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: AUTOMOBILES
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Pioneer Pike-Laying Enthusiasts
Wrought With Care; Old
Thoroughfares Faithful.
By Frank A. Clarvoe
One of the leading questions asked
by the Idle-minded motorist is:
Why are the roads on the west side
of the river uniformly crooked,
while those on the east are uni
formly straight? Those tight-seers
who have burnd gasoline over into
Washington county have at times
been confused by the road switch
ing this way and that, like the rear
end , of a light car on a slippery
street, and have wondered. H. B.
Chapman, assistant roadmaster of
Multnomah county, explains it by
saying that the settler- in Western
Multnomah county and along the
border , of the adjoining county, of
which Multnomah at one time
formed a part, settled and marked
out their land according to fancy,
S running their chains where the brush
happened to be thinnest and where
the soil was richest.
Amateur surveyors in the old days are
largely responsible for the crooked roads
of the western part of the county, since
roads followed the lines of least reslst-
t ance until recently, and one man mak
ing a road aeross another's land was
liable to meet with strenuous opposi
tion. So croked boundaries were fol
lowed. The checkerboard road system found
over on the east side, beyond Elhty
second street, was, brought forcibor to
the attention of The Journal scouts last
Sunday when a Chandler Six, driven by
H. E. Tulip, salesman for the Twin
States Motor Carcompany. local dis
tributors, explored the section and trav
eled many of the east and west section
line roads as well as those running north
and south.
One thing regarding which the motor
ist wonders subsequently to recovering
from the effects of the roads' trueness
to line is the surface condition .f prac
tically every road in that section.
' Sandy road is, of .course, paved, as is
the Base Line road and the Powell Val
ley turnpike.' ; The Section Line road,
once one of the main roads to Gresham.
which is- now probably one of the least
traveled. Improved roads in Multnomah
.county, is of macadam which runs into
gravel six miles out of town, ; and the
Barr road, one mile north of the Bass
'Line, is of gravel and day. Villa avenue.
fiooetaiM cpo Pt Four, Colons. Two) ,
IN B. C. CONVENE ' gmW
Trans-Provincial Highway Cer
tain; Direct Route to Washing'
ton From Nelson, B. C.
Spokane, Oct. 16. Delegates from
all parts of British Columbia to the
number of 100 attended the British
Columbia Good Roads league con
vention at Nelson, B. C, October
6-7. Officials of the provincial
government in attendance Included
Dr. King, minister of public works,
and J. W. Foreman, chief engineer,
and Fred L. Wolff, Washington dele
gate from Newport,' Wash.
The principal matter of discussion was
the building of the trans-provincial
highway to connect the eastern and
western portions of the province. Two
routes are under consideration, one via
the Fraser river canyon and Kamloops.
the other the southern route, the main
uncompleted link of which is the sec
tion from Hope to Princeton, B. C., pr.
King made the statement to the league
that the government was carefully con
sidering both routes and having thorough
surveys made, but was not yet in a. po
sition to announce which route was the
most favorable. That British Columbia
will have such a highway on one of
these routes In the near future appears
certain.
Fred L. Wolff of Newport. Wash., was
in attendance at the convention in the
interest of securing a Canadian connec
tion with the Pend Oreille highway to
the Trail and Nelson, B. C, countriesr
which will open a new direct route from
Spokane to this section, in which much
timber is owned by United States citi
zens. On the Washington side two important
links of this road are about completed,
the new. bridge at.Metallne, which. will
be open- to travel in November, and the
forest aid road from Metaline Falls,
which will be completed this fall to with
in two miles of the boundary." A five
mile connection la necessary orv-Jthe Ca
nadian side, and U waa announced by
Dr. King that this would be built v '
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Stolen Cars
Sundry gentlemen whose brains and
mechanical ability subordinate their re
spect for other people's property are still
at large with the following automobiles
and motorcycles.
Cheirolet touring, 1020 model, Orefon licenu
15120. motor No. C2318.
Dods touring, 1920 model. Ores on license
M82. motor No. C81158.
Dndsv touring, 1820 model, Oregon Usense
T3D60, motor No. 491630.
Hodge tourirtg, 1920 model, Oregon licenM
03796. motor No. 628689.
Dodge touring, 1920 modef, Oregon license
62998. motor No. 6094 85.
Dodge too ring, 1920 model. Oregon Uceoee
87456, motor No. 521139.
Dodge touring, 1920 model, WuhiOftoa 11
ocne, motor No. 504021. -
Dodge touring. 1918 model, Washington B
enue 88755, motor No. 228291.
IKUge touring, 1918 model, Oregon license
.V.S78. motor No. 29005.
Ford ton ring. 1917 model.
irragoa ncensa
70tH), motor No. 1952046.
Ford coupe, 1920 model,
93828. motor. No. 404T088.
Ford touring, 1920 model.
72135. motor No. 3725043.
Ford track, 1918 model.
Oregon license
Oregon license
Oresoa license
motor no. hhw.
Ford roadster, 1919 model. Oregon license
1573T. motor No. 8215614.
Ferd tearing. 1919 model. Oregon license
20146. motor No, 3042796.
Uaxweil touring, 1918 modal, tats missing,
motor No. 227941. '
Oskland touring. 1919 model, Oregon license
27908, motor No. C51397.
Oreriand deli Terr. 1918 model. Oregon license
11078, motor No. 140941.
Oreriand ton ring, 1918 model. Oregon license
47785, motor No. 31670.
Scrippe-Booth touring. 1918 model. Washing
ton license 16633, motor No. 245(82.
ee??ndrd tooring, 1920 model. Oregon fieenas
SS177, motor No. 1631.
Cleveland motorcycle, 1918 model. Oregon H
oonse K-8S. motor No. 10115.
Hsriej-D,jridoo motorcrcte. 1919 model. Ore
gon license B-65. motor No. L19A22401.
Hariey-Daridmn motoreycla, 1918 model. Ore
gon license R-95. motor No. L18T1294.
Hartey-Daridson motorrvria 1ft9A -wi-l rw.
Mon license AB-3. motor No. L20T16J84.
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Carelessness Main Cause
Figured on die basis of past year fa
talities in: proportion to the number of
vehicles In use, it is estimated that 11,000
persons In the United States will be
killed by automobiles this year. Care
less, reckless drivers and the careless,
reckless persons on foot win be responsi
ble, v 7 w
ITALY INCREASES
DUTY FOR AUTOS
Readjustments Made to Meet
Rates of U. S. and Other
Countries.
To equalize the present disparity
between the low Italian duties on
motor vehicles and the high duties
which France, Great Britain and
the United States impose on these
vehicles, the Italian government has
just decreed radical increases In the
rates now in force.
Effective September 15, 1920, passen
ger automobiles, with or without bodies,
traction engines, including farm trac
tors, motor-driven street-cleaning appa
ratus ond motor fire engines will pay
the following duty in gold per Quintal :
Ure
Weighing not more than 400 kilos 20'
Orer 400. up to and including 900 Mca 115
Over 900, up to and including 1600 kilos 65
Orer 1 0. np to and including 2600 kilos 75
Orer 8500, up to and including 4000 kilos 95
Over 4000 kilos... , 60
Automobiles, with or without bodies,
weighing not more than 2SO0 kilos, will
pay also a surtax of 35 per cent ad va
lorem. .
Automobile bodies will be classed as
automobiles. On automobile parts the
following new duties, gold per quintal.
Will be established:
On frames, 70 lire; gear shafts, 110
ure; rear axies; complete, 90 lire; all
plus a surtax of 30 per cent ad valorem.
Horses Growing Fewer .
Returns of th 1920 uriml(iMi
indicate a steady decline In the number
of. horses on the farms In the country
of this year as compared with the nam-
AUTO SALE BRISK
WITH PRICE CUT
EFFECT LESSENEP
No Further Changes Expected on
Selling Figures of . Cars'; No
Slash Possible, Say Several.
Farther changes In the prices of
motor cars seem to be off the board
for the present, with manufacturers
who have not yet announced price
reductions firm in the belief that
their cars will continue to command
old figures until reductions in raw
materials warrant decreases. The
effect of the price cut is wearing
off, and trade is brisker.
Approximately 10 motor car manu
facturers have announced new lists with
substantial reductions in price, the cuts
ranging: & high as JSOO In some cases
and as low as $140 in others. General
Motors, Hares Motors, and other com
binations declare their costs of produc
tion haye so advanced that a price cut
would mean selling at a loss or at such
low profit as to make transactions out
of the question.
Of the independent companies, Haynes
has guaranteed its present price against
decrease until July 1, 1921. A. O. Sel
beriimg said, in making this announce
ment public, that to cut the price with
out an equal fall in the cost of raw ma
terials would mean a curtailment of pro-
' gressive Ideas in car construction now
ssss
under way and might result in fore
going a legitimate profit Veils Motors
corporation, of Mollne, I1L. has wired its
dealers that Velie prices will hold with
out decrease auntll July 1. 1921. The
company guarantees against a decrease
but not against an increase in list price.
No reason is assigned by the company
for this action. Cadillac will maintain
present prices, as will Stuts. ,
DEALERS BE ASSURED
From the Templar factory comes
word that prices for that car will stand
fast without reduction, but no definite
date has been'set as a guarantee limit.
Templar factory officials claim the car
to be selling at its value, and deny that
their product fs overpriced. Harry W.
Anderson, general sales manager for
the company, made the factory's stand
clear when he said that with materials
where they are in price, it was folly for
his company to reduce simply because
the .other fellow was reducing. The Cole
Motor Car company, of Indianapolis,
stands clear - of the price toboggan, and
states that with the car selling at a
price commensurate with cost and legiti
mate profit,' officials would go against
the company's policy i making reduc
tions simply to play In with existing and
apparently popular conditions. . The
Standard Eight is guaranteed against a
drop in price before April 1, 1921,. by
word from the Standard Steel Car com
pany, manufacturers. Lewis E.- Obye
Motors company, local distributors for
the car, have received official guaran
tee that the car .will maintain its pres
ent price level, with refund to customers
should any reduction be announced be
fore the date set. This company claims
conditions at present do not warrant a
drop in the price of their car.
On the other hand, trucks seem about
to be afflicted with the drop fever. The
Indiana truck dropped In price almost
at the same time with the first 10 motor
cars to fall. Trucks manufactured by
automobile concerns who have cut prices
for their passenger cars have also cut
prices on their trucks. Indiana truck
was the first commercial carrier to
yield to a bear market in automotive
(Conclnded on P Two. Column One)
New Organization
Creates New Values
The vital and valuable reduc
tions announced by the new
and powerful organization
manufacturing the good
Maxwell car represent values
so evident, and even sensa
tional, that ftnrther comment
from us would be almost a
waste of words.
New factory prices are as follows:
Touring Car
Roadster -.
Sedan .
Coups .
iWmr4athm add
C.LBoss Automobile Co.
615-17 Washington St, Portland
LONDON W HAS
GREAT APPEAL TO
Manufacturers in United States
Apply for Space at European
Classic.
Members of the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce are
expressing great satisfaction with
the way manufacturers in the Unit
ed States are applying for space in
the London automobile show, to be
staged early in November. This
show, which is gaining prestige
through the determination of the
Paris association to hold no show
this year, is staged und,er the aus
pices of the Society of Motor Manu
facturers and Traders of England.
Olympla has formerly been. the scene
of the show, but with manufacturers
having no outlet in Paris and with
American manufacturers applying for
space, additional space is being secured
by the committee in the White City. So
far 97 firms have drawn for space at
the Olympia and 77 for space in the
White City.
The following American cars "have
been admitted to the Olympia : Bulck,
Cadillac. Chevrolet. Port. Oramt, Hup
mobile. Nash, Oakland. OldHmobile and
Soiipps-Booth. In the White City th)
following makes hnvrfspace: Bethlehem
truck, Briscoe, Chalmers, Dixie Flyer,
Now$ 995
Now 995
Now 1695
Now 595
AM R CAN MOTORS
Essex, Haynes, Hudson, Jordan, King,
Malbohm, Maxwell, Mllburn Electric.
Mitchell. Moon. National, Packard, Paige, ..
woods and Winton. .
The number of cars from the United
States showing in London indicates the
extent to which Uncle Sam's manufac
turers are going after the English mar
ket The London show will not cater to
the English trade alone, but will have
greet Influence upon the continental de
mand. It is safe to say further that
many dealers and fanciers from all over
the world will attend the classic at the
English metropolis prior to coming to
the New York show, which follows
shortly thereafter. The effect of these
two shews will do much, in the opinion
of leading manf acturers, to standardise .
American makes In the mind of the
world at large.
Rolls-Royce Will
Make Debut Next
Month in Boston
Rejorts come from Boston that John
Bull's Rolls-Royce, which obtained a
foothold In this country last year, will
make its debut In tle form of the first,
finished chassis next month. The price
for the chassis has been fixed at 111,760,
with the cost of the finished car rang
ing from J15.000 to 117,000.
The company has t00 men at work In
Springfield, Mass., and will probably in
crease the personnel to 800 or more as
soon as production gets under way. In
addition to Its own output, the company
for a short time will import chesses from
England and finish the body work in
this country. The first year's produc
tion. It Is planned, will run about a car
a day, with importations of possibly 100,
making less than 6U0 cars all told for
the year. . 1
The KnglUih plant of the company 1
producing i .chasxes a week, and as a
reflection of ths fart that the company
did not produce for five years a single
car for the public market, are sold
ahead until May, 19:2.