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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[June I, 1913, 



News of the American Rubber Trade. 



McGRAW CAPITAL STOCK $1,000,000. 



THE McGraw Tire and Rubber Co., of East Palestine, Ohio, 

 has been incorporated, with a capital stock of $1,000,000, to 

 manufacture rubber tires and various other rubber goods and 

 automobile accessories. The incorporators are : E. C. McGraw, 

 Lenore H. McGraw, Robert W. McGraw, James C. Chaplin, 

 C. H. Bolton, John S. Wilson, George Flaccus, John Morgan. 

 R. F. Taggart, R. B. Taggart, J. C. Chamberlin, H. C. Eraser 

 and C. L. Merwin. 



18 NEW MOTORS FOR BOSTON WOVEN HOSE COMPANY. 



The Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co., Cambridge, Massa- 

 chusetts, will put into operation in its plant eighteen new motors 

 ranging from 15 to 400 horsepower, oil switches with transform- 

 ers and controller panels. All this equipment will be furnished 

 and installed by the General Electric Co. The General Electric 

 Co. will also install very soon in the plant of the Empire Gypsum 

 Co., Garbutt, New York, a new electrical drive apparatus con- 

 sisting of one 10 kv-a. and three ISO kv-a. transformers, four- 

 teen motors ranging from 5 to 100 horsepower, switchboard ap- 

 paratus and accessories. 



RUBBER AND GUAYULE AGENCY, INC. 



A COMPANY has been incorporated under the laws of the State 

 of New York with an authorized capital of $60,000, under the 

 name of "Rubber and Guayule Agency, Inc.," for the purpose of 

 doing business as brokers, agents and importers of crude rubber, 

 guayule, balata and kindred products. Edward Weber will act 

 as the general manager of the concern, and the board of di- 

 rectors will consist of Edward Weber, president and treasurer, 

 Cornelius Schroeter, and Albert F. Hill, secretary. 



The Rubber and Guayule Agency is acting as sole agent for 

 a number of leading firms in Hamburg, Antwerp, London and 

 ' other European markets, as well as for Colombo and Singapore 

 firms. It is also sole agent for Madero's Sol & Gallo brand 

 guayule, and for the Toro brand of the Cia. Mexicana Explota- 

 dora de Hule. 



THE GORDON RUBBER CO. ADDS TO THEIR PLANT. 



The Gordon Rubber Co., Canton, Ohio, manufacturers of 

 seamless and hand-made rubber sundries, is adding two large 

 buildings to its plant — one being 200 x 40 feet, the other 16S 

 X 40 feet. These will be used in the manufacture of druggists' 

 sundries, auto tires, tubes and other specialties. 



WHY THE PRICE OF FEDERAL TIRES WAS REDUCED. 



On the 4th of May the Federal Rubber Manufacturing Co., of 

 Milwaukee, advertised a reduction averaging rather over 10 per 

 cent, on the "Rugged Tread" Federal tire in sizes running from. 

 32 X 314 inches to 38 x 5^ inches. Because of their quality, these 

 "Rugged Tread" tires had previously been sold at a somewhat 

 higher price than other tires, but owing to increased manufac- 

 turing facilities and the larger demand for these tires it w-as 

 found possible to lower the price somewhat while still maintain- 

 ing the quality; consequently the company decided on this 

 reduction. 



$5,000 IN PRIZES TO TIRE USERS, 



The Ajax-Grieb Rubber Co, has offered 208 prizes, amounting 

 all told to $5,000, to the chauffeurs who will make the best record 

 with their tires during the year ending March 31, 1914, The 

 first prize amounts to $500, the second $300, and the third $200, 

 Then there are five prizes of $100 each, and numerous smaller 

 prizes. Those who want to enter the competition should secure 

 the proper blanks from the company, which will show them just 

 what it is necessary to do in order to compete successfully. 



THE RUBBER CLUB OUTING, 



The midsummer outing of the Rubber Club of America is set 

 for the 15th of July. It will be held as usual in or near Boston, 

 and the committees are preparing a program that bids fair to be 

 by far "the best yet." 



ONE WAY TO AVOID LABOR TROUBLES. 



On Saturday morning. May 10, Mr. J. K. Williams, president 

 of Williams Foundry and Machine Co., Akron, Ohio, assembled 

 all the employes of his factory and presented each one of them 

 with an envelope containing a sum of money, and a card with the 

 following matter : 



"The Williams Foundry and Machine Co. has completed an- 

 other successful year, and its directors, knowing that its pros- 

 perity is largely due to the efforts of its faithful workmen, have 

 decided to recognize their services in a substantial manner." 



After explaining the method of distribution the card continued : 

 "We trust that we may have your help in making the year 1913 

 even more successful, and that future disbursements of this kind 

 will be possible." -. 



While this distribution was a surprise to the employes, still 

 they had had some previous preparation for it, because last year 

 a similar though smaller distribution was made. It might be 

 added that labor troubles are practically unknown in this shop. 



THE MONATIQUOT BIRTHDAY MAT, 



The Monatiquot Rubber Works Co., which manufactures in its 

 factory at South Braintree, Mass., various brands of "Naturized 

 Rubber" with good old historic Indian names, celebrated its 

 third birthday. anniversary, which occurred on April 19, by pre- 

 senting its customers and friends with a fine specimen of 

 "Naturized" rubber in the form of a useful and convenient rub- 

 ber mat. It is eight inches in diameter, artistic and attractive in 

 design, and of a copper-red color, which goes appropriately with 

 the celebrated Indian names used by the company. It can be 

 used as a pitcher mat, coin mat, or in a hundred other ways. 



THE CANADIAN CONNECTICUT COTTON MILLS, LIMITED. 



The Canadian Connecticut Cotton Mills, Limited, recently 

 incorporated, will start soon on the work of erecting a plant at 

 Sherbrooke, Quebec. It is expected that the plant will be com- 

 pleted and in operation by the first of next January. This com- 

 pany has authorized capital stock of $1,750,000. The president is 

 H. L. Burrage, the vice-president R. J. Caldwell, and the treas- 

 urer and buyer Tracy S. Lewis. Mr. Lewis is president and Mr. 

 Caldwell vice-president of the Connecticut Mills Co., of Daniel- 

 son, Connecticut, which manufactures automobile tire fabrics. 

 The new Canadian company will manufacture special cotton 

 fabrics, presumably for automobile tires. 



ALLIANCE RUBBER CO. ALREADY MANUFACTURING, 



The April issue of The Indi,^ Rubber World contained a 

 statement regarding the incorporation of the Alliance Rubber 

 Co,, of Alliance, Ohio, giving the names of the incorporators, the 

 amount of capital and a brief description of the building plan. 

 This building has not yet been completed, but the company hopes 

 to have it in condition to occupy by July 15. It will be used for 

 the manufacture of inner tubes, druggists' sundries, hand-made, 

 molded and dipped; gloves for the surgical, household and elec- 

 tric trade ; toy balloons and mechanical goods. The company is 

 already doing some manufacturing in the line of dipped goods, 

 in a temporary factory which will be used until its new plant 

 is completed. 



