THE - SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 3. 1919.
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BUT ALL CALIFORNIA
ROADS ARE SO
Leroy R. Fields Finds a Few
Bad Ones on Tour.
LOW GEAR AND LOTS OF IT
Chevrolet Dealer Home From Yo
seniite Park, Tioga Pass and
Iake Tahoe Trip.
Credit California for its fine roads,
which are many, but when you get off
the main paved highways, the roads
haven't a whit on those of Oregon,
similarly situated. Not a whit, em
phasizes Leroy R. Fields of the Fields
scribes as "rotten." But from Bend
to The Dalies good roads.
"When we drove onto our own Co
lumbia river highway," said Mr. Fields,
"we stopped, and, with the same
thought, the whole party, almost as
one, exclaimed: 'Well, we've seen noth
ing in California that is any finer
than this.' "
JORDAN IS AUTO OF STYLE
It Satisfies Wife's Wishes for Com
fort, Say Dealer.
Sales reports from automobile man
ufacturers for the past 90 days indicate
the social progress of automobile own
ers. Early summer buying, according
to A. L. Smith, sales manager for the
Mitchell. Lewis & Staver company,
shows that automobiles are arranged
along a social scale of their own. They
start with cars bought for their low
price alone. At the head of motor
row's social list stand the custom-built
creations sold on their appeal to ex
clusiveness.
"The Jordan models," said Mr. Smith,
"appeal to the man who requires a car
of modish design with those refine
ments of appointments - and comfort
that bespeak real distinction, and who
does not want to pay an unreasonable
price.
"When a man gets tired of riding in
a street car, he looks around for a
low-priced car. He buys one in the
PRETTY GOOD SHAPE
Much New Construction, but
All Are Passable.
ASTORIA HIGHWAY BETTER
Less Crushed Rock and More Pave
ment on the Lower Columbia
River Highway Route.
Motorists who recently completed
road runs over the main highways in
different sections of the state, including
the popular trips to the beaches, to
Crater lake and the cross-state drives,
both north and south and east and
BY THE TIME YOU'RE READY FOR YOUR SEVENTEENTH CAR YOU SHOULD KNOW QUITE A LITTLE
ABOUT AUTOMOBILES, DON'T YOU THINK?
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AFTER OAVMNG 16 OF 'EM, CHARLES Rl'DEEN AS HIS 17TH CHOICE CARKFllLY SELECTED THIS HANDSOME
APPERSOX FOIR-PASSEAGER TOtRSTER,
This car, one of the famous Apperson Silver Anniversary models, was specially made for Mr. Rudeen, who, besides
being a veteran motorist, is proprietor of the Aider-street market. He bought it through Joe Goodfellow of the Fike
Horn Motor Car company.
Motor Car company, who, with Mrs.
Fields and their guests. Mrs. Guy Por
ter of Portland and her sister. Mrs.
Don Mulvane of Topeka, Kan., returned
to Portland last week after touring to
Yoseraite. Lake Tahoe and Tioga pass.
It was the Tioga pass road of which
Mr. Fields spoke in particular. This
road reaches an elevation of 9964 feet
and for four days in the mountains
around there the party toured at an
elevation of 5000 feet.
"Say all you want about California's
fine roads and I'll second the motion,"
said Mr. Fields, "but, in fairness, speak
also of some of its poor ones. A lot
has been said about bad roads in Ore
gon and the good roads in California
which might lead folks to believe that j
California has only good roads and
that its worst are better than Oregon's,
best.
"Far be it from such. On the Tioga
pass road, for example, there were long,
long stretches where we could make
only eight to ten miles per hour. At
times we went as much as 15 miles per!
hour in low gear, and it wasn't due to
lack of power, either, but to the grados
and the poor condition generally of the
roads." I
Chevrolet Convention Attended- !
Lake Tahoe, declares Mr. Fields, de
serves its reputation of being the most
beautiful lake in California. He said
its scenery appealed more to him than
that of the famed Yosemite.
Mr. Fields and his party traveled
south from Portland over the Pacific
highway, which they found in pretty
fair condition through Oregon, despite
many detours due to new construction
work, and returned by way of Klamath
Falls, Bend and The Dalles over the
central Oregon highway.
They took it easy on the trip south,
making Roseburg the first day, Shasta
Springs the second and Oakland the
third, which is a convenient division
of the journey, though a long drive
on the final day, most of it, however,
being over fiie roads.
Primarily, the purpose of the trip
was to enable Mr. .Fields to attend the
convention of Chevrolet dealers and
branch managers at the Pacific coast
Chevrolet factory in Oakland. Among
other representatives there was C. H.
McCabe, branch manager at Portland.
"There's the same demand in the
south for Chevrolet cars as there is
here," said Mr. Fields. "During four
days I was at the factory the telephone
tn the office was ringing nearly all
the time, with some dealer at the other
end trying to talk a few more cars
out of the factory. It couldn't be done.
for there aren't enough cars. I. man
aged to get our August allotment of
65 cars on the road and three or four
carloads additional, and was lucky to
do it. j
"The large extension to the present
Chevrolet factory in Oak kind is about
completed and will be in operation in
a few weeks. This addition to the
plant will enable the factory to in
crease ils output from 14,000 cars this
year to 15,000 next year."
;iat'!er Point VIM ted.
After a little more than a week in
Oakland and San Francisco, Mr. Fields
and his party set out for home via
Yosemite. They toured first to Merced,
then to Wawona, Cal., to take in the
Wawona big trees in a. park 25 miles
west of Yosemite. Next they drove to
Glacier Point on the edge of" the
Yosemite valley and overlooking it
with a wonderful view.
They drove next day to Camp Cur
rey in the valley, and thence over the,
Tioga pass, already mentioned, stop
ping en route at Lake Tenaya for a
night. Another day brought them over
the California line and to Carson City,
Nev., only an hour and a half's drive
from Lake Tahoe, Cal. They drove
around the lake and the scenery re
warded them for doing it.
Then, homeward bound, they reached
Feather Kiver inn. where they spent
& night, and then on to Susanville and.
via Lookout, Cal., 193 miles, to Klam
ath Fails, Or. Good roads from Look
out to Klamath, but ifcoor from Susan
ville to Lookout.
Speaking of the route as a whole, the
run from Klamath Falls north to The
Dalles is pretty fair, says Mr. Fields,
though it is not very good from Klam
ath to Bend, due to sand about 90
miles of it. In fact, 15 to 20 miles of
.Uie road out of Fort KlauoaUi he de-
$500 class. Then he saves up a little
more money and starts climbing the
automobile scale. He steps up to a
car costing $1000, then to a $1500 car.
In time he reaches the class where he
can buy a car that satisfies his wife's
wishes for style and comfort."
AUTOS REPLACING HORSES
MOTOR STAGES CARRY MAIL TO
KLAMATH FALS,
Hard Trip Over Mountains .Now Is
Made in Five Hours and Better
Service Is Result.
ASHLAND, Or., Aug. 2. (Special.)
Many years have passed since four
horse teams plunged down the Green
spring mountain grades drawing sway
ing stagecoaches with "U. S. Mail" let
tered on the eides.
When the railroad reached Klamath
Falls the Ashland-Klamath Falls etages
passed into history. Now comes the
automobile, and starting this week the
United States mail is again carried from
Ashland to Klamath Falls over the
Greenspring mountain road. The two
daily automobile stages which operate
between Ashland and Klamath Falls
make the trip in about five hours and
it was found that using autos gave
Klamath its mail considerably earlier
than if sent in by train.
All mail from the north and much
from the south is now routed by the
auto stage mail service.
The Ashland-Klamath Falls road is
being graded by the etate this year and
will be paved next year. It ie the only
direct route over the Cascades in south
ern Oregon and when finally finished
will place the markets and resorts of
the Rogue River valley and Klamath
county within two hours and a half
drive. At present the automobile stages
are doing a thriving business.
Don't race the engine. You cannot
abuse the engine worse than by allow
ing, it to race at high speed without a
load.
HE'S A PIONEER I MAKlXi ALTO-MOBILES.
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west, last week filed summarized re
ports with George M. Chambers, assist
ant secretary of the Oregon State Mo
tor association.
Following are the most ' important
reports, arranged geographically:
Eugene to McKenrio bridge Very fine
about a3 miles, remainder very good, A few
narrow places reqmrinir caution.
Mckenzie bridge o Sisters A few milns
oi guoa roaa ana men very rough with
uib 'i -enierB 10 iooi oi pass.
tister to. Bend Very good.
Bend to Fort Klamath Rough and
austy.
rort Klamath Some very rough roads
iions i:ai.s; niu roaas line.
Fort Klamath to Crater lake C5ood
Klamath Falls to Lake view Only fair to
Lake county line; Lake county end- Is fine.
Astoria to - Portland, inside road via For
est wove-jtwei tiough, but passable.
Astoria lo Rainier Lower highway still
In bad shape on account of construction
work. Also some work about Clatskanie and
Rainier, but cars get through in good shape.
ClaLskanie and Astoria via Westport
Very good now. not as much loose rock as
there was two weeks ago; more pavement.
Clatskanie and Astoria via Mist Some
rough plank road between Jewel and Birk
enfeld; detour at Olney for Astoria about
eight miles farther; highway is better road.
Tillamook to McM innviile Fa ir, but
rough through Grand Ronde. with new con
struction there and on Three Rivers sec
tion. Tillamook to Seaside Splendid.
Newport and Corvallisi via Philomath
Excellent : dirt road.
Newport and Dallas via Kings Valley :
Excellent; dirt road.
Roseburg to Marshfield Good, ejeeept I
rough, through the canyon to Coquille. Then
on to' Marshfield via Sumner considered as
good as it will be this summer.
Marshfield to Gold Beach Road via
"Seven Devils" best to Bandon; good, but
winding. From Bandon to Gold Beach ex
cellent. At Eucre creek take what is known
as the Eucre creek road to the Rogue
river and cross by free ferry. Road, fine all
the way.
Gold Beach to Crescent City Good.
Grants Pass to Crescent City Good;
rough in a few places, but not bad.
Grants Pass to Roseburg Tn Wolf creek
section it is pretty rough. Cow Creek can
yon is not had; can get. through any time.
Rect of roads good.
Portland to Vancouver. B. C. Most of
road in very good condition. poorest
stretches being between Deer island and
Goble and between Blaine, Wash., and New
Westminster. B. C.
Albanv to Salem Fair condition via Jef
ferson and Turner.
Albany to Junction City Very good con
dition. Koseburg to Cottage Grove Good, except
short distance where road work is going on.
Hood River to The Dalles Good.
Wasco to Walla Walla Good to Olex;
mil east of Olex. turn south Into Hepp-
ner. road good; Heppner to Pilot Rock good,
but rocky in spots, new grades easy ; Pilot
Rock to Pendleton, good ; Pendleton to
Walla Walla, good, except detour tor road
La Grande to Pendleton Bad. full of
chuck holes, rough.
Ontario to Burns Poor, very dusty and
rough.
Ontario to Pendleton Fair.
Lakeview to Klamath Falls Good.
Lakeview to Bend Good.
Habber Hor.
This is the time of year to renew the
rubber hose connections of the cooling
system. These rartnftion deteriorate
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The Rubin Motor' Car Co. I
ANNOUNCES ITS READINESS FOR
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEW
EDM
"THE CAR OF NO REGRETS'
FOR OREGON AND WASHINGTON
7-Passenger Touring Car
4-Passenger
2-Passenger Road King
Service
Innovation
100 Service With a Smile
We purpose to make our
new service plan the talk
of motordom on the Coast
in that we deliver each
"King 8" complete, even to
the license tag. With each
"King 8" goes a year's
free service which allots to
the owner of a "King 8"
service on a certain day
of each week for a full
year. This is the way we
purpose to stand back of
the "King 8."
THE KING has pio
neered in many fea
tures of motor car
construction since 1894.
Then it was the first auto
mobile to appear on the streets
of Detroit, and since has con
tinually demonstrated its lead
ership. It was the first car in
Amexica with en bloc motor, first
with left-side drive, first with cen
ter control, first with cantilever
springs, and the first medium
priced Eight.
We should be glad indeed to re
count its tests of reliability and the
many achievements of this pioneer
Eight, including that famous 10,-850-mile
non-motor-stop run at
Sheepshead Bay, its climbing
achievements in high gear on Mt.
Wilson and Mt. Diablo, its "sealed-ih-high"
non-stop and fuel economy
tests in California, Colorado, Vir
ginia" New York and other states
but space is here lacking for such
a story. '
This Is the Way
the "King 8"
Will Be Delivered
A Complete Automobile
Including: the fir at and last cont.
Bumper
Spotlight
Glass windshield wings
Motometer
Five cord tires
Five wire wheels on road
ster and speedster, artil
lery wheels on 7-pas-senger
Victoria side and Johnson
rear curtains
Tire cover
One year's free service
and
A license tag, paid for
Mr. Haynes is the father of the
Haynes car of today, though the modern
Haynes hasn't much resemblance to the
first automobile that would run, made
by Mr. Hayues a. Quarter of a century
ago. , , ;
Don't Wash
Your Car, but Have It
Simonized
Portland's only authorized
Simonizing Station.
Oregon Distributors for
Simons Products
A. G. PEARD
M. A. WURZWEILER
Owners Managers
THE
SEUONIZING STATION
175 21st Street
Next to Covey Motor Co.
Marshall 3982 A 7901
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CAR
Temporary Salesroom: 88 Broadway, Near Flanders
Now Allotting Territory to Dealers
in Oregon and Washington
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after a season's use and sometimes the
inside layer of fabric separates from
the rest and impedes circulation, with
out defects being apparent from the
outside. No kinks should be allowed
In such connections and the clamp fast
eners should be properly secured. Wher
rubber hose has bends in it a pood plan
is to reinforce it by a brass coil spring
which is a pood fit inside. This pre
vents any flattening at the bend and
cracking, resulting eventually in a leak.
To Straighten Front Axle.
A method of straie-hteninp a front
axle that has been bent in a vertical
plane is to take two lengths of four-by-four-inch
joist, long enough to
reach from the upper Bide of the axle,
just outside of each spring plate, to
a cross timber of the ceiling or roof
of the garage. Then if the jack is
placed beneath thei axle at the bend
enough pressure may be applied by
means of it to force the axle back
into shape.
ront attempt to start the engine un
less the spark is retarded and the,
switch key inserted and turned in the
switch.
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Westcott owners will tell you that they'd rather
have the last 20,000 miles of a Westcott than the
first 20,000 of some other car. Because Westcott is
not only the car with a longer life but the car with
less trouble and more genuine comfort during
every year of that long life. The next shipment of
Westcotts, due about August 6, will bring to Port
land the elegant Lighter Six Cabriolet Coupe.
Moltzner-Westcott Motors
Washington and Burnside, at Sixteenth Street