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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1919)
11 FOREST SERVICE TO shortly Introduce a course In highway 1 transportation. Preparation of textual references for the course is now under consideration and the subject will shortly be placed before all of the col leges of the country for consideration. The enormous Increase In- highway expenditures together with the rapidly SPEND $12, growing transportation over the roads makes this an attractive field for con struction and operating experts. THE STT?DAT OliEGONIAN. PORTLiAND, JUNE 1D1D. Oregon One of States to Bene fit From Road Policy. . 28 STATES ARE INCLUDED Through Traffic Heeds to Be Taken Into Account in Highway , Building Programme. " Interstate road construction which rlll serve to meet the demands of through as well as of local traffic will be one of the features of the road pro gramme of the United States forest service in 1019. Approximately $12,000,000 worth of road work is pianned by the service for the current year. Some 13,000.000 of this represents accumulated funds and moneys appropriated at the recent ses sion of Congress. The remainder 1 state and county aid to go in varying proportions to the forestry - funds ac- eordinc to ability of the local commu nity to pay, the type of road, the kind f traffic and other factors. In all it is estimated that some 164? miles of road will be Improved or con atructed. Estimating that each road serves an economic tone 10 miles in depth on either side of It, some S2.S60 square miles of territory will thus either be given new recreational and economic outlets or will have existing highways greatly improved. May Help Outside Forests. The provisions governing administra tlon of these funds are much more lib eral than .those contained in the post' road section of the federal aid act. UH1 der the latter each state is considered as a separate unit and appropriations from the government are granted only under a strictly defined apportionment- Forest funds, on the contrary, may be used within or without fore: bounda ries as long as they serve to afford an Inlet thereto, and. if desired, they can be concentrated on a few projects which may overlap state boundaries. The policy of the service takes into account national as well as state needs. hence, while the forests are not suf ficiently numerous to make possible the construction of a national highway, they do actually pave the way for in terstate road construction. The comparatively limited funds of the service when placed alongside the huge postroad appropriations makes any great amount of this work impossi ble, but officials of the service are con stantly holding in mind the thought of roakiag the forests as accessible as pos Bible, regardless of the number of state lines which maye be crossed. An instance of this is in the Three State highway project. This road. 15 miles long, touches Georgia, South and North Carolina and when completed will do much to serve the needs of through traffic. Appreciating the im portance of the highway from this standpoint, the service has asked the states and respective countieB involved to contribute only f 45,000, with the ex pectation that the government will be able to undertake the rest of the Work. Jackson Hole to Benefit. A third example is that of the Teton pas3 road in Wyoming and Idaho, which has been under construction for several years and which will furnish the Jackson hole country with its only outlet to the west. The year's appropriations and some for 1920 have been apportioned on the basis of the relative needs in the 28 states served by the service and also with regard to the possibility of doing work with a view to picking up labor lack during the readjustment period. Estimates would Indicate that labor will absorb some 7.000,000 of the total fund, providing employment for about 10,000 men for a period of four to six months. A recapitulation of appropriations by states for two funds and the appor tionment for the appropriation de rived from section 8 of the postoffice appropriation act, which does not take Into account accumulated funds al ready apportioned, has been made up by the service. It follows: ACROSS THE SIERRA 'NEVADA Harley-Davidson First Motorcycle for Year "Over the Top." Every year a keen rivalry exists among motorcyclists and dealers as to who tops the Sierra Nevada moun tains first. Stay 9 a Harley-Davidson motor cycle, driven by Carl Mankel, with Be Ehoenbackler as tandem passen ger, was the first to go over the top this year. The magnitude of the feat can be imagined when it is realized that these daring riders traveled over an elevation of 7000 feet for a distance of 419 miles with snow for a distance of 15 miles from three to 15 feet deep in places. GIVEIMTHLQAS W HEN It comes to knowing antomo- tste fund. fund, fund, 1919 11119 1019 and 1820 Ala.ka. . .-S 9.6:.ti.7R i 47,0111 t 51). 000.00 Alabama. . 12.89 (bV (d) Arizona... 87.034.52 B4.31S 2S4.T43.00 Arkamaa. H,76.fl4 0.S75 108.000.00 California. 43.441.S5 141,558 BH9.730.00 Colorado.. 85,641.53 63.:iS 430,770.68 Florida... 0J4.38 (a) (c) Georgia... 17iS0 (b) (d) Idaho..... 42.MO.08 104,700 76.07l.00 Maine.... 144.S3 ib (d) Michlsan. 3.ll (al c Minnesota S.2 14.08 (a) c) Montana.. 30.830.02 Tl.litH 444.370.00 Nebraska. 923.4s (a) (c) Nevada... 8.870.1:2 19.228 80.424.00 T. H'm'ahl 102.74 b) (d .". Mexico. ST.42S.S8 S7.SU 46,325.00 .'. Carolini t2il.S; (b (d) Oklahoma R03.S4 (a) c Oregon... 8S.074.67 132,798 607.742.00 P. Carolina 33.83 (b) (d) f. Dakota. 6.120.-.8 7.992 40.854.84 Tennessee. 4S9.7S b (d TTfah 22.922.70 39,370 2S2.874.00 Virginia... 2.292.29 b (d) Vv'ashinEto 10.llS2.98 82.585 404.475.00 W. Vlrginli 294.21 b (d) Wyoming. 10.2US.23 41.510 449.500.00 Total ..f349.4SS."8 $900,000 $4.C42.SS7.0 (a) Apportionment ef section 8 funds for Croup 1. S9955. ibt Apportionment of section 8 funds for group 2. $25. eon. c Apportionment of emergency fund for (roup 1. K. Y. 1919 and 1920. $107,000. d) Apportionment of emergency fund for group 2. 1'. Y. 1919 and 1U20. $322,000. Grand total. $3.01.67. Michigan OTfcrs Highway Course. The University of Michigan will they can and can't do, we take off our hat to Fred W. Houghton of the C. H. S. garage, who also is distributor here for the Moon. He ought to know some thing about the subject, for despite bis youthful look Mr. Houghton spent IS years of his life In various automobile factories before going into the motor car business for himself. Back in 1905-06 he broke Into the business as a mechanic In the factory of the Aerocar of America. Ever hear of it? In its time it was one of the well-known cars and in a way It was the grandfather of the present Hudson. Among the big stockholders of the Aerocar company was J. Lu Hudson, who later founded the Hudson company. The Aerocar of America was one of the early air-cooled models, made in competition with the Franklin of that day. Mr. Houghton joined the Reo fac tory when that popular car was first built. He also was with the Cadillac for a time. Another factory in which he worked was that of the Silent North ern, which, like the Aerocar, is only memory today. Bu in its time it caused first automobile to be equipped with a muffler. It had a two-cylinder mo tor with the pistons flat, like those of a locomotive. The factory in which Mr. Houghton served longest was that of the Pack ard. He was with the Packard Motor Car company, first as an inspector at the factory and later as factory repre sentative in the Chicago territory, for ten years. He came to Portland sev eral years ago for the Packard and located here with Frank C. Riggs. who then had the Packard agency at Twen ty-third and Washington streets, of the present C. H. S. garage. When Mr. Riggs sold his agency to become west ern district representative for the Willys-Overland company a few years ago, Mr. Houghton took over the quar ters and opened his garage, which has been one of the most successful in Portland. He became a dealer a few months ago when he took -the Moon agency here. Hts only worries Just now are due to Inability to get enough Moons for folks who want to buy them. After a couple of weeks' work In Portland, Robert E. Magner of Seattle, field secretary of the National Auto mobile Dealers' association has signed up 31 Portland dealers as members of this country-wide organization. The purpose of the association Is protec tive, with guarding the Interests of the trade at large against harmful influ ences as its object. Those who so far have signed the dotted line for Mr. Magner are: Northwest Auto company, W. H. Walllngford. Howard Automobile company. Northwest Oakland company. Oregon Motor Car company. Covey Motor Car company, Willys-Overland-Pacifio branch, Roberts Motor Car com pany, Braly Auto company, C. L. Boss Auto company. Twin States Motor Car company, Oldsmobile company of Ore gon, William L. Hughson branch. Cook & Gill, Portland Motor Car company, Atterbury Truck Sales company. Palace Garage company, Graham Motor Car company, Flke-Horn Motor Car com pany, Willamette - Oakland company, Mitchell, Lewis & Staver company, Charles C Fagan company, A. C. Stevens, Gary Coast agency, E, D. Van Dersal, the White company, "Lewis E. Obye Motor Car company, I. C. War ren Motor Car company, C. H. McCabe, for the Portland branch of the Chevro let Motor company of California, and Fields Motor Car company. William L. Hughson. president of the big William L. Hughson company, which has seven branches on the Pa cific coast, will visit Portland this week. The big boss of the company apparently has a lot of confidence in Del Wright, his Portland branch man ager, for this is the first time he has made a call on Del for a couple of years. At that Mr. Wright has such a fine business showing for his branch that he doesn't need any looking after. Mr. Hughson is scheduled to remain only a day or two, arriving on Monday, but Mr. Wright is going to kidnap him if necessary to keep him here through the Rose Festival and especially for the automobile floral parade on Friday. L. A. O'Donnell. vice-president and treasurer of the Gary Truck company of Gary, Ind., arrived in Portland Thursday as a visitor at Gary Coast agency headquarters here. Mr. O'Don uell is making a tour of the Pacific coast in the interest of the Gary truck The Northwest Auto company has written all its dealers to make the au 4i. - i jar ..: -. "T-U v. .... Insurance $5700.00 Loss occurred 3:00 A. M. Loss paid in full 2:30 P. 1YL Same day ; Insure in Your Home Comp amie: The PACIFIC STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY and THE OREGON SURETY & CASUALTY COMPANY, both HOME COMPANIES with headquarters in PORT-. LAND, write a joint policy insuring your automobile against every contingency FIRE, THEFT, COLLISION, PROPERTY DAMAGE and PERSONAL LIABILITY. One policy covers EVERYTHING. The most liberal contract offered. No delay in adjust ments, as the Home Office and assets of the companies are here in OREGON. Do Your part and boost HOME INDUSTRIES: Keep your money in Oregon. Give Your Insurance to Your Home Companies: Agents in every city, town and village. Pacific States Fire Insurance Company Covers Fire, Theft, Collision and Propejrty Damage The Oregon Surety & Casualty Company Covers Liability T. H. WILLIAMS, Secretary-Manager Title & Trust Building, Portland, Oregon thorlzed announcement that owners of cars handled by them who motor to Portland for the Ad Men's convention this week are Invited to call on them for service while here. This service will be given free of charge. Dealers In Seattle, Taeoma, Spokane, Vancouver, B. C Walla Walla, Wash., and a num ber of other towns have been asked to make this announcement. Auto cara vans from these places are coming to j Portland for the convention and Rose Festival. An error waa made last week by the automobile editor in the caption of a photograph of M. L. Thompson and his new Lexington car, sold him by J. H. Settlemier of the Brunn Motor Car company. - The caption described Mr. Thompson as a. aruggest 01 uauas, jr. The fact Is at he is a druggist of Falls City, Or., which is a hustling town and Isn't donating any of its lead ing citlsans to Dallas. A. H. Knaus, of the Twin States Mo tor Car company, Chandler distributors. is at the Chandler factory to hasten shipments to Portland. The demand for the new Chandler cars has so rar ex ceeded the supply that it has 'become imperative that more cars be allotted to this territory and air. unaua nopes to accomplish this by being atthe source of supply. In fact, he wires that a substantial increase has been appor tioned to the June allotment. While at the Chandler factory, which is at Cleve land, O., he will also visit the plant of the Cleveland Automobile company. This organisation is made up of men identified with the Chandler and the product may be marketed through the Chandler distributors and dealers, al though nothing definite has been an nounced on this stoint. John Krog, manager of the Portland Motor Car company, went east last week by special invitation of the Packard Motor Car company to attend a con vention at Detroit of Packard managers and salesmen on June 14 to 19. He was selected for this honor as one of those COMPLETE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT GRANT SIX FEATURE. n . ft f A ..-... V -!:'' . .. . . " ' iV -' T , ft . n, " it . 1 DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE DOESNT RAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CRANKING, FOB IT HAS SELF-STARTER, ELECTRIC LIGHTS AXD EVEN SPOTLIGHT. C. M. Menzies, manager of Manley Auto company standing). is discussing the potlight feature of the Grant truck with E. J. Jeffery, manager of the truck department, who is at the wheel, The Grant also come with, wiiiishiUd and full scoring the highest percentage from among Packard dealers all over the United States in handling the Quota of cars and trucks assigned for sale. W. B. Froude, In charge of the truck department for the Portland Motor Car company, also qualified, but will not make the trip. The Packard company has chartered a eommodio3 lane sieamer on wnicn those attending the convention will be Its guests In a four-day cruise about the Great Lakes. From Detroit Mr. Krog will visit the Nash factory at Kenosha, Wis. In the meantime. De fore the opening of the Packard con vention, he will attend from June 10 to 13, the Shriners' convention at In dianapolis, where he will put in his most stalwart licks to help bring the next convention to Portland. Jay H. Moltzner, of the Moltzner- Westcott Motors, Westeott and Elgin distributors. Is another Portland dealer who has gone east to shake up the fac tories Into sending more cars out here. Mr. Moltsner has already sold out his whole June allotment of Westcotts, and has only a few Elgins left. He says he won't come home until ha gets an Iron-bound promise ef more cars. 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One of the features which will be of in terest . not only to manufacturers of automobiles but others who wish in formation In regard to the distribution of automobiles, trucks, tractors, etc., is found In the schedule of the agri cultural census. An inquiry relating to farm equipment regarding the num ber ef automobiles, motor trucks and number of tractors In use on each of the farms In the, country will be gathered. In the tentative draft which will be submitted to manufacturers, a very marked change has been made, due to the broadened field of activity and the many changes in the industry since the last census. Eugene F. Hartley, chief stattsttcan out the industrial draft for criticism, as the bureau is desirous of making inquiry meet mo needs for which it is designed as fully as possible. Don't Cnderlnriate. f nder!wTlat!on and overloading ac count for fully 90 per cent of al) tira trouble. 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