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Show C1PH WILL NOT DEPRESSJ1ESS President Seiberling- of Goodyear Good-year Rubber Company Says 1912 Is Banner Year. President F. A. Soibciiing of the Good-vfar Good-vfar Rubber company. In a recent Interview Inter-view In Chicago, said that after canvassing can-vassing the business situation thoroughly ho was convinced that 1012 will dose with a record of being the most prosperous pros-perous In the history of tho nation. Among other things. President Seiberling Seiber-ling said: "In every presidential year t'nere is general business unrest and hesltancv and conditions about tho country arc rnortcd to be not as flourishing as at other times. Nineteen twelve will be different. "Of course I can sneak with greatest knowledge of the business of the Good-vear Good-vear Tire & Rubber comoanv." says Mr. Seiberling. "We hnvo first hand knowledge that 1012 will be the greatest year n history for automobiles and tires, election or no election. Other companies, 1 know, have seen the same encouraging signs that we have. "Our factory Is running day nnd night to fill Its orders, and we are certain that for a long time to come we s'nall be fully as busy as we arc now. "Best of all. we axe convinced that the tremendous development of the automobile automo-bile industry is not a mushroom growth. The stability of the business as a- general proposition has long since been thoroughly thor-oughly established, and there Is a certainly cer-tainly of growth and steady development develop-ment for a long- time to come. ' Take our own business, for instance; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber comnnnv has practically doubled Its manufacturing manufactur-ing and selling capacity In about, a year and a half. Wo have erected manv new buildings and have a new office building build-ing now under way. Our capacity for makinjr tires has been brought tin to 1000 a day. We think that Is a record for lire manufacturers anywhere." |