Show PRICE STEAM STE AM CAR ina 4 S A the of to price inventors may become prominent in trang tran por tation of men and munitions to the front if an in american arro erni goe gots to france A letter fr i thy the war department part ment after competent men had examined aed thu the nw culp steam automobile S shows aws that the th in bention is considered of high merit and that the deportment means to keep in close touch with it the firt machines will ill be on the streets of price av athin a few weeks the letter from the quartermaster general al says WAR department of the benl of the arm washington D 0 lily 2 21 1 1817 1017 copy iao 2 from the general Get teral to mews J 11 peterson and thomas A calp CUIP t steam Aut omolee 1 this tills ohbee has rec receded elred aped fica tlona and alue prints the construction ot YO your ur P C steamer which wore submitted through the secretary of war IT ly hon ion reed smoot united stales states i a Z senate 2 thoe tho e specifications ind blue prints have been exi examined mined with mu 11 1 interest int irest and the at ettner I 1 IP to is app constructed in tn accod ance with good engineering engine enns pi acice and ana poss possesses estes ees consid considerable rable merit 0 3 it is that as wm soon is ou u lie ite building these steamers it st tamers camers on a com commerce merc d scale scale 3 ou deibe thi thip cabo in reference to sane ara in that ou at that time yuba submit complete detail of the com competed compi eted cai ai respectfully HARRY G SHARPE quartermaster Quarter roaster genera U USA S A |