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Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1913

Page

11

Record sale of motor trucks for U S mail in New York

Alco announces a $225000 contract for 3½ ton motor trucks to haul U S mail in New York City. Delivery August 1. daily capacity 432000 cubic feet, 4300 tons. Fleet procured by Postal Transfer Service with White trucks and SUVs from Kaufman Bros, Stern Bros, and Gimbel Bros adding to service.

C. A. Benjamin Alco United States New York City United States Mail Postal Transfer Service, Inc D U. S. Mail New York Kaufman Bros Pittsburgh Stern Bros Ffteen Gimbel Bros

Two Long Tours Begin as Henderson Cars Start for San Francisco

Three Henderson cars depart July 1 in opposite directions. Two head to the Pacific Coast in 26 days aboard Indiana Manufacturers' Association entries using Harroun kerosene carburetors. The third, a roadster driven by Edwin P. Kohl, aims to circle the globe via unlikely routes through central Russia, southeastern China, the Syrian desert, and Central America to California.

Henderson San Francisco Pacific Coast Indiana Automobile Manufacturers’ Association Edwin P. Kohl Kohl Russia China Himalaya Syrian Desert South America Panama Canal Central America Mexico California New York City Liverpool England

Transcontinental car tour aims from land to Asia and back

Mr Kohl plans a grand automobile journey starting in Europe and Asia traveling through France Spain Italy and many other nations toward Australia and the Americas. The route includes Vienna Constantinople Cairo Calcutta Shanghai Tokyo and Sydney with a finish in Indianapolis around July 1 1915. The adventurous trip ends after crossing the Rockies and the Pacific coast. Girl Wanted Read the Farmer Want Ads.

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