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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1916
Page
13
The Franklin Automobile Company notes a rapid decline in privately owned cars driven by chauffeurs. Experts urge buyers to choose simple designs to reduce depreciation and upkeep costs, highlighting owner suitability and long term service efficiency in the evolving auto market.
In Paris a young girl triggered a spy arrest by stepping on a British soldier in a subway. She followed him to his hotel and alerted police after learning his room number. Police found documents on the detained spy, who was later arrested. The British government will pay her 600 dollars.
Paul Smith vice president of the Chalmers Motor Company selling division reports strong business in the Southern territory after a 30 day trip. He cites cotton prices and increased diversification among planters as signs of growth and notes 157 Dallas dealers plus large turnouts at Dallas Memphis and Atlanta conventions for the new time payment plan.
Fort Morgan Floral Company of Fort Morgan California runs a downtown shop selling flowers and Maxwell motor cars, combining floristry with auto sales in a single business.
J P Shell, formerly a commercial body designer at Pierce-Arrow in Buffalo, has joined Studebaker Corp in Detroit to work in the body design department.
The famed $25,000 Studebaker chassis vanished after the Omaha show but reappeared when Sackett reported it reached Indianapolis. An error in schedule notice caused the detour as the chassis toured New York Chicago Detroit and other cities, drawing millions of onlookers and widespread attention.
Chalmers Motor Company reports February as its biggest month with 193 cars shipped in the final day, 110 daily average entering February, and total 3,000,000 in value. C. A. Pfeffer credits steady growth, shifts, and orders for March through May, with strong demand for the six thirty model and 3400 R P M engine.
An illustrated Worcester Massachusetts omnibus shows four United States chain tread tires on the rear and smooth tread tires on the front. The rear pair provide skid protection and low-cost year-round service, a notable feature for such a heavy vehicle.
Announcement of new one-ton and half-ton Studebaker commercial cars notes production of 10000 vehicles in 1916 making Studebaker a major truck builder. Three half-ton models and three one-ton models, all designed for commercial use with electric starter lights speedometer and quality bodies.
A close associate of Thomas B. Jeffery, founder of the Kenosha firm, recalls his life after witnessing the 1896 Chicago horseless carriage race. The account centers on Jeffery and early automotive history as his firm grew.
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