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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1920)
12 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, rORTLAND. AP1SIL 4, l'JO WEST LEADS M PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE East Relatively Far Behind in Funds for Roads. POPULATION HERE SMALL Slore Federal Assistance Required for States of Great Area and l'cw People. DETROIT, April 3. Eastern tour ists invading the west by motor car, and particularly those accustomed to the highly improved roads of their own densely-populated and wealthy states, are frequently inclined to con demn western states for the condi tion of their main highways, and to feel that these vitally important pub lic utilities are not receiving the same consideration west of the Mississippi that is given them in the east. These tourists do not stop to con aider the tremendous problems pre sented to the vast states west of the Mississippi which contain tremendous mileages of public roads, which under our present procedure of highway construction must be largely financed with funds obtained from a relatively meager population. Figures don't lie, and a compilation recently made from governmental data by J. David Larson, state consul for the Lincoln Highway association for Utah and secretary of the Salt Lake City Commercial club, show that on the only fair basis of comparison, o. e., per capita expenditure for high ways, the west is really doing more than the east to better highway con ditions. Taking the figures supplied by the rovcrnment as representing the total expenditure for highway maintenance . and construction during the first ten month." of 1P15 and the funds still available for work this year and next, and figuring per capita expenditure on the basis of the 1910 census, Mr. Lawson shows that Utah heads the list in the amount expended. Not only that, but the first ten states in per capita expenditure for highway im provement and maintenance are all West of the Mississippi rivr. The majority of these western states are spending from two to three times as much per individual in habitant upon road construction as any eastern state; this regardless of the fact that the total amount ex pended is far less than that avail able for the same purpose in wealthy eastern commonwealths, which in the main. In addition to having more money available, have less roads to Improve and a smaller area to con nect. The following table prepared by Mr. Larson, giving the first ten states In the order of their per capita pro vision of funds for roads, indicates the vital interest of the west In high way Improvement and the dire need for additional federal assistance if proper road conditions are to be pro vided. Per Capita Ptat Road Funds 1. Utah $'7.(i.T Montana . it: -.: Tpxas 15.V: pound Crolide which is the result of over two years of patient experi ment in the Thermoid laboratoriea Blended with the rubber and the most costly grade of fiber up-river Para is used in the new Thermoid tire the effects of Crolide seem miraculous. Exact laboratory tests show this new rubber compound to be from 50 to several hundred per cent tougher, more resilient and more re sistant to the attacks of oil and water han ordinary grades of rubber and it will give service in the same proportion. "Crolide is blended not only with the tread, but also in scientifically exact degrees with the robber-treated fabric and helps to make the tire, when cured, a solid. Impenetrable whole. Tread, cushion, breaker strips and all the piles of fabric, welded to gether as they are, make this new ire so strongly fortified against wheel separation, fabric breaks resulting rom bruises, cuts, blowouts and kin dred troubles so common to average ires, that unusual service is not the exception, but the rule. "The enduring qualities of Ther moid Crolide compound! tires are re markable. Two years of road tests made over the worst roads in the country, in all conditions of weather and climate and with all kinds of cars, were made before this new tire was put on the market. Over 10,000 ires were tested in this manner and he results showed wonderful mileage records." ' TIRE VULGANIZER HERE MACRO TIRE & REPAIR CO. IS LATKST IX FIELD. .1. 4. 5. . 7. S. B. 10. Orceon 11. so Iowa 8. fiO California 8.41 1rlhn 6.44 Colorado 5.03 Washintrtoa 5. so MinncFou 5.36 GIL ANDERSON RETURNS STtrTZ AGAIN ITAS FAMOUS KN- (ilS liKR PIXOT. Man Kesionsible for Adoption of 16-Vale Motor Heads Kxperi mentation Department. Gil Anderson, automobile engineer And racer, has returned as head of the experimental engineering depart ment or the btutz Motor Car com pany of Ameripa, Inc., at Indianapolis. An intrepid race driver, And-er eon's skill and daring have made him a contender in every big motor classic since his debut as at Stutz pilot in the rirst 500-mile race on the Indian apolis motor speedway in 1911. Those on the inside know him best as the man who not only successfully drove btutz cars in all competitiv races, but also was responsible for their building. Anderson was with the Stutz company from the very start, having carried on the. expert mental work of the first Stutz car built and been with that company until the time of his going with the Revere Motor Car company seme two years ago. His engineering 'abilities placed him at the head of the pro duction department of the Revere company, first as engineer and later as general superintendent. Four years ago the Stutz company adopted the 16-varve motor on the strength of the experimental work over which Anderson had full charge . and of the racing successes which proved the advantages of this design. "By using 16-valve motors," said Anderson, "four-cylinder simplicity is maintained, giving all the advan tages of power, speed, smoothness and flexibility gained' by the multiple cylinder motor. The valves are neces sarily smaller, eliminating the possi bility of warping and cryst-alizing from high-speed service." Master Vulcanizer in Charge of Repair and Retread Work on Five New Machines. The Western Vulcanizer agency for Oregon has just been obtained by the Mauro Tire &. Repair company, at 433 Stark street. This is one of the best equipped shops in the north west. The- method used isthe same as that followed by the leading manu facturers in turning out new tires, and eliminates entirely the necessity of using boots and old materials. All this results in the repaired section outlasting any purt of the casing, ac cording to Mr. Mauro. "The Wot-tcrn Vulcanizing equip ment. just installed, is a masterpiece of human ingenuity and has no rival, he Fays. The outstanding features of the Western molds are their ability to produce anti-skid retreads and per fectly match the final cure. The matrices come in three sections and fit snugly in the molds. They are made of a special aluminum aUoy. strong, durable and easily changed. It matters not what the circumfer ence or cross section of the tire may be, a perfect match will be formed in repair work with this equipment. A tire which is worn to & point where future running would begin to wear on the fabric and soon blow It out and ruin a tube, can be rebuilt and made to give at least its original mileage by the aid of the retreading machines. By this method in the re building of tires fully 40 per cent of cast-off casings can be reclaimed. The company also has the agency for Goodyear tires, tubes and acces sories. All repair men, as well as the motoring public, are cordially in vited to visit this shop and see a demonstration of this equipment by a master vulcanizer, a graduate of the best schools of Akron. O., where he spent the winter getting all the lat est ideas in tire repairing. He will cheerfully answer any and all ques tions touching upon tire injuries and conservation." WHAT MAGXISTO RKALLV IS Technical Subject Explained in liasicst Terms. A magneto is a mechanical means for producing electricity. It is an en tirely complete ignition system self contained in one rugged unit. It sup plies current for ignition only. It gives the most reliable spark, for lighting gas that makes the power in an auto mobile engine. It does not depend upon batteries or require a separate coil or timer. It does not require constant or expert attention, and, un like the battery system, it is not sub ject to damage or weakening by con tinuous operation, short circuits or electrical leakage. In its established form a magneto is a mechanical, op erating part of the engine and as such it is Just as reliable. ACTO -LUNCHES MADE EASY P. Van Datta of Portland Invents Folding Tabic for Car. r. Van Datta of 287 First street, Portland, is the inventor of a new combination outing table and car rier that motor car owners will find convenient and useful. The feature of the table is that it is so con structed as to fold up like a box. in which camp stools, thermos bottles, lunch things and such can be packed. and the whole thing slung on to the rear of the car, out of everybody's way. When the car arrives at its des tination or stops to make camp, it's a simple matter to unsung the box take out the things, unfold the box into a table which is complete with legs, set it up, spread lunch and eat. THE CAR OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY) HI on immiMD MD H ow fortunate it is for us that the men who founded thisi business, set out with the simple idea of trying to build the best car of its class in the world. That clear-cut determi-; nation has led us to adopt policies which are careful and; conscientious, and manufacturing principles which are sound and substantial. The net result has been a mostun. usualand cordial relationbetween ourselvesand our public based on the confidence which people have learned to place in the Hupmobileand the company which builds it. HUPP MOTOR CAR CORPORATION A. B, Manley, Pres. MANLEY AUTO CO., Distributors, Eleventh and Oak at Burnside Phone Broadway 217 E. C. Habel, Sales Manager SECRETS FOUN rCRK GCM NOT AHLE STAND MTTCfl WEAR. TO Use STCTZ ENGINEERING CHIEF BACK AT PLANT. Process of Manufacture and of Compounds Gives Great Life to Tires. New facts about the preparation of rubber used in the manufacture of au tomobile tires have been discovered by the Thermoid Rubber company of Trenton, N. J., according to Robert E. Allen of the Allen & Hebard company, Oregon distributors for Thermoid tires. "Pure rubber possesses little strength," said Mr. Allen, "so little, in fact, that a tire made of it alone would run perhaps 100 miles or, so, but certainly not farther. It is the compounding, the blending of the rubber with other ingredients that gives it toughness. The chemist and his laboratory are just as necessary In the production of a good tire as the fabric and rubber which are a tiro's chief materials. "The Thermoid Crolide compound tire contains an entirely' new com- if USE THE ESSEX STAUNCH CAR PROVES GREAT DESERT RAT. the National Automobile Chamber oi Commercer Own KIre Department. Willys-Overland, where Overland A and the AVlllys-Knight are made, has a fire department at its Toledo (Ohio) plant big enough for some cities. Three pumps with a capacity of 1000 gallons of water a minute, two steamers, one electric fire engine capable of discharging 2400 gallons of water per minute also is installed in the plant. DoiVt neglect necessary adjust merits and repairs until It is too late and yon ure laid up by the roadsidn. Sergeant Taylor Hero of Picture Showing Great Work of Re cruiting Alitsion. The Kssex is becoming known as the mightiest desert car that ever smashed its way through the sage brush country and wastes of such well-known places of heat and deso lation as Death Valley, the Chucka walla desert. Skull valley, the Har- qua Hala and the painted wastes of the northern Arizona plateaus. When Uncle Sam wanted to send Sergeants Harvey A. Kern and Charles S. Taylor of the United States ma rines on a recruiting tour over the famous Phoenix race route" he knew that the experience of the Essex when it conquered the rock arid sand dune country of the Mojave recently in making the famous picture, "The Trail of the S-X Arrow" would guar antee that It would carry Sergeants Kern and Taylor to Phoenix with that same degree of certainty with which it made the Devil's Punch Bowl In its recent motion-picture campaign. On this trip Sergeant Kern served the United States by spreading the propaganda of the marine service through the towns of southern Ari zona, and when the doughty sergeant returned this is the statement he made: "After having eeen the punishment through which the S-X Arrow came so successfully I felt certain that it would be exactly the car suited to our desert run. Its lightness, speed and power are especially suited to desert conditions. Coming back we negotiated the Cnuckawalla desert In two hours less than between Blythe and Mecca than is customary on that difficult route. "We could do this because of the road-holding ability of Esaex cars: and in the difficult 'sand going which prevail for 100 miles In that country we had no trouble whatsoever. We especially appreciated the cooling qualities of the Essex in such trying conditions and as a testimonial of its freedom from overheating I want to tell you that at no time during the round trip did we have to put one drop of water in the radiator." t T i, i tw sLf n v& i-ta yuj v v il ic nJ? '-m imtjr Double Cable &ase cTixos RUSH NEW BUILDINGS Announcement is made of the return of Gil Anderson, famous racer and engineer, as head of the experimental engineering department of the Stutz Motor Car company of America. Inc., at Indianapolis. Mr. Anderson made his debut as a race driver and Stutz pilot In the first 500 . mile race on the Indianapolis motor speedway in 1911. But not only has he driven Stutz cars then and since, but has been responsible for their build ing, such features as the 16 valve motor being due to his advice- Construction, at Franklin Plant Progressing Rapidly. The construction of new buildings at the plant of the Franklin Auto mobile company at Syracuse is pro gressing rapidly. A large new seven story building, costing $400,000, has just been completed and occupancy taken, and another story is being added to building Z, now the largest of the Franklin buildings. Building Z will soon lose this dis tinction, however, with the comple tion of another large seven-story building now under way. This build ing will, when completed, contain 338,000 square feet of floor space and will cost $900,000. It will be ready for occupancy about July 1. A new power house and heating plant is also being built at a cost of $400,000. including the equipment. The chimney to be used in connection with this latter building will be 250 feet high. Lowfr Tariff on Foreign Cars. To encourage a wider market for foreign automobiles in this country, the reduction of 15 per cent In tariff on Imported cars costing $2000 or mora was advocated by members ei Federal B!ci Non Skid -Cmf. Tirt 99 "Long-Distance Tire Service THERE is but one way to get Federal advantages and that is to use Federal Tires. The Double-Cable-Base does away with rim cuts, blow outs just above the rim, tube pinching and other forms of rim damage To this improved construction Federal "Rugged," "Traffik" and "Cord" Tires owe their extra miles, which make them both popular and profitable. Let us explain why. The Federal Rubber Company f rilln.Ii Factories, Cudahy, Wisconsin DK ALERS WVn for eelnrre pgopoeHlon ff re not represented In root tain, WEAVER TIRE COMPANY Oregon Vulcanizing Co. ass-ran n mvmi)B at bho nwir Telephone Brondwnx S79. S I V The Thorobred A Sport Car When a car of demonstrated me chanical superiority also has the leading sport style design it affords a combination of per formance and beauty that is irresist ible. The remarkable success of the new Lexington Thorobred is traceable to these qualities and its popularity has only begun! There is more speed than anyone probably ever needs, and, even better, is its smooth, effortless motion over rough roads. You sink deep in luxurious seats, tilted at just the right angle for the low-hung body. Its ease of control is almost unbe lievable for a high-powered sport car. Let us acquaint you with its many exclusive features, such as the Lexi gasifier, which gives you more power from the present-day low-grade fuel than was formerly obtainable from high-test gas. Thorobred Sport Model), $2285; Touring Car, tsiSst Lex-Sedan, $2$SS: SedmeUe, SjlfOi Coupe, fjlfO All Series "S" moduli eouipped teiik cord tires BRUNN MOTOR CAR CO. 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The introduction here of the Ward La r ranee nas estaDiisnea a new rule amonjr1 truck users, namely, not to buy a truck untS first investigating the Ward La France. C. M. HARRISON COMPANY DISTRIBUTORS 323 PINE PORTLAND, OREGON D