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Show TRUCK OPERATORS 1 BECOME TIRE WISE t ( Moto truck operators arc becoming more far-sielited every day, according to J. i'. Tliley, mauaee'r of the Goodyear Tiro & Kubbcr Co. Mr. RiH-y iai-l yc-s- , 'terdav: j The groat maioritv of truck own- nrs are through with the pfnnv wise an-i pound foolish idea. They realize thdt a slit'htlv increased expenditure in the becii'inine "Piierallv means a .bitr savina iu' the end" and .specially is this true in buvintr tires. 'Take-for instance the Goodyear cushion demountable tire. Alter it had proven itself so thoroughly in lire department service we put it oj the market for commercial use with the re-j suit that the tiro was immediately a nd . widely demanded in spite of the tact that the initial cost was sliebtiv nipher i than that of the ordinary solid tire. I "The reason truck owucrs were will- j in" to do this is verv apparent. A little i stii.lv showed at once that the saving in upkeep especially in the renewal ol ' engine and chassis parts in a year s! time amounted to quite an item. i "The jolts and shocks a truck receives re-ceives under ordinary operating Condi- t;ons will react without appreciably les- , sciu-d t'or.-e on the mechanical parts to , an extent that is bound to result im a ! certain amount of injury or wear. This, moans just so much tacked on to the vcarlv repair and overhauling bill that ' a cushion tiro could reduce to a mini- j mum. . , , "Truck owners w-ho have adopted i ' Goodvear cushion demountable tires tor enuipiiu-et have without exception re-r'lere. re-r'lere. for the saving in this particular particu-lar item of expense alone. |