Goodyear Cord Tires Stand Tough in Military Test
Colonel K P Davidson led armored Cadillacs from Chicago to the coast testing Goodyear cord tires under military conditions. The western roads fought mud and slush, yet front tires remained intact and three cars retained Chicago air upon arriving in San Francisco. The expedition, part of government military work, validated Goodyear tires for use in rugged service.
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Goodyear
Davidson
Hall of Fame
William T. Sherman
San Francisco
Chicago
Empire Tires Chosen for New York Fire Department Fleet
New York City will deploy Empire Rubber and Tire Company tires for six months on fire department automobiles. Empire beat five rivals in a bid, after stringent city specs, with 30 000 feet of cotton fire hose also awarded. Empire’s red rubber tires are praised for exceptional durability under high speed, sharp turns, and heavy braking, with reliability deemed vital to saving lives and property.
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New York City
New York
Empire Company
Empire
Empire Tires
Bemire Hase
New Jersey
United States
Southern Safety Device Agency Established in Atlanta
The Ideal Safety Steering Device company of Kansas City Missouri has opened a southern agency in Atlanta. H Gaines named Southern district manager and has moved to the Imperial hotel. The device, Gaines says, reduces many preventable automobile accidents and nearly makes a car steer itself.
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Ideal Safety
Kansas City
Atlanta
H. Gaines
Imperial Hotel
Ideal
Castle Honored by Motorcyclists at National Meet
At the national convention held in Sacramento California Gua Castle manager of the southern Harley Davidson branch was unanimously re elected director for the southeastern states a thirteen state region. He has pushed Georgia tax relief for motorcyclists joining the federation in lobbying for a bill to reduce the tax from five to two dollars which appears likely to pass this session.
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Sacramento
Cal
Federation of American Motorcyclists
Gua Castle
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Castle
Georgia
Pegram Becomes Maxwell and Mitchell Distributor in City
Pegram Motor Car company expands role as agent for Maxwell and Mitchell lines. S.A. Pegram, president, touts Maxwell 1916 model for value and performance after endorsing it on the Seeing Georgia tour. District official Hennessy notes future sales in surrounding counties.
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Pegram Motor Car Company
P Hennessy
Maxwells
Pegram Company
Atta
Maxwell
S.A. Pegram
Georgia
Mitchell and
Maxwell Ita Progress la Aseured
Maxwell Cars
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Carl Fisher warns auto owners on Prest-O-Lite tanks
Carl G. Fisher president of Frost-O-Lite warns drivers that acetylene cylinders are not empty tanks but are packed with porous material soaked in a liquid chemical to hold gas. He stresses proper maintenance, drying, cleaning, and careful charging to avoid short measure and poor quality light. He notes counterfeits resemble Prest-O-Lite tanks and that only tanks with the Prest-O-Lite name qualify for exchange.
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Carl G. Fisher
The
Frost-O-Lite Company, Inc
Prest-O-Lite Company, Inc
Desert Driver Calls Hudson a Camel After Long Tour
A. H. Patterson of Stockton California, Hudson distributor, piloted a 1916 Hudson from Detroit to San Francisco in record time. He claimed seven days without water and 671 miles across the desert, using the Lincoln highway to showcase the car’s quality to Dr H B Smith of Sonora. Weather and muddy roads slowed progress but Patterson achieved a remarkable mileage record in a single day.
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A. H. Fatterson
Stockton
Cal
Detroit
San Francisco
Patterson
Great
Desert
Sonora
Middle Western
United States
Mull Named Head Salesman for Atlanta Pullman Agency
H C Mull is installed as head salesman for the Atlanta Pullman Automobile company, marking a second time in charge of local Pullman agencies. Mull, linked with the firm for six years, previously served as southern district manager in 1910 before a St Louis transfer and return home. Barney Oldfield rode along on the rail trip with notable elevation reaches of 4,020 feet at the summit, two punctures corrected by spares, while the Hudson car drew attention at the Panama-Pacific exposition Palace of Transportation booth in San Francisco.
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H.C Mull
Atlanta
Pullman Automobile Company
Barney Oldfield
Tthe
Stockton
Michigan
Nebraska
Hudson Booth
Palace of Transportation
Joseph McDuffee Promoted by Auto Company
Joseph H. McDuffee longtime auto industry veteran has been chosen by John N. Willys to take charge of a fuel retail automobile salesroom and continues his lifelong career in the automobile business.
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Joseph H. McDuffee
America
John N. Willys
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R. P. Davidson
Fire Department
Southern Agency For Safety
Pegram
Auto Company
L. L. Stevenson
Peachtree Street
Carl Fisher
Hudson
Joseph M’duffee
Henry, Ford
Ford Cars
Alexander-Seewald Co
Pryor Street
General Electric Company
Willys-Knight
Willys-Overland Company
McDuffee
Harryb. Harper
McDuffee's
United
Peachtree St
Atlanta, Georgia
Red Rock
AJAX
Grieb Rubber CO
West Harris Street
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