Tyre Distributors' Austerity Dinner
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SPEAKING at the buffet dinner of the National Tyre Distributors' Association on February 18, at Grosvenor House, the president. Mr S. G, Gorrill, proposed the toast of the guests. He said that it was the policy of the members of the Association to co-operate with manufacturers to the best of their ability. It was the only sane one to adopt.
As wre specialists, they were a great asset to all classes of transport. At one time looked upon as interlopers, during the war they became recognized as authorized tyre depots." The Association was against nationalization, for private enterprise tended to make one give of ones' best.
The Association was as important as any other organization in the industry. Its position was shown by the notable guests present, including so many representatives of the trade and technical journals.
The first reply was given as "an extra turn" by Mr. D. Davis, of the Davis Tyre Co., Ltd. He had been absent from public functions for many years as the result of a long and severe illness, and he was accorded a great reception.
Mr, W. C. Gibbs. director, Henley's Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., said that it was possible to have a fair trading policy, whether engaged in production or distribution. The Tyre Trade Joint Committee, of which he was a member, had arranged a plan which, although perhaps not perfect, had much good in it. The tyre-permit system had outlived its usefulness. Production would continue to be a trouble to manufacturers for many years, for there were shortages in most directions.
Mr, W. Fletcher, C.B.E., M.P., described himself as a rubber merchant, and referred to a period during the war when he had the task of getting tyres over a distance of 700 miles and through the hp lines to the Burma Road. They cost MO each.