TOE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNINO. AUGUST P.O. W25
2
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Trip Over the Oregon
. ' Trail Told by Autoist
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Editor Statesman: '" i
After filling tip on 21 cent gaso
line In East Portland, on July 23,
afternoon, we hit the old Oregon
trail on all four. Some contend
this should read all six or eight,
nnder the' erroneous Idea of Imag
inary difficulties to be encounter
td In road conditions, but in our
simple optimism we expect to
''Dodge." The navies and get
through In four, we .had a pur
pose in mentioning the pride of
fas on our start, but in order to
rave time, pencil push and print
ers ink. I will say that prices of
this indispensable article seemed
to be governed by altitude, dis
tance, cupidity, and all other fac
tors you can enumerate between
SI and 35. ;
The Columbia river highway is
too well known all over the land
to require mention here, but its
wonderful beauty that finds its
climax; in the Vista house we are
sure has not been properly empha
Klzed. Nowhere else have we met
with the artistic blending so har
moniously with rugged nature.
All honor to those who conceived
this master piece of art. Let
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Corn orobably leads, wheat and
oats in order. Potatoes every
where, and as Idaho has eight
large beet sugar factions, we are
Hot surprised to pass large sec
tions devoted to this crop. At
Nampa we pass the hew million
dollar plant of the American
Fruit Express company, where in
future' they are to build all their
refrigerator : cars tor handling
fruits. At Boise we go into the
municipal cap grounds for the
night. The keeper apologizes for
having to hold us up for JO cent.
The park s quite large well prov
ided with shade trees, much nice
sward, no gravel, and every con
venience at hand. In the commun-
w near the thriving little 'city of
Black fort, where we go into camp
In a most beautiful park with all
conveniences' free to tourists. An
excellent band dlscoured sweet
sweet music through the evening,
and the city turned out en masse.
Possibly Brady had sent word we
were coming.
On the morning of the 29th of
July we pass Idaho Falls, St. An
thony and Ashton, on splendid
mountain roads. At Ashton we fill
up for the final forty mile climb
to the west gate of the Yellow
stone Park, which we reach in due
course; but, as we are all tired,
we will take a rest together.
DINGBOT.
SAFETY CAMPAIGN IS
INSTITUTED BY NATION
(Continued frtaa VJ
the C. T. A. was to devise ways
families could be accommodated i f
the heat l"e,Jr ,l was viy uectucu iuai
SSieiy Ol me nuer was ui yam-
Sit one time. I believe
waa gas, though at some camps
we found electric heat for book
ing. Ample laundry and bathing
facilities, with all the ice you
wanted free, made this an ideal
camp all for .60 cents. It la a
mighty good advertisement for the
city, as the many campers attest
ed. Boise is a beautiful city,
somewhat larger, I : asume. than
i Salra. full of bustle and stir. The
everybody know more of the Vista hntAiw nf .n tnt famine i the
house.
On leaving the pavement Just
out of The Dalles, we found the
graveled road so perfect, we acarc
t ly detected the change. This
condition held all the way to Pen
dleton. Crude oil, under heavy
rollers, binds the mass into a
semi condition of permancy. i
It is for and away the best street
t)f gravel road we have found In
tour 3000 miles of trail. Harvest
was -on In eastern Oregon, and
the gold grain, was falling In
rythmic tune to the himn of he
fere combine eo generally in rise
! this wheat belt. The yield was
lair to good, and a general plrtt
of optimism seemed to prevail.
Many herds of purebred cattle in
the pink' of condition are passed.
j Comfortable, even artistic homes
fi are In evidenc all th k-i
x Ontario, j The Oregon cities and
towiiS we pass en route all seem
to be prosperous, and most of
. them growing heartily, f Any one
will give you an ear full of great
thinrs in the near future if you
are generous" enough to give au
dience. We passed out of Oregon
Into Idaho from . Ontario, with
opeii minds, ready to be convinced,
If- ut we knew before we cross
ed 9ie Snake. This would be im
possible; that Oregon was the
greatest, most glorious haven of
Hatful statehood in good old
America. I Yes, that's the generous
open minded vay we meet ': all
romers, and we win our case
everytime t6 our. own satisfaction.
You see Idaho at its best on cross
ing ma riu;e, ior ii louas you
on the famous Tayette bunch,"
covered by a. wonderful irrigation
nystem that renders fruit and
vegetable conditions ideal. Here
we find the finest apple orchards
the state can boast and, frankly,
they are very extensive, and in
splendid condition. 1 The town of
the same, name is an ambitious
little city, with many beautiful
homes bordering, well kept paved
streets; . j ' : "- .
Toe old Oregon trail on through
to Pocatello is graveled ; and' in
fine condition. A few miles of
paved highway is met with around
Twin Falls. Everywhere it is
plainly marked..; Caldwell and
Nampa j are next ' passed. - . Large
sections are under, irrigation pro
ducing excellent crops. It" seems
impossible that the desert wastes
of a few years ago are today the
ueauinui nomes or a prosperous,
contented, happy farmer folks as
you can find anywhere. They all
seem to go in for flowers and
clipped 4awns, and some of their
yards are perfect bowers of beau
ty. Many fine herds of cattle are
met with and dairying seems to
thrive. Mixed crops to the rule.
most artistic and beautiful. I have j
seen anywhere in the west. In i
this Idaho certainly "blowed"
herself a-plenty. . j
Passing on you are advised to
carry all the water possible to get
Over the desert, with sharp grade,
and on some days an Inferno of
heat. We found conditions not
so bad. Probably 10 or 12 miles
out some enterprising chap had
dug. or drilled, a well and built
a road bouse. The water was free
and excellent. Of course he had
a filling station and was selling
gas 1 cent cheaper than wa paid
in Boise. A few miles farther on
we espied another small oasis by
the roadside a last filling sta
tion, but scant water supply. Be
fore entering his domain we found
this sgn posted by the roadside
in big letters: "City limits; speed
100 miles; Fords do your, best."
Passing over 'this 60 or 60 miles
of dry sage brush' plain, we again
enter an irrigated section, that
extends with slight interruption all
the way to Pocatello, "These wide
valley, or plains, of the Snake are
immensely, rich, and are copstant-
mount importance
With this in view, expert bicy
cle demonstrations were engaged
and sent all over the country for
the purpose of actually illustrating
the doctrine of "Safety First
These field men have been work
ing for years, spending a full
week in each city ylslted, calling
at schools and giving the collec
tive classes instructions in the
proper way to ride bicycles; the
proper observance of traffic rules
and signals; the necessity for car
rying lights at night; discouraging
such practices as riding an extra
passenger cn the handlebars; can
ment to Inform "the readers where
they can purchase bicycles and ac
cessories.
Bicycle Production"
The C. T. A. has functioned for
nine years. It serves some 15.-
000 bicycle dealers in all parts of j
the country, helping them in every
conceivable way to Increase bi
cycle sales, dwelling particularly
In impressing upon them the im
portance of successful merchandis
ing. It has aided many young
men in getting started In the bi
cycle business. AH IU executive
officers are men who have been
identified with the industry prac
tically since its Inception. In
these nine vears they have wit
nessed a healthy growth in bicy
cle sales, the annual production
now being between four and five
hundred thousand machines, val
ued in the neighborhood of $15,-
000,000, in contrast with the out
put of a dozen years ago when
production was less than 250,000
machines annually. ! '
Has Nothing to SHI
The C. T. A., Inc.. has absolute
ly nothing to sell. It cannot take
orders for bicycles or for accessor
ies. It hap no recommendations
to make for one machine in pre
ference to another. Its sole ob
ject is to help bicycle dealers to
a bigger and better business and
to stimulate safe riding by every
bicycle owner. j
In all but a few favored states,
improvement was bound, in tim-.
to come; but It might have been
a much longer time in coming had
it not been for the great wave of
effort, agitation, and favorable in
fluence tbat spread through the
country with the coming of the
bicycle. 1 may say in answer to
your question that, without reser
vation, I attribute the improve
ment in the highway system of
the United States directly to the
influence exerted by the American
bicycle. Whatever may come 'af
terwards, the bicycle must go
down in history as th pioneer of
-road Improvements in thU coun
try." !
-Father of Uoh1 Honda".
One of the largest manufactur
ers of bicycles in the early days
of the sport, and for years after
wards, was Col. Albert A. Pope.
He wan known as the "Father of
Good Roads." having spent vast
sums of money in his advocacy of
road improvements. He publish
ed, at his own expense, a magazine
called "Good Roads," of which
S. S. McClure, publisher of M?;
Clure 's Magazine, was the editor'
This was Mr. McCIuer's first Job
upon graduating from Knox Col
lege.
FORD
BODIES ARE
VACATIO.V IS TAKEN
ID
GREATLY
Many, Improvements Made
on All Models; Ford En
gine to Remain Same
Morris Race and R. J. Brady,
salesmen with the Valley Motor
company. Ford distributors, are on
RALES FORCE MEET r
Salesmen of ne 'Newton-Chev-
rolct company met Friday evening
in a general discussion . of new
their vacations. They will be back! models brought out by the Cher
Monday. W. L. Phillips, manager rolcl company. About 20 men at
of the company is now in Detroit, tended the meeting.
Keeping Fit at Hollywood
Hollywood movie folk have to
keep in the best physical trim at
all times. Especially is this true
of the army of cinema beauties.
tioning the riders to regularly in- who firmly adhere to a- strenuous
spect the safety, brakes on their J daily regimen of athletics to re
bicycle, and, in fact, advising strain the waistline from wander-
Bike Speeds . Service
Telegraph
that their
Edsel B. Tord. president of the
Ford Motor company, in a state
ment Issued yesterday following
tue announcement ot improved
Ford bodies and chassis refine
ments, said:
"We do not want the impression
to prevail that -we are producing
new Ford cars.
"Bodies for Ford cars have
txen materially improved but the
Model T chassis remains unchang
ed except for a lowering of the
frame and a few other important
changes. Bodies, in four types,
have been completely redesigned
and built lower to contribute to
better appearance, driving and
riding comtort .and readability of
the cars.
"Body improvements and chas
sis refinements at this time are
more pronounced than at any pre
vious time since the adoption j of
the Model T chassis. They are.
entirely In accordance
them in everything that would
tend to promote the utmost safe
ty at all times, under all condi
tions. These talks are followed in
every town by a "Safety First"
parade, in which every man, wo
man and child who owns a bicy
cle is invited to participate. Suit
able prizes are awarded for vari
ous features, and hundreds of rid
ers line up in every parade, with
some cities turning out more than
a thousand riders. Since the open
ing of school last year, children in
75 cities have been instructed in
"Safety First" methods.
Bike Accidents Lowest
As a result of this missionary
work toy the C. T. A. field men.
bicycle accidents have been re
duced to minimum, and the aim
ing, the poundage from increasing,
and to preserve perfect girth-con
trol.
Among the stars the bicycle Is
the favorite means of keeping fit.
Hundreds of them pedal around
the lots and on location daily.
Viola Dana, for instance, finds it
indispensable. "Cycling," says
They Built Bicycles
Many of the first manufacturers
of motor cars were connected with
the fair Viola, ,'is one of the best ! the bicycle industry, Henry Ford
exercises for keeping the figure
slim, the muscles supple, and for
making one feel like a million
dollars." ,
Miss Dana recently became the
bride of Maurice Flynn, the film
star and formerly Yale football
hero, himself an ardent bicycle
booster.
ly extending their farming opera-! ual compilation of fatalities pre
tions by enlargement of dams, im
pounding more an4 still more
water. At American Falls and
again at Idaho Falls, immense (
dams are - being enlarged. The
government project) ls below and
has built up a prosperous com
munity of considerable extent,
with the little city bf. Twin Falls
as its center. At pocatello we
mee our. ojd friend,. 4. L- Brady,
recently connected) with The
Statesman, and his charming. wife.
He is engaged in editorial . work
in publications formerly establish
ed by the late Senator Brady, his
brother. They live! at the splen
did "Hotel Bannock, another fine
monument he left. the state and
city. They showed lis every cour
tesy possible, and while seeming
prosperous, and contented, they
sang the. praises of Salem and its i
I good people. Pocatello Is a very
prosperous city of ome7000 or
8000 people, with a number of
wholesale houses to supply he in
ter mountains trade It is import
ant as a railroad center, as the
map discloses, and the center f a
grain growing region that reaches
an altitude ot some 7000 feet.
The trade of this jrieh country,
particularly above Twin Falls. Is
being diverted to California. Port-
land merchants should wake up.
t hey have a down j hill pull and
ought to grease the skids. At
Pocatello we leave the old Oregon
trail and 'start north for the
Pook." through lanes of thicgly
settled farmsteads under irriga
tion. - On the one j line ot tele
phone poles we count. 50 wires as
pared by the individual states
shows bicycle accidents the lowest
in percentage of all vehicular acci
dents. Cooperative advertising is one
of the leading accomplishments of
the C. T. A., and several times a
year more than 700 newspapers in
all parts of the country are used
to advertise the bicycle with ad--vertiaementB-by-4oeai
-dealers sur
rounding the national advertisc-
Iiicycle is Responsible for Today's
Good Road :
One of the leading bicycle man
facturers was asked the other
day to what agencies and condi
tions he attributed the great
spread of the good roads move
ment throughout ' the United
States. i
"The bicycle." -he replied.
"With the inferior and wholly In
adequate 'system of", roadways
which obtained back in the 80's
was closely identified and greatly
Interested in the industry. He
was a trainer and a rider in his
day. Others active. In bicycle cir
cles were Pope, Gormally, Jeffery,
Ilaynes, Apperson, Lozier. They
all built bicycles at one time or
another, later branching into the
automobile business.
company to gtv
benefit of every improvement
w-hleh we find practical for Ford
cars. I .
companies estimate
service in suburban I however.
and rural communities has been with the policy of the Ford Motor
improved at least 25 In late company to give to the public the
years through the systematic use
of bicycles.
Some telegraph offices now sup
ply their messengers with bicycles,
while others make it easy for the
boys to purchase their own bicy
cles. In any event, the service Is
vastly improved, the boys are kept
in better physical condition, and
their all-round efficiency is nota
bly increased.
"Ly preserving the design of the
Model T chassis, the company is
safeguarding continued good ser
vice for owners of approximately
D.000,000 Ford cars and trucks
now in use throughout the coun
try as well as for new car purchasers."
THE VSEFl'L tXV
In an out-of-the-way corner of
a uoston graveyard stands a
brown board showing the marks
ot age and neglect. It bears the
inscription "Sacred to the memory
of Elen Harvey, who departed
this life suddenly and unexpected
ly by a cow kicking him on the
loth of Sertember. 1853. Well
done, thou good and faithful serv
ant." Sheridan (Wyo.) Post-En
terprise.
; HEADQUARTERS FOR . S
Battery and Electrical
Service
"We arc fully equipped to civc crcry kind of battery and
electrical service, and give authorized electrical sen ice
cn 19 different makes of cars. .
"We have added ansther
Electrical Expert
to our force, so we will be better able togive you
PROMPT SERVICE!
Auto lights must.be adjusted to comply
with the new Oregon law, effective Sep
tember 1.
Let Us Adjust Them
i "
We are an authorized Lisht Adjusting station
nil Rnniu)BF?n n
BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL SERVICE
236 North High Street
Phone 203
Magneto Ford Owners!
Have installed on your Ford or Truck
HEADLIGHTS
"l!ic Prcst-o-Lltc Headlights are legal everywhere and
v the cost is small
See Us About Them
: We arc Authorized Prcst-o-Lile Dealers
: Automatic Windshield Swipe
j .
It keeps the entire windshield freeirom rain
' " Stop in and see them ,
IRA JORGENSEN
Corner High and Ferry Street
; Phone 675 or 674 1
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1 924 Ford Truck with special trans- i
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Paige Touring $250
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IN performance it is all that could be expected of a car
with a sixyUnder WILLYS-KNIGHT motor. . . '-
Roadster Touring
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Prices: $1750 to $2295
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