HOMK AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Automobiles and Good Roads
A Department Designed to Help Farmers With Progressive Road Ideas.
~ IV E N eom pleto d a ta as regards
location, tr a ffic and all o th er
conditions, th e ex p ert in high
w ay construction can advise inOelli-
g en tly as to idle kind of pavem ent
w h ic h ' will m ost nearly m eet th e re
quirem ents in a given case, b u t w ithout
th e complete info rm atio n he cannot
ho|x) to give any sa tisfacto ry answ er,
says Good Roads,
Before the a d v en t o f th e autom obile,
when th e tr a ffic consisted of horse
draw n vehicles, equipped fo r the most
p a r t w ith iron tires, w ater bound m ac
adam was th e stan d ard construction
fo r practically all roads ex cep t those
carry in g the h eav iest tra ffic . B ut pres
e n t tra ffic conditions are d iffe re n t. The
vehicles using th o roads consist not
only of horgo draw n vehicles equipped
w ith iron tires, b u t also o f m otor d riv
en vehicles equipped w ith ru b b er tires.
M oreover, these tw o d issim ilar kinds
a re found in v ary in g proportions. A t
present there is no sta n d a rd ty p e of
construction. Roads or stre e ts c a rry
in g lig h t tr a ffic can be sa tisfa c to rily
paved w ith ce rta in m aterials, those
carry in g a h eav ier tr a ffic can be paved
properly w ith ce rta in o th er m aterials,
and those carry in g the h eav iest tr a ffic
requiro still o th er kinds of pavem ents.
C onsidering theso facts, the logical
conclusion is th a t tr a ffic is th e chief
fac to r in determ in in g tho ty p e o f con
stru ctio n to bo adopted.
i t is also
known th a t th o tw o d iffe re n t types of
vehicles now using tho highw ays re
quire d iffe re n t surfaces. I t may bo In
ferred , th erefo re, th a t so long as the
tr a ffic is mixed, and mixed in v ary in g
proportions, a p avem ent th a t w ill be
universally sa tisfa c to ry will not be
found unless th e am ount o f ono or tho
o th er o f tho tw o kinds of tr a ffic b e
comes small enough to be negligible.
We can bo ce rta in th a t m otor driven
vehicles will n ev er become negligible
facto rs, so th a t th o n ex t step to be
ta k e n is to consider w hether or no t th e
ra tio betw een m otor driven and horse
draw n vehicles will ever become bo
g re a t a9 to elim in ate tho la tte r from
consideration. I f th is does happen the
situ atio n will be sim ilar to th a t before
tho adv en t o f th o autom obile, and we
shall have a tr a f f ic v ary in g only In in
ten sity . In th a t caso somo certain
p avem ent may be evolved which will
be as u n iv ersally accep tab le as was
tho w ater bound m acadam pavem ent
u n d er form er conditions.
U nless this change in tr a f f ic does
come about it seems probable th a t the
selection of fhe ty p e of pavem ent to be
p u t down will rem ain a problem w hich
has to be solved for each p a rticu lar
road, having duo regard to local consid
erations.
G
DON’T TINKER.
NE of the most im portant th in g s for
the autom obilist to learn is n o t to
“ tin k e r.”
T here is no m ystery concealed under
th e hood of a car, th ere is n othing
th a t should be k ep t secret from tho
owner. In fa c t th e progressive man
n fa c tn re r is v ery much g ra tifie d when
his custom er shows a desire to learn,
because th e well inform ed is usuallv
th e satisfied ow ner. But the d ifficu lty
arises a fte r th e control o f th e car hus
been m astered and a slig h t knowledge
acquired of the care and a tte n tio n th a t
th e car should receive.
In stru c tiv e
lite ra tu re accom panies th e c a r; m ag
n eto tim ing it studied and th a t the
ca rb u re to r som etim es needs ad ju stin g
is learned. E nthusiasm prev ails and the
tem p tatio n to “ ti n k e r ”
usually b e
comes too g re a t; a d elicate ad ju stin g
•crew is turn ed or a w ire is discon
nected and th en — trouble begins. N early
•11 m anufacturers eao t.o n th e ow ner
• g a in s t “ tin k e rin g .”
Talk to the repairm an, stu d y th e In
stru ctio n s, learn all you can, and then,
w hen the em ergency comes, y o u ’ll be
prepared. B ut w ait fo r th e em er
gency. Do n e t tin k e r. D o n ’t tr y to
m ake ad ju stm en ts when th e ear is al
read y in a d ju s tm e n t
D o n ’t
begin
te a rin g down u n til you have loeated
th e trouble. Don *t try to im prove th e
tim in g of th e valvee or th e ig n itio n ;
th e m an u factu rer kuow s b e a t
T re a t your car as you would an ex
pensive w atch. A lot of tro u b le may
be avoided by h aving an ex p ert exam
ino the car a b o u t eaw t every two
m ouths, T here hre many little wrongs
O
PREMIER
Relation of Good Roads to Rural
Schools
“Non-Puncture” Auto
Tires
Guaranteed 7,500 Miles Service
Tho rural population is more w illing
to support b e tte r schools to d ay th a n a t
a sy previous tim e. I t is b eing realized
th a t all educational a c tiv itie s or ag en
cies m ust be more or less correlated,
and, more th an all else, th a t th ey m ust
be made accessible to th e children. In
many countries w here bad roads p re
vail, most ot tho schools are of the a n
tiq u ated one room v ariety .
T hey are
usually located along bad roads which,
during th e w inter, when th e schools arc
usually in session, become so n early im
passable as to m ake it d iffic u lt fo r the
children to reach them . T his condition
causes irreg u lar atten d an ce and re
stricts tho educational o p p o rtu n ities of
the child. N ot only this, b u t it o ften
impedes tho economic consolidation of
these sm aller schools into larger, strong
er graded schools, w ith high school
courses, d irected by a com petent p rin c i
pal and corps of teachers.
On the other hand, in counties which
have im proved th eir roads, tho schools
are easily reached, the average a tte n d
anco g re a te r, the efficiency largely in
creased and economic consolidation
made possible. R egular atten d an ce a t
school m eans consistent and regular
gTowth of both tho school and pupil,
and consolidation of schools m eans a
maxim um of efficiency a t a minimum
of cost. I t is also notew orthy th a t there
is a m arked tendency fo r the consoli
dated school to become th e social and
in tellectual center of the com m unity.
Most m odern ru ral school houses arc
so constructed as to serve tho commun
ity as g ath erin g places for various
kinds o f public m eetings, and where
vans are used to convey the children to
school during the day. The consolidated
school becomes a sort of com m unity
cen ter to w hich all educational and so
cial a c tiv itie s converge, and in order
th a t it m ay properly perform th a t func
tion all o f the highw ays leading to it
should be so im proved as to render it
readily accessible throughout the year.
Dr. Charles P. S teinm etz, th e em inent
electrical expert, expressed his view s
on th e fu tu re o f th e autom obile a t the
recent convention of tho N ational Elec
trie L ig h t A ssociation. A ccording to
Dr. Steinm etz, th e large gasoline-driven
tourin g car, m anned by an ex p ert
ch au ffeu r mechanic, and the electrically
driven ro ad ster, coupe and tru ck aro to
handle the p riv a te m otor vehicle tra n s
p o rtatio n requirem ents of tne next d ec
ade. In his P h ilad elp h ia address upon
th e electric vehicle, th e speaker said
th a t insido of ten je a r s a t least a m il
lion electric autom obiles, costing not
over $500 each and w eighing not in ex
cess o f 1000 lbs., w ith a m ileage per
charge o f a t le a st 30, a maximum speed
of 20 m iles p er hour, and a m ain ten an ce
cost o f $10 p er m onth each, will be in
service, th e steam driv en autom obile
will have disappeared an<I th e gasoline
ro ad ster and tow n c a r w ill have suc
cumbed to th e sim plicity and economy
of th e electric. Dr. S tein m etz made an
exceedingly im p o rtan t po in t in dem on
stra tin g th a t n eith er high speed nor
e x tra long m ileage a re needed fo r the
g re a t prop o rtio n of autom obile tra v e l
and com m ercial service, and he unques
tio n ab ly b it th e n ail on the head in s e t
tin g fo rth th e dim inishing enthusiasm
of tho gasoline-car owneT fo r p raetic
ing th e technique of rep airs in a sport
which is rap id ly losing its exclusive
ness. I f th e type of car he described
m akes its ap p earan ce w ith in a y ear or
two, th e re is no question th a t if the
electric service com panies provide th e
noeessary ch arg in g facilities, th e gaso
line m otor vehicle m an u factu rer will
havo to do some p re tty en ergetic d ev el
opm ent w ork to keep in the running.
All other sizes. N on S kids 20 per
cent ex tra. 5 per cent discount if pay-
incnt in full accom panies order an d if
tw o are so ordered, shipping charges
Before Ton Buy Investlgato
will bo p aid by us. C. O. D. on 15
DAYTON MOTORCYCLES per cent of am ount of order. O ur o u t
Single and Two Speed Models, With Many put is lim ited, so we suggest early or
Exclusive Features.
dering. We sell d irect only, giving p u r
Write for Catalogue and Details.
chaser the ad v an tag e Oi all m iddlem en s
Bargains In Used Machines.
profits.
DAYTON CYCLE CO.
N O N rU N C T U R E R E L IN E R S
Oregon Distributors.
210 Broadway.
l ’vrt-lan., Oregon.
Use our fam ous reliners, they elim-
,n ate blow outs and 90 per cent of
punctures besides giving m any thousand
National Stamp & more m iles’ service to each tire. W hen
in your tire s you ride w ith o u t w orry or
Seal Works
tire troubles.
RUBBER, STEEL
For all 3 inch tires ---------------------- J , ’™
and BRASS
For all 34 inch t i r e s ......................... - « 2 . 2 0
STAMPS
F or all 4 inch tire s
- .............. ......$J--bO
iu u iiiM i
Stencils, Seals,
For all 4} inch t i r e s ----------------------«2.75
Badges and
For all 5 inch t i r e s ........—----- --------- Jo „
Trade Checks.
F o r all 5} inch t i r e s ------------ --------- $3.00
These tire s b ear tho g re a te st know n
m ileage g u aran tee, y et are sold a t a
price even less than tire s o f o rd in ary
guarantee.
T his
gu aran tee
covers
punctures, blow-outs and general w ear.
G uarantee covers 7,500 m ile s’ service
ag ain st ev ery th in g except abuse. Theso
tire s are in ten d ed to most Bevere serv
ice.
Orders have been received for these
tires for use in United States Govern
ment Service.
As a S P E C IA L INTRODUCTORY
offer, we will allow the follow ing prices
for th e n ext ten days.
T IR E S —TU B ES
T ube
T ire
$2.00
$ 9.20
28x3
2.30
10.25
30x3
2.80
13.50
30x3}
3.00
14.05
32x34
3.20
15.25
34x3}
3.25
17.00
31x4
3.30
18.00
32x4
3.40
19.50
33x4
3.60
20.40
34x4
3.80
21.00
35x4
3.90
22.00
36x4
5.00
26.00
35x44
5.10
27.00
36x4}
5.15
27.50
37x4}
5.40
32.60
37x5
F ru it Stamps
NON PUNCTURE TIRE
FACTORY
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MAIN 2168
250 Oak Street, Oppoaite Police Station.
Portland. Or<foa
Dayton, Ohio.
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AUTO CONTROL
MAGNETO
The Henderson AUTO AUTO
TIRES
in g o f
S IL E N T
POWERFUL
VIBRATIONLESS
Automobile Tires
AT FACTORY PRICES
SA V E FROM 30 to 60 P E R CEN T
Tube
$1.65
1.95
«0x3
10.80
2.80
30x3}
2.95
11.90
32x3}
12.40
3.00
34x3}
3 35
13.70
32x4
3.50
14.80
33x4
3.60
16.80
34x4
3.90
17.85
36x4
4.85
19.75
35x4}
4.90
19.85
36x4}
5.10
21.50
37x4}
5.90
24.90
37x5
... stock. N on Skid
All other sizes in
tire s 13 p er eent additional, red tu b es
te a p er cen t above g ray .
All new.
clean, fresh, gu aran teed tires.
Best
stan d ard and Independent makes. Buy
d irect from us and sav e money. 5 per
cent discount if paym ent in full a c
com panies each order. C. O. D. on 10
per eent deposit. Allow ing exam ination.
28x3
T ire
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7.80
TIRE FACTORIES SALES CO.
Dept. A
Dayton, Ohio.
that may quickly develop into big
wrongs if not discovered and checked.
THE
AUTOMOBILE
That Needs Neither Garage Nor Chauffeur.
The first m otoreyds was con,tructed with s Slagle cylinder. This » « a hi» im
provement ever the bicycle and very satisfactory for the eity messenger service. Bat IS
was s o l until 2 cylinder machines came out that cross country riding became popular. Only
those who havo fairly burned up their machines trying to elimb a hill or pull through
tand know the value of surplus power when touring. As the single was an improvement
over the bicycle and the twin an advance over the single, so is the 4 CTLINDEK 8 II. P.
BKNDKKrtON a big advantage aver the twin
W rits for illustrated catalogue or sail for
Free Demonstration.
431 Stark Street.
GEO.G. RYSER
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