Paige Car Letters Reveal Rough Handling
A letter from Walter F. Seay of Texarkana to his Texan friend and Paige Detroit distributor describes a Paige car that has suffered rough treatment. The correspondence mentions Standard Auto Co in Atlanta and the involvement of Dupuy as manager, signaling tensions between dealers over vehicle quality and service.
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Texas
Standard Auto Co
Atlanta
Walter F. Seay
Tuxerkana
CL. Due Puy
Paige-Detroit Motor Cars
Standard Auto Company
L. Dupuy
Dear Friend Through the Half Company Car Ownership Query
Walter F Seay writes from Atlante Georgia asking Dear Friend and Half Company in Dallas for guidance on securing his new Patte car. He explains frequent thefts of cars and streetcar crowding, seeks easy reliable locking methods and catalogs on operation and mechanism for amateurs. He notes three white boys and a Black man have learned to operate the car without incident.
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Atlante
Dallas
Tex
Patte
Texas
Walter F, Seay
Cole Motor Car Engineers Turn Auto Sellers
Four Cole Motor Car engineers join the International Society of Automobile Engineers and sell Cole cars from New York to Rochester. Chief Engineer Charles Crawford credits their industry bulletin insight and market feedback with aiding both selling and design of the Cole automobile.
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Cole Motor Car Company
Indianapolis
International Society of Automobile Engineers
Wiliam L. Colt
Colt Stratton Company
New York
B. W. Arbogant
Cole Motor Company
Chicago
John B. Wallace
Wallace Motor Car Company
Newark
N. J
Fred J. Decker
Shafer Decker Company
Rochester
N.Y
Cole
Charles Crawford
Crawford
Nll
Society of Automobile Engineers
Society
Cole factory engineers aid in automobile line efficiency
At the Cole plant four engineers are cited for supporting a single line approach for maximum efficiency. William L. Colt argues a dealer cannot properly serve customers while handling multiple lines, a view echoed by Wallace Decker and Arbogast.
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Cole
William L. Colt
Wallace
Decker
Arbogast
Motor car praised as creator of joy by Cartercar head
W N Mahoney general manager of Cartercar factory branch in Atlanta Georgia declares the automobile a creator of happiness and progress. He says the motor car offers travel equal to rail and horse drawn vehicles with freedom to choose routes and times. He notes it keeps rural families connected to agriculture and motivates youth to stay on farms.
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W. N. Mahoney
Cartercar Company
Atlanta
Mahoney
Henderson Cars Begin Long Tours to San Francisco
Three Henderson cars depart July 1 in opposite directions for San Francisco. Two tour models, in the Indiana to Pacific tour by the Indiana Automobile Manufacturers association, will reach the Pacific coast in 26 days with R. P. Henderson and Ray Harroun driving, using Harroun kerosene carburetor. The third car, a roadster driven by Edwin P. Kohl, will circumnavigate the world, Kohl recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin and runs the Wisconsin Daily News.
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Henderson
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Indiana Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
Henderson Motor Car Company
R. P. Henderson
Henderson Company
Ray Haroun
Edwin P. Kohl
Thia
Kohl
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Daily News
University At
Madison
Globe journey by Kohl with Harvard graduate photographer
A traveler named Kohl plans a long global trip accompanied by a Harvard graduate described as an expert photographer and experienced driver. They intend to deviate from the usual beaten paths, venturing beyond the typical routes.
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Harvard
Kohl
Journey of Henderson Toward Global Expedition In 1916
A description notes plans to move away from usual routes and drive the Henderson toward central Russia and southeastern China beyond the Himalayas. The expedition would traverse the Syrian desert and regions east of South America toward Panama, then along Central America and the Pacific coast to San Francisco for the Panama-Pacific exposition in 1916.
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Russia
China
Himalaya Mountains
Syrian Desert
South America
de Panama
Central America
Marico
San Francisco
Cal
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Patohy
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Luckie Street
FEO Hotel
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Kelly-Springfield Tire Co
Houston Street
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