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VARIOUS OPTIONAL ROUTES FROM PORTLAND TO SALEM ARE EXPLORED BY PARTY IN 1916
CHAIN JJLi.lt SIX.
SALEM PUT IN LOG
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Party in Chandler Meets With
Attention
Automobile Dealers
uooa noaas lor ureater
Part of Distance.
WEST SIDE WAY PREFERRED
PACIFIC
HIGHWAY
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SVe&t Portion of Route Ends at Glad'
btonc and Going From Then On
: Is Ordinary Advice Is Found
Helpful as Well as Signs.
. BT CHESTER A. MOOBES.
"Virtually all experiened Portland
motorists are undoubtedly familiar
with one or more of the roads that
lead through the beautiful country in
tervening between Portland and Salem
but there are so many different ways
of motoring- from the state metropolis
to the state capital that up-to-the
minute advice - on the - highways
through this section is always accept
able. Just now the consensus of opinion
seems to be that the west-side road
out of Portland through Tlgrard, Rex.
Newberg. Dundee and across the ferry
at" Wheatland into the Salem over the
river road is the best route to follow.
The distance , over this route is 53.6
miles.
There are many, however, who still
swear by the regular Pacific Highway
route, through Oregon City, Aurora,
past Woodburn, Gervais and Brooks into
alem. The log of this route totals
exactly 53 miles.
After traveling over each of the
roads time after time the writer recom
mends that the round trip he made by
Roing up one side of the Willamette
River and returning on the other side.
thus completing a loop through some of
tne most attractive country in the state.
a tern Trip Made in Chandler.
Through the kindness of Frank Pad
ajett. the new sales manager of the Dul.
mage-Mauley Auto Company, a party of
us were privileged the other day to make
the round trip to Salem in one of the
handsome 1916 seven-passenger Chand
ler cars received recently at the
Chandler-Hupmoblle-Xational store up
on North Twentieth street. If every
car takes care of Its passengers as
handily as the new Chandler and as
successfully eliminates the shocks of
Incidental bumps in the roads, none of
the tonneau passengers need to watch
"where the driver is steering them.
The regular Pacific Highway route
approaches Oregon City via the west
eide of the river through Oswego, but
we found a road the other day which
we think beats all other roads to Ore
Kon City a dozen ways. This newly
discovered highway may be reached by
following East Eleventh street from
Hawthorne avenue out to Milwaukie
street and over that wide, paved boule
vard to Sellwood. -
Between Sellwood and Milwaukie the
Chandler encountered about a mile of
indifferent road that probably would
be bad for a rough-riding car, and that
Includes a tiny stretch that is usually
muddy after heavy rains.
Fine , Roads. Are Eacountered.
"U'e proceeded through Milwaukie
ever a paved street to Island Station
and then climbed up a road that passes
the Open-Air Sanatorium at the right
of Island Station, overlooking the
rtver. There is a short stretch here
that Is rather rough, but from the edge
of the hospital grounds forward the
Chandler fairly leaped with Joy as it
sailed ' over a crackerjack macadam
road that skirted the river on part of
its course to Gladstone and that pierced
a country beautiful with country homes
and farm improvements. For miles
and miles this road is as smooth as a
dining-room table, and the roof is the
. -- limit for speed if the party in ques
lon desires to take a chance with
traffic laws. If you haven't been over
- - this road you ought to go out and take
, a shot at It right away.
r. About the time you reach Gladstone
-..'-the road becomes ordinary again, but
, you almost thank your stars that the
car is slowed down somewhat, for the
Clackamas River, along which you are
.. . now traveling, is Just about the pret
f tieststream in Oregon. After running
along the southern edge of Gladstone
crossed the wagon bridge over the
Clackamas, passed Parkplace and en
tered Oregon City over the only road
before us.
- Little' Bad Road Traversed.
; This route to Oregon City gave us
. perfect footing for a majority of the
i- distance, and there was nothing in the
; balance that eould be called bad. The
; other east-side approach to Oregon
"-Cits', which has been followed for many
years, is best reached by going out the
Powell Valley road to East Eighty
' second street and there turning to the
right.
Thus far this road is. of course, in
fine shape, but from that point forward
- past Clackamas station and Gladstone
Park, where the Chautauqua sessions
. are now in progress, it is by no means
the equal of the other east-side route
i " to Gladstone. The two east-side roads
above described intersect at the bridge
which crosses the Clackamas River Just
. before reaching Parkplace.
' n Route I .end a Over Caaeaat Hill.
' If the motorist wishes to follow the
i f regular Pacific Highway route to Ore-
gon City on the west side he should go
r out First street to Porter street, then
J switch to Glbbs street and proceed
, over Kelly street to the Macadam road
that points the way to the Rlverview
J Cemetery. This route affords a short
-stretch of river-bank driving that can-
.'not be surpassed, the only trouble
. '. being that the warrenite pavement, the
view of the river, of the Waverley golf
links on the other side, and of match
f lees country "homes, do not last long
r enough. Soon after" the" Charles ' H.
; Carey residence is passed a long hill
i3 reached that leads you on to Oswego,
f Glenmorle and over good, fair and in
J different roads to West Oregon City,
I where the bridge steers you across to
e Oregon City proper.
' i From Oregon City the regular route
goes south on Main street to the road
'that climbs the long hill back of
Canemah. This route will carry you
, into New Era and from there Into
.Canby unless you care to ski the lat
... ter place by keeping to the left of the
regular highway and thus miss some
;' rather rough sledding.
Oresron City-Aurora pot Worst.
TT-- On our trip the other day we learned
a new trick that can be followed if the
- motorist is not adverse to asking quee-.-tions
once in & while. After reaching
Oregon City we went up Seventh
" street and turned to the right to get
on the Maplelane road. After passing
t '; through Maplelane . we turned to the
right again Just after passing the
schoolhouse. Then by guessing at a
few crossroads and asking questions
.at others we managed to keep on a
fine road ail the way to a point east
f of Canby.
Road signs are lacking in this vicin
ity, and there are many crossroads
which cannot be outlined within the
limitations of this article, but if the
motorist has the nerve to take the
'Cbnce he will miss some rcughroad
y-. -if L'
by keeping east of New Era, Canby
and Barlow.
The worst part of the Pacific High
way between Oregon City and Salem
lies between Oregon City and Aurora.
Beyond that point the road is at least
fairly level all the way into the cap
ital city, although the dust is rather
deep in places during the heat of Sum
mer. There Is hardly any way of miss
ing the road after you get to Aurora,
tor tne - signposts steer you rightly
past every tempting fork.
Beauty of Capital AJtrart.
This road goes considerably east ot
Hubbard. Woodburn, Gervais and
Brooks, but each of these towns may
be entered over crossroads that are
marked by signs. The entrance to Sa
lem is made west of the State Fair
grounds and a variety of roads branch
off from the place the road intersects
with the streetcar, track.
While in Salem you ar ant to rave
about the state capital as the prettiest
community in the entire state. The
liberal width of Its paved streets, many
of them shored by attractive residences
and the public park system supple
mented by County Courthouse. Federal
building, the Capitol and the new Su
preme Court buildings, all of which
are situated one after another on Will
son's .Square in the several blocks be
tween the parallels of Court and State
streets, will impress the first visitor
vividly.
Before we left Salem we midd h
Chandler out State street to the pen
itentiary ana thence across to the beau
tiful asylum grounds, which are worth
going many mile to see.
Also the visiting motorist nhniiM nnl
leave Salem until he has seen the Waite
iountain in action In the square be
tween the Postoffice and the Capitol.
This attraction was nresentprf tn ik
City of Salem by the late Mrs. E.- M.
wane, as a memorial to her husband.
When in full operation the Waite foun
tain throws out water in varvlnir for
mations of varying colors that ure so
effective that the spectator is sure to
be hypnotized by the phenomena as
long as the exhibition Is In progress.
Wheatland Way STot Advised.
Most of the' garage men In Salem
will advise you to go back to Portland
by way of the Wheatland ferry. Wheat
land is approached over the river road
leading out of Salem and passing the
Kaiser schoolhouse. If you want you
can continue along the east side of
the river almost to Champoeg and cross
the river near Newberg. but the ac
cepted course goes by Wheatland, and
wnere me ierry is . taken across to
the west side and to the Capitol High
way that leads on to Dundee und V
berg.
Another way to go carries vou acrnnn
the bridge at Salem into Polk County,
where you take the first road to the
right and proceed some distance before
turning again to the right over a short
cut that aims straight north.
By delaying the last turn to the rirht
the motorist can pass through Hope
well and find better roads, but h
distance is longer. The last time the
writer came over this road it was in
good condition almost all of the way.
DULMAGE-MANLEY AUTO COMPANY HAS NEW GENERAL
. SALES MANAGER.
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Photo by Bushnell.
FRANK A. PADGETT. WHO W1I.I. DIRECT CHANDLER, HIPMO
BH.E AND NA1IONAI, MALES.
fith,t he is accmated. Frank A. Padgett, the newly appointed
general sa es manager of the Dulmage-Manley Auto Company, whom
nf" 'fn. chi'i "ifnt a'itne way from t"hl'-o to direct the sales
of the Chandler, Hupmoblle and -National cars, la a thorough-going
u. uiuaik
wli". Cle,ar day r"cent'y t took a long drive around Portland
Heights and over some of those matchless boulevards that grace
saVrT aI!d ?.want to tell you I am mighty strong for Portland,"
sain Mr. Padgett yesterday.
rlh,?t I'. fr0rn th "lights at night when all of the city lights
i lmf r e"ed me for'W-- 1 stayed in one spot a solid
hour drinking in the view." u
T,.F' "".'l Pre,ty much of a rf,?rn n the automobile busl
Tf.r He first began with the one-lung Olds back in 102. and then.
bUel Tb, 0rk1,! Cadillac Company, he sold the first Hupmo-
biles that were built, at that time in a barn. Until recently he
Tf w Bff,r if the Ch,c,w bPanch of Mollne-Kn UK Company
and was district manager for Illinois. Indiana and Michigan.
H 7 e5'. the Dulmage-Manley Company was vlited by E. M.
5rrndi IaCt.Ty. rePrf""t" tor the Hupmoblle Company. n4
Fred t. Koutledge. who travels for the National.
4 . r t rum u "y 1
preferable If anything to the roads on
the east side of the river.
Moat of Roatea la (;oo4 Shape.
Not many towns are touched on this
west, side road or Capitol Highway,
but the roads are high and dry for
most of the distance and in good shape
for a great portion of each year. No
matter whether you go by way-of the
Wheatland ferry or over the road en
tered through West Salem, you will
Und good roads on your way to Dun
dee. Newberg and Rex.
Here you enter on the notorious Ilex
Tlgard road, but if you encounter the
same conditions found by the party of
us in the Chandler you will be search
ing most of the wav for the locution
of tho former bad roadbed. For the
last several weeks workmen have been
mending things along this stretch and
by this time they have almost com
pleted their labors, so that the Rex
Tlgard road no longer will frighten
folks, for the remainder of this sea
son at least.
Except for about three-quarters of a
mile this Improvement was completed
last week. On that short stretch the
road Is still rough, but you will hardly
be able to recognize the former bad
places. As is the case with most ma
cadam roads the crushed rock has not
been rolled down sufficiently In some
places and you may swear intermittent
ly at the necessity of going over this
rock, but most of the former profanlty
provokers have been eliminated.
There Isn't much use any longer to
avoid the Rex-Tigard stretch bv go
ing through Sherwood. As a matter of
fact, the travelers of these roads say
the Rex-Tigard way is much easier to
manipulate.
Parlfle Highway Loa; Prepared.
After passing Tlgard we came
through and. soon were sailing over
the Terwilliger Boulevard Into Tort
land proper, after a most delightful
afternoon spent enjoying the' rural
landscapes, which characterize the Wil
lamette Valley.
Following are the official logs of
the regular Pacific Highway and Capi
tol Highway routes from Portland to
Salem as prepared by the Pacific Coast
Blue Book Publishing Company and
checked by The Oregonian.
Portlaod-Oreaoa Citjr.
Via Pacific Highway 13.1 Miles.
Miles.
u.o Portland Leaving Orcn!an building.
sixth and Alder streets, go south on
Sixth street to Columbia street and
proceed east.
0. 7 Turn rlht to Ktrst street.
1.5 Turn left to J'orter street, then right
to Front street.
1. T Turn left to Clnbs street.
1.8 Turn right onto Kelly street. Cross
electric line 2.4i I
2 Turn rlKht onto Macadam street.
3.8 left Korfcji. a
S. Hlght Kork and up s-10 per cent grads.
Summit t.4 , and down per
Crflt.
7.3 Vt'iisonla Station on left.
7.7 Ossego Cross railway (7.
R.I IS. Turn lest.- Covered bridge f .
8.8 Left Kork. Cross electric ralloay
l'J.B).
13.0 Turn left acroes bridge.
13.1 Oregon City Main street and suspen
sion bridge.
Oregon City-faiem.
Via Canby M o Miles.
O.O Oregon -City Leavins Main street at
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Oreaoalaa Pataflndlaa Crew. With
r raak Padgett. Sales Maaaaer of the
utaiasaae-.Maaler Aato Compear, a
heel, aad Part fie Coast Hlae
Book Map Usswlag Roatea to Sales.
Suspension bridge, go north on Main
street.
Turn right across railway onto Tenth
0.2
street and up 8 per cent grade.
Hwlng left onto Senth street.
0.3
1.0
turn right at top of hill tstore oa
ngnw.
2. 1
in
night fork. tLeft for Wllhoit
r-prings. i
Turn left.
i-ert fork. Cross bridge .). Up 14
per rant grads (0.7).
New Kra riatlon oo right.
7 -4i
Kight fork. (Left to Molalla.) Cross
rails sy (IOO).
Canby Station on left.
lo.t
lu.7
turn right, then left, passing white
church on corner. Road from hers Is
roiling, witn pitches to lo per esnt.
Bsriow Station on left.
Turn left across rallwsy. then tight.
Turn left. Hoada leaving Barlow are In
poor condition.
Turn right at sign. (Direct for Silver.
ton. I Oowa S-10 per cent pitch
114.31. covered brtdso 14.71.
Aurora Station on right. Turn left at
store, then right along main road.
Hubbard
11.7
11.0
12. 0
12.3
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Is. a
Llrect. (Turn left for Monitor. Mount!
i -1 nu n iinoii.) . ross rauma
ijd.O). (Woodburn halt mil to
right.
Direct. (Turn left for riarkarsvllla aad
Mount Angel.
Dlrert. (Turn right for Wheatland:
turn left for Hllverton. I
Brooks (To right of road.)
Chemawa Indian school on right.
Bridge C.aei. Cross railway 4 si
and streetcar tracks .434.11. Cross
bridge onto Winter street 130. 1 j.
Turn right onto Court street.
Tarn left ontc Liberty street.
' lorn Corner Liberty and State
t.o
2V2
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streets.
rortlaad-pwleea TapHat Highway.
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Portland leaving oregonlan bulMlng.
- Htxth and Alder streets, go south on
flxth street to Terwilliger boulevard
or Mlllslda drive (commencing at
I 3 miles. Junction with old road
(3 7). Turn left across railroad
tracks at
Bertha ststlon. Hlght fork after pasa.
Ing tracks.
Turn left at barn up per cant grade.
Right fork.
Left fork after crossing electric line.
Jog right, then Immediately right at
e-'hoolhous. Cross electric lino and
railway at
Tlgard Straight through.
Tigardvllle.
Left fork at church.
Croat covered bridge and turn right
at and.
Five corners. Keep direct.
Turn left at sign crossing railway
ls.?i. Coanty Una 120 31.
Rex station.
Kwlng right across trestle.
Newberg.
Turn left to Main street, then bear
slightly right to county road (24.31.
- Crs steeel bridge, then up lo per
rent grario (24. . Rallaay crossing
and bear left along same (U5.s.
Dundee.
Llrect rosd (Turn right for McMlnn
vllta via Lafayette, t'roes rallaay at
Dayton station (SOU.
Crnii bridge and turn left at end.
Just before reaching Davton (Zl.Ot.
Cross bridgs (31 A and follow main
travel, disregarding Intersections and
cross roads.
Turn left
Turn right.
Right fork at white church.
Turn riant, then left.
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11.
12.
111.
17.
2.
:3.
13.
2.
3o.
St. 4
t'nlnnvale.
Turn left at sign.
tvhestiand Tu-n right at store at end
of road and
Ferry across Willamette River. (Kara
S.I centa.
Turn right and follow main traveled
road.
.eft fork. Cross bridge (.12.7 1, enter-
Ing city on North Front street.
Turn left one block, then right onto
North Commercial street.
Fa l-m At Kerry and Commercial
streets.
ilcix cinccrr piioB.nu;
Spertlwixn In Bljr Clllen May l"nrra
National Koute Next 1ar.
With the advent of 11 It la quite
probable that a National Fpeedway cir
cuit will be In existence. Including 12
or IS of the largest cltlea In the coun
try. New York. Chicago. Indianapolis.
Ietrolt. Minneapolis. Kansaa City.
Omaha. Cincinnati. Dea Molnea. Pioux
City and Toledo are already on the
map. aa la Taroma In the Went
In all probability Lou Anxelea will
have a speedway In operation before
the end of the year, which, with the
preaent speedway at Corona and other
speedy courses In California, will In
sure racing the year around, with a
sufficient Interval between eventa to
Insure time for traveling and practice.
Cleveland. Columbus and Plttaburs;
are reported to be In line for new speed
courses, so that the crack drivers will
find plenty to do. However. It Is ex.
tremely doubtful. If all the proposed
speedway ventures o Ihrourh, that
all of them will be able to crowd Into
the circuit, especially ao since New
York. Chicago and possibly others con
template pulllna- off two or more fix
ture each year.
MotorccIIt Halt Kunawa).
John Lantry, a clever Milwaukee
OYIs.) motorcyclist, displayed remark
able rouraa-e when be chased a run
away horse a mile and a quarter and
finally brought the animal to a stop
after leaning; over from hla aaddte and
grasping tho reins. Ha escaped un
scathed., but fainted from tha excite
meat. .
254 MILES DAY'S RUN
Portland Autoists Make Fast
Trip to Exposition.
STORM IS MET ON WAY
Lorrlle WInlrrs Wrllra of I".jerl-
rnors In Cadillac i:n Motile
to Son s-Yanclnco nrt on Tour
or California, Including I.akr.
Ttalg appears to bo a re-cord for tha
year.
Driving; a Cadillac eight to Ban
Francisco, Lovclle Winters mad
Ulcndalo. J5 4 miles south of Portland.
In one day and reported from rfcrlta at
the end of tha second day. Because of
tha handicap of a big; thunderstorm, he
forced to atop at Woodland. CaL.
about 0 mllea from San Francisco at
Ilia end of tha third day.
With Mr. Winters on the trio are
hla mother. Sirs. A. J. Winters; his
brother. Uerald Winters: hla aunt. Mrs.
A. C. Rice, and Arthur C. Ciram. all
of Tortland.
Perhaps the atory of the trip la
beot told by tha letters written by
Lovelle Wlntera lo hla father. A. J.
Wlntera. of the automobile aupolv
co in pun j- or tnat name.
Trls Maa la Kaay Ulrrlriea.
Hera la the first Instalment .i..
niendale. July 4: -Kiret H .. v .
1i Last Winter we announced the 33-H. P. New-Size Winton Six
at $2285. Deliveries began this Spring. We are now manufacturing
this extremely successful model, and shall continue its manufacture
until next year without change.
Shortly before the next New York show we shall announce a new
model of the 48-H. P. Winton Six. which now sells at $3250. There
will positively be no reduction in the price of this car.
i From its exhaustive experience with motors of various types, the
Winton Company is convinced that the world has not produced a
motor superior to the rightly-built six-cylinder; hence, we shall continue
to make sixes exclusively.
Having for years enjoyed the confidence of the best class of motor
car buyers, our patrons may be assured that we have no intention
whatever of offering for sale any experimental model. And they may
be equally certain that we will not cheapen the character of our prod
uct In other words, if you buy a Winton Six today, you will not
find the Winton Company discrediting your purchase and destroying
t your faith in us. tomorrow, or next week, or next, month, or next year.
The Winton Company
Twenty-Third and
One of the most inviting propositions ever offered to
the dealers in the Northwest is found in our en
tirely new selling plan-.
It enables the dealer to make quick, sales and greater
profits and minimizes the liability.
AVe are distributers for the following cars: Hupmo
bile, National and Chandler, and the selling plan
embraces either or all of these lines.
If interested communicate with us at once.
Dulmage-Manley Auto Co.
46-48 North Twentieth St.
Glendale. Took It eay a'.l day aitb
a tot.il of three hour out for lunch,
gasoline, etc. We arrived hero at S
1. M. Had lunch (and a dandy one.
loo), about ten mllea north of Eugene
at 11 o'clock. Had dinner at Can oli
vine and drove here after dinner. The
roada are line and the Cadillac la the
greatest car In the world. Tassrd
every machine on II. e road today with
'' Speedometer reglnters : inlKs
for the day's work."' x
This letter Is dated Woodland. Cal..
July 6: "Arrived here about o'clock
lonlRht. It Is about i mllea from
San Francisco. We would have made
f-an Francisco tonlithl except for a
thunder shower whl-h we ran Into
yesterday. Il muddled up the roads
around Miaeta and Lunaniulr so much
that we could make no lime. Xlade It
from tJlrndale to lclla yesterday. Its
mile.
Tho road between Dunxmulr and
ItedHna; was awful after the storm.
It la Impossible to n-.ake any time even
when the road la itood on account of
the fact that the path la narrow and
winding, bunging to the very top of
the world with a 'straight up' on one
aide and a 'irilunt down on the
other.
14. Mile Kaa Maa la la,.
"We made III miles today. Hid one
puncture at Ited HlufT. t.all in left
front. I drove In a garage and put
In new tube without drilling on two
spare tlrea In rear. Kverybody la rn
Jo Ine- tha trip. Hae experienced no
hot wrathrr as yet. It belli a cloudy
every day we have linn on the rood
except for short intervals.
"The road from I'cita to Iteddinic Is
a irood mountain rad. but as iiarrow
aa a park trail and. as stated l-elre.
on the top of the world. Took us four
hours to make 44 miles this momma:.
There Is no better road car In the
world than the Cadillac cleht. Its
performance Is beyond description. "
The nnal word came in tha form i-t
a telecram from San Francisco eaxlns;
that they hud arrived after a wondt r
ful trip and without any trouble.
The Winter party Is en route to San
I!es:o and .i tour of California. Includ
ing l.k. T hoe The rrturn will be
WINTOW SIK
NOTICE
Washington Streets
made to Portland by wav of Klamath
Falls. Crater Lake. The lala and tho
Columbia Itlver lliahwav.
Ills llrniaiid h- la rmcr Kxixxlcd.
AllhouBh It. t Hupp entered the au
tomobile business In lor and has been
Identified with the crowth of the In
dustry from tha very beKlnn:nK. he la
optimistic wlih rerd to tie cor.fm
uatlon of the lndt:trv and the outlook
for the future. Mr. Hupp believes that
the field for the sale of motorcars h as
only Just opened to Its Irue posslbill
llea and that at the present rate of
production, about tOU.000 cars a year, it
will take tho manufacturers of Amer
ica ten years to supply tha demand of
the farmera alone.
Iltiral Carrier l"e? .Motorcycles.
J. K. Iilasmcame- on It. K. P route
No. 1 out of Itamer. Tenn.. and H. C.
Wardlow on route No. 1 out of Mn hie.
In the same state, have discarded their
horses and carrlaces In litor of tha
motorcvi-ie
HERCULES TIRES
Moat Effective Non-Skid
Erer Produced
F. H. SHERMAN
304 Oak Street
iff 7000 A
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Phone Main 4244
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