The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-01
GOODRICH co.
OF SERVICE TO
AUTO TOURISTS
Has Chartered and Put Up
Guide Posts Along 10000
Miles of Road
SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
Expends Large Sums of Money
In Practical Work Along
This Line

One Of the greatest services In the
interest OF good roads and TO promote
automobile touring Is being accom-
plished by the b. F. Goodrich com
pany. said a prominent automobile
manufacturer recently.
The Goodrich company has already
chartered and marked with substan-
tial guide posts over $4,000 miles OF
American highways" he said Il un-
cerstand II has decided TO undertake
this public spirited work on larger
scale this year" 4
Its activity in promoting the c0h-
struction OF good roads and giving lib
orally OF Its time and experienced skill
and money Is a policy that we manu-
facturers can well AFFORD to emulate.
The lack OF good roads Is a\big
financial loss TO this country because
II retards the distribution OF practical.
" all goods and greatly Increases the
cost OF transportation. | am hopeful,
however, because many states have
already contributed literally 10 the
good road movement which, OF course.
BENEFITS everyone. New York recently
! appropriated $50,OOO.Oo California
md other states have followed this
lead
Canada is working along on the
right basis in building trunk lines be-
tween its principal cities with arteries
leading 10 the minor points.
THE roads throughout Germany and
In several other countries are all OF
good quality and well-maintained.
1T would be possible TO greatly ex-
tend the delivery service by automo-
bile trucks II roads were better. and
this would mean not only quicker and
more economical delivery, but would
result In reducing the cost OF living.
The farmer would particularly benefit
by good roads
THE Goodrich company Is not only
surveying roads with competent engi-
neer and laying out the best route for
automobile travel, but Is arousing the
people to an appreciation OF the mean
ing and benefit OF good roads. and this
awakening OF public spirit and pride
Is being reflected In our legislative
assemblies.
although this work Is a stupendous
undertaking, involving the expenditure
OF large sums OF money, yet II remain
ed for an automobile tire concern who
can only profit In most indirect man
ner, to do the frst practical work
along these lines"
Bringing the process to the peo.
pie" Is what the p F. Goodrich com.
pany Is doing, with it's practical ex-
hlbit OF the method OF making the
Goodrich Cord tire for electrtcs. A
battery OF the Ingenious machines
which build ZIP the cord carcass OF
this new tire has been installed In the
windows at So to so Madison-ave.. OPP
rosite Madison Square Garden. and Is
performing to a goodly sized audience
at all hours OF the day and evening.
There Is an uncanny intelligence In
these machines. They do things which
seem beyond the cleverness OF the hu-
! man fingers. The Goodrich Cord tire
IS not constructed as Is the ordinary
rheumatic, which is built I'D or
series OF layers OF stout fabric and
rubber. The cord tire Is made OF
layers OF fiat cord. which has been
spun and woven OF one hundred and
rorty-four tiny threads. These threads
are gradually made into fiat cord
which. in the spinning, has been filled
with rubber. As IL leaves the spin
ners Il passes between rolls which nat
ten II, so that when the LAYERS are
shaped into the tire they will At close
" to each other. The tire machine is
n spidery looking contrivance which
holds a steel core In Its lap. looping 1t
!. over steel pins which go around the
inner circumference OF the core at the
place where the bead" OF the tire Is
rlaced later. Instead OF being Tapped
over the core at right angles, the cord
is Tapped diagonally When one layer
has been 80 Tapped completely around
. the core, the machine calmly laps an
other layer at right angles, thus build
Ing up truss construction which ae-
cepts. and absorbs a strain OF shock
from any direction. There Is neither
friction nor stretching at any point,
because OF this truss construction