Big Demand for Reo Cars Surges in 1915
An official letter from Reo Motor Car Company representatives in Lansing, Michigan, reports unprecedented orders as dealers rush to meet a wave of demand. The note notes shipments of multiple carloads, contracts for 60 cars monthly, and a dealer who could take 300 cars, signaling a peak period as production races to expand while maintaining quality.
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Waterloo Auto and Supply Company
Reo Motor Car Company
Lansing
Mich
R. C. Ruesehaw
Gales
Dave
Evlor
Boston
Kansas City
Rapid growth at Waterloo Vulcanizing Co expands plant
Waterloo Vulcanizing Company enlarges at 31 Sycamore Street by adding two rooms at 27 and 29 Sycamore, expanding to sixty feet frontage. New WHI machinery and equipment will be installed, boosting boot, sleeve, patch and reliner production and nationwide tire service. Senior member dedicates time to appoint northern Iowa agents. Klein oversees manufacturing. Punaway handles retail and repair. Six years in business, strong in northern Saiva with planned sales force expansion. Some granies withstand 44,000 pounda per square deh.
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Waterloo Vulcanizing Company
Syreamore Street
Sycamore
Federal
Batteri Nin
Thei Fri
Iowa
Klein
L. F. Punnwain
Get
Lass
Saiva
Dodge Brothers Hospital Aids Safety At Detroit Plant
Dodge Brothers big Detroit plant features a fully equipped hospital in a 100 foot building with an operating room physicians’ room nurses’ ward and first aid facilities. An intelligent safety first campaign and signs reduce accidents and injuries as workers are reminded of care through dramatic pictures of lost digits.
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Detroit
Pudge Brothers
Dodge Brothers
Imony
Wedge Hospital
Troon
Ecassary
Oetty Hospitals
Dodge Rothers
Motorcycle sidecar promises rapid delivery growth
Marg. Bandoletd notes untapped potential in motorcycle use for light delivery. Sidecars have existed for years, but merchants are just realizing their value for rapid messenger service, with horses becoming costly since the war began and one motorcycle capable of replacing two horse rigs at lower upkeep.
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Marg
Saxon Agency Touts Record Mileage Per Gallon
Guy Campbell built a top Iowa bicycle and auto shop that's now Saxon agency. Saxon Motor's 200 mile non stop test yielded an average of 84.53 miles per gallon, a standout mark amid muddy and rough roads. Two racers shared the top prize with about 47 miles per gallon in other entries.
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Guy Campbell
Iowa
Automobile Businese
Saxon Motor Company
Dart Trucks To War District In Demand
Dart Manufacturing Co of Waterloo reports high demand for its motor trucks in the war zone of Europe. A truck shipped to the French government is to be tested and meet requirements for a 700 unit order, while earlier shipments to England faced sea delays. Additional trucks were sent to Norway, and Waterloo officials see broad interest from Iowa and neighboring states as fire apparatus prospects grow. Local officials and Dubuque inspectors have visited for evaluation.
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Dart Manufacturing Co
Europe
New York City
England
France
Waterloo
Norway
Dart Concern
Connerl
Iowa
Dart
Dubuane
Paige Receipts Mounting High at Auto Shows
Paige-Detroit Motor Car reports January and February 1915 sales rising sixty one percent over the same months in 1914. Executives say the company set new records for cars sold at automobile shows. In a two week span at New York and Chicago shows, Paige achieved about one million dollars in sales.
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Paige-Detrot Motor Car Company
Paige
Paige Company
New York
Chicago
Paige Car Sales Skyrocket Amid Factory Night Shift
Across the United States Paige cars set records with 61 sold at New York and 263 by a Chicago dealer, and other shows reported strong results. The factory runs day and night to meet demand, though production lags behind orders. Central Auto & Supply Co. distributes Paige cars.
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New York
Chicago
Central Auto & Supply Co
Paige Auto
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Parison
D. J. Moore
Cwateriga Auto & Supply Co
Klein & Dunnwald
Rend
Brece Bol
Petroit
Fiem Matieves
Catia
OQ A. Repass
Repass Auto Co
WAR District
Tires
Venice
Los Angeles
Barney Oldfield
Maxwell
Firestone
Los Angeles Phoenix
Firestone Tires
Cara
Liesa
Monsaid
Repass Automobile Co., Inc
West Fifth Street
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
America
Fargest
Perkornt
A. L. Alexander
Central Anio & Supply Co
MORG
Banfield
Weaby
Vhor
Waterloo Storage Battery Co
Washington Street
National Carbon Company
Helios
H. B, Ellis
Prop
Auto Bandit Car
Auto Bandits
Tribune
Fitteniu
Suvers Vanes
E Chase
Are, Iterha
Franklin
Thaanen
Franklin Motor Car Co
Fourth St
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