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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[January 1, 1913. 



were chosen, and among these was one of Mr. Chipman's photos 

 of his younger daughter. This picture occupies a place of 

 honor in the Kodak exhibition now being shown in the large 

 cities of the United States. Mr. Chipman's picture of his elder 

 daughter was similarly honored in the previous Kodak exhibition. 

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The Boston Belting Co. state that their business at Chicago 

 has so outgrown the quarters occupied in that city as to necessi- 

 tate a removal, and that the new location is at 172 West Randolph 

 street, where with more room and increased facilities the com- 

 pany is much better enabled to serve its customers. 

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The well known rubber footwear firm of William F. Mayo & 

 Co., of this city, has changed over into a corporation, named the 

 William F. Mayo Co. This was recently incorporated under the 

 laws of Massachusetts, with a capital stock of $150,000. This in 

 no wise changes the personnel of the concern, the three partners 

 owning all the stock and continuing as before. William F. Mayo 

 is president, and his sons, Geo. H. Mayo and William H. Mayo 

 are respectively secretary and treasurer. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN AKRON. 



By a Resident Correspondent. 



THE Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has invented a rim gauge 

 through L. A. Falor, of the motorcycle tire department, 

 and is supplying the trade on application. With this gauge the 

 dealer can tell in a moment the most suitable-sized tire for any 

 given rim. One simply inserts into the rim the correct gauge 

 length and reads on the proper section of the gauge the exact 

 size to be used. The tire size is printed boldly on the section 

 fitting the rim. 



The new offices of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. were 

 formally opened by a banquet December 7. Fully 700 persons 

 attended the banquet and dance in the new office dining room. 

 F. A. Seiberling, president of the company, was toastmaster. 

 After the banquet, a dance followed until midnight. In a short 

 address, Mr. Seiberling thanked his employes for their loyalty 

 in helping to build up the great industry. He called attention to 

 the fact that the office force of the Goodyear company in 1899 

 consisted of but seven people, while at present it consists of 700. 



The company has made it possible for the employes from now 

 on to secure meals at the restaurant of the plant. A souvenir 

 program of the occasion consisting of a booklet, well illustrated, 

 giving an interesting account of the remarkable growth of the 

 Goodyear company was given to each person attending. Mr. 

 Seiberling attributes the success of the company to a great ex- 

 tent to the loyalty and industry of the many, who, in subordinate 

 offices have done their part. 



In the combined offices of the new and old plants there are 

 57.000 feet of floor space. Although at the time the new office 

 building was planned, it was believed to be ample for years to 

 come, yet at present nearly every nook and cranny has been 

 occupied. 



The gross amount of business done for the fiscal year now end- 

 ing was $25,232,207.03. The first year's gross business of the 

 company, summarized under date of September 1, 1899, was 

 $527,080.66. 



The first Goodyear office force, back in 1898, upon the organi- 

 zation of the company, consisted of two persons. They were 

 Miss Clara Bingham, still with the Goodyear in a position of trust 

 and responsibility, and Miss Cleveland, now the wife of Dr. 

 Henninger, this city. They came as stenographers. In January, 

 1899, came W. E. Palmer, now assistant treasurer of the com- 

 pany. Mr. Palmer's duties included those of bookkeeper, time- 

 keeper and bill clerk. Walter Sheill, who later left the com- 

 pany's employ, was collector. C. W. Seiberling, now vice-presi- 

 dent, was purchasing agent and sales manager. F. A. Seiberling, 



now president, was general manager of the company. C. W. 

 Seiberling, and J. A. Burrows, now of Denver, were the sales 

 force. Thus in the first year the entire managerial, office and 

 sales force totaled seven persons. In the factory less than 100 

 persons were employed at first. There were but two classes of 

 products, bicycle tires and solid carriage tires. 



At the recent annual meeting the old board of directors were 

 re-elected, as follows : F. A. Seiberling, Chas. W. Seiberling, 

 H. B. Manton, J. P. Loomis, P. W. Litchfield, G. M. Stadelman 

 and F. H. .\dams. Officers were elected as follows : F. A. 

 Seiberling, president; C. W. Seiberling, vice-president; F. H. 

 Adams, treasurer; W. E. Palmer, assistant treasurer; G. M. 

 Stadehnan, secretary, and P. W. Litchfield, factory manager. 



Frank Seiberling, president of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber 

 Co., has given a contract to construct houses on land which he 

 has purchased in the vicinity of the company's plant. It is the 

 plan at the present time to start the foundations as soon as the 

 weather will permit and have a large number ready for occupancy 

 early in the summer. In the entire lot there will be 500 new 

 homes. These will be sold to employes of the company at cost. 

 It is not the plan of the company to make anything on the propo- 

 sition but to bring within reach of all its employes homes at rea- 

 sonable prices. The houses will be modern in all respects, and 

 will add greatly to the appearance of fast growing East Akron. 



Count de Almeida of Rio Janeiro, Brazil, representing the 

 Federation of Brazilian Chambers of Commerce, with his son. 

 paid the Akron rubber factories a visit during the first part of 

 December. He was a guest of the Akron Chamber of Commerce 

 and entertained at the Portage Hotel. He says, "Akron is a 

 prosperous city, with big factories and beautiful homes. We 

 often hear of Akron in Brazil, and I was much interested in your 

 great rubber plants." He visited each of the rubber factories 

 and had a conference with each of them relative to Brazilian 

 rubber. He believes that the automobile industry is yet in its 

 infancy and that Brazil will furnish the world with rubber. 

 Count de Almeida is about SO years old, is a most genial gentle- 

 man and is a heavy land owner in Brazil. He speaks several 

 languages, and outside his own language is most at home in 

 French and Spanish. His main purpose in coming to the United 

 States was to study our commercial conditions and to bring 

 closer together the commercial relations between the States and 

 Brazil. 



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Clifford B. Myers, former manager of the Diamond Rubber 

 Company's branch at Cleveland, Ohio, has been appointed general 

 manager of the Swinehart Tire & Rubber Co. Mr. Myers was 

 born in Akron and has had quite a number of years' experience 

 in the rubber business. 



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Following the general decline of the stocks throughout the 

 country, the stock of the various rubber plants in this city showed 

 a decline of a few points, but within a few days most of them 

 revived to almost their original quotations. 



The Marathon Tire and Rubber Co. expects to start its plant 

 and manufacture tires the first of the year. 



The B. F. Goodrich Co. has remodeled the immense electric 

 sign which was over the Diamond Rubber Co. buildings and it 

 now reads "The B. F. Goodrich Company, Everything in Rubber." 



The Stein Double Clincher Tire and Rubber Co. is being re- 

 organized, details of which are not at present ready for publi- 

 cation. 



The Rubber City Machine Co. has increased its capital stock 

 from $10,000 to $30,000. The board of directors is as follows: 

 E. W. Romwebber, Geo. Porter, T. E. Welton, Chas. Henninger, 

 Richard Haag, Chas. Bertsch, and J. H. Romwebber. The offi- 

 cers of the company are as follows : E. W. Romwebber, presi- 

 dent; Geo. Porter, vice-president and superintendent; T. E. 



