October i, 1905.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



25 



NEWS OF THE AMERICAN RUBBER TRADE. 



THE "GOODYEAR GLOVE " FACTORY ENLARGED. 



THE Goodyear's India Rubber Glove Manufacturing Co. 

 (Naugatuck, Connecticut) are building an addition to 

 their druggists' sundries department, which Superin- 

 tendent F. F. Schaffer states will enable the company 

 to double their present output in this line. Early in August 

 the company began using a new addition to their shoe mill, 

 that will permit the production of 10,000 pairs more per day. 



THE FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER CO- — ADDITIONS. 



Important additions are being made to the plant of the 

 Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. ( Akron, Ohio ), to accommo- 

 date two projected new features in their business. The company 

 are about to take on the manufacture of pneumatic motor tires, 

 having acquired a patent granted to Theron R. Palmer, whose 

 tire has been considerably improved since the granting of the 

 patent. The company also plan entering upon the manufacture 

 of mechanical rubber goods. The floor space of the factory 

 will be doubled in size by the new addition, and the present 

 capacity practically doubled. One building, to be one story 

 high and 40X100 feet, will be used as a warehouse. Another, 

 to be four stories goX'oo feet, will be used for various manu- 

 facturing processes. 



THE B. F. GOODRICH CO. — SHOE DEPARTMENT. 



The manufacture of rubber boots and shoes was begun regu- 

 larly by The B. F.Goodrich Co. (Akron) on September 18. 

 The work was on a small scale, and devoted to the production 

 of samples, but it was intended to begin on a much larger scale 

 about October i. The machinery was practically all installed 

 and a number of trained workmen were in place as instructors 

 in the various processes of making rubber footwear. Superin- 

 tendent E. C. Shaw informed the representative of The India 

 RURRER World that the capacity of the boot and shoe de- 

 partment as now constituted would be 5000 or 6000 pairs a 

 day. 



THE FISK RUBBER CO. 



The company above named have lately awarded a contract 

 for a large addition to their rubber tire factory at Chicopee 

 Falls, Massachusetts, to cost in the neighborhood of S30.000. 

 It will be a three story brick building. 45 X 112 feet, with an 

 "L" construction forming an additional building 40 feet square. 

 One floor of the new building will be used for storage for rub- 

 ber fabrics and the others for the manufacture of bicycle tires 

 only, which will leave the main factory devoted solely to the 

 manufacture of the Fisk mechanically fastened automobile tire. 

 Kirkham & Parlett, of Springfield, are architects of the new 

 building. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE'S FIRST RUBBER STORE, 



The invitations which were issued for the opening of the 

 store of the Granite State Rubber Co. ( Manchester, New 

 Hampshire ), on September g. were accepted by a large number 

 of people, the store being crowded until late in the evening. 

 Not only is it the first rubber goods store to be opened in the 

 state, but the opening was advertised in an attractive way, the 

 officers of the company having become experienced, through 

 their management of the four " Crocker rubber stores "else- 

 where, in gaining the attention of the public. A fine orchestra 

 furnished a concert in the afternoon and another in the even- 

 ing. Twenty-five rubber plants were offered as prizes to the 

 ladies attending the opening who should guess nearest the 



amount of cash sales for that day. Besides, souvenirs were 

 given to everybody who visited the store. Mr. Isaac Crocker, 

 the treasurer of the new company, has been identified with the 

 rubber trade in New England for 35 years. Mr. H. L. Cropsey, 

 the president, has been connected for a long time with the 

 Hope Rubber Co., the Providence, Rhode Island, house in the 

 X^rocker chain of rubber stores. 



THE DIAMOND RUBBER CO. "s CONFERENCE. 



A CONFERKNCE of the otTicers and branch managers of The 

 Diamond Rubber Co. (Akron, Ohio) on September 8 and 9. 

 The object of the meeting was the same as that held every year 

 — to plan the company's business campaign for the coming 

 twelve months. Good reports were made from every quarter, 

 giving the company reason to be satisfied with the outlook. 

 One feature of interest is the increasing use of automobiles, and 

 consequently of pneumatic tires, in the South, where machines 

 can be used all year. It is understood that no marked change 

 is to be made in the company's styles of pneumatic tires. Branch 

 managers were present from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, 

 Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit. Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, 

 Atlanta, and San Francisco. 



THE SWEET TIRE AND RUBBER CO. 



At the annual meeting at Batavia, New York, on August 23, 

 the following directors were elected : John H. Ward, Ashtcn 

 W. Caney, and George E. Perrin, all of Batavia, and A. A. 

 Smith and Lewis Benedict, of Attica, N. Y. The only change 

 from last year is that Mr. Smith succeeds John M. Sweet. The 

 directors reelected the officers, as follows : John H. Ward, pres- 

 ident ; A. W. Caney, vice president; George E. Perrin, secre- 

 tary and treasurer. 



bailey's "won't slip" TIRES. 



C. J. Bailey & Co. (Boston) have issued a license for the 

 manufacture of their " Won't Slip" motor tire treads to Mor- 

 gan & Wright, in addition to the six important rubber factories 

 already making these treads under license. It is stated that 

 the demand for these treads has become so great that the manu- 

 facturers are unable to supply it. Messrs. Bailey & Co. have 

 received a letter from F. R. Tibbitts, of Boston, stating that he 

 has used a set of " Won't Slip " treads for over a year, in which 

 time his 28 HP. motor, weighing 2500 pounds, has run over 9000 

 miles. One tread having been slightly punctured, he is sending 

 it for repairs, with the idea that it will be good for another 

 1000 or 2000 miles running. 



RUBBER AT A CANADIAN EXHIBITION. 



The rubber industry of Ontario was very thoroughly repre- 

 sented at the Canadian National Exhibition, at Toronto, which 

 closed during the first week in September. The number of ex- 

 hibitors was greater than at any time in the past, and the num- 

 ber and variety of exhibits correspondingly greater. Displays 

 were made by the (Jutta-Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Co. 

 of Toronto, Limited, the Dunlop Tire Co., Limited, and the 

 Ontario Rubber Co., of Toronto ; the Merchants' Rubber Co., 

 Limited, of Berlin, and the Berlin Rubber Manufacturing Co., 

 Limited. 



THE COLONIAL TIRE AND RUBBER CO. 

 [See The Iniiia Ruiibkk WoRLn, March I, 1905— page 207.] 



This company was incorporated September 2, 1905. under 

 the laws of Ohio, with headquarters at Akron, to succeed the 

 Delaware corporation under the same name, of 1902. The in- 



