THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. JULY 25. 1920
MOUNT HOOD LOOP
LIKELY TO BE SOUTH
HERE'S THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD A DETOUR ROAD ACTUALLY BETTER THAN
THE MAIN HIGHWAY FOR WHICH IT SUBSTITUTES! . '
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Famous For Its Marvelous Motor
Highway Commission Not
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Road That Will Serve Public and
Be of Most Benefit Will Win
Favor of Body.
BY JOHN Wi KELLY.
It Is almost a certainty that the
state highway commission will select
a location for the Mount Hood loop
road, between Gresham and Zigzag,
on the south side of the Sandy river.
If the commission desired chiefly a
scenic road, the route would most
likely be on the north side of the
river,, where the Portland city, com
mission has petitioned that It be
placed. People who have traversed
the north and south sides usually
agree that there Is a more -wonderful
vista on the- north side, and that
along the north side there are In
numerable ideal spots for outings.
However, the state highway commis
sion is looking for more than scenery,
for in Oregon It Is practically Impos
sible to build a road in any section
without its being more or less of a
ccenlc highway. '
Scenery is not confined to the Co
lumbia highway, the Mount Hood
loop or Mackenzie pass. There is some
magnificient scenery on the Pacific
highway; the Grants Pass-Crescent
City road: the Coast highway, the
Roseburg-Coos Bay highway and in
fact, scenery will be found on all
ides.
Sonth Side Haa the Traffic.
On the south side of the Sandy river
there is a rich agricultural district
whose possibilities can scarcely be
realized. Into the Mount Hood road
on the south side there flows the
traffic and produce of a large section
of, Clackamas county. If located on
the north side the Mount Hood road
would not be so convenient and this
traffic and produce . would have to
find another means of trickling into
Portland.
One of the main points the members
of the state highway commission have
constantly In mind when selecting a
road is how it will serve the people.
The location which will be of most
general benefit has the favor of the
commission. Thus, as the south side
has Bcenery and, furthermore, will be
of superior benefit to the producers,
the odds are that the location will be
on the south side.
There may be no decision for some
weeks, however. Commissioner Booth
plans, next month, to go entirely
around the mountain over the tenta
tive route selected by the forestry
people through the national forest.
Commissioners Benson and Kiddle are
expected to go to Government camp
or father in the near future, al
though both these commissioners
have been over the ground before.
May Start From Sandy.
In a general way, there is an Im
pression that the Btate highway com
mission will make the location from
Gresham to Zigzag, or from the
Multnomah county line to Zigzag. It
Is within the range of possibility,
nevertheless, that the commission may
make the location starting from
Sandy to Zigzag. There is a good
road from Gresham to Sandy, in fact
a couple of them. By starting at
Sandy and going toward the moun
tain considerable mileage would be
eaved in building a road.
The present road from Sandy
through Firwood, Cherryville and
Brlghtwood is at this time in bad
shape. There is no rougher road in
Oregon, for it is a succession of
chuckholes. Much of this distance
was planked a year ago, but during
the winter heavy trucks were run
over the road, smashing the plank
ing to kindling or knocking the
boards loose. Now trafic must skirt
along in the chuckholes at the edge
of the planking and the driver , must
be in low or intermediate gear enost
of the time, which is a serious mat
ter in these days of gasoline shortage.
Engineer Scott, who made a survey
for the state highway commission
has followed the present road as a
rule, but has avoided the heavy
grades which develop here and there
The city commission now wants the
highway commission to make another
survey on the north side before ar
riving at a decision.
Whether the highway commission
will go to the expense of the second
survey is not known, but the sent!
merit of the commissioners, as Infor
mally expressed, is that they lean
toward the south side, for obvious
reasons.
Progress Made Gradually.
Even though the commission de
cides on a location this year, the sea
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art of the paved detour road by way of Rldgefleld, Wuh. naed during construction work on Vancouver-Kalama
aectlon of Pacific Highway.
Motorists bound for Seattle and way points will do better at present by taking the route from Vancouver to
xvalama. Wash., in preference to driving to Goble on the Oregon side and thence ferrying across to Kalama. There
Is pavement to Salmon creek, 15 miles from Portland, then a mile of rough road, and then a 15-mile detour around
by way of Rldgefleld, due to paving work on the highway. But of this 15 miles of detour road, most is fine pave
merit. From where the detour rejoins the highway this side of La Center the road Is good, and the Woodland'
iilartin's Bluff section, so long a terror, is now in excellent condition. The detour via Ridgefield adds about six
miles to'the distance to Kalama, which a Chevrolet FB touring car last week found to be 50.7 miles.
son is so far advanced that no work
can be preformed this year, even if
the contract were let. ,
Little by little the Mount Hood
loop Is being gouged Into being. The
Zigzag-Government Camp section Is
approaching completion and now the
forestry people are planning to award
a contract within a few weeks for six
miles within the national forest on
the Hood River side. ' The State high
way commission has agreed to say for
building a mile and a half in Hood
River county which will connect with
the six miles in the preserve. This
work will be . let by the forestry
people.
The mile and a half which the
state is to pay for, and the state ex
pects Hood River county to share the
cost, will be the most heavy construc
tion on the loop. The mile and a
half will be one of the most costly
pieces of work in the state, but until
this short strcftch is. graded, no work
can be done on the . adjoining six
miles in the reserve.
COflST-GOAST IN 14 DAYS
FAMED GOODYEAR TRUCK IS
RECORD-BREAKER.
PLENTY OF GAS IX CAXADA
Motorists Given All They Desire,
Says Hood River Man.
HOOD RIVER, Or., July 24. (Spe
cial.) Motorists obtain unlimited
quantities of gasoline in British Co
lumbia,' according to C. N. Ravlln,
who with Mrs. Ravlin accompanied
C. W. McCullagh, eales manager of
the Apple Growers association, on a
tour to the north. - - -
"We had to pay only 31 cents per
Imperial gallon, which is "25 per 'cent
more than our gallon." said Mr. Rav
lln,. "and you can get your tank filled
at anv time. But the Instant one
comes back across the border the I
gasoline shortage presents a prob
lem.
The local party.- accompanied by
Miss Naomi McCullagh of Seattle,
niece of Mr. McCullagh, spent two
weeks on the tour. They returned by
way of Goldendale and The Dalles.
They found the roads worst between
Portland and Seattle, and between
.Yakima and Hood River. .
"I wouldn't advise any one to go
to Seattle by way of Yakima." eaid
Mr. Ravlln. "From Ellensburg to
Yakima and thence to Hood River
general road conditions are bad. On
our first day out from Portland we
made 236 miles, despite numerous de
tours. .
"We motored up throug'.i British
Columbia and ferried across to Nanal
mio on Vancouver island, traveling
south to Victoria. The road, with a
fine graveled surface. penetrates
heavy forests and skirts many lakes.
We crossed over to Port Angeles and
thence from Crescent Lake traveled
down the Olympic highway along
Hood's canal, and to Olympia. Tacoma
and -Seattle. The trip through to El
lensburg over Snoqualrrie pass is a
delightful drive. But from Jb.iiens
burg on into Yakima the grades are
bad and there r re many sharp
curves."
The highest priced automobile 20
years ago was the "Victoria" type,
selling from $2700 to $3200
Packard Motor Well Known, as It
Took Part In Recent North
west Caravan. .
" A new world's record for a coast-to-coast
trip by motor truck has been
established by the famous Goodyear
transcontinental truck, which made
the 3451 miles 'from Los Angeles to
New York In 13 days 13 hours and 15
minutes.
The previous record of 17 days and
3 hours was held by a lightweight
Maxwell truck.
The three-ton Goodyear Packard,
driven by Howard Sholder and Her
bert Temple of Akron, O., made the
entire trip on one set of Goodyear
pneumatic tires without change. One
of the most interesting things about
the record is that the truck had not
been especially constructed for the
test and previous to this run had al
ready rolled up 120,000 miles, having
traveled from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific four times since 1918. The same
tiuck. also ran from Portland to Los
Angeles in the Northwest Ad club's
caravan in May.
The big freighter rolled into the
factories at Akron Just 12 days after
leaving Los Angeles on June 7 and
had made such good time over the
2900-mile course that It was decided
to send ' It on to New York for a
transcontinental record.
Even with the low time, smooth
running was -not experienced all the
way. - At Seligman, Ariz., nearly four
hours were lost while a tunnel was
dug about 30 feet long and one foot
deep in hardpan to enable the high
truck to go under the Santa Fe tracks.
' Outside Albuquerque. N. M., high
water of the Rio Grande made neces
sary considerable detourlng, culmi
nating in the breaking of a bridge
over an irrigation ditch, taking 32
hours for -the 24-mile detour. Almost
Impassable roads were encountered
near Wagon Bend, N. M.. where tour
ists advised the truck drivers not to
attempt to get through.
The truck was equipped with 44x10
pneumatic tires on the rear and 38x7
pneumatic tires in front. An extra
set of tires, both front and rear, were
carried, but were not needed. Other
equipment included 120 gallons of
gasoline, 30 gallons of oil, log chains,
planks, axes, shovels, etc
During the run the drivers relieved
each other every six hours, one sleep
ing in a comfortable cab behind the
driver's seat while the other main
tained the schedule.
The truck was first used between
Akron and Boston, hauling freight.
In September, 1918, it made Its first
trip to the west coast from Boston
with a load of airplane tires. On the
return trip It carried a load of cotton
from Arizona to Boston.
Extensive demonstrations have been
made all over- the United States by
this truck in commercial and farm
hauling. -In July, 1918. it carried a
band of 15 pieces from Baltimore to
San Francisco in a government tour
over the Lincoln highway.
The truck left Los Angeles, Cal., on
June 7. at 10 A. M. Its route was as
follows: Needles, Cal., June 8, 5 A. M.;
Kingman. Ariz., June 8, 1 P. M. ; Selig
man. Ariz.. June 9. 8 A. M. ; Albu
querque, N. M., June 12, 7 P. M.; Trini
dad, Colo., June 14, 7:30 A. M. ; Dodge
City, Kan., June 15, 3 A. M. ; Kansas
City, Mo., June 15, 11 P. M.; St. Louis,
Mo., June 17. 8 A. M.; Springfield. III.,
June 17, 6 P. M. ; Indianapolis, Ind.
June 18, 8 A. M.; Springfield, O.. June
18, 5 P. M. ; Akron, O.. June 19. 8:30
A. M-: Pittsburg, Pa., June 19, 6 P. M.
Chambersburg, Pa., June 20, 8:30
A-M.; Harrisburg, Pa., June 20, 12
noon; Reading, Newark, New York
June 20, 11:15 P. M.
SEW PLANT FOR CHEVROLET
Retail Branch at Oakland, Cal., to
Cost About $750,000.
CHICAGO, Julv 24. Construction
of the new Chevrolet retail salni
branch in Oakland, Cal., -will cost
between 8500,000 and 8750,000. accord
ing to J. V. Phelan, architectural
superintendent of the General Moiors
ccrporatlon, who has just returned
f .-. m Oakland, where he went over the
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APRIL 28, 19M
MY recent pa rcliue of
Chandler Six wa
because I have already
owned three Chandler.
This car i my fourth
Chandler, and I desire to
comment upon theaounf
form economy tdpmnd
ability tmd efficiency of
the marvelous Chmnd
Irr motor of ail my
Chandler car.
Respectfully yean,
G. Graham Hall.
Houston, Texas.
The Motor of Seven Years Ag'o
and the Motor of Today
The Chandler Six of 1920 is a refinement of
that first Chandler Six of 1913. Seven years of
. devotion on the part of jthe Chandler organi
zation to tjiis one Chandler motor has placed
it in the position of distinction which it holds
today.
Seven years of service in the hands of
thousands of owners, seven years of skillful
application by Chandler engineers, has
brought the Chandler motor and the one
standard Chandler chassis to approximate
perfection.
In these seven years many motors of many
makes have come and gone. Chandler con
tinues a leader among fine cars, because of the
excellence of its performance.
On the one Chandler chassis are mounted
six handsome types of body.
The Chandler Is the Most Fairly Priced Fine C
SIX SPLENDID BODY TYPES
Seven-Passenger Touring, S199S Four-Passenger Roadster, S1995
Seven-Passenger Sedan, 12995 Four-Passenger Coupe, $2895
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Four-Passenger Dispatch, 42075
Limousine. S3495
Twin States Motor
DISTRIBUTERS
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CHANDLER MOTOR GAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, O.
KKEPLXG YOUR CAR IX SHAPE
Here Are Hints the Motorist Should
Paste Up In Garage.
Whether you take care of your own
car or employ a driver, keep these
important reminders pasted up in
your garage und insist that they De
followed:
1. Storage battery, inspected every two
weeks.
2. Grease cups turned up every 10C0
miles.
3. Springs oiled every week.
4. Oil and gasoline connections inspect
ed every week.
5. Crank case drained and washed out
with kerosene every 50O miles.
6. Universal joints packed with grease
every lort miles.
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T. Differential and transmi&sions packed
with grease or oil every 1000 miles.
8. Spark plugs cleaned every 1000 miles.
9. Carbon removed from cylinders twice
a year.
10. Valves ground each 5000 miles.
11. New piston rings every IS months.
12. See that wheels are in line once a
month.
13. See that the water Is circulating
every time the car is started.
14. Bearings on wheels inspected once
a month.
15. Gasoline pipe and carburetor thor
oughly cleaned every month.
10. Self-starter Inspected every month.
17.. Steering wheel and steering knuckles
Inspected once a month.
18. Test brakes and equalize once a
month.
Cooling Hint.
In the engines having the thermo
eyphon system the owner should be
careful always to keep the system
filled, because if the water is allowed
to fall to half or even to three-quarters
of the full amount there will be
impaired circulation and consequently
overheating.
Xew .Farm Tractors.
Instead of logs and stones piled on
the frame, hollow wheels which store
sand or water ballast for additional
weight are installed on the newer
farm tractors.
SO ROUGH GOING ON INLAND HIGHWAY FROM MIST TO OCEAN.
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Slany motorist are refraining from drivlnjc to Astoria,' sow that the lower
Columbia hltchwoy belovr Clatakanle la closed during; the day for paving
operations, cars being; routed over the Inland highway via Mist ' and
' jewel. There la no reason to fear road conditions on the Inland hifth-
- way. for they are fine almost all the way. The Only road that might he
claused as bad la two miles on the Mist aide of the Clatakanle Mlat hill.
It la rutted, but easily passable. From Jewel Into Astoria, 30 miles,
most of the war is over smooth macadam lika that In the picture. So
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Standard Makes
Cord Tires
8000 and 10,000 Miles
30x3 Non Skid $23.95
32x3 Non Skid $27.30
32x4 Non Skid ."..$41.70
33x4 Non 'Skid ....... $42.90
34x4 Non Skid $44.50
35x4 Non Skid 1$53.00
All Factory Firsts
Fabric Tires
6000 Miles
30x3 Non Skid $13.85
80x3 Non Skid .$17.50
31x4 Non Skid $26.50
32x4 Non Skid ..$28.00
33x4 Non Skid ... $28.50
34x4 Non Skid $29.50
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