The Sunday Oregonian., October 21, 1917, SECTION FOUR, Page 6, Image 58

THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 21. 1917.
ETER STRONG
SOME VIEWS OF THE DALLAS-BALLSTON-BELLEVUE PROPOSED ROUTE FOR WEST SIDE PACIFIC
. HIGHWAY.
GERMANY REDUCED
FOB AMITY ROUTE
TO TIRES OF CORK
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Unbiased Witness Gets Mile
age Over Two Highway Lo
cations in Dispute.
BALLSTON 9 MILES LONGER
S. Benson, Chairman of State High
way Commission, Drives Over
Conflicting Routes Again to
Obtain the Actual Figures.
- . BY L. H. GREGORY.
Tn the course of a drive down the
Vy.lley as far as Eugene on highway
business last week. S. Benson, chair
man of the State Highway Commission,
again went over the two routes in con
troversy for the West Side Pacific
Highway south from McMinnvllle to
Independence.
He had traversed these routes before
in his big Pierce Arrow car, in which
lie has personally inspected thousands
of miles of Oregon roads. This time
careful odometer readings of the dis
tances by each of the proposed high
yay locations were taken.
For about a mile south of McMinn
ville, both roads follow the same route.
There they branch, one leading to Inde
pendence by an almost direct route
via McCoy, Amity and Rickreall. The
other swings to the west and passes
through Bellevue, Ballston and Dallas,
thence joining the Rickreall road again
.6 miles from Independence.
Odometer Takes No Sides.
The odometer, which does not share
the prejudices of persons interested in
either route, recorded the following
distances:
Krom the point south of McMinnvllle
where The roads separate, via McCoy,
Amity and Rickreall to Independence,
27.6 miles.
From the point south of McMinnvllle
where the roads separate, via Bellevue,
Ballston and Dallas to Independence,
3t.6 miles.
This unbiased witness thus showed a
difference in, actual mileage in favor of
-the .McCoy-Amity-Rickreall route of
nine miles.
Two members of the State Highway
Commission recently voted to make the
longer Ballston-Dallas routethe route
of the West Side Pacific Highway.
Their action was opposed then, and is
now opposed by Commissioner Benson
on the ground that in a matter of such
etate-wide importance as the location
of a permanent route for the main
trunk highway, local influences should
not be permitted to divert the highway
from the most direct route.
The odometer readings bear out his
contention that the McCoy-Ami ty
Rickreall route is by far the shorter
and more direct way of the two from
McMinnville to Independence.
Kickreall Road Heavily Traveled.
The automobile editor of The Ore
gonlan accompanied Mr. Benson on the
trip. He noted other reasons why the
McCoy-Amity-Rickreall route, from the
point of view of the state at large, is
preferable to the Ballston-Dallas route
for the West Side Pacific Highway.
The McCoy-Amity-Rickreall route is
not only shorter, but it has few turns,
no bad hills and over virtually its en
tire leneth it alreadv has a e-oorl
macadam base. This would greatly re
duce the cost of the eventual hard
surfacing, as the rock base for the
pavement would not have to be laid
again.
This route also passes through the
center of a thickly settled country. It
is now a main trunk road and is heavily
traveled. So far as present travel is
concerned, - there is no comparison.
Dozens of vehicles were met on the
McCoy-Amity-Rickreall stretch, while
only a scattered few were encountered
between Dallas and Ballston.
The Bellevue -Ballston -Dallas route,
on the other hand, for a great part of
the distance between Dallas and Balls
ton, is merely a dirt road. Before it
could be paved, it would have to be
rocked at much additional expense.
Steep Hills Another Handicap.
North of Dallas on this route there
are several hills on which the grade
exceeds S per cent. At least two of
these grades exceed 10 per cent, and
they would be difficult of elimination.
In any event much grading work would
have to be done.
In the iralt Creek country, through
which thi.s road passes between Dallas
and Ballston, there are many right
angled turns, and in places the road
virtually doubles on itself. To elim
inate this doubling, if it could be elim
inated, would require construction of
ouch new road.
This route is well settled near the
road, especially close to Dallas, but
there are several points where, at least
to the west, where the road skirts the
foothills of the Coast Range, stretches
of unsettled forest ere passed. The set
tled districts here do not extend be
yond tiie road.
The people of Dallas, naturally, are
anxious that the main trunk West Side
I'aci lie liighway should pass through
their town. Herein ies tne root of
much of the controversy. The $6,000,000
road bonds measure passed by the last
Legislature specifically states that the
West Side .Pacific Highway shall pass
"through" McMinnville and Indepen
dence, but it requires only that it shall
go 'to' Dallas.
CompromiMe Honte IoilIe.
The word In g of the measure before
amendment provided that the highway
should pass "through" Dallas also, but
this was amended to read "to" Dallas
it has been said with the very end in
view that the highway should follow
the more direct McCoy-Amity-Rickreall
route.
By paving the side road from Dallas
to the Rickreall-Independence road, and
making it a spur of the "West Side Pa
cific Highway, Senator Olson and other
members of the roads and highways
committees of the Legislature have de
clared the purpose of the road measure
In this particular would be met.
The Dallas-Ballston route is plainly
undesirable from the broader view
point of the interests of the state at
Jnr-re as the main route of the Pacific
Highway. However, there would seem
to be an opportunity for compromise
that would eliminate the long Balston
detour, and at the same time leave
Dallas on the main highway.
Three and one-half miles out from
Dallas on the way to Ballston the road
forks, one branch leading to the town
of Perryvilie. From there this road
continues on an easy grade toward Mc
Minnville, joining the McCoy-Amity-Rickreall
road at McCoy.
Hhr Road .Preferable.
This route eliminates pome, though
not all. the hills near Dallas, and is
i 1 1 considerably longer than the Mc-Coy-Amity-Rickreall
road, but it does
rave much over the Balls ton-Salt Creek
route.
While on his Valley trip, to which
lie devoted three days. Commissioner
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too Route. Before It Conld Be Fit ed This road Would Have to Be Rocke d at Heavy Expciat,
Benson took occasion to drive over a
new route for the Pacific Highway be
tween Junction and Eugene, that has
been proposed by Eugene people.
Their proposal fs that the CorTallis-Monnoe-J
unction section pf the Pacific
Highway should continue to Eugene
over this proposed route, which passes
to the west of Junction instead of go
ing through that town, and thence to
Eugene by the present river road.
Mr. Benson, with his customary
thoroughness, drove carefully over both
routes. It is not violating any censor
ship regulations to say that he was
most unfavorably impressed with the
proposed new route and that he was
unable to find one point In its favor.
To begin with, it is two miles longer.
As a second point of objection, it
traverses a route with several right
angled turns, a large part of the way
over dirt road that would have to be
rocked before it could be paved, and
for another considerable distance over
road with some gravel that also would
have to be at least partly re-based for
paving.
Trade Competition Involved.
Moreover, two miles of entirely new
road would have to be constructed. And
when completed - this route would not
only be two miles longer but would
leave Junction, on the shorter Junction
Eugene route, about one-half of a mile
to one side.
The total distance over this road
from where it passes Junction to - the
Hotel Osborne, at Eugene, after elimi
nating 1.2 miles it could be shortened
by building two miles of new road, is
lti.l mile by the odometer.
As compared to this, the river road
through Junction to Eugene is just
under 14 miles by the odometer from
Junction to the Hotel Osborne. More
over, this river road, the present main
highway, is macadamized throughout
Its length, and is ready for paving just
as it is at any time. It passes through
thickly settled country, and bears a
very heavy traffic, while the other
route leads through a flat country
much more sparsely built up.
The real crux of the situation may
lie in the fact that if the paved Pacific
Highway were brought over this new
route, which traverses several miles of
the present road connecting Junction
with the Lake Creek country, the trade
of this district would be diverted to
Eugene from its present outlet at Junction.
GOLD GAR IN PARADE
FAMOUS STIDEDAKEB HEADS LIB,
ERTY BO.XD PROCESSION.
Pendleton Settles Paving Problem.
PENDLETON, Or., Oct. 20. (Special.)
An agreement has been, reached be
tween property owners on Raley street
and the city in regard to the cost of
paving that street from the end of the
hard-surface to. the western city lim
its. As soon as this work is com
pleted it is understood that the county
and state are ready to co-operate in
the paving of the road from the city
limits to Rieth. past the Eastern Ore
gon State Hospital.
From Portland, Car "Went to San Fran
cisco "Wednesday, "Whence It "Will .
Go to Australia
. The, famous Studebaker gold car,
which was on exhibition in Portland
last week at the show rooms of the
Oregon Motor Car Company, headed a
liberty bond parade of Studebaker cars
driven by their owners, at noon Tuea-'
day.
Of course the gold car was not driven
under its own power. To run it in
that way would mean several hours, if
not days, work removing the oil and
grease and polishing the beautiful gold
finish. But it rode in the place of
honor at the head of the procession
mounted on a Denby truck.
In the car were Mrs. Golden Hesse
meer and eight little -girls: Marian
Kennedy, Madeline Moore, "Dorothy
Cline, Carol Silklvorth, Carolyn Hesse
meer, Helen Virginia Hessemeer, Elnor
Hessemeer and Wilma "Whitman. The
white and gold car and the little girls
dressed in white made a very taking
picture.
There were about 6 Studebakers cars
in the parade, which moved up Broad
way to Morrison, thence to Third, to
Washington, to Sixteenth and then
back to the show rooms of the Oregon
Motor Car Company at Park and Davis
streets. Just before the parade began,
the rain came down in torrents, but it
couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the
Studebaker owners to demonstrate
their patriotism and do their bit by
parading for the liberty bonds.
The golden car and every other car
in the parade bore one of the liberty
loan posters. The Old Soldiers' Fife
and Drum Corps on a Studebaker one
ton truck furnished music for the pa
rade. Altogether, it was a mightily
effective bit of advertising for the
bonds.
The golden car left Portland "Wednes
day for San Francisco after having
been on exhibition here for eight days
during which it was .viewed by hun
dreds of persons. From there it will
leave shortly for Australia.
The car will have a wonderful jour
ney before it returns again to the
United States. After being exhibited In
the principal cities of Australia it will
be taken to New Zealand, thence to
Japan, China, the Philippines and fin
ally back to San Francisco, and from
there to South Bend, Ind., where it will
be placed in the Studebaker museum.
FLOOR TAX HITS TWO WAYS
Wholesalers Require to. .Pay on
. Cars Held Tor Retail, Too.
There is a clause In the new war rev
enue law which directs that when any
questions as to interpretation arise the
law shall be so construed' as to bring
in the most revenue. The Dealers' Mo
tor Car Association of Oregon has been
informed by the Treasury Department
that on the basis of this clause the
Government,' In cases where an auto
mobile dealer is both a wholesaler and
retailer; will construe him to be a
wholesaler. ."-"""
Under this ruling the 1 per cent
wholesalers' floor tax on automobiles
held by wholesalers on October 4 will
apply to all cars on hand at that date.
whether intended for the wholesale or
retail trade.
Dealers handling cars at retail only
are not affected by this 1 per cent
floor tax on cars they had on hand
prior to October 4.
Of course all cars that were deliv
ered on or after October 4, whether for
wholesale or retail, are subject to the
3 per cent tax levied by the revenue
law on cars sold by manufacturers. The
3 per cent tax and also the 14 per cent
floor tax, it has been made clear, is not
on the list price of the cars, but on the
price paid by the dealer to the manu
facturer. There has been considerable
misunderstanding on this score.
MAXWELIj BREAKS 3 RECORDS
Ray MeXamara Pilots Sturdy Little
Car Over Canadian Roads.
By breaking the Montreal-Quebec
road record a Maxwell, driven by Ray
MeXamara. has established within two
weeks three of the most important road
records for the Dominion of Canada-
Making the run between Montreal
and Quebec in four hours and one min
ute, the Maxwell shattered all previous
automobile records, and also beat the
fastest express trains by 59 minutes.
The new records are:
Windsor to Toronto, 6 hours 50 min
utes; Toronto to Montreal, H hours;
Montreal to Quebec, 4 hours.
Drysdale in New Position.
Announcement has been made of the
appointment of K. P. Drysdale as di
rector of sales promotion for the Cleve
land Tractor Company, of Cleveland.
Mr. Drysdale has resigned as advertis
ing director of the Cadillac Motor Car
Company and has' assumed his new po
sition. He is one of the veteran auto
mobile advertising men and did much
to place the. Cadillac in its command1
ing position.
Paper, Rags, Even Sand and
Dirt Used in Central Empires
to Replace Rubber.
ONLY KAISER RIDES ON AIR
GOLD CAR LEADS LIBERTY BOND PROCESSION IN PORTLAND.
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Hindenburs and Crown Prince,
Too, . Rave to Bump Along: on
Pressed Champagne Corks or
on, Rope Gasoline High.
The only automobile in Germany
running on pneumatic tires is Kaiser
Wllhelm's. Even the Crown Prince is
denied this luxury. Along? with Von
Hindenburg, Ludendorff, Von Macken
sen and the other diadems in the Ger
man crown, the Crown Prince bumps
along to the front on tires filled with
rags, compressed cork and paper.
These observations form but a small
part of the anthology of facts gathered
by Victor Van der Linde. special tech
nical representative of the B. F. Good
rich Rubber Company, of Akron, who
just returned from Europe after long
study of tire conditions abroad. In some
countries tires are not to be had at all.
except at a fabulous price and only
after a dozen or two high government
officials have had one on the witness
stand for weeks, literally speaking;
gasoline Is worth more than cham
pagne and is obtainable only with gov
ernment consent, and nine-tenths of the
automobiles are not running.
Even Sand lined for Filler.
"German scientists have tried to im
provise for the scarcity of rubber by
compounding what they call synthetic
rubber," said Mr. Van der Linde, "but
in this, way they have been unsuccess
ful. There is not an ounce of crude
rubber in it and therefore it is devoid
of fiber. Then, again, it has cost about
15 times more a pound than the veg
etable. "The situation of both Germany and
Austria, as concerns tires, is truly de
plorable. Countries bound the Central
Empires, with the exception of those
that are at war with them are in Just
as bad plight.
"Really the only car running with
inner tubes in Germany today is that
of the Kaiser. Most casings are stuffed
with compressed champagne corks,
paper, rags and sausages made of
ground cork.
"Some have even been filled with
sand and . dirt. e This., only refers to
those cars that have ragged casings
left. Most automobiles have ground
away their shoes and move about on
rims bound with rope. I was fortunate
to find a taxlcab in Berlin a taxlcab
is rare there now and experienced the
sensation of ridlnr in a" machine hav
ing nothing but rope-bound wheels. It
was Just like riding on a wagon. Every
time the car struck a cavity in the road
you were jolted clear through.
Bicycle Tires Confiscated.
"There Isn't a bicycle tire left In
Germany outside of those on military
bicycles. Raids by the wholesale were
conducted on shops and residences and
all bicycle tires seized. These have
been reduced to permit their remaking
as automobile tires. In fact, every
thing In rubber has been reclaimed for
tire construction and submarine bat
tery cells.
"The cargo of the Deutschland on its
last trip was almost exclusively rubber,
but so pressing was the demand for the
use of the rubber in dirigibles that
none of it, with the possible exception
of enough for the building of tires for
the royal family was allowed to go into
tires.
"Germany had little crude rubber in
stock at the outbreak of the war. Since
then she has been depending on what
she could smuggle through the mails
and what she could buy from Sweden.
Single sheets of rubber were sent In
letters from the United States until
Great Britain opened these and con
fiscated the contents.
"After this channel had been closed
she purchased large numbers of auto
mobiles in this country and had them
shipped to Sweden. There she stripped
the automobiles of the tires and aban
doned brand new machines to the
Swedes. But now Great Britain per
mits no cars to be shipped to Sweden
wiht tire equipment.
Tires $550 in Sweden.
Mr. Van der Linde gave the prevail
ing price of tires in the .following
countries:
Germany Xoneo be had.
Austria None to be had.
Sweden 50 for a tire If you have a per
mit from Royal Automobile Club.
Norway $410 with permit.
Denmark ?320 for a tire if you can find
one and give written assurance to the. gov
ernment that It will not go to oermany.
Holland 350 for a tire with govern
ment guarantee.
Russia 100 for one tire.
Great Britain $80 for one tire.
France $00 for one tire.
Italy $1U0 for one tire.
Spain $1'J5 for one tire.
"In Sweden," continued Mr. Van der
Linde, "there are 10,000 automobiles.
There are 1000 in operation and on
tires from which have disappeared all
semblance of the original casing. Tires
hold 20 and 30 patches. Sweden has
been placed in this predicament be
cause of the number of tires that have
gone to Germany from its ports. Eng
land has denied it rubber supplies.
Tires are scarcer there now than
diamonds."
Gasoline. Mr. Van der Linde said, is
as big a problem as tires. In no coun
try can you get it without government
permit, and in Germany the prices are
practically prohibitive. A. pleasure trip
of 200 miles would cost the average
German $200 in gasoline alone.
MILITARY HIGHWAY IS XTRGED
Albany. Asked to Assist In Legisla
tion lor Coast Route.
ALBANY, Or.. Oct. 20. (Special.)
In the interest of a military highway
on the Pacific Coast, W. G. Patton, -of
Tacoma, ppeolal field representative of
EIGHT LITTLE GIRLS RIDE IN FAMOUS STUDEBAKER TO ADVERTISE UMTED STATES WAR LOAX.
j.i .. m m rj i i m in jt jf I'll
Delco Repair
Station
WE WILL TAKE CARE OF
YOUR DELCO TROUBLES.
ALSO REPAIR, ADJUST
AND INSTALL OTHER
LIGHTING AND IGNITION
SYSTEMS. GENERAL AUTO
MOBILE REPAIRING.
Bolton Service Station
404 DAVIS STREET
Between Ninth and Tenth Streets.
The Franklin Car
Everybody Is Talking About Light "Weight
So Are We And We're Also
Quoting Figures
IN FACT, anyone who knows the Franklin Car as
we know it, can't help talking; Light Weight.
Not mere weight taken off at the demand of
the public, but Scientific Light Weight, that has been
a Franklin principle for 15 years.
From the start to this day, Scientific Light Weight
' has always distinguished the Franklin among fine
cars.
But, speaking of figures, kindly make note of this:
Not one of the Franklin open cars weighs over 2280
pounds ; not one of the Franklin enclosed cars weighs
over 2620 pounds.
Compare these weights with those of other fine
cars you know or think favorably of.
Do a little subtracting.
That difference in favor of the Franklin means:
10,000 miles to the set of
tires (in many cases more).
. 20 miles to the gallon of
gasoline (a fair average).
50, less depreciation.
Remember
Franklin Statements
are Fact-Backed.
And that difference means
more than dollars and cents.
Make a ride in the Franklin
6how you about comfort,
safety and reliability, rather
than have us tell you. It will
convince you more quickly.
Since these three elements
are the natural result of Sci
entific Light Weight, the
Franklin owner enjoys them
to a degree unknown to own
ers of heavy cars.
So we say to you, in jus
tice to your feelings and your
pocketbook, find out what we
have to say and prove about
the Franklin.
Then meet a Franklin own
er. - ,
Compare notes.
We leave the rest up to
you.
Braly Auto Co.
Phone Main 4880. Washington at 19th.
J. C. Braly, Pres.
AUTO DIRECTO R Y
CHANDLER
CAR
4-pass. Rdstr $1745.00 7-pass. Touring
All Chandlers are equipped with Bosch magnetos
TWIN STATES AUTOMOBILE CO.
64-66 Broadway. Phone Broadway 512.
Franklin
offers more of "what you actually need and want in
an automobile."
BRALY AUTO CO.
Main 4880, A 3881. 19th and Washington Sts.
LIBERTY SIX
The car which sells best in direct comparison
with others.
MITCHEL &.WALLINGFORD, 522 ALDER
MACK Trucks
Capacities, 1, 1, 2, 36, 5, 5', 6, 7Va
Tons. Complete Stock Repair Parts.
F. C. AT WELL, Sales Agent.
Washington at 21st. Tel. Mar. 440.
SIXES
New Light Six, $1250, Factory
Mitchell, Seven-Passenger, $1525, Factory
MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER CO.
First and East Morrison
Oldsmobile
Distinctive High Grade. Light Weight.
OLDSMOBILE CO. OF OREGON.
Broadway and Couch.
Phone Broadway 1640.
PREMIER
The car with an aluminum motor. High-grade con
struction throughout. A car for particular people.
MITCHELL & WALLINGFORD, 522 ALDER ST.
CAPACITY IN TONS
S1325 S1600 $035 S2950
ROBERTS MOTOR CAR CO, Park and Flandrra Stm.
Smith-Form-a-Truck
UAL LOU & WRIGHT
Broadway at Oak.
Distributor! for Oregon.
Some unoccupied territory
open. TV rite for proposition.
Trucks
vane
Moreland Distillate ton to 5 ton. Vim delivery,
ton, and Commerce 1-ton Capacity.
McCRAKEN MOTOR CO,
Main 9019. 445 Stark St.
The "BiltweM" Series Reprmenta the Latest and Best
In Motor Cars. Acn Value at Medium Prices.
D. C. WARREN MOTOR CAR CO.
58-BO Worts Twenty-Third Street. Phone Main 780.
OAKLAND
Oakland Motor Co. of Oregon
344-50 Burnside, off Broadway.
Phone Broadway 80.
AUTO ACCESSORIES
ARCHER & WIGGINS
Distributers of PREST-0-LITE Storage Batteries
SIXTH AT OAK
DAWQCD GASOLINE and OIL TANKS
Bill B 1 . STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR PtBLIC ASD PBI-
J luj Mk A ! VATK OARAGES. S. D. Stoddnrd. District Supt.
Sales. 71-20 Coruett Bids. Main 1478.
SATISFACTORY COOK & GILL CO.
MOTOR CAR Phone Broadway 26.
REPAIRING J 409 Davis Street.
Dy t ttj A f f7" fin the treatment") with Gibson Electric
fC, KK IV I of 'crossed wires', Garage & Storage
1 "sparkless" bat- Battery Co., Alder at
. SPECIALIST teries, etc. Offices ! 12th. Marshall 1752.
' We sell Mlcheltn and Sllvertown Cord
g cy f T " C Tres Osgood Lens and the latest and
C f 1, 3 X XiJ best in auto goods. Depot lor Gas,
Oils and Greases. TALBOT ALTO SLPPLY CO., 72 Broadway.
- W m stock Them. We Repair Then,
y-M m m m Ve Charm Them.
f .. K m Iff g katttkv g Free Advice and Inspection.
V Vwl 1 1b414T J ' AUTO EI.ECTIIC EQUIPMENT CO.
y - f T XaUI.A r Sixth and burnside Streets.
the Pacific Coast National Defense
League, met with the Albany Commer
cial Club last night. Plans for the
road were outlined. The purpose - of
Mr. Patton's visit was to stimulate in
terest in the passage of National legis
lation for the construction of. eacn a
highway. -