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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 



1913. 



dence branch, a few days ago, "is the purchase of a large 

 tract of ground at Killingly, situated in the extreme north- 

 east corner of the State of Connecticut. On the property is 

 a large cotton mill, four stories high and 400 feet in length, 

 where will be made a large part of the tire fabrio, liose and 

 belting ducks so extensively used by the company. There 

 are also on the property houses for 350 employes, a store, a 

 large boarding house and an assembly hall. The cotton fac- 

 tory will be equipped with the most modern machinery and 

 will run steadily at a uniform output on fabric for tlic ex- 

 clusive use of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co." 



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The steel bridge across the tracks of the New York, New 

 Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., on .Asylum road, whicli Col. 

 Samuel P. Colt has built to connect his country estate at 

 Bristol with his ocean drive on the west shore of Poppas- 

 quash, has just been completed. The work of preparing the 

 pedestals for the bronze bulls which are to be placed on 

 each side of the entrance to .Asylum road is now going on. 

 The foundations underground are of concrete. Each figure 

 will rest on a massive Georgian marble slab, four feet wide, 

 nine feet long and about eight feet high. The bronze bulls 

 will be of life size. A white marble balustrade with a total 

 length of 162 feet will extend on either side, and the figures 

 will be about 35 feet from the main street. 



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Robert Gregg, who was for many years employed in the 

 packing department of the National India Rubber Co. ai 

 Bristol, died at his home in that town recently, in his 88th 

 year. He was a native of Ireland but had Jived in this country 

 about forty years. 



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The Consumers' Rubber Co.'s plant at Bristol, emi)loying about 

 300 hands and manufacturing rubber covered insulated wire 

 and rubber footwear, was closed the first of July. The plant 

 is operated by the Walpole Rubber Co., of Walpole, Massa- 

 chusetts. A. P. Baldwin, of the Walpole company, stated on 

 June 24 that the Consumers' Rubber Co.'s plant would be 

 closed for the purpose of making an inventory of its stock, 

 and that before it is reopened a meeting of the stockholders will 

 be called to define the business policy of the concern. "It may 

 be two or three weeks after closing before the plant will reopen," 

 said Mr. Baldwin. "It is not to be closed permanently, how- 

 ever. The recent failure of the Atlantic Bank of Providence 

 had nothing at all to do with the closing of the plant," he said. 

 '"The company had some money on deposit in that bank, but it 

 was by no means as much as the company owed the bank, but 

 the bank is not worrying about that. We liavc nut had any 

 notes called on us." 



The Walpole company took over the Consumers' a year ago 

 last month, after the Consumers' cotnpany — then owned and 

 operated by Terrence McCarthy — had gone into the hands of 

 a receiver. After the Walpole company took over the plant 

 Mr. McCarthy was engaged as manager, a position which he 

 still retains. Mr. Baldwin could not say when the meeting of 



the stockholders would be called. 



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The Continental Rubber Works, of Erie, Pennsylvania, ex- 

 pect to make an addition 200 feet in length and 76 feet in 

 width to their plant, increasing the factory space nearly 6.000 

 square feet. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN SAN FRANCISCO. 



By Our Resident Correspondent. 



COXDITIOXS on the coast are rather quiet, not so much 

 owing to anything peculiar to local aflfairs as to the gen- 

 era! tightening of the money markets of the world and the 

 tendency of all enterprises to hold up as much as possible at 

 the present time. 



The Ralphs Pugh Co., a comparatively new concern in the 

 local rubber field, reports that Inisiness is moving along in a 

 fairly busy fashion and that they feel well satisfied with the 

 progress they have been making. This firm has decided to move 

 into larger quarters, where they can carry a complete stock of 

 boots and shoes of the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co., whose 

 lines they represent. They carry also a general line of rubber 

 goods. The new store has practically been selected and will be 

 in the vicinity of First and Mission streets. 



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The Crandley Rubber Co. has secured the Manhattan Rubbei 

 Co.'s account for this coast. William Crandley reports that busi- 

 ness with his firm is satisfactory and is showing steady growth. 



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W. H. Gorham, of the Gorham-Revere Rubber Co., has just 

 returned from a trip to the Orient, where he visited the princi- 

 pal cities and not only enjoyed a very pleasant vacation, but 

 booked some highly satisfactory orders. 



C. C. Case, vice-president and general manager of the Revere 



Rubber Co., is now in San Francisco on business, making his 



headquarters with the Gorham-Revere Rubber Co. 

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Mr. xAnderson. manager of the local branch of the Electric 

 Hose & Rubber Co., with a store on Howard street, is contem- 

 plating a transfer to the Chicago branch of the company, to take 

 charge of the electrical supply department there. 



Mr. Rigdon, of the Gorham-Revere Rubber Co., has left for a 

 trip to the factory in the East in the interest of the company. 



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E. F. White has sold his vulcanizing plant in Los Angeles to 

 W. F. Simpson. Mr. Simpson has also recently purchased the 

 Ninth street Vulcanizing Works at Los Angeles, formerly owned 



by F. C. Wells. 



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The Ernest Rubber Co. has been organized at Chico, Califor- 

 nia, and has opened up for business in an attractive store. 



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C. -A. Muller, of Oakland, California, has recently bought out 

 the business of the Bay Cities Tire Co. of that city. 



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Elmer E. Woods, as proprietor of the Auto Tire & Vulcaniz- 

 ing Co. of Santa Barbara, California, has filed an involuntary 



petition in bankruptcy. 



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The Always Air Sales Co. has opened a branch store in San 

 Francisco at upper Van Ness avenue. This company manufac- 

 tures a fluid compound to be inserted in tires for the purpose of 

 automatically filling punctures and preventing blowouts, Barney 

 Oldfield is at the head of the local sales company, as vice-presi- 

 dent and general manager, while Walter Hempel is in active 



charge, with Mr. Griffin as sales manager. 



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L. C. Rockhill, sales manager of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber 

 Co., has returned to San Francisco after a tour through the 

 Northwest, during which he visited Seattle and Spokane. After 

 a short conference here he will return to the home office at 

 .Akron, passing through Los .Angeles on the way. He is not only 

 enthusiastic over the possibilities of the tire business in the 

 Northwest, but he is impressed with the almost incredible work 

 which is being done toward good roads in country districts, 

 smooth traveling boulevards being made throu.gh country so 



rough and mountainous as to appear inaccessible. 



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Peart & Elkington, of Oakland, have taken the agency in that 

 city for Ajax tires, arrangements having been made through 

 Hughson & Merton of San Francisco, Pacific coast distributors. 



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The French-American Rubber Co. has drawn up incorporation 



