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THE DALLES DAfLV cMiHulcLU, ATURDAY, MAY 7, 1121.
PAGE SIX
TOURIST BUREAU OF
STATE ORGANIZED
FIRST DUTY 13 COMPILATION OF
ROAD MAP8J MARKING DE-TOURS.
PORTLAND, May 7. The Oregon
Tourist and Information bureau, cre
ated by the last legislature for the
purpose of fostering the development
of tourist travel In Orogon began Its
activities this week.
Govrnor Olcott lias appolntd the fol
lowing committee to direct the work
of the bureau: Leslie Butler, Hood
River, chairman; Cameron Squires,
Portland, vice-Chairman, and treas
urer; George T. Collins, Medford;
George Lawmcc, Jr., Portland, and
Wbllace C. IBlrdsall, Bend.
The committee has selected as man
ager of the bureau, Sydnoy B. Vin
cent who has made a study of the de
velopment of tourist travel, und who,
during his regime as manager of the
publicity bureau of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, furnished nu
merous articles descriptive ot Ore
gon and Its unmatched scenic re
sources. The committee has already arrang
ed for the production of road maps
covering the southern Oregon terri
tory, and another giving dotails of
the road system between Portland and
Salem, and the territory tributary to
Ihet state capital. Additional map?
will bo issued from time to time so
that eventually the entiro slate will
bo mapped for the purposes of the bu
reau. Those maps will bo distributed
free to inquirers.
The bureau has taken up with the
Htate highway commission the matter
of detours around work progressing
upon the main highways, and has re
ceived assuranco that all detours will
be plainly marked, and that tourists
. will bo put to the minimum of incon
venience. It is tho intention of the
state highway commission to abandon
''dolours as rapidly as conditions will
permit.
FIRST CAMPER
early, Ralne brought his car to a
local garage for a new supply of
gas, oil and cup'grease. For these,
he left $4.05 with the garage.
He next visited a barber Bhop,
leaving 75 cents with that shop In
exchange for a haircut and shave.
The commissary must be stocked,
so he drove up to a local grocery.
The party might be compelled to
camp on the road, far away from a
town, for a noon lunch, so Ralne
laid In a complete supply of edibles,
for which ho paid $5.15.
After spending $12.45 InjTho Dalle
jho packed his camp, and left for
Walla Walla, the next stop on his
schedule, pleased- with The Dalles
and prepared to advertise the city
to chance acquaintances along the
road as a "good place in which to
stop."
Ralne drove from Pennsylvania
rver the Lincoln highway to Cali
fornia last fall, where he and his
family spent tho winter. About a
week ago, he packed up his campln
outfit and drove over the Pacific
highway to Portland and than to
The Dalles. He expects to go bactc
home by way of Boise and Salt Lake
City.
"Your auto camp is already as
good as many I stayed in during my
trip," he explained to The Chronicle
reporter, In telling of his varied ex
periences in camping out. "I would
venture to say that when your park
is completed, there will not be a
better one in either Oregon or Cali
fornia. If there Is, I haven't seen It.
"I'll tell you one thing I like about
your park. It Is that a person will
have considerably more privacy hor-,
when the park Is finished, that is
usual In most parks. A person doesn't
like the Idea of sleeping with his
head next door to some other man's
tent pegs At least I don't.
"Another thing, your park Is a
natural rock park, and conforms In
a large measure with the general
scenic scheme of the Columbia high
way." Ra'ine is enthusiastic over Oregon
roads, "as far as I have gone." Cali
fornia roads arc fine in the valleys,
but mountain roads nro generally
rough, he explained. Ho, added that
i ho Pacific highway is now in fine
shape from tho California line to
Portland. ;
be'r Is a comparative new commodity
for which new uses arc constantly be
ing developed.
"The United Stated consumes over
two-thlrda of the vorld's rubber, but,
except for a relatively small amount
grown In the Philippines, produces
none. Great Britain, through owner
ship either of the plantations or of tho
territories where estates are located,
controls about four-fifths of the plan
tation output. During the present de
pression stocks of raw rubber have
stacked up in .the United States, in
the Far Fast and in .England.
"The net imports of India rubber
into the United States in 1920 were
equal to 72 percent of the world's
total production In that year. They
ceeded tho total production of any
year prior to 1917. For many years
the United States has been the chief
rubber consumer, but notwithstand
ing increased demands for rubber
manufactures for both the domestic
and foreign markets, the figures in
dicate an almost reckless accumula
tion of stocks here in 1919 and 1920.
following the removal of import re
strictions made necessary by the
scarcity of shipping during the war.
"Although rubber 13 manufactured
into a great variety of different ar
ticles, one American concern alone
being reported ns making nearly 30,
000 different products, over two-thirds,
and at tlme3 over four-fifths, of all
the crude rubber consumed in the
United States enters into the manu
facture of tires and tubes.
"The development of the rubber In
dustry In the United States is far
ahead of that in any other, country.
Consequently the growth of the Amer
ican export trade in rubber goods,
especially since the close of the war,
has beon remarkable. The domestic
mjarket, however, continues to ab
sorb tho bulk of the rubber product,
for although the value of rubber goods
produced In 1920 was probably in ex
cess of $1,000,000,000, the value of the
exports in 1920 was $85,437,000, or less
than ono-tonth of tho total output.
PORTLAND JITNEUR MAKES
GREAT CHEVROLET RECORD
(Continued From Page 1.)
".In the now park, ho mudo prepar
ations for the night and then, with
his family, camo tho short distance
to tho city, whero tho party attended
a motion picture show. Five persons
are Included in his family, mak
ing a total of $1.25 spent in Tho
Dallen for amusement.
Following a show, the family wont
to a local confectionery, whero
another $1.25 was spent for a light
luncheon. Tho family thon drove out
to tholr camp and retlrotl for Iho
evening.
Tho next morning, bright and
MARKET GLUTTED
(Continued Prom Pago 1.)' j
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dollars a pound, which was reached '
In 1910," says the hank. "With tho'
constant Increase of the supplies made !
available by tho East Indian planta
tion tho prico has declined steadily, '
with minor fluctuations, until now it
is below tho cost of production on
most if not all tho estates whero It Is
grown. Curtailed output may remedy
tho situation of the growors tempor- j
arlly, but tho chief hope for penna-'
nent rollof lies In the fact that rub-
In less than three years, Nick Cor
nacchla, jitney driver between Port
land and Llnnton, ran a little Chevro
let touring car 179,500 miles with
a total repair bill of $75. The facts
came to light last week when Cor
nacchla traded the sturdy little, car
in for another of tho same species.
The first car was purchased May
5, 1918; and was operated steadily
until April 10, 1921, in the for hlro
service. The average daily mileage
was 165, the average passenser load,
six persons, tho average tire mileage
was 10,000 milos per tire, tho aver
ago gasoline consumption, 22 miles
per gallon, and tho avoraso oil con
sumption, 300 miles per quart.
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"Four-Ninety" Touring Car appeal to
discriminating purchasers.
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320 East Second Street
The Dalles, Oregon
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