July 1, 1913.1 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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articles, and organized as a corporation at Long Beach, Cali- to open a branch lu 



at Buflfalo to supply the trade in 



fornia. with a capital stock of $25,000. The original incorpora- 

 tors are W. Harbart. F. I. Lee, P. R. Rader, of Long Beach, and 

 one or two others, from Colorado. The plan is to erect an auto- 

 mobile tire factory at Long Beach, at wliicli 200 men will be 

 employed. 



i.ong Beach has also been selected as the factory site of the new 

 Panama Rubber Co. This concern has purchased property at 

 Long Beach and will manufacture automobile tires. They prom- 

 ise to erect a plant at a cost of $500,000 and to employ at least 

 500 men. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN TRENTON. 



By a Resident Corrcspoiidciil. 

 |\ /I UCH to the satisfaction of manufacturers and the more 

 ^^^ skilled of the rubber workers, labor differences here 

 have been settled and strike talk ended. The various plants 

 in this city are operating day and night shifts, despite tariff 



uncertainty. 



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Clarence Arnold Hutchinson, one of the energetic young 

 men of the Essex Rubber Co. staff, was married June 10 to 

 Miss Mabel McCullough, youngest daughter of Mrs. Eliza 

 McCullough of this city. The employes of the plant and 

 officers of the company presented the bridegroom with a 



handsomely designed silver service. 



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The Thermoid. Empire, Home, Whitehead and .Ajax-Grieb 

 tire making concerns report big business the past month, 

 the force of operatives being worked to the limit to keep up 

 with the rush of orders. The $5,000 prize contest for chauffeurs 

 who make the best records in the use of .^jax tires lias 

 boosted .Ajax sales considerably. 



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From the post of office boy to that of general manager of 

 the New York State and Canadian branch of the Empire Tire 

 Manufacturing Co., of this city, represents the business prog- 

 ress made by Raymond Paddock, Trenton boy, within ten 

 years. Last year he sold $191,000 worth of tires and other 

 rubber goods manufactured by the local concern. Mr. Pad- 

 dock is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Paddock of this cit}-. 

 He attended the local schools and Rider Business College. 

 At the age of seventeen he decided he had sufficient education 

 to enable him to enter the race for riches and fame, but was 

 undecided whether to become an editor, lawyer or business 

 man. His decision in favor of the business world was 

 sagacious, if not unique, and later events have justified the 

 wisdom of his choice. Riding along on his bicycle he noticed 

 a sign hanging on the office door of the Empire Rubber Co. 

 on Clinton avenue. He stacked his wheel against the build- 

 ing, took down the sign, carrying it into the office of the 

 president. 



"Boy, why did you take down that sign?" tlie president 

 asked somewhat brusquely. 



"You don't need it up there now, I'm the boy." replied 

 young Paddock. 



The president was amused by the audacity of the lad and 

 he was immediately engaged. He was so invariably prompt 

 and diligent in the performance of his duties as office boy 

 that when one day an invoice clerk left the company's em- 

 ploy, he was in line for and received promotion to the posi- 

 tion thus vacated. But he didn't remain long at the invoice 

 desk — he was jumped to a clerical position, and then he be- 

 gan to sit up nights studying the intricacies of the rubber 

 business. From invoice clerk he went into the factory, in a 

 minor position, where in less than a year he was given charge 

 of the tire department. His next opportunity was to demon- 

 strate his ability as a salesman on the road, and from the start 

 he was successful. Three years ago when the company decided 



upper \ew York State, Michigan and Canada, Paddock was 



the unanimous choice of the officers of the company; and he 



is today recognized as one of the keenest young men in the 



rubber industry. 



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The Eureka Tire Co. filed at the County Clerk's office on 

 June 18 articles of incorporation, with an authorized capital 



R.WMO.XD P.XDDOCK. 



of $100,000, the incorporators being John E., Peter D. and 

 Frank W. Thropp. 



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On June 20 Commissioner LaBarre recommended to the 

 City Commission that the Hamilton Rubber Co. be given the 

 contract for furnishing 5,000 feet of rubber hose for the fire 

 department, at a cost of 85 cents a foot. 



THE BROOKVILLE EITBBER CO. 



The Brookville Rubber Co. has been incorporated in Tren- 

 ton, New Jersey, for the purpose of manufacturing, purchas- 

 ing and selling all kinds of mechanical rubber goods. The 

 capital stock is $100,000, and the incorporators are Edward 

 .\. Fischer, Ezra Evans, Charles A. Toslin and William 

 . Groff, Tr. 



THE SPECIALTY INSULATING MAN17FACTUKING CO. 



The Specialty Insulating Manufacturing Co. has recently 

 located its factory at Hoosick Falls, New York, where it is 

 now running with about 70 employes. This company, which 

 is capitalized at $30,000, was formerly located at Pittsfield, 

 Massachusetts, under the name of The Specialty Manufac- 

 turing Co., and was incorporated under the laws of 

 Massachusetts. 



A NEW RUBBER COMPANY IN MILFORD. 



The Askani Rubber Co., of Milford, Connecticut, has filed its 

 certificate of incorporation with the secretary of state of that 

 State. The capital stock is $150,000. and the incorporators are 

 Isaac W. S. Hawes, William F. Askam and LeRov Askam. 



MACHINE SHOPS CLOSED FOR TWO WEEKS. 



The machine shops of the New England Butt Co. at Providence 

 are closed for two weeks' vacation, beginning June 28. Thc3' 

 will open again on July 14. The office and the foundry will 

 continue to run as usual. 



