TOE STTSTJA? OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, XOYE3H3ER G, 1921
SCEHER1T OF EAST IS
Shad 0. Krantz Writes of
Visit to Connecticut.
TOUR LASTS FOUR MONTHS
Traveler I'inds That. Northwest
Has Not All Blessings of Uni
verse, but Has Some.
The accompanying story of an automobile
trip from Buffalo. N. Y., to New Haven,
Conn., via New York City, ui written
ly shad O. Krantz. well-known Portland
newspaper man, who has been touring
Ihrouga Uie et tor the last few months.
KEW HA VEX, Conn., Nov. 6. It li
a mighty good thin? for a resident of
Portland once In m while to get a
glimpse of other parts of the country
and learn anew that all the blessings
of the universe were not distributed
out along the Pacific coast.
We who live out in the northwest
are Inclined to become provincial and
r f-lf-satlsfied and drift Into believing
that with our wonderful climate and
matchless scenery we have a monop
oly on nearly all the good things that
nature has dispensed on this earth.
The writer confesses that he has
been among those wbo was thus In
clined, but the trip just completed
through New York state and parts of
New Jersey and Connecticut has
served to furnish a new perspective.
It is not necessary to forego any
of your love and admiration of the
northwest to chronicle the fact that
the territory Just visited hold scenic
attractions just as charming and Just
as alluring as any of those that wo
are wont to boast about at home.
This particular trip wa2made doubly
enjoyable because it was undertaken
unexpectedly. While on the boat
Koing from Cleveland to Buffalo one
evening recently the writer encoun
tered Bert Warford, formerly of Port
land and Seattle, and who still claims
Albany, Or., as his home. Bert is spe
cial representative of the American
Automobile association and travels
aboilt the contry in a classy Cleve
land roadster, visiting tbe local clubs
in various communities and working
day and night in the Interests of bet
ter roads and improved accommoda
tions for tourists.
Warford was shipping his machine
from Cleveland to Buffalo, but was
Kolng on down to New York and over
here to New Haven over the New
York state highways. As I had never
traveled east of Buffalo and Niagara
Falls by automobile it didn't take
much persuasion on Bert's part to
induce me to accept his Invitation to
ride along with him.
Although Niagara Falls Is not on
the direct route between'Buffalo and
Rochester, most of the tourists al
ways go there, as the falls always
present an Inspiring sight no matter
how often you see them. And this
nxr-axlnn was no exception. The folks
at the falls say that the season Just
closed has been one ot tne mosi suc
m historv. The advent of the
automobile and good roads has In
creased the popularity of Niagara. As
Is well known, the cataract on the
Amnrican side of the river and the
surrounding grounds are the property
of the state ot JNew iora ana "
tnlned by the state as a public park.
The Canadian falls and the park ad-
Joining likewise are ownea uy i"
local government and open to the
public
There are several good roads now
between Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
The one via Tonawanda Is the oldest
irnnerallv used. But the
new Falls boulevard, which Includes
cart of the old roan, rapiuiy is
completed and will be somewhat
shorter.
from ths fall tO Roches
ter leads through a rich agricultural
and horticultural country, .every
lb devoted to some productive pur
pose. The old-fashioned type of New
York apple orchard appears at fre
quent intervale. Most of these old
orchard have been sadly neglected
and produce little marketable fruit.
Put little goes to waste. The PP'e
are hauled to convenient elder mills.
In recent years the New York ap
ple growers have taken a lesson from
their competitors In the northwest.
Now they are pruning and spraying
their trees, and packing and market
ing their fruit according to modern
methods. But they persist V Pck:
ing their apples in barrels Instead ot
boxes. They are conservative and
hate to make the change. The public
likes the boxed apples and doubtless
will force the growers to the western
standard eventually.
The road through this part of the
state, for more than 100 miles, follows
the old Erie canal and. in a general
way. the New York Central railroad.
The presence of the canal Is Indicated
In the names of a lot of the towns In
rorthorn New York, as for example.
Lockport. Brockport. Spencerport and
numerous others ending in 'port.
For the most part these o d towns
are clean and healthful, with wide,
well-shaded streets, spacious old
homes and fairly modern business
Chester, a. I. -ell known 1.
nearly as large as Portland. It Is a
pood substantial city the hub of a
rich agricultural district and an im
portant Industrial center. The fcast
man kodak enterprise y i1" the
most important single Industrial in
stitution in the city, with nearly a
.'ore of large and sightly buildings
scattered over the city.
The main road between Rochester
and New York Is through Oenevs,
Syracuse. Utlca, Little Falls, Schenec
tady. Albany and the Hudson river,
but because thess and other 'owns
are fairly large they offer obvious
obstacles to continuous ravel and
nany tourists now are taking the so
ratled central route down through the
Finger lake" country and through
Klmira. Owego and Blnghamton.
following, for a distance, the Susque
hanna and again the Delaware river.
The Delaware river iauey
like our far western scenerj muio
grntlo. you might say; anyway not so
rusged. Hut It Is both useless and
Isvldlous to attempt comparisons.
You might Just as well compare a
wonderful painting with an exquisite
piece of statuary. It would be Just
about as sensible.
There are some mighty Interesting
and delightfully pretty cities and
towns along this route. Canandalgua.
l'enn Yan, Dundee, Owego, Deposit
and Mlddletown are particularly im
pressive in this respect. But there
are many others.
You always learn something new
r.n a trip like this. For example, we
tound out how Penn Yan got its name.
It was settled by Pennsylvania farm
ers and New England Yankees. They
disputed over the name and . com
promised by taking part of the name
from sach Penn and Yan. It is a
liroepeTOus and most charming city.
a, pretty a piece ot country a.
be found anywhere. Sometimes we
Just had to atop the machine, get out
feaat our eyes. It is entirely un-
LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY GREATLY IMPROVED BY
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Above Workmen enttlns; Into the bank to widen eaire Just west of Clatsop Crest. Centei Example of splendid
way In which curves have been Improved on lower highway. This photo was taken about ten miles east of
Astoria. The esr Is Kiih. Below Covering the widened shoulder with crushed rock to make firm roadbed, on
work a short distance west of Rainier. " . (
Notable steps In Improving the lower Columbia River highway and rendering It much safer to automobila
traffic have been taken by the state highway department this year in the way of widening the Trrade on the
curves and eliminating so ar as possible all "blind curves. Hillsides have been torn away, . knees- snd bruslt
cleared and cuts widened to lengthen the view ahead, and fills have been widened and made safer. This work,
which is still going on, has been confined mainly to the section between Rainier and Astoria, where sharp curves
around the hillsides and through the dense woods made the highway dangerous to travel. On the curves the
highway has been widened by four or five feet in many places, and the entire road greatly improved by widening
ths gravel shoulders on each side of the pavement. The photos were secured on a recent trip by D. L. Dougherty,
sales manager of the Portland Motor Car company, Nash and Packard distributors.
An Important place on this route Is
Vatkins Glen. Here a small stream
h s cut Its way through the chalky
cilffs nearly 1000 feet high and
reaches its freedom by means of a
series of tiny pools and cataracts and
waterfalls Imprisoned between the
walls of this narrow chasm. It Is a
grand canyon in miniature. The state
of New York has made a park out of
It and Invites tourists to linger there.
Most of them do.
Of Interest to travelers from the
northwest is a big signboard at the
side of tbe road about 60 miles south
of Rochester announcing tbe fact that
near that spot was born Marcus "Whit
man, celebrated missionary "who
saved Oregon to the union." It would
be worth while to stop and get a com
plete story of Marcus Whitman's
tarly life there, but we didn't.
The New York highway commission
has marked Its roads well. It is al
most Impossible to go wrong, while
grade crossings are numerous, as tne
state Is well supplied with railroads,
automobllista havs plenty of warning
both as to railroads and dangerous
curves. Some of the warning signs
are eloquently worded. For Instance:
Twelve persons were killed at mis
crossing in the last two years. Do
you want to be the next?" Some en
terprising undertakers have erected
advertising signs near some of the
most dangerous curves and crossings,
which terve as grim deterrents to
reckless driving.
"The country around Blnghamton
is rich in dairying. On the day we
stopped there they were having a
Holsteln sale and farmers from many
distant points were assembled. Cor
nell university has done much to Im
prove stock growing In this part of.
the state. ,
Immediately west of Blngamton
are Endicott and Johnson City the
model cities recently built by an en
terprising manufacturing concern.
Both are spic and span places with
their wide and tree-lined streets of
fering sites for many attractive
bomes..
About 100 miles out of New York
city you begin to get Into the sum
mer resort territory. Tbe small towns
along the routs as well as the farm
houses are prepared to "take in
boarders" from ths city. It Is inter
acting: to observe that many of th(
c
signs in front of the homes offering
accommodations to vacationists have
their counterparts printed In Hebrew.
While the main route here crosses
the Hudson at Nyack and enters the
city via Tarrytown and Yonkers. our
little party continued from 8uffern
down through Paterson and Hacken
sack. crossing the river at Fort Lee.
Ths route to New Haven from New
York Is much the same as that west
of New York. The best road Is via
the Bronx, through New Rochelie.
Stamford and Bridgeport. New Haven
is a pretty city, built around the Yale
college campus. .
The' only real bad piece of road we
encountered on the whole trip of
more than 500 miles was a la-mile
stretch of old macadam between
Owego and Endlcott. It surely is
"fierce.
CAR DISPLAY AT AUTO SHOW
Anton Vie With Hogs, Horses, Wise
Goats and Contented Cows.
Visitors at the livestock exposition
during the coming week will see
more than pure-bred stock, fat hogs,
sleejc horse and contented cows. This
was assured late last week when the
C. L. Boss Automobile company se
cured a number of the display spaces
and made ready for a showing of new
and used automobiles.
Nearly 30 cars, both new and re
built, are on display at the Boss ex
hibit, and the modern "iron horse"
promises to attract as much interest
as the old hirtoric variety. Six new
cars of the Hudson and Essex make
sre being shown, while the rest are
used cars, ths company paying spe
cial stress to this feature in its ex
hibit. Salesmen and demonstrators
of t'ia Boss organization will be on
hand throughout the week, it was an
rounced. -'
Auto Rim Factory Planned.
WALLA WALLA. Wash . Nov. 5.
(Special.) The Ingram Air Locked
Rtm company today obtained a three
year lease on the old Holt plant
buildings at 60s West Main street,
to open an auto rim factory. Ma
chinery has been ordered. Tbe com
pany is paying 100 a month for the
building. i
WIDENING GRADE ON CURVES.
I GENERAL TIE SECURED
M. J. WOOLACH AND W. L. POW
ELL GET STATE FRANCHISE.
Quarters Leased on Upper Stark
Street and First Shipment of
Stock Is Received.
M. J. Woolach and W. L. Powell,
well known In the tire 'ndustry of
Portland, have secured the franchise
for the General tire and will handle
this popular tire throughout the state
of Oregon, together with retail In
Portland. The new organization was
ready tor business the middle of last
week, when the first consignment of
tires arrived here from the factory
and was unloaded and delivered to
ths new quarters ot the company at
416 Stark street.
Benh men are well known in the
local tire field, having been engaged
in the business here for several years.
Mr. Woolach for three and one-half
years, was with the General Tire or
ganization here and Mr. Powell was
also with tbe former General dealer
pfor a time. About three months ago
Mr. Powell was named northwest rep
resentative for the General Tire com
pany, but resigned that position a
couple of weeks ago to go Into the
new company with Mr. Woolach.
The work of renovating and re
decorating the quarters was com
pleted last week. The- two men are
the sole owners of the business and
will have entire charge, according to
Mr. Woolach. who announced that he
would handle the local management,
while Mr. Powell would have charge
of outside sales activities. Both men
recently made a trip to Akron, O..
where the General Tire company
plant Is located, and spent several
weeks there getting acquainted with
factory methods. They returned to
Portland abont two weeks ago with
the General tire franchise safely
sewed up.
Go slow by schoolhouses.
LIGHTING OF RURAL
IS
Heavy Trucking at Night Re
quires Attention.
SYSTEM WILL BE ADOPTED
Experiment Will Be Made on Ideal
Section of Lincoln Highway .
by Eminent Engineers.
The problem of providing proper
lighting for country roads is to re
ceive careful consideration In the con
struction of the "ideal section" of the
Lincoln highway.
The great increase in the volume of
heavy freight trucking on main routes
between large centers, where in many
instances motor express lines operate
on regular schedules, and frequently
at night, along roada- already con
gested with a heavy passenger traffic,
has brought the question of illuminat
ing rural roads to the foreground.
A number of important main high
ways have been lighted for certain
distances through the open country,
but it is doubtful if a careful and de
tailed scientific, study of the problems
Involved has as yet been made.
Lightlac Methods Deficient.
The methods employed to light such
highways as have been illuminated
have varied with the ideas and
finances of the mans; scattered coun
ties and communities undertaking
such lighting and the results have
frequently been disappointing. In
fact, many drivers have complained
tnat some methods of lighting rural
reads defeat their own purpose in
making the road even more dangerous
for night travel than if it were left
totally dark and drivers left to de
pend upon their own' headlights.
Certainly the providing of a bril
liant light at stated Intervals, over
X
crowded routes of travel " does not
answer the purpose. Such lights if
placed at improper heights, shine in
the driver's eyes, or on rainy nights
are reflected from the pavement.
Safety I'laaars for Drivers.'
The purpose of lighting rural high
ways is solely to provide for the
safety of night drivers. Accidents
which occur after dark are generally
the result of the ' Injudicious use of
glaring headlights. The lighting in
stallation which would permit of all
vehicles operating with their head
lights dimmed, as in cities, would un
doubtedly make for safer conditions.
The technical committee appointed
by the Lincoln Highway association
to determine the speciRcatione for the
ideal section of the Lincoln highway,
that standard of excellence for Amer
ican road building which the Lincoln
Highway association will .construct
at some central point on the great
transcontinental road, early agreed
unanimously that the ideal section
should be lighted. They did not at
tempt to say how. The problem was
one for the best illuminating experts
and engineers obtainable. Now ar
rangements have been made by the
Lincoln Highway association with the
General Electric company of Schenec
tady. N. Y., whereby the Illuminating
experts of that organization will de
velop an Ideal lighting installation
which will be put in along the ideal
section.
System Will Be Developed.
W. D"Arcy Ryan, chief illuminating
engineer of the General Electric com
pany, the man who originated and
developed the lighting arrangements
for the Panama-Paclflo exposition,
will, with the assistance of his eta.
develop in consultation with the asso
ciation's consulting highway engi
neers, the best, safest, most economi
cal and satisfactory lighting instal
lation possible. Mr. Ryan and other
officials of the General Electric com
pany are greatly Interested in the
problems presented and mean to pro
vide an installation along the Ideal
section which will serve as an ex
ample for the lighting of thousands
of miles of American highways dur
ing tbe coming years. j
As the details of the Installation
are developed, complete information
will be provided to highway authori
ties in- every section of the. country
by the Lincoln Highway association,
whose purpose in the development of
the ideal section Is solely educational.
Like the United States Rubber com
pany, which, because of the Interest
of its officials In the development of
modern highways, contributed the
fund for the construction of the ideal
Reduction of Price of the
Essex in One Year
Last Year's Essex Price, Portland
Add for Cord Tires - -' -
Price Today With Cord Tires
New Improved ESSEX
Effective October 20, 1921
Touring Car -Roadster
Cabriolet .
Sedan - -
Cord Tires
Prices f. o.
Better ESSEX Jn Every Way
For Less Money
The new Essex prices mast appeal to all
buyers -
They give Essex another advantage. Official
records and the testimony of thousands. teD
its performance and reliability:
Buyers today get more for their money than
ever before. They not only get this price sav
Ride Today in the
C. L. Boss Automobile Co.
615-617 Washington Street
section, the General Electric company
will contribute the Service of Its ex
perts, the facilities of its laboratories
and the fullest co-operation of Its
entire organisation, in the develop
ment of the "ideal" lighting instal
lation. ' -
LAPPING MACIirXK POKTABLK
New Equipment for Gridiron Cylin
ders Introduced Here?.
A new machine, designed to reduce
time and cost-of lapping or grinding
cylinders has been Introduced in Port
land) by the Paragon Tool company.
18 Twelfth.- street. The new equip
ment is called the Mannerlng port
able lapping machine.
By the use of the machine, it Is
declared, cylinders can be' reground
without removing the cylinder block
from the car. A great deal of t'me
and cost Is thus saved in handling
this character of work, over the oli
method, which necessitated taking
the cylinder block from the car and
placing is on a bench made especially
for this work, and then putting it
back after the lapping was done. All
that is necessary with the new ma
chine, it Is declared. Is, to remove the
cylinder head and go to work. The
equipment is small and easily port
able, and is designed to fasten right
on to the chassis of the machine upon
which the work Is to be performed.
Yellow Cab OTficer Named.
CHICAGO, III., Nov. 6. Announce
ment of the appointment bt 11. C.
Bradfield of Detroit as .director of
sales and advertising for the Yellow
Cab Manufacturing company of this
city is made by that company. Mr.
Bradfield, who has been president and
general manager of tbe Bradfield
company, Detroit, has discontinued
his Detroit business and is now with
the Yellow Cab Manufacturing com
pany. This company In addition to
being the largest manufacturers of
taxlcabs, also manufacture Yellow
Cab trucks in the three-quarter and
one and one-quarter-ton capacities
and a six-cylinder; motor car the
Ambassador. The company Is on a
capacity- schedule for their plant at
the present time.
Believing that automobiles are a
necessity In fighting the' automobile
bandits of Philadelphia, tbs director
of publio safety asked that the police
bureau be provided with 11 high
powered motor cars for fighting this
type of criminal.
$2050
50
2100
1445
$655
- $1195
' 1195
1395
1995
Included
b. Detroit
ing but they also get the New and Improved
Essex.
This new car retains all the attractions of its
forerunner. It is a smoother and finer car in
many ways.
All must now recognize the Essex for its price
advantage as they have recognized its
quality.
New Improved Essex
THEFT POLICY ALTERED
AVTO INSIRAXCK NO LONGER
IXCLCDES ACCESSORIES.
Action Relative to Theft Coverage
IsTaken by Number of
Leading Companies.
Because of the heavy Increase In
thefts of motor car accessories and
equipment, in comparison with the
thefts of the automobile themselves,
a number ot leading insurance com
panies have announced that hence
forth theft Insurance written on-au-tomobllea
will not include protection
against theft of accessories, tools, re
pair equipment, extra tires and other
extra or ornamental equipment. The
new order of things went into effect
on November 1. The ruling, which
was made by the Pacific coast auto
mobile underwriters' conference, fol
lowed similar rulings made by the
conference of the east, south and
middle west.
An announcement , relative to the
change in auto theft policies appears
In The Underwriters' Magaslne, San
Krancisco. and is as follows:
'To avoid the necessity of a heavy
Increase In theft rates because of the
excessive losses on accessories. Jio
Pacific coast Automobile underwrit
ers' conference has deoided to exclude
coverage of tools, repair equipment,
motormeters, extra tires, tubea, rims,
wheels and ornamental equipment
trom the regular theft cover, effect
ive November 1. The decision by the
Pacific coast conference follows simi
lar action by conferences in the east,
south and middle west.
"In the event that ths companies
desire to furnish coverage on these
items, (hey may do so. indorsed on
the policy, but It is believed that
rateB for accessories, etc will of ne
cessity be so high that very little of
this coverage will be written.
"Local automobila underwriters are
elated over the decision by the Pa
cific coast conference to exclude ac
cessories from the policies, as it Is
claimed BO per cent of the theft
claims presented were petty losses of
accessories, which caused the com
panies much trouble an expense to
adjust."
Avoid sudden stops, quick starts
and skidding.