Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1914)
. , - , - ' . -p . ' ; : - . - . - :-' - - ' - - ' 1 - , - " -v , : ! - K '''ft . ' ' -- ' ' ' - - " : ' ' - I '" ' ; -x- 'ft k ...,.". ' -! THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY' MORNING, - MARCH 15, ' 1914. ' . . :,' - ' ,J - PORTLAND BECOMING NOTED FOR HIGH CLASS OF ITS GARAGES: ' I - W " I a mmm w. m. l mm w. . .. 1 , i i - I ,1 B M I lllll llllll'l II FIREPROOF BUILDINGS JANET BEST. EQUIPMENT AT PATRONS SERVIG E Iharges Range' Frotri $3 i Per Month to Upwards of i $25; Locality Governs. , TWO llA SIX ANDSIX H.fi TWOBY HAL COFFMAN By Douglas Shelor. , Th problem of houslnsr automobiles ry one or grtai imporxance 10 me jwnera In cities where large building fts are not the tmeral rule. In some it the reiildentlal sections of Port (and the dwellings ar built so close tngether that the owners have not siif- Icient room to build theli? own gsr ges, and therefore have to depend Upon the community garage for the Bousing of their machine.' I Portland Is fast becoming noted throughout the i northwest for having the neatest, most fireproof and best equipped community 'garages of any ilf the cities. These garages all have iielr own repair shops and accessory epartments. making It unnecessary ir their customers to have to send islr machine to other places for re sirs, gasoline,' tires or the little re finements needed to make the motorist . oomfortable. , 2 Wnt Side Charges Higher. The rates, of course, are necessarily foveroed by tHe locality tn which the garage Is located. The west side gar . gires. In moat canes, charge a little ttiore for taking care of a machine (Jiari the east side one $n account of Che higher rent paid by the west side ftiah. Unless an owner has a hired Oian on t lie premises to take care of Oie washing, polishing, greasing, etc., that Is necessary In,, properly taking Care of a machine, or unless he is him. Celf especially adapted to machinery, i the majority of cases It Is much Cheaper and much more satisfactory ftr the owner to keep his machine in i.0ie community garage and have ex pert garage men attend to Its upkeep. J There are several different heads flnder which the garage men render gorvice to automobile owners. They ; Qave dead storage, which consists of (Imply storing the machine away when tits owner does not desire to use same tor-several months; the rates for this Class range from $3.50 to $5 per . frtonth. S Then there Is live storage without lervtce which consists of housing the Biaehlne and the owner taking care of lame, . paying extra, whenever It' la ' washed, greased or oiled: for thlsHhe general charge Is from 5 to 119 "pet ftionth. . J; Also there Is live storage with serv- Sr.e. which Is also divided into several glvlslons the first is live storage tlrh one wash per week, the price for this Is from $10 to $15 per month; Chen two washings pr week, the pries tanging from $15 to $17.50; three fashlngs per week, the price is $17.50 Co 120 cer month: then what is called Vrl servicW, consists of washing and doltshlng the car dally, the price for f.frtch is from $25 up, according to the Gdcatlon of the garage. . t) Oars Will Bs Delivered. 'In some cases arrangements can also be made at a slight Increase In . atiarge to have the car called for at lour home each evening and delivered V ack to the house at a certain hour es.cn. morning. The Portland garages axe well located throughout the resi dential districts so that from almost . ' jiy seection of the city a car owner : fn reach a garage within five min- rjes walk from his home. . , J There is also one big garage at tKe ffrner of Sixth and Madison streets tat makes a speciality of day stor age for the business man who drives Mi car down town In the morning and - 4pes not want 11 standing out In the street all day at the mercy of mis eplevous boys, who have been known stick tacks In the ires and other : wise mutilate automobiles . found standing alone? the sidewalk. ' This git rage employs several extra men in . ' is morning and afternoon for the ex- f ess purpose of. calling for and de . I vertng machines to business houses. SPECIAL TRAINLOAD OF I AUTOS- ARE ON WAY BUILDING OF COUNTY ROADS IS, OREGON'S" GREATEST PROBLEM State Highway Engineer De clares His Bureau Is Will ing to Give All Aid Possible T GOOD ROADS PROGRESS Snoqualmie Pass Road Over Cascades : in Washington ' Will Be Ready for Travel in July; Bids for Co lumbia County Bonds Opened 'April 1. The special train of 40 double decked ears, containing Bulck automobiles. nnslgned to the Howard Automobile mpany. for distribution In the Paci fic northwest, is now well on Its way U Its destination. IThe train reacjfed Mlnneapol'e, Minn., xuesaay,. inarch iu, and was tijbld there one day for .exhibition pur poses, bannering and photograD.ilng bv $6s officials of the Bulck Motor cojj.J It The train left Minneapolis Wednes- . sby evening, March 11, and is due U Urlve in Spoxane Tuesday. March, 17 it At Spokane, the train wUi ba reban M red-and photographed, and on Wed ' sksday morning. March 18. start on th Uyllght run across the stats of Wash ington, from Spokane to Seattle, wllh sf ops at ETunnyslde, Yakima and Ellens- ; Manager Mel Q. Johnson of the How- tru -Automobile company's Portland ranch, went to Spokane last nlsit tc spend a couple of days In that ciy , on business, before the arrival of ths train, and will accompany the train on irie aayngnt run to Seattle. a,n . l . The construction of county roads is the most important problem in Ore gon today in the opinion of .Henry L. Bowlby, state highway engineer. "There will be spent In 1914 approxi mately $4.00,000 in the construction of new roads and bridges ana in tn repair and maintenance of existing roads." said Engineer Bowlby. How to expend this mowey to tne best advantage is the problem thac must be solved by each county court. I hav always considered this prob lem the most difficult one that is met In highway construction. "Local conditions must be taken into account' by each county .court in mak ing Its plans for the coming year, in some counties a rainfall of 100 Inches is met with, and In other counties a rainfall as low as 10. to 15 Inches for the period of a year.- Some counties with ths largest area have the small est assessed valuation. Large area means a large mileage of necessary roads. Small assessed valuation means large levies and small funds for doing the work. "Criticism seems to be the portion of all officials who have the handling of our road croblems. A public official must make up his mind to take critt cism. in a philosophical manner. "Our critics are usually of three kinds Those who are malicl&us in their fault finding; those who criticise that which they do not understand, and these aro usually actuated by a desire to help but are Ignorant of the facts or are misinformed, and those whose per sonal interestssre touched, and not be ing broad-minded enough to see the benefits of a far-reaching policy, try to bring. Influence to bear to have the road improvements made for their in dividual benefits. We must not be so hardened that all erltlcism will glance' off, but we have to always be on the alert to recognise that which ls founded on facts and that which la malicious or biased. Problem Up to County Court. "The solution of the road problem In this state is in the hands of the county courts. "It must b admitted that the construction of good roads and good bridges is a technical problem. If the county surveyor is no an experienced road and bridge engineer, my first ad vice is to secure a competent road and bridge engineer. Call him. say, county j road engineer. It will be an easy taski to flnd a competent man who ls at the same time tactful, energetic, and above everything else honest. A few of the county boards have already re quested the state highway commission to find for them such men. The salary of this man should be somewhere be tween $150 and $200 per month. It will be a poor man Indeed who will not save to the county many times hl salary. A few words as to qualifica tions of a county road engineer. , in the first place he must be man in whom the county board will place en tire confidence. Giving his whole time to the road problems of the county. his advice should be carefully followed. wnen tne time comes that ths county court has lost confidence in him, then it is time to get another man. Al ways remember, however, the Chinese adage, 'Show not unfinished work to children or fools.' Accurate Surrsys Xreoessary. "As soon as possible I believe Ah roads In each county should be sur veyed. These surveys should be ac curate, and thorough enough so that maps could be mads and profiles pre pared, showing the present condition of all county roads. In doing this work I would suggest that the field notes, the maps and the nrof ilea ba cording- to a standard. Ths state hih. way .commission will furnish samples iv roau omciais tnat ask f oc them "With these surveys . and maps on hand it will bs possible for the county court to ask for, and the county road THE Washington State Good Roads association makes announcement that the Snoqualmie Pass road over the Cascade mdun tains will be ready fox travel by the middle of July. The road will not, however, be In a ccmpleted state before September ' 1, when it will be turned over to th state. The contract for the' construction of ths last 24 mile link in the road was lew a few days ago. The eastern term inus, of this link is at Lake Keetcheles, four miles from ths. summit, and from there to the pass ths road winds Its tortuous way through a wild mountain district. From the summit at Laconia the road follows the course of the Sno. qualmie river, crossing and recrosslng that stream as it drops into the valley below. ; The cost " to the state of grading, draining and rolling this 24 mile stretch will be $203,698. Ths road where it crosses the summit will be 8000 feet 'above the level of the sea. While ths snowfall in this section is heavy, it ls claimed that the road can be kept open In winter with but little difficulty. In the stats to vote road bonds. The other two counties were Jackson and Clatsop, and In both Instances the bonds brought good premiums. Indi cating a strong demand for Oregon counties' bonds. . Shaekleford Road Bill. Under the provisions of the Schackle- ford good roads bill as it passed the lower house of congress, Oregon will receive federal aid to the amount of $212,000 each year, provided the state raises a like amount. Washington will teceive $282,600, Idaho $112,500, and California $503,760. There Is consider able opposition to the provisions of the bill, lh the senate, and if it la pessed it will probably be materially amended. , - The bill makes an appropriation of $25,000,000 annually from the federal treasury prorated among the states on the basis of population and on star rcute mileage. The money is to be ex pended under the direction of the sec retary of agriculture. No part of the federal fund is to be used in any stafe until the state Itself has set aside an amount equal to the federal allotment, No money shall be spent by the gov- eminent ror tne construction or main tenance or roads that do not come within one of three specifications macadamized road, gravel, shell or combination sand and clay roads or dirt roads which are arched so as to shed water and ditched on the side for drainage. No money will be allowed for roads wnicn are not properly graded and drained. For macadam, roads an al lowanca nf I6A nr mils will v.- mm An for sand and clay roads $30 and for oirt roaas ne. . Bids for Columbia County Bond Bids win be opened April 1 at St. Helens for the $360)000 bond issue re cently voted by Columbia county for permanent nignway construction.. ine oonds are to bear 5 per cent In terest, payable semi-annually . The issue is divided into four carta. The first $60,000 matures in five 'years ana tne remainder mature in $100,000 blocks in 10 years, 15 years and 2(1 years respectively. Columbia county Is the third: county Pavement for Riverside Drive. . . The first county road to be pave! in Multnomah county under the road assessment district law is the River side Drive. Under the provisions of ths law the board of county commis sioners 'has appointed George H. Clarke, B. D. Sigler and M. D. White as appraisers to view the road and fix the assessment for each individual piece of abutting land. The appraisers wilt meet March 18 to be sworn In and within - ten days thereafter make the appraisement. Half of . the cost of the Improvement will be paid for by the county out of the general fund and the-remaining half wHl be borne by the property owners on both sides of the road. :EI LECTRC COMING MARKET working and the support ' Also be sure to use a wooden mallet wherever pos sible, it does not dent or break the metal as an ordinary or even a soft headed hammer does. ; - - , UUdUtiV wily pay more than Diamond prices? the county. The state highway com mission has been preparing designs for short span bridges. These are for tje help and guidance of all county of ficials who may ask for (them.. The state highway. commission ls now pre parea to 'furnish designs, plans and specification for any and all bridges on which the county courts may as help. Under bur state law. this help Is free, the county paying the expenses incident to getting the required data in tne neid. T.ie state highway depart ment ls ready to Jeln whenever heln Is requested. Nothing is -forced upon the county authorities." - Good Roads Notes Citizens of Glendale have organized the Glendale-Cow Creek Good Roads association, of which Mayor Cos of Glendale is president. The associa tion starts off with' a membership of 85. The first work to be undertaken la the reduction of the steep grade of the Cow Creek road. The Improvement of all the roads in the vicinity of Glen dale is to be urged toy the association. A road ls planned to the proposed health resort in the . Blue mountains, to be built Jointly by Umatilla county, Oregom and Walla Walla county. Washington. It will, have a much lower grade than the one now running up "Pike's Peak.' County Engineer Lew w. Loehr Is making an elaborate road map of Walla Walla county, Washington, pre paratory to the designation by t the commisisoners of the trunk and ' lat eral- highways. The trunk highways are to be Improved at once. Engineer Smlthwlck has been named. to take charge of the state's portion of the work of the Inland Empire high way, westward from Walla Walla. Bids for the road have recently been called for. - Hermlston people and farmers on the Umatilla project are already act ing on the suggestion of The Journal that a hard surfacs highway be con structed from Hermlston to the Colum bia river. Candidates for county of fices will be asked to Indorse the pro ject and those favorable to It. will re ceive support. . . A mass ; meeting will be called at Newport next week for the purpose of formulating plans to secure a special election authorising a bond Issue by Lincoln county to make necessary road improvements. i The Kennewick Commercial club has set apart March 24 as Good Roads days to be observed throughout the valley. Business houses will close and every available man and team will be put on the roads. The territory to be worked will be divided Into dis tricts with a captain over each.. Lunch eon will be provided by the women. Horn Code for Car Hogs. Those individuals who seem to pass their time thinking up new rules for the automobile have apparently de cided to take in the pedestrian, also. Witness the latest attempt, this be ing a born code for chauffeurs, di rected at the pedestrian: --- "One toot Throw a quick back hand spring for the' sidewalk. "Two toots Dive over the car. "Three toots Lie down calmly; it is too late to escape, but we will go over you as easily as ppsslble If you keep very still. "One long- and two short toots Throw yourself forward and we wlU save both your arms. "One short and two long toots Throw yourself backward and one leg will be saved. "Four toots It's all up with you, but we promise to notify your family." Care in Use of Brakes. Use the brakes Judiciously. If the car has unusual brake capacity and the driver throws "everything" on at once, he ls liable' to wear a perfectly good casing right through to the fab ric in that one event. On a rough road and traveling at a fair pace, it is possible with some of the big brakes on modern cars to pull a car up In say 20 feet from a 20 mile clip, but. It is poor economy to do so and burn out a pair of rear shoes during the process Trouble In Gasoline Feed. When : a- motor fear.' after being cranked," runs for a minute or two New PleasureCar tovMakeiWi Appearance tarly, rant ot ; . ' ' r Summer. ' -w - -v. - - - iYou can't neat Diamond The low priced electric -pleasure carl ' '""' .i ; Am WCUW W,.. V At J V W0 promoters of the-east. Recently -the Electric World published a report that a low priced electric pleasure car will be put on the market the early, part of this summer. A Portland representative of one Of the best known electric automobile concerns on the American market stat ed to a representative of The Journal that: , , , . -v "The demand has been continually for larger and finer cars. It ls a sig nificant fact that the manufacturer who attempted to market anything at less than $2000 either went to 'the wall or had to come to a higher price. "The tendency is still In the same direction. There la no buying class that wishes a car costing $600 to $1000. The man with this amount of money to spend wants speed and mileage. That the cheap electric vehicle is not desired Is shown by the fact that sec ond hand open cars can be bought for $600 and less which, have more real value than a new car at the same figure. "The electric car .buying public Is somewhat critical. The present cars are built as they are not because the manufacturer is trying to force prices 1 higher and higher, but because the demand, is for more speed, more mile age, more expensive finish not a car. but a house on wheels and-, each suc ceeding year calls for more rather than less. - "When buyers will bs content with relatively low speed, open car, with expensive finish, and when owners not worry about. an occasional squeak or rattle, then the cheap electric vehi cle will be much nearer than it ls at present." gasoline feed llne A jQrtlal stoppage in the pipe will lessen te flow of fuel so that the float chamber fills slowly. On being : started' the notor at once consumes , this gasoline and then has to wait for more. Theresa another pos sible cause for this tr ouble and that ls the float of the carb'treter sticking. or course if ttn float) is struck In a high position the flow ; f fuel will in greatly lessened or evetjl stopped. 30 x 3 $12.65 34 x4K $35.00 30x3H 17.00 35x4H 36.05 32x3H 18.10 36x4H 37.10 33x4 25.25 37x5 44.45 34 x4 26.053S x5K 5730 AO food dealer sell Diamond Tires. Wooden Mallets Are Best. In repairing bent or broken fenders. or other parts of light sheet metal, be Tread Tires 'in defend you against will , .y H , snort mileage ana skids And the tough rubber sure to hold something below the part cniiPPO-P0C mvAvmi mnro age for less actual outlay ably between the point' where you are No Risk Run e IF YOUR AUTOMOBILE IS INSURED against loss by Fire, Theft. Property damage. Collis ion or Liability. Tke Qregon xMat Oliver X. Jeff My, Tn. Worthwsatera Beak BuHdlng. W. 7. XcCaeamen Jfasaasr Tiie lassraaee Department. Marshall S71I: A-6SSL well as complete control your car. Demand SB s a ' M M li II 11 h - Mil I tf Sm'A fill ILK 11 -.at t isf a a 7 i s a 1H IBS - - II1IS 111 Ito! uiinn n ih n i inn lit long ill! a n IL (hi inn i ns -If mae- iyWM V , oo lnll UliW diamond Tires timmmm.mmmmmmimimWmmmmm- -BBHPsVVSSfSBl 1 - engineer to furnish, the map and pro file of any piece of road. Then al' grading that Is done would be done to a determined grade, and the work be of a permanent, character. The main through roads, or trunk roads, should be hard surfaced. This will prove to be the most economical 1 the long run. Nothing but a hard surface Will withstand constant and heavy automobile traffic. The kind of hard surfacing must be determined by local conditions to a great extent. There Is no one and only hard sur face road that is the best for all lo calities. This ls a problem for ths ea gineer" to solve. ; Permanent Culverts Saslrahla. "The problem of culverts and bridges is an Important one. From now on. all culverts and bridges should be made permanent whenever they are built on a permanent road. - Few county sur veyorg are gooa image designers. In the past, many of the county courts have been at the mercy of the bridge companies. Some companies have had mercy ana some' have -not. oeiieve an bridges should be built by contract, and that the bids should be ' called for an .,' t h plans and specifications prepared by iY. I L:;V -13 A Fair Question When are you going to put dtia . ; - Diamond Squeegee Tread Tirel Price and Qucdity cant be equalled I ' i Archer and Wlggino - OAK STREET, CORNER SIXTH' " Automobile Supplies Sporting f Goods H Electrically Started ' eectrically Lighted Sexen Passenger T HE best way to reach a final and clinching conclusion concerning the value of "this Studebaker SIX is to compare it with those autbmobiles which are offered at a , 'price several 1 hundred dollars higher. Studebaker ", Detroit s --. --. i ..... ' -' Portland Dealer, OREGON MOTOK CAR CO., Chapman and Alder Sts., Tel. Main 9402, A-7656 FOU" Ton)nt Cat IH "SIX" Teftriat Car - - JSTS "1IX" Lu4a-a.aa4itac lSt "ilXMmu ... - M 7t" Roadttw - 7J Model "if Taorlna Cu MS j HUDSON MO AUTOMOBILES TRUCKS 1 ! ; !y Cf O f-. Distributor! for Oregon and South. Wash, e Lie jjQSS OC VOealso. ' Portland Agency, 611-617 Waih. St Now Is the Time to Have That Car Repaairjted Our painting department is.equippedvto turn out First. Class WorkOur Prices Are Right We pay particular attention to refinishing Hoods and Fenders ; , A FINISH THAT LASTS H. L. IOEATS AUTO CO. Get Our Prices Broadway and Burnside Su. 1 . . . . . , , , i si I y - Ml T Model "55" Towing Cat Y TT I .fit A tJJll.-- 1 "SpeedweD Rotary ' ""Mf , Valvelotor" '; ' : ' J' III ; . 250 to 300 less parts than 1 1 CJ J ( j J any other car in ' America , Kyi n f -jlj I We have Vio competition. jl investigate mid idi iwvr On Exhibition at 14th and Conch SfsL . :' -K,Jr li; ' ' illli...;, it s a. it BecaxLS! Bosch Magnetos and Spark Plugs I Win VANDERBILT CUP and GRAND PRjZE Races BEST for Winners Are BEST (or You Bailout Wrlgljit BROADWAY AT OAK NORTHWEST AUTO Factory Distributors of co; K Cole; Reo, IbaeitGrs BROADWAY AT COUCH STREET Main 8887 A-4959 Equipped with the only enamel bake oven in the I Stateit of Oregon lot baking fenders, hoods and urapi woric guaranteed two years, v . New York Auto SPEEDWELL BUILDINO, 14TH AND COUCH STS.. - t -it : . Painting Co. Frank Ertler Manager s Main 6773. Ernest Brunks At Mgr.. AUTOMOBILE AND SHOP SUPPLIER ; Spark Plugs CTOOLS j : Brake-Uning ' MOTORCYCLES AND ACCESSORIES ' and Supply Co. T4 Slxta aal Sll Oak Its. Vaea -icaia lssa. a. lesa Vnlrsnh-fniJ & Kerr tsfiln VL F. ELODCFTT. ta,iwa. poaea - .--- -- - - . s'aoss saaia aesfe laala 7000. a-.