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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1926)
j i -' it 1; m 'I: 1 f f I' J '1 fi i Hi) IV? It 3i It. 1 si I 7 i ! it . .CTIE OREGON sirATESMANgAlJGON ... V: .it.' FEOEMD BILL TO HELP MOTORIST Road Mileage to Meet Traf fic Demands Is Assured, ; AAA President Says J WASHINGTON. -D. July, 3. From tbe standpoint of the twen ty million car owners of the coun try, the 'most important, piece of legislation enacted by the present Congress was the Federal Aid Appropriation Bill, in the opinion of the American Automobile Asso ciation, r ,. . ! Reriewlng what congress did for the car owners, including the redaction of war excise taxes and tbe enactment 61 tbe road Vbill. Thos. p. Henry. PrestenEf--ol' the A. A. A., sererely denounced the tactics used by opponents of tbe road bill in order to Jeopardize the Federal Aid principle. "Anyone reviewing the argu ments used by tbe bandfull of eastern senators who opposed the Federal Aid Bill and threatened to filibuster to accomplish tbeir purpose, cannot fail to see through the shallowness of their argu ments and the underlying selfish ness of the position they took. - "Typical of the line or argu ment used by tbe opposition was that of Senator Reed of Pennsyl vania, who advanced tbe ridicu lous contention, that Federal Aid was unfair to Pennsylvania be cause the amount of his state re ceived out pf the Federal pool was insignificant compared to what Pennsylvania contributed to the treasury In taxes. ; "Curiously enough. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, himself a Fennsylvanian, gave the best an swer to Senator Reed's theory of state wealth and state contribu tions to natlonaF funds when be pointed out in a letter which went into the Congressional Record that tike tax returns from a state do ' not by any means indicate that the , Income was earned there. "In addition to tbe unsound ness 'of this argument, Senator Reed and his few supporters from wealthy- eastern4 states disclosed the utter selfishness of their view- point in other Important respects. They . etotirely overlooked the ex tent to whjch the car owners of their states are using roads built by less wealthy states. And they entirely overlooked what road building and the automotive indus try is doing to increase their pros perity. "Apart from the selfishness of a few eastern senators, the out standing feature of the fight in the senate was the overwhelming support developed for tbe Fed eral Aid principle on the final roll call. Tbe Record shows that 78 senators were favorable to the passage of the bill, while only ten were, opposed to It. Tbe vote in the-House was even more over whelming, indicating that the state wealth contingent was de cisively routed. No small part of Ibis was due to the fact that the bar owners of eastern states Joined with the rest of tbe coun try in denouncing the tactics of the opposition. Tbe able hand ling of the measure by Senator Oddie of Nevada was also an im portant factor in the ultimate -victory." vv As the measure assures Feder al funds to match state funds through 1928 and 1929, President Henry predicted that the Federal Aid "Highway System as originally projected will be completed In side of fire years. He said: 'S The' appropriations authorized by 'the bill ; recently enacted are 75, 00.0 00 annually for the fis cal years 1928 and 1929 for roads tn the Federal Aid Highway Sys tem and 87,500,000 annually for those years forroads in and to ihe .. national forests. The bill continues Federal participation on an undiminished Scale up to June 30, 1929. VtApproxlmately two-thirds of . the 200,349 miles of highway on jbeXderal Ald System have been improved. According to the 192C figures,- the total cost to. the Fed eral Government to improve one mile of highway averaged 19,850, for for practical purposes 810.000. This means, that during the fiscal years 192T,:192S and 1929 an additional 22,500 miles of im proved roads should be added to . the system. "tl the states continue to im prove roads on tbe Federal Aid System at their own expense, as they have done in the past, they will, during that period, add an other 30,000 miles so that at the close of the fiscal year 1929 we gh-ould have about 50.000 more miles of Improved roads. At ' the most, it should not take more than five years to improve all of the roads on the system. "When the Federal Aid System was- designated in 1921. it was hped that. Its. improvement could be completed within ten years. At .the present rate, it is apparent that this hope will be realized and that: within frve more years, if nothing happens to retard the progress, there will be a continu ous interstate highway system connecting: every city of 6.000 population for larger, and every ' section of lt improved to the de f ' jsre consistent with - th ; density and character of the traffic ; Irs W: Jorgensen. 190 8. High "St; Parts 'tor all makes f can, Best equipped auto accessory, store in this section. - - Prompt and re- liable service the role. . . f ) Demonstrates Knight and Overland Engines v. - - ' r. - " W A. A IT vfty "5 Lee R. Bryant, factory engine expert, demonstrated the Willy Knight Six and Overland Six au tomobile engines to Salem people here Thursday night when a crowd of over 300 attended the lecture at the R. N. MacDonald company salesrooms on Ferry street. Cut away motors were used in the lec ture and practical demonstrations of the power plants were made. Mr. Bryant is shown above be side the Willys-Knight f66" he F. L. Wood and Geo. F. Peed, real estate, 344 State. Farms and city "property. They bring buyer and seller together, for the bene fit and profit of both. () i driving in his tour of the coun try. The trailer contains all me chanical parts used in the demon stration. With three cut-away en gines, the trailer weighs a ton. Mr. Bryant has been connected with the Willys-Overland company for a number of years and has de voted most of that time to the study of the various types of in ternal combustion engines. He is considered an expert on engines using the sleeve-valve principle Max O. Buren, Xurniture, car pets; everything for the borne. Most beautiful Axmlnster rugs. Beautiful line of pictures for your borne. 179 N. Com!. () and has spent the last few years touring the entire country deliv ering to both the public and the trade, lectures of a highly instruc tive nature for everyone concerned with automotive transportation. The equipment he uses consists, of three cut-away engines with' all the working parts exposed, and mounted on a specially construct ed trailer. The entire outfit weighs in excess of a ton and is H. T. Love, the Jeweler, 335 State St. High quality jewelry, silverware and diamonds. The gold standard of values. Once a buyer always a customer. () taKen rrom ptace to place in tow of hia Willys-Knight "Great Six" sedan. One of the engines is the Willys Knight sleeve-valve used in the the new six-cylinder Willys-Knigbt known as the "70," and the other is the six-cylinder Overland. Cobbs & Mitchell Co., lumber nd building materials for every purpose. Get estimates, look at quality of material, then you will order. 349 S. 12th St. () H. F. Woodry & Son, 271 N. Com'l. St.. furniture store. Bar gains in furniture of all kinds. Agent for Lang ranges, best made. Also auctioneers. () Increased Demand for Model 93 Noticed as Tourm Season Opens i rr The increased demand during the last 30 days for Overland Six is credited largely" to the official opening of vacation and touriug season according to the sales de partment of the Overland company at Toledo. Announcements from the factory indicate that every ef fort is being exerted toward cop ing with this demand in order to supply the market. Last month there were several hundred un filled orders over and above the regular quota. Another leading factor in the increase, according to officials, results from the installing of a new front seating arrangement of this model. The front com partment seats are now of the in dividual chair type seat., divided in the center and folding neatly and comfortably under the in strument board. Trior to this al teration the front cushion was of one piece with individual backs. The new type allpws greater freedom in entering and leaving the rear riding compartment. It also provides ample carrying ca pacity in tbe rear section which is especially attractive and suitable for campers, tourists and travel ing salesmen. Tourists, according to sales rec ords, select the Overland Six Standard Sedan because of its un usual low operating cost and ac tive acceleration. With its full 40 brake horsepower the Overland Six is especially desirable for all kinds of country driving. White House Restaurant. S62 State St., where hundreds of peo ple prefer to eat. All you want to eat for less than you can eat at home, quality and service. () HOW THE ROADS ARE (Goatiased from pf 3.) - am. Ferry across Coos Bay. North Bend,, Marshtield, Co quille: Paved. . Coquille, Bandon, Portrr Or ford. Euchre Creek: Macadam. 4 Euchre Creek, Gold Beach : Nar row mointain road. Fair condition. Gold Beach, Myers Creekr Ma cadam. Myers Creek, Brookings: Nar row mountain road. Passable. Brookings, California state line: Macadam. Ashland-Klamath Falls Highway Ashland-Klamath Falls: Ma cadam. - Willamette Valley-Florence Highway . Junction - City. Cheshire, .Gold son, Blachly, Ralnrock, Mapleton: Macadam. Mapleton, Florence: Dirt road. Impassable after heavy rains. Corvallis-Xewport Highway Corvalis, Philomath, Wren, Ed iyville, Toledo. Newport: Macad am. Roosevelt Coast Highway open north to Otter Rock. McMinnville-Tillamook Highway McMinnville. Sheridan: Paved. Sheridan, Willamlna, Grand Ronde, Hebo, Tillamook: Part paved: balance, macadam. Oiling operations under way between Sheridan and Grand Ronde. Mt. Hood Loop Highway Portland, Government Camp, Hood River: Paved to Gresham; balance macadam. Oiling opera tions under way between Sandy and Barlow Pass. Oregon-Washington Highway - " Pendleton - Washington 'stat line: - Paved. Pendleton - Pilot Rock - Vinson- fieppner-ueppner junction: Ma cadamized except between Vinson and Lona which. Is under con struction, v 7 - : Crater Lake Highway . Med ford - Trail - Prospect - Fort Klamath: Macadam. Oiling be tween Kaele Point and Trail. Redwood Highway Connection wltb road to Orc-Vn Grants Pass - Kerby - WaWo: Graveled road in good condition. .Waldo-Crescent City: New road open for travel. - t - Kerby-Oregon Cares: Road In good condition. Oregon Caves now open to public. McKenzie Highway Eugene - Belknap Springs - Sisters-Redmond-Bend: Majcadam. Alsea Highway Corvallis - Philomath - Alsea -Lincoln connty line: Macadam. Lincoln county line-Tidewater: Dirt road. Rough hut passable when dry. Impassable after heavy rains. Tid e water-Wald port: Macadam. Pomeroy & Reene, Jewelers, never fail to give you 100 on the- dollar. Watches, clocks, pina, charms. Standard high grade stock in all departments. () Pearey Bros, hara the finest garden. lawn and flower seeds. Poultry supplies and fertilisers. Lowest prices. Seeds of high quality. 178 S. Commercial St. () In 1920 there were 4 Chevrolet factories. Now there are 12.- Are Your Brakes Safe? Insist on EMSCO Brake Lining It's Dependable Any mechanic will put it on our electric " " Brake Lining-Machine - . W. E. BURNS DAN BURNS (Not Brothers The Same Man) High Street at Ferry Salem, Oregon fl V rliiLb.1 i , DC x: r-i SUIT "J 3 fl Speedy Racing Cars and Famous Drivers ' i State Fairgrounds Track 2:3b SHARP n OS'S tairtra rnDi)h)Dr First A. A. A. Auto Races Held in Oregon This ----- - . i - .. t .. 9 Yea GATES OPEN 12 P. M. T. KIRKWODD MOTOR CO. Nash and Hupp Cars 311 North Commercial Telephone 311. Oregon Special Rebuilt Tires j .v MIKES AUTO WRECKING HOUSE We carry a full line of used parts foct nearly all makes' of cars and trucks. 245 Center St. Salem, Ore. Phone 398 Vick Bros. 280 S. High OAKLAND PONTIAC CITY IGE RKS WG IceofQuaHty'V 1441 CENTER ST. C PHONE 73 BLIGH HOTEL Frank BKgh, Mgr - U tnrnla ont tha nobbiest and tl j ' ' ! -x O , ''J'J.. 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