tllE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 2, 1917. 9 ALEXANDER WlfJTOI TELLS OF OLD DAYS Creator of Six-Cylinder Car Visits Portland to Install . Engines in New Ship. FIRST CAR BUILT IN '95 Initial Year's Production Readied 'High Mark of Four Cars, Wliicli "Were Sold for $1000 Each. Changes Anion; Aides Few. "Now you are asking me something. It was Alexander Winton, founder and president of the Winton Company, scratching- his head as he talked be tween puffs of his pipe. This man. who put the first automobiles on the mar ket in. America, who put the six-cylinder motor on the map six years before anyone else, who brought forth the first eight-cylinder engine in 1902 and FOREST FIRKS OBSTRUCT THA V K.I, OVER ROAD H K T W K K N fiOVKRXMBJIT CAMP A0 WAPIMTIA. Definite information was re ceived in Portland yesterday to the effect that the forest fires now raging on the south side of Mount ilood had served to close the road between Government Camp and Wapinitla, thereby making: the Mount Hood loop trip impossible for the time be in sr. Within the past days a number of machines have attempted to go around the mountain, using this road, but they have been obliged to turn back and postpone their trips, at least until tha firea subside. who built the first 12-cylinder oil en gine, was having difficulty in trying- to recall when he built his first auto mobile. ."I guess It must have been in the year 1SU5," said the veteran motor-car manufacturer, who, despite his long ex perience in the automobile industry is even now only 57 years old and as spry as most any chap of 35 or 40. "My first car was a two-cylinder rig with an upright motor. It had no springs but it boasted of great big pneumatic tires, the first eer placed on any motor carriage. That original Winton car held the speed record in its time. On one of the tracks in Cleve land I believe it turned up a gait of 40 or 50 miles an hour. "By the way, I have driven Just about as fast as the next fellow. Once I spent only 32 seconds going a full mile." Winton Sticks to Wintons. "Was it in one of your Winton cars?" he was asked. . "Bet your life. I have never once In all my life driven any other make of car. and, what may seem just as Te markable, I have never been inside the motor-car factory of any other com pany. I wouldn't know how to run any ear but a Winton and why should 1 so long as Wintons are to be found all over the country? "Why, right here in Portland I see dozens of Wintons every time I step out of my hotel. I guess this fellow A. C. Stevens, who has been handling the Winton line In Portland for the past few years, has been quite busy as well as successful."- . "Who really built the first automo bile. Mr. Winton?" "That would be a hard question to answer for the reason that so many of is were working on'cars at about the same time. This much la certain, how ever, all of the manufacturers concede that the Winton Company was first to put ears on the market. That was in March, 1897, when we sold, four cars at $1000 each. We thought we were mak ing money fast despite the fact that it cost us nearly S1000 to build each of those cars. Oatpnt 21 Cars la 1809. "It was not until April 1, 1898, that the Winton Company began delivery of the first regular output of American made cars. At the present time we are Inviting suggestions for an appropriate way to commemorate the 20th anniver sary of the founding of the automobile industry in America. "The 1898 output was 21 cars. This 'was increased in 1899 to 102 cars, of which 11 were light trucks. Of the two years' output. New York bought 32, Pennsylvania 32, New Jersey 11, Ohio iine. Connecticut seven, Illinois six, Ontario five. Indiana .four, Massachus etts 3, and scattering 14. "Numbered among the 123 pioneer purchasers were William Rockefeller, Harry Payne Whitney, Lawrence Waterbury, Iarz Anderson. J. W. Pack ard, J. M. Studebaker, Henry Rogers Winthrop, C. Gray Dinsmore, George "W. Child3 Drexel. Albert C. Bostwick, Josiah Stanford and H. K. Browning. "The automobile is now so tremen dous a factor in American life that a fitting celebration of its approach to ivoting age is certainly to be desired." Mr. Winton believes that his com pany is the only pioneer automobile manufacturing company that has re tained Its original officers without change. Even now the company has the same president, vice-president and treasurer as it had at the time of its formation. Changes In Officials Few. "I even have men with me now who were associated with my company as far back as 1892 when we were making bikes," commented Mr. Winton in his room at the Hotel Multnomah last week. "My superintendent has been at the helm all that time and the head of my painting department, who is en titled to the credit for putting out so many beautiful fancy painting Jobs, has been with me 20 years. I never change a man unless I have to. Most of us have gone through the mill for many years together without any splits and I expect we will remain side by side until we are buried." Although he took occasion to visit the store of A. C. Stevens, Oregon dis tributor of the Winton car. several times while here, Mr. Winton came to Port land primarily to witness the success ful installation of his first pair of Winton marine engines in the Esper ance, a new motorship launched last week by the Peninsula Shipbuilding Company. A number of other Winton engines, which are of the full Deisel type, will in the near future be placed In other ships now under course of construction in Portland. The motors range in horsepower from 250 to 700 each. With Mr. Winton on his inspection trip were C F. Salisbury, chief en gineer of the Winton marine works, end G. W. Coddington. his guarantee engineer. They arrived in Portland Sunday night and remained until Wednesday nisht when they went on to Seattle, , OREGONIAN REPORT ON ROADS Portland South via Pacific Highway to California Line PLACES 'Miles. Condition. Portland to Oregon City, (via Oswego) 13.2 Fair; rough near Oswego. Portland to Oregon City (via Sellwood and Milwaukle) 14.6 Only rough stretches through Sellwood. on hill Just be yond Milwaukle and through Gladstone; rest mostly all paved. Note Route via East Eighty-second street. Grays Crossing and Clackamas Is now open and said to be best route to Oregon City; muck of It paved. Oregon City to Aurora... 14.6 Mostly rough. Aurora to Salem. 24.9 Top dressing worn off old road, making surface 'choppy. Salem to Albany (via Ankeny Hill road and Jefferson) 26.8 Reported rough and bumpy. Salem to Aibany (via Turner and Marion)... 31.0 Kair: one stretch very bad. Albany to Corvallls.. 10.0 Mostly good. Corvallis to Monroe 17.3 Good; some construction. Monroe to Eugene (via Junction City) 23.8 Almost all good. Eugene to Cottage Grove .21.0 Mostly good. Cottage Grove to Drain (via Pass Creek Can yon -. 14.0 Very rough In spots. Drain to Roseburs. 85.1 Fair; some rough. Roseburg to Uiendale. 53.0 Mostly good; five miles through Cow Creek Can yon rough. Glendale to Grants Pass. ................... . 27.3 Most of it fine. Grants Pass to Medford. 33.2 Most of it good; some con struction. Medford to Ashland 12.6 Paved virtually all way. Ashland to Hornbrook, Cal. 30.6 Mostly fine; one mile paved; fresh rock being laid on Oregon side of state boun dary. Portland North via Pacific Highway to Seattle Portland to Vancouver. Wash., (via Interstate Bridge) 8.1 Paved. Vancouver to Ia Center 19.2 Partly paved; rest spotted. I,a Center to Woodland. 5.7 Fair. Woodland to Kalama 9.8 Rough. Kalama to Kelso 11.2 Some rough, some fair. KelHO to Castle Rock..... 9.2 Good and fair. Castle Rock to Chehalis (detour via Winlock to avoid construction near Toledo) 36.1 Fair; some rourh. ' Chehalis to Centralia 4.7 Paved. Centralia to Olympia.... 27.7 Good except where con struction makes detours necessary. Olympla to Tacoma 31.9 Good and fine; some con struction. Note Best route at present time between Centralia and Olympla Is via Tenino, Rainier, Yelm and Roy, on account of road work. Tacoma to Seattle... 41.7 Mostly paved. Portland South via West Side Highway to Connection With Pacific Highway and to McMinnville Portland to Newberg (via Rex-Tlgard) 23.7 Paved to ertee of Multnomah County, th"n fair, some very rough. Newberg to Dayton 7.8 Good. Dayton to Salem (via Wheatland ferry; ferry operates both day and night, charge being 25 cents) 22.2 Fairly good. Dayton to Salem (via Amity) 35.0 Good; bridge across Willam ette River from Polk Coun ty to Salem is not in use; free ferry In operation until 8 P. M., service slow. Dayton to Dallas . 35.0 Good. Dallas to Salem 15.0 Good. Dayton to Monmouth 30.0 Good. Monmouth to Independence 2.5 Good. Dayton to McMinnville 6.2 Fine; macadam. McMinnville to Dallas...... 26.8 Fine, except in few short stretches. West Salem to Independence................ ... Good. Independence to Corvallis 22.0 Good most of way, some rough. Beaches and Coast Districts From Trunk Highway Points PORTLAND TO ASTORIA AND SEASIDE VIA LltlVEH rOLLMRIA HIGHWAY. Portland to St. Helens..... construction. St. Helens to Goble 13.0 First part rough; rest good. Goble to Rainier 7.0 Rough to Little Jack Falls; rest good. Rainier to Clatskante 15.4 Some good : some rough. Clatskanle to Astoria. 40.2 Mostly either good or fair, but much crushed rock around Westport. PORTLAND TO ASTORIA AND SEASIDES VIA INLAND ROUTE. Portland to Forest Grove (via Canyon Koad and Hillsboro, avoiding Beaverton) 24.2 Paved to end of Multnomah County; rough and dusty this side of Hillsboro. Forest Grove to Timber (via Gales Creek)... 21.4 Most of it fine; some con struction. Timber to Vernonia .. 16.0 About one mile of corduroy; rest good. Vernonia to Mist........ 16.5 Mixed between good and fair. Mist to Jewel 20.8 Eleven miles of solid smooth plank; rest fair and good. Jewel to Astoria (via Olney) 29.0 Slightly rough and rocky most of way to Olney; rest fine, except half mile of construction. Astoria to Seaside 1S.5 Mostly paved; rest good, ex cept few rough stretches. WMINNVTLLE TO THE TILLAMOOK. COAST. . McMinnville to Grand Ronde (via Sheridan and Willamina) 27.6 Mogtlr rnofl. Grand Ronde to Tillamook . and for 10 miles this eide ' " ' " of Hebo, rest goo3. Note Fine new "Sour-Grass" road eliminates Dolph Toll Gate. Tillamook to Bay City 7.0 Good. Bay City to Nehalem 20.6 Good. Note New road connecting Astoria and Tilla mook (via Seaside and Bay City) 75.3 Passable; mostly good ex cept in wet weather; 10.9 miles of new road very rough. DALLAS TO NEWPORT. Dallas to Blodgett 32.5 Fair. Blodgett to Toledo 33.3 Good. Toledo to Newport. , . 9.2 Fine; smooth. Note The best route into Newport at present time is reported to be by way of Corvallis, Philomath, Wren, Blodgett, Eddyville, Chitwood, Toledo; new road avoids Pioneer Hill. Total distance from Corvallis to Newport about 63 miles. Road from Dallas to Newport (via Falls City) reported good. ROUTES TO COOS BAY POINTS. Roseburg to Marshfield (via Camas Valley, Myrtle Point. Coquille and Fairview). (This route is preferable to road from Roseburg through the Brewster Valley to Marshfield, , though longer) 103.0 Good, except 20 miles of . ..... , . , rough road in mountains. Drain to Marshfield (via Elkton, Scottsburg, Alieghany and Long Ferry) 70.3- Passable all way; most scenic route, COOS BAY TO CRESCENT CITY, CAL. Marshfield to Crescent City (via Empire, Ban don, Port Orford, Gold Beach and Brook ings) ...162.3 Fair; 13 miles south of Ban don rough. Crescent City to Grants Pass 90.8 Fairly good condition; con siderable travel. Columbia River Highway Portland to Hood River County Line (via Broadway bridge and Sandy boulevard through Troutdale) 44.3 Paved. Continuation of pavement 1.0 Paved. County Line to Hood River (via . Cascade Locks) 20.8 Most of it exceedingly rough; narrow In places; Beveral grades, Ruthton Hill being worst. Hood River to The Dalles 21.2 Mixed between good and slightly rough; hilly. Hood River to Cloud Cap Inn (via Mount Hood Lodge). 29.0 Open all way; most of It good. Hood River to Guler, base of Mount Adams, (via White Salmon ferry, Husum and Trout Lake) ; 26.7 Fine; ferry charge $1 per car and four passengers. Other Cross-State Roads Running West to East Portland to Government Camp (southern base of Mount Hood) . 56.0 Paved to Gresham; Sandy- Cherry ville road much better than Marmot route, but said to be dusty and slightly rough, especially . around Cherryville. Government Camp to Wapinitla. 19.0 Closed on account of forest fires. Wapinitla to Central Oregon Highway at Madras 33.0 Good. Wapinitla to Central Oregon Highway at Shaniko 43.0 Good. Eugene to Bend (via McKenzle Pass) ....... .121.2 McKenzie road from Eugene said to be greatly im proved; very rough over pass. Fort Klamath to Crater Lake. .......... ..... 22.0 Fairly good but very dusty In spots. Crater Lake to Prospect. 33.6 Mixed between good, fair and rough. Prospect to Medford - 47.7 First part very rough; nar row In places; last part good. Ashland to Klamath Falls (via Hornbrook and Agar, Cal.) Reported fairly good most of way. Ashland to Klamath Falls (via Green Spring Mountain) 72.0 In poor shape, though short er than Ager - Hornbrook route. The Dalles and Points East and Northeast The Dalles to Wasco (detour on account of road work) 36.5 Good. Wasco to lone. : 49.0 First nine miles good; bal ance bad. lone to Pendleton (via Echo) 69.0 Bad; dusty ; sand holes. lone to Pendleton (via Heppner and Pilot Rock) 74.7 Dusty, but fairly good. Pendleton to La Grande 52.8 Dry; fair; steep grades; rough beyond. Meacham. .a Grande to Baker 55.0 Good; dusty. Baker to Huntington 50.0 Good ; all roads dusty. Pendleton to Walla Walla 45.0 Dusty ; under construction. Walla Walla to Dayton 21.0 Splendid. Dayton to Colfax (via Central Ferry) 63.4 Good. Colfax to Spokane 67.0 Good. Dayton to Pomeroy 26.0 Fair. Poineroy to Lewiston.. 33.0 Fair. The Dalles South The Dalles to Tygh, Valley 33.0 Rough to Dufur. rest fair Tygh Valley to Shanlko Shaniko to Madras Madras to Bend (via Redmond)..- Bead to Crescent (via Lapine) Bend to Burns. Crescent to Fort Klamath Fort Kiamath to Klamath Falls - - 29.7 Good, except eix miles of 44.9 Rough through reservation 36.0 Mostly gobd. 44.0 Fair; rough through Ante lope Creek Canyon. . 54.0 Most of It fine. 50.0 First half rough and dusty, rest fine. ......140.7 Good except in short stretches. 64.0 Almost all fine. 4L0 Much ot it rough and rocky, especially along Klamath - - LaVe, CUB LIGHTS STUDIED "Watch Your Headlights' Advice Sent Out. Is LENSES ARE CLASSIFIED Oregon Head light Committee Inves tigation for Purpose of Elimi nating . Illegal Devices Used on Machines. "Watch your headlights!" Such Is the warning that has been sent broadcast from one end of the Coast to the other, and Oregon is the last to fix safe night driving laws, for the security of after dark traffic All headlights in the, future must bo equipped In accordance with the dic tates of the law, so that no portion of the light fro man automobile head lamp shall be of sufficient intensity to blind the "other fellow." Delinquent motorists who have not complied with the law will be taken in hand by the police as a costly and embarrassing reminder of their inad vertence. Lenses Are Classified. Many autoists have been confused concerning the stipulations of "the new headlight law," which is directed at all motorists for the purpose of making night travel safe and pleasurable. During the recent test conducted by the Oregon headlight committee for the purpose of eliminating Illegal devices, it was shown that headlight illumina tion automatically classifies Itself un der: "Controlled or refracted light." and "non-controlled or defused light." Refracted light is caused by pris matic lenses, which bend the light ray downward and make glare Impossible. The possibilities of this style of illumi nation were shown in recent tests car ried on by the American Automobile Association, in which the Osgood lenses were used. Authoritative statements have been received from such research institutions as the Armour and Massa chusetts institutes of technology, to the effect that Osgood lenses, by re fractlng light. Increase the intensity of road Illumination 74 per cent compared with plain glass equipment, at the same time producing a longer beam of light. Reasons for Classifications Glvea. Under the new restrictions lenses falling under the classification, "con trolled light," are permitted to use 27 candlepower bulbs. Lenses falling un der the "non-controlled light" class are permitted to use not- greater than 18 candlepower bulbs. It being shown that the latter class of equipment simply defuse the beams, cut down the power of projection, spread the ray In all dl rections and deliver as much intensity of their illumination above the 42-inch level as below. Elghteen-candlepower bulbs have been established as maximum for "non controlled light lenses," due to the dan gerous glare which would be caused by the use of higher-power bulbs. The question has, therefore, been raised: "Will 18-candlepower bulbs supply suf ficient light to illuminate the road with diffusing lenses?" Although provision Is not made by the Portland officials for the control of light above the 42-dnch level, yet neighboring states are rigidly enforc ing legal provisions which specify that no portion of the beam of reflected light shall rise above 42 inches from the ground. For this reason night travelers and tourists would do well to watch this point when buying lenses. TERRITORY WORK HARD LIBERTY MAN SPENDS 21 OUT OF 27 NIGHTS ON PULLMAN. James Scearee, Who Travels Northwest for New Concern, Got Training; Under H. E. Roberts. The lot of the men who cover terri tory for the big motor car factories of the East is not so easy after all, if we are to take the experience of James Scearee, of Seattle, the newly appoint ed district supervisor of the Liberty Motor Car Company, as an example. While Mr. Scearee was chatting with E. A. Mitchel at the local headquarters for the Liberty car last week he rather mildly remarked that he had spent 21 out of the preceding 27 nights on Pullman cars. Curiously enough, H. R. Roberts, of Portland, district rep resentative for the Hupp Motor Car Company, who was with Mr. Scearee for POSSIBILITIES OF THROWING LIGHT ON ROAD. BELOW WAIST HEIGHT, ARE SHOWN BY AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION TESTS. , " ' " - ' "X'JJUii.'U.'H" iiwiiiwww..vvj... ..r rrrnri - r -y , n in i lM, L i u p. ( ( , ' , , 4 AAA. TEST ? i - - - 1ot, si?es" I ! 1 - "v -i ;;i Lw-"- I - ' . !s U- -4 - ill :; e ,o-.t fCt ; 4 it ! I . r- i?r2?: ..; : I " ' 1' J Jtztzm C. L. 615-617 the major portion of the trip around the Northwest circuit, taught the lat ter the ins and outs of the automobile business in 1909, when Mr. Roberts was manager of the Winton branch in Seat tle. Before that time Mr. Scearee says he didn't know a differential from a tail light. Mr. Scearee now covers the Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Mon tana. Idaho and Utah territory for the Liberty Company and reports that the Liberty car is going in fine shape throughout his field. For the five years just passed Mr. Scearee had charge of the Oregon and Washington territory 'for the Meta car. resigning that post July. 1 to take up hts work with the Liberty Company. Not m Cl..e Corporation. "Miss Fligyer seems to be making much progress in her position with Hubbs & Tubbs." "Hps she an Interest in the firm yet?" No. but they have such an interest in her thafc bankruptcy is likely." How much is two dollars? Two dollars aren't worth anything unless . you buy something with them. You couldn't eat two dollars if you were shipwrecked on a. desert isle. But two dollars are full of splendid possi bilities, if you know how to spend them wisely. For only two dollars a week you can operate & Maxwell automobile. g That means 1000 per cent, profit in health ? and joy for you and yours. We don't know of any investment half as good. Touring Car $745 Roaditir 748, Compi $10SS t &rimm $1095 $ Smdan $1093 yVZ pricma f..h. Dtrit Boss Automobile Co. Washington Street, Portland VDGLER ADDS 2 GADS Veteran Automobile Dealer In creases Agency Strength. STEARNS CAR WELL KNOWN Rosmer Is High-Class Sport Anto. Factory at Detroit Will Take Orders for Special Jobs of Natty Appearance. Fred W. Vogler. one of the veteran automobile dealers of Portland who has headed the Northwest Auto Com pany for a full decade, last week, through the office of the United Motors Company, of .Seattle, took the agency for the Stearns-Knight car for the states of Washington. Oregon and Ida ho and Western Montana, and also added the Roamer line. Mr. Vogler Is the principal owner of the United Motors Company and is an executive officer of the company along with Charles M. Menziea, sales manager of the Northwest Auto Company, of Portland, and Mr. Vogler's right-hand man in the automobile business. Acquisition of .the Stearns and Roamer lines illustrates the point that Mr. Vogler is perhaps the dominating figure in the automobile business of the Northwest. For some time Mr. Vogler and Mr. Menzies have been ac tuated by the desire to provide motor ists with every possible want, even down to accessory equipment. Other Cars Are Controlled. In addition to the Stearns and Roamer lines the Northwest Auto Company and the United Motors Com pany control the distribution of the following cars: Reo. pleasure car and trucks, all of Oregon and Western Washington; Marmon, all of Oregon and Eastern Washington; Cole, all of Oregon. Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana: Indiana truck, all of Oregon and Washington; and Du plex truck, all of Oregon and Wash ington, as well as parts of Idaho and Montana. Recently the Northwest Auto Com pany was named the Oregon repre sentative for the Miller tires and last week announcement was made to the effect that the same company has ac quired the selling privileges on a new type of auto trailer, known as the Auto Camp, which it will distribute throughout Oregon and Washington. Stearns Car la Well Knowa. The Stearns car, which is soon to be on the map again in Portland, is well known in the local field, being repre sented here by a large number of oars. It has not been represented actively In Oregon for several years, however. The Stearns cars are equipped with the Knigrht sleeve-valve type of motor. The Roamer Is a high-class sport car whicb ia built principally, in road- ster and four-passenger types. For the , reason that the Roamer factory in Dei"' troit will take orders for special joba.l of natty appearance, this car appeals" especially to the man who likes a nifty' rig of rakish architecture. '" NEW NASH CAR IS COMING SOON Long Suspected Plans Confirmed $r' Official Factory Announcement. The purchase of the Jeffery factory.., by C. W. Nash last August Immediately gave rise to persistent rumors that the.-: Nash Motors Company undoubtedly ' would bring out a new Nash car which-.-, would reflect the Ideals of Mr. Nasli and his organization of automobile ex- perts. " : Recent developments at Kenosha," ' Wis., have combined to verify the truth ' of that rumor and it is now an open"' secret that a new Nash car has beert designed and built, and that Its speci-"' fications and price will soon be an- " nounced to the general public. 1 It is known that a convention of 38 '"" Nash distributors, who will be re sponsible for Nash motors wholesale ' -distribution throughout the coming--year, was recently held at the Nash n plant, and that the delegates were shown the new car. B. A. Clark, dead at 75, in Ashtabula, O., was a double in appearance of JVT' Wilkes Booth, assassin of Lincoln. v fcf Tni.j. ' The light and handy outfit that repairs rube punctures in 5 muh utes no matter where you arc. 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