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TTTE STTXDAY OREGOXTA?T, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 12, 1922
FERRY SERVICE IS
RESUMED 1 RIVER
Boats Carrying Autos Daily
Bridal Veil to Viento.
HIGHWAY ' BEING OPENED
Weekly Bulletin of State Road Ie-
partment Tells Shape of
Koads Throughout State.
SALEM. Or Feb 11. (Special)
Enow and Ice has been cleared in the
Columbia river, and ferry service Is
now available between Viento and
Bridal Veil, according to announce
meet made at th offices of the state
highway department today. The. ferry
makes one trip per day each way,
with a chargre of $8 for small cars.
The .ferry h&e a capacity for eight
cars. This charge Include fares for
all In the car.
Those dealricff to ro through The
Dalles may, according; to the bignway
dD&rtmnL shin by boat from Port
land to the former city. The charts
for small cars is about -$10 and for
larre cars $12.60. This does not in
clude, fare for the passengers, how
aver. Work of clearing th highway of
snow and ice is now going ahead rap
idly, and the highway Is now cleared
to Multnomah Falls. It 1 estimated
St will be a couple of weeks at least
beforo a ten-foot roadway is cut
through to Hood River.
The following summary Issued by
the state, highway department indi
cates the condition of the highways
In all parts of the state:
Paririe Hlffturay.
Fortland-Orecoa City Oregon City
hridf closed for reconstruction, therefore
west aid traffic from Portland must cross
th Wiiiamett river at fieilwood ferry in
frouth fort land or take et aids route
throura iXiiwaukle, whlca la jtaved
throughout.
Oregon Clty-Canby-Salem Paved.
:tm-Jefrersa-Albany Paved.
Albany-Corvailis- J unction Oity-Eurne
Gravel Albany to Co rv ail la. Favemeut
Corv&lll to Kurenfl.
Ku Rne-lio bur g -Grants Paas-Medford-Cai;
forma, line Larce proportion paved ;
featanc sood macadam. The highway over
the Sukiyou mountains is kept open
route ho ut the winter by snow plowe if
aeceaaary. One foot of anow at present.
Colombia River Highway.
Portland-Astoria Paved.
Port.and-liood River Paved entire dis
tance, but ciod on account of snow and
Ice from SAuUnomah Fails to Shell Rock
mountain. The Columbia river having
c. eard of ice, the private ferry has re
sumed operations Wtween Viento and
lirnial Veil, making one trip per day each
way. with a charge of $4 for small cars;
capacity about eight cars. This fare ln-eiud-a
pi."nfri.
Ferry rhdu:e from Viento to Bridal
Veil Leaving Viento A. M , arriving
Bridal Veil 12 li P. M. ; leaving Brldai
Veil 12 30 P. !.. arriving Viento P. M.
Charg: Iarge cars. SlU; small cars, $i.
T:me who desire to go through to The
!; es may ship by boat from Portland
to The la.!es. This charge for mail oars
Is 110 and for large cars $12 AO. This
does not Include passenger fares.
Hood River-The Paved except
four miles of miradnm, and open. Cuts
through snow drifts are quite narrow
and the road icy. Extreme cars should
be taken In driving. This section is closed
to heavy trucking on account of the nar
row wldrh through the drifts and obstruc
tion to lighter traffic, and possible dam-
ag to shoulders of the pavement.
The Palles - Pendtleton alacadamlxed
entire distance, and open, but covered
tour Inches of snow and ice. Drivers
snut be very careful while ice lasts.
Coat Illghwmy.
AstoTta.-5-aslde Paved.
fieaside-TUlamook Open for travel;
graveled or rocked.
Went Side Pacific Highway.
PortTand-McMlnnvr.Ie paved.
MrMtnnvllIe-Aratty-Rlckreall-Monmouth-Independence
Open except bridge over
Yamhill river between WcMtnnvlile and
White-son. which in being replaced. Traf
fic should detour from McMmnville via the
XlcMlnnvlIle-Tiiiamook highway to a point
S mile from McMinnvlIle. thence sooth to
the liellevue-Amity road, thence east to
Amity; graveled.
Independence-Corvatlls Take road via
Puver; graveled to Benton county 11ns;
aaved. county line te Corvailla
CorvaiUs-J unction City-Eugene Paved.
Oregen-Wanhington Highway.
Pendleton - Walla VaHa Open and
paved: eitppery due to Ice and anow.
Pendleton-Pilot Rock Open.
PiliH Ro-k-Uiitter Creek-Jones Hill
Passable. KrojTen ruts. Ice. very rough.
" drifts between Butter Cree and
Jones Hill. Use chains watch for cau
tion sign.
Jones HIM-Hpppner Passable but rough.
Travelers between lleppner and Pendleton
are advised to use route via hft
lieppner June! an.
lioppner-Arllngton. via
Rhea Creek
MeMiBBville-Tillamook Highway.
Portland-McMlnnvtiie-Srterldan Paved.
Sherldan-Vt;iamlna-t;rand Ronde-Hebo-
""uuvun wa macadam.
Bint ; open throughout.
some pave-
Old Orrgosj TraiL
Psndle,ten-Ieadman's Pass Open, ma
adamlzed.
leadman's Pass - Hi?gard Closed
Snow.
by
Hrgard-La Grande Open but very
La Orande-Hot Ike Pavement
Soacaaam. god construction.
and
Hot Uk.Vfl!on-Masa higbwav closed
ror br.dge cacstruction. take foothill de
tour. lnion-ttker .Macadamized, one short
detour at. Te oeat over-crossing and two
mhori detours around bridge construction
SMr North Powder. Section between I'nlon
an3 North Powder now pen. If wind is
blowing dry snow, trip should not be at
tempted. Baker-XeTson Pair cmn-r road, snow
and Ice. s.'ow roinc. uw rhSls.
Ne:on-Huntington New y..ndarJ grade;
detour. 2 miles in lerrth. from liaie s
croMing to Weatherby bridge : use old road,
which Is very rough. Letur quarter
Bi!ie at Jardan creek, very rough: detour
ef one m: e from l.lme to Huntington,
overhead cross. ng. ue old roAd. which is
in fair con ! ::on: riMum of half mile from
Pope and StanfelJ ranch to Binder ranch,
o-e old rvd. In fa.r condition The de
tours en t:vs section are we;! marked, but
care snou'd be ued as they are very
roiieh l c h : n . . i
Huntington n tar to Road cTose1. OM's
frry net running n account of Ice In the
frirke nver M,ho side to Weiscr blocked
:" snow drif'a,
:r-On:ano Macadamised: Ice crust,
tfrtve .'ow
The lalle-rslifomlan Highway.
N." Sherman highway for alter
B a t e rCMt to fntnl 0on
The l::e-Shin.ko Rough and aVoot
four in.-he of enow an.J ioe. but pasMM
w r.en f roxen ; !mph w hen thawing.
Shan, ko-Madras It route is via An
te'ote and Utw.r. F'.curh but passabis
whn frir; Impi"h when thawing
Iadras- Bend Go4 macadam road;
Open.
Bm1-Aln Kanch Cindered road la fair
con-! tion
A:a Ranch-tJiptne Crescent Fair c
drtion. C osed Jy snow at Sand creek, be
tween Cre-ent and Port K'amath
Port K'amah-K'amath Fa'.'.s Open for
travel: macadam K.amath Fa: to Umm'l
tmii AU cars shou.d be estulpped with
ch;na
K.amath Fars-Memll-California Ptats
line AM macadamised and In good con
d t:on eicet three ml near Mer-iVi.
Wr-ere not surface! the iwd is a littts
mud ly. but pAsaabie. fi.'ppery. use
AsMaad.Klamath Falls Illghwmy.
V'a trven iipfinga Mountain Snow has
Trifred making this road Impassable to
traf?
Klassalh Falls-Ikevlew Highway.
Aoout one fo-t of s:vow on summit but
froen cr-r A few cars ere going through
with .)fftcultv as the snow has drifted two
and three ft in place Th.s route Is not
r- omznende't. Wiil remain passable as
as cold snap continuea XojCorraatioa
NEW SEIBEKLIXG RUBBER COMPANY GETS UNDER WAY IN
PORTLAND.
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should be secured locally before attempting
trip.
Lakevlew-Hnrns Highway.
Snow badly drifted and almost closed to
ante traffic
Lakevie-w-Bend Highway.
Between Lakeview and Silver lake road
is open, but difficult on account of snow;
from Silver lake to Bend the mail stages
are running regularly; deep snow. Con
tinued snow will make it necessary to de
tour at Silver lake and take high desert
road to Milllcan.
Central Oregon Highway.
Bend-Bums On account of uncertain
weather, passengers are advised not to at
tempt this trip without first having; se
cured Information locally.
Burns-Crane Macadamised and In gooo
condition.
Crane-Vale Rough and slippery, use
chains. Very poor road this time of year.
Secure Information locally before starting.
Vale-Ontario Fair, chains are needed.
Ontario-Cairo Rough and slippery; use
chains.
Cairo-N yen a Macadamised; Ice coating:
driver carefully.
Sherman Highway.
Columbia river hlr hwav-Shanlko. via
Fulton canyon Open and In fair condition
when fro men- Follow detour signs to avoid
new construction between Wasco and Moro.
Will become almost impassable If warm
weather and thaw cornea
ShRniko-iladrae Open via Antelope ana
Gateway: road In fair condition when
fro sen. Will become impassable when warm
weather cornea
MrKenxie Highway.
McKenzle pass Closed until spring.
Sisters-Redmond Graveled road; open.
John Day River Highway.
Arilna-ton-Condon In fair condition dur
ing freexlng weather. Muddy and difficult
to travel when not frozen.
Condon-Fossil Macadamizea ana in
good condition. Some snow.
Fossii-Butte Creek Summit Graveled
and in good condition. Some snow.
Summit - Tilley s tmoutn oi rvic
cr-ek Dirt road. In fair condition dur
ing freezing weather. Muddy and diffi
cult to travel when not frozen.
Tllley's-Spray New road, lair condition.
Muddy when not frozen.
Spray-liayvllle In latr condition aunng
freezing weather. Muddy and difficult to
travel when not frozen.
Payville-Cole's Bridge In fair condition
during freezing weather. Muddy and dif
ficult to travel when not frozen.
Cole's Bridge-Prairie City Uravelea
rdad In good condition.
Prairie City-Baker Road closed to auto
traffic on account of snow In mountains.
Vale-Jamleson Macadamized.
Jamleson-lirogan Fair.
Ochece Highway.
Rftdmond-Prlneville Graveled road, good
condition.
Prinevtlle-Mltchell Passable only dur
ing freezing weather.
Raker-Cornucopia Highway
Baker-Halfway Open; snow on Sparta
summit.
La Grande-Kentcrprlse Highway.
I.a Grande-Islsnd City Paved.
Island City-Elgin County road, snow
and ice: rough frozen subgrade; chains
are needed. Bad drifts In places causing
detour through fields. This road may be
blocked by drifts any time.
Elgln-Minam Macadam; from end or
macadam to Mlnam. impassable on Wal
lowa Hill grade.
Mlnam -Joseph Excellent macadam
with exception of 8-mile stretch between
L,ost!ne and Enterprise, w nich is very
rough; use chains.
Crater luake Highway.
M ed ford -Prospect Open.
rihaniko-Mitchell Highway.
Closed to auto traffic on account
of
now and mud.
ADVICE ON USED CARS GIVEN
Know Your Jealert Is Advice oX
Head of Palpe-Ietrolt Company.
With the dollar buying more auto
mobile value in used cars than ever
before tn the history of the industry.
and the market well supplied with
rare and tempting bargains, the pros
pective purchaser undoubtedly will
welcome a few words of advice on
how to select a used car.
There are Just a few facts for the
motorist to remember if he is to take
full advantage of the extraordinary
buying opportunities the used car
THE NEW MITCHELL
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XEW MODCL SIT CLIMBING THE WASHIGTO-STREET -HI MP- OS HIGH GEAR AT FOrR MIIES AJT HOUR.
Cilmbine- hills on h'trh sear bv getting a running start and beating it along with the motor at top speed has
,t,biJ favorne p.l. of ic'fr enthusiasts, but Mitchell. Lewi, Jk Staver. distributors of the Mitche.V six.
pulled a new one last week by climbing a stiff hill with a Mitchel! with the motor throttled down nearly to the
"anishing roint. The uprer Washington-street -hump- was chosen and the car began . the J",y from Twenty
third and Washington streets, from a standstill, with two people as passengers. C. H. V ertenberger of the Mitchell.
Lewis Staver sales force and a newspaper man. The car was not allowed to exceed five miles an hour at any
time and generally was throttled down to between three and four miles an hour. At this speed the car climbed the
several blocks over the "hump" without being shifted out of high gear. The car was one of the new Mitchell,
recently received In Portland, equipped with . new Mitchell motor, and was a stock mode in all respect, with no
clangs in ear ratio. The photo abovs showa Wertenberger w a. king beside u car climbing over the lump.
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Above Ieft) J. K. Argu, Los An
geles Pacific coast manager for the
new company who vraa in Portland
Inst week cloaing arrangements for
a northwest branch here. (Right) V
A. Se-lberlinsr. head of the big or
sranisattosw which has headquarter
is Akron O.. and former president
of the Goodyear Robber company.
Below C. K. Reynolds, manager of
Port Id nd branch of Sclberling com
pany formerly Goodyear manager
here.
market now affords, says a state
ment issued by Harry M. Jfcwett,
president of the Paige-Detroit Motor
Car company. "While it is generally
known that now is the time to buy
used cars because the values offered
are the greatest ever known, thanks
to pre-war conditions and price read
justments, yet disappointment will re
sult unless the purchaser remembers
three things.
"First, the car selected should be
one made by a reputable manufac
turer whose product can be relied on.
It must be a good car in its class.
Second, the condition of the car must
be known. The purchaser must be
sure of what he is buying and whether
It will operate. Third, and perhaps
the most important of all. he must
buy of a reputdtble dealer who has a
reputation to guard and protect, who
will be in business tomorrow as well
as today and whose guarantee of sat
isfaction means something.
"The same common-sense rules of
economics apply to the purchase of a
used car as to a new car. In other
words, one must consider first cost,
operating cost and maintenance cost;
and unless the purchaser knows his
dealer he is likely to fall down on all
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BATTERY CARE IS IMPORTANT
Life of Storage Equipment Greatly
Increased by Proper Treatment.
There are a few battery facts that
every car owner should keep in. mind,
according to R. P. Bowman of Harper
tturg. Inc. local Wlllard battery deal
ers. One thing he ought to keep In
view is that batteries are bound to
wear out In the course of time. Of
course, the better the material and
workmanship the greater the chance
of long life, but wear Is always go
ing on just as. It does in a piece of
machinery.
Another thingt The life of any bat
tery depends to a considerable extent
upon what kind of treatment it gets.
Neglect, abuse and carelessness ahort
en its life Just as surely as you'd
shorten the life of a bearing by al
lowing dust to mix with the oiL
In short, the responsibility is just
about divided 50-50 between the car
owner and the battery builder. You
have to get a good battery to begin
with and you must take care of it
after you get it
Good roads aid everybody.
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EXTER PORTLAND HELD.
C. B. Reynolds. Former Goodyear
Manager Here, to Be in Charge
of Local Branch.
The Seiberlins Rubber company of
Akron. Or.- ihe new organization
headed by P. A. Seiberling. former
president of the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber company, has entered the
Portland field and will soon be an
active competitor along automobile
row. At the head of the Portland
branch will be C. B. Reynolds, for the
last two and one-half years head of
the Portland branch of the Good
year. Mr. Seiberling Is looked upon as
one of the leaders in the tire indus
trye In the United States, and keen
interest is manifested in the new
company. For ovr 20 years he was
president cf ' the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber company, relinquishing his
position with the company a year or
more ago.
The new company organized dj
Seiberling has already purchased two
large tire plants, that of the Lehigh
Tire- & Rubber company of New
Castle. Pa., end the Portage Rubber
company of Akron, and will soon be
ready to start production of 5000 tires
and 6000 tubes per day, it is stated.
The personnel of the new company
is: F. A. Seiberling, president and
general manager; C. W. Seiberling.
vice-president in charge of pur
chases; I. R. BaUey. vice-president in
charge of sales; William S. Wolfe,
vice-president in' charge of produc
tion; W. A. M. Vaughan, treasurer;
W. E. Palmer, secretary.
Pacific coast headquarters for the
company will be at Los Angeles, with
J. E. Argus, well-known tire man on
this coast. In charge. George Bellis,
former Portlander and head' of the
Goodyear company branch here at
one time, will be Los Ajigeles man
ager. ' Arrangements for handling the
new Seiberling tire in this section
were considered last week, when Mr.
Argus was in the city for a confer
ence with Mr. Reynolds. A location
will be secured shortly, it was an
nounced, and the 'entire northwest
territory will be handled from the
Portland branch.
Mr. Reynolds, the local manager. Is
well known in tire circles through
out the coast. He opened up the
Goodyear branch at Tacoma som
years ago. and later went to Sacra
mento, where he was branch man
ager for a time. About two years
and a half ago he came to Portland
as manager of the Goodyear branch
here, a position which he held until
his resignation recently, prior to hit
taking the position with the Seiber
ling company.
TIRE ABUSE DISCOURAGED
XO PRODUCT OAX STAX-D VP IP
EGLECTED, SAYS CHEMIST.
Great Ianger In Service Held to
Be Cnderinflation; Many Fail-
ures Blamed on This.
DETROIT, Feb. 11. "If a tire is
neglected and abused while in serv
ice all the care used In testing and
selecting the rubbers and the com
pound'ng materials, anaiyring the
fabrics, standardizing the operations
and maintaining an experienced or
ganization in order to make the most
uniform and perfect product will be
of no avail," said William G. Nelson
of the chemical staff of the United
States Rubber company at a recent
meeting of the American Institute of
CIremical Engineers at Detroit.
"A pneumatic tire Is designed and
built to contain air, or an inert gas,
under pressure, and there are no rec
ommendable substitutes for it on the
market today. The greatest danger
that befalls a tire In service is under
inflation. Proper inflation is to. the
life of a pneumatic tire what proper
food is to the life of a living being.
Eighty per cent of the failures in
tires can be traced to under Inflation.
Briefly, the results of under Inflation
are early separation in all parts of
the tire, rim cutt'ng, abnormal de
velopment of frictional heat, greater
power and fuel consumption, ruptur
ing of the fabric, splitting of tread
and abnormal strain throughout
the tire.
The Society of Automotive Engi
neers and the Tire and Rim associa
tion and all the large manufacturers
have agreed upon standard pressures
to be used In tires and. these pres
sures should be adhered to religiously
In order to obtain the highest mile
age. Overloading is another abuse
that is often imposed upon a tire
which causes an early breakdown of
the carcass and finally a blow-out.
Other causes for premature failures
are: Improperly fitting rims, which
cause rim cutting, thus exposing the
fabric to moisture and chafing; mis
alignment of wheels, which causes
excessive tread abrasion; running
over curbs, deep ruts, stones, nails
and glass which cause breaks and
cuts in the tread and carcass; sudden
braking which causes tread abrasion
and separation; turning corners at
high speed, which causes excessive
strains on the fabric and later a
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rupture; overheating which causes
separation, and sun exposure, which
causes checking.
The ultimate desire of every mo
torist is to obtain the most miles per
dollar per tire with the advantages
of riding on a cushion of air, and the
only way for him to obtain his de
sire and retain these advantages is
to use c6mmon sense in the use and
care of the pneumatic tire."
B. H. AXIBAIi JOIXS PEERLESS
Former Cadillac Chief Engineer
Follows Collins to New Post. '
B. H. Anibal has been appointed
chief engineer of the Peerless Motor
Car company, according to an an
nouncement made by R. H. Collins,
president and general manager of the
company. Mr. Anibal recently re
signed as chief engineer of the Cadil
lac Motor Car company to assist Mr.
Collins in his future plans.
The first two years of Mr. Anibal's
12 years' association with General
Motors corporation were spent in the
engineering department of the Olds
Motor works, where he. was one of
the- designers of the Oldsmobile, Lim
ited. He joined the Cadillac engineering
department in 1911 and assisted in de
signing the 1912 four-cylinder Cadil
lac, which first introduced electrio
starting and lighting to the public
As designer, assistant designing en
gineer and chief engineer, he was in
timately associated with every en
gineering problem and development
of Cadillac during the lastten years.
Including the introduction of the first
eight-cylinder car in this country. ..
During the w,orld war Mr. Anibal
represented the Cadillac engineering
department at Washington in work
ing out problems of design and other
questions in connection with the Lib
erty motor. His war work also in
cluded service as assistant chief en
gineer of the aircraft division of Gen
eral Motors corporation.
LIGHT STEAM CAR PROPOSED
Company Formed in Detroit to
Make Auto In $1000 Class.
DETROIT. Mich., Feb. 11. The De
troit Steam Motor corporation has
been incorporated in this state - to
manufacture a steam automobile here.
The car will follow the best prac
tices in steam car experience up to
this time with several refinements In
mechanical features and design.
O. C. Trask will be president and
treasurer of the company. He is a
member of the firm of Trask- Ken
nedy & Co., Michigan distributor of
the Stanley steam car. The new car
will sell In the 100fl class. It will
weigh between 1500 and 2000 pounds,
will have a 110-inch wheelbase and
will be built in four body styles. The
first showing will be at the Detroit
show.
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V. O. RUTHERFORD, SALESj
HEAD, IS PORTIiAXD VISITOR.
192 2 to Bring Success to Real
Worker, Says Prominent Figure
in Rubber Industry.
The northwest sales organization of
the B. F. Goodrich Rubber company,
covering the Pacific northwest states,
was in the city last week to meet a
distinguished visitor in the person of
W. O. Rutherford, vice-president of
the- company, in charge of sales.
W. O. Rutherford, prominent
Goodrich official, who visited
city last week. . J
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Although this is his first visit to the
coast in several years, Mr. Ruther
ford's name is familiar to most every
one in this section, from the top to
the bottom of the rubber business.
Not only is he tThe highest active ex
ecutive of the Goodrich Rubber com
pany, but he ranks as one of the
pilots of the rubber industry in this
country.
In Mr. Rutherford's own words he
is "always inclined to beware of pes
simists." When asked about the tire
outlook, while here, he smilingly re
ferred to the statisticians who ten
years ago fixed the saturation point
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for motor cars at J500.000. and fore
casts good business for 1922.
"We, whose business it is to manu
facture and sell tires to the public,
are in a business moving forward
with a headway definite, strong and
irresistible," said Mr. Rutherford.
"The manufacturer or merchant who
combines sound business policies with
an aggressive 'never say die' spirit is
sure to find 1922 a year of great op
portunity. Just s sure as there are
8,000.000 licensed automobiles in this
country there will be millions of tires
"bought by the owners of them, and
the dealers who serve as distributors
will naturally profit through their
service to the consumer.
"For several months crude rubber
prices have been advancing. This is
also true of high-grade cotton, and
in the face of these advancing costs
it is wisdom to assume that prices of
high standard quality tires cannot go
lower."
Mr. Rutherford radiates determin
ation, encouragement and optimism
and it is these qualities which have
carried him such a long way since
his first job as traveling salesman.
Early in his career he was sent to
Denver as branch manager, later pro
moted to the Buffalo branch and
thence to the factory at Akron, where
his succession to one position after
another has brought him to his pres
ent position of vice-president.
$50,000 SPENT BY AUTOISTS
Cottage Grove Reaps Harvest Dur
ing Tourist Season.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Feb. 11.
(Special.) The tourist crop, which re
quires little attention, is not affected
by late rains or early irosts and does
not require reseeding, is rapidly be
coming a most profitable one for this
section. -
Often between 40 and BO cars
stopped In the auto camp here over
night, the total for the season being
2200. Taking an average of four per
sons to the car and taking the figures
of the Northwest Tourist association
that tourists spend an average of $6
the day, the return to Cottage Grove
from those who. stopped at the auto
camp was more than $50,000.
Many stopped at the hotels and
many spent money here who did not
stop over night, so that the total crop
probably brought returns of $75,000
or better, and this was without pick
ing the crop.
A fee was charged at the camp dur
ing the latter part of the year, but
this seemed to have no effect upon
the number using it, probably due to
the fact that the camp is an unusually
sightly one and conveniently arranged
for campers.
Before the days of the automobile
Philadelphia had 75,000 head of
horses. The present number is ap
proximately 24,000. Stables have de
creased from 9000 to 3208.
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MOTOR TRUCKS HAUL MOO
DRIVERS STOP AXD SHOVEt
DRTPPIXOS FROM IXXAD.
Substance Is Used in Drilling Oil'
Wells Instead of Casing Hole
to Keep Walls Out.
.
LOS ANGELES, Cal- Feb. 11. The
public is quite well informed on the
importance of the motor truck in re
lation to the oil industry, but there
is at least one phase that little is
known about. This is the transpor
tation of mud from one rotary will
to another. To the rotary driller this
"rotary mud," as it is called is move
precious than the famous Denver mud
or the mud found in the region of
Limoges. It is so valuable that it is
not sold, but -lent when the occasion
demands, with the understanding
that it or its equivalent be returned.
This is largely so because not all dis
tricts produce this particular mud,
and where it is found it is only in
certain stratas.
Three Mack trucks, owned by Lee
B. Hawkins, recently were used to
transport a supply of this mud from
the. famous Montebello oil fields
among the lemon groves east of Los
Angeles to the scene of new opera
tions on the hills overlooking the
sea near Redondo. It must be valu
able mud to warrant truck drivers
stopping and shoveling back onto the
load that which had fallen to the
highway, yet that's what Hawkins'
drivers did. It was a long haul, but
Hawkins found the job a profitable
one.
When the rotary system of drilling
is used no casing is employed. As
the drill penetrates the earth It be
comes necessary to force some Bub
stance into the hole to keep the walls
from collapsing. This is the service
rendered by the mud, and when the
drilling is under way the mud is con
tinually in circulation. Usually this
mud is forced into the well by steam
pressure and is pumped out again to
prevent its setying around the drill
and thereby stopping the work. This
circulating is very similar to that
used in the radiation system of an
automobile., At the surface the mud
leaves the pump and is sluiced into a
box where the heaviest settles to the
bottom and the lightest is kept and
returned to the well. The heavy sedi
ment is the part that is taken from
one well to another because of its
very dense consistency. After being
moved the mud is diluted with water
to meet the requirements. In starting
a rotary well mud is used as a primer.
For this purpose water is not suitable
because it does not have sufficient
body.