Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-31

quantities. The result was almost
chaotic. The limited time given the
steel manufacturers precluded their
getting oct the best steels.
One of the first steps taken by the
Mechanic Branch, after thoroughly ex-
Iperimenting and testing the various
grades of steeis for their respective
parts, was to adopt and standardize
certain specifications for metals which
would give the maximum of results in
the places where they were to be used.
These specifications were issued to
the members of the association, who in
turn used them when ordering from
the steel makers. understanding the re-
quirements of the manufacturers as a
whole, were able to produce better
grade of steel and to insure prompter
and more satisfactory deliveries.
TO the dealer and user, STANDARDIZED
ton of parts is a boon. Take for in
stance the A. L. A. NJ. screw standard
Up to It's adoption the manufacturers
We're using various styles and sizes of
bolts, nuts and screws. The half-inch
bolt used in one car would not be SER
viceable for the same work In another,
either on account of the variance in
the pitch of the thread or in the size
of head. This meant trouble for the
dealers and garage men, necessitating
them to carry In stock an unreason-
able amount of unnecessary material.
To the owner II was even worse, for
he might be stalled on lie road
through the stripping of thread and
not be able to make replacement from
any of half dozen cars he might
meet, or even be able to secure ii from
any garage not handling that special
type of bolt With the adoption of
the screw standard came the elimina-
ton of this trouble, for the half-inch
bolt used in one car is Identical with
the halfinch bolt of the other and so
Il is with the adoption of the standard
spark plugs, tires, rims and magnetos.
The tire situation Is one that mas
for long time not only bothered au-
tomobile manufacturers and users, but
the tire makers themselves. The pc
culiar position subjected to tire selec-
ton and the number of people through
which II had TO pass rendered II very
confusing TO the tire maker. rim
maker, automobile mapufacturer and
consumer. The lack of standard
methods as 10 the quality and size re-
tAI In hA s,,s
more or less uncertain of the condition
TO be imposed upon them by users.
Under the direction OF the tire com.
mittee the mechanical branch's ex,
perts have made several tests In the
quality and sixes of tires to determine
what specifications should be adopted
aud standards recommended which
would call for uniformity throughout.
considerable discussion had been given
10 the relative merits of different size
tires, with the result that one OF the
FIRST recommendations of the tire
committee was the elimination OF so
many sizes of tires now on the mar
ket.
Up to the time the mechanical
branch took hold of this matter as
many as twenty.three sizes OF tires
were used, and many of them were In
capable of doing the maximum amount
of work required, owing 10 their being
of wrong proportion, not only for the
weight Of the car. but the area OF the
round surface Experiments by the
branch have resulted In a reduction OF
this number and the adoption OF
eleven sizes.
Another difficulty that confronted
the automobile manufacturers was the
various sizes OF rims on the market
The trouble has been eliminated by