National road plan sparks clash at American Road Congress
In Detroit the American Road Congress debaters push federal control of roads and mock Congressman Shackleford’s plan for a vast five year highway build. Judge Lowe backs a national system while critics deride divided ownership and the Swanson and Bourne proposals.
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Detroit
Orns
Asell
Lowe
Washington
J. M. Lowe
Kans City
Shackleford
Missouri
Bourne
Swanson
Packard Names F R Robinson New Comptroller
F R Robinson chief accountant at Packard Motor Car Company is appointed comptroller and will act as direct representative to General Manager Alvan Macaulay. Robinson has been with Packard for four years.
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F. R. Robinson
Packard Motor Car Company
Alvan Macauley
Robinson
Packard Motor Cars Company
Reichard Plans Winter Trip West On Motor Cycle
D L Reichard of Waynesboro Pennsylvania plans to spend winter on the Pacific coast and ride his motorcycle to the destination. In spring he expects to return east on his two wheeler.
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D. L. Reichard
Waynesboro
Pacific Coast
Reichard
Knights Templars See Giant B F Goodrich Plant in Akron
Nearly a thousand sir knights attending Ohio Grand Commandery 71st conclave toured the B F Goodrich Company factory in Akron. Guides narrated tire and rubber product manufacture along a four mile route as about fifteen thousand workers were noted. Knights posed on office steps then enjoyed refreshments while wives were entertained by Goodrich staff.
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Grand Commandee Seeneeee
Ohio
B. F. Goodrich Company
Akron
Goodrich
B. F. Goodrich
Cleveland
Brick road planned for state aid link from Pa to Mich
Trans-State Road of Brick organizer Z. T. Dunlap of the Ohio Good Roads Federation announces that the state aided stretch from the Pennsylvania line to the Michigan line will be built entirely of brick.
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Z. T. Dunlap
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Pennsylvania
Michigan Line
Motor rescue trucks tested to aid mine relief workers
The Bureau of Mines demonstrates a new motor relief truck built to hospital standards for rescuing miners. The truck, designed for rapid response, carries pulmotors oxygen, stretchers, first aid, fire suppression gear and a full field medical and mining tool set.
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Lfe
United Stat
Bureau of Mines of the
Deent of the Interior
White Company
Cleveland, CO
Bureau of Mines
Pittsburg
American Mine Safety Association
Draeger
Growth in Montreal Vehicles Surges in 1918 Revenue Outlook
Wallace Dawson reports rapid rise in motor vehicles in Montreal district. There are 8465 motor cars taxicabs and commercial trucks, about a thousand more than last year. With licenses largely issued for 1918 14 the revenue is expected near 50000 dollars.
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Montreal
Wallace Dawson
Grape Growers Deploy Trucks for Faster Shipments
California grape growers add motor trucks to their fleet. The average team takes 6 hours to cover 15 miles while the motor truck makes the same trip in 1 hour. The truck reduces fermentation losses by 26 percent and delivers fruit fresh to market, saving farmers 10 hours daily.
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Grape Growers of
California
Record Data On Truck Operation And Costs
Rollin W. Hutchinson Jr of Packard Motor Car urges owners to track motor truck costs to compare with manufacturer claims. The Bennett Milling Co of Geneva NL uses a three ton Packard for deliveries, reporting operating costs of 9.78 dollars per day and 12,068 miles in fifteen months. The truck moved 4174.86 tons with a peak month of 426.5 tons.
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Rollin W. Hutchinson Jr
Packard Motor Car Company
Bennett Milling Company
Geneva
Bennett
Packard
Levy On Auto Tax To Net About Ten Thousand Dollars
Savannah October 25. Phil Cook secretary of state estimates the automobile tax law will yield about one hundred thousand dollars. All cars must be registered and renumbered annually. City clerks may require state numbers for municipal records but cannot charge for registration. Owners must register each car once a year before March 1 and pay five dollars. New numbers reference the calendar year. Visiting cars must register where required by municipal rules.
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Savannah
Phil Cook
General Assembly
Milwaukee Auto Show Set for January Run
The sixth annual Milwaukee motor show will run January 10 to 16 in the Milwaukee Auditorium. Bart J. Ruddle announced the event after managing the prior three exhibitions. Shows in New York precede Milwaukee by one week before the Chicago event, with heavy applications expected to require extra space across multiple halls.
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Milwaukee
Bart J. Ruddle
New York
Chicago
Harvey Spring Capital Increased in Racine
The Harvey Spring Company of Racine Wisconsin raised its capital stock from fifty thousand dollars to eight hundred thousand dollars. The firm recently finished a new factory expanding capacity more than tenfold and boosts its production for motor and horse drawn vehicles.
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Harvey Spring
Harvey Spring Company
Racine
Wis
Springfield Action Aims to Eliminate All Grade Crossings
At a Oct 25 conference Governor Dunne and 15 railroad and interurban officials pledged cooperation to reduce grade crossing danger. They agree to provide crossing danger lists and seek right angle road crossings, improved sight lines, and protected crossings while considering traffic rules and unlicensed drivers.
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Springfield, II
Dunne
Public Utilities Commission
Velie Motor Car Company Sees 300 Percent Growth
At a recent Velie Motor Vehicle Company directors meeting in Moline Illinois the advance business for 1914 was reported to be 300 percent higher than the same period in 1913. The surge is largely in Velie four cylinder models signaling strong demand.
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Velle Motor Vehicle Company
Moline
Velie
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