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Show Flow the Texas Tube test happened! IT nettled Bill Parr considerably ! Fritz said that what puzzled him most was the So many Motorists had carelessly stated brown Rubber Tubes "not being ; all stretched out of shape that "all Tire Tubes are just Rubber." after such a tug, even if they did hang together at the He determined to show some folks the difference, .finish. Wu, ' in a way they would never forget, " "Look you, " said he, "when we released the load, There were four Cars at the door, and their Owners after the Haul, they instantly snapped back into just V" or Drivers at his elbow. three-quarters of an inch longer than they were at the To these he said, start 1 "Boys, how strong do you think this Goodrich "And that of an inch, they took up again in less Brown Tube actually is ? than two hours rest. " "Do you believe it is strong enough to tow Mr. Oden's five passenger Car, with four people in it, from here for 20 blocks ? "You don't, eh ! i "Well now here's a bit of a Bet I want to make ,with any, or all, of you - UTT TELL, boys, "-Bill Parr remarked, as I will bet you a Dinner that this little old regular 11 he smoothed out a wrinkle in his well-. Goodrich Tube (34x4) will not only tow Mr. Oden's T T filled vest, "that'll stop the Argument Car, but will tow all three of your Cars, fully passen- about all Tire Tubes being 'just Rubber,' won't it ? gered, through the streets, for the full 21 blocks "If the Brown Stuff that toted all you Heavyweights, (more than a mile and a half ) starting and stopping aa and your Cars, for 21 Blocks without a Sign of Heavy many times as the crowd makes it necessary. Duty afterwards, isn't something MORE than-'Just I "I will, if you Gentlemen are agreeable, line up Rubber,' like other Tubes, then you'd better buy the I all four of your Cars, right here and now, take three 'Just Rubber' kind hereafter, regular Goodrich Tubes hap-hazard out of their boxes, "I'm going to ask all of you to sign your names to , tie one tube between each two Cars, (which means this 'Texas Tire Tube Test, 'just to show that you have 'hauling three Cars on the first Tube) and tote You-all taken part in a regular Exploit which is mighty well that way to 'The Corners.' worth recording. " "Are you willing to bet a Dinner that any one of So indeed they did, and here is the affidavit ! the three Tubes will 'go broke' on the way, or show a , flaw which would leak Air, or prevent its being used for AFFIDAVIT its original Tire purpose afterwards ? ' This certifies that we, the undersigned, took part in 1 0U are, en ; and witnessed, the Texas tube test referred to in the adver- Well, the Bet'-S On ! tisement entitled "How the Texas Tube Test Happened!" "Come along, and you be the Judges. " that the test was made on date of Nov. 11, at Waco, Texas, - K the distance covered being twenty-one blocks and that the result was as described. Signed . W. M. ODEN J. M. NASH THE Dinner was a very Cheerful Affair.' w A parr As Oden said afterwards (when putting up c . ., . . ""CL Rhnrp of the Rpfl "vou could have hp? me Subscribed and sworn to before me by W. M. Oden, hl? r j t j u y ? ? 1 1 M- Nash' B- A- Fritz and w- A. Parr, this the 3rd day- of a Million on that, Parr, and I'd have taken you up, even May, A. D. 1916, at Waco, Texas. ' if I had to borrow the Million. Signed j. g. wren, ' "I don't see how the blamed Tubes ever did hold Notary Public, out, especially going up Saco St. under such a strain. McLennon County, Texas. . 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