El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16
HOW TIRE MILEAGE
MAY BE INCREASED.
proper Initiation and Attention to Cuts
VIII Reduce Cost of Car
Operation.

In spite of the fact that scores-inI
fact. thousands-Of car owners IOOs-
uDOn tires as the most costly part q
car operation, yet it is questionable II
tbere is anv other part of the car
which they neglect with such cOnSlsl-
encv. Examples are seen on every
hand An owner of a touring car sen
eraUv carrying two people viii, nine
times out of ten, take load OF 1ouf
or five and go on a trip without IN
creasing his tire pressure rms same
owner Will rarely have the rlSnt sluS
tires inflated more than the leIU sac
ones although il is certainty lnaI
for 80 percent OF the time the car Is
running the right side WheelS carry d
heavier load than the left side ones
If YOU ask so percent Of the owners
why they persist in doing such work
they invariably give the answer tnat
the tires are guaranteed Tor certain
number of miles and they are content
with the tire cost on that basis; they
further answer that IL IS olLllcuI1
lob 70 get the tire pump out from un-
der the rear seat 1t IS cOmmenoaDIe
that many car makers are adding the
power air pump TO the gearpoA or mo
tor Of their car, and II IS 10 ne hOpeu
that soon Initiating tires viii De as
simple a Job as taking on gasoline or
oil Today the tire work IS one oD-
iected to strenUOusly by the owner
driver. He is opposed TO II ana aclu-
ally pays dearly for his neglect
Tire makers can help car makers in
improving the tire situation There is
not any reason why tire shOuId not
be stamped with the maXimum lOaq II
should carry, and also the air pressure
to which it should be inflated. Tire
makers issue booklets showing the
necessary air pressures, but II IS rare
occurrence that the OWner-drlVer has
such a list with him when he is in
flating his tires. Garage men can as
sist in directing attention to proper
tire initiation by posting near TO the
air line for tire initiation the sched-
ules of initiation, but even this will be
formidable because of the great differ
ence in pressure for the same tire
sizes as recommended by different tire
makers.
Added tire mileage can be obtained
if more attention is given to the filling
up of surface cracks with the direct
object of preventing the water getting
in and so injuring the fabric and start
ing the destruction of the casing. 1t
is quite uncommon for an owner TO pay
any attention to the hole in the casing
caused by a nail puncture, and
yet this hole is often sufficient to let
the water reach the tire fabric and
pave the way for a blowout at a later
date. There are on the market today
many tire surface preparations IN
tended to meet the needs of such cases,
but they are rarely used
The driver imagines that the elastic
ity of the rubber is such that the hole
will be permanently closed and that
there is not any opportunity for the
water to enter. Quite frequently cuts
a fraction Of an inch in length are
made on the tire tread or sidewalks.
These should receive early attention,
and il may be that a small garage vul-
canizer is necessary. One thing is
necessary. namely. that they should re-
ceive attention, each particular case
perhaps debating the nature of the
exact treatment needed In practically
every case il viii be I'D to the driver
to see that the work is done. as it is
rare that a tire repair man or garage
man will recommend or insist on such
work.