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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
12
Elgin Motor Car Co reports a customer using an Elgin Six averaged 21 miles per gallon on a treacherous East Tennessee mountain run. The trip up the region’s hardest grades through Polk County proved challenging for motorists in the past.
Conditions in Jamaica show the sugar industry returning as the island’s major field. The new sugar centrals offer opportunities for American manufacturers of sugarmaking machinery. Rubber plays a key role in sugar production and the Geo Year Tire & Rubber Co of Akron Ohio focuses on supplying sugar centrale needs.
A F Hawkinson manager of United Motors travels east of the mountains on a business trip this week visiting multiple sub dealers in the territory.
The Mississippi River and Bonne Terre railroad has used a 1910 Kissel Kar as a switch engine in their yards since August 9, 1915. Wheels were swapped for flanged rear wheels and a four wheel front truck added, with a cow catcher mounted in front of the radiator.
William Moore of Fallbrook California, a lemon grower and hog raiser, saved about 70 percent of weight loss by using a Maxwell truck. Previously hogs hauled 12 plus hours to San Diego or Los Angeles with average 25 pound shrinkage, costing $3.75 per hog. The new speed of about 20 miles per hour reduces losses and saves money.
Kent introduces a new one ton Maxwell fire auto truck chosen after testing several models on a hill. The vehicle, bought through Land Motor Co of Kent as a Seattle Automobile sub agent, must haul gear and a crew of ten. Maxwell won the contest by a wide margin, says C W Harris Beattie Auto manager.
Prominent automobile police and insurance men across the United States back a national brake inspection movement. The plan urges motor and truck owners to have brakes inspected by dealers at season start and at intervals, with a seal indicating last inspection to be placed on the car.
Five styles of women’s union suits in fine grade cotton priced at 85 cents for sizes 4 5 and 6 and one dollar for sizes 7 8 and 9.
Governor Julius C. Gunter of Colorado says he will not permit Jess Willard and Fred Fulton to fight for a $300000 prize in Denver during the war. He says the bout should be in France trenches and that American fighting must be done over there for the country’s honor, ending Col. J. C. Miller’s bid to stage the prize fight in Denver.
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock workers lead all Seattle plants for Liberty Loan subscriptions totaling exactly $406000 by noon Thursday.
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