Auto dealers report brisk used car sales amid streetcar strike
Dealers say demand for second hand cars is up as streetcar stoppage disrupts transit. D Austin of Wash Oakland says he sold demo cars to meet demand, while W A Wallace notes Ford stock and second hand prices rising. R Pittman of Pa Motors adds Elgins and used autos are moving fast.
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D. Austin
Wash- Oakland Company
Oakland
W. A. Wallace
Gentral
Ford
R. Pittman
Pa Motors, Inc
Metz Cars Distrib This Fall Through Northwest Metz
The Metz company organizes a Northwest division to distribute Metz cars across the western part of the state. Owned by William Bradshaw and F Taylor, the new concern will handle all distribution and service, leveraging Taylor’s fresh industry entry and Bradshaw’s factory sales experience.
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Metz
William Bradshaw
F Taylor
Altho Taylor
Bill
Brad
Snoqualmie Pass Sees Many Autos on Weekend Summit
Frank Fretwell secretary of the Seat o Automobile club reports from Snoqualmie Pass summit Sunday that more than one machine passed the pass minute by minute. Some vehicles carried license numbers from as far east as Georgia.
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Frank Fretwell
Seato Automobile Club
Summit
Snoqualmie Pass
Georgia
Firestone executive visits Seattle branch of Fire Tire
H. G. MacKeachen, Pacific coast using director for the Fire Tire and Rubber Company, visits the Seattle branch and meets local officials as well as Northwest representatives.
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H. G. Mackeachen
Pacific Coast
Fire Tire and Rubber Company
Seattle
Northwest
Automobiles Echo Zahl Takes Her Second Auto Lesson
The narrator recounts a second driving lesson under instructor H. W. Fowler. She struggles with clutch control and hill starts, recalling guidance to release the clutch slowly and manage the emergency brake as the car lurches and rolls backward.
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Echo Zahl
Kehoe Fahl
HW. 1
Fowler
Mr. Fowler
Noted Medical Adviser Prescribes for Sick Car
Dr. Leonard Keene Hirshberg of Johns Hopkins writes in American Motorist on car care. He warns dirt harms life of a car, and details cleaning and polishing methods, including chamois skin use, cold water washes, and boiled linseed oil for a lustrous finish.
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Godlinese
Leonard Keene Hirshberg
Johns Hopkins University
American Motorist
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Mark Twain
Billy Sunday
Nick
Elgins Going Well Drive NorthWest Car Demand
Pacific Motors reports strong Elgins demand with nine complete carloads sold and seven more on the way. Manager Pittman says no delivery delays are expected as the factory prioritizes Northwest orders.
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Pacific Motors, Inc
Pittman
Sibley Tops Cannefex In Nineball Bout At Garvey's
Chase Sibley scored a 50 to 42 victory over RK L. Cannefex in a three cushion billiards match at Garvey's par lors last night. Sibley collected a few points and secured the win.
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Chase Sibley
RK L. Cannefex
Garvey
Sibley
Local car dealers and movers in Northwest region
A retrocolumn highlights car dealers and agents in North Yakima and surrounding towns. H B Fowler expands Lexington Six agency, Kearns sets speed records from Calexico to Blewett Pass, George Keith joins Kissell, Bill Bradshaw promotes Metz reps, J P Searce moves East to Liberty Motor Car, John Bainden fishes for prospects, Waterhouse Sands moves Studebaker Marmon showroom with a new three story building and efficient auto access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bradshaw
Metz
J P. Searce
Liberty Motor Car Company
Grant Six crosses Sierra to set coast stock car record
The Grant Six endured a perilous 60 day trek over the Sierra immigrant trail. Ed Campbell, manager of Grant Coffin Campbell Co, calls the feat a polar expedition, noting midnight starts, crusted snow, rope-lowered cars, and an endurance test never before achieved by a stock car of its weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sierra Mountains
Ed Campbell
Grant- Coffin & Campbell Co
Alzo
Auto making shifts from horse carriages to cars in Shanghai
After 66 years the landmark horse vehicle shop in Shanghai shifts focus to motor cars. Once a full service livery with foreign supervision and 350 skilled Chinese workers, it now expands coach building into car bodies from small runabouts to large limousines. An American expert leads the automobile department as horse drawn vehicles are relegated to the rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Shanghai
Automobile Department
Indian Rider Sets Four World Records in Cincinnati
E. G. Baker rode a 1917 stock Indian Power plus to four world marks at the Cincinnati speedway. He set a 24 hour record of 1 386 miles, a 12 hour record of 702 miles, plus 600 miles in 8 hours 88 minutes and 1 000 miles in 17 hours 26 minutes, all world records.
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Cincinnati, O
Cannonball
Baker
Cincinnati
Motz Tires Distributor Praises Bakeries Dairies
John Paisden of John 8 Paisden Co., local Motz tire distributor, says large concerns are beginning to realize savings as dairies and bakeries report praise for the tires. He notes steady sales to bakeries and dairies and cites positive feedback from customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 8. Baiden Co., Inc
John
Paisden
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H. B. Fowler
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Cal
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George
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Bellevue
East Pine
Bill Williams
Bulld
Grant
Sierras
Ings
America
Paige Motor Sales Company
Sabaroom
Parson’s Motor Car Co
East Pike
Fowler's Auto Trailer
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Ganagh & Machine
Henderson Your
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Pike St
Pacific Auto Supply Co
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Main
Willard
New Batteries Auto Electric Equipment CO
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Goodyear
East Pike St
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Master Sales Co, Inc
F. Pike St
Deico
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Broadway
Elgin
Passerher
aPome
Reihic
Motz Tires
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Porter Baking Company
A. F. Bird
Pure Milk Dairy
H. W. Soules
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