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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1913
Page
15
The article describes the colonial test on a Hupmobile in England, a racking road trial from London to Chalk Pit hill near Dorking. The Motor praised the car for throttle response, accurate acceleration, smooth suspension, easy steering, and a comfortable ride, noting its good speed and steady behavior.
State registration shows fourteen leading car makes selling over 700 dollars this season with 4723 vehicles sold in Los Angeles and surrounding counties. In Aurora Indiana residents plan a speedway east of town with a mile track and a proposed site already chosen. If land sells at a fair price the project will proceed and also support baseball, football, golf and other sports. A group of prominent citizens backs the plan.
The Detroit factory will ship the first Packard "38" motor cars soon. The model features left drive and a centralized control board, a silent worm bevel gear drive, hot water jacketed intake and carburetor, and a 140 inch wheelbase. Two chassis types are offered touring and phaeton with seven or six seat options.
A. L. Westgard, vice president of the National Highways Association, nears end of a 17 000 mile trip. He has traveled 10 000 miles from Denver toward Albuquerque then to Los Angeles and back east via a wide southern route. He met Governor Ammons at Meeker and plans to seek road condition data from many states.
The article discusses a proposal by the Ways Association to supplement local road networks with a nationwide system of 50,000 miles of highways. It advocates federal construction and maintenance to promote widespread road development beyond township, county, and state systems.
High manganese steel is used in connecting rods and crank shafts while chrome nickel steel strengthens gears and shafts. Malleable iron goes into rear axles and transmissions with gray iron in cylinders and crankcases. The Ledger in Birmingham uses a motocyclist to deliver missed papers. Chicago's Chief recommends doubling the motorcycle squad.
William Campbell of Johannesburg says Africa’s development and wealth from gold, diamonds, and ostrich feathers will boost demand for American cars. He notes South Africa’s agricultural growth, government support, and cheap electric power in towns, and is considering electric car imports. Arthur Thackery and Ralph Eminger tour the Dakotas. Motocycles may join Escanaba police gear in the future.
Cable dispatches from London report a new motor fuel likely benzol as a gasoline substitute selling at 28 cents a gallon versus 42 cents for British petrol. Production of 40,000,000 gallons yearly may begin, with plants planned. benzol, a coal by product, shows higher mileage and similar carburetor behavior, though required adjustments to nozzle and float.
Four hundred signs are nearly ready to be distributed to mark dangerous street corners. The Columbus Automobile Club started the project to label crossings where visibility is limited until the intersection is reached. Signs will be placed 100 feet on either side of the track and will be large and visible both day and night.
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