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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1920
Page
8
A historic industry comparison shows freight car shortages forcing a shift to trucks. Rail executives estimate a need for 100,000 cars this year, with total shortages potentially 500,000 to 600,000. Freight traffic has surged while car output lags, pressuring production and parity.
A Detroit automobile show crowned the Haynes Brougham as the prettiest car after judging by seventy four actors and actresses. The entry impressed with its leather upholstery mahogany vanity and dome light reflecting elegance and comfort.
The 1919 passenger car and truck license fees totaled 65 522 259 dollars nationwide, with New York 91 394, Pennsylvania 5 690 645, and California 4 468 732 contributing the largest shares. The amount funds road work, with states differing in fee structures and impacts. Ford plans a dealer technician course in Detroit for 120 students, costing 150 000 dollars to launch, to standardize service nationwide.
The Ford Service Course begun January 1 1918 in Detroit trained over 1000 men from Ford dealers across the United States in the best methods to repair Ford vehicles. Simpson of the local Ford agency led the program and supervised the graduates.
A bulletin from the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster reports 25 years of field trials on potato fertility. It notes that clover and well manured soil raise yields, with manure and muriate of potash and phosphate boosting output. The bulletin, free to Ohio residents, summarizes rotations and soil fertility gains from 1892 to the present. Lorain population to 42,900 in 1920 from 28,000 in 1910. 50 percent increase expected.
A late bulletin discusses which fertilizers are best for farm crops and notes uncertainty in the guidance. It references general fertilizer information and mentions farmers seeking practical recommendations.
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