Motors Save Time for Connecticut Dairyman
Highland Dairy proprietor Robert G Miller of Bloomfield reports a one ton Federal truck cuts daily milk route time to about 6.5 miles with an average 25 mile day, costing 3.50 dollars. he shifts from four horses, delivering 150 quarts daily to restaurants and offices while using the truck year round for road work and farm tasks.
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Robert G Miller
Highland Dairy
Bloomfield
Conn
Miller
Underwood Typewriting Company
Pope Manufacturing Company
Main and West Works
Royal Typewriter Company
Hartford Golf Club
Broad Street
Federals
Federal
Granby
Hartford
Simsbury
European Motors Shrink at Paris Salon Spotlight
Paris show highlights a shift to smaller European motors with 3.1 by 6.5 inches bore and stroke as standard. Notable trends include block castings with integral manifolds, chain drives replacing gears, lighter reciprocating parts, and higher efficiency through valve in head and double ignition on select models. Silent chains gain, radiators become pointed, six-cylinder cars decline, and suspension leans toward semi elliptical designs.
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W. F. Bradley
Motor Age
Charron, Chenard- Walcker, Buchet
F. N
Majola, Barre and Gregoire
Hotchkiss
Renault
Charron
Unic
Ajax
France
Benjamin Briscoe
Gregoire
Hispano-Suiza
Martini
Knight
Darracq
Dubois-Rousseau
Buchet
Th. Schneider
Anne
Chapuis & Dornier
Ballot
Carraca
Coventry Company
Lizaire-Berwick
Delaunay Belleville
Sibaire-Berwick
Delaunay-Belleville
Sauter-Harle
Chenard & Walcker
Abadal
Regoire
Lizaire- Berwick
Chenard-Walcker
Delage
Peugeot
Cobran
Aquila
Briscoe
Motobloc
Hispano- Suiza
Berlier
Panhard-Knight
Delaunay- Belleville
Bruiser
Panhard
Bellenger
Gobron
Unie
Mercedes
Lizaire-Naulin
Vauxhall
Fellengers
Darfacq
Brasier
Minerva
Sizaire-Berwick
Turcat-Mery Hag
Bayard-Clement
Barree
Isotta-Fraschini
Continental
Paris
Rolls-Royce
Dhamler
Packard and Hudson
Rolls- Royce
Bellenger As
Clemene Martes
Dole Am Lever
Power Applications of Electric Starters Topic Discussed
The Indiana section of the Society of Automotive Engineers met at the Hoosier Motor Club rooms in Indianapolis on November 11 to discuss power application of electric starters to gasoline engines. Papers were read by S Deutsch Detroit Electric Appliance Co Detroit Mich T L Lee Northeast Electric Co Rochester NY F E Moskovics Jones Electric Stater Co Chicago IL C M Tichenor Gray and Davis Co Boston MA and W Rushmore Rushmore Dynamo Works Plainfield IA.
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Indiana
Society of Automobile Engineers
Hoosier Motor Club
Indianapolis
S. Deutsch
Detroit Electric Appliance Co
Detroit
Mich
T. L. Lee
Northeast Electric Co
Rochester
N. Y
F. E. Moskovics
Jones Electric Stater Co
Chicago
Ill
C., M. Tichenor
Gray and Davis Co
Boston
Mass
W. Rushmore
Rushmore Dynamo Works
Plainfield
Awe
New Lincoln Highway Official Elected Vice President
Harold J. Larsen of Detroit was elected vice president at the Lincoln Highway Association board meeting. Other vice presidents named previously include former California Governor Gillette, Carl O. Fisher of Indiana, and A. R. Pardington of New York.
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The
Lincoln Highway Association
Harold J. Larsen
Detroit
Gillette
California
Carl O. Fisher
Indiana
A. R. Pardington
New
Chalmers Patent Doors Highlight Tapered Bonnet Design
The description notes the new Chalmers bonnet with a tapered front and streamlined bell backed body, featuring Chalmers patented doors, signaling a focus on innovative automotive styling and construction.
Bond Issue Defeated in Most Pennsylvanian Counties
Returns from more than two thirds of Pennsylvania counties show the proposed 50 million bond issue for road improvements defeated by a substantial plurality. In 48 counties including Philadelphia and Allegheny the vote was 167,195 for and 174,052 against the loan.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Government Buys 1914 Cadillac for Chickamauga Park
The War Department purchased a 1914 Cadillac for the Chickamauga Chattanooga National Park Commission. The move signals a shift from horse drawn transport as Yellowstone opens to auto tourists. The park spans vast acreage with 110 miles of improved roads and monuments.
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United States
War Department
Chickamauga- Chattanooga National Park Commission
Yellowstone Park
Chattanooga
Chickamauga Park
Europe
America
Commission
Dates Set for Cincinnati 1914 Motor Shows
Cincinnati dealers announce dates for two 1914 shows with a pleasure car exhibit February 21 to 28 and a commercial vehicle exhibit March 2 to 4. Hartford also plans two shows, but details remain undecided. Proposals aim to ease dealer workload while preserving profits. London bus operator faces 50 to 60 licensing conditions.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Automobile Dealers’ Association
Hartford
Conn
Hartford Automobile Dealers’ Association
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Miles Delivery
Dairyman
Automobile Wrnter
S. A. E. Branch
Avenue
Courage
Travis Street
Chalmers
Bosch Magneto
Chalmers Silk
Alamo Auto Sales Co
Bedell
Camaron ST
Secretary of War
Park Commission
Government Crest
Mission Ridge
London
Packard Apperson
REO
Detroit Electrics
Citizens Auto Co
Travis St
Illa C
Star KE Bros
Sanantoniig
San Antonio
S. X. Callahan
Main Ave
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