Briscoe Cars Drive Salesman Appeal Across Industry
McDaniel Auto Co notes retailers push for attractive low priced light cars for salesmen. Briscoe’s beauty and efficiency, long wheel base, and easy pedal and steering ease reduce fatigue for road trips. Dealers cite 25 to 30 miles per gallon and 600 to 800 miles per gallon of oil as key selling points for the sales force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. McDaniel
McDaniel Auto Co
Briscoe
Benjamin Briscoe
Europe
Van De Velde Returns From Midwest Car Mission
Paul Van de Velde general manager of the Cicero Auto Company returns from a ten day trip visiting Cleveland Muncie and Indianapolis. In Cleveland he secured a distributorship with Jordan Motor Company for Southwest Texas and toured Lozier factory. In Muncie he visited Interstate plant and in Indianapolis the Pathfinder factory. Cicero now handles four cars and reports strong business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul van de Velde
Cicero Auto Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Muncie
Indianapolis
Ind
van de Velde
Jordan Motor Company
Texas
H. A. Lozier Company
Interstate Company
Pathfinder
Cicero Company
Wanted a Chance
A distressed Lilly cries that she does not want to say prayers and wishes to ride with mamma and panee and go off to have a time, expressing fatigue from praying for everyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly
Gof
Vane
Mamma
Little Brother
Panee
Willman Exposes Growth, Saturation Gap for Studebaker
George L. Willman, Studebaker assistant sales and advertising manager, surveys western dealers and argues the auto market is far from saturation. He cites 3.5 million cars in use, 6 million potential buyers, and 7 million farmers, with half capable of owning an auto, plus a shift from horse and mule power to self propelled vehicles for distribution and home needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Willman
Studebaker Corporation
Mississippi
Willman
United States
Velie Men Visit Southwest Agents
Prominent visitors to automobile row include A E Humphrey of the Velie Motor Vehicle Company and J O Maxwell of the border service department. They spoke at length about the company’s enlarged Moline plant and increased production, noting Velie trucks’ government service success in Mexico. Maxwell arrived after a 25000 mile trip through Old Mexico and the border country, praising Velie reliability on rough roads.
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Automobile Row
A. E. Humphrey
Oklahoma
Texas
Dallas
Velie Motor Vehicle Company
Moline
J. O. Maxwell
Douglas, Ariz
Border Service Department
Velie Company
Messrs. Humphrey
Maxwell
Alex Parrigin
Velie
Herbert Kraft
San Antonio
Humphrey
Mexico
Messrs Parrigin
Kraft
Main Avenue
Mr. Maxwell
Old Mexico
Hauls Fifteen Tons To Install Steam Hammer At Chalmers Plant
Frank Hagan notes a steam hammer weighing over fifteen tons arrived at Chalmers Motor Company for the drop forges. The heavy machine required careful unloading and rope‑hauling before a Chalmers Six-30 chassis was brought in to test the setup, highlighting factory ingenuity in Southwest Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalmers
Chalmers Motor Company
Frank Hagan
Guarantee Motor Car Company
Texas
Miss Stinson Aerial Star Shines At Memphis Tri-State Fair
Miss Stinson the 19 year old aviatrix from San Antonio drew crowds of 25 000 to 40 000 daily at Memphis Tennessee Tri State fair as she flew her biplane. She arrived and departed in an Allen automobile spotlighting the car’s growing esteem and moderate price.
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Miss Stinson
San Antonio
Leon N. Walthall
Walthall Motor Car Company
Allen
Foreign demand for Liberty autos grows despite war
Liberty sales chief Percy Owen reports broad international interest with sixty overseas inquiries and real orders. Six Liberties shipped to Chile this week and Canada’s Toronto firm has Ontario rights, supplying a large number to meet demand. The 106 Silvertown cars race without tire changes, while others face tire issues.
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Leon N. Walthall
Walthall Motor Car Company
Percy Owen
The
Liberty
Liberty Sales Department
Chile
Canadian Motor Sales Company of Toronto
Liberty For
Ontario
Goodrich Silvertown Tires Dominate 1916 Racing Scene
Industry leader Ira J. Kennedy notes Dario Resta and Johnnie Aitken clash for the National Automobile Drivers' title as three California races loom. Aitken leads 3440 to 3200. Rickenbacker and de Palma trail. Silvertown tires powered 80 percent of 1916 prize money and 29 of 34 races, with Goodrich setting eighteen track records.
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Dario Resta
Johnnie Aitken
California
Ira J. Kennedy
Goodrich Tire and Rubber Company
Aitken
Resta
Rickenbacker
Ralph de Palma
Santa Monica
Ascot
Goodrich
Knight sleeve valve motor hailed in Bismarck lecture
Henry Hower, renowned motor construction expert, drew a large audience at the Grand Theater in Bismarck in a lecture introduced by Governor Hanna. He explained the Knight sleeve valve motor with motion pictures, tracing Charles Y Knight’s pioneering work and its adoption by European automakers including Daimler, Panhard, Minerva and Mercedes.
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T. A. Tirado
Woodward Carriage Company
Henry Hower
Bismarck
North Dakota
Times
Hanna
Henry H. Hower
Grand Theater
Hower
Charles’ Y. Knight
Chales_ Y. Knight
Daimler Company
England
Mr. Hower
Panhard
Minerva
Economic surveys show road work boosts land value and saves hauling costs
A Department of Agriculture bulletin reports eight counties benefited from main road improvements. Land values rose 25 to 194 percent, hauling costs fell from 83.5 to 157.0 cents per ton mile. Five years of data across Virginia New York Alabama Florida and Mississippi show land selling prices rising to three times the improvement cost and net hauling savings averaging 11.6 cents per ton mile. School attendance also rose from 66 to 76 pupils per 100 enrolled due to better roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
New York
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Small patron appreciated at local bank loan scene
A man walked into a St Paul bank and obtained a $40 loan while officials prepared large loans for $50 000 to $100 000 moments later. Checking accounts of $150 received the same courteous treatment, with a bank official noting the Northwest favors small savers who may become valuable customers later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Northwest
New York
Chicago
Mitchell Production Needs Expanded Rail Siding and Platforms
Mitchell company reports unprecedented demand for Mitchell cars driving rapid expansion of rail facilities. Over 2.5 miles of new track and loading platforms planned, with additional C N W and C M St P lines, as farmers invest income in automobiles amid strong fall business and high cotton prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
John W. Bate
Mitchell Company
Promising Winter Sales Says Labadie
E H Labadie Haynes distributer reports a single trainload of fifty cars of Haynes automo biles shipped to the Kan sas City Haynes agency for winter distribution. Half the cars went to fill orders and the rest is contracted. Industry leaders see the shipment as a sign of improving winter demand and a shift away from seasonality in the motor trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haynes Automobile Company
E. H. Labadie
Haynes
Haynes Agency
Kansas City
Heart of America
Winter driving gains as detachable tops boost car use
The motor vehicle, aided by improved starters and motors, and the removable top, is becoming the winter conveyance even in rural areas. Better, cheaper closed cars push winter driving and autumn sales while a fall trainload shipment signals manufacturers and dealers seek steady year round sales rather than seasonal peaks.
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Ter
Meant It As Jake. Lewiston Bride Weeps Over Brutal Husband
A Lewiston Maine bride sobs that she was misled by her husband claiming to be kind. Her friend asks what happened and the bride explains she sent a note about her mother’s illness. The husband’s reply implied concern that illness might be serious.
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Jake
Lewiston
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