The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, July 13, 1919, SECTION FIVE, Image 66

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Newspaper Page Text.THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 13, 1919. FULL MBITl MEMBERS OF THE PORTLAND REALTT BOARD WILL VIEW SCENERY LIKE THIS ON THEIR AUTO MOBILE RUN TO VANCOUVER AND VICTORIA, B. C E GROWTH THAT OF AUTO INDUSTRY C. D. McPhail on Road-Scout Double Amount Invested Over Year Ago Only. ing Trip in Stutz Bulldog. HIGHWAY CONDITION GOOD MOST FACTORIES EXPAND; 3 4SV" NvwsoJ 2 V V .(rp to the Left la Canada, But Go J Right AJbead When Voo See Beer, Ale and Stoat Sign. -On to Victoria by automobile t rh eloa-aa this week of members of the! Portland Realty board, who plan to motor to Vancouver and Victoria- for I the convention at Victoria of the In terstate Realty asaoclattoa oa July li It and 1. Ther will find the trip north on of I food roads and fin scenery, particular ly scenic on the Canadian side of the line. So declares C. D. McPhail or the .a u tores t garage, who mad tha) run to I Vancouver and victoria and return I over the Georgian circuit, which in-1 dudes tbe Olympic highway. Last week an a Stats bulldog car. Br request of the automobile editor I of The Oregonian. Mr. jicrnau com- MACKENZIE PASS PEN. PORTLAND. Or.. July t. To the Automobile Editor.) Dear Str:' As many motorists are In doubt relative to the condition of the Vckensie pass road, they will naturally be Interested in learning from you that this road Is In very good condition. 1 hav Just completed tb loop from Portland via Tb Dalles and Heloings Midway ranch. Mac kemle paaa and Eugene, and the roads In general are in first-class shape- Very truly yours. F. C KNAPP. bined with a vacation outing the duties I of road scout to gather information about the) roads and accommodations for the benefit of realtors and others desiring to make the trip. Her is his account of it and advice to motorist bound for Vancouver and V ictoria: "I took tbe main Pacific highway between Portland and Seattle." said Mr. Mi-PhalL "going from Portland by way of Vancouver, Wa-h.. and Kalama. and return via Goble. Or., crossing tb Columbia by ferry at Kalama. Baas Driver Via Coble. -Just at present these two routes I are aLout horse and horse. However, tbe Goble route is the safer of the two. A good driver can save time by going via. Vancouver, wash., but as this road Is full of steep, snarp pitches, and is very rough and cut up along tbe Martin's Bluff section by new con traction work. I would advise the driver who Isn't accustomed to country road driving to go via Gobi and the ferry "From Kalama to Seattle, the high way la good. There has been a detour bet wren Kelso and Castle Rock to lb west side of the Cowliu river, via the bridge at Kelso. Rut I cam through by the highway and understand it will b open from now on I left Portland at noon Tuesday and reached Seattle at 10:39 that night. 1S hours n route, which Is per haps faster than moat drivers would car to take it. Tbe highway is In shape for fast time, however. From Olvmpia ther Is pavement to Seattle "I left Seattle at 1:10 next morning. and reached Vancouver. 1(3 milea at 3 1 that afternoon. Most of this run Is over fine roads. Much of It is paved. It Is a beautiful dnve. -From Seattle to S Ivana. 55 milea ther is psvement all the way. "From Svlvana imileag 56 from Se attle I to Mount Vernon (nil Wage 7.S from Seattle, most of the way is over a detour, due to new construction on the main highway. It Is somewhat rough but not bad going, nothing at all to compare with the Vancouver, Wash.. Kalama road. Ceftlaa C learaae at Blalae. "From Mount Vernon T.5 to Bell Ingham UOlJi. a wonderful, smooth. . o-royr ' F-v'liX . , ' ; - J ; I '-.' - .-' - - - -"a-t-v " ' l v ' - ' ' ' ' r 4 ua "r' ' --- - - . tt 4' si . - f -"V , , . . & - -' --.. - V.J a, -.a -. x , -- .i iMMll ' --" ! wfe .... f:M mr.i .. tmm&t 4w vi I IfSr rlt-SWi- k ft I ': it j -I.'SJ , - t -"i 1 i -":- t Iff 1r 1 SfeS- -- - - . agp Aseve Oae polmt a the Malaaat drive, be twee Bfaaalme and Victoria, oa Vaaeouver Ialaad. along highway oat of naaaJmo. -Typical view you fovl right at home driving and turning to the left. Better practice It a little, though, while you are still on the United States side. One of the finest things about Van couver. B. C. and Victoria, also. Is the courteous treatment the traveler re ceives from all sides. Everyone seems anxious to do you a favor. "If you feel lost at first, drive to tbe Vancouver hotel, one of the finest in the country, and meet H. r. Biro. secretary of the Vancouver Automo bile club. Mr. Bird makes you feel that he hasn't a thing else in the world to do hut make : ou feel at home. Tou couldn't get better treatment if you were king of England. If you rhould be pinched by a speed :op. be will go down and fix It up. He'll tell you where to drive to see the sights. Nothing seems too good for you from this whole souled young man. And Vancouver is a town In which you can enjoy yourself. I left Vancouver at o clock Thurs day by steamer for Victoria, You leave from the Canadian Pacific dock. The cost for cars is tS to $10. according to sixe, and the far is $1.85 per pas senger. This is for one way, not tbe round trip. After a three-hour trip across the gravel road, passes through mountafna I straits. I arrived at Nanaimo. B. C on and by pretty lakes, with scenery long I Vancouver Island. This is a great coal to be remembered. I town, and important shipping city. From Rellinghsm (105.21 to Fern-1 "And then began one of the most dale. Wash. 1 115.1 , there Is pavement. I beautiful automobile tours I have ever From Femdale 1115 41 to Blaine. I taken, aiywhere. over the wonderful wash., on the boundary line ( uo. . me I highway from ianaimo to victoria a road la gravel, not first class, but not I drive of 77. S miWs over a perfect road, bad road. It goes for the most part I Not paved, but graveled and In mag- through a farming country. I nificent condition. There is an American custom-I "Scenery 7 Well. I am loyal to our house at Blaine. And heae all travel- loon Columbia river highway, but I will ers for over the line must first stop I ssy for this road that scenlcally It is and get their clearance rapers. I the Columbia river highway of British The deputy collector of customs here I Columbia. is very courteous and wfoen he learned I "It follows th coastline down the I was representing The Cregonlan on I Gulf of Georgia. At many points it an automobile run he suggeMed that I I overlooks the Sound. At famous advise its motorist readers on the pro- I Malahat beach, there Is a view of sound. redure required of tVm before they I mountains, timber truly magnificent, cross the line, thus saving them time I There are no grades greater than those and trouble. Ion the Columbia river highway and the He said each driver should com I only thing to worry you Is this keep prepared with answers to the follow-1 ing to the left. tn questions: I "It is about a three and a half to Knsine number ef car. State Hren Bomber. Vake of rar. Kember of ryllodera seating capacity. Addraae of each person, with street and aouae asffltttr. "As a clearance paper must be mad out for esch person crossing the line, he suggested that when parties of say Z0 or more persons make th trip, they write ahead to the collector of customs, Blaine. VYash.. giving names of each person and answering the questions for each, so that he can prepare th papers to have them ready when the party arrives, thus saving So or 40 minutes HE SELLS MILLER TIRES. Mp.-;'I Beer Slga. Alley! -About one mile from Blaine, th Pa cific highway crosses the International boundary line. Do not atop at th American station on the line, but cross to tbe Canadian aide, wher you will b met by the Canadian xaminr. Hi also Is very courteous. He examines your personal effects and your Ameri can clearance papers, and then gives you a permit to stay in Canada not songer than on month. "IneidVntaliy. don't bring firearms of ur kind. They are not permitted. "If you haipen to be thirsty well, the first thing that looks you In the e- across the Canadian boundary line la a great big beer sign bear, a I and trail And you don't have to have doctor' prescription to drink it. Real beer. too. st least It has all th ap pearance and taste thereof. How Ameri can traveJers go for It! "From Maine. Hash. (130. . to Nw Westminster. B. C 1 150). than la very fair gravel road. "From Mew Westminster (1&0 into Vancouver Ili2). th rout la vr Waotlful paved highway. tul before going further. let me emphasise that as soon aa you cross th boundary Una. you begin to drive on .th left sid of the road! Don't forget this Important point. "In Canada you drive on th left, in stead of on th right. It comes awk ward at first, mighty aw i. ward, but t 'i cXsrxr ff. Abod. "Big Sam. they call him. He han dles sales of Miller geared-to-the-rod tires for the Northwest Auto company In eastern Oregon and eastern Wash ington. Ixits of the Urea ax being that soon a cars a and presently I used in that territory. four-hour run to Victoria. I reached that town at dusk, and stayed at the Empress hotel, another Canadian Pa cific hostelry, where the Realty con vention is to be held. "The Island Automobile association in Charles Li Harris, secretary, has Just such another man as Mr. Bird. He la a fin fellow and will take the best of car of you. He is making gneat plans for the entertainment of the realtors. "From Victoria, I returned to Port land around the Georgian circuit, and I advise every motorist who can to make this round trip circuit. He will never regret it- I left Victoria at 10:30 A. M. on the steamer for Port Angeles. Wash, th run taking two hours. "From Port Angeles, I took a side trip of 50 miles over good roads to Lake Crescent. This trip is well worth the day's time. It Is in the heart of the Olympic mountains. In a beautiful setting, with good hotel accommoda tions. Near Lake Cnescent two deer ran in front of the Stutx for some dis tance. They seemed so tame that Mrs. McPhail got out of th car to see If she couldn t pet them, but they weren quit tame enough for that "From Port Angeles, it is only a few hours' run over good gravel roads of the new Olympic highway, via Hood's Canal. Port Townsend. Hoodsport. Shel ton to Olympia. 'Ther is one grade, Maynard's grade, they call It. where construction is in progress and cars have to climb a rather long, rough hill. but it is passabla enough and not dangerous. "From Olympia. the run to Portland is over the main Pacific highway. In fact, on can drive from Lake Crescent to Portland over the Olympic and Pa cific highways in a day. I found the Stuts car Is a great favorite on Vancouver Island. "Tuts Cameron of Victoria, in fact, is holder of the world's balf-mile record for stock car with windshield up and fen ders, sround a circular track, made recently In his Stutz bearcat in 34 flat for the half mile." WOMEN JWD BATTERIES MORE CAREFUL- OP 'EM THAX MEN", SAYS HARPER. According to Wlllard Service Man ager, The y Make Sore Battery Is in Running Order. MOTORISTS, THE NOTICE HAVE YOCR LICENSE RECEIPTS FOR CALIFORNIA TOCR. Otherwise, You'll Have a Lot Trouble When You Apply for Required Permit. of SAN FRANCISCO,- July S- (To tbe Automobile Editor.) Dear Sir: As a matter of information to those con templating touring California, it would be well for them to bring th state auto receipt, showing they had paid 11 license. Otherwise they may be caused un necessary annoyance when attempting to register, as the law of California re quires a non-resident of California to procure a permit within ten days after entering the state. I am offering this suggestion, as I was annoyed and embarrassed on ac count Of leaving my receipt at home. It was only through the kindness of a member of th Stat Automobile as sociation (a personal friend) that I ob tained my permiL. Otherwise I would have had to send home for identification and license re ceipt. Trusting this may be of some value to other motorists, I remain. Tours truly. H. W. METERS, Salem. Or. Wbeel Bearings. Kvery time a wheel Is removed the bearing cup ts removed with it, and consequently tb bearing must be ad justed properly when the wheel Is re placed. The beat method of doing this is to turn the bearing up tight and then revolve the wheel a few times by hand, which overcoat any tendency o . back Is tilt "Leave it to a woman to take good care of a car." says Charles S. Harper, manager of the Wlllard service station. Ninth and Everett streets. "I found out a long time ago that when the woman of the family drives and takes a real interest in a car it not only looks bet ter, runs better, too. "Take tbe batlerV. for example. It is as hard to make the average man remem ber to put In distilled water every two weeks aa it would be to make him re member to water plants. But when a woman once understands that a battery needs water just as much aa plants do, she's pretty sure to remember to put it in. "Another thing that counts Is this: A woman driver as a usual thing isn't satisfied unless her car works perfect ly, and if her battery isn't up to the scratch she wants to know why. As a general rule she does what every car owner ought to do. she drives around to have us locate the trouble and put the battery In A-l shape. "In our new location we have en deavored to make it especially easy and pleasant for women drivers to use Wil lard service. Fussing -with a storage battery is not a very pleasant operation and those women -who drive will find Willard service a big help in the care of their cars. "Th fact that Bur service station Is out of the congested downtown dis trict, with no street cars, and that we have a large service floor, 50 by 100 feet, with separate entrance and exit, eliminates any chance of congestion or difficulty in driving in or out." RUBBER FACTORY AT TACOMA Work Starts on Plant of Western Rubber Company. TACOMA. Wash, July 12. (Special.) Actual work on the construction of the Western Rubber company's factory started Tuesday. Ground was broken for the first building, which will be 260 feet long and 80 feet deep. Under present plans the tire factory will be ready for operation by January 1, 1920, as all machinery and equipment were ordered many weeks ago by Elmer Do ver, president of the concern. The aite on which the company Is to build its factory conaists of fonr acres near South Tacoma. on the Northern Pacific Tbe plant will employ 150 persons and start with a production of 250 tires a day. Mr. Dover resigned as manager of the Tacoma Gas company and repre sentative of Byllesby & Co., on the Pa cific coast, to become president of the rubber company. He and E. J. Bree.ee man. architect for the new concern, studied plants at Akron, O., before work was started. Already Orders Call for 500,000 More Cars This Year Than Can Be Delivered. The steady expansion of the auto mobile and tire industries is not mys tifying alone to the man who stands on a busy street corner or by the side of a popular highway aad watches the motor traffic stream past him In both directions: it is also mystifying to the man closely connected with these industries. The man higher us on the inside marvels at- the stupendous volume of business which seems to be walling him in and fairly swamping him with orders and work. - It is often said the pioneers of a great industrial development -were wonderful dreamers-" The pioneer automobile makers of the United States may have been dreamers aleo, but their dreams were mere catnaps compared to the dreams necessary today if a manufacturer would merely keep abreast of the times. . Investment Doubled ia Year. Statistics of people employed, of capital invested and number of establishments making cars, trucks, parts and accessories become obsolete over night- During 1918. when congress caiiea for facts and figures concerning the automobile Industry, it was estimat ed, after a careful census of the trade by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, that there was invested. In a total of 550 companies making finished cars op- trucks, $736,000,000. That was the figure of a year ago. Today it is estimated that the amount Invested in complete vehicle Dunning companies exceeds 11,500.000,000. The number of passenger car man ufacturing plants is not increasing rapidly, but the ca-pacity of the exist ing plants rapidly is being douDiea. In 1917, for example, 238 passenger car factories (including the forai produced 1.718.778 cars. Production figures for 1918 do not count for anything, as many of the passenger car plaints were on war work. In doing government work, how ever, many of those plants were en larged, and if labor and material conditions bad been favorable since the signing of the armistice It would have been possible for these 200 odd factories to have produced more than 2,000,000 passenger cars in 1919. Over-Orders 600,000 Cars. Aa it. happens, strikes and short - ag of raw materials may cut pro duction of passenger cars down this year to less than 1.500,000. Distributors and dealers throughout the country have already ordered from the passenger car factories 500,000 more cars than the factories can pro duce this year unless an unexpected improvement takes place in the labor world. It does not now appear that any of the popular lines of cars would be up to normal production in eitner July or August. In the early spring much was ex pected by July, but with that month at hand the situation ia not prom ising. It is unprecedented in toe auto mobile business for buyers to take delivery of "current models" in July and August. This summer, however, thousands of buyers who placed their orders months ago. and who would, under normal conditions, have taken deliv ery in May or June, at the latest, are still hoping to get their cars before September. Many buyers remember that in former times they could view "com ing models" of certain popular makes of cars In August and September. So for this year nothing is heard about 1920 models. The carmakers are apparently con ent if they can supply 60 per cent of their orders for 1919 models be fore fall. DON'T RACE A COLD MOTOR v.-- ' -- a- V VV "N , v' f 'tf'-.,.'''-f i : TArrv a nr f irrn .-aV..s J mrm ..rKTfra. M-ii.jttMji AT- Speeding It Likely to Do More In jury Tbun Hardest Service, A cold motor should be warmed up slowly, as it is dangerous and detri mental to race or accelerate a cold motor. This does more harm than con stant service under a full load at cor rect motor speed. Never race a cold en gine. Where this instruction is disre garded and the engine is speeded up beyond the speeds whelch are indicated as the safe running speeds you are in viting trouble, repairs and expense. ' Specialists Tor Eight Years. For the past eight years the Com merce Motor Car company has been building trucks of one-ton capacity, H. B. Bennett, vice-president of the Com- HIGHWAY MAY BE CLOSED CP Work Starts Monday Between Ruth- ton Hill and Hood River. HOOD RIVER, Or. July 12. (Spe cial.) Information aa to the status of the Columbia river highway between here and Cascade Locks when pavers are engaged on some of the grades is indefinite. It is the opinion, however. at local offices of tbe contractors that the road will be completely blocked for a time In the next two weeks. j Beginning Monday, crews with a steam I shovel will begin grading a twi-mile I stretch between here and Ruthton hill. The old road will then be blocked and traffic will have to be diverted through he Frankton and Belmont districts. The alternate roads, however, are in as j good condition aa the old state xead, i TIRES Standard Makes FTRSTS GUARANTEED. Prices Include War Tax. 38x3 ' Nob - Skid... .S1L90 2JS 30x3 Noa . Skid.... 11JSO XSS Sx3H Noa - Skid.... 13.75 XS5 33x3V-Koa - Skid.... 17.85 3.00 31x4 Nob - Skid.... 18.8.-S 3-B5 Szx-4 . Nob - Skid.. . . Si.!3 8.7S 33x4 Noa - Skid.... 34-50 3.S5 34x4 Noa - Skid..... 24.05 3.06 SSx4 Noa - Skid.... 2W.SO 4.85 83x4Vi Nos - Skid 25.S0 4.SS 33x4V4 Nob - Skid.... 28.00 4JKS 34x4H Nob - Skid.... 31.85 4JSO 3SX4HNOB - Skid.... 39.75 4JK5 38x44 Koa - Skid.... 34.50 5.10 87x4!6 Hon - Skid 390 &36 35x9 Noa - Ski.... 37.00 .0O 37x5 Mob Skid.... 4&50 20 Get oar SPECIAL PRICES' oa CORD TIRES. We have a large assortment f SECOSDS. Goods hipped C. O. D express or parcel post. Money refunded on goods re earned intaet vrithia 10 days. Call or write Malcom Tire Co. S2 !f. Broadway, Port la a. Or. 391 STARK OPPOSITE PITTOCK BLOCK SELLS TIRES ON THE INSTALMENT PLAN He Has No Other Location IIIIBIIIIIIIIIIBIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII j merce Motor Car company, says that j to be the leaders and pioneers in ths the Commerce officials can Justly claim I one-ton class. AUTO ACCESSORIES AND PARTS ARCHER & WIGGINS Distributors of AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES Sixth Street at Oak OFFICIAL SERVICE STATION For GOODYEAR TIRES EXIDE BATTERIES THE STORAGE BATTERY CO. 348-350 COUCH STREET, NEAR BROADWAY V ijjt STORAGE gftffilll-BATTERY CO. Broadway and Glisan Phone Bdwy. 546 The only battery with a definite guarantee. All makes of batteries charged and repaired. David Hodes Co. N. Broadwaj- and Flanders. J AUTOMOBILE GEARS, PARTS AND ACCESSORIES AT REDUCED PRICES ENGINES A SPECIALTY We Stock Parts for All Delco 1TI at"f af"V DCDA ID llHI 18 1 "Ja1 "iPPl Cars STATION r w.LEE js We Stand tfacK or every jod Bnraalde. 10th. PHONE BROADWAY 133 LHERASTO SPRISS & 10,000 Springs Carried in Stock Let Us Repair Your Springs Where Yon Get Service 15TH AND COUCH STREETS New Light Six, $1475 Factory Mitchell, Seven-Passenger, $1675 Factory MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER CO. Broadway at Oak. Gibson Electric Garage & Storage Battery Co. Distributor 13th and Alder St. . Broad war 2357 BATTERIES SUNSET ELECTRIC CO. AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC Eftl'IFMEJIT ' AGENTS BATTERY REPRESENTATIVE! STARTING AND LIGHTING NORTH EIGHTH AND DAVIS STREETS. PHONE BROADWAY US. AUTO DIRECTORY Atterbury Truck WITHOUT A SUPERIOR Vi, 2, 3'i and 5-Ton Capacities ATTERBURY TRUCK SALES CO. Truck Specialibtr" 343-345 Oak St, Portland Phone Broadway 354 Service Motor Trucks nialalBBll A Highly Efficient Truck ' 1 to 6-Ton Capacities Worm Drive A. W. Andersen 355 Wheeler Street Phone East 445 United States Two Stage Air Compressor HIGH-PRESSURE AIR TANKS HOSE. VALVES, COUPLINGS. EVERYTHING FOR THE AIRLINE. BUFFING HEADS AND GRINDERS. AJR COMPRESSOR EQUIPMENT CO. BDY. 3300. 3 COtTCH ST. Franklin offers more of "what yon actually need and want is an automobile." BRALY AUTO CO. Main 4880, A 3881. 19th and Washington fit.