THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, P.QRTLAN D, SUNDAY , HORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1910.
ROM FROM WAS
TO OREGON IS IN
FAIR CONDITION
Party From Middle West Taking
Its Time and 'Seeing Country
as It Goes Along.
MimiMr kiiru rtnnvrn
Tourists Will Go to California
From rke, Where They. Will
Spend the Winter.
The roads from Central Kansas
are In falrJy good condition, accord
ing to the information furnished by
travelers from that state, and a re
cent trip by George Thompson, P. H,
Walter and Peter Cullen, with their
families, serves to bear out the infor
mation previously received.
The party from the Middle Western
state Is taking It easy and seeing the
country as it goes.. Camping has played
a large part in the enjoyment of the
trip, and since a touch of nature makes
the whole world kin, the transportation
vehicles consist of two Ford cars, a
Dodge and Maxwell. The members of
the party claim that all four of the ma
chines are regular fellows, and fond of
hard work. All of them have stood the
tests provided In true tourist style, tak
lng hills and level stretches as part of
the day's work, and betraying no prefer
ence.
The tourists left Smith county, Kansas,
about the middle of August, going north
over the Goloen Belt road to Fort Mor
gan, and then to the O. L. D. trail. The
roads were found to be In excellent shape
through this section, and the smooth sail
Ing continued after striking the Lincoln
" highway. The party passed through
Denver and went from that post to Fort
Collins, in Colorado. Some days were
spent in Denver.
0 SIGNS OF PAVING
No information was obtained along
the Lincoln highway that would lead
one to believe that there Is a plan for the
immediate paving of any of the sections
driven over. The roads are of gravel
smoothly rolled In most places, and well
cared . for. Numbers of tourists were
noticed along the route, and the chief
method of living was the roadside tent.
or camp car parked under the shade of a
grove of trees back a bit from the high
way. Everywhere existed the commun
ism of the road, and the old saw of "Judy
O Grady and the Colonel's Lady" seemed
to be the spirit of the highway.
From Fort Collins the road led to
Cheyenne and then northwest to Lara
mle, Wyo., the town being reached
by means of the new cut off. The way
continued to stretch along in the most
Inviting condition, and while no paving
was encountered except In the towns,
the hard dirt or gravel roads gaVe little
need for the harder surface. A few
rough places were met with on the way
to Laramie, but were due chiefly to road
construction, and not to lack of care.
From Laramie to Granger the going
was not so good, the road being very
rough and rutty, and filled with the
ubiquitous "chuck." There was no evi
dence of much work going on along that
part of the highway, the crown of the
road work having gone pretty much to
Granger, the scenery along the route
calling for much stopping, and great
amounts of conversation in regard to the
beauty of the country. For the sports
man there is an abundance of fish in
Green rlyer. and excellent places for
camping. During the hunting season
numbers of people are attracted here
from all over the country, say the tour
ists. IS HISTORIC C0T7NTRT
The main highway does not go direct
ly through Granger, but skirts the bor
ders of the village about three quarters
of a mile from the center of the town.
The route along this section of the coun
try Is one replete with historic anecdotes.
tne rumes - of gas now floating where
roamed the bison and Indian not many
years ago. History and the blue books
say, and the tourist hears, that he
missed a good many interesting things
by not taking the trip a couple of dec
ades ago. Then there might have been
the pleasurable anticipation that while
one was changing a tire, some one of the
redskin tribe might get playful and ex
ecute one of those quick hair cuts for
which they were so famous. No chance
for that sort of thing these days, though,
says Mr. Walters.
From Granger the road leads over the
Wasatch mountains, and among them
the Green river has cause for an attack
BATTLE SCARRED TRUCK BECOMES RACER
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Racing machine made out of battle-scarred Dpdgs light delivery truck. The truck, after making a record
for itself in the carrying of needful things for the troops of the A. E. F., was torn down and remodeled
by the soldier boy9 into a racing machine that bore away the winner's trophy at the Memorial day races
at St. Nazaire, France. .
of stage fright, and the chap with long
experience feels thpt the drive .may be
interesting, after alt The road is rather
narrow in some places, but is not dan
gerous if there Is sufficient care used
in the handling of tlie car. The roads
are mostly dirt, and packed well.
OVZE OREGON TRAIL
The party spent a number of days In
Salt Lake City, and then went over the
northern route to Pocatello, and out the
Oregon trail to Twin Falls and Shoshone
Falls, thence to Boise. At Boise there
is a wonderfully equipped camp for the
use of tourists, according to the Kan
sans, where one may find every conven
ience for the use of travelers. There are
electric cooking plates in the central
cookhouse, and for a small charge to
cover the cost of the fuel, use may be
made of the facilities contained therein.
Water is piped to several points In the
camp grounds, and a bath house Is be
ing erected, the carpenters building the
structure donating their time, and doing
the work after hours. The night the
motorists from Kansas spent In Boise
these men worked far into the night get
ting the framework of the building com
pleted. Every person In the town seems
to have the same feeling toward travel
ers, many going out of their way to
make the strangers feel at home.
From Mountain. Home, south of Boise,
to Baker City, the road was discovered
to be in fair condition and rather smooth.
The roads are constructed chiefly of
fine gravel and the desert sand gleaned
from the roadside. The roads were bet
ter between Baker City and La Grande,
but became mere excuses for parts of a
highway In the crossing of the Blue
mountains.
NOTHING BTTT TRAILS
The route through these hills consists
of narraw trails, and too rough for com
fortable travel. The road work on the
highway between La Grande and Pen
dleton Is going forward slowly, the gangs
working out from each town. The con
struction has not reached into the Blue
mountains as yet, but when the road
there is improved, the tour lata say, that;
it will be one of the best parts of the
trip. Farmers have been hauling wheat,
and the cutting up of the roads by the
heavily loaded wagons Is largely respon
sible for the rough travel.
From The Dalles the going was easy,
the Mosler hill being a mere trifle to
what they had already gone through.
All four machines made the grade with
out trouble. The party reached the
Vista House last Monday, Just after the
president had left.
It la tha nlan to ro on to California
'for the winter, and return next spring to
Kansas by the southern route.
Engine Should Be
Properly Aligned
The engine must always be properly
aligned with the other units in the chas
sis and rest squarely on the brackets
Intended to carry It No unnecessary
strain should be put upon any part of
the crank case when the engine Is bolt
ed down. All bolts should be kept tight,
as any looseness In these bolts permits
a hammering nd pounding of the en
gine upon its brackets, which In time
crystallises the metal and breakage
results.
PROGRESS OF NEW
M
E
PLEASING
August Junge Has Outgrown Bus
iness Structure Occupied by
Him for Past Few Months.
Don't allow animals to stray on the
highways.
Extra Special Values in
USED CARS
1911 Fotir-Pa8enger PIERCE-ARROW, 6-36,
at extremely low price. A very handsome
and durable car, desirable for any use.
1913 Scvcn-Pawcnger PIERCE-ARROW, 6-66,
the right car for rent or stage use; priced right.
1919 HUPMOBILE, run about three thousand
miles, like new.
Chas. C. Fagan Co., Inc.
DISTEIBUTORS
Pierce-Arrow Motor Cars and Trucks
Ninth at BurnsifJe Broadway 4693
August Junge, one of those men
with the building bug, or bee, In
their bonnets, and who announced
last week that he would shortly be
smiling through the windows of a
nice new structure, Is well pleased
over the progress that has been
made with the plans for the new
home for the lines he represents.
The building on Ninth street, near
Everett, where he has been lately hand
ling the distribution of the Diamond T
truck, and which was constructed espe
cially for his use, has become too small
with the addition of the Jones car and
the Traffic truck to his list of neces
sary vehicles for the public For the
present Mr. Junge will worry along In
the old quarters, but as soon as the
new home is completed, over he will
go without a regret.
The new building for which arrange
ments have just been made will be lo
cated at Tenth and Flanders streets,
and will house the newly-formed Rex
Motor company. The building will
measure 100x100 and the cost of the.
structure will be approximately $20,000.
The plans have been put in the. hands
of an architect, who has put the wheels
of construction in motion, and predicts
completion of the work in 60 days.
The development of the firm handling
the Diamond T truck has been . little
short of wonderful, for In a few months
Mr. Junge has been in the local field
the activity of the truck line has in
creased In the most pleasing manner,
and many are the compliments that
have fallen to the lot of the local dis
tributor from the sparing hand of the
factory officials. The old location on
Burnslde street was quickly outgrown,
and now the second rung In the ladder
has been passed. The Traffic truck is
a vehicle of standard specifications, and
ft built in two-ton size only. In a re
cent contest in Seattle, '88 of these
trucks were sold In 60 days.
The Jones Six is manufactured at
Wichita, Kan., and Is a new car In the
local field, though not a new one as
far as popularity In the east is con
cerned. Mr. Junge is arranging for a
complete service for all three lines, and
expects to have a well equipped station
for the care of the vehicles.
MAKING SPECIAL
TRACTORS TO PULL
LOADED TRAILERS
Manufacturers Recognize Latest
Methods in Transportation Are
Making for Efficiency.
FIFTH WHEEL IS ADDED
Over'Good Roads Most Any Truck
Is Capable of Pulling More
Than Its Own Load.
WORLD BECORD BROKEN.
BY PORTLAND DRIVER
New Line of Enclosed
Cars to Appear Soon
An entirely new line of Paige en
closed cars will shortly make Its ap
pearance. Advance reports on these
new models indicate that the Paige has
something decidedly Interesting to offer.
Each year the proportions of enclosed
cars sold increases materially because
the general all-the-year-round service
and comfort these cars offer makes a
strong appeal. This year the Paige has
among the 'new models a seven-passen
ger, four-door Sedan, a flve-peasenger
four-door Sedan on the smaller chassis
and a five-passenger coupe built on the
larger chassis. The latter model Is a
new type. The fact that it Is much like
the semi-sedan and therefore combines
many of the advantages of both sedan
and coupe will give It a strong appeal
Silk Manufacturer
Likes Motorcycling
M. M. Belding Jr., a well known silk
manufacturer of New York city, Is an
enthusiastic motorcyclist despite the fact
that he also owns four automobiles. He
uses a Harley-Davldson model mount on
Goodyear tires and for real sport pre
fers it to any one of his four cars. Dur
ing the past season at Palm Beach, Fla.,
he was often seen enjoying a spin on
his two wheeled mount.
Vaseline for Terminals
The car owner should not forget that
ordinary vaseline is perhaps the best
medium available for coating battery
terminals and connections. The vase
line has the great advantage of pre
venting corrosion from acid or water
that may have been spilled.
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Cord Tires .Must -
Be Kept Inflated
To Eight Pressure
Because cord tires do not need quite
as much air pressure as fabric tires,
many car owners are making the mis
take of under inflating the cords.
A few days ago the United States Tire
company decided to make an inspection
to see whether there was any substantial
laxity In the matter of air pressure in
cord tires, so it sent an Inspector out
on the streets of New York to make as
many tests of air pressure in cord tires
as possible.
This Inspector tested tires on many
cars, no attention being paid to the
make of the tire. His report was that
nearly all cord tires were under inflated
to a degree that meant real loss In the
wearing qualities of the tire.
The inspector's report indicated that
motoiHsts are taking it for granted that
because the cord tires do not require
as much air as fabric tires, they can af
ford to be careless about the inflation of
their cords. Cords require about five
pounds less 'air than fabrics of the same
size, but any inflation under the re
quired figure means a shorter life for the
tire.
Kelly - Springfield
Truck to Be Handled
By a New Company
E. J. Jeffery and C. S. Han'awalt have
combined under the name of Jeffery ft
Hanawalt, Inc., and announce this week
that they have secured the rights for the
Oregon distribution of the Kelly-Sprlng-fleld
truck.
Mr. Hanawalt Is a truck man of wide
experience and formerly was with the
Portland Motor Car company. Jeffery
was formerly with the Manley Auto com
pany, when that company was handling
the Kelly agency.
The Kelly-Springfield truck is manu
factured in Springfield, Ohio. Men com
ing back from overseas report that the
truck performed wonders on the conti
nental roads, and gave excellent service.
Numbers of them were In use in the air
service and were used for the transpor
tation of planes, equipment and supplies
to the various fields.
The home of the new firm Is to be lo
cated at 65 North Twenty-third street.
Electrical Service
Is New Feature of
Battery Station
Charles S. Harper, manager of the lo
cal Wlllard service station, announces
that an electrical department has been
opened in connection wjth the main plant
and has been put in charge of the Wil
loughby brothers, men who are experi
enced automobile electricians and thor
oughly familiar with Willard service.
The Wlllard manager thinks this is a
combination that will appeal to motorists
who are Interested in battery service, as
the new department is well equipped to
handle all phases of automobile gener
ator and Ignition work.
The idea behind the Installation of the
department, says Mr. Harper, is the de
sire to get at the real seat of the trou
ble with the electrical system and to ed
ucate the public concerning battery care.
When the battery goes wrong, sometimes
it Is the fault of the electrical equip
ment ratner uian mat of the battery.
Every effort will be made, says Mr.
Wllloughby, to keep up the high stand
ard of service that has been maintained
by the Wlllard branch in the past.
Many well known motor truck
companies have been so thoroughly
convinced, after Investigation, of the
advantages and economies of trailers j
and semi-trailers in various lines of
business that they not only recom- 1
mend their use, but are themselves
manufacturing special tractors for
hejjling trailers.
. Among the companies offering such
tractors as regular models are 'the
Plerce-Arrow, International Motor, Qar
ford, O, M. C, Locomobile, Sterling,
Gramm-Bemsteln, Indiana, Service, J.
C. Wilson, Acme, Wlhther, Master, Ful
ton, Armleder, Moreland, Koehler, Day
Elder and Oneida.
Other companies, including Kelly
Springfleld, Lewis-Hall, Maccar and
Dart, build tractors on special orders.
In nearly all cases where the truck
manufacturers do not build tractors
they recommend the use of trailers with
their regular short-wheel base truck
models.
SPECIAL DESIGNS
The tractor trucks are designed espe
cially for draft work, having very short
wheel base, extra strong frames, heav
ier axles, wheels and springs, larger
tires, lower gear ratios and special
built-in attachment devices for the
trailers or semi -trailers.
The foregoing facts, developed by an
Investigation just made by the Trailer
Manufacturers' Association of America,
show that motor truck manufacturers
now recognize the trailer as the newest
development in economical and effi
cient haulage by highway and an Im
portant aid to them in selling transpor
tation to industrial and commercial con
cerns.
A considerable number of truck com
panles employ transportation engineers
who have made a special study or all
phases of haulage and whose duty It Is
to analyze the customer's requirements
and recommend the particular .equip-.
ment best suited to meet them.
EXPEET CONSXTITATIOir
By calling such experts into consulta
tion the prospective purchaser of haul
age equipment finds a solution for the
most difficult transportation problems
and avoids costly mistakes.
The use of trailers enables the truck
owner to greatly increase 'the capacity
of his truck at a very slight additional
expense and in many cases makes
truck operation economical where oth
erwise it might not compete success
fully with haulage by team.
On good, hard roads, with moderate
grades, almost any good truck has suf
ficient excess or reserve power to haul,
In addition to Its own capacity load, a
trailer with an equal load, or by the
substitution of a fifth wheel for the
truck body, to haul a load of double
or triple Its rated capacity with a semi
trailer or two-wheeled trailer.
"FITTH WHEEL"
It the latter case, half the load Is
carried on the rear of the truck and
the other half on the trailer wheels.
The fifth wheel is attached to the
truck frame directly over the rear axle
and supports the front end of a semi
trailer. It permits an up-and-down rocking
motion and commonly is provided with
springs to take up the shock of start
ing the seml-traller with Its load.
The fifth-wheel trailer 'provides the
most economical and convenient means
of transporting excessively long tim
bers, poles, pipes, stage scenery, der
ricks, eta, or unusually heavy articles
such as steam boilers and engines, struc
tural beams, stone columns,, etc.
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ROADSTER
TOURING
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HEARSE
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AND ALL SPECIAL
BODIES
DESIGNED
MANUFACTURED
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Walter nadficld, who negoHoted the
course from Blaine, Can., to Tia
Juana, Mex., lif 51 hours 22 minutes.
HadOeld (Barley) . . .61 hrs. M reins., ml
The run this year has been stiff be
cause of the many detours, but obstacles
were not sufficient to prevent new rec
ords from going" up. The three flag
record is so named because of the three
countries through which the course runs.
Damages Are Ltrn
In two recent cases in Tennessee It
was decided that an Injured person's
right to ft lien on a car. after obtaining
judgment ts a prior right to that tt a
dealer to whom payments were still due j
ana owing. i . .
Keep Out of Middle" v r j
Don't leave car standing on main
traveled portion of road while being (
repaired or while camping.
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TESTIMONY OF KNOWN EXPERTS
From Mr. David Bulck. founder
Of the BUICK MOTOR CAR CO.
and Inventor of the Overhead Valve
MOTOR: "I would not be without
MIKACL-B OIL in my cars, as I
' find a much smoother running
motor, with a great saving of gas-
, line."
From Mr. Blakader, MANAGER
STUDEBAKER CORP. OF CANA
DA, AT YTALKERVILLE, ONT. :
"I am forced to say I find through
the use of MIRACLE OIL my
motor ts running much smoother,
with freedom from carbon trouble
and a big saving of gasoline."
From Mr. Atkinson. CHIEF EN
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LURGICAL DEPT. MAXWELL
MOTOR CO.. DETROIT: "Your
theory of UPPER LUBRICATION
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From Mr. Carlson. MANAGER
PACKARD SERVICE at PACK
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theory of UPPER LUBRICATION
is absolutely correct, and we find
through the use or MIRACLE OIL
a much smoother running motor, a
big saving in gasoline and no car
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MR
Wafter Hadfield Makes Distance
From Canada to Tia Juana in
51 Hours 22 Minutes.
The Three Flag record has been
broken again. This time It was a
Portland boy, Walter Hadfield.
astride a Harley-Davldson that did
the trick, and the old record of 81
hours 15 minutes, the time made by
"Cannonball" Baker over the course
from Blaine, Canada, to Tia Juana,
Mexico, back in 1915, Is a thing of
the far distant past. Baker broke
his own record later, but when It Is
seen that In the four years since the
first official run was made the time
has been cut down to 51 hours 22
minutes, the follower of the motor
cycle game can well be proud of the
step that has been made.
Hadfield left Blaine, Canada, at 10:00
a. m. last Monday morning, and arrived
in Portland at 7:20 the same night
Stopping here for a rew minutes xor
supplies and food he started out again,
and passing hrough Cow Creek and
faSS tjreea canyons, mren '"; -
cars have been stuck recently, he made
excellent time over the route through
San Diego to the end of the course in
Mexico.
' Tht tot&l dlatanca of 1716 miles was
made in 51 hours 22 minutes. A glance
at the chart showing the" gradual cutting
of the original record shows the im
provement in machine, model develop
ment, and increase in driving ability
that has been made:
Baker (Indian) II hrs. 15 mlns., 1915
Artley (Henderson) .72 hrs. 25 mins., 1917
Bennett (Excelsior). .70 hrs. 0 mins., 1918
Scherer (Harley) .'. . .M hrs. 58 mlns., 1819
Baker (Indian) 59 hrs. 47 mlns., 1919
Bennett (Excelsior). 58 hrs. 28 mlns., 1919
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YOU would be amazed If you
knew In how short a time the
average sale of a Liberty Is closed.
As a rule, prospective buyers come
to us strongly attracted by the
beauty of the car, and the high favor
In which It Is held by the owners.
With that preference to go on, we
leave them largely to their own de
vicesmerely asking that they ob
serve, for themselves, the beautiful
steadiness of Liberty performance.
The first delightful ten minutes In
which the superior difference in
the way the. Liberty rides and
drives reveals Itself is enough to
clinch the matter.
Won't you let lis show you how
true are the kindly things you con
stantly hear said of the Liberty?
liberty Sedan and Coup nevt being delivered.
W. H. WaUingford Co.
52 Alder Street, Portland
LI1BER.TFY SIX