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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 9, 1918)
HE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, - JUXE 19 IS. PACIFIC HIGHWAY 111 HE CONDITION BUICK TOURISTS, TRAVELING NORTH FROM SAN FRANCISCO. REPORT PACIFIC HIGHWAY IN FINE CONDITION OVER WHOLE ROUTE. Roads Good All the Way From San Francisco North to Portland. S&g&lvo Hive 2&5t& Hf.J'f cf i itngnei " ' "ncertatnty tut tin-byt0. SflwawaaaawwasBhijtjiiiisZAJ"; mmm 'n 7.mumK00 :f -Yv n $ Vv A ONLY A FEW ROUGH SPOTS Tourists Make Trip In New Bulck Car, Which Reaches Portland in Perfect Shape, Paint Not Even Being: Scratched. No better evidence that touring con ditions on the Pacific Highway between Ban Francisco and Portland are most favorable rigrht now could be had than the fact that a party of six persons, with all their baggage, came through to Portland last week without the Slightest trouble at any point. Moreover, they were traveling in an absolutely new car. The auto, a flve Sa&senger E-45 Buick touring car, Jiad been driven only a few miles be fore they left San Francisco for Port land. It came through without a scratch. In fact, the tourists, who were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mills and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Cotter and Mrs. W. E. Turney, all of Helena, Mont., made the trip without even a spare tire. They carried one extra tube in case of punc ture, and didn't have to use it. The Goodyear tires, with which the Buick was equipped, showed almost no signs of wear when the car arrived in Port land. It was hard to believe they had actually gone 823 miles, which was what the odometer registered at this nd of the journey. A'e-nr Highway Belss Built. The travelers reported the highway good condition throughout, with the exception of about five miles just couth of Dunsmuir, CaL, where the new highway is being put in. Due to the construction work and blasting, they were delayed somewhat and were obliged to take it slowly over this por tion of the road. But even here conditions were not very bad, their assertions being more than proved by the condition of their tires, which didn't show a single cut. Six days were taken to the trip north. This was largely due to the fact that they drove very slowly the first 300 miles of the way in order to give the motor a chance to work in. .After that, their speed was regulated by their own wishes. Before leaving San Francisco the tourists were particularly warned of the terrors of Cow Creek and Pass Creek Canyons in Southern Oregon. "Well, they were looking for some very bad roads in consequence, but actually drove through Cow Creek Canyon with out knowing they were in it. They were on the lookout for the canyon, which they thought must be close at hand, when they met a coun tryman in the road. Both Sides-. Surprised. "How's Cow Creek Canyon?" asked Mr. Cotter, who was driving. "Well," said the countryman, looking surprised, "you ought to know better than I do, seeing you'vo Just come through it." Pass Creek Canyon they found a little rough only in one short stretch Just north of. Comstock, where the road Siad been cut up while muddy. But there was no mud when they came through. In fact, the roughest road they found in Oregon, the tourists declared, was part" of the highway between function City and Monroe. Their route north from Oakland, Cal., led through Martinez, Benicla and Davis, thence by the West Side route through Williams to Proberta and Red ttluff. They report the roads in this section fine as far- north as Delta, shortly this side of Redding. Cal. For about 12 miles, from Delta t three miles north of Sims, new highway vork is under construction in North ern California. Portions of it they re port as being very rough owing to the blasting of shale rock. They were held here four hours and a half because of the fact that a blast tore up the road, and they had to wait vrtil the soft shale loosened by the blast could be scraped off. Detour Road Good. Thence they went through Dunsmuir on the main Pacific Highway to Ga relle. Cal., where they had to take a detour road to the left on account of incre construction work. This detour road is about 36 miles long, joining the highway again at Hornbrook, Cal., at the Oregon-California state line. But the detour road is in such good condi tion, they report, that 25 to 30 miles an hour can be made easily. From there north to Portland they had no difficulty. Arrived at Portland they went to the Howard Automobile Company, Buick distributors here, and asked that the car be overhauled. Manager George W. Dean complied with their request, but there wasn't anything to overhaul. The car was in perfect conditon. In fact, despite the Jo miles On the odometer, it could easily have passed for a brand new car right off the salesroom floor. Tho tourists left Portland for Helena, Mont., by train, with instructions to have the Buick shipped to them there. Jlr. Miller, who owns the car, was in a hurry to reach Helena, or the party would have driven there from Portland. A fact worthy of note on the trip north was that the Buick averaged 17 miles to the gallsn of gasoline. BIG AtJTO FIRM WILL MOVE Northwest Auto Company to Go Into Iiarge New Building. The executive, wholesale, truck, parts and service departments of the North west Auto Company will move into the new quarter-block home of the firm at 19th and Chapman streets, on Monday. The company has taken a five-year lease on the four-story, brick quarter block formerly occupied by the Stude baker Corporation of America. The present quarters of the Northwest Auto Company at Broadway and Couch streets will still be retained by it as a city salesroom. The Northwest Auto Company is distributor for Cole, Mar Mon, Stearns, Reo, Dort and Roamer oars, and Duplex, Indiana, Bethlehem and Reo trucks. J. II. Mill (Left) and C. P. Cotter (Right) and Brnd-"T Bnlck Car. In IVhlrh They Made K23-Mlle Trip Without a Particle of Trouble. The Car Wat la Perfect Condition, Not Even the Tlrea Showing; Wear, When It Reached Portland. HEW ROUTE FOUND F. H. Nash Tells How to Drive to Hood River RIVER IS CROSSED TWICE Velio Representative Drives Along Beautiful North Bank Highway on Detour That Is Feasible for Aiy Motorist. F. H. Nash, manager of the whole sale department of the . D. C. Warren Motor Car Company, brought word to Portland Friday of a new way for motorists to get to Hood River' around the blocked portion of the Columbia River Highway closed for construction work, between that town and Cascade Locks. As hundreds of car owners are dis appointed these days at not being able to drive to Hood River and The Dalles, Mr. Nash's routing, which is perfectly feasible for anyone to follow, is of par ticular interest. - . He reached Hood River Friday morn ing In a Velie Six, in which he. was re turning from a business trip Into Cen tral Oregon. Instead of shipping his automobile by train to Cascade Locks, which involves considerable delay, Mr. Nash took the ferry at Hood River and leaves Cascade Locks for Cook's at 10 A. M. and 3 P. M., and leaves Cook'a at 12 and at 6 P. M. From Cascade Locks in to Portland the Columbia River Highway is open all the way. Though Mr. Nash made this trip coming from Hood River to Cascade Locks, it works both ways and is just as feasible for motorists bound from Cascade Locks to Hood River. More over, it has the advantage of taking In the beautiful drive on the North Bank Highway between Cook's and Underwood, which Mr. Nash declares enthusiastically Is worth any man's time and trouble. GEORGE W. DEAN TO TRAVEL Howard Auto Company Manager Going to California. George W. Dean, manager of the Portland branch of the Howard Auto- "1 mobile Company, expects to leave Port land this coming Wednesday to motor to San Francisco, and later through Southern California, in a Buick E-4 big Six. Mrs. Dean has already gone to San Francisco by train. Mr. Dean will meet her there, and, after a con ference with C. P. Howard, president of the Howard Automobile Company, expects to motor by leisurely stages to Los Angeles and San Diego along the Coast route, and then back to San Francisco by the inland route. Then they will drive home up the Pacific Highway. Mr. Dean will be away about three weeks. FACTORY SECONDS TAKE WELL G. A. Malcom Finds Motorists Like Guaranteed Tires. G. A. Malcom, of the Malcom Tire Company, at 82 North Broadway, start ed in .business in Portland recently with the announced intention of spe- GRANT TRUCK HERE Manley Auto Company Re ceives First Shipment. CAPACITY IS 1800 POUNDS , TO BATTLEGROUND LAKE, WASH, IN A COLE EIGHT. ( . ... W . 'Vr ..- i .... .i-- f it Wikaj :ts -, tr yT. T. . a.i T' ,r"H til , 'fi ROAD SCENE NEAR SUMMER. BOATI(i AND CAMPING RESORT IN CLARKE' COl'STl. Battleground Lake is 19 miles from Vancouver and 28 miles from Portland, and the drive there and return Is a pleasant Sunday motor trip. The car in the picture was sent out by the Northwest Auto Company. was taken across with his car "to the I ciallzing on guaranteed factory "sec White Salmon landing on the Washing ton side. The fare was 1. Wonderful Scenic Road. There he took the first road to the left, and drove over the bluff to Un derwood. By rail. Underwood is only two miles below White Salmon, but the automobile road over the hill is six miles. However, Mr. Nash told the automobile editor of The Oregonian it is in such good condition that the drive can be made in 30 minutes to Underwood. At Underwood he took the new North Bank Highway, which is a state road, and drove 16 miles down the North Bank of the Columbia to Cook's, the end of the road at preaent. He de clares that this is one of the most beautiful drives he has ever taken in his life. The North Bank Highway winds along the summit of the bluffs high above the river, giving a wonderful view of the gorge and of the Oregon shore. It is graveled and in perfect condition to travel. Arrived at Cook's after an hour and a quarter's easy driving, he there took the ferry for Cascade Locks. This is n. boat trip of several mljes, but the ferry fare is not excessive. For Fords, says Mr. Nash, it is $5; for cars of medium size, $8; and for large, heavy cars, $10. -Moreover, the ferry runs on regular schedule between Cascade Locks and Cook's. For the beenflt of any car owner desiring to make the trip, the schedule Is here given: The ferry Clean Hub Caps. When putting the car in commis sion for the year and every month during the running season - the hub caps should be thoroughly cleaned out, all the grease and verdigris removed, after which the caps should be re packed with fresh grease. It i3 also well to clean out the hubs and bear ings, washing them thoroughly with gasoline so that dirt and grit will be dislodged. When this has been done the moving parts should be again lubri cated, the hub caps put back in place and the car can be driven without fear of improperly lubricated axles. Don't fail to tighten up all body bolts at end of every 800 to 1000 miles. onds." tires of standard make sold by the manufacturers at a reduction ow ing to blemishes and minor defects in the . treads. His experiment has been big success from the start. Most of the lines of seconds he carries have a full factory guarantee, so that fail ure to give the mileage promised re sults in prompt adjustment. But good seconds, says Mr. Malcom, seldom re quire adjustment because the defects which cause their being marked as sec onds are generally only surface blem- isnes. "The automobile owner's 'activities' Is bounded only by two barriers the Atlantic and Pacific oceans." Kissel-graphs. Attractive Commercial Car Job Has Torbensen Internal Gear Drive, Borg & Beck Clutch and Pneumatic Tires. The Manley A,uto Company received last week a preliminary two-carload shipment of the new Grant truck, for which it has taken the Oregon dis tributorship in connection with the Grant Six. The Grant truck is a very attractive light truck job. It comes in a new size in this territory, being manufac tured in 1800-pound capacity instead of the more common 1500 or three-quarter-ton capacity. It has 33x4 pneumatic tires on both front and rear wheels, and will be con sequently much faster for delivery pur poses than a light truck that is wholly or partially equipped with solid tires. The new Grant is supplied with com mercial car body, full top and side cur tains, or with panel body, according to the preference of the customer. High-class units are used through out on the Grant truck. For instance. it has a four-cylinder Hurshel-Splll-man motor, 3V4x5 inches; Bijur gen erator and self-starter, and electric lights, both side and tail light, with a spotlight as standard equipment. Further, it has Borg & Beck single plate clutch, Grant-Lee transmission. Dixie high tension magneto, rain vision two-piece windshield, spring bumper and demountable rims, and the well known Torbensen internal gear-driven axle. E. J. Jeffery, truck manager for the Manley Auto Company, has been prom ised delivery of enough of these new trucks to take care of orders In this territory. Tube-Shape Perhaps you have noticed that some inner tubes be come creased or cut or otherwise injured with out any seeming cause. Such troubles are due nearly always to the fact that inner tubes, with the exception of Michelins, do not fit properly when in flated inside their casings. Look at the photographs reproduced below. The tube on the right is a Mich elin, the only tube made circular or ring-shaped to fit the casing perfectly and naturally. The tube on the left is typical of all other makes. Both are inflated to the same pressure Compare the two. TIRE ORDERS. POUR IN LAWRENCE TALBOT DOES LARGE BUSINESS IN MICHELINS. La rare Concerns Order Mlchelln Tire Equipment for Tkeir Fleets of .. Delivery Cars. Lawrence Talbot, of the Talbot Auto Supply Company, Portland distributor for Michelin tires, has been doing a whale of a business in the past couple of weeks with several large Portland corporations that have placed orders with him for Michelin tire equipment for their automobile fleets. One firm gave an order totaling more than $1000 for tires and tubes. The tires ordered are in various sizes, as the cars in the firm's delivery fleet range from Fords to considerably larg er machines. But all are to be equipped with Michelins. An order from another large firm was for $800 in tires and two laundries also ordered Michelin equipment for their automobiles.' Mr. Talbot recently received the bet ter part of a carload of Michelin tires from the factory, but business has been rushing so much that he has" had to put in another big order. jN'ews for Motorists. WESTPORT, Wash., June 8. (Spe cial.) The commissioners of Grays Harbor County have closed the south side trestle leading from Scherzer lift bridge to the beach for one week, and ItogMthmI I LIVES PU BCXl Exide Batteries Call or Writs THE . STORAfiB '' BATTERY CO. 348-3BO Cencn St., Portland Or. I've the Secured Agency 7 J. S. Moltzner Washington and Burnside at Sixteenth lltchelirl Tubes are used by most -motorists and en dorsed by practically every tire dealer. They ore unsurpassed in quality and yet are reasonable in price. This tube is tvtical or all makes other than Michelin. Such tubes are simply straight pieces of tubing cemented at the ends. Notice the shape this tube takes when inflated. Talliot Auto Supply Csw Factory- Brasri it hole- ale Only." 1327 Oak St. Telephone Marshall 2Z45. Both of these tubes are inflated to the same pressure. ff This tube is a Mich- LSs '' M elin the only tube VI; ' m made ring-shaped like VJ the casing, thus insur- I I i"9 perfect fit, with- A i ji , out aesirucuve oioj, n biHm o r thitl TALBOT AUTO SUPPLY CO. 72 Broadway, Near Oak Broadway 1214 all mail and passengers are transferred at the whaling station. Auto parties from Portland contemplating a south side beach .trip should defer their ride until June 12. TIRE MANAGER TRAVELS SOUTH P. S. Mitchell, Lancaster Distribu tor, Driving to San Eranclsco. P. S. Mitchell, manager of the Port land branch of the Lancaster Tire & Rubber Company, which handles the well-known Lancaster wire grip tire, left Portland Saturday for San Fran cisco. The trip south is nothing new for Mr. Mitchell, for he has covered it in both directions something like 15 times already, and expects to do so a good many times more. He Is making the journey this time in his Chevrolet Baby Grand car. j I Examine clincher rims occasionally j for irregularities and rust. Extra Value of Extra-Tested Tires The extra value of the many extra tests to which Racing Country Road and Malti-Milm Cord Tires are sub jected, shows in extra service on your car. Come in today. Let us show you why RACINE Country Road mnd Multi-Mile Cord TIRES give you more for your money. For In stance, a special extra test determines to which part of the tire each pound of rub ber is best suited. Racin Country Road Tires scientifically constructed and Extra-Ttd for all-roads service. Racin Malti-Milm Cord Tires real cord tire quality. BALI.OH WRIGHT Distributors for N. W. Broadway at Oak, Portland, Or. . Seattle, Wash. 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Off Broadway. Phone Broadway 80. Oldsmobile Distinctive High Grade. Light Weight. OLDSMOBILE CO. OF OREGON Broadway and Couch Phone Broadway 2270 is ready to serve your requirements with suc cess. Touring; $2340. Roadster 12340. D. C. Warren Motor Car Co. SS-40 N. S3d St. MAIN 7 SO. E Hi 11 T CAPACITIEK TO S T O .N S Iaveatlarate Oar Tractor and Trailer Proposition ROB tllTS MOTOR CAR CO, lac. Park at Everett St. j mm r mi v AUTO ACCESSORIES AND PAR l ARCHER & WIGGINS Distributors of High-Grade Automobile Accessories. Sixth Street at Oak nnrnrn gasoline and oil tanks ll I Wl M frt STORAGE KYSTEMK TOR P1BHC ASD PRIVATB l W Mm I ll ! UARAGKS. S. D. Stoddard. Ulatrlcf Sapt MJ J II lkSJUJa.IV sales. 718-SO Corbett Bide laio 147a. fYt.T-MrH STORAGE Broadway and Glisan Phone Bdwy. 546 The oniy battery with a definite guarantee. AH makes of batteries charged and repaired. AUTOMOBILE GEARS. PARTS AND ACCESSORIES AT REDUCED PRICES. ENGINES A SPECIALTY David Hodes Co. N. Broadway and Flanders. 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