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:-4, THE OREGON t SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1917. ORE GON ROADS UNTI VISITOR ILL DODGE L IMPROVED L'Never Again," Says F. L, T Nash i "of Sari- Francisco, It Whose Trip Taught Lesson SUMMARY OF TRIP GIVEN StpolncM of mtttas" SCudaolaa and Blnr Towed IIUm Art jLj&oag - Diaoouragtog- Recollection. i F. L. 'uh of Ban Frariclaco says evef" again" will ha attempt an f automobile trip In Oregon In the win- let time until roada ara improved. Ho, bases him assertion on his ex i perlence in attempting to go " from Portland to Roseburg- over tha Pa ' cirio highway. ThU experience is disclosed In -what ftie ay Is an authentic log of the 'tripr. , "Sunday. March 11 Left Portland f 11:15 p. m., going east side route to Salem. Salem for lunch. Proceeded to - Corvallls, by way of Albany, where ,w stayed over night. ' ' Xoada Fasalbly ralr. "Monday. March 12 Left Corvallls : jo a. m, Eugene for lunch. Proceed- ed without mishap to Cottage Grove. Found roads passably fair Portland to this point. '' '"t p. m. Into the first mud hole in , Comstock canyon; walked one mile t and secured team; was towed three "'miles;, charges $5. Farmer left me at this point with the statement that I 9 would get along alright. I did for 'a final ter of a mile. Then I - etucli again. Iark and raining. Walked one and one-half miles to farm house and . secured team. This time I was towed seven miles into Drain, reaching there ; at 11 p. m. Charges $7.50. He Kad Aplenty. a: Tuesday. March 13. By this time 1 had a Plenty. Was on the point or MOTOR TRUCK FINDS READY PLACE IN INDUSTRIAL LIFE If . ..2. I vy"" t , . . - -till I C'-;'tA- V,.: . ,.,r.,, .jjfM k'- o 2f- 0j 5 I i ST' " "Z 'ft 'vAi u: win rvxy i :M ffl V s I ill &$l?3l I E? III IgfffT air' ---- " Jl Record Coast Drive Made by Salesman Coming all the way from San Fran cisco over the Pacific highway In an automobile at hie time of the yea Is a record tat very few car bold Don. AHen, coast representative for a carburetor, concern, arrived In , this city , one day last week in hi fiaxon Six. "having come through from Call fornia over the highway. This 1 the firet car to come? through the 1 moun tains In the "winter months, for a a ru the road, la Impassible oofore flrat part of June. Mr. Allen left San DJego.on Starch C to call on the Paclflo Coaat trade, and was in no way attempting; to es tabUh an automobile record. All along the route Allen waa urged by ,hU friends not to try to make the next town, but persistency won out for Mm. In several places he was: com pelled to undergo hardships, sad In one Instance the machine became stuck In a very bad hole. The water was over the vital part of the engine, and Allen resorted to the starter to extri cate the car. ; Mr. -Allen, left Portland for Seattle last Friday. -a strons- advocate ox tno the' good roads bond issue in Oregon." Motorist- Reaches Baker FroiitBoise Baker, Or, March Jl.-alnir,th distinction of being the first car over the road , from Huntington to Baker this spring, a Dor machine,! driven by C J. Johnson Qfii-Twln Faliw. Idaho, arrived here front Boise.' coverfng the entire 15J miles on nine gallons of fuel. Jojtnson .reports the roads very bad all the' way from Olds Ferry to Baker. , , . -: . Wkra wriHur to plM mention Tha Joomm tu&g oa adwrtfsere. VT !AdT.) i'N if.i. shipping car when I found a garage j trucks, enabling them to give superior. man who orrerea to arive car to no- burg for $10. (I afterwards paid him ; lis out of pity.) Thought this a good bargain, bo wife, baby and I came on ... to " Roseburg by train. Chauffeur t started south out of Drain with car 'sat 1 p. m. During the afternoon he got tuck in mud; hired farmer to pull him out; charge $2, friendship making :JIJ1 low. 8 p. m. broke axle and stayed over night at farm house. g . ', 1 Oot Another Tow. Wednesday, March 14 At Roseburg. Received long distance call from chauffeur; got on train and took him new exle. reaching him at S p. m. opposite Rise hill. Put in new axle; - hired team to tow car through mud ..five miles, to within, two miles of . Oakland! Charge 5. Let driver of toam ge back. Started out on own power;, stuck again at 5:30. Managed to get out on own power (for first time). Proceeded on.low gear to, Oak- 7 land. Continued to Roseburg, reach- , ing here at 10:30 p. m. Cost Summary Given. . Thursday, March 15. At Roseburg. (t Made nummary of cost as follows: : j.. First tow, JS; 'second tow, J7.B0; third tow, $2; fourth tow. $5; new axle, $1.60; paid chauffeur for brlng- - lng car 30 miles, $15; washing car, $1.75; railroad -fare taking out axle, $2.20; total, $39.95. In regard to wash- - lng charge garage explained that usual charge was $1, but where It was nec jiettsary to use hose, charge was more. No account taken of extra hotel bills er of time lost. "Time, Cottage Grove to Roseburg, tb days; distance, 76 miles." Above, left to right Fire-ton San rer truck used by the Crown Mills; one and one-half ton track purchased by the Mutual Creamery from the Roberts Motor Co. Below, left to right Five-ton Packard truck belonging to the Jones-Lumber Co.; five-ton White truck in the service of the East Side Mill & Lumber Co, The motor truck Is doing great work In nearly all lines of business, ' and illustrations of what one will do in comparison with a horse hauled ve hicle come to the light every day. With the aid of these motor 5on- veyances contractors are aoie to ira ish Jobs ahead of : time where the horse drawn system would have held tbefn back, leading department stores ow con fine their delivery systems solely to the use of Immense fleets of motor Baker to Conduct ; Its First Auto Show more reliable and Quicker service at fess cost. The lumber industry tends to be revolutionized with the aid of the motor truck, both in the wholesale cutting of timber and the delivery of cut lumber for commercial purposes. Almost every make of heavy trucks is belnir used today In the movement of Oregon's greatest resource. Trailers have been added 'to the trucks, the lumbermen making them do the work of the logging railroad. The motorization of the fire fighting apparatus has reached a high develop ment. Throughout the entire country this evolution is rapidly taking place, and a great many motor car manufac turers are now giving special attention to the building of motor driven fire apparatus. Recently an Item was published In this paper on that motorization of a clrous, by which it Ha expected to save thousands of dollars a month In trans portation. Today there are hundreds of Port land business men who will testify to the efficiency of the motor truck. The various departments of the city gov ernment Including the street cleaning and maintenance work, have- adopted the motor truck In place of the horse drawn vehicles, and find It invaluable In services throughout the city. Another example is of Uncle Sam's Indorsement of the motor truck In the postoffice department. Throughout the United States 539 motors are in use for the handling of the mails. A total of 2413 motor - trucks and delivery cars. Including light cars built over for hauling purposes, were regis tered in the state of Oregon up to March 1, according to records compiled by M. O. Wllklns, president of the Dealers' Motor Car Association of Ore gon. . Baker. Or., March 31. The first an .ruai fuitomobile show of Baker will - Open Tlhursday evening, April 5, with V approximately 20 models of late cars, also motorcycles, accessories, tire vul canizing plants and storage batteries will be on display. . The dealers are very enthusiastic anrl . are doing everything to .make their first show a success. The Ford ga- rage was- decided on as the beet place In which to hold the show. The cars . that have been stored In the building .have been removed and the decorators are at work getting Che building in shape for the opening. The expensive decorations that were used in the Portland automobile show and were admired by thousands will . be need In Baker and the visitors will surely be given a treat at this show, Several dealers expect to show stripped chassis and others are planning other Stunts that will be of Interest to the r visitors who own cars and prospects. ninsr and after 9:30 uancln will oe permitted -until tho cloeft of the show Uses Motor Car to Look for New Home O. "B. Stewart of Billings. Mont, Meased his ranch last September- for three years, and decided to make a - thorough survey of the ranching pos fslMlltles on the Pacific slope before buying" another place. Equipping his ' Dodge with a camping outfit, he has searched the coast fr&n Tacoma to San Diego-, including Arizona and New T Mexico, and has decided to settle m - the country around Ashland, Or. Dur fine Mr. Stewart's rambles his speed - meter showed 7600 miles. While ? passing through Portland Universal " tire filler was put in all the tires, and with almost 800 pounds of luggage and the majority , of the trip over rough roads, not a bit or tire or en gin trouble was experienced on the 6000 miles i Jwurneyed . after leaving this city. , - .-. j .-. Roads Bond Issue Benefits Discussed Whitney I.. Solas Addresses Auto Dealers and Salesmen j Other Speak, era on Program; Special restores. Just to what extent the good roads bond issue would benefit Portland's future was made plain to the Portland automobile dealers and salesmen at thehrdlnner Tuesday eveninr at the Hotel Portland, when Whitney I Boiaei gooa roaas advocate, told the assem- OLage what the issue really meant. mt. Boise went Into details in i plaining all points of the Issue to the automobile men and enlightened them on the reports that are being drou isiea against it. Walter H. Evans, district attorney. gave an excellent talk on salesmanship that contained good pointers and will ds wen remembered by the salesmen present C. C Chapman also addressed the audience and told what a legisla ture had accomplished Cor the automo bile Industry. A monologist Robert Tegin. entertained, for a short while. M. O. Wllklns, president of the Deal ers' Motor Car: association of Oregon, acted as toastmaster. Concluding the after dinner sneaehoa the members escorted their wives and sweethearts, who were awaiting them in another part of the hotel, to the grin room, where dancing was the. lead ing entertainment for. the balance of tne evening. The dinner Tuesday night . was tho most successful of the Portland Motor Car Dealers, the number present being FOR f BUY 14 R 1 P H WW F. C. Atwell, Oregon Sales Agent International Motor Company 2 1 st and Washington Sts. Telephone Marshall 440 if, XT THE dominating characteristics in A White Trucks are Quality, Power, Longevity, Service. Any business, large or small, which deals with the moving of merchandise, materials or products of the soil, may be served profitably by a White Truck. In- the undertaking of great industrial or development projects, the assurance of depend able, economical, untiring transportation serv ice is one of the first considerations. Such is the service rendered by White Trucks. More White Trucks .are put into service each year than trucks of any other mikel It is significant that most of the White output is absorbed by repeat orders from satisfied users regard less of price competition. The White Company CLEVELAND Manufacturers' Retail Branch PARK AND COUCH STREETS, PORTLAND" r jf ... "i , 100 v. 1 'r Western Truck Attachment $350 to $475 f.o. b. Portland To Compete With Ford. London, March 3J. Automobile manufacturers, authorized by the mln lster of munitions, are getting to gether on a project to , compete with Henry Ford's Wg new plant to be bunt at Cork. .The.Corte plant-is expected to turn - out 60,080 maonines, tractors. cruoas ana pleasure vehicles a rear. GASOLiU fOMIG DOWN!! . 20c Ffep Gallon. . r 'FREE AUTOMOBILE : . ACCESSORY CATALOG UPON APPLICATION . AeJ.VIOTERS COMPLWg . 65-67; Sixth Street - , C. r DNDIANA T Versus HORSE DEL EVERY Convert Your Old Car Into a Truck Auto Trucks are one of the greatest factors in developing business. The de mand for the Western Truck Attachment is increasing! It will fulfill your needs at a: nominal cost.' Oversize Timken bearings, 2500 pounds per wheel, are features on this truck that are not to be overlooked, i . ; - V;. j.;.-- V . : .- - CAPACITY 1 AND 2 TONS GEAR OR CHAIN DRIVE Fords, ', Maxwells, Chevrolets, Studebaker and Overland cars have been con-. " . I T"J 1 i-. il -ir m. T" 1 a i i . . r Dealer Can Make Money Selling ThU Truck. r .'': ' - ' ; Writer for Territory t w waililimgfo.ro Distributor for " Oresonr 526 Alder Street YOU BUSINESS MEN WHO DELIVER with horses have you ever consulted our truck expert in regard to an" INDIANA truck in your business? - Have you ever explained to hini the nature of your deliveries how long the haul how big the tfad and what it costs? 'Ever asked him to figure with you and to SHOW YOU IN ACTUAL FIGURES how an INDIANA TRUCK would SAVE MONEYf in YOUR business? . ' " ' ': ' ' . ' ! : If you have not done this then you are not making the most of your opportunities as a modern-business man to make money. You are overlooking a LEAK in YOUR. PROFITS, which;; no man caii affords ' -,0 . CONSULT WITH US about your delivery ;ta&v:Srfei: of our Indiana Trucks, ranging in rapacity.fixi tO'fi tbns Prices' :from Siootto $ooo lower than other trucks in. this chs&j -If Mbir west Ao to .5' 'V - v i f r Broadway at CA" St Biway 887, AvJ$5& any W. Vogler, Pres. m-m M. Menkes, Sale ' Mgr. . i i