Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-24
BOSCH VISITS THE
TIRE FACTORIES
Predicts Some Remarkable
Changes in Tire Production
Due to War Conditions

After visiting the factory of the Mil
Ter Rubber Company, at Akron, last
week, Frank B. Bosch. of the Sterling
Auto Tire Company. 1861 Zarker street,
returned on Saturday last. bringing
with him many new ideas and lot of
fresh enthusiasm over the progress be-
ing made at the home office"
New buildings have been constructed
so rapidly since the last Vlslt tnsIs it
that Mr.. Bosch could scarcely remember
some of the old landmarks. he was
surprised TO note the largely increased
manufacturing capacity. made posslple
by enormous stocks of rubber ana zap,
Iics, and the installation of new and
up-to- date machinery, ana lmproNe1
methods discovered by the experimental
department and the laboratories.
Al the present time new slN-Siory
building is nearly completed and will be
occupied in January next, and ALREADY
plans are under way for dupllcate
of this building, to better tar care ItiI,er IGT
While the tire output has grown by
leaps and bounds. Il may be or interest,"
TO state that the toy balloon output
has grown to an annual production OF
sixty millions. and the Producti,93Ini OF
rubber gloves. is now eight MILLIONS
per year. whilst the production OF
water bottles. etc. is keeping pace
with the increase in other lines.
'I was able to get into intimate
tion of the natural, wax and oil in the
cotton fabric used in building tires eN-
plains Mr.. Bosch. "It is merely mat
ter of vulcanizing for longer perlo99 p9
to the general method of curing or Vul-
canizing the rubber at higher temper
atures for shorter periods Mr.. Boscn.
being started. goes on to say; rms ms
is simply an additional detail of the
painstaking care used in the produc-
ton of every Miller tire. 1t was clear
"a 40
Company was sincere in their intention
to build tires and tubes that would ap-
peal to the buyer who demands quality.
and who would appreciate the mileage
built into such goods by attention TO
detail.
Year after year I have seen new
methods adopted. / have made sugges-
tions for Improvement and have seen
some of them adopted, and now, l am
at a loss to suggest further chanSe.
Our local records bear out the claims
made by the factory, and our custom
ers are apparently quite content with
the service they are receiving. In the
factory I find a system of semimonthly
appreciation, of substantial nature
extended to the operatives in the tire
department, for merit obtained in the
assembly of the units entering con-
struction. That this is proper with the
men. goes without saying, and the su-
perintendent tells me- that 1t has re-
suited in an improved output, as the
prizes given depend on punctual ana
lection of output.
MY visit to the service department,
which has to do with adjustments, dis
closed an astonishingly low percentage
of claims of that character. The com
pany keeps six motorcars constantly on
the road as testing cars for tires, these
cars range from Pierce Arrow down to
the Ford, and they average one hun
dred and fifty miles per day, In all Kinds
of weather. Just now they are trying
out some new tires which l expect to
see on the market for the 1876 season.
They are also trying out the Miller
nodded tires, and trying out new tread
compounds, as the European War has
caused a scarcity of some materials
entering into tire treads. and changes
will soon have to be made that will
change the color of tread, on part of
the output, at least, from the familiar
white TO dark slate or black When the
new tires DO come through, the tests
given, Will he basis for our recom-
mendation to our patrons. and our
recommendation will be, as in the past,
conservative. 1t is surprising that in