THE BALLOON TYRE

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12229, 29 August 1925, Page 9

THE BALLOON TYRE

BIG THING IN TYRE INDUSTRY. , ‘The. big thing , to-day in the motor • world seems to he balloon tyres,” said the general manager for New Zealand of a noted tyre company. “In every section of the Dominion, the demand for balloons is increasing at an amazing rate. “Motor-car manufacturers in Britain and U .B.A. have come over to balloons practically 100 per cent.. with these tyres as standard or optional equipment on all makes of oars. In addition, the pnblio 1 is coming to find out that it can get the advantages of balloon tyre equipment: on present cars 1 through the interchangeable balloons which fit present rims or by putting on small diameter wheels built especially for balloon tyres. '‘Whatever skepticism balloon tyres had to face at the outset has disappeared since the tyres have been out long enough by now for the publio to be convinced that ih addition to their easy-riding qualities they are giving more satisfactory ■ mileago, have better traction and non-skid - qualities and have proved definitely superior to the high-pressure .tyres. The success of one tyre firm, Goodyear—in hqilding balloon tyres has, of course, been aided by its Supertwist cord, which has much higher resiliency than the old cord material, and so gives better cushioning as well as better wearing qualities. “The ,Supertwist cord is another product of experimental laboratories of the above company which, for ■ many vears have been working out improvements in tyre manufacture, and have given the industry the straight side tyre, the first practical cord tyre and the pnenmatio truck tyre. . ‘‘Goodyear has its own cotton mills at Goodyear, Connecticut, New Bedford, Massachusetts and Los Angeles, operates' a great cotton plantation in Arizona and a rubber plantation in Sumatra—-thus giving the company control over the quality of the raw materials that go into the tyre and which very largely determine the mileage the tyre will give. . .... “Incidentally it is significant that tlie successive improvements in. menu- , fnature under quantity production methods have enabled marked economies to be made in production costs. “And this economy has been accompanied by a steady improvement in quality. For every car owner who drove a car in 1914 knows that .he* gets four or five times as many .miles; out of-nis tyres to-day as he did at] tliat ; time.”—Advt.

A DAY IN TWO LIVES

TIME : SUMMER TIME THE MOTORLESS—--7 a.m.—Arise to think of the daily grind. B.o—Breakfast is lato. You growl « bolt breakfast. Wife nsks you to bring home parcel. B.ls,—Rush for crowded train; just catch it, nnd are privileged to stand up. 8.39.—H0t and angry, you walk in dust and heat to tram—same privilege of otanding up. B.4s.—Arrive at office feeling as though y;»u had done a day's work. 11.0.—Suffering the pang of indigestion through bolting food and rushing aboutr gin hent. 11.30.—Business trip to suburbs—five miles. More trams,’ more dust* more heat; takes two hours. 1 p,m.—Lunch at crowded tea rooms Bad food, cold ten—indigestion. 2.O.—Return to office.

-s.o.—Leave office with wife's parcel; dive into mass of humanity,

hanging on to straps and jostling into crowded trains. You arrive at your destination—uphill walk to your home being tho last straw. Discover left parcel in train. 7.0. —After dinner break news about parcel; wife angry. You are hot, weary, nervy—generally too bad tempered to take wife and youngsterg ou»t; you want to be left elone to read the paper. Later newspaper drops from your face—you snore—you ate asleep. Yvhat a life! THE MOTORIST 7 n.m.—Arise with "that Kruschen feeling/' B.o.—Breakfast is late— what matterP Thero is no time-tablo to worry about. Wife asks you bring home parcel. B.2s.—Collecv gloves and dustcoat (you must have gloves and dustcoat). Embrace wife and children. Enter car, put, on self-starter—she's off. Wife closes gate, and waves good-bye. B.4s.—Arrive at. office. Park car, feeling full of "pep." Give the office boy 5s a week rise. 11.0.—Business appointment in’ suburbs. five miles. Arrive punctually in dustcoat and glovee, feeling tike Rocke-

feller. Business successful; return within an hour. 1 p.m.—Home to luncheon in cool comfort per car, and return by 2 o'clock. s.O.—Leave office; place wife's parcel in car; pick up a pal; have one or two. Arrive home, calm, cool, and collected; deliver parcel to wife. "Popularity" is your second name.. 7.o.—Suggest a little run to sea-beach with the wife and youngsters, and a dip in the briny. Wife happy, youngster# happy. My, what a life! Messrs W. H. Simms and Sons, Ltd., Christchurch, distributors for tbe well-known motor lubricant Veedol, havo just received the following cable: “36 cable from Italy advisee sth Italian Alps International Tourist Cup Race, 30UO kilometres, 6 days, 27 starters,' only 5 finished, all finishers using Veedol.”—Advt.