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The Ncztr Oregon Statesman. Salem. Oreeon, Sunday MorningFebruary iOy 1929
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Strange Regulations Lack
of Parking Space, Con
Tgestion Cause
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WASHINGTON. D-" C. Bal-
lneea Interest located In tlta.nr
ban centers of tie country lose
their cbance at a large potential
source of . rerenae because of the
tendency of a majority of motor
ists to arold cities while en tour,
accordinf to a buUetlc Issued by
theAmerlean Automobile associa
tion today. ,i ' '
The question. "Do yon prefer to
arold cities while touring? " was
addressed to thousands of motor.'
lsts Vn erery state of the union by
the national touring board of the
A. A. A. Out of erery one hun.
dred persons who answered It, 71
categorically declared that they
preferred ; to avoid urban areas
wherever possible. ."
The reasons adduced for this
decided preference on the part' of
motorists. were as follows:
Inconvenience Cause
Reluctance to ran the gauntlet
of city congestion. '
Inadequate' elgn-pcsting vof
through streets. '
Loss of valuable time.
Confusion -regarding traffic reg
ulations and consequent traffic
hazards.
Lack of, parking space.
Commenting on this -diagnosis.
- JkllPW" p- Henry, president of the
national motoring body, asserted
that while congestion is a deep
rooted national ailment, the basis
trouble is unnecessarily aggravat
ed by other traffic dlseasse which
can be readily cured by the cities
themselves. "
"Let us concede at once," he
sa!d. Ithat congestion as. such Is
a deep-rooted national ailment for
which no wholly adequate pre
scriptton has yet been forthcom
Idk. But why aggravate this con
dition by permitting other traffic
diseases to flourish?
J Wants Clear Slns
"Why can't our large cities, for
instance, mark their through hlgb
. ways and the Important .-turns
leading to these? Failure "to" do
this results In the visiting motor
ists" of ten floundering helpleasly
.through the whirlpool of cUjTtraf
ftc and serving to Intensify th
confusion and tha danger..
"Why need the visiting motor
ist" continue to fear the traf fir
regulations, of a strange cltynow
that ererr community in the land
has before It a municipal traffic
orHinann develooed by nationally
known experts after years of
"Parklng space Jt everywhere
t & nreminm. But here again f
a problem that the adoption jot
the municipal traffic ordinance
would help. It is well worth the
while of all cities to consider
what con be done to provide park-
f lng space for the strangers with
in their gates. - "
llnch Bs1smii Lost
"The motor tourist Is today an
Important fctor In the creation
and distribution of " national
wealth, and failure on the part of
our "city fathers to give consid
eration to ways and means of er
pedltlag the passage of the visit
lag motor caravan through - the
urban areas Is resulting In the low
of millions of dollars" of business
annually.; If the difficulties of
transit were less, there Is no
doubt at alt that the majority of
motorists would prefer to see and
often stop over In the cities on
their route. They realize full well
that In passing them by they miss
much of interest and educational
. value. .
"The longer the cities delay In
eliminating as' much as possible
the difficulties that confront the
visiting motorist, the more Imper
ative will become the demand for
belt lines around cities, against
the establishment of which busi
ness interests have in many In
stancM protested.. The answer is
to make the cities -easier tst the
motorists to pass through.
King's Ambulance
Specially Built
For Riding E a s e
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LONDON -CAP) The ambu
lance, which soon will b used to
convey King George to Craigwell
House near Bognor for., the sea
breeses will be the last word in
Ingenuity in removing, vibration.
Lord Dawson of Penn. chief of his
majesty's chief physicians, person
ally selected Che. car. v
The tread of the tires is seven
Inches. There K- are - compressed
air cylinders between "the body
and the chassis. The bed u on
springs, runnlnr from th. celling
to the floor And there is electric
heatinr and an electric f fn. fot
regulating th - temperature as
. well as- hot and - cold . runnlnsj
water. There is also accommoda
tion fog three- nurses. --n
Four highly experienced r men
nurses will carry the king to the
ambulasea. The trip will not be
taken until the road surfaces have
been made perfect and the .police
win keep the roads elear as far
, possible to avoid daisy. -,
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AUTO Fin
FORMALLY 0PE1
Willys-Overland v Company
Initiates Big Engine
7 Plant on Coast ' .
LOS ANGELES, Attended b
several hundred business men
civic leaders and prominent ejt
!zens. the new $1, 60 0,0 00 Pacific
coast factory of Willys-Overland.
Inc. was formally opened at a
luncheon held at the plant Thurs
day noon. '" 4
John N. Wrlllys. president - of
.Willys-Overland, Inc., who headed
i group of factory officials from
Toledo. Ohio, was J he central fig
ure at the luncheon which was ar
ranged by chamber ,of commerce
officials under the direction of
Arthur G. Arnoll,, secretary and
general manager." '. -
r The program included an ad
dress of. welcome by Shannop
Crandall, president of the cham
ber, of commerce and Mayor E.
Cryer and a response; by Mr. Wil
lys.' George L. Eastman, past pres
ident of the chamber and master
of ceremonies. :
Wide Plans Outlined
r 'Vr. Crandall and Mayor Cryer
voiced - their appreciation of Mr.
Willys' realisation of the import
ance of the Pacific coast region
and establishing the great plant
on this coast. They painted glow
ing pictures, of the Pacific coast's
Industrial future and the great op
portunities that await -manufacturers
in the coast section-
Mr. Willys In his reply outlined!
the extensive manufacturing plan
now under way. He declared the
Pacific coast region is one of the
neat important territories; in the
United States for automobile man
ufacturers and Btated that with
the new factory his company is
now better able to supply this
great section, with dispatch, ren
der the highest grade of-service
and cooperate fully with dealers
and the general public. He also
spoke of the speed with which the
ncreaslng trans-Pacific and South
American trade can be supplied by
the proximity of ocean shipping
Factory Inspected
Other Willyra-Overland official?
accompanying Mr. Willys Included
Colin, Campbell, vice-president In
charge of sales; U A. Miller, vice
president and general f manager;
A."B.' Qualy. secretary to Mr." Wil
lys; J. A. Sheldon, works manager
and W. R. Ourand. works engineer
who were Jn direct charge of
building the new factory: Ward
M. Canaday, president of the Unit
ed States Advertising corporation.
Following the luncheon an ln
'9tIon trip was made through
tho factory which is already In op
eration. The general , public hap
been Invited to visit the big plant
where "open house was held he re
mainder of he week and see 'how
Whippet and Willys-Knight cars
are bnllt '.. : '' " -'
1xl the evening at: the Biltmore
hoteL Mr. Willys and the factory
group attended a, dinner at which
were seated several hundred deal,
ers, their bankers and sales man
agers. Friday another. luncheon
was held at the factory for mem
bers of the Pacific coast automo
tive trades. ' r. ' ' ' ' -Four
BsUldings fa TUnt j
Tho new, WillyrsOverland fac
tory is one of the first automobile
plants to be opened on. this coast
It represents an investment of $1,
S 00,00 and consists of four build.
Ings of steel, concrete and brick
construcUon having' a total floor
space of 4S0.000 square feet. :
rThe main building la 0x420
feet and one story high with
great concrete loading dock at
floor level stretching almost the
entire length of the structure. Al
so thero is a twojtory adminis
tration building. 40x140 feet, s
power house '4 7x5 T feet and an oil
house' 47x4 1 ' feet. ' :':.Xf"'C'?
;. Tho factory is fitted with the
most ' modern ' machineir tad
equipment and is daclared to be
th mast efficient ilant of its
kind inexlstence. Its estimated
capacity is 3 0,0 0 0 0 cars - yearly
to rf t 3 1
An airplane view of the new Pacific coast WtUys-Overland fac
tory Is shows at Abe upper left. Completed cars coming off the as
sembly line are shown at the top
Willys-Overland, Inc., is pictured at the middle left, with some ox
the great stock of completed engines waiting to; go on the assembly
line at the right. One of the many groups of women in the uphol
stery department were snapped at work for the lower view of the
new Los Angeles automobile factory.
Transition of Rare Trees
Bordering Pacific Highway
Presents Vistas of Beauty
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Low, Gnarled Torrey Pine 0f Del Mar Coast, Mighty Se
,; ,quoia Stately Spruces and Silvery Firs Can Be Seen .
i.'i Along No Other Continuously Paved Road
One of the most appealing
eharms of the Pacific ' highway Is
th' endless Tariety-of trees sseen
"n transition of speciel along itf
course between nearly 17 degrees
of latitude, points' out the Pacific
Highway association In a bulletin
issued this week for the informa
tion of prospective sightseers who
may traverse this route. '
.' Nowhere In the world flourish
so many unique conifers as may
be seen between San Diego and
Vancouver city and island. Only
25 miles north of the first city
appears the Torrey pine ar low,
(gnarled gnome of a tree which.
hermit-like, clings to the cliffs
above the coast near Del Mar.
Save for a tew specimens pn Santa
Crus island, its exclusive habitat
Is these headlands of San Diego
county. :
The Sabine, or nut pine, it seen
more commonly in the mountain
ous stretches north of Santa Bar.
bar a and in the lower, canyons of
the Sacramento river. Its radiat
ing' branches give it more the ap
pearance of a palm than a pine,
and its long, thin needles of blu
ish grey , render It readily dis
tinguishable. Monterey's scenic peninsula is
heightened in charm by the pine
and cypress which bear Its name.
Most of the cone-bearing trees,
planted by millions along the bor
ders of the Pacific highway arelsanlta. Yellow and red are their
Monterey pines and : cypresses.
: Sequoias luxuriate in the Santa
Crux mountains from the ridge to
he west -of Gilroy onward to the
ocean. Numerous detours . be
tween Watsonvllle and San Mateo
lead to some of i the grandest
groves in all California, tho most
extensively covering nearly $10,'
000 acres of the State Redwood
park in the Big Basin of Madden
creek. '
4 Ascending , Sacramento river
canyon towards Mt, Shasta, the
transition of . trees becomes more
msTked. , Up to , the 1,000 foot
level, the Sabine pine Is supreme.
Higher up the yellow pine, holds
sway:i Its bark is wrinkled with
deep corrugations: between golden
plates which mske its Identifica
tion easy to every observing eye.
Above 2.1)00-feet. 4he Incense ce
dar growtr loftier with the alti
tude, Its cinnamon bark and se-H
quola-Uke pyramids - characterize
this big bearer of tiny cones.
Other evergreens add variety
and when running double shift
at top speed' will employ - more
than 1,500 persons. x
At present about 100 automo
biles are being turned oft the as
sembly line dally, and crews are
working double. shift in. nnef fort
to supply iae great Inriux pt or
ders yiat followed the recent ia
trodueUon - of the 1929 Whippet
four and Whippet six. 'About 900
persons are ' now. employed ; and
this number will be increased as
production grows.,
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right, John X. Willys, president of
near Mt. Shasta. The Douglas
spruce attains 200 feet and more
in height and is recognized by Its
grey wrinkled bark and downward
hanging cones, two or three in
ches in length. 'True firs are
noted by their silvery needles and
their cones stand erect, like
thumbs up.' About 4,000 feet in
elevation, the sugar pine becomes
more common, a lordly tree with
long, pendant cones, prized by
collectors.
Onward through Oregon and
Washington, the Douglas spruce
becomes predominant.' It has sev
eral aliases,. 'Oregon Pine betnr
the most erroneous. Some call it
a, fir, but its drooping cones are
typical -of spruce trees In contrast
to 'the upthrust cones of the fir
family. Sitka spruces extend fronr
Puget Bound up the coast of
Alaska,- blending with cedars and
hemlocks to fringe with ever
green grace the emerald margin
of this inland sea.
California's live-oaks reach
their greatest girth near Paso Ro
bles (the Pass of Oaks) and In
the upper Sacramento valley
where the Bidwell Oak near Chlco
is said to be the largest of this
species In the world. Other trees,
peculiar ' to - the Pacific coast,
heighten Interest to tourists who
traverse the Pacific highway
especially the is drone and man-
respective barks, gnarled are their
branches and glossy their leaves.
They are mere shrubs in Oregon,
but become more aboreal in Cali
fornia. Clusters of blood-orange
berries, almost as large as cher
ries, linger, late In the winter on
the branches of the mad rones.
called laurels In Oregon.
FMCTIOH OF CENT
' 'Approximately one-seventeenth
of a cent for each tire mile is paid
by the average automobile owner,
according to Willis Clark, local
I .anager of the Western Auto Sup
ply company, distributors of West
ern OiSnt and Wearwell tires.
I "Based on Information collect
ed by. our research department,
these figures, can best be appre
ciated- when? compared with the
report of 19 IS which claimed the
cost to the tire user to be one cent
per mile," says Hr.- Clark. . . .
In 1913 if 4 re deliveredmore
than ! 9.0 0 0 "Smiles of service, the
owner was .well pleased but today,
the i car owner- expects, and ; re
ceives five times or more the mile,
age of 15 years - sgo, and at a
much lower cost. Improved meth
ods of production and distribution
assure low prices and better "qual
ity than ever before.
- -. "The Western Auto Supply com-:
RE MILE COSTS
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Bills Before Legislators
Fail to Reduce Troubles
Of Highly-Taxed Motorist
July Issuance of Licenses
Money But Less at Vacation Time; Present Regula
tions to Stand Without Material Changes
Reduction of the income of the
state highway department is .on
thing that the tax-payers of -the
state may be assured will not pas:
the legislature this session; judg
ing from views, expressed around
the state house. The basic tax on
automobiles in the form of a li
cense may be lowered but the gas
oline tax will be raised to make
IP the difference. Maintenance
of the present system of roads
will be cohered by sufficient
funds.
Numerous bills covering the
dmlnnistration of the automobUe
bureau have been introduced to
committees bu have not reached
either house. The change of the
time for Issuing license plates
from January -to July will lessen
the load at Christmas time but
will pile up a little more at raca-
tion'time.
More Road Plans Absent
"The change of date will in the
3nd cost the motorist a little more
money and not lighten the work
of the automobile department
any," believes Hal E. Hoss, secre-
rtary of state, who has charge el
the administration of affairs per
taining to motors. "The average
motorist will spend the money re
leased at the first of the year foi
Christmas and then hare to dig
up the same amount at the first
of. .July, i Ot course. It wttl dis
tribute the burden a bit" , ,
No new road projects to ade
burdens to the already well taxed
motorist are in the offing at the
legislature xr even' threaten!,
present themselves. " Of course.
pany today, , instead of offering
only one type of tire, of fer a tire
for every car, purpose and purse.
Seven different types of tires from
the lowest; priced Western - Auto
Wascocord to the improved West
ern Giant balloon with center trac
tion tread and the special ' truck
type cords, make Ure . selection
easy for the buyer.-f-tt t
" TTiese tires, no w offered at
the lp west prices in the history of
uor company together with the
added savings presented by, our
trade-in Offer, bring new thous
ands -of car owners to our stores
each year. 1 From all indications
Western Auto stores will far sur
pass their 1929 mark when more
than half-a-million Western Gtani
and Wear-well ' tires .were sold
through their - more thsn 150
stores." . "
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Indicates More Christmas
"here are several pet projects to
ppease the folrs at home but
they have no hopes of getting past
the eonynlttee, according to sentl
aients of the committee members
New IVsws Unlikely
The handling of special cases
that frequently arise but which
eannot be covered by any set rul
ing is provided in bills submitted
to tne committee on auto and
roads. None o fthese will have
Influence on the average driver
but will greatly facilitate the ad
ministration of the department.
Regulations governing the op
eration of motor vehicles will
probably remain as they are as no
changes have made their appear
ance yet. . Numerous ideas are
existing in the collective and in
dividual committee minds. These
cover the enforcement ot present
regulatlons more than new rules
for the operation of machines.,
irorai'flfl
At the v
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the"
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Better Highways and Signs
Raise Motorists From
Century Class
.WASHINGTON, V D. C.- The
average day's run of motor tour
ists is now 234 miles, as compar
ed with about 100 miles a day 10
years ago, . according to the na
tional touring board of the Amer
ican Automobile association.
The question, "When touring
what is your average daily mile
age?" was addressed to thous
ands of motorists in every state ot
the nnlon in an effort-to secure
definite data on motor touring.
Out of every hundred nersons who'
answered the questionnaire, SO re
ported 200 miles for their ave
rage dally run; 25 advised 250
miles; 10 average 900 miles per
day and 15 said they traveled 150
miles a day. The average dalrly
run was 234 miles.
Outstanding among the 'reasons
advanced for this decided in
crease in the mileage covered by
motorists were the following:
Improvements Help
Better, highways throughout thf
country.
Improvements of the motor car
from the standpoint of ease of op
eration, comfort, safety and sta
bility. Mofe"adequate sign-posting and
marking of Important highways.
Improved motor facilities, In
cluding standardized services in
all sections and up-to-the-minute
reports on road conditions. j
A nation-wide tendency to lib-j
lralize speed laws and the pass
ing of the roadside Justice of the
peace courts.
"The questionnaire," says th
A. A. A. national touring board,
"has revealed in a convincing way
that car owners of the nation are
ever looking for new areas and
that the national prosperity fol
lowing in the wake of the. motor
tourist is. being more evenly dis
tributed. Roads Draw Tourists
'At the same time, it is clearly
shown that motor touring in any
section hinges largely on the char
acter ot the roads, the ease of tra
vel over them, and the motorinc
services available. The fine char
acter of present-day automobiles
has not discounted the tremend
ous importance of these factors."
The A. A. A. statement con
tinues:
"It is apparent that the 'move
on' policy of speeding up traf fie
in congested areas has been taken
up by motorists on the open road
Desiring to visit new sections ic
possibly the same period ot time
formerly devoted to visiting point?
in the car owner's home state, it
has been necessary to speed up
the motor vacation. Better high
ways, improved cars, adequately
marked road3, standardized motor
lng services and more liberalized
speed laws, grouped together, have
made this possible.
' Trips Well Manned
"Mors than 615,000 miles of
surfaced highways, with approx
imately 90,000 miles of Important
interstate routes now beckon the
motorist. Moreover, these Inter.
state roads hrave been completely
marked in ' twenty-eight states
1th standardized signs.
"The motor tour of today is
planned In the same methodical
manner that formerly marked the
railroad or steamship journey. In
this connection, the nation-wide
standardised services of the A. A.
A scientific detour reports with
daily reports; from road scouts,
Be IPfleaceca
8760 Hours EacK Year
(That means we never Close) - - t . ,
Young Bloods and Reckless
Drivers of Century Ago
Cause Worry
. There were traffic troubles and
tolls and Joy riders one hundred
years ago when the automobile
and bicycle belonged to the far .
future, and the "iron horse" and
train were gazed upon in curios-
lty. says the American Motorist.
official publication of the Ameri
can Automobile association.
The A. A. A. magazine states
that newspapers of a century ago
were filled with stories of traffic
mishaps and careless drivers of
stages. '
Wheel-Barrows Dangerous
"Back in the days when great.
great grandfathers rode, the au
thorities took serious counsel of
such things as speedsters, road
hogs, Joy riders, drunken drivers
-and of how 'females were en- -
ticed from their home by the lure :
of the stage coach and how pe
destrians on 'the sidewalks were:
too frequently injured by reck-!
lessly driven wheel-barrows," con
tinues the Motorist.' .
Collegians and other young men ;
of the present era of Jazz and '
speed, not infrequently are
brought Into court 'for fast x and
reckless driving and are fined or
lectured therefor. But one hun- '
dred years ago, according to a ?
Journal of that time, the idle and
effeminate young men of the larg
er cities should have followed the '
example of a rpeed hound of Jan
uary, 18 Z9, to wit:
Speeder Fined In 1820 "
"A young gentleman of Cincin
nati travelled from Nashville to
that city, a distance of S56 miles.
In three days and a half! This 13
an exam pla. worthy the emulation
of the thousands of Idle, dissipat
ed and effeminate young men of
our large cities, who jay more
for horses and carriage hire than
their services to the world will
ever be worth."
Another Item of 1829 says:
"During the past week 75 per
sons were brought before the po
lice of Philadelphia, and either
committed or fined. Among the
number, 25 were for intoxication; .
four persons were fined fl each
for using wheelbarrows on foot
pavement; one person was fined
3 for driving at an immoderate
rate; and one fined 5 with costs.
for riding on the footway."
has contributed largely to broad
ening the field of travel.
"The 'tendency to liberalise
speed laws is seen, in striking
way with the report that 12 states
hare increased the sped laws'
within the past three years and .
many Judge recklessness .of the
driver on the facts in the case,
rather than, on' the- mere question
of speed itself." I
Bishop to Leave
For Olds Exhibit
A. C. "Biddy" Bishop, Olds mo
bile distributor for Salem, leaves '
Francisco where he will attend a
preliminary showing of the Vik
ing, new Oldsmob He eight whlsh
will be on display at the Bay.Clty -auto
show at that time.. All Olds-. ;
mobile dealers in . Oregon have
been invited to attend the affair.
A number of the Oldsmoblle fae-
ttory personnel will be guests of
honor. ,
VfittEn
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