El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
In Factory
Reveals Secret
Old Tyne Tires

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How do they set that way1' IS
a question often asked concerning
the new D type OF the sprsckels
Savage Tire company. according to
one Of the visiting salesmea at the
three days spring meeting OF branch
managers from all over the west and
southwest, which has just closed at
the factory at san Diego And that
IS question he added, asked
wholly from an approving angle. but
nevertheless causing me one regret
as 10 the construction Of this big.
new, hand built tire.
you see, the D type tire has
went on, net that I have any re-
Erets concerning them, for they are
the best on the road types both,
tire and motorist-but they do ask
me lot OF questions. And the chief
thing they want 10 know Is how a
fabric tire such as the D type can
be and IS made. A big, sturdy, over
size casing like that, 50 flexible and
50 durable IS considered as moth
ing less than a Discovery. and YOU
thing II they could be made where
everyone could see how IT is done.
III all motorists could take this trip
through the factory, for Instance.
not be anything but d type motorists,
and then everybody would be happy
Moftoa spur Worker
with the very first step out OF
the executive offices, the visitor
went on. "the question Is really an
gets its quality In being shown
through the many buildings ranged
over the acres covered BY the rapidly
growing Spreckels Savage Tire plant,
the biggest and best equipped rub
Der factory on the coast the branch
managers making Up our inspecting
party were almost hit on the head
the first thing with a low hanging
sign reading Aim TO Excel And
the hundreds Of employees IN the Iac-
tory give every evidence Of reading
that sign and dozens and dozens
more ike q hung all over the place
so that nobody can forget about II
for a minute. It's evidently a NOTE
that IS both pondered and executed
Judging from results"
Beginning in the basement where
tons upon tons OF the I1nest rub
Der on the worlds markets, gathered
from immense modern lropical plan
tarious and from ancient Wild forests
OF southern hemisphere5s are stored, {
the tour Of inspection proceeded TO I
the floors above, where ponderous
machines, eLertilE tremendous power
~ pressure thundsred down long
rows Cleaning the crude rubber
sheets. processing, mixing to in
finitesimal exactness with ingredients 4
cuuninEly calculated TO give the
last degree OF service and wearing
quality 10 the finished product, roll
ing 70 the minutest fraction OF cor
rect measurement. cutting the miles
upon miles OF rubber strips, these
enormous machines proved Of fasci-
mating interest to the automobilel
men n the party
Evidences Of Research.
Everywhere were evidences OF the
Influence OF the research and chemi-
cal departments OF the plant From
the selection OF some varieties OF
rubber from among 200 on the mar
kets. On through the stages Of con
slant research for surprising even
the highest marks OF excellence IN
quality already gained. BY means OF
some possible discovery Of even the
slightest Of improvements in con-
pounds OF processes this department
keeps up a neVer-endinE vigilance
through its trained scientists In ad-
dition 70 constant research for bst-
ter materials and methods, the de-
partment keeps q strict watch on the
products OF the factory at every
stage. with tests unabatiug in watch
fitness and severity. 10 slightestl
deviation from the high standards
set ever gets by them
Following the endless lengths Of