PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDA Y MORNING. JUNE 7 27, 19?0.
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GARIBALDI IS THE
NEW PLAYGROUND
OF VANCOUVER, B. C.
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parliament Set Off ; Area of ! Be
tween 300 and 500 Square
v Miles as Park Reserve. .
" "Vancouver, the Lion-Guarded city.
, Vancouver has a fresh attraction? for
tourists this ' summer, : '
It la a' brand-new playground
Garibaldi by name. ,
. This playground ia within 50 odd
miles of the city of Vancouver
-northward. It" can be reached from
.Vancouver docks by a ,; SO-mUe
steamer trip up the gorgeous Howe
sound, then 20 mile's by rail and a
lew xnues lunoer uy jiauinajr w-
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' The 1920 session of the British Colum
bia parliament, by order-in-councll, set
aside this Garibaldi and Mamquam
mountain district, with it from 300 to
600 square miles of mountain peaks,
glaciers, anowflelds, lakes and jever
areenery. as a national park reserve.
None of the reserve is lower than 3000
.feet above sea level, while the higher
plaeea rise to a 9000-foot altitude, h
Visitors to The Garibaldi this summer
"Mil be pioneer campers, and, as 'such,
will revel in the primitive, for,fwlth the
exception of -mountaineers, hunters.
'trappers and woodsmen, only Indians of
a pail age 'have dwelt in these hidden
places. v In another , year's time the get
ting there will be modernised; this sum?
mer the- exploring and camping will be
gin rirht where the railway stops. If the
tourists arrive - before .the makers of
smooth roadways do. . j
Vancouver is easily accessible-by rail
way .'from every- part of the United
States and Canada., by water from all
Pacific ports, and by auto from any city
in North ; America. ... -
It Is the most northerly point on the
grea: Pacific highway from the Mexican
ucuncary, on me aireaay-ouut roaas oi
the. Kvergreen highway, and is the place
of long stop and many- -side- trips for
travelers over the Georgian Circuit mo
tor drive? that road of scenic wonders
fiat takes a 600-mile curve from Olym
pta, state of Washington, up 1 through
British . Columbia's mainland, across to
Vancouver island and back to Olympia
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HU3JT FOR BABE FLOWER j
' Members of Vancouver's Mountaineer
ing club have climbed the sides of the
Garibaldi looking for a rare flower that
grows there and nowhere else on this
continent, exploring for the very rest
that exploration gives. ; finding beauty
spots undreamed of. and coming back
from a week-end camp with tales that
excited the admiration and envy ; of all
who heard them.- Some of the .Btorles
thrcugh them .as well as by persistent
effort in hammering at the subject the
tars of the .parliamentarians ! were
( pened to the advantages of reserving
such a playground for the people. -
It is .Impossible to tell much about so
vast and unexplored- a place, but some
of the stories described by -those who
h.ve. been .there may be repeated.!
The Rev. A. H. Sovereign. M. A.,j D.
rector ( St Mark's church, Vancouver,
tells of the Garibaldi lake : j .. -
What a gem It ' Is ! - Readers j would
probably smile If the writer should ven
ture to compare it to Lake Louise or
Loch Lomond., to Perwentwater or Lake
Lucerne, .but no one -who has ever seen
Lake Garibaldi would smile at the com
parison, for they welf know that It is no
mean rivel to it better known Bisters.
It Is about 3 miles long and two miles
wide, fed chiefly by - twoT extensive
glaciers, the Sentinel and the Sphinx,
that come to- the water's edge. Like all
glacial lakes, the color is its chief charm,
ever changing from a bright emerald
green to a deep turquoise blue ias the
shadows from cloud and mountai peak
p'ay upon its surface. When no wind
disturbs it calm It forms a perfect mir
ror in which Is reflected T.he amphi
theatre of hills, glaciers and snow fields."
HELD BT LATA"V-7 N
In an article wrltten by Professor Ed
ward M. Burwash. Ft. D., of Chicago,
who visited the Garibaldi In 11I, he
points oat that he found strata; of al
most .' every geological period, and vol
canic phenomena of remarkable- Interest..
A dosen glaciers give endless material"
for the study of these vast rlvera of ice.
Garibaldi lake, and its smaller; .sister,
are kept in position by a huge lava flow
wbu& .has - formed what Is known as
"The .Barrier W irtiich can be clearly
traced a series of eruptions, telling of a
time When the lava flowed from the
belching craters of Red' mountstn. A
lew days in this unique "area would give
a class In geology more real, first hand
information than a year in a class room
t "The . flowers that bloom above the
clouds' prefaces a story that will de
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-i The Garibaldi will come those who
aeiignc to una rare ana beautiful trea
sure, for Nature has. been very- prodi
gal in her gifts. As the snow gradually
recedes, the Caltha is .usually the first
to appear, and then follow a t distin
guished array the cream-coned- an
evtone, the Interesting little -Clayton la
LanceoltaJ the Minulua with its flash.
int yellows and scarlets the red Indian
pain, brush, the blue lupins,, the rare
gvutians. the' Alpine phlox, the false and
v hite heather, the white rhododendron,
tlie tiny saxifrage with ita ' pink and
white blossoms i the blue Jacob's ladder,
cr-e of the rarest vf Alpine gems, and a
host of others." .j
The descriptions of the peaks the
great Black Tusk, Castle Towers, the
Si-hinx and others," makes one long; to
explore at once, though it ia not all im
probable that before another summer, or
eve . this year, airplanes from Vancou
ver may fly to the heights, as boat, train
and motor conveyi to the depths of The
Garibaldi playground. ' j ' ... .
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BATTERIES OF ALL
United Company Organizes to En
gage Hn Handling of All '
Electrical Equipment.
Portland's electrical division of
the automobile row received a new
recruit last week in theNrganiza,tion
of .he United Battery Service. Inc.,
a company started for -the purpose
of giving Additional service to auto
mobile owners along the lines of bat
tery attention and repair.
"W, C. ("Bill") ' Car land, one of the
most able men in the battery business
In the city, is president of 'the new
concern ; C C. Hofei ,ia secretary and
treasurer and C H. Topping ts vice pres
ident. Carl and himself will have charge
of the production and repair end of the
business. - The members of the trium
virate were formerly with the Sunset
Electric company, and C. C. Hofele .was
also - at one time - identified with the
Oregon Motor Car company,- now Wl C
Garbe, Inc.
The headquarters of the company have
been 'located at 344 Glisan street, oppo
site the postof fice. where a . portion of
a building; has been remodeled for their
benefit. The concern is capitalized at
$25,000. every penny of the amount hav
ing been ; subscribed by the three part
ners. President Carland declares no ex-j
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pense will be spared in putting in equip
ment that will' meet with ' the demands
of the patrons of the company or , that
will aid in maintaining' a prompt and
adequate service, " 4 - ,' -
I All makes of batteries are to be sold
and all, makes,, will be repaired and at
tended to by experienced men in the
shop. A complete service equipment for
the rendition -of convenient and speedy
service has been placed - and ia already
at work, -. ) '
Parts' of masy kinds for use in bat
teries will be made in the shop, and of
ficials of the company say that an en
tire battery may be built under the con
cern's roof, from the smallest bit of the
equipment to the final charging and in
stallation. ' One of the features that will
be emphasised is the year's guarantee
covering r all work . done. Any repairs
made by the company are guaranteed for'
a period of one year.. The adjustment
department takes care of all complaints
and -unsatisfactory work Is ' done over
completely. The batteries that, are .prac
tically rebuilt by the, concern, aa, well aa
smaller jobs, all have this stamp of . their
approval. ... 7 -'. 1 ' ..'5
Autos From Eleven t
' States Visit 'Pasco
Pasco seemed to be the mecca on
June 20 for automobile tourists, - and
probably more : tourist jiara were seen
yesterday, than have ever' been seen here
In one day before. Cars were seen car
rying licenses from Massachusetts. Cali-
1 ornia, : Oregon Montana, . Utah.. Idaho,
Ohio. Missouri, Texas, : Illinois and ' Brit
ish Columbia, besides, a number from
other points in Washington. A number
of automobiles also passed through the
city carrying Shrinera to the big-conclave
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New Autobus Used
By Hotel Portland
Object pf- Eemark
Patrons ' of the Portland hotel and
particularly Shriners visiting ' the'" city
during .the past" week., have passed fav
orable comment on the new bus used by.
that hostelry., for. handling the people
bound for,, its ledger and ink well. - The
bus! is a beautiful piece of work and
Frank C -'AtwelL' manager of the Mack
International Motor , Truck corporation,
says that while it may not look like
Mack, it is, and took great delight in
showing this to ''fellow Shriners. ?
i A; standard . 1-ton Mack v truck
chassis .was used. To meet the require
ments of, the bus design; a false hood
was employed and the radiator con
struction altered, otherwise the chassis
is standard.-. -The body of the ..bos ia
made of sheet aluminum- The uphol
stering J Jn Spanish, (leather. -The-.y-ahaped
front with ventilator - wind
shields: and the. excellent coach work
add further attractiveness to . the ap
pearance of the bus. It is said that
the cost of the bua- body alone . ws ap-J
proximately 92500 and that the builders
have already, refused to duplicate it at
that figure. ,. - t ,j
Passengers are seated in two rows
parallel to tbeiMet of the bus.'' There
is a separata seat for the driver. v I
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FEATURE OPENING
Distributors Jnvite Motor Row
and . Friends to Be . Present
-When Structure Occupied. :
'J. Mitchell, Dewis & taver company
opened their new building, at Broad
way, and 'Everett- street, last week
to the sound of musfc and dancing.
Motor:.", row.:: waa invited and the
friends of the company were there
en masse to partake of the hospi
tality, of the MitcheU and Jordan
distributors.
1 Judge Stapleton made the opening ad
dress, a short talk in which he called at
tention to the 1 fact that the president
of the company. Hi W. Mitchell, was un
able to be 'present on account .of bis
health, and welcomed the guests of the
company in behalf of the .absentee presi
dent. M. p. WUklns. president of the
Dealers Motor Car association of Ore
gon, also made a short talk. - .
Ray Albee, advertising manager' of the
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company, and A. L. Smith, salesmanager
of the automobile department, were mas
ters of the feast and the chief stimulators
of the festivities. - -Dancing began with a
bashful waits about 9 o'clock. Jbut soon
tb.3 whole salesroom was almost free of
cars and had subtly changed7 it abpear
anee from a place.of business to a, ball -
room. : The salesroom itself is eminently
suited to that role," for the space set aside
for. the retail marketing of. Mitchell Sis.
and . Jordan Six ears. Is one of the most
attractive features of its kiryj on the
coast, --. A fountain occupies center space,
flowers were' everywhere, and the
orchestra, ' placed conveniently near one
of the center pillars, the employes and
friends, of the company, togged ;.out In
best bibs 5 and , tuckers, trod the ,tUed
floor in time to the music. -; - '
.Just outside the big double doors lead'
ing "to the shop department refreshments,
ice cream, cakes and -eighteenth amendment--
punch, cooled the brows and - re
vived the spirits of all, and sundry. One
of the features of the evening was the
drawing of cards for (100 credits on new
machines to- be sold by - the company.
Several: guests who had registered, some
of whom were already owners of Mitchell
ears, drew keepsakes in. the form of the
little coupon. One of the young misses
attendant at the dance did the lottery
work, while the crowd stood about as if
she were drawing out real automobiles
instead of slips of paper.
- Xuring the course : rf the' evening
guests were shown over the new build
ing, where arrangements have been Com
pleted for carrying on the usual work of
the company. -
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T3v PPnp FFRnM All
OVER NORTHWEST
TO GO TO TACOMA
City, of Destiny VVill Provide Auto
Races July 5 Participated in
. by Fastest Drivers. .
' ' Tacoma will be host to thousands
of people frbm all over the Pacific
Northwest' July 9, when the fastest
drivers in the country will "step on
'erl'jat Xh Speedway in that c Ity,
and fully .1.6,000 pedple will crowd
the? new grandstand, ! just recently
finished, and which takes the place
of the old stand.:'
: Racing enthusiasts who have paid the!
speedway a visit tn other times will
hardly recognize the old place when
they find their seats on the great day,
Lining the home at reach for 17(0 feet,
the new istand is far superior to the old
place of vantage, and is said to be su
perior from the point of visibility to the
stand at Indianapolis. The center por
tion Is covered, arid "is known as the
main stand.;, - It is ? flanked 4 by two
stands without-, roofs. Both the - latter
are on ' turns, : the north stand facing
the curve where the cars straighten out
after making the : turn. Some folks in
this. stand are guaranteed to receive a
few thrills. Over this : turn has ' been
built the new. bridge, allowing machines
to come into the field two abreast.
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: The old bridge 'was narrow and was
badly placed, where traffic jams were
caused on the' paved roads outside the
speedway. The new bridge is on a line
with the main road : from Tacoma. and
allows cars to go over the track and into
the oval at the same speed as on the
Lgoao. This allows the field fill and
Jemptymore rapidly than heretofore.
A tunnel has been built under the
track at - the center of the grandstand,
permitting pedestrians anxious to pass
from the stands' to the encloure to do
so ""without passing over the surface of
the course. New pita are being built, a
well Is being .dug near -the -old score
board, and ja, new scoreboard will be
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? The whole field is being refenced on
the Inside with a stronger guard rail,
fencing off the safety zone, and the old
board fences on; the foad . side of the
track are being replaced by nw timbers.
It is estimated that 10.000 automobiles
ca.n e parked in the enclosure. .
Contrary' to expectations., the street
car: company was not able to connect
the speedway with their carllnes this
year, owing to the cost of equipment
This extension wil be made next year,
and. the track wtl'be easily accessible
to' both automoble parties -and pedes
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MAKT FIXE BRjTERS
, W. C. 'Baldwin, president of the speed
way. association, Is actively in charge
of the preparation for the race, and re
ports reservations- have already amount
ed to a ' considerable percentage of the
total, indicating a healthy interest this
year, in what has come to be the greatest
of national sports.
The best drivers In the country will
be on: band for the classic. Ralph De
Palma will be there, hia application be
ing received wiuun m ; iasi lew aaya,
after a silence that led to the belief that
he would not participate. Eddie Hearne
is already, in Tacoma, with his ReVere,
the rwhlte Baby:" Barney Oldfield will
act as starter, according s to an accept
ance, - recently."-received ! by President
Baldwin. Cliff Durant will, fly ep from
Oakland and land at tbe track. 'Tommy
Milton will be there, 'Jfmmy Murphy,
winner of tbe Uniontowa races, has en
tered, - and Gaston Chevrolet is on his
way to -Tacoma. s The cars were shipped
from .Uniontown the latter part of last
week to Tacoma by expresa The Quali
fication try outs will be held the Fri
day and Saturday preceding, the races,
and the main event will start promptly
at i:S0 p. m. ' Barney Oldfield will set
the pace on the first go 'round to the
starting tine. .
' Clutch Spinning ;
Clutch spinning la often due to the ex
eessiv friction in the spring thrust bear
ing, though Sometimes faulty alignment
of the flywheel and clutch cone prevents
tiie engaging surfaces from entirely
fearing each other. A bent clutch shaft
might also cause. this trouble. -
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iLLOVEREOUilTRVi
Every State in Union Is Providing
Good Highways soJeople Can
See Their Native Land.
""See' America first" is the new
watchword of good roads associations
and every state in the Union has
come to the front and made plain its
determination to provide good high
ways planned to render possible a
greater intercommunication amons
the people of the various states.
'That the automobile Is the greatest
thing ever Invented with a view to
solving the individual .transportation
problem there Is little reason to doubt
That the states would come forward and
make the automobile a truly; national
vehicle by the , construction ' of proper
roads a great many people have taken
the liberty, for some time, to doubt. Ani
the apathetic attitude assumed In some
cases has borne out the belief that a
.great road program for America was
one of our numerous air castles. -
- But time has proved the situation to
be anything but this. We have over tlio
country today the framework of a gre.it
road system, and the part of the syntem
of moat Importance to tourists seekinir
points of greatest Interest is -that cf
the great .highways. Of ita participa
tion in the working out of these great
highway systems the West, and particu
larly me. racmc xsorinweai, nas gooa
reason to be proud.
GREAT LIXCOLX HIGHWAT
Cutting the country In half and send
ing out verdant shoots that touch all
parts" of the United States, the Lincoln
highway ia the lonirest road of Its kind
In the world. While this long scenic
stretch has not been Improved with th
rapidity "once promised, still the trans
continental traffic alonj ita stretchoa
ia great In volume' and varied in per
sonnel. The ends of the road allow the
tourist to branch off and see the coat
country on either ocean as the traveler
has never beeen able to view it on train
or coasting steamer.
On the Atlantic seaboard, the -great
highways stretching from Montreal to
Palm Beach,, one shoot going off at At
lanta and communicating with New Or
leans and the Tvergreen" highway
through the South, has long permitted a
wide range of travel for easterners, to
whom the automobile and touring la an
old story. One reason for it being an
old story for them ts that they travel
in the same ruts and have "seen the same
things many times.
WESTER2C ROADS BEATjTIFCI
On our own coast, a dozen well named
and welljrfgned highways invite the vis
iting machine. Roads through the east
ern, or Atlantic states, are rather non
descript. . They lack the individuality
that graces western or coast roada. Na
tives do not have the pride In their
maintenance displayed by people In this
part of the country, nor is the earns cor
diality of welcome noticeable there such
as characterizes tbe reception to the
tourist In the great West.
Froni the top of the Sisklyous, where
the traveler forsakes the California
"lane! of aunshine" (aee any California
Chamber of Commerce prospectus), the
Pacific highway brftiga him north,
through the most glorious farming coun
try known. The Mackenzie river high
way leads out from Kugene into the
mountain fastnesses. From Balem ths
east side and the west side Pacific high
ways lead to Portland, the former paved
practically all the. way. Oreat valley
country is tapped by these two routex.
From Newberg, on the west side Pacific
highway, the Yamhill valley highway, or
the Tillamook route, leads to the ocean.
From a point nearer Portland a branch
Into the Tualatin valley Is known aa the
Tualatin valley highway.
PORTLAND IS CEKTER
.From Portland Itself radiate five great
highways the south Taciflc highway,
to- California ; the lower Columbia riv r
highway, to Astoria and Seaside ; the
Columbia river highway, built at great
expehse and one of the greatest scenic
roads and engineering feats in the"
world - the North Bank highway, over
the Interstate bridge to Vancouver and
from there east along the river, and h
north Pacific highway, leading to Se
attle and the North. The Columbia
river highway tapa the rich wheat and
cattle country of . Kan tern Orenon and
leada through the Inland Kmpire, a
reat highway In itself, to Knokana.
! South from The - Dalles the Midland
highway to Bend goes south to KLamalh
Falls. From Pendleton the road ovr
the Blue mountains, the Inland hlxfewajr
goes' to' Boise and Bait Lake City.
South from ' Tacoma the Rainier Na
tional Park highway touches the re
serve where Mount Rainier rises.
Olympia, on the Pacific highway. Is th
point . for . the birth of 'the wonderful
Olympic': highway, tapping the vat,t
country ? of the Olympic penlntiulii.
and touching -the ocean at Mora.
Westward from Seattle, - on the Pa
cific -highway, the Spokane highway
leada to Spokane and Montana, froin,
north to Canada, or south and east t
Yellowstone National Park.
One day there will' be another erre
highway in this country, the Roosevelt
highway, stretching down the entire
coast and .touching the moit seer, is
spots in the United Btates, a continual
cinematograph . of floral and --geolo-ioal
wonders. The bonds, to the extetit if
$2,600,000, have been voted by the mh"
of Oregon, and word is only needed fr.- -i
the federal government that it v . :
match Oregon's expenditurea dollar f r
dollar to start the conntruction rf t
reat "rotite. The pride of the ,? -west
In Its roadways, milo of which n '
already under hard " surface, . c 4.
day culminate in this roa1 tin . -down
the coast from Mora on t ; i r; i
the Mexican line on the t y '
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