The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15
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TIRE MANUF ACTURERS
RECEIVE RECOGNITION

! When Uncle Sam gives his official
sanction 10 an automobile tire, that ar
| ticle has to como up to such rigid re-
quirements that tho company whose work
| is thus commended feels proud OF the
practical recognition of the government.
In The Goodrich" official magazine of
the 3, F." Goodrich company. the follow
ing article appears. which tells of the ma
tional government entering into con-
| tract with this firm:
In our last number we gave an ac-
| count OF the new Goodrich contract with
! the United States postoffice, and we
hoped 10 have shown also in that number
| n number OF illustrations OF motor We
hlcles used by various government de-
partments which were also Goodrich
! In this issue We have been able to get
together fairly representative line of
photographs which show that Uncle
| Sam Is among the most apprecia tive
users OF Goodrich tires, both solid and
pneumatic
I'VE are tempted to enlarge somewhat
| on this feature for this reason: The Unit
| ed states government departments are
well Known as among the most exact
! Ing purchasers OF stores OF all kinds
Here price does not cut any real figure
| as against quality. and while all bids
| are competitive, 1t by no means follows
| that the lowest bidder gets the busi-
| ness.
/
| very high point on the scale and the
| slightest deviation from their require
ments rs enough TO place the bidder hors
de combat: or. In plain English. out Of
\ the market. In other words, they are
| buying not only goods. but service; but
as service has always been one OF the
| Goodrich watchwords, therefore neither
| the government buyers nor ourselves
have nay cause for fear on that score.
| Another point we wish 10 make clear
| is that we supply all government regui-
sitions from our regular stock. and IN
| most instances direct from our nearest
branch or depot This means that Uncle
| sam gets just what our ether customers
! are gettiDS-no better and no worse
| Therefore, we feel that we are entitled
| 70 emphasize this point and TO bring IL
| 10 the especial attention OF all dealers
! In and users of Goodrich tires"
There cannot be any better recommen-
| dation than this. \ straightforward bid
| made and accepted in good faith by both
| parties, without any special efforts on our
part to do more than live up 10 our repu-
tation That Is what these government
| orders mean to us and To all parties who
are any way Interested in buying the
| best equipment obtalnable The worlds
largest rubber factory has been built M
| to Its present standard by this good will
service, otherwise II would be today Just
| an ordinary manufacturing concern with
| reputation probably extending over a
| radlum OF few hundred miles. Instead
OF this we find Goodrich products arc
| known and esteemed in all the far corners
| OF the earth from China and Japan to
Australia. South Africa and the confines
OF northern Europe, TO say nothing or
| our own country and our neiGhbors In
Canada and Latin America
| The Goodrich safety tread tire has
| quit UP a large circle OF friends for itself
ana created an entirely new angle to the
| winter trade In Tires. so that nowadays
| there Is hardly any slack sea son between
inc summers. Winter motoring IS becom-
] Ing more and more the pastime not OF