Trucks target farmers as new market for General Motors
Pontiac Michigan October 1. General Motors Truck Co sees farms as the next big market with only one farm out of 56 using a truck leaving 93 percent of 6 500 000 farms unsold. W L Day president notes improving roads and rail limits aid truck growth and announces the Model K 18 one ton truck price cut from 1905 to 1495 to spur farm uptake.
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W. L. Day
Maxwell Climbs Conquers Bad Roa in Michigan Tour
Maxwell touring with four passengers conquered the rough 400 foot long hill near Hanover Michigan last week in second gear despite a 21 percent grade and five dry days. The car impressed riders with its endurance on a bad roadbed as less than 38 percent of automobiles at the time were air cooled.
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Bickford
Hanover
Mich
Motorista
Maxwell
Tuned Ears Scrutinize Motors for Quality Testers
Ulys Knight discusses modern methods of automobile manufacture noting final testers use hearing to judge motor ailment. Wilys Overland Co testers are famed for passing motors designed to be exceptionally quiet in operation.
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Ulys Knight
Wilys Overland Co
America
Road conditions update across King County area in October
The bulletin notes detours on gravel and newly paved routes, with Auburn Black Diamond and Enumclaw areas receiving two mile concrete extensions. Several roads including Ralph Creek to Issaquah and Renton to Enumclaw show open or improving pavement, while sections near Newport and Tesaquah remain closed or detoured. County commissioners oversee closures and new pavement timelines.
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Kent
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Tesaqueh
Raemclaw
Renton
Cossfield
Naches Pass
MreClelien Pass
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King County
Ykomirn
Franklin
Gooqualmie River
Tolt
Lone Lake Forest Park
Richmond Reach
Renton-Enumelaw
Enumoelaw
Auburn
Vashon Ireland
Vehicle Variety Surges As 1895 Sees 300 Types Built
In 1895 manufacturing expands with about three hundred distinct motor vehicles under development, reflecting rapid diversification in early automotive design and production.
Illinois relay team travels by Overland to Pasadena meet
Five members of the Illinotr relay team drove an Overland touring car from the University of Illinois to the National Amateur Athletic Union games in Pasadena, funding the trip themselves. A Willys Overland Co. sales manager supplied the car and camping gear, the total weight reached 8300 pounds, and the journey was completed without incident. stations along the route gave good service and the team placed third in Pasadena.
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University of Illinois
National Amateur Athletic Union
Pasadena
Cal
Illinotr
A. C. Barber
Willys Overland Co
Chicago
Statistics Fail To Capture Auto Industry’s Human Bond
Walter C. Davis of Davis Motor Car Co argues statistics miss the human element in autos. He says estimates of replacement needs vary from 1.6 to 1.8 million cars yearly, and even with a $1,000 average value the monetary spread is vast. The auto is more than a number. it links society and economy.
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Walter C. Davis
Davis Motor Car Co
Davis
Wholesale gasoline prices average 20.8 cents a gallon
In thirty leading U.S. cities wholesale gasoline prices average 20.8 cents per gallon. New York state auto numbers 1 to 100 are prepared for state and other officials. Only 300 automobiles exist in the whole state of Persia.
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United
Watt
NEW York State Auto l
Persia
The Case of Atkinson Clarified by Prosecutor Dow
The Star admits its earlier censure of arresting without charge was misapplied. Prosecutor Malcolm Dow states Atkinson was jailed by his own voluntary action and remained willing to stay for about ten days. The paper retains its stance against arbitrary detentions but apologizes for the error.
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Malcolm Dow
The
Star
Police
Free America
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