24 MOTORING MAGAZINE AND MOTOR LIFE December, 1913.
Repair Roads
Logan W. Page, chief of the office of public roads of the department of agriculture, is bending every energy to impress upon the people of the country that maintenance and effective repair are of equal importance with the actual improvement of bad roads. Investment of money in new roads does not become real economy until provision is made for keeping these new roads in condition after they are built. If a new road was built and then allowed to fall into disrepair, much of the original investment is simply wasted.
Quite frequently the office of public roads, when called upon for assistance by the various States points out that road building is an art based on a science, and that trained men and experienced men are necessary to secure the best results from the expenditure of road funds.
Statisticians have figured out that al- though the average expenditure on the improvement of roads exceeds $1,000,- 000 a day, a large portion of it is wasted because of the failure to build the right type of road to meet local requirements or the failure to provide for the continued maintenance of the improvement.
During the past six months the various States and counties have taken a greater interest in road improvement than ever
��before in the history of the United States, and there is now a strong movement to conserve the roads of the country when they are improved. The latest evidence of this interest is in the enthusiasm with which nearly 400,000 men and boys re- sponded to the proclamation of the Gov- ernor of Mississippi, setting apart two days for work on the roads. ^ -& ^
Some time ago the Rajah Auto Supply Company, of Bloomfield, New Jersey, brought action against the Rex Ignition Manufacturing Company of New York City for infringement. It was charged that the Rex Company had been selling porcelain parts with the knowledge that they were to be used in Rajah plugs. The court enjoined the Rex Company and recognized the Rajah's right to specify what porcelain should be used in Rajah plugs. The judge's opinion set aside the contention of the Rex Company that he did not know that the porcelain was to be used in Rajah plugs.
The Rex people contended that the license covering the sale of Rajah plugs is null and void, and therefore that it has an absolute right to sell Rex porcelain even with the knowledge that the pur- chasers intended to use them in Rajah plugs.
��This was also denied, as the court ruled that although the Rajah Company might not control the price of its goods, yet at the same time could control the pro- duct after it had left their hands, inas- much as parts could not be substituted and used or sold under the Rajah license.
Hence it is that an injunction was granted of a preliminary order with a good possibility of it being made perma- nent.
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Cuts in the tread of a tire should be repaired "instantly." The little gasoline vulcanizer that is now to be found in al- most all tool kits can be used easily to get good results. Jack up the wheel, and while the gasoline is burning in the vul- canizer, clean out the cut thoroughly with gasoline, scraping it well with the blade of a pocket-knife, and filling with shreds of unvulcanized rubber tissue wet with cement. When the vulcanizer has be- come hot, place it on the ground under- neath the wheel, and unjack the wheel so that the place to be vulcanized shall rest on the vulcanizer and the weight of the car furnish the pressure. In thirty min- utes the wheel will be ready for use, but if left all night it will be a more perma- nent job.
��SAFETY FROM SKIDDING AND PERFECT TRACTION
On any Roads are Offered Without Ultimate Expense in the Woodworth Treads
Woodworth Treads are without an equal as an anti-skid and traction device : they need to be put on only once to furnish you an equipment for thousands of miles of running: they are prac- tically puncture-proof, and they protect the tires from all out- side injury and wear, so that if used over good tires kept prop- erly inflated, they prolong the life of the tires enough to pay more than their cost.
In other words, you get a perfect traction device, you get safety from skidding accidents and punctures not only without ultimate expense, but with an actual saving over the cost of bare tires.
But putting a set of Woodworth Treads on, you will be pre- pared for any roads you encounter. You will prevent the danger of having to repair punctures in bad weather and your tires will be practically as good when the treads are worn out as when they are put on, provided, of course, they are good and strong and properly inflated.
Woodworth Treads are sold by the CHANSLOR & LYON CO., at San Francisco and at all their branches.
Send for full information to the
LEATHER TIRE GOODS COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS
NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK
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