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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1913
Page
14
The Auto Owners Protective Company promotes membership by offering standard ties and accessories at cost to reduce ownership expenses. Examples include Red Prince Spark Plug at 0.46 and 1.00 price items, with guarantees and replacement or refund if not meeting service expectations.
The proposal outlines a membership model charging ten dollars for the first car and five dollars for each additional car for two years. It argues large purchases, cash sales, low overhead, and lower rents reduce costs. It claims a ten dollar loan yields 8.0 percent annually while a ten dollar membership yields fifty dollars in auto use benefits. It invites investigation.
C. W. Nash general manager of Buick Motor Company says there is no antipathy to American cars in Europe. He cites European buyers preferring medium-priced, economical vehicles and notes American cars endure harsher driving, with a 10 000 mile life here translating to 20 000 to 25 000 miles there. He toured Ireland England and France with Mrs Nash and Miss Ruth Nash sailing from Cherbourg.
Ohio state motor department reports many applications for 1914 license plates though they are not usable yet. Applicants have sought tag numbers including 1, 100, and 1000, with red letters on a white background planned. A humorous line notes vast quantities of broom handles used annually in the United States.
Holley Bros Co of Detroit announces a kerosene carburetor to fit existing car motors. The device uses a dash controlled gasoline feed to start and then increases kerosene proportion for running, with about 75 percent gasoline at start and 60 percent kerosene during driving, promising reduced deposits and less odor. The system requires no major motor changes.
Sydney A. Friede reports from St. Petersburg that Ford cars are ubiquitous across Russia from Moscow to Vladivostok. He notes Fords on oil fields in Baku, in Siberia construction crews, and among regiments, dukes, princes, and government officials.
Kansas farmers credit power plowing with expanding wheat acreage to about 5 million acres this year. Traction engines and motor trucks replaced many horses, enabling plowing after a severe drought and enabling rapid seeding between September 15 and October 30.
agitation grows to replace white signals with red at railroad crossings across Connecticut. The New York New Haven Hartford line uses white flags causing confusion and accidents as drivers ignore them. Connecticut Automobile Association campaigns for change.
Robert M. Barker resigns as advertising manager of Chase Motor Truck Co in Syracuse after two years and accepts a similar post with Palmer Moore Co in Syracuse.
Detroit reports formal Studebaker announcement detailing a two chassis plan for next year the Four and the Six. Both feature left hand steering center control dash gasoline feed by gravity 18 Timken bearings and enhanced electricals with a six volt battery and Remy distributor. The Six adds foldaway rear tonneau seats and seven passenger touring form while the Four seats five with similar layout. Sample cars expected soon at dealers.
William Steinhardt, a Hudson distributor, asserts strong auto sales prove general business health. He notes eager buying of new cars supports wages, supplier spending, and broader retail activity, despite occasional pessimism about Wall Street or tariffs. He calls himself a delivery clerk, confident there is nothing to cry about in the current situation.
A look at the cost and process of launching a new Pierce Arrow model. It details a roughly hundred thousand dollar expense for make ready and tooling, drawing up designs, and machining jigs, plus the shift from early trial builds to modern planned manufacturing under unified Pierce Arrow leadership.
A historic note highlights a team’s brains and energy toward advancing the high ideal of building the finest motor car. It emphasizes innovation, ambition, and dedication behind the project.
Dr. L C Harvey of Los Angeles announces a record setting tour with his family. He has spent months refining touring equipment to maximize comfort while traveling. The plan covers the United States Canada and Mexico and is expected to take ten to twelve years. The conveyance includes a Ford touring car and two light wagons to be towed.
The last Washington legislature appropriated 264,418 for the Pacific highway, with county expenditures in the biennium expected to more than double the total. Early figures show 255 miles graded and surfaced at 2,102,451, including 163.8 miles built for 1,199,452 and 91.5 miles let for 902,999.
An American light delivery car to start a two year world girdling tour carrying Smythfield Export Company samples. Ten representatives will accompany the Commerce truck, sail for Sydney December 12, and travel through India, China, Japan and Europe before 250 trucks are shipped abroad.
Ralph Hamlin of Los Angeles pushed his Franklin racing car to 10,600 feet in the Sierra Nevada on a camping trip. He learned from natives that a prior machine had only reached a mine at the extreme limit, then aimed to go higher but faced impassable obstacles.
The Crown Motor Car Company of Louisville Kentucky is developing a light car priced around 400 dollars. It will not be a cyclecar in size, featuring standard wheelbase and a four cylinder engine, and will resemble a conventional auto aside from its small size and light weight. The firm has not decided if the plant will stay in Louisville or move to an Indiana manufacturing city.
San Francisco amateur driver C. Haven Smith completed a coast to coast trip in a Leecomobile from Golden Gate to New York in 60 days using only six tires and no repairs along the route to win a sizable wager. St. Louis schoolchildren also planted 60,000 shade seedlings this year.
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