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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 16,' 1916.
-. WORTH IN HIGHWAYS
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Investigation- Shows', Lax
;': Methods,; Politics, Uninvern
''. .Inrieri Tnnk. Inpffir.iAnr.v.
Law:is nnnnpn i fral ly
21? Improvements Cat Into Segments
. .less Tbu 92500 to Avoid .Com
petitive Bidding-.
' That the taxpayers of Klickitat
county. Washington,- are not setting
their money's worth or anything like
it In highway improvement, la brought
out by E. D. Cowan in the Spokane
Spokesman-Review. Mr. Owen exam
ined the Klickitat county records- at
the instance of Samuel Hill and found
a condition of affairs which is gen
eral in the counties of Washington.
-Accounting methods are lax, tools and
machinery unlnventoried, there - are
politics in road districting, misman
agement of funds and general ineffi
ciency. . - , ...
.'In five years It has cost the tax
payers of Klickitat county $60,000 to
supervise road building and repairing
and Ihls k charge does not include any
outlay for engineering.
Of the entire amount of money
spent during the period for labor,
teams and supervision on -the county
roads. 14.34 per cent has gone into
the per diem of supervisors.. Put
into another form of illustration, for
every $5.87 expended in construction
and maintenance another dollar has
been paid for "keeping an eye" on the
Job.
Fw Become Prosperous.
In several districts the expenditures
for labor, teams and supervision have
been promotive of the prosperity of
a. few families. Last year in one dis
trict a father and six sons drew 43
per cent of the total district fund and
nearly $800 besides from the county
road and, bridge fundi One supervisor
averaged payment from the two funds
of more than $100 a month for nine
months of the' year. I
In five years-the expenditure, on la
bor,, teams and supervision from the
road and bridge district funds has ag
gregated $343.500. of which over $50,
000, or 15 per cent, was spent in su
pervision. t ,
The average annual ratio of outlay
on labor and teams to each dollar ex
pended for supervision was $5.87.
There was expended for tools and
maenmcry i-si,oo ana lor umienais
$34,903. The machinery and tools
'have been "pork barreled" out among
the districts and have no inventoried
existence , at ' the county seat.
condition Is characteristic. The county
is divided intd 19 road districts.
How Uw Legally Dodged.
In Washington it is only necessary
to let byi contract work , costing more
than $2500. Under this sun the county
may proceed by force account. This
gives latitude for loose disbursements
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lilossom time beckons rthe new WlntonT.
and the encouragement , of what is
termed "puttering" work. For exam
ple, in lieuof completing a $10,000 or
$20,000 road plan'by controwt, the com
missioners can order - it' done In-1 any
number of segments comprehending
a warrant issue of less than $2500, and
parcel out the work among their road
district subordinates.:'.- J:. '
In such cases tb plans and speci
fications of a county engineer -become
of secondary Importance, to the Judg
ment an i discretion' of " the .commis
sioners or their supervisors and it is
impossible to obtain good results under
uch conditions. t
When: the mild spring sun has car
peted field and hillside in verdure and
bloom laden trees are : bursting forth
with foliage. Mother Nature beckons
man to come . back and dive for a mo
ment near to; the earth, whence be
sprang. Only once a twelve-month
does he call come, but the summons
brooks no disobedience.
It is then that the motorist ha's dou
ble reason to give thanks that he has
a motor car which, though it looks lit
tle like one, has almost the power of a
fairy wand to transform in a moment
an ugly city street Into woodland and
orchard.
On one of the spring days the call
became irresistible to A. C. Stevens,
manager of the - local branch of the
Wlnton company, a.nd H. -15. ' Orlffith,
and they took the new Wlnton out for
a spin over ths surrounding roads last
week. -
The Tualatin valley, with miles of
orchard land, all In the heaviest bloom,
presents a sight that rivals the fa
mous Santa Clara valley, which Call
fornians claim is the most' beautiful
place in the world ' '
The pretty patches of -white and pink
clinging like clouds to the side of the
bills, present a sight that certainly
has a lot to do with the motor spirit
of spring. - -" '-?'.;'-
The big Wlnton found the roads
throughout the Tualatin country firm
and dry; with a few rough spots, but
fair driving for any car, W -
Signs of the awakening of the coun
try's greatest vacation land Is every
where. On the way out over - these
roads hundreds of machines, each
laden with a fragrant load of flowering
shrub, meet you, and offer further In
centive to gets out and travel.
Groups of three and four taking the
pleasures on foot are still met, but in
this daAof motor cars and good roads
the stroller has almost disappeared.
To ' take such a trip In the smooth
luxury of a cr like the big Winton
and float through 'miles of perfumed
countryside makes It no wonder that
people of Oregon today are buying
more cars than they have in many
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GOOD ROADS NEWS NOTES
IN THE OREGON COUNTRY
Will Wot Vote on Bonds. Owing to
ft-ilure to secure the necessary ; num
ber of signatures a good road bond is
sue of $700,000 will not be voted-on in
Lane county at the liay primary elec
tion. The same condition exists in
Gilliam county where an issue of $195,-
ThisS 000 was proposed. .
Will Build Road to Bailroadv In re
sponse to a petition of the people of
Gardiner the Douglas county court has
authorized the construction of a wagon
road from; Gardiner to the Junction of
the TJmpqua river and Willamette Pa
cific railroad. The estimated cost of
the road is $11000. At present ; the
of public money, which means waste people of Gardiner are almost isolated
Three Months7 Total
Nearly Up to Year's
- Toledo, Ohio, April 15. -In the three
months ended March 31, the Willys
Overland Co. manufactured and shipped
a total i f 47,465 cars, a new' high rec
ord. This total comes within 1000
cars of equaling the entire yearly out
put of 1914. Output In March was
J9.780, compared with 7005 in March,
1915. a gain of 12,775.
from the railroad so far as wagon
roads are concerned.
Referred, to. Commission. Being un
able to reach an agreement with the
Southern Pacific company relative to
the rebuilding of the wagon road be
tween Mapleton and Acme, which was
destroyed 'by the railroad company-in
building the -Willamette-Pacific grade
between "the two towns along the Sius
law river; the district attorney-of
Lane county has referred the matter
to the state public ,. service commis
sion, It is afttged in the petition filed
with the commission that the railroad
company agreed to. rebuild the road.
This , is denied by the railroad com
pany,. '- ; - ' "
Want Bridge Built. The Tale Com
mercial club is enlisting support In
behalf of ; a bridge across the north
fork of Lewis ilver in order to shorten
the distance between Tale and Van
couver and Portland. The route, It is
claimed, would be a direct one to
Mount St. Helens.
Criticism Well Grounded. It will
be recalled that when the state high
way commission appropriated $10,000
for Crook, county to be expended this
year there was some criticism from
the fact that provision was to be made
for -experimenting with volcanlo ash
as material for surfacing roads. That
this criticism was justified is proven
by the report of Professor Graf of the
Oregon Agricultural college to the ef
fect that the use M the substance In
macadam, bituminous or concrete sur
faces is not practicable, as it has no
inherent strength. v . " t-j. j 1 : ;
Town ' and County Compromise. A
compromise has been reached, between
the city of Roseburg and the Douglas
county commissioners 1 relative to the
$14,000 road . fund raised within the
Roseburg district. Seventy per cent
of the amount will be expended on two
bridges within the city. i ; '
j Grant to Survey BUghway. The
county commissioners of Grant county
have appropriated 3000 for th sur
vey of the- proposed John Day high
way through the county. The survey
is to-be made, by the state highway
department. : -
Roadmaster In 1 Clackamas. Joining
in the prevailing tendency , to central
ize s county ; ad work , Clackamas
county has appointed a joadmaster to
have control Tof all highwajr1 work; t
: Camas Road Being Rsgxadedw The
entire length of the river road 'from
Camas to Vancouver is being re
graded, rolled and : covered with
crushed rock.
Want Highway Surreyedv Malheur
county has joined'. with- Grant eouhty
In requesting the F state highway de
partment to make a survey of the pro
posed highway from Ontario through
Vale up the Willow river and through
the John Day valley to a. connection
with the Columbia riyer highway.
" Perry How Operated The : ferry
Governor West is now In operation be
tween Biggs and Maryh ill establishing
vehicular transportation between cen
tral Oregon and central and ; eastern
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Oars Going Over New
Route Stopped Here
Aocal Branch Oohhles Tp Twenty Cars
On Way From East to Ban rrsn
clsoo via XaveL.
The present status of affairs In the
freight car situation have opened up
many unthought of trade routes. One
of them Is brought to light by the
latest shipment of Buicks which were
destined for San Francisco.
These were .shipped by Great North
ern and were to pass through Port
land, to Flavel, there to be. reloaded
on board ship and sent to Sah Fran
cisco in that fashion.
That would have been all right had
not the northwest been so greedy in
the matter of getting hold of -Buicks.
Portland has been sold out for two
weeks and every car load that comes
in is delivered almost from the load
ing platform at the depot.
This trainload, which was destined
for San Francisco, has been stopped
and so 20 carloads will be distributed
through the Oregon -territory? In the
next week-or so. ....".:
- Manager George-, W. Dean of the
local .. house of ' the .. Howard Auto . Co..
thinks there will never be a time this
summer when the dealers will' be able
to get ahead of their orders. In a
letter which he received from the
railroads is disclosed the company's
effort to help the traffic- situation. '
Freight demurrage for standing cars
has beei doubled where cars are kept
longer than seems necessary, to ' un
load them. Also where the dealer un-,
louds in shorter time '- than he is al
lowed he Is given, credit of $1 per
car per day for-his speedy, work.
Will Build Permanent Highway.'
. Stanislaus county. California.; is plan
ning to expend $1,500,000 on a perma
nent system of good roads embrac
ing a, mileage of nearly 160 miles.
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Highway Open For
Through 'Travel By
- June Says Yeon
4t - .h Many inquiries are coming in
from California and -elsewhere
as to when the Columbia river
highway will'be open to travel
to The Dalles and other east - m
it ern Oregon points. ,
It Is tbs opinion 'of ROad-
master Teon that-the highway.
will not be ready for , through
travel before June. Between' it
4t the .end - of the pavement- at
m Stone and the county line the m
m road .is still very soft and -wUl -
not dry out for several weeks.
In addition there are a num- -J
ber of small slides to be re-
moved.
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y Good- Roads Contt; Starts. - .
; The National Highways association
has announced a nation wide phono
graphic contest in the interest of
"Oood Roads Everywhere." Cash prises
amounting to $2600 will be given ior
the best photographs. ' ' :
Bright Lights Must . Go!
Patent Applied for. .
The Ritelite Dimmer has made .it
possible. This question has-been agi
tating experts and the-publie for over
two years, and up to this tlmfc there
has been no solution for the dangerous
and Irritating problem. - 1
The Ritelite Dimmer deflects with
out dimming, diffuses without dimin
ishing. Many people trying to enjoy
an evening drive have returned home
with . a headache, not knowing ' the
cause. It is due to , the ' nervous, con-,
eentration on the approaching brigh
lights. The Ritelite Dimmer is the
result of two years experiment, and
with your car equipped, you will be
giving others au opportunity of enjoy
ing the public highways as well as
securing your own safety. ItJs scien
tifically and artistically designed, thus
adding. beauty as well as a. useful ne
cessity. The Ritelite Dimmer spreads the
light forty feet, and 'carries to a dls-
tance of one hundred and fifty feet,
thus Illuminating the curves.
These Dimmers are adjusted auto
matically to all -conditions, and It 4s
the only dimmer that permits the use
of the main current- in the congested
districts, thereby giving you the pro
tection that the light rays - afford iti
the outlying districts on Intersections.
; If you must have a Dimmer, and
every owner of an automobile should
"BUT A RITELITE," as a protection
to your car and its occupants. -Tha
great demand by the public for " the
'Ritelite Dimmer" has manifested it
self, by the many orders taken in the
past thirty days, and it has been neces
eary to Increase our force and enlarge
our plant to meet the-demand.
This i is an Oregon invention, with
factory and office located at 543 Madi-xr-
t. corner 17th. Phone Main 9393.
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v -lv Cylinder Cadillacs manufactured and delivered
upMp-and including April 8, 1916. , v .
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;T ' 'It is-Jargef than the delivery of all other high-",
grade cars combined, during the same period.
: It is larger than the total production of all other ,
cars with V-type engines1 of all grades . . .
It represents a sales value exceeding ' ,
S55S,000,060
Do you grasp the significance? :
It means that in, the search for quality, and in
the search for the things which make for the real -comforts,
enjoyments and luxuries of motoring, ;
the world has bestowed byfar the greatest measure
of its approvafupon the Cadillac.
Covey Motor Car Co.
Washington Street at Ttoenty-first -
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Eighty thousand . gallons of distillate: contracted for at th e ' old price,
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This is for use in Reo cars equipped
wiht Reo Distillate Adapters. (Rco
Distillate" Adapters are fully covered
and exclusively controlled by U. S.
Patents. Any infringements by manu
facturers,, dealers and users are liable
under the law.) . r a
With the Reo equipped with an
adapteryou can go three times as
far for the same money. '
Prevents all carbon trouble. This is
positively guaranteed and proven by
over - three years of constant use.
The Reo is built and sold on honor.
' Salesmen are not permitted to quote
our. record - breaking , tests which
might be inferred as the average
The Reo is built for our customers-
it is sold to you on plain statements
of what it has done and. is doing for
thousands of satisfied users. '
Ready for immediate delivery at .
' prices subject to advance without
notice. The ? Four, $875 factory.
Sixes, $1250. . -. . ;
Accessibility means low cost of up1; ;
keep. , Prpper materials and weight
( mean durability &nd safety. f Sim- -.
' plicity of operation means freedom,
- from accidents. A power, plant rof
five years' -proven operation means -
freedom from experimenting at your .
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Broadway at Couch Bdwy. 887, A-4959 Portland, Oregon
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