THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 16, 1918.
11 B.
CRUDE RUBBER
IMPORTATION IS
CUT ONE-THIRD
..
Government Schedule for May,
June and July Cuts Supply
NAhmi fiR Ppp font?
'May Lift Embargo.
According to G. W. Hiett, manager
of the Omaha branch of the Kelley
Springfield Tire company, official
Washington has announced that dur
the next three months (May, Tune
and July) importations of rubber from
South America are to be limited to
n " AAA 1 . 1. 1 J L. - ... t
D,uuu ions, wnicn woum uc v
i -.vat tt innnnfl tnnt a vr as acainst
" 165.000 tons durinjr 1917.
' " : "Uncle Sam's own present rubber
requirements are estimated at 40,000
runs year, vi lujuuu iuns ctsij mn.v
" 'months, so that out of the 25,000 tons
i . i : il 4 iL...
r months only 15,000 tons of raw ma-
terial about 35 per cent of last year's
" figures will go to the rubber indus-
try for its regular requirements. This
ip.uyu ions is 10 De auuucu 10 vanuus
"'manufacturers on a proportional ba-
.. Sis, tne proportion or eacn company
js4q receive being determined by the
authorities from questionnaires which
have been filed. (
"Exactly what effect the govern
ment's action is going to have on the
-rfir ettfiotinn it is tnrt snrtn tn isav.
especally as no tone knows whether
, of not the restriction will be lifted at
'1 the end of the three-month period, but
from present indications it is reason
' able to assume that before the sum
, mer is over a more or less serious
"shortage of tires will exist.
" .Naturally the government orders
are to have priority. After they have
"been taken care of the demands of
private owners will be given consid
eration. "To prevent hoarding and profiteer
ing." asserts Hiett, "the government
has fixed the prices of crude rubber.
nri;i if. . j r i
itHire iiic )i iLca iiacu aic idu auu
while we believe the action of the
; government in fixing them to be wise,
; it is hardly likely that this price fixing
, will have much effect in keepng down
I the prices of finished rubber products,
these -prjees being regulated largely
J by the-supply and demand for par
I ticular brands of goods.
; "The one bright spot in the situa-
tion is the fact that the big tire man
? ufacturers have agreed to cut down
the number of sizes of pneumatic tires.
' It Is stated that no more Ford cars
are -to be equipped with the 30x3
Cadillac Eight Makes the Clear Water of McCann's
Lake Near Valley a Favorite With Omaha Bathers
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tmsr 0 iff -tf-Trrggsea JM$k
Omaha Gas Bike Racer Tells
Of Flying Corps in France
Victor Roos has received another
letter from Jim Fisher, formerly con
nected with the local Harley-David-son
motorcycle agency, telling of his
thrilling flying experience! in north
ern France. Fisher was quite promi
nent locally as a motorcycle racer be
fore entering the airplane service of
Uncle Sam and expresses his liking
for flying, but still longs for a ride
on a racing motorcycle. ,
sizes, the standard Ford equipment
to be 30x3', though the government
will use 31x4, the oversize."
"In future the following sizes of
tires are the only ones that will be
offered to car manufacturers: 30x354,
31x4, 32x3 J4, 33x4. 34x4, 35x5.
"The larger tire makers have furth
er agreed that within two years they
will discontinue entirely the manufac
ture of all tires of sizes other than
those enumerated.
"The car manufacturers on their
side are all going over to the straight
side type of tire, which means a furth
er great saving to the whole tire in
dustry. The tire manufacturer can
now concentrate on the production of
fewer types and sizes, and the dealer
in his turn can carry complete stocks
of a full line with less strain on his
bank account.
"The situation brought about by the
limitation of rubber shipments is thus
by no means an unmixed evil. Un
doubtedly it is going to hit some man
ufacturers rather hard, but if it will
free any ships for transport purposes
it is going to be worth whatever it
costs. Our industry is not the only
one .that has suffered from a restric
tion of the raw material supply, and
if by putting up with a little hardship
we can help to end the war by get
ting an army into France more quick
ly, we are going to grin and bear it."
Omaha Cadillac Concern
Has Opened in Lincoln
Cadillac owners and drivers will be
pleased to learn that they can now
receive service in Lincoln the same
as they have received in Omaha.
Whenever they drive to Lincoln they
can drive in to the Cadillac headquar
ters and be served by the same firm
as when in Omaha. The Jones-Han-sen-Cadillac
company have now estab
lished themselves at 1137 P street,
Lincoln, Neb., directly across the
street from the Orpheum.
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Dry cells are considerably open to
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