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THE OREGON SUNDAY "JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1920.
M BEyBEKOr EDITOR
Pillinc That Rear Scat
When the balmy breezes,- of summer call the motorist Jto the country,
and the car owner reals himself constrained to pack his lunch in a paper
bag or something of the sort and hie him forth to where the murmuring
waters ripple over the polished stones. It is at times well -to remember
that the Joys of motoring are not within the reach of all.
' Cousin Nell and Uncle Jake may not possess your own good fortune
Insofar as owning an automobile is concerned- J They, too, may crave the
songs of birds, or long for scenes far from the madding crowd. But too
often we overlook these little details, and the wife, having packed the lunch
and placed it carefully In the back of the car, gets in with you In the froltt
eat and away you go. If children there are none, then sometimes, ' too
frequently, in tact, the rear seat of the five passenger has only the lunch
Itself for ballast. . j '
. The theory that most folk have Is that, having sweated for the price
of tire car and purchased the same with great care and expense, and that
in view of the fact that the upkeep of the 'machine must of necessity be
dependent upon the family bank roll, the pleasures incident to. the owner
ship of the mach!neshould, of course, be jart and parcel of the immediate
family in question. But is this the broader view? ; " - - ....
It Is small trouble te ak a less fortunate neighbor to put his cat out,
pack a couple of ham. sandwiches and his coffee pot in a meal sack and
hold down the rear seat of your car. .. The difference In the gasoline
burned would be negligible, and friend neighbor could eat his own. lunch-
Whether the practice is not in accord with the theory can be ascertained
only by proper trial. . '" ,
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! Still No Park Sites!
Reports from the Chamber of Commerce and from the park bureau
indicate .that the question of an. adequate park site for tourists is still in
the air; very much in the air. .There are a number of sites that might be
used for the purpose, bul some obstacle always seems to be, encountered.
The choicest spots are the hardest to get. -,.'
Portland has for some time been establishing its reputation as a. city
whose hospitality is second to none. Yet Is has never made a real, earnest
effort to look after this phase of. looking after the stranger within its
gates. The park bureau made a very creditable showing with the means
at its disposa at the Forestry Park site, but now that ground is being used
for other purposes1, and the tourist has nowhere to lay hip head, except
on ground of his own choosing. : t? . t
Oregon State Motor association headquarters reports that tourists are
coming into the city in force already this year, and the question naturally
arises: Where are they staying? And the answer is, at the hotels, which
are good, and in camping places here and there, without conveniences.
wmcn is not so guou. uur uospiutiiiy kcuib iu uaj. acre 10 iiie vuy,
here is the scenery; come and see it, but well be blessed if we know
where you're going to sleep!" 1
; The prominent citizens of Portland should aid the Chamber ofCom
merce and the city in bringing about adequate provisions for our visitors,
and if pressure needs to be brought to bear upon owners of Idle ground
to lease or sell at a reasonable figure for such a public spirited purpose,
then let the pressure be available and used toadvantage.
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The motorcycle races on Decoration day at the Rose City speedway
promise to furnlafl some exceptional speed features for the thirsty throng.
It's time the old track took a new lease on life. '
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' With the activities of - the airplane clubs becoming more noticeable, the
plane gives high promise of becoming a real power .in the commercial
world. ,
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With the'present downward trend in prices, it may be well to remind
the oil companies that no one is barred from taking part In the good work.
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Now that the winter of our discontent is turning into Joyous summer
and so forth, a few cars will make the local row blossom, like the rose.
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The truck caravan, if it did nothing else, showed truck men how little
people in general really know about the gasoline commercial carrier.
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Something should be done to assuage the feelings of the man who got
stuck in a mudhole on the way to the polls and arrived too late to vote.
MODEL OF PEACE PORTAL
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' That more than $250,000 has been spent
In Tokio, Japan, for motor fire .engines?
That the American people have in
vented about $11,000,000,000 in highways?
That the maximum total weight for a
vehicle and load in the state of New
York is 25,000 pounds?
That automobile traffic represents 85
per cent of all vehicular traffic on the
highways in Pennsylvania? . .
That the price of motor cars has in
creased two and a half times in England
since before the war?
That Akron, Ohio, has a garage that
will accommodate 3500 automobiles?
That the nresant retail nrire nf nn.
line in Kr.gla.nd is 88 cents, in France
30 cents and $1 a gallon in Spain and
Italy? .
That in 18!6 motor cars became legal
onthe highways of the British Isles, at
a speed of 12 miles per hour in" Kngland
and 10 miles per hoHr in Scotland?
That more than 70.000 women are driv
ing motor cars in California?
That the rubber tire business for the
United States for 1920 is estimated at
$1,200,000,000?
That In every city of the United States
horse drawn vehicles are outnumbered
by automobiles 10 to 1?
That the proposed route of the Roose
velt International highway v.111 run from
Tortland, Or., to (Portland. Maine?
That if you don't put water In your
radiator you're going. to be out of luck?
PLANE
TALK-,
Aftef supper flying is jthe latest fad
of the Portland young folks, according
to officials of the Oregon, Washington &
Idaho Airplane company, who say that
the effulgent glow of the late afternoon,
when the sun is setting in golden radi
ance beyond the purple hills of the glow
ing west, and so forth, is rather much of
a drawing card, and folks would fain go
aiort at such a time. And. moreover.
they do. The late afternoon pilots of
the company are having their hands full
taking'care of the business.
C V. Dudley of Portland last week
purchased a J. N.-4D plane from, the
Oregon, Washington & Idaho Airplane
company. He will use the plane for pleas
ure purposes and has engaged the serv
ices of N. IB. Evans as pilot Victor
Verntfh, general manager of the airplane
company, made the sale to the aerial
enthusiast, i .
The White truck that bore the model Peace Portal In the Ad crab- caravan
.. on "On to Stockton" day. - The truck is handled here by the White
- i company. The portal), of which this is a replica, is to be erected at
the Canadian-United States boundary at Blaine, Wash-, when the
highway from Vanoouver to San Diego Is completed.
Washington-Idaho-Montana-
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Continued dry weather fpr the past
two weeks has made wonderjful improve
ments on all highways leading out of
Spokane. I The Montana" route via Wal
lace, Idaho, is considered ' now better
than at any time this season, and is be
ing extensively traveled dally by tour
ists going into the ; Flathead country in
Montana. The route chiefly traversed
by motorists is via Wallace, Idaho,'
Thompson Falls, Montana and Missoula,
Mont. The route to Kalispell, . Mont.,
and the Glacier Park, via Ravalli, Mont.,
is open and is. being traveled early this
season as the road Is well drained, run
ning along the banks of the Flathead
lake and has remained in good condi
tion despite recent rains in ; that vi
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Missoula, Billings, Butte, and Helena,
Mont, highways leading out of Missoula
are reported all open and in good con
dition and .the highways in general are
improving daily. : ' . -
Spokane-Walla Walla-Peiidleton, Or
and Portland route is fre from any
obstructions and the highway between
Spokane and Portland is considered fast,
ic the report taken personally from a
responsible motorist Tuesday who ar
rived here (Spokane) from i Portland in
record time. , j t ,
The popular route from Spokane to
Seattle via the Snoqualmiej pass is de
clared officially open. Aftjer a weary
winter of touring disappointments,
stories of road difficulties in the moun
tains over the Sunset highway and the
possibility of Snoqualmie being blocked
indefinitely, the first car factualf? to
drive through on Its own power reached
Spokane May 12 and the pilots were reg
istered by Ren H. Rice, field secretary
of the National Parks Highway associa
tion. The five-passenger (Ford laden
with camping luggage, carried Clarence
Winter and G. W. Ott of Seattle. The
young men' reached Spokane on the first
leg of their journey to New York.
We were the first actually to make
the pass in a car on its own power and
came through May 9," said: Mr. Winter
on his arrival. "Several cars followed
us the next day. We had no real dif
ficulty, though there is still snow in
patches. The spring rains have had a
slight effect and the road is hardly a
boulevard, but is more than passable'
Plans are being made by the Sunny
side, Wash.. Commercial club to organ
ize a tourist club to acquaint passing
tourists and campers of the attractions
of the different communities, and -road
conditions in reaching points of interest
Pilgrims who annually wend their
way by motor car tti the slopes of
Mount Rainier will learn with interest
that the gigantic task of widening and
! regrading the road through the two
and one half miles of Kisqually canyon
will be completed in time for the open
ing of the tourist season June l. " Ev
erything Will be in readiness when the
park opens- More than 15,000 cubic
Highway Across '
Sierras Opened Up
Place.rville. Cal. May 22.-(U. P.)
Lincoln highway, via Placerville, Lake
Tahoe and Carson City, Nev., is open for
the first ' time, completing the trans
continental .route across the summit of
the Sierras.! The road was reported in
excellent condition.
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12S If. Broadway, Portland, Or. Pbo. Bdwy. 141
yards of rock were blasted out of the
hill to make this road, two carloads of
powder being used for the purpose. -The
two and one half mile stretch cost ap
proximately $200,000.
In 1919 there were 65,232 visiting mo
torists at Mount Rainier national park,
an increase of 26 per cent over the pre
vious year. Many travelers- who visit
Yellowstone or Glacier parks, or both,
pass through Spokane to visit the Coast
mountain scenery. -
J. V. Hawkins, representative of the
National Parks highway, says: "Better
road conditions throughout the North
west, with well marked, definite routes;
of travel to the scenic regions, have !
caused increased Interest in all classes
of motor travel. - .
"All along the National Parks high
way from Chicago to Its western ter-
minus at Crater lake, Oregon, there has
been unusual activity In road construc
tion. - Motorists' trade has been found
well worth going after. Travelers by
automobile spend money everywhere.
One motorist may stop in this city
overnight, while another will go on and
stop in the next place, but a constant
stream of dollars is spread along the
route, and where one man buy a tire
in, one city, another will perhaps have
his tank filled and still another will buy
some needed articles. This trade is
spot cash. -
"The beneftis, however, are not con
fined to the money distributed. It has
been found the lure of the good roads
brings increased motor travel and trav
elers spread the fame of those communi
ties which improve their roads. The
National Parks highway Is well marked
almost for its entire length. We expect
greater travel this year than in 1919,
which broke all previous records."
All highways leading-to British Co
lumbia and Alberta are reported pass
able and getting better each day. There
has been no reports of any bad spots
leading to the Canadian border.
Southerti" Washington and
Eastern Oregon -
Increased auto traffic, especially with
commercial travelers, from all directions
through Walla Walla, is reported by
Secretary, W. S. Parks of the Tri-State
Automobile club as a result of the con
stantly Improving roads throughout
southeastern ; Washington, Eastern and
Central Oregon, and Western Idaho. The
roads have all dried up in these sec
tions and the occasional rains of the last
10 days have made them practically
dustless. :"
The heaviest travel is from Portland
via both the north and south bank Co
lumbia river routes x and from Boise,
Idaho, to Spokane, but -the direct travel
to Seattle through the Snoqualmie Pass
has also shown a ' considerable increase.
The snow has been cleared away all
through the pass with the exception of
a few miles at its very summit, and
every few hundred feet of this distance
passing places have been cleared in the
snow. The road is gravel and the melt
ing snow does not leave it muddy.
Together with the commercial travel
increase, the. tourist traffic has" been
noted and there has . been considerable
use of the auto camping park here. Sev
eral parties have' passed through from
California via Klamath Falls and the
Central Oregon route, one of them be
ing an outfit from Connecticut on the
return trip east after making California.
The road report In detaU follows :
Walla, Walla to Spokane via Lyons
Ferry: Good. -
Walla Walla to Spokane via Central
ferry : This road Is now passable and
being used to some extent. The grad
ing for construction work has been fin
ished and the route appreciably im
proved. ;, ".:. '-'-,.
Walla " Walla to Spokane via Pene
wawa ferry Ferry, not operating.-
Walla -Walla to Spokane via Lewiston:
Road -in good condition. ". " . .
Lewiston to Grangeville, Idaho, via
Waha: Road 'drying out fast and In
fair condition. - . . .. .
Lewiston to An atone :-' Road In fan
condition. - ,
Walla Walla "to - Portland Via North
Bank, road: . Walla Walla to Mabton,
good; ferry at Burbahk . (free county
ferry) to Pasco ; ferry from Pasco to
Kennewick. Frorn, Mabjton to Golden
dale Via Biokleton, good ; Goldendale to
White Salmoa - via -, Lyle, good: from
Goldendale t The Dalles, rough but no
mud ; Goldendale to Wasco, good ; ferry
at Mary hi 11 operating, good road signs
throughout-; White Salmon to Stevenson,
fair ; ferry from Stevenson to South
Bank and the Columbia highway ; con
struction work between Washougal and
Vancouver. Do hot use the Major creek
cut-off from Lyle - to White Salmon.
White Salmon auto camping park open
and In good shape.
Walla Walla to Seattle: Road open
and In fair condition, route Improving
daily. Snow cleared from greater part
of Snoqualmie pass. Ample passing
places cleared In the snow on the sum
mit ; no mud in the road. ?
, Walla Walla to Portland via Pendle
ton and Columbia river highway ; good
to Pendleton ; fair dirt road from Pen
dleton to Echo. Echo to Castierock via
Columbia river' highway, good. From
Castierock detour to Rock Spring,
Wasco. Fair dirt road from Wasco to
The Dalles. The detour, from the Co
lumbia highway between Pendleton and
Wasco via Echo and lone is a fair dirt
road. Pendleton to Pilot Rock and
Ukiah, fair dirt road, open all the way.
Walla Walla to Boise: ' Good. Good
to Pendleton; 28 miles paved. Pendleton
to La Grande, rough in the Blue moun
tains, but passable;- good from La
Grande to Boise,
La Grande to Elgin and Wallowa:
Roads fair and ? improving , fast. " Toll
Gate road over Blue mountains Impas
sable. "
Walla Walla to California, via Cen
tral Oregon : Pendleton to Wasco, good ;
Wasco to Bend, via Shaniko and Madras,
1 to 5 Tons I
. For Adherence
to Quality
Bassically, the Tenth-Year Federal and
the First-Year Federal are the same.
The j same careful adherence to : sane,
time-tried principles of manufacture,
honest workmanship and rigidity tested
materials: that dominated the design of
the first Federal is a component part
of the Federal today. ;
. This is why so many of these First
Year Federals are still on the job. It
is ' also clear-cut evidence of the even
greater life and service that you can
expect of the Federal you can buy
tp'day.
The Monthly Magazine
"Traffic News," Sent on Request
William L. Hughson Co.
60 North Broadway, at Davis
Broadway 321
; San Francisco, Oakland
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y Seattle, Portland
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good (10 hours) ; Bend to Lake view via
Paisley and Silver Lake, good; Silver
Lake to Redding, rough In spots, but
cars going through without trouble.
From Bend to Klamath Falls, fair;
stage running regularly; Klamath Falls
to Redding via Ager and To pay, fair;
stage running regularly..
Bend to Sister, good : ueKenxie Pass
from Sister west should be open about
June 15., ,
- Bend to Burns, good.
- Travel over the Blue Mountains to La
Grande is now open, but rough. Cars
are making the trip both ways daily,
but, owing to road work between here
and Cabbage Hill, artf forced to make
numerous detours. The best time recent-!
ly reported is 11 hours from Pendleton
to Baker which Is 100 miles. over un
improved roads. - Roads to Bingham
Springs and Lehman and Highway are
open and visitors are motoring to these
resorts each . week end. The Willow
Springs route to the two last mentioned
is open but not the Yellpwjacket road.
The road from Baker to La Grande
is In ; very good condition. - there
being no- mud holes, as is also true
of the road from Joseph to La Grande.
The road from Pendleton to La Grande
still continues to be in bad condition, al
though the worst of the mud holes are
now gone, and ail of the tourist cars
are making the trip through on their
own power, where a few days ago many
of them had to be pulled out of some of
the worst of the mud holes.
Southern Oregon
The Pacific highway In the vicinity
of Canyonvllle is improving dally. Tour
ists are numerous. Travelers can go
by the way of. Riddle, as the bridge
across the TJmpa.ua has been repaired. ,
.-- Coast i District ;
The main highways In Benton county
are, in most respects In fairly good con
dition. Throughout the length of the
Pacific highway from the north bound
ary line of the county to the souther
limit the road is good, excepting about
three miles just south of the north line
where It Is a little rough yet. Much of
the highway is graveled and very well
smoothed down. The road from Albany
to Corvallis, via' Independence Is good.
Going west from Corvallis toward To
ledo and over' into Lincoln county the
road Is very good excepting about three
miles between Wren and Blodgett, where
it is somewhat rough and rutty. In
going to the coast from Cervallls via
Alsea the valley road is generally good,
but farther west It Is rough and in bad
condition. The work of grading the Pa-
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Or PERFORMANCE COUNTS
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McCraken Motor Co.
Distributors
Oregon, S. W. Washington, Idaho -
490 Bumside Street Broadway 93
"TVe carry the parts."
Note rWe move to our new quarters,
Morrison at Fourteenth, about May 25
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Features You
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Pistons arid Cylinders
Pistons and Cylinders of MACK trucks
are annealed. If they were not annealed,
which in practically all other engines they
are not, a partial annealing process would
take place after being put into service,
due to the heat of combustion while run
ning. By the MACK system of annealing .
distortion is prevented.
MACK cylinders are cast in pairs. The
material is a special gray iron with
graphitic carbon so proportioned as to
form an ideal bearing surface between
: piston and cylinder when the engine is in
operation. The cylinders are water tested
to insure that there are no blow-holes or
other imperfections.
of unusual length.
pressure. Each set of
MACK pistons are
minimizing side
pistons is balanced separately and then,
assembled with their rods, they arc bal
anced again. Concentric rings are used
instead of the common eccentric rings.
The ; concentric ring fills the groove
instead of leaving a gap and in addition
it exerts uniform pressure on the cylinder
throughout its circumference.
Next- The Timing Gears
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Tenth and Davis Streets
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Phone Broadway 1038
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J. H. Graham Motors Co.
NOW PLACING DEALERS
for the
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. f The biRRest value In
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TENTH NEAR STARK, PORTLAND. ORECON
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