THE OREGON. SUNDAY - JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY. MORNING. MARCH 26; 1916. '
STATISTICIAN RNDS '
: INTERESTING FIELD
Striking; Comparisons- Made
to I ndicate Important Part
Motor Car Plays in Oregon
GAS CONSUMPTION GREAT
tt'ta Estimated That More Thu 13,'
K 000,000 Chtilons of OaullM At
VmA la Oregon Can la Tiu.
Imagine ' if you can all the power
of the Deschutes river, the Cotum
bla at the Celilo falls, the Columbia,
at the Cascades, the Rogue river, the
McKensie river. ' the Clackamas river,
;the Middle Fork of the Willamette,
.the Santiam. the Umpqua and the
if Sandy harnessed to one great water
1 wheel.
': If you caq conceive of v anything
;?that big, then close your eyes again
and think of. a power producer just
about four times that big;. Then you
"will have an idea of what an engine
combining the possible power of ail
: tne automobiles in the state of Ore
I'gon would look like.
M. O. Wllklns. the automobile
laiiaucian, says tnat tnere will be
about 25,000 registrations before very
"long. Over 80,000 have registered to
date. " The average horse power for
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? nimisiicai purposes can ne saia iO
be about 30.
Multiplying that by the number of
-ears indicates a total of 750,000
horse power developed by motor in
pleasure cars and trucks.
The Standard Oil company has
; taken the trouble of working out
:5 averages for gasoline consumption
and figures it out that the average
car travels about 6000 miles per year.
Taking that as a basis, and 12 miles
?per gallon as the average consump
tion of each car, then each car would
use about 500 gallons of gas in .a
year.
I That would make a grand total of
12.SOO.000 gallons of gasoline used in
Oregon in one year. If that were
dumped into the upper reservoir at
Mount Tabor. 600.000 gallons would ro
over the spillway, as that reservoir
'" topiiL-iiy or z,uu',uuu gallons.
;If all that gasoline were put into
the holder of the Portland Gas &
Coke company at Piedmont, almost
6 000,000 gallons would have to bs
stored elsewhere.
Soma idea of what motor transpor
tation really means can also be
Judged from the fact that the total
developed horsepower on all tha
streams of Oregon is but 133.1 RS
v horsepower. In other words it takes
almost seven times as much power to
-move- the people of Oregon arounl
In motor cars as it does to do the
i work of the entire state.
- The Portland Railway. Light &
Power company uses daily 60,253
.horsepower on its city and 'suburban
lines. About 6000 of Oreaon automo
biles are within Multnomah county.
" mey were all turning out their
; rated, capacity they would develop
three times as much as is used by the
sleet railway system to run its cars.
-' New Jersey Passes Road Bill.
The legislature of New Jersey has
passed a bin providing for a bond
issue of J7.000.000 to improve the
roaas or tne state.
1916 Maxwell
$655
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Above The new seven passenger Hnpmoblle showing the extreme roominess. Back row, left to right
Mrs. O. E, Davidson, A. B. Manley, president Dulmage-Manley Co.; Manley J. Hungertord.
Middle row Miss Marie Aarts, Henry C. Baer, Otto .Bnedy. Front row William Connelly, P. F.
Howell and Miss Genevieve V'ard at the wheel.
Below The Grant Six, latest newcomer in' thlp auto colony.
New models of the Hupmobile and
the tirant Six made their appearance
at the store of the Dulmage-Manley
Auto company during the week. Tba
new Hupmobile is a .sven passenger
with low body that appeals because
of the extreme roominess of the extra
seating arrangement. 1 .
The Grant Six is practically the
standard that was shown here- Jurins
the January exhibition when it made
its first appearance in Portland. Since
then it has gone into- the hands' of
several motorists who . have had oc
casion to give it a .grueling but sat
isfactory breaking in.
One of the first owners to drive a
t3ra.nt is George Chambers, secretary
of the Portland Automobile club. Mr.
Chambers drives back and forth from
F.O.B.
Detroit
Including Electric Starter and
Can Deliver
Ride 'in it take the family put severy Sunday really "enjoy the many fine days
right now for auto riding. . And I have arranged that you may buy this 1916 i
Maxwell the biggest auto value on the market by;
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A Small Down Payment--Balan
The 1916 Maxwell is complete -in eyery;detaillectric starter and lihtse
mountable rims one-man top graceful lines-full five-passenger body--every-""
thing that the high-priced car has and you can buy it on installments
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Open
615-61 7 Washington.Street
CARS SHOWN
the Automobile club on the Sandy each
day.
The car is a compact six of light
weight The motor is a sturdy block
type ' that shows 30 horsepower on
block teats. Large -manifolds and
valves , make it a very snappy engine.
The Grant factory Is making good
on shipments and in some way is
mamtiglng to run - the gauntlet of the
freight situation so that the local
distributors have been fairly success
ful in getting their cars.
The new Hupmobile is built on the
standard four clinder chassis, which
made good las, year and presents no
departures further than the tonneau
arrangement, which is novel enough.
The extra seats arC the widest that
have yet appeared. When put in place
Electric Light
This Car to
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Evenings and Sundays
Jury Found' Kiss
; Worth Automobile
Complaisant Was Satisfied With mam
Xe Tald Until Widow Took Another
T allow Aato Kldiag la
Mrs." Bertha 8 pengler, a widow of
Davenport,- Iowa, recently resisted a
replevin suit filed by Thomas Brown,
a farmer,? to. secure possession of a
motor car to which she claimed be
(had. given to her. .
"What did you give him for the
car?" was . asked of the widow when
the trial came up.
"One kiss.' was her reply.
"Do you think one of your kisses Is
worth a motor car?" she was "asked.
"I certainly do!" came the emphatic
reply.
That appeared to settle the case, as
the "Jury gave a verdict in her favor.
It developed that Brown was perfectly
satisfied with his bargain until he
saw the widow riding In the car with
another man. Then he filed suit.
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they form together in such a manner
as to make' a bench which for uphol
stery and ease of riding position Is
hardly excelled by the regular tonneau
back. ;
To give additional foot room, .the
space under the front seat usually de
voted to tools and tubes is open the
entire width and gives ample leg room
to the occupants of the extra seats.
Insurance Policy Worthless.
Valparaiso. Ind., March 23-. The
Rev. J. Paris Cox, formerly a minister
here, is returning to occupy a cell
in the county jail. A member .of his
congregation loaned him $700 and took
a mortgage on a worthless life insur
ance policy for $2000.
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pOTtland
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HAS A SERIOUS ROAD
PROBLEM TO SOLVE
Joint "Arrangement . Between
County and State Proved
Far From Satisfactory.
DISAGREEMENT HAS RISEN
After Bonding District XaavUy tor
Trunk Highway, It Xs Evident That
Boad Will Vot Be Porthcomlag.
A serious-situation has developed In
highway work In Mania county,
Washington, and tne prospect now is
that there will be o improved main
road through the county this year at
least.
Owing to the exhaustion of the
state appropriation the work being
done under tne direction of the state
highway department is to be suspended
on the five mile stretch between Col- I
l.ns and Cooks The road is only from ;
50 to 7 per cent completed. i
This piece of road . Is to form the j
connecting link between the two pieces
of highway being built by the county
under a bond issue. As a result of
the suspension of work the county
when its two ends are completed will
not b able .to get from one to the
other.
There will be two ends of a road
but no middle and to J rive from Un
derwood to Stevenson, the county seat,
will be as impossible as It is at pres
ent. Out of the situation has arisen
strained relations between the county
commissioners, and the state highway
department. It is claimed by the lat
ter that the county agreed to divert a
portion of the bond issue to be added
to the state fund to complee the Collins-Cooks
section. It is admitted by
the county officials that there was
some understanding to this effect but
that it was conditioned that the road
should be b,u',lt on a certain location
and was- not to cost an excessive
amount. There are intimations that
the county believes that the state
money was not being expended Judi
ciously and was wasted. '
The County's View Explained.
The position of the county commis
sioners is thus explained by Commis
sioner Shipley: "We had an under
standing with the state highway com
mission that the county would add to
the Ltate fund of $54,960 sufficient to
finish the work between Collins and
Cooks When we made this agree
ment we expected that the state would
build on the right of way which had
been acquired by condemnation from
the S., P. & S. railway and as per
plans and specifications approved at
that time. But after we had made
this agreement the location was
changed without consulting the board
of commissioners. The cost of tbe
road on the original location was es
tlmated at about 60,000. The cost on
the new location is running far In ex
cess of that figure. Where we ex
pected an outlay of from $3000 to
$o000 we were confronted with a re
quest for $25,000. We now know that
the amount necessary to finish the
Job is about $50,000."
When the state began on the work
there was available an appropriation
of approximately $55,000 from the
state public highway fund. The work
was let out to a contractor on a force
account basis, the contractor to re
ceive a percentage of 10 ner cent.
This Is a subject of much j:riticism
and to this method is attached one
reason for the heavy cost-t the work.
For -most of the distance the road runs
along the railway track being in some
p.ace only 12 teet distant This de
tracts somewhat from scenic effect
and adds to the conger risk.
About one mile west of Cooks a
concrete wall 700 or 800 feet fn length
has been put in for protection.
At Dead man point, near Cooks, the
railway company has protested against
I further cutting into the bluff which
i Is of a loose formation. It is feared
i that a deeper cut will weaken the
bluff and endanger railway traffic.
It is understod that the railway com
, pany would be willing to shift its
track over In order to give the high
' way more room if the state would
I stand. the expense.
It is an unfortunate situation in
' view of the fact that Skamania county
has already bonded itself in the sum
of $210,000 to secure a main road
through the county. This bonded in
debtednesg is about $600 per capita.
When the bond issue was made it
was planned that it would build a road
from the Clarke county boundary to
Collins and from Cooks to Under
wood, or to the Klickitat county line.
This involved about 40 miles of road.
It was expected that -the state would
, construct the connecting link between
Collins and Cooks. It seems impos
sible for the county to raise additional
funds to contribute .to this construc
tion and the only solution seems to be
in state aid. This cannot be obtained
until the next session of the 1 legis
lature. ! In the meantime the county will
, not be getting a full return on its
bona investment.
Engineering Problems Puzzle.
When the bond issue was voted the
county commissioners, lacking confi
dence m tne state nignway aepart
raent, determined to employ their own
engineering force. They accepted the
offer of the United States office of
publfe roads and rural engineering to
furnish an engineer free of charge to
direct .the work. Under this engineer
surveys have been made and two sec
tions of highway have been contracted
for. The county Js now passing
through the experience of all other
counties In the criticism of engineer
ing cost that is prevailing. Whether
this criticism is Justifiable or not is
THE INTAKE
O. Euedy has taken charge of the
service department of the nlmage
Manley Auto company. He has rbeen
in similar offices' with other automo
bile concerns and will install a system
with the distributors of the National,
' Hupmobile and Grant. . ' Enlargement
of the service department enables the
company to carry a very heavy stock
of parts. - '
R. F. Pike wha'antil last week was
with the Covey Motor Car 'Company,
tias joined v the Northwest Auto com
pany's organization and win handle
the Reo and Cole lines of that com-
(pany::. - ' ...
I Tbe Harmon Six, the aluminum cyl
indered car, will cost Just $200 more
after April 1. This announcement is
. but another successor to the series of
such, announcements because of the
state of the eastern market and, labor
conditions.' The Northwest Auto com-
' pany -will bo governed by that rise on
I sales after, April X. , - -
ON THE WASHINGTON SIDE
VX; '2z At'i JU
View of section of Skamania county
8., P. & d.
a matter of future determination. If
it does not 'exceed five or six per cent
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For Moftor Car Valime
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OREGON MOTOR
Distributor $ Studebaker MotorCar$r---KelIy
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highway that shows proximity to
railroad.
When the work is completed it will
not be considered excessive. Thus far
Fortified against the dangers of skid
ding and drive slip by the Savage Grip
Tread. A double protection the vac
uum principle of the , triangular de
pressions "plv the skid resistance of
the sturdy ribs. Two effective safetyj
treads for the price of one tire.
And yon gef a good long run for your money
every time. Extra mileage; as well as more
safety, is built into every Savage Grip Tread,
Adjustments on the basis of 4,500 miles.
Ak for Tire Book
FACTORY CISTRISUT02
JOHN A. WALTERS, i
Broadway at Ankany, Portland
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,lt '-in ""telatmed. Cthat from $7009 U
1 $10,006 has been paid oat of, the bond
j Issue Xor, engineering ? 7f js ?
one argument used m tavor .oi w
bond Issue was that not to exceed '
three per ent of It wa to a for en
gineering, J fOur Jdea' says: Commls- ;
sloner Shipley in explaining this guar
antee, "was to pay all engineering
cost In excess of $6300, three per-cent
Of the bond Issue, out of the current
expense fuad of the county The state
board of Inspection ruled that It was
not lawful to use this fund for the
purpose. We have no alternative.- The
bond fund will have to pay the re
mainder of the engineering cost. What
Is m difference wuether the engineer
ing cost Is paid out of the people's
bond fund or out of the people's cur-"
rent expense fund? -1 do not think
that our engineering icost Is going t
be excessive. It costs as much to prop
erly lay out 42 miles of road on the
Washington side as on the Oregon
side. Vi e Invite comparison In cost
per mile. .
Device Would Use ii
Power From Exhaust
Invention Plans to Attach Turbine to
Generator for Storage Battery Charg
ing Back Pressure TTllminated.
A new plan for utilising the unused
power of the exhaust has Just bad a '
patent applied for by Charles W. Shep-
Hberd and Harry W. Payne of Phoenlx,;
Ariz. -?':
These men are perfecting a device
which consists of a turbine operated
by the exhaust pressure and attached
to a generator for storage battery
charging. This turbine would do away
with the muffler. ? s;;n
So that there will be no back pres- '
sure on the engine the noisle is of
ample width. The inventors claim to
have reached a speed of 1200 revoiu-
lions per .minute witn tne engine iai--
exhaust manifold and placed under the
hood. -
GM CO.
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