Canada United in Road Building Push at Good Roads Congress
Secretary of Agriculture David Houston urged federal road aid at the National Good Roads Congress, calling American construction methods obsolete. A. W. Campbell and the Canadian railways deputy minister reported joint moves with the United States toward better highways and international motor links. George C. Diehl of the A A A outlined three federal aid approaches including statewide, co operative plans and a trunk line system.
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David Houston
National Good Roads Congress
A. W. Campbell
Railways and Cabals
Canada
Campbell
George C. Diehl
Roads Board
the Associat
Theerican Automobile Association
Federal road aid split of opinions at convention
The convention debated federal aid for trunk highways with Judge Dorsey W. Shackleford opposing the Bourne bill while Charles Thaddeus Terry of the American Automobile Association urged action. Terry proposed a resolution to press Congress in December, and the resolutions committee will continue sessions through the week.
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American Automobile Association
Dorsey W. Shackleford
Committee On
House of Representatives
Shackleford
America
William P. Borland
Committee of Appropriations
Pork Barrel
Judge Shackleford
England
Charles Thaddeus Terry
National Legislative Board
Jonathan Bourne
Terry
Congress
George F. Diehl
Estimated motor vehicles in Texas near twenty five thousand
The article notes no state registration law and lacks reliable statistics. It estimates about 25 000 motor vehicles in use in Texas with some figures suggesting up to 26 000.
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Texas
Connecticut 1914 license tags colors specified
The plan adopts a green and white color scheme for the 1914 Connecticut license tags. Pleasure cars will use white markers with green letters, while manufacturers dealers and livery firms will use green markers with white letters.
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Connecticut
Rauch & Lang Electrics Weigh Nobility and Practicality
The Rauch & Lang electric car is praised as a refined self propelled vehicle with long distance range ready speed and smooth stops. Its graceful curves and sumptuous fittings aim for tasteful elegance while maintaining utility. It cites records like Houston to Galveston and Indianapolis to Washington on a single charge.
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Rauch & Lang
Houston
Galveston
Indianapolis
Washington
First to Follow Lincoln Highway Reaches Detroit
Detroit chronicle reports J. Neil Patterson aims to drive the Lincoln Highway coast to coast. He started from San Francisco in October with two companions, fitted Lozier Six for data collection, planning to trace the route to New York City via Los Angeles and San Francisco after beginning at Tia Juana near the Mexican border.
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Detroit
Mich
J. Neil Patterson
San Francisco
Patterson
Lozier Six
Tia Juana
California
Los Angeles
New York City
Detectives to Probe Ohio Motor Law Violations
Ohio registrar J A Shearer will dispatch detectives across the state to identify and prosecute violators of the motor law. Common offenses include transferring license plates from old cars to new ones.
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J. A. Shearer
Ohio
Registrar of Motor Cars
Buckeye
New French Motor Car Searchlight Tested in Maneuvers
In a motors age feature, French authorities test a new motor car searchlight system built by Sautter Harle. The light vehicle, 14 horsepower with a 24 inch searchlight, reaches 24 to 25 mph on roads and can be positioned via a rear platform or tripod for distant illumination up to 65 yards away.
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Sautter-Harle & Co
Paris
Motorists Face Tax Over Horsepower in Ohio
The Ohio State Automobile Association legal committee in Columbus plans suits challenging the Warren law effective January 1 1914. They urge motorists to delay 1914 license applications until court rulings on double taxation for horsepower based registration.
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Columbus
Ohio State Automobile Association
Columbus Automobile Club
Ohio
Rauch & Lang Electrics Praised Against Pierce-Arrow Rival
The Rauch & Lang electric car is lauded as roomy and comfortable with luxurious upholstery. The article compares it to a Pierce-Arrow, noting the interior design reduces shocks and jars for passengers and highlights premium detailing from whipcords to door checks and pompons.
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The
Rauch & Lang
Pierce-Arrow
Ford Supplies Water to Dearborn Rescue
Detroit, Oct. 11 Henry Ford will supply Dearborn with a water system building a pumping station and purifying plant. He will deliver water at a normal price and take bonds for necessary piping costs. The move follows his construction of a country home near Dearborn on his estate farm.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Texans 10 Build Quo Mile Motorway
Austin reports progress on a private Texas motorway project from Fort Worth to Del Rio 500 miles long. The first twenty miles near Glenrose cost about 100000, with rights of way 100 feet wide and crush stone cement construction. The line will serve private cars and company buses and trucks across sparsely rail-served terrain. Del Rio sits on the Rio Grande about 200 miles west of San Antonio.
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Austin
Tex
United States
Fort Worth
del Rio
Glenrose
Texas Motorway Company
Rio Grande
San Antonio
Minneapolis Club Seeks Gravel Roads For County
The Automobile Club of Minneapolis calls for gravel road construction with proper maintenance in Hennepin County. It notes trials on arterial routes to garden districts and Lake Minnetonka, cites $5000 annual club spending on roads and signs, and asks county commissioners for a liberal 1914 road budget to prevent road deterioration.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Automobile Club of
Hennepin County
Lake Minnetonka
Board of Tax Levy
White flag danger signal at crossings questioned in Connecticut
Coroner John J. Phelan reports a Stamford wreck death was accidental and blames the white flag signal and poor visibility at the Danbury and Norwalk crossing. He urges attended gates at crossings statewide to reduce danger amid blind crossings like Berlin.
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Connecticut
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway Company
John J. Phelan
Bridgeport
Stamford
Addison T. Miller
Norwalk
Danbury
Phelan
Berlin
Spicer Mfg to Increase Output by Adding Sixth Workday
Spicer Manufacturing Co of Plainfield New Jersey maker of universal joints will run its plant six days a week instead of five to meet rising demand and raise output. The change aims to boost production capacity and shorten delivery times for customers.
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Spicer Manufacturing Company
Plainfield, N. J
Get That New Car Now
You should consider trading in your current car while values are high. A Hudson Six 54 example shows that top offers may vary by dealer, but higher offers for old cars are typically offset by higher new car prices. Don’t assume a bigger trade-in means a real bargain.
Dealers use trades to mask car bargains
A dealer explains that cars not built for trades are sold without inflated profits. Buyers may be misled into thinking they gain a bargain. Some would pay four thousand dollars if that were its price, though the dealer would not sell so many. Following that plan would let traders make trades attractive to casual inquirers.
New Plant in South Plainfield Enables Expanded Line
A new plant at South Plainfield will enable the company to add to its current product line in the near future and increase production capacity.
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South Plainfield
Thrifty citizen quotes on saving for a farm
The Washington Star reports a quip from a thrifty citizen urging men to save enough to buy a big farm and then consider how to invest the remaining funds. Farmer Corrtessel nods to practicality in the exchange.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Borland
Ernest
Lester
Good Roads Boosters
Rauch & Lang Electric
Lincoln Way
Rhench
Alamo Auto Sales Company
Avenue
Crockett
Travis Street
Bedell
Camaron
FORD
Texans
Fort Worth-Del Rio
Minneapolis Club
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Hudson
the Hudson CO
WM. Steinhardt
Pres
W. Crockett St
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