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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[May I. 1907. 



THE RUBBER FOOTWEAR TRADE. 



Within the past month many newspapers printed rumors 

 to the effect that an advance in the prices of rubber footwear 

 would be made, probably to take effect from May 1. The India 

 Rubber World, on going to press, in answer to inquiries made 

 at the offices of the United States Rubber Co., is advised that 

 nothing is known there of an advance in prices. It has not 

 been deemed worth while to pursue the inquiry further. The 

 only change that has taken place in selling terms since the first 

 of the year is that the cash discount for prepayment of accounts 

 was increased on April i, as is usual, and was announced before- 

 hand. 



Newspaper reports continue to refer to the advance in rubber 

 footwear made January i, whereas there has been no change 

 in net prices since April i, 1906. 



Conditions in the rubber shoe trade underwent a decided 

 change for the better during the latter part of the winter. It 

 was a poor rubber season until after New Year's, but the supply 

 of snow from the first of February was most favorable for busi- 

 ness, continuing to an unprecedentedly late date. On April 9 

 Syi inches of snow fell in New York City, being the heaviest 

 fall on record for so late a date. 



The rubber footwear factories are busy, after a brief shut- 

 down for stocktaking and repairs at the end of March. 



THE TRADE AT DENVER. 



The Denver Rubber Co. (Denver, Colorado) have disposed 

 of their retail department and removed from their former 

 premises to Nos. 1433-143S Lawrence street, where they will 

 occupy the entire building, with increased facilities and a ISrger 

 stock than hitherto. Mr. R. A. Kincaid continues as president, 

 and the company are exclusive representatives of several lead- 

 ing manufacturers of mechanical rubber good and sundries. 



The retail department of the business has been purchased 

 by Phil Arnold, Jr., who for several years had been manager of 

 the company, and removed to No. 434 Sixteenth street, Denver, 

 where he has opened a retail business under the style of Good- 

 year Rubber Store Co. The firm has no connection with any 

 of the other Goodyear rubber stores, though there is some 

 Eastern capital interested. The new company will carry on a 

 general retail and mail order business in rubber goods. 



WILLIAM H. SCHEEL— FIRE. 



The entire stock of William H. Scheel, dealer in paints and 

 varnish materials, and supplies for rubber and other manufac- 

 turers, at No. 159 Maiden lane, New York, together with the 

 building, was destroyed by fire early on the morning of April 4. 

 Mr. Scheel was prepared, however, to take orders for immediate 

 or future deliveries of any of the lines previously offered by 

 him to the trade, with little or no delay of shipments, except on 

 large orders, and these he was able to take care of from lots 

 previously ordered and coming forward, or from stocks cabled 

 for immediately after the fire. The concern will be located at 

 No. 140 Maiden lane until the old premises can be rebuilt. 



TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



The Trident Tire Co. (New York) are reported to have un- 

 der consideration the question of doing their own manufac- 

 turing. It is understood that the company booked 15S orders 

 at the Chicago automobile show, including one for 4,000 tires. 



Certain imported French tires were recently before the cus- 

 toms appraisers at New York with the result that they were 

 valued for entry as follows: The tires varied in size from 32J/2 

 X 4^ inches to 36;/^ x 4^ inches, and were appraised at from 

 $49.22 to $54.04 each — avei aging $51.63 each, or $206.52 per 

 set, without duties paid. 



The seventh annual convention of the National Electrical 

 Contractors' Association of the United States will be held in 

 New York on July 17-19, and promises to be the most largely 

 attended and probably the most interesting convention the asso- 

 ciation has held. 



TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



The Akron Rubber Engineering Co. (.313-314 Everett building, 

 Akron, Ohio) are establishing a business of systematizing me- 

 chanical equipment for rubber factories. Their special line 

 will be to make plans and specifications for rubber factories. 



Charles W. Harris, formerly Chicago manager for the Penn- 

 sylvania Rubber Co., has been appointed general manager for 

 the American Cellular Tire Co., who are bringing out a new 

 tire, with offices at 812 Great Northern building, Chicago. Alex- 

 ander Adamson (.\kron. Ohio) has contracted to supply molds 

 for the new tire. 



The Garter Cross Co. have been incorporated in Connecticut 

 with $20,000 capital, and will establish a factory at New Haven. 



The Sullivan Insulation Co. was incorporated February 18, 

 1907, under the laws of New York ; capital, $10,000. Directors : 

 John S. Durand and John Bowen, No. 81 Fulton street. New 

 York ; Maurice Sullivan, No. 85 South Fifth street, Brooklyn, 

 N. Y. Incorporated principally to exploit a patented removable 

 and replaceable flange and flange fitting covering, and to con- 

 tract for boiler and pipe coverings. The charter authorizes the 

 company to manufacture insulated wires and cables, using 

 rubber or any other insulating material. 



The Rubber Balloon Co. of ."Xmerica (Newark, New Jersey), 

 formed some two years ago to manufacture toy balloons by a 

 special process, have retired from business. 



.\t the banquet of the Rochester (New York) Automobile 

 Club on March 25, the handsome menu cards had a cover de- 

 sign, the principal feature of which was a representation of 

 the Goodrich-Bailey Tread tire. 



Mr. Thomas G. Richards, president of the B. & R. Rubber 

 Co., delivered an address on the evening of April 10 before the 

 Appleton Club of North Brookfield, Massachusetts, on india- 

 rubber, the methods of obtaining the raw material, and the 

 processes of manufacture. 



The employes of the Davol Rubber Co. (Providence, Rhode 

 Island) gave a concert and "social" on the evening of April 

 15 which was well attended and much enjoyed by those pres- 

 ent. The committee in charge included Daniel J. McCarthy, 

 George Cosgrove, G. W. Whittemore and George Francis. 



The Woonsocket Rubber Co. and the American Wringer Co. 

 are among the manufacturing concerns co-operating with the 

 social science section of the Fortnightly Club of Woonsocket, 

 Rhode Island, in working for the prevention and cure of tuber- 

 culosis among factory employes. 



Shippey Brothers, 14 King street. Cheapside, London, have 

 been appointed agents for the sale of the heavy motor 'bus tires 

 of the "side wire" type manufactured by Morgan & Wright 

 (Detroit, Michigan). 



.•\ petition in bankruptcy was filed on April 16 against the 

 E. J. Willis Co. (New York), dealers in automobile supplies. 

 The company have handled large quantities of rubber tires, 

 as did the president. Ernest J. Willis, in business as an in- 

 dividual before forming the company. 



Rubber erasers entered at New York by L. & C. Hardtmuth at 

 3 shillings were advanced by the customs appraisers to 3 

 shillings 6 pence. 



At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Joseph Dixon 

 Crucible Co. (Jersey City, New Jersey), 6,460 of the 7,345 

 shares being represented, th« board of directors was re-elected. 

 The offices were later re-elected as follows : E. F. C. Young, 

 president: John A. Walker, vice president and treasurer; 

 George E. Long, secretary; Judge Joseph D. Bedle, counsel. 



.\n automobile club with 60 members has been organized at 

 Akron, Ohio. Charles C. Goodrich, of The B. F. Goodrich Co., 

 is president. 



.\ recent count showed 1,117 vehicles in New York city to be 

 equipped with the "sidewire" tires of The Firestone Tire and 

 Rubber Co. 



