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Page 5
They think of their new models, not reposing in motionless ease, but hard at work
on the road. For these men, for their dealers, and for their customers, three sheets
have already been torn off the handsome wall calendar. Tear off these three ...
They think of their new models, not reposing in motionless ease, but hard at work
on the road. For these men, for their dealers, and for their customers, three sheets
have already been torn off the handsome wall calendar. Tear off these three ...
Page 6
In the Elgin road race, where normal country roads are encountered, there was
not a single tire failure by any car during the entire contest, and all of the cars
finished. The smaller cars showed themselves to be just as fast as the larger
types; ...
In the Elgin road race, where normal country roads are encountered, there was
not a single tire failure by any car during the entire contest, and all of the cars
finished. The smaller cars showed themselves to be just as fast as the larger
types; ...
Page 9
The countless miles of amazingly perfect roads through a youthful and bustling
fairyland of apparently perpetual spring, and certainly invigorating atmosphere,
make the automobile a virtual necessity of life here—especially to one engaged
in ...
The countless miles of amazingly perfect roads through a youthful and bustling
fairyland of apparently perpetual spring, and certainly invigorating atmosphere,
make the automobile a virtual necessity of life here—especially to one engaged
in ...
Page 10
The other thoughts sought expression through the following words: “. . . New
communities and trade centers do not precede transportation facilities, but follow
them. Better villages do not mean better roads, but better roads mean better
villages.
The other thoughts sought expression through the following words: “. . . New
communities and trade centers do not precede transportation facilities, but follow
them. Better villages do not mean better roads, but better roads mean better
villages.
Page 15
N fifteen years you and I and the rest of us have paid upward of three billion
dollars for construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of what we fondly called
“permanent” roads. During that period we have succeeded in adding to our road
...
N fifteen years you and I and the rest of us have paid upward of three billion
dollars for construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of what we fondly called
“permanent” roads. During that period we have succeeded in adding to our road
...
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