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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[June I, 1907. 



the stocks should be disposed of as promptly as possible. The 

 concern here mentioned was incorporated January 17, 1905, 

 with $50,000 capital, to succeed the Thomson-Glaskin Co., in- 

 corporated four years earlier. H. L. Glaskin, active in the 

 management throughout, was formerly the Duluth representa- 

 tive of W. S. Xott Co., the Minneapolis rubber jobbers. 



A "COLORADO RUBBER" FAILURE. 



The property of the American Production Co., at Buena 

 Vista, Colorado, consisting of land and three frame buildings, 

 was oflfered at public sale on April 20 and brought $247 — 

 barely enough to pay the taxes due. The engines and machinery 

 at one time on the premises were sent away several months 

 before. The company was incorporated May 12, 1905, under 

 the laws of Xew Jersey, to extract rubber from the Colorado 

 "rabbit weed," with $50,000 capital authorized. The incorpo- 

 rators were mainly Pittsburgh people. 



NEW ENGLAND RUBBER CLUB "LADIES' NIGHT." 



The first "ladies' night" in the history of the New England 

 Rubber Club was given on the evening of May 10 in Chipman 

 Mall, Masonic Temple, Boston, and was well attended, there 

 being about 140 ladies present. A program of high class vocal 

 and instrumental music was rendered by some of the best talent 

 in Boston. A feature of the entertainment was a series of per- 

 formances on the Choralcelo, a new instrument in which elec- 

 tricity is involved in musical tone production through the 

 vibration of piano strings. 



A "CLINCHER" TIRE INFRINGEMENT SUIT. 



In re Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co. v. Pennsylvania 

 Rubber Co.— a suit for infringement of United States patent 

 No. 466.577 (for a pneumatic tire), issued January 5, 1892, to 

 Frederick Schrader, of Philadelphia— the f'rima facie evidence 

 for complainant and evidence for defendant have been taken. 

 and it is understood that evidence for complainant in reply is 



Tire Cross Sections — Schr.\der's P.ment. 



being taken. The suit was filed May 26, 1906, in the United 

 States circuit court for the district of Massachusetts, and the 

 defendant filed answer December 4, 1906. The invention cov- 

 ered by the Shrader patent relates to a flexible inflatable tire 

 capable of being readily and securely fastened to the wheel. Under 

 the specifications the tire may be made in various forms, two of 

 which are suggested by the accompanying drawings. The rim 

 is made with a central annular groove, with annular grooves on 

 each side, which serve as pockets for the reception of the tire 

 cover. On the inner side of each edge of the cover is an 

 annular groove, the two serving for the reception of a flexible 

 plate or band, designed to stiffen when tension is applied, as by 

 the inflation of the inner tube. Various means are specified for 

 drawing together the ends of the securing band, to holding the 

 tire more securely in position, and for providing for the infla- 

 tion of the tire, but the salient features of the invention are 

 indicated by the cuts. It has been suggested in the trade that 

 if the Schrader patent is upheld it may prove broader in scope 

 than would at first appear— affecting, in fact, the status of all 

 tires of the "clincher" or like types except those held on rims 

 solely by the fact of inflation. The Schrader patent will ter- 

 minate on January- 5, 1909. 



LOSSES BY FIRE. 



Fire on the morning of April 29 destroyed a wing of the fac- 

 tory of the Housatonic Rubber Works (Bridgeport, Connecti- 

 cut), in which were contained the drying rooms for stock. The 

 fire started in a waste paper basket in the office. The structure 

 destroyed was of wood. 40 x 60 feet in size, and will be re- 

 placed by a brick building of the same dimensions. Loss on 

 the building and reclaimed rubber about $11,000. fully insured. 

 The Housatonic company have been reclaiming rubber for about 

 25 years. J. .\. Wilson is president and P. A, Wilson secretary. 



.\. G. Spalding & Brothers' Manufacturing Co. advise The 

 India Rubuer World in regard to a fire, reported on .-Xpril 20: 

 "The fire we had at our Stoughton factory w-as not a very bad 

 one. It has been all fixed up and we are running again. It is 

 not our intention to move that plant." Reference is made to 

 the golf ball factory acquired from the Stoughton Rubber Co. 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 



On May I the business of Charles Niedner (Maiden. Massa- 

 chusetts), manufacturer of underwriters' linen fire hose and cot- 

 ton fabrics for insulation, was turned over to the Chas. Nied- 

 ner's Sons Co., a Massachusetts corporation of which the presi- 

 dent and treasurer is William Niedner, hitherto the general 

 manager of the business, and the secretary is Charles L. Nied- 

 ner, who has been in charge of the manufacturing end. 



Wallace L. Gough Co., May 11, 1907, under New Jersey laws, 

 to deal in crude india-rubber, gutta-percha, and balata ; capital, 

 $50,000. Incorporators — W. L. Gough, E. E. Halhck, and H. M. 

 Gough. The new corporation takes over the business of Wal- 

 lace L. Gough & Co., rubber merchants, at No. 108 Water street, 

 New York, and No. 186 Devonshire street, Boston. 



Martin-Evans Co., May 3, 1907, under New York laws ; rubber 

 tires and automobile supplies ; capital, $30,000. To take over the 

 business of the New Y'ork-Broadway Rubber Tire Co. (incor- 

 porated in New Jersey, November 7, 1901). with a plant at No. 

 1 186 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Incorporators: Delmar 

 D. Martin, general manager of the old company; M. L. Martin, 

 and F. E. Evans. 



The Traver Blowout Patch Co. has been incorporated under 

 New York laws, with $10,000 capital, to manufacture devices 

 for the protection of pneumatic tires. Directors : M. McNamara, 

 P. !McXamara, L. F. Walter, Jr., and Peter Schmunk. Office: 

 No. 1265 Broadway, New York. 



Articles of incorporation have been filed, under the Massa- 

 chusetts laws, by Samuel Cabot, Incorporated, with $315,000 

 capital, to carry on the business of paints and pigments, founded 

 by the late Samuel Cabot, of Boston. H. B. Cabot is president 

 and E. Cunningham treasurer. This house has long done an 

 important business in supplying lampblacks for the rubber manu- 

 facturers. 



CHANGES OF ADDRESS. 



The Seamless Rubber Co. (New Haven. Connecticut) an- 

 nounce that owing to the increase of business it has been neces- 

 sary to remove their New York quarters from No. 11 1 Cham- 

 bers street to No. 296 Broadwax', at which place they will carry 

 a complete stock of goods. 



The Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Co. (New 

 Y'ork) have changed the location of their Chicago branch from 

 Nos. 96-98 Lake street to Nos. 224-226 Randolph street. 



Goodyear's India Rubber Selling Co., recently incorporated 

 as the sole selling agents for Goodyear's India Rubber Glove 

 Manufacturing Co., have removed their Chicago office to No. 

 169 Jackson boulevard (Royal Insurance building). A. W. 

 Smith is the company's Western representative. 



"BETTY." 



.\monc the recognized harbingers of spring, in this country 

 at least, is the annual appearance of a new "Goodrich Girl.' 

 This year's addition to the long list of attractive pictures com- 

 ing under this heading is "Betty," who does not suffer from 



