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IN INTERVIEW
Story of Why Madero Failed flUTD S UTILITY
Told By Prominent Auto Man
Wylie West Draws Out H. S. Fire
stone on Methods of Rubber
Manufacture.
By WYLIE WEST.
(Lccal Manager Firestone Tire and 1
Rubber Company.)
\l is i tart, and not a stranffe fact.
* ;i i th* *vast majority of tiro users j
ii, ,, mtIt of rny part of the tire ex-
crp: the tread They figure on the
..f tin* tread, they consider
v. hrther the tread will prevent skid-
or the) hiv Htn.ot.Mi t>\
sn.'i)ic of the tread, and the type of
In reality, however, the tread, while
.n important part of a tire, is far
from being entirely responsible for
the service the tire gives. Every part,
from the fabric to outer surface must
be of proportionate strength and
quality, or service suffers.
This point was never more strongly
brought out than in an interview with
H S. Firestone, president of the Fire
stone Tire and Rubber Company. Mr
Firestone dwelt particularly on the
fabric and its relation to tire values,
and touched lightly on other points
of like worth.
"Fabric is» more than the founda
tion of the tire." said Mr. Firestone.
"It is the keystone and the backbone
of automoblllng and the automobile
Industry. Think what a tire must
stand. From the outside there is the
weight of the car and the load. Then
there is» the additional terrific strain
when a stone, ridge or rut is struck
If the car is going fast the tire gets
a piledriver blow.
8train On Tir§8.
"From within the «train is as great
and constant Thousands of pounds
pressure battle against the fabric,
searching for a weakness, if only a
poor thread, a tiny pinch or a bubble
Looked at In this light, it seems that
there should* be but one grade of
fabric for tires—the strongest and
best that can be produced.
"Vet there are more than 50 grades
- Sea Island combed, in different
qualities. Egyptian combed in many
more grades. Egyptian carded in
many still cheaper grades. This ac
counts In part for many grades of
tires the different degrees of qual
ity.
"All that car ow’ners have heard
about fabric is that Hea Island cotton
is used That makes a good talking
point. The best fabric possible to
buy is made from fc$ea Island cotton.
This cotton, grown on the island off
the coast of the Carolina* or from
seed produced there, has a long,
strong fiber, just suited for making a
tough, strain resisting tire body. Hut
even this is sold in many grades.
Toughness of Warp.
"The highest grade and most ex
pensive Sea Island combed fabric
such as is used in Firestone Tires—is
made of that same tough material
which is used for making first quality
sewing thread.
"Twist eleven pieces of this thread
info one. and you have an idea of
Firestone warp. Weave twenty of
these warps into each square inch
with the cross threads in such a way
•c- to withstand a test several times
more than any possible service strain,
and >•■ i have an idea of the strength
of our fabric.
'All tires should he made of this
d .ulit.' of fabric, particularly the
• rvi-i sizes, but they are not.
Furthermore, even the best fabric
should be tested at least twice to
v : v roll and inspected inch by inch
I i uniformity. As proof of the need
"* this Inspection, carload after car
load of the highest priced fabric made
is returned by our factory because it
is not up to the standard."
Auto Owners Rejoice
Over Roadway Oiling
County Commissioners’ Decision to
Use Petroleum Brings Joy to
Joy Riders.
Announcement that the Board of
County Commissioners will begin n*
once to put petroleum asphalt on 50
miles of Fulton County roads has
found a ready appreciation In auto
mobile circles The oiled road is a
great aid to travel in the country.
Without it few automobile jaunts
would be pleasant; hence the joy In
the local automobile colony.
"The County Commissioners could
not have done a better thing than
pass up this work." declared a prom
inent automobile dealer. "If all roads
w #»re like the Roswell Road north of
Fuckhead there would be twice as
many automobiles in the country dis
tricts these hot afternoons, and the
rides would usually be twice as long.
Some of the road a are so full of
dust that there's no pleasure in tra
versing them The use of oil, how
ever. takes the place of rain, which
it Happens we have needed badij, in
the past three weeks."
AUTOMOBILE IS AID TO
PRINTING INDUSTRY
The tremendous extent to which the
automobile has been developed lias had
much to do with the improvements of
the printing press. The Willys-Over-
land Company, of Toledo. Ohio, with its
rnmial output of 40.000 automobiles, has
in it.- factory one of the most interest
ii ;» printing presses now in use. one for
jimduction <>f blueprints in large
. 'pities With old style machinery
-t < <■<> •.,, an> would find it impossible to
• < i» up with the demand of its en-
_ ( 11 • .jig department for blueprints, but
\ ii>* wonderful press this branch of
1 * . h i-ino's i.s handled as rapidly as any
. - ss operates with a huge roll of
-• jiaper which, traveling over
i js rolier*. first through a power
f.d « h < irh "bath, then through water
o r a resistance coil for drying, re*
i. . v. ... hs high a*. 40,00(» of w hat are
unown as standard size original draw-
vgs every day These drawings are
ui-H.t 10x16 inches. This amount of
is done more rapidly and better
than a dozen men. performing the op
erations by hand, could do before the
introduction of the machine.
Millions Squandered, Declares
H. G. Fletcher, of Indianapolis.
Optimism Over Gen. Huerta.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Mny IT —
H. Ooeff r*y Fletcher, special repre
sentative of the American Motors
Company, has just returned to In-
dlanupolis from Mexico, where h*»
spent several months. Fletcher was
in Mexico City during the big revo
lution in February and had some very
exciting experiences in dodging bul
let* and shells which filled the »!r
during the ten days that it lastVd.
and during which time it is estimate!
that over 5,00ft people were killed anl
15.000 were injured in the streets.
Mr. Fletcher says, "Previous to the
revolution It wai quite obvious to »4-
eryone that the Madero Government
could not last. Whatever may tv;
said of the ’ofty sentiments and hlgn
Ideals cherished by the unfortunate
ex - President, his cabinet was gener
ally looked upon as being utterly in
capable of giving to Mexico the kin 1
of administraalon that it required. At
the start of the Madero regime they
had everything in their favor It was
welcomed by nine-tenths of the peo
ple—prosperity was at its height; the
treasury contained millions of goM
and further flotations were arranged
with the utmost ease
Squandered Millions.
‘'Flushed with their early power
government money flowed In all di
rections, and owing to the hopeless
ly Incompetent administration, mil
lions of dollars were absolutely
squandered without any appreciably
benefit to the country at large. Nat
urally this condition pf thlnga could
not last and It was a foregone con
clusion to close students of the sit
uation, that the government won't’
fall.
"With the revolution end conse
quent fall of the Madero government
all this was quickly verified nnd
the most ardent Maderists wv'y
astounded to iearn of the collossil
sums of money that had been squan
dered and also the Immense sums
wholly unaccounted for In some de
partments. In the department of
Rurnlea, for Instance, a shortage of
$16,000,000 was discovered by the
Huerta government. When 1 left
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Mexico (.’tty April 10, this treme'-l
dou» shortage was beinv Investiga 1
cd The sentiment of all my friends
and business acquaintances was en
tirely optimistic. It whs general'•
conceded that with the flotation of <
large loan which was contemplated
by the Huerta government, there
would be sufficient money available
for the reorganization of the army
competent experts, up to a force of
seventy to eighty thousand men -nb
with this force of soldier* equipped
the straggling revolutionary bands
now* in the field would be unable !o
offer any effectual resistance on*'
peace absolute and complete would
be a comparatively simple matter.
Fantastic Stories Written.
"The first papers I saw on arriva'
at Havana contained a dispatch stat
ing that pessimism regarding thi
Huerta government reigned in Mexico
City and Its fate was a matter «*f
a short time, following with an al
leged Interview with an obscure rev
olutionary bandit In which he state l
ne and his followers would be in
Mexico City in a few weeks. The *
wild and highly fantastic stories can
not but do an immense amount of
harm to Mexico and its credit. Tlio
Mexican pres* bureaus that contlq io
to issue similar dispatches should be
summarily dealt with.
"Mexico is indeed a wonderful
country. It possesses vast agricul
tural and mineral resource*, whlqli
offer a tremendous field for develop
ment once the warring political fac
tions < an be reconciled.
"A striking example of the Im
mense vitality possessed by Mexico
may be found on examining recent
trade reports. From July 1 to De
cember 31. exports totalled over $70-
000,000, while Imports for the same
period aggregated $48,000,000. (U, S.
currency.) To the outsider these fig
ures will cause no little wonder, since
from the highly colored reports ha
sees in some newspapers he Imag
ines that business throughout Mexi
co is at a standstill However, bus
iness. though somewhat diminished in
volume still keep* up in a wonder
ful manner.
Would Recognize Huerta.
"The withholding of recognition of
the new government by the United
States. Great Britain, Germany an*
France adds tremendous difficulty )
the problem facing President Huerta
of bringing order and peace out of
the chaotic conditions existing, and
in fact constitutes the chief barrier
between the Huerta government and
the desired loan.
"It may be the statesmanship for
foreign nations to withhold recogni
tion of the only organized govern
ment In the republic; it may be di
plomacy to stand idly by while the
revolutionary and Insurrectionary el
ements of the country are doing all
in their power to overthrow’ the only
group which controls the govern
mental branches and departments,
but it is not conducive to the pear*
and order of Mexico, nor to the in
terests of either the natives or the
foreigners in that country.”
Harry Vissering Will Enter Ma
chine Which Has Averaged
24,000 Miles for Six Years.
Railroad, Trolley Car and Horse
Put Out of Commission, and
Machine Saved the Day.
"The value of the automobile a* a
health builder, a time saver, an effi
ciency maker and an educational force
has been discussed many times since
the first machine was constructed, but
Its utility value in time of disaster
was first brought to light during the
recent floods at Dayton. Ohio," said
a member of one of the charitable or-
ganizationi who recently returned
from Dayton.
'Railroad*, trolley cars and even th*
horse were completely put out of busi
ness. and it devolved upon the auto
mobile to bring in provisions from
available points, carry physicians and
nurse* to the sick and transport the
sufferers to the hospitals ’
One of the first steps of the relief
committee was to call for automobiles,
expert drivers and repair men, and a
large stock of tires. The B. F. Good
rich Company was the first to give
assistance, having sent a large stock
of tires and a corps of factory trained
tire experts to the scene not only to
supply new tires a* they were needed,
but to make such repairs as were pos
sible under prevailing circumstances.
The street* of Dayton were one
mass of wreckage, in which glass
played a very prominent part, and
tires were cut and slashed at every
turn.
Shops Out of Commission.
Practically all local supply houses
and repair shops were out of business
for day*, and it was up to the Good
rich corps to render service which
would make it possible for the many
automobiles doing relief w’ork to keep
going.
"I never *aw men labor harder or
more cheerfully and they deserve un
limited credit for their masterful and
important work. There were many
heroes at Dayton whose names will
not be recorded in history and whose
only reward will be the satisfaction of
having helped others more unfortu
nate tnan them&elves.”
It Is not commonly known t hat in West
Indianapolis hundreds of people were
saved by the prompt arrival of auto
mobiles to carry them from the dan
ger zone to the heart of the city. The
water rose so rapidly and the break
in the levee came so suddenly that it
is appalling to think what might have
happened had the automobile not he^n
present to render such immediate
service.
The good work done in Dayton and
Indianapolis, as well a* in other points
in the flooded districts fully com pen
—
Goodrich
Tires
All Styles-
Only One Kind
Different cars, different wheels
nnd different purposes require dif
ferent styles of tires. You have
always been able to secure what
ever style of tire you need in the
Goodrich • line. But no matter
what the difference in size or style,
they are all the same kind of lire.
Experience does away wilh ex
periment.
Each Goodrich Tire, because of
forty-three years of experience, is
made from the beginning ns n unit.
The layers of rubber-impregnated
fabric'strips of pure rubber, and
thick, tougl/rubbor tread, arc so
placed and arranged as to meet and
resist road wear, strains, shocks,
and jars.
The single curing, or vulcaniza
tion, converts the whole tire into
one integral structure—-a unit.
By looking at a cross section of
any Goodrich Tire at your dealer’s
youpvill ‘ see*exactly what this
means. You simply cannot de
tect 'any^layers^tn. the tire,
All this Is very important,
but there is even greater
value to you as a tire user
in the right compounding
of the rubber,
There
is nothing
in Goodrich
Advertising
that isn't in
Goodrich Goods
[\\
Onlyfthe ‘■‘most
^capable rubber ex-
k perts in the country
can properly com
pound rubber so that it
prill possess durability
pnd life. The thick,
^ tough tread of a Good-
, rich Tire has all this
wear put into it in the
compounding, and then
because of Unit Mold
ing, it becomes actually
I a part of the tire and
does ; not peel or strip.
We? made the first
American clincher—and
still make it. In our
line’ you also find the
l Goodrich Quick Detach
able, Goodrich Straight
f Bead,' Goodrich Safety
' Tread, Goodrich Bailey-
Tread,' Goodrich Metai
Stud, Goodrich Cord Tire
for electrics, »nd so forth.
The B. F. Goodrich
Company
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If you have anything to sell adver
se in The Sunday American. Lar-
est circulation of any Sunday newt-
Vptr m the South.
Write for the Good
rich Route Booki
muppin* and jiv
ing the details of
the tour you plan.
The fnost notable entry in what
promlnes to be one of the greatest
motoring contest* ever held is# that
of an Alto car with a 140.000 mile rec
ord in the <’hicago-to-Boston non
stop reliability run June 25-21# The
car is entered by Its owner. Harry
Vlsterlng, head of a large railwuy
supply house in ('hit ago.
Although Mr. Vissering has driven
his car on an average of 24.000 miles
a year for the past six years, he is
confident of pulling through with a
clean score and thereby qualifying
for some of the prizes. He declares
that the motor Is running as well a*
ever and tha: every part of the mech
anism is fit for the strenuous ordeal
of four days and four nights of con
tinuous running. Mr. Vissering him
self will drive the car the night con
trols
This contest will be held under aus
pices of the Chicago Automobile Club,
with the co-operation of the Bay
State Automobile Association, of Bos
ton, and the Motor Dealers’ Contest
Association, of New- York. Fifteen-
minute stops are provided for at
South Bend. Toledo. Erie, Rochester,
Albany and New York City, with
other controls along the route, for the
purpose of changing crews and re
plenishing with fuel and water.
According to the schedule mapped
out. the run from Chicago to Boston,
1,275 miles, will be covered in 68
hours pf actual running time, so that
the cars will be forced to maintain
an average of more than 18 miles an
hour on the road.
sate*, or at least pays, a large share
of the debt which some people hold
against the reckless automobile
driver. It is impossible to adequately
picture, either by photograph or in
word*, the condition which prevailed
at Dayton during the most dangerous
periods. Food was so scarce at one
time that a Goodrich tire expert ex
changed a pair of rubber boots for a
dinner.
The relief organization*, however,
were soon working in machinelike
order, so that food, clothing, shelter
and medical attention was available
nearly as rapidly as needed.
For Better Roads
All Over Country
Chairman Longstreth, of A. A. A. In
formation Board, Looks for
Splandid Work in Decada.
Combination inter-State tours
which include both motor vehicle and
railroad train are a feature of the
present year, accounted for by the
growing desire of the average Amer
ican to see more of his own country
In a limited space of time.
"There are various reasons for this
plan." comments Chairman Howard
Longstreth of the A. A A. Touring
Information Board, "the principal one
of which is that our disconnected
State road systems do not permit the
continuous travel possible in Europe
from one country to another. But
we are making a steady advance, and
in the next decade will have made
substantial progress towards a com
prehensive countrywide network of
Inter-fitate roads. Another thing
that explains the combination tour is
the desire first to see the country's
wonderlands, which calls for the
shipment of the automobile, or its
driving to the section of the country
visited, without its complement of
passengers, who, "both for comfort
and lack of time, frequently prefer to
ADELE RITCHIE BUYS COUPE.
Adele Ritchie is now the proud pos
sessor and pilot of a new Studebaker
"36" coupe, bought during a recent
visit of her company to Baltimore.
TWO CARS PER MINUTE
IS FORD SALE RECORD
A statistical flend of tho Ford Mo
tor Company has boon performing
feats with figures again and cornea
forth with a declaration that during
the months of April, May and Juno
Ford sale-smen will sell 20 more than
two cars per minute, every working
minute of those three months.
The estimated sales for the three
months, which were really exceeded
In April, are 76,000 cars. In the
three months there are Just 27,440
minutes, thnt Is working minutes, fig
uring eight working hours to each
day. This gives the average of more
than two car* per minute.
The Solution of Pneumatic Tire Troubles
Use VULCORINE and ride on air. The automobile owners of Atlan
ta are having their tires treated with VULCORINE because it has beeu
demonstrated that it prevents punctures. VULCORINE increases the
life of inner tubes and casings. VULCORINE stops all punctures.
Prices $7.50 to $10.00 per ear; motorcycles, $3.00.
Department of Chemistry
EDGAR EVERHARDT, A. M., Ph. D„
Prof. In Chargo Atlanta College of Physiclana and Surgeons.
February 27, 1913.
VULCORINE CO.
I have made an examination of the eample of VULCORINE which you handed to mo
for analysis and have found that It contains no material that will give off an explgtive gas
or compound, and that it containa no acid or other material harmful to rubber. In fact,
the presence of thlo material tends to keep rubber soft and pliable. Yours truly,
EDGAR EVERHARDT.
Chemist.
Write for booklet.
VULCORINE COMPANY
Office and filling station, 309 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga.
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'54” Phaeton
Electrically Self-Cranking and
Electrically Lighted
Know the Dealer
These are the things you should know before placing your order for any
car. On them rests your motoring satisfaction. If you do not do business
with the dealer who possesses these qualifications, then you are likely to be
disappointed in the car.
Do not do business with an unprosperous dealer nor one whose business suffers through lack of capital.
You will find such a dealer, in a commercial sense, conducts his business from hand to mouth. He is
usually the dealer who will sell a car at a discount and whatever profit he makes on the sale muat go to
the payment of his selling cost and overhead. He will have little or none to furnish you with service on
the car.
You know the truth of this fact when you consider that it is the same in all lines of business. ---v-vA*
after we have sold you the car than smoothness and ease that will he a
before you have bought. Yet, we realize revelation to you.
that this is contrary to the attitude of
Avoid Disappointment in
Getting Delivery
Ninety per cent of leading dealers’
orders are for spring delivety—hence,
within a few days, it will be impossible to
secure a delivery date for any one of the
three leading cars. You know the names
of these three cars if you are familiar with
the automobile market and you know
that one of them is the HUDSON.
Hence, we cannot impress too strongly
upon prospective purchasers the neces
sity of securing a fixed delivery date for
their cars.
The "54” HUDSON, fully equipped,
with speedometer, clock, top, curtains,
demountable rims and five-passenger
Phaeton body is $2450.
At $1875 you can obtain the
HUDSON "37.”
It too, was designed by the same
engineers that built the "54.” Experts
point to it as being the "Four-cylinder
masterpiece.”
Purchase your car of a prosperous
automobile dealer, which insures that
you get good service, and good service
with a poor car is a better buy than poor
service with the best automobile made.
Service a Most
Important Item
If you would know the value of
dealers’ service in the operation of an
automobile, you have but to consult
men who have owned several different
makes of cars and. if you will talk with
any HUDSON owner, you will appre
ciate the value of the type of service we
furnish to the owner of an automobile.
All business is done solely on confi
dence.
Confidence of one man in another. If
you cannot have confidence in a dealer
who sells the car you have selected, then
yours is an unsafe purchase.
There is scarcely any limit to w'hich
we will not go to insure HUDSON
owners the fullest satisfaction from
their cars. We are more interested
in you and your motoring interests
the average automobile concern.
This service that we give you is but
keeping faith with the Hudson Motor
Car Company. There is a clause in our
contract with the factory, which insures
every purchaser of the highest standard
of motor car service to be had, and this
we cheerfully and rigidly adhere to in
our deals with owners.
_*S4B The Secret of Jftjh
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Any concern's success grows with the
increasing popularity of the goods it sells.
The New HUDSON "Six" rose to a
higher point as a sales success than any
6-cylinder car has ever seen in the same
length of time it has been on the market.
The ’’54” HUDSON’S smooth, sweet
running mechanism gives a sensation of
flying that is lacking in the greatest of
Four-cylinder cars. You can throttle it
down to 3 miles an hour on high speed
and pick up to 60 miles an hour with
See the Triangle on the Radiator
FULTON AUTO SUPPLY CO., Distributors,