usage of a rut that
was first marked Dy tae initial tr
to travel over it. Six Inches of road,
often 12 to 16 feet wide, is called upon
to stand the strain of all the traffic
over it. This really should nt be. Of
course, it is the natural woueutj iu
drive on the crown of the road, but in
principle it is wrong, if the road is to
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"After these ruts are started and
the surface has Deen Droaen mruus".
come the chuck holes and dust holes,
, t valnv aaaanna Vflll hftVB the
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water to contend with, which softens
the surface and decreases in
ency of material used in making the
" 'Don't drive in the rut,' If lived up
to, would save thousanas or aoiimo
annually in the building' of roads, in
crease the pleasure of the tourists
many times, and in the end save the
automobile."
BU1CK TRAIN ARRIVES
TWELVE CARLOADS RUW SPECIAL
FROM CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.
Major Part, Fifty-One Carloads for Pa
cific Northwest, Incorporated Into
Another Group for St. Paul.
The Buick special train has reached
Its destination and the 101 carloads
have been delivered to the several
agents of the Howard Automobile
Company on the Pacific Coast.
The train started from Flint, Mich.,
February 20. and was run intact to
Cedar Rapids. Ia., where the 38 car
loads consigned to California points
and 12 carloads consigned to Oregon
points, were withdrawn from the train
and run as a special train over the
Central route for California and Ore-son-
, ,
The major part of the train, compris
ing 51 carloads for the Pacific North
west, was Incorporated into another
special train and taken to St. Paul,
Minn, where it was turned over to the
Northern Pacific Railway Company,
and run on a daylight schedule from
that city to Seattle. ,
mi ..o woo aihlbltion in the
yards of the Northern Pacific in the
business center oi bjiuiuiiio '
Thursday the 11th.
, i i M.inniiR for the
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Northwest Buick Company's Spokane
house, one canoaa tor n,
i PAifnT wash., one each
to Reardan, Harrington, Bluestem and
Odessa, and two 10 HBtciv. -
set out. ' . ,
r,.un Mnrninir th a train started
on a davlight schedule across the
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state ot wasmngiou
attle late Sunday night.
Mel G. Johnson, local manager of tne
Howard Automobile Company, accom
panied by R- C. Buchanan, of this city,
and Ft H. Fogarty. assistant general
freight agent for the Northern Pacific
Railway, went from Portland to Spo
kane and accompanied the train across
the State of Washington.
That the market for Buicks has not
been supplied by this train is evidenced
by the fact that Mr. Johnson secured
orders for five more carloads for im
mediate shipment to Spokane, one car.
id to sunnyside, one to Yakima and
ten to Seattle. '
"With a taciory oi -
. , , a nnipii organization
duce ot reai 1 ' :. . , ; .
of ability and responsibility and a lit
tle 'nerve.' tne Duyinu m
mobiles by the trainload is not such a
formidable undertaking as the finan
cial figures represented therein would
indicate." says Mel G. 'J
manager of the Howard. Automobile
C"Then3Howard Automobile Company
has Just delivered, through its organi-
zation w" . ' . . ,
loads of Buick automobiles, of a total
valuation ot b4.uu.
"While this is the eighth special
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much the largest and most valuable
ever handled. '
ECONOMY TEST NOW ON
MAXWELL SEEKS RECORD IN MILE
AGE ON 19 GALLONS OF FUEL.
Car In Display Window Each Day Is
Reins; Run From 2 to 8 O'clock
In Latest Test.
An intAranHnir exDeriment is being
..--, .4 ... h. pparsnn Motor Car
Company, San Francisco distributors of
the Maxwell cars to determine how
long a Maxwell "25" motor will run on
19 gallons of gasoline.
In their show windows the Pearson
Motor Car Company have had a car
Jacked up and from 2 to 8 o'clock eacn
day. its motor is running idle and will
continue to do so until 19 gallons ot
gasoline nave oeen useu.
A number of prominent motorists of
the bay cities are acting as Judges and
f 1 .m.1I..nArs nf th tPSt. WhOSO
duty is to check the findings of the
contest each day, start the motor, keep
the time ana see mat a biiiui. uiiciiivC
to the rules of the contest is followed.
The widespread interest in the re
cent utility test in which a Maxwell
25" completed 1000 miles oi travel on
i, 11,. nt n.i-rllim. HVPM lrinf 20.5
miles to the gallon, over city streets
and country roads, during fair and
stormy weather, demonstrated the pos-
billties or tnis car. xiie i cauim ui
present economy test, added to tne
above information will give the public
a splendid idea oi tne emcieiiuy uiw
tucked away under the hood of a Max
ell "25."
"The findings of the recent utility
test." remarked H. C. Skinner, Oregon
distributor of the Maxwell, yesterday,
'shnw the possibilities of these cars in
various lines of business. As a touring
car. motorists who have used the Max
well do not need to be told of its many
line auu " -
onstrated its special fitness for com
mercial driving, lor proiessionai use.
and in fact, for all lines ot moaern dus-
iness, we feel that tne puouc win oe
greatly interested in the economy test.
now oem& uciu.
CADILLAC GOES FAR OX HIGH
Jack Bellew, of L09 Angeles, Slakes
Record Without Change.
Over all sorts of roads with a Cadillac
Eight, uphill and down, through sand
and mud. for 250 iniles on high gear
without a single gear change, even in
starting is the record set by Jack
Bellew. of Los Angeles, tau
This feat was the outcome of a wager
between Mr. Bellew and some friends.
following his recital of some of the
things his new Cadillac Eight had done
on high gear. Bellew left Los Angeles
at 7 o'clock In the morning, starting ms
car on high gear and carrying as ob
servers the men who, in the evening,
paid the wager.
The car was first driven to Riverside,
on the way encountering deep mud on
a- rough road over which the car was
throttled down to 10 miles an hour. A
short stop was made at Riverside and
the car went on to Badlands, San Ber-
You will have on
into" buying an u
ly yourself to
nsuitable
blame if you are "talked
" or a "theoretical" Car.
The two commonest mistakes made in buying. an automobile are First, Buying a car
not suited to your needs. Second, Buying a car that has not passed the theory stage.
The first mistake buying an "un-7
suitable" car is perhaps made even
less often than the second. But for'
your own sake study your needs sen
sibly, just as you study your house- '
hold needs; and buy a car you can
afford to enjoy a car you will have
pride in, and yet one that will not be a
"ghost ofreproachto your. good
sense.
The second mistake buying a
" theoretical ' car is perhaps the
sadder mistake of the two because
when you have made this mistake,
you have on your hands some engi
x neer's or designer's untried theory,
instead of a tried, known, successful
cai And you have paid a price that,
put in the right car, would never have
been a reproach but would have
bought an automobile of real pride
and joy.
It is because we see these two mis
takes being constantly made be
cause we see sensible people being
constantly talked into these "auto
mobile fiascos " that we boast so
much about the record of the car we
sell The Maxwell.
38,000 happy satisfied Maxwell owners are driving 38,000 handsome streamUne Maxwell Cars to-day-at an up-keep
cost that any man of any standing can afford, and at an original cost that is simply a practical investment.
200 Maxwell Gars Every Day
Twelve hundreda week, five thousand a month. That is the actual output of The Wonder Car right
now and constantly increasing.
Not bare promises that cannot be kept, but actual deliveries to Maxwell Dealers;
Stopt Think a moment. There must be something back of a production so great. " There must be the
hearty approval and confidence of the public in the car they buy and the Car must merit it all.
26 Maxwell cars every hour of the business day. Yes, that is just what the public are buying, and
when you order a Maxwell, you get one the day you want it.
Back of each Maxwell stands one of the greatest and most efficient organizations in the industry, and
one strong enough financially to insure you against the purchase of an "orphan car and to give you actual
deliveries of a wonderful car on the day you want it.
The Maxwell Company's Guarantee of Service to Maxwell Owners
No other automoMIe is backed by a more reliable service than that guaranteed every Maxwell owner. More than 2,000 Maxwell dealer
in every part of this country-are always ready to give expert advice, to make adjusbnents, and to supply new parts at ""onable P"ces.
This splendid Maxwell dealer service organization is perfected and completed by the chain of Maxwell owned and Maxwell operated
Service Branches. Sixteen great Maxwell Service Stations are so located throughout the country that a Max well dealer can supply any part
for an owner within a few hours if not in his stock. Maxwell Service is one of the great advantages enjoyed by Maxwell owners.
a Maxwell from us now, and when you want it delivered, we will
give you your car not an excuse on aeuvery aay
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nardlno and Arrowhead, where lunch
was had. From Arrowhead to Stod
dard's camp the road was poor because
of recent rains, but grave no trouble.
By 3 In the afternoon the -party was
back in Los Aneeles, with the speedo
meter reading 196 miles.
When the party again returned to
Los Ang-eles by another and long-er road
the distance covered was well over 250
miles. Tne g-ears had not been out of
high speed all day long, in spite of hills
and sand and mud. and the one-time
doubters acknowledged their error of
Judgment as gracefully as they could
and paid the wager. '
Centralia to Have Auto Races.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Mar. 20. (Spe
cial.) In a letter received here yester
day from Secretary ' Hlller, of the
Northwest Automobili Association, it
was announced that an auto race meet
will be held at tne Southwest Wash
ington Fair grounds May 23 under the
auspices of the association. The first
meet ever staged in Southwest Wash
ington was held at the fair grounds
last August and was a success finan
cialy. STCDEBAKER WORKS IX WATER
With Carburetor Submerged Self-
Starter Prove Efficiency.
Henry Kennady. formerly a' citizen
pr owensDurg, ty ana laier manager
f,. r ua Qtiirijitalr0i lira rw h Xt ntlnhnma
City, recently had a rabbit-hunting ex
perience in Australia which tested the
"efficiency of tne . Studebaker starter.
Kennady, who is now. managing di
rector of the Studebaker distributing
house at Sydney, started out with four
companions to hunt rabbits, using a
Studebaker Six.
In attempting to ford a hollow dur
ing a rain the carburetor became sub
merged in water which was going
through so swiftly that none of the
occupants dared get out of the car.
The water kept rising inch by Inch
until the party feared 'they would be
washed away. During- a lull in the
storm Kennady put the car into low
gear, threw on the self-starter and was
able to pull out of the deep hole. The
carburetor -was then drained and tbe
engine Immediately fired evenly, tak
ing the party back to Sydney without
further mishap.
ROAD OON'TKACT IS AWARDED
Oregon Gravel Purchased for Call
fornia Highway.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., March 16.
(Special.) Information has been re
ceived here that the California Highway
Commission has signed a contract with
the Hydraulic Brick St Stone Company,
owned by B. J. Murray ami Sam T. Sura,
mdrs of this city, for the delivery of
said and gravel to be used on the con
strLcUea of the California Highway.
The company will furnish ths mati-rUl
from Its pit at Hocy, to be uasd In
the construction of that portion of the.,
highway extending north from Kediiln
to the state line. It Is estimated that
abou 100.0(10 yards will be required.
California enulneers are reported as
saying that the material from this pit Is
the best to be had on the coant for rond
and concrete construction. Mr. Murray ,
is at Hoey superintending the construc
tion of an entirely new plant at the pit
having a capacity of about S00 yards
dally. -
As 30 pounds cf hair are required to.
upholster a studebaker automobile, to
supply the entire annual output of,
Stulebaker machines requires the hair
Irxip 1,800,000 animals.