The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, September 21, 1913, Image 38

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21. 1913. RMILLBECOM BffENSME E AN LUXURY IF NOT MADE PERM ANENT Construction ISust Keep Pace With Needs sf People or Cost Will Be Excessive. WHEN INTERIOR OREGON PURCHASES ITS AUTOMOBILES IT BUYS BY THE CARLOAD "Radical and immediate chances i toad building: methods must be made if ' the country is to keep pace with the in dust rial, commercial and nodal needa of the people. Unlets more durable roada re built than the water-bound and bi tumlnous macadam that are now tli - common standards of the best types of r- state highways, the burden of the cost , of maintenance will become Insupport acie after a few years." This quotation represents the sent! ment of the Automobile Chamber of "Commerce on the good roads movemen In America as voiced at its meeting las .. week when it passed a resolution namely: "That we realize thoroughly , the necessity of improved road condl tions . . . and we believe It la advls able to adopt the construction that after thorough Investigation will give the greatest permanency, first oost being of lescer Importance." The executive committee of the Auto V mobile Chamber of Commerce has gone further and at tts meeting In Detroit irew up its 11 principles of road coiv struct Ion which are: - 1 Highway construction Is a selen- v tf!c and engineering problem. 2 Proper location, grading and drain age are 1 first . essentials of any good . toad. i Highways should be Jf a charaoter . vv suited to the kinds and volume of traf- . fie using them. It is uneconomical and waete of time and money to build roads unsuited to the volume and char- deter of traffic and of short durability, - 4 Road foundations, culverts, retain- 1ng walla and road base should have a durability equal to or exceeding the life v. f bonds issued to pay for the construe- . . tton of the roads. I When appropriations are made for road Improvement, suitable and suffic ient provision should be made for main tenance of the Improved roads during . the Ufa of the bonds Issued to pay for inera. TrafTio Should Be Calculated. S -Volume of traffic and kinds, speed ,, and weights, with loads of vehicles . Using the roads should be ascertained before beginning the construction of a state road, by taking a traffic censuu, and the rate of increase and change of charaoter should be calculated well into the future. . 7 Construction or reconstruction of all main through roads between Import i ant trade centers, state capitals and t centers of a large population (50,000 and over), not more than 100 miles apart nouid be of permanent character. ' (Roads which sustain a coneldera Die volume or mixed borse and motor f vehicle traffic should have a surface that will not ravel under euoh traffic; that will not become dusty by wear and the effects of weather; that will be impervious to water, and will not be . loosened r frost. sucn time as traffic over uosialary roads and relatively llttl used country roads warrant Improve Went with permanent construction they nuuia do maintained in serviceable eon anion for the traffic using them by rel . uvriy inexpensive methods, such as dragging, or by the application of gravel, sand. clay, shells, eta. 10 Bridges and culverts should be of auriicient strength to carry the traffic mat can be sustained safely by the roads of 'which they form a nart. Pend ing the rebuilding or strengthening of orioles to such standard, algns an- Bouncing their safe capacity should be aispiayea prominently upon them. , ., u irainc development is an eco , nomic necessity and the capacity of roads end bridges should be adequate to the Industrial and commercial needs of me communities they serve. - -ennaneni mgnways" is the new roads slogan of this national governing uuuy. ii is not enougn to talk good .roads but the day has come to talk per manent roads. A large part of the principal road system of the country is In poor condition or is maintained In gooa condition only at excessively heavy cost for repairs. Even new macadam roads, built at a cost of 17000 to $10,- 00o a mile or more, have become so oaaiy worn in a year that expensive re pairs were required. Motor Tracks Blamed. - Because this Increased rate of de struction was coincident with the In creases use or motor vehicles, the road authorities lay the blame upon the swift iviuuuii! nuU in, neavy motor IrUCK. Arguing that these do the damage and therefore should pay for it and be pre vented, In so far as possible, from doing uumage, iney nave sought, with considerable success, to Impose special taxes upon motoV vehicles to create a roaa repair rund and to limit the weight . and speed of motor trucks. All the bills that have been introduced in the various legislatures during the ; past winter and this spring to Increase registration fees of all motor vehicles and to limit the weight of motor trucks are baaed on the ground that these ve hicles are ruining the roads and ought to b made to pay for the damage done. If motor vehicles do serious damage . to the roads when they are operated tinder conditions for which they are de signed and built and at speeds and under loads at which they are most economical, then it is evident that th. roads arc not suited to their use. To avoid such damage it is necessary to build roads to meet traffic conditions not only as they exist today, but as . they will obtain during the next 2S years. Anyone of ordinary intelligence enn foresee that decades before we have fin ished paying for the roads .that are . being built under 60 year bond Issues the predominating traffic on all main roads as well as on city streets will be vy riKJcor venicie. ho it is perfectly! vitar mm wnnoui runner waste of time : the state hlghwsy departments should i specify a type of road construction and i paving materials that will permit the ' operation of automobiles and heavy ' motor trucks without injury to the sur- i face or foundation. ! ( - Hlzhways Hot What Is Wanted. i , Under, present conditions we have the , .... ,r iff ,. v V . ,mm4wm.mmwwtwmMmm- ' ' - - . y " y mMmrm iv- m II " U i . 1 - yh n i t r- v J $1 ' ' ' 'Jtftl i?if jvu )L m S ssSIDbIbPbIsIiIb The above ecena was taken In Burnt, upon the arrival of a carload of eight new Ford automobiles, via Prairie City, before their distribution to the original purchasers, and speaks for the present prosperity of this section of Oregon and is Indicative of the character of Eastern Oregon roads. There are miles of highways from here into the interior of this country, and to the railroad points, that for automobil !ng cannot be excelled. Many ranchers are availing themselves of this up-to-date method of travel. The machines were sold by Archie McGavan, the Ford representative, who reports that there are now in Harney county more than 30 autos, 17 of them being Fords. anomalous-situation that we meaning manufacturers, dealers and users are taxed on real and. personal property for the construction of a kind of highway we do not want because it is not suited for motor trafflo and then, when we run our cars and trucks over the road. the authorities demand that we pay for repairing damages that they say these vehicles do to It. The users of motor vehicles are lin ing as Important a pari in roaa im nrnvement as vehicle manufacturers and not infrequently they are as acute students of road construction and main tenance. In order to get the opinions of users on this subject a series of questions was propounded and the re plies segregated. From these replies the causes of road construction in order of importance are: Improper construction am poor ma terials. . High speed or pneumatio urea ve hicles. Lack of prompt repair when breaks appear in the road surface. JS arrow iron tires on ncavuy icaaea wagons. Horses noois witn caiitta snoes. MAN AMERICAN Shoots Himself for Fan. Paris, Sept. 20. A man of 44, named Alfred Dreyfus, an ex-member of the Foreign Legion, shot himself the other day in the Bols de Boulogne after scrib bling a farewell note. "I am taking my life because It is a pleasure for me to do so." The body, which lies at the morgue, is taiooea an over. Y TO BE AT CMS PARS SHOW In Drawing for Position Hud son Company Got Best Location. Drawing of lots for positions in tha Paris, France, automobile salon to be held from October 17 to 37 took place August 22, when the Hudson Motor Car company secured No. 1 stand, a desir able 650 square feet location directly opposite th main entrance. Ths Paris show, which opens the European season, will be a record one. Applications for stands have been received from 686 firms, this being the highest number for any European show. Last year the number of applicants was 630. Bo great is the demand for space that a number of 60 miter stands have had to be reduced to 40 meters, the machine tool section has had to be abolished to give way to automobiles, and an at tempt is being made to secure permis sion to build an annex for the commer cial vehicle section. Last year the utility vehicles were! given tne smallest possible space, no firm being able to show more than ons vehicle, but such is the Increased de mand that it is hoped to be able to place these bulky units out of doors. Plenty of space is available on the southern end of the Grand Palais for the build ing of a temporary hall, but permission must be obtained from the city authorities. America will have a rather stronger representation in tne Paris show than last year. The following are the firms having secured stands: Abbott (Rush- more searcnaghts). Benjamin Briscoe, Buick. Cadillac. Case Co.. Ford. Hudson, nujimoDiie, jsjuxon, Mltcliell, Olldsg, Ovorland, Packard, Stewart speedome ters, Studebaker Corporation. Thomaa h Jeffery & Co., Vacuum Oil Co., Warner epeeaometers. All these firms are exhibiting direct: other American firms are showing on the stands of French agents. The lead ing English firms to take part In the Paris show are Daimler, Fodens, Ilele Slmw, Humber. Hoyt Metal Co., North British Rubber Co., Palmer. Rolls. Koyce, Kuage-wnitworth. Sankev wuceia, Dunoiimi, rn.ua woiseiey. r Already much talk is heard alona- au tomobile row as to the plans for Port- land's 1914 show. The success of the last show assures many more applica tions ior space tne coming year and It will only b a question of securing suf ficient floor space to handle the exhib itors. GOVERNMENT IN MARKET ) FOR MOTOR-VEHICLES . Washington, D. C. Sept. 20 The gov ernment Is in the market for a number of motor vehicles, bids for which will cither shortly be called for or pur Chases made In the ODen marl Li onel Rheulin is contemplating purchase I of three automobiles for the National I - Soldiers' Home at Washington The sergeant-at-arma of the United i States senate contemplates the pur-! rhase of three or more trucks for de- I livery of mall to senators. The gov- i ernment printing office Is inviting bids ' tor an alectrio carriage, while the war ' department, through the . chief of the supply division. Is in the market for a1 it-uva, no tne postoince department la preparing a schedule for bids for 'nils t'ellaneous automobile- supplies. Includ ing tires, - A Rim-Cut Tire Now Means a Needless Waste ft saBi m&P W.iUr This' Rim-Cuts This is the hooked-base clincher tire. Your removable rim flanges must be set to curve inward. Those curved-in edges dig into the tire when it is wholly or partly deflated. Of these old-type tires, 31.8 per cent are dis carded for rim-cutting only. That's almost one in three. That is shown by statistics gathered for us by certified public accountants. Sam. raueVa'fiMft This Will Not This is the Gbodyear No-Rim-Cut tire. No hooks on, the base. Your removable rim flanges are set to curve outward. The tire, if deflated, rests on a rounded flange. The tire Is held on by three flat bands of 126 braided wires a feature we control. Tires of this type can't be made satisfactory without this exclusive feature. This tire can't rim-cut that we guarantee. Other Goodyear Savings Blow-Outs Loose Treads We add to our tire cost $1,500 daily to wipe out the chief cause ol blow-outs. No other tire maker does this, solely because of expense. All other tires are vulcanized on iron cores alone. In the fierce compression the fabric often wrinkles. ' Some parts of the fabric thus shirk all the strain. That results in countless blow-outs. No-Rim-Cut tires are final-cured on air bags shaped like inner tubes. This takes out the wrinkles. It adapts the tire to actual road con ditions. It compels all the fabric to share in the strain. Tread separation causes another enormous tire expense. We alone combat it by a patent process which cost us $50,000. In No-Rim-Cut tires the tread rubber is forced down through the breaker strip. Thus hundreds of large rubber rivets are formed to prevent tread separation. . Then the whole tire is vulcanized en masse. This extra process, every year, costs us hun dieds of .thousands of dollars. A cost which all others save. It comes back to users over and over in the check on blow-outs. Yet No-Rim-Cut tires cost you no more than other standard tires. No-Rim-Cut Tires With All-Weather Treads Those are three reasons why Goodyear tires outsell any other. We do these things to save you three very costly ruins. And no other maker Goes them. The results show tip in mileage, on hundreds of thousands of cars. They show so clearly that Goodyear tires now dominate in Tiredom. Men who know them are buying 15.0,000 monthly. y , Our dealers are every where. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, AKRON, OHIO t Thi Company hm BoBBoUon with any etbar rubbor concarn which um tha Goodraar nam Branches and Agencies in 103 Principal Cities : For Sal by All Dealers London Addresst Central House, Kingiwty, London, W. PORTLAND BRANCH: 62 BROADWAY. PHONE PACIFIC MAIN 2190 AND HOME A-4046 'PAR1Y OF MOTORISTS BUT CLIMB THE TREES From Beginning to End of Trip One Trouble After Another Was Overcome. Motorists who prate proudly of their I accompUahtnents over ths comparative ly easy trades that most of them en counter, will open their eyes and ears with Interest to the graphic description of a tour recently undertaken by D, A. Whltaker, vice president, and W. R. Lstton. secretary and treasurer, of tha Los Angeles Union Stock Yards com pany. Mr. Whltaker Is author of the narrative, which runs In part aa follows: "We loaded our camp outfit on board my car, including- 1200 pounds of baa- i gage and four weeks' provisions, and I started north, out ; of Let Angeles, through ths Antelope valley and across tha MoJavs desert through an ocean of and. . :.: - r " " ,?'" "When w left Mojava ws ran Into a number of water spouts which washed out much of tha road and all of the bridges. Ths most of our party wars airaid to venture, but we took tha lead of thirteen machines. There wera only three of them that went through that day. New, I venture to say that our car went through mud and ditches that an eight mule team could not have gone through, with ths same load. Then wt struck Red Rock canyon and I don't be lieve wa would have been able to make It but for Letton being at the wheel. A good driver and plenty of power land ed us on the summit We drove to Freeman, and stayed over night. Then we went on through Lone Pins, Independence and Bishop. There we struck Deud Man's Grade, which I believe to be one of the rough est and steepest grades in the state of California. We 'proceeded on our jour ney up to Mono Mills, a summit of 8,000 feet, then down to Mono Lake, through sand and boulders. The road we traveled ever down to the lake has not yet been built. "There we met Wallace McPherson, the manager of the Mono Valley Im. provement company, and received the best of camp accommodations. Ws bought lubricating oil. which proved to be nothing but plain crude oil Just out of th well, but.lt Was all we could get; so we filled our crank case and started for Silver lake. : ? yVU .y: ws arrived , at Diiver iaae, aoout ue teet elevation, wnere we won new , .... A - 1 -1 - . . . m m ia,uraia vj muiius; our ua.r ana 'dragging tne. biggest pine log into tne camp for fire purposes. During our stay thore we made a side trip through Bridgeport, while a big 'to' horsepower and another big car failed. We made tha return trip of 79 miles la 7 hours, over mountain and e&nd roads. . "On our return triD wa eama avav Gas Pipe Grade, by way of Benton This la one of the most crooked and sandy grades I ever saw. It Is nine miles constant climbing. When - we' struck Red Rock Canyon, on our re turn, we wars in the lead, and Juit at this point the '90' refused to move, so all that was left to do was to hook on ehind and draw her in. One of our party wanted to bet me bis Ufa or his rancn that wa ouid not move it, but when we turned On steam, she rolled along aa though she was hooked to a traction engine. We gulled her clear through Red Rock Canyon to the Mo Java desert , . "Reaching Los Angeles, with all safaT and perfectly good natured, we can truthfully say no profanity was uitd. How many automobillsts can say this, after returning from a 8506 mile trip mrousn tocks ana sanar j,,fM&k "SIX" Six Cylinders Six Passtngtrs Electric Starter Electric Lights $1550 "Look .Around To Your Heart's Content You'll Surely Come Back" Your Studebaker dealer is .not only willing, bilt. glad, to have you "look around", after you have seen the Studebaker "SIX". He means what he says. He feels perfectly safe. There is nothing in the market that can win you away. . It is not easy for him, or for us, to tell the simple truth about the car without seem ing to indulge in braggadocio. Because the simple truth is bound tp sound disparaging to competing cars. The Question of Price Let's assume that you do "look around". The first thing you discover is that the Studebaker "SIX" is iq a price division all by itself. You've got to bein several hundred dollars higher up in your hunt for a car com parable with it. Check Ont for the Studebaker. The Question of Size You are astonished to discover that the lesser price of the Studebaker is not explained by a lesser size. The Studebaker "SIX" is normal six which means a six of the most generous pro portions. A seven-passenger six, in other words, (if used to its utter most) with perfect freedom of movement front and back. So you lose nothing here in the lower price and gain noth ing in the higher. Check Two for the Studebaker. The Question of Beauty There are those who contend that the Studebaker is the handsomest Six on the market. Never mind that it is a distinguished-looking Six at any rate. There are none more beautiful none more graceful. So vou won't be won away on that score. Check Three for the Studebaker. The Question of Workmanship Bear in mind that you are sup posed to be hunting for some thing that will justify you in not buying, a Studebaker. And immediately you encounter an insurmountable objection to buying any other car. The Studebaker "SIX" is a Practically every other Six with which you will compare it is an assembled Six. We wieait by this, Sixes which - are no larger, no more beauti ful, but which tell for con siderably more. This almost ends the hunt right here, doesn't iti Add fifty points to the other three we ve checked 'for the Studebaker. The Question of Fitness Studebaker Will build mors Sixes than anyone ehe in the world this season. Almost as many as all the other makers combined. That accounts largely for the price. It accounts also for that ac curacy without which a Six is a dangerous experiment. It accounts for mechanical niceties and full jeweled work manship which amaze you at the Studebaker figure. manufactured Six. Buy It Because It's 6 Studebaker tYe say to you what your dealer will say to vou "Look around to your heart's content, you're bound to come back". You'll buy this Six because it's a Studebaker "SIX". You'll buy it because its superiority will be forced upon you oy comparison. S88S Studebaker "25" S1290 Staaebakor "35 STUDEBAKER, Detroit, Mich.' n aa f ndJ?elrM . "Dealer in All Oregon Motor Car Co., 58 N. 23rd St Important Cities." 550 AntofflobOe mimm ,We Have Several 33 and 40 Horsepower 1913 Models That Must Be Disposed of at Once. Remember These Cars Are Equipped With Electric Lights and Starter. They Have Been Used for Demonstrating Only and Are . in Good Condition, Michigan Auto and BuyCd. 16TH AND ALDER STREETS. A f.