The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 29, 1919, Page 22

TWENTY-TWO" TIRE PRESSURE DEPENDS UPON WEIGHT OF LOAD Larger the Tube, Lower the Pressure Says Local Kelly- Springfield Man Inflation pressure is a topic which every motorist has heard discussed and eheut which thousands of words have beo! vritten, yet, judging from the que: ked and the opinions frequei advanced, the entire si ject is “oll Greek” to many autoist: “The sole purpose of inflating a tire is to support the weight upon it with- out excessive bending of the casing,” declared R. B. Loubek of the Missouri Valley Motor Co., local agents for Kelly-Springfield tires and tubes. “If the motorists realized that it is the air, not the casing, that really sup- ports the car, and that the casing is simply a container for the air, more attention would be paid to obtaining proper inflation. “The amount of pressure required depends upon the weight of the load in its relation to the size of the tire. The larger the tire in proportion to its load, the lower the pressure need be. us “Consider for instance,” said Mr. Loubek, “a Kelly tire mounted on a spare rim and bearine only its own weight on the garage floor. The tire will retain its contour with — but slight air pressure in the tube. If this same tire is applied to the wheel of a light runabout, a somewhat greater pressure will be required to enable it to retain its proper shape. Should the tire then be mounted on a heavy touring car of double the weight of the roadster, twice the pres- sure per inch of cross section will need to be carried to prevent undue flattening. oMtorists Have Wrong Idea. “Now many motorists believe that as the weight of the car is increased} the inflation pressure becomes great- er. As a matter of fact the pressure on a tire comes from the air pres- sure within the walls and this pres- sure can not be increased through the external application of a load, un- less the volume of air space is de- creased. “When a tire is overloaded, or un- derinflated, the tire flattens more or less. But such flattening of the tire will scarcely decrease the volume of air space because the er section of the tire will increase in width as it decreases in height. “Let me give you an illustration,” continued Mr, Loubeck. “No sane man would erect a one-story building on a foundation that was just suffi- cient to sustain the load of the one story, and then, without strengthen- ing the foundation, add another story or a couple of stories. The building would soon begin to sag, and “sooner or later, would collapse. That is just what happens to a tire when the own- er of a heavy, or medium heavy car keep the foundation of the car—the air—at a pressure sufficient only for a car of considerably lighter weight.’ Urges Sufficient Air Pressure. Mr. Loubeck is careful to explain to ‘buyers of Kelly tires the necessity for carrying sufficient air pressure. His experience has shown that by keeping a Kelly tire properly inflated, scarcely one in a hundred fails to de- liver considerably more than its guar- antee of 6,000 miles. Canada’s sea coast equals half the War Proved Great Developer of Motor Truck, Railways Swamped Gas-Driven Transport Saved Day (Continued trom page 17) by circumstances beyond his control, began to convey both freight and ex- press consignments by truck. He was surprised to find that he could do it at a profit, besides running his trucks on schedule time. Truck vs. Railroads At first, of course, the truck owner expected great hostility on the part of the railroads. Possibly there was some such feeling for a while; but the truck owner presently became aware that the railroads, instead of objecting to truck traffic, were begin- ning to welcome it as an adjuct to their own systems. Trucks are tak- ing away the unprofitable short haul from the railroads and making of it |& profitable haul for themselves. In- stead cf hurting the railroads, truck traffic is helping them by bringing huge amounts of perishable freight. which it would otherwise be imposs- jible to ship, to a thousand jpnction points all over the United States. A study made by Mr. McAdoo’s administration experts has shown that lit rarely, if ever, pays the railroad to [handle shert hauls. During the war, by: co-operation and mutual consent, we transferred much of this short haul traffic to the highways. As a result, freight can, within reesonable ‘limits, be hauled from the door of the consignee more cheaply than any rail- road can carry it. It is estimated that there are at Present approximately fifteen hundred trucks operating out of New York city. The trucks travel in a day from 100 to 260 miles each: say each truck traveled only 10 miles a day, this would mean that each day these trucks would cover 150,000 miles. Averaging the trucks at two and one- half ton’s capacity, they would carry 3,570 tons, or 7,500,000 pounds daily. I am convinced that these will give conclusive proof as to the value of “ship by truck” in relieving the ter- rible congestion that has existed in New York city terminals, The “ship by truck” movement has also been a big factor in the development of mo- tor and tire equipments. One year ago highway transport had arrived nationally, though few of us knew it at the time. It took the war to waken us to its possibilities. Today it is known, discussed, praised, criticiser, encouraged; and every month sees it grow in volume. In five years there will be a network of rural expréss lines on all the main highways of this country that will cut down the cost of food, increase the quantity of food, and will create more profit for the farmer. Volume of business in dollars and cents is usually the criterion of profit on an enterprise. If we furnish bet- ter and quicker transportation to our the wealth of the country as a whole, while we stimulate an increased pro- dution and bring the market loser to the purhaser. When we realize that the farmer, is the only big business man who is forced to supply his own transportation, and this rarely on an economical basis, we can see the gréat fields that’are open to rural de- velopment. The motor express lines of the future will make a shipping Dlatformicof exery farmer's gate. POINTS TO REMEMBER IN BUYING STORAGE BATTERY. When buying a storage battery the motorist will do Well to bear in’ mind that the “punch” and amount of ser- vice it will give is, primarily depend- ent upon the plates. The flow of energy carried over the world’s cireumference. “SHIP BY “It would be difficult to conceive of any movement ever wires to the lamps and starter comes TRUCK” started that has more potential possibilities for this section,” says the Atlanta, Ga., Sunday American. And what is true for the South is true for the whole country in that respect. Nothing will promote the interests of any community more than a complete network of motor transportation facilities. The “Ship by Truck” movement has started; it will sweep across the country from coast to coast both North and South. It is stirring communities with an energy that as- sures its success as a movement to increase facilities for rural motor express and to cut down, if not eliminate en- tirely, the yearly staggering total of spoiled foodstuffs that, for want of a quick and mobile transportation means, has been left on the farms to rot. This movement is worth all the energy it takes to bring it to the attention of the American people and to arouse their interest and secure their support of it. The conservation of millions of dollars worth of food, time, and raw materials is the stake. The local freight of the future will be the motor truck; its track will be the highway that leads to the producer’s as well as the consumer’s door. In the United States today there are more than six hundred motor express lines in suc- cessful operation. They have not only proved of great benefit to farmers, merchants, and manufacturers, but have proved profitable to the operators. The motor truck will stimulate the production on the farms. It will increase the efficiency of our railroads thru the elimination of short hauls, such hauls it can handle quicker and more economically anyway. It will bring the cities and the country towns, the farms and the villages all closer together into neighborly and profitable communication. It will weld the country together.as it never has been welded before. “Motor transportation started in a small way,” says the Brooklyn, N. Y., Standard Union, “but it is spreading out everywhere now as its advantages become known. The idea has been taken up and discussed in an academic way many times, but the country now is beginning to see and under- stand what benefits are actually being derived.” “The ‘Ship by Truck’ movement has taken a great hold in the South,” says the Charlotte, N. C., Observer, “and wher- ever the people have begun to discuss it there you will find a marked ‘good-roads’ agitation.” Roads, of course, will be a factor in the limiting of the development of the “Ship by Truck” idea. But good roads and motorization go hand in hand and the development of both is interdependent but nevertheless certain. “The fact that America has accepted the motor truck as a cross-country carrier of freight is established by the tre- mendous activity in road-building throughout the country,” concludes the Atlanta Constitution. “In all industry the most essential factor is transportation. The rapid uninter- rupted flow of goods from maker to market bears the same importance to the world as blood does to the human body.” —The Firestone Tire & Rubber. Company. ROUDDUL EOOEOSSUNNOTSUQCQQOUCGODOROQDOORONEUEAUSOODOOCAOOQNONCOOSOOOHOREARDOSOROCSOCOULOUA000 YOUR AUTO LAU tion is performed by a different from the plates. The plates are the vital parts, In the selection of a battery, con- sideration should be given the com- ptrative values of various: makes of plates. A storage battéry plate con- sists of a grid or framework of lead tural districts it will add greatly tolonto which the active material or lead), oxides: are pasted. aa There are two methods of applyin; Pasting.” By the former method the paste is worked into the grid with a hand pad- dle, The pressure exerted is limited by the strength of the human hand, which unfortunately is not sufficient to, pro- duce the best results, Setting of the material on) one ‘side of the grid be- fore’ the paste is applied to the ‘ther, is another disadvantage with hand pasting. By the “Machine Pasting” process, the active materinl is forced onto:the, interstices of the grid, both sides in one operation, effecting a solid, homo- geneous mass from face to face, So tenacious ag to -prevent disintegration or crumbling from vibration or road shock. Exclusive Machine Pasted Plates are made by the U. S. Light & Heat.Cor- poration, and are uséd in all their batteries, USL Exclusive’ Machine Pasted Fiate Batteries are sold on a 15 months Guarantee Plan. LONDON HOSPITAL BUSY thousand — patients re treated last year at the Western London.—Seven Skin Hospital, Hampstead road, which claims to be one of the oldest: institu- tions of its kind in London. ite music. TO NDERED IN the paste—“Hand Pasting and Machine | 87&s¢l¥t VICTROLA VI--$35.00 ‘1° The Victrola is the embodimen of. all that is best in music»). The Victrola is:the ideal entertainer, With a Victrola: you ean-hear all the musie of all: the world * sung’‘and played by the greatest artists, bands and orchestras. The Victrola has’no’ limitations. Stop in-at any time and we will gladly.play any of-your favor: _ JHE. THRESHER PNEUMATIC TIRED set of workmen. N. BE. A. Special to ‘The Tribune Oleveland, O.—While you go to the theatre, your car gets'a bath and) grooming! : But ‘if: you’re only stopping ‘fora lunch or something at the fountain, till have the toilet of your Vehicle performed without nvenience to yourself. ‘the system of’ the new Wash, which: takes your ithe door and in four pro- ‘ations. turns a piece the 2g pressive plan of: washing introduced “hete i§. likely to ‘becoM®standard -in ‘all‘big auto acon blishments.’ :\/ The -systém “in the Euclid) Auto Wash is’ this: Four cottrete._runwayés,—-built on an incline, are:eacl the width of an automobile.," Betwepn the ‘tracks’ for the wheels ‘fsa git: or.trough ‘by which washers get under the cars. As the car‘is rolled onto a runway, it_is stopped between two platforms running its length: A man on each of these platforms, attacks the top. with; air hose: andj ‘brushes. “Under- neath’ the car’ water’ is titrned into two spray pipes running the car‘s length, and this loosens the ‘accuinu- lation of mud and grease. Six minutes or less is the _ first stand, and the car moves forward one length and on each side’ another: set. of workmen attacks the wheels and'|: Soap suds is drawn from: chassis. a patented mixing contrivance. Hot and cold water is on tap'and a kero- sene spray to cut the grease. Another car length brings the ma: chine to the body washers, wio from either side attack body and fenders. The last six minutes trick on the GSNLEPORDPORSOOIONDOQIONGUNLOOOSSEDAROBONDUN BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE. v.24 MINUTES . eA: BY .SYSTEM: OF CLEVELAND WASH HOUSE The autos advance on a concrete incline, and at each of four stops a separate washing opera- ois and vacuum mén, who dust cush- ions and upholstery and inside the top and dry the body with chamois. Ifa polish: is desired this comes extre and ig done off the runway. The work is timed like an elevator Schedule—six minutes is -the maxi- mum allowed for each operation. Six hundred to eight -hundred cars @ day is the estimated ‘capacity of the institution. Each. track is 100. feet long. Ten powerful lights on each ‘side of either track above and a row of lights along the fioor illuminate the work: » But the entire ‘building during ‘the day is light as outdoors because of the, great expanse ‘of glass in the roof. ‘On -etther side of the entrance, next the gatekeeper’s stand, where 3 Standard Equipments Stake, Stock and Express truck caravan.’ / unuantguuneseenesioaioenait jaun and, America ntindnt., 80 Body Types F Betause of its popularity in the agricultural sections where it has “always commanded respect by its size, strength and - unusual efficiency, the Atlas isthe: idol of admiring thousands at every stop of the jas'ig the only % ton tidared tojenter this ile, go-asyyou-please tid'face'the worst roads , toughest -hills on the Watch for this wonderful lit- tle truck as the caravan enters each driver receives.a check for his car, are retiring rooms for customers. Restful furnishings and toilet facili- ties for tourists are featured. : “We believe cars can be cleaned quicker and petter when each man’s work is confined to one operation,” Says W. H. Norris, manager of tho plant. “It’s the theatre patrons the NinetyiSeventhEuclid company will especially cater to. Motorists will pay no parking charge for cars checked with us for a wash while they sce the show." More, matches are used in Great Britain than in any other country. The ‘historic battle: of Waterloo was begtin™ and fints) in eight: hours. oy Advice out what AE wants, Come ‘in and find Phone £70 Pee On One Platform FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1919, me SE Ne Headquarters of the Bosnia- Herzegovina Red Cross unit is located within a stone's throw of the spot where the Austrian heir-apparent. was assasinated in July, 1914, the* spark that ignited the world. MUST WORK FOR AID Paris—Relief . workers _ have... to avoid “pauperizing.” (That's, .the latest after-war, verb.),, Work, or,some- thing in return is ftequired wherever ‘possible for clothing,-medicat supplies, Par Willare TRAOE MARK REGISTERCO * Service First Sales Third There’s our policy in a nutshell. First-—-Whea the customer comes in, find tion’ at the ‘Idwest charge consistent with a 00d, thorough job. ; Second—Tell him how to prevent bat- tery trouble. We're not anxious to repair his battery, except to make it last longer. a Third—When ‘he, really needs a new battery we want him to buy it from us, naturally, and to buy a Willard with Threaded Rubber Insulation—because that battery will last longer and give him less occasion for expense on repairs than any ‘other battery he can buy. service records of Willard Batteries with Threaded Rubber Insulation. THE ELECTRIC SHOP B. K SKEELS Everything Electrical—Wiring Fixtures and. Supplies * Delco Farm Light:Plants food or other afd. 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