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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1929)
Automotive and Building News of Interest. Locally Talk of the Road and News of the Day for Mo torists and Outdoors folk OF t Automotive Information The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning. August 25. 1929 PAGE NINE DOORS SECTION MINING ROUTES FOR DIRIGIBLES Goodyear Interests Looj for Weekly Trips to Honolulu .With Biy Airships "Wi He tiie flieht of the Ger man t-ir;: Zeppelin holds the pub lic attention hoear.se of its ro mantic and spectacular daring, tlie practical v. ork" Fays Frank Dno little, CvOnyear dealer in Salem, "of or, nnizin; commercial air ship j S.i going forward rap idly, i rt iculu rly in the United Stat.', nv.A Great Britain." Two I'ri-kh airships, each lar ger 1 1 . r-: i fie Graf Zeppelin, are r.e ; ..:. -iki ion. one for ser vice to Canada and the other to India. The r..i:tcs have been sur ej .1 i.r. I U rminals at Montreal. Cairo, p!;.' Karachi are already ! i i. The liritish governnv nt plar ; to i pt-rate these vessels un til Hey income vitrl to commer cial ;.r.rpnit interests, when they will !)f ri 'incnii-hed to them. In l! rpited Slates, the Zep pelin 1: enie. the Goodye ar-I'ep-p; !i:i cursor, lion of Akron. Ohio, ha- j.itiposed a Trans-Pacific ser vice i! :r; air.ihius of the Zeppelin type, hat modified to American airsi.ip engineering practice which calls f . inflation with non-inflammable g.iS. Co.. i. lander J. C. Hunsacker, vice president of the Goodyer Z.eppeiin corporation has arrived in l.o.; Angeles in connection with the development of the trans-Pacific service, which contemplates a weekly airship service to Hono lulu with passengers and mails. It i; understood that the plans of the (joodyeai -Zeppelin corpora tion look to anassociation with the enterprise of some of the principal transportation interests entering California by air, rail and water. DE SOTO SIX SETS IB SALES RECORD During the pat 12 months, the DeSots six has broken all exist ing sales records for any first year car in the entire history of ths automobile industry. This ftatement was authorized today by L. f!. Peed, general pales manager of the lie Soto Motor corporation At Detroit. Hiding on the crest of a wave of popularity that began when it was first introduced, De Soto completed its first year with sales of more than SO, 000 cars a new world's record for a first-year car. "The actual figures show that 81.065 De Soto sixes ' had been shipped from Ihe plant since Aug ust 4. last year." Mr. Peed de clared. ''All nreviniis rpmrte f- first-jerfr cars regardless of cla-. I fie,ds are changtng in their or price have be, n broken bv De ! --onable garbs from the rich Solo, evidence of the enthusiastic I black Pa,th to tne precn of Pxxt manncr in which the new car has I lns and growing grin and then to bom accepted by the automobile PoWn yellow of ripeped b'Vtng public wheat that is finally cut by the "This first year has been a ! -rrat rombincs drawn by hors.os year of acliievenient. When it is , or '''aor-'V . , taken into consideration that! At C ondon 's found "e ehip ti.ree nmnth, hffm ti, fi -c ' P1" center for the grains, stock Poto six appeared, no dealer or ganization had been recruited to merchandise the new car. the De Soto record is icinark able. Kvery effort consistent with Chrysler Motors' high standard of manu-facturi-ng practice, was made to in crease production and meet the demand for cars. Plant facilities v ere expanded aud production fnon reached a point where the factory was only slightly behind tlie orders that continued to come in from all parts of the nation. "Ilack ot this unprecedrntr I Fiii'f- s of the new De Soto Six. i.; thf fact that iu enviable record has been built entirely r-n merit. Fucrc3s was assured from the first because of the outstanding value the c;T offered in it-; price fit Id. That t It is was true is no mere ar cident. The car was created to fiil a definite n ed. Before th" Pe Sato was introduced, there exi.-t- f-1 a demand for hisrhor mmlitv. more power, increased comfort r.nd better rerform:i.w in I - priced six-cylinder car;- The de- maiul was realized by Walter P. Chrysler,- whore engineers met it J vith a new car. an entirely new ; B'.x of highest quality throughout a car that reflecied the seme . f in.' qualities, the same flashing ; performance, and the same me- ; chtiiiical dependability that has ruuie Chrysler Motors' car fa- ' Lost of other important De Soto j featr.res could have caused the moiid the world over. "Nothing short of these and a ! widespread and almost over- j whelming popularity this new car j l.as expci ienced." j Mud Disappears on Lincoln Highway Motorists hound for Chicago and other eastern points via the:tbe road leads into the town Lincoln highway (V. S.'No. 30) no longer fear rains and mud roads in'lowa. Of the 365 miles of Lin coln highway passing through the state. Iowa has paved or under construction 336 miles. The other 29 miles, now gravel surface, will be paved in 1930. Des Moines, Iowa's capital city. Is connected with the Lincoln highway by 32 miles of concrete road south from Ames, the loca tion of the state agricultural col lee. Iowa ia building this year over 7SS miles of concrete paving, lowing all state in new construction. Route 'O ll I pvums II I mi mm s ' I H la eaove j 'GWENDOLEN I M" i m TiCONDON I , ' r :? ,ii T. J!TD A ' p . -tI .won otm. i ys I "Sp Tlow many Willamette valley people know of the great empire of eastern Oregon. To many it Is thought of simply as a vast waste land, hit in summer, cold in win ter, with limited resources. The new state highways are opening up this empire and revealing to the world the great wealth which districts there possess. Wheat, sheep, cattle, alfalfa are f t ill the chief products of eastern Oregon. The new John Day highway pene trates an important part of tlie ag ricultural area of the state and reaches to a district around Vale and Ontario where great irriga tion projects are now being con structed. Through the courtesy of the Oregon State Motorist we are priv ileged to publish a map of the highway and the following des cription of the country. The John Day highway is really a wonderful motor road, leaving the Old Oregon Trail at Arlington and joining the trail again at On tario., Southern Oregon can reach the John Day by way of The Dalles-California highway and the Mitchell-Day ville cut-off, now un der construction. When this link is completed there will be a direct trans-continental highway from the extreme eastern to the west ern part of the state, and when the Siuslaw highway has been fin ished it will be possible to leave the Pacific ocean in the morning and reach eastern Oregon In the evening. Leaving the Columbia river at Arlington, the tourist has a grad ual upgrade climb for miles ami reaches the high plateau land. stretching hack from the palisades of the Columbia. As far as the eye ran reach over these plateau lands there are roiling hills of grain and wool fro mthe vast areas that stretch to the blue horizon in all directions. Continuing eastward Irom Condon, the tourist drives I through rock-waalled canyons Ithat break the monotony of the rolling plateau and finally reach ! es an open valley where the li i 11 j sides are jutted with rock cliffs i and clay banks that hide myster 1 ies of the primeval ages when this vast area was the habitat of sa I bre toothed tigers, three teed hor,- (res and-other creatures that in ! habited the continent eons ago ! when Jl'.e status of man was a i question. Scientists have delved j into tlie locked chambers of this I mysterious valley and unearthed i remains of there pre--, istoric ani : mals that have served to lure ! many into the realms of this in- tereiting valley in search of infor mation regarding the denizens ;hat roamed the hills and vales of ; that district "When you was a ! la(iV(o!e ari(1 1 was a fi'OR."-- 1 From this alley where the clay !l!nli formations and rock cliffs ave given awav to the erosion of time until they resemble huge vati-colorcd cathedrals, pipe or gans and towers, the highwav ! leads into a mountainous district 1 whese tall branching pine trees ; give ore a greater realization of ; the primeval growths that once ; covered the entire area. Dropping i down again into a land ot deep I gorges, canyons and rock cliffs I ! that tower above fertile stretches i j where pros; erous ranches stretch j j to the limits of the level valleys, I I t h e tourist whizzes eastward ' through Day ville and Mt. Vernon and finally reaches the once rich- ! mineral valleys of the John Day river where Canyon creek seems to have poured a wealth of gold through the pine-clad mountains that border the realm of the John Day valley at this point. And then of John Day, a city built upon the tailings of the early mining opera tions of Canyon creek which joins the John Day river at this point. Two miles up Canyon creek is the old mining town of Canyon City where many pages of Ore gon's early mining history were written, a place where more than 15 million dollars in gold was tak en out of the gulch that Is now but a jumble of placer tailings. It was here that such characters as Joaquin Miller resided and contri buted his bit to the historic chap ters of Oregon as he officiated as clerk of the court and county of John Day Highway THE JOHN DAY HIGHWAY BETWEEN ARLINGTON ONTARIO AND NYSSA coxruia and ruausnta THE ,K3HN DAY HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION judge. To the ulstouicaJly inclined this section of the John Day val ley holds much interesting lore. To the sportsman-tourist this dis trict is alluring in its trout fish ing and hunting possibilities. The mountains that rise from the old mining gulch abound with mule deer and the crow and flutter of the gaudy-plumed Chinese pheas ant attracts his attention from tiie meadows of the great stock ranch es that fill the valley to he foot of the Strawberry mountains that rise into snow blotched peaks to the south. East of John Day the valley spreads to the limit of its breadth where haying operations reach goodly proportions as the large stoch ranches lay by their stores of forage that are necessary to provide for their flocks during the winter months. In the center of this expanse of the valley is Prair ie City, the terminus of the Sump ter valley railroad which finds its way into this interior region from Baker city across the Blue moun tains. Upon '.eaving Prairie City the motorist follows the grade of this railroad for a considerable dis tance over pine-clad mountains where every turn of the highway reveals new vistas and panoramas of the wooded mountainsides and the valley that finally slides into the distance as a farewell is wav ed to the John Day river valley. Then the summit is reached and the highway continues on through approximately 20 miles of wooded mountains that finally give way to great open expanses of sage cover ed plains where the roadway may be seen fading out in the distance. This is truly the great open spa ces where the stretches of road lie before the motorist for four and five miles without a twist or a turn, until this great wasteland fades out and a fade-in of orch- ards and meadows occupies the Important Improvements 1. Saprr-rtrracth fram drop (orgtd fork. 2. Drop-ctfiter riaaa 4 full tullooa, m. 5. Improved rlatcH long lived vsivMy I operation. 4. SMtrinf-had lock theft-proof. 5. Automatic mm of aerator oatpt. & Lowared rid in poai- rjuli-dog taolt. Harry W. Scott "The Cycle Man-' 147 S. Commercial -Courtesy Oregon Motorist screen of this varying cinema that is interesting even through the wastelands in the ever-changing scenes presented. Through this land of orchards and meadows that has been res cued from the desert through the ingenuity of man in diverting wat er for irrigation, the road leads down the Malheur river valley to the town of Yale, and on to On tario, where the John Day high way loses its identity in its con fluence with the Old Oregon Trail. Willys Knight Goes To Volume Output TOLEDO. O., Aug. 15. Pro duction of the Willys-Knight great six has now reached the stage of 2500 units per month, a large volume for a car in Its price class. The incorporation of cer tain additional features in this style leader subsequent to the pre liminary showing at the National Automobile show accounts for de lays In reaching present volume. Now, according to company offi cials, the great six model stands in a front line position among 1930 type motor cars. The Willys-Overland company for a number of years past has re lied upon models In the price class of the great six as important factors in earning power, and the lack of such a model during the earlier months this year has nat urally deferred a considerable pro fit. Now with production having fully swung into the anticipated volume to meet waiting orders, It is expected that sales within this range will have a very helpful ef fect on the company's financial showing for the last half. Missouri has the largest lead mines and limestone deposits In the world. U-1930 PEL the thrilling get away and speed of this latest "45" Twin, the perfect balance of its low; riding position, the com fort of its saddle and big balloon tires. What a motorcycle! Here is the ideal sold mount. A wonderful per former, with running costs amazingly low fcarely 2 cents per mile. We' rt open erentngu Come mind tee this re mmrrkmble Twin, and the other 1930 Hot ley Davidsons, Tel. 68 A Ml F TAKES ON FISK Announcement has Just been made that the Wolf Tire Shop, corner Commercial "and Ferry street has taken on the Fisk tires, Mr. "Wolf came here from Forest Grove recently and open ed the Wolf Tire shop in the building formerly occupied by the Zosel Tire shop. After careful consideration and much time in vestigation what line -of -tires 'to feature Mr. Wolf decided on the Fisk. He states that he is of the opinion that these tires will give excellent service to the customers and also that the company are good to deal with and manufac ture a real product. Associated with Mr. Wolf is J. O. (Jim) Gilmore, who is in charge , or the service depart ment. Mr. ("ilmore has been con nected wit'i one of the largest tire outfits in Portland for the past seven years . ud will see toit that all custom . s of the Wolf Tire shop receives the proper treat ment. Jack Conover, who is the dis trict representative for the Fisk Tire Company Inc., has been in Salem for the past week arraign ing the stok for Mr. Wolf and get ting the boys started right with the Fisks. Mr. Conover is an ex pert in the sales line having re ceived national recognization for his sales ideas. XEW PROCESSED STEEL ( AX HE USED WITHOUT OIL CLEVELAND, Ohio (A P) Steel with a surface three to four times as hard as that obtained in case hardening is being adapted to automobile and airplane en gines and parts. Progress in production and use of this new hard surface is one of many advances in metallurgy dur ing the last year which will be demonstrated at America's first National Metal congress here Sep tember 9 to 13. The hard surface Is obtained through the process of "nitriding," a product of research by Dr. Ad olf Fry In the Krupp laboratories at Essen, German, and later by metallurgists at Paris. f ANNOUNCING Vulcanizing that stays V-Jt FISH Windsor Cords 29x4.40 $5.35 30x4.50 6.00 28x4.75 6.90 29x5.00 7.55 30x5.00 7.85 31x5.00 8.15 30x5.25 9.25 Ziz:Z ro 9.40 198 Trip to Silver Creek Falls . Easily Made From Salem Silver Creek Falls has attracted thousands of people in the dec- ades that the f )'s hc.d -.!..-"! f-known since human beings, took up their dwelling in wi at ii r.r,r Oregon. Getting there v. red to be j a siow ana teaious trip ny nacK or wagon. Now the automobile takes one there in a short while, and with further road improve ment the falls will be even better accessible and the loop trip more papular. It is easy to make the loop from Salem to the falls and around through Silverton and home eith er on a Sunday or in the late af ternoon. It is a cool retreat for a warm day to tarry for awhile in the woods about the falls. Fresh winds blow up the deep canyons and the mists from the falls help to temper the air. To get to the falls from Sa lem go out the highway past the penitentiary, past the service sta tion at "four corners," then take the first turn to the left. This is a paved road going through Macleay and on up through Waldo hills. The paving extends for several miles and then there is a good gravel road. It is a most beautiful farming country the road leads through, with well-kept homes and barns, giving the appearance of prosperity and stability. The road k"eeps climbing, skirts the town of Shaw, and on beyond the road divides, the right turn leading to Stayton and the left going on to Silver Creek falls. It is almost impossible to lose the road, so numerous are the signs. Reaching the wooded country the road climbs a sharp ridge between Drift creek and Silver Creek. Deep canyons stretch below on each side. On the ridge there are some very good farms. Through the village of Silver Creek and past the store one comes to the entrance to South Silver Creek falls. If your are will ing to pay 10c a head "to help pay the taxes" you may enter the grounds. The owner of the prop erty has a gatekeeper to collect the dimes and on a Sunday the re- J celpts must go a long ways toward taking care of "taxes." The falls The Appointment of OPPOSITE MARION HOTEL SALEM As Distributors of k - i I lit': t Wffl'A TK For the Salem Territory FOR PRICE COMPARISON Call 786 for Service Other sizes correspondingly low priced S, Commercial St "Walt" Wolf SALEM, are beautiful enough that they should be made into a state park. The thin stream drops 184 feet over a ledge of rock. Striking the rocks below the water run3 into the pool at the foot of the falls. Singularly beautiful is the great seml-circie of rock in the center of which the falls are. Erosion has worn away the rock behind the falls so the water has a sheer drop from the top ledge to the rocks at the foot. Paths lead around the rocks behind the falls. It is about 25 miles from Sa lem to the south falls. The road is quite rough in places, but eas ily traveled, and altogether safe. About two miles beyond over a good graveled road are the North Silver Creek Falls. There is more water, but the drop is shorter, 146 feet. In both cases the en trance to the falls is at the top: in each case paths lead down the wall to the bottom of the gorge. The north falls is more interesting with cascades and pools above the drop-off, and great rock masses ly ing below. Leaving the falls the road drops sharply to Silverton. There are splendid farms on the Silverton hills and new lands are steadily being reclaimed from the stumps. The trip is not complete without a stop at the Coolidge-McClaine park in Silverton with its perfect swimming pool in Silver Creek. The loop trip measures just un der 50 miles. SNAKE SCIENTISTS IMPROVE OX NATURE CHICAGO ( AP) Snakes in the extensive collections at the Field Museum here are exception ally realistic, aVd the reason is that they are not snakes at all. The museum specimens are re productions in cellulose-acetate made by a special process Invent ed by Loon-L. Walter of the mu seum staff. Bodies of actual rep tiles are used for models and to obtain accurate coloration. More lifelike results are thus obtained than by mounting the real snake-skins. FISK De Luxe Cords Unlimited Guarantee 30x4.50 $15.55 29x4.75 16.60 29x5.00 17.50 30x5.00 18.20 31x5.00 18.85 31x5.25 21.20 32x6.00 25.10 1 MIM NEW CHEVOLET SIXES DETROIT, Aug. 1. A million six cylinder Chevrolet automo biles have been placed on the mar ket since January 1. - This an nouncement w-as made at the cen tral offices of Chevrolet, In the General Motors building, today, as assembly plants of the organiza tion in various part of the country are operating on the greatest sum mer schedule of production in the history of the company. According to observers, this la ' mere than three times as many six-cylinder cars than were ever produced by a manufacturer dur- ic n lilrA TAf?rtT - The record-breaking car rolled off the assembly line at the Flint, Mich., plant on August 6. It hap pened to he an Imperial sedan. The record breaker was welcomed at the end of the assembly line by W. S. Knudsen, president, and other Chevrolet officials. Without any ceremony, the car -left the plant for Detroit, where it will be presente-d as one of the in teresting exhibits that will be a part of a mammoth Chevrolet sales convention in Detroit, Aug ust 14, 1,3 and 16. The entire Chevrolet supervisory force of nearly 2,000 men will be on hand for this convention, which will be the largest of its kind ever held by the company. The following dates will show the rapidity with which Chevrolet has produced and sold cars this year: First six January 1 250,000th March 6 500,000th April 24 730.000th June 18 1,000,000th - August 5 It is reported that nearly every, state in the union had a share in the building of this million Chev rolet sixes. Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan furnished the steel; the south and west supplied the wood; the south and northeast supplied the cotton and wool; the rugger came from Ohio, Illinois and California; the glass from Pennsylvania, Ohio aqd Illinois Qnfl tho Tlnrn ami enamel from New Jersey and Michigan. Phone 786 for road service ORE.