SECTION SIX
Pages 1 to 10
A utomobiles, Road Trips and
Northwest Highway News
VOL. XL
PORTLAND, OREGON, - SUNDAY : MORNING, SEFTE3IBER 4, 1921
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AVE you visited the TUlamook
beaches this year?
If Dot, bundle the family into
the car next Saturday morning; and
shove off for' a week-end at the Pa
cific shore in the county where the
world's cheese supply comes from. It's
a trip well worth while, with roada
that are fair to good, and with one of
Oregon's most attractive beaches at '
the end of the Journey. And if you
hesitate, thinking that its time to
put "Lizzie" up for the winter, so far
as week-end tours are concerned,
bear in mind that some of the most
attractive periods ot the entire year
at the beach are during; the early
fall, and wit I. luck your way you may -hit
it just right bright sunshine and
bis. booming' breakers.
In one of the little six Paige cars,
m. four-passenger sport model. The
Oregonian automobile scribe made the
ran to the Tillamook beaches last
week-end with James Tj. Loder of the
sales staff of Cook & Gill company,
lae, local Paige distributors. Roads
were found in excellent shape most of
tho way, -with a few sections of rough
going and the distance was covered
Id well, anyway it didn't take very
long. After a stop for the night at
Che beaches we sprung a surprise on
ourselves by making the run home
Via Seaside and Astoria, finding the
roada in . this section also in fair
shape. On starting out we had no
intention of making the big swing
around the loop, but we found It well
worth while, and a trip which may
be recommended to all, provided they
get under way before the fall rains
begin to soften up the roads.
Rut la' Paiffe Car. '
Leaving Portland at noon we set
the coarse of the little Paige south
ward over Terwilliger boulevard and
thence over the pavement to New
. berg. This section is delightful In
the extreme, the paved road travers
ing one of the finest small farm sec
tions of the eta.te. Portland motorists
are, of course, quite familiar with this
road, but here's a suggestion that
may be worth tucking away. Next
time you have visitors and are plan
ning a short motor trip to give them
a glimpse of Oregon make the run
to Newberg or as far along the road
as time permits.
Prom Newberg to McMinnville we
encountered one of those detours that
have a discouraging way of appear
ing with persistent frequency on Ore-
gon roads in the summer time. The
road was not in bad shape, however,
and was splendidly marked through
out, and we were more than willing
to suffer the inconvenience and dis
comfort of the side road when we
stopped to think that we wets suf
fering in the cause of good roads, and
that the pavement between these two
points was fast being rushed to com
pletion. In fact, shortly after this
article appears the new hard surface
will be thrown open to traffic and
Portland and McMinnville will be
joined by an almost -continuous pave
ment. From McMinnville our way led to
Sheridan, paved all.' the way. The
coast range began to loom larger in
front of us, and the attractive farming-
area between McMinnville and
Eherldan rusted by us to the tune of
the Vibrant Pajge C-44 motor. A brief
stop at Sheridan' and we were again
on dur way, this time on the gravel
roadway from Sheridan to Tillamook,
a considerable portion of which is
undergoing improvement at this time.
Sheridan-Tillamook Road Scenic.
The road from Sheridan to Tilla-"
mook possesses unusual attractions
and should be classed as one of the
scenio roads of the state. As you
climb to higher altitudes in the coast
range the shrubbery and trees be
come thicker and soon you are at the
top and starting down the ocean side.
Tou find yourself at the head of a
typical western Oregon stream that
rapidly increases in volume as you
descend, and a whiff of salt air now
and then tells you that you have
passed the last barrier of hills on the
way to the Pacific
In general the road from Sheridan
to Tillamook la la good shape, al
though there' are a number of places
which will proye difficult after a
heavy rain. A new roadbed has been
constructed at many points and wide
curves and easy grades are main
tained. At several points crews of
men are at work graveling and mac
adamizing the road, and through
out most of the length a good gravel
surface is already found. A dozen
miles out of Tillamook pavement is
encountered which continues into the
town, which is the metropolis of this
section.
If you were blindfolded, spun around
half a dozen times, picked up by some
great wizard and set dowa on this
paved road into Tillamook you would
have a good -hunch" as to your
whereabouts, even If you-had never
seen the country before. For on
every side are seen rich pasture lands
with dozens of cows busy doing their
part in the manufacture of Tillamook
cheese. The land is in truth one of
the" finest dairy sections in the coun--.
try, and the open meadows ami splen
did farm homes and modern barns"
constitute an attractive vista for
the motorist.
-,,,'" , . ,, k Wilh oaly a brlef stop- t0 lookth8 the hay, and it is a beautiful one, cellent new road has been constructed.
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some day be one Of the finrnt pieces
of highway In the entire state. At the
present time the road comrs a Icing
ways from answering ths draoriptlon,
and the motorist .making the run tu '
Cannes beach after a rain does so at
his own risk. - In dry weather the
drivs Is easily passable, but after rain
the sticky ftimbe of which the road
is composed Is Just waiting for a
chanca.to put some unskilled motorist
oot of business. -, '
This road has been widened this
summer and some new grade con-1
structed, and time has not yet per
' mltted graveling the surface. If some
steps to provide hard foundation are
not taken the road will be praptically
Impassable after the fall rains set In.
This highway traverses some of the
finest timber of the state and Is a
road of remarkable beauty. The first
portion of it has been nearly ruined
by the devastation of the timber by
timber companies, but the timber over
the last portion of the road Is still
standing and, through the Interven
tion of Governor Olcott and other offl.
cials and leading citizens Interested la
the movement to prevent the destruc
tion of the trees along the state high,
ways, will no doubt remain so.
Once, back on the main road to Sea
side the run to that city was a abort
one, over well-graveled and fairly
smooth road. From Seaside to Astoria
and thence to Portland the run wan
made without difficulty of any kind.
This section is so well known to Tort
land motorists as to need no descrip
tion. Throughout the entire trip of over
300 miles the little Paige performed
in a way that would please the most
fastidious. Power Is this boat's mid
dle name, and scarcely' throughout
, the entire run was it necessary to
shift out of high gear. The car is a
worthy little brother of the big Paige
S-66, which has hung up some remark,
able stock car records recently.
CLliMEI'S irCMP IS HAWD JIIT-Ii
I toads From Helena to Spokane
Found Good, How-cvcr.
SPOKANE. Sept. S The Camel's
Hump" is the name given a hill on
the Bitter Root mountains on the
.route from Helena to Spokane, and it
Is said to be aptly descriptive ot its
steep grade. The hill is five or six
miles long. At the point where the
hill begins Is a sign which states:
"Speed limit, 20 miles an hour. Ford,
do your d est," Also, near the base
of (he hill Is a man, two horses and a'
,ign; ".Team to top of hill. IV which
is cheering to the drivers of cars with
low power.
"But we did not call on the team
ster," said George A. Roberts, man
aging editor of the Record-Herald of
Helena, Mont., who, with Mrs. Rob
erts, their son Roy and their daughter
Martha Eleanors, reached Spokane
several days ago, and Kir. Roberts
drove a machine of the kind encour
aged to "Do your d est."
"The run from Helena to Spokane,
354 miles, was made in two days," he
said. "Without effort we reached a '
point 178 miles from Helena on the
first day, camped for the n'ght In the
wilderness and drove to Superior,
Mont., 21 miles distant, for breakfast
the nex( morning. .
"Much construction is proceeding In
Helena Additions are being made to
two schoolhouses, many kmall resi
dences are being built and a 21-mlle
pipe line for water supply is being
laid."
The Record-Herald Is among the
oldest papers of Montana. - ,
WASIIIXiGTOX ti.VS SAIiKS 1UU
cw 1-Cnt Tax Brings n Over
$86,000 iu Jul).
OLTMPIA. Wash., Sept. J Com
pletion of the first monthly report of
receipts by the state from the liquid
fuel tax, or so-called gasoline tax,
which became effective July 1, was
announced this week by the depart
ment of licenses, showing 8,628,132.7
gallons of liquid fuel sold during the
month, bringing to the state a tax of
S86.281.93, 1 cent for each gallon sold.
The Standard Oil company sold over
two-thirds of the total reported for
the month, 6.030,943.7 gallons, and
paid In to the state treasury J60,
309.44. Others reported for the month
were Union Oil company of Cali
fornia, 1,645,261 gallons. tax $11,
452.61: Shell Company ot California,
694,196 gallons, tax $6941.96; I'vivo Oil
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a view of the ocean. The road -da an. appeared from the ocean, while le- ary line between Tillamook and Oat-
attractive one, however, and giwes ac- gends of buried treasure and pirate sop counties., ' Even if the big sign
cess to the various beaches Rock- ships lend a mystery and romance to board marking the boundary had not
a wav." Twin Rocks and the re:t r-whlch ' the -mountain.' been Drovlded we would have hAd rea-
are clustered along this stretcly' Most - We made the run from Lake LytU'j son to believe we were getting Into company, Spokane. 77,749 gallons, tax
of this roadis planked and is good by following back the beach road over another county. For the smooth gravel $777.47; Quality Oil company, Yakima,
going, but" narrow.' Care roust be ex- which we had come the night before 'road at once changed to a rough one 53,621 gallons, tax 3526.21; True's Oil
ergised in passing cars and the motor- to the vicinity of Bay City and then .and we .bumped along. for miles over company, Spokane, 44.503 gallons, tax
1st must'at all times be careful not to -taking- the main northward road . roads where, fast driving was impos- $445.03; Samuel Loney & Co.. Walla
let his car drop off the planks into thetoward Astoria- The roads are excel- sible. f, Extensive graveling operations Walla, 36,023 gallons, tax 1360.23;
soft' sand. There Is no danger of this," lently , marked throughout and. 'it Is - are being carried on over this stretch Cascade Oil company, Wenatchee,
however, if ordinary caution and in- practically impossible to lose the way In Clatsop county and the fine screen- 28,249 gallons, tax $282.49; General
telligence are exercised,
1 After stopping for brief Intervals at
the various heaches along the. route
we reached Lake Lytle, where the
Lake Lytle hotel is located, and de
cided to put up for the night ' This
ing, if they Intend to apply any, has Petroleum company, Seattle, 16,362
not yet been put on. .The result Is a gallons, tax 3163.62; Williams' store,
rough gravel road, some of it "single Hwaco, 2287 gallons, tax f 22.87.
track." This much can be said for it.
At . Wheeler .a road branches off to
the left to Nehalem and from Nehalem
the road goes to the right and over
the hill to Neah-Kah-Nie.i Roads are
well marked for the entire distance, however, it possesses firm foundation VOSEMITE ATTEXUAXtTE HVCI
- As to the condition of the roads, we .throughout and should be passable
Hotel, an excellent building which has iouna ourselves mosi agreeaoiy sur-. even in wet weatner. inis is also true tourists at Park Tills
been closed for some .time and was pnKu.iurHiii wy irum u.j
lo .nenaiem ana on, to. jNean-K.an-.Nle
suf ferine ; from, neglect, was 'opened
this summer under new management.
The building was completely, renovated-
and- new plumbing-put in. A
highly attractive resort hotel is 'the
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IVetalem I Vlnlled. ...
'Next morning we made the run to 'erf? of the Tillamook county beaches,
the northern Tillamook county beaches we. .learned that the -road northward
wide highway on minimum, ln t.h . vicinity- -of Nehalem.' makir.e to .Seaside was in fair shape, and de-
w nnn. Most nf road main tnn at Neah-Kah-Mle. where ' termined to make the return to Port-
roads could not have been better, un
less they had been paved. A splen
did macadam surf ace is provided that
makes traveling a pleasure.
' Loop Trip Decided On. '
At Neah-KahNie, the most north--
Ycur May
Exceed 90,000 in Number.
TOSEMITE, Sept. 3. Total attend-
of the road from Tillamook northward
to the county line. '
' Cannon Bench Visited.
It js well known that the little ance for California's great playground
Paige Is a fast traveler, and so it was , reached the unprecedented figure of
not surprising that, on reaching the ' S1.735 on August 20. With four
branch road to Cannon beach,-about months of the year remaining, the
half a dozen miles -out of Seaside, we record is nearly 15,000. ahead of the
still had time left for the run to that entire attendance last year. First
estimates of the 1921 total were set
at 85,000, but officials now think that
the final figure will be closer to
90.000.
Yellowstone's attendance this year
Is expected to be not more than
90,000, so Yosemlte still has a fight-
beach. Cannon beach is distinctive in
a number of things, among which Is
its speedway' feature especially. The
graveled- or macadamized the attractive Neah-KhrNie lodge is ' "' '"'' "" y siope of the beach is so gradual that
and win h fminH in .fin- cnnHitinn incited . This beach is a gem. and "V" QW' cu-.u- low tide leaves a wide stretch f aear
high, enough; above the water-. to' give AUhon,h. there are a few olaces where -well worth a visit. : It is .located at' for . nourishment, .we took the left- ly ievel said, some 12 miles In length
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. u, joose rocK makes progress- Slow, and tne base 01 wean-ii-an-isie. mountain, a s" ''.,. ana iu yaras or more wiqe, iirm ana ing Chance to take first place anion;;
of the. bay. -is, passed, and .soon .tha. there are a number , of other Dolnts : re'at bluff extending ' out into the te northward, bound for home via hard and an Ideal race course. We took the nation's scenic parks.
advantage of the opportunity to "step AutomoDiie travel is very nesvy.
on 'er," and ran the .peedometer of I2 c"a vllh "3 Pengers arriving
A, ts. . .t .. ,, Monday. Railroad travel ko is
the little Paige up around the 60-mile hnsLvlf , than last vear and YnHmir.
IH. -nnucrh illnii ran in ni .. mark without difficulty. tirnhahlv will he the onlv narlr in tho
xeiwecn xiuamooa ana isar. view, northward up the Beach, but behind . betore the discovery -or the ioiumDia nearly any point.; '' ' 1 ine roua irom tno mainriijamopK- United States to show an Increase ln
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11 n i Up-t0-date in The road from Tillamook to the north wooded cast hills beyond. From here Brade is.n0
all details Portlanders who have Tillamook beaches was found to be the road skirts the edge' of the sound : ,
never visited it before will be sur- in good shape and proved a road of the grade being cut into the hill side and Win h
l '"u ine lown is located unusual scenic-beauty, in fact .it - is
at the very head of Tillamock bay doubtful if - another ocean road -of
and a considerable distance from the such beauty can-be found along the
main body of water, as well as quite northern beaches of the state,
a distance from the ocean. The road crosses the' 1
Reaching Tillamook ln the Paige yond Tillamook, makes, a
, h the late afternoon we decided to up a hill and comes out
go on to the beaches before dinner land overlooking Tillamook bay. Here
inns, uo, so conuaaea on our way the iat.st,et-to-.XiUYl tt - , A-iaw-miles .took -ua-tota boimcK Seaslda.hlgb.way tc 4niioa4ttveaJ -wlU rail paasengers over last year.
traveler - sees ' ore uers aneao and .1.. o....i .... 1 1,1.1.1. 4u..i.. .1 ,v Astoria county. , Again we iouna ex-
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jw lands be- hears the boom; 6, the, ocean .and .provided and the road:will.be found ; teresting history of eatly Oregon ex- cellent roads, gravel, or- macadam
n easy climb knows he s -approaching-the en-, disagreeable in wet weather." ' - ploration: Early Spafrish 1 explorers, ' throughout, -and although narrow in
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