TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. TORTLAXD. AUGUST 28. 1921
UNDERWOOD BLUFFS ON WASHINGTON SIDE OF COLUMBIA AFFORD MAGNIFICENT VISTA.
PRAISED BY VISITOR
California Writer Declares
Scenic Drive Unequaled.
rHiC Good CMaxwell
'RIP PROVES INSPIRING
Splendid Tribute Paid to . Talent
That Evolved and Constructed
Wonderful River Road.
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ODLUMBIA
HIGHWAY
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A splendid tribute to the Columbia
river highway is contained in a re
cant issue of the Daily Press of
Riverside. Cal. A. member of the
staff of that paier recently visited
Tortland and made a tour of the
highway, and on his return penned
the following description:
"The Columbia river highway is the
greatest scenic drive in the United
States. That is the verdict of au
thorities generally who see its won
ders and I certainly concur in that
view.
"We had the pleasure of driving
from Portland up the Columbia to
Hood River, a distance of 45 miles,
and the panorama is certatnly won
derful in its variety and inspiration.
The Columbia is one of the mighty
rivers of the country and its lower
course is through towering basaltic
cliffs, black and forbidding in places,
but In other sections relieved by
forest cover and broken by ravines
beautiful with wild flowers and ferns
and, aweet with woodsy odors.
Water Falla la TnnneU
Waterfalls pour over the cliffs or
flash down through . the ravines and
rive an added charm to the drive.
The Multnomah falls are over 600
feet high and the water pours over
the cliff into a fern bowered pool
with the skyrocket effect that Is bo
noticeable at the Nevada falls in the
Tosemite. At Intervals wonderful
views are had of the conical dome of
Mount Adams and the towering spire
of Mount Hood. Both these peaks
are covered with enow to their very
base.
"The highway strikes the Columbia
a. few miles east of Portland and from
that point on Is built directly along
the river. For much of the distance
the broad roadbed is cut out of solid
volcanic rock. There are five tunnels
ana the Mitchell Point tunnel shown
In the picture on this page is 400 feet
long an-di lighted by archway through
which you' look out over the river.
At some pointa the road is high above
the river and then it drops down close
to the swirling waters that' remind
you of Bryanta line: 'Where rolls the
Oregon.'
Road Carefully Protected.
"Wherever the road Is built along
the cliffs it Is carefully protected by
rock guard rails or strong wooden
fences, giving drivers a sense of se
curity. The gradea are easy , and the
road so wide that passing is an easy
matter. Any auto driver who has had
a reasonable amount of experience can
negotiate this drive with comfort and
safety.
"The construction necessarily has
been tremendously expensive. The
state highway commission claims that
thin Is the most costly piece of road
building per mile yet attempted in
the country, and I can easily believe
this is true. We have had some pretty
expensive pieces of construction in
California, but we have not under
taken to place a road along the side
of basaltic cliffs. At Crown Point
Multnomah county has built an- ob
servatory and comfort station of solid
rock that cost $100,000, and this .will
suggest that the people of Oregon
have not hesitated to go down into
their pockets to make this scenic
drive complete in every detail.
Hlgkmr Skirt River.
"What is officially designated by
he state highway commission as the
Columbia river highway runs from
Astoria? at the mouth of the Colum
bia, to Pendleton, in eastern Oregon,
a distance of 340 miles. For nearly
200 miles the road skirts the river.
The paving is all completed from As
toria to Hood River and contractors
are working on the section from Hood
River to The Dalles. From The Dalles
to Pendleton, about 135 miles, the
road is rock surfaced but said to be
very good. The 100 miles from Port
land to Astoria is not quite as famous
as the section from Portland to Hood
River, but it is said to be a wonder
ful drive and at Astoria you come out
to the sea at the mouth of the Colum
bia.
"If this highway was near Riverside
or any other tourist resort in southern
California it would be black with au
tomobiles nearly all the time. Oregon
bas failed to exploit its beauty and
unique character as It should, but
gradually its fame is becoming known,
especially to California.
Tourtnjc Autos Numerous.
"On the drive from Portland to
Hood Hirer and return we saw cars
from 12 western states and the Call
fornla cars ranked next to those of
Oregon in number. When we stopped
at Multnomah falls half a dozen Call
fornia cars were there at one time.
"Oregon is behind California in the
matter of road signs," the writer con
cludes. "The state highway commis
efon provides signs of uniform style
for the more important crossings, but
autolsts miss the complete and con
venient information suppliedin Call
fornia by the signs of the Southern
California Automobile club, and the
California Automobile association.
WIRELESS IS USED ON AUTOS
3? Ire Department at Hartford
Conn., Has Unnsnal Equipment
It has remained for Hartford, Conn.
to come through with what is believed
to be the first practical application of
the portable wireless telephone as an
aid to fire-fighting. Chief John C.
Moran of the Hartford fire depart
ment, in order to bring this about, has
placed a full-fledged wireless tele
phone outfit in the rear of his Mar- j
mon touring car.
In recent tests Chief Moran, sitting
In his Marraon 34, was able to talk
from different parts of the city to the
central station, located at the home of
C. E. Tuska. Through the use of a
portable wireless telephone outfit
rigged up by Mr. Tuska, it is possible
to reach the chief by wireless in any
part of the city, notifying him at once
of a fire or any other urgent call.
While the. details have not been per
fected, arrangements are being made
for sending an outfit to be attached to
the automobile, enabling the chief to
communicate with the Tuska station
by wireless, they to transmit the
message to fire headquarters.
Numerous tests have been made to
determine the feasibility of the
scheme. Driving 25 miles en hour, it
was possible for persons in the car
to hear a Victrola record at Mr. Tus
ka'e home. The portable instrument
worked perfectly despite the fact that
the car was in motion.
Ohio has a registry of -677,000 motor
View of Colombia river and Hood River
the Inilfrwood binlfa. It la bnt a little matter of a conple of thonaand fe
recently by i,. TnerKeuen or the nraiy Auto company, local Franklin du.
WILLS ST. CUE HEBE
AEW CAR HAN DLED BY OH VS.
C. FAGAX COMPANY.
First Shipment Arrived Wednesday
and Is Now on, Display at
Fagtin Quarters.
The Wills Saint Claire, one of the
newest quality automobiles on the
market and a car which has created a
great deal of interest during the past
summer throughout many parts of the
country, made its bow - in Portland
last week. The first shipment of three
of the cars, two touring models and
one roadster, arrived on Wednesday
afternoon and by Thursday the cars
were on display at the headquarters
of Charles C. Fagan company, which
has been named distributor for Ore
gon and southern Washington.
Mr. Fagan, who also has the Fierce-
Arrow distribution, went east a short
time ' ago with the idea of looking
over the Wills Saint Claire propose
tion and, if it were found satisfac
tory, to secure the distribution fran
chise if possible. He returned to
Portland a week ago with the con
tract in his pocket and the first car
load of the new automobiles rolling
on the way west. Needless to say the
proposition looked even better to
Fagan than he had anticipated, and
he considered himself mighty fortu
nate in closing for the franchise, as
whole sheaf of applications for the
Oregon distribution, some 79 in all,
were on file at the company head
quarters at Marysville, Mich.
The new car is a high quality light
car selling for just over S3000 de
livered in Portland, for the touring
model. Appointments and finishings
are the last word in modernity. The
car is known as the "molybdenum"
car, being made almost entirely of
molybdenum steel, a new steel claimed
to possess unusual strength for Its
weight. The motor Is of eight
cylinders) V type, cast at a 60-degree
angle. . Valves and cam shaft are
overhead.
The new car is being manufactured
in the five-passenger touring, two
and four-passenger roadster, coupe
and sedan models, with finishes in
blue, green or wine color. Among the
unusual appointments are a courtesy
lamp on the left side and a double
rear lamp. The courtesy lamp pro
vides light for guidance when pass
ing another car at night. The double
rear light, one red and one white
light, is ingeniously arranged so that
when the car is thrown into reverse
the white light goes on for guidance.
Of particular interest is the factory
of C. H. Wills & Co., at Marysville,
Mich. Mr. Wills virtually built the
town of Marysville as an ideal manu
facturing city. The town was laid
out along progressive lines, wide
streets built and homes for workmen
and officials built and the big plant
HERE'S NEW HEAD OF THE
WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT
FOR, NORTHWEST AUTO
COMPANY.
The newest executive to join the
ranks of the Northwest Auto company
is Fred W. Tregaskis, who hails di
rectly from Raymond, Wash., where
he has held a . responsible position
with a large lumber concern. He will
handle the details of the -wholesale
department of F. W. Vogler's concern,
Tregaskis is a native of eastern Ore
gon and is an old schoolmate and
former business partner of Percy M.
Johnson, Mr. Vogler's assistant. He
took up his new duties last Monday
and is now busy getting in touch with
dealers throughout the big territory
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valley from the A'orth Dank klsbwa
erected before a single car was made.
In short, instead of a manufacturing
plant an entire manufacturing city
wa3 built. The result, it is believed,
will be an ideal manufacturing com
munity, with happy, satisfied, and
thus more efficient, workers. Since
the opening of the plant a number
of other large concerns have secured
land at Marysville and built factories.
Mr. Wills is one of the best known
men in the Industry, having for many
years been a right hand man for
Henry Ford. During the war he had
an important part in the development
of the Liberty motor, and introduced
molybdenum steel into this motor
with marked success. Following the
war he designed the new Wills Saint
Claire, using many of the discoveries
made in the development of the fa
mous airplane motor. Saint Claire,
by the way, is the river upon which
Marysville is located.
The Charles C. Fagan company,, ac
cording to Mr. Fagan, has been given
the entire state of Oregon and the
southern counties in Washington as
far north as and Including .Centralia,
for distribution. Fagan states that
the work of placing dealers through
out this territory will begin at once.
Taking on of the new -line will In no
way interfere with the handling of
the-Pierce-Arrow line, which the com
pany has had for several years, Fagan
stated. The two lines will be handled
jointly.
CHALMERS IS PATHFINDER
Hot Spot Six Makes Fine Record
on Run to Crater Lake.
During the recent trade and scenic
excursion to southern Oregon con
ducted by the Portland Ad club the
pathfinder car, a Chalmers "hotspot"
six stock model, was provided by the
Portland branch of the Maxwell Motor
Sales corporation, local Chalmers and
Maxwell distributors. The trip cov
ered several days and practically 1000
miles, Roseburg being -made the first
day, Medford the second. Crater, lake
the third. Klamath Falls the fourth.
Be?athe, """J: Tne D&i tn sixth
and Portland the seventh day.
Although almost every condition of
road was encountered the trip was
made with the Chalmers without me
chanical difficulty of any kind, ac
cording to Charles F. Milliman of Sex
ton & Co., who was the driver. A care
ful time schedule was laid out for the
party, and each day the Chalmers came
in ahead of schedule with a perfect
score. It is Interesting to note that
this is the second trip to Crater lake
made by this particular Chalmers car
this season, T. R. Harrington, man
ager of the local branch, having made
the trip earlier .in the season with a
representative of The Oregonian. A
perfect - score was also achieved by
the car on that trip.
Crater Lake Highway Marked.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Aug. 27.
(Special.) Signs have been ordered
by the Klamath County Automobile
association to mark the highway be
tween Klamath Falls and Crater lake.
One hundred signs, metal markers on
wooden posts, will be placed.
GREATLY
IMPROVED
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Automotive Sales Co.
473 Morrison St.. at 14th.
Phone Broadway. 3606.
License
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SCENIC HP IS OPENED
IMMIGRANT TRAIL CLEARED
BY FORESTRY SEVICE.
Highway Said to Furnish Autolsts
With Route Equaling Best in
State for Natural Beauty.
SALEM, Or.. Aug. 27. (Special.)
To cap the improvement by Lane
county of the scenic highway up the
middle fork of the Willamette river
from Eugene to Oak Ridge, a distance
of 45 miles, the United States forestry
service has announced the opening of
the old immigrant trail over the sum
mit, then along Summit lakes, and
down the east slope to a connection
with The Dalles-California highway.
The road is along Crescent lake and
other scenic wonders of the state.
To reach this drive it is necessary
to leave the Pacific highway at Go
shen, thence following the well-macadamized
road through Pleasant Hill
and Trent to Lowell. From Lowell it
ia impossible to leave the trunk line.
The road from Lowell to Oak Ridge
is also macadamized and safe for fast
travel. From Oak Ridge the road is
narrow and somewhat steep in places,
but safe at all points. The run from
Goshen to Summit lake, which lies at
THE "MOST 'JJ ES4ZLTJ PVLL. CJIH, IK JSLXfERICJI
The Paige 6-66 is a strictly new model new in design and
construction, up to the minute in every detail. Being a
new car it carries a new and lower price, based on costs
now prevailing in the readjusted materials market.
In performance, as well as in price, it is a revelation
among fine cars. It is recognized the country over as
the undisputed leader of American sporting cars.
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Because it is at peakposition in performance and rock
bottom in price, 25 of the recent sales of this model
have been to people who formerly owned cars costing
upwards of $4,000..
All prices f. o. b. Detroit War Tax extra
PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR CAR CO., DETROIT, Mich.
Manufacturer of Motor Cars and Motor Trucks
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la a Franklin, driven over the hlshway
the summit of the Cascade range, can
be made in five hours.
1 The scenery along the middle fork
of the Willamette river is fully equal,
if not superior, to that on the McKcn
xie river, while the hunting and fish
ing is not surpassed anywhere in the
state. There are splendid camp sites
and good water is available.
From Summit lake it is only a short
distance down the east slope to Cres
cent lake, and from Crescent lake an
excellent road leads to Lake Odell.
The opening of the highway makes
accessible to the tourlst one of Ore
gon's most attractive districts.
GAS ADJUSTMENT IS ADVISED
Correct Carburetor Is Secret to
Fuel Ecoomy.
. Automobile owners who are having
trouble getting expected mileage out
of their gasoline consumption may
find that by having their carburetors
adjusted carefully increases in fuel
economy can be obtained.
This is advice given by the Assocl
ated Advertising clubs in a bulletin
issued by its vigilance committee, re
porting investigation of claims made
for a carburetor advertised as sure to
save one-half to one-third on fuel and
to increase the power of any motor
from 30 to 50 per cent.
The bulletin states that tests made
by the government bureau of stand
ards was to the effect that the ex
travagantly advertised carburetor
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COOK 6? GILL CO.,
Distributors
Eleventh and Burnside
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showed no marks of superiority over
others, and that the government bu
reau stated great numbers of auto
mobiles are being operated with a
considerable excess of fuel under
average conditions and careful read
justment of the carburetors would in
many cases bring about worth-while
economy. The government bureau
also pointed out that the apparent su
periority of some carburetors for
which overdrawn claims are made is
due to the care with which they are
adjusted, says the association bulle
tin. , Sedan Screens.
To obviate dust and dirt getting Into
INC.
The new goodness of the good
Maxwell and its low costs
appeal strongly to people
who have found a motor
car to be a family necessity.
Chalmers Motor Car Company
Maxwell Motor Sales Corporation
OREGON AT EAST THIRD
Phone East 531
the sedan or similar closed cars dur
ing warm weather, it is a good plan
to fit a screen of fine mesh, wire,
commonly used in Pullmans, over the
lower half of the window.
Radiator Cleaner.
A very good compound for cleaning
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Announcing
Lark to sport; to frolic; to ride
across country; a merry adventure.
Dictionary Definition.
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"ERE is a sport
value; and far
To drive the Lark is to feel youth, to exult
in motion, to abandon care ; indeed, to experi
ence a "merry adventure!"
To skim over the roads as never before
to welcome hills because of the sheer joy of
flying up them to be free to drive where you
desire, the way you wish, without misgivings
that is the assured delight in owning the
Lark!
It has the famous Ansted Engine, the same
Siotor which won both first and second place
or Lexington up twelve miles of precipitous
curves, through snow and fog, against larger,
higher-priced cars, in the Pike's Peak Hill
Climb Labor Day, 1920. It out-performs
larger engines ! And its remarkable economy
shames even smaller engines !
Oregon Lexington Company
632 MORRISON STREET AT TWENTY-FIRST. MAIN 5878.
Live Opportunities in Territory Open for Wide-Awake Dealers
Lexington Motor Company, Connersville, Indiana, U. S.
Subsidiary United States Automotive Corporation
the radiator Is made as follows: Dis
solve as much concentrated lye as a
quart of water will hold. Drain a little
water out of the radiator and pour in
the lye solution. Run the engine for
15 minutes. Drain the lye solution
out and flush the water system out
half a dozen times, or until all traces
of the lve are removed.
car new in design and in
ahead in performance.
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