THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL; PORTLAND,? SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1915,
GOOD
HIGHWAY PUN
OF GREAT NEEDS
IN STATE OF ORE
ONE
ON
WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY ON BRIDGES
Former Portlander Writes His
Impressions of Situation
From Washington, D, C.
SAMUEL HILL IS HONORED
Xnvestoaeat In Good Beads Will Bring
Handsome Betaras to Pockets of
Many Citizen.
What Oregon is losing in not having
a good system of highways Is suggest-
d In a letter from Paul J. Feeley, a
former resident of Portland, but now
of Washington TJ. Mr. Keolftv in
; associate editor of the American Mo-!
torlst. He was formerly automobile
editor of the Oregoniau. He writes as'
".. follows: . "
"It more Oregonians were imbued
with the spirit that has won for Sam
. Hill a place of national prominence in
" .-the good roads field, the state might
bo $1,000,000 richer by fall. It Is easy
to see , why Oregon is going to lose a
round million in direct revenue, and
much more indirectly, through lack of
v Improved highways. This is the min
imum estimate of those who have
... studied the matter.
,. . "Take New Kngland's case, for in
stance. Karly in the game the tight
fisted (so-called) Yankees saw that
K they could turn good roads into a sale
able asset. Now the states in that
gToupv are ; enriched each year about
$2,000,000, simply because they have
the kind of roads that give the maxi
mum pleasure to motoring.
Tourists Spend Big Stuns.
-And Europe! .American motorists
'have done much to fatten the purses of
England and the continent. They left
much of the $3,000,000 of our money
left -there annually.
Qno group of men who are in close
touch with toui ing conditions estimates
that 100,000 parties will "transcon
tinental" this year. If you cut this in
half. I think you will get nearer the
correct figures.
Taking 50.000 cars as the basis for
computing expenditures, yOu arrive at
the following figures: Cars on long
tours average three and a half people.
The expenses for each carload hotel,
ood. fuel, garaging, etc. come to
about $18 a day. This means an aggre
gate daijy expenditure of $000,000.
"This is a very conservative esti
mate. It is quite probable that the
daUy expenses of the transcontinental
parties will total more than $1,000,000.
Hotel accommodations necessarily will
be taxed to the limit. This may mean
higher rates than oMaln in normal
times. The fact that hotels are not as
-numerous or of sufficient capacity to
' care for the sudden increase will in
convenience many and cause thousands
-to do considerable camping. This con
dition has been considered In making
' the, above estimate.
Many Cars Coming;.
"Oregonjans touring in California
mill appreciate the wisdom of putting
"their, roads in. order. The influx of
f "foreign" cars ,wJUi be so great that
they .cannot help but notice their force:
f and, he In g successful business men, as
" a rule, they will naturally" practice
mental gymnastics trying to figure out
;how much the Sun-Klst state is cash- ;
' lng in on her fine roads. j
"At the same time it will probably !
lawa on them forcefully that such men 1
as Sam Hill and S. Benson airfl C. T. I
' Frail were not" the visionary spell- j
' binders they thought. These disciples j
of the better kind of roads told Oregon
- dumping millions into mud holes. They I
T-ota tnem tnat the day was not dls-
tant when the highway would be a
great lure to" tourists; , that they would!
soon wake up to the economic import
ance of good roads.
"Some day the Pacific Highway will
be one of the wonder roads of the west. 1
It has all the natural advantages to
make it far-famed as a motor route.
Right now, if improved as a state's
. main north-and-south artery of intra
, state and interstate communication
should be, it would' bring at least $1.
. 000,000 to Oregon. But It is not; so
? Oregon will lose this million and a
: half In money, and many times that In !
, tne advertising tnat would come from
being toured by influential people from
all sections of the United States.
Bepalr Much Needed.
?The last time I drove over the Pa
cific Highway It was in such woeful
''lack of repair that it seemed more like
i. a journey through a devastated land
!" than through va valley noted for Its
-productive soil and its prosperous peo
ple. Had ours been merely a pleasure
; trip.' we would have abandoned it in
r disgust before we reached Salem. It
was mud. and more mud; mud 'ten feet
' deep, and still drifting.'. Bridges and
;i culverts j had been swept away, roads
if turned into miniature lakes.
" V e Were constantly reminded of the
; value of Voad signs, because they were
. as rare as good 'goinV . I mention this
" as one of the points that will militate
against Oregon getting its share of m6
v tor tourist patronage. What a contrast
. to New England, the middle west and
f other sections, where rivalry between
routes keeps every crossroad plainly
and intelligently marked, permitting
the stranger to travel without worry
. for fear of losing his way. i
: Roads Hot a Luxury. !
"But this is merely one phase of the '
question, though at this particular mo
" 1 merit It looms as a very important is
ue.t I have in mind the report of the
congressional Joint committer on fed
eral aid in the construction of post
f roads, headed by . Jonathan Bourne Jr.
': .After a? exhaustive investigation, this
committee . concluded that, : from an
. economic viewpoint, the subject of good
- roads is not surpassed in Importance by j
"any question before the American
. public. .
You niay doubt this; that la of lit- j
tie 'moment, for the fact remains that'
" all who study the question arrive at!
that identical decision. The logical
- solution of this perplexing problem
federal aids may not come as quickly
as, we hope for, but its momentum is
- already so great that the forthcoming
congress ennnot afford to ignore It.
- "Vou who think good roads are a
-J luxury, instead of a crying necessity,
r; will do well to study this report, which
' shows how an annual saving of mora
r' than $500.0,00.000 can be made by the
; ! improvement of our rural roads. This
saving, the committee states. If cap
italised at 6 per cent, would justify an
Investment of $8,400,000, or a mucn
larger amount than would be necessary
-,; to place the highways of this country
.j. in -satisfactory shape."
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-Pbotographs by W. H. Downing.
Torj False work for arch bridge over Moffett creek.
Bottom Erecting concrete piers for McCord Creek bridge.
already in. According to the contracts
the bridges are to be completed by July
1. The. bridges across McCord creek.
Good progress is being made on the rendal and the Hood county boundary,
three reinforced concrete bridges ' on I contracts for which were let a few
the Columbia Highway, between War-j weeks ago. Much of the false work is
An' .Italian', university professor
claims to have found radium in ordl-
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OREGON
j Portland, Ore. C. L. Boss & Ca
i Albany, Ore. J. L. I rvin ;
, Astoria. Ore. M. F. Nelson
Baker,' Ore.- Southard & Correll
I Condon, Ore. D. R. - Parker
' Eugene. Ore. -J. H. Yates
- i Heppner, OreAlbert Bo wker .
. ) Hood River, Ore. A. B. Sheley
Merrill, Ore. j. H. Martin
North Bend. Ore. C S. Winsor
Pendleton, Ore. City Auto Company
St. Helens. Ore S. C Morton .
Salem, Ore A. I. Eoff
Wasco, Ore. Geo. Crosfield
WASHINGTON
The, Grand Palles, WasbJB: F. Pennington
Just east of Warrendaie, Is to be 160
feet long-. It average height above
the bottom, of the creek la 60 feet.
The 1 one across Tanner creek, at
Bonneville, Is . a girder of elliptical
shape, with a span of 60 feet.
The most sightly bridge on the en
tire highway wiU be the one spanning
Moffett creek, east of Warrendaie. It
will be an arch 170 feet In length, with
a crown of 17 feet. It will be one eX
the longest arch bridges in the United
States. The contract prices ' on the
three bridges totals $35,246.
T,
ACOMA
RACES WILL
ATTRACT LARGE FIELD
OF STERLING
DRIVERS
Seven Speed Kings Have Al
ready Signed Up for the
Speedway Events in July,
Robert Burroan . ,
Bddle Pullen
Earl Copper
Glover Ruckstell
Dave Lewis
Jim Parsons ....
Joe Thomas . . . . .
Peugeot
............ Mercef
. Stutss
Mercer
Stuta
...Parsons' Special
Mercer
Although the running of Tacoma'a
1915 speedway events Is still three
months off, the foregoing entries have
been received at'the office of the asso
ciation. The first five entries are for
the Montamarathon classic and the
Potlatch trophy races, that of Jim
Parsons being for these two and the
Inter-City as well, while that of Joe
Thomas is a conditional entry for the
Inter-City.
The drivers . already signed are a
flattering recognition of the. Impor
tance of Tacoma's races this year, and
with the field made up of from 20 to
25 cars, such as is expected, headed by
thla list, the success of the meet is
unqualifiedly assured.
Included in the above list are three
of the best known drivers in the Unit
ed States, and the others in the list,
while not having achieved the success
of the first three, are all quite well
known and of established, enviable rep
utations as drivers of speed creations.
Title Is Deserved.
. Robert- Bunnan, commonly known .is
"Wild" Bob, is the holder of many
world's records, and his cognomen of
"speed king" Is deservedly . applied.
Bob Is this year driving the French
car' that established the world's record
for the fastest lap on the Xndlan&pollu
course last year,, and Bob has demon
strated repeatedly that he Is a master
driver and that he can get the maxi
mum speed from his car. In one race
held not long ago of a distance of 60
miles, be broke every world's : record
from 6 to 50 miles for a dirt track, and
has promised that with the new sur
facing on the Tacoma speedway, he is
going to do his best to break, several
more in Tacoma. . ; ;'-.
Eddie Pullen. the Mercer pilot, who
has gained much fame In the last year
or-two by hia consistent driving, now
holds the world's record for a 300 mile
race, having won' it at' Corona last
Thanksgiving day, and maintained the
remarkable average of 87.8 miles per
hour for the! entire distance of 301
miles That this race was not a fluke
Pullen '. has demonstrated at several
meets since that day, and with the new
Mercer car which the Pacific coast
agents have assured us will be in Ta
coma. it is safe to say that Pullen will
be among the leaders all through the
race . - -i
Can Show Wonderful Speed.
Earl Cooper, the classy pilot of th3
Stutx ear, is the third record holder in
this remarkable trio, -having - estab
lished the; unheard of record of -winning
seven consecutive races-in 1913
from the classiest fields that could
be got together in the United States.
A great many followers of the race
game do not- appreciate the Wonderful
speed that Cooper can show when
called upon,' but a glance at his per
formance in the Corona . race, when
Pullen established a world's record,
demonstrates beyond peradventure that
Cooper's sturdy Stutz is one of the
speediest machines that will be entered
in Tacoma. In that race Cooper was
first and second for practically the
entire distance, the race being extended
over 109 laps and Cooper being forced
out by a broken timing gear when In
second position oh the one hundred and
seventh : la"p. - This was a great per
formance, and, as Cooper says bis new
Stutz is faster than the old one, there
is no question' but he will --be- one of
the chief contenders at Tacoma again
this. year. J- i'-
Glover Ruckstell, who will also pilot
a Mercer, is one of the most promising
of the younger generation of drivers,
who has not yet, as it were. - won his
spurs, but his sensationalshowing in
the Venice road race, when he, In the
last 16 laps. .made up nearly 16 min
utes lost at the pits in , repairing a
broken valve, stamps him as a driver
of Indomitable courage. Ruckstell's
sterling performances In last year's
Tacoma events formed one' of the most
interesting factors In those races, and
he is determined to win one of the
events this year if it is possible.
Dave Lewis, another Stuts pilot. Is
a driver who has been more or less
prominent for a number of years. He
has been associated for some time with
the Flat racing outfit, and was seen in
Tacoma in 191 J. when he ran a good
second . to ; Cooper In , one of . the big
races. In the recent road race at
Venice, Cal.. he led the field until
within about four laps of the finish,
when he was forced out with a broken
valve; but in this race be demonstrated
that his lay off from the racing game
for about a year and a at" had not
in any way affected his sKfil or his
daring. . ,. - j.
Jim Parsons, the Seattle boy who
Is driving 'the; Parsons Special, has
already demonstrated to race far
the northwest that he is a rnprlt.
and consistent performer, having
the Inter-City century event two y
In succession. Parsons claims tl. -L
car this year is faster than ever
fore,' and promises to give a g&
count of himself. -
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TbeoecOlagraph show the energy
that is developed by a magneto
or other firing system and how It
varies when the speed of the motor
varies. This Illustration is a record
showing the variation In the en
ergy of a magnetowhen the motor
was turning 600 times a inmate
and 400 times a minute.
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of cars, of course, are stiU using magnetos. But study of jie
leading cars at the Auto Shows disclosed that more than 52 of
theJiigh-grade cars are using a battery-ignition system. r j
And the reason is simply that electric-system ignition is better
than the magneto. When the motor 13 turning fast, the magneto
is satisfactory. But the minute you slow up on a grade or, in
city traffic, the energy developed by the magneto weakens--and
that is just when you need ignition energy most
For when the motor is running at low speeds and the charge is
highly compressed, it takes a hotter spark to fire it. And thats
why Studebaker is using this battery-ignition system, which
is not only simpler but MORE RELIABLE, because it insures
maximum voltage at low speeds a3 well as at high speeds.
It guarantees SURE, steady firing. For the storage battery b
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log Rear Axle-Tin iken Bearings Safety
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