October i, 1904.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER V/ORLD 



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NEW TRADE PUBLICATIONS. 



THE Merchants Rubber Co., Limited (Berlin, Ontario), 

 a new company, have issued their first catalogue and 

 price list of Rubber Boots and Shoes, comprising an extensive 

 line, which is satisfactorily illustrated and described. Prices 

 are given, [jji' x 5%'- 64 pages.J 



The Diamond Rubber Co. (Akron Ohio), issue a booklet 

 of tasteful appearance, entitled "My Sentiments," being "a 

 few pointed remarks " regarding their " Indian Red " and " Sil- 

 ver Leaf " brands of Steam Packing, emphasizing the durabil- 

 ity of the same. [3}i'x6'. 12 pages.] Also 4- page circu- 

 lars each on Pump Valves and Mats and Matting. 



The B. V. Goodrich Co. (Akron, Ohio) issue a strikingly 

 novel brochure, described on the cover as a "Primer," being " A 

 rhyme book on y« letters of y Alphabet, containing also cer- 

 tain short Truths." The literary style is a modification of that 

 of the "New England Primer" of the seventeenth century, 

 while the illustrations are fully 213 years in advance of the art 

 of that old classic. On the first page, under a suitable picture, 

 we learn : 



A is for Ape — 



A dissatisfied monk ; 



If he roile Palmtr Tins 



Ile'd have much more spunk. 



And on every succeeding page is a similar combination of 

 wit, wisdom — and tire truths. [6" x loV'- 26 pages.J 



Fabric Fire Hose Co. (New York) issue a brochure entitled 

 " Fire Engineers' Hand Book," including an account of fire 

 hose weaving, the details of the wax and gum treatment to 

 which this company's hose is subjected, tables of work done by 

 and power required for fire streams and other like statistics, 

 and useful hints on " First aid to the injured " in fire fighting 

 forces. [7" X 6". 46 pages.] 



Jenkins Brothers (New York) issue a booklet, "Valve 

 Troubles and How to Avoid Them," which seems likely to 

 prove of much value to engineers and steam users. First are 

 summarized the difficulties most commonly encountered in the 

 installation and use of valves, with suggestions for their rem- 

 edy. The remaining pages are devoted to descriptions of the 

 Jenkins valves, now in such wide use that it is asserted that 

 there are comparatively few steam 

 plants in the United States where one 

 or another of the various types is not 

 to be found. \y/z' X 6^'s". 24 pages.] 



ALSO RECEIVED. 



Mason Regulator Co., Boston=Price List 

 of Mason Reducing Valve Parts. July 15, 

 iq04. 8 pages. 



Keasbey & Mattison Co.. Ambler, Penn- 

 sylvania^Notes on Asbestos Packings and 

 Gaskets. 36 pages. 



A. G. Spalding & Brothers, New York. = 

 Catalogue of Fall and Winter Sports. 

 [With illustrations of a number of articles 

 comprising rubber.] 96 pages. 



A. E. Gallien, No. 12 West Thirty third 

 street. New York. ^Samson Leather Tire. 

 12 pages. 



Chicago Fire Hose Co., Chicago:=Fire 

 Hose and Apparatus. [The company mar- 

 ket the fire hose product of the Cleveland 

 works of the Mechanical Rubber Co. [24 

 pages. 



Fibre Cushion Horse Shoe Co., Inc., New 

 York. — [Prospectus of company.] 16 pages. 



Linen Hose in Theaters. — The board of fire commission- 

 ers of Newark, New Jersey, have ordered that rubber lined hose 

 be used in all theaters in that city, instead of linen hose, as 

 heretofore. Much complaint has resulted, it being contended 

 that linen hose meets every necessary requirement ; that it is 

 lighter in weight, and therefore more easily handled in case of 

 a fire ; that it can be stored in less space than rubber lined 

 hose, and requires less care to keep it in good condition ; and 

 that rubber lined hose is more apt to deteriorate, in the warm 

 temperature to which hose is exposed in theaters. The chief 

 of the fire department of New York city, when called upon for 

 an expression, wrote : "A large portion of the hose connected 

 to standpipes in this city Is linen hose, capable of standing a 

 pressure of 300 pounds to the square inch, and which meets 

 the requirements of this department." The Newark board, 

 however, refused to rescind its order. F<ubber lined hose has 

 been used exclusively in the local fire department for years. 



THE VOORHEES RUBBER CO. AT ST. LOUIS. 



AN interesting exhibit in Machinery Hall, at the St. Louis 

 World's Fair, is that of the Voorhees Rubber Manufac- 

 turing Co. (Jersey City, New Jersey). There is on exhibition 

 in this display a full assortment of the mechanical rubber goods 

 products of the Voorhees factory, including belting, hose, 

 packings, and matting, all of which are arranged to make a 

 most favorable impression. An unusual feature of the display 

 is an installation of miniature rubber machinery, which has 

 appealed to the interest of many visitors to the fair who have 

 never seen any of the processes of working rubber. There are 

 included, for example, a tubing machine, which turns out white 

 and red tubing; a mill for warming up stock; a calender for 

 making hose coverings; and a press with a die for turning out 

 ink well stands, which are given away as souvenirs. The illus- 

 tration herewith is based upon a photograph of the Voorhees 

 exhibit, which is one of the most interesting — though not the 

 largest — in the department of rubber goods at the fair. It is 

 located in Block 34, Aisle 6, and is in charge of Mr. C. P. 

 Capen, of the Capen Belting and Rubber Co. (St. Louis), who 

 is the local representative of the Voorhees company. 



VOORHEES RUBBER MANUFACTURING CO.'S DISPLAY. 



