The Sunday Oregonian., July 22, 1917, SECTION FOUR, Page 9, Image 53

TIIE SUNDAY OltEGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 22, 1917. "
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AUTO LOG OFFERED
Oil SPOKANE TRIP
Run Made via Columbia High
, way, Grand Dalles, Gol
dendale and Pasco.
DISTANCE IS 339 MILES
Itccord Is Provided by Party Con
sisting of Mr. and Mrs. George
Vinton, Miss Elsa Koerber
and Sam C. llolbrook.
Those Portland motorists who expect
to make a trip to Spokane via the
Columbia River Highway, Grand Dalles,
Goldenclale and Pasco will derive im
measurable benefit from a detailed log
of this route compiled by a group of
Portlanders who are now making- a
trip to the Yellowstone National Park.
In the party are Mr. and Mrs. George
M. Vinton, Miss Elsa Koerber and Sam
C. Holbrook. all of Portland. The trip
is being made in Mr. Holbrook's Over
land car, with Mr. Holbrook as driver.
Before the party left Portland The
Oregonian made arrangements to
publish the complete record of the trip,
together with photographs, so that
motorists from this section may use
the route information as guidance for
contemplated trips to the Yellowstone
National Park, via Spokane.
Ferries Are Used.
The Overland made the run from
Portland to Spokane In two and a
half days. From The Dalles Mr. Hol
brook ferried across to Grand Dalles
on the "Washington side and followed
the regular road to Goldendale. Be
tween Richland and Pasco the Co
lumbia River was again passed via the
Zimmerman's ferry.
From Pasco to Connell the roads
were not in good condition, due to deep
eand, but practically the whole of this
stretch was made in high gear. Leav
ing Connell the route via Washtucna
was used and the roads were found
in good condition.
Beyond Ritzville a detour was made
by way of Harrington, -striking the
Sunset Highway at Davenport the
roads being much better as the rest
of the trip to Spokane was covered.
The records of the trip, kept by Mr.'
Vinton, show that the Overland aver
aged 16 3-11 miles of travel to a gallon
of gasoline on the 339-mile run from
Portland to Spokane. Only one quart
of oil was added on the entire trip,
this amount being . purchased at
Mabton.
Route Is Recorded
Following is the route mapped by
the Portlanders on the trip to Spo
kane: 0.0 Leave Ove-rland Pacific Company,
Broadway and Davis. North on Broad
way over Broadway brtdBe. East on
Broadway to Twenty-fourth street.
2.3 Left Job at church.
8.3 'Sandy boulevard.
15.3 Troutdale. Continue on Columbia High-
wav across bridge on Sandy river.
Jft.OBridRe.
18. 5 Automobile cluT on right across bridge.
28.8 Crown Point.
27.1 Latourell Falls.
2!).l Shepherd's Dall.
80.1 Bridal Veil Falls.
83.3 Wahkeena Falls.
33.9 Multnomah Falls.
36.1 Oneonta Gorge and tunnel.
30.4 Horsetail Falls.
3'J.O Beacon rock on left side across Colum
bia River.
40.4 McCord Creek bridge.
43.0 Bonneville.
44.8 Eagle Creek.
4.1.2 County line.
47.7 Cascade Locks, keep right of railroad.
4R.0 Turn right fork.
' 40.7 Herman Creek.
CI. 5 Long hill, steep grade.
R3.2 Mitchell's Point.
K.",.4 Bottom of steep hill.
65.6 Oregon Hotel. Hood River; south two
blocks. Second street.
6S.7Turn left on Mate street.
6y.l Cross bridge "over Hood River, turn
right up canyon.
71.7 Turn left at sign, then up long, wind
ing grade.
73.7 Summit.
77.5Mosler; turn Tight then left at depot.
75.1 Cross bridge and keep left fork.
8ft. 7 Right fork.
R4.0 Left fork, at sign.
K4.r. Right fork.,
01.2 Left fork.
92.7 The ra!les Hotel, ferry across to Grand
Dalles; toll 1.
0.0 Grand Dalles ferry.
4.0 Turn right.
12.6 Right fork.
18.0 Right fork.
17.0 Right fork.
18.0 Straight ahead.
10.0 Turn left.
21.0 Turn right for Goldendale,
22.0 Turn left, then right.
2.4 Straight ahead.
27.0 Straight ahead. Follow main road.
&1.4 Overland garage, Goldendale. Leaving,
go out Broadway to end of pavement,
then turn left.
32 3 Turn right at barn.
82.4 Straight ahead.
.12.5 Straight ahead.
35.2 Left fork.
3!. Right fork.
43.0 Straight ahead.
43.8 Straight ahead.
C3.4 Straight ahead.
68.1 left fork. Straight through town of
Cleveland.
70.1 Bickleton. 6traight through.
70.5 Left between two schools.
72.0 Left fork.
73.2 Through cross roads.
74.0 Turn right,
75.0 Turn left.
75.3 Turn right.
7!.8 Direct road.
78.4 Blue light left fork..
79.4 Turn right.
80.4 straight ahead.
80 s Turn left.
83.1 Direct road.
83.4 Left forks'
84.4 Left fork.
85.4 Right fork.
88.4 Left fork.
80.6 Left fork.
91. B Left fork.
92.4 Left fork.
95.6 Mabton.
98.7 Right fork.
102.7 Cross bridge Yakima River.
103.1 Right fork.
303.9 Straight ahead.
104.2 Right fork.
105.3 Right fork. .
105.8 Left fork.
1 00.8 Straight ahead.
110.1 Left fork, Prosser one mile to right.
3 10.9 Left fork.
111.9 Right fork.
114.3 Straight ahead.
114.9 Left fork.
315.4 Right fork.
116.4 Left fork.
3 16.5 Railroad crossing.
316.8 Right fork.
119.8 Sharp curve under railroad.
3 2S.2 Benton City, turn left at depot.
128.4 Right fork.
12S.8 Left fork.
129.4 Cross bridge and turn left. At this
point main road was Impassable be
cause of sand. Forced to detour as
follows ..
329.6 Left fork.
3 29.8 Right fork.
334 3 Railroad crossing.
3 36.2 Right fork.
13S.0 Bridge across Yakima River. end
of detour.
340.2 Straight ahead.
3 40.5 Right fork.
341.0 Left fork.
141.5 Right hand Jog.
342.2 Richland.
342.5 Turn left.
342.6 Turn right.
343.1 Left fork.
3 44.3 Zimmerman's ferry. 'Toll SI.
144.5 Right fork after crossing ferry.
3 52.9 Fiasco, turn left on West Louis street.
153.9 Turn left after crossing railroad.
153.6 Turn right.
15S.8 Left fork. .
100.1 Direct road, V
6 Railroad crossing, turn right.
8 Eltopia. straight through. Here
see garage for best directions for Con
nell. Roads under repair, forced to de
tour. 7 connell at left. Take rlghthand road.
9 Right fork.
1 Left fork.
9 Right fork.
6 Left fork.
4 Straight ahead.
4 Right fork.
4 Kahlotus.
0 Washtucasv
.8 Left fork.
.2 Rfsht fork.
.7 Straight ahead.
.7 Left fork.
2 Right fork.
1 Ralston. Railroad crossing straight
ahead.
0 Left fork. .
,9 Ritzville.
.2 Right fork. " , '
.5 Right fork.
8 Straight ahead.
.5 Right fork.
.9 Turn left, then right.
.9 Right fork.
170.
192.
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19((.
ion.
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201.
203.
211.
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22."
20.
235.
2.i7.
238.
243.
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2..4.
2r4.
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270
71
.0 Left fork.
.0 Mohler.
.2 Right fork.
.8 Left fork.
.0 Harrington. Turn right after railroad
crossing, out over main highway.
.3 Straight through.
so.
300.
0 Davenport. Straight through on Sunset
Highway.
8 Reardan.
13
8 Deep Creek.
3 Spokane.
339.:
GRAIN HAULED BY TRUCK
TWO HUNDRED Bl'SEELS AT TIME
TAKEN FROM "COMBINES."
White Road Track: Palls Two Double-
Disc Harrows., or Six Four
Inch Gang Plows.
Carl Conant, master mechanic at the
White Company Portland branch, has
ust reurned from Walla Walla, where
he assisted in delivering three White
tandard good roads trucks to buyers in
that section.
One of these immense trucks is be
ng used on the 15,000-acre farm of Ben
Grote, ot Eureka Flats. This 60-horse-
power truck is equipped with a power
dump Dody ana steel wheels. Its pres
ent duty is to haul wheat from Mr.
Grote's two combines, on each of which
has been built a 100-bushel bin The
ruck takes the wheat from the two
bins and dumps it into a concrete ele
vator while the "combines" nre busily
lining their bins for the next load.
While at Mr. Grote's farm Mr. Conant
gave a demonstration with, a White
truck by pulling two double-disc har
rows with an 8-foot cut, and he also
pulled a battery of six four-inch gang
plows, easily making two and a half
miles an hour.
One of the other trucks was pur
chased by Walla Walla County, Wash.,
to be used in plowing and grading the
county road. Air. Conant, using
trailer, hauled with this truck 15 yards
of gravel and three and. a half tons of
cement a distance of eight miles in
three trips.
The third truck will be used by
Claud Hampton, w hlte dealer at Pen
dleton, in hauling wheat from his big
farm near that city to the railroad.
It will also probably serve a number of
the bonanza farmers of that section in
the same manner, thus facilitating
greatly the movement of this year s
crop in the Eastern Oregon wheat belt.
BAD HIGHWAY TO GO
ROAD TO LANE-DOUGLAS LINE TO
BE IMPROVED.
Paving Will Be Deferred Until Fills
Settle Pass Creek Canyon Road
Contract Dae,
EUGENE, Or., July 21. (Special.)
The Pacific Highway between Eugene
and Roseburg will be put in condition
for travel through the coming Winter,
according to a statement made by E. J.
Adams, State Highway Commissioner,
at a conference with members of the
Lane County Court and Supervisor
Emmett Sharp, of District No. 68, in
which is located the stretch of road
south of Cottage Grove, which has been
referred to as "the worst in Oregon."
Mr. Adams said that the contract
would be let in a very short time for
the improvement of the Pass Creek
Canyon, in Douglas County. The state
commission will not pave this section
of the road this year, as there are sev
eral heavy fills. These will be covered
with crushed rock and be given an op
portunity to settle before receiving the
hard surface.
Supervisor Sharp adds that the work
of grading and preparing the road In
Lane County south of Cottage Grove
for the macadam surface would begin
in the very near future.
Albany Farm Brings $29,625.
ALBANY, Or.. July 21. (Special.)
Twenty-nine thousand six hundred and
twenty-five dollars was the price paid
this week for the 237-acre farm of G.
A. Hindes, located about five miles
southeast of Albany. Herman Ehlrlch
was the purchaser. Mr. Ehlrlch came
to Albany several months ago from the
East and will take possession of his
new farm about October 1.
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Typical Mud Road in Territory
to Be Served by New Coast
Link of Central Orejcon High
way, Out of Eugene.
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COAST ROAD BEGUN
Central Oregon Highway to
Open Pioneer Country.
WESTERN LANE IS FERTILE
Change In - Pacific Highway Be
tween Junction City and Eugene
la Planned to Eliminate
Railroad Crossings.
EUGEN'E, July 21. (Special.) En
gineers of the State Highway Depart
ment drove their first stakes in con
nection with two road projects in Lane
County this week, the coast link of
the Oregon Central Highway and the
proposed new section of the Pacific
Highway from Junction City to Eugene,
which will be the connecting link be
tween the coast and MacKenzle sec
tions of the Central Oregon Highway.
The road to the coast will be a new
highway into a pioneer country, af
fording a means of ransportation
to and from the fertile valleys In the
mountainous and coast regions of
Western 'Lane County. The new route
for the Pacific Highway will be four
miles west or the Jilver Koad, now a
portion of the highway, and will in
clude among its features what is prob
ably the longest tangent In the state
a stretch straightaway of nine and
one-half miles.
The change in the Pacific Highway
is designed to throw that road far
enough west to eliminate railroad
crossings and serve all western Lane
County for a part of the distance in
reaching Eugene over a hard-surfaced
road when it shall have been paved by
the state. The change will also shorten
yie distance it will be necessary to
travel in reaching the coast section of
the Central Oregon Highway from the
McKenzie section of that highway
which enters the city of Eugene.
v Survey "Will Take 60 Days.
.The state engineers starting the
work of the survey on the Central Ore
gon Highway to the coast drove their
iirst staaes on tne line or tne pro
posed new section of the Pacific High
way one mile south and two and one
half miles west of Alvadore. It is es
timated that their work In making the
survey to Deadwood will require uO
days' time. From that point to the
coast, at Florence, the survey will be
made by engineers of the United States
Forest Service. Three routes had been
under consideration for this road until
the first of the week, when it was
finally announced that actual work on
the survey would begin, following the
route connecting with the new line for
the Pacific Highway near Alvadore.
The coast road- will require a large
amount of relocation, hew construction
of roadbed, and will Include the build
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Buy your car
IOOK at the buying of your car as you would look at
the buying of your home. You can find a house at
almost any price you would care to pay. But there
are certain necessities you must have if that house is to be
a home. You wouldn't, for example, try to get along in
tiny, cramped up, uncomfortable rooms. Neither would
you live in a house with cheap plumbing, inferior wood
work, ill-fitting doors and rattling windows.
Without going into luxuries, there are certain neces
sities you must have to justify your calling your house a
home a place you will be proud to own.
It is the same with your car. It must have a certain
amount of size, roominess and wheel-base to make it
really comfortable and free you from the need of constant
apologies. It must have materials of a certain quality to
insure its lasting the proper time to justify your investment
in it. It must have the proper weight to make it hold
the road. It must seat all its passengers in comfort.
You wouldn't buy a house that lacked the real neces
sities because it cost a few dollars less. Even so it is false
There will be no change in Studebaker models this year, but the increased cost of materials
and labor may force Studebaker to make an advance in prices at any time without notice.
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Park and Davis Streets.
ing of road into valleys which have
never had a highway and where water
transportation has been the only means
of getting In and out of the country. In
other districts, further away from the
coast fertile farms have developed an
immense amount of tonnage which has
been hauled, for a quarter of a cen
tury, many miles over roads that have
been almost impassable for the greater
part of the year, and on -which It has
required four and six horses to pull a
load which normally would not have
been too great for two.
Blachley Greatly Benefited.
The little town of Blachley offers an
Illustration of the benefits to be de
rived In Western Lane County through
the building of this road. Blachley sta
tistics show freight hauled from that
place to the railroad, a distance of 16
miles, during the last year, as follows:
342 tons of 34 per cent cream, 20 car
loads of cattle, 16 carloads of hogs, 104
tons of potatoes, 204 crates of eggs, 104
veal calves. 3500 chickens and 2,500,000
feet of lumber. The farm produce in
cluded in these figures Is from valleys
at the base of mountain ndges in a por
tion of two townships. Development in
other sections to be served by the new
road have taken place on a similar
scale despite the handicap of bad roads.
The change in the Pacific Highway
will take that road through the Alva
dore fruit district, one of the rich fruit
growing districts of Lane County.
The work on the survey is being di
rected by C. M. Thomas, Assistant State
Highway Engineer.
J. C. STURM GALLED OUT
SECRETARY OF OREGON MOTOR CAR
COMPANY IN MEDICAL, CORPS.
Short Notice Given Works Hardship on
Associates, as Branch Has
Lately Been Opened.
The call of the -war swooped down
upon the office of the Oregon Motor
Car Company last week and carried
away the secretary-treasurer of the
Arm, J. C. Sturm, who had put in his
application for the medical corps some
time previously.
Due to the fact that Mr. Sturm had
but one day's notice to get away, W. C.
Oarbe, president, and F. M. Leeston
Smith, sales manager, had no time to
prepare themselves to take care of the
emergency and their troubles were par
ticularly serious because they recently
opened a branch store in Salem, which
they are looking after personally.
Miss Eubanks, an efficient member
of the office force at the Oregon Motor
Car Company, has been appointed as
sistant secretary to serve during Mr.
Sturm's absence..
A number of other employes of the
same company have also answered the
call for military duty. Several of the
mechanical force have Joined the artil
lery corps and one is with the aviation
corps.
No fewer than 117 miles of steel wire
are wound on a 12-lnch gun that
weighs 13 & tons.
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RETAILERS
VISITORS LIKE SCENERY
ROADS IX BRITISH COLUMBIA ARE
REPORTED FIXE.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira F. Powers Return to
Home In Portland After
11-Day Motor Trip,
The roads and the scenery In British
Columbia are wonderful and all trunk
highways are maintained perfectly
from year to year, according to Mr.
and Mrs. Ira F. Powers and Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Russell, who returned to
their Portland homes last week fol
lowing an 11-day motor trip in Mr.
Powers' Cadillac Eight.
Mr. Powers and his party drove from
Portland to Seattle in one day, tarried
a day, and then motored on to Van
couver, B. C. where they, spent two
days before shipping their, car across
to Nanaimo for the famous drive up
and around the great central lakes.
Following their tour of British Co
lumbia .the car was shipped back to
Victoria, where the beautiful park and
boulevard trips were enjoyed before
the return via Seattle and over the
regular Pacific Highway route. The
entire trip embraced 1100 miles of
travel.
While In British Columbia the Port
landers visited some of the hospitals
where injured Canadian soldiers are
taken upon their return from the
front. They noticed but few young
men on the streets, the natural suppo-
All aboard for
Vancouver. B. C.
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Two-dey auto rnn of SS3
miles from Portland over
the Pacific Highway.
What S ,?'R".U" I
Vancouver deur the famous
nffora Capilano Canyon
uners, stnlev Park, a nat
ural park of 1000 acres with
66 miles of roads and trails
English Bay. and its fam
ous bathing beaches Har
rison Hot Springs, a great
health resort, etc.
THE Marine Drive, a
well-kept auto high
way, takes in Vancouver
and surrounding districts,
and miles of good roads ra
diate from the city in all
directions.
An Interesting? nnd In
structive trip to th
fourth largest city of
Canada.
No trouble about cross
Inn: International lioundary.
Visitors' cards -will he is
sued hy the Immigration
authorities at the line.
For literature and full in
formation address
J. Reginald Davidson
City Publicity Commissioner.
City Hall, Vancouver. 1. C.
buy your home
economy to buy a car that lacks the essentials of motoring
satisfaction because it is cheap to buy.
In the Series 18 Studebaker Cars you get all the
needed essentials of complete motoring satisfaction at the
lowest possible price.
When you realize that Studebaker, one of the largest
producers of cars in the world, enjoying all the economies
of great production and great resources, makes a smaller
percentage of profit per car than the small car manufac
turers, it is obvious that Studebaker includes in its cars
those features that small cars must curtail; and quality,
both of material and workmanship, that you cannot
reasonably expect to find in small cars at their prices.
What is a small initial saving compared to a great sac
rifice? Be wise before you decide what car to buy see
the Studebaker.
. Nearly every automobile manufacturer has made an
increase in prices, but Studebaker prices still remain the
same as they were last Spring. This further increases the
value of Studebaker cars in comparison with all others.
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sition being that all have gone forward
to the war.
Jackson 'Willys-Overland lirector.
At a meeting of the board of direc
tors of the Willys-Overland Company
held on the Fourth of July Edwin B.
Jackson, virp-presidont, wns eler-tod
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director of the company. The regular
S per cent quarterly dividend of . 75
cents a share, payable on the first day
of August, was declared on all out
standing common capital stock, pay
able to all common stockholders of
record at the close of business on
July 20.
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