Chapter VIII

GASOLINE TRUCKS AND DELIVERY CARS MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES.

This chapter is reprinted from _Everybody’s Magazine_ through the courtesy of its publishers, who were kind enough to grant this permission. This list was compiled so ably by the editorial staff of _Everybody’s Magazine_ that it could not possibly have been improved upon for publication in this volume.

A part of the information in the preceding chapter is also from _Everybody’s Magazine_, and is reprinted here through the courtesy of the publishers.

The cars and trucks listed have four cylinders, unless stated otherwise. The prices are those that were in effect prior to April 1, 1917.

Capacity Tons Prices
“Acason,” Acason Motor Truck Co.,
Detroit, Mich., 2 models. Chassis
only. Hotchkiss drive 2 and 3-1/2 On application
“Acme,” Cadillac Auto Truck Co.,
Cadillac, Mich., 3 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 1 to 3-1/2 $1575 and $3000
“Armleder,” The O. Armleder Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio, 2 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 2 and 3-1/2 2800 and 3500
“Atlas,” Martin Carriage Works, York,
Pa., 1 model. Bodies extra. Hotchkiss 1000 to
drive 1500 lbs. 750
“Atterbury,” Atterbury Motor Car Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y., 4 models. Chassis
only. Worm drive 1 to 3-1/2 1875 to 3375
“Autocar,” The Autocar Co., Ardmore,
Pa., 1 model, 2 cylinders. Bodies
extra. Shaft drive 1-1/2 to 2 $1650
“Available,” Available Truck Co., Chicago,
Ill., 4 models. Worm drive 1 to 5 1700 to $4400
“Avery,” Avery Company, Peoria, Ill.,
3 models. Bodies extra. Chain drive 2 to 5 2700 to 4500
“Beck,” Beck & Sons, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, 4 models. Bodies extra. Internal
Gear drive 1 to 2-1/2 1080 to 2000
“Beech Creek,” Beech Creek Truck
& Auto Co., Beech Creek, Pa., 1
model. Chassis only. Gear drive 3 3850
“Bessemer,” Bessemer Motor Truck
Co., Grove City, Pa., 4 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 1 to 5 1075 to 4000
“Brinton,” Brinton Motor Truck Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa., 2 models. Chassis,
including Cab 1 and 2-1/2 995 to 2250
“Briscoe,” Briscoe Motor Corp., Jackson,
Mich., 2 models. Complete Shaft
drive 3/4 700 and 725
“Brockway,” Brockway Motor Truck
Co., Cortland, N. Y., 6 models.
Complete. Worm drive 1 to 2-1/2 1500 to 2250
“Burford,” Burford Motor Truck Co.,
Fremont, Ohio, 2 models. Chassis
only. Worm and Internal Gear
drive 2 and 4 2250 to 3600
“Chase,” Chase Motor Truck Co., Syracuse,
N. Y., 5 models. Complete.
Worm drive 3/4 to 3-1/2 1500 to 3200
“Coey,” Coey Motor Co., Chicago, Ill.,
1 model. Express bodies extra.
Shaft drive 1/2 695
“Collier,” Collier Motor Truck Co.,
Sandusky, Ohio, 1 model. With or
without body. Direct bevel drive 3/4 900 and 995
“Commerce,” Commerce Motor Car Co.,
Detroit, Mich., 2 models, 6 bodies.
Internal and Bevel Gear drive 3/4 and 1 875 to 1140
“Corbitt,” Corbitt Motor Truck Co.,
Henderson, N. C., 6 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 1 to 5 1450 to 3850
“Couple Gear,” Couple Gear Freight
Wheel Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., 3
models. Four-wheel drive. Complete.
(Gas electric.) 3-1/2 to 7 5200 to 6000
“Crane & Breed,” Crane & Breed Mfg.
Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, Funeral cars.
etc. 6 cylinders 3000 to 4200
“Crowther-Duryea,” Crowther Motor
Co., Rochester, N. Y., 1 model. Complete.
Roller drive 1/2 600
“Dart,” Dart Motor Truck Co., Waterloo,
Iowa, 3 models. Bodies extra.
Worm drive 1/2 to 2-1/2 1200 to 2470
“Dayton,” Dayton Motor Truck Co.,
Dayton, Ohio, 6 models. Chain and
Worm drive 2 to 7-1/2 2650 to 4950
“D-E,” Day-Elder Motors Co., Newark,
N. J., 3 models. Bodies extra.
Worm drive 1/2 to 1-1/2 975 to 1800
“De Kalb,” DeKalb Wagon Co., DeKalb,
Ill., 2 models. Bodies extra 2 to 2-1/2 2100 to 2450
“Denby,” Denby Motor Truck Co., Detroit,
Mich., 4 models. 1-ton complete.
Other bodies extra. Internal
gear drive 1 to 2-1/2 1275 to 2150
“Den Mo,” The Denneen Motor Co.,
Cleveland, Ohio., 1 model. Chassis
only. Internal gear drive 1-1/4 to 1-7/8 1385
“Diamond T,” Diamond T Motor Car
Co., Chicago, Ill., 5 models. Chassis
only 1 to 5 1485 to 4100
“Dispatch,” Dispatch Motor Car Co.,
Minneapolis, Minn., 2 models. Complete.
Internal chain drive 3/4 1100 to 1200
“Dorris,” Dorris Motor Car Co., St.
Louis, Mo., 1 model. Chassis only.
Worm drive 2 2185
“Downing,” Downing Motor Truck
Co., Detroit, Mich., 2 models 3/4 to 1-1/2 600 and 750
“Duplex 4-Wheel Drive,” Duplex
Truck Co., Lansing, Mich., 1 model. 3-1/2 3600
“Ellsworth,” Mills-Ellsworth Co., Keokuk,
Iowa, 1 model. Complete 1/2 695 and 720
“Erie,” Erie Motor Truck Mfg. Co.,
Erie, Pa., 3 models. Bodies extra.
Worm drive 1 to 3-1/2 1500 to 3000
“Fargo,” Fargo Motor Car Co., Chicago,
Ill., 1 model. Bodies extra.
Internal Gear drive 2 1390
“F. W. D.,” Four-Wheel Drive Auto
Co., Clintonville, Wis., 1 model.
Chassis only. Bevel Gear drive 3 4000
“Federal,” Federal Motor Truck Co.,
Detroit, Mich., 5 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 1 to 5 1650 to 4000
“Gabriel,” Gabriel Auto Co., Cleveland,
Ohio, 3 models. Chassis only.
Worm drive 3/4 to 1-1/2 1600 to 2300
“Garford,” The Garford Motor Truck
Co., Lima, Ohio, 10 models. Bodies
extra. Worm and Chain drive 1 to 10 1750 to 6000
“Gary,” The Gary Motor Truck Co.,
Gary, Ind., 5 models. Worm drive 3/4 to 3-1/2 On application
“Globe,” Globe Motor Truck Co.,
Northville Mich., 2 models, 6 cylinders.
Chassis only. Worm and Internal
Gear drive 1 and 2 1375 and 1985
“G. M. C.,” General Motors Truck Co.,
Pontiac, Mich., 6 models. Bodies
extra. Chain and Worm drive 3/4 to 5 1150 to 4150
“Gramm-Bernstein,” Gramm-Bernstein
Motor Truck Co., Lima, Ohio., 6
models. Bodies extra. Worm drive 1 to 6 On application
“Hahn,” Hahn Motor Truck & Wagon
Co., Hamburg, Pa., 4 models. Worm
drive 3/4 to 3-1/2 1150 to 4150
“Hall,” Lewis Hall Iron Works, Detroit,
Mich., 3 models. Worm and
Chain drive 2 to 5 2000 to 3600
“Harley-Davidson,” Harley-Davidson
Motor Co., Milwaukee, Wis., 3 models.
Cycle delivery 300 lbs. 310 to 380
“Harvey,” Harvey Motor Truck Company,
Harvey, Ill., 3 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 2-1/2 to 5 2500 to 4000
“Hatfield,” Cortland Cart & Carriage
Co., Sidney, N. Y., 3 models. Complete.
Bevel Gear drive 1000 lbs. 765 to 820
“Hawkeye,” Hawkeye Mfg. Co., Sioux
City, Iowa, 1 model. Chassis only.
Internal Gear drive 1-1/4 1300
“Henderson Bros.” Henderson Bros.,
North Cambridge, Mass., 2 models. 1200 lbs.
Chassis only. Worm drive and 1 ton 1225 and 1500
“Hewitt-Ludlow,” Hewitt-Ludlow Auto
Co., San Francisco, Cal. 5 models.
Chassis only. Worm and Chain
drive. Also tractors 1 to 5 1800 to 4550
“Hoover,” Hoover Wagon Co., York,
Pa., 1 model. Bodies to order.
Worm drive 3/4 1190
“Horner,” Detroit-Wyandotte Motor
Truck Co., Wyandotte, Mich., 4
models. Bodies extra. Worm drive 1 to 5 2350 to 4200
“Houghton,” The Houghton Motor Car
Co., Marion, Ohio, hearses and ambulances.
Worm drive 3/4 1585 to 1650
“Hurlburt,” Hurlburt Motor Co., New
York City, N. Y., 5 models. Worm
drive. Chassis only 1-1/2 to 7 2250 to 5000
“Independent,” Independent Motors
Co., Port Huron, Mich., 2 models.
Worm drive 1 and 2 1385 and 1850
“Indiana,” Indiana Truck Co., Marion,
Ind., 4 models. Bodies extra 1 to 5 1385 to 3500
“International,” International Harvester
Co., Chicago, Ill., 2 models.
Bodies extra. Internal Gear drive. 3/4 and 1 1225 and 1500
“Jeffery,” The Nash Motors Co., Kenosha,
Wis., 3 models. Bodies extra.
Bevel and Internal Gear drive 3/4 to 2 965 to 2850
“Kearns,” Kearns Motor Truck Co.,
Beavertown, Pa., 1 model. Complete.
Shaft drive 1000 lbs. 785
“Kelly,” The Kelly-Springfield Motor
Truck Co., Springfield, Ohio, 8 models.
Chassis only. Worm and
Chain drive 1-1/2 to 6 2250 to 4600
“King,” A. R. King Mfg. Co., Kingston,
N. Y., 1 model. Chassis only. Chain
drive 3-1/2 2600
“Kissel,” The Kissel Motor Co., Hartford,
Wis., 7 models. Bodies extra.
Worm and bevel drive 3/4 to 5 950 to 2850
“Kleiber,” Kleiber & Co., Inc., San
Francisco, Cal., 5 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 1-1/2 to 5 2250 to 4500
“Knickerbocker,” Knickerbocker Motors,
Inc., N. Y. City, 3 models.
Bodies extra. Worm drive. Also
3-ton tractor 3 to 5 3500 to 4500
“Koehler,” H. J. Koehler Motors Corp.,
Newark, N. J., 1 model. Bodies
extra. Internal Gear drive 1 895
“Koenig & Luhrs,” Koenig & Luhrs
Wagon Co., Quincy, Ill., 1 model 3/4 900
“Krebs,” Krebs Commercial Car Co.,
Clyde, Ohio, 4 models. Bodies extra.
Worm drive 1-1/2 to 5 2050 to 4000
“Lambert,” Buckeye Mfg. Co., Anderson,
Ind., 5 models. Also tractors.
Chain drive 1/2 to 2 900 to 2200
“Lamson,” Zeitler & Lamson Truck
Co., Chicago, Ill., 4 models. Chassis
only. Worm drive. Also tractor
and dumping equipment 1 to 5 1550 to 4350
“Lange,” Lange Motor Truck Co.,
Pittsburgh, Pa., 2 models. Bodies
extra 1 to 3-1/2 1850 to 2450
“Larrabee,” Larrabee-Deyo Motor
Truck Co., Binghamton, N. Y., 4
models. Bodies extra. Worm drive 1 to 2-1/2 1600 to 3300
“Lenox,” Lenox Motor Car Co., Boston,
Mass., 2 models, 4 and 6 cylinders.
12 to 28 tons haulage Tractor On application
“Leslie,” Leslie Motor Car Co., Detroit,
Mich., 1 model. Kerosene fuel 3/4 On application
“Lippard-Stewart,” Lippard-Stewart
Motor Car Co., Buffalo, N. Y., 5
models. Bodies extra. Worm drive 1/2 to 2 1000 to 2600
“Little Giant,” Chicago Pneumatic
Tool Co., Chicago, Ill., 3 models.
Bodies extra. Chain and Worm
drive 1 to 5 1400 to 4250
“Maccar,” Maccar Truck Co., Scranton,
Pa., 4 models. Chassis only.
Worm drive 1 to 5-1/2 2100 to 4150
“Mack,” International Motor Co., N.
Y. City, 6 models. Chassis only.
Chain and Worm drive 1 to 7-1/2 2150 to 4600
“Maxim,” Maxim Motor Co., Middleboro,
Mass., 2 models, 4 and 6 cylinders.
Bodies extra. Fire apparatus
special. Worm drive 2 2500 and 3500
“M. H. C.,” Michigan Hearse & Motor
Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., funeral
cars, etc., 6 cylinders On application
“The Menominee,” Menominee Motor
Truck Co., Menominee, Mich., 5
models. Bodies extra. Worm drive. 3/4 to 3-1/2 1295 to 2775
“Mercury,” The Mercury Mfg. Co.,
Chicago, Ill., tractor, 3 models 3400
“Modern,” Bowling Green Motor Truck
Co., Bowling Green, Ohio, 2 models.
Chassis only. Worm drive 1 and 2 1500 and 2000
“Moeller,” New Haven Truck & Auto
Works, New Haven, Conn., 3 models.
Bodies extra. Chain drive 1-1/2 to 5 2500 to 4500
“Mogul,” Mogul Motor Truck Co., St.
Louis, Mo., 4 models. Bodies extra.
Worm and Chain drive 1-1/2 to 6 1600 to 4000
“Monarch,” Monarch Light Truck Co.,
Milwaukee, Wis., 2 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 1/2 and 1 750 and 950
“Moon,” Jos. W. Moon Buggy Co., St.
Louis, Mo., 2 models. Bodies extra.
Chain and Shaft drive 3/4 to 1-1/2 950 and 1650
“Moreland,” Moreland Motor Truck
Co., Los Angeles, Cal., 4 models.
Chassis only. Worm drive 3/4 to 5 1290 to 4250
“Morton,” Morton Truck and Tractor
Co., Harrisburg, Pa., 1 model.
Chassis only. Worm drive 3 4250
“Nelson Lemoon,” Nelson & LeMoon,
Chicago, Ill., 4 models. Worm drive.
Chassis only 1 to 5 1700 to 4200
“Netco,” New England Truck Co.,
Fitchburg, Mass., 3 models, 4 and 6
cylinders. Bodies and fire apparatus
extra. Worm drive 1-1/2 to 2 2350 to 4250
“Niles,” Niles Car & Mfg. Co., Niles,
Ohio, 2 models. Bodies to order.
Worm drive 1 and 2 1500 to 2400
“Northwestern,” Star Carriage Co.,
Seattle, Wash., 1 model. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 1-1/2 2150
“Old Hickory,” Kentucky Wagon Mfg.
Co., Louisville, Ky., 1 model. Bodies
extra. Bevel Gear drive 1250 lbs. 825
“Old Reliable,” Old Reliable Motor
Truck Co., Chicago, Ill., 12 models.
Bodies and trailers extra. Chain
and Worm drive 1-1/2 to 7 1950 to 5000
“Packard,” Packard Motor Car Co.,
Detroit, Mich., 7 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 1 to 6 2200 to 4550
“Palmer-Moore,” Palmer-Moore Co.,
Syracuse, N. Y., 2 models. Bodies
extra. Internal Gear drive 1 and 2 1075 and 1675
“Paragan,” Paragan Motor Truck Co.,
Auburn, Ind., 1 model, 4 bodies 1 975
“Peerless,” Peerless Motor Car Co.,
Cleveland, Ohio, 6 models. Bodies
and tractors extra. Chain and
Worm drive 2 to 6 3000 to 5000
“Pierce-Arrow,” Pierce-Arrow Motor
Car Co., Buffalo, N. Y., 2 models.
Bodies extra. Worm drive 2 and 5 3000 to 4500
“Piggins,” Piggins Motor Truck Co.,
Racine, Wis., 4 models. Chassis
only. Enclosed Spur Gear drive 1 to 5 1750 to 3850
“Rainer,” Rainer Motor Corp., N. Y.
City, 1 model. Bodies extra. Worm
drive 1/2 875
“Reo,” Reo Motor Car Co., Lansing,
Mich., 2 models 3/4-ton with express
body. Other, chassis only. Shaft
and Chain drive 3/4 and 5 1000 and 1650
“Republic,” Republic Motor Truck Co.,
Alma, Mich., 4 models, 3/4-ton complete.
Other bodies extra. Internal
Gear drive 3/4 to 5 750 to 2550
“Riker,” The Locomobile Co. of America,
Bridgeport, Conn., 2 models.
Bodies, tractor, etc., extra. Worm
drive 3 and 4 3600 to 3750
“Rowe,” Rowe Motor Mfg. Co., Downington,
Pa., 5 models. Chassis only.
Fire apparatus special 1 to 5 2450 to 4500
“Rush,” Rush Motor Truck Co., Philadelphia,
Pa., 1 model. Bodies extra.
Bevel Gear drive. 1/2 735
“Sandow,” Sandow Motor Truck Co.,
Chicago, Ill., 4 models. Bodies extra.
Worm drive 1 to 3-1/2 1150 to 3250
“Sanford,” Sanford Motor Truck Co.,
Syracuse, N. Y., 3 models. Chassis
only. Internal Gear drive 3/4 to 2 1290 to 2100
“Saurer,” International Motor Co., N.
Y. City, 2 models. Chassis only. 5 and
Chain drive 6-1/2 4800 to 5800
“Schacht,” The G. A. Schacht Motor
Truck Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 3 models. 1-1/2
Bodies extra. Worm drive to 3 2650 to 3200
“Selden,” Selden Truck Sales Co.,
Rochester, N. Y., 5 models. Bodies 3/4
extra. Worm drive to 3-1/2 985 to 3150
“Service,” Service Motor Truck Co.,
Wabash, Ind., 5 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 1 to 5 1375 to 4000
“Signal,” Signal Motor Truck Co., Detroit,
Mich., 5 models. Bodies extra.
Worm drive 1 to 5 1550 to 4000
“Standard,” Standard Motor Truck
Co., Detroit, Mich., 3 models. Chain
and Worm drive 2 to 5 2300 to 3700
“Stanley,” Stanley Motor Carriage
Co., Newton, Mass., 2 models, steam 3/4
power. Bodies extra to 1-1/4 1775 to 2200
“Stegeman,” Stegeman Motor Car Co.,
Milwaukee, Wis., 5 models, 6 cylinders.
Bodies extra. Worm drive 2 to 7 2250 to 4600
“Sterling,” Sterling Motor Truck Co.,
Milwaukee, Wis., 4 models. Chassis
only. Worm and Chain drive 2-1/2 to 7 2800 to 5250
“Stewart,” Stewart Motor Corp., Buffalo,
N. Y., 3 models. Bodies extra. 3/4
Internal Gear drive to 1-1/2 795 to 1485
“Studebaker,” Studebaker Corp. of
America, Detroit, Mich., 2 models.
With and without bodies. Shaft
drive 1/2 and 1 876 to 1250
“Superior,” E. G. Willingham’s Sons,
Atlanta, Ga., 2 models. Bodies
extra. Internal Gear drive 1 and 2 1350 and 1800
“Thomas,” Thomas Auto Truck Co.,
Inc., New York City, 1 model. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 2 to 2-1/2 2700
“Ton A Ford” (Extension Chassis),
Ton A Ford Truck Co., Racine, Wis.
Ford chassis and motor. Bodies
extra 1 685
“Tower,” Tower Motor Truck Co.,
Greenville, Mich., 5 models. Bodies
extra 3/4 to 3 1150 to 2500
“Trabold,” Trabold Truck Mfg. Co.,
Johnstown, Pa., 2 models. Chassis
only 1 and 2 975 and 1750
“Trojan,” The Commercial Truck Co.,
Cleveland, Ohio, 2 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 1 1500 and 1600
“United,” United Motors Co., Grand
Rapids, Mich., 4 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 2 to 5 2250 to 3900
“U. S.,” United States Motor Truck
Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 5 models.
Bodies extra. Chain and Worm 2-1/2
drive to 5 2500 to 4400
“Universal,” Universal Service Co.,
Detroit, Mich., 4 models. Bodies 1-1/2
extra. Chain and Worm drive to 3 2000 to 3400
“Veerac,” Veerac Company, Minneapolis,
Minn., 3 models, 2 cylinders. 3/4
Complete. Chain drive and 1 950 to 1150
“Velle,” Velle Motors Corp., Moline,
Ill., 2 models. Bodies extra. Worm
drive 2 and 3-1/2 2250 and 3350
“Viall,” Viall Motor Car Co., Chicago,
Ill., 4 models. Chassis only. Chain
and Worm drive 1-1/2 to 5 1650 to 3250
“Vim,” Vim Motor Truck Co., Philadelphia,
Pa., 12 delivery bodies.
Complete. Bevel Gear drive 695 to 1385
“Voltz,” Voltz Brothers, Chicago, Ill.,
2 models. Bodies extra. Chain
drive 3 and 5 2750 and 3600
“Walter,” Walter Motor Truck Co., N.
Y. City., 6 models. Also tractor.
Bodies extra. Internal Gear drive 3 to 7-1/2 4000 to 4500
“Ware,” Twin City Four Wheel Drive
Co., St. Paul, Minn., 3 models. Complete.
Direct Shaft drive 2-1/2 and 5 2800 to 4800
“Watson,” Watson Wagon Co., Canastota,
N. Y. Tractor and Trailer 5 On application
“White,” The White Co., Cleveland,
Ohio, 4 models. Bodies extra. Fire
apparatus, etc., special. Chain and 3/4 to
Shaft drive 5 2100 to 4500
“Wichita,” Wichita Falls Motor Co.,
Wichita Falls, Texas, 8 models.
Bodies extra. Worm and Chain
drive 1 to 5 1650 to 3850
“Wilcox Trux,” Wilcox Motor Truck
Co., Minneapolis, Minn., 5 models. 3/4 to
Bodies extra. Worm drive 3-1/2 On application
“Wilson,” J. C. Wilson Co., Detroit,
Mich., 4 models, 5-ton haulage.
Body extra. Worm Gear drive 1 to 3 1375 to 2650
“Wisconsin,” Myers Machine Co., Sheboygan,
Wis., 4 models. Bodies
extra. Worm drive 1-1/4 to 5 1650 to 4500
“Wonder,” Wonder Motor Truck Co.,
Chicago, Ill., 1 model, 3 bodies.
(Truck and Pleasure.) 1 800 to 850

ELECTRIC COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

“Atlantic,” Atlantic Electric Vehicle
Co., Newark, N. J., 4 models. With
or without bodies. Chain drive 1 to 5 On application
“Beardsley,” Beardsley Electric Vehicle
Co., Los Angeles, Cal., 2 models. 150 and
Shaft drive 2000 lbs. 1185 and 2000
“C. T.” Commercial Truck Co. of
America, Phila., Pa., 5 models.
Chassis only. Gear drive 1/2 to 5 1500 to 3500
“Couple Gear,” Couple Gear Freight
Wheel Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., 2
models. Four-wheel drive. Complete 3-1/2 and 5 4400 and 5000
“Fritchie,” Fritchie Electric Co., Denver,
Colo., 1 model. Complete 1/2 2000
“G. V.,” General Vehicle Co., Inc.,
Long Island City, N. Y., 6 models.
Bodies extra. Worm and Chain
drive 1/2 to 5 1700 to 3700
“Lansden,” Lansden Co., Inc., Brooklyn,
N. Y., 6 models. Chassis only.
Chain and direct drive 1/2 to 6 1460 to 3500
“Mercury,” The Mercury Mfg. Co.,
Chicago, Ill., 3 models Tractor 1274 to 4435
“Walker,” Walker Vehicle Co., Chicago,
Ill., 6 models. Chassis only.
Tractors up to 10 tons. Balance
drive 1/2 to 5 On application
“Ward,” Ward Motor Vehicle Co.,
Mount Vernon, N. Y., 5 models.
Chassis only. Worm and Helical
Bevel drive 1/3 to 5 760 up

GENERAL INDEX

Page
Abbott Corporation, 96-221

Accessories; importance in the automobile industry, 120

Advertising; influence in popularizing automobiles, 83, 84, 85, 86,
87, 88, 91, 97

Aid by dealers in promoting automobile industry, 143, 144

Ajax Rubber Tire Co., 178, 179, 182, 188, 190

Alliance Rubber Tire Co., 182, 188

Allison, Robert, purchaser of first American gasoline car, 76

Allen Motor Car Co., 96, 221

Aluminum, extent of use in automobiles, 44

American Automobile Association, 35, 133, 135

American Motors Corporation, 95, 182, 188, 221

America’s part in inventing fundamentals of the automobile, 77

America’s part in the first commercialization of the automobile, 78

Apperson Brothers, 115, 194, 221

Appreciation in value of automobile stocks, 201, 202

Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers, 37, 38, 39, 109,
112, 135

Attitude of people toward the automobile in 1893-8, 75

Auburn Automobile Co., 95, 221

Auto Body Co., 193

Automobile, accessories and tire securities traded in on New York
Curb 1906, 1909, 1912 and 1916, 187-191

Automobile market for 1917, estimated, 215, 216, 217, 218

Automobiles, commercial—names, capacity, maker, price, 231-242

Automobile securities traded in on New York Stock Exchange, 1906,
1909, 1912 and 1916, 178-183

Automobiles, passenger—names, cylinders, maker, price, 221-229

Average price all motor vehicles, 1916, 100, 139, 174, 175

Average price of automobile and tire stocks traded in on New York
Stock Exchange 1906, 1909, 1912 and 1916, 185

Average price of automobile tire and accessories stocks traded in on
New York Curb 1906, 1909, 1912 and 1916, 192

Benefits of the automobile in affording first hand knowledge—social
and economic value, 155-166

Ben-Hur Motor Co., 96, 221

Benz, builder of first internal combustion road vehicle, 69, 74, 77

Blanchard, Thomas, early American auto builder, 62

Bollee, Frenchman who attained highest efficiency in early automobile
construction, 64, 65, 67

Bouton, French maker of gasoline cars, 72, 78

Brady, A. F., early automobile capitalist, 108

Brush Automobile Co., 201

Buick Motor Co., 95, 221

Cadillac Motor Co., 93, 95, 115, 222

Capital invested in automobiles, 141

Case, J. I., T. M. Co., 95, 222

Chalmers Motor Car Co., 96, 115, 118, 181, 187, 193, 196, 222

Chandler Motor Co., 96, 178, 179, 182, 188, 190, 222

Character of American people largely responsible for automobile’s
commercial success, 89, 90

Chevrolet Motor Co., 96, 181, 187, 193, 205, 222

Chromium—value in automobile construction, 129

Cole Motor Car Co., 96, 222

Columbia Motor Co., 201, 222

Columbia Automobile Co. of New Jersey, 108

Companies whose securities are not generally traded in, 184, 185

Consolidated Car Co., 194

Continental Motors, 193

Consolidated Rubber Tire Co., 182, 188

Co-operation in automobile industry, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130,
132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137

Crow-Elkhart Motor Car Co., 96, 221

Cugnot, Nicholas Joseph, inventor of first automobile, 50, 51, 52,
53, 54, 57, 77, 78

Cunningham, Jas. Son & Co., 96, 222

Daimler, Gottlieb, inventor of hot tube ignition, 69, 70, 77

Decrease in average price of automobiles, 28, 100, 175

De Dion, French maker of gasoline cars, 72, 78

Depreciation in automobile stocks, 201, 202

Detroit Automobile Co., 93

Difficulty in getting capital, 142

Distribution of leading motor cars by states, 213

Doble, builder of steam cars, 118, 223

Dodge Brothers, 96, 194, 223

Dorris Motor Car Co., 95, 223

Dort Motor Car Co., 96, 223

Drexel Motor Car Corporation, 96, 223

Duryea, Charles E., builder of first gasoline automobile in America
that ran (frontispiece), 72, 74, 76, 92, 93

Economy of factory operation, 43, 130, 131, 132

Edmunds & Jones Corporation, 197

Electric automobiles; when first sold in commercial quantities in the
United States, 78

Electric Vehicle Co., 182, 188

Electric Vehicle Co. of New Jersey, 69, 114

Elgin Motor Car Co., 96, 223

Emerson Motors Co., 181, 187, 201, 223

Enger Motor Car Co., 182, 188, 223

Enthusiasm part in industry’s success, 92

Essex Motor Co., 183, 189

Evans, Oliver, first known American experimenter with steam
automobile, 57, 58, 59, 60, 72

Falls Motor Co., 181, 187

Federal Motor Truck Co., 194, 234

Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 193, 199

First automobile ever made, 50, 51, 52, 53

First auto race in America, 73

First auto race in the world, 73

First automobile run on a road with any success, 56

First chaise propelled by other than horse power, 50

First electric automobile built and first sold in the United States,
71, 118

First automobile built in America that ran; first sold in the United
States, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 118

First modern steam car built in the United States; first sold in the
United States, 70, 118

First use of internal combustion to drive piston in cylinder, 50

Fisher Body Corporation, 183, 189, 197, 198

Fisk Tire Co., 183, 189, 200

Ford, Henry (frontispiece), 37, 38, 39, 74, 76, 81, 83, 92, 93, 94,
98, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115

Ford Motor Co., 94, 95, 194, 224

Ford Motor Company of Canada, 193, 195, 224

Ford Tractor Co., 201

Franklin, Benjamin Frontispiece,

Franklin, H. H. Mfg. Co., 95, 115, 195, 224

Frederick, J. George, quotation, 148, 149

Future of automobile accessories, 216, 217

Future of automotive inventions in rural districts, 124, 125

Future of commercial automobiles, 116, 117

Future of electric automobile industry, 116

Future of automobile industry as an investment, 145, 146, 147, 149,
150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 216, 217

Future of the tire industry and stocks, 217

Future trend of automobile securities, 206, 207, 209

General Motors Co., 29, 178, 179, 182, 183, 188, 189, 190, 193, 196,
197, 234

Glide automobile, 95, 224

Goodrich, B. F. Co., 178, 179, 182, 188, 190, 193

Good roads; aid to automobile increase, 46, 47, 133, 166

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 193

Gramm Motor Truck Co., 195, 234

Grant Motor Car Corporation, 181, 187, 224

Growth, record for rapidity held by automobile industry, 173

Gurney, Goldsworthy, early English automobile builder, 63, 77

Hancock, Walter, early English automobile builder, 63, 77

Harroun Motors Corporation 96, 201, 224

Haynes Automobile Co., 195, 224

Haynes, Elwood, builder of third successful gasoline car made in
America, 74, 76, 77, 92, 93, 94, 115

High and low prices during 1916 of representative mining, steel,
industrial and railroad groups of securities compared with
similar groups in automobile field, 204

Horses, what each consumes and number in United States, 168

Hudson Motor Car Co., 96, 225

Hupp Motor Car Corporation 96, 225, 181, 187

Imperial Carbon Chaser Co., 181, 187

Increase in production of motor trucks, 100, 139, 140

Increase of population in United States in 16 years, 91

Increase of wealth in United States in 12 years, 91

Intercon. Rubber Co., 183, 189

Inter. Motors Co., 189

Interstate Motor Co., 96, 225

James, W. H., English inventor and auto builder, 61, 62, 77

Kelly Springfield Tire Co., 178, 179, 183, 189, 190, 202, 205

Kelsey Wheel, 183, 189

Keystone Tire & Rubber Co., 181, 187

Kissel Motor Car Co., 96, 195

Knight, inventor of motor, 77, 229

Lee Tire & Rubber Co., 178, 179, 183, 189, 190, 205

Leland, of the Cadillac Co., 115

Levassor, who solved problem of road shock, 72, 77

Lexington motor car, 96, 225

Locomobile Company of America, 95, 225

Madison Motors Co., 96, 226

Machining, part played by, 43, 44, 130

Maibohm Motors Co., 96, 226

Marmon automobile, 95, 226

Maxwell-Briscoe, 201

Maxwell Motor Co., 96, 178, 179, 190, 193, 201, 226

McDonald, J. B., purchaser first electric automobile built, 71

Mechanical imperfections of early automobiles, 61

Metropolitan Motors Co., 183, 189

Mitchell Motors Co., 95, 181, 187, 195, 226

Moline-Knight, 95, 226

Monarch Motor Car Co., 96, 226

Money-earning possibilities of automobile investments now the
greatest, 174

Moon Motor Car Co., 96, 226, 237

Morrison, William, builder first electric automobile, 71

Motor Products Co., 183, 189, 197, 198

Murdock, William, builder of model of second automobile, 54, 55, 56

Mutual Motors Co., 195

National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, 28, 29, 30, 38, 135

National Auto Corporation, 181, 187

National Motor Car & Vehicle Corporation, 196, 227

Newer entrants into securities market, 200, 201

Non-Skid chain, 122

Non-Skid tread, 123

Number of automobile manufacturers who failed, 30, 97, 106

Number of automobiles produced in 1903, 30

Number of automobiles produced in 1907, 33

Number of automobiles produced in 1908, 34

Number of automobiles produced in 1909-10-11-12-13-14-15-16, 30, 34,
100, 139, 150

Number of commercial vehicles produced in 1915, 146

Number of commercial vehicles produced in 1916, 28, 140, 147

Number of farms in United States, 146

Number of miles of roads improved and unimproved in United States, 168

Number of passenger automobiles produced in 1916, 28

Number of people in United States with incomes over $1,800, 41

Number of people in United States with incomes over $1,200, 41

Number of “rich” people in the United States, 145

Oakland Motor Car Co., 96, 227

Ohio Electric Car Co., 96, 227

Olds, successful American auto builder, 81, 95, 115, 227

Opposition, early, to automobile “craze”, 104, 105

Otto, inventor of gas engine, 69, 113

Output of automobile makers, how planned, 41

Packard Motor Car Co., 95, 193, 227, 238

Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co., 96, 193, 227

Panhard, French maker of gasoline cars, 72, 78

Pecqueur, discoverer of principle of “differential”, 62, 63, 77

Peerless Motor Car Co., 95, 181, 187, 227

Percentage gain automobile production 1915 over 1914, 28

Percentage gain automobile production 1916 over 1915, 28

Per cent of value added by manufacture to automobiles, 82

Period of automobile industry’s greatest development in the United
States, 76

Perlman Rim Corporation, 183, 189, 197, 198

Peugeot, French maker of gasoline cars, 72, 78

Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co., 95, 181, 187, 195, 197, 227

Pope Manufacturing Co., 108, 182, 188

Portage Rubber Co., 193

Premier Motor Corporation, 95, 228

Present trend of automobile, accessories and tire securities, 205,
206, 228

Princess Motor Car Corporation, 183, 189, 228

Prospects when war ends for automobile industry, 47, 48

Pullman Motor Car Co., 95, 228

Quantity production of automobiles, 41, 43, 92, 98, 101

Rate of growth of automobile production and registration compared
with population, 208

Ratio of voting men to each registered automobile in United States,
210, 211

“Rauch & Lang” automobile, 95, 228

Regal Motor Car Co., 96, 228

Registration of automobiles; increase since 1906, 174

Reliability contests; value of, 34, 35, 36

Reo Motor Car Co., 96, 193, 228, 239

Republic Motor Truck Co., 181, 187, 189, 195, 239

Republic Rubber Co., 193

Retail sales of motor vehicles in 1916, 28

Riker, builder of steam cars, 78, 115, 118, 239

Rims, demountable, 123

Roper, S. H., builder of first modern steam car in United States, 70

Rubber Goods Manufacturing Co., 178, 180, 190

Ryan, Thomas F., early automobile capitalist, 108

Sampson, 201

Saturation, point of, not imminent, 31, 145, 146, 151, 176, 209, 214

Saxon Motors Co., 96, 178, 180, 183, 189, 190, 228

Scripps-Booth Corporation, 96, 181, 187, 228

Securities, leading examples of prices, terms and promotion plans on
which they were put out, 195-200

Securities, trading in, Cleveland Stock Exchange, 193

Securities, trading in, Detroit Stock Exchange, 193

Selden, Geo. B., first patentor of gasoline motor, 65, 66, 67, 68,
69, 77, 104, 114

Selden “patent”, 37, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114

Self-starter, the, 44, 45, 122

Serpollet, made use of dry steam possible, 73, 77

Sliding transmission, 123

Society of Automotive Engineers, 44, 135

Smith Motor Truck Co., 181, 187

Spark plug, chambered, 123

Springfield Body Co., 181, 187

Standardization of manufacture of automobiles, 82, 97, 99, 100, 135,
136

Standard Motor Co., 181, 187, 239

Stanley, builder of steam cars, 78, 118, 119, 228, 240

Stearns, B. F. Co., 95, 115, 195, 229

Stocks of automobile companies; when they became known in the
legitimate market, 173

Stoddard-Dayton, 201

Stromberg Carburetor Co., 181, 187

Studebaker Corporation, 95, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190, 193, 202, 205,
229, 240

Stutz Motor Car Co., 96, 178, 180, 183, 189, 190, 229

Supremacy of United States in automobile industry, 79, 80, 81, 82, 102

Swinehart Tire & Rubber Co., 193

Thomas, E. R., Motor Car Co., 95, 115, 229, 240

Time payment plan in buying automobiles, 40, 41

Time required to develop automobile, 49

Times Square Auto Supply Co., 183, 189

Tires, rubber; history of, 74, 120, 121, 122, 140

Tires, solid, 123

Tractors, economical value and future, 147, 148, 149

Transue & Williams Steel Forging Co., 197, 199

Trevithick, Richard, early English automobile maker, 56, 57, 58, 77

Tungsten, value in automobile construction, 129

United Alloy Steel Corporation, 197, 198, 199

United Motors Co., 182, 187, 205, 240

United States Motors Co., 182, 188, 201, 240

United States Rubber Co., 178, 180, 190, 200

Universal Motor Co., 183, 189

Value of automobiles produced 1899 to 1916, 139

Value of automobiles produced 1907 to 1909, 34

Value of motor trucks produced in 1916, 28

Value of passenger cars produced in 1916, 28

Vanadium; value in automobile construction, 129

Velie Motors Corporation, 96, 229

War orders for automobile trucks, 1913-14, 47

War orders for automobile trucks, 1914-15, 47

War use of trucks; value in warfare, 169-170

Watt, James, inventor of steam engine, 51

When early automobile had a “vogue” in England, 63

When French began selling automobiles in quantity, 78

White, inventor of generator for steam cars, 77, 78, 95, 118, 119

White Motor Co., 95, 178, 180, 183, 189, 190, 193, 229, 241

Whitney, William O., early automobile capitalist, 108

Why early English automobiles failed, 64

Why gasoline cars are preferred, 118

Widener, P. A. B., early automobile capitalist, 108

Willys-Overland Co., 42, 43, 81, 95, 115, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190,
196, 227, 229

Winton, Alexander, sold first American gasoline car, 76, 78, 93, 94,
95, 115

Winton Co., 195, 229

Women as auto owners and drivers, 45, 46, 123

Year automobile industry entered “billion dollar class”, 27

Year of start of automobile business as a “real” industry, 33