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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1916
Page
5
Studebaker engineers solved the ease riding challenge by using long resilient springs paired with radii rods from rear axle to frame middle. The setup keeps the axle aligned, reduces spring duty, and prevents wheel side-to-side whipping while a torque arm protects universal joints for passenger safety.
A Colorado to Idaho tour by C. J. Amith and family praises the Grant Six car for mountain travel. The Lincoln trail route to Caldwell was used on the trip with Grand Junction on the return. The car performed well on rough dusty roads, requiring few repairs and achieving about 20 miles per gallon overall. Mechanics at Capdale Shuttle Company serviced the vehicle with minor carburetor adjustments and dust-related tuneups.
Manager A W Schooler says the 1917 Apperson-8 Roadaplane 3 is a standout for modern roads. He notes frequent refinements since release, praising energy, acceleration, and power. He claims ongoing daily improvements target pistons rings cams camshaft brakes and intake manifold.
Manager W. B. Taylor of the Oakland Cadillac company says the new Twenty fifth Street home is satisfactory. Business has grown so much an annex to the garage will be built soon. Demand for Cadillacs and Oakland cars has nearly doubled in six months, with sales and service expanding sharply.
The article discusses cross country auto travel focusing on the Overland Trail routes from Ogden to Snowville and on to Reno. It weighs northern versus southern paths, noting better accommodations, roads, and desert avoidance on the northern Salt Lake approach and outlining detailed mile by mile guidance and landmarks for the Ogden to Snowville segment.
Washington July 13 President Wilson signed an $8 000 000 Federal Aid Bill paving the way for strategic highways. The first built roads will run along the US Mexican border across Texas New Mexico Arizona and California. Federal funding covers about 40 percent with the rest split among states by area population and other factors.
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