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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1921
Page
5
Leslie W Rawlings long associated with The Constitution and EB R Parker Motor joins Universal Motors as a distributor for Paleo cars. He has two years in auto trade with promotions and recently bought a 666 sedan worth over four thousand dollars to prove times are not hard.
A customer explains that if fate made him own a service station he would treat customers with courtesy and honest service. He asserts the importance of proactive battery checks to prevent missed trains and lost engagements, stressing dependable, square dealing and preemptive maintenance.
A detailed travel log compares routes from Atlanta to Dalton and Rome, praising Dalton as shorter with better roads. It notes Signal Mountain Hotel at Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga as a popular resort with 200 rooms and various activities. The piece includes extensive turn-by-turn directions and remarks on Civil War sites along Chickamauga Park route, Packard Twin Six vehicle use, and cautions about brakes and rainfall.
The Motors and Highways department of The Constitution announces free reprint copies of drives and tours. Copies may be picked up at The Constitution office or mailed postpaid. Numbers 1 through 16 outline drives from 28 to 43 miles, including routes to Marietta, Lithia Springs, Lake Bennett, Indian Springs, Warm Springs, Canton, Dahlonega, and White Sulphur Springs.
A series of road directions describe detours and main-route reversion through Atlanta area via Vinings, with references to de tour corrections at Emyrna depot, crossings of railroad spur tracks and trolley lines, and final instruction to return to Chattanooga by retracing the inbound route.
Packard distributors nationwide report renewed buyer activity and belief in stable auto prices after a period of price uncertainty. Georgia distributor Sam Dick notes July 1 marked the end of volatile pricing, with demand rising as customers seek cars for summer use. Prices list for Twin-Six and Single-Six models, including touring, phaeton, runabout, limousine, sedan, coupe, and trucks, are provided.
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