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Show c on: panics in ceueral one company in par;n".:iar tuii out as loaders ia this befer tire inovcriu'tit. The liatos Uai: sole tire has proved i the mo-t economical of them all. says i Loren.o Smith, manuer of the West- j ern Kubbcr Sales company, local Gates tire dealers. In addition to the manv extra tests, i it is an established fact that Gates I .ill -soles outwear new tires, because ; they are not subjected to the full air j pressure-, the old casing on tho inside taking all of this strain. ' ' We estimate. f ' said Mr. Smith, "that the extra manufacturing preeau- j tions taken in Gates Half-sole factories cost thousands of dollars annually, but every member of the company figures that the investment is more than worth while, for it is an investment which yields big returns in extra mileage. It Is an investment which means happy, satisfied customers for the dealers who sell these t ires. It is an investment which will be increased from year to vear, and, further, it is an investment and always will be, tbat does not figure fig-ure in the price to the user." TIRE PROGRESS DUE TO PRODUCTION CARE Gates Half-sole Dealer Tells of the Advancement That Has Eeen Hade. In no branch of the great automobile automo-bile industry has greater progress been made in recent years thnu in the ' manufacture of automobile tires. All |