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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1922)
I 10 T1TE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAT 21, 1922 HIGHER IDS I G Mountain Sections Succumb to Advance of Summer. WEEKLY REPORT IS OUT State Highway Commission Bulle tin Tells of Condition of Main Highways of State. 6 AXEM, May 20. (Special.) But fw changes ar noted in tho con dition of main roads throughout th tats, according to the weekly bul letin of the state highway commis sion, lBsued her today. Changes mainly have to do with roads in the astern part of the state and In the mountain section, where the advance f summer Is making highways pass able and "rapidly improving general road conditions. The bulletin fol lows! Pacific Highway. Portland-Oregon City Willamette river ferldce at Oregon City closed for construc tion. Traffic from Portland for Oregon City and points south should take east id route via MUwaukle or Eighty-second street, both of which are paved through out. Traffic for Oswego and West Linn ' should take west side route which is paved to Bolton and graveled from there to West Liha. Oregon City-Canby-Salem Paved except short gap at Pudding river bridge. Salem-Jefferson-Albany Paved. Albany-Co rvallis-Junction City-Eugene Gravel Albany to Corvaills. Pavement to Eugene. Eugene-Drain Practical I y all paved. Paving operations have begun mile south of Drain. Going south detour right on the old road returning to the highway about two miles south of Drain. The main highway will be open after working hours and Sundays. Follow the detour signs. Drain-Roseburg Road open and paved r macadamized to Garden Valley, just south of Wilbur. Detour Garden Valley to Winchester bridge. Graveled but nar row; cautious driving necessary. Win chester bridge to Rose burg, good graveled road. Roseburg -Grants Pass-Mod ford-Callfor-nla Line Large proportion paved; balance good macadam. Construction under way between Sexton mountain and Grants Pass. Traffic detoured via Merlin during work hours, 7 A. M. to 5 F. M. Columbia River Highway. Portland-Astoria Paved except one mile through Rainier which Is under construc tion. Detour via old road Is rough but firm and passable. Portland-Cascade Locks-Hood River Hosier Paved. Mosier-The Dalies Paved except four miles of macadam. Contractors have start ed paving operations between Mosler and Rowena, so that travel will be compelled to adhere to the following schedule in passing over the new pavement: Road is closed 7:00 A. M. to 10:00 A. M, Road la open 10:00 A. M. to 10:15 A. M. for cars in line. ' Road is closed 10:15 to 12:30 P. M. noon. Road is open 12:30 P. M. to 1:00 P. M. Road is closed 1:00 P. M. to 4:30 P. il. Road is open 4:30 P. M. and after. All traffic not wishing to wait for an pen period on this .section may detour over Seven-Mile hill, which Is rough but passable. Eastbound traffic will detour at Mosier and westbound traffic will detour at The Dalles. Follow the detour signs. The Dalles-Arlington-Umatilla-Pendleton Macadamized entire distance and in good condition. Coast Highway. Astoria-Seaside Paved via, Warrenton. Warren toll cut-off 1 miles of good ma cadam saves IVt miles of distance. Seaside-Miami Graveled or rocked en tire distance; under construction near Tillamook-Clatsop county line, passable and fair going. Miami-Wilson river Graveled, good con dition. Wilson rlver-Tlllamook Paved. Tillamook-Beaver Paved except three miles at Pleasant Valley which is under construction. Detour via old road, graveled and fair condition. Beaver-Hebo This section is under construction but is open at all hours. Hebo-Paciflc City Junction Graveled, rough and narrow in places, but safely passable; fair condition. North Bend-Marshfield-Coqullle Paved. Bandon-Port Orford-Gold Beach-California State Line Open and in fair condition; automobile stages operating. Marshfleld-Bandon (via Seven Devils Route) Closed on account of ferry re pairs. Boseburg-Coos Bay Highway. CoQUllle-Myrtle Point Open and in fair condition. Myrtle Point-Roseburg Open ; passable but rough. Coos Bay wagon road is la bod condition. West Side Highway. Portlan d-West Dayton Paved. Traffic for McMinnvlIle and points beyond will find all-paved route via Dayton and Three Mile Lane, Highway closed for construc tion from La Fayette to tit. Joe, West Dayton-tit. Joseph Graveled and In good condition. St. Joaeph-McMinnville Paved. MoMlnnviUe - Durham school Closed for paving? take Tillamook highway southwest one mile then turn east one mile to Durham school. Durham school-Amity Highway un urfaced and closed but traffic follows old read, which is graveled and in fair condi tion. Amity-Holmes Gap Paved except three fourths mile near Holmes Gap, which is graveled. Holmes Gap-Rickreall Graveled and mostly fair condition. Rough in places but all safely passable. Rlckreall - Monmouth - Independence Paved. Independence-Corvallis Take road via uver, graveled to Benton county line, paved county line to Corvaills. Corvaills-J unction City-Eugene Paved. McMinnvillc-Tillamook Highway. I portland-McMinnville-Sheridan Payed. Sheridan-Willamina-Grande Ronde-Bee Ranch Good macadam. Bee ranch-Dolph Road rutted In places but passable for light traffic with careful driving in passing. Dolph-Hebo Good macadam, Hebo-TiUamook See coast highway. Tualatin Valley Highway, Portland -Forest Grove-Junction west side highway at St. Joseph Paved except short gaps at Scoggins creek and Tualatin river bridge. Mount Hood Loop. '"Portland-Sandy Take Powaell Valley road, which is paved to Gresham; grav eled and in good condition to Cottrell, thence via Bluff road, graveled, rough in places but safely passable. : Sandy-Salmon river Highway Impass able. Detour via Marmot road which Is rnostly planked and in fair condition, all safely passable. Salmon Rlver-Zig Zag Unsurfaced but sand and gravel soil and safely passable. Oregon-Washington Highway. Pendleton-Washington state line Paved and open, drive slow at caution signs where maintenance work is in progress. Pendleton-Pilot Rock Five miles good earth road, ten mues oi macaoara. Pilot Rock-Butter Creek-Jones hill This road very rough. Jones hlll-Heppner Same as above. Heppner-Gilllam county line - Seventy per cent macadamized, all in very good condition. Gilliam county line-Heppner Junction Fair with many sharp curves, drive care- Pendleton-Cold Springs Highway. Pendleton-Holman Fair county road. Holman-Cold Springs Sixty per cent macadam. Pendleton-John Day Highway. Pendleton-Pllot Rock Five miles of good artn road, ten miles of macadam. ' Pilot Rock-Ukiah-Long Creek-John Day raasabie, Old Oregon Trail. Pendleton-foot of Cabbage hill Open, macadamized. Foot of Cabbage hill-La Grande Blue mountain summit open, but rough. La Grande-Hot Lake Pavement and macadam, good construction. . Hot Lake-Union Open, short detours necessary. Cross track just east of Hot Lake, detour marked to main highway. Unlon-Maynes-jaaKer uooa macadam r rough. TOM JoMmiih3 His Car bu Frederick Purcell No. 7 "First Day Out." IT WAS NOT the first day of spring: that Smith set aside for his initia tion Into the great, clan of motor ists, but there was the spirit of wan derlust In the air and It was Satur day afternoon. I had agreed to ac company him on this gala event, so 2 P. M. found me waiting for him at the service station Very shortly the proud owner ap peared, carrying the license plates under his arm. These he turned over to a mechanic with Instructions to at tach them to the car, and then began outlining to me where he intended driving that afternoon. Right there I called a halt, and suggested that It might be advisable to watch the me chanic and not be crossing bridges before he came to them. "If you want to know your car In timately," I said, "it is a good Plan to keep your eyes and ears open whenever the car is In care of a me chanic. "Thousands of motorists are content to trust everything to me chanics; that is why they are up against It when they have trouble on the road." I stopped a moment to take the In struction book from one of the side pockets. Opening the book I pointed to a typical line of instruction which read: , ' Screw Should Be Adjusted. 'The Idling adjusting ecrew should he onroweil in tontil it stops, then screwed out In counter-clockwise di rection ten notches, which Is the nor mal adjustment." "Now that," I eaid, "tells how, to fliust thft paa mixture, but such In structions are often difficult for the car owner to understand. If the ex pense were not prohibitive, manurac facturers would doubtless eend repre sentatives to explain these directions in person. But here is the point: This mechanic- understands the car as well as any representative the manufac turer might employ, only this fellow is not bound to tell you what you ought to know. By watching him. you see, and by asking him questions you can get the equivalent of expert advice." "Then I'll watch him," Smith re plied, "and whenever the car requires some adjustments which I cannot handle myself I'll watch him till I know how It's done. But hadn t we better get started; he's got the plates on now? I had It all planned to drive out of here yesterday, but you al Baker-Nelson Pair eoonty road. Nelson-Huntlneton Ne Btandard trade . . . 1. i .antlnn HTfl WCll ino aetouia uu ,., - . marked, but care should bo used as they are very rough. Hunttngton-Welser (via . Old! ferry) Fair condition; Oregon aide closed. Welser-Ontarlo Excellent macadam. Th Dalles-California Highway. Note See Sherman highway for alter nate route to central Oregon. The Dalles-Shaniko (by way of Maupin and Bakeoven) In good condition, Shaniko-Madras Best route is via An telope and Gateway. Rough but passable. Madras - Bend Good macadam road; open. Bend-1 Pine-Crescent Fair condition. Crescent-Klamath Falls-Sand creek sum mit Closed by snow; take road via Kirk and Chiloquln. Mqdoo Point to Klamath Falls good macadam. Klamath Falls-California Line All mac adamized except three miles near Merrill; good condition. Ashland-Klamath Falls Highway. Green spring route open. Cars and trunks are cominff through, though some what muddy. Medlord-Ashland-Klamath Falls stage taking uus route now. Klamath Falls-Lakevlew Highway. KlamathFalls-dalry Macadam; in rood condition. Dairy-Beatty Dry; ralr dirt roao. Beatty-Bly Covered with snow. Cars going through with difficulty. Bly-Lakeview Closed on account of snow and mud between Drews Valley and Bly. Stage operating trom Klamath Falls to Bly. T.nkevlew-Burns Highway. - Road In fair shape with the exception of some 15 miles along the west side of Albert lake where it is somewhat rough. I,akevlew-Bend Highway. Road Is In fairly good condition except a stretch of some ten miles along' west side of Summer lake, occasional mudholes. Central Oregon Highway. Bend-Burns Fair condition. Burns-Crane Macadamized and in good condition. Crane-Vale Open but very rough. Vale-Ontario County road, lair condi tion. Ontario-Cairo One mile macadam, re mainder fair. Cairo-Nyssa Macadamized, good condi tion. -McKenzle Highway. Eugene-Blue river Open and In good condition. - McKenzle Pass Closed. Sisters-Redmond Fair condition. Sherman Highway. - ' Columbia River Highway-Shaniko (via Fulton Canyon) Good condition Columbia River, highway to Shanlko. To avoid new construction Wasco-Moro turn south three miles west of "Wasco and follow detour signs. Road ' from Shanlko to Antelope fair but rough beyond. Antelope-Madras Passable but rough. John Day River Highway. Arlington-Condon Take detour via Rock Creek, Mikkalo and Clem; dirt road, good PROMINENT TIRE MAN IS LEE REPRESENTATIVE ON COAST. T. H. Wilkinson, Lee Tire A Rubber company's) new . fac tory representative. The entire Chajislor & Lyon organization and the Lee tire division In particular are rejoicing over the appointment of T. H. Wilkinson as direct factory coast representative of the Lee Tire & Rubber company, for whose product the local Automotive Equipment company are exclusive Pacific coast dis tributors. "Tom" Wilkinson Is no stran ger to the coast, having been manager of the San Francisco branch of the United States Rubber company for many years, and his many friends will be glad to learn of his permanent return to tbe coast after an eastern trip. His head quarters will be in Saa Fran cisco. - ways seem to have something else to think of. I'm itching to get at the wheal!" But. I kept him itching. I told him that I would drive the car till we were out of traffic. Though pleased In a way with this arrangement, he protested on grounds that I was try ing to make It easy for him. "Nothing of the sort," I explained. "When they taught you to swim they threw you overboard in deep water. It was a quick way of learning, but, as you probably remember quite viv idly, you came near not learning. It is the same with driving a car; a lot of people will be telling you to go right down into the thick of traffic before you do anything else. I don't agree with them;. I'm, willing to ride in traffic with you after I have seen you make a neat start and stop be fore your own house." ' Clutch Let In Too Fast. So Smith let me do the swimming for him till we got where the streets were safer for the beginner. After we had pulled up before his house and after the family had all cast admiring glances at the new car. Smith and I went off by ourselves. Selfish? That depends upon how you look at it. Of course the family wanted to go out with him for the eventful first ride, but It was for the very reason that first, rides are event ful that Smith decided to try it alone with me. "Now, what caused that?" he asked me at length, referring to the Jerking of the car when he started. "Simply that you let the clutch in too quickly," I renlled. "If you will feed gas In moderation and let in the clutch gently at the same time, the power will be transmitted to the rear wheels without jerking. There is con siderable slack in the transmission, pinion and differential gears and In the universal joints. By letting in the clutch gently it Is possible to double the life of these vital parts. Smith made a petty good showing for himself that afternoon and drove Into the garage like a regular member of the clan. Here, however, he made a mistake. He tipped the garage at tendant and told him to back the car in a stall. I warned him against mak ing this a habit, for it Is difficult to handle a car in a garage and that is all the more reason why a new driver should try it, provided he has someone around to guard against damaging the other machines. He agreed to try this the next day. Next Sunday Driving In Traffic condition. Main road under construction from Arlington to Olez. Condon-Fossit Macadamized and In good condition. Fossil-Butte Creek summit . Graveled and in good condition. Summit - Tiller's (mouth of Sarvice creek) Dirt road In fair condition during dry weather, passable for light cars. Tilley"s-Spray New road, fair condition. Spray-Dayville Fair condition. Dayvllle-Cole's bridge In fair condition but rough. Cote's bridge-Prairie City Graveled road In good condition. Prairie City-Unity Snow and mud; open. Unity-Cow valley Fair county road. Cow vailey-Brogan Excellent graded earth road. Vale-Jamleson Macadamized, good con dition. Jamleson-Brogan Excellent earth road. Ochoeo Highway. Redmond-Prineville Graveled road, good condition. Prlneville - Mitchell Passable. Three miles very rough; 28 miles gravel, good condition; balance fair. Crater Luke Highway. Medford-Prospect Open to 12 miles above Prospect. ghaniko-Mitchell Highway. Closed ta auto trafflo on account o mud and snow. I .a Grande-Joseph Highway. La Grande-Island City Paved. Island City-Elgin County road in fair condition. Blgin-Mlnam First nine miles macad' 1 am Vrrtm end of macadam to Minam j open, but rough. Minam-Joseph Macadamized with ex ception of eight-mile stretch between Los tine . and Enterprise, this strip is very rough, take hill road. Road open from La Grande to "Wallowa lake. ' Flora Open but rough. Baker-Cornucopia Highway. Baker-Halfway Open. ' Baker-TJnlty Highway. Baker-Bridgeport Open, fair mountain road. ' Bridgeport-Unity Open but muddy. Crooked Klver Highway. Prineville-Bear Creek 22 miles; pass able. Bear Creek-Shorty Davis Ranch 10 miles; good condition. Shorty Davis Ranch-Paulina 33 miles; fair condition. Paulina-Burns Passable. Grants Pass-Crescent City Highway. Grants Pass-Waldo Good smooth road. Waldo-Monument Rough but dry (Ore gon mountain). Monument-Crescent City Good. Bend-Sisters Highway. Open and in good condition; some de tours necessary around construction. FRENCH WILL HANDLE BODGE Former Pacific Coast Factory Rep resentative Gets California Agency. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 20. Dcdge Brothers" motor cars will hereafter be distributed) in Oakland, San Francisco and bay counties by the J. E. French company, and tem porary sales and service quarters have been established in both places. The new company is headed by J. E. ("Jack") French, who relinquishes the important executive position of director of distribution with the Dodge Brothers' factory at Detroit to take over the dealership here. He is probably as well known as any man in California automotive circles, for it was "Jack" French who, as Pacific coast factory representative, appoint ed virtually all of the Dodige Broth ers dealers In this western section of the country when, the big Detroit cc-mpany commenced marketing their popular motor car eight years ago. He was district representative in this territory until less than two years ago, when he went east to as sume the Important executive post at the headquarters of the company in Detroit. In withdrawing- from the factory organization anid becoming the direct dealer here, '"Jack" French has fulfilled the prophecy that his friends made concerning him some considerable time ago that the lure of the Pacific coast would prove too strong for him to remain in Michigan. His going to the factory was against his own inclinations, and he yielded only because of the broadened experi ence factory work would give him, and its splendid preparation for the return, to which he has always looked fcrward. 1920 Studebaker Touring Starting; Price - $1075 Today' Price - $ S2S "' This car being reduced $25.00 a day until sold. COVEY MOTOR CAR CO. Washington at 21st St. FARMS CONVERTED OIL FIELDS Region Around Los Angeles Over Sea of Petroleum. GREAT BOOM OPENS BELT Derricks Spring Up Like Mush rooms Over Night and Result Is Huge Industry. . LOS ANGELES, May 20. Forty years or more aeo rannhr nminc land west of, Los Angeles discovered crude petroleum oozing; from the ground at certain points Just bevond the high ground of the present eouth- wwicni residence section. "It is nothing but surface oil and does not amount tn nnvthino-" ... ao the opinion expressed, notwith'stand- iiB mo laci taw in isoi uenerai An dres Pico had crude still Installed in one of the old mission buildings at San Fernando. The land did not rise very rapidly iu vo.iue, us increase Deing only nat ural inorease for agricultural land m The Playground of the We, the business men of Seaside, extend a cordial invitation to the people of the world to visit our wonderland: Surf Bathing Mountain Climbing Trout Fishing Beautiful Hotels Dancing Modern Promenading Attractive Cottages Paved Streets According to statistics which have been gath ered by the Commercial Club of Seaside, it has been proved that this city is one of the healthiest places in the United States. Information regarding our wonderful playground resort will be gladly appear in this space. near a growing townj Wealth was be ing overlooked. : The first oil "boom" for Los An geles came just prior to the Spanish American war, and shallow wells sprang up everywhere in the Temple street and College-street section, the district running well out toward West Hollywood. v Then oil was struck in the Sherman field and it was found that the oil belt extended farther on down toward the beach, well derricks springing up almost like mushrooms over night. Later, oil was found on the beach near Ventura, and wells were drilled along the beach and even out 'in the ocean, the derricks being erected on piles sunk in the eand offshore. The Newhall district sprang into the lime light and, after 60 years, proved, that there was still oil there in paying quantities. Gusher Field Developed. The Montebelio field. La Brea, Pu ente hills, Huntington beach, Signal hill, near Long Beach, and more re cently still, the big gusher field at Santa Fe springs, which is said to' be paying the owners of the property $1000 to J1500 a day in royalties, were brought in and big companies like the Standard and Associated Oil compa nies are still "wild-cattlng," when ever geological formations indicate that oil exists. The main question us usually is, not whether there is oil present, but whether present in pay ing quantities. The drilling of an oil well is a rather expensive Job. Experts will recommend that no company start drilling for oil in the average field with less than Ja-0,000 or $75,000 of available cash on hand, and it is common- knowledge that many wells have run as high as $100,000 or more with an occasional job where special diffi culties have been encountered that cost as high as $150,000. There are two accepted methods of Stores drilling oil wells. One is by means of a so-called "standard" rig in which a giant wooden derrick from 84 to 108 feet in. height is' used in which to "swing the tools," the actual drill ing operations being done by means of power obtained from a steam boiler and steam engine, although in ternal combustion, engines have been used to some extent with a special re versing clutch and change speed at tachment provided. The other means of drilling Is by a so-called "rotary" rig, in which water, under high pres sure is used In the same manner as you might take a garden hose and Insert the nozzle In the earth and force it down by "hydraulicking" the earth away from in front of the nozzle. v NEW SOUTH ROUTE DESCRIBED Bankhead and Lee Highway Runs Near U. S.-Mexico Boundary. EL PASO, Tex.. May 20. Although the average automobile tourist has in mind the Santa Fe trail when con sidering the southern route to Cali fornia, there is an alternative route still farther south that has been des ignated a primary route by the gov ernment. , The southernmost route is by way of the Bankhead, and Lee highway, which parallels and at some points, touches the international boundary between the United States and Mex ico. The principal cities and towns on the highway from El Paso westward are Mesilla Park, Deming and Lords burg, N. M.; Douglas, Ariz.; Bisbee, Tucson, Ajo, Sentinel. Wellton, Yuma, El Centro and San Diego. A road from Mesilla Park to Socorro, N. M-, connects this highway with the Santa Fe trail. The Bank head and Lee route is open through out the entire year. L. L. PAGET First State Bank, 411 Broadway E. E. PETERSON Sanitary Market, 613 Broadway G. 0. MADISON, Mgr. Hotel Seaside, Cod. Broadway and Prom. R. E. BARRETT Montana-Wnrrenton Development Co., 212 Broadway M. MURRAY CO. General Merchandise. 7th Street North MILES POTTER - Log Cabin Drug Co., 325 Broadway L. J. CLINK Furniture Company 735 Broadway. R. G. MOSS Gilbert Hldg. J. E. CLANAHAN Gilbert Bids. "WILLIAMS BROS. GARAGE 7th Street North A. R. WASHER CO. General Merchandise, 611 Broadway L. C. HENRYS V Barber, Gilbert Bids. WM. R. JENKINSON Oregon Garage, 7th Street North GODFREY-BROS. Hardware, 26 7th Street. North. ROTH DRUG CO. 119 7th Street GEORGE HEWETT Dry Gooda and Men's Furnishings G. B. MILL0Y Confectionery. 440 Wdt Broadway CUMMINGS GROCERY CO. 843 12th Arrnne West R.R. HEWETT CO. Notions and Stationery. Broadway J. E. OATS Dats Natatortnm, Cor. Broadway and Prom. DUNNING'S ART & CURIO SHOP Cor. Broadway and 2d Street BARTLETT'S VARIETY STORE 7th Street North HANON-SMITH GARAGE 7th Street North O. C. HAGMEIER, M. D. Gilbert Bldg. P. J. CARTER & SON Grocers. 604 Broadway B. J. CALLAHAN Strand Theater, Broadway FRANK VAN DOREN, M. D. Hotel Seaside Bldg. PROUTY LUMBER & BOX COMPANY 10th Street North E. T. STAFFORD FUEL CO. 907 11th Street North SELNES & WHEATLEY General Merchandise, 726 Broadway BUSSES WILL USE RADIO MUSIC WILL BE SERVED WITH RIDES itf CALIFORNIA. Test Made at Sacramento With Help of BroaM casting Station and Outcome Is Awaited. SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. Bus lines in California will soon be serv ing you music with your rides. Should tests which the California Transmit company of Oakland, Cal., started this week, prove successful, many of the 85 White busss operated by this line will be equipped with radiophones to pick up daily radio concerts in the bay region. W. E. Travis, president of the Cal ifornia Transit company, sent the first radio-equipped bus out on its regular run to Sacramento this week and In spite of the obstacles which confronted the test, enough informa tion was obtained to warrant further experiments and to assure Travis that rad'o concerts would soon be a reality for his patrons. With only a two-step radio shoot wave receiving o-utfflt audi handi capped by the necessity of operating with a low antenna, the bus was able to pick up San Francisco and Oak land concerts as far as Martinez. Then at Vacaville the Gould1 broadcasting station at Stockton was heard. At Sacramento a test was made by special arrangement with the Hoi brecht broadcasting station. It was found that by a sacrifice of speed the concert was as audible when the bus was in motion as when it was stand ing at the curb. At Stockton this Clam Digging Modern Schools Public Library Surf Fishing Boating Crab Fishing Beautiful Drives Auto Camp Grounds Good Roads Seaside is the most accessible beach in the Northwest, being served by auto bus, rail way, steamship and hydroplane transporta tion. Those who wish to come by auto will find an excellent hard-surfaced road extend ing from Portland to our famous resort city. furnished by any of the people whose names . , experiment was repeated. People standing on the streets could clearly hear the music as it was amplified by the magnavox attachment. The Travis Installation was made on the instrument board af tbe bus, so that the driver could "tune in" without leaving the wheel. The an tenna was supported on uprights which were securely braced to stand the vibration it will be subjected to while in motion. According to officials of the bus company and radio men interested in the tests from a scientific angle, some' few refinements will be made, larger Instruments Installed, a radio fre quency outfit and experiments will be continued until they get the de sired result at varying speeds. IDEAL BRANCHES PROJECTED Future Ford Plants One Story With System of Conveyors. DETROIT, May 20. F. H. Low, superintendent of branches of the Ford Motor company, speaking at a convention of the Society of Indus trial Engineers here, said that the company was working on an ideal' layout for future branches, and that while present branches were from, one to 12 stories high, all future branches would be flat as a pancake. By adoption of a conveyor a mil and a quarter long, the Ford com pany, he said, had shortened the num ber of labor hours for assembling en gines from six hours In 1913 to two hours and ten minutes. A conveyor Installed last year has allowed th company to do away with 150 trucks previously used to move castings and f orglngs. Obey the motor cop. He Is for your own protection. diiiAdftiiiW
