Government motor trucks to handle parcel post
Government motor truck routes expand from Port to New Orleans to Pittsburgh and Pacific coast lines from San Francisco to Stockton and Los Angeles to Redlands. The plan aims to cut living costs, lower rail costs, and provide star routes with salaried drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcle Sam
Eel Post
Government
Port
New Orleans
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Jumbus
Ohio
Columbus
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Lynchburg
Portland
Erancisco
Stockton
Sacmen
Loss
Redlands
Governmt
Postoffe Department
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Annapolis
Solomons
Washington
Gurardstown
Baltic
Gettysburg
Lynchig
Richmond
Industrial tractor moves between factory sections on its own track
A compact torpillar type industrial tractor designed as a substitute for narrow gauge rails moves quickly between factory departments. It lays its own track, passes through standard doorways, does not damage floors, and can pull loaded wagons, assist in excavations, or be used in camps, lumber yards, and shipyards.
Motor Truck Power Against Horse Power
A Federal Motor Truck Company study in Bennington Vermont shows H W Meyers Son saving 11 a day using a two ton Federal truck, delivering 350 percent more work than horse teams for the same routes at only 20 percent higher cost. The American Woolen Company also notes cost cuts from motor haulage, while broader research links horse maintenance to large land and grain use, arguing elimination would boost global industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Motor Truck Company
Bennington
Vermont
H. W. Meyers & Son
American Woolen Company
Business value of a passenger car in wartime America
Haynes Automobile Company survey shows over 80 percent of passenger cars are indispensable to business and personal efficiency in wartime. Owners across professions cite vehicles enabling more work, expanded reach, and multiple business uses, with others noting recreation and health gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Haynes Automobile Company
Kokomo
Ind
A. G. Seiberling
Haynes
Zeppelin losses tally across World War fronts
A long list records Zeppelins L-1 to L-66 destroyed, damaged or lost since the war began, detailing locations from North Sea and Belgium to England and France, with crew losses and survivals noted. The inventory underscores the high rate of airship destruction for Germany’s naval air fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeppelin
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Staaken
Count Zeppelin
Heligoland
Fuhlsbuttel
Fanoe
Denmark
Blaavands Huk
Stabbert
France
North Sea
Belgium
Tondern
Baltic Sea
England
London
Berlin
United Press
Mathy
Wild Park
Compiegne
Emden
Terschelling
St. Clement
Sisteron
Bourbonne-les-Bains
Dommartin
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Gvernment
Ford
Detroit
Wilmington
Wilmington Jones Motor Sales Coo
Dock Street
Peterson & Rulfs
Bingham
New
Macha Scotter
Frank Kimble
Child Welfare Campaign
Raleigh
Federal Children’s Bureau
Woman’s Committee
Council of National Defense
Children’ Bureau
SECON
Victor Records
Queen City Cycle CO
Market Street
Neouin Coi
Fowler
N. Jacobi Hardware CO
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