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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1922)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 28; 1922 MEET THE LATEST CREATION OF THE CHEVROLET, THE FOUR-PASSENGER COUPE. QUEEN OF ELKS' JUBILEE AND OLDSMOBILE CAR WHICH SHE-WON. $15,000,000 to Be Used in Western States. , Roosevelt Highway Through j Lincoln County Promised. FOREST ROADS BENEFIT STATE READY TO PROCEED Outlet Tor Timber Operations as Well as for Better Control of Fire Arc Planned. Engineer Nunn Tells People of Tillariiook Wort on Several Sec tions Will Be PHshed. 4 GaVERHMEHT TO I 1 HIGHWAY .WORK: iCOiSIDEVELOPlIT I IV HELD ASSURED - j ' A" '"' 1 1 Jt Koads are neetjed also in the utiliza tion of the abundant mountain foraee as summer range for the great herds of sheep and cattle raised in the west. The development of the, vast water-power possibilities and of the mineral ranges is also dependent to. a considerable extent upon the forest roads. Likewise, the thousands of Isolated homesteaders and small farm rs scattered throughout the forests need these roads to reach their mar kets. The national forests contain a great deal of the most magnificent and spectacular scenic attractions with which this country is so richly endowed, andi roads are necessary to provide access for the countless thou sands who wish to camp and fish and tour and hunt beside the streams and lakes in these great summer play grounds. . It was not until 1912 when congress authorized the use of 10 per cent of the receipts from the sale of timber and other forest products for im provements that some progress began on road construction. This, however, amounted to less than $1 a square mile of area and naturally the roads built were short, narrow and far be tween. Government Ai'd Needed. In many places the national' forests blanket the great mountain ranges rising as barriers between productive plains and valley, and there has been RHYMES OF THE ROAD. Have you been reading Dud ley Glass' "Rhymes of the Road?" It is a distinctly new feature in the automotive world and appears exclusively in this city in the automobile section of The Oregonian. You can't resist the "call of the open road" if you scan this interesting col umn every week. TIKT CAR TO BE IN RACE FIRST ONE-MAX MACHINE TO COMPETE AT INDIANAPOLIS. public demand for government help in building roads up through, the rugged canyons and over the lower passes to provide transmountain routes for commercial and social travel between the separated cities end communities. There has also developed an in creasing demand for better roads for the development and use of the actual forest areas. In response to these demands con gress passed an act in 1916 providing $1,000,000 a year for a period of ten years to be expended on forest road and trail work, and in 1919 appropri ated an additional $9,000,000 for sim ilar purposes. With these appropria tions It has been possible to make impressive progress on the system, the expenditures so far aggregating more than $20,000,000. In general the etate and local authorities most di rectly concerned have contributed lib eral co-operation. It is estimated that the completion of the system in volving the construction of about 27,000 miles of road and 40.000 miles of trail may cost nearly $160,000,000, but the recent appropriation insures the continuance of the work at as rapid a rate as is consistent with the accomplishment of economic results. State to Be Aaaisted. Furthermore, the new legislation very wisely provides for progress on the three general classes of roads within the forests. In the first place, there are the links of the state high ways which cross the forests; ,and, secondly, the roads primarily impor tant from the standpoint of the county road systems. The $9,500,000 of the new appropriation called the forest highway fund will be used for these two classes, thus lifting a heavy bur den from the- state and county agen cies and compensating in a large way for the loss of taxable revenue through the retention of the national forest lands under federal manage ment. The $5,500,000 balance called the ' forest development fund is intended for the roads and trails particularly needed in the actual management and utilization of the national forests. This system of roads and trails sup plements the state and county Toads and is immensely useful not only to the agents of the government in their work but also to the stockmen,- lum bermen, mining people, farmers, and others making commercial use of the forests, together with the 'general public living in the national forest etates who are availing themselves of the attractive recreation opportunities of the public forests in constantly in creasing numbers. The development of this great sys tem is undoubtedly building an asset of inestimable value to the people of the west and the entire nation. Mai'inon Wasp to Be Forerunner of Those That Will Be in Rig Event of Next lear. INDIANAPOLIS. May 27. The first "one-man' car since Ray Harroun won the initial 500-mile race, with the Marmon Wasp, will app'ear in the tenth annual five-century race. .at the Indianapolis motor speedway Tues day, May 30. Frank E. Davidson, a New ork engineer, has entered the 1) YVehr bpecial and will drive it all atone. Incidentally this is the first year since 1911 that the rules permitted one man to ride in the car alone. His mechanic will be a bit of a mirror perched on the cowl above his head, so that he can look ahead and at the same time keep an eye on his competitors coming from be hind. Davidsons car is about a year ahead of its time. He has elected to drive the smallest engined mount in the field of 32 starters. His engine will be two-thirds the size of the other entrants, as it only measures 120 cubic inches piston content, slightly less than two, litres.- This will be the size of the cars in 1923 as the 500-mile race will be run for the first time under the two litre class, a year hence. In addition to having the smallest engine, the D'Wehr is also fitted with rotary valves, another departure from racing practice. ' The cylinders ol this little engine are approximately 2'6 inches in diameter and the piston travels a distance of only 4 inches in its stroke. This is the smallest engine ever raced in the Indianapolis event, the next in size being the 2 litre Peugot that Andre Boillot drove in 1919. The single seater car is almost nec essary with the small engine, as the narrowing of the body for one man cuts down the wind resistance, as well as reducing the weight and the wear on tires. All of these will con tribute to the speed of the small en gined cars. Next year it is expected that almost without exception the drivers will ride alone." i iii toM&dmm ,, , m r-: --" '.-::';::::-:v: v.:-;::;:;:;v v:v;;'::; Broadside ar. ?ront views of handsome little car received lant week by the ' Fields Motor Car .company, Chevrolet dealers. As an important addition to the closed-car family of the "490" Chevrolet comes the new four-passenger coupe, the first car of this type ever put outby the Chevrolet on the small chassis. One of the new coupes, the first to arrive in Oregon, was received by the Fields Motor Car company last week and put On display. The car is equipped with a Fisher body and has a number of features not included m the open model Chevrolets, including a vacuum system gasoiine feed with the tank in the rear, iocks on the doors, windshield swiper and sun shade, and tire rack on the back. TESTS HIE T0HT1EI VALUE OF STEEL REINFORCE MENT INVESTIGATED. . RUBBER TIRES ONCE OPPOSED Seventy Years Ago Buggy So Equipped Declared Dangerous. About 70 years ago George H. Mil ler of Hyde Park, Mass., made a set of rubber tires for a buggy, in which he attempted to ride about in Boston nd Cambridge, but was prohibited from so doing by the police of the two cities, as it was claimed that rub ber tired vehicles were a nuisance and a menace to the safety of pedes trians. Little did the police in "those days realize what an important part these same rubber tires were to .play in the police work of the future. . "Speed hounds," "bootleggers" and criminals using high powered cars meant noth ing in their young lives For instance, .the motorcycle squad, which is becominsr to be recognized as a most important unit in a modern department, would be helpless with out these detested rubber tires. Road Building Is Shown to Be One of Country's Great Industries and More Facts Wanted. SAN FRANCISCO, May ' 27.' The California highway commission, joint ly with the United. States bureau of public roads, also with the. co-operation of the Columbia Steel company, in the use of its property, is to con tinue to completion the Pittsburg highway tests started last spring by company to investigate the Seated at the wheel of a big motor truck and followed by a fleet of auto mobiles. Rev. E. J. Prescott, a Uni tarian pastor of North Andover, Mass.. goes out every Sunday morning and gathers his ' Sunday school pupils within a radius of seven miles. Spring Forethought. the sirengtn of different types of con crete highways, with particular ref erence to the effect of reinforcing steel. At the conclusion of the tests already instituted, the commission and the federal bureau expect to start an entirely new series of tests on the same ground, which has been offered for the purpose by the steel company. The fact tharexpenditures for high ways in the United States last vear amounted to approximately $600,000, 000, an amount which places road building among the big industries of the country, justifies a considerable expenditure for experiment to de termine just how they should be built to meet the needs of the ever-increasing traffic. When riding over a finished road very, few people think of the prob lems, many- and varied, to which its building gives rise. For instance, the cost of oil, gasoline and repairs, for inuLor venicies can be varied by simply changing the location, the curves or the grades. The type of surface also must be considered in the economic operation of vehicles. Problems also arise In connection with the materials and methods of construction and maintenance of the surface. There is also the proper selection and design of he surface, which includes consideration of the subgrade. Problems of interest to a certain locality are usually investigated by the various state highway and educa tional institutions throughout the country, the bureau of public foads co-operating by way of furnishing part of the personnel and special in struments and equipment. At present there are in progress eight investi gations of this character ranging in size from small laboratory tests re quiring but one investigator and little equipment, to experimental roads tike the Pittsburg highway, requiring ; a corps of research engineers and fix pensive equipment and apparatus. These activities show that the coun try has gone into the road-building business in earnest and should give assurance that the great mileage of roads to be built will be the best and most economical that science can develop. TILLAMOOK, Or., May 27. Herbert Nunn, highway engineer, and J. N. C.ark, d!vlsi6n engineer, met this week with the county court at the courthouse in this city and invited the city news reporters to attend, when Mr. Nunn gave out rae ohi ucj, TUlamoc-k county 'ever heard alojig the line of county and coast Improve ment. Mr. Nunn ' began with the statement-that the Roosevelt highway through Lincoln county was all pro vided! for, and that 13 miles between Hebo and Neskowin would be graded nnd harA-iirfaced this year at a cost of $120,000, ,J90,00O of which would be paid by the state ana tne Daiance by the county. Another link to be built is that from Neskowin to the Lincoln county line, a distance of IVz miles, which will he let bv the state commission on May 31. It was stated that the section of 30 miles between Hebo and nevil-s Lake. Lincoln county, had been agreed upon at a 'cost of $640,(H0,. to be completed in two years. The S'.rlp from Neskowin to the county l;ne will bejcompleted by the govern ment without county aid. The county will be released from till maintenance on this road. State Ready to Proceed. Another important announcement by the state engineer was .that the route via Garibaldi and Brighton to Wheeler had been designated as a part of the Roosevelt highway and that the state would go in with the ccuntv on a 60-60 basis to build it. This makes the Miami route a high way under the Roosevelt highway svatem. "The state," said Mr. Nunn, "stands rt-ady to hard-surface the road as fast as the county can grade it, and now practically provides for the Roosevelt highway system from the Clatsop county line to the city of Til lamook." The etate also will complete hard surface on the Sourgrass road, out near Dolph, this year, which will close its work on the highway be tween Tillamook' and the Yamhill ccuntv line. I Engineer Nunn said the details which formed the basis for his an nouncement were worked out at Port land last week, when the Tillamook ccurt sat with the state highway com mission in session. He further said the recommendations of the Tilla mook court were adopted by the com mission. Development Now Assured. Mr. Nunn also declared that Oregon would be the first state to finish the Roosevelt highway through its entire length, and that the counties along the route, the government ad the state would co-operate In pushing the work to completion as fast as pos sible. "As to results," said Mr. Nunn. "I leave 'that to your imagination. But this much I will say regarding it: It means almost unbelievable develop ment for the whole coast region, which will come out of its obscurity owing to lack of godd roads and take its place along with the valley, plus its splendid advantages and re sources. And let me add that you people of Tillamook county owe a whole lot to the persistent, hard work of your county court." HERE'S A REAL TIRE RECORD Edward E. Cohen, head of the Oldsmohile company of Oregon, cnugrtnlntlnjr Miss l.aura M. Olhrirh nnon her -' cess tn being elected queen of the Elks' colden Jubilee recently. In the rear scat Is Miss Avis Lohdell tleft .secretary of Miss Olbrich's campaign, and. Mrs. C. A. Ziglcr. The Oldsmobile eight-cylinder ear was presented to Qnecn I, aura by the Elks. , FUNDS ALLJDTTE& RQflDS FOREST SERVICE TO IMPROVE ' STATE HIGHWAYS. Contracts to Be Awarded June t for 1 1 Federal Aid and . I State Job in Washington. SEATTLE, Wash., May 27. The Washington state highway depart ment has obtained approval of an agreement with the forest service whereby that branch of the govern ment . will spend money on state highways as follows: Blewitt pass, $200,000; Laurier south. Inland Em pire highway, $50,000; state road No. 4, Republic to Loomis, $10,000; Olym pic highway. Porks south, $150,000; Bogachiel river bridge, $50,000: Dose wallips river bridge, $50,00; also $110,000 to complete the road to Mount Baker in Whatcom county and $50,000 for the Skamania county road to Trout lake if Skamania county i adds $75,000 more. From purely forest funds the bureau will spend $150,000 in repairing the highway around Lake Crescent in Clallam county and $90,000 on the Stevens pass road. Agreement was reached some time ago with the Spokane, Portland & Seattle railroad to permit construc tion work on the North Bank high way between - Underwood and Lyle where there is danger of interfering with the railroad traffic, and that work is now progressing nicely. The forest ' service will not aid in constructing the Olympic hishwaS' between Lake Quinault and the Queets river, which Grays Harbor county askeo so the highway depart ment is preparing plans for letting contracts June 1 for the expenditure of all the state money appropriated for this work during the coming summer. On June 1 contracts will be awarded for 11 federal aid and one state job on which jj.ork is expected to tart July 1, when additional federal aid funds are expected to be available. Included in this list are the Yakima canyon and Snake river bridge proj ects. . Other projects include: lssa quah to Preston, Elbe to Park Junc tion. Chehalis southeast. Rands Oreenleaf, Underwood-Major creek, r.uena-Dalton. Colville-Meyers falls. Riverside - Omak, Okanogan - Malott, and from Tonasket east on road No. 4. CLOSED CARS ARE IX DEMAND Over Half of Franklin Output Now Closed Types of Cars. Closed cars formed 51 per cent ot the shipments made by the Franklin Automobile company last, month, ac cording to word from factory of ficials, received by the Brady Auto company, local distributors. Of the various types, the sedan led in popular favor by a wide margin. A considerable demand, however, was ronrrtorf in hmnchamR. counes and touring-limousines, also. Counting the demi-scdan,' a convertible type with many of the advantages of the closed car, the total percentage of Franklin closed car shipments would amount to f.6 per cent. Closed cars nrtw are popular. Cord Tire Travels 52,000 Miles, Claims New York Motorist. Maurice M. Stone, a tire dealer of New Rochelle, N. T., reports a United States royal cord tire which has given 52,000 miles, sayg a bulletin from the factory. "I don't expect you to believe this," he said in a recent letter, "as most experts would probably claim if im possible. But I can produce the tire and two sworn affidavits." ' Oil the springs. Tighten the fan belt. Adjust the carburetor. Examine cylinders for carbon. Take an inventory of the tool box and accessories. gee that every moving part is well oiled and' greased. Check up on tires and see that they are in proper condition. Flush out the radiator and clean cooling system thoroughly. Drain the crankcase, transmission and differential and wash out with kerosene. Put in new oil and grease. Clean every working part of the car. particularly the parts underneath, which many motorists forget ever exist. -' , Go over the electrical system and see that all loose wires are fastened and loose connections attended to. Test the battery and, if necessary, have it recharged to capacity. will ever stop men from spending their money where they get the most for it! For example: Motorists who have their repairing done here have told us repeatedly that we SAVE THEM 10 TO 60 PER CENT on annual cost of operat ing their automobile. 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