Ai-KiL 1, 1913] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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A PAD MEMORANDUM CALENDAH. 



J. W. Coulston & Co., 80 Maiden Lane, New York, im- 

 porters of zinc oxide, lithophonc, barytes and other ingredients 

 nsid in tlie rubber trade, have supplied their customers with a 

 small desk memorandum pad about 4 by 8 inches in size, in 

 which each page has space for memoranda for a week. This 

 pad is interleaved with pages printed in red, describing the vari- 

 ous articles made and imported by this tirni. 



THE RUBBER STRIKE AFFECTS THE COTTON MILLS. 



The interdependence of various industries has been strikingly 

 demonstrated during the last few weeks by the serious effect 

 that the Akron rubber strike has liad nn some of the New Eng- 

 land cotton mills that supi)ly the tire manufacturers with their 

 fabrics. .\s tlie tire mills have been compelled to run on partial 

 time, the fabric mills have been compelled to do the same; and 

 the papers pul)lished in the localities where the cotton mills are 

 situated b.ive pulilished the .Akron strike news in detail. 



AMERICAN TIRES ON THE SAHARA. 



A set of 5-inch tires made by the Lee Tire & Rubber Co., of 

 Conshohocken, Pa., is in service on the Sahara Desert. It 

 would seem as if the wide pneumatic tire would go quite a dis- 

 tance towards solving desert transportation — like the wide feet of 

 the camel. 



ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF BATAVIA RUBBER CO. PATENTS. 



The Batavia Rubber Co. of Batavia, N. Y., has served the 

 following notification upon five tire manufacturing companies : 



"You are hereby notified that you are infringing upon the 

 rights of the Batavia Rubber Co. in the making of a non-skid 

 tire, which is so close an imitation of the 'Security' non-skid 

 tire, which has been made by the Batavia Rubber Co. for many 

 years, as to deceive purchasers seeking Batavia tires, and you 

 will be held responsible by suits at law for any damages. 



"We will wait a reasonable time for your notification that you 

 will ce;ise further infringement." 



THE H. W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO. BUYS THE PULLMAN FARM. 



The H. W. Johns-Manville Co., large manufacturers of a great 

 variety of asbestos articles, have recently purchased the old 

 Pullman property at Riverdale, Indiana, situated not far from 

 Chicago. The purchase consists of 125 acres of land. The com- 

 pany is not yet ready to announce its plans for the improvement 

 of this property, but it is rumored that it will build a factory, 

 costing several million dollars, and giving employment to five 

 or six thousand people. 



AUTOMOBILES AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION. 



Automobiles, motorcycles and accessories will be housed at 

 the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in a one-story structure, 600 

 feet long and 350 feet wide. This will be the first occasion on 

 which a separate building of that magnitude has been devoted 

 to the representation of the industries named, at an international 

 exposition. 



THE EASTERN RUBBER CO.. LTD., OF TORONTO. 



A new company has just been formed in Toronto, Canada, 

 called The Eastern Rubber Co., Limited, with an authorized 

 capital of $1,000,000, consisting of $400,000 cumulative preferred 

 stock of a par value of $100, and $600,000 common stock with a 

 par value of $50 a share. The company has been organized to 

 manufacture all kinds of rubber goods, inchiding auto, bicycle, 

 truck and carriage tires, belting, hose, packing, and rubber heels. 

 It took out its charter first under the name of the Dominion 

 Rubber Co., Ltd. Subsequently it discovered that there was 

 a company by this name in tlie Province of Quebec. Conse- 

 quently it changed its name to the Eastern Rubber Co., Ltd. 

 Its principal officers are: Roger Miller, president; W. L. 

 Horton, vice-president, and A. G. Gamble, director and secre- 

 tary-treasurer. 



THE ALLIANCE RUBBER CO. 



Incorporation papers were submitted early in March to the 

 Secretary of State, in Ohio, of the Alliance Rubber Co., which is 

 to manufacture rubber goods in the town of Alliance in that 

 state. The company intended originally to take the name Na- 

 tional Rubber Co., but as that name is already in use by more 

 than one concern, the name Alliance was adopted in place of 

 National. The company intends to manufacture a genera! line 

 of rubber goods, including inner tubes, druggists' sundries, surg- 

 ical goods, gloves and toys. 



The incorporators are: George C. Russell, Milton Bejach, 

 W. 11. Purceil, M. S. Melbourne, F. E. Dussel, Robert Auld and 

 11. 1'. Bohecker. 



The company is capitalized at $100,000. A site containing 

 three acres along the Pittsburgh Railroad has been acquired, 

 which afTords good facilities for manufacturing purposes. 



A factory building 50 feet by 150 feet, two stories high, will 

 be built on the location. According to those interested, the 

 plant will be in operation by June, if nothing unforeseen occurs. 



TO MARKET COUPLINGS FOR HIGH PRESSURE WORK. 



The Star .Supply Co., Inc.. has recently been organized by a 

 number of the salesmen of- the Republic Rubber Co., with a 

 view to marketing a special coupling for high pressure work in 

 connection with steam and air drills. The company has its 

 quarters at 229 West Fifty-eighth street. New York, and ex- 

 pects to have this special coupling on the market some time 

 during the present month. 



A NEW RUBBER COMPANY IN EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO. 



The Morgan & Marshall Co-Operative Tire and Rubber Co., 

 with $500,000 capitalization, with R. J. Marshall, I. M. P. Mar- 

 shall and Morgan Howell as incorporators, expects soon to be- 

 gin the construction of a factory at East Liverpool, for the 

 manufacture of rubber tires, tubes and sundries. 



Tlie Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, has recently 

 issued a twelve-page pamphlet on the preparation of specifica- 

 tions for petroleum products, by I. C. Allen. It is known as 

 "Technical Paper 36." Copies w-ill be sent free to anyone send- 

 ing in a request, but not more than one copy will be given to one 

 person. .Address, Director of Bureau of Mines, W'ashington, 

 D. C. 



A NEW CRUDE RUBBER FIRM. 



James T. Jolinstone, formerly agent in New York City for 

 the crude rubber house of L. Sutro & Co., of London, has 

 formed a partnership with Frank Whitworth, under the name 

 of Johnstone, Whitworth & Co., at 130 Pearl street. New York, 

 to act as agents in the crude rubber business for L. Sutro & Co., 

 London, and also to act as agents for H. Diedrichsen & Co., 

 of China, for the sale of products from the Far East. 



THE AKRON TIRE AND RUBBER CO., OF BOSTON. 



The Akron Tire and Rubber Co., of Boston, has been incor- 

 porated under the laws of Massachu,setts with a paid-in capital of 

 $15,000 for the purpose of handling automobile tires and rubber 

 goods of all kinds, making a specialty of manufacturers' "second" 

 tires. The treasurer of the company is Mr. M. Laserson, who 

 has been connected with the rubber trade for a number of years. 



AN ITALIAN FIRM WANTS AMERICAN RUBBER HEELS. 



A firm of general representatives in Italy of English exporters 

 and dealers informs an American consulate that it desires to 

 represent American exporters of patent-leather and fancy shoes 

 for men and women, shoes for workingmen, hunting boots, and 

 rubber heels. This firm sends its traveling salesmen over the 

 entire country. Correspondence may be conducted in English. 

 The number of the Consular Report is 10.628. 



