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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1921)
J SECOND NEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO & Automobiles, Society, Special Teatssrei czl General Neiss r- SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNIN, JULY 24, 1921 If RICE: FIVE CENTS 5 0 AUTOMOBI L E S T R U !C K S T R A C TORS 1 1 REPORT ON OREGON ROADS Portland - Oregon City: Mil waukee itreet closed, construction under way but suitable detour is provided; 82nd street route some what longer but pared htrough out. . Oregon City - Canby: paved. Canny - Aurora: paving work tmder' way between Barlow and Aurora and It la necessary to de tour traffic over the old road be tween these points; detour in -excellent condition with a smoother gravel surface thai the closed sec tlon. !.m Salem Albany: Detour out of Salem over Ankeny hill, which Is very rough, rejoining the hfeh "way approximately four miles north of Jefferson; paved from there almost entire distance to Albany. -, " fThe: road between Salem and "AlDanyv'Tla Independence and 'Bnena -Vista ts in good condition, and. although this is a somewhat longer road, the -surface is much KIMS and Rim Part for all Cars Free Expert Advice IRA JORGEXSEX ISO South High Street lie We have a few odds and ends in different makes of tires which we will dispose of at greatly re duced prices. If yon can use one of these on your car. you'll make a big saving. ,. .... I X VV T 10 Barney Oldfield Tires Take advantage of this saving Salem Tire and Vulcanizing i ; Company 154 South Commercial Street i : -. 1 '&SQnR:CAii " ' ill ; s. smoother on the whole and it U to be preferred to the Ankeny hill route. Cross the Willamette rivsr at Salem, turning south at Brunk's corner (about six miles west) and going through IndeV pendence, turning at first left band road (about one' mile south of Independence) and following signs through iluena Vista to Al bany. Albany - junction City: either west or east side routes caa be traveled, being? about equal In distance and condition, with some pavement on the west side route. West Side Ronte: Good from Albany to Corvallis, detouring H miles south of Corvalllr, return ing to. highway 10 miles south; second toi'r directly south through Monroe along well-traV-eled" county road; crow P. E. & E. R. R. track and continne to Ferguson station; here, take left hand road and rejoin the West side highway and nsw pavement three mileg north of Junction City. Both detourp, are in good condi tion and well signed. East Side Route: Detour around eradine operations under way be tween Shedd and Halsey, detour starting at south limits, to the right, following signs via Al bany - Corvallis road, and through Peoria to Harrisburg by Mas Bars off The experience of every owner assures you, in advance, that this car is thorough ly reliable, : that it is km'g-lived.lthat it is economical in any service. ! . , . - These homely, practical qualities were never so advantageous,' never so eagerly sought in motor cars, as they are today. '. ! Tbe gaaolin consumption U onaaaafly low. ( Tt i maaaj is snuteally high. , BONESTEELE MOTOR CO. Commercial and Ferry Sts SalemOre. power ferry, being about four miles from junction City. This is several miles shorter than the west side route. ITraffio fan m frnm Harris- burg to Coburg, staying on th east side o' the river and crossing the McKenzie just south of Co burg and :he Willamette at Eu gene. Junction City - Cottage Grove: (Thrmieh Hiiptia nnvfd frnm Junction City to Eugene and from thro it ia iiuvmI tn HnfthM ' crdv- el macadam irora Goshen to Cre3- well. Travti is being detoured from 'Creswell to a point about two m'.les eouth of Creswell around concrete paving opera tions. After rejoining the high way, there is a eood cfravel mac adam to Waller. Paved from Walker to Saginaw and macadam from Saginaw to Cottage Grove. Cottage , Grove - Divide: Turn to left at steel bridge north of Cottage Grove, coming In on Ninth street and leaving on Sixth street, rejoining the highway one half mile south of Latham; this detour well signed and in good condition. Divide - Oakland: At Divide and at Drain, owning to pavement being under construction no de tour being available, it is neces sary that the road bo closed ex rentinr between tha hours of & p. m. and 7,: 30 a. m.; a few min utes at 10 a. m.; between 12 noon and 1 p. m. and for about minutes at 3 p. m. Pavement is being laid south from Divide and north from Drain. Excellent Mac adam from Divide to point 3.7 miles south of Yoncalla, and from there it is paved to Oakland. Oakland - Sutherlln: Gravel macadam and pavement almost entire distance. Sutherlln - Roseburp:- Leaving the Pacific highway at Sutherlln, detour nine miles west across a steel bridge over the Calapooia river; thence south about 1U miles to steel bridge over the North ITmpqua; thence southeast erly to the highway at Edenbowei about five miles, tl is only about one and one-half miles from Kdenbower to Roseburg. This b a greveled county road leading through what Is knovn as "Gar den Valley." The only caution necessary is tjiat care be used to prevent possible collisions along the route south from the Cala pooia bridge, a portion of which Is too narrow, for heavy traffic. This detour will be necessary for a period, of two months, during paving operations south of Wil- Roseburg - Myrtle Creek: Un der construction but open at all aours; Borne detours where avail able. ' Myrtle Creek - Canyonville: Grading under way, fair detours v Plririle. Canyonville - Galesville: good macadam. , . . Galesville - Wolf Creek: Under construction at both Wolf Creek or, r.!iifvnip- where detours are not available, traffic is allowed to pass at least every iwo nonr. Wolf Creek - Graves Creek: paved. Graves creeic - urants arss; us ing macadamised; tal;e old road .t .nmmlt r.f Smith Hill, which is in good condition when dry; from foot of Smith hill to urants rasa, main highway con be used except when work ie actually in pro gress, when detour is provided. Grants Pass Gold Hill: paved; detour may be necessary at the ii Sardine cre,'k bridge v.hich is be ing rebuilt. Gold Hill, t'uroughveMdford, to Ashland; -paved entire distance. Ashland - California State Line: Paved exCepi one-half mile on summit of Siskiyous. West Side PaHfic Highway Portland - Newberc: paved. Newberg - Dunoee: Under con struction; take old road to Dun dee, thence via detour to point near Dayton. Dayton - St. Joe: STaveled and in fair condition. .' St. Joe - McMinnville: pared. McMirnville - Amity: use old road which is graveled tut rough; highway under, construction. Amity - Holmes Gr.p: paved ex cept short praveled etr?tch near Holmes Gap. Holmes Gap - Ric'creall: grav eled and in fair condition. Eickreall - Monmouth: paved. Monmouth - Corvalh?: paved except seveu miles just south of Monmouth which is good. Columbia River Highway. Astoria - Portfand: Paved, ex cept 6r.e mile through the city of Itainier; graveled but rough. .Portland - Hood River: Paved. Hood River - Mosier: Paving under way and road closed from 8 a. m. to 12:50 p. m., and from 1 p. m. to 5:30 p. m. (Open on Sundays). During time road Is closed traffic can detour over old Mosier hill, but it is advisable that trips be timed so as to take advantage of the open hours on the highway. Mosier hill is pas sable, but travel is cautioned to use care in driving and to have plejity of gas. Mosier - The Dalles: New graveled road in fair condition; much easier and safer than Seven Mile hill; paving operations will start about August 1, after which! time it will be necessary to de tour during working hours. The Dallas - Deschutes River: New road impassable; take usual road over bill; Deschutes River bridge open, no toll; new road will probably be open by August 15. Deschutes River - Heppner Junction: Good gravel or crushed rock road all the way; improve ment work now finished entire distance. Heppner Junction, through Um atilla and Echo, to Pendletan: Good graveled road. Roosevelt Coaat Highway. Astoria - Warrenton: Paved or planked entire distance, part single track pavement. Warrenton - Columbia Beach: Paved. Columbia Beach-Gearhart: De tour via Ocean Beach, except from 6:30 p. m. to 6:30 a. m.. biKhway being under construction and is closed during the day. Gearhart-Seaside: Single track pavement: Seaside - Cannon Beach June-; tion: Graveled and in good con dition. Cannon Beach Junction - Ham let Junction: Narrow single track graveled road in fair condition. Hamlet Junction - Tillamook County Line: Rocked except 1 miles, which is easily passable , except immediately after heavy rains. , Tillamook County Line-River-dale: Graveled or planked. Riverdale - Tillamook: Under construction but passable. Tillamook - Hebo: 'Paved to Pleasant Valley; Pleasant Valley to Hemlock, graveled; Hemlock to Beaver, paved; Beavef to Hebo, rough. Hebo - Neskowin: Passable but rough and narrow. (Southern part of Coast High way) North Bend - Marshfield: Fair. Marshfield - Bandon: Seven Devils road in fair condition; good via Coquille and Bandon. .Bandon to California Lins Fair entire distance. Mt, Hood Loop Highway. Portland - Gresham: Pasted. GreBham - Sandy: Take the Bluff road, which is graveled and in good condition. Sandy - Forest boundary: Un der construction, road not yet closed but through traffic to all points east of Salmon river is ad vised to take the road via Mar mot. This is a better road and avoids the bad sections and pos sible delays at points of construc tion. Tualatin Highway Portland-Forest Grove Paved. Forest Grove-Yamhill Under construction, detours in fair con dition. Yamhlll-MeMinnville raved, 'McMfnnville.Tinamook Highway McMinnville-Sherklan Pavedr Sheridan-Grande Ronde Un der, construction but passable; rough. Grand Ronde-Hebo Macadam ized. Hebo-Beaver Under construc tion ami rough. Beaver-Hemlock Paved. Hemlock-Pleasant Valley Un der construction and closed; old road being traveled. Pleasant Valley-Tillamook -Paved. t'rvallls-XewiKrt Highway Corvallis, through Philomath to W ren Good. Wren-Blodgett Traffic being routed over Gallattly Hill. Blodgett-Newport Under con struction bat open at all hours and In fair condition. Willamette Valley-Florence Highway From Junction of W. V.-Flor ence highway! with Pacific high way to Horton, over the High pass road, fair. Horton-Blachlv Rnrked nnrt in fair condition (Low Pass road closed due to! construction work. Kofteburg-CkMM Hay Highway COOS Bav Varon rnart nnan unrl beins Used bV auto staron- rnnvh i and slow. Also open via Drain and aiiegany; not much choice be tween the two routes, as both are very rough and slow traveling. Medford-Crater Lake Highway. Due to excessive dust from Dodge Bridge to the Ferry, the route from i Medford to Eagle Point, thence! via the Reese Creek school house to McLeod Bridge, is to be preferred; new grade used from Prospect to the Lake, and cars are now? traveling the entire dista ice to tie Lake. The hotel is now open. I " The Dalles-California highway The Dalles - Madras t Fair through Dufur. Maupin. Bakeoven or Criterion and Antelope to Ma dras. I Madras-Crooked River New crushed rock! road. Crooked River-Bend - Newly graveled and tin good condition. Bend - Allen's ranch (20 miles) cindered road in fair condition. Allen's ranch - Crescent (through La! Pine): fair. Crescent - Klamath Falls: Eith er West or East Side of Klamath Lake can be traveled; the West Side road, over Sand Creek hill. is in good shape and is to be pre ferred to the east side route, which, if traveled, lead? to L&mm'sMi, from which point it is necessary to take ferry to Bar clay Springss new macadam from Barclay Springs to Algoma: Old Fort Klamath road from Algoma to Klamath Falls must be travel ed, j Klamath Falls-California State Line: Good feU the way, some macadam, j . John flay Highway ' Arlington i- Condon: fair. Condon - Fossil: fair, except six miles between Thirty Mife creek and MayvilU; sTiTl necessary to se old road as highway is under construction and rough. Fossil - Spray: Being macad amized from iFossil to Butte creek but road open and fair; Butte creek to mouth of Sarvico crfelr. unimproved land quite rough. very slow; new road from Sarvice creek to Spray in fair condition. (Highway frm Spray to Dayville not yet open pn account of bridges still under construction. ' To get Do you wish to, 26 Fordson Tractors and every conceiv able piece of adaptable machinery in op eration? v 1'L Whether you farm or are engaged with work requiring an econqmical sta tionary or mobile power plant you should arrange to visit Portland any time be tween July 25th and August 5th. The period when our representatives will be there is from August 1st to August 3rd : and we shall be happy to see you upon one or all of these days. One feature of the demonstration will be clearing a tract of timber on the I farm of C. A. Bliss. - Not only will tim I ber be cleared, but the logs will be cut to lumber, the stumps pulled, and the ; land plowed, disced, harrowed and seeded. Phone 1995 to Dayville. Jplm Dav. Canyon City or Prairie City, it is neces sary to go by way o' Spray, Monu ment. Long Creek and Mt. Vernon or by way o- iMtchell and Day ville from Tilley's or Sarvice creek. The latter road is in much better condition and travel is ad vised to take this route. The new road will be open about Septem ber 15.) Bl JJOK 5- -r r : : D, D UICK predominance among business men means tut one thing Brick is absolutely -dependable. It has proved its dependability for twenty years. : . . ''' v';", "' You don't need to try out a Buick for dependability That is uni versally known. But you should try out a Buick to realize its com fort, it power, how easy it is to operate. There's r ial pleasure in driving a Buick. ? ' New Series and Prices Effective June 1st, 1 )21 1 Model 22-44 Three Passenger Roadster.! j I. .....$1493 Model 22-45 Five Fassener Touring... ;L' $1525 Model 22-46 Three Passenger Coupe...,.... ;.l 1$21S5 Model 22-47 Five Passenger Sedan J U-.$2435 Model 22-48 Four Passenger CoUpe ; ....$2325 Model 22-49 Seven Passenger Touring....... i............$1735 .Model 22-50 Seven tVHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT. JBUICK fWIQ, BUILD TIIEJ.X Valley Motoi5b. Dayville - Prairie City: Good, last 30. miles being good graveled rond Prairie City - Ironside: Only fair. Ironside -Vale: Detour through apple orchards between Jamieson and Lancaster to avoid 'cose grav el; macadam. Brogan to Vale; very dustry in general; rougn in spots. Passenger Sedan....... F:0. B. Flint, Michigan OTTO J WILSON Center and Commercial Street And th ere other features such as road grading, cutting, rock crushing, threshing grinding, hay baling, and practical try kind of work on the present day; farm. Well known men, prominent in the farming industry of the Northwest, will ive lectures of instructive farmers. Don't forget the time is i from! July 25th to August 5th, and our represen tatives will be there August 1st, 1 2nd and 3rd. The place is on the Bliss farm; rL mile south of Linneman station on Po well's Valley road and xfa mile nprth of Sycamore school on Foster road. The Ford Motor Co. branch on 11th and. Di vision, Portland, -will arrange free trans portation to the field every day of ! the demonstration. 260 j OKI Oregon Yrail Pendleton - Kamela: rood,; with ja few deTonra around crush ers, tough in unaraveled places., Kamela - La Grande: Kamla Hilgard: follow old county road, very jrough but passable account of construction, between Hllgard and La Grande which mr rety (Continued on pact I) 1 1 .1. $2635 , 0 9 II bo irrigating, wood feed -1 ly evt interest to the ww N. High St. It I, i- i. r jt- o r r i &. i V V r