June i, ipog.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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News of the American Rubber Trade. 



NEW RUBBF.R FACTORY IN WISCONSIN. 



THE company operating at Mineral Point, Wis., for some 

 time as Kell)- Manufacturing Gd., were reorganized in April 

 as Badger Rubber Works, Inc. — a Wisconsin corporation 

 with $100,000 capital — and they are doing a business in the manu- 

 facture of general mold work, friction fabrics, hose, tubing, fruit 

 jar rings and the like. George N. Graham is president; Phil 

 Allen, Jr., vice-president and treasurer, and John W. Moody, 

 secretary. The company have a Chicago office at No. 1341 

 Michigan avenue. 



TENNESSEE'S FIRST RUBBER FACTORY. 



American Rubber Works is the name of a new corporation 

 under the laws of Tennessee, organized May 10, 1909, with 

 $25,000 capital, to manufacture automobile tires, patented punc- 

 ture proof tire shields and druggii>ts' sundries. A rubber plant is 

 being installed and is in partial operation at Commerce street 

 and Third avenue, Nashville, Tennessee. W. Witherspoon is 

 •president of the company, V. H. Cole vice-president, George R. 

 White secretary, and Joseph R. Plasket treasurer. W. F. .An- 

 derson is general manager. 



A NEW TIRE FACTORY. 



The Dreadnaught Tire Co., mentioned in The Indi.v Rubber 

 World, May i, 1909 (page 299), as having been incorporated 

 under the laws of New Jersey, have begun the manufacture of 

 pneumatic tires at No. 251 Ocean avenue, Jersey Citj' — premises 

 occupied hitherto by James J. Coomber in the repair of auto- 

 mobile tires, and whose business is taken on by the new corpora- 

 tion. The manufacture of repair gum, conducted by Mr. 

 Coomber, will also be continued. Stewart Browne, No. 170 

 Broadway, New York, is president of the new company. Mr. 

 Coomber in October, 1907, had incorporated, under the laws of 

 New York, the Coom.ber Tire and Rubber Co., to manufacture 

 packings and tires in Jersey City, which succeeded the incorpora- 

 tion of the Coomber Rubber Co.. under the New Jersey laws, in 

 -April, 1907. 



NOW THE "EMPIRE TIRE CO." 



The Empire Automobile Tire Co. (Trenton, New Jersey) 

 have shortened their corporate title by dropping the word "auto- 

 mobile," since they are not now confining their production to 

 automobile tires. The Empire company, established a little more 

 than two years ago, at once took an important position in the 

 trade, and its business ha? shfiwn steady growth. 



MINNESOTA RUBBER CO. (MINNEAPOLIS). 



The firm known hitherto as Plant Brothers, wholesalers of 

 rubber goods in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at No. 21 South Second 

 street, announced on April 24 : "To avoid confusing our business 

 with that of another house in Minneapolis operating under a 

 name similar to that of Plant Brothers, from this date the style 

 of our firm will be Minnesota Rubber Co." They are north- 

 western agents for The Cleveland Rubber Works of the Mechan- 

 ical Rubber Co., and exclusive northwestern agents for The 

 G & J Tire Co., besides handling waterproof clothing. 

 RETIREMENT OF DANIEL ELOOE. 



Daniel Ki.ock, Jr., of Troy. New York, has disposed of his 

 rubber goods business to the Ailing Rubber Co., a corporation 

 conducting a chain of jobbing and retail stores in New England, 

 with houses also at Paterson, New Jersey, and Schenectady, 

 N. Y. Wilfred C. Minor, treasurer of the Ailing company, will 

 take charge of the Troy store. Mr. Klock established his retail 

 business in Troy December i, 1865, and since 1878 has occupied 

 the same premises — No. 10 Broadv.-ay — now acquired by the 

 Allings. For 40 years Mr. Klock also conducted a wholesale 

 rubber goods store in Troy, at another address. During some 



years the business was conducted under the style D. Klock, Jr., 

 & Co., until May i, 1906, when William H. Mann retired from 

 the firm, after which Mr. Klock confined himself to the retail 

 trade. Mr. Klock, who now retires from business, has long been 

 a leading business man in Troy, and one of the prominent citizens. 



THE ENGLISH OKONITE CO. 



The Okonite Co., Limited, of London, having decided upon 

 voluntary liquidation, a meeting of creditors, as required by law, 

 was called for May 3, Mr. W. T. Ogden, on? of the directors, 

 being the liquidator. This is a formal step toward the removal 

 of the domicile of the company to the United States. The India 

 Rubber World already (January i, 1909 — page 151) has reported 

 the incorporation of the Okonite Co., under the laws of New- 

 Jersey, for the purpose of carrying out the new plans of the 

 Okonite interests. 



RUBBER BOOTS FOR ROYALTY. 



The Hood Rubber Co. (Boston) arc mentioned as liaving re- 

 ceived, through the Italian ministry of war. an order for several 

 pairs of their rubber boots for King Emmanuel III. presumably 

 due to the Duke d'Abruzzi having secured some of the products 

 of this company from their exhibit at the Jamestown Exposi- 

 tion last year, which later were used on his yacht. 



ANNUAL meetings. 



The annual meeting of the Consolidated Rubber Tire Co. 

 (New York) was held on May 3, when the board of directors 

 was reelected without change, after which the officers were al.so 

 reelected. 



The annual meeting of The Manufactured Rubber Co. (Phila- 

 delphia) was held on May 12, when the following were elected 

 directors: Clayton E. Piatt, John S. Arndt, George G. Peter- 

 son, Edward J. Dumce and Isaac R. Pennypacker. After paying 

 the usual dividend of 6 per cent, of the preferred stock of the 

 company, a balance was carried over to the undivided profits 

 account. 



At the annual meeting of Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. (Jersey 

 City, New Jersey), on April 19. the old board, consisting of 

 George T. Smith, William Murray, William H. Corbin, Edward 

 L. Young, George E. Long, William G. Bunsted and Harry 

 Dailey, was reelected. The board then reelected the officers: 

 George T. Smith, president: William H. Corbin, vice-president; 

 George E. Long, treasurer; Harry Dailey. secretary. William H. 

 Corbin was reelected counsel. 



TRADE news NOTES. 



The Vim Cycle and Hardware Co. (Buffalo. New York) 

 have purchased the bicycle department of the Iroquois Rubber 

 Co., of the same city. 



In connection with the anniversary of the Hope Rubber Co. 

 (Providence, Rhode Island)— a store now 33 years old— men- 

 tioned in The India Rubber World last month, the employes 

 had a banquet on the evening of May i. Including their guests, 

 more than 50 were present. Mr. Isaac Crocker, president and 

 treasurer of the company, was one of the speakers. 



At a recent meeting of the city council of Peoria. Illinois, the 

 bill for fire hcse of the Manhattan Rubber Manufacturing Co. 

 (Passaic, New Jersey) was ordered paid, and the clerk was in- 

 structed to express the council's appreciation of the inspection 

 of the hose by the Underwriters' Laboratory. 



Metal Lock Tile Co. has been adopted as the name of the 

 corporation formed under the laws of Maine, October 2, 1906, as 

 the National Metal Back Rubber Tiling Co., and mentioned later 

 as having begun manufacturing, first at Trenton, and later 

 at Wilmington. The offices, all the while in Philadelphia, have 

 been removed to No. 400 Chestnut street, in that city. 



