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Show H-SKID TIRES ARE m BEST Tho important part that non-skid tiros play, in modem transportation problems is nowhere better illustrated tnnn in. the uses they are put to by the dilierent municipal departments. The cars used in tho departments of municipal firo. police, health and other sorvices aro almost invariably equipped with non-skid tiros, insuring aafoty to the motor car driver, as well as to the public, Urban city life, with its congested conditions, its intricate traffic problems and its numerous vehicles which daily throng the streets, calls for extraordinary extraor-dinary sernco in both automobiles and tfteir tires. It is necessary that these cars bo so equipped that they will not sitiU; that the driver can stop thorn instantly, and that his machine be under un-der pertoct control at all times The automobile tire plays a largo part in making these conditions possi-m1o, possi-m1o, o T7' TIieoboId, managor of the bait Iako City branch of the United Unit-ed States Rubber Company of Califor-'Z.and Califor-'Z.and just to what extent, non-skid non-skid tiros are used in thiB respect is' shown by investigations recently made by our company. "The data sent in was of an extremely ex-tremely interesting character, as it covered cov-ered every typo of motor vehicle usod m municipal sorvice. Tho lessons gathered gath-ered from these reports havo shown that no class of cars run greater risks than those used by our city fire, health and police departments. "Tho fact that thov havo to travel at an abnormal speed "and have to got under way at a moment's notice, day or night, and in all kinds of weather, emphasizes tho need of superior traction trac-tion qualities in their equipments, as well as perfect mechanical control of tho car itself. Security through caution cau-tion is tho motto of tho hardy and courageous drivers of these vehicles. They have no illusions, or should, havo none when it comes to driving to a firo, or to an emergency accident call, or to trouble of any nature, when tho streets are packed with, traveling hu-mauity. hu-mauity. Thoy must know that every move they make has some definito object ob-ject in view, and that their cars and tires are absolutely dependable. "In canvassing this situation from the standpoint of tiro equipment, we have been gratified to learn that in the largo majority of cases these different departments, "after testing makes, have adopted the United States Nobby Tread tires as those offering tho best antiskid anti-skid and 'best-wearing qualities for this -work, thus verifying the opinion of the .thousands of tisers of this product. ''Tho fact that tho fire, police, health and other municipal motor cars of the west are being equipped with Nobb' Treads shows that they have proved I, i themselves best here, as well as thoy r . i have in eastern cities, whero they havo j f J been proved by most rigorous te3ts tho t tiro for every" service. ' ' '? ") |