Cadillac to Build Large Detroit Plant on Acquired Land
Cadillac Motor Car company announced it has acquired about acres in Detroit near the Michigan Central and New York Central lines. A new plant is planned with operations starting next year to centralize production, with an estimated cost around 2 million dollars and employment for 10 000 to 12 000 workers. The site offers unmatched shipping access and near rail connections, promising increased efficiency.
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Cadillac Motor Car Company
Detroit
Michigan Sentral Railroad
Ake Shore Division
New Yorkentral
Grand Trunk
Pennsylvania
Pere Marquette Lines
Cadilla Company
Universal testing machine powers massive lifting feats
Recent Panama Canal images show a colossal rock hoisted by a gigantic derrick on a flat car, while at Dodge Brothers in Detroit a testing apparatus named the Universal testing machine demonstrates comparable strength. This key instrument in the Dodge Brothers laboratory underscores advances in material testing and industrial capability.
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Panama Canal
Dodge Brothera
Detroit
Universal
Dodge Brothers
New Ashford First to Report in Nationwide Returns
The New Ashford Massachusetts precinct led in early returns for the national ticket, aided by a Haynes Light Six. Polls closed at 9 a.m. and by 9:55 the lone holdout arrived on horseback. The car collected voters from Taconic hills. by 10 o'clock the vehicle carried the first results to a distant telegraph post for national transmission. Four years ago Berkshire county began the prior pattern.
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Haynes
Light Six
New Ashford
Mass
United States
Bay State
Ashford
Taconic Hills
Berkshire County
Auto Notes and Price Shifts in Early Auto Makers
Barley Motor of Streator Illinois raises Roamer price by 50 dollars to 1850. Pullman Motor Car of York Pennsylvania hikes 1917 model prices focusing on a four cylinder at 825 dollars. Franklin of Syracuse plans a million dollar plant expansion to reach 15000 cars annually. Also includes public notes on car care and winter storage tips with linseed oil usage, battery storage, radiator antifreeze mixtures, and safe braking reminders.
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Barley Motor Company
Streator
Ill
Pullman Motor Car Company
York
Franklin Automobile Company
Syracuse
N. Y
Helpful Hints to Motorists from Indiana auto chief
A. F. Knobloch manager of Cole Motor Car in Indianapolis shares practical car care tips. He urges cleaning oil reservoirs, avoiding engine racing when not under load, keeping the radiator full and using antifreeze in cold weather, checking the storage battery every two weeks, not driving with feet on pedals, not leaving headlights on, and avoiding reckless speeds on slippery streets.
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A. F. Knobloch
Cole Motor Car Company
Indianapolis
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