The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, November 16, 1919, SECTION SIX, Image 89

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Newspaper Page Text11 URISTS FLOCK TO CAMAS, WASH, MAX TRAVELS FAR IN G. M. C. TRUCK. C bl of 62,261 Visitors to eat Scenic Playground. b86 COME IN AUTOS 7 it Majority or People Vibitins ark Bring Camping Equip ment and ntcli Tents. THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA PORTLAND. NOVEMBER 1G, 1919. . J , ' I' t ' ' M ..... "J - . ' 1 - y . , v p ' . , . tfiZJ?L - H yr - y N;? .').. -ft" I 1 f-r?rxSJZZ?sr.M3 jarsr...a y M. ; m LLLUVVGIUi :LLO-W-STON-E PARK, Nov. 15. the tourist season ot Yellow v-tinnsii nark, which closed tr fiftober. all travel records ie great park were broken. The egate number of persons visiting r.ork .liirine the year ending jc r 12, 1919, was 62,261, an increase i 366 over the former record year uis whpn B1.S95 people entered Lot-a of the Yellowstone. It must r-1 . . i . iai emembered. nowever, mo... ihg Hxnosition year," and i part of the visitors of that year . . Til." TlfLrK OH DIUC 1 1 '!" a oithpr to or from San Fran j. The average annual travel for past 10 years, inclusive of 1915 i was annroximately 29,000. and usive ot tne wvuoaiw" j ors averaged aDoui io.uuu. , AciHt r.. 1919. 1255 tourists en 1 the park, tne greatest hum.i ring in any one day in tne nis of the lellowstone. l-on mr.r StriKinC ina.il ihcoo i.fe showing the total travel in tne this year are the statistics of r travel that is, the number oi .toiv.owned automobiles driven no-h tho nark, ana tne numuei ui ists carried by mem. -n- aiu 7 rs entered the parK aunns year, carrying 39,886 people. These came from 46 states oi tne uuiun, District of Columbia, Canada, the l1 Zona and Denmark. North ilina and South Carolina sent no ate motorists through the park year, but in August governor mas vv. lilcKelt oi iNori.it v.ttiuum Governor R. A. Cooper ot ooutn ilina toured the Yellowstone with thcr governors. These two states 0 also represented by a large ber of people who came to the 1 by train. Motorists Camp Out. ie greatest number of private au- obiles entering the parK in one was 202 on August 4. 'lilts DroKe nrcvlnus records. he total of 10,737 cars, carrying s nersons. should be comparea i the previous record travel Dy atn motorists in 1917. when 57U3 ; narrvine 22.117 visitors regis d at the park gates. The private mobile travel for 1919 was nearly ki. thai of two vears ago. f the 39.886 persons who toured Yellowstone in their own cars this p. wnnroximateiy ou per ceiu, vly 25,000, brought Willi inem meir camp equipment, ana in moi. 3 used and appreciated the special in grounds wnere wouu, wvci. .;t facilities and, at siammotn noi ngs, electric lights, were fur ied without charge. t times during the summer these ip grounds were overcrowded, and re the opening of next season will be expanded and new areas ned for this use. Likewise more d will be provided, and a consid- Ide sum will be expended in lm vinir the water and sanitation la lies, provided the necessary tunas made available tor the purpose. popularity of these camps fully rants their development ou re scale. f the 21.275 tourists who came to park by rail, and utilized the fa- ties of the Yellowstone Park asportation company, 1S,69 made complete tour of the park roads. iddition. 2ii96 made short trips. ha a rule tourists visiting the park rail remained nearly five days. ile the private motorists spent an race of six days. During the tiths of July and August there were weerT 5000 and bOOO people In tne k every day. most of them camp out and enjoying the beauties and nders of their mountain play- uod in their own way. Orand Scenic Region. Several thousand paople spent a isiderable time in the park this ir. This tendency to regard Yel stone National park as a great mc area and vacation land where eks and months can be spent in ilthful recreation is very gratify to the National park service, ich is trying very hard to get the blic away from the idea that this r park is little more than a land of raordmary natural phenomena. It one of the most beautiful scenic re ins of the world, and when the griificent Teton mountains are add to the park it will not be surpassed any other mountain region on tiie e of tho earth. the following tables show some ry Interesting analysis of the sea l's travel, and also some comparl ;is with touring figures of previous :vrs: Travel by different entrances: rravel by different entrances om the nortli, via Gardiner, Mont.22,7S6 om west, via Yellowstone, Mont. . .-'H.3o3 om tho east, via tony, wyo 13,4.i5 oai the south, via Moraa, Wjo.... ,4u2 THIS STURDY -TOS TRICK TRAVELING HOUSEHOLD JOURNEYED 780O MILES WITH G. F". HOLLAND AND FAMILY. For comfort and convenience you can't persuade G. F. Holland and family of Camas, Wash., that any touring car in tne land nas anyining in tne woria on tne -ton ti. ai. trucK in wnicn they have just returned from 7800-mile round trip. Their truck has a waterproof body and is equipped with 35x5 Goodyear cord tires. They left Camas last July, carrying with them Six trunks, clothing and a complete camping outfit, 1 1-ton load in all. They traveled to California, Texas, St- Louis, Chicago, Indiana, visited Yosemite and Yellowstone parks and had a touring time or tneir lives. LOS ANGELES AFTER FUND IX FOREST-FIRE FIGHT IXG D E 3IAX DED, Southern California Is Declared to Get Only 2 0 Per Cent of State Forest Fund. tTotal S 6,61 Making trips with private transportation ith automobiles, paid and ompllmfiilary 37.724 itU automobiles, second trip 2,lt S0.SS6 !th motorcycles 66 ith liten.ed saddle and pack trniiis 1-0 ith miscellaneous facilities, inclutliitK out - of - &eaaon, visitors to the park 015 1,100 LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 15. A sil ver lining has been louna in me clouds of forest fire smoke, which re cently surged over southern Califor nia foothills, in tne fact that local and visiting motorists are more like ly than ever to have some adequate roads built leading into tne wonaer ful scenic sections of the southern part of the state. Also, point out officials or tne Automobile Club of Southern Cali fornia, the clearing away of the smoke from burned-out watersheds reveals the astounding fact to the public that of all government funds available for forest road work In this state, 80 per cent have been allotted to regions lying north of San Francisco. Only 20 per cent of the total funds are available for southern California to protect Its valuable watersheds, upon which some $100,000,000 in ranches and homes depends for pres ervation. Now. a definite agitation Is in the wind to get some action out of "Wash injEton, I. C, in seeing that a specific fund is set aside to save from tot a devastation the" forests of' southern Calif or nia Senator Phelan, accord ing to J. B. Lippincott, consulting engineer for the automobile club, has already interested himself in the pro ject of the Angeles forest reserve road, and others are following suit. Telegrams have been sent to the senator and the secretary of agricul- ! ture by the automobile club and other organizations showing the hopeless ness of trying to protect $100,000,000 in ranches and homes with no roads leading into the watersheds. With $2,000,000 needed to complete the circuit of highway through the Angeles forest, only approximately $417,000 is available from state, coun ty and municipal sources. Of this sum. the government, through the forest reserve department, has ap propriated $2L000. So great is the economic need of such a mountain road, as shown by the forest fire menace, that officials are not even pointing out the great advantage or developing the route from a touring and scenic standpoint. which in itself is incontrovertible. Officials of the forest reserve serv ice have stated that if there had been roads in the Angeles forest, the fires which raged there could have been stopped in their early stages. But 'there were no highways reach ing up into the Arroyo Seco nor to the strategic points from which the flames could have been conquered, despite the fact that motorists have been urging the building of mountain roads for se-eral years. It is not a question of "locking the stable after the flivver has been stolen," say club officials, in strenu ously endeavoring to secure funds now for an Angeles reserve road, even if more than 160.000 acres of water shed has been burned off, for the need of a serviceable route into the reserve is only emphasized and not done away with because the fire has come and gone. If motor trucks, laden with men and supplies could have tooled Into the areas where the fires were first dis covered there would have been no gigantic loss. It would have been the motor-driven vehicle which would have averted the catastrophe. t tre fighters during the recent holocaust tired before they ever reached the fire lines, say the author! tics, from the long hike on account of there being no roads, and later be came exhausted from long waits for supplies, which had to be taken in on pack animals. engaged in transporting a big steel bridge from the local railroad yards yards to the North Yuba river, where it will span the river and connect two units of the Nevada City-rownieville highway lateral,. The trucks are char tered by the state highway commis sion. The bridge was shipped from San Luis Obispo , county and totals about 45 tons. The six trucks are able to transport about 15 tons over the rough roads intervening and it requires three days for loading, hauling and unloading. The abutments for the bridge have been built and the erectors are al ready at work. It is expected that the bridge will be completed in Decem ber. NASH FOUR NEXT SEASON XEW FACTORY FOR THIS MUCH-DISCUSSED CAR. TRUCK AIDS RAILROADS FEEIjIXG of axtagoxism xow is sure: to pass. Motor Trucks of Value to the Rail Line as Short Haul Feeder for Rail Jjong Hauls. In Only Three Years Nash Com pany Grows so Large That It Has to Enlarge Field. Tcllow?tone Park Trans portation company .terlni? via tne northern entrance 9.353 lterintc via tho western entrance 8,897 Mtcrinff via the eastern entrance S. 02521.275 Grand total 6JJl Private automobile entries. Autos. Tonr. a northern entrance....... 11.47$ lti.til a western entrance 3.7S.1 14.50 a eastern entrance....... la southern entrance. ... . 6U3 Totals Motorcycle entries. :a the northern entrance. ja the western entrance. 2,413 .10.737 S'.'.KSil Cyclists, lour. 20 31 9 14 11 Announcement from Kenosha waa that the Nash Motors company, which has been in business only three years, has outgrown tne facilities of its present large factory and has been forced to bulla another factory In Milwaukee, for manufacture of a new NaHh four-cylinder car is one of the most interesting since the early days of the industry, when phenomenal growth was the rule rather than the exception. The Nash growth is all the more re markable when it is remembered that durinir Dractically two of these years the country was at war and business conditions abnormal. The present Kenosha factory, one of the largest and best equipped in the industry, in the second year un der the Nash regime did a volume of upwards of J47.000.000 worth of busi ness. Its output for the current fis cal year is 40,000 passenger cars and BOOO trucks. Yet this manufacturing capacity is entirely inadequate to keep pace with the increasing demand for Nash products. Speculation as to details of the new fonr-cvlinder car is evidently wide spread. Judging from the volume of j inquiries now being received at the Kenosha factory. Interest in this new car is apparently Just as great as was that preceding the appearance on the market oi tne present iaia six. Although the Nash company is not yet ready to make public the details of the four as to size and type of motor, it has been made known that this car has been in course of design perfecting and refining for 12 months, and that it has been subjected to thorough road tests during this pe riod. Nash engineers say these tests have shown the new car to possess un usual power. Those who know the difficulties involved in designing and perfecting a new motor car realize what a manufacturing accomplish ment it is for the Nash Motors com pany to announce this new addition to its line so soon after turning from war work. Forty acres have been purchased in Milwaukee and contractors are al ready at work erecting a factory there for the exclusive manufacture of the four-cylinder car. This Nash plant will be finished within a year and the new car will be in produc tion some time before September 1, 1920. THE UNIVERSAL CAR Every Ford Owner Should Know just what Ford service is, and why it is different from ordinary garage service and why it is more profitable to patronize the Authorized Ford Dealer. The Ford Dealer is a part of the Big Ford Family. He carries a large stock of genuine Ford parts for repairs and replacements so you don't have to wait while he sends for them, and he uses only genuine parts because he knows the imi tation parts aren't dependable and don't wear. He has a thoroughly equipped, up-to-the-minute garage with tools that enable his Ford Mechan ics to efficiently and properly make any repairs from a minor adjustment to a complete over haul. And when the work is finished, his bill represents the reasonable, standard Ford prices. Now, we are Authorized Ford Dealers a part of the great Ford Service organization which was formed chiefly to put within each community a dealer who would have more than a passing interest in Ford repairs and adjustments. We are prepared and equipped to render prompt, care ful Ford service. Drive in or phone and we'll come after your car. "The attitude between the railroads and the motor truck i3 gradually turning from a spirit of competition to a spirit of co-operation, says I' C. Atwell of the International Mack corporation. Mack distributors here. The present serious financial con dition of the railroads and increased freight rates that will inevitably fol low, together with the economic ad a very favorable effect on the prices of foodstuffs as a result of that co operation. "The use of trucks as feeders to the railroads up to a distance of 100 miles will release their facilities for the increasing: tonnage that require long-distance, haulage. It has bee specifically proved that because 'c duplication of handling in railroad transportation, goods can be shipped on short hauls more economically by motor truck. In a few years th truck will be the standard method of short-distance hauling. By acting as a feeder within a radius of termin als, it will provide the railroads with an increased tonnage and assist in making complete delivery, since it will penetrate areas that are now without transportation facilities. "The Bis Four freight houses in Cincinnati have set the example. Two motor truck chassis and about ten bodies were used with tremendous success in relieving the ' railroads of a large tonnage ot short-haul traffic. Branch stations received the bodies which were filled and loaded on the chassis. On a fixed schedule they were brought to the terminals and their contents transferred to through cars. Under the old system cars had to be sent to each of the branch sta tions and brought to the terminal by the engine, seldom more than a quar ter filled. "The advantages of this plan over the old extravagant methods are so vivid that other large cities through out the United States are realizing tne tremendous potentialities of the truck as a feeder to the railroads, and are establishing similar systems. me time will come when each and every motor truck that operates with Francis Motor Car Co. East 13th and Hawthorne Wm. L. Hughson Co. Broadway and Davis Rushlight & Penny East Third and Broadway Talbot & Casey East Ankcny and Grand Robinson-Smith Co. Sixth and Madison Palace Garage Co. Twelfth and Stark Insist on Genuine Ford Parts Trucks Move Bridge. NEVADA CITT, Cal.. Nov. 13. A fleet of six large army trucks re in a SO mile radius of large cities will be in effect a branch line of that railroad. The reason for this is that a railroad requires an immense ini tial Investment for right of way, grad ing, bridges and rails, and is limited in tlie amount of traffic it will hold. If such a branch line does not pay for itself, it cannot be diverted. On the other hand, a motor trucK roule has no limitations and can easily be transferred to a more profitable route if one does not prove successful. "There is but one resistance to this transportation millennium and that is the lack of appreciation of the neces sity for good roads. The sooner sol idly built national highways are sup ported by legislation the sooner a great factor in the high cost of living will be reduced." Lack of Oil Hurts Car. Around the engine and other parts of the car there are supposedly tight Joints in addition to actual openings. Take the front end cover, commonly called th. timing gear case cover. Vibration may loosen a few of the holding nuts, allowing the cover to move away from the crankcase a small fraction of an Inch. With an accumulation of dirt over the cover, some of the dirt s bound to get to the gear teeth. Dirt and lack of lubrication of front end gears are responsible for rapid wear and noisy operation. vision in th. bill Is to the effect that only limited amounts are to be sold, the limit being the quantity necessary to enable the aviator to reach the nearest point where he can purchase supplies. ARMY 3IAY SELL GASOLINE Civilian Fliers to Purchase It at 10 Per Ccn Profit. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. A bill has been introduced into congress which authorizes the war department to sell gasoline, oil and aircraft supplies to civilian aviators at the contract price plus 10 per cent when they land near aviation fields and are in need of assistance for the continuation of their journey or for the protection of the passengers or crew. The pro- CAK HITS ROAIT PRETTY HARD At Speed of 23 Miles, Impact on Tire Is About Nine Tons. When a car that is rolling along at a speed of "5 miles an hour strikes a 6tone or bad bump, the tire receives a blow at the point of impact of nine or 10 tons in force. Many drivers who would regard it as an insane prop osition to strike one of their inflated tires a blow with a 10-ton hammer, ride merrily along day after day in-. their cars, taking no pains whatever to avoid the bumper. Even tho best tires give way in time under such treatment. Don't "hog" the road. New Motorcycle Mark. One of the favorite motorcycle runs of the Pacific coast is the l.:i2-mile stretch between Los Angeles and San Diego. Any rider who becomes prom inent on the coast takes a crack at the latest mark set up on this boule vard run. A new record has just been set by Roy Artley on an Indian, mounted on Goodyear cord tires, the 13--mile distance having been cov ered in 127 minutes, an average of 62.18 miles per hour. Artley clipped 3 minutes from his former record. eastern eutrauce 7 Totals 34 5 There were 246 cars from Oregon i the park this year, with 913 pas engcrs. w ashir.gton sent 4fb cars ud 1762 passengers. Balloon Show Coming. Indications now point to one of the ingest aeronautical exhibitions ever eld in this country, in the show to e held in the Coliseum at Chicago tiring the week of January S, 1920. "he big manufacturers ot aeronau icl Kunnlies are recognizing the ex- Vibition as a wonderful educational pportunuy and are supporting the roject generally. One of the recent ipplicants for epace is the Goodyear :'ire & Rubber company, which built nore than 1000 baloons for the gov ernment during the war. This com- T. ................ ......... ........ ...... my FLEET OF VELIE TRUCKS IX HIGHWAY WORK. j v -M , " f. . i it 5 i I . - . . t.- . 1 : i; I . t In the photo are four of fleet of aeven 3 Va-ton Velle damp-body truck. employed by the William Bros. Tra.uBfer company of Oregron City on Pacific highway contract at Dlllard. Or near Hoaeburcr. These truck were all purchased through the D. C. Warren Motor Car company, Velle distributors, of Portland. JUST AS NECESSARY AS THE LIGHTS ij Get It From Your Dealer. V wJXr II JVe Can Supply Him. TkSZYSlL The Best Practical Signal for All Closed Cars and Trucks It is almost impossible to '"arm signal" from the inside of a closed car or a truck. Unless a perfect mechanical signal is used on these cars there is constant danger of being run into in sudden or necessary turns. Every winter innumerable closed cars are run into and the damage is enough to pay for several signals STOP TAKING CHANCES. Our Guarantee on Every Signal The KOBZY SIGNAL is fully guaranteed for one year. We will repair or replace with a new signal, without charge, any signal that during this time fails to give entire satisfaction. The Auto Semaphore Signal Company Northwestern Distributors 88 North Broadway Phone Broadway 3804 The truck that is today solving the Transportation Problem in every section of the United States Every unit in Commerce Construc tion A Recognized Standard Ask any of the countless COMMERCE OWNERS regarding cost of operation, upkeep, efficiency and SERVICE All models in stock 1, 112-ton Chassis $1685 Portland 1 12 and 2-ton Chassis $2095 Portland 36x6 Cord Tires All types of bodies, including the new all-purpose Commerce Body. McCRAKEN MOTOR CO. 490 Burnside St. Bdwy. 93 bany will exhibit a full lina of ba- toons at Chicaso. 0