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THIS OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY "MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1S20.
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COtVtRADES TRAVEL
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Portlander, in Nash Six Journey
' Along' Beach, Visit Two Na
tional Parks During Journey.
CAR RETURNS FROM 5300 MILE TRIP UP . NORTH
Fifty three hundred miles of tour
ing, with all kinds of flailing along
the way good camping, assorted
roads, and a trip over Into Canada
what more could a Portlander want
for really exciting: and Instructive
' Bummer vacationing? C. O. HJerm
' stad did the trick in a Nash Six,
with P. K. Greene along as councilor
extraordinary. The pair had the
time of their lives.
The twain left Tortland for Seaside
- July , and after spending tp days
there seeing- the sight along the beach
and listening to the. breakers roar, came
back to Ooble and ferried across to
Katama-t Thence they went northward
aloner the Pacific Highway to American
Lake ahd Taeoma, finding the highway
dusty -in places how different it is now
and then over Into Rainier National
Park. ' They made a tour of the park
; and hied them hack to Olympia where
they took the Olympic highway north
along Hoods Canal. The fishing was
good along the Snohomiah, the Hama
hama. and the Dosewalllps rivers, the
. two men going as far towards the head
waters of the three rivers as determina-
'tlon, fishing fever, and wagons would
, take them. After taking their fill of
these Waltonlan delights they went
north to Port Angeles and the Olympic
peninsula. The road from Tort Angelas
rto -Piedmont and the Lake Crescent
, country Is good, and ferrying across
Lake Crescent they went to Forks and
Mora, pushing on to La Tush, thn In
,dian village on the shores of the Pacific.
Here they saw a base for professional
fishing, the village being a headquarters
for the bank fiRhimr off the coast of
Northwestern Washington. Coming
. back to Fairholm, on Lake Crescent,
they went to Lake Sutherland for more
'-' fishing and camping and down the In-
' Bide highway through the National for
est to Port Angeles again. Port Angeles,
the city on Htilts, has a good tourist
camping grounds, with electric lights,
ehowers. cooking places and all the rest
of the little conveniences that go to make'
a" tourist feel at home and -want to
come again.
WONDROUS FISHTSO FOIXD
V From Port Angeles they took the Sol
Due to Victoria and Vancouver Island
and turned the Nash to the edge of
clvlllsataion oft the Campbell river. This
point la reached along the Island high
way, and fuelling through the Island
the Portlanders discovered that though
i the paved highways are few the ma
- cadam roads are the best In the North
west. The Canadians prevlde no camp
- rrnunda for visitors, but encourage the
hotels. As one Englishman expressed t.
If "The -hotels do the public fine." .
Whether he meant anything subtle by
this is a question, but HJermated and
Greene found splendid accommodations
and food galore.
The two Rtruck the best fishing they
had found yet when they threw their
lines Into the waters of Campbell river
'- and Campbell lake, and at Lake Buttle
; fish were caught with only bits of red
'. beards for bait. Some people were using
Visiting cards with their names on them,
and when the fish would come up to
get acquainted all one had to do was
to brtng the fryln pan into service.
The Canadians consider eight inch trout
too small to fool with.
Tiring of the sport of pulling fish
out only to throw them back. thetwo
' headed for NanRimo and ferried across
to Vancouver. The road through Blaine.
- Belllngham, and Everett leads to Index,
' the latter town to be on the new road
over Index Pass. This route is ahout
to be completed and when fit for travel
Will surpass the famous Snoqualml$ in ly
scenic beauty. Good fishing may be
found without much exertion in this
part of the country.
HRTE8T CANTOS FOT7TTD
From Everett the Nash went back to
Seattle and Tacorna, and after two days
spent In camp on American Lake, took
the Snoqualmie Pass road, known as the
- Sunset Highway, and rolled over Blewett
Pass to Wenatehee. The Blewett Pass
v. road had been reported in very bad con
N dltlon, but Hjermstad found but little
trouble in making the grade. The road
Is somewhat like that found on Kant
Thirty-third street; North, on a rainy
day. .
: From the scene of the conquering of
Blewett Pass, the party jogged down
'through Moses Coulee to Coulee City,
- . where, wonders of wonders, the na
.tlves were In a deuce of a fix
explaining to children 3 years old
A what' that moisture was coming
.'down frpm the sky. This rain
'rwas found to have much tenacity of
purpose, for It followed the Nash to
Spokane and beyond, giving the 98 miles
. of roadway rather a damp aspect. Even
then the distance was negotiated In 2
hours and 45 minutes.
- 1 From Spokane the road lies through
Fourth of July canyon, In the Bitter
Root mountains, named from the can
w non cracker swear words used on- the
road by eastern tourists or at least
, that's the 'report. The drive from Coeur
d'Alerfe through the canyon was made
. at night, a feat of driving when It is
remembered by these who have been
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What ho for the open highway and all that sort of thins. This Nash Six J oat got back from a K800 mile
trip up north and all around, with the crew shown above, C. O. Hjermstad, the owner, and P. H.
Greene. The picture was snapped In front of the building occupied by the Portions Motor Car company.
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through the Infamous gulch that It's no
cinch to make even In the daytime.
B6AD BKSEXBLtS LAKK
Bains had turned the canyon into a
lake, but the twain floated through and
took the Yellowstone trail through Wal
lace to Vigilante trail and Virginia City.
Vigilante trail leads up the Madison
river to the west entrance of the park.
A tour of the park was made and com
ing again to the west entrance, the firm
of Hjermstad and Greene scampered over
the 6300 feet of, the bump of cussedness
known to the map as Sedora Pass and
to tourists- as something entirely differ
ent. " "
They wallowed through the road to
St. Anthony Just after a cloudburst had
passed. This was classed as the worst
road of the entire trip, inasmuch as
there, was no road at all in spots and in
othefs there was toe much of itin the
shape of grades that looked a million
feet high.
From St. Anthony to Arco the road Is
good, running through miles of lava
formation, and with excellent surface
and grades. The 248 mQa from Arco to
Boise was made in 11 hours. The route
from Boise was by way of Weiser,
Baker, La Grande and Pendleton to the
Columbia river highway. The road from
Hcho to Arlington was a- wonderful
stretch of highway, after what the
two men bad been through, and
was in distinct contrast to the
semi-highway over the Blue moun
tains where a stretch of 54 miles was
almost as bad as that east of St. An
thony. DETOURS KECESSABT
The' wheels of the Nash were locked
and the car slid down the mountains in
the mud that had accumulated with
three weeks' intermittent rain and three
days' steady downpour. Some of the
roadway was under a lake not marked
on the map by the survey chaps. That
54 miles was made In 8V4 hours,
Hjemstad's Nash being one of two cars
to corn over that day.. The road frpm
Echo to Arlington served as a contrast.
for hi time for distance, covered the car
flew over the roads.
From Arlington the pair was com
pelled to follow the Old road throurh
Wasco to M osier, the new grade along
the river in the vicinity of Rowena be
ing still in the hands of those who would
surface It when "the rains let up. The
pavement at Hood River looked like
atrip of the promised land to the travel
weary two, who made short work of
the distance from the apple City to
Portland. Of the total distance of S300
miles, the majority was' over good
road a Few really bad stretches were
encountered. The car averaged 16 miles
to the gallon for the entire trip and no
mechanical trouble at all, even in spite
of the heat, forced a halt. The first
puncture came 3000 miles out from the
starting place.
DEALBtS-TU ELECT
SET OF OFFICERS
Motor Car Association to Meet
October 11 Directors Will Be
' : Dealers in New Order.
Nearly one half million automobile
license tag numbers have been issued
In Pennsylvania this year.
Dealers' Motor Cr Association of
Portland, which changed. Its nam
from Dealers' Motor Car Association
of Oregon, after the state organisa
tion was formed, will elect new of
ficers and directors October 11, the
directors to consist ' ot a board of
nine men, of which the president is
chairman. The constitution adopted
at the special meeting the first of
last week: brought about a few
changes In the administration of the
affairs of the association, but" did
not materially affect Hhe policy of
the organisation.
The president win In the 'future be
on of the dealers tn the Portland aa
elation. The directors Will be dealers.
as win the vice-president. " The manager
wOl not be a dealer, but win be elected
though not as a member of the board.
Th affairs of the association will be
handled at weekly meetings of the board
of nine, while the regular meetings of
the association win continue to ee
monthly affairs. The officers will be
limited in number to three.
It was decided at the meeting to ten
der a farewell banquet to Bert EHng,
quondam Portland dealer for Overland.
who is going Into the chill north land
as Oldsmoblle dealer in Seattle. He
leaves October 17, so the banquet will-)
probably come off about October 14.
A. S. Roblnsom Arnold, Cohen and C
L Boss were appointed on 'the commu
tes tor the banquet. Ail the dealers In
the city are to be invited.
Another change made in the constitu
tion was to set the dues for members at
)S a month, from, which $1 would be
deducted when monthly meetings found
a representative of the firm In attend
a nee at roUcalL This clause was greet
ed with considerable approval, which
M. O. Wllkins. author thereof, received
with becoming modesty.
Twin States Firnf '
Joins Auto Eow on ;
Washington Street
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Alder street row lost another star reel-
fdent last week wfaen the; Twin States
Motor Car 'company deserted, the build
ing' occupied for so long a time and
went Into the corner, quarters at Nine
teenth and Washington formerly occu
pied by the Braly Auto company. "By
this move the company has nearly half
a block- of floor space, H 0x1 00 feet,-the
corner space held by the salesroom for
new cars, while the quarters for used
cars are on Washington la the middle
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Weaver Tire Co-
DISTRIBUTOR
FEDERAL
TIRES
We also have some cheap
tire in stock.
. 8tttt Bernslde at Broadway
ReoRoadster
Where een mfch aaefebendiae
that be boosht for so tow a fisiuvt
A 1820 Reo dx roadster, preetkally
near, cost $2100. J tat cane in sod
aer baa eeee adrertued ef ore. -
This la an ontuoU opportunity for
anyone waattns a due looUn aiz eyi
: isde roaditcr. .' '.
.our rmog. ti 300; ttnm
- COVEY MOTOR CAR CO.
SIM end Waging tee SU. ' Main S244.
"No Car," says The Motor of London,
perfect, and none ever will be; but the Model
59 Cadillac approaches that ideal as closely as
any other car on . the market regardless of
price or size
Extract from an editorial article published
August 4, 1920, in Th Motor, the National
Motor Car Journal of Great Britain,
This remarkable tribute from a na
tion which never lightly bestows ap
proval, but in a spirit of sportsman
ship always admits and admires a
superior achievement, releases us,
we feel, from a reticence which has
always governed our references to
the Cadillac.
The truth of the matter is that we
have never expressed to the Ameri
can people our own deep and inner
most convictions concerning the
Cadillac.
We have refrained, from a sense of
decent restraint, and because we have
always felt that the Cadillac wasvits
own most eloquent exponent
But we feel, now, that we owe it
to more than a hundred thousand
American owners of the present
type of Cadillac, to share this tribute
with them, and at the same time, to
set down, once for -all, an honest
belief concerning it, which we" are
certain they share with us.
Heretofore, we may have seemed to
consent, by our silence at least, to
the suggestion that a car equaling the
Cadillac might possibly be bought at
a considerably higher.price.
Resting on the generous admission
of our English friepds, we want our
real feeling in the matter to go on
record for all time:
it was never proven before, we
firmly believe the last three years
have demonstrated, beyond the pos
sibility of doubt, that, regardless of
price, the Cadillac is the best car in
the world.
Day after day, throughout these three
years in fierce competition with the
world's best in the world's war
traveling side by side with the very
flower of French, English, Italian and
American manufacture here at
'home, month after month in tens of
thousands of hands the Cadillac has
, proven that money cannot build or
buy a better car.
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We who build the rWKflar have
never wavered for a moment in this
conviction.
We share it now, with our friends,,
because we are sure that they, too,
will derive from this unparalleled
European tribute, at least a little of
the deep satisfaction which it brings
to us.
It will be our pleasure to quote fur
ther from European comments on
the Cadillac in subsequent announce
ments, and to give you some of the
reasons for the faith that is in us.
of the block,
The location is one of the beat an
automobile roar. While the building Is
only one story In height, the ample
range of space on the ground level, to
gether with large windows factor on
Washington and Nineteenth streets, af
ford good display for Chandler and
Cleveland .cars, for which the company
is the distributor. . ' . ; .
The service floor for the company Is
(6x100, and contains the equipment
moved up from the old location, together
with new fixtures. R. E. Murphy, presi
dent of the company, wept no tears of
homesickness on leaving the Conner lo
cation, and when the teas for the pres
ent location was signed some months
ago he got Into a frame of mind to
remain In the new place Indefinitely.-:
Woman Speeds to :
: Believe Hay Fever
Chicago, Oct t. "Honestly, Judge,
fast riding relieves my hay fever, so I
told the chauffeur to go ahead and speed
and I would pay his fine." Thus spoke
Mrs. Ada Simpson, arraigned in speed -erf
court whh O. T. Mlnburn. charged
with reckless driving. "One dollar, plus
costs." ruled the judge. "Thank you,"
replied Mrs. Simpson, ami paid the fine.
Braly. Auto; Company.
in JNew, yuarters at
19th and Washington
The Braly Auto company. Franklin-"
distributors, whoee new home at Four
teenth , and Bumaide streets, has been
under i construction for some months
past, has been completed, and the oom
p.ny has .forsaken its old quarters at V
Nineteenth and Washington streets for
the new white structure.
The first floor of tne iew building is
occupied by salesrooms and offices,"
while the second floor has the parts de- -parpnent
and service space. This floor
Is reached by an incline, more of a time
saver than an, elevator, company of
ficials believe.
The building is modern throughout, of
concrete finished in white, and Is at
tractively, appointed. The new quarters
are a considerable Improvement over the
former location, Inasmuch aa there Is
much more room at the disposal of the
company for taking care of customers.
COVEY
MOTOR CAE.
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Stewart Truck
Prices Reduced
THIS bed-rock reduction in Stewart prices meani a large
temporary loss to the factory while using up material on
hand, but we are willing to do our part to put the business of the
country on a pre-war basis immediately, thus insuring continued
prosperity and full employment of labor.
These are the new prices compared
effective immediately, f ,o. b. Buffalo.
with the old
Model Old Price NEW PRICE
3 ton $4,100 $3,395
2 ton 3,200 2,575
2 ton 3J075 2,495
lte ton 2,450 1,995
1 ton 1,850 1,650
ton 1 ,450 1,295
Order will be filled in order of their receipt
IN OUR NEW LOCATION
45-47 NORTH 9TH ST. PHONE BROADWAY 118
LAFFOW MOTOR CAR COMPANY
DISTRIBUTORS
Some territory open for IWe dealers
DISTRIBUTORS Uill
There Will Be
NO REDUCTION
on
ripps'iMo of h
Cars.
Purchasers' Guaranteed Price
Until May 1st, 1921
The present cost of labor and material entering
into the construction of Scripps-Booth cars will
not permit a reduction in the present list price of
these cars. However, if the cost of labor and ma
terial entering intol the construction can in any
way be reduced sufficiently to allow the lowering
of the present list price between this date and
May 1st, 1921, we will refund to every purchaser
of a new Scripps-Booth car who buys within the
above period , at present prices the amount of
such reductions.
The Smpps-Bupth Comply of Cal.
K 522'Alder Street ! Tabor 3169
WASHINGTON at TWENTYrFIRST
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