Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-09-25


Harry w. Cooper reports big de.
mand for Batavia tires. They are
more popular than ever.
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Motor trucks will take the place Of
horse drawn vehicles for hauling Unit.
ed States mail in Chicago within
month. according to an announcement
made by Postmaster Campbell. Or.
ders have been received from Wash.
ington to secure a garage capable Of
holding $50 machines. At the start
the Chicago post Office will have from
eighty.iive to 100 machines at Its dis.
posal.
This decision comes from Wash.
ington," said Mr.. Campbell. Hereto.
fore all our mail has been drawn by
horses under contract arrangement
with teaming companies. Now the
motor vehicles will be owned and op.
Grated by the government.
The vehicles will be three.quar.
ters of ton. ton and a half, two
tons and three tons in size. We be-
lieve they will increase the speed with
which mail IL handled. be more effi.
cient and generally improve the serv.
ice. They have been tried out in
Washington. d. G.. and Detroit, Mich,
with great success"
The Lyon Brand tires are in great
demand. The Auto Tire Sales Com.
mana NJ fpAG Ni,ntua,, oyaono 30
which T. 8. Shattuc is the manager,
never hear anything but words Of
praise for the Lyon Brand. Of which
they sell an immense number, both at
wholesale. to the trade and retail to
private individuals.
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The Chicago Automobile Club, the
finest and strongest automobile club
in the country. Is campaigning for new
members. II ought to get three thou.
sand more at once. for II Is real club
with real purpose.
That the price of gasoline Is going
up is the opinion Of many local deal.
ers. Monday several big distributors
were notified they would have to stand
a raise of 1 cent a gallon from now
on.
r. s. Shattuc; the manager Of the
well known Auto.Tire Sales Company
at 1886 Michigan avenue, has made
many friends by his square dealing
and upright business methods. Every.
thing sold by his company IL reported
to give satisfaction to the purchaser.
Judge SABBATH. sitting In the auto.
mobile court. has compiled list Of
dos" and don'ts," for drivers Of cars
! who want to keep out of the automo.
bile court. Here are few OF them:
Don't drink or permit your chauf.
feur to do so.
1 Don't drive faster than the law al.
lows.
| Don't permit your exhaust to smoke
Don't cross a boulevard until you
come to full stop.
Don't pass street car on the left
side or when 1t has stopped for pas.
sengers.
Don't keep your mufiier open at any
time or place.
Don't use glazing lights.
Drive on the right side Of the street.
Pass all vehicles. except street cars,
going In the direction you are to the
left.
Procure your license tags at once.
Observe the trafiic laws strictly.
Obey officers on crossings.
Harry w. Cooper has built up q
reputation for fair dealing that boosts
the sale Of the Batavia tires outside
Of their own good qualities.
The proposed highway from Chicago
to Peoria, by way Of Joliet and Ottawa,
was given the support Of Gov. Dunno
at meeting of good roads boosters
Thursday night.
The proposed road will follow the
Illinois river and the proposed Illinois
waterway. From the initials Of ILL
nois valley there has been some sup.
port of the suggestion to call the new
highway the Ivy trail"
Delegates from every city and vii.
lage In the valley attended the La
Sale meeting and promised their aid
In establishing the new road. George
p Blow of La Sale was elected pres
ident.
A. j. Banta, the wide-awake gen
eral manager of the LocOmObile Com
pany at 1000 Michigan avenue, Is pop
ular with everybody In and out of the
auto world
New York, Sept. 17.-Warning tina,
many sellers of gasoline in this city
are giving short measure was issued
by the commissioner of weights and
measures today to the drivers and
owners of automobiles. The commits
sioner said that the sales stations fol
gasoline had sprung up all over the
city and that some of these agencies
were cheating the public. In some
cases, he said, the shortage amounts
to two gallons in ten-gallon purchase
Judge Joseph SABBATH In the Speed
ers' Court declared that traffic condi
tions have become acute because Of
the termination of street car lines al
Adams and State streets, Van Burer