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TTTE SUNDAY " OREG ONIAX, POTrniAXIV MAT 9, 1913:
GOOD AND BAD SPOTS OF PACIFIC HIGHWAY , ..
ARE RELATED BY MOTORISTS TO WARN OTHERS
California Party Makes ,Northern Trip in Fast Time in Spite of Construction Work Which Makes Roads Almost Impassable in Places Five Difficult
Stretches Encountered on Trip, but Car Overcomes Obstacles Heavy Storm Is Met. '
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(The Orefionlan publishes herewith a crtt
Sral efitlniate parked upon the Pacific High
way from Brititth Columbia to San Fran;
-ico. by C. A. McGee, who recently com
3lettl the trip overland In a Bulck auto
anoblle. As The Oretconlan haa already
carried a detailed report "on the conditions
of the highway from Portland to Ashland,
reference to that section has been omitted
as well as all reference to the trip north
throuprh Central Oregon, which The Orego
nlan also has described.)
BT C. A. M'GEE.
Of Howard Automobile Company, San
Francisco.
ITII the return to San Francisco
of the Buick Pathfinder last
week, one of the hardest auto
mobile trips ever attempted was suc
cessfully ended. The month of April
Is not generally chosen for a 3000-mile
pleasure tour In a motor car and we
do not claim to have had a "joyride"
nor do we recommend that the private
owner Btart north at this time on his
annual vacation. We do say, however,
that many of the roads between San
'ranclsco and Vancouver, B. C, are In
prood condition, and were it not for the
bad roads encountered In five different
places, the northern motorists could
drive their cars to San Francisco at
this time over the Pacific Highway
and enjoy every mile of the drive.
Five Itnd Places Found.
These five bud pieces of road, total
ing about 70 miles, are in the follow
ing places: Katama to Vancouver;
TV'ash.. about 20 miles; one mile in
Dunsraulr, where we spent Thursday
niKht,,the roads were good. . . ..
We were handicapped somewhat by
havinir a heavy thunder storm strike
us while we were near Montague. Af
ter this storm started It was only a
couple of minutes until the roads were
sloppy. Frqm Dunsmuir - south to
Hedding the roads are poor. There is
one stretch of 10 miles, between Cas
tello and Lemolnc, that Is exception
ally bad.
Construction Work Kncountercd.
'This -Is the piece of roadway that
the California Highway Commission
has under course of construction. They
are doing everything that they can to
rush the work along and by the time
the rest of the Pacific Higmway is in
Bhape this piece . of r road will be in
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good condition. From Redding we
continued south over good roads " to
Cottonwood, Anderson. Red Bluff and
Tehama to Corning. Here we found a
heavy north wind blowing, which mafia
riding disagreeable. By putting up
the top and side, curtains we were able
to travel with a reasonable amount of
comfort and continued on south to a
point 578.7 miles south of Portland.
coin and Roseville to Sacramento, then
on through Stockton and Oakland,
where we arrived in time to catch the
8:45 o'clock Creek Route boat to San
Francisco. - . -. '
Our last day's run was -both the
longest and fastest-drive of the entire
trip, which covered 26L days. Our Buick
made 292 miles in 12 hours and 10 min
utes' elapsed Time and. upon arriving
We then continued to Chico and from, at the Howard Automobile Company
there over the regular' Chico-Sacra- headquarters on. Van Ness avenue our
mento road through Durham, Oridley, speedometer showed a total for the 26
Live Oak, Marysville, Wheatland. L4n- days of 299,2 miles.
1915 BLUE BOOK OUT
California, Oregon, Washing
ton Heralded for BeautyVi
j&RV,ri?:ROAQ INFORMATION GIVEN
Cow Creek Canyon, between Roseburg
mM lirants Pass. Or.; 20 miles crossing
the Siskiyou Mountains, between Ash
land, Or., and Hornbrook. Cal., and 20
miles In the Sacramento River Canyon,
.between Dunsmuir and Redding, Cal.
Two weeks more of dry weather and
all of these roads will be passable for
the average machine, but because oX
the rough condition in which they will
be, it will be July 15 before touring
between the Pacific Northwest and
California will be a pleasure.
Traffic Riilca Bother.
The roads in British Columbia are
excellent. Owing to the peculiar speed
and traffic regulations, however, we
were continually being reprimanded
for either going too fast or too slow
or being on the wrong side of the
street. Everyone, including the offi
cers, was courteous and we were not
subjected to any serious delay. We
Jieaved a sigh of relief, however," upon
crossing the line at Blaine, Wash., into
the United States.
Tho roads south, through Belllng
liam. Mount Vernon, Stanwood and
Everett to Seattle, were exceptionally
pood. Oty car made the run from
Vancouver to Seattle, about 174 "miles,
in seven hours. We followed a boule
vard south from Seattle to Tacoma and
.-ood roads were found south from Ta
coma through Olympia and Centralia
to. Chehalis. From Chehalis south we
followed the Pacific Highway.
- Detour la Advised.
This was a mistake. We should
riave left the Pacific Highway at a
point about two miles south of Che
liali.x and followed down the west side
of the CN)wllt River, 9o.ming on the
Pacinc Highway again at a point
seven ana one-naif miles north of Cas
tle Rick. This detour will eliminate
traveling over quite a bit of construc
tion work and where. the road Is not
under course of construction it is cov
ered with planking, " which is worn
through in many places.
The roads through Castle Rock to
Kalama were good, but from Kalama
into Vancouver, Wash., we encountered
eomo rough going. This is caused, in
part, by construction work which h
not yet been completed. I believe that
a better road will be found bv crosa
Ing the Columbia from Kalama to Oo
Mt and then up the Oregon side of the
river to Portland. . .
Road Warulnir Ignored.
At Ashland we were advised that it
was absolutely impossible to cross the
Sisklyous at that time and that there
were several, cars waiting there for
the roads to become passable before
they continuel their journey to Cali
fornia, but we decided at leaat to try
the road' before giving up. The nine
miles between Ashland and the foot of
the new grade was fairly good, but
from the moment the grade was struck
our troubles began. The new high
way which is beincr built over the Sis
ltiyous is 'being constructed much like
a .a l.A.il 'I- It . - . 1
without number. Some of these cuts
have opened up springs and when . an
automobile comes to one of these places
it follows the line of least resistance.
wnicn is straight down.
This old road, on account of the
Ktcep grades, has always been a hard
one for automobiles to negotiate and
it is much worse now than ever be
fore, no work having been done on it
since the, highway construction began
last year.
Horses Stick In Mud.
We reached the summit without
trouble. On the descent we met a
slight spring wagon, which four big
horses had been endeavoring to haul
over the summit all day long. The
horses were Just about fagged out and
the wagon was still a mile from the
top of the grade. Tho roads con
tinued rough into Hornbrook, Cil.
Prom this place on south through Mon
tague, Gazelle, Weed and Susson to
Touring Bureau, Founded La&t Vear,
Is Continued and Scope In- '
creasedCompletion of High- '
way Is One factor."
With the chirp of the-first robin and
the notes of the Italian's hurdy-gurdy
comes another dependable harbinger of
Spring, 'the Automobile Blue Book,
which has Just made its appearance
for 1915. The motorist's Baedeker haa
several new features that should
greatly enhance their value to their
legion of users. - ' - "
For the year 1915 a sixth volume has
been added to tho five formerly pub
lished, the infant of the Blue Book
family giving road information in the
scenic States of California, Oregon and
HARNEY COUNTY AUTO DEAL
ER IS MADE METZ AGENT
FOR OREGON.
I SsXaOtWKy i " -
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Edward EglL
By - reason of an arrangement
concluded last week with James
Scearce, manager of the factory
branch of the Metz Company, at
Seattle, Edward Egll, a native
Oregonian, who has been serving
as the Chalmers and Saxon agent
at Burns, In Harney County, for
the past year, is now the distrlb
utor ot the Metz car for the
State of Oregon.
It probably will be about two
weeks before Mr. Egll will be
able to get any cars, but mean
while he will travel over some of
his outside territory and place
agencies wherever advisable. He
will occupy the salesroom on the
northeast corner of Oak street
and Broadway. The Metz la a
low-priced car", manufactured at
Waltham, Mass., by the makers
of the Waltham watch. The
touring car, which will sell for
1675. Portland, has a 108-Inch
wheelbase and a Gray & Davis
starting and lighting system. The
roadster sells for $555 and has
a S-inch wheelbase. All cars
have the streamline body effect.
Washington and the Province of Brit
ish Columbia and. completing the" sur
vey of tourable North America. The six
volumes now divide the country into
the following sections:
Volume 1 New l'ork State and con
tiguous Canada.
Volume 2 New England, Quebec and
the Maritime Provinces.
Volume 3 New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and the southeast. , .
Volume 4 The Middle West.
Volume 5 The Mississippi River to
the Pacific Coast. '
Volume 6 California, Oregon, Wash
ington. ,
Three factors two of' them 'new
contribute largely to the incentive
which has made the publishers of the
Blue Book expend unusual energy upon
bringing the editorial matter to a state
of perfection hitherto unattalhed.
These factors are the war In Europe,
by keeping Americans at home, natur
ally will stimulate pleasure touring to
a degree as yet unheard of; the Cali
fornia Expositions, the lure of which'
will Induce many motortists to attempt
the transcontinental Journey who never
before contemplated any such thing;
and, thirdly, the culmination or com
pletion of a year of the most exten
sive road work ever Deiore attemptea
anywhere In this country, which means
a mileage of newly completed or newly
improved highways such as no year in
the past has ever seen accomplished.
Another feature Is the continuation
and amplification of the Blue Book
Touring Bureau, which was founded
last year to meet the demanas or an
ever-inereasing number of pleasure
tourists. The Touring Bureau exceeded
all expectations last year and looks
for a greatly increased membership in
1915. It furnishes gratis to any ejue
Book user all the varied kinds of in
formation which he desires to ampliry
and supplement that contained in his
Blue Book.
This service for years has been ren
dered, in an individual way. by numer
ous enterprising automooue cjuos
scattered throughout the United States,
but until 1914 no one association or
organization has been ' able to make
the . service , a nation - wide affair,
largely owing to the fact that the ex
pense of gathering, the Information,
codifying and distributing It, would
have rendered the cost prohibitive.
Highway .Work Assured in Clarke.
' RIDGEFIELD, Wash.. May 8. (Spe
cial.) Nominal damages were recently
ordered tendered by the County Board
of Commissioners to property owners
along the Pacific Highway extension
from Salmon Creek, where it is pro
posed to change the' present route of
the road to procure a better grade.
In case the individual offers are re
fused, the Commissioners will start
condemnation proceedings. The state
proposes to spend $60,000 in putting, a
hard surface on two miles of the road,
which will extend from the end of the
present hard surface at Salmon Creek
toward La Center. Completed, the hard
surface will extend nine miles from
Salmon Creek. '
GOODYEAR MENTO GOME
SALES FORCE OF SOO EXPECTED TO
. SPEND DAY IX PORTLAND,
Assistant Secretary ' of -Compasy 'Ar
ranging for Convention In San
Francisco Announces Plan.
That 500 members of the sales organ
ization of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company will probably spend a day and
night in Portland in September en route
to the annual convention of the organi
zation at San Francisco, became known
yesterday when A. F. Osterloh. assist-,
ant secretary of the parent company,
and M. E. Morris, Pacific Coast man
ager, of San Francisco, were in con
ference with Charles H. -Williams, man
ager of the Goodyear branch in Port
land. Mr. Osterloh came to the Pacific
Coast to arrange details for the con
vention. He said yesterday he -would
endeavor to bring the entire sales
force, said to be the largest that has
ever met in convention on the Pacific
Coast, through Portland and remain
here for at least 24 Jjonrs. In case
plans materialize Mr. Wtlliams will
show the visitors over the Columbia
Highway during their stay and enter
tain them In other ways.
Mrs. Osterloh, who accompanied her
husband to Portland, confessed to fall
ing In love with this city and every
thing attached to it. As the party was
being driven over the Heights Friday
she characterized Portland as-ttie gar
den spot of the West, and saifl that
Oregon, instead of California, should
be advertising that fact. During all
the time -Mr. and Mrs. Osterloh were
in California they enjoyed only two
hours of sunshine, but Mr. Williams as
sured them that Friday was merely an
average day in. Portland-
Before leaving yesterday for 'a' trip
to Tacoma and Seattle Mr. Osterloh
said:
"The condition -of the tire industry
is unusually good. Notwithstanding the
recent drop in prices. . our annual vol
ume of business will far exceed $33,000,
000. which was our record last year.
"London is taking all the tires we
can ship there, and other foreign coun
tries, especially those engaged In war
fare, aro demanding tires.
"Between the heavy foreign demand
and the unusually good, business in this
country our former sales records will
be broken during the 1915 season."
RIGHT OF -WAIT DIFFICULT
Clarke Commissioners Agree on Con.
demnation: Proceedings.
. :VANCOTJVER. Wash.. May 8. 'fSo
cial. ) The Coufity Commissioners are
having a bard time to secure a right
of way for the Paeific Highway from
Salmon Creek to U Center, and when
A Portable Self-Meascring,
Self-Regbtering Pump
, For Gasoline, Oil, Kero
sene, Distillate, Etc.
The long-looked-for at a rea
1 - sonable price.
$25.00 F. O. B. Eugene, Or.
Descriptive circular on
- . request. .
Stoddard Dayton Garage
' State Agents
Eugene, Oregon
I
'The "Wbiidleir Car"
to maxweu ars
ic.very uv?y
1,200 cars a week 5,000 cars a month that is
the actual output of the "Wonder Car" right
now, and constantly increasing.
26 Maxwell cars every hour of the business
day,: that is what the public are buying.
Order a Maxwell from us now, and when you
want it delivered, we will give you your car not
an excuse on delivery day.
Full 5-Passenger
Touring Car
$695
Electric Starter"
$55 extra
H. C..SK1NNER COMPANY
Distributors
58-60 Twenty-third St., Portland, Or. '
Phone for Demonstration, Main 6214
a delegation of landowners would not
agree to waive all damages the Com-,
missioners agreed to begin condemna
tion proceedings. H. W. Arnold. Willi
lam Tenney and W. C. Metier agreed
to waive damages.
The Commissioners hold that- " the
Pacific Highway would be - a great
benefit to all owners except 'one. E.
E. Montague. The owners claim dam
ages amounting to almost 13000. , It
is thought that the land can be se
cured for a much smaller sum. ' There
is about 160,000 to spend this year on
the Pacific Highway, and it Is desired
by the Commissioners to get the work
started Just as soon, as possible.
Centralia-Portland Koad Better.
.CENTRALIA, Wash.. May S. Spe
cial. ) At the noon luncheon ot the
Commercial Club Tuesday, it was re
ported that the . roads between Cen
tralia and Portland are In better shape
now than ever before. A letter was
read from the Toledo Commercial Chab
directing tourists how to proceed over
the Pacific Highway to act around road,
improvements tliat are undr way
there and that will be started In tba
near future between Chehalis and Toledo.
In Norway only about 3.4 per nt of tb.
total aurrace of th country Is cultivated.
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