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Show "The practice of branding Firestone tires with the proper pressure Is making a hit with the men who pay their good money for tires," states G. H. Pumphrey, of the Utah Tire & Repair Co., local agents for Firestone tires. "On account of the great damage done iO tires by running them improperly inflated, we have always most strongly advocated keeping them pumped up to a regular fixed schedule of air pressure based upon the size of tire and weight of load. We have now gone one better ind are branding the a!r pressure on the side of Firestone tires where the chauffeur can see it staring him in the face every time he applies tfce pump. "The air pressures which we recommend are, for 3 1-2 iricli tires GO pounds;' for 4 inch tires, 75 pounds; for 4 1-2 Inch tirer 85 pounds; for 5 inch tires 90 pounds and for . 1-2 inch tires, 95 pounds. |