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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1923
Page
4
A Waterloo couple and their daughter recount an overnight detour in northern Minnesota. After a closed hotel and a late arrival, a stranger offered spare rooms and a warm breakfast, turning a rough stay into a memorable, generous experience. The piece also notes growing highway construction and improving road safety across 1922.
The National Old Trails road spans 3030 miles from Washington D C to Los Angeles and passes through 14 states and 19 counties. It follows historic routes from Braddock’s Road to Boone’s Lick Road and Santa Fe trail with grand canyon routes to orange groves. The highway is hard surfaced in parts and dirt elsewhere, with hotel stops along the way and official auto trails maps guiding coast-to-coast trips with ease.
A Waterloo dealer defends the National Automobile Dealers Association saying government probes show no price fixing and that the group focuses on car maintenance quality and dealer education. He notes increased foreign sales, scale production lowering prices, and the value of personal contact with foreign agencies. The article contrasts car fixing with efforts to improve selling methods and repair shop practices, benefiting owners and honest dealers.
J Walter Drake chairman of the foreign trade committee of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce spoke at the U S Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Waldorf Astoria Friday afternoon. He said tariff provisions aim to equalize treatment for American goods abroad and would stimulate foreign trade as purchasing power recovers.
Franklin Automobile reports 53 percent of all retail orders favor the new four door sedan since its January introduction. The model, long a best seller, continues to see rising unfilled orders despite record shipments and widespread advertising. Over 21 percent of orders come from the Midwest and 10 percent from the South.
The article notes motorcars and motor trucks expanding national resources and suburban development. Railroads see gains from area access, with Long Island figures showing rising car use, rail passenger totals, and freight shifts. Rail lines adopt motor buses to cut costs on short routes while electric lines expand passes, aiding rural school consolidation and centralization.
Cincinnati merges its motor club with the Cincinnati Automobile club to become an AAA city. The Cincinnati Motor club had been linked with the Ohio State Automobile association, which withdrew from AAA last year. The Cincinnati Automobile club had resisted joining the Ohio association and sought AAA affiliation.
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