San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-02
Mysteries of a Taxicab
Chassis Revealed at Chi
cago Show a Quar-
Thick Malleable
Steel Frame and Is Built
Like a Battleship."

The mysteries of a taxicab chassis
are of unusual interest to the motor
ing public.
This fact was demonstrated conclu-
sively during the twenty-fourtth an
nual Automobile Show at Chicago
which closed recently, when, for the
first time, a chassis built exclusively
for taxicab purposes was exhibited
by the Yellow Cab Manufacturing
Company.
From the time the doors were op-
ened until the closing gong was rung,
spectators daily crowded about the
stripped Yellow Cab. commenting upon
its many features of construction.
"Now I understand why a Yellow
Cab lnever comes out second best in
a collision" This was often repeated
comment Of veteran motorists as they
noted the quarter-inch thick malleable
steel frame.
Has Shock AbsOrbers.
Built like a battleship"; STRONG
as a truck" etc, were other state
ments frequently repeated. The Model
Az Yellow Cab was the only vehicle
exhibited at the show which was
equipped with rubber shock insulators
in place of spring shackles and
shackle bolts. A cutaway section
Of frame disclosed how the springs
are anchored in the big blocks of live
rubber, held under pressure in an iron
housing.
For the first time since the national
shows were instituted "a years ago,
special section was set apart for
the exhibition of taxicabs. The yell
low Cab Manufacturing Company was
one of the exhibitors, displaying four
different models, among them being the
Gotham Special" new lightweight
five-passenger Yellow Cab
A remarkable demonstration of the
Importance of taxicabs in everyday life
is the record of the Yellow Cab Com
pany of Chicago for the year of 1928.
Figures recently made public show
that this company hauled 23,00O,O00
passengers in the year just passed
and Travelled over 90,000,000 miles.
Has 1900 in Operation.
The performance of this company
is definite and conclusive answer
to those who say the taxicab bust
ness is luxury business. 1t has
become such an integral part of the
transportation system of Chicago that
the Yellow Cab Company now has
fleet of 2600 cabs in operation and
even under unfavorable weather con-
ditions. books as much as $4,000
to 100000 a day.
The demand for cab service in Chi
cago has grown to such an extent
that the Yellow Cab Company in 1923
was forced to add to its equipment
1000 cabs and increased the number
of its employees by 1000. Statistics
reveal that 100000 more passengers
rode in the cabs of this company in
1928 than in the previous year, 1922.
A similar increase in business has
been experienced by Yellow Cab COM
panies throughout the country, which
shows the rapid progress that has
been made in educating the people
to the value and convenience of taxi
cab transportation.
A Record-Breaking Day.
On New Years eve the Chicago
Yellow Cab Company carried 100000
passengers in "a hours, a record ex-
ceeding all previous ones by thirty
three and one-third. Roughly figured
the receipts for the day and night
were in excess of 100000, and this
amount would have been increased
but for the fact that the streets be-
came so slippery that the drivers
were forced to proceed with great
caution and could not make their
usual time on the trips.
There is every indication that the
remarkable performance of this COM
pany will be bettered during the
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