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THE INDIA RUBBER VVORL.D 



[Sf.ptembep I, 19C6. 



RUBBER INTERESTS IN EUROPE. 



GERMANY. 



Ol'R Berlin correspondent, after a trip through a large 

 part of the empire, writes to Thh India RninER 

 Woui.i> that a market e.xists everywhere for American rub- 

 bers. " Kvery boot and .shoe dealer, " he writes, "should 

 be supplied with, at least, two sample pairs of American rub- 

 bers, which it would jiay the manufacturers to furnish 

 gratis, as in nine cases out often orders would result. Who- 

 ever has once worn a good light American rubber, will al- 

 ways wear them if obtainable. " 



= The factory of the Internationale Galalith-f.esellschaft 

 Hoff & Co. (Harburg a/d Elbe) is mentioned as having more 

 than :oo employes, (".alalith has recently been the subject 

 of a decision by the United States customs authorities, who 

 classify it with " unenumerated manufactured .uticUs," the 

 duty on which is 10 per cent, ad valoirm. 

 GREAT BRITAIN 

 TiiH Dermatine Co., Limited, is a new company regis- 

 tered in London to ac(iuire and carr\' on the business of the 

 old company of the same name, in existence since iSSy, and 

 only lately wound up. The new company is capitalized at 

 /35,ooo, of which /icooo is in 7 per cent, cumulative 

 shares. 



= It cannot be sufBciently well recogniz.ed, says London 

 Financial Neze/s, that in supporting the Continental Tyre 

 and Rubber Co. motorists are really supporting a home in 

 dustry, with nothing foreign about the factory but the 

 name. The company have lately opened extensive new 

 . works at Willesden, and every tire constructed there is 

 made by the most skilful workmen, under the supervision 

 of experts. 



= The trustees under the will of James Dick, of (ilasgow, 

 who died in 1902, leaving large bequests to charity, have 

 been proceeded against at law by some of the next of kin 

 who seek to inherit. It appears that the interest of the es- 

 tate in the Gutta-percha factory of R. & J. Dick is now 

 ^296, 930 [ = $1,445,110], and the tru.st assets held by the 

 trustees at jiresent amount to ^607,1 14 [=#2, 954, 520]. 



NOTES OF THH TIKE 1 RADE. 



'T^'^lIIC Ilealy Leather Tire Co. (Nos. SS-90 Gold street. New 

 -L York) have sent Mr. Frank \V. Wood or an extended 

 business trip to the Western states in the interest of their tire. 

 This tire is particularly adapted to the hsird usage incident 

 to the West, and for long touring trips. Mr. Wood started 

 from Chicago and will include among li!s points of call all 

 important commercial centers as far as the Pacific coast. 



= A11 the cars made by the New Amsterdam Motor Co. 

 (New York) will be eciuipped with the Goodyear Tire and 

 Rubber Co.'s "Quick Detachable" tires and rims. The 

 motor company stated recently that one of their demonstra- 

 ting cars had covered about 5000 miles with a set of the 

 Goodyear tires, and they believed the tires to be good for 

 2000 miles more. 



= Of the thirteen automobiles in the Glidden Cuj) contest 

 that won perfect scores, nine were equipped witli Goodrich 

 tires. The distance covered was 1150 miles 



= The trade is informed that the hou.se of Michelin et Cie. 

 control all patents on the detachable rim which attracted so 



much attention at the recent Grand Prix race. The Michelin 

 Products Selling Co., Inc. (Nevif York), as exclusive Ameri- 

 can representives of Michelin, will handle these rims in the 

 United Slates. 



= The Milwaukee Rubber Works Co. (Cudahy, Wi.scon- 

 sin) have established a number of new agencies for the sale 

 of the Fawkes airless automobile tire, which is their 

 specialty. 



^The M. & M. Manufacturing Co. (Akron, Ohio) are 

 marketing a retreading outfit for use in connection with 

 worn automobile tires. 



^The Turner endless solid tires sold by the Hartford Rub- 

 ber Works Co. are made in widths from 2 '2 to 8 inches, for 

 from 28 to 60 inch wheels. Tlic larger sizes are made in the 

 " twin " form. 



= Mr. Walter Hale, of New York city, arrived lately in 

 Paris after a 1200 mile tour in Spain and France in an 

 American motor car (a "Cleveland"). His tires were 

 American too — Dunlops — and he had only three punctures, 

 arriving in Paris on the same tires he started out with, al- 

 though the roads were bad over most of the route. 



= The California Newmastic Tire Co. (No. 1040 South 

 Main street, Los Angeles, California) are reported to have 

 filled more than 2000 pneumatic motor tires with their New- 

 mastic filling, to protect tires against punctures, 



= Maine Elastic Tire Filling Co., July 21, 1906, under 

 Maine laws; capital, $ro. 000. Incorporators: J. P. Dodge 

 (president), E. G. Haggett, and C. W. Berry, all of Portland, 

 Maine. 



= .\jax Standard Rubber Co. (New York) offer their auto- 

 mobile tires under a guarantee that thej- will run 5000 miles, 

 and against blow outs, blistering, and rim cutting within six 

 months from purchase. 



=June was the best month in the history of theSwinehart 

 Clincher Tire and Rubber Co., according to the reports made 

 by the officers of the company. The Swinehart clincher 

 tire is taking well with the trade and the company are work- 

 ing their plant to full capacity to keep up with the increased 

 demand for their product. 



= The Diamond Rubber Co. and the Stein Double Cushion 

 Tire Co. have received during the mouth large shipments of 

 cores and molds from the Williams Foundry and Machine 

 Co., who are making a strong bid for this branch of the 

 trade in this section. The latter company also filled good 

 orders for the Indianapolis Rubber Co., Morgan & Wright, 

 and the International A. & V. Tire Co. 



Tmc United States have created a consulate general in the 

 Congo Free State, as a means to keeping the Washington 

 government better informed in regard to affairs in tliat coun- 

 try. The first incum1)eut of the office is Clarence Rice 

 Slocum, of New York, recently consul at Saxe-Weimar, Ger- 

 many. 



Ri-RBKK was exijccted to figure prominently at the third 

 joint annual Agri-Horticultural Show of the Straits Settle- 

 ments and Federated Malay States, at Singapore, on August 

 16-18. Eight prizes were offered for exhibits of Para {Hevea) 

 and three for exhibits of " rambong " (f'inis). The list em- 

 braces prizes for agricultural produce generally, fruits and 

 flowers, live .stock, and the products of a number of native 

 industries. 



