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20 WIC\IETTE LIPE, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1924 owner to carry less air pressure in hi-; equipment, there is the danger of Ol'_ crloading and under-inflation shortenlt1~ the life of the tire just the same as w1th ordinary tires, Goodyear tire enginc l'r~ point out. And so they have prcj)ared the following table of air pressures for the various sizes of balloon tires, together with a maximum load that may in safety be carried by the tires. Overloading and under-inflation ruin balloorl tires just as easily as they will regular tires. Attracting considerable attention at the Automobile ShOw was the new V6.3 Cadillac cut-open chassis showing th e new, inherently balanced 90 degree Adequate to Meet All Need. \ "-8 Cadillac engine and the Cadillac four-wheel brakes. Visitors at the Cadilof Auto Industry lac display have evinced unusual interest 111 the advanced construction practices Inflation Table 11 hich this chassis exemplifies. That five sizes of balloon tires will Five outstanding features of the new So that the recommendations of the effectively meet the needs of the entire chart be str ict ly followed for the best engi ne have won wide commendation automotive industry is the conclusion of mileage results. for it. They are a compensated crankRubber association executives who have shait, with greatly enlarged bearing surLoad and Inflation Table for been studying the problem during the faces, which has eliminated the crossBalloon Tires past season. \\{ide push of the moving parts and reAs officials of The Goodyear Tire and sulted in a power plant which operates Tire Sections Rubber company point out, it was early with velvet smoothness at all speeds ; realized the introduction of balloon tires 4.40 525 6.20 7.30 ·cylinder heads which can be removed will complicate the line of tire sizes, without disturbing firing; rocker arms Pounds already rather large, so an effort has with enlarged bearing surfaces practiInflation Load been fJKlde to limit production of the 26 550 725 950 1200 cally eliminating all wear; a more accesnew type to the fewest number of sizes 28 590 780 1020 1300 sible oil filler; and an improved radiator that will adequately take care of the 30 630 835 1090 1400 attachment which makes possible Adirequirements of different sized automo32 670 890 1160 1500 ator removal without interference with biles. 34 945 . 1230 710 1600 the engine. · The Rubber association now recomCadillac four-wheel brakes bring to 36 ·750 1000 1300 1700 mends to members that standardization 38 790 JOSS 1370 1800 driving a greater safety and more posion these five sizes be definitely adopted tive control than has been obtainable 40 830 1110 1440 1900 for their future production. The two before. Designed and built on exclu·Underscored figures indicate most de- sive smaller sizes, according to this plan, Cadillac principles, they function will be built to tit a 21-inch wheel only. sirable load and inflation for each size. smoothly, positively, and with Cadillac The six-inch balloon tire is designed to Tire engineers and automotive experts dependability. · fit either a 20 or 21-in"Cli"-diameter wheel, are pretty generally agreed that the balwhile the seven-inch tire is built to fit loon tire has a definite future. And a 21-inch diameter wheel only. present indications are that these better Dodge Brothers To Move Give me a four-forty twenty-one," cushioning tires, with their larger volInto New Sales Station may become a common request of small ume of air insuring easier riding, will Dodge Brothers Motor Vehicles showcar owners to dealers when balloon tires be furnished as optional equipment by a become popular, because these new type number of the leading automobile manu- room, located at 519 Davis street, Evtires are to be designated by different facturers in 1924. It is also rather cer- anston, wi11 move to 1019 Davis street symbols than are used in labeling the tainly indicated in tire circles that a about February 15, C. M. McDonald, m~nager, announces. The new plant is ~gular type of tires now in use. And great many purchasers of new cars are when a customer asks for a 4.40/21 he ready to pay additional prices if neces- bemg redecorated and remodeled :and will be used as a salesroom and service will get a tire that takes the place of the sary .to get easier riding equipment. station. The company's service station t 30~% ·iu used on Fords 111d It 1s expected that the New York and now located at 914 Davis street, will be others of the lighter car class. C~icago automobile shows in January converted into a used car department. A wa!l feature balloon -tire equipped rna- long-term lease has been obtained on Explain Meaaur-enta The first two figures of the balloon tire ~ha!Jes, and <?oo<Jyear engineers predict the new location, Mr. McDonald states. size, by way of explanation, ~present at IS !lot .unhkely that most automobile the size of the tire in decimals of an fact'?rles 10 the future will honor speciOAKLANDERS BANQUET inch, and the figure back of the diagon- ficatiOnS for the balloon tire at an exE. C. Fawcett, Oakland dealer, attendal dividing line gives the diameter of the tra charge. ed the annual banquet and meeting of wheel and rim designed to fit this size. The True Blue Oaklanders, an organizaIn other words, a 4.40/21 balloon tire tion of dealers all over the country, at KEEP ROADS OPEN i~ a 4.4-inch-cross-section diameter tire the Auditorium hotel, Chicago, Wednes~now removal crews of the State for a 21-inch diameter wheel and a 3% H1ghwar department are at work on day of last week. Besides a musical inch rim. program, M. S. Allen, George H. HanMonths of experimentation and care- ~,700 m1les of the state highway system num, president of the corporation, C. ]. ful consideration for the preferences of 111 Pennsylvania this winter-800 miles Nephler, general sales manager and various car manufacturers have resolved mo~e that w~re kept free from snow Walter Lichtenstein, Chicago banker, the wmters of 1922 and '23. the balloon tire question down to the durmg addressed the group. ; five following designated sizes: 4.40121 ; 5.25121 ; 6.20/21 ; 6.20/20 and 7.30/20. The new designation of ~izes has been NOT LIKE selected to avoid confusion with regulation tires now in use. The balloon ORDINARY PAINTING sizes, expressed in terms of inches, as in the case with all tires at present, would No indeed, our auto painting i~ be in the order given abovt': 2<lx4, Ux6, an art in itself. We use meth33x6 and 34x7. ods that t_ransform a dingy, How will these balloon tires replace shabby looking old car into the tire equipment in use at present? The latest model. High grade paints popular 30x3 ~ size used on Fords and and enamels and skilled practice the smaller cars will be replaced by get results. 4.40121 balloons, while the 5.25121 replaces any four-inch tire and the 4% inch tires now in use may be replaced ROBERT W. MciNTYRE by either the 6.30/20 or the 6.20/21. Regular five-inch tires wilt become R .... of Wil~aette State Bank 7.30120 in the balloon type. Phoae Wil. 114 Though balloon tire permit the car BALLOON TIRFS IN FIVE SIZES 500 MD.LION ·TAX ON CADWC FEATURES MOTOR CARS IN 1923 AmACT AT EXHIBIT In paying $500,000,000 last year in State and Federal taxes, automobile and truck owners contributed twice the amount necessary foP road maintenance and one-half . the total sum required for all road work, ncluding both new construction, re-c ristruction and maintenance. According to the report of the Bureau of Public Roads of the Department of Agriculture, the cost of all road work in 1923 was about $1,000,000,000. Of this sum about $100,000,000 was needed for carrying charges on road bond issues, while $240,000,000 was expended for maintenance. The balance amounting to $660,000,000 went for new road work. J. 300,000. ()f the . $5QO,OOO.OOO ..... Ia, ~tor vehicle operators in taxes tlluinc 1921 the various states received the lion'· share, as about $156,80t,OOO was collected by the Federal Government.. Thil revenue is the result of taXes on the sale of cars, trucks, parts and accessories. The states draw their income from license fees, personal property taxe-s and gasoline taxes. The last Congressional appropriation for Federal .A~ to the states for road building was $29. ' $12,000,000. Final · figures for 1923 are not yet available but those above are approximately accurate. The Lincoln Highway association has not yet compiled all figures on the cost of new construction on the Lincoln Way acrqss the continent for 1923 but estimates that the sum will approximate BUY THAT ·NEW STUDEBAKER IN EVANSTON We are equipped to give you real home service. Represt dors1 t MEET Hear 0 NORTH SHORE STUDEBAKER 1035 DAVIS ST., EVANSTON Pbo~~e w-m.eue 2600 WILMmE, ILL 721 ILia Street Endorse George Township tion to be Tuesday ~ I MOTORS SERVICE, Inc. Everything for the Automobile I ~ MUD Do not let it stand on your new car, or newly painted car for over a few hours. 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