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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1918
Page
7
The Society of Automotive Engineers plans its annual summer convention at Triangle Park Dayton Ohio with half the time devoted to demonstrations and exhibits of war apparatus. Aviation engines and various wartime devices from German French and British sources will be displayed for study by members.
The article argues highways will ease rail bottlenecks as freight moves by motor trucks. It notes 400000 trucks in service in the Midwest and rising inter city use. A Goodyear Packard truck record delivered four tons of Neolin sales from Akron to Boston in 62 hours, a 1500 mile journey.
Goodyear Akron to Boston motor trucks delivered four tons of Neolin sales in 62 hours, setting a new record between Akron and Boston over 1,500 miles. The rig then hauled cotton fabric from Connecticut, completing the round trip in six days two hours, while rail express lagged six days. The demonstrations highlight wartime engineering, propulsion, and manufacturing of airplane parts, with emphasis on motor trucks as rapid wartime supply links for shoe firms and other industries.
Forrest J. Alvin of United States Motor Trucks argues wartime truck use proves concrete roads are essential for lasting American infrastructure. He cites Wayne County Michigan as proof, calling concrete roads durable, cost efficient, and needed to relieve freight congestion and sustain postwar motor trucking growth.
Washington faces busier streets as war time activity shifts civic life. Major Raymond Pullman enforces police regulations to keep traffic safe, with Lt. Headley monitoring brakes using the thermoid chart. District regs require proper braking and equipment, reflecting heightened safety during a bustling capital.
From Valconia Spain J Le Byrne and Hupmobile distributor report gasoline stocks nearly exhausted as government bans supplies for passenger cars even for doctors. Alcohol fuels are used as substitute though costly and prone to stalling, while American motors are praised as superior. Spain imports all gasoline and the shortage stems from import limits rather than production. The United States, by contrast, has ample supply and extensive pipeline distribution.
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