The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-27
Price OF EMF ''3O''
Will Not Be Increased
Before February First

in this business today Three five years henceat another
BUT THE THIRD REASON DOES AFFECT US-And that is
why other makers predicting rise in price of EN- go
predictions so diligently circulated they threaten to with
orders for immediate delivery which, envabe
some respects not to be invited to great degree
have had it during the past year.
THE TIRE SITUATION rs ACUTEost acute has ever been
Crude rubber has been soaring for the past sixty
quoted at 1922 pound And not from artificial
there is a tremendous shortage of rubber.
SOME MAKERS ARE HARD HIT by ththose makers especially
VINO were foxy as they thought making tire fixed
when rubber quoted at IS 81 When rubber
prices quaduped there great gee the camps
he Ene1or they thought the tire maker would be the only
loser But appeared the shoe the other Real
shortage Of rubber meant there wasn't enough
those who had bought tires accept Compounded" tires
Compounded is the trade term for shoddy Made
from discarded OSuivan rubber heels other refuse.
WHERE Do WE GET OFF AT your natural question Well we
the position of the who finds himself his elevator
full in of shortage in the wheat crop Our tires will
US morebqt we are covered for all the tires will need and
will be equipped with rubber tiresmade
Para rubber the world produces and by the best tire makers
know-Morgan Wright.
HERE ARE SOME INSIDE F4CTs-gratutous assertions are
worth face value more you entitled to facts on which to
base your judgment.
WALTER E. FLANDERS ANTICIPATED the rubber situation as
he has anticipated every other this industry
tires for five years. just he Covered every other kind of
material that goes into the making of a motor
NOW FLANDERS HAS SUPERSTITION to the effect that con-
tract cannot good unless that both parties
will be satisfied with it. not only at first but to its very
SO He MADE HIS TIRE CONTRACT not at fixed price per
tire, but in such way that the price fucuates with
the markets for crude rubber Sea Island cotton other
Items the point de guaranteed himself good tires and
left no incentive for the tire maker to smp the quality should
rubber unexpectedly advances it has
NOT THAT Any REPUTABLE TIRE MAKER WOULD YOU
them of anything like that But
well to fill of the tire contracts made four ago. at
present prices of crude rubber would break Standard oil more
eectua Kellogg of Minnesota Besides it's now question
of which makers will get tires at all and begs can't be
compound as best he
FLANDERS WAS ABLE HIS PLAN to not only ensure the
quality of tires with which all Studebaer will be equipped
but make the contract that get first call the output
only Morgan Wright factory but of other big plants
that constitute the Rubber Goods Company of Amerwch gets
60 per cent of all the crude rubber that to America
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL "FoxY"-maing contracts that are
twosded which provide for any change that may
the time guarantee always the highest quality
covered said before years on all materials
described What other concern
had either the foresight the capital anticipate that far ahead
WE MANUFACTURE EVERY PART the Pig Iron and the
Steel Plate to the finished crnot only motors and all
other mechanical parts but bodies and fronts
sold with the Studebker abar and its equipment Mag
neo tires and radiators made by specialists
against all contingencies the
requirements and we get the best
PRICES or ALL MATERIALs- aluminium copper bearing
alloys advanced considerably prices we paid for
those still working 900 bought
you'll remember panic prices the panic times of 1907 Nearly
1900 in hands of Balance will be finished
ruary 1st Mark that That's what the date After that we
will be working materials bought in the higher
still going up.
NOW you UNDERsTANDf have read the foregoing care
fully thoughtuywhy competitors confidently pre-
the price Of EN- F"30" will surely to be advanced
and why just trfe doubtful about it ourselves
E-MF-"8ov PRICE WAS BASED ON AN 8 PER CENT margin
of making and distributing. On the quantities we manu-
facre rapid of the invested capital that satisfies
II $3.50 c. .'l l.",.' c.... '.' 7
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