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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
6
James Shoemaker of Billings and Great Falls Studebaker distributor urges local merchants to attract passing motorists. He argues motorists bring business to hotels, garages, druggists, stores, and all trades, and calls for town hospitality to encourage travelers to stop, spend, and return.
The article notes 2,333,000 miles of U S roads with 262,400 surfaced and explains oiling aims to reduce dust and mud. It warns oiling requires proper drainage grading and the right oil to seal pores and bind the surface without hardening the road itself.
Editorial argues kerosene carburetor breakthroughs soon make kerosene a viable car fuel. It notes rapid inventor progress, calls for patent cooperation and carmaker support, and warns European concerns could gain if Americans delay.
When a gasoline feed pipe is looped to avoid rigidity it risks air locks and interruptions after filling unless enough gasoline is poured to push out trapped air. A horizontal loop prevents this. a complete loop also guards against crystalization and pipe breakage.
A plan to organize a permanent Montana Chamber of Commerce will be finalized at a Great Falls convention with 300 delegates from counties across the state. The body would coordinate advertising, agriculture, industry and roads, with annual meetings and a referendum-based approach to state issues.
Father DeSmet led a 1841 expedition from St Louis arriving at Stevensville after six months with one wagon and four carts drawn by oxen. The wheels surprised local Indians who mistook them for tame buffalo. The journey marked the first wheeled conveyances seen in the region. Studebaker and a new Helena theater project are noted in later items.
The Maryland and Pennsylvania railroad purchased a Studebaker tour car for inspection tours on steel rails, with wheels substituted for testing as part of its operations.
Check valves that control oil flow through the pump used with pressure feed lubrication should be cleaned occasionally to ensure positive operation.
In Big Timber a $40,000 sewer system is planned. Fort Benton reports a fatal automobile accident near Carter. Alpheus Badgley, who first visited Montana 52 years ago, has died. Belgrade notes selling Washington dairy cattle. Chicago’s Hitchcock heads westward. Poison completes a concrete water reservoir. power line work begins into Lewistown. Fort Benton tea lands sold at $15 per acre near Carter. Bozeman opens winter courses for 138 students. Denton harvest hand Frank Kelling lost $150 from under his pillow. Helena prepares for muster out of the Second Montana at Fort Harrison. Harlem rancher I. M. Kennedy sells 94 hogs for $2,100. Laurel names C. W. Lair mayor after Stripp resigns. Equity Co operative of Billings files for $25,000 capital. Lewistown and Moore plan aerial tramway costing $100,000. Threshing crews suffer I. W. W. agitation in Moore. Helena reports car shortages delaying grain shipments. Butte sees new high grade ore at Bullwhacker property. Billings leases on Laurel area ranches with drilling to start soon.
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