TUT SUNDAY OTIEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, " FEBRUARY 1?. 1922
OUTSIDE COUNTIES
N
RECEIVE BIG SUMS
Valuable Tables Published by
Oregon Voter.
MULTNOMAH TAX HEAVY
Counties Recelre Road Money on
Avenge Xlne Times What
They Hare Contributed.
Every county In Oregon, ontaid
f Maltnomah county, has received
tor highway work -within its bound
axles on an ircrx of nine time
as much money as it has paid
Into th state highway fund In the
form of taxes and licenses. Multno
mah county, which has contributed
It per cent of all the money paid
Into the state highway fund, has re-
oelved virtually nothing; la return for
road improvement within the county.
Contrary to the view held In many
raartera the northwest countiea of
the stats have not received as lane
Irooart'.ana of money In view' of what
they Have contributed aa have the
astern and southern countiea.
Such are the salient facta broach
est by the Oregon Voter in a com
prehensive article on road expeodi
tores In Oregon, appearinsf la its issue
of February 4. The article as based
upon study of receipts and expend!
tores of road funds since 1913 and Is
accompanied by tables showing how
much has been received from and how
much expended In each county of the
I atate. Portions of the article, with
lAae tables, follow:
Multnomah) has received in road
work far more than Its taxpayers and
auto owners have contributed to the
state Dish-way fund n the form ox
property taxes, auto license fees and
gasoline tax.
Average Receipts Given.
On the average outside of Multno
man. the counties have received nine
times what they contributed. Multno
raah contributed 1 per cent of all the
money paid Into the state highwaj
xuna ana receivea opiaias.
The counties near Portland, count
ing Multnomah and including Clatsop.
Columbia. Hood River. Clackamas,
Marian, Unn. Polk. Tmmhlil. Tilla
mook and Washington the counties
including all of the paved Columbia
h'Khwsy. west aide highway and Pa
cific highway from Lane county north
have received only three times what
they contributed, while the more re
mote counties have received ten times
w&at they contributed.
The figures as to contributions and
receipts, assembled by the Voter from
ffidai data, refute all of the charges
of favoritism toward Portland or to
ward northwestern Oregon.
Detail Kiss re CaaastUceU
Detailed figures as to receipts and
expenditures of the state highway
'und have been - compiled by The
oter and are published in this issue.
U receipts are shown, from the ori--rin
of the first state highway com
nlssion in 113 to the close of the
isral year of 121. oa November 10,
'.ill. All expenditures state and
ederal are also shown for the saras
erlod, and with the expenditures ws
J so show the amount estimated to
paid on road work now In prog-
the uncompleted contracts.
In alL the counties of Oregon have
k-ecelved J4J.022.4SS in state and fed-
ral road work, completed and under
ontract. and of this amount only
1134 was expended In Multnomah
ounty, and that for bridge englneer-
ai conducted years ago.
In all. the V-mlll property tax. the
liuto license fees and the gasoline tax
ecelved by the state hlsrhway com
ntswion amount to $4,101,641 from
utside of Multnomah county, and
i;o,761 from Multnomah county.
Market Reads Xe Iacladed.
None of the taxes or expenditures
r market roads are Included in
hese figures simply the receipts and
xpenditures for state and federal
iKhways. aa handled through the
tate highway commission.
The fact that the state highway
omralsaloa. haa been enabled to ex
end six times its revenue haa been
ue mainly to the authorization riven
a it by the people and the legislature I
to issue, bonds, although federal aid
account for part of tie amount ex
pended. The showing made by the figures
Indicates that no county in Oregon
outside of Multnomah has Just cause
for complaining that its taxpayers
and auto owners have contributed
more to the state highway fund than
the county has received in the form
of state and federal road work. Every
county received more than twice what
its taxpayers and auto owners paid
into the state highway fund, while
some counties having large majag-e
of state highways and ema.ll popu
lation received from 20 to 44 times as
much aa their taxpayers and auto
owners contributed.
Stale Read Flam Keeesaary.' '
The figures illustrate the nature of
the problem confronting the state
highway commission in mapping out
its expenditures, and ahow clearly
that if the policy had been pursued of
simply spending in, each county the
money received from that county, the
state could have had no highway sys
tem worthy of the name. Instead,
millions would have been spent in a
few densely populated counties' while
the larger and more remote counties
would have very little mileage im
proved, with long gaps between. It
was only by laying out a state high
way system for the state as a whole,
regardless of county lines, and then
spreading the money ever the entire
system as rapidly as the work could
be financed, that the state commis
sion was able to develop a state sys
tem of highways. This involved
spending little In some counties
whose people contributed heavily, and
spending much In counties whose
people oontrnnted little. The result
that all the people or the enure
state, regardless of connty tinea, are
benefited by the establishment and
completion of the great Croak n!ca
ways ef the state.
Receipts AreS Shewn.
What the taxpayers and automobile
owners of each county paid into the
state highwav fund in the form of
property taxes, auto license fees and
gasoline taxes from establishment or
the road fund in 1913 to the end or
the fiscal year. November 20, 1921, is
shown in a table, as published in- the
Oregon Voter. The first column of
igurea Includes receipts from motor
vehicle license fees and gasoline
taxes, not including the amounts re
tained by the secretary of state for
administration expenses and refunds,
and not including the 25 per cent of
the net also license receipts paid by
the secretary of state to counties for
county road funds. Column, two rep
resents the receipts from the -miil
state highway tax. the only prop-
rty tax levied la Oregon for state
highways.
The table follows:
Motor
vehicle
Fees and Property
Connty gas tax. tax. Total.
Baker . 7.6T t MOST $ 1JS.TS4
tMnton 1IM.474 :.K3 121.4S4
Clackamas . 1M0.4.V4 M.715 2JH.3;
Clataop .... 13J.T-.S 43.1M 17.977
Columbia' .. 69.34V 25.035 S.9T4
Coos 100,743 34.S52 143,0011
Crook i.86J ltl.Ul 43.6.-9
Currr 14.434 . G.8TO 20.7t8
Deschutes . m.Stft) 6.73 h7.6'-'2
I 'oiiias ... 1S4.44U 47.278 1M.79
Gilliam .... S6.6A4 16. HX) - 63.000
Orant 2.071 12.910 40.9SI
Barney .... 2S.B70 16 "0 4.V2T0
Hood River. TO.TOil W.tlSB
Jackson .... 190.844 2.1 S3 2-47.477
Jefferson .. le.T'Je 4.001 25.817
Josephine .. 04.9J8 14.173 70.102
Klamath, .. loo.-it-a 2lA0 127.123
Lake 2H.6W3 14.422 46.01ft
Lane 243.014 67.M4 310.372
Lincoln .... 1'J.XOO 13.440 2S.7S
Linn 184.711 oil. -.4 234.EXI3
Malheur ... 4l.6-iS - 2L7.13 H1.3W4
Marlon .... 874.072 72.027 44.0i9
Morrow . 4S.WS 17,414 61.01S
Slultoomaa 2.C62.2S7 603.47 4 2,70.73
Polk 103.&O3 30.224 1SH.730
Sharman ... 61.377 1.2H 07,638
Ti.lamook .. 74.413 27.173 -.03.7MJ
tmatllla ... 2o7.tST T2.tt.VI 3a.e8
t'nlon 123.6S4 34.024 157.1
Wallowa ... 5072 21.007 73.078
Wasco HK,6S 27.41 13.13S
Washington 47.644 243.24
Wheeier ... 1T.041 7.635 23.1M4
TuiUU .... 160.043 7J3 106.11
Totals ...to20.7&a 1,5L48 7.72,404
Another table shows total expendi
tures of state and federal funds In all
counties from establishment of the
highway fund in 1313 to the end of I
the fiscal year November 30. 1921. to
gether with the amounts contracted
tor pending work, and also the per
centages of contributions received by
each country in state and federal
road work done and contracted for, in I
proportion to the amount paid Into I
the state road fund by each, county In
taxes and licenses.
The first column of figures repre-1
senta ail expenditures from state I
highway funds in the various coun- I
ties; the next column represents the I
federal expenditures for post and
forest roads; the "contracted" column I
represents the estimates of expendi
tures required to complete work now I
under contract; and the last column!
shows the percentage of road money!
received by each county, taking into I
consideration the amount paid by I
each county into the road fund.
The table follows:
Counts
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'rksa ...
Tfersoo ...
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Cemath, ...
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lonvw .....
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"ir.atilla ....
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Vaxhington
State
I e-7v
771.3M
l.lif.Ji
1.4K1 -441
3,0o.tc7
T7.V4K1
6tT.47
3--4.Mi4
S.-7.S41
4.2--J.26
V.WIil.437
247.0-.-4
!I.MD
lt.--J.V--T
S,0l4. 7
4. 4 7 1
L23.12T
,uO
1.237. SK.I
ISO 04
J.M.it:;!
7.1..
67S.1'4
1 14
Sl1 nl
J-i.J7 7
4
1.4K 1.414
1.031.3T3
a.vi.f--3
1.43.M
l.i.;i
J.7S
1.517. MS
Perters.1
12M.734
Kk.6ia
2M.54
144.434
15i-4
6J.i4
5.7U4
"'ih'.voi
r.i4.-H7
2T4.S20
1M.2.SO
134.BU4
2O.077
t 1. 1
e3.21
7S.M4
S31.-'3
JS.3i-3
139.0-V
69.B73
"ioooii
2l.2yo
.13S
11 ..D-
ll-i.xj
3S.574
lk.734
3-iS.71W
"sii'iie
22U.SOO
Toal
I 7X1.434
S71.K.7
1.4'D..-4
1.72,T
2.213
M3.
BtiS.S.M
324.
4M.2A4
4.437.133
3,31.237
wi.274
372.715
ie.i.UHjn
124.W2
1.2-1.44.-I
3tM.92a
152.477
1.S74.-OJ
244.024
251.921
437.234
1.1 taws
575.9U4
1.14
TS2.3B0
4S4.21
707J7
1.6 o'77
L0.I7 l.M
45 3. '.157
l.s.03.4 20
1.0o4.1Mrt
' 1-74. 141
1.743.722
Contracted
but not
expended.
38.750
64.K-.1
774. 5
S0.15S
4.MT
7S.T19
ki.ooa
Bfi.724
154,322
742.SS4
12a, 15T
. 64.223
2.75
64.H
1.21H
2iS
310.310
104.854
His 9-3
83 (.64
3V.4)53
; "35.911
72.817
14.02O
153.873
251,723
144.025
7.54
63.313
' 122.312
14.7V1 ,
317,033
64 575
134 PM
2S3.553
Total
Impended '
and P. C.
contracted, received.
3 330,24 411.41
fcio.1.0
S.2U4.1S3
15113
1. 2 18.002
21,74
1 773.35
390.5SS
437.574
5.199.4SO
1.40U.414
454.404
401.600
1.607.693
2.074.2.44
144 7
1.692.153
1.0OS 6 m)
214.4KO
1.713.650
3.35. 07
4n7.832
610 071
1.133.919
72U.791
1.14
S4.2S3
4i0 244
7V4 12
1.6.13..V.H)
1.1H.43
4 70 74
3.319.443
1.1K.541
I.IOU.144
2.0--V.5M)
772 53
754.32
IO.M.84
2610.47
44.24
1'H.15
107801.
727.4
229.34
454. 2
11O9.04
XS4.90
1A54.01
1292. S3
640.31
1)12.78
201
T.4
475.1K
62.34
1SW0.53
203.VO
63S.09
234.43
1103.99
,4
734 t2
03 1.7
745 81
493 90
733 22
444.14
17'3.94
439.77
4r.-.07
1039.55
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List, Factory
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7-Pa3seo,er rha ; 1745
Coach e e . 1795
Cabriolere e' 325
Coup..! 357
Sedan - 2650
Tourin LimoDin 3920
tUmousine - - 9495
Prtett r. O. Br Detoitr
ITiis beautiful Josed car is the mpst. attrac
tive value ever- offered by Hudson,
It is shown .at-. 'the Chicago Automobile
Show for the first time- anywhere.' It is
bound to capture chief interest.
Come see it.' - it concerns you personally
and your plans for buying a car, .whether
open or closed model. x
An examination of .the Hudson Coach will
pay you well.
The Coach -will cost you. less even than '
the open model of any car to which you
compare Hudson in quality, performance
and reliability. ,
And see how fully it meea'yQurcIoscd car
requirements, at a saving of perhaps $800 to
S1500.. Think .of a closed car on the famous
Super-Six chassis, .for $1 795, f. o. b. Detroit.
That is less than 6 per cent above the cost
of Hudson ogeft' models.- It is a sensational
achievement in car manufacture.
Vou need no other assurance with respect
to the beauty, quality and smartness of
the Coach than the fact that Hudson
has always led in building fine closed cars.
It has created styles that are patterns of
.the industry. The Coach is in keeping
, with Hudson's best traditions. .
It is certain to be the most popular type
Hudson' ever' built. Be sure to see it. It is
jifst out. Early deliveries will be possible for
those who place their, orders at once.
MsDSt A:
Portland Price, Which Includes WarTax, $2150
C. L. Boss Automobile Co.
615-617 Washington Street
Portland
.332.S47.444 34. 634.35 137.421.837 33.4O0.431 343.022.453
RANK C. H1BBS RETURNS
VEKUM OFFICKR NAMED TO
IUKKCT LOCA ti nR.vxcit.
arry Hays. l'r--nt Manager,
to (. to Seattle m Head of
Company ltranoli Ther.
Chances in the Wil'.s-Overland Pa
fic orsranisation which will brincj
ank C. KIkks. former Portland an1
mobile dealer, back to his home
w n as niar.aeer of the Portland
anch of the Willys-Overland ?a-
'.:e company, with iteneral supervi-
n ovrr the northwest territory, ana
A take llirry C. Hays. ho hs
en n:r.aer here, to Seattle as head
Ih overland branch there, were
nounced by the company last week.
Mr. Rices arrived from San. Fran-
ico ear.y last weea ana atier a
uple of days here went to Seattle
th Mr. Hays, the two spending- s
r irolns; over the situation there-
day Mr. W.'.gf experts to return to
Murntne; to take up his active work
.th, the Portland branch. Mr. Hays
pects to go to Seattle about March
to take up the management of the
aneh there.
Portland, automobile dealers will
j welcome back Mr. Rlsrg-e. who wss In
I the motor tar business here from 1909
to 191. as head of the "rank C. RiFRs
company. Packard distributors, and
Interested In the Oregon Motor Car
company. In 191 he took- the posi
tion as vice-president and Pacific
coast manaser for WJllys-Overland
Pacific- A delre to give up the
heavy duties connected with covering:
such a large territory, and the great
amount of traveling: made necessary
by It. and to return to his home In
Portland; was given as the reason for
the change so far as Mr. Rigg is con
cerned. His position as coast manager
with headquarters In San Francisco
will be taken by Ernest N. Culver,
w ho has been assistant aales manager
of the WUIys-Overland company at
Toledo.
' "It certainly seems good to get
back to Portland with the expecta
tions of leading a real home life and
getting away from the constant trav
eling necessary with the former po
ajtion." said Mr. Riggs. upon his ar
rival here. -After having lived in a
goodly number of places and done.
perhaps,' much more than my share
of traveling. 1 can truthfully say that
Portland certainly looks good as a
home city."
Since 1111, when he Joined the
Willys Overland organisation, Mr.
i'.ggs has traveled a distance total-r.g-
more than ten times around the
world, has made I trips across the
continent as far as Toledo or farther
and has spent an average o5 100
nights out of every year en a sleeper.
In bis new position, fas will spend
nearly all cf his time la Portland, al
though retaining his title as vioe-
presldent of the company and having
general supervision over the north
west district.
While Portland's automobile row
win heartily welcome back Mr. Rig-g-s,
it will keenly feel the loss of Mr.
Hays, who has been one of the most I
popular men In Oregon engaged iSJ
the automobile business. Mr. Hays
entered the automobile field, in Port
land back in 1901 with Chanslor &
Lyoa company, rater Joining; the Au
burn organization, and then spending
four years from 1913 to 1917 as terri
tory man for the Buick. In 1917 Hays
became territory man for the Willys
Overland 4ranch here and shortly aft
erward became sales manager. About
a year and a half ago he was made
NEW PORTLAND AND NORTHWEST MANAGER FOR WILLYS
OVERLAND PACIFIC, AND FORMER MANAGER HERE
WHO WILL HEAD SEATTLE BRANCH.
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1
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n
manager of the local branch. Through
bis experience as a territory man he
Is well .known throughout the entire
state and it is probable that no other
automobile man of the city has
greater knowledge of Oregon roads
or has covered more parts of the state
by automobile. Mr. Hays has also
been active in dealers' association ac
tivities and is at the present time a
member of the board of directors of
the association.
Left Frank C. Rlggs, former Pertlaader. who will return as Portland and
asniweit mauler for Wlllys-Overlaad erwaalsatioa. air. Rises has
beea Faetf le eoaat Masafer for tbe eosnpamy wltk arndquartrra In S aa Fraa.
dsee. Rikt Harry C Hays, Pertlasid aaaaajrer, was will ( te Seattle
te take ekarre mt tlva Willya-OverLaad braaea. tken.
WOOD WHEEXS TO BE II-VN ULED
w
Keaton Tire & Rubber Company
Takes On Three Popular Lines
Te Keaton Tire & Rubber com
pany has augmented its rim and rim
Darts service to the trade by adding a
complete stock of wooden wheels) and
spokes, including wooden wheels vita
metal -felloe. It was announced by
the Portland branch last week.
The Keaton company has secured
the exclusive Paciflo coast distribu
tion for Kelsey metal felloe wheels,
manufaotured by the Kelsey Wheel
company of Detroit, Mien.; the ire
atone steal felloe wheels, manufao
tured by the Firestone Steel Products
company of Akron, O., and is also
authorised distributor for Jaxon steel
felloe wheels, manufactured by the
Jaxon Steel Products company of
Jackson, Mich., under the distributing
management of the United Motors
Service, Inc-
Mckenzie work decided ox
Stun ot 970,000 Available From
State for Work During 1023.
EUGENE, Or, Feb. 11. (Special.)
Five miles of the McKensle highway
between Waltervllle and Blue river
will be standardized- and Improved
this year, according to announcement
of members of the Lane county court,
-who w'th H. W. Llbby and J. C. Mc
L60d, engineers of the state highway
department, made a trip over the
highway as far as Blue river yester
day to ascertain what portions are to
bo Improved with the 370,000 avail
able from the state highway commis
sion this year.
The places where the work is most
needed were picked out for Improve
ment and are designated as follows:
A section from a point west of
Deerhorn to the schoolhousie grade,
1.1 miles; from the schoolh'ouse grade
to the O'Brien place at Deerhorn, 1.3
miles; from the Veateh summer home
to theMason shell rock grade, 2.6
miles; the power plant grade near the
old Thompson place, 800 feet at ELk
creak and three-tenths of a mile be
tween the Sparks hotel and Blue
rivet. Most of this work la above
Vida, between that village and Blue
river. , .
Armored Auto to Protect Bonds,
An armored car is to be ueed 'by the
National Surety company to carry
bonds, according to a recent New
Tork Times report. The car will be
protected throughout with one-quar-
HERE'S THE FIRST NEW MODEL VELIE DELIVERED TO A
. PORTLAND BUYER.
-V
, i;-7"
$
?-ZS
Above la the first ef the new Velies to reach. Oresros. It was displayed at the
automobile show and was purchased off the floor by Murray Blee of the
Popular Cloasc A Suit Booae, who Is standing by the ear. The deal was
studied for the W. R. DcLay Motor company by H. 12. Broaibexai
ter inch steal apecially treated to
make it impenetrable by automatic
pistol bullets. Its crew will consist
of two- guards and a chauffeur, all
well armed and trained to shoot effec
tively. The- vehicle is expected
to handle-4500,000,000 -worth of securi
ties annually.
NO DROP IN PIERCE-ARROW
Only Something Very Unforeseen
Will Bring: Change in 1922.
Thatonly very unforeseen circum
slances will bring about any reduc
tion in the prices of its cars during
tbe rest of 1922 is the declaration of
the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car company
in a circular letter which it has ad
dressed to all of its dealers, a copy
cf which has been received by the
Charles C. Fagan company of Port- .
land, local Pierce-Arrow distributor.
"The possibilities of future reduc
tions of labor and materials have been
fully discounted in present seling
prices," says the letter in part, ";tnd
unlesis something very unforeseen oc
curs there will be no material varia
tion . in our cost figures during the -entire
year of 1922.
"For obvious reasons it is not de
sirable tq authorize a price guaranty
for 1922.' We do not think that our
buyers expect this, but we do feel
tl'at an expression from Buffalo at
this time as to our judgment in the
stability of prices will materially
help."
This Fudge Is Efficient.
When a motorist drives through
Faoll, Pa., near Philadelphia, at a
greater speed than the law allows
Squire" Wilbur M. Leech telephones
the charge to the lawbrei:er and the
costs are forwarded by mail.
1 Keep to the right always.