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THE SUXDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 22, 1917.
WASHINGTON TRIP
IPRAISED BYAUTOIST
DELIGHTFUL AUTOMOBILE TRIP IS MADE IN
RAINIER PARK AND ALONG GRAYS HARBOR
The Aluminum Six
with Magnetic Gear Shift
$2125
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Schimpff, of Astoria, and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gill, of Portland, Report Snow Is Melting
Paradise Valley and Roads Soon Will Be Entirely Clear.
Xamas and Washougal Also
: Visited During Run Along
:: Washington Shore.
;ONLY 35 MILES COVERED
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:og of Journey to BIddle's Butte Is
i Prepared Beauties of Drive
Appeal to G. W. Dean,
: Buick Agent.
T,fi' J . Lean, manager of the
" V, " ncn or tho Howard Auto
u . . '-"mpanjr. distributor of the
ulck car. is an enthusiast over the
ti . ?f Jhe autmobile drive from
T-o-To Vancouver, Wash., through
anll v asnougal along the
Washington shore of the Columbia
uu mence to Middle's Butte, a
i-ocKy promintory. said to be nearly
. t . "s i o w n joint.
It s an easy drive." says Mr. Dean.
and people will be well rewarded by
tie grand sight unfolded before them
?'"fn thev "ep out of their car and
look eastward through tho great gorge.
.J.nat is only one particular sight; there
a-re many others."
: The distance from Portland is only
a miles. The route as mapped by a
party last Sunday leads over the Wil
lamette and Columbia rivers, through
the Army Barracks, which are partic
ularly interesting at this time, and
along the scenic Camas road. Almost
0 miles of the distance is either
paved or macadamized and the remain
der Is a good dirt road.
The scouting party found that the
dirt surfacing had Just dried after re
cent rains, so was not rutty or very
dusty. R. A. Torkelson drove a sturdv
Buick from Portland and was Joined
near Vancouver by Henry J. Biddle
who is an active worker for good
roads; Fred H. Kiser. official scenic
photographer for the Great Northern
Railroad, and C. C. McKIn, a noted
outdoor artist. The two machines then
lieaded eastward through Camas and
Washougal, cities with which most
Portland people are familiar.
Road la of Macadam.
. The road is of macadam to a point
several miles beyond Washougal. It
climbs the mountains, dips into wooded
places, swings around to points where
pretty valleys are seen and finally
goes to the top of the peak, which is
above Cape Horn. Motorists need have
no fear of the highway, as dangerous
places have been eliminated.
On a clear day it is possible to see
Tvlnd Mountain, toward Hood River
Castle Rock, Twin Peaks, Larch Moun
tain and Hamilton Mountain, and to
the south and the west the pretty
Washougal "Valley. On real clear days
one can see Yamhill County beyond
Portland Heights, and Saddle Moun
tain, near Astoria. On every hand
there is an unobstructed view.
; On the mountain top itself Mr. Bid
die has planted flowers along the road
side and built a stone parapet. He
has had the last two miles of road
way built to the top of the butte on
e.n easy grade and wide enough to
pe safe for any driver. The terrace
is built of surface lava rock and re
sembles a castle when seen from a
distance. The Sweet William and wild
Columbines are up in bloom and make
a nice color scheme at one's feet
Shade trees have been planted, so that
in. a few years Biddle Butte will be a
most delightful place to spend an aft
ernoon or early morning hour.
: The point is opposite Bridal Veil
Falls, and from it a number of other
Water falls can be seen on the Oregon
side.
Loe Is Made Public.
A log of the trip follows:
Portland to Biddle Butte.
Broadway and Alder streets: sro north
on Broadway, cross the Willamette
River and then bo left onto Union
avenue.
Cross railroad viaduct.
Cross road is the Columbia boulevard.
Approach to the Interstate bridge across
the Columbia River.
Toll office (automobiles, 15 cents; pas
sengers. B cents each).
Vancouver. Turn right onto Fifth
street.
Straight ahead through Army Barracks.
Keep on river road.
Railroad. Careful.
On left side Is the fine country home of
Henry J. Biddle.
Railroad. Careful.
Go straight ahead Cleft Is Mill Plain
road, a scenic drive).
Camas. Straight ahead to church, turn
right to Main street and then left to
Garage. Turn right and cross railroad
culvert. Follow the macadam road,
crossing the Washougal River.
Washougal.
Right, one block, then left on Main
street.
Raiyoad. Careful.
Turn right on the Mount Pleasant road
at sign.
Covered bridge.
Take left fork, which is the Porest Hill
road. The grade is 25 per cent.
Straight ahead on dirt road.
Turn right at house.
Spring where drinking water can be
had: also water for the machine. If
needed.
Left road
Left road.
Right road.
About 150 yards from barn is gate on
right side of road. Pass through and
do same at next gate, .3 of a mile
further.
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ONE of the most delightful motor
trips reported this season was
completed last week by Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Schimpff. of Astoria, and Mr.
and Mrs. Mark Gill, of Portland, who
traveled In Mr. Schimpffs Hudson Su
per Six through Mount Rainier Nation
al Park and along Grays Harbor.
After the drive from Portland
through Vancouver, Chehalis, Tacoma
and on to Seattle, the party relayed
back to Tacoma before leaving for the
park. The machine was run as far as
Nisqually Glacier, where the. Govern
ment maintains a station for the con
venience of the visitors. Here the
Oregonians were supplied by those in
attendance with heavy shoes, woolen
&OCKS, -Alpenstocks, smoked glasses.
grease paint, etc., for the climb up the
mountain. They ascended about 1500
feet by foot to Paradise Inn, a mag
nificent mountain hotel. 300 feet in
length, which they found equipped in
every particular for the comfort of
guests. - That the inn was rightly
named was Vouched for by the party.
Air. ccnimprr reports that the snow
on the ground ' in Paradise Valley is
melting at the rate of 18 inches a day
and that it should not be long now
until the car3 will be able to cover
the last few miles that have thus far
been blocked by snow.
A number of guests from all nnrt
of the United States were stopping at
tho hotel, among them a number of N.
E. A. delegates, who were taking ad
vantage of their trip out West to see
some of the famous Western scenery.
-finer leaving tne mountain the party
motored to Copalis and Moclios beaches
on Grays Harbor, where they attended
a barn dance and returned home the
next day through Hoquiam, Aberdeen,
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Montesano and Elma to Olympia, and
tnence DacK to Portland.
Although the roads from Portland to
Kalama were somewhat rough, they
became better from this point to Cen
tralis From Centralia to Tacoma they
are excellent, and from Tacoma to
Mount Rainier they were said to be
almost perfect, with miles and miles
of pavement. The roads to the beaches
and on the return trip were also found
to be most excellent.
There was no motor trouble of any
sort whatever to mar the pleasure of
the trip, and the party returned well
content with their outing.
MOTORCAR SHOWS VERSATILITY, PROVIDING
POWER FOR NUMEROUS OPERATIONS ON FARM
Portland Man Hauls Plow, Disc and Seed Drill With His White Car, Then Turns to Hay Field to Continue Farm
ing Tasks Automobiles Hasten Work Materially.
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OREGON ROADS DISGUST
HAWAIIAN TOURISTS MAY ABAX.
DOS KETIRX DRIVE.
E. M. Holmes and Family Declare
Grants Pass-Cottasre Grove Sec
tion Disgrace to State.
I!sgusted at the conditions of the
roads in Southern Oregon. Mr. and Mrs.
E. M. Holmes and their two sons, mo
tor tourists from Hilo, Hawaii, may
fhij their Hudson super six car back
Tiome rather than attempt the return
trip south again.
"We thought we had bad roads in
Hawaii, but have 'nothing to compare
with the terrible highways between
Grants Pass and Cottage Grove," said
a member of the party at the Hotel
Multnomah yesterday. "Oregonians
could hardly be proud of those roads."
Mr. Holmes and his family shipped
their car across from Hilo to San
Francisco and made the trip over the
regular Pacific Highway route to
Portland. Originally they expected to
return to California via the Central
Oregon Highway and Crater Lake Na
tional Park, but are now undecided on
their future plans, due to their disap
pointment with Oregon roads.
. They made the trip over the Colum
bia, River Highway yesterday and en
Joyed that experience immensely. ,
The downy woodpecker rests its tall.
Is black and white, white on back;
male has a red head: is a trifle larger
than the English sparrow.
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Portland
Carefully made claims that we can substantiate
and prove to any open-minded motorist who will
take a one-hour ride in Premier
We, at first, made no claims for Premier, satisfying the public
by merely telling of the men who designed Premier, of their
enviable records, and of the great factory, with its wonderful
equipment, in which these men work. To-day we are ready
to talk of what the car actually is. And best of all, we are ready
to prove every statement we make.
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Here's what we are showing
to-day:
a car that seats seven people
more comfortably than seven peo
ple were ever seated in a car of
1125-inch wheelbase;
a car that will throttle lower
in high than any six-cylinder car
built;
a car that has no superior,
in riding qualities, regardless of
wheelbase and weight;
---a car that holds the road at
high speed as well as any car
built, regardless of price or size;
a car with a system of shift
ing gears superior to that of any
car built;
and as good and beautiful a
car as you ever laid eyes on
all for $2125 Portland
Mitchel & Wallingf ord
Oregon Distributors
522 Alder Street, Portland
Brownsville end. The road Tip the Cal
apooia Valley from Brownsville to
Crawfordsville and Holley is reported
to be In good condition.
From Albany to Scio the roads are
somewhat rough, the rougher' places
being on the Albany end. Most of the
roada In the vicinity of Scio are in
good shape.
Roads extending Into the country
southwest of Albany are in splendid
condition.
. Pacific Highway Work Started.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. July 21. (Spe
cial.) Contractors began work this
week on the grade of the Pacific High
way between this city and the Jackson
County line, preparatory to its being
paved later by the state. The first
blast they fired broke the high-tension
line of the California - Oregon Power
Company and this city was without
electric power for nearly three hours.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
JZnsrisbocZts J?Se7&?? for;? Pr7r
. W70 y3r -Co CZUzcCe -Zfic JJow.
INTENSIVE use of the automobile In
agriculture was demonstrated last
week on a big farm beyond Rose
City Park.
L. A. Buchel, of Portland, was the
demonstrator and he proved the "Infi
nite variety" of his White car in some
strenuous farm work. First. Mr. Bu
chel hooked a heavy plow behind his
car and it was indeed a "weary plow
man" who followed in the broad, deep
furrow. Next in order came the disc
which leveled the soft, deep loam, mak
ing it ready for the seed drill, which
came next.
The late "crop" safely in, Mr. Buchel
next turned his attention to haying,
the season being in full blast. A
heavy stand of clover in an adjoining
field was being mown and the stal
wart farmer was easily persuaded to
let "Dobbin" and "Baldy" crop grass
in the fence corners while he followed
the White in his mowing machine.
The final demonstration was the rak
ing of some cured clover in another
field. luiag a dumping sulkjr raj&e
hooked onto the car in the same man
ner as the other implements were used.
Had opportunity offered no doubt the
automobile would have been used In
hauling the crops to the barn. The
sturdy car showed Its ability to per
form a variety of service under dif
ficult conditions.
W'ith the necessary increase in farm
production It will no doubt soon be a
familiar sight to see a great deal of
the ordinary work of the farm has
tened and intensified by the use of the
automobile.
AXBANX-IiEBAKOJf ROAD GOOD
Other Highways Through Vicinity
Also Are in Good Shape.
ALBANY, Or., July 21. (Special.)
All of the routes from Albany to Leban
on are In first-class shape. There are
some especially good roads In the ter
ritory between Lebanon and Knox
Butte.
Ff om Lebanon up the South, FTrt.iam
Valley the road is in splendid shape.
It has been excellent all year as far as
Foster. The road from Foster to Cas
cadia has now dried out thoroughly
so that it is good all the way in. Above
Cascadia the old Willamette Valley
and Cascade Mountain wagon road is
rough in places, but cars are going as
far as Upper Soda without much diffi
culty. Until recently the road has not
been open all of the way across the
mountains because of the fact that a
bridge at Lost Prairie was out, but this
has been replaced and a crew of work
men during the past few days has made
the road passable to Fish Lake. Re
ports here, are to the effect that this
road is open now all the way across
the mountains, but so far as known no
cars have crossed yet by this route.
The road from Albany to Brownsville
by way of the Pacific Highway to a
point just north of Shedd is reported
good. The road generally known as
the Albany-Brownsville road Is good
for more than half of the distance on
the Albany end. This road is some
what rough part ot the way pa the
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It is a great, roomy, seven 'passenger car
pre 'eminent, not only for the beauty of
its design, but also for its sumptuous finish
and equipment and the mechanical ex'
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You will have to see it to realize these domi'"
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Detroit, Michigan
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Phone Brd. 2610. Broadway at Everett Street.
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