Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-23 | Page 47 | New use Found for Old Auto Tires

NEW USE FOUND FOR OLD AUTO TIRES Old automobile tires are used In many! wavs, but It remained for John Hartog or, the Modern Tire Service shop at Ogden fo d'eve'loD a rcallv original use for them. He has had his shoes half soled with Friends of Mr. Hartog say that he has always been a genius at converting old and useless articles Into things of apparent appar-ent usefulness. His name as a fixer is ; aid to be proverbial, whether It conies, to fixing tires, motors or kitcnen cabi- i nCH!s latest achievement breaks all rec- ( ords andapparently solves the problem; of getting the last bit of service out of an automobile tire. In having his shoes half soled with pieces of nonskld tread and the body of a General tire. Mr. Hartog I figures he has solved the high cost of j f7ttTseahlsaconeteSntlon that since General tla run an average of 10.000 miles on automobiles weighing two tons or more, with his weight of 150 pounds his" shoes . ought to be good for a miieage of from' j!J Hartog states that he Is positive I he' will not live long enough to wear out . 'the -oles. but. In the event that he should d" buried with General tire nopaldda on his feet, they may prove a great he.p in climbing tho "golden stairs.