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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 



I, 1905- 



other purposes recited in the articles of incorporation. The 

 United Shoe Machinery Corporation intend to declare quar- 

 terly dividends at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum on the pre- 

 ferred shares and at least 8 per cent, on the common stock, the 

 first of such dividends to be paid in October, 1905. 



"diamond" tires for the GORDON-BENNETT RACES. 

 Al.l. the tires to be used on the American cars taking part 

 in the coming (iordon-Rennett dip races, to begin on Julys, 

 have been manufactured by The Diamond Rubber Co. (Akron, 

 Ohio), The Diamond company have despatched to Paris a 

 force of expert tire men, under C. U. Myers, of the oflice force 

 at Akron, whose duty it will be to take up stations along the 

 route of the races and be in readiness to make prompt repairs 

 or replacements in case any should be necessary. 



RUBBERNIT WATERPROOFING CO. 

 This is a company formed to utilize a waterproofing com- 

 pound invented by C. L. Stewart, of Rutland, Vermont. A 

 factory has been erected at Rutland, and the output includes 

 horse and wagon covers, tents, awnings, dairymen's aprons, 

 and waterproof cloth from sheetings to 10 ounce duck. The 

 waterproofing compound, called " Rubbernit," is claimed by 

 the inventor not to be affected by heat or cold, acids or alka- 

 lies. The company is incorporated under Vermont laws -with 

 $5000 capital. H. E. Colburn is president; C. L. Stewart, 

 vice president ; O. H. Coolidge, secretary and treasurer. 

 THE SPALDING FACTORY INCORPORATED. 



A. G. Spalding & Brothers Manufacturini. Co. has 

 been incorporated under Massachusetts laws (April 28, 1905), 

 with $100,000 capital to manufacture and deal in athletic goods, 

 their factory being located at Chicopee, Massachusetts. As 

 one of the largest houses in the world dealing in goods of this 

 class the Messrs. Spalding through their stores throughout the 

 United States have long been distributors of an important 

 amount of rubber goods. It is not understood that they pur- 

 pose entering the rubber industry though the firm have manu- 

 factured golf balls lor some time past in the (actory at Chico- 

 pee, and these they will continue to make. 



NEW JERSEY CAR SPRING AND RUBBER CO. 

 This company has distributed recently among its many cus- 

 tomers for mechanical rubber goods some very handsome sou- 

 venir watch fobs. One contains a representation of the trade- 

 mark used on the company's " Gladiator " belting, surrounded 

 by a wreath. Another of somewhat different form, relates in 

 like manner to their " Red Oak " sheet packing and gaskets. 

 CONSOLIDATED COTTON DUCK CO. 

 [See Thk India RutuiEK WoKl.n June i, 190s, page 316 ] 



Articles of incorporation of the above named company 

 were filed May 30. 1905, with the secretary of state of Dela- 

 ware, by Albert Neary, Raphael Brill, and Anton J. Ditman.all 

 of New York city. The capital named is $13000,000. The 

 object is the complete amalgamation of the United States Cot- 

 ton Duck Corporation and the Mount Vernon- Woodberry 

 Cotton Duck Co. 



DRYING RECLAIMED RUBBER. 

 The drying of reclaimed rubber is one of the most important 

 steps in the process of reclaiming. The antiquated system of 

 drying by screens has been replaced by the more modern and 

 economical method of first passing the material through an 

 Automatic Continuous Screw Press, which materially reduces 

 the moisture, and then delivering to an Automatic Continuous 

 Steam Heated Air Dryer, from which the material is delivered 

 thoroughly and evenly dried ready to go to the rolls for sheet- 

 ing. Many of the largest plants both in the United States and 

 abroad have installed this system. It is not only found more 



economical in labor, fuel, and space required to install, but also 

 produces a vastly higher grade of material. [American Process 

 Co.. Nos. 62 64 William street. New York.] 



DEFUNCT RUBBER CORPORATIONS. 



A RECF,NT proclamation by the governor of New jersey de- 

 clares the charters of certain named corporations under the 

 laws of that state to be void on account of their failure to pay 

 the corporation taxes assessed against them by the state for 

 the year 1902. Following are the names of such concerns as 

 weie related to the rubber trade, together with further details 

 in regard to some of them : 



American Belling and Packing Co., incorporated February 11, IQOI, 

 capital $50,000 ; maintained an office at No. 35 Warren street. New 

 York, for jobbing rubber goods made in Trenton. 



American (lolf Ball Co. 



Anglo American Wheel Within Wheel Co. [See reference to the 

 Wheel Within Wheel Co., below.] 



Baracoa Rubber Co. 



Eagle Rubber Manufacturing Co. 



llird Cushion Tire Co., Providence, R. I., incorporated December 

 15. I go I. capital $200,000; to exploit a cushion vehicle tire patented by 

 Charles Hird 



Munger Vehicle Tire Co., Trenton, incorporated December 15, 1899, 

 capital .$600,000 ; to manufacture tires invented by L. I). Munger. 



New Voik Rubber Tire Co., incorporated April 18, iqoo, capital 

 $200,000 ; had an office at No. iS South street, New York. 



Pneumatic Syndicnte Co., incorporated June 6, iqor, capital ^120,- 

 000 ; to serve as " the preliminary organization of the American Pneu- 

 matic Horse Collar Co." 



Punctnot Tire Co., incorporated September 20, igoi, to make non- 

 puncturable tires ; capital $i,roo,ooo. Advertised tires (or sometime 

 from Boston. 



Koyal Rubber Co., incorporated April 4, Igco, capital $2,500,000 ; to 

 deal in rubber and rubber products; incorporated by W, Erdman, fl. 

 A. Ockershausen, and L. Frankel, of Jersey City. 



Union Tire Co. 



United States Tire Inflator Co., incorporated May 19, igoi, capital 

 $125,000 



Wheel Within Wheel Co. had factory at Hawthorne, N. J., and office 

 in the Park Row building. New York, with Colonel George Pope.presi 

 dent. The wheel had a solid rubber tire on the rim and a pneumatic 

 tire within. 



AKRON (OHIO) NOTES. 



Charles A. Mor/ has been granted new patents in the 

 United States, Canada, England, and France on his solid 

 "clincher" tires. [See The India Ruber World June i — 

 page 306J. This time he has patented another fastening appli- 

 ance or principle in which transverse wires with a circumfer- 

 ential end are used in clinching the tire to the rim. In his 

 patent granted previously, the wires were placed diagonally 

 across the tire. This latter principle Mr. Motz will utilize in 

 manufacturing tires for heavy machines, while for lighter ma- 

 chines the last patent will be used. The molds and machinery 

 for the Motz tire are about completed, and the Buckeye Rub- 

 ber Co. expect to commence putting out the tire very shortly. 



= The Diamond Rubber Co. are having erected a two story 

 brick building, 35X50 feet, to be used as a laboratory. The 

 company have recently made other extensive improvements, 

 including new office quarters. In connection with the latter a 

 restaurant has been installed for the use of the office staff. 



= VVilliam F. Neubauer, formerly in the drug business in this 

 city, and E. C. Neubauer, who has been with the Goodyear Tire 

 and Rubber Co. for four years, have gone to leannette. Penn- 

 sylvania, to take positions with the Pennsylvania f^ubber Co. 



= The Alkali Rubber Co. are adding a two story brick wing 

 on the Jackson street side of their plant to be utilized for offices. 



= Warren B. Rood has resigned the position of sundries 

 manager of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. to become con- 

 nected with the National India Rubber Co. and has removed, 

 with his family, to Bristol, Rhode Island. 



