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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY HORNING- AUGUST 21, 1S2L
(IB PORT-SEASIDE
COAST LOOP IS
WELL KNOWN AUTO - MAN
IS SELECTED AS MANAGER
ROUGH TRAVELING
Jtoad Improvement Makes Prog-!
ress of Motorist at Present Un
certain, at Times Hazardous.
BjJ.I. Wallla
' "Be cautious, you might meet a fool."
This warning Is conveyed by signs at
several curves oa the road that skirts
the coast line of Tillamook county In
the vicinity of Barvtew and apparently
it has eobd effect ,f or everybody there
seems to motor with care, although the
road could hardly be classed as dan
gerous. - - - v- " -V '.
The inscription could be adapted to
great advantage in the Lincoln county
district through which winds the road
that connects Newport with, the interior,
not because there may be more fools
there but because the roads are more
dangerous. !;.f .' i-v"
Going into Newport by way of Toledo
the, motorist encounters hairpin curves,
almost innumerable, with narrow road
. bed and steep grades.;. -. '
The map issued by the Oregon Tour-
! 1st and Information bureau - shows a
'blue, graceful curved line from Blodgett
to Toledo, indicating a road la . the
ough, neither paved nor macadamised.
TB.BEE CBEW81T WOE1V ; '
- Next season undoubtedly this line win
be shown in yellow, the color employed
to , indicate macadam, for - Lincoln
county is prosecuting grading and pav
ing vigorously during the dry weather.
The distance from Blodgett to To
ledo is 3 miles. Along this stretch will
be found three construction crews,
blasting and leveling the huge masses
of dirt dislodged by explosives. While
a blessing to future , motorists, these
construction crews are a source of much
' grief to the motorists of today, because
travel is permitted only at certain in-
; tervals and a delay of three or four
hours fiitvws no little inconvenience in
this vecssparsely settled country.
. Going eastward out of Blodgett one
encounters a bad streteh of road, partly
planked and containing many chuck
' holes, but the road Is of sufficient width
to permit meeting without danger of
'. being brushed over the side into the
tops of a stand of young timber. A few
miles further on the road narrows, and
. unless the horn is used freely one
might be called upon to back a consid
erable distance to pass a machine from
the opposite direction for there are few
turnouts. This stretch parallels . the
new grade, which is almost level and
free of curve. Comparing-it with the
old winding road, one wonders why the
,. easier grade was not chosen In the first
place, although one must admire the
grit of the pioneer who penetrated what
was in those days virgin wilderness.
BOAS IS OKIT BUT
The road surface of packed dirt is not
hard on rubber in- dry weather and
- this is fortunate for the traveler here
must make his own repairs or get
through the best he knows bow, for the
nearest garage is that at Toledo. The
. day we went through four- oars slid
from the newly graded roadbed at a
" point -about midway between Blodgett
and Toledo, but somehow they managed
to limp on to their destination without
delaying traffic more than a couple of
hours. A light truck passing over the
. : new grade gave such a tilt that the cow
it was carrying rolled over the high raO
and into the ravine. After that, for the
. rest of the day, machines worked out a
. short detour through the brush follow
ing the railroad track, although this
, was forbidden ground.
As the traveler approaches Toledo the
road widens but the curves become both
moretiumerous and abrupt, and it is
- here thmt the somewhat unusual sign
found along the Tillamook road should
be carried in mind, -
KOAD IS
From Toledo to Newport, a distance of
. about nine miles, a splendid road has
been carved over the hill, and it would
be a pleasure to speed over it but for the
r fact that at its very crest the big shovels
"struck a straturq of soft sand in which
.drive wheels will go spinning without
traction, and perhaps the car do a right
- 'About face quite unexpectedly.
Z Going out of Newport, the Velle light
... slx . again stood the strain without a
"Whimper and bowled over the undulating
" Kings Valley road at a good clip in a
Trace against darkness, which would
' have proved a bar to comfortable travel
' "because of the brush overhanging both
"wheel tracks on this stretch of 11 miles.
-Coming out of Newport this Is a better
Toute. so many say, than the one to the
right of GeiaUy hill, for while thaGelat
ly hill road is of easy grade, it has been
newly rocked. From Kings Valley the
v road led to Dallas, over a road of eon
l siderable new rock and. gravel, but fair
. traveling a distance of 21 miles.
Z To get back to the coast one has, the
choice of several roads from , Dallas to
jthe Grande Ronde Indian 'reservation,
ttome ox them Better man outers, out ail
- .In fair condition. Here one enters Tllla
' mook county, where perhaps more road
.work is being carried on than anywhere
else in the state. The people there seem
to be making all possible speed to ob
;taln good roads, and In another year it
will be a delight to travel there, for the
roads are wide, well surfaced, of easy
grade and with travelling directions at
. every turn and cross road.
1 From Hebo to Tillamook the greater
distance has been paved. .Following the
- .coastline in a northerly direction to Sea
. side, one encounters some of the most
charming scenery is the state, not so
much of the really rugged, but more
delicate and refined, although yet of
' virgin wildnessf To a point opposite
Nehalem the road is macadam and in
good condition, after that to' the point
- where it connects with the Seaside
Cannon Beach road, well graded - but
. severe on tires because of the new
crushed rock for many miles.
Returning to Portland over the lower
Columbia river highway, the circle de
scribed shows a distance or about 550
miles, the trip out of Portland leading
through Salem and CorvslUs.
AUTO STAGES LAY
v. TERMINAL PLANS
' (Oaanaaad fro hw O ,
a, new development In the operation of
passenger stages.
OFFICERS OF COW AFT
; Officers of the terminal company are
A. Jaloff. president; Frank Parkinson,
, -vice president; J. X S. Snead,
tary, and J. Jaeobson, treasurer. Har
vey Wells Is also on the board of direc
tors. A large majority of the auto bus lines
have already Joined the terminal com
pany and it is confidently expected that
-by the time the new building Is under
- ;way that they will be signed up 100
:per cent strong. - -
Included la the members at the Ore
;goa Auto Stage Terminal company rjj
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Lexington -Company . to. Enter
Loesch and Cline in Labor Day
Climb Up Pike's Peak. -
R. W. Ben, bead of recently formed
- organization to sell Fprdaon trac
tors.
" R. "W. Bell has been selected by the
local Ford dealers to head a separate de
partment . for 4 the selling .of Fordson
tractors. The new department Is located
on East ' Water street to the building
formerly occupied by" the Warren 'Con
struction compan,-.
Shepherd's Auto Bus lines, established in
1911, and running between Portland and
Seaside and all : way points ana Port
land and Toe Dalles, r A. Jaloff, who is
manager fc fhis stage Una, as wen as
president of the new terminal company,
estimates the . number of passengers
which they carry . during the
months at between 1800 and
day. Jaloff states that his company
well as most of the other main stage
lines are already complying with all of
the requirements which are set forth In
an ordinance now being prepared by the
traffic committee of the city council.
XAKT LUTES EXCLUDED .
The Reliance ML Hood stage, which
operates to Government Camp and all
points between there and Portland, has
ben in operation, for the past 10 or U
years, having been under the present
management for the last, eight years.
While this line is included in the termi
nal company It hopes that no rule under
the new ordinance will prevent its stages
from picking up passengers aa they pass
their old stand which is at the Rout-
ledge Seed A Floral company, on Sec
ond street.
- Other lines which win use the new
terminal are the Portland-Newberg
line, the Portland, Rillsboro and Forest
Grove line, the Portland-TJIIamook Cad'
lilac stage operated by Ivan Donaldson,
the Portland-Salem stage, and the Port-land-Camas
and ; Washougal stage line.
When two Lexington specials Cashed
home last Labor day to the world's hill
Climbing championship at Pike's Peak,
the automobile world awakened sud
denly - to - a new - power marvel , which
had made . this overwhelming victory
possible. " . v ' X
The winning t Lexington specials.
driven by Ot Loesche and Al Cline, un
known as race drivers, finished in first
and 'second places, winning not only
the cream of the prise money but the
famous Penrose trophy. - ' j
The secret of that victory was th I
Ansted engine, upon which the Lexing
ton Motor company had been working
quietly for years. It wss not until after
that victory that Lexington announces
its new sensational series T line of
cars. aU equipped with the Ansted en
gine- and its striking pew sport model.
the "Lark." i.'
la the design : of the Ansted engine
what .had been regarded as the impos-1
sible was accomplished. The great rac
ing cars get their excess of power largely
by means of a larger valve opening and
higher valve lift. But this has always
been accompanied by great noise.
la the Ansted engine the valve open
ing and the valve lift are the largest of
any stock motor manufactured, yet Its
operation Is practically noiseless, due
to the development of what is known as
the "rocking chair" rocker arm and
specially designed cam. r
This scientific valve action and other
Improvements give the Ansted engine 60
per cent more power than conventional
engines of the' same sise, with an econ
omy unequalled even la many smaller
motors. ; yc".-".--r- '
Tif Ansted angina will propel the two
Lexington special which have been -en
tered for the 1821 hill climbing contest
at Pike's Peak.
Both cars are already on the ground
being tuned up for the big event. A J
much heavier list of starters is expected
this year.: Lexington will defend the
famous Penrose, trophy won In 1120.
Big Loads Necessary
If ; All Wheat Saved
Before Fall Eains
Colburn Barrell 'Jr.. who represent
the Ford company's Portland branch in
Central-Oregon, reports that the high
ways In the wheat districts have been
badly cut up by the grain, trucks, run
ning In and out of the wheat centers.
Reports of overloading, he says, have
brought the state traffic people into
that part of the state. Barren says that
overloading la excusable ' la the farm
areas, as with the bumper crop this
year granaries are . more than filled and
it la going to tax every resource to get
the wheat to the elevators .and ware
houses . before the rains com.
TJ8T3TG STATS nTSIGlTIAS - -As
a means of letting others . know
from what place they come, automobile
tourists are adopting state insigntas on
their cars. Motorist from Ksnsss sim
ply have a sunflower painted on the hood
of their machines. ; Those from Pennsyl
vania have a big key and tourists from
Ohio carry a buckeye.
Business Good in ;
: Yellowstone Park
are affectionately eaQed "sage bruiher"
by the old timers. ..- . , - 4 . -.
Spokane. Aug. Is.-Monday. August I
was the biggest day in. the history ot
Yellowstone park, according to Informa
tion received from Mammoth Hot
Springs. - There were 11S9 people re
ported at the tour park entrances, mak
ing tS . more - people than have - ever
entered on any one day before. The
hotels and camps are getting a good
share of the tourists, the. report says,
but the, majority of the visitors rare
traveling In their- own automobile and
i. 5 DC AS OB A5D QVAUTT
As a result of a country -wide survey
made by the National Automobile Cham
ber ot Commerce, when question cards
were sent to car euei In all sections
of the United States, asking motorist to
express their relative preference concern
Ing the chief factor of an automobile, en
durance and economy' were the - first
qualifications that the prospective buyer
demanded, comfort Is the third con
sideration, followed by appearance, surv
ive, hill climbing. , flexibility, endorse
ments of ether , owners specific Lions,
speed and appointments. , -. ,
Wheat Loads Must
i t Not Be .Too Large
Condon. Aug. SO. The. state highway
authorities have found it necessary to
warn track drivers hauling wheat
against overloading, as that practice Is -cutting
up the roads badly. The county
Is1 under heavy daily expense putting
straw ea the roads la places to keep
them in condition to hsul over. Wheat
trucks belonging to outside people com
ing In under contract for the harvest
season are often overloaded and are
causing most of the trouble and damage.
Special Deputy t
Halt Park Spooners
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Yakima, Wash Aug. 20. A special
deputy Sheriff has been put on duty to
patrol the Selah road and Hippodrome
Park, and break up spooning parties.
This action was taken following an In
vestigation by the board of county com
missioners on complaint that so many
cars were parked along the highway in
the vicinity of the park that they blocked
the traffic The practice will be broken
up by enforcing the state law against
parking cars on public highway. -.
iScTper New Device Gives:,
ipany as I . ... n s-v
uars More mues 10
Gallon of Gasoline
With the Idea of Increasing the turbu
lence In all carburetors and also to add
to the diffusion of the heavy grade of
gasoline of the present day. Lee Col-1
linge has been busy for the past four
years perfecting a device that gives a
better mileage to the gallon of gasoline.
This device is so constructed that it
et all times allows the proper amount
of hot air to eater into the charge ot
vaporised gas to attain the best com
bustion part of carbon. This device is
so attached to the intake manifold that
there is no altering of any part -of the
motor, ' no drilling, tapping or In : any
wmy altering the motor other than in
creasing the efficiency.
According to demonstrations and test
the device has proven itself automatic
and regardless of the work to be put
onto the motor the device allows at all
times a mixture for the power required
The manufacturer guarantees an In
crease of at least two miles to the gal
lon of gasoline, , and in all Ford Instal
lations the mileage has never been less
than four miles to the gallon over and
above what the car was doing before !
the Installing of this device." In several
eases the increased mileage has been
as high as 11 miles to the gallon.
A local company, the Carburetor Rec
tifier Sales company, at 123 North
Broadway, has been formed to handle
the sales and allocate territory. ' This
company is making an offer to any auto
owner to have one attached without de
posit, try It 19 days and. If satisfactory,
pay for It. Up to present none has re
fused to pay for the appliance, Collinge
states.
Has Revolutionized
:ation
Transport
Six years ago when first announcing thb
pnenmatic tired track, Reo said. "This
Speed Wagon wl iyohxtioniza trans
portation." -- - ' -
I Today the world is geared to this Speed .
Wagonit dominates the field regardless
of carrying capacities. - v
Wherever motor trucks are known this
Speed Wagon is fcnown as the best
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from user to user. "
Akron and the . tire world saw an ideal built into the
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Results made known by users themselves are the General
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