11 the subscription was opened. 0:1
lMarch 8 1t Awas'closed. and [with its
lclose showing 01 er ninety per cent sc- .
,lceptanceI', including every division of
iemployes, Mr. Firestone has the satis-
lfaction of having realized 9. long-cher-
ished ideal. He has demonstrated the
confidence of his company in its em-
ploy es. He has demonstrated the em-
ploy es’ confidence in the company, and;
its future. i
“13 “WWW“ T1“ 3‘ Rubber 003; lint Mr. Firestone has done more
H Ohio
‘ than that. This plan has established
" W” the ““1de up Of the ”Mk5 “II a precedent of broad and deep signifi
a plan or stock distribution inaugu cance in our industrial relations.
II'IIby H‘ S Firestone, president 0‘? The enviable position of the Fire
. company, the rec Ids Show “MI stone Tire & Rubber Co. in the busi
er ninety per cent of the employees,‘ ness and financial 11"oild; its record
II Ir-ded heartily to the investment of safe, sane conservative policiesi its
fle‘ Out Of 12' 500 employees, 11" I'r'0111h in seventeen years to a domi-
I me new stockholders “1 the 0011111111111; place in the rubber industry.
1:18 ‘ its Iiolume or business, conservatively
“19'5“" that the) are more than placed at sixty million dollars this
fit sharers, as that tenn is general 5.1.111. 1111.51. are the. things that site
“39¢ Th9 Firestone, company haShweight and power to this example of
own their confidence” to the extent I111 o1111111g so largely and so soundly for
at every employee subscriber under t.he workeis interest
plan «immediately becomes :1 r88 1 Here is genuine recognition of the
cred stockholder and 33 SUCII is en'A‘importance of the individual worker,
0d (0 all the pliVingeS 0f a11stock-I- -no matter how large the organization
er. 1 lor how elementan the employment
The sweeping acceptance of the plan Imay be.
”16 0130011315011 has stirred up the it indicates the determination of the
est interest among industrial ex- Firestone company to pi‘oduce tires
,, rtoliocause of its strikingly original and other products for the public
urea. '11'hich have in them all the merit that
For “01111119. tht‘ SlOCk aliOlf‘d. all I,confldence interested, loyal workers
~ ximntety $3 000, 000 north was dis-c1111 put into them.
ributcd on the basis of length of ser-I It stands to reason that these Fire-
-'110t‘ on the usual basis of salary stone workers will have an extra zest
ted. Ti abort, the sweeper 01' the in performing their part. or building up
. volero-.1n01etha'1‘heliigh execu- still further the public good will
‘3 '1‘ he had 89W“! longer up to :1 toward the Firestone Organization and
riod oi.’ five years. All who had been its product I
nploycd ovci five years new on an: Rarely, if evre, have employes had
31211 basis. 'the same occasion for feeling their
s arrangtmcnt meant an ndjust- responsibility in so large a business
- teof long-limo payments to enable because of their own personal interest
-:- as making the lowest salaries to and the future interest of their fami-
.-ttiie maximum amount of stock. lies.
1 ho ~. ' .
1 so who wish, of course, can pay} They have acquired stock which at
. , the slot-11 immediately, but the I
' time of purchase is 'quot'e} at nearly
immn installment(necessary on a half again what they will pay for it.
thousand dollar purchase. for in They have this stotk in :1 company
11ch is my $11.00 per month. (11111.11': 'cd .11 31.1000000. the ref ed
this is apparently the first time that
13. l assets of which run over $.14 00
.p H ms been evolved and put the surplus already listed belng' $108,:
1 bush which in no way dis eliminates
000. 000 All of which means that they
,, tween chases of employees. {will profit not only through their
lifl'he stock was sold to e1I11plov ces at 1101i: in the future and the company's
00 per share while the ma: 'iifl piico fur'lhm gr'onth, but that they profit
11111111 is $145 per share {through their good work in the past.
{l‘he agreement provides that thel While the unique liberallty of this
Ipany 11111111 110111 the stock live stock distribution plan is the move of
rs, after which time, if all paid for greatest significance to business in
ertltlcate of stock passes wholly general, still it is only the latest
. the hands of the employee, achicwment of a long prog1am of co-
[bother he. 01' she. remains longer with opcralitc measures which form Mr.
company 01' not. icsionc's plan as 3;. whole.
‘110 “plan that sets this neu rccmd. Only last year the $350, 000 Firestone
. united inte1ests between workers Club House wasopcned.
1 d. directors in so large an institui About the saute time "Firestone
> was so liberal in its terms that at Park" was opcned, this being an en
wery inception an unusual success tensive and benutihdly situated home-
foretold for it by Robson's Static .bulldiug plant.
l Organization . Then the Rubber ICity Savings Bank
r. Firestone has been . working was established, near the great Fire--
11rd this end for a long time. Atstonc factories. ‘
. annual meeting last fall the direct- A fund of $1,000,000 has been set.
and stockholders ratified his care- aside for benefits to employes, includA
, planned proposition. 0n January'ing insurance, pensions and the like.
'11 Of 1111qu
“(M SNNNNNNDEN
11 Tire Maker Establishes New
Precedent in Big Business.
L‘AII important page of history in
erican business has just been made
7's 5/
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1unnuunnnnuillilllllm
’4
he Biggest Bast Finished Bour
yer Produced the 1.Price
$825-I I F. 0, IB. 11112101111“ ”‘1
. The perfect streamline hood and cowl blend gracefully
, flawless body curves and the fashionable effect' 13 em.-- I
phasized by sloping windshield, rounded boat-like tonneau.
and a- deep-toned satiny finish of Pullman green and black.
1 The, car inherits engine excellence and mechanical Is‘u-gI
from the amazingly popular 1916 model—refined -.
a sect? of well-tested, up-to-the-minute con- '
1.11.... of g‘a‘s
m motor ilf‘IfiI
3889/
These policies and others consistent
ulth them, place the Firestone Com-
pany in a position of leadership in the
march of industrial progress.
example of what harmony of interests}
between factory and public can be 9.5- luay
tablished and sustained when men or Itober and November 1916.
real capacity approach Ithe problem in that state alone 353 automobii
lturned turtle. resulting in five deaths
and. 451 injuries
{these accidents were due to ditching
I‘the cars is not stated, but this is gen-l
I‘erally regarded as the usual cause
of OVeIi‘iut'l.lillg
are deep 01' the load is on
bankment.
stantiai guard rails should be
vided.
and November,
show that 167 cars
with the right intent.’
I
Helpful Hints l
WhenImahing motor adjustments
it is usually necessary? to ‘exercise
a little patience in order to get
'the best results. forIthe reason
that the EfiIt‘ClS of adustments are
not always instantly apparent. in
carburetor adjustments, for ”in-
Stalin, the motor must be given
a 111110 11111.» 1.1 1.111 the Chang-As
niacin, and the results obtained
1111111ediately following the turn of
:l not-tile ,1'nl1'tA.or an 1111' waive.
spring may be 11iisleading.
When installing tirtA chains it is
not advisable to hit“ the 11 too
fight. it‘ the chains 111'. 111 id in a
lxed position the trt-aIdI‘ of the tire
said to be loosened at these
mints. if the chain is slightly
.ooae it will work around to dif-
ei'ent positions and cause less in-
,ury to the trend.
1
l
The holes drilled in muffler
sometimes are rough and rugged.
.1'ith the result’thut the escaping
EliSvh‘ set up 11 whistling noise any-
hing but agreeable. Smoothing
off the rough edges will usually
eliminate the 1111\1'1Alto11'.c sound.
“hen two or more i mes at 11
111111111 hrcnlt it is not it Usable to
.nstall new Actives 1111110111 1.1.1.1-
111:.' the spring. if the spring is
'..~'1~(l lIOl‘ smut- 1i11u~ its set is dif-
i'ci'cut fr'om that ol' the new lcuyos
Ninth-1|. and the effect results in
mother biolten sprint: wry soon. 1
Opening ”it" l‘ciitl \I‘ul\'e~ to 311'
it 11 cv'liutlm is 1111511111,; explosions
1.1 11 good pay, but it sonntimes
fails unless you :IEDtt'tl .1111 the
motor. (live the engine plenty of ‘I1
i
.
l
1
t
1
1
1
gas and you 11 ill frwucntly pct 11
btfrst 111 flflliit' through the valve
from what you lhought was a dead
cylinder.
Wm
10 10111101 110131: 3
1111111 111111111
Regulation 1
A contention of motorists and motor-
truck operators in this state, and, in
fact, in all, the states, is that horse
drawn vehicles should not ‘be exempt
from regulation in their use of the
highway in the face of the fact that
increasing restrictions are placed on
all classes of motor vehicles.
contention has, been recognized by
the State Highway Commission. A
bill prepared by that body (or submis-
sion to the Michigan 1.311111111111111 con-
tains regulations for both motorldriv~
cn and horse-'tlrawn vehicles.‘
Gross weight of a vehicle is limited
to fifteen tons,_1'ear axle weight to
75 per cent 01’ that. amount, wheel
I track to 75 inches, total width to 8
feet, and total height to 12 1-2 inches.
Trucks are required to carry plates
giving wheel height, tire width, wheel
ti'.ack weight of the vehicle, and car-
rying capacity.
lHlorse drawn vehicles are restricted
to 600 pounds per inch "of; tire, mot--
or vehicles to_ 800 poundii per inch 0t
tire, approximately. All braking devic~
‘es are required to be of the friction
. 1type, mot of the kind that cause a
.deadlock ot the wheels when applied.
buses, farm machinery, and road-
building appliances. II
Auto Unguarded
the road is a growing menace to mot-
or travel, according to the American
’Highway Association“ Formerly. ms
the rspoi-t, when roads Awers'isod om
iy by horse'd‘ravin vehicles. the deer
lside ditch and the high narrow on
11111111111111 were not particularly do!-
serous , Between the driver and in
horse there ”111111 5111111111 sit-III“ h-
.tislllgencokmroid accidents “at. at
sometimes lose control of it.
occurs at the places referred to thereI War time, could be. turned out with
I
I is a very real danger to the occupants- 5
l
It is an ‘0! the car
The moords of the 10.... State Hisb- 113113101019 in \ .1111 all: and elsewhere Association was held here yesterday‘ ing 113. H C. m of Hartford Gun :
00111113591011 for 35111311111191, Oc- in Connecticut 3,1111, 1101 11111111311 11110 at the Houstonic GIun club. Over club come in sound with 1111;11 C.
show 111111 INev. limit, and thence to New Jersey seventy shooters were present.
1111111113 1111111
Proposed Michigan law Would thing , _
All Classes of vehicles Under,
This . "
The only 'elnds of vehicles exempt;
ted from the proposed law are motor _
The unguarded ditch at the side of
calers'
hort notice in local industries
munitions haw been manufactured
esito be transported to l‘urope.
logical course would have been to
ship it that way but instead it has
been sent east, thence to the Poughn
keepsie bridge um:
and down the w'c thank 01" that 1"111'1
'tbo liobolien Til“: meant 'consideraA
. to 119111,. 111.1(1A‘ .11 ~1 of time especially
the ditches :11ith such marked congestion on the
5‘“ em 3N9“ Hahn road Now the new
slopes. Su-J' I1brid"e is built 0101' the cast 1'ivc..
pro- such goods can i. hipped directly
Cumberlmiu New Jersey or direct to Vt'ash
11121011, with no delay :11 all. it is
'said that work 1111‘s rushed on th(
bridge in order that it might b1 tin
ished before action 1111.1.1‘1' to war.
it will be a splendid help in moving
'troops and lil‘ti'.‘l11inn1~'.
' Incidentally, i! is claimed that thia
bridge will relcve conditions that may \
’throate: miter war 1;. ilP('illzi‘(‘d""IilI \‘
there is to be :u-rl- 1r. declaration. A
-,logical course, to follow 11 (itAt-lara
ition of war, would be for the Gov-
-e1'nment to take control of railroads
If this is done the. authorities would
-'probably do th~11b1.~:1 to new the
food supply balanced in all parts of
ithe countr'y. This would be 11 great
task, when Hoops and war munitions
and supplies would have to be trans-
.ported at the same time. it it; (-111-
111111 that few 11:11.1: 'ationa 111110~ been
. made to meet the conditions that will
come, after wat is declared in the
food supply. The civilian population
will surely have 111111-11 to contend
With [or :1 sum. 111.19, :11 least, and
the. hope is that li‘“lt‘ will not be any
sudden rush o'1 the sun '«ply factors for
[great quantities of foods. If people
lure sensible anti "'1 to 1:91 along—on
tht~ smallest allowances, it is real on
"Thu United Stult‘h H“ “”111th able to suppose: 1:111 ‘lhc storm “'11
listed .1llrfindustrics that Mil be b011,.111111nmr1,1..1111..1.11
readily available 101 supplying thclI Time is 1.1111,. 1.111.. 111 111111911111 11,
nation “I”! “3" rt-(iunemenls I ““5 homo turd. 111.1}: in the conditions that
0 ~1g111ficant 110” 1“ ”WI Wil’m “”35 will t'Oliit‘ within 1h.- next 1111' 111ml»!
'stories 01 the plans and pi'tpaxations/ “1 action 15 111111.. :1'. 111‘.“ to war
that 018 being made 1)) ”‘1‘ Ft‘di‘l‘a‘ Vt'teg tables 11:-.A 1.11 high in price
lovcrnnmnt prior to 1111' opening 0010111111, 1111.1 1. .11.; 411111111 em. lo
Congress. if the (.ovcrmnent has-1111. 1.1 11.1.1111 ,. (.111 1111 1101111, Amun-
IBM“ 0 1N1. ”it'll Ii lb "WNW that thing to unite 111111111 11'1111-A llimilti'
LNGFWilHi “RUIN lhl’l‘t‘m l" 0““ 0“ ”112121111 21 lm b.-.-l1 111 1210 11.151.
Ithe best tquippcd (libs in that 1'c.1-;.-c
",pett 111 the East. 'l'ht-re may bcI
cities in Connecticut butt-'1 (Quippcd,
but one must admit 11111 :1 large ““1 fld‘t‘lllsel 1” onw-
Just how many of
'0
W here
mi;
,5LL
with steep
September,
1916. 101111 records
went over em-
bankments, killing seven persons and
injuiing' 234. Such a list. points mme
clearlv than general arguments to
the great importance of guard rails
that will act as real guards.
._,.-.—_.,._..._~
During
/¢,Iwil¢.
”1: .‘. :6
IN WAN CENSN
Belief that Namath Occupies :1 Cor.
sp'unus . Place Their-New
Br rise a Help to New England—
War Munitiots Slipped Herein-
fm 1.1 a Roundabout Way
".70., A: .7", 4:. Ira“ 72.1.:-
32:
.1.
xmsmfiz
a.
i’
if your 1011:2111 1: delinquent 111111
Wis“; 11111111. I“?
The Car Thai
25.1.1850
Lights985
Six
Fm Twin; . 3139]..
Tour 09:91. . $1650
FourSrdwi; . SW50
- Fmfimufimhoso
.. Eixthoarim. $19.50
value car of its class.
A12 Mai: f. o. 11. Toledo
Snider! to change without not“
“fill-WV 111 11.5.4: '
STRATF‘DRD. A ril 7.——Tb
Many people do not know that war shoot p e first
11111; 11113111111101. 97.9% 9'
Motor Gm
ngZmMa 1.1 The Overland Big: Four continu3s And the Overland Light. Six is
. the famous 35 horsepower 01 cr- ' likewise the excess value moi
l.‘ h I‘ . land which made this institution 113 kmd
affirm ‘6 , the second largest automobile
. 5.1.1.1113: 3. :53. concern in the ‘V0Y1d*‘ll1 fight Mo'st of the body and chassisparts
o 11: Mb . ’
" ” » ‘7" ,1 years. _ of the Light: Six are the mas
BigFouIrs It iS the/same comfortable, roomy, “1059 Of the Big Four.
. 701.11....2 . m. powerful, rugged car that ,for ~_ I
goadua.I. . so: years, has outsold all cars which _ '50 the 513 shares directly in the _
5:531:1L1332. — now sell for more than $400., - economics of the combined [1:04 I 1
. \ I
. _ Its brand new body design makes (,IIICIIOII OI fours and sixes.
Llrzxffel 1 m, ‘ it more attractivethnn ever. These cars exemplify with grain" If
mi? : z 33;; The wheelbase iS 112 inches and it dullness the excess valucsmadc
so... .' . .1158: has long 48 inch cantilever rear ' 1 905511310 through the commits :
~~\ , springs. " effected by our huge proclaim '
" Wiliys-Sin ’W . . . I of the most: cmnprehensive Erie .
e believe it IS the most comA‘ '
Tom 1 n S J ‘ . . . ' 1i Wfi
"1 I“ fortable, the casmst riding car ‘ $0212:qu built by any '
Willys-Knights- to be had for the prices-$850. '
' It is as clearly as "ever the excess
Advance in price, Big Four and Light Six models, May Isl: nest—deduced 11.111
that date account too late to correct addertis‘ernents appearing in magazine- m
Tilting throughout the month of April.
lUTHER WRIBHT
#4.—
if this and a varied 1111e o1 goods-1 11561111 1n HARTFORD 1301mm woman IN 500.. Bridgeport in; coma 111111 441
Ind Nev-Bun“ with 421, L. 01‘
IWilson or m was high gunner - f.
on the program at no targets, break.
FIRST OF STATE SHOOTS. I
of Connecticut Trap Shooters’,
1
The Smith or New Elm. third, with 10.
Th" team shoot was Won by the llartford and L. 11.8an d annual, fourth.
Gun club with a score of 448 out of with 108.
1:19;: 3191:: m3; "
No. 458
_ All Bosch partshepiinstocit, also
1. = 11111111111111.1111 parts all a lull
line at parts 101 cars with battery ignition
STROM BERG CARBU'RE'I‘OR' SER-
~...- 44
”.5!"
VICE STATION. ~We carry a full line of
parts for repairs.
' .
We are experts on all Lighting and Stating systems.
To overcome your battery trouble, let us 111.11: you, an al—
iowance on your old battery for a new Philddphia, which
is the longest life lead storage battery mid: May.
All. GRADES 0F WIQUUH on
O". in, .
in stoc': at lowesi prices in town. Let ’I
us tell you about our fiftzm (15‘) gal-
, ion non leakable drpm proposition.
All sizes of Ajax tires inj‘stock and a Emu-line of
those good old Michelin Tubes and Shoes you have used for
years at the right prices.
The llardwaredz Auto Supply Co. '1‘
4 2 Water Street.
.fi
1 «V 9,
«— -
‘5. 1
36:4,
$0112}: Norwalk. II
Phone 1215-5.
Ask us to show you the 315F013:
and the Light Six. . 1 .
I'F' V. I Mun-LN
II ' ,‘Madison Street
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