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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1912
Page
10
Truck builders pursue energy efficiency with new models for the coming year. Features include self starters, left side steering, center brake and gear levers, differential locks, chain cases, demountable bodies and tires. These aim to cut idle time, speed loading, and lower haulage costs for delivery operations.
Howard Coffin of Hudson Motor Car Company, Detroit, aided the Savannah Automobile Club in a good roads run to Liberty County Georgia. He drove the New Hudson Six, the firm’s latest design, and left Detroit earlier to winter on Sapelo Island which he bought a year ago. The island's history includes ownership by the Creek Indians in 1773 and its association with Blackbeard.
Mr. Coffin plans to devote part of the island to sea island cotton and has become a seasonal resident. He joins the Georgia good roads movement as a patron of the Savannah Automobile Club’s annual good roads run, signaling support and active participation.
Dr Charles G Percival in The Trail of the Bull Dog argues the U S government will endorse plans to erect an iron stairway to the top of Devil's Tower Wyoming a national monument rising 1300 feet with a sheer final hundred yards that would allow thousands of visitors to view Wyoming from the summit.
Emil Grossman, maker of the Red Head Spark plug, explains how to set a high tension magneto. Ensure the correct cylinder is in firing position with valves closed, bring the piston to the highest point, back the motor to one eighth stroke, and advance the spark lever. To throttle the engine low, spread the spark plug points by at least one sixteenth of an inch.
An automotive washing guide from a Franklin dealer stresses careful technique. It warns against soap on the body, urges separate sponges for body and running gear, thoroughly rinsing, and avoiding harsh water on new paint. Proper water temperature depends on season and dirt level. One man takes about an hour per car, two or three can finish faster.
Garland manager A. V. Morrison lauds his 1910s Overland for 170000 miles of service without trouble. He uses the car to haul telephone poles and tools, plans to keep it after ordering a new model from Willys-Overland. The piece also notes Collier's praise of the New York Westchester and Boston railroad as a model road.
Report covers Buick 25 tests by Hulsebus showing steady fuel use and performance on rough roads. Observations praise automatic governors on Ford trucks, noting safety, tire savings, and protection from reckless driving amid mixed road conditions and variable terrain.
A Buick model 25 journey of nearly a thousand miles from Michigan to Nebraska tested the car and driver Be. A. Hulsebus kept a full expense record. The trip demonstrated satisfactory performance affirming the automobile’s endurance and value.
The Garford Company of Elyria Ohio completed a new fire extinguisher sprinkler system covering the entire plant. More than five miles of iron piping of various sizes was used, with tests showing water could reach any part of the factory instantly to suppress a blaze. The steel and reinforced concrete construction minimizes fire risk, making the system an added economic precaution.
An exhibit of the American Underslung by American Motors Company of Indianapolis at a Sydney show signals growing interest in high grade American cars in Australia. Models Trav ler Tourist and Scout plus four chassis drew crowds as orders flow in from Stanton Turner and Company for January to March deliveries across the continent. Stuart Turner returns from Victoria Tasmania and New Zealand after a 5000 mile tour in a Tourist model, reporting ideal roads and predicting more American and European tourists to follow.
State and county taxes for year 1912 on real estate and personal property as well as poll taxes must be paid to J A Bitter tax collector by January 31 1913 to avoid a 10 percent penalty and costs of levying on personal property J A VII County Judge.
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