THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, PORTLAm AUGUST 13, I91C.
CONDITION OF ROADS IN OREGON
the basis of Information furnished by the automobile clubs and civic bodies
in various parts of the state, the following road bulletin detailing road con
ditions was published yesterday by the Portland Automobile Club:
Portland South Via Oregon City. Kwbrg, Salem, Dallas, Albany, Corvallla and
Eanoe.
Miles.
Portland to Newberg (via Rex-Tigard) . . . 23.7
Portland to Newberg (via Tualatin)...... 24.0
Newberg to Dayton 7.8
Dayton to Salem (via Wheatland) 22.3
Dayton to Salem (via Amity) 35.8
Portland to Oregon City (via Oswego) . 14.
Portlanc to Oregon City (via East Side)... 14.6
Portland to Oregon City (via 82d street).. ....
Oregon City to Aurora. 15.0
Aurora to Salem........ 24.9
Dayton to Dallas. ....................... . 35.0
Dallas to Salem 25.0
Dayton to Monmouth 30.0
Monmouth to Independence............... 2.5
Independence to Corvallis 22.0
Corvallis to Monroe 17.3
Monroe to Eugene 21.7
Salem to Albany 26.8
Albany to Corvallis 10.0
'Albany to Harrisburg 29.4
Harrisburg to Eugene 18.4
Dayton to McMinnville 6.2
McMinnville to Dallas 34.6
Dallas to Blodgett (via King's Valley) . . . 82.5
Eugene to Cottage Grove 21.0
Cottage Grove to Drain..... 17.9
Drain to Roseburg 38.1
Koseburg to Marshfield si.o
Condition.
Fair.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Fair.
Under construction.
Under construction.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good. .
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Fair.
Good.
Good.
Note Marshfield to Crescent City (via Bandon road) in Rood condition.
Miles.
Ftoseburg to Olendal i. . ................... 53.0
Glendale to Grants Pass.................. 24.5
Grants Pass to Medford. ................ . 23.0
Medford to Ashland 12.6
Ashland to Hornbrook. Cal S0.6
Medford to Crater Lake 80.0
Eugene to Cent'l Or. (via McKenzie Pass)118.0
Condition.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Paved.'
Good.
Open to rim of lake; in fine
shane.
Very rough, but car can get
through pass,
Portland East Tin Gresham.
Miles. Condition.
Portland to Gresham 14.0 Hard-surface.
Gresham to Rhododendron 34.0 Fair.
Rhododendron to Government Camp...... 10.0 Fair.
Government Camp to Wapinitia.. ........ . 19.0 Fair.
Wapinitia to Tygh Valley : 24.7 Fair.
Wapinitia to Maupin 18.0 Fair.
Maupin to Shaniko 25.0 Fair.
Wapinitia to Madras 33.0 Fair.
Portland East Via Tbe Dalles.
Miles.
Portland to Eastern Multnomah Co. line. . 45.0
Bonneville to Cascade Locks 2.6
Cascade Locks to Hood River............. 19.6
Hood reiver to The Dalles 24.2
Eood River to Cloud Cap Inn. ............ 29.0
Condition.
Paved all the way.
Fair: narrow In places.
Rough.
Fair In spots: steep In some
places; have full tank of
gas on leaving Hood River.
Good most of the way: one
steep hill 20 miles from
Hood River; upper valley
road dusty in some places.
Toll red nbove Mount Hood
Lodge 2 for all cars.
Good.
Good.
Fair; many chuck holes.
Fair.
Fair.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Fair.
Fair.
Condition.
Very hilly.
Good.
Good.
Good.
To La Pine, poor; C r e s e e nt.
good.
Good.
Good,
Open to rim of lake; fine con
omon.
The Dalles to Wasco..................... 16.5
Wasco to lone 49.0
lone to Pendleton (via Echo) 59.0
lone to Pendleton (via Heppner and Pilot
Rock) 74.7
Pendleton to La Grande 52.8
La Grande to Baker 55.0
RaWr to Huntington 50.0
Pendleton to Walla Walla 45.0
Walla Walla to Dayton 31.0
Dayton to Colfax (via Central Ferry)..... 63.4
Colfax to Spokane 67.0
Dayton to Pomeroy 26.0
Pomeroy to Lewiston 33.0
The Dalles South.
Miles.
The Dalles to Shaniko (via Tygh Valley)- 58.0
The Dalles to Shaniko (via Wasco) 71.6
Shaniko to Madras 62.8
Madras to Bend 47.2
Bend to Crescent 50.0
Bend to Burns .140.7
Crescent to Klamath Agency 67.0
Klamath -Agency to Crater Lake. ........ 29.0
Klamath Airencv to Klamath Falls....... 81. 0 Fair.
Klamotn Falls to Ashland 53.1 Good.
Klamath Falls to Lakeview Good.
Khaniko to Prineville 57.9 Good.
Prineville to Bend (via Redmond) 36.2 Good.
Millican to Silver Lake 77.3 Good.
Silver Lak to Paislev .. 51.2 Good.
Paisley to Lakeview 42.8 Good.
Wai'o to Prairie City Via Rock Creek. Condon, Fossil, Mitchell, Antone and
Dayville Wasco to Prairie City Via Antelope and Mitchell.
Wasco to Mitchell From Wasco to McDonald's Ferry good tip Rock Creek to
French Charlie; Canyon road fairly good, some sand; from there to Mitchell
rough and deep sand for about 100 yards; from there to Condon good. Con
don to Fossil road being repaired. Fossil to Mitchell over new Rowe Creek
grade, good all the way. Mitchell to Baker Improving all the time: fine to
Prairie City: good most of the way to Baker; good Canyon City to Burns.
Ferry, The Dalles to Grand Dalles, every day 81 for machine and four pas
sengers (round trip).
Ferry, Hood River to White Salmon, 81.25 for machine and 25 cents per pas
aentrer. i
Ferry, Cascade Locks and Stevenson, $1.25 for machine and 25 cents per pas
senger. Ferry, Cascade Locks to Carson, 85 for machine and driver and 50 cents per
pagpentrer.
Road open between Stevenson and Carson.
Columbia River Highway.
Sandy boulevard closed between Fairview and Troutdala a. few days longer.
Highway now open at all hours.
Base Line road closed from Melrose farm to Automobile Club. Turn left at
Melrose farm and go through Troutdale, thence out Highway or cross the bridge
to clubhouse.
PORTLAND TO THE BEACHES.
!
Portland to Astoria and Seaside Via the Lower Columbia River Highway.
, Ford,
street.
street
E. H. Moehberser. 041 HarauerUe avenue.
Ford.
Frank Meeks, Timms. Cress 4fc Co.
C. H. Noble. 1700 East Yamhill
Hudson.
J. G. McDouta.ll. BOOS Sixtieth
Southeast. Ford.
E. L. Shanborn. 361 Yamhill street. Ford.
M. Murafk&n. 2S5 First street. Ford.
P. F. Heuk. 1411 Wisteria street. Mats.
W. O. Hayes, Fenton building. Reo.
J. C. Welch, 68 Morgan building. Ford.
Dr. C. D. Boding. SS Fargo street, Stude-
baker.
F. D. Eubbard. 1665 Montana avenue.
Ford.
C. T. W. Hollister. 110 Wilcox building.
Ford.
Friedman Market. 613 Morgan building.
Ford.
J. Finderle. 581 Davis street. Veils.
Chris Stere. Oregon Laundry, Ford.
Sam Shepard. 22S Gibbs street. Ford.
H. A Alexander. 8-1 East Taylor street.
Oakland.
E. V. D. Paul. 204 Railway Excbani
building. Overland.
F. w. Hanebut. ea Nortn Twentietn strest.
Olds.
C. F. Kins;. 793 Vancouver avenue. Over
land.
Carl Shoemaker. 5 Oregonian building.
Overland.
N. A. Wilson, 293 East Twenty. first street.
Grant.
W". D. Conn, Albany. Or.. Overland.
C. B. Snider, 1135 Albina avenue. Ford.
N'orina Hundley, 809 Stock. Exchange
building. Ford.
E. G. Jurgens, 347ft Morrison street.
Mitchell.
Mrs. C. H. Oswald, 993 East Caruthers
street, Ford.
Mrs. Cleo ts. uorbett, Carlton Hotel,
Hudson.
Roy Stafford. .854 East Eleventh street.
Ford.
W. W. Wallace. 250H Third street. Ford.
Howard B. Hall. Xnman-Poulsen Lumber
Company, Ford.
David Sugerman. 27 North Front street.
Ford.
Charles E. Sears. Stevens building. Loco
mobile.
John Goodman. Portland Manufacturing
Company, Ford.
James C. Zan, Corbett building, Hudson.
F. H. Kelly. 090 Forty-first avenue
Southeast, Ford.
O. G. Flowers, 4822 Seventy-fourth street
Southeast, Ford.
W. Hiatt. STO East Stevens street, MaxwelL
A. E. Roy, 240 Alder street. Bulck.
L. C. Mlckelson, city water works. Ford.
THE WHITE COMPANY
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GRATER LAKE POPULAR
MOTORISTS FROM FAR AND KEAR
JOCRXEY TO WOXDER,
Miles.
Portland to St. Helens 29.7
Ft. Helens to Goble 13.0
Goble to Rainier 7.0
Rainier to Clatskanie 1S.1
Clatskanie to Astoria..
39.4
Astoria to Seaside 18.5
Portland to Astoria and Seaside (via In
land Route)
Condition.
Good.
Good.
Fair; chains necessary.
Fair: right-hand turn to Clats
kanie at sign.
Fair: last six miles numerous
bad spots.
Paved.
Best via Forest Grove and
Timber, Kist. Veronia. Take
River road Veronia to Pitts
burg, Mist. Jewell and
Astoria,
McMinnville to the Coast.
Miles.
McMinnville to Sheridan 13.4
Pheridan to Willamina 4.7
Willamina to Dolph , . . . . 19.0
Condition.
Good.
Good.
Chains used between Hebo and
Dolph.
Fair.
Good.
Good.
Dolph to Tillamook 32.0
Tillamook to Bay City 7.0
Bay City to Nehalem 20.
Note In case of rain road gets very soft.
Dallas to Blodgett 32.5 Good.
Blodeett to Toledo... 33.3 Good.
Toledo to Newport.. 9.2 Good. ,
Note Will be good via Falls City with a few more drying days. Best road is
either bv wav of Kine-'s Vallev or Corvallis and Wren to Blodarett thenoA rinwn
the Little Elk road to Eddyville, thence via cutoff to Toledo and Newport. Road
over riyiieer .nill v, hi Lie auanuuncu n.3 buon as ine roaa around 13 Iinisnea
which enters the present road near Chitwood.
Portland, North.
Kalama, Kelso. Castle Rock and Toledo,
Many Visitors From Other States Are
Loud In Praise of Roads and
Scenery Observed on Trip.
Crater Lake-appears to be one of the
chief objective points for nearly every
party of motorists arriving in Portland
or departing, the same rule applying
to Portlanders as well as those who
hail from afar. As a matter, there
are more California cars than Oregon
machines making long tours in Oregon
now, according to the observations of
George L Baker, who recently returned
from Crater Lake with John F. Logan
and others.
H. E. Noble and W. M. Knight are
other Portlanders who have just re
turned from Crater Lake with parties
of friends.
Among those who left for Crater
Lake with respective parties last week
were C. F. Wright. Walter H. Evans.
Clarence R. Reames, Mayor Albee. W.
J. Clemens and Ralph Meyer. Many
of those going to Crater Lake choose
tne central Oregon route on the way
down, approach the lake from the
Klamath end and return north over the
Pacific Highway, thus completing a
loop.
Crater Lake is decidedly the greatest
scenic wonder that has been viewed by
Mrs. A. R. Hotaling. Jr., Miss J. M.
Blair and Miss O'Connor, of San Fran
cisco, who arrived in Portland in Miss
Blair's Hudson Six last week after
driving from San Francisco north to
British Columbia and back again
They toured through Mount Rainier
National Park and visited all of the
interesting sections en route, taking
month for the trip. From Portland
they motored to The Dalles and will go
south, entering Crater Lake again, this
time from the Klamath side, before
proceeding home by way of Lake
Tahoe. By the time they arrive in San
Francisco their total mileage for the
trip will be about 4500 miles.
(Bound for points of interest In Cali
fornia and for the Hawaiian Islands W.
H. Price, of Butte. Mont., steered his
Cadillac out of Portland last week with
praise on his lips for the Columbia
River Highway, the roads of Oregon
and Washington and for the cordiality
of Portland. Mr. Price said he found
most of the roads from Butte to Port-
and good.
Among the visiting motorists who
asked for road information at the Port
land branch of the B. K. Goodrich Rub
ber Company last week were: C. A.
Tibbs. who drove in from Sumpter to
participate in buyers' week; C. G. Mc
Arthur. of Los Angeles; C. N. Needham,
of Fresno, Cal.. and A. R. Thomas, of
Gilney. Cal. The latter came north
over the Pacific Highway and returned
via The Dalles and Central Oregon.
Movie Star Buys Scrlpps-Booth Car.
That beauty attracts baity is well
proved by the purchase of a ScrlppS'
Booth car by Miss Gertrude Selby. the
well-known star of the L K. O. Com
pany. It is the most beautiful car
in the world and I just couldn't resist
buying one," declares Miss Selby. who
spends her time when not before the
camera .motoring around fos Angeles
To Chehalis via Woodland
Chehalis to Seattle, good.
Cars may go either by way of Goble or Vancouver,
re in very fair shape.
good.
as the roads both ways
HOUSE INCREASES SPACE
('CESSORT STORE OF A. J. COM
PANY IS 1)111 HI.KD.
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Enlargement of F.stahllshment at
Sixth street Made Necessary by
Growth of Business.
When A. J. Winters, founder of the
auto supply house bearing his name,
returns from a vacation passed on his
ranch in Douglas County, he will find
that the home of his company In Port
land has been doubled in capacity dur
ing his absence
Before his departure negotiations
were under way for the rental of the
store immediately adjoining the Win
ters establishment on the north ano.
the deal was closed subsequently by
Mr. Winters' son and chief lieutenant
In business, Lovelle Winters, on the
latter's own initiative.
As et the elder Mr. Winters does not
know that the deal was carried through
according to the original programme
-and by the time he returns all the al-
teratlons now being carried on will be
finished.
The A. J. Winters Company moved
Into Its present location at 67 fcixth
street in 1909. The new store, 5 Sixth
street, virtually doubles the space af
forded the plant. The same lines han
dled by tho firm will be continued
without change, the sole reason for the
expansion being growth in business.
The vulcanizing department will be
moved forward and the departments de
voted to. the display of Pennsylvania
tires. Ford accessories and the general
line of auto supplies will be enlarged
in proportion
quarters.
to the expanse of the
New "Speed Car Promised.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 12. The first
of the new 300-cubic inch displacement
Milacs is now under construction here
and will be ready in a few weeks. The
car is being built for Frederick Rob
inson, of this city, and will make its
first appearance in competition in the
Vanderbilt cup and international grand
prize races at Santa Monica on Novem
ber 16 and 18. The derivation of the
name Milac is from the initials of the
words in the slogan of the car, "Made
in Los Angeles, California."
New Car Owners in County
REMOVAL
NOTICE
OUR NEW HOME
TO OUR NEW BUILDING
Park Couch Streets
White Pleasure Cars
White Motor
Trucks
.
White Service
YOU ARE CORDIALLY
INVITED TO INSPECT
OUR NEW RREMISES
Q 6TH m ST
l ur 1 i 1 x i i r i 0 i . tw- ' r
(II li m ri o t
The White Company R. S. HURD. Manager
Phone Broadway 827
TRUCKS OF AID TO ROADS
WHITE MOTORS. WIDE WHL'EUID,
REAL BENEFIT TO HIGHWAY.
Sales Heavy on Pacific , Re-
fleeting- Decided Gains In Limber
and Mining- Industrie.
G. A. Urquhart, Pacific Coast mana
ger of the White Company, recently
returned from Cleveland, O., where he
went to attend the annual convention of
branch managers of the White Com
pany. Urquhart left Ban Francisco
feeling quite Jubilant. Each year the
White Company gives a bronze plaque
to the branch of the White Company
showing the greatest gain In the vol
ume of business. A telegram from the
home office disclosed the fact-that. the
coveted trophy was awarded to the or
ganization of which Urquhart Is Pacific
Coast manager. In discussing the
event, R. i. Hurd, manager of the Port
land branch of The White Company
said:
"In winning the medal d'honor it
shows that all lines of business have
improved quite materially on the Pa
cific Coast snd particularly in the
Northwest. This we can attribute to
the sales of our trucks to the lumber
and timber Concerns operating in the
forests of the great Northwest. Our
Good Roads.' or Tractor trucks with
20-inch wheels seem to solve the prob
lem of hauling out timber and logs
economically from seemingly inacces
sible places. The local road supervls
ors welcome the sight of the White
RUDOLPJH WILHELM, GOLF STAR, BUYS STTJDEBAKER CAR
TO CARRY HIM TO LINKS IN HURRY.
A CCORDIXG to the records of 11. &
Ci. Wilkins, secretary of the Portland
Automobile Dealers Association, the
following temporary police permits
were Issued in Portland last week to
the purchasers of new automobiles
pending the arrival of the official li
cense tags from the office of the Sec
retary of State:
A. E. Bulffee. 73 Front street. Ford.
H. H. Martin, 802a Sixty-fifth street
Southeast. Ford.
Louis Weber. 71 Grand avenue. Ford.
J. L. Mayberry, 793 East Main street. Ford,
fc?. U. Hutler, Ooble, Or., Overland.
Aubin GfCtemann, Hillsdale, Or.. Ford.
J. S. Myers, 5't East Fourteenth street.
Ford.
A. C. Wright. 1567 East Everett, Ford.
B. F. Wade, police headquarters. Ford.
Chester G. Hall. Greeley street. Ford.
Jacob Zeller, 226 Pine street. Ford.
Bert O'Brien. 3 EaawN'lntn. Xo3ce.
Mrs. Cella Lamar. 036 Fortieth avenue.
Ford.
Henry $axrud. 273 9i Broadway, Ford.
L. S. Boyd, 2615 Forty-third street South
east, Ford.
J. L, Hauceberg, Baker Apartments,
Veil.
'Good Roads' truck for the highway Is
packed hard ami smooth by the wide
wheels. At first before the 'Good
Roads' truck could use the highway
the supervisors had to have a demon
stration and be shown that the truck
would not tear up the roadway. One
short demonstration proved the truck
made the road smooth and broke down
all rocks projecting above the road
surface.
"Larger volume of business during
the past two years especially in firms
depending upon motor trucks for trans
portation means more trucks sold. Be
fore the war there were a great many
Idle steamers and sailing vessels laid
up awaiting a chance to get a cargo.
All this Is changed now. Every avail
able bottom is eagerly sought and
charters are made that spell fortune In
one voyage, be the port of call Aus
tralia. England or Russian. These
vessels cost hundreds t( dollars a -iay
for the charter, hence contractors must
load them rapidly and economically.
Horee-drawn vehicles are out of the
question. A dependable motor truck
careful driver and the work is done in
no time.
"Our nales In the Northwest for the
part 12 months, show a marked ad
vance over that of any preceding
month of the year before. Credit this
partly to mining companies and ore
buyers purchasing our heavy service
trucks. Owing to the rapid advance In
price and call for copper, ore, silver,
chrome, quicksilver, manganese, mag
nesite. xln? trucks are In demand. The
steel works and factories back East
must have lhee metals, hence, the
summons is rush shipment In carload
lots. AH abandoned or neglected mines
as well as newly discovered properties
are paying their tribute to the Nation's
prosperity. Motor trucks fill the void
between mine and mill or railroad
transportation.
AMERICAN PLANTS EFFICIENT
Firestone Company Offers Example
of Preparedness.
In a recent talk Thomas Kdlson
brought forward the idea that Amer
ica, supposed to bo unprepared for
such trials as the great nations of
Europe have, been going through. Is
really well prepared in tbe growth and
increasing efficiency of its factories.
There Is a point in this. At the
present moment the Firestone Tire o.
Rubber Company having done a busi
ness of over 125.000.000 during the last
fiscal year. Is announcing an increase
In volume of JS per cent in its salas--
iiiis cr uvei liiumi o iui, Kvcuruwia
to the June 1 figures.
A Firestone official, in tslklng of
this matter recently, said: "The best
thing about our organization is its
wonderful expansive powers. For years
Mr. Firestone has been building with
this in view. He baa strong men at'
every Important point from top to bot
tom of tne organization. When expan
sion comes we are reaay ior it. tne.
units of the organization are fitted In
and tbe service to the user goes on un
impaired In the face of any demand
made or us.
Overland &9-T Runa 117,000 Mile.
Ed St. Pierce, taxi owner in Wolcott.
Ind.. owns a model 59 T Overland which
he has driven 117,000 miles in livery
work.
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Da-sV A
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Six- Cylinder Car With Electric Self Starter
and Electric Lights
We hae six of these used cars at this
gets first pick. Open
)rice while they last.
3unday,-10 to 1:30.
First buyer
Mtchel
, Lewis & Siaver Co.
East First and East Morrison
Come and see the new series Mitchell Seven-Passenger at $1360 f.o.b. Racine
and the small six five-passenger $1030 f. o. b. Racine, -
See us at the Auto Show Meier & Frank Basement, August 21-26.