Packard Co to Build Detroit Auditorium Seating 2500
Packard Motor Car Company plans a new eight story complex in downtown Detroit including a 2500 seat auditorium to host opera and musical productions. Construction begins June 1 with a location near major arteries and ample parking, aiming to serve citywide concerts conventions and public events.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Car Company
Packard Company
Alvan Macauley
Belle Isle Park
Grosse Pointe Farms
Hollier Eight Ivory White Roadster Shown Across Major Auto Shows
L B Stoner of Hollier Motor Car Co. notes the Hollier Eight ivory white four passenger roadster from Lewis Spring and Axle Company Chelsea Michigan is a standout at New York Chicago and Detroit shows. The car is a standard Hollier High four passenger roadster finished ivory white with a very slight gloss. Tenders top and upholstery are black and highly polished.
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New York
Chicago
Detroit
Hollier
Lewis Spring and Axle Company
Chelsea
Mich
L. B. Stoner
Hollier Motor Car Co
Holiday rush met by aid of motors
Henry T. Myers of Studebaker argues that motorized delivery transformed holiday service, letting merchants handle heavy volumes that horse teams could not. The piece notes faster routes, lower costs, and preserved prestige as merchants shift to motor car delivery to meet customer expectations and maintain trade.
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Henry T. Myers
Studebaker Corporation
Plan Aeronautics Show for New York Exposition
The Motor and Accessory Manufacturers group in New York discussed aviation's future role with autos. The first Pan-American Aeronautic Exposition will run February 8 to 15 at Grand Central Palace. A three member committee was formed to align with several aviation and auto groups to officially approve the show. Representatives include C. W. Stiger, C. F. Thompson, and William M. Sweet.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Aero Club of America
Pan-American Aeronautic Federation
American Society of Aeronautic Engineers
C. W. Stiger
C. F. Thompson
William M., Sweet
Morgan-Woodward Auto Company to Build New High-Efficiency Facility
The Morgan Woodward Auto Company plans a new single story building across from its 1124 South Flores site. It will measure 125 by 100 feet with a rear alley, feature a glass exterior, sawtooth roof, a 50 by 30 salesroom with Made-in-San Antonio mosaic tile, and a Detroit-supplied repair shop. The firm, Morgan and Woodward, sells and services Ford vehicles.
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Detroit
San Antonio
A. B. Absline
Citizens’ Auto Company
Packard Motor Car Company
Morgan-Woodward Auto Company
South Flores Street
Flores Street
Ford Efficiency System
Ford Motor Company
W. M. Morgan
R. C. Woodward
Ford
Morgan
Pancoast & Morgan
Mr. Woodward
D. J. Woodward
Overland First Car in North Australia
An American made Overland roaster driven by A. J. Cotton in 1913 opened vast northern Australian territory to motor transport. He traveled 5600 miles to Boorooloola station then 1500 miles to the destination, with the roadster proving reliable and spurring dealership growth in Cloncurry Camooweal and Burketown.
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Australia
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
A. J. Cotton
F. A. Winerich
Boorooloola
McArthur River
Longneck
Queensland
Central Railway
Cloncurry
Camooweal
Burketown
Gulf of Carpentaria
Cotton
Boorooloola Station
Northern Territory
Willys
Overland
Willys-Knight
Port Darwin
N. T
Neolin shifts shoe making as leather prices surge
Neolin from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. helps cut costs in a leather short market. In two years 450 shoe manufacturers used over 6 million pairs of Neolin soles, with 25 million pairs expected in 1917.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
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Hollier Company
H. T. Myers
Louisville Courier-Journal
Detroiter Motor Car Agency
South Texas Distributors
Crockett
Main Ave
Sanantonig
KE Bros
Fong
North Australia
Willys- Knights
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo, Ohio
U.S. A
Willight
F. O. B. Toledo
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