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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[October i, 1904. 



A Quorum of Jury No. 11, Before the Brazilian Pavilion, St. Louis World's Fair. 



of the lack of time — to draw up a list of the rubber and allied 

 exhibits, which is appended. This list is intended to serve the 

 double purpose of a guide to those who have not yet visited 

 the Exposition, and who may desire to see what it contains in 

 rubber during October and November, and also as a record of 

 what the rubber of trade of the world contributed toward the 

 great World's Fair of 1904. 



UNITED STATES. 

 In the following list of exhibits relating to the India-rubber 

 and allied trades, five excellent displays are not included, for 

 the reason that they have already been described and illustrated 

 in The India Rubber World— namely, those of the follow- 

 ing concerns: 



The B. F. Goodrich Co Akron, Ohio. 



Banner Rubber Co St. Louis, Missouri. 



The Eureka Fire Hose Co New York. 



Apsley Rubber Co Hudson, Massachusetts. 



\ oorhees Rubber Manufacturing Co Jersey City, New Jersey. 



It is possible here to devote only a brief amount of space to 

 the remaining exhibits, as follows: 



Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (Akron, Ohio) had an ex- 

 hibit in the Transportation building that at once attracted the 

 eye of the passerby because of the huge pebbled ball, some two 

 feet in diameter, that hung at the entrance, and drew attention 

 to the Saunders pneumatic golf ball. Within the space allotted 

 to the company were tires— solid and pneumatic, for carriages, 

 autos, and bicycles ; rubber tiling in various colors ; druggists 

 sundries; horseshoe pads, in black and white; and a special 

 machine for attaching solid tires to vehicles. 



The Republic Rubber Co. (Youngstown. Ohio), in the 

 Transportation building, showed samples only of their solid tires 

 for vehicles, the exhibit being in charge of Mr. W. B. Nefl. 



The Kokomo Rubber Co. (Kokomo, Indiana) had a 

 modest but effective exhibit of solid and pneumatic tires, in 

 red and black, a fine picture of their factory, hams of crude 

 rubber, and so on. 



The Swinehart Clincher Tire and Rubber Co. (.'\kron 

 Ohio), on a long table protected by a brass rail, showed types 

 of their tires, large and small, and while there was no one in 

 charge to exploit their virtues, there were plenty of Swinehart 

 booklets that told the r.tory very completely. 



The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. (Akron, Ohio) showed 

 in the Transportation building some of the largest solid tires 

 ever produced. These were exhibited both on wheels and 

 alone. In addition were samples of all sizes, from the smallest 

 up. The exhibit was well arranged — the furniture of oak, a 

 handsome rug on the floor, and the whole enclosed in brass 

 railings. 



The F.-^wkes Rubber Tire Co. (Denver, Colorado) showed 

 their special type of tire in the Transportation building, and as 

 usual had a crowd of interested seekers after something in 

 tires that will not puncture. 



The Standard Underground Cable Co. (Pittsburgh _ 

 Pennsylvania) showed three cases containing samples of tele- 

 graph, fire alarm, and electric light and power insulated wires. 

 They also showed a section of a subway into which were car- 

 ried lead covered cables from a huge reel. The exhibit was 



