Early Automobile Stories

  1. Early Introduction of Automobiles into Fairbury Life. May 2021 story by Dale C. Maley.
  2. History of the Fairbury Carriage Company. Tried to make the transition from horses to automobiles.
  3. The Horse versus Automobile Controversy
  4. Gerber Family Was Farming and Banking Family. Joseph Gerber was an early automobile owner, has 1911 photo of him and his automobile.
  5. Joseph Slagel. Very talented Fairbury inventor. He made the Fairbury hit-n-miss engines and very likely manufactured one automobile in Fairbury.
    1. His life story by Dale C. Maley
    2. His automobile he manufactured in Fairbury.
    3. One of his very rare hit-n-miss engines is returned to Fairbury.
  6. Fairbury Entrepreneurs Became Early Automobile Dealers