Show Dealer Cites the e Portage Tire Oversize The Tho United States Vulcanizing company corn com pan pany distributors of oC the Portage Port line at 7 J S. S State says the rapid increase in ire his hit sales salea is due to the lie fact t that his customers appreciate good tires tires and and tell their friends This company has hassold hassold hassold sold more tires during the past six alx months than In any sImilar period 1 In Inthe Inthe inthe the past partly because Portage tires are ara all nU so generously oversize o says Buster Bustel The extra layer of oC fabric an and tho the larger air space makes snakes them thom wear longer longcr and give o less trouble trou trou- blo ble than man many other mal makes es cs As he ho talked Mr Ir picked 1 up upa I Ia a tape tape line line and stretched It across a astock astock stock I Dais Daisy Tread casing mounted mount mount- c ed 1 and Inflated I You see oe he hc remarked smiling that tire really ro measures J Inches from I tread to tread In Jn other words It Jl is 2 of ot an Inch oversize o Sizes less than 4 1 Inches In diameter aro full fun 1 inch over over- sl e Average construction Mr continued Is not considered good goodenough goodenough enough by tho the Portage people so 80 they build bull an extra pl ply ph of oC fabric Into their I The moulds used In the thic Portage Portage Por Por- I tage tago plant arc also larger than tho the ac accepted accepted ac- ac ne-I ne d standards The rhe result reull is that I Portage tires last longer than most tires md they make tho the car ri ride I easier too |