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mkk ' TRIP TO MOUNT HOOD : .BY. AUTOMOBILE ONE flOTTO BE FORGOTTEN , : . Vivicf Description of Be'auti- : ful Scenery Seen Between ;Here and Cloud. Cap Inn, HOSTELRY COMPLIMENTED VISITS LQCAL DISTRIBUTORS NEW ROAD IN JACKSON OF RARE BEAUTY IS WONDERFUL STRETCH People,: Have Reconstructed Thoroughfare So Maximum ..Grade Is But 6 Per, Cent. IXTEEN-F00T PAVEMENT :Kert-oa MonntaUjaide Provides Ao- '.- commodatloas Fully Squl to - Similar Places In East, - Trafflo Win Coatlsua AU Time That , , Sard Surfacing x V - - . .. ' Ool&ff Oa- i - PACIFIC H m AY Il JAM COUNTY "M"Ml""lZr . i . I I i- -I I i sn -- " 1 I V'W.('OW:t;A , Built of granite, logs and ancles, Cloud Cap Inn Is located at an eleva tion of C000 feet on the north slop of Mount Hood, overlooking the beau tiful Hood River valley to the south, .and commands a glorious near' view of the s old snow-capped peak "to ' the ' north, $Jid Is. well worth crossing' the United . Slates to 'eee - Thus was . a three day trip to the mountain 'resort "summed up by1 C. B. Jackson, publish er - of Tbe Journal, and a party of eastern irlends on , their return j , to : 1'ortland last week. . ... Now that ; the Columbia highway-Is open to automobiles as far as-The viialles. there are two routes by which towriHts may visit this wonderland of the clouds. The Jackson . party left Portland by the boat Dalles City, Al der street dock, at 8:30 a, m., last " Sunday morning, taking with them on the boat Mr. Jackson's S team au Z tomoblle. "the charge for which Is $1.00 a head for the passengers and tlO for 'i a -' heavy automobile. - Lighter : ma chines are carried at a less rate ' l9ft Boat at Hood Stiver. . i It was the deslreof the partyto travel by boat through to The Dalles, and then drive tack over the Colum bia river highway. In- this -way It wa their Intention to visit the Celilo . canal, a 'most interesting government project that has opened the upper Co lumbia river to navigation. ' ; The view of both sides of the Iver from the boat Is most wonderful and should not be nl8ed by any one. , It .was. learned, however, that the - boat would not , reach The' Dalles until late In the evening, and -the party being anxious to feach Cloud- -Cap Inn, . decided, to dis embark at HoodRlvir and pro ceed - by automobile direct to the .mountain, resort. The distance to Hood River by the river boat is P- perfect Boads Encountered. a - . Leaving Hood River, the party en countered perfect roads, out through the orchard territory, ! which the Columbia highway completed win -. " ' tj,ww TMv.r a. suburb -of Port land, to the foothills, where tne cumo to the inn begins. The Inn Is 3 mites from Hood River. The last 10 ml ill of the trip up themountain : de la a continuous wndlr over a-good country road nJ-Jft tollL-ate XI ve miles this side of the resort is Passed.. From' this PoW treVadesecome ve7 .UeP, - ulaces reacii"B -. . , Sr cent, . A UtUajW-U IgaU wheVe a charge of" .00 is a.-. S Walst - each car that : passe. knto tf.e forest reserve, wUl save the Occupants of the Ts tUry agitation regarding their safety hen on the steeper P - - ffacksoa Party Is Third-. f chain should be put on thenslde Tear wheel, as on marrjr Of stdeFof the road show and Pp account of the "1tf7esh wa! after leaving the tollgate. ye,Tc"" attempt the climb all.'.the way to the attempt t information re ceded at the inn. the Jackson party Sal the third machine this season to drive all the way up to the resort. ?A Cadillac eUhowned by A- Busb. th4 Salem bank.9?. and o."0. ! SMnf were-" the ither-two .machines. Flat, were ineiM machlnea stop abou two'tnl . before reaching S mn and either walk the balance Of the way or have the .management of the hotel meet them by team. , i Accommodations Are excellent. After reaching this most wonderful little mountain Inn, the accommoda tions and service are found to beex- -Theresrt was built by- William' M. -I Add and C. E. S. Wood, 0 Portland, at a cos of more than $50,000, and Is leased fcy Dorsey B. Smith." The builder deserve great credit for their selection of a locaUont and -the pres ent5 management deserves the support of the Portland and Hood River inhabitants-' As the house was orlg-. inally intended as a private summer residence, there are accommodations for, only 25 people at, a time. The housekeeper, Mrs: Lena Lee, and her husband. Harrv Lee, chef,' are most coVrteous to all visitors, and in every way endeavor? to please., The meals arte as - good as can be found in the eluslve eastern resorts, ; and the rates, t American plan. $5.00 , per - day, ore commensurate with the service. I t 1 Haver to Be Porrotten. f .The nanagemeni 01 v. wuu ai 11m "have mountain guides for those who desire to climb the glasiers. There Isftn extra charge of $5.00 for each rerson in the party Where, the guide is? veed. .'-""' -. Returning over the Columbia high way, the trip back to Portland la one never to bev forgotten, and there are - ttll : many thousands right here In this city who have not availed them selves of .the opportunity of viewing this wonderful scenic wonder. . ' Care Must Be TTsed. 'Leaving the inn, the drop for the first five miles is very steep, and. In some places dangerous, If extreme care is i r.ot used on the part of the driver. Low gear compression la the safest .plan. - - -' At Mitchell's Point great eare la; being taken of-, all ' tourists. The cofuhty . authorities have placed tele phones at each side of the grade, and have young women' attending the phones to see that only - one car. at a time 'proceeds over the very trea'cher ou grade. . The new " tunnel at this pelnj will be In use within : the next few'; weeks, and this will eliminate the only .. real , drawback to the trip between Portland and Hood River. , t View Without Equal, -h ? y "At present on the hill road 4 over Mitchell's Point It is not a bad "l4ea to use chains. - Passing along the highway and pointing out the many Interesting falls which were a revelation . to the eastern people,: the party proceeded leisurely on the re-' spent much time traveling In Europe, and claim there is nothing in the old 1 country to compare with the scenery! ' - I " - C. C. Wlnnlngham. v . C C ! Wlnulnham. ; director of the sales and advertising, of the? Hudson Motor Car company, Detroit has been a visitor in Portland during the last week. " Mr, Wlnnlngham was the guest of C. L. Boss, head of the Oregon dis tributing firm for the .Hudson cars. While on the . Pacific coast attending the California expositions, .Winning ham la combining business with pleas ure and visiting all the Hudson dis tributors. Thursday evening Mr. Boai gave fk dinner at the. Commercial club in honor of his visiting guest, at which a number of the Hudson state dealers, together with the local Hudson organ isation was present. - along the Columbia yl ver highway. Crown Point waai reached in time for dinner, aad Mrs. Henderson, who has her , new : house open, served an appetizing meal i- The view from this point up and down the Columbia river is without equal and it is said that there is not an hour in the day that from 1 to 60 people" cannot be seen standing along the concrete wall view ing the wonders of the river. At the present time the sightseeing cars of Portland - are i charging, it is under stood, $f.B0 round trip to Crown Point. - - Should Pat on Trains. .If he O-W. R. & would put a small station at the foot of Crown Point hill and run trains from Port land to this point every hour ' or so during the day, thousands of people would Visit this Dnlnt ilatlv It v,,. also been sugfrested by some that an Inclined elevator be built to carry the veupm io me: top or tne point. The distance back - to Pfirtiami r Gresham is 75. miles. When the road- worK nas been completed between Portland and; Hood River, the trip can be easily made in two and a half cr three hours.. However, this Is a trip that la well - worth spending a full .day on. To properly enjoy the many scenic beauties, one must stop, get out of the machine - and absorb the various attractions. Company Withdraws ! From Racing Events Certain JBlaaatisf action With Some of : Baces Held Cause of Maxwell Com. pany'g Action. . The Maxwell Motor Company Inc., has withdrawn from speedway and it la now winding up Its , racing affairs so that there will be no racing payroll after t August 1. ' The various Maxwell racing;, cars have been shipped to -Detroit where they will ' be overhauled, but no Intimation is made -as to their disposal other than that they will not be raced by the Maxwell company or any of -its subsidiaries; 4 It is claimed that this withdrawal Is not due to the death of Carlson and his mechaulc 1n the recent Tacoma meet but to-certain' dissatisfaction In connection with - cer tain races.-. 4 t COMPANY SETS A BIG: MARK FOR THE YEAR 24,000 1 Passenger Cars j Be Built for Trade,' Says Word From Facto ry. ; Fred W. Volger. , northwest - dls irlbutor for the Reo organization. has just received word from the factory of the intention to build 24,000 pas senger cars for . the next year., Fif teen - two-ton . trucks are being shipped daily. Work has been started upon a tract; four 'and one half acres of ground, for the 'erection of a large r.ew plant for the truck organization. The Reo truck Is handled In this terri tory .by the C: L. Boss company. : The additions to the Reo. plant an nounced several weeks ago will bo more extensive than originally planned. They will - consist of a three story structure, lftl try 256 feet, with. base ment, being an addition to the general assembling ; department; to the final assembly.-department there will be added mn entirely new addition, three stories ln;helght, 115 by 138 feet, with basement, while, the present assembly building - will receive, two ; additional stories, SO by 153 'feet, a three story addition- 60x74 feet, will be added to the - engineering bufldingr. - Ship ping facilities will be greatly, relieved through the construction of a loading dock along the Grand Trunk railroad, 347 feet 'long and 36 feet .wide. : ( ' ' ' Installing Fire Chains. ; ; , When installing tire chains It Is not advisable to haye them too tight, If the chains are held, in a fixed position the tread of the tire is apt to be loos ened, at, these points., If, the chain is slightly loose ' lt( will work around to different positions tand ca,use less, in jury to the- tread.. ! -f n II. VSH I I .' mi I p : I ; if " i-i'-ii"'" mm- gx'm V mmwmTmtr -' S - . ' t 11 -. . ; No other Motor Gar at any price insures . 'its owner as great value dollar, for dollar as the B'uick Valve in Head Six for 19i6. Two Sizes Six Body Styles j PORTLAND PRICES T Roadsters and Touring Cars. ... .$1100 to $1635 . - Coupes and Inside Drive Sedans. : $1500 to $2025 In thfese models iBuick dtsi reaches its?highest development, and Buick ; construction and' motor ' principle their most, complete expression. - Call and See Them or Phone for Demonstration.' I Howard Automobile Co. , C. HMcCutcheon, r Mgr. 'a 1 - . ( 14th and Davis Sts. Main 1130, A-2550 1 , -' ' By M. J. Duryoa, ' ' Of tbe Ablau(J Commercial Club. " The touring motorist who : travels over the Paclfc highway from Oregon to California will long remember the beauty of the scenery and the splendid character of the road bed of thai rntrt of his journeys that lies betweelr the city oi, Ajsniana .anL the. California sUte line. The trip over the Siskiyou mountains is one of the most wonder ful and beautiful, rides tn America, and the people of Oregon may well consid er this stretch of the Paclfc highway as one of the biggest scenic assets they possess. The old Journey over the' Slskiyoua, on what was known as the Do liar hide toll road, was one of discomfort as well as danger.- It was a "rough and rugged road." with grades as high as 30 per cent. - that taxed the best of machines.. Seven grade crossings over the-tracks, of the Southern Pacific made It dangerous, especially as the grades were heavy on rail j and road. r Boad Has Ho Grade Crosslaga. - The new road that has been laid out in masterly fashion by Frank A. Kit tredge. the ensrineer in churn r.t r.r- structlon, has no grade crossings, and ia maximum graae is but-6 per centf The ; Southern Pacific tracks are crossed but twice in the ' journey to the summit, and in torlst, finds a splendid concrete bridge to-carry him over in safety The ap proach to the first of these bridges that la encountered on the Journey from Ashland la a splendid piece of engineering, with A-rroat. hrnmi easy loop thrown out over the moun-. lain arouna wmcn on a cart run a vnn speed. - Carreg Are largo. ; . Auto drivers will find hi nv high way ! eaSV WOrk Tnr Its hrao lng curves and light grades do not im pose any tax on his strength or nerves. All curves, except "blind" ones, are built With 1K0 tnat mini All these curves are slightly banked to iue msiue zor saiety ana to allow driv ers to take grades on speed. ; The road way Is 24 feet wldA In all nlan lih an increase in width on curves where necessary for safety. The people of Jackson county have bonded themselves for 1500 Ann rn th. purpose of constructing a paved high way across ine county to the Cali fornia. Una. A Dart Of thia wnrV ho. been completed,' and the tourist on the Pacific highway can speed over a 16 toot pavement xrona Central Point to me nortnern limits or th ttit-r nf A.h. land. - Trafflo to Continne. Tha state of Onmn i tv . ..lot tn the work of building this highway, and Will tak char cm nf th. wnrlr point a few miles east of Ashland io me state line, xna state will pave 1SV4 miles of the hirhw. Thl. mill be what is known as "two course" ce ment navement. six lnr-hft In lntb with a top dressing of rich mixture. la. order not to interfere with traffic over the mountains. It Is planned to lay an atrht tnnt arrln first than lit.. nn add to this another strip of similar wiatn, to maKe the run is foot pave ment. Work on this first 'strip has started. ' Three xnllea of oavempnt will be laid this year. ' - - The distance from '.Ashland to the summit of th erads on th 8Rktvmn Is 16 miles, and the distance to the California line is 22 miles. r, . x Scenery Is' Kara Charm. ' i Every foot of the trip, from Ashland to the state line will prove of interest i , : (?. . .'S::.:iW.-::?.:.::.::Si;::K-::f-'- - .- . . . ' ' :v - i - - . , : " -T - ' I Vfc, v" ' ' s - ' " " r . " 1 " " " " ' ' mmmmmmmmmmwm v . " , , s, . I IXafjU. -y . f - - -"aasBsssssssssssiiliii hSrn Z'aaaaaaaMa Top, left to right Paving construction equipment; summit of Siskiyons six miles ' from California line. .'.- - .duct at Stelnman crossing, Southern Pacific; .north slope of Slskiyoa grade. Bottom, left to right Via- to the tourist, - for each turn - in the road brings, into view a scene of .rare charm and loveliness -The view from the summit, facing southward,. Is al most beyond description. - Straight In front the snow capped head of Mount Shasta glistens against - the exquisite blue of the California sky. Overhead. Just to the left,: -towers stately Pilot rock, guardian sentinel of the pass over the Slsklyous. - Down be low, hundreds of feet, may be seen the tracks of the Southern Pacific, wind ing their tortuous way through - the Shasta valley. - - On and on, beyond the valley, stretch the rolling hills and peaks of the Coast range and the Sierra- Nevada moun tains, covered with snow or with ver dure clad. -No man w4 thin whose breast there is even : a - - spark of love of the beautiful or a reverence for the things that God has made to delight the chil dren of men -can 'gaze upon' the view from the Siskiyou summit of the Pa cific highway without receiving an im pression that will last as long as his memory. ' ; ' r - , . .Highway rine Znvesmaat. The people of Oregon .may - well ' b proud of their part of the construction of this magnificent highway over the Bieklyou mountains; i proud Of 5 the change from the Old conditions that made the Journey so Irksome , ' i : It Is a fine investment? one that' will bring big returns in tbe increased tour ist travel that-will be worth millions of dollars in the years to come. It is a fine investment from, the standpoint of pleasure and comfort It will bring. Cleaning Up Upholstery. ' One of, the most old-fashioned and, according to many wno haye used It, one of the best ; methods of cleaning and brightening leather, upholstery, la to rub it well with a cloth or sponge dipped n white of egg that has been beaten up a little to prevent lt being stringy, and then give it a final rub bing with a dry, soft cloth to remove all traces of the egg. , 'r. WHY NOT HAVE REAL SPEEDWAY FOR CARS IN -PORTLAND NOV? V : .' . V;.-'. . , . ;. : Much .Advertising' Can Be Had i From Race Track, in Opinion of Experts. - By - Douglas : Shelor. . t Now comes word that New Orleans la to construct a motor - speedway with equipment to cost that city about $500,000. The new track will be con structed on the order of the 'ones at Tacoma, Chicago and Omaha, end will be ready .tort: the : first ' long distance race in February, llS, . Just ' before the'Mardi Graa. ... -. , These board speedways are spring ing up all over the country, there Is already one at Tacoma and one under construction at; Spokane. ' Portland is the logical' point ' on the circuit for the third northwest track. - There' is more , advertising . to be obtained for this section from one well managed automobile race meet than from any.; other form of attrac tion . that Portland could, hold. r X&aeo Biff Teatnre. .'. : i- The" eyes of every motor -car owner In the "United States are centered on the city hoiding" a race . meet; they watch the papers very closely for re turns, and the-city Immediately be comes a place of .interest to them. Every tf&T owner has a. certain-pride In iia make of machine and , watches the performance of that machine in every race in which it starts. There are plenty of people in Port land who can well afford to back an au tomoblle speedway; they have all been good dividend payers. -The Ta coma Speedway association have re built their ' track 5 every year during the past four, and still have made money for their stockholders. With three tracks In the northwest, purees sufficient to - encourage the - fastest machines to come to this country could be offered. Let Portland wake up to the fact ; that' the automobile racing game la creating an immense amount of Interest amone; the moneyed people throughout the world, and that it is a pastime for hose who love thrilling events. ' Slast Think It Over. When such great outlays are beln ; placed in New York, Chicago, Detroit, St Paul," Kansas Cityi New Orleans, Omaha, Los Angeles, Bioux City, In dianapolis Spokane and Tacoma, It i time that tbe -business men of Port land take this matter seriously. Why not build a speedway and give one d 1 , of Rose Festival to racing? A roo ; 400 mile race In Portland would draw twice as many people as -the festive l and they would - pay an entrance f to the races of from one to five dol lars each. . " No Testing Labor for Cart Owner 4 ; , :Half the enjoyment of a motor car comes from freedom from, mechanical troubles. And . we are able to. assure you that freedom " because the Winton Six has "undergone a straight forward; devel opment covering eight consecutive years, and is today a wonder fully perfected mechanism. It is free from all those experimental risks that make the car owner an unpaid factory tester. ; V- Then, too, the" Winton Six. gives its owner a satisfaction that -Jmost.car buyers have riever known that is the satisfaction of -possessing a car that is distinctly the owners individual property. ; We finish- your car to please your- personal; tasted and, whereyer , the car goes, it isT representative ."of yourself, and' can never be mistaken for a ready:made? . T ,'"- - ' : TWo models, both sixes 33 H. P., $2285; 48 H ; P., $3250. : THE WINTON COMPANY V . 23d and. 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The safe way to buy anything 1 Avoid disappointments eliminate the worry of short -tire mileage save S3 to $15 on every tire ; you buy (according to size) and get the fullest ' amount of service. '-, . - In the second annual Ajax Tire Mileage Contest. Just fin ished. Oarth C. Jensen, Stevens Point, Wis, made the high record of 21.986 miles, using a heavy Cadillac car. Another . proof of the stuff that goes Into Ajax handmade Tires! Come in and see ua.. . jn -jev! m Guaranteed , in writing 'OOO MILES maw- ffkU thtrt art tlalmlnr Quality vii art guarantying it. Hiighsori Merc3i- 329 Ankeny Street . .Portland, Oregon Phones:. Broadway 1237, A-4412 San Francisco Seattle Los Ansreles Factory, AJax-Grieb Rubber to., Trenton, N. J. ;j - ". 1796-1795 Broadway, New York. .J f - . - . n r? . . . Wo Want Mora Ajax Dealers. Write Ua. 7 A-ll. I
