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If. SECOND NEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO 8 SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR AUTOM OjB I L E S T R U CKS-TRAC TORS Motorcycles Accessories. a TV-'7 ' v T r - ' ' 1 ' ' "T" ' ' ' " ' I I -j 18 192I - FBICE; FIVE CEKT3 Bicycles -1 V. . i 'f " ! I i - ' . 1. REPORT ON OREGON ROADS Pacific Highway i Portland Oregon City: Regu lar route of Pacific highway, via west side, paved and open to Col ton; under construction and elos d from Bolton to Oregon City. Traffic thduld take the MUwaukie street or I Eighty-second street routes on the eaat side out of Portland, both ot which are pav ped lo Orepon City with no de tours. ( I Ofegon City Canhy: pave, s i Canby - Aurora: Pavement un der construction: and highway closed. Necessary to detour over jold road, whicn. Is graveled and iin fair condition! ,;- i Aurora - Salem: paved entire (stance. : i. ' ; Salem - Albany: -On account ot new concrete parement "out of Sa lem it is necessary for traffic to detour out of Salem via south Twelfth street while pavement is curing. Through traffic saouid go east on Court or State streets to Twelfth: . . Detour south on Twelfth street and turn to left at top of hill ap proximately one and one-half miles past end of pavement, fol lowing grareled road past Feeble Minded school and the Girls' In dustrial school to the Pringle Creek school house, turning to the right and rejoining tha high way at a point Just south of Ora benhorst corners, turning to the left and following new concrete f 4 pavemen t to Jefferson and At- 3 ' '' 1 ' T" bany. This detour is graveled throughout and in fair condition, except for one or two tough plac es quite narrow In places, also, with one sharp tarn. (The road between Salem and Albany, via Independence is fair. To travel this route, cross t&e Willamette river at Salem, follow ing pavement west for s.x "miles to Hrunk's corner; turn south (left) and go through Independ ence, turning to left about one mile out of Independence, follow ing county road through Buena Vista to Albany. Six miles of pavement ffnd balance graveled county road in fair condition. Albany - Junction City; Either west or east : side routes can be traveled the east side route Is considered the most desirable for through traffic . as it is several miles shorter. East Side Route: Detour around grading operations oe tween Albany . and Harrisburg, starting at south city limits of Al bany, to the right, following signs va the east side Albany - Contai ns road through Peoria to Harris burg; cross the Willamette river at Harrisburg by a power ferry. Good graveled road throughout. West Side Highway and Drain. Excellent from Drain to a point 3. mllei south of Yoncalla and from thera It is paved to Oakland. Oakland - Sutherlin: paved: Sutherlin -Roseburg: -Pavement completed from Satherlm to Wilbur- no detours: graveled from Wilbur to Roseburg with no de tours. Roseburg - Myrtle Creek: pav d. . Myrtle Creek - Canyonville: South of Myrtle Creek, take de mnr via Riddle to Canyonvilte, which is rough and slow. J Mt. Hood Loop Portland-Sandy Paved advised to take the one via Trail. Alsca Highway construction and rough, but pass Sole, between RivM-dai on n-n son m- " " " : Fortland-Sandy Paved to River tn -fiiTo wiison , Gresham: take Bluff road, which CorvallU - Waldport: Good Tillamook-Beaver" Paved to 1 ls raTeled nd condition J from Corvallis to Philomath nd. Pleasant Valley; under , construe-1 Irm Grsham t0 Sandv- 1 graveled most or the way to Ac tion from Pleasant Valley to Hem ' 9andX - Salmon River: Under sea. Beyond Alaea better road ts lock, requiring use or old road ! construction; road not yet closed j around point of Dltt r mountain which is graveled and f0-- n. i but through traffic to points -east; Instead of the hill road; construc- 1 from Hemlock to Beaver ! Salmon river is requested to tenSalnA con-f avoid bad sections of highway nd rh- Pa-sable. an1 probaWe dclay8 at poi;ts of Hebo-Cloverdale Graveled aid r construction. Ialf ' Tualatin Valley HiftJiway Cloverdale-Xeskowin -U Rough! Pcrtland - Gaston: Paved entire ana narrow, but passable. i distance and open for traffic ex- Canyonville - Galesville: Good j southern Pat of Coast Hkh.T t macadam. 1 .! North Bend-Marshfieldi-Coauille ru.iTii - Wolf Creek: Paving in progress at both ends of job; about sevtm miles south of Gales ville, detour via Glendale to Stage Road Pass is used from 7:30 a. m to 9 p. m. At Stage Road Pass, a short detour ls necessary Wolf Creek - Grave Creek: paved. Grave Creek - Grants Pass: Good macadam. Grants Pass, through Gold Hill. Msdrord and Ashland, to the Ca! ifftrnia line: paved. rlumlila River Highway Actrtria . Portlandr paved ex- ! cept about one mile through city -V' World's Champion Light Six !1 r i ! ISBQ in Comparisons continually favor the Elgin Six, Yet there's no way, quite, of really v comparing its reasonable price. Lee L. Gilbert 156 South Commercial Phone 361 Elgin Motor Car . Corporation, Argo, PI. Corvallis - junction tity: South ! of Rainier, which Is traveled but on Third street across Mary's Riv- ; quite rougn. Portland - noon rt ver. i a . . Hood River -.Mosier: 5.3 miles paved; balance tgood macadam; open at all hours. MoBler-The Dalles Mosier to Mayerdale, 2 1-2 milee, road closed on account of paving oper ations from 6 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Turn right at Moiser and follow the old road toward The Dalles 1.2 mile; turn sharp left tarongh er detour at south end of "bridge, follow along east side of pave ment 5 ()0 feH to road. Turn left passing Fisher'? Mill, then pass to the west of cemetery, thence through fields to Klg?r Island bridge and gravel bunkers. Turn weBt at Bunkers to the highway and thence south over new con crete paving. Paved to Junction City The detour from Mary's River cherry orchard and over hill 1 to the gravel bunkers Is r rough mile to finlsnea pavemeni iz and passable only in dry weather. Follow the s gns. Junction City - Eugene: paved. Eugene - Cottage Grove: Paved to Goshen; highway closed at Go shen, detour; east at Goshen, fol lowing detour and "temporary road" signs through Cloverdale, coming back to the west side ot the river about one mile south of Creswell, continue due west to new concrete pavement, turn south, and follow pavement to Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove- - Divide: Pave ment begins one. mile south ot Qottage Grove, no detours. Divide - Oakland: At a point about two miles south of Divide, and also at a point approximate ly one-halt mile north of Drain, owinsr"to construction operations and no detoura available. , it is necessary to close the road except between the hours of 5 p. m. aiwi 7:30 a. m.; a few minutes at 10 a. m.; between 12 noon and 1 p. m.; and for about 10 minutes at 3 n. m. " J Pavement is : betng lafd at two points between Divide , ' . 31 MAXWELL The good Maxwell proves so profitable, and so re liable, that it quickly becomes a necessity in the average household. GINGRICH MOTOR CO. y 371 Court Street jr ' - ,J:; f i !f 1 : i 1 1 rTht Good M&xtoell Tl mile west of Mayerdale: follow , detour signs. Mayerdale to Marsh , Pit. paved. 2 miles. Marsh Pit to Rowena Four miles fair graveled road. Rowena to Gooseberry Springs Four miles, fair graveled road, open at all hours for travel but the public is cautioned to use care in passing contractors' trucks in use on paving 'operations between The Dalles and Rowena. Gooseberry Springs lo The Dalles Three miles, paving op erations under way 21-2 miles west ot The Dalles. Detour to the left at Gooseberry Springs and follow old road by way of Stan dard Oil plant to The Dalles. (Ne gotiations are under way to shor ten this detour 2 miles by going through private property to take care of travel to Pendleton dur ing Round-TJp week.) The Dalles-Deschutes River The Dalles to Seufert, paved. Seufert to Deschutes River New highway now open; road for about 300 -yards past Cape Horn only 12 feet wide and rather rough. Contractors are still work ing at this point and travelers are cautioned to drlve slow. Balance new gravel and still loose on the sides. Cars are warned to drive slow In passing. Deschutes River-Heppner Junc tion Good- gravel or crushed rock road he entire distance. Standard state hifhwafc construc tion. Heppner Junction, through Umatilla and Echo, to Pendleton. Good graveled - road entire dis tance. Standard state highway construction,' West Side Pacific Highway PorUand-Newberg Paved. Newberg-Dnndee Closed on account ot new concrete pavement detour via old road; which is graveled hut rough. Dundee-Dayton: New pavement completed aid open td traffic. Dayton-St. Joe-Mlraveled and in fair condition. 6t. . Joe-McMinnvllle Paved. McMlnnvmAmlty Use old road which, b graveled but rough. Amltr-Holmes Gap Paved ex cept short graveled stretch near Holmes Gap. Holmes Gab.Rickreall Under construction bat open and passa ble; rough. Rickreall-Monmouth Paved. Monmouth - Corvallis Paved except 7 milea just south of Mon mouth, WhlCh iS Closed tr, tr.ttin Traffic being detou red via Mon- mouin ana independence and Suver. Coast Highway , , e Astoria to Miles Crossing, paved; Mles .ruuK iu oeasiae (as long as good weather con tin nee ttn should take the road from Miles v.ros8ing oy way 0f Melville ) Miles Crossing by way of War construction through the Warren- lon uioii; open, i,ut subject to delay. From Skipanon by way of War- i .cujwu win oe com- piea ua open to Gearhart by Saturday. Gearhart to Seaside - Under eonstruction. Open :30 a. ra. and I2 Jf- m- Wating lignt traffic will be passed over the paving operations at 8 a m l u v- m. ana 5 p. m. raca iramc passed only from 6:30 p. m. to 6:3 a. m Seaside-Tillamook County Line uraveiea anu hi rood eon1tfnn to Cannon Beach Junction; nar row single irocsj graveled road from Cannon Beach Junction to Hemlet Junction and from there, to the Tillamook County Line', uew roc a roaa in iair condition Tillamook County Line - Tilla mook Rocked or graveled to HODsonvme, larr; newly graveled between HobsonvUle and . River- dale; old road Is better going until new pravel is compacted; nniier Paved. Cbquille-Bandon Fiir earth road, narrow in places, sharp curves. Marshfield-Bandon (alternate) Seven Devils Route fair earth road. Bandon-Port Orford Graveled road. Port Orford-Gold Beach First eight miles graded and graveled standard state highway construc tion. . Gold Beach-Brooklngs Fair earth road, narrow and sharn curvatures. Brookings-Crescent City Grav eled road, good condition. McMInnville-Sherldan Paved. Sheridan - Willamlna Under construction and rough, but pass able. Willamina-Hebo Good ma cadam to Tharp Quarry; under construction and rough, but pass able .from Tharp Quarry to Bent ly Junction; good macadam from Bently Junction to Bee Kancu; fair macadam from Bee Rranch to Alder Creek, with some improve ment work under way: macadam in good condition from Alder Creek to Hebo. Hebo-Tillamook Under con struction and rough to Beaver; paved from- Beaver to Hemlock; under construction from Hemlock to Pleasant Valley; requires use of eld road which ls graveled and in fair condition; paved from Pleas ant Valley to lillamooa. cept short detour at Forest Grove city limits, account of bridge un der repair. Gaston - Wapato: Closed: de tour via east side of Wapato lake. Wapato - McMinnville: Payed entire distance except through town of Yamhill. Corvallis - Newport HiRtiwuy Corvallis - Wren: Through Phi lomath, good. Wrm - Blodgett: Detour over Gellatly Hill. Blodgett - Newport: Under con struction and closed from 8 to 12 a. m. and from 1 to 5 p. m. tor short sections east of Eddyville and west of Chitwood. Earth road. glow, will be heavv after rains. Willamette Valloy-Florence High way Fair to Horton (over High Pa.'s roadl: Rocked and in fair condi tion from Horton to Blachly. (Low pass closed on account ot construction). Roseburg-Coog Hay Highway Roseburg - Coos Bay highway: Closed on account of construction between Remote and Bridge, Coos county. Open from Roaeburg to Remote and from Coquille to Bridge for local traffic. Througii travel takes old Coos Bay wagon road, Myrtle Point to RoHeburg. Also road via Allegany. Scotts burg and Drain opn and used. Both rough and slow. MHlford-Craier Luke Highway Two routes being used one via Central Point, Bybee bridge. Trail and McLod to Prospect. Travel tion under way east and west of Tidewater; fair to Waldport. Care should be taken between Alea and waldport, as this is, In sen eral. a one way road and unaur faced. September .rains will mak, the road heavy from Alsea : to Waldport. - - The lMUrc-CaltfornU Highway The Dalles - Madras: Dusty and rough to Dufur; fair to DU tur. through Maupin.; Bakeoven or Criterion. Antelope to Madras. Madras - Bend: New macadam or gravel in good condition. ' Bend - Allen's Ranch (20 miles) Cindered road in fair condition. Allen's Rancn - Sand Creek: Rough and dusty. Sand Creek - Klamath Agency: Good to fish hatchery and frotn there, rough and full of rocks." Klamath Agency Lamm's mill: good dirt road. Lamm's Mill - Barclay Springs: Newly graded but not yet surfac ed; quite rough. Barclay SprtngB - Klamath Falls: Newly macadamltcd. Klamath Fails California line Macadam to Merrill, balance gooo. dirt road. - ' ' j John Pay Rim Highway J ' Arlington - Condon: Road vts ShUtler and Olex badly rutted at' dusty; better road via Rockj Creek. Mlfcalo and Clem, Condon Fossil; Fair except Z, mile between Thlrtymlle and Mayvula: stUl necessary to - us old! road; new road under eon atructloiu. ., - - , " Fossil - Spray: Macadam under way between Fossil and: Butte Creek Summit but road open; " Improved from Summit to TiHeyV (mouth ot Sarvice creek) and quite rough and , slow; Tllley's- Spray, new road In fait condition Spray - Dayvtlle: Highway atin clored account: bridge tonstrue- tioh:: to ret to DayTilie, John (Continued on pare E) Snd Rim Parts tor all Can I Frea Expert Advice j . HtA JORGEXSEX 1 150 South Ills a Street The Life of a Tire . depends on how well you taite careof it . A little thing: the matter now, may in a fervir short weeks make your tire worthless. Better-brlni your work to us NOW and save further trouble and; worries. , We are expert vulcanizers and tire repairmen. - - ;!.'... - HOFFMAN l& ZOSEL : Vulcanizers Katty-Komer Marion Hotel i ,4. Phone 171 -4 W 'The Samson Model "2T' irador it a dose-coiifcd power. -iS'T JTtX ST New Special Price Complete with platform, fenders, governor, power take-off, brackets for canopy top and regular cleats Dust proof Roller bear ing front wheels F. O. B. Salem, Oregon The SAMSON MODEL "M" TRACTOR is capable of pulling two 14-inch plows at all times and three 14-ijnch plows under fa- : I ! f.'-."' ". vorable conditions. J . To really appreciate this tractor you must see it Then if you will compare it weight for weight, point for point price for. price and performance with any other tractor made, we are cer tain lhat the Samson will be your choice, j . . You will choose the Samson because it U mechanically right in every detail of construction. Furthermore it sells at a price that is right , ' ! VICK BROTHER Trade and High Streets tVTI m'ui' 1 .' "W Salea, Orejca . 1 1 s 5 : , J. ' - - - : ) I y ; Y-'u : - - ' ' . V j - " ' r" "" 1 t . ..... " . . " j . !