""HE 'SUNDAY. OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FE'R'RTTATIT 27, 1916.
fis
ARE FOUND
FINE CONDITION
rhe Oregonian Pathfinding
Party Meets No Trouble in
Willamette Valley.
ROUTES LIKE BOULEVARD
Patli From Portland to Salem Is
Even Dusty and Expected Seas
of Mud Are Not En
countered on Trip.
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Br CHESTER A. MOO RES.
Anticipating: at least a considerable
number of road agonies and oceans of
mud at intervals, an Oregonian path
i.nuing party, organized through the
curtesy of Kay Albee. advertising
manager of the Mitchell, Lewis & Sta
ver Company, honked away from Port
land in a seven-passenger Mitchell
"six of sixteen" a week ago, bound for
points no the Willamette Valley.
Insofar as expected chuckhoies ana
puddles were concerned, the trip
turned out to be a complete failure, for
the Pacific Highway route to Salem
through Multnomah. Clackamas and
Marion counties was found to be in
Kplendid condition, while the -return
trip over the Capitol Highway down
the west bank of the 'Willamette River
through Polk, Yamhill and Washington
counties was found to average up even
better on the whole than the regular
East Side Route, though considerably
longer the way it is now advisable to
travel it.
On departure the ofTlcial photogra
phers had their cameras primed for
mud pictures to accompany a story tell
ing of the ability of a Mitchell Six to
plaw through any old kind of slush
and highway corruption, but the worst
tbjng that could be discovered on the
entire loop trip of more than 100 miles
was a short span of Intermittent
bumps on the road dropping down into
New Era from Oregon City, and these
I hardships weren't pronounced enough
to have frightened even a pacifist.
Road Found In Condition.
To be rather blunt despite the danger
of being accused of trying to rush the
season, it in just about time, to shout
the first call for road touring. True,
all Oregon roads are bound to be treat
ed to bucketsful of rain per foot before
the weather is on permanent good be
havioa. but the truth of the matter is
that many of the trunk roads now lead
ing out of Portland are in such good
I condition that it will take little short
of a deluge to render them impassable.
The roads between here and Salem
were actually dusty last week, and a
little rain would do them good rather
than harm, but heavy rains would, of
I course, make sort nils Dad lor tne time
being. The beauty of early season
driving under last week's conditions
is that you get the advantage of all
new road improvements before heavy
vehicular trafttc has cut up the surface
and before the dust is thick enough to
muss up toggery and to blanket ordi
narily immaculate faces, necks and
I ears:
Salem Route in Condition.
Cntil a heavy rain comes along, the
best time of the season to take that
I drive to Salem is right now. Btrange
and startling as that remark might
ieem at this early stage 01 tne calen
dar. Until a few days ago there was
popular impression in the minds of
motorists that it would be folly to at
tempt the Portland-Salem . run for
pleasure, and many on both ends of the
trip have been using the trains who
would have motored had they known
I the true condition of the roads.
In making the start last week-end,
Mr. Albee chose to follow the west side
of the river to Oregon City and then
I continue along the regular Pacific
Highway all the way to Salem. It was
I recognized at once that considerable
work had been done on the Oregon City
road lately.
This road is mostly of solid rock base
and it is therefore bound to be rather
rough in its oldest portions, but. we
I hardly felt any discomfort at all the
other day. Perhaps it was because the
Mitchell has the famous cantilever
I .springs that are guaranteed to let the
Itonneau passengers down easy, no mat
ter how abrupt the road error may be.
Best Connie Mapped Out.
From Oregon City the best course
I leads south on Main street from the
bridge to the site of the old woolen
mill, where the road takes a right-
I angle turn and goes up over a long,
teep grade above the town of Cane-
mah, with a good view of the paper
I mills and the Willamette Falls.
The worst patch of road is just this
I side of New Era. From that point on
I through Canby and Barlow to Aurora
the road is greatly improved over its
condition of last year, while from Au
rora on past Hubbard, Woodburn and
I Gervais on the left into Salem the road
is as near perfect as it will te this sea-
Ison. These roads nave recently Deen
I dragged, and, because they are straight
and ' wide, with crowned center, they
are virtually as satisfactory as the real
pavement that has been laid along the
I road just before it reaches the fair
grounds station, a short distance this
I &ide of Salem.
The route just described is the short
est, way to Salem, measuring a total of
53 -miles, but it is a debatable ques
tion whether or not it is preferable to
the longer route on the west side of the
river, w Ithout question tne west-sioe
road traverses a more beautiful coun
try, and the general opinion is that the
roads are better.
HlKh.waya Near River Muddy.
In mapping out the return route the
I other day Mr. Albee considered the fact
that the roads closest to the river are
more apt to be muddy early in the year
because they are lower. During the
I Summer time the East Side road from
Salem to Wheatland ferry and the west
PATHFINDING PARTY DISCOVERS EAST SIDE AND WEST SIDE ROADS
SALEM NEARLY PERFECT.
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side route from that point in Is popu
lar.
Though the bridge across the Wil
lamette at Salem Is tentativevly con
demned, travel is permitted and ren
dered reasonably safe by limiting the
number of vehicles that can pass at
one time. Immediately after crossing
this bridge the Mitchell was steered to
the right and driven on past the Wal
lace ranch to a crossroad where signs
reported that we had gone a distance
of 9.2 miles from Salem, that Hope
well was three miles ahead and that
the road along the river to the right
ed to Davton. 12 miles away. Mr. Al
bee wisely chose the longer way to
Hotewell and later Intercepted the
short-cut road to Dayton, after it had
penetrated woods that have a reputa
tion of being muddy early in the year.
The entire length of road from faalem
to Hopewell was in good condition last
week, except for two places just be
fore reaching Hopewell, that-would
probably cause worry after a big rain.
Route la Like Boulevard.
From the Doint where a right-angle
turn is taken at HopeweA for Portland
the Capitol Highway is approximately
boulevard all the way, with a good,
ut not wide, road, and with pretty
landscape and prosperous ' looking
farms the general rule. There are
more hills on the west-side routefhan
on the east side of tne river, out we
scarcely noticed this feature the other
day, for the Mitchell scampered along
much after the manner of a lad Tun
ing away from the scene of a threat
ened thrashing.
Between Dayton and Portland the
following towns are passed in order:
Dundee, Newberg, Rex, Tigardville and
Bertha. It is bound to make the mo
torist happy to note the goodness of
the Rex-Tigard road as compared with
what it was in days past and to hit
solid, smooth pavement in Multnomah
County. Because the Terwilliger boule
vard was closed for a few days on ac
count of a few bothersome slides, it
was necessary last Sunday to drop
down "Into Portland by way of the Sla
vin road and Corbett street, a route
that is not so bad for one who has
desire to pierce all the highways and
byways in and about Portland.
Nobody was in a hurry on The Ore
gonian pathfinding trip last week-end
and so Mr. Albee was not timed on
either leg of the' loop, but we learned
readily enough that the average drivel
can make the 53-mile Portland-Salem
trlD well under the course of three
hours and that perhaps the record run
of 1 hour and 33 minutes, made last
Fall by W. H. Sayre In a Hudson Six,
might be - repeated today with equal
safety.
When you make the drive, take your
choice as to which extreme you snail
aim at-
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PAIGE POLICY STAID
Popularity "Six" Shown
Factory Expansion.
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TWO MODELS ARE OFFERED
ACTRESS TAKEN ON TOM)
ADELE ROLLAND GUEST OF CHAL
MERS DISTRIBUTOR.
Trip About City and Over Heights
Taken In Auto Like One She
Drives In New York.
During the engagement of the "It
Pays to Advertise" company, which
played at the Heilig last week, (Miss
Adele Rolland, the leading, woman of
the company, who drives a Chalmers
car when she is at home, was taken
for a ride about thfe city and on the
Heights, through the courtesy of the
H. L. Keats Auto Company, distribu
tors of the Chalmers cars.
Roy Hemphill, of the Keats company
sales force, drove the car. varying the
speed from two miles per hour up to
the limit permitted, without shifting
the gear from "high:"
Miss Rolland was delighted with the
two-hour drive, which enabled her to
see many of the beauties of the city.
After her company reaches New York
she intends to spend a couple of
months driving her Chalmers, making
various trips out of the city.
Miss Rolland's uncle, a prominent
physician of New York, is a Chalmers
booster, and uses one in the" practice
of his profession in that city.
Interviews with many Eastern peo
ple who' visit Portland disclose the
fact that "back home" there is a
Chalmers car. waiting their return.
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Aluminum Used in Great Quantities.
The Willys-Overland Company 1b one
of the biggest users of aluminum in
the world. A total of 20.000.0UO pounds
a year is used.
Additional Body Styles to Be In
Evidence ta Automobile Shows.
Special Attention Is Called
to Two Basic Types.
"On general policy the Paige-Detroit
Motor Car Company stands pat for the
new season in spite of all exceptional
conditions int the labor and material
market and ' unmoved by tendencies
here and there to experiment with fan
cies and design in mechanics," said W.
B. Doan. Paige-Detroit distributor for
this territory, yesterday.
"The Paige declaration of a resound
ing hit in the field of sixes seems jus
tified in view of the popularity of this
car and the fact that six months ago
rapidly expanding business compelled
the erection of large additions to the
new factory that had just been en
tered and preparations for new manu
facturing methods and greater supplies
or material.
"The Paige is confining itself ' ex
clusively to the six field-in which it has
made Its overwhelming, success and
this company opens the year 1916 with
two models, the rive-passenger six
38," selling for $1050,-and the seven-
passenger six selling for $1295.
for the latter chasls, however, there
are several additional body styles: the
Cabriolet at $1600. the coupe at $1700
the sedan at $1900 and the town car
at $2250; also a limousine soon to be
added. This is the Paige line and the
company s exhibits at all automobile
shows for. the year will be based on
these models and body styles. The an
nouncement is also made that the com
pany nas figured on a production of
about 20.000 cars and is guaranteeing
its 1&00 dealers Immediate delivery.
'Of the two basic models of the Paige
line special attention is called to the
light six. the fleetwood six "38," a five-
passenger car at $1050, because the
changes and improvements in this are
more marked than in the larger model,
the Fairfield seven-passenger six
46." The Fleetwood six "38," which
replaces the. Hollywood, last season's
light six, is offered as a better car with
greater values from every angle.
"It is described as a car with a big
ger, roomier, more beautiful body.'with
larger, more powerful and smoother
running motor, and with higher quali
tj upholstery, paint and finish. In
every important feature this newest
addition to the. Paige line possesses the
goodness of the six "46," adjusted to
fit all the requirements of a five-pas
senger car.
'Paige officials declare that the new
six "38" has every feature of design
and every element of quality which
won great success for the Fairfield;
the same beautiful European stream
line body, full 'U"-shaped doors, the
same axle design, the .same clutch, the
same transmission, unit power plant.
three-point suspension, the same con
trol arrangements, the same design of
radiator, the same hand buffed French
glaze leather, the same Pantasote ma
terial in the top, the same silk-timing
gear in the motor, the same improved
oiling system, the same distributor
drive. '
"The Paige seven-passenger Fair
field at $1295 and built on the cele
brated six '46' chasis, is the car that
caused the Paige factory to be oversold
for the past year. This car is already
an established success, having been
thoroughly tried and proven by the
public. It is, therefore, a car that has
long since passed , the experimental
stage. i
"But the pqpeess of refining and per
fecting has been going on continuously
and in the current series of the Fair
field six '46' the designers and builders
of this car have brought it up to the
higBest state of perfection. Paige ex
ecutives believe that it is a finished
car in every respect perfected to the
current day and the current hour."
Gossip Along the Row
LATEST MODEL OF PACKARD TRUCK ARRIVES IN PORTLAND.
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AT a meeting of the directors of the
Portland Automobile Club last
Thursday President Overmire appoint
ed the following committee to confer
with a similar committee of automo
bile dealers and work out a plan of
organization for the proposed automo
bile reserve corps C. C. Overmire,
Walter M. Cook and James D. Abbott.
The club has assured Adjutant-General
White- of its hearty accord in the
olan to organize a reserve corps - in
this section.
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By taking off and replacing a tire
within the space of two minutes and
eight seconds, Henry Kildow and
Charles Ford, of the Western Hard
ware & Auto Supply Company, retail
dealers in Goodrich tires, won the
cup posted by Manager Conlon, of the
Empress Theater, for the tire-changing
contest staged at the theater Tues
day evening. Seven teams were en
tered, the Peerless Tire & Rubber Com
pany coming outt second and the Fire
stone crew third. It is asserted that
the winners did not get the valve cap
on at the finish, but it is believed the
award will stand as it was pronounced
by the judges..
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"This rush of business has taken
me completely off my feet, because I
didn't feel it could be done at this
time of year." The remark was made
last Thursday by Howard. M. Covey,
after he had verified Ollie Hemphill's
statement that 31 Dodges had been
sold in Portland by the Covey Com
pany since the first day of the cur
rent month. Sensational sales records
were reported also by many other
Portland automobile distributors last
week. i
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Cards have been issued by the offi
cers of the Oregon Motor Car Com
pany, Frank C. Riggs, president, and
W. C. Garbe, secretary-treasurer, an
nouncing to patrons and fridnds that
the company will occupy its new
building at Park and Davis streets
February 1 and Inviting an inspection
The KISSELKAR is
built slowly on pur
pose. Every feature
that can make for com
fort, safety and service
receives deliberate and.
-individual attention and
the very highest skilled
workmanship. All in
accordance with the
lofty KISSELKAR
standard.
There is a uniformity, of skill and
workmanship in the KISSEL
KAR from the $1050 32-Four 5
passenger Touring car to the $2100
42-Six 7-passenger Sedan with the
"All-Year" top and body. Prices
f o.b. factory,
The
Pacific KisselKar
Branch
Pacific Coast Distributors
of the KisselKar
Broadway at Davis St., Portland
Temporary address 58-60 Twenty-third St.
Telephone Main 6214
San Francisco Oakland Los Angeles
Pasadena , San Diego
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Bel Monte Drive California
The, Briscoe steer
ing 'wheel is so large
and the gear, so re
sponsive you can
control it by a mere
touch.
Three - Passeng-er Road titer
Five-Paasen erer Touring:
$850
Here
The Pacific Kisselkar Branch
Pnciflc Coast DiHtrlbutnrs of the Brlwoe
Broadway and Daviit St., Portland
Temporary arfdretMi 58-60 Twenty-tbini tit.
Telephone Main 6S14
San Francisco. Oakland. Los Angeles
Pasadena, San Diego.
of the fine new buildinr. The Oregon
Motor Car Company sells Studebaker
automobiles and Kelly-Springtield tires.
Those who attended the Indian day
celebration at the store of Ballou &
Wright last Tuesday were given In
dian match boxes and luscious Oregon
apples as souvenirs of the occasion.
The day was celebrated all over the
United States by the largest dealers
in the famous Indian motorcycles.
A picture of Roy S. Wilson, newly
appointed sales manager of thee Dul-mage-Manley
Auto Company, appeared
in The Oregonian last Sunday. A day
or so later Mr. Wilson received a pos
tal card through the mail that has
been inspiring dozens of laughs at
the National. Hupmoblle and Allen
agency. The picture of Mr. Wilson,
augmented by a rediecktie. Van Dyke
beard and sideburns, was pasted on
a postcard with this label: "A late
frctfit view of the noted young Duke
of Nathupalen," the last word being
meant to include the names of the
three cars handled by the Manley con
cern. ,
Below the picture this poem was
printed neatly:
He planned a nice, lontr auto tour,
But he had to give It up.
He didn't reach the finlsli.
'Cause he started in a Hupp.
The' stream-line lost a bearlnp
And cot tangled with the can:
Then the wheelbase hit the tonneau
And he landed on the grass.
Automobile Fatalities Growing: Less.
The United Staton Census Bureau
says that greater caution Is beinif
uied In. the operation of automobile
than formerly. In five years there
has been an Increase of 775 per ij)t Hi
cars operated and 258 per cent In re
sultant fatalities. In the laxt year the
corresponding figures were ilsO per
cent for automobiles and only 10 per
cent for fatalities.
i:. S. Rubber Will Itctl-i!i Scrip.
The United Slates Kubher Company,
of New York City, has t-Hlleil in all
outstanding scrip certificates Issued
since Its organization In for re
demption, and all holders of such cer
tificates are requested to communi
cate with the assistant secretary of the
company.
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AUTOMOBILES
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
REMOVAL
TO Cim NEW BUILDING
Park and Davis Streets
We will ocupy our new building
Monday, Feb. 28, 1916
All Studebaker Service, Parts and Supplies will be provided from
our new location on and after this date.
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Oregon Motor Car Co.
Park and Davis Streets
Telephone
Broadway 616
Frank C. Riggs, Pres.
W. C. Garbe, Sec. and Trcas.