The Washington times., 1915-11-13
S|LVERTOWN TIRES
HAVE GREAT RECORD
Geenral Efficiency Which Man.
ager Claims Causes Popu.
+. larity Of Output.

J. L. wacksmuth. local manager OF
the B. +. Goodrich Company. said the
following about "racing" tires re- Gently:
"siIvertown tires have madr auch
spectacular success at 1ndinnapoiis.
Chicago. Omaha. De5 Moinos, Tacoma.
Elgin, Minneapolis. and ShGcnshead
Bay. that people may think OF them N
terms OF speed rather than In terms
Of endurance. mileage. and safety TO car
occupants.
at is true that silvertown are speedy
tires.
know that we could make much faster
tires. IL we cared 10 do so.
''It NAV be news to the public that
eilvertown tires were Just as fast years
ago. when we first produced them. as
they are In 1915
yet we practically withdrew the first
Silvertowns from the market.
Because. the first Silvertowns were.
like all other cord tires, too short lived
in mileage. and. therefore. too expen-
sive. per mile. for the average car
owners use.
"They had speed. at the expense OF
endurance. mileage and safety.
They were not up TO the Goodrich
ideal OF dependability. and full value to
the consumer.
Defect Is Overcome.
80 we practically withdrew them
from the market until we had overcome
this defect. and brought the Silvertown
principle up TO the Goodrich standard.
Not . Silvertown tire has yet been
given away to single racing driver
or car manufacturer.
Not dollar has been paid, either di-
rectly or Indirectly. to any living racing
driver to win races with Silvertowns.
Of It. IT, ''' "'' S''' Will III eAp'0''A''0"
Not a single silvertown tire has yet
appeared on race track. which was
not paid for.
Yet out Of the twenty-four cars en-
tered In the big Indianapolis race, for
instance. twenty-five were equipped
with Silvertown tires. and even higher
percentage at Chicago.
And none but those drivers who rode
on Silvertown tires finished the .o0-rnilo
race.
mo other tire construction. or ma
terial. could have stood up under the
frightful wear and tear OF the awful
nir.ety miles an hour at Indianapolis.
and over ninety-seven miles at Chicago.
and 1927 miles at sheepshead Bay.
ITO make such a pace for 500 miles
would have required with any other
construction OF tire than Silvsrtowns.
probably two to fve replacements of
tires. with a consequent loss of prob
ably one and a half to five minutes
time.
And that margin Of time could
easily win. or lose. a race.
when, therefore. you see these rae
ing drivers. Of iron nerve. cool judg-
ment. and splendid physical efficiency.
breaking new records on every track
In this country. don't think of them az
reckless dare devils. who take a gam
blers chance for their lives in each
race.
Undergo Examinations.
''Consider that each of these men. be-
fore he II even permitted TO enter the
race. must undergo . severe physical
examination. including tests OF blood
pressure, heart action and sight.
This to ensure the safety OF other
drivers In the race. and OF the Spec
tatotrs.
Consider then that the cool-headed
racing driver Is himself as critical CT
the tires he must drive on. as the sur
eeon Is critical of his physical con-
dition.
His success will depend not only on
his own courage. SKILL physical strength
and enduraEce-not only on the car he
drtves-but upon the tires which make
It possible and safe to take out OF the
car land the driver all the speed there
10 In them.
This is why racing drivers now at
most unanimously and without "infiu-
ence" buy, or have the car owner buy
for them. Silvertown tires. when they
stake their lives, as well az their sue
cess upon the ordeal of the race track.