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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1913
Page
16
H H Hille Packard sales manager says cost to build a high type car has dropped. After years of design testing and standardization the six cylinder 38 can be produced cheaper than the four cylinder 30. The 38 is smoother with better ride and more refinements, with output gains passing savings to the public.
Street improvements in Port au Prince and surrounding Hayti areas have spurred car demand. Dealers report currently 60 to 70 cars on the island with expectations to double within the next year.
Franklin Automobile Company completes closing of its branches after recent sales to investors and dealers. Chicago branch bought by Frank H. Sanders, Cincinnati by Newman Samuel, with other cities including Boston New York Rochester and Baltimore transitioning to individual dealerships run by former Franklin staff.
Charles Harrison of Harrison tent shows returns from Colorado in his Studebaker with wife. He notes poor road conditions. In Colorado W W Beeson leads a Studebaker Six with three passengers to become the first touring car to ascend and descend Pike's Peak. Also mentions more motorcycles in Chicago and a 2000 mile twin motorcycle trip by Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson of White Plains.
A Chicago hardware firm, once resistant to motor trucks, now uses three two ton trucks for city work under contract. They report quicker deliveries, fewer waits, and overall efficiency gains, replacing multiple horses and wagons with a single truck unit.
A hardware firm introduces a new stand designed to maximize each unit's output with minimal effort and cost. The innovation aims to enhance productivity across the organization, highlighting the firm’s focus on efficiency and strategic investments.
Be H Labadie of the Labadie Automobile Co local Maxwell distributors conducted a demonstration with a new Maxwell 25 four cylinder car. The trial showed 25 miles from a stand still, hill climbs over Nolan street viaduct and Alamo Heights hill, and a sub 22 foot turning radius with a non reacting worm and sector steering device.
R. Robinson, chief accountant at Packard Motor Car Company, was appointed comptroller and will serve as the direct general representative and assistant to General Manager Alvan Macau ley. He has been with Packard for four years.
The Ten Broeck Tire Company of Louisville Kentucky organized early this year with 250000 dollars paid in now runs a plant at Twenty sixth and Courtney streets. It produces three types of pneumatic tires for motor cars and a motorcycle tire and has operated at full capacity all season.
Cromwell Indiana school principal Professor Fisher is described as an enthusiastic motorcyclist highlighting his strong interest in riding motorcycles.
A veteran auto writer details a test ride in a prototype cyclecar. He describes near road contact, high speed thrills, and safe handling, noting a fired engine, sparks, and the car's performance over sand, ruts, hills, and a final pavement run ending with renewed enthusiasm for cyclecars on American roads.
An Italian in Greenwich Connecticut could not ride in a car with several workers. He fired a revolver as the vehicle sped off, hitting a passenger in the neck. He was arrested and claimed jealousy and revenge.
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