The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, October 30, 1921, SECTION SIX, Image 77

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Newspaper Page Textr Automobiles, Road Trips and Northwest Highway News I SECTION SIX VOL. XL PORTLAND. OKEGO.N. SUNDAY JIORMXG, OCTOBER 30, 1921 NO. 44 iway Will SboaBo Realitu -r rv J ... .... . , . - - ,.s ,. . . , vv.v . . , . t I III .1 MJII1IW HI I II 1 III Jjpi H 1.WIIHIW HI I H-IIIMMliMJI HIIHUH TOWMJk'.fllUJI.J.'.W WWy "1 gfi yfM W'U.iW'. TV J'". .... "Jf r -. ' . . ' - ' ' ! ;' - '!;. . iV;-" j i i .:. ' .r .-;.. . ' - , 5M- I i :b .; " . ' 'V; V- I ;.bn.:- -rir. . .. . i - -. r t? i k- . fv ... 1-,. f.$f'": - -x-r c'.vj -v:- 'X H "' At V "'" " ' " -r. Tv--rzzz. - r.' ' T - - - - - ' - - ' ' S-f''.'. . ;v-.-.- I - ......... ..... ... . - - . - VJ - - . jt, . --4S . -w, v :; :v:;'!.::;:::k: f;-K -4.'- " ' '. l sv :sss. '- - . - 5 -;: 21 4 ' . ; .-sbbbd(. ...... ; . . i r-- " 4 JV. ' -f -t jty . now the Yakima-Columbia highway tributary to the Klickitat river, and One is via Trout Lake valley, with . p . " ' I V , t" V 1t?f " v . yfv " : ; .. : 'v.'V t connectine link is assured of belns on past the east side of Mount Adams its ice and lava cave and fiehttlff. f Vi ' '"' - " v ' ' " , j jp . 1 I S i . T ."i? constructed, several years since first t. White Salmon and ultimately to d0wn the gorge of the White Salmon f ' " ' '' ' ' " - - f 1 ! r 'J dreamed of and It is expected that the Columbia river highway. river to Husum and the Columbia; I . "Tl- k ' . I . I . . "-. 3 i ,! . by next spring cars can make the ' There are two des rable points t . ,, . t S- t,v . , :-:-v, , ... S I l, Oi 'r-T" run the entire distance. , in the Klickitat gorge for crossing one Passes throuKh Gilmer and Hu" f - ' v V " 'f. "I1 I . . I ' ' M': -Th. r.t ,m. hih . m: . .h. w... .m. ,h. n. .t sum to the Columbia and the other fi ! F- : .' . .... : ' 1 fcti CONSTKLXTIOX of a direct high way from Yakima to the Colum bia river at White Saimon. giv ing a motor outlet for the Yakima valley and surrounding country in Washington to-Portland and the sea now seems assured atan early date. At a recent good --roads meeting at Yakima, attended by representatives from all leading cities and towns of that locality and by representatives of Portland and Columbia river high way towns, steps were ,takin'whjch assure w-ork on this, direct' highway being started soon and completed possibly by late next spring. By sum mer. It was predicted, motorists from the Yakima region will be traveling over this new and direct route to Pertland. The proposed road, which is known ' as the Yakima-Columbia highway, is planned to run south and southwest from Yakima, through the Yakima Indian reservation to the east flanks of Mount Adams, passing close to that giant peak and opening up many new beauty spots on and near the mountain.to motorists, thence south west to the White Salmon river and on in a southerly direction to White Salmon. Htre the road will join the North Bank highway, and motorists planning to come to ' Portland will have the choice of ferrying to Hood Jliver and coming westward over the. Columbia river highway or of follow ing the North Bank road on the Washington shore to Vancouver. evr Road TS Mtlra Shorter. The new road. It is estimated, will eliminate some 75 miles from the present route, which is from Yakima to the Columbia via Goldendale. In addition it wlll open up a country of great scenic attraction. By making use of present roads It will be neces sary to cqnstruct but about seven miles of highw-ay to complete this di rect route, and the two counties of Yakima and Klickitat, with the aid of good roads enthusists of that sec tion, are preparing to go ahead with the work. The following description of the new Yakima-Columbia highway ii furnished by C. C. Hutchins. field now the Yakima-Columbia highway tributary to the Klickitat river, and connecting link is assured of being on past the east side of Mount Adams constructed, several years since first ' t White Salmon and ultimately to dreamed of, and It is expected that the Columbia river highway, by next spring cars can make the "There are two desirable points run the entire distance. in the Klickitat gorge for crossing "Tne opening of this highway will: to the west side of the river; one at make accessible one of the mostj Soda ford and the other at the Par scenic sections of the Cascade range., rott sheep bridge. While the .latter The new road is -located so as to. would be some six miles shorter, it eliminate some 75 miles of the dis- would miss much of the best scenic tance between Portland, Vancouver points and also miss trail connec and' the Yakima country, ,and will tiens for the playground on the north avoid the sage brush desert so( side of Mt. Adams. By the former dreaded during the touring season. t route the motorist passes directly secretary of the Automobile Club of This highway will also complete the: under the shadow of that snow- Western Washington, who has ben one of the leaders of the movement for the building of this road: llutrhlna Tells Story. , , "In building a road into some new scenic wonderland the-first step may be said to be taken when some ad venturous nature-loving scout penetrates-into the wilds. Next a trail U built, which enables rrjore and more people "to make the Irip, and finally, as the result of hard and pa tient work on the part of those who are enthusiastic for the opening of the new country, a road is built Frequently It is necessary to keep everlastingly at It for a long time before success is achieved. "The Yakima-Columbia highw an illustration of keeping interest aroused. Several years ago the mat ter of constructing a new connecting MICHIGAN PIKES ASSOCIATION link between the Columbia river highways and the Yakima country and its highway system, came to the attention of the White Salmon com- i g 2 2 Kvent Set to Promote Better mercial club. The proposition met great Cascade loop tour of a thou-' capped mountain, and this highway sand wonders.'." Leaving Eortland for: not only provides close-ups of its this tour one can drive over the Pa-' glaciers but crosses several rushing cific highway north, to Seattle; thence mountain streams teeming with easterly over Snoqualmie " Pass via trout. the Sunset highway to Ellensburg "Following the. Klickitat' gorge it flnrf than via th. Inland rmhli. hio-h-1 Ampro-pai onri (irscm thrmiirli ,a tnwn way to Yakima. Thence via the new of Glenwood, which lies at the foot countfes. of , Yakima , and Klickitat, link, the motorist will pass across the of the Camas Prairie valley, starting . w!th v""5r. substantial donations from YnUim Indian reservation which nninl for th RlrH r.l, trail m-rt xrre.roaa -Duosi.crs iu "in Creek meadows and eventually. to the lae- necessary wor ,h. entirely within the One is via Trout Lake valley, with Its ice and lava caves and fihihg, down the gorge of the White Salmon river to Husum and the Columbia; one passes through Gilmer and Hu sum to the Columbia and the other penetrates the big timber to White Salmon via the Snowden section. It will be possible to breakfast in Port land, lunch in the mid-Columbia sec tion, and enjoy dinner in Yakima. The new highway will enable thou sands to cover the swing around the circle and to make visits to the vari ous districts through which the high way passes, and will prove of great benefit to the' entire northwest. "It. is not expected that the state will- assist-in construction at this time. Fortunately, however, there are but six or seven' miles to,bi!ild, and" the work' will be 'done by the will in Itself -be of much- interest, particularly to eastern touring guests, through White Swan, the trading center of the reservation; thence a little south of Fort Simcoe, following one of the river canyons counties. will be almost boundaries of J "From Glenwood there are three ,Yakima county, but Klickitat county established roads to the North Bank residents nave assured lamma mat highway and by ferry to Hood River they -will do 'much more than their " and the Columbia river 'highway! share." ; j ' ::: trip .to encircle m CONTINUES TOURS. Highways and Popularize Through Touring libutes. DETROIT. Oct. 29. Michigan Pikes association will continue its annual scheme of circuiting one of the Great Lakes with a tour in the interests of better highways and the popularisa tion of through touring routes. The 1933 tour will be around Lake Mlchi- with unanimous approval and ar rangements w-ere made for a com mlttee of the club to visit Yakima and meet with a committee of their commercial and good roads associa tion. Real interest was awakened at both ends of the line. "Following considerable publicity in -the press, the Portland Chamber of Commerce invited the secretaries of the Yakima and White Salmon commercial club to' meet with them and explain In detail the proposed road or highway. After a most en thusiastic get-together a delegation from the Portland chamber visited trojt, also finish here. The tentative Yakima, at which time a joint com- date is July 9 and it is planned to mittee of the two cities was formed make.it a 15-day campaign, to further the interests of the proj- Although a definite route has not ect The war then broke and such been selected, it is planned to touch projects necessarily were shelved for the following cities: Owoslo. Lansing, the time. But even so, the live wires Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Benton continued publicity and kept the in- Harbor, in Michigan; Michigan City, terest aroused. The result is that Ind.; Chicago, Racine, Milwaukee, Manitowoc. Shelboygan. Green Bay, Marienette, in Wisconsin: Menomtnee, ron Mountain. Crystal Falls. L'Anse, Houghton. Hancock. Calumet; Mar quette, Traverse City, Ludington, Muskegon, Grand Rapids, in Michi gan. This organization's work has al ways borne fruit and reports from he Great Northern highway, the road from Toronto, north to Sault Ste. Marie, .Ont., which was opened up in 1929 show that tcurists In great num bers have followed the trail blazed by the "Pikers." This year the event will not be international, as it has been on previous big tours, the major portion of the mileage lying in Michigan, with about one-third in Wisconsin. The most northerly point on the proposed route will be the Ke weenaw Peninsula of Michigan, com- to -the work summer. ' ofthe "Pikers" next RAINS IMPROVE ROADS E DENVER IS AFTER TOURISTS . f i . y ' Million People - a Year . at Rocky Mountain Park Is Ambition. DENVER, Colo., Oct. 29 Colorado seeks to set a new travel pace.where7 by 1,000,000 tourists will annually be attracted to Rocky. Mountain and Mesa Verde national parks. Rocky Mountain park led all others in. 1921 .with an attendance of 173, 737 persons. . while the 'Mesa Verde region, in its swaddling clothts as a Trail Good to Pendleton. Hil- io more Interesting a policeman ao- rd, poor to'La Grande, good rest of companied them on a horse. .way except for a few poor de-.- The event ws unique, as the win- WALLA WALLA, REPORTS MAIN ' TRUNKS GOOD. tours. - ' Walla Walla to Spokane via Central ferry Ujdod via Waitsburg, Dayton, Central ferry, Colfax, Steptoe, ' with ning car came in last and the first car to cross the. tape was last in the struggle. -: Two- of . the four cars stalled their motors and were out. exception of detour from Colfax to The drivers did not ride in their cars Mar j hill Stretch Paved and Ferry Connections Made With Colum- ' bia Highway at The Dalles. Steptoe. Walla Walla to Spokane, via Lyons ferry Fair by way of Waitsburg, in which no passengers were allowed and the observer walked with them as'did the policeman.. The cars were WALLA WALLA.. Wash., Oct. 29. (Special.) Fall rains have improved dirt roads throughout this section. national park, attracted 3003 visitors The main trunk roads are all good. from many states. These areas one a pre-historic land of a forgotten race, lie other Starbuck, Ferry to Washtucna; rest, driverless to all Intents and purposes of way, good. Walla Walla to Seattle Good via Pasco, Kennewick, Yakima, Ellens burg. ' Spokane to points north and east Roads bad to fair. . gan; the 1921 event was around Lake Superior and the 1930 was a circuit of monly known as "The Copper Coun Lake Huron. The event, -as in all try," where the tourists are to spend previous years will start from Dr two days. Captain W S. Gilbreath. manager of the Detroit Automobile Club. "Father of the Dixie Highway" and- veteran good roads enthusiast, w-as elected president of the Mirhigaa Pikes asso ciation, at its annual meeting in De troit recently. Captain Gilbreath's long experience in touring and good roads work will give added Impetus Road conditions are summarized as follows: Walla Walla to Portland via North Bank highway Good by way of Pros- Vnique Event in High Gear Held ser, Mabton, Goldendale, White Sal- . -.. . ' . . . . Recently in Cleveland, mon, Vancouver. The Goldendale- fore long, in the opinion of travel Maryhill stretch is now paved and CLiA LLANU. u., uci. t-once authorities in Denver. ferry ' connections' are made with the sanction for an automobile race in a The four .corners of the Unid Columbia river highway at The Dalles. Dubiil; Dark of any cty is rather un- States will be bombarded this winter walla wana to i-ortiano via loiuih with a programme of travel educa bia highway Splendid road by way (Inn. outlined bv the Denver tourist Of and what little steering was done was from the ground to keep them straight. The contest was a slow race, and it was slow. All of the cars in the "race" were Grants, two entered by the factory and two by the Grant- KIIOW RACE IS LATEST STAGED Cleveland company. The event was h. glacier-bound region high in the Rockies are destined to each have an annual attendance of 500.000 be- usual, and when it was reported that racing had been carried on in Wade Dark. Cleveland, there was consid- Pendleton. Umatilla, The Dalles, bureau. National forests and national Hoo(I "lve.r- 5 prP" ''""P?. ,J VJL' erable comment, unfavorable and to a vol ci aavume worn ins nuu is me . Ai . . - parks are to be extensively adver- rQad splendld. Detours necessary otherwise. As a matter of fact, four tised, by picture and story, in an- otherwise are not good. cars did race for two miles, from tlcipation of next year's travel, .Walla Walla to points east viaOrs- 105th street to Lake Erie,, and .what strenuous,' for the distance of 2.2 miles was covered by the winning car, the last car to cross the tape, in 40 minutes and 8 seconds, a speed f approximr.tely one and one-half miles an hour, or, to be exact, .048. In the contest the second and'last car ran in 46 minuter 10 seconds. Krakes and clutch were not touched and the cars ran in high gear all the way. State and municipal road bullrline throughout the country during the present year will cost 11.000,000,000, twlca-AS-much, as the Panama canal.