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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1920
Page
3
Goodyear backs road data project while Ford opens cash and carry shops to cut grocery costs for workers. Ford stores offer low prices on staples via door to door flow, weekly specials, and bulk buys. Data will guide highway policy and improve public roads nationwide.
Ford Motor Company operates three stores offering tea and other necessities at cost. Simpson, a local dealer, runs one store at the Blast Furnace site. The Ford lock system centers on a production line employing about 5,000 at the Star Plant and 55 at another plant, while one location remains active in supplying essential goods to workers.
A Dort Motor Car Company advisory stresses the value of a spring once over to restore a car after winter. Recommending timely repairs, it notes a well-maintained vehicle offers better enjoyment and higher resale value, warning that neglect leads to higher costs and worsening rides.
After a severe winter, repair crews face a surge in work as demand rises. Officials warn that the coming weeks could push many teams beyond their current capacity.
E G Brunner of the Rubber Tire Clearing House urges slight inflation before inserting inner tubes into casings to prevent pinching. He advises cleaning dirt from the casing and keeping it dry with soapstone to extend tire life and reduce future trouble.
C. O. Cargten, Maxwell and Chalmers distributor, touts a Maxwell truck owned by Frank L. Kelly. Kelly, a garage man from Panhandle, Texas, bought the second hand truck. It hauled forty five sacks of cotton seed cake weighing 100 pounds each over rough dirt roads and deep snow from Oct 26, 1918, to Feb 15, 1919. Total cost for parts and labor during the period was 3.30 and 5.00 respectively.
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