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Tremendous Strides in the Scientific and Industrial Development of United States Tires . f , iThe story of Rubber is a history of achievement. It tells of man's mas- tery over Nature. How Science and Industry march hand in hand transforming the secret forces of the Jungle into active agencies for human use. United States Rubber Company products represent the net result of the concerted energies of "many men of many minds" enlisted in nearly every branch of modern Study and Endeavor. An army of Specialists stands guard over every step in the evolution of the milky, sticky latex of the rubber tree into a long line of finished prod ucts adapted to modern needs. Trained Biologists, skilled in the growth and phenomena of plant life, watch ovfcr the health of millions of rubber trees on the great plantation in Sumatra. j Expert Botanists lend their aid in the study of the structure and functions of trees best suited for the various purposes in hand. Skilled Chemists are constantly at work altering and modifying the physical properties of rubber, from extraction to the final finish. A corps of Engineers attends every movement from the tree to the fac tory, making all methods and materials conform to the laws of Accuracy, Efficiency and Economy. Science rules over every activity of the more than fifty factories of the United States Rubber Company. It dominates every factor it controls every function of Manufacturing, Distributing and Marketing. Science makes system, and System makes stability, and Stability makes satisfaction. The sum total of all makes the Service that stands supreme, as exemplified most strik ingly in the ever growing popularity of United States Tires. United States Tires are Good Tires Unite w Mm s fates Rubber Company