Show THE TIRE QUESTION road student are unanimous for alio hearing balace in an article iu the indianapolis journal on broad versus narrow tiras a writer argues strongly for tho former ho says in part without one single dissenting voice tho students of road economics say eliat the greatest road destroyer is tho narrow tired wagon it cuts like a knife matter how carefully tho surface is graded and leveled a rut is bound to follow its use it finds every soft spot and cuts until anne reservoir is formed to hold tho rains o 0 the contrary the wido tiro not only gravel but also dirt roada smooth and iu good condition the amount of bearing surface presented to the any material cutting but on tho contrary acts as a roller smoothing out rough spots and solidifying the smooth once when the frost is coming out of the ground in the spring the narrow tire gets in its work of cutting the surface and forming ruta to start tho season with while the wide tire is in smoothing and packing the up heaved surface the wide tire is also easier on the team A much beavie load may bo hauled with the same power on wide than on narrow tires over any road in the state outside tho larger cities the same is true on the farm in the fields |