Show Automobiles Make ae Heavy Demand on Leather Industry Thero There aro are nearly people i in tho United Unite States who wear leather leathe r shoos shoes Practically tenth one of this thi s number at some time in their lives live rid ride in automobiles Yet it is sa safo fa to sa say that not more mora than tenth one of 1 pe per r know knon- anything definite about th the e re processes by which their footwear o otho or ortho ortho tho leather upholstering of those automobiles automobiles auto auto- automobiles I mobiles is brought from the green gree f n hide stage to tho finished product One company of Toledo 0 O. 0 which turning turn turn- ing out motor cars this this year usen uses use s more than 1200 n hides has caused r a i scientific investigation of the tho subject t of leather preparation to l be e made made- an and d some seine o of the information gathered is of o fd f interest Tho best bOst leather is made of imported import ed I hides carefully selected This is for fo eda r tho the reason that in in Europe o cattle gain a fuller growth before being slaughters slaughtered for food purposes and because in th the theold e old world tl the tho o absence of barb wire ee e fences and branding irons gives a lar larger large cr r percent percentage ago of clear un arroo hides The Tho hair and any any clinging particles articles o of or r flesh aro are removed from the hide nido and i it itis t is then subjected to the tanning process usually being covered by oak or chestnut chestnut chest nut bark preferably tho the former to allow al al- al low for forte the tho infusion of tannic acid which is the best known preservative Tho The tanning process usually require s 's three weeks sr Tho The hide is then than split into three o or r four layers of which the uppermost o or that just under the tho hair bair is s the mos most t valuable Tho The finishing process is th the te e hand huffing buffing which is vastly superior t to o machine butTIng bulling in that it preserves an and brin brings s out nil all tho the grain or wearing g quality of the leather There are aro five e well known grains all of which develop p the highest w wearing waging quality of tho the ma mn- tonal though the patent finish presents present presenta a hi highly refined and therefore somewhat t delicate product too fra fragile for auto aut automobile mobile e u use Finished leather comes romes i in I smooth or patent long longo or 1 Engli English h pep pcb i ble blo or French nn and natural lIntur tl or Spanish h I grains Tho The pebble or 1 Trench grain I Ihas has been shown J to be the tho he best t for motor moto motorcar motorcar r car upholstery upholster and is more highly favored fa by the makers of high grade au au- |