The Washington times., 1913-05-17
SEES PROGRESS IN
MOTOR FLEET MOVE
Goodrich Representative Says
Tires Come First in Plan to
Standardize Equipment.

"One of the progressive steps dur
ing the current year is the action OF
owners of fleets of motor trucks 10
standardize their accessory equipment"
said E. C. Tfbbetts, of the B. F. Good
rich Company.
Naturally. tires have received the
greatest attention. and many inSenious
tests have been devised to determine
precisely the cost per mile of various
types of tires.
The excellent theoretical arguments
formerly sufficient to sell truck tires
have given way to the sounuer and
more practical method whereby tire ef-
fciency is determined. Many of the
largest operators of trucks have made
such tests and the correctness OF the
principle of construction and Quality
of Goodrich wireless truck tires cannot
be better proved than to give a te"
practical illustrations. Armour d Co..
after a thorough test, have adopted
Goodrich wireless truck tires as STAND
ard, and all of their trucks in tnls
country and wherever they operate are
equipped with them.
The Cudahy Packing Company, the
Consumers Company, of. Chicago; DE-
partment stores, and, in fact, manu-.
facturers in practically every line OF
business have found IL to their au-
vantage, after making exhaustive tests.
to have all their trucks equipped with
Goodrich wireless truck tires. The de-
cisiop in each case was made on the
basis of cost per mile, although riding
and shock absorbing qualities were
taken into consideration.
No Steel In the Rubber.
The superiority of the Goodrich
wireless truck tires is due in part 10
the fact that no steel or wire is I'M
bedded in the rubber. Wires. or metal
fastening devices, cause internal fric-
ton and consequent sudden disruption.
Goodrich wireless truck tires con-'
sist Of a resilient, long wearing tread,
inseparably mounted upon a layer OF
hard rubber and this rubber is per-
manently dove-tailed to solid base
of steel Built on steel-wear like
steel is the slogan suggested TO US
by q large and satisfied user or these
exceptionally efficient tires.
The economy of motor truck trans
portation over horse-drawn vehicles
depends in a large degree on having
them always in actual service; conse-
ouently il is of the utmost import
prompt attention from the manufac-
turer Of the truck and the producer
of any accessory in case such atten-
ton is required.
Service Stations Everywhere.
"Our service stations are located in
every important city, and practically
every important town, in the country
and this means something to the owner
of trucks. Tires can be exchanged or
replaced with hardly a moments loss
of time. 1t is the policy OF the b. F.
Goodrich Company to promote every
movement which makes for the econo-
my and efficiency of the pleasure car or
the motor truck, because in a large
measure the popularity of motor driven
vehicles depends on the cost of opera
ton.
I'VE are constantly adding depart
meiTts to our business. which will help
the owner to realize the greater value
from his car or, cars at the lowest cost
To judge from present contracts, over
half of the pleasure cars and motor
trucks in the United States will be
equipped with Goodrich Tires.
Our announcement of lower prices
has resulted in a demand testing the
utmost capacity of our factories. We
are working the largest possible force
of men day and night to keep our deal
ers and branch houses with the differ
cnt types and sizes of Goodrich Tires,
continually in demand"