Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-12-05 | Page 35 | Aero-Cushion Tire in Demand

AERO-CUSHION TIREIiOEil Mew Factory Nearly Ready to Start on Orders Now on Hand S M Spang, a representative of the! Aero-Cushion Tiro company, has returned re-turned from San Pranclsob, Oakland: and San Jose, where he was called on I btibiness in connection with the com-1 pany..and reports a remarkable in-1 crease in the growth of the aulomo 'bile accessory business on the coast. Three years ago," says Mr. Spang, "tho average business man was skep-1 j Ileal about giving the aero-cushion in-1 'nor tire o trial, niinnly because it was new, but now many well known firms make a prerequisite condition thai i the automobile purchased by them i Imusl be equipped with ?he aero-tush-1 ion tire. For them the dread tire trou- i ,ble has been solved the motoring bug-1 jaboo eliminated-and efficiency attained." at-tained." When asked about the progress of I the new Ogden plain. Mr. Spang said that the brick building and largo base-i base-i iunt at ihe corner of Twent;. -ninth street and Union avenue (near the, Sperry mills). have been completed for some lime awaiting the arrival of Ihe machinery ftrdm Erie, r.nd notwithstanding, notwith-standing, the rush order which was t ; riven last May. the equipment has ju9t I commenced lo arrive and is being rap-! rap-! idly Installed A large order for raw) : rubber has been given to a San Pran-1. 1 cIsco firm and the various chemicals j Used in the preparation of tho rubber jhave been also ordered from Los .Angeles. .An-geles. "It takes time to assemble all i 'the machinery for it Is complicated,) !but we are crowding things as last ;s ' wf can. We are doing everything to I get th- factory started as quickly as I possible Enough orders are awaiting fulfillment lo keep the plant running for month "The people of Ogden," continued Mr. Spang, "have no idea of the possi I b. lilies or this new acquisition in their, industrial imporiance. The first rub-1 j ber factory which started in Akron I ! did not have one tenth the promising 'outlook that this factory has- and now Akron is tho recognized tire manufac-i manufac-i luring city of Ihe world." oo