Earnest to Ship Aces and More Cars to Seattle
Dragon Motor Co president W Avery meets Earnest VP F B Earnest in Detroit to push the Ace line built for Seattle trade. Three carloads of Jonew Sixes, five of Maibohm Sixes and four Columbias are en route, with first Aces shipping immediately for Seattle delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. W. Avery
The
Dragon Motor Company
Detroit
Earnest Motor Car Company
Seattle
Mr Earnest
F. E. Earnest
Earnest
Columbia
C. W. Avery
J. H. Cochrane
H. H. Heard
Cochrane
Avery
Gears Classified In Three General Sets
Gears may be grouped commercially into three classes: for automobile service, for electric car service, and commercial or robbing gears. Automobile service gears cover trucks, cars, airplanes, tractors, boats and tools. Years of study focus on type analysis and metallurgical design to reduce warpage in hardening, tracing the development of gear steels for automotive work as part of the alloy steel story.
H R L Company to Build One Ton Truck in Seattle
Consolidation of Hendricks Manufacturing and Rothweiler & company creates the H R L Motor Company in Seattle. J J Hendricks is president with H N Rothweller as vice president and other officers named. Production to start at 3301 First Ave with painting and shipping at the Rothweiler plant at First Ave and Hanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.R.L. Company
Seattle
Hendricks Manufacturing Company
Rothweiler & Company
H. R. L. Motor Company
J. J. Hendricks
H. N Rothweller
H. B. Perine
J. A. Lagoe
Flrat Ave
Rothweiler & Co
First Ave
Hanford
Cornelius FE. Myers
Liberty Motor Co
Washington
Reorders Show Elgin Cars Popular in Seattle Area
Elgin Six sales rise as buyers place second and third orders including Paul J. Beaner who bought his fourth. Local dealers FE Dupont Eric Anderson and James A. Lockman report repeated purchases while W. W. Toman of Enumclaw quickly sold two Elgins after taking on the agency. A carload was unloaded Tuesday with more shipments expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Cc. P. Nes
Seattle Motor Car Corporation
Paul J. Beaner
Mr. Beener
Portland
Vancouver
B. C
FE Dupont
Eric Anderson
Howell St
Hughes
Seattle Star
James A. Lockman
Seattle
W. W. Toman
Toman Bros
Enumclaw
Toman
Elgin Agency
Nicolai
Urie
Briscoe Sets Pace at Minnesota State Fair Races
Briscoe car dominates the 19th annual Minnesota State Fair auto meet before 65 000 spectators. It wins seven firsts, two seconds and one third in a sweep of 16 rivals, while lowering one world record and three track records. Edward Shenberg of Seattle reports the performance to Mitchell Motor & Service Co. and the Minnesota State Fair secretary confirms the records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briscoe
Eddie Shenberg
Mitchell Motor & Service Company
Edward Shenberg
Mitchell Motor & Service Co
Seattle
Wash
Minnesota
Watch Your Wheel Stop That Wabble Guideline
An article explains how rear wheels of nearby cars wobble and how front wheels of oncoming cars move erratically. Wobble damages tires and stems from careless demountable rim mounting and unequal bolt tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad” Allen
Allen General Tire Co
Boldt's French Pastry Shop Listed for Purchase
Readable notes indicate Boldt's French pastry shop on Uptown 1414 Third Avenue and downtown U13 Second Avenue area as the subject of a sale listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boldt
Uptown
3D Ave
2D Ave
Traffic Trucks Climb Queen Anne in High Gear
W E Shields of the Shields Livengood Motor company reports a Traffic truck climbed Queen Anne counterbalance in high gear, reaching 10 mph. The 4000 pound capacity truck test backs dealer reports of hill climbing ability. Price rises $20 Sept 29 due to material and labor costs. Since June 10 1919 Hartford delivered 130 Traffic trucks in Washington with 70 more on order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Shields
Shields Livengood Motor Company
Wm. M. Hartford
Shields-Livengood Motor Company
Washington
St. Louis
Buick Plans Massive Flint Dormitory for 2760 Workers
General Motors announces a seven story fireproof dormitory, to cost about 2.5 million dollars, housing 1,168 men, dining for 1,300, gym, auditorium for 1,300, bowling, swimming, shops, and a laundry, serving Buick and GM employees in Flint Michigan.
Schillo Wins In Speedy Mercer At Elgin Road Race
E W Schillo of Chicago Mercer wowed fans by finishing third in the Elgin road race of August 23. His Mer cer endured three stops including a spark plug change and a skid into a straw pile. The car completed 301 miles with under 29 gallons of gasoline, the lone L head eight valve in a field of sixteen valve engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Schillo
Chicago
Mercer
Elgin
Pullen
Nonmstock
Schille
Highway Transport Movement Grows Across the Nation
Warren B Bullock reports a record 1919 rise in motor trucks, with 5 to 6 percent of vehicles in operation. Intercity fleets expand from St Louis to Kenosha and Chicago, as bakeries, cooperatives, and lines from Mount Pleasant to Grand Rapids boost miles and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren B. Bullock
Motor Transport Corps
St. Louis
Five Brothers
Massachusetts State Agricultural College
Kenosha
Wis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Lis
Wisconsin
Miwaukee
Madison
Mythology Cites Crow Turning Black Over Betrayed Secrets
A myth states the crow was white at birth and darkened after betraying the secret rods. The tale links color change to revealed power and ancient warnings about trust among beings.
Also Mentioned on This Page
GMC
Western Bakeries, Inc
Stantly
Mitchell Motor & Service Co., Inc
J. M. Osmond, Pres
Met
Summit and
Pine Phone
Sunset Electric Co
Broadway
Pike and Pine
SY Ieee Pu
Sysd Station
BUICK
General Motors Corporation
Flint
Michigan
Buick Motor Company
Walter P. Chrysler
General Motors
General Motors Company
Fromch
Schillo
Speedy Mercer
Cort
Motor Company
National
Liberty
Lexington
Standard Truck
Yakima
His
Traffic Motor Truck Corporation
Samaire Builders
Texas
Oklahoma
Brothers
Mount Pleasant
Mich
Grand Rapids
Hartford County
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Overland Transfer Company
Indianapo
Seattle Morey
Maibohm Six
Dragon Motor Co
East Pike St
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