Show Up and Down the Street r k P j 48 Tire Production E Will Remain High High- T By Robert W. W Bernick Tire production in 1947 19 will remain re re- re- re main far tar above the prewar level love although the shortage has all bu but been eliminated H H. D. D Tompkins Akron Ohio vice president o of Firestone Tire Jre and Rubber Co said aad here Monday Mr Tompkins who is in charge of sales for the company compan addressed addressee hi his remarks to more than Firestone salesmen from Utah Montana and Nevada Ne meeting in inthe inthe inthe the Vho Ne Newhouse e hotel Both he and Leonard I K Firestone Fire- Fire stone atone of Los Angeles president nt of f Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Company Com Corn pany of Cal California told the two two- day confere conference ce we must get back to normal selling in view of the end of a buyers market in tires tire Mr Firestone is a son of the late Harv Harvey y S. S Firestone fo founder of the company Although all companies are emphasizing em em- ng selling following the end of ot rationing and priorities brought on by the war Mr Tompkins romp Tomp kins said and despite record- record Breaking output of ot tires last year the the industry still faces tremendous demands There are cars and 64 trucks on the road today compared with cars and trucks in 1941 And people are driving many more miles mUes now than before the war he added All this will amount to large market for replacement re replacement replacement re- re placement of tires in 1948 1048 Mr Tompkins said The general public is still laboring under the false impression that synthetic rubber is Inferior to natural rub rub- ber her Tests show however present tires containing synthetic rubber will deliver more mileage than prewar prewar prewar pre pre- war tires Our company feels the synthetic rubber industry in which the the United States h has invested is vital to national se security security se- se he said Mr Firestone told reporters reporter In Inmany Inmany many lines the Firestone company Is selling tires at below prewar prices I is th the result result of ot free competition He added There might be price increases in some some tires in the future He said Generally everywhere I have been In the 11 western states I have found a a. feeling of ot optimism and of going ahead among business men Tuesday meeting of the rubber company officials will ll be attended by Salt Lake City and Utah s store ore managers manager and dealers Among Among- officials officials of ot- of ot the company meeting salesmen Monday were George D. D Sims Salt Lake district manager R. R W. W Davis and an andL C C. T T. Wood Los Angeles r representatives of the theTo theTo theTo To Discuss Refinery I Leaders of ot the Standard Oil Co of California are scheduled to arrive ar ar- ar- ar 11 rive nyc ve in Salt Lake City Tuesday evening evening evening eve eve- ning to confer on construction of a refinery to be built here it was announced Monday Conferences on the refinery problems will be held Wednesday according to F. F C. C Eastman district district dis din manager of ot th the company Among those attending the conference conference conference con con- ference will vill be H. H D. D Collier Comer chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the board of ot Standard Oil of California T. T S. S Petersen etersen president president pres ident i- i dent of ot the company E E. J. J McClanahan McClanahan McClanahan Mc- Mc Clanahan vice president P. P L L. Fahr Fahrney ey vice vic president E. E D. D Thompson vice vicc president G. G Stewart Stewart Stewart Stew Stew- art Brown public relations counsel counsel coun coun- ad sel C. C R R. McMillin president of Standard Stations Inc and Mr r. r Eastman Bank to Incorporate RobertR Robert R. R Fitts Fitta ann announced Mon Monday day that officers of t the proposed Valley Yaney Park State Bank of South Salt Lake in the next week or so will file fie articles of incorporation for the new institution Mr Fitts Fitta is president of ot the bank Ore Oro Shipments Up Mining observers said Monday that Increased ore shipments from many Utah pr properties during the past week was a a. result of an Increasing in increasing in- in crea creasing availability of labor S. S L. L Woolman Elected R. R C. C Elliott 2337 2337 East Salt Lake wool dealer since Ince 1920 was named vice p president of ot the National Wool Trade Asan at a meeting of ot the board of directors held recently in Boston Mass it was learned in Salt Lake City Monday Mr Elliott is owner man ager of R R. C. C Elliott Co 40 N. N 3rd West |