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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. MAY 15, 1921 I MARVELOUS SCENERY FOUND ALONG COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY BETWEEN HOOD RIVER AND THE DALLES. Auto Is Solving Problem of Seaside to The Dalles Pave -, 'the Short Haul.' ment to Become Reality. TAXES STILL TOO HIGH BRIDGES ARE COMPLETED! Motor Cars Xow Are Paying More Scenic Beauty Will Be Opened to I Special Taxes Than Atiy Other Industry. Tourists on Section East of Hood River; Heavy Travel Likely. 3 WORK Ofl COLUMBIA ROAD III BEGINS liusifiy mm iW DUE FOB BOOM s 4 V """lX-Ji " - " - SALEM. Or., May 14. (Special.) With the awarding of the contract for paving- between Hood River and The Dalles, on April 22. the last link of the paved section of the Columbia river highway has been placed under construction. This paved section reaches from Seaside to The Dalles, a total distance of 210 miles, and com pletes the longest section of contin nous pavement in the state of Ore gon. In fact, there are very few sec tions of pavement of this great length in the United States, and there is no section in the United States which presents such a variety of scenic at tractions. All of the bridges on the entire sec tion have been completed, with the exception of the bascule structure across Young's bay, at Astoria, and this will be completed within the next 10 davs and thrown open to traffic This great length of highway, lying as it does between the river and trie mountains throughout its entire length, has presented many difficul ties from an engineering standpoint and has been expensive because of the nature of the topography adjacent I to the river. The excavation is large ly in solid rock and along steep bill' aides, requiring the removal of large ouantitles of material. Because this road lies near the Co ftrmbia river and crosses all of the lateral drainage near the junction of the many streams with the Columbia river, the bridges are of unusual length and difficulty of construction. It is hardly possible that there Is any road of the same length In the west which has required so many struc tures. Constant Maintenance Keeessary. The road Is located on the north slope of the mountains, and many points are not reached by the sun ex cept for a few months in the summer season. The steep slopes and heavy saturation along the Columbia river are the causes of a condition wnicn requires constant and expensive main tenance and unusually neavy con struction and careful drainage to carry the traffic during the months of extreme rainfall. The Columbia river highway has seen called the ' scenic road,' and it Is all that the name implies, yet the Columbia river highway throughout Its entire length is a- market road of creat value to the adjacent country, and. besides linking up the important cities of Astoria, Portland The Dalles, It connects up many minor clues. On the upper portion of the high way, so abrupt are the cliffs en croaching upon the river that many tunnels have been required, of which Mitchell point tunnel, constructed by Mulor Bowlbv. is perhaps the most attractive both from an engineering and esthetic standpoint. - The cliff through which this tunnel was driven was of such a nature as permitted a symmetrical finish without the ne cessity for stone portals or concrete lining. Rocks In Tnnneln Faulty. The tunnels east of this point, such as the Twin tunnels, between Hood River and Mosier. on the section Just awarded for pavement, are driven through rook which is full of seams and badly broken in character. These tunnels, of necessity, have been por talled with masonry, the design of which is consistent with all of the construction throughout the length of this highway. The Twin tunnels have been lined temporarily with wood con struction, hut it is expected, within the next few years, that these tun nels will be lined with concrete. It was necessary to take this precaution because of the falling stone. The opening up of the section be tween Hood River and The Dalles will give to the people of Oregon an other section or spectacular con fit ruction and scenic beauty which ap nrnnrnei mat oi ins ocuiiwn m jwuit- .... . . , . , i . Soman county between Crown Point At tne regular montniy n.u and Bonneville, and at the same time tne Automotive unipmui "'"' Becomes of immense commercial I turers' and Distributors association, value by connecting up eastern Ore- neId Monday night at .the Chamber gon with the western part of the of Commerce r00ms. it was voted to state. I the Oregon state highway com Prior to this time no road ror Te- mi.si(vn change the name of The hicular travel has ever been kept Dalles-Callforni a . highway to The Two views taken along; the Highway , contract for paring of which has Jnst been let. Above Handsome concrete bridge serosa Dry creek near Hoi ler. BelowObservation gallery betw era the windows or. tne Twin tunnels short distance east of Hood Rlv er. THE DALLES-KLAMATH HIGH WAT IS TITLE SUGGESTED. Auto Equipment Men's Association Favors Advertising Oregon's Scenic Resources. ..nan nvor the Cascade range through out the winter; however, the coming winter will see continuous travel and communication between the east and wrt- The completion of this section of the Columbia river highway is an Dalles-Crater lake highway or The Dalles-Klamath Falls highway. The association expressed the con viction that Oregon s resources ami scenery should be exploited, and one of the easiest ways of doing this, it - i. -,.. c wnlM, the neoole was conienaeo, is i '"- Oregon may well he proud. No after some city or cemo other stats has ever attempted so state Instead of going out of the state for a name. There was a large attendance at the meeting and more than 20 firms were represented. The pages of the roster were closed for the printer Wednesday of last week and it is ex pected that the bboklet soon will be WAIA WALLA PATTXG RUSHED In circulation. The first edition will PS limiLUU LO ltB kliau AU.vvv wiurh and no other state has the set- tinc- for such a road. To mention I Oregon is to mention the Columbia river highway. It is the mecca of the tourist and one of Oregon's great market roads. Four-Mile Gap to Pendleton W1!I Soon Be Completed. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. May 14. (Special.) Fast progress is being made in paving the four-mile gap in and it Is expected that they will be much in demand, as there are a num ber of new firms whose products have just been placed on the market, and these will make their first public announcements through the booklet. Considerable interest was manifest the paved highway between this city ed in the new shipping facilities just nt PendlKton. A mile has already established between Portland and the been completed this season and it is west coast of South America. One expected that the entire Job will be member of the association is now finished by July 15. shipping to Sweden and is compelled The paving crew Is' working near to route shipments by way of New Blue Mountain station and win soon have the section north of Blue Moun tain completed. This is about a mile and a half long. Operations will then be started between Blue Moun tain and Weston. The contractor who had the job of constructing the steel bridge at Blue Mountain is reported as having abandoned the Job and- this psrt of the highway may be held up. During the paving there Is a good de tour between Blue Mountain and Wes ton. All the rest of the highway be tween Pendleton and Walla Walla is paved and between Walla Walla and a point north of the state line there are two paved highways, so that trav elers get a slight diversity in scenery- York and Bremen. This is to be changed shortly to a direct line from Portland. The members present were enter tained by Miss Agnes Cover, a sister of P. L. Cover, with the General tire distributors. Several new commit tees were appointed for the coming season and several new members re ceived their membership cards. Charles S. Piper is secretary of the association, with offices in the Pit tock block, room 612. OLD-TIMERS' CLUB GROWIXG Instructions Given as to How to Gel Application Blanks. Men of the automotive trades, which Includes the men of the adver tising agencies harfdling automobile accounts, news writers on automotive topics, dealers, distributors, their salesmen and manufacturers In every line of automotive industry and their executives, will be able to obtain ap plication blanks for membership in the Old Timers club by addressing a letter to the office of the club, 420 Book building. Detroit. It has been learned that many have awaited receipt of the necessary pa pers to be signed. Reaching everyone, according to F. Ed Spooner, secretary. is a difficult matter. The work Is be ing expedited in every way possible, as It is the object to put a member ship application blank in the hand of every man in the trade within as short a time as possible. The mem bership of the organization is grow ing more rapidly than had been an ticipated at this time. Free Oil Holes. The car owner who intends to do any repainting work will do well to see that all exposed oil holes are stuffed with felt er waste to prevent their being painted over and . so choked. The latter condition will result in failure of oil to reach the bearings when ' the car is again being run. IP HEALTH BUILDER XEW YORK MEN MAKE TOUR OF 32,000 MILES. United States, Hawaii and Canal Zone Covered in Tear Jn Dort Motor Car. LATEST ESSEX ROADSTER MODEL ASoUSEFUL AS IT IS GOOD LOOKING. r , S J ri, L lr til Rubber Hose. This is the time of year to renew the rubber hose connections of the cooling system. These connections de teriorate after a season's trse and sometimes the Inside layer of fabric separates from the rest and Impedes circulation, without the defect being apparent from the outside. No kinks should be allowed in such connections and the clamp fasteners should be properly secured. Where rubber hose bas bends In it a good plan Is to reln- J r? u.i ..-..V W Aft X i feus .iX.-i One of the 1021 Easexea, with new dark-bine finish and slate-glass rear win dow. Just received from factory brCL. Boss Automobile company. While nossessing all the advantages of the ordinary roadster, thia Essex force it by a brass coil spring which model probably has a greater degree of commercial utility than any other Is a good fit inside. This prevents any flattening at the bend and cracking, resulting eventually is a leak. v oassenger car ever devised. The entire cover of the rear deck is easily removable, giving space for a large trunk or sample case. In addition, there is a larca compartment behind the seat, which may be used for luggage. These features make It particularly attractlvt to traveling salesmen. NEW YORK, N. T., May 14. Two sunkissed and husky men drove a mud-covered Dort Into Brooklyn, N. Y., the other day, bringing wit them an unusual story of a motor tour covering the greater part of the united States, Hawaii and Panama. They were Walter A. McLaren and Thomas J. Hollingsworth of 373 Ninth street, Brooklyn, who had just re turned from more than 32,000 miles of touring and outdoor life covering a year s time. McLaren and Hollingsworth were Jointly conducting an art studio at Brooklyn when the "wanderlust' struck them. They had bee "bud dies" in the great war and McLaren's health was impaired through "gas ing" on the battle front. His physi cian had prescribed "air and lots of it. They bought a model 15 Dort touring car of the Brooklyn Dort dealer. May 4, 1920, and started on their journey May 8. They first drove into Connecticut, thence through New York state, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and to St. Louis, Mo. from Missouri to Iowa, Kansas, Neb rasica, Wyoming, Montana and on across the Rocky mountains to Se attle. Wash. From Seattle they pro ceeded south to Portland and down the Pacific coast to - San Francisco. Los Angeles and returned to San Francisco. There they took a boat for Hawaii, where two weeks were spent touring. Returning to San Francisco they again shipped, this time lor Panama. After -hitting thS high spots" of the canal zone they embarked for Mew Orleans. Leaving New Orleans they took a. side trip to Florida and then started north. Now, through the southern and mid-western states they traveled, their objective being Duluth. Minn. From Duluth they turned and started for home, where they arrived on the anniversary of their departure. The men kept careful account of their costs. Their expenditures for living, including food and an occa sional night's lodging, amounted to less than $4 a day for both. They purchased 13SZ gallons of gasoline ana 2o gallons of lubricating oil. They carried a small tent which provided shelter at night, but very little other impedimenta. They started out to rough it and adhered rjv-lng. They wore khaki suits, leggings. sweaters and heavy hoots. v- . t - ' f f4rVC u -A a us try ana revuiuuun vi merchandise transportation sysUm ot I lUO sv o o -- - I autoraoDiifj in a ua try ii p io.ua w IAirrea ncevca, soudi&i iii.iio.o i the National Automobile Chamber of I commerce, wno .was n U1L j latter part or the weeic lo attena meeting of the executives of that or- 1 a,i.a,it, uu,ii" .1.9 r is expected to do much toward solving the transportation problem. Every Ilii r, 1 ii a. ii l ii n iii.iiuioiiui . ... -tt.ii.j c.-.n wilt h. affAf-fAif nnnn- I sors of the plan assert. In short, it Is la irom-aiurB-w-uuur ucnof j ojo- II r III ig U 13 Ql.iui.iucu UJ V 11 C ..iwo equipped at each town and city with I an aaequaie xieec ui ummr . u-ivo. Iil will euuima.te iia iwcooiiy u. !.. ll. n . n J Wnlnn i.im I Ipriv-lciy-uwunu ii u n mug 1 , .1 i - 1 11. fnn Ipeiiea iv .iniiu m uu iwi uvu.a IwaiLiu ivr rpwou uoiftui- i speed up delivery and reduce mer- Short Haul Solved. "It Js the solution of the 'short haul" problem." said Mr. Reeves. "It will save in cartage hours. We are to meet with the American railway executives next month and present the whole plan In perfected detalL The adoption of this plan will mean la tremendous incentive to the motor truck industry." Mr. Reeves has spent the better part of a year in travel. He has visited every large town and city in the country. And at each stop he has talked with the dealers and man ufacturers and bankers. "The Industry is sensibly optimis tic," he said, when asked about the future of the automotive business. "Everyone is placing his house in I order for the year of 'readjustment.' I The automobile industry is fireproof. I It has stood the test, It will go on I and on growing bigger and bigger. Last Year Big. Last year was the banner year April, 1920, was . the record month. Tet the carload shipments for this April are 3 per cent of what they were in April, 1330. 'First, we must not overlook the fact that the automobile industry is affected by the same things that af fect every other large industry. The passenger car line of sales is above the chart line of sales of the motor truck. It is the latter branch of the industry that must be given s shove upward. Passenger car business is much better than general business. This should continue until July 1, when the spring sales will be over. Aftef that It is liable to run along the lines of general business. Volume ot business this year in the automobile trade should be from 60 to 65 per cent oi last year. In my observations throughout the country I find that business or the trade is generally good in the cities, Dut poor in the country sections. Credits, however, are getting a little easier, which Is highly important, because 40 per cent of the cars are sold on time. RAN KLI N There are two sides formance and both, the owner. On the Plus Side Greater Comfort Easier handling Greater road ability All-season usefulness Wider touring range Higher resale value to Franklin per are a benefit to On the Minus Side Less fire trouble Less routine care Less fuel consumed No cooling troubles Fewer repairs Slower depreciation Light weight, flexibility and direct air cooling are the reasons. These are the results: 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline 12,500 miles to the 'set of tires 50 staler yearly depreciation iNatkmal Areraga) BRALY AUTO CO. 501 Burnside Street, Corner Fourteenth Phone Broadway 901 DEALERS FRANKLIN MOTOR WATKINS & CAR COMPANY, MITCHELL. The Dalles. McMinnville. MARION AUTO CO.. Salem. CLACKAMAS COUNTY AUTO & TRACTOR CO., Oregon City. W. W. McCORMACK. Eugene. Second-Hand Cars Moving. 'Second-hand cars are'noving well. but at reduced prices. Second-hand cars 'are good buys today. In some of the bigger cities dealers are carry ing on extensive advertising cam paigns. San Francisco, for example. has just raised 50.000 to exploit a selling campaign there, and it is prov ing spienaiaiy prontaoie. All the elements that enter into car use are favorable. Tires are com ing down; more than 1500,000.000 has been appropriated for better roads. and gasoline - production Is terrific. with prices in some cities as low as 22 cents. The Industry, however, is still faced with unjust taxation. The auto- mo bli-e now pays more special taxes tnan any other industry. No produc tive industry should be singled out ror particular taxation on its sales when there is no general sales tax. Aato Taxes High. 'The automobile already pays in federal taxes alqne $148,720,800, which is enough to cover tne federal, iuoi- ciary, congressional and executive ex pense, as well as the departments of the Interior, commerce, treasury, labor and agriculture, which total $13,282,- 00. Total motor vehicle taxes, fed eral, state and municipal, now equal $316,000,000 annually, or more than $34 per car. 'We hope to remedy this situation some by our visit to Washington next week, when we are to appear before congress and President Harding. But the industry is all the same proving that the shortest distance between two points is the automobile. There are 154,000 cars and trucks in daily use in New York that connect Manhattan island with the mainland. Industry Is Stable. The Industry has proved to he fireproof in every way. The way the industry 'came through' the last six or seven months has won- the admi ration of the bankers. It has raised credits. , "President Bazillion of the Gotham National bank told me that In the ten years of financing automobile manufacturers and dealers they never I lost a dollar excepting in an isolated case where fraud was committed. There are in the United States more than 8.200.000 passenger cars. I The present year should bring a re newal from this number of at least 1.000,000, to say nothing of the new ones bought. There is a mistaken idea that the lion's share of the cars is sold in the big cities. Take all of the cars out of the twelve biggest cities in the country and you remove only 9 per cent of the total in use. In South Dakota there is a car for every 51i persons; in New York one for every 36. This shows the possibilities of the industry in all these centers of "great distances.' There are 21.948 truck dealers with only 990,000 commercial vehicles reg istered, New Yorktis the largest user with 148,879." i MOTOR CAR AIDrXG BCS1XESS John Keller Cites Many Ways In Which Auto Helps. The motor car has been given too little credit for the manner In which it has developed and expanded Ameri can business; according to John Keller, local Maibohm distributor. In addition to speeding up the business processes and enabling the business man to cover a larger field than ever before the motor car has gives him additional confidence and a broader outlook, according, to Keller. To know that under his control IS a powerful throbbing mechanism ready to whirl him along at top speed or to crawl along at a snail's pare, and to feel that this modern chariot is at his behest whenever he chooses so, imbues the business man with a spirit of confidence that makes for success and bigger business. In London 1000 new motor omni buses will be placed on the highways next spring. ABETTER FOUR A TRIFLE MORE DHnDpinniolbfllie Our honest conviction is that no other car in the Hupmobile class presents so many of the good me chanical points which are usually confined to cars selling for much more. To begin with, the Hupmobile is manufactured in Hupmobile plants, by skilled Hupmobile workmen. Motor, clutch, transmission, axles are Hupmobile products with no limit placed on the quality of materials or workmanship by some outside manu facturer. That means that Hupmobile engineering and pro duction facilities, and the will and intent to give the buyer all he pays for, have full sweep. More than anything else, perhaps, that accounts for' the greater economy, the longer life, and the higher re-sale value which make the Hupmobile worth what it costs. Manley Auto Co. . , Distributors Eleventh and Oak at Burnside Phone Broadway 217. to that resolution throughout, earr ing no cnange or outer clothing. Protecting Spark Plugs. Spark plug spares are freauently injured while - being carried in the tool box. An excellent method of guarding against this is to slip each plug into a section of rubber hose, closing each end up with a bit of waste, to prevent the plugs work ing out. When in Need of Any for your car see us first. WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY All Farts at Less Than Y2 Price S. & S. Auto Wrecking Co. 15th and Alder Broadway 636 Mail Orders Given Prompt . Attention J Hupmobile J Amy ranrMI kumdurn Car Sad