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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1919
Page
4
A 7 time figure plans to devote effort to the commercial end of the game by actively engaging in selling International trucks and Dodge commercial cars. The move signals a shift toward promoting commercial vehicle sales through direct involvement with customers and dealers.
In a Whig interview Morris Adler predicts 1919 will be the neatest year in auto history. He notes 1,700,000 cars were made in 1917, 700,000 last year, and while 1919 production may rise, it will not reach 1917 levels. Demand will soar as wages rise and postwar buyers come forward. The era may see fewer cars on sale but more sold, stressing dealer supply. Changes in force at Morris Adler Moller Co include M. K. Kelly returning to run Missouri Dodge sales and A N Schuhardt remaining with the firm.
In a departure from traditional ice cutting Louis A. Pottles ice house uses a Plowman tractor owned by J A Camren of Taylor Missouri. Camren has operated the tractor since last spring for tasks from stump pulling to road work and land cultivation. The tractor drives a belt tied chute directing ice to three storage floors, manufactured by Interstate Tractor Co of Waterloo with Overland Garage as local agent at 617 Vermont.
Photographs from France show President Wilson bowing to cheering crowds as he starts a Cadillac seven passenger car for a boulevard drive. The vehicle bears the army designation U S 14739 and is driven by an American soldier. Cadillac cars were the army standard with over two thousand supplied and twelve standard limousines shipped for peace conference use.
Intake yoke heaters are favored features with Franklin engines already proven to prevent condensation in the mixture. Other improvements include preheating the air joining the gasoline and the shape of the Franklin intake manifold. Drivers no longer lay up cars on cold days as cold weather alters gasoline behavior with today’s fuel varieties.
Public interest in motor trucks surges as industry gains after World War I. Republic Motor Truck Co of Alma, Michigan attracts massive investor demand for a 3 million dollar gold note offering, oversubscribed in under a day and surpassing 14 million in total subscriptions. Forecasts link aviation-inspired design to a transformative impact on auto racing and overall vehicle development.
Samuel P. Colt, chairman of the United States Rubber Company, says tire prices will drop only if commodity costs, especially cotton, fall materially. He notes wages are high but aims to keep them stable and expects no major crude rubber rise in the coming year as world consumption rises and stocks built during wartime supply needs. He predicts shipping will normalize and anticipates growing demand for tires driven by more motor vehicle use and lighter railroad car loads.
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