Cotton-State Senators chortled. Headed by old (79) “Cotton Ed” Smith of South Carolina, they had fought a bitter minor battle. The War Department had plumped for the use of rayon cord in synthetic ...
Inside an automobile tire streaking along at 50 or 60 miles an hour, the temperature often hits 220° F. This heat bakes the cotton cord, makes the whole tire wear out. After years of searching for a ...