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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[JULV I, 1906. 



plant. A 74 inch belt press has been shipped to the Ameri- 

 can Rubber Manufacturing Co. to be used in the new plant. 

 that is being equipped by the company at Oakland, Califor- 

 nia. Another good sized shipment was made to the Kansas 

 Rubber Co. of Olathe, Kansas. The company also shipped 

 an S inch strainer to the Canadian Rubber Co. ol Montreal, 

 Limited. 



The Williams Foundry and Machine Co. are making a 

 strong bid for patronage in the rubber industry. Especially 

 is this firm placing a large number of molds and hydraulic 

 presses. 



Mention was made in the last I.\di.\ Rihber WoRi.n of a 

 warning sent out by the state fire marshal of Ohio against 

 the use of rubber hose for gas connections where natural gas 

 is use. The marshal, Mr. Henry D. Davis, writes to The 

 Indi.v Rurbkk World that his oflice has no power to pre- 

 vent the use of such hose, but he has encouraged the pas- 

 sage of city ordinances, providing that only wrought iron 

 pipes shall be used for natural gas, owing to the fact that air 

 comliined with gas is an explosive material which will ignite 

 from a spark or the blaze of a lamp or match- -besides 

 which the danger of asphyxiation is always to be kept in 

 mind. 



J, II. .\dams has been appointed receiver of the firm of 

 Dunton & To<ld, of Akron, manufacturers of rubber horse 

 shoes, upon a petition filed in the common pleas court, alleg- 

 ing that the firm was insolvent. The suit was brought by 

 C. A. Holloway, who was the manager of the ])lant, and 

 who represented that he held claims amounting to S4''^.=;- 



E. W. Gammell, formerly connected with The India Rub 

 ber Co., of Akron, has been appointed general purchasing 

 agent of the Hartford Rubber Works Co., entering upon his 

 new duties May i . 



A -series of receptions was tendered to the office men and 

 other employes of The B. F. Goodrich Co., The Diamond Rub- 

 ber Co., and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., during the 

 past month, by the Young Men's Christian Association in 

 Akron. The latter organization has just opened its spacious 

 building, and the receptions were held in order to enlist the 

 oftlce men and employes of the big rubber companies as mem- 

 bers. As a result of these receptions the membership of tlie 

 new organization is largelj' made up of employes of the rub- 

 ber concerns. 



Joseph Dangel, superintendent of the American Hard 

 Rubber Co. 's Akron factorj-, is captain of the champion 

 bowling team of Summit County and Akron. The team is 

 known as "The Rubbernecks " and won the city champion- 

 ship. The same team has bowled for four seasons and at the 

 close of this season it was banqueted bj- the other teams of 

 the county. 



A rubber social, for the purpose of raising money ft r 

 church needs, is the latest novelty. The Altar Society of 

 the Mansfield (Ohio) Catholic church held such a social on 

 May 12, at which every- person present donated some article 

 of rubber. The church parlors were turned into a good 

 sized rubber store. Later the goods were sold at auction and 

 the proceeds were turned over to the church treasurer. 



The capital stock of the Dentists' Dental Rubber Co. of Ak- 

 ron which was recentU" incorporated with Siooo capital, has 

 been increased to §100,000. For the present the companj- 

 expects to have its product made by another rubber companj'; 

 later on the company expect to build their own factory. 



THE NbW JERSEY RUBBER INDUSTRY. 



BV A RKSIDENT CORRESPONDENT. 



TO THE Kditor of The India Rubber World : the 

 general condition of the rubber trade in and about 

 Trenton continues active, all the companies having a good 

 supply of orders on hand. While the rush of a month or 

 two ago has dropped off to some extent, the present output 

 in all the mechanical lines exceeds that of the corresponding 

 period of anj' recent year, notwithstanding the high price ol 

 rubber and cotton. As a result manufacturers are con- 

 tinually on the lookout for first class rubber workers, and 

 the improved conditions in the various factories have elimi- 

 nated any feeling of dissatisfaction among the employes 

 which maj' have existed a year ago. 



The Standard Rubber Co. (Trenton), incorporated in Sep- 

 tember last, have opened branches in Boston and Chicago to 

 take care of the rapid growth of their business. l\lr. James 

 I). Brady, the company's manager, who lately returned from 

 a trip Ivist, states the condition of the rubber business 

 throughout the New Ivngland states as exceptionally good. 

 The Boston office is in charge of Mr. P. A. Murphy. The 

 companj' are carrying a stock at the Chicago oflBce, and are 

 now filling manj' orders direct from the western branch. 



With the Saturday half holidaj' now in effect, many com- 

 panies have organized athletic clubs and a promise of strong 

 rivalry for team honors exists among the men. The em- 

 ployfe of the United and Globe Rubber Manufacturing Cos. 

 are much interested in the baseball team latelj- organized. 

 Through their manager they have challenged all other 

 rubber company teams. . 



CEYLON RUBBER EXHIBITION. 



ON another page appears an advertisement of the rubber 

 exhibition, under official auspices, to be held in Ceylon 

 in September next. It is intended to represent the latest 

 progress in dealing with rubber from everj- standpoint — from 

 the forming of plantations and the collection of the product 

 to the manipulation of the latter in the manufacture of rubber 

 goods. The planning of the exhibition has been the subject 

 of much careful thought, it has eulisted widespread interest, 

 and the results promise to be of real value to the rubber in- 

 terest throughout the world. The coming event has had 

 attention already in the news columns of our Journal ; it is 

 referred to here to introduce a remark on how the advertis- 

 ing columns of The India Rubber World have gradually 

 recorded so manj' changes in connection with rubber — not 

 the least of which is the substitution now in progress of 

 plantation rubber for the forest product. 



Prizes are offered for samples of rubber grown in Ceylon, 

 in 12 classes, including 11 gold medals, 12 silver medals, 

 and 3 silver cups. The list of exhibits provides for " Para " 

 {/Icvea), Caslilloa, " Ceara " {Manihot), and " rambong " 

 {Ficus) rubbers. Another list of prizes is offered for rubber 

 in the same classes, whether produced in Ceylon or abroad. 

 Also, additional prizes (1) for the best collection of rubber 

 other than the preceding, and (2) the best commercial sam- 

 ple of rubber in the show. Besides, 25 gold medals are 

 offered for rubber collecting and coagulating apparatus and 

 processes. 



