GOOD ROADS IDEA IS
NOW TAKING A HOLD
; IN THE UNITED STATES
Thirty-four Thousand Miles
of Surfaced Highways
J, Have Been Built in Country
in Last Two Years,
$225,000,000 IS INVESTED
Mnc& of TUi Momj Is Wastad, How
r ever, by Expenditure TTnder X.ocs.1
Bather Than State Control.
'"While the statement that lfi.000
-miles of surfacfd roads were con
structed in th United States during
113 and 1 8.000 mllrs during 1914. or
total of .14.060 miles In the brief
period of two years. Is impressive, it
does not convey an adequate concep
tion of the great progress that Is be
' ing made in the? building and manage
ment of (food roads. To grasp the
" ajlgnificanoe of the movement it should
be borne in mind that Iti 1904 there
were In the United States only 1D3.500
.miles of surfaced roads of all types,
and-thls Included many thousand miles
"of. road which in the year 1914 would
' not be regarded as improved. In the
brief period of 19 years 98.000 miles
of surfaced road have been completed,
which would mean an average yearly
increase of J"00 miles.
. , The year I'JH, with its 18,000 miles,
shows a rate of progress nearly dou
ble the average for the 10 year period.
The total amount of money expend
ed on road construction during 1914
was 1225.000,000. In 1910 the total
: was slightly In excess of $79,000,000.
' Discussing the progress In highway
administration. J. lu. Pennybacker,
chief of road economics. Vnited States
, office of public i onda, said recently:
:; "Many recognized authorities have
pointed out that a large percentage of
: this is wasted because it is expended
under local control. Unquestionably
. this is true' In very large measure.
That the results under state aid are
becoming evident at a rapidly lncreas-
, lngr rate is proved by the fact that
during 1913 and 1914 nearly 10.000
miles of state aided roads were com
pleted as compared with JO, 000 miles
tot all the previous years.
Stats Control Essential.
"It must be admitted that the effi
ciency Of state highway departments
is greatly hampered because their su
pervision extends to only a limited
portion of the great system of 2,230,
000 miles of public highway in the
' United States.. Most of this mileage Is
still under local control, but gradually
state control is reaching out into the
. local, field. Already the state of New
' Yorlc, by its elaborate system of aid
to the various classes of highways,
practically centralises supervision in'
the state highway department. The
same hold true of Pennsylvania. Liast
, year the Iowa law plttced all road work
tn the state undT the directions of the
state highway department. The trend j
" is inevitably toward the centralizing
of supervision in a state highway de
partment so that the work through
out the state may be correlated and
standardized and so that the efficiency
: of the highway department may re
place the Inefficiency which marks
local control in many hundreds of
counties.
"Admittedly the weakness of state
highway work in is earlier stages was
-the failure to provide efficient control
and adequate funds for road mainte
nance. The result was that many
thousand miles of well constructed
highway were in serious danger of
utter disintegration. This condition is
rapidly being met by remedial legis
lation and large appropriations, and
the much abused automobile is proving
a saving factor In this crisis. During
the first ten months of the year 1914,
,1,750,000 automobiles were registered,
and it Is estimated that the annual
" revenue from this registration will ex
teed Jll.r.00,000. Most of this sum
goes to the maintenance of state liigh-
- ways.
What States Are Solos'.
"The year 1914 was marked in the
"field, of legislative enactment by the
action of Kentucky in joining the
ranks of state-aid states and providing
a. system . of state roads. A levy of
.one half mill tax has been authorized.
which will provide about $600,000 an-i
. Dually, and this fund will be available
for 1915. Colorado has also taken
Steps to provide- adequate Rtaie road
funds by authorizing, at the last elec-
, tion. a measure for a one half mill
state tax. which will nrovide about
1500,000 per annum. Illinois, which
enacted legislation in 1913 for state
aid. actually got Hnder way in 1914.
and this year awarded contracts for
100 miles of improved roads. The ap
propriation for 1914 was $400,000. and
for 1915. $700,000. An equal amount'
i must be raised by the counties to make !
these appropriations available, and in !
addition an appropriation of $100,000
- per annum was made for engineering
-and administrative work.
Mississippi took an important step !
looking to adequate supervision by pro-I
.viding that all roads built from county!
pond issues should be supervised by
Skilled highway engineers. California
and Maryland have gone steadily
head with the building of their state
Systems of highways by means of
bond Issues. California spending about
$6,000,000 and Maryland authorizing
; an additional bond issue of $8,000,000
to carry on the work."
. Plan to Increase Plant 40 Per Cent
- It is announced that plans have been
made by the Franklin Automobile com
pany to Increase its production to
3600 cars a year. It Is stated that
thla la a 40 per cent increase over last
year. This shows a steady Increase
for this company for the past years
: as the 1914 production was stated to
be SO per cent greater than that of
1918.
At the annual meeting held last
.week, the company elected directors
and officers. The H. H. Franklin
Manufacturing company, president. H.
H. Franklin; vice president, John Wil
kinson. THE LOCOMOBILE CO.
of America
The World's Grade Car
Is being shown at new
Salesroom.
490 BURNSIDE
Corner 14th St.
First-Class Repair Shop in
Connection.
F. H. DOWNES
Phone Main 6922
Cape Perpetua Road
Nearing Completion
Completion, of This Soad Provides
Continuous XCigliway from ITewport
to Ctold Beaca.
Supervisor Rankin of Euerene, Or.,
announces that the road which the.
i forest service is building around Cape
j Perpetua, in cooperation with Dane
' and Lincoln counties, is neartns? com
pletion, and will be ready for use by
wagon and auto this coming summer.
With the completion of this road
there will be a continuous highway
along the California line. That part
of the road constructed by the forest
service is about a -mile and a quarter
in length, and is located on the side
of a steep mountain or promontory
jutting; out Into the ocean, the high
est point on the road beine; 300 feet
above sea level. A temporary rock
wall, which is to be replaced later by
a permanent one of cement, now pro
tects the edge of the bluff. To bill id
this length of road required the mov
ing of approximately 6000 cubic yards
of rock. 9000 cubic yards of rock and
dirt, and cost the government $11,000.
The construction of this road around
the cape was a very difficult piece or
work. Most of the way had to be
forced through solid rock, so tha
much drilling and blasting had to b
done. Furthermore, it was often dif
ficult to keep a foothold on the face
of the elope. In fact, this was found
to be a task for both mules and men.
On one occasion a mule went over the
grade and turned a somersault down
the eldo of the mountain about 60
ffcet, his fall being checked by eome
brush at the edge of a precipice. He
was rescued and found to be little the
worse for wear.
A't another time, one of the men
rell about 60 feet down the bluff. He
was holding a rope to guide a plow on
the edge of the grade, and was walk
ing along a 90 per cent slope, clinging
to the sidehill as best he could, when
the rope broke and let him fall. He
struck on his face and shoulder, then
slid about 20 feet further, landing on
his feet. His comrades on the road
above watched him with bated breath
and wondered how they could get
o'ead man up that eteep slope. To
their surprise and relief, he turned
and waved his hat to them. He was
able to get out without assistance and
resume his work. This incident has
caused this spot to be named "Keller's
Leap."
SCENIC BEAUTIES OF
OREGON ARE IN PLAN
Columbia Highway, Pacific
Highway and Oregon Trail
Will Be Featured,
Chairman James D. Abbott reports
progress on the booklet of the Port
land Automobile club. He is making
arrangements with photographers who
have made special efforts to secure ex
ceptional pictures of the scenic- beau
ties of Oregon, whereby the club book
will be provided with the best cuts ob
tainable. Naturally, particular atten
tion will be given the Columbia River
Highway from Astoria to The Dalles.
The Pacific Highway and the "Old Ore
gon Trail," a route from the Snake riv
er, running through northeastern Ore
gon counties to The Dalles, which is
being reconstructed, also will be fea
tured for the benefit of the automobile
tourists who will drive west in their
machines the coming season.
Co-operation of all commercial bod
ies of the state is being asked, o that
every section of the state can be fully
represented in the unique book, which
to the first of the kind ever attempted
by an automobile club. So far as
known, no other state has ever had a
similar piece of work done for the ex
ploitation of the natural beauties. The
booklet will deal with Crater Lake, Jo
sephine county caves. Blue mountains,
the Mt. Hood roads and the wonderful
road along the Columbia river. Pros
pective tourists will be shown that a
run can be made either through the
western part of the state or the east
ern into California. The "Old Oregon
FOR
MOTOR
BOOKLET
It's going to be
Diamond par in
Humboldt County-
and every other county in
California as well, if economical'
tire mileage will make it so.
Read this letter and think it oven
"Eureka, California, November 27, 1914.
"Right here I want to thank you for letting me
in on the Diamond line. We have had a splen
did season, outsold almost every other dealer,
replacements have been very few and nine
times out of ten we sell the famous Squeegee
Tread in place of the smooth.
"Six different stage lines running in this conntr
have been using Squeegee Tread cases all
season and the lowest mileage in any case
has not been below 5,500 the best is 11,000
and the average is 7,000.
"Next year will be Diamond year in Humboldt
County. "K. Knudson, Manager,
"SEQUOIA TIRE AND OIL. COMPANY."
In addition to the extraordinary mileage and freedom
from trouble that yon get in Diamond Squeegee
Tread Tirea, you can now buy them at the following
"FAIR-LIST" PRICES:
fiii Diamond Diamond
Squeegee Slz Squeegee
30 a 3 9.45 34 a 4 $20.35
30 x3ft 12.20 36z44 28.70
32x3g 14.00 37 a 5 33.90
33 a 4 20.00 38xS 46.00
PAV NO MORE
$l3t iMs
THREE SPEED
, L
V f Mj.t.X. .yfiQijfC lift' tfrwfi- "tm -iwiaaicw 1 y
New Ex
The new three speed Excelsior mo
torcycle that arrived in Portland last
week, is creating an immense amount
of favorable comment among the riders
of motorcycles who have given the
Trail" will be a link of the northern
branch of the Lincoln Highway.
Support for the booklet is being of
fered by tlje Oregon State Hotel asso
ciation and tre ltotary club. Many
other commercial organizations also
have Indorsed the rln. and are lend
ing their assistance, financial and oth
erwise, in th preparations. The pre
liminary work has been going; on with
a vim, and announcement of the going
to press is expected soon.
Working with Mr. Abbott on the
committee are Phil Metschan Jr. and
Charles F. Wright. Clement W. Aus
man is secretary, with headquarters in
room 2, Commercial Club building.
President W. J. Clemens has received
word that Sutherlln will assist in gath
ering views and descriptions from its
locality, and he believes the committee
will have some excellent pictures of
that part of Oregon.
VALUE OF CAR NOT
MEASURED BY PRICE
It Is. What One Gets for His
Money That Counts, De
clares Dealer.
"The average hnyer of an automo
bile appreciates that the true measure
of value lies not alone "in what he payq
for an article, but rather in what he
gets for what he pays," says W. C.
Garbe, the local gtudebaUer distribu
tor. "Price is but a relative argument In
celling automobiles to- a keen custo
mer. It Is necessary first to show
him stability. Convince him that the
material Is staunch and strong and
that it Is put together in a workman
like manner. Convince him that the
car is bo built that it will serve him
well and long, that its depreciation will
be slow, and that it will bring a good
proposition if, for any reason, he
wants to sell or trade it.
"Convin him that there is a good,
substantial concern back of the car
and that it manufactures the vital
parts of Its product, for therein lies
the only assurance that he will be able
i ... .. , j
A ml
MOTORCYCLE IS
celslor machine, which has Just arrived here.
matter of comfort study. There are a
number of very radical changes in de
tail, the fundamental element, the mo
tor, remains practically the same as for
the last seven years, with only such
alwrys ' to obtain correct replacements
and repairs. Kortify your argument
with past records of the car and proof
of the makers' reliability and financial
standing.
New Company Will
Reopen Lozier Plant
s
Bankrupt Estate Xs Sold for Even gl,
000,000; Creditors Will Get JLbont
80 Per Cent.
An even million dollars was bid and
accepted on February for the , total
assets Of the bankrupt Lozier Motor
Car company, at Detroit, Mich, .
The purchasers are the Frank Broth
jfti
ACTOf.
"See
in a
Read
The Reo
T.
BEING SHOWN
improvements in .minor detail as tho
development of motorcycle has shown
advisable The new machine ts
equipped with electrlo lights and a foot
starter. " -
ers Iron & Metal company; the Harris
Brothers company both of Detroit:
Theodore Frledberg, and Charles
Shongood, both of New York. The
first three parties are in the meta!
and machinery business and Shongood
Is a United States auctioneer, In New
York.
Speaking about the future clans of
the purchasers, Samuel Frank stated
that the Lozier Motor company, will
be operated as a going concern with
in the next 10 days and a new com
pany will be organized with sufficient
capital to permit the immediate re
opening of the plant.
It is estimated that after all the
expenses are paid, such as court fees,
attorney's uills, etc., there will be suf
ficient funds to eventually pay about
30 per cent of their claims to the
creditors.
We have
with us
today:
You can
America"
Mr, 32. 3. JarT, settlor
th paoe la his Seo "Tonx
Up and away to the oceanside to Hood's snowy base over
the Siskiyous and down through California's groves to her
wonder cities your Reo speeds, asking no favors from road
or grade, pulsating with eagerness and power! Never stop
ping, save at your wish never failing always on time.
Invest in a Reo now and let it serve you through the long
months ahead! Low in cost, hanrfsome in appearance, eco
nomical in upkeep, it will repay you daily in pleasure and
in economy of time.
this tribute to the Reo:
esritBfiu:j
(forthsert'Anto'Co,
Sroadwey a Conoh 8te., 'j' ,
Olty ... --- .
0atlaa:
In Kay, ltl4, I yoronaaeA a Bao eteaoMl7'hlaS'l sa'
f I state be glTn at greet satisfaction. Shortly after
tgrlng sane I had oooaslon to glra it a mod try out "w r a trie
to the MoKensle aad return, a distaoe of orer 400 alias. The first)
160 stile was sad oa T gallons of gasoline, as STorage of El al Sf '
alios to the gallon. The remainder of the trip, arhioh was over very
cad roads and vas negotiated mostly on the Intermediate and low, STeree4i
17$ Biles to the gallon. This. I think, a record herd to heat.
I certainly here been very stuob plaaeed In every way rlth
Saaehlne and if I were In the market for a new one, I eertainly weald
to the Beo first consideration.
' taT"eT7 1 HSU,T
'Tour" $1050 The Reo "Six" $1385
O. B. yactoiy PeUrerte from Portland
Northwest Auto Co.
F. W. VOGLER, President
Broadway and
Couch Sts.
MOTORCYCLE'S USES
DAILY GROW
Physician and Minister of
Gospel Able to Make Fre
quent Visitations.
THE POLICE ARE EQUIPPED
In Amy icaebiaea, Among Otaex
YMags, Xave Xovolattealsea Slg
maXUag oa th Battlefield.
, The Utility, speed and economy Of
the modern motorcycle Is dally being
demonstrated in hundreds of ways.
There Is scarcely a field of activity
that the two wheeler has not entered
and proven its valu.
The motorcycle enables the physician
to reach his patient in less time than
ever before, making it possible to
eliminate many hours of human suf
fering. The motorcycle carries the
minister of the aospel on hie missions
of mercy. The motorcycle is a part of:
every progressive police department,
carrying mounted officers to the scene
cf crime or accident, and enabling them j
to run down violators of the law.
The motorcycle aids the forest rang
er fn protecting; our great timber lands
from fire. The motorcycle carries mall
and delivers telegrams. The motor
cycle rushes the important prescrip
tion to the bedside of the suffering.
The motoeycle hurries the pulmotor to
the beach where every second counts
in the effort to restore life. A motor
cycle mounted guard aocompaniee the
president of the United States on his
trips about the capital.
And the uses of the motorcycle In
the army are almost unlimited. Motor
cycle dispatch riders and scouts have
won great fame for themselves In the
present European struggle. Maohine
guns mounted on motorcycles are car
ried to their position on the battle
field; motorcycles with sidecar hurry
supplies to the Red Cross workers who
are seeking to relieve the suffering of
the wounded, and motorcycle ambu
lances carry the injured soldiers to the
hospitals.
"The motorcycle has revolutionised
signalling on the battlefield," says
Henry Beach Needham, a war corre
spondent, "it has practically done
away with wig-wagging on the field.
It is ecnomical, efficient and speedy,
and is everywhere and nowhere as
much as at the front"
For pleasure, too, the motorcycle has
.At. 3
)
MORE
AND MORE NUMEROUS
mad a definite place for Itself. The
ease with which the two wheeler la
operated, its reliability and comfort,
make it an ideal vehicle for touring.
Club sociability and endurance runs
are enjoyed by thousandr of riders all
over the country every year. And more
and more we hear of the long distance
tourist, riding from, ocean to ocean or
from gulf to lakes or around the'Unit
ed States or circling the (rlobe for
pleasure. Many of these long distance
tourists are women, who find as much
pleasure In the eport as do the men. "
Completely Equipped
Cars Are Necessity
Motors Are Mow Segarded la Same
Sight as Telephone, Sleetrie Xdght
aad Other Conveniences.
"A motor car without complete
equipment reminds me of a home with
out a telephone," declared John N.
Wtllyn, president of the Willys-Overland
company, to a group f friends In
Pasadena, where he Is spending the
winter. "There was a time when the
telephone, the electric light and other
modern conveniences were considered
the height of luxury, while today they
are numbered among the necessities
of life.
"The public has come to view the
matter of motor "car equipment in
much the same light In the swad
dling clothes days of the Industry, be
fore we were educated up to the more
recent innovation in accessories, we
AMERICAN MAKES
Br sad
atrnke.
S. 12510.125
S.TSOxS.OOO
2.TBOK4.60"
3.125s.50
. 875x4.500
S.00OX4.BOO
8.800x4.500
9. 129x4.500
.600x4.600
Displace'
ment.
814 4
237.5
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2X1.7
254.4
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Mak.
rdiiUe
King
Brif fa-Petrol tr.
Remington ....
Beg-al
Cole I..
Abbott
Mrkm ........
Monitor
Baller-KUpp . . .
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91. UTS
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; 1.405
, 1.280
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Diamond Tires
TOM 3TX 071.23 WHO KNOW.
nrOTTCXi The T. M. O. A. wants yon to be on of th 1000
to Jota In th oampalm starting- Tuesday.
"1000 IN 14 HOURS"
ARCHER AND WIGGINS
OU ITaDZT,
Automobile Supplies
IKS.
VE
Most Lubrication Least Carbon
A Trial Will Convince
BALLOU & WRIGHT
Broadway at Oak
10,000 CARS BURNED UP IN 1914
Most of these would bare been saved had they been stored in a fireproof J
bulldlna; OXTB BTXn.DI2f Q IS ABSO&TTEXiT TIBEFBOOr
MULTNOMAH GARAGE & AUTO CO.
Expert repalrtnc at lowest prices consistent with good workmanship. Storage
and Auto Supplies. Electrlo Charg-ina". Sixth St. and Madison, only 3 blocks
from the Ileillg. Phones Marshall 2800. A-4636..
SparfcPIugs TOOLS Brake-Umng
MOTORCYCLES AND ACCESSORIES
freer 1001 ana supply uo.
74 SlxUi and 311 Oak Sts.
Diamomid THREiS
Vnfmiiiyln4f ADtrart7n4f D F Rl
Day and Night Service
Gasoliinie'
1(D
PER GALLON v
Special Prices bri Eastern Lubricating Oils.
ATTENTION All Auto Supplies
Get our prices on repairing, storage, painting anil
battery work.
f
H. L. Keats Auto Co.
BROADWAY AT BURNSIDE. I
Main 5368 " -CSPHONEST A-1170
GRAY & DAVIS .
SERVICE STATION
Storage Batteries Rebuilt and Recharged
Magneto Recharged Gar Wiring i-
GIBSON ELECTRIC GARAGE & STOR
AGE BATTERY COMPANY
Marshall 1752 434 Alder Street ' A-7435
managed to rct along somehow with
out them. 'Then cam the tep. . the
windshield, electric 4 11 slits, the speed
ometer, tbe self-startwr. and now that
we know what complete equipment
adds to th enjoyment of motoring, we
demand It. i . ,.. .-
"All manufacturer who have at
tained any . degree of success have
made it their buxiness to study the
market anil give the public what It
wants. In, view;-ef th widespread
demand for comfort and convenience
In an automobile, we have provided
all Overland models, from tho 'six' to
our smaller 'four' with an equipment
as complete as that usually found ex
clusively on the highest priced cars."
Demand for Trucks
Tv ovfinciorl -kt Waf
. w . rm . . . u mm ,1.1
Demand for trucks for European
war purposes Is indicated in 'export
figures issued todey by the bureau of
statistics. In December ..last 1278 com
mercial vehicles, valued at IS.. 87.729
were exiorte1, together with 1297 paS-st-nscer
cars, valued at S998.698., In De
cember, 1318. ?S commercial cars
valued at $10M60, and 2801 passenger
earn, worth $2,or.2,484 were exported.
During the calendar year number
of commercial enru exported Increased
from 1009 worth l.x.807, in 191",
to 3430, value 8,9S5.756 in 1914, whil
the number of passenger cars decreased
from 25,880, worth $5,343.44 to 22,
335, value 119,521, 70S during the same
period. . Vj
OF 8-CYLINDER CARS
Feature.
Thermnatatlc wator control.
Hllent chain ditve.
Silent i liaiu tirl.-.
Niletit chain diivi-.
Thermostatic eonllng water control.
'Pwo wnter ooiiiiecllonM to it Under.
Removable crllticter beada.
PI lent chain drife.
Silent chulu drive.
COBKXB SIXTH
.Sporting Goods
EDOL
Pbonea Main 1683, A 1S03
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