Evening star. [volume], August 24, 1919, Page 12, Image 12

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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?or it might be called the $73,000,000 tire,
&r it is possible only because of the entire re
sources of the Firestone Company.
BUT ^7,000,000 is what has gone directly into this
new, vast Firestone factory that is devoted exclu
sively to the making of this tire and the tubes to
match. The main plant is now concentrating on
Cords and big sizes.
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,000 TIRES and 20,000 tubes, all 3K-inch
size, is the daily capacity of this new factory. This
plant is years in advance in its mechanical efficiency.
Into it has gone the thinking, planning, the spirit
of service that distinguishes the entire Firestone
organization. Its methods and machinery were
developed by Firestone men.
J3RESTONE HAS STEPPED FAR AfJEAD
engineering practice and you get the benefit,
le labor saving equipment of this factory cuts
costs on every operation from 10% to 30%.
FROM THE TIME special shipments of rubber
and of fabric arrive at this plant, until the finished
tire is loaded on the freight car, there is not a
backward move.
AND TrfE MAN POWER of this plant is as
far in advance of the ordinary as is the mechanical
efficiency. The Firestone organization is the talk
of men in big industry everywhere.
^THE FACT THAT 90% of Firestone workers
own stock in the Company is an index to their
interest in their work. Their superior skill, thei.
spirit of service, is stimulated by their financial
interest in winning you as a customer.
AT EVERY TURN Firestone thinks and plans
to give you the most for' your money, knowing
that this is the surest method of obtaining the
greatest demand. Every move Firestone makes
is toward this end?mileage at lowest cost
NEVER HAS FIRESTONE, NOR ANY
tire maker, offered car owners so much as they are
offered now. Ask your dealer.
Prices on
Special Molded
30 x 31
Non-Skid
2
Gray Tube
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32 x 31
Non-Skid
2
Gray Tube
$2loo $370
6,000 Miles
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