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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1927

Page

5

Florida Motor Tour Boom Describes Roads and Growth

The piece extols Florida as a premier winter playground, noting a booming motor tourist industry. It highlights a nationwide road network, new bridges and cross state routes, the Florida traveling bureau effort, and the Tamiami Trail expansion guiding visitors from Jacksonville to Miami on paved highways.

Gulf Florida Sidney Lanier Great Gulf A.A. A Washington, D. C Northeast Middlewest Far West State of Florida Travels Bureau State of Wehways Georgia Line Marco Everglade Holland New York City New Jersey Washington Richmond Roanoke River South Hill Wise Shenandoah Valley Del-Mar-Va South Carolina Georgia Havana Cuba Miami Key West Fla Lower Matecumbe Bahia Hande Jacksonville A. A. A. Motor Club Orlando Orangeland Florida State Automobile Association Tampa St. Augustine Hastings Jasper Lake City Pensacola Tallahassee United States Everglades Gulf Coast Fredericksburg State Gainesville Ocala Micanopy Inverness Brooksville Palmetta Bradenton Sarasota Venice Englewood Punta Gorda Fort Myers Estero Bonita Springs Duellen Crystal River New Port Richey Tarpon Springs Dunedin Clearwater St. Petersburg Gandy Bridge

Dodge Four Runs to Coast and Back 20 Miles to Gallon

A Dodge Brothers four cylinder car averaged 20 miles per gallon on a round trip to California. Leo Huntington and Clyde C. Cole logged 6,575 miles and 325 gallons of gas. The westward route via Omaha Denver and Albuquerque covered 2,400 miles in six days. They left Oct 30 and returned Nov 30. The return route by the south covered 2,675 miles.

Dodge Bros California Leo Huntington Clyde C. Cole Frank Collard, Jr Omaha Denver Albuquerque

25 miles to the gallon at 25 miles per hour

A brief note highlights fuel efficiency measured at 25 miles per gallon when traveling at 25 miles per hour. It emphasizes performance efficiency over speed.

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