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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1920

Page

13

Service. I should say she gave me service.

A brief line noting a claim of received service. No additional context or entities available.

Dodge Owner Claims He Got Real Service

William Blum of Lancaster Ohio district field superintendent for The Logan Natural Gas and Fuel Company drove a Dodge Brothers car over 100000 miles in little more than three years. He traveled eight Ohio counties through mud, hills, streams, and seasonal road conditions proving the car’s durability and reliability in tough field work.

William Blum Lancaster, C Logan Natural Gas and Fuel Com Lancaster Hocking Vinton Perry Athens Ross Washington Coshocton Fairfield

Predictions of Gasoline Price Rise At Petroleum Congress

Delegates at the national petroleum congress forecast a price rise for gasoline in 1920 possibly to 35 cents a gallon. Fred W. Lehman Jr. of the Western Petroleum Refiners Association urged protective measures to avoid an oil famine with prohibitive prices. He noted England's price of $1.78 a gallon and contrasted it with American prices, citing rising automobile growth and oil costs from 58 cents to $3.50 per barrel, urging readers to assess the trend.

National Petroleum Congress Congress Hotel Fred W. Lehman Jr Western Petroleum Refiners' Association England

Muddy dirt roads on Chicago and St Louis routes force chains

Oiled roads are fair but dirt roads are very muddy everywhere and are almost impassable in many places especially on the Chicago and St Louis routes. Chains are absolutely necessary. Advise that motor travel be suspended.

Chicago St. Louis

Illinois Auto Dealers Meet In Springfield March 22 23

Illinois Automotive Dealers Association will hold its state convention in the Illinois State Capitol Springfield March 22 and 23. Harry G Moock of the National Automobile Dealers Association announced the meeting and expects broad state representation with strong Chicago support. He notes this may be the first time a state capital hosts such a trade meeting and aims to use the capital to boost civic growth and industry. Moock estimates about 1,000 attendees are expected.

ST. Louis Illinois Illinois Automotive Dealers’ Association Springfield Harry G. Moock National Automobile Dealers’ Association Moock United States Chicago Automobile Trades Association Chicago Association

Four Wheel Drive Trains Rails as Truck Locomotive

The Northwestern Pacific Railroad converted a three ton four wheel drive truck into a truck locomotive for tunnel work at San Rafael California. The standard model now runs daily hauling two 40,000 capacity gauge dumps and two 60,000 capacity flat cars through a tunnel on a 1.2 per cent grade, delivering loads from the tunnel to a distant dump.

Northwestern Pacific Railroad San Rafael Cal

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