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Show SOLID TIRE LORE BY MEEKING I A. MEEKING, JR. I ' - ' v f , . '. - ' j x - j . - ' ' V , , -I 5-'. V J i ' ' r 1 ' w i f f i e "i ' 1 4 Hi V iVW 1;VV y y. , . ' v v n The United Vulcanizing company, at 325 South State, which is one of the easiest reached locations in the city, announces this week a new batch of monster solid rubber truck tires made by the 0. F. floodrich Robber company and sold to the truck dealers strictly on their merit. "A truck is no better than its tires, and when the tires fail the truck has also failed. It is not alone neeessarv to have a good power plant in a truck all modern trucks have that it is also necessary to have traction at all times, and the best way to get traction is to equip your truck with Goodrich solid tires. They wear and they stick to the road in winter as well as summer," said A. Meeking, Jr., manager of the United Vulcanizing company, in discussing dis-cussing the needs of truck users. He also called attention to the fact that his shop is equipped to fit these big solid tires to the truck wheels properly. Also he said that the United Vulcanizing company has, with recent additions, made its vulcanizing plant the most complete west of Chicago. Any kind of vulcanizing can be done quickly and properly, from closing a tiny punc- tu re to building a new tire complete. A much needed convenience for till motorists lias been installed: in front of ' the United Vulcanizing store. Jt con- ; sista of an automatic tire inflater that i registers the proper amount of air for ! any tire according to size. All the j motorist has to do is to turn the in- j dicator to the size tire on his ear, and Jhe machine does the rest. . When having your tires automatically inflated at the United Vulcanizing store look over the complete line of winter accessories they have in stock. Everything Every-thing is there, from Weed non-skid chains to 'the infinitesimal tube stem air valve. All accessories handled by this firm are of standard and approved make and are sold at the right prices. Mr. Meeking reports a big Goodrich tire business," both for trucks and passenger cars. He is having a big run on the SUvertown cord and the solid truck tires. |