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Show SAVAGES REACH Rlltf OF ZION CANYON Seventy miles through virgin forest; for-est; a climb of 3,000 feet In flvi miles; over razor-edge boulders; through mountain washes; cross sawtooth saw-tooth ridges; on primitive roads covered with shals and small stones; witli wheels snlnnlnir almost continu ously for lack of traction; from San Diego to the rim of Zlon Canyon, Utah, then back to Los Angeles that Is the record of tho Dart Globe Trotter, equipped with four Savage Grip Tread Tires. The tires were were worn down to tho fabric and the treads were cut to ribbons but the. Savage stood the gaff and reached Los Angeles on tho trip with the original air in them. The performance of the Dort car In making this strenuous trip without with-out serious trouble is remarkable; so remarkable In fact that after the car completed the trip It was put on exhibition at tho Los Angeles Auto Show and motion pictures made on the trip are now being shown In all of the principle California theaters. The performance of . tho Savage Grip Tread Tires is also remarkable. L. J. Humid, who made the trip for the Dort people, to express his appreciation ap-preciation of the excellent satisfaction satisfac-tion tho tires gave, wrote the letter, from which excerpts are given below, be-low, to Mr. Clans Spreckles, vice-president vice-president of the Savage Tiro Corporation. Corpor-ation. "Am sending under separate cover a set of Btlll pictures on tho Dort climbing to tho rim of Zlon Canyon, Can-yon, Utah, nnd wish to call your special attention to tho performance of Savage tires on this trip. To the writers ccrtnln knowledge, there has never been a test as gruelling or as strenuous on tires, where absolutely no tiro trouble was encountered. "Leaving Cedar City, Utah, we encountered n grndo flvo miles long that climbs nlmost 3000 feet in the flvo miles. The road has been used for years hnullng coal and supplies nnd the Dort was the first motor car to reach tho summit of this grade. Tho grade alone wns enough test for nny car or tire razor edge boulderrs aud point centers continually continu-ally blocking the way, tho wheels spinning continuously for lack of traction ' In the shale and small stones. The entire dnv wns rnnsuiu- Jed In reaching the top, We camped that night on a plateau nearly 9OO0 feet above sea level. The next day we began a day of torment, to reach the Him of Zlon Canyon, driving for 70 miles through virgin forests, cutting our way, nnd over miles of lava beds, through mountain washes and over the crests of saw tooth ridges. Tho tires cut tto ribbons, with tho fabric showing through tho gashes, we reached the Klin of Zlon with the original air placed In the tires nt San Diego." |