Frisco Tour Excites Indiana Automobile Men
D S Menasco reports strong enthusiasm for the Indiana Automobile Manufacturers' association Frisco Tour with civic bodies in the west eager to host stops Sacramento looks to host the tour. He notes favorable California road conditions and predicts success for the trip.
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Michigan’s 260 Mile Road Drive Boosts Motor Truck Use
Fifty miles in a day, five thousand Michigan men, from many walks, built 250 miles of fine automobile road in a single day May 9. Women aided with meals as mayors and officials, lumbermen and workers labored on corduroy road slabs and grading. The piece extols interurban truck business, contrasts truck versus rail efficiency, and cites examples in Cleveland, Chicago, Fall River and New England.
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Lincoln highway prospects amid Midland trail debate
The Midland trail selection faces contention as promoters urge greater funding to beat rival routes for the Lincoln highway. Detroit’s Lincoln transcontinental venture, backed by $4.2 million from its predecessor, seeks to link New York to San Francisco by 1915, funded by manufacturers, civic groups, clubs, and merchants. Street department tests in St Louis reflect growing auto traffic concerns on road surfaces.
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