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fHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1820.
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coast trip by motor track between New
York; and Los Angeles, Cat (2451 miles),
la If days 11 hoars and It minutea x
40 Barrels Ratio
Tha available "supply of crude oil
for each automobile In 111 was Sl
FOREIGN TRADE
tops) Speeder
The main street of Zkm-Clty. HU is
covered with deep sand to preveat auto
mobile speeders from annoying the town.
World's Record Hade
The world's record for a eoaat-to-
barrels, and the estimated ratio for
H20 Is 40 barrels per car.
Plenty of Cars .
Ths .stats of Illinois has -on motoV
vehicle for every 45 yards of Its vast
network of rail tinea,
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Tha average license fee per capita for
motor vehicles In the United states for
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American Manufacturers Make
High Record in Supplying
Foreign Market With Autos.
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AMERICAN
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The aytopiobile manufacturer of
th United States made, in the fiacal
year Just ended, their highest record
In supplying foreign market. The
total value of automobiles and ac
cessories, such as tires, engines and
other separate parts, exported In
the fiscal year 1920, aggregates $275,
000.000 against 1138,000,000 two
years ago and ?30, 000,800 in the
year preceding thenar: Thus, the
value .of automobiles and accessor
lea exported in the fiacal year 1920
are nine times as much aa In the
year before the war, and more than
double that of the closing year of the
war.
DEMAHD IS WORLD-WIDE
The whole world seems to be demand
lng motor vehicles for passenger and
freight purposes, and looking to the
United States for Its supply. The num
ber of commercial cars exported in the
first 11 months of the fiscal year 1920
was, according to the official reports
of the government, 21,656. against 11,154
in the same months of 1919, and the
number of passenger cars, 103,146,
against 33,412 in the corresponding
months of 1919. Great Britain, which
saw the practical qualities of the
American commercial automobile during
the . war. took in the first 11
months of the fiscal year 1920, according
to the above authority, over $5,500,000
worth of our commercial automobiles,
against $2,500,000 worth In. the same
months of the preceding year.
Cuba, which recognised the con
venience and practicability in a tropical
climate of the power-driven vehicle, as
against that driven by animals, took of
our commercial automobiles in the 11
months of the fiscal year 1920, 1,419 ma
chines, valued at over $3,000,000, against
610 machines valued at a little over
$1,000,000 In the same months of the
preceding year. To the. distant Dutch
East Indies, the number of commercial
machines -sent was 440 against $09 In the
same months of 1919, and only 68 In the
corresponding months of 1918, and to
our own Philippine Islands, 689 commer
cial machines In the 1920 period against
1 j9 In the same period of 1919, while
British Oceania, which consists chiefly
of Australia and New Zealand, took 929
commercial machines In the 11 months
of the fiscal year 1920. against 271 In
the same months of 1919, and 178 in the
corresponding months of 1918.
IMPOSTS ABE LABOK
In passenger machines the growth is
equally striking, the total number ex
ported to all parts of the world In the 11
months ending with May having been,
according to the official records, 108,146
against 33,412 In the same months of the
lmmed'sttely preceding year, and the
statea value for the 11 months of 1920,
$111,000,000 against $38,000,000 In the
came months of 1919. This increase In
the number of passenger machines is
especially marked in the movement to
the tropics ; to British India the number
of passenger machines sent in the 11
months of the fiscal year 1920 la stated
at 7,002, valued at $7,589,000. against only
349 machines valued at $422,000 'in the
same months of the preceding year, and
69 machines valued at $40,000 in the cor
responding months of 1918. To Argen
tina the number sent In the 11 months
of the fiscal year 1920, is 3.049 against
1.470 in the same months of the preced
ing year; to Brazil 6610 against 1.168 In
the corresponding months of 1919 ; to
Peru. 860 machines against 485 In the
same months of the preceding year; to
the Philippines 2.073 against 1,601. and
to British South Africa. 6.110 against
1.161 In the same months of the preced
lng year, practically all the countries
above named being, with the exception
of Argentina, distinctly tropical, and il
lustrating the growing demand of the
tropics for the horseless vehicle. Mexico,
despite the unsettled conditions, took in
the 11 months of 1920, 2,489 machines
against 1.951 in the same months of
the preceding year; Cuba. 4,218. passen
ger machines, against 1,887 in the same
months of the year preceding. .
This demand for our machines brings
with it a corresponding demand for
equipment to accompany them. The value
of automobile tires exported in the 11
months of the fiscal year 1920 was $39.
000.000 against $19,000,000 in the same
months) of last year, and $12,000,000 in
the corresponding months of the year
preceding, and of automobile engines,
35,313, valued at $5,397,000 In the 11
months of the fiscal year 1920, against
24.196, valued at $3,735,000 in the same
months of last year. Of the $36.000;000
worth of tires exported in the 11 months
ending with May. 1920. $2,333,000 worth
went to France ; $2,600,000 worth to
Great Britain : $2,000,000 worth, to Cuba,
and about $4,000,000 worth to South
America as a whole.
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On the lower Columbia river highway, where canes jure busily laving hot staff and ltnilnj; trp gaps in the
road from Portland to the sea. Journal scouts paid a visit to the work last week, with William J. Byrne
of the Twin States Motor Car company, driving a Cleveland.
Shock Absorbers
Robert E. Manger, field secretary for
the National Automobile Dealers' asso
ciation, was In 'Portland last week fn
business. Manger - has Just returned
from St. iouls. where he made a visit
to the headquarters of the association.
C. P. Henderson, factory representa
tive and Tacific Coast manager for the
Lexington factory, was In Portland last
wwk. conferring with the Brunn Mo
tor Car company, local Lexington dis
tributor. Ray Albee, advertising manager for
Mitchell. Lewis & Staver company, la
expected back on the Job this week. Al
bee has been up In the mountains near
Cascadia Flipping around on the rocks
With a rod and creel.
1 S. F. Arbuckle of the engineering de
partment of the Lexington Motor Car
company, was In town last week. II Is
en route from the traffic officers' con
vention at Sah Francisco back to his
factory at Connersvllle. Ind. He is not
built Ilka, hia screen namesake.
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Del Wright, manager of the local
branch of the William L. Hughson com
pany. Is back: in the city after' a trip
down' the valley.
Ben YT. Rubin, president of the Rubin
Motor ;Car .company, Klngdlstrlbutor.
Is 'back In 'the city after an extended
trlip through the aat. ) He brings great
tidings o bumper crops.
Inland Empire
WALLA WALLA Reports from all
over tha Inland Emnln tn tha TV).
State Automobile club indicate that all
roads in this section have been ma
terially improved by the rains of the
last 10 daya Dirt roads In Walla Walla,
Columbia and Franklin counties previ
ously reported as in fair condition are
now said to be good roads In general
and motorists everywhere are breathing
a sigh of relief over the settling of the
dust. This applies to dirt stretches in
Eastern Oregon as well, although the
dirt road from Pendleton to Echo can
not as yet be called a good road because
of the ruts caused by the grain hauling.
Motorists from over the Blue moun
tains between Pendleton and La Grande
state that that route has been much
washed by tha recent rains.
From Central Oregon through tour
ists state that the road from Klamath
Falls to Wasco has also benefited by
the ran If all and is not now as dusty
as previous reports would indicate.
The road report In detail for this sec
tion follows:
Walla Walla to Spokane via Lyons
ferry and RiUville: Walla Walla to
Lyons ferry, good dirt road. Ferry to
Waahtucna, rocky and cut up. Waah
tuma to Spcare;- excellent WaHa
Walla to Spokane via Central ferry
and Colfax : Walla Walla to Walts
burg good. Walt&burg to 10 miles north
of Dayton, good. Construction work be
tween this point, and Central ferry
makes road very disagreeable. Central
ferry to Spokane, good. Walla Walla
to Spokane via Pennewawa 'ferry :
Ferry not running. Walla Walla to Spo
kane via Lewiston, Marengo and Pome
roy: Walla Walla to Waitsburg, good.
Waltsburg to Dayton, good. Dayton to
Pomeroy over Mareifgo hill, grades stiff
but generally good. Pomeroy to Lewis
ton, good. Peoia detour not necessary.
Lewiston to Spokane, good. Lewiston
to Orangevllla via Waha. fair. Lewis
ton to Kamlah via Culdesac. fair. Lewis
ton to Boise via Whitebird, fair. Pome
roy to Colfax via Almota, good but stiff
grades.
Walla Walla to Seattle : Walla Walla
to Wallula, good. Wallula to Pasco via
Burbank, poor. The best road is via
Hoover ferry from Wallula to Kenne
wick. Kennewick to Zillab, generally
good. Detour from Zlllah to Toppenl'sh
to Wapato. picking up main highway at
Parker. Watch out for speed cop at
Union Gap between Parker and Yakima,
20 miles per hour limit Balance route
to Seattle generally good condition.
Walla Walla to Portland via North
Bank road : Walla Walla to Wallula,
good. Wallula to Pasco via Burbank,
poor. Wallula to Kennewick via Hoover
ferry, good. Kennewick to Stevenson
via Ooldendale. White Salmon and Lyle,
good. Ferry from Stevenson to Cascade
Locks on Columbia highway. Note:
Do not use Major creek cutoff between
Lyle and White Salmon.
Walla Walla to Boise via Pendleton
and La Grande: Walla Walla to Pen
dleton, rough in spots owing to construc
tion work. Pendleton to La Grande
over Blue mountains, poor. La Grande
to Baker via Union, good. Baker to
.Boise, generally good. La Grande to
Walla Walla via Toll Gate, road open
and good. - La Grande to Wallowa coun
ty points, closed except on Sundays.
walla Walla to Portland via Pendle
ton and Columbia highway: Walla
Walla to Pendleton, rough In places
owing' to construction work. Pendleton
to Echo, rutty dirt road but improved
by recent rains. Echo to Arlington. Co
lumbia highway, via rjmatilla, good.
(Two detours, one at Coyote, and one
at Willow Creek necessary, not bad.)
Arlington to John Day ferry via Rock
Creek, good. John Day to The Dalles,
fair. The Dalles to Mozier, rocky but
generally fair. Motier to Portland, good.
Via Echo, lone and Lexington, fair.
Pendleton to Pilot Rock and Ukiah, fair.
Pendleton to Bingham Hot Springs, fair.
Pendleton to iLehman Hot Springs, fair.
Eastern Washington
EASTBOUND highways out of Spo
kane are reported to be heavy from
recent rains. . The highway east via
Coeur d'Alene, Wallace, Idaho, and
Thompson Falls, Mont. Is reported very
hard going In spots between Wallace and
Thompson Falls.
Between Thompson Falls and Missoula
are more bad spots, but no detours have
been necessary, only slow going until
harder surfaces are reached The roads
are drvlnor nut fa at ind If nn ftirtk
rain falls all the eastbound highways will
oe considered raet again.
Heavy rains have slowed up the going
on the Spokane, Portland, Walla Walla
and Pendleton route. No detours have
been reported, but continued rains for
the past two daya have made motorists
cautious, and road bulletins have been
eagerly read for highway conditions be
fore leaving.
The Spokane-Snoqualmle pass-Seattle
route is also slow, owing to extensive
rains through that section. Many west
bound automobile tourists have tied up
tn Spokane at the new camp site. Where
shelter and every convenience Is offered
asn Inducement. Electric lights, water
fuel and sheltering nooks with kitchen
facilities are furnished.
The Spokane-British Columbia-Alberta
route is reported as heavy from the rains
of the past few days, but there have been
no reports of delays due to the neces
sary detours and automobiles are speed
ing along toward the Canadian Rockies
daily via Spokane, Bonners Ferry, Idaho,
and Kings Gate, B. C.
Harney County
BURNS The rains of the past few
days have wonderfully Improved the
roads of Harney county, making practi
cally every mile of the 5000 in the
county above the average for country
roads. The roads leading from Vale and
Idaho points through Burns via Crane or
Drewsy to Lakevtew or Nevada points
are exceptional for this time of the
year. The road from Prairie City to
Burns is also In splendid condition. The
state board has accepted the Wells hill
road leading south through Princeton,
and the work of surfacing with gravel
will skortly begin.
The grading of the Burns-Crane road
Is complete to Lawen with several miles
of gravel surfacing already in place.
This stretch of road Is not open to
travel, however, owing to its constant
use by heavy road trucks. Bids have
been called for on the remaining stretch
of highway between Lawen and Crane.
The Rice hill: market road contract which
calls for a 6 per cent grade over Rice
point on the road leading south to the
Narrows from Burns has been let
Considerable pressure is being brought
to bear on the county court for a north
and south highway via Catlow valley
and Long Hollow to Nevada points. The
construction of this road would call for
the dyking of Malheur lake near the cen
ter, thereby assuring a constant level of
water In the Roosevelt bird preserve and
at the same time solving the problem of
the use of the lands bordering the lake
for agricultural purposes.
MOTORCYCLE CLUB
OFFTO SEASIDE
Riders Forsake Machines for Dip
in Surf; To Have Athletic
Events on Labor Day.
Wasco County
rpHE DALLES With the view of
X building a three mile scenic loop
drive In the Three Mile hollow district, a
petition Is now being circulated among
the taxpayers of that section urging the
county court to empower County Road
master P. W. Marx to make a survey of
a proposed loop road and an estimate of
expense lor me compieuon 01 sucn a
highway. It is certain that the city will
appropriate a certain sum for that part
of the road which lies within the city
limits and it is thought that the county
will shoulder the remainder of expense
necessary to complete the construction.
Farmers whose ranches border on the
proposed road are back of the move and
are willing to spend their money for such
a thoroughfare.
Benton County
iORVALLIS The recent heavy rains
t4 made the roads in the hill country
of Benton county bad for three days,
but they are again pretty well settled.
The road from Aisea leading toward
WaMport 10 miles of which is In Ben
ton county, is being resurveyed by the
county surveyor in order to straighten
It and find an easier route across the
mountains. The road Is passably good
now and work will be dons on it all fall
and winter so far as weather will per
mit Paving of the Pacific highway,
both north and south of Corvallls. is
progressing slowly and all the main line
roads In the county are being Improved
where needed.
Douglas County
ROSEBURG Motorists who are com
pelled - to make a detour near the
town of Myrtle Creek have to cross a
river by fording, if they take on of
the routes, and It frequently Is the case
that they become stalled tn midstream.
There is always a man nearby who
happens along Just in time to pull the
unlucky tourist out at $3 for small cars
and 15 for large ones. Herbert Mc
Donald, a local theatrical man, says he
paid the union scale of 3 when his
white bug became stalled in the stream.
Central Oreeon
rpHE Central Oregon road to Califor-
Jl nia Good to fair conditions prevail
either by way of Wasco. Bend, Kla
math Falls, or Wasco, Bend and Lake
view. From Waaco to Bend the road is
good with the exception of one place SO
miles north of Bend, and recent rains
are reported to have helped this. - Bend
to Klamath Falls by way of La Pine.
fair. Bend to Lakeview, good. Bend to
crater lake by way of Crescent, good.
Bend to Bums. good.
100O Bills Ready
No lees than 3000 bills affecting the
use of motor vehicles will be presented
to 40 or more state legislatures during
tha next year. .
H20 Big Tear
Nlneteen-twenty will go down In his
tory as the greatest producing year of
me automotive industry In the United
states. m
Members of the Rose City Motor
cycle club left Saturday for Seaside,
where tha Labor day events will be
staged on the beach at G ear hart.
Riders departed in droves for the
ocean towns all Saturday afternoon,
the ranks of local enthusiasts being
swelled by members from cluba In
Salem and Oregon City. President
C. G. B. Clement arranged for the
run at the last meeting, when C. L.
Hunt, George P. Schantln and Ed
Holmes were appointed as a' com
mittee to look afer details osf the
annual affair.
Cannon beach will see the crowd
Sunday morning, when machines will
be forsaken for the surf. Tonight an
explanation will be forthcoming as to
the corner on watermelons, the club
having staged a feed with the suc
culent Southern ambrosia Gearhart is
to be the scene of races and other
athletic feats tomorrow. Straight
away races, tug-of-war. sand races and
broad Jumping will be items on the
program, with all motorcyclists ell
gible.
Astoria will send a delegation to Sea
side and Gearhart to help boost the
games, and everything that can be
done to make the annual events the
best held will be done by the commit
tees from the various clubs participat
ing. Lack of ' counter-attractions in
Portland Labor day will mean that
the throngs who usually go hither and
yon to spend their brief vacation will
climb aboard their machines and hike
for Seaside.
Auto Consumes More
Fuel in City Drives
The city owner will tell you that his
car shows considerably more fuel con
sumption when he drives around city
streets than it does when driving is done
In the country. The reason Is that fre
quent starts and stops, acceleration and
little continuous driving all require a
great deal of fuel. It has been shown
that even heavy cars, those weighing
more than 4500 pounds, can 'be made to
give 12 to 18 miles a gallon if the
operating conditions are right On fixed
throttle a car will show less fuel con
sumption than on variable throttle
movement ; that la, if the accelerator
pedal Is pressed and released alternately
aa some drivers control it it will require
more fuel to do a given work. Even
slight acceleration enriches the mixture.
On a long steady drive one may cut the
fuel down enormously by a careful and
not too frequent use of the accelerator.
Briscoe Wins Kace,
Making Good Time
Advices recently received by the W.
H. Wallingford company, Briscoe dis
tributors, show that at the automobile
races at the Granite State park, Dover,
N. H., one mile track. August 7, the
Briscoe wont the four-mile race in com
petition with two other makes of cars,
and in the Australian pursuit race fin
ished a good first The car also won
the five-mile event In the free-for-all
race. Bill Endlcott av the wheel, put the
Briscoe across the line in 25 minutes for
the 25 miles. This is said to be the fast
est titae ever made on a dirt track in
New Enghand.
Licensed for Business
Motor cars at ' present are licensed
only for business purposes in Germany,
and police traps are constantly set in
the vicinity of race tracks, suburban
resorts, etc, especially on Sundays, to
see that automobiles are being used
only on business errands and only by
persons to whom the license has been
granted.
New Truck Plant
The International Motor company of
New Tork delivered 1S70 trucks during
the first three months of this year. When
the new plant of the company has been
completed at New Brunswick It will have J
vimuy vi. i4,uuu irycaa sv Tear.
Much Steel Hauled f
Between 2000 and 2000 tons of steel
is being hauled away by motor trucks
from the great steel mills around Pitts
burg, y, every working day.
Fingerprints Taken
Before a chauffeur's license will be
Issued In Cleveland, Ohio, a new tariff
ordinance provides for the taking of
finger prints of the applicant
Texas Is Leader '
Texas leads the country In the amount
authorised for good roads, with bond
Issues totaling 144.708,000. ..
23d Year
ALjTHOF ft BENNETT
Tho Oldsooblle Co., or Oregon,
Portland. Oregon
Dear Sir a:
August 23, 1920
In chocking over our records we rind that it has now been over
one year sine we purchased our first Old snob lie from you. Aa you
know, our business is renting cars without drivers, and wo think it
no more than right that wo ahould let you know at thia tice the entirv
satisfaction the Oldemobilo has given in our work.
Some of our cars have run aore than 24,000 miles, and the expense'
of upkeep has been very light, considering tho number of drivers
each oar has had.
Our oust omers have been so well pleased with the ease of opera
tion and the extreme, economy of gasoline both in the eight and six
cylinder Oldsaobiles. as well as the distinguished appearance of the
oars, that through their efforts alone our business has grown fron tht
operation of one automobile to a fleet of six Oldsaobiles.
Our success with the Oldsooblle In comparison with other oars has
resulted In our using Oldsaobiles exclusively in our business
Yours very truly,
4LTH0? & BENKETT
By Theo Althof
immediate Delivery on All Model Also Oldsmobile Economy Trucks
DSMOBILE CO.
Broadway at Coudj OF OIIElOOlM Phone Broadway
Have You Seen
the new
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A powerful! sturdy but light weight
six-cylinder car The product of
twenty-five years' experience in suc
cessful motor car building. A car built
in "The Heart of America" to stand
rough going.
See the Severin on our salesroom floor,
Joseph Motor Gar Co
Distributors for Oregon
108 North Broadway Broadway 295
Dealers Wire or write for exclusive
territory. ; ; :
A New Service
For
Motor Car
Owners
Portland motor car owner are 'invited to
inspect our modem building, where yn hare
arranged a storage service that is tmoqualed in (
the dty. '
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Every storage convenience has been pro
vided and the service mdudeVwuhinsTof cttr
three times! per month, dusting 6jr car etch
night, and other attention.
Our washing and simonizing department is
equipped to render prompt and efficient
service. "' ; A
Simonizing Station and
Laundry
175 Twenty-Rrst St, Netr Washington
v Phone Marshall 3982
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