April i, 1905.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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NEWS OF THE AMERICAN RUBBER TRADE. 



THE GOODRICH RUBBER SHOE DEPARTMENT. 



ARRANGEMENTS have been completed whereby The 

 Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing Co. will sell the 

 rubber boot and shoe output o( The B. F. Goodrich 

 Co. (Akron, Ohio). The Goodrich company will make 

 everything in rubber footwear not now made at Mishawaka, so 

 that the combined line will be very complete. The Mishawaka 

 company long have been very large producers of felt boots and 

 lumbermen's socks, to which later they added rubbers, first for 

 use on "Combinations," and gradually adding other lines of 

 rubber footwear. - It is understood that plans for the new 

 boot and shoe factory building have been accepted and that 

 work will be begun as soon as the weather permits. The build- 

 ing will stand alongside the chemical department, having a 

 frontage of 80 feet and extending alongside the Erie railroad 

 probably 200 feet. 



RUBBER GOODS MANUFACTURING CO. 



The directors at a meeting in New York on February 27 de- 

 clared the twenty-fourth regular quarterly dividend of ijX per 

 cent, on the preferred shares of the capital of the company, 

 payable on March 15. to shareholders of record on March 6. 

 The amount disbursable was $130,835.75 — =The sixth annual 

 meeting is due to be held on Thursday, April 13, at the regis- 

 tered offices of the company, in Jersey City. 



BUFFALO TO HAVE A RUBBER FACTORY. 



The Hewitt Rubber Co. (BufTalo, New York), the incorpora- 

 tion of which was reported in The India Rubber World of 

 February i, have secured premises and broken ground for a 

 factory which, when completed and equipped, is intended to 

 cost about $300,000, and part of which is expected to be in op- 

 eration by June i. Mechanical rubber goods will be made, 

 and particularly steam hose, air hose, and water hose, for fire 

 engine, locomotive, and railway car use. The products in part 

 will be based upon certain recently granted patents, involving 

 some special machinery, which is now being manufactured. 

 The plant will be electrically equipped and supplied with 

 power from Niagara Falls. The president of the company, Mr. 

 H. H. Hewitt, is also president of the Magnus Metal Co., ex- 

 tensive manufacturers of brass fittings for railway cars and en- 

 gines. Mr. Ira B. Littlefield is the secretary. 

 A NEW HOUSE IN LOS ANGELES. 



The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (Akron, Ohio), appre- 

 ciating the importance of southern California as a field for 

 trade, have opened an extensive store at Los Angeles (No. 952 

 South Main street), with Mr. W. D. Newerf as Pacific coast 

 agent. This will bean exclusive rubber goods house, and while 

 handling everything in the rubber line it will make a specialty 

 of tires and automobile supplies. The company's " Universal " 

 rim, which was introduced to the public at the recent National 

 automobile shows, has attracted much attention in the new 

 territory since being put on exhibition at Los Angeles. 

 SWINEHART COMPANY TO MANUFACTURE TIRES. 



The output under the Swinehart tire patents, which have 

 been fully described heretofore by The India Rl'bber World, 

 will hereafter be manufactured by the Swinehart Clincher Tire 

 and Rubber Co. itself. This company secured possession by 

 deed on March 6 of the plant of the Rubber Specialty Co. 

 and the Federal Rubber Co. (Akron, Ohio), for §40,000, and 

 will manufacture the Swinehart tires there. The plant has been 

 practically idle for some time. It is a three story brick build- 



ing 65 X 200 feet and well equipped with machinery. Improve- 

 ments in the machinery and interior of the building will be 

 made, so that the plant will not be put in active operation for 

 a month or more. The business of the company has increased 

 rapidly since its formation a year ago, the Buckeye Rubber Co. 

 having made the tires for the corporation in the meantime. 

 The officers of the Swinehart company are J. A. Swinehart, pre- 

 sident; B. C. Swinehart. secretary ; and Howard Siegrist, treas- 

 urer; the additional directors being Henry Feuchterand F. E. 

 Ream. The capital is $roo,ooo. 



A NEW RUBBER COMPANY ON THE PACIFIC COAST. 

 Incorporation papers were filed in San Francisco on Feb- 

 ruary 14. under the laws of California, for the American Rub- 

 ber Manufacturing Co., with $50,000 capital. The incorpora- 

 tors are Archibald Borland, W. E. Griffiths, M. F. Oliver, H. 

 Watson, and Mr. Knight. The new company has been formed 

 to succeed the West Coast Rubber Co. (in bankruptcy). Since 

 the date of our last report regarding the West Coast company, 

 a sale of its effects has been made by the assignee, the proceeds 

 being sufficient to discharge all the debts of the company and 

 leave something for the shareholders. The new company is 

 preparing to make considerable additions to the mechanical 

 plant, and will attempt to secure a better location for the fac- 

 tory. It is felt by its promoters that room exists on the Pacific 

 coast for a factory of the type which they purpose operating, 

 in view of the fact that many occasions arise when it is desir- 

 able to obtain special articles in mechanical rubbers more 

 promptly than can be ordered from the East. The troubles of 

 the West Coast company are attributed to disagreements 

 among its members, and not to the lack of opportunity for 

 doing business. Mr. Oliver, named above, was superintendent 

 of the West Coast factory, and, it is expected, will fill a similar 

 position with the new company, the organization of which, by 

 the way, has not been fully completed. 



FIRE IN RUBBER GOODS WAREHOUSES. 



The store of the Merchants' Rubber Co., jobbers of rubber 

 footwear and clothing. No. 139 Duane street. New York, was 

 damaged by a fire which broke out on the morning of March 3, 

 in the premises of some other tenants of the building, on an 

 upper floor. The other parties were burned out, while the 

 damage to the rubber company was caused mainly by water. 

 The building extends through to Thomas street, where it has 

 a front adjoining the new warehouse of the United States Rub- 

 ber Co., at No. 60, mentioned in these columns last month. 

 Damage was also caused in this building by water. An official 

 statement of the insurance carried on the stocks of the Mer- 

 chants' Rubber Co. and the United States Rubber Co. places 

 the amount at $198,500. The Merchant's Rubber Co. have se- 

 sured a new location, temporarily, at No. 144 Duane street, 

 where a new stock of goods has been placed. 



THE CANADIAN RUBBER SHOE TRADE. 

 At a meeting of the Rubber Shoe Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion, at Toronto, on February 28, it was decided to fix the dis- 

 count on first grade goods at 17 per cent, from the lists. The 

 discount last year was 20 per cent. An extra discount of 5 per 

 cent, will be allowed for specific orders placed before May i for 

 Eastern points, and up to May 13 (or Port Arthur and points 

 West. A cash discount is also given of 2 per cent, for payment 

 on the loth of the month following shipment, and i per cent, 

 for payment on the 30th of the month following shipment. 



