Auto Enthusiasts Plan Banquet for Better Roads
Black Hawk County Good Roads Automobile club moves to organize a large membership banquet at the Ellis to form committees and present highway reform matters to legislators in Des Moines. The club, started by F A Ferguson after a December Y M C A meeting, has grown from 12 to over 160 members.
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Black Hawk County
Good Roads Automobile Club
F. A. Ferguson
J. I. Kenyon
B. W. Schuneman
A. Morris
5. B. Reed
W. C. Kohl
Ellis
Supervisors GI Views On Roads
Des Moines Iowa February 1 legislative committee of county supervisors presented recommendations for permanent road improvements. Proposals include county and township road systems, engineer approved plans, inclusion of towns in county system, right of way powers, highway width enforcement, and bid publicization for bridges and culverts over 1000 dollars with bid flexibility. Meyer urged readiness for state aid and favored commission oversight if funds appear.
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Des Moines
State Association of County Supervisors
House
Senate Roads and Highways Committee
G. A. Meyer
Calmar
Winneshiek
Meyer
Spaulding
Highway Commission
Iona
Commission
Auto Men at Chicago Show Promote Spring Auto Trade
A Waterloo group of automobile dealers and sales agents will attend the Chicago auto show opening tonight and running through next week. Local enthusiasts will join this afternoon to boost sales and gain dealer education from demonstrations and factory lectures, with visitors expected to rise as more owners participate.
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Waterloo
Chicago
Harvard Glu Jouv es Book Harvard Yale Athletic Records
The Harvard Varsity club has issued its first club book detailing records of Harvard Yale athletic events. It includes histories of football baseball rowing track and more, with a memorial to Francis H. Burr and a compiled table of results from 1853 to the present. Harvard leads in rowing and baseball series, while football shows Yale ahead in most early meetings.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Yale
Harvard University
Harvard Union
Varsity
Francis H. Burr
Marvard
Ver Wiebe
Kennard
New Haven
Harvard-Yale
Harvard- Yale
Lake Winnipesaukee
New Hampshire
Springfield
Worcester
Saratoga
New London
Poughkeepsie
Warward
TSEA
Outlook for 1913 Truck Sales by Dart Motor Mfg Co
The Dart Motor Mfg Co predicts a strong 1913 for truck sales after a positive New York Auto Show. Sales during the Commercial Vehicle Section week reached eighty four units with expected totals around two hundred more, aided by two new four cylinder models and aggressive advertising. Iowa’s Dart touts value, quality, and heavy newspaper campaigns as key drivers, noting gains over Chase Manufacturing and projecting substantial annual growth.
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Chicago
New York
Chase Manufacturing Company
Syracuse
N. Y
Iowa
Grand Central Palace
Madison Square Garden
Wev
United States
Dart Motor Mfg. CO
C. W. Hellen
Cadillac plans to conserve energy in production testing
Cadillac Motor Car Company outlines a system where engine blocks drive electric dynamos, feeding power back into factory operations. Seventy two blocks generate current during engine and chassis testing, then reused for machinery. heated water from tests is repurposed for washrooms.
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Howard
Cadillac Motor Car Company
Cadillac
Great development in motorcycles and records set
Great development in motorcycles mirrors car progress. The Excelsior Auto Cycle is strong, simple, and technically advanced. Lea Hundeton set a world speed record at 100 miles per hour on December 31, 1912 at Playa del Rey Los Angeles. Marg Handfeld handled the Utcolators on Sycamore Street Waterloo.
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Excelsior
Lea Hundeton
Playa del Rey
Los Angeles
Uxcolators
Waterloo
Marg Handfeld
Sycamore Street
Abbott Detroit cars draw crowds at New York show
The Abbott Detroit cars captivate visitors with aristocratic style and affordable luxury. Abbott Motor Co. plans a Chicago display equal in detail, likely drawing many Western enthusiasts. A. L. Alexander of Central Auto and Supply Co. will assist Waterloo visitors at the Abbott exhibit to ensure a pleasant trip.
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Abbott Motor Co
New York
Abbott Detroit
Abbott-Detroit
Chicago
Waterloo
A. L. Alexander
Central Auto and Supply Co
Subsidies for War Wagons Spur Standardized French and German Cars
The French and German governments grant annual subsidies to approved motor wagons to mobilize for war. Leading builders standardize chassis while preserving individual design. Subsidies vary by country with France offering 4 cylinder, 3 ton wagons and $600 purchase plus $200 annual upkeep for three years, Germany giving $1,000 and $250, while Britain and Austria adopt smaller support levels.
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War Department
Germany
Great Britain
Austria
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Good Roads Club
Committee OF Assembly
Verge
C. J. Martin
Boone Mill
Martin
Chamberlain
Iucreaeed
Harvard Glu
Dart Mfg. Motor Co
Franklin
Cramer & Bennett
West Park Avenue
Henry
John
Joan
Buninésa
Ienry
Thunder Henry
Henrsly
Indiana
San Francisco
Guy W. Campbell & Co
Northeastern Lowe
Oakland
Reo
Waterloo Auto & Supply Co
Chicago Auto
Harry Padden Auto CO
Studebaker
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