Salt Lake Telegram | 1952-03-11 | Page 22 | Rubber Stockpile Reported Good

4 1 I II U I L. L 1 T. T Greiner U. U S. S has year five rubber s stockpile toe k pi 1 e. e Rubber her ocke iRe eed oried Good Go L. L T. T Greiner Pacific Division manager for B. B F. F Goodrich Co Tuesday reported the United States has sufficient rubber stoc stockpiled pied to conduct a year five year I war And HAnd the war which war which we hope will could be wil never ne come carried out without seriously affecting affecting af af- af civilian demands for rubber rubber rub rub- rub rub-I ber bel Mr 11 Greiner said He and R. R R L. L Baker Akron I Ohio sales promotion manager addressed some SOC intermountain dealers for the tile firm at a meeting meeting meet meet- ing at Newhouse Hotel Hotel Host was C. C E. E Newman Salt Lake area district manager for B. B F. F Goodrich Goodrich Good Good- rich Co Mr Greiner said that completion comple comple- tion ton of the government stockpile program was principal end to most of the controls over rubber and tire tre purchase and production Rubber companies still are prohibited pro pro- from making white wall wal tires tires because because tres-because because of their natural rubber content but content but Mr Greiner said this suspension should be lifted shortly shorty He Ic called caled for sale or term long-term lease of the governments government's synthetic synthetic syn syn- rubber plants to private in in- The plants arc are now operated operated operated oper oper- on a fee basis by privately- privately owned companies But Mr Greiner said this method of doin doing business was stifling competitive corn p e ti tive research aird not in accord with was sas wih principles principles prin prine of the free enterprise tem tern