THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 151928
IIS TWEED'
EXTRA SIZE TIRES
Constant Starring and Stop
ping and High Speed
Hard On Tires
By J. E. McLarty .
Sve. Mjr, Hodsoa Motor Or Co
The American Automobile Association-
has spoken an important
troth in Its recent report on the
scesslty; ofbirrer aurl, better car
tires for modem traffic An anto-
mobiI otmpaoT feaa. scarcely com
mit a more eerfcwn injustice to its
layers than to ntilize tires which
are nndersixe or Inadequate to
modern needs'. ; '
Brleny, the A.A.A. found that
today's conditions constant stop
1S and starting plus renerally
higher running; speeds are so de
tractlvs of tires that eren im
proved materials and workman
hip do -not; offset them Tand fur
ther, that some automobile design
ers in setting; their cars anur to
the ground are using small wheels
and tires which hare to revolre an
excessive number of times to the
mile.
Now what is being done, what
hould be done, to protect the car
buyer?
In the first place any manufac
turer wno wants to give real value
will equip his cars with good, big
xires. This will cost him more, but
there is no Substitute for adermat
size. Becauee of modern driving
conauionns we have had to build
better brakes. transmissions,
steering gears, etc. The same pro
gress is necessary in tires. On our
present Hudson and Essex cars we
are using tires which are rated
large enough for cars weighing
S00 pounds more a factor of en
gineering design fully as import
ant as special steels or other high
grade materials.
The use of oversize tires is
doubly important, for they not
only increase tire life but car life
alao. They cushion the whole ma
chine against road shocks. Our
practice is to use onlv ? n
,v v
pounds of air in an Essex tire
IS to 1 8 In Hudson. If w wtrs
to use smaller and cheaper tires
and inflate' them to 45 pounds
pressure or more, the cars would
be jolted Just that much more se
verely on the roads. The tires
would wear out all the more rapid
ly because given a lob beyond
their capacity. Passengers would
get a rough, hard, uncomfortable
ride.
If I were a car buyer, I would
first select a ear with big enough
tires and wheels. Next I would
keep the tires Inflated to the prop
er figure neither over nor un
der; I would avoid bumping curbs
when parking; I would avoid sud
den stops and skids. These simple
steps would assure me good tire
mileage despite all the difficulties
of modern traffic which the A.A.A.
so truly describes.
FIFTY NATIONS SEND
LEADERS' TO MEETING
(CoBtiaa.4 pare 2.)
science, and economies benefits of
highway transportation. It is held,
have reached their highest frui
tion in this country, and it is the
desire to observe these results, ft
is believed, that prompted the en
gineers of Continental Europe and
Asia to accept the invitation of the
United States.
At the fifth international con
ference at Milan in 192C. the dele
gates from the United States ten
tatlvely advanced the project of
bringing the next conference to
the United States. Their over
tares, expressing the hope that it
would prove possible for the Unit
ed States to extend and the con
ference to accept an invitation for
the next meeting to be. held in
Washingon, were cordially' re
ceived. The delegates from, the
United States at the Milan con
ference were Thomas H. MacDon
aid, chief of the bureau of public
roads and chairman of the high
way education board; Pyke John
son, executive director of the Pan
American confederation for high
way education; H. H. Rice, trea
surer of the national automobile
chamber of commerce; J. N. Mac
kali, chairman of the state roads
commission for Maryland; Paul D.
Sargent, state highway engineer
for Maine; and H. H. Kelly, Eu
ropean commercial attache from
the department of commerce.
Senator Phipps, commenting on
the importance of inviting the
world engineers to the United
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States, said: - -"for
soma years congress has
realised the vital necessity of
good roads, 'and It is now highly
desirable to enconrage such ac
tivities' in other countries. The
International Roads congress is
world-wide in Its scope, and oar
invitation vrUl continue tha lead
ership of the United States In the
field of highway development.
"I believe that the proposed
conference will prore of great
value to this country and to every
njtion which participates in it.
These meetings turn the minds of
people to peaceful pursuits, tend
to promote international good will,
and add greatly to the nation's
prosperity and derelopment,
Representative Linthicnm has
long been a friend of highway im
provements not alone in his state
of Maryland, bnt for the nation at
lares. He too has rigorously spon
sored tha proposal that the United
State make available to other na
tions of the world her experiences
tn highway building and highway
transport.
Discussing the Invitation, Rep
resentative Linthicnm eaid:
"The United States has made
wonderful progress In the build
ing of good roads, and It is highly
essential that we transmit this
knowledge to other lands. We
have many things to tell them
about our methods of building
roads. The proposed Internation
al conference will help social con
ditions, accentuate trade, and
better consolidate our position
abroad."
The request for the invitation
was formally made of President
Coolidge by Roy D. C ha pin.
United States delegate to the In
ternational commission of the con
ference, which met last year In
Paris. Mr. Chapin is president of
the National Automobile chamber
of commerce: " Other organizations
that hastened' to , go on record
favoring the proposed conference
include the highway education
board, the American As
sociation of State Highway Offi
cials, the Rubber Association of
America, and the Pan American
Confederation for Highway Edu
cation, the latter an international
organization, but restricted to the
wesern hemisphere.
Each of the government depart
ments and bureaus concerned with1
road building, industry, or Inter
national affairs, also approved the
Invitation.
Mr. MacDonald, commenting on
the proposed conference, said:
"This nation has much of valu
able experience in highway mat
ters to share with other countries.
As a nation, we have profited from
the experiences 'of older nations.
"The United States has made
her great contributions to civiliza
tion. We believe we have done so
in the political field, in our form
of government. But the first field
In which our leadership will be
easily conceded Is that of engi
neering achievement, of organiza
tion and mass production. This is
the great contribution the United
States has made to civilisation.
measured by standard of living.
"It will be a salutary achieve
ment If the same principles of en
gineering organization and quan
tities of production which have
been so sueeeasfally demonstrated
In the United States may be ap
plied universally to produce ade
quate mileage of serviceable high
ways at the lowest possible cost.
The proposed International con
ference, I believe, will further this
aim."
HUPMOBILE BREAKS
FORMER RECORD
(Contianed from page 1)
the first quarter, broke all prev
ious records for the entire motor
car Industry by producing and
shipping more straight eights than
any other manufacturer has ever
done In a single month or a like
period. The company built and
shipped approximately 2000 'Cen
tury' straight eights during March.
It is the large manufacturer of
straight eights in the world, and
has built more than any other
motor car company.
"Every department in our plant
is operating full time or over
time, and will be continued on
that basis throughout April. -
"The splendidly Increased vol
ume of sales that has come to us
with our three 'Century cars has
not caused us to vary from our
long-established policy of insisting
on the most rigorous inspection
and test before any car Is permit
ted to leave our plants. It Is only
fair to tne public, as we see it, to
reassure everyone Interested In
Hupmoblle that we have not devt
mtA from that policy one lota,
and to point out that we do not
intend to do so unaer any cir-
enmstance.
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NATIONAL AUTO SHOWS
(Continued from page 1) I
units for the spring and summer
months.
Mr. Churchill felt that the sit
nation In Ohio was particularly
gratifying, because tire .manufac
turers, whose fortunes are uea up
closely with those of the automo
bile manufacturers, are already
enjoying better business. Follow
In the sharp rise in the price of
crude rubber, a period of stability
seems to have, set In In the, rub
ber industry. Manufacturers have
made no change in the price of
tires, and are preparing for one
of the greatest yearn in tne in oust
rr. Sales are running well ahead
of this time last year, and de
mands of car manufacturers for
original equipment are steadily in
creasing.
Since the first of the year, rub
ber manufacturera bare been in
creasing their working forces as
production has been stopped up.
While competition will probably
be keener this year than ever be
fore. It Is practically certain that
every rubber manufacturer will do
more business this year than In
1927. Industries other than rub
ber also share the Improved out
look, ard the general pickup is
reflected, already, in increased
building construction.
Of the Pittsburgh district.
whose steel production gives it s
special significance ; similar to
Ohio's, in the automotive Industry,
Mr. Churchill said:
"Business in and around Pitts
burgh shows definite evidences of
improvement, particularly in the
iron and steel Industry. The up
turn in iron and steel is real and
emphatic, and more than merely
seasonal. While general business
and industry has slowed down In
previous years, the most reliable
evidence of the termination of the
decline and the beginning of a
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definite improvement has usually
been found In the rapid Increase in
the number of blast furnaces in
production. If this rule still holds
good, the month of January mark
ed the beginning of business re
covery In the metal industry In
Pittsburgh, for during that time.
a number of blast furnaces were
brought back Into production. In
January as many blast furnaces
were lighted as were blown out
in the entire fourth quarter of
1927, and the decline in pig iron
production which set in in April
1917 seems to have been finally
checked.
"Business conditions in Pitts
burgh are largely dependent upon
the activity of the steel industry,
and if the Improvement which has
set In In this Industry continues,
there is every reason to believe
that general business conditions
throughout this district will con
tinue to show decided lmprove-
Taken all in all. Mr. Churchill
said, the outlook Is such, as to I
dlcate that business la 1I2S w."
show a good Improvement ovt
1927.
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