The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 3, 1924, Page 13

160-Mile Trip | Spectacle for Scenic Jaunts' and Sunset! Exhibit | le Falls Splendors BY JIM MARSHALL NOWCLAD peaks, turbu- i lent rivers, winding roads | deep in primeval forests, and| two of the most beautiful waterfalls in the West are in- ldeded, in this week’s motor-| og. The 160 mile trip is} largely on pavement, but what wel there is is in excellent Hy sndition except in a few \q mots, The trip was arranged . yy Manager Powell, of the Gardner agency, and made in Gardner touring model that iad no trouble in pulling the mountain grad on high. ] eo ot was made via| m 1, Duvall and Monroe. Index, _. Bis miles from | = three five 7 ° a r 6 si . eam, toward Index, is Suset falls, a short hike Bill from the re Here again q af the mountains ar 2 ‘The venturesome may walk a ko} deumtog across one leg of the rs falls to an istand the middie oe od stand in mat, surrounded by chur and rushing waters, the re which makes talk difficult. ‘The route back to town m: may r Keep to the pave mileage saved over 16, but th time sav! For varied » ¥ wd to beat. Part of t Tuns ever mountain Tenturles-old timber 1 colds numerous, on: PTbe Devil's Elbow."* Passe 7 Bone. one be} another and Index, In both RIL y IW ie aes TRS) LASS Find Two Beautiful Waterfalls on a into the canyon between Index and| plenty of time at either falls for a| of there the | picnic. YY @& MA Scenes road in this we along the jan island in the middle of the cataract. Sultan and Index. ONCE MORE DODGES _ BREAK OWN RECORD Below: DURANT SALES HAVE PASSED 250,000 IN ANNALS OF FACTORY SUMMING ‘up of the ac itles of I nh Motors, 1 from the date of first p excess of t ‘ 1 1y|| two and a half years ago, to 1 Dodge Brothers'|| March 1, 1924, shows that the ecord, however, wan || ation and assoclated com as the next week s have produced 50,000 cars at re Yehicies and sold over disclosed by} 807,000 worth of merchan- rom the factory that dise. ling April 19 sets still|| Over 60,000 employes are on nd greater record with 6,576|| the payrolls, The aggregate vr cage do these figures) manufacturing capacity of all include cars delivered to purchasers Durant plants is 646,850 cars. Over 4,000 dealers are engaged in the merchandising of Durant products. Tho net profits for 1922 were $2,716,226.18, after provision for according to the balance in foreign countries. nes hundreds of feet sheer n the mountain slopes, for the trip, negotiating the short turns and steep pitches with ease.|| sheet of Decomber 31, 1923. The Twelve hours is ample time to|| surplus, according to balance allow for the tour. This, gives|] sheet, was $41,649,178.89, and the total of assets, $73,8 E j{—_—— |GRAHAM BROTHERS i “4 Beas TRUCKS SOLD BY DODGE BROTHERS DEALERS EVERYWHERE Business men who credit or charge their trucks with fixed daily earnings or losses, know just what it means to have two or three days of idle- ness while awaiting factory parts. Such costly delays are practically unknown to Graham Brothers Truck owners. Dodge ‘Brothers Dealers, through whom the trucks are marketed, are always close at hand —and always prepared. 1 Ton Chassis, $1,465; 1% Ton, $1,525; delivered East Pine at Summit FA st 0313 TOMOBI 's tour of the Index paek country are shown here. Top left: s above Index (where churning waters have carved potholes in the rock thru the centuries. two miles from Indez, with a log bridge to give the traveler a thrill as he crosses it, over a foaming chute to A scene in the big timber along the LE SECTI BANGE RT, _ Automotive Manager ___ BARRY Wi. SAN ARRY W. At Eagle falls, five Top right: Sunset road thru the pass between —Photos by Jim Mai CAR MEN MEET|Scouts Work Detroit Mecca for Motor-| on Highway; Makers May 21-24 in Own Camp DETROIT, May 3.—More than 100 | fas cous wit ta remeatia a el Vactory. “away | Ls} enich war be halt te cones | Aided by Boy Laborers ® occasion, which Is the first | n event « ta id ove " - - | rotting Mie beads oop ever! TOPEKA, May 3—From the tn-| ed by the automotive indus-| cention of the project of the Vik » for mutual |tory highway—transcontinental n c transport de | morial motor route from San F countries “4 lelsco to New York clty—the Boy American factories are send-|2-ou1, of America have been one ing delegates tn order to be inform-|o¢ the forces which have been bent ed of conditions and Opporrty the muccess of the plan. tunities Tho latest bit of co-operation ot | On and, foreign ling Scouts has been reported to | at As studY lthe Victoria Highway association of merc in this | neadq' ra here from Steamboat country : 1 that for-|Springx, Colo, where the local} eign sales can be tremendously in-|scout orgunization has undertaken | creased, not alone thru better roads |the improvement of seven-mile| ind cheap fuel « Nkewise thru br abroad, but) stretch of the road fromthe town | the atten-|of Hot Springs, providing a Pleasant | tion of the pu’ countries | side-trip for tourists who are crossing | the possibilities of motor transporta-|the continent over the highway. tion making for increased efficiency} The scouts have established their| Im in many businesses and occupations. Jown camp on the road, which they There have been 70 acceptances |are to work this summer. Federal) from 40 foreign countries to date./and state engineers have for more —~ \than a year been engaged {n mak- BUS PROVES VALUE ling the Victory highway route thra Akron’s jump from trolley to bus |Colorado the est mountain road in ted States, } paaggebe wrvice for nearly a month recently, |tho Unt jue of the automo. mean: For Akron is get more buses, despite the f its trolley service has been con tinued. vel Twelve hundred motor buses aro | being used In connection with’121 of the $20 electric railways in the United States. One Drive | 1 Here’ s a Cop Who Educates ie Auto Drivers Speak Before | 2attle Crowds on Safety Will Introducing a new form of high | The movement fs the extension of |state safety measures fro . tries to the highways where ° lives were lort than in any one in- dustry last ye PASS PASSABLE iSports Writer Discovers Blewett All Okeh Portus Baxter, veteran Seattle | sports scribe, returned to the city learly this week from an auto trip He made the jour- to Wenatchee. jney thru Blewett pass and reported the road in wonderful shape for this time of the year, with the excep. tion of a few wet spots caused by the melting snow. RAILWAY MOTOR CAR AMBULANCE SOUGHT FOR MOUNTAIN TRIP hilean government is ac- as for a railway auto ambutance to be consttuctad along lines of the wu 1 public ambulance and to be op ted on a onemeter gauge railroad. They must be able to work without difficulty on continuous up-grades of 6 per cent and must be able to travel from sea level to an alti- tude of 4,500 meters . The ambu- bulance will be used on the Arica- La Plaz railway thru the desert region in which there’ are no highwa ROADS IN GOOD NDITION GRAVEL ROADS |Renton-Maple Valley—Renton to Maple- | wood Farm closed; balance in good condition. Detour to Maple Valley via Cedar Grove and Hobart roads, Keat-Black Dia Sunset akwey Issaquah-Preston—Paved, | Preston-Fall City—Good gravel. Renton-Issaquah—Paved. Fall City-Denny Creek—Good gravel; Denny Creek to Summit fair gravel; single track with numerous turn- outs; use caution. Issaquah-Newport— Excellent. Anburn-Black Diamond (via Soos Creek) —Gravel section excellent. Stevens Pass Highway—Open to Sky- komish: fair condition. Woodinyiile-Durall—Good gravel. Kent-Des Molnes—Excellent. Des Moines-Tacoma Highline—Excellent gravel. Nachex Pass-—Excollent condition in King county; open to White River camp; bridge over White River at park en- NOT ALL ROAD HOGS Don't confuse the road hog with American Automobile association. the doubt, is the suggestion. RECORD OUTPUT The largest output on record for the inexperienced driver, warns the] the first quarter mado the first three months of 1924 Give the other fellow tho benefit of | in production of motor vehicles. The number was 1,040,755. trance reported in dangerous condition, Lake Forest Park-North Trunk Connec- tion—One mile pavement excelient; balance good, gravel. | Bellevue-Redmond—Good. | Redmond-Fall City—Good gravel. Des Moines ‘Trestle No. 926-A, on Brick Road North of Des Moines—Closed. De- tour to right at north end of bridge. | Bothell-Woodinville—One way detour 400 of the year was have averaged less than $1.00 per month per car. Nor is this a trick figure based on some particularly advantageous pe- riod. It is the average on afl Gardner cars ever built. It is the dollars-and- cents evidence of Gardner durability. Compare it with replacement figures on amy car you or your friends have driven. | And remember th: lacement parts Says | for the cheapest aa es a market aver- MR. A Sent HOHAG | —of— age more than three times as much per car. “Cannon Ball” Baker proved Gardner durability and economy on his record ' midwinter run from New York to Los °Angeles in a etock Gardner Sedan. GARDNER Smallwood Motor Co., Inc. 1024 HB. Pike St, at 11th BAst-1069 SEATTLE “Ask any Gardner Owner” Hohag Bros. & Rice Produce Merchants Established 1903 1424 Eleventh East 0462 Open Sundays and Bvenings “I am 100% Satisfied” Seattle Automobile Co. feet long, just east of bridge. For further information call MA in-5900, local 261. TRUCKS FOR RAILRO! A recent Texas supreme court de elsion now makes it free for rail- roads to discontinue unprofitable branch lines and use trucks off the main line instead. The Texas decision is important in that it sets a prece. * dent. PUGET SOUND STEAMER SCHEDULES Save Money. Travel by Steamer TACOMA | Dewy nS Dae nana, L 5 45c St 80c Br VICTORIA, B. Angeles, Straits Fotnte Dally, 12:00 Midnight not call at Victoria on trip leaving ete Bat. Midnight. NACORTES ach way. ebay 38 10:00 Daily, 10 p. m., via Anacortes joamers and schedules subject to change without notice, PuGET SOUND NAVIGATIONCO COLMAN DOCK- FOOT, MARION ST PHONE Malet