THE SUNDAY OliEGOXIAN, POItTXANP, NOVEMBER 14, 1920
TAKE THE BABY ALONG, ADVISES OREGON CITY INVENTOR.
Fame of Highway Iflustrated
in Editorial.
TRIBUTE PAID TO WORK
Example of Oregon Is Declared
Worthy of Being Followed
by Southern State.
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GEORGIA RECOGNIZES
BEAUTY OF COLUMBIA
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How the, fame of the Columbia
River highway is spreading- to all
parts of the ' land and is bringing
glory to Oregon was illustrated in
an editorial appearing in a recent
issue of the Atlanta Georgian, a
newspaper of Atlanta. The editorial
paid tribute to the foresight and
enterprise -of the people of Oregon
in building- the highway and holds
this state up as an example to be
followed by Georgia. The editorial
makes excellent reading, at any rate
for Oregonians, for Oregonians are
like other people, it is safe to eay,
and like to read about themselves
and their own accomplishments. One
paragraph of the editorial, which de
clared that Oregon is nowhere near
as wealthy or possessed of the
natural resourses of the eouth-ern
state, may be seriously questioned as
to authenticity, however.
The editorial follows:
While Georgia Walt.
The Portland Oregronlan recently carried
a . full pas article descriptive of the
Lower Columbia highway, extending from
Portland to Astoria.
This Is only the terminal llnlc of the
famous Columbia River highway that ex
tends practically the entire breadth of the
state, and which highway Is only a small
part of the magnificent highway system
that traverses the states of Oregon, Wash
ington and California.
This stretch Is 105 miles In length. On
mors than 10O miles of it paving has been
laid. andU says The Oregonian, "but 4
miles await the laying on of the hot stuff
and the application of the roller."
This great highway was built at tre
mendous cost. It extends through gorges,
winds in and out among crags and preci
pices, and In several places It runs lit
erally through mountains by means of
tunneling. A large part of the roadbed
rests upon solid rock that has been leveled
by blasting.
But the people of Portland and Oregon
are proud of It; and) the unanimous ver
dict is that the highway Is worth many
times over every dollar that It cost.
It is beautifully picturesque, and it Is
one of the network of highways for which
the western states are famous, and that
constitute one of the greatest of attrac
tions both of sight-seeing tourists and to
faomeseekers. i
The people of Oregon built this high
way. Regardless of the great cost, of
bridging chasms, blasting mountain sides
and boring tunnels through the solid rock,
they wen able and willing to build it. and
to surface it with asphalt or concrete.
Contrast with that the spirit that for
all these years has kept Georgia wallow
ing through the mud during seasons of
wet weather while the people of the new
Pacific coast have been providing facilities
whereby they might go from place to place
an modern, paved, year-round highways.
Here, with the exception of the moun
tainous extreme northern part of the state,
highways run in every direction practic
ally on a level. Little grading Is neces
sary, and the boring of tunnels, or any
manner of expensive rock-work does not
enter Into the problem of highway con
struction in Georgia.
And yst, the west builds paved high
ways and we plow through the mud.
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Secause the people of the west are not
afraid to Issue bonds against their re
sources, while Georgians hoard their
credit without venturing to use It.
Oregon is not as populous as is Georgia;
it has nothing like the resources that
Georgia has; It is nowhere near as wealthy.
Yet Oregon can and does build paved
roads, of which the wonderful Columbia
highway, nearing completion, is typical.
If Oregon can do it. so can Georgia, If It
only will.
TRAMP TRUCK ON TOUR
TBAXSPOKTATIOX VALUE IS
SHOWS BY rXXTSITAIi TRIP.
Driver Starts Without Sloney and
With Only One Gallon of
Gas in Tank.
To demonstrate the revenue-producing
power of a motor truck. Mar-
old Shannon, an advertising man of
Green Bay, Wis., is driving a truck
from the Wisconsin city to the Pacific
coast "without money and without
price."
This innovation in truck operation
Is the result of a Jocular declaration
to some friends that be could drive
a truck to the coast and return by
making it pay Us own way. He agreed
to start with only one gallon of gaso
line and without money or articles
that could be sold for money. And it
was further stipulated that the truck
would not haul the same kind of ma
terial more than once. If a load of
coal were hauled at any time, no coal
would be hauled again during the trip, j
Bis' friends doubted the practica
bility of the venture and called on him
to make good bja boast. So having
selected an Oneida truck of 14 tons
capacity on Goodyear pneumatic
tires, and Inducing another driver to
Join In his revolutionary enterprise,
the novel experiment was launched.
A large sign on the truck reads:
"What work have you got for a
tramp truck to. do? To prove the
earning power of a high-grade motor
truck these drivers are crossing the
country, making the truck pay all
expenses. Ask the driver."
The truck is traversing the states of
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana and Washing
ton, along the TellowBtone trail, and
Is expected in Oregon soon. The truck
spends a day In each Important center
hauling odd loads and transporting
freight and pa-ssengers from one town
to another. An enthusiastic welcome
has greeted the tramp pneumatic-
tired freighter along the line and sur
prisingly little difficulty has been ex
perienced in securing sufficient trans
portation business to pay its own way.
It has hauled a silo from one town
to another and distributed a load of
12,000 fruit Jars among the retail cus
tomers of a Fond du Lac wholesale
dealer. In Iowa two valuable race
horses and 35 prize-winning Chester
white pigs rode in the pneumatic
tired transport from the county fair
back to their stalls on the farm.
No attempt is being made to com
plets a speedy trip to the coast as no
tlirtfe limit has been set for the con'
summation of the truck's mission. At
various points the two drivers have
been entertained at dinners by en
tnueiastic truck dealers, but they have
constantly declined to accept free gas
for the "tramp."
The Automobile club of France will
i revive the famous Grand Prix race in
July, 1321. A maximum of five cars
may be entered by one manufacturer,
the fees being 20,000 for one car,
5.eoo for two, 47,500 for three, 57,500
for four and 65,000 franca for & five-
car train.
AUTO BABY BUGGY HERE
OKEGOJT CITYxBCSLVESS MAX
PEitPECTS IXVEJTTIOX.
Device to Fit in Back of Any Car
May - Revolutionize Motoring
" With Yonnjrstcrs.
. A. R. Price, business man of Oregon
City, noticed the discomfort and
fatigue which Mrs. Price experienced
in holdlnfe their year-old baby, Henry
Robert, when they went for automo
bile rides in their big Kaynes car, and
had an idea. It was one of Mose sim
ple ideas which sometimes go big, and
Price took out a patent and now be
lleves that his idea will revolutionize
motoring' with the baby.
Briefly, Price'B invention is a baby
carriage which fits behind the front
seat in any automobile, so arranged as
to hold the baby in comfort in both a
sitting: and sleeping posture, with
springs which take up car vibration
and road bumps. The carriage, while
plenty large enough for the young
ster, is hung in such a way as to leave
ample room In the back seat for the
usual number of passengers. Price
worked out a model which he installed
in his own car, a 1920 Haynes, and
tried out with his son Henry Robert
for about five months. So successful
was the arrangement that he took out
patent papers and recently began ar
rangements for manufacturing the ar
ticle and putting It on the market.
The device is arranged to hang from
the robe rail back-of the -front seat,
or for cars with no robe rail two
small hooks are provided with the
equipment. The entire equipment is
quite similar to a wheel baby car
riage, except that It hangs from the
robe rail and is equipped with spe
cially designed springs to take up the
car shock. A hinged back is pro
vided, which may be left-up for the
baby when awake or lowered for
sleep. The entire carriage is finished
In black artificial leather, harmoniz
ing1 with the interior of nearly all
cars. The body Is of wopd and steel
of sturdy construction. The weight
of the carriage is 25 pounds and it
takes up four inches less space In the,
car than a jump seat, at the same time
leaving" plenty of foot room for the
passengers in the back seat- Its
strength' Is claimed to be sufficient to
carry a child up to 6 or tl years of
age.
Price, wf o recently Bold out his In
terests In Price Brothers' department
store at Oregon City to spend his en
tire time perfecting his Invention and
putting the device on the market; al
ready has made demonstrations to a
number of big: eastern concerns. The
device will be manufactured In Ore
gon, however, he declares, and will
be distinctly an Oregon product, al
though eastern distribution rights
may be arranged with one of the east
ern concerns. The carriage was placed
on display at Ballou &. Wright's store
last week, where It attracted a great
deal of attention.
TIKE COJIPAXT CUTS PRICE
Practice of Specializing on One
Size Tire Successful.
Lower prices to the dealer and
oonsumer have Just been announced
byxthe Master Tire & Rubber com
pany of Dayton, Ohio. This concern
specializes on a cord tire in the 30x3
inch size; the size required by such
carr as the Ford, Chevrolet, Brlsco,
Maxwell, Dort, Light Overland 4, or
any other passenger ' or commercial
car with a 30x3 Va inch rim.
It is said to be the first company
to standardize and concentrate on one
size and one quality of tire only.
This policy has been so effective in
reducing manufacturing costs, the
company claims, that It is able ' to
announce a reduction In prices to the
trade as well as to the consuming
public.
Every confusing turn or crossroad
on the Lincoln highway from New
York to San Francisco will have an
enameled steel marker. The road is
8223 miles long.
WELL, WELL! HERE'S STILL ANOTHER OLDSMOBILE THAT HAS JUST JOURNEYED ACROSS
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Mr. sid Mrs. II. A. DeLno, shown la the photograph beside their Oldssssblle roadster, left their home In Kals
maioo, Mich October 9 and reach ed headquarters of the Oldsmoblle c ompany of Oreson in Portland laat
week after 3000 miles of drivtnu. l"hey fonnd the roads pretty fair all t lie way except for 260 miles between
Missoula, Mont, and Spokane. Th e similarity between Bliehlgran and I lllnola license plates caused them an
adventure when Montana cops ato pped them on suspicion that they we re bootleg-ere rs from Illinois, The
cops searched their car, but t oun d nothlns; drinkable aboard. The De Lanos remained In Portland a few
days before ahsvlns; off tor Lsa Anseles, their destination. The Oldamablle averaged IS miles t the Kllon
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TOP LOCATION OP BABY CARRIA OE5 IN CAR. MIDDLE AND LOWER-CLOSE-UPS
OF CARRIAGE IN tSE.
A device for a baby carriage in t he automobile has Ween designed by
A. R. Price of Oreg-on City, which it Is proposed to manufacture and put on
the market extensively. The device fits in any car and is arranged with
springs to kill road bumps and car v Ibration.
TIME - PAYMENT ADOPTED
W1LLYS-OVER.LAXD CO 51 PAX Y
INAUGURATES SERVICE.
New Plan Worked Oat for. Benefit
of Motor-Buying: Public and
to Meet Price Cuts.
Through arrangements which the
Willys-Overland company has been
fortuaate enough to make, its dealers
"in all parts of the country will be
able to finance the eale of its Over
land and Willys-Knight cars on the
time-payment plan. .The new plan
has been worked out for the benefit
of the motor-buying public and la esT
pecially valuable at this time because
of the reduction in prices recently an
nounced by the company. ,
There is no dearth of motor car
buyers, dealers report. But there are
many prospective car buyers who
have been compelled to delay their
purchases because of the 'tightening
of credits all along the line. Through
the arrangements which the Willys
Overland company has made, a tight
ened credit situation has been re
lieved for those who buy Its motor
cars.
' As In most business involving a
large expenditure of money in each
investment, the automobile Industry
has been operating on the time-payment
plan to a greater extent than
many realize. Statistics show that
throughout the country 60 per cent
of all cars are sold on time, while in
some sections the percentage of cars
sold on time runs as high as 90.
Surveys made by the great banking
Institutions which have been organ
ized to finance automobile sales ex
clusively, show that the motor car,
especially the smaller, standard types
ft cars, have long since passed the
luxury class and must now be con
sidered a necessary part of every pro
gressive community.
One survey made In 1J19. from
April to September, gives an Idea of
the class of buyers who are purchas
ing cars through the time-payment
plan. The average age of the pur
chaser was 85. years. Hia average
monthly income vtas 277.81. The
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average monthly payment on his car
was $60.16 and the average down
payment 43.8 per cent.
, The average , real estate equity
owned by purchasers was S7805, an
Indication that most of these buyers
own, their own homes and other prop
erty as well. The survey sovered
nearly 8000 purchasers in all parts of
the country, giving in the minds of
automobile men a fairly accurate
picture of the American automobile
buyer.
The average price of the motor ve
hicle concerned in this survey was
$1069.53. Surveys made by the Na
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce establish beyond question that
the automobile Is a vehicle of com
merce. A survey it has recently com
pleted shows that 90 per cent of all
cars are used for business purposes.
, Thirty-seven per cent of car owners
Improve their living conditions be
cause of the motor car. Sixty per cent
of the average car mileage and 78 per
cent of farmer car mileage is for
business purposes. The Chamber of
Commerce survey covered 10,000 own
ers In all parts of the country, who
estimated that the automobile added
67 per cent to his output.
Because of this increased efficiency
In every walk of life through the
automobile, the Willys-Overland looks
upon its new plan of time payments
for buyers of its cars as a real pub
lic service, according to a statement
received by Willys-Overland, Inc.,
here. ,
TRUCK MADE DENTAL OFFICE
Unusnal Car Sold to City of Scran
ton for Health Department.
An unusual sale of a motor truck
has just come to light. The Scranton
distributor of the Bethlehem Motors
corporation recently sold a model K
chassis to the city of Scranton. This
chassis is being equipped with a spe
cial body, which will be provided with
a dental chair, instrument cabinet,
running water and all of the sani
tary conveniences of a first-class
dental office. The traveling dentist
will make all of the schools of the
city, traveling constantly. - A cam
paign promoted to show the value of
oral hygiene will go on throughout
the year. After examinations of the
scholars those in need of Important
dental work will be taken out of the
school and to the truck, where expert
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QUANTITY
PRODUCTION
MAKES FORD
PRICES
POSSIBLE
These figures, covering only a few items, show what Ford production of 1,250,
000 cars means in purchasing power and in efficiency of handling methods. .
Ford production methods must be revolutionized the coming year to make the new
cut prices possible. But Mr. Ford cuts the price first, and then makes that cut possible
by, increasing efficiency and eliminating waste.
, .
Yon get the benefit. Take advantage of what the Ford production methods offe
you and get your Ford car now.
NEW 1920 191-4-1915
, - PRICES PRICES
Chassis' $360.00 $410.00
Runabout (starter $70.00) 395.00 440.00
Touring (starter $70.00) 440.00. 490.00
Sedan, with starter 795.00 975.00 (without starter)
Coupe, with starter. . .' 745.00 750.00 (without starter)
All above prices F. O. B. Detroit
FOR SALE BY THE FOLLOWING AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERS:
Francis Motor Car Company
Hawthorne at Grand
Palace Garage Company Rushlight &
12th at Stark '' East Third
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work will be done. The pupil will
then return to the classes. The sale
of this truck for the purpose was
brought (fbout by a Bethlehem sales
man, who is credited by W. ,G. Clay,
assistant general sales manager of
the Bethlehem Motors corporation,
with unusual head work. Mr. Clay
believes that this sale is com
mendatory, due to the advertising
which will be received by the
company. He points to the fact that
this is the day of unusual ideas,
application, ingenuity and- what is
known as head work.
RUBAIi TdwCVS TO AID ROADS
Coos County Communities Take
Steps to Raise Sloney.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 13. (Spe
cial.) Rural communities In Coos
ccunty show a disposition to aid the
highway system which is auxiliary to
the regular main highways.
Haynes, Larson and Kentucky in
lets. Allegany, South Coos river, South
slough, Brewster valley, Two-Mile,
Bridge, Powers and others have peti
tioned Judge C. R. Wade to call spe
cial road meetings in the various dis
tricts for the purpose of voting spe
cial money for the improvement of
the highways within the numerous
boundaries.
One or two petitions which were
Lehigh Tires
All Firsts
30x3 $ 9.85
Two for 18.00
80x3 ... 13.75
Two for 26.50
31x4 19.70
Two for- S8.00
32x4 S2.30
Two for 43.50
33x4 S2.80
Two for" 44.00
34x4 23.30
Two for 45.50
Canton -Blacks tone
Cord Tires
Guaranteed 8000 Miles.
All Firsts
32x3 ..$31.65
Two for 60.00
32x4 40.75
Two for 77.50
33x4 ................ 41.00
Two for 77.90
34x4 42.00
Two for 80. OO
83x4 45.0O
Two for 85 .50
34x4 47.40
Two for 9O.O0
85x4 48.50
Two for 92.00
35x5 58.80
Two for .......... 103.O0
We Save Ycu From 30 .to 50
Portland Tire Co.
Sixth and Burnside Streets
Ford car production the coming year will require over
634,375 tons of steel
250,000 tons of coal for power, gas and heat
10,000,000 gallons of fuel oil for heafetreating steel
172,500,000 feet copper tubing for radiators
. 81,875,000 square feet of rubber cloth for tops
66,725,000 square feet of steel for fenders and guards
12,400,000 square feet galvanized metal for gas tanks
7,287,500 square feet of plate glass for windshields
5,000,000 wheels and 5,000,000 tires.
3,750,000 lamps
43,000 miles of wire for magnetos
Wm. L. Hnghson Co.
Broadway at Davis
faulty were rejected, but the ranch
ers were not" discouraged and will
present newly drawn instruments
which will lack flaws.
Tbe Cutout Helps.
That much-abused cutout may yet
WHITE TRUC
Steadily Do the
Allen & Lewis 7
Closset & Deveri 3
Dwight Edwards Co 1
Independent Cracker Co 1'
Pacific Coast Biscuit Co.... 3
United States Bakery 80
General Cigars Co 1
City Dairy 3
Fern wood Dairy 2
Hazelwood Ice Cream Co. .. . 1
Modern Dairy 1
Portland Damascus Milk Co. 3
Pine Creek Dairy 1
Riverview Dairy ........... 4
Steigerwald Dairy 2
Sulzer Brothers 1
Willamette Dairy 7
Red Rock Dairy t
Armour & Co S
Boston Packing Co. 1
Howitt Commission Co. 1
Sinclair Provision Co. .......1
Swift & Co 2
Ben Brugger 1
Leo Gattuccio 1
Pacific Fruit & Produce Co.. 2
Ryan Fruit Co 1
Tony Tukutonl 1
Crescent Paper Co. ......... 1
Blake McFall Co 2
F. C. Stettler Mfg. Co 1
Zellerbach Paper Co 3
Journal Publishing Co 3
Blumauer-Frank Drug Co... 4
Edwards Furniture Co. .... 2
Henry Jennings A Sons 1
Honeyman Hdwe. Co 6
Oregon -Ellers Music House. 1
John Knapp ............... 1
THIS roster shows the Portland firms and individuals that own and
operate White Trucks. It is impressive evidence , of their durabil
ity, dependability and economy in all lines of business.
In addition to the above, there are many White
operation in various lines, covering every section
White Trucks Stand Up and
THE WHITE COMPANY
Park and Couch Streets - Portland, Ore.
Talbot & Casey, Inc.
East Ankeny at Grand
Robinson-Smith Company
Sixth at Madison
Penney, Inc.
at Broadway
be a saving to you. It's a barometer
for the kind of fuel mixture you have
in your machine. By running the en
gine after dark and throwing? on the
cutout, the flames issuing from it
will tell the condition of the ' mix
ture. If tbe flame is blue or colorless
Most Work for the Least Money
American Can Co 2
S. Ban Co '
Jones Cash Store
Gray, McLean & Percy
Italian Delicatessen Co
New nalian Importing Co...
' O'Brlen-Shold Barber SuDDly
Meier & Frank Co 3
Foster & Kleiser 1
Crown Mills 5
Kerr, Glfford &. Co 2
W. P. Fuller & Co 1
Shell Oil Company 3
Standard Oil Company ..... 9
Union Oil Company 30
East Bide Mill St Lbr. Co. . . 5
Jones Lumber Co 2
Oregon Box & Mfg. Co 2
Oresron Doof Co 1
Pacific Lime & Gypsum Co. . 1
Shops Brlok Co 1
Railway Equipment Co 1
F. E. Jarl '. 1
Imperial Hotel . , 1
St Charles Hotel 1
Crater Lake Co 4
Baggage &" Omnibus Co.... 1
Fashion Stables 4
Olsen-Roe Transfer Co 2
J. E. Owens 3
Morton Auto Transfer Co... 1
Portland Van & Stg. Co.... 8
John Sauer 1
Shepard's Auto Bus Lines. . .18
Vim Transfer Co 1
Willamette Valley Trans
portation Co l
the mixture is correct. A red flame
shows you are using too much gaso
line, while a yellow flame shows there
Is too much air in the mixture.
A tire often deteriorates faster on
the spare rim than on the wheqj.
Enko's City Dye Works.
Very Best Laundry . . . . .
H. P. Burroughs
W. E. Colburn
R. Diller
K. E. Harr
John La Grande
Hawthorne Dock .........
L. Lambert
Moon Brothers ,
M. W. Ryan
Poorman Truck Co. ......
L. V. Smith
Taylor Brothers
J. A. C. Tait
Paelfle Tel. A Tel. Co. .,
Portland Gas & Coke Co.
City of Portland
Pete Caruso
Oregon Agricultural Co. ,
Alaska Junk Co. ........
M. Barde & Sons
Anton Burkart
Cutler Mfg. Co
B. Colin
Mike Ferrero ...........
Fred Dundee ............
I. W. Hauser
Steve Kaptur
L. H. Kaptur
John Moudy
Fred Quast
Paul Shirley
G. L. Holloway
R. D. Kerwin
Conant & Buchel
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Finley & Son
Trucks in constant
in the state.
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