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AUTO UAKERS HERE
Ford and Overland Heads on
Visit to Portland. .
HIGHWAY SCENERY AMAZES
C. S. Jameson Telia How Factory
Ootpat Doable Each Year and
lOa.Ooa-Mark Sec for Sale
for Carreat IS Months.
For 41 hoar ending night befor
lut Portland housed C 8. Jimtun,
vice-president In chare of sales, serv
ice, and advertising, for the Willys-
Orerlaad Company, the second largest
manufacturer of automobiles In the
world, and for S or more hours, com
mencing tomorrow at t:IO A. M-. Port
land will be visited by Jama Cousena.
vice-nrealdent and treasurer of the
Ford Motor .Company, of Detroit, th
largest manufacturer of automobile
la the world.
Mr. Jameson wa her lone enough
to tell Northwest Manager Pedler and
Local Branch Manager Ellng. of the
J. W. Leavltt Company, that th Over
land plant was scheduled to manufac
ture 190.04 automobiles for th year
ndtng June I. 11. and to become a
CARRY POCK FT TORCH OJf
MIGHT ROAD TRIP.
A word to th wis should bo
sufficient.
Recently we heard of th dea
perat plight of Railroad Com
missioners Campbell and Miller
In 'be mountains on their way
homo from Newport by automo
bile. Suddenly all of th lights
on their car went on th "bum"
and th car went kerplunk In a
big mudbole. It was raining
-cats and dogs." Not knowing
their whereabouts and unable to
extricat their car. Mr. Campbell.
Mr. Miller and the woman In th
party shivered by th roadside
all night long..
As dawn broke they were sur
prised t observe that a com
fortable farmhou? stood not far
distant wher they might have
been sheltered for th night.
When th garage man finally ar
rived he Jacked the car out In a
Jiffy, which the occupants of the
car mlsht ht done bad they
been able to Inspect th situation.
A party of Portlanders suf
fered a similar experience on
ms-ht recently when they got off
the road near Portland and raroe
to the end of th way. Th road
a a too narrow for them to turn
around and they wer afraid to
back out because the road was
dark aa pitch and the surface
dangerous. When dayilght cam
ther saw that by backing a few
yards ther would have come to
an open spar that would bar
allowed them to drlv. around In
a circle.
Moral: Why not carry a pocket
torr or flashlight when you are
touring at night? It would have
saved these two parties from
serious embarrassment, and there
Is no telling how many other
who hare kept their disastrous
experiences secret.
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sincere booster for th Columbia River
Highway.
Highway Scenery Aamaaesv
"If you would turn this fellow
Henry Berger loos bark East with
bis wonuVrful photographs of th Ore
son country you would absolutely
taptlvate Easterners and Induce a
greet Increase of tourist travel to this
ection. said Mr. Jameson, after see
Ina Mr. Bergers colored pictures of th
'olumbia River Highway and adjacent
territory thrown on th screen.
I have never In my life seen any
thing to equal the Oregon scenery,
particularly the Columbia Highway,
and I am certain that If yon gave th
Kasterners a faithful Idea of wbat you
l ave that you couldn't keep them away
from Portland. You people are so ac
customed to thes scenic wonders of
Oregon that you fall to appreciate
what they mean to an Easterner who
I cooped up within stingy limits."
rnctory Oat pat Doabled.
Then Mr. Jameson related bow many
health resorts he had visited since last
February when he was compelled to
alve up active duty at th Overland
factory on account of a nervous break
down. II realties that he looks 1
per rent robust and that no on ever
believes him when be saj s he Is taking
an extended rt- Ha says tha only
Place be can find sympathy la la th
dictionary.
"When I first went with th Over
land Company in lll th factory pro
duction was only cars a year."
said Mr. Jamsvn "Each year sine
then John North Willys, who. next to
Henry Ford. Is the greatest Agar in
th automobile world, has ordered ti
to double our product and has kept
workmen busy building additional fac
tory units to take car of th In
creased production.
I. 1 T ear's Mark.
"Last year 4b Willys-Overland plant
shipped to. automobiles. In spit of
th war. and this year Mr. Willys tells
as t sell lee.ee. Th shipments for
July wer 1S.J and for the current
month they will bo about .. which
Illustrates how wall we are keeping
ap to our schedule.
"Right now th factory Is building
cars at" th rat of 4S a day and by
September 1 w will be making 10 a
day. Th Willys-Overland plant now
rovers T acres of floor space.
About this time Mr. Pedler gave th
"laet call for th ball game" yell from
a lower floor and. of course, even the
factory production of th next largest
automobile factory In th world was
th-n a matter of secondary considera
tion. For Mr. Jameson Is a lover of
baseball and he .knows enough about
all of th players In the big leagues
and about the Inner secrets of th
am to draw down a first-class salary
as a sporting editor.
Visitor Roots for Pert la a a.
When be was a boy he played short
stop and they say ther Is wher "he
acuolrcd Ms whirlwind qualities which
have piade him a giant figure In th
automobile business. It was Friday,
the 11th. that h took In the gam In
Portland and he rooted for th horn
team as long aa rooting was allowable
or until a visitor llftfd a ball over th
right-field fenc In th lucky ISth in
ning. Mr. Jameson was accompanied by
Mrs. Jameson and their baby. B. J.
MacMuIlen. special factory representa
tive, who has his beadquartera at Fan
Francisco, was also In Portland last
week. He Joined Mr. Jameson In com
plimenting Mr. Pedler and Mr. Ellng on
th looks of th new Overland bom at
Davis street and Broadway.
Rev. W. F. Junklta, a missionary In
China, was presented with a motor
cvele and sidecar by a number of col
ics; classmates. He will rid It In his
travel's, being stationed at on of th
Interior ' stations 40 . mil from
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SAILOR RIDES CYCLE FAR
ELECTRICIAN OJT ORKGOX MAKES
VISIT TO CRATER LAKE.
Harley-Davldaon Carries Al Swain..
Bid Wife George Reyaolds sad
Roy Clark Meet Party.
Al Swalnaon. first-class electrician
on th battleship Oregon, la enthusias
tic over th scenery In th vicinity 01
Crater Lake. He obtained a 10-day
furlough and mad th trip to crater
Lake from San Francisco with a Har-
n..U.n. hra.arat motorcvcla
and side car with his wife as a pas
senger. Th round trip loiaieu ivn
miles, and Mr. 8walnson's total expense
for gasoline and oil on the trip was
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TJIE SUNDAY OREGOXTA?f. FOKTLAXP. AUGUST 15. 1913.
WITH our produdtion
capacity increased to
600 cars per day we are in
a position to offer the 1916
Overland Six at the remark
ably low price of SI 145.
You will, we believe, find
that this car is considerably
under the market price of
other Sixes having equal or
similar specifications.
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W. Leavitt & Co., Distributors, Phontoaa waT
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his brother. Carl Swalnaon. of Medford,
who returned with him to San Fran
cisco, declared that nowhere In Amer
ica is there mora beautiful scenery.
Georg. D. Reynolds and Roy Clark,
printera on Th Dregonian. caught up
with th Swalnsons in San Francisco.
Both Reynolds and Clark are Harley
Davidson enthusiasts, who have just re
turned from a l&OO-mil road tour from
Portland to San Diego and return. Re
turning from Los Angeles to San Fran
cisco tha party was Joined by Fred
Buck. ex-City Engineer of Missoula.
Mont., and Clarence Buck, both of
Phoenix. Aria. Traveling with them on
three speed Harley-Davldsons were Roy
E. aliesse and Jack Easterley, of Dem
Ing. N". M. Mora Oregon motorcyliats
Joined the party at San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. T. Daenltj, of
Portland, and Miss Martha LTelller.
Clyde Flak and Alfred Lundstrum. of
Eugene, acompanled by Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Bowman, of Vancouver. B. C
war th first to go through with side
cars from Portland to San Fr.ncl:o.
en route to th recent motorcycle convention.
Roomr aeren-paenger tourino- car
Quiet 45 horsepower six cylinder motor
Efficiently lubricted unuuajly
economical
35 x 4Virinch tires all around; non-ldds
on rear
125-inch wheelbase; mgh-tension
magneto ignition
Electric control buttons located on
steering column
Specifications of Model 86
Seven patenter taminf
US-inch wheel b
4S horsepower motor
High tension magneto
Two-unit electric starter
El tctricallw lighted
Headlight dimmer
full streamline boar derlan
Cemtineleether uphoUfr
On man lop
focktt in mil door
Jtmin vision, vtntxletrng tvt
windshield, built in
Full floating far axle
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700-MILE RUN IS MADE
PASCO PARTY DRIVES BVICK TO
SEASIDE VIA COBLE.
Jearaey Over Coluasbta Highway Is
Completed ' Without Mishap aad
Travelers PraJao Fine Road.
SEASIDE. Or, Aug. 14. (Special.)
Driving a Bulck Six from Pasco to
Coble and then over the Columbia
Highway from Goble to Seaside, a
party of five prominent business men
of Pasco arrived her Monday, morn
ing. Jh journey of about 74S miles
was mad without a mishap, and all
are enthusiastic in declaring these two
highways rate well up In th first rank
of good roads, and that for scenic
beauty and comfortabl. automobile
IT
Extra long understung rear
3Sx4$-incn tire, tmooth
tread m rent, non-skid
in rear
left hand aVfss
Center control
Demountable rim
On extra rim
Utah grade magnetic
speedometer
ttectric horn
Electric control button an
steering column
Company. Toledo. Ohio xSOnly$H45.
ta. WniyeX-Ukt A-t oka-
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driving no comparisons can be made
In roads on the Pacific Coast.
The Pasco party consists of S. L
Stebblns. proprietor of the Cunning
ham Hotel, of Wasco: S. A. Ash, W. B.
Kelley and George Hunt, the driver of
the car. The tourists made no attempt
to make a record run. They left Pasco
on Thursday last and the first stop
was Seattle, where they spent two
days sightseeing. On leaving Seattle
on Sunday morning and paying a short
vieit to Tacoma, they took the Pacific
Highway, stopping at Olympla and
other-places en route, arriving at Ka
lama at 5 o'clock and crossing the Co
lumbia River by barge. ;
The Pacific Highway and the road
across the Cascade Mountains all
th party declare to be without
question among the finest pieces
of roadway in .the country. This
part of the trip was made in record
time and most of the way the speed
ometer showed that the car was going
never leas than 30. and often 46. miles
per hour. With only a brief delay, th
party on arrival at Kalama was able
to place the car on. the barge. It was
issls-C a k. M
GRASP the if ull signifi
cance of its size as de
noted by wheelbase, seating
capacity, tires; of its gen
erous, efficient power
equipment; of its superior
ignition; of its every com
fort and convenience; of its
beautiful lines. Then real
ize that the Overland price
for these extremes of luxury
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er in TOUT tOWO
about 6 o'clock in the evening when
the travelers struck the new Columbia
Highway, and in spite of the fact that
this roadway had seen but littl traffic
since it was made, Mr, Stebblns and
his party arrived at Astoria at 11:30
o'clock Sunday evening. The trip from
Astoria to Seaside was a leisurely one.
S. L. Stebblns. the spokesman of the
party, in recounting the story of this
trip, and in speaking of the Columbia
Highway, said:
"1 have heard a great deal of talk
about the Columbia Highway to the
sea, but I had no idea of the character
of the country through which the road
travels. While it is true we only saw
that part of the highway from Goble
to Seasida, it takes only slight specu
lation on the part of any one passing
over the route to imagine what the
rest of the road must be. We knew,
of course, that the road hadn't been
finished and rather looked for a great
deal of trouble, but to our surprise
and Joy we found only two bad spots
between here and Goble.- We " shall
drive back, but we will take th new
an
at m
Columbia Highway to Portland
take another route to Seattle."
ROAD WORK IS AUTHORIZED
Washington to Build Lost I-ink of
State Highway Soon.
' OLTMPIA. Wash., Aug. 14. (Spe
rlal.l The State Highway Commission
has authorized the completion of th
last link on State Road 8, the nign
way running across the southern part
of the state along the Columbia River
from Vancouver to Spokane.
Th work is to be completed by stat
tieerinnina- in October and is a
SVi-mile stretch between Collins and.
Cook, in Skamania County. It is rocK
work and will cost f57,000. No con
tract will be let.
Persons -using the southern trans-
..... A nnnr Tl.VA l tlA fl. ferTV
it..- th. fniitmMa. and back attain to
get past the untinisnea part, or cum
by boat up or down tne river.
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