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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1913
Page
10
Commissioner Newman shows personal interest in enforcing traffic rules for mail vehicles. The piece urges better timing and methods for street wetting, citing slippery pavements, frequent watering at busy hours, and calls for nighttime watering and motorist organization to push improvements in traffic regulation and administration.
The Bertram Electric Garage reports delivering a blue finished 1914 Rauch and Long outside drive town car to Mrs. J B Edmonds, the first of the luxe cars received in Washington, with Amaroon Ranch and Long electric coupe also handed to FR Augustus Heaton last week. Pennsylvania registers motor cars for 1913 surpassing 79,000, possibly reaching 80,000, with last year at 59,35. Registrations yield over $800,000 income. Fuel economy stressed via complete gasification, warming gasoline and intake, and proper air-fuel mix aided by a fine wire in carburetor joint and intake manifold. A hot spark assists full fuel use.
Clarence F. Norment president National Bank of Washington purchased a blue 6 cylinder 48 horsepower Mar mon limousine with touring body delivered by Potomac Motor Car Co. The firm notes 2014 Cadillacs built in October 1913, 1228 open body and 183 closed cars. A dry cell can be revived by drilling a small hole and pouring water carefully.
J H King is the purchaser of a 1914 Paige 36 inch five passenger touring car. A motorist noted noise may stem from looseness in the studs or yokes that hold valve guides in the crank cases. A rider improvised a water carrier from an inner tube to fetch water from a brook when a bucket was unavailable. The Peugeot recently won the Boulogne $-liter race, averaging 204 miles per gallon with a 388 mile distance, at 63 mph. engine bore and stroke were 3.07 and 6.14 inches.
Leary Jr. born in Baltimore but educated in Washington. He nearly pursued banking but chose motoring instead. For years he has been a successful automobile dealer handling the Maxwell Jeffrey and Rambler lines.
Philadelpha branch manager of Firestone Tire Company Ww Walton visited Meeley Rubber Company local agents for Firestone goods. Walton was entertained by J W Harrigan vice president of Meeley Rubber Company. Joseph Stoddard with George Weaver left for Cleveland to attend the Baker Motor Vehicle Company dealers convention and expect to return to Washington late Monday or Tuesday.
At a Chicago Electric Vehicle Association convention Washington ranked fifth among cities for electric pleasure cars in use, with 75 percent of credit and three times New York figures. The District’s broad streets and mild climate, plus social life, boost adoption alongside 285 electric commercial vehicles. Washington also reports the lowest battery recharging costs among cities surveyed.
Washington women motorists lead in car use with Detroit electric broughams featured by Mrs W H Franklin who wrote poetry for Emerson and Orme, praising the smooth quiet ride and practical design of the electric coach. The St Louis poultry show next Thanksgiving week offers a $3,500 prize pool.
The American Automobile Association plans its Richmond meeting to press federal aid for roads near Washington. Virginia hopes to boost tourism by linking Civil War battlefields and historic sites from Bull Run to Yorktown, with routes connecting the South and North toward Florida and Quebec. The text notes varied vehicle types and travel patterns as roads and traffic evolve.
Disjointed text describes basic kerosene handling or practical use. Includes unclear steps and references to kerosene, gasoline, and device operations. Lacks coherent actions or dates, with many garbled phrases.
A Massachusetts highway commission study concludes heavily loaded horse drawn vehicles inflict more road wear than automobiles and motor trucks. The report outlines traffic influences on roads and notes a good gravel road wears reasonably well under daily traffic.
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