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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1920
Page
7
An old time motorist urges caution and discipline to drivers in Winnipeg Canada. He stresses no chance taking and safe driving practices at crossings curves and wet surfaces to protect lives and property. He cites Dealers and operators amid a large automotive investment and calls for a formal safety pledge.
The article notes increased joyriding fatalities and near misses as drivers mix alcohol and gasoline, with trains and crossings proving deadly. It also cites legislative and transport spending plans, including a Chamberlain proposal for 100 million dollars yearly for four years and new bus and road projects across North America.
Ford predicts reaching ten million annual car output as new blast furnaces and body plants in Ohio raise capacity from 1.2 million. About 230 000 orders remain unfilled while future production depends on steel mill operations and market demand.
A new development in automobile tube manufacture shows tube size, not thickness, governs life and damage from cuts or shocks. Pure gum tubes on a large mandrel tested by chemists for Miller Tire Company in Elyria indicate better service than thicker tubes on smaller mandrels. The theory reverses prior beliefs, stressing rubber strain over wall thickness.
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