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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 1, 1913. 



News of the American Rubber Trade. 



ADVERTISING MEN STUDY GOODRICH IDEAS. 



TIIK Associated Advertising Clubs of America, incliuling a 

 membership of some 10.000 advertising men, held their an- 

 nual convention in Baltimore from Jime 9 to 15. Among 

 other features, the advertising campaigns of three different com- 

 panies — large national advertisers — were presenteil in full to the 

 members of the convention, as a study of tliis interesting 

 science. One of the three companies selected was The B. F. 

 Goodrich Co. It gave a complete exposition of its advertising 

 methods, including newspaper and magazine work, bill-board 

 display and road signs — which, by the vvay. now cover 30.000 

 miles of American highways. It also presented a full descrip- 

 tion of the Goodrich service system — which, though perhaps in 

 the mind of the public would not be associated with advertising. 

 still is the very best advertising that a tire company can 

 engage in. 



DUTIES ON HARD RUBBER PARTS OF FOUNTAIN PENS. 



Notwithstanding the fact that our present tariff schedule may 

 all be changed in a short time, it is none the less interesting to 

 note the rulings in various lines of rubber manufacture under 

 the rates now in force. 



Some time ago the firm of Schrader & Ehlers imported the 

 barrels, necks and caps that go to make up fountain pens, minus 

 the pens. The collector of the port of New York assessed them 

 at 35 per cent, ad valorem, as being manufactures of hard rub- 

 ber, under paragraph 464. The importers protested that the 

 goods were fountain pens and dutiable as such at 30 per cent., 

 under paragraph 187 ; but the Board of General Appraisers over- 

 ruled them and now the United States Court of Customs Ap- 

 peals has also sustained the collector, deciding that assembled 

 parts do not constitute the complete fountain pen. under the . 

 tariff act of 1909. 



COLLEGE BOYS IN THE GOODYEAR FACTORY. 



Many college men from all over the country are planning 

 to v/ork during the summer vacation in the factory of The 

 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio. The company 

 recently requested the college men in its employ to write 

 to their colleges a.sking them to suggest promising candidates 

 for factory positions ; and the responses have been numerous. 



"We like to have college men with us," says C. W. Seiber- 

 ling, vice-president of the company. "We like their spirit 

 and enthusiasm, and I firmly believe that the spirit of loyalty, 

 which is a distinctive feature of the Goodyear concern, ema- 

 nates largely from having so many clean-cut young fellows 

 around. The broad viewpoint and training these men re- 

 ceive has helped wonderfully in fostering friendly relations 

 with our customers." 



TEHUANTEPEC RUBBER CULTURE CO. REPORT. 



The report of the president of the Tehuantepec Rubber 

 Culture Co., dated May 13, 1913. makes interesting reading, 

 although it does not paint the immediate rubber prospects 

 of the company in very bright colors. Owing to the exceed- 

 ingly unsettled condition of aflfairs in Mexico, very little 

 work has been done on the plantations during the last year. 

 In the opinion of the president, the best course for the com- 

 pany to take is to devote its energies — for the immediate 

 future at least — to some annual crops, particularly sugar. He 

 remarks: "In recommending the planting of sugar cane for 

 your consideration I can say from many years' intimate as- 

 sociation with the su.gar industry that it is a profitable crop, 

 and if the present favorable indications with experimental 

 planting are confirmed sugar cane will be a safe crop to plant 

 at Rubio" — which is the name of the company's plantation. 



THE REPUBLIC CO.'S NEW CLUB HOUSE. 



The April issue of The Indi.x Ruhder World contained a 

 brief description of the new club house being built by the 

 Republic Rubber Co. of Youngstown, Oliio, for the company's 

 1,500 employes. Here is a picture of the I)uilding, which shows 

 its attractive appearance. It is 60x130 feet in size, is located 



The Club House. 



just across the street from the company's main offices, and 

 contains bowling alleys, pool tables, reading rooms, lunch rooms, 

 shower baths, and all the other accessories and conveniences 

 which could add to the comfort and happiness of the Re- 

 public's working force. 



FACTORIES HELPING THE COLLEGES. 



It has been the aim of all American colleges during the last 

 fifteen years to make their instruction as practical as possible. 

 They are no longer satisfied to send out their students furnished 

 simply with book knowledge; they try now to equip their 

 graduates as far as possible with such practical knowledge, 

 particularly in the sciences, that they can put on the harness 

 of actual work without too great a feeling of strangeness. 

 The University of Minnesota arranged to have the graduating 

 class in chemistry visit, during the last few weeks of the term, 

 a number of industries where chemistry comes into play. .\s 

 part of this tour they visited, early in June, the Federal Rubber 

 Mfg. Co. works at Cudaliy, a suburb of Milwaukee. The 

 students first made a careful study of the laboratory con- 

 nected with the plant and then went into the factory, where the 

 work of the chemist was shown in the actual production of 

 tires. Incidentally, the company entertained the students at a 

 lunch, which undoubtedly still further impressed on their minds 

 the practical value of factory inspection. 



THE WALPOLE CO. OFFERS SOME 6 PER CENT. NOTES. 



The Walpole Tire and Rubber Co., Walpole, Massachusetts, 

 is offering directly to the public $350,000 of three-year 6 per 

 cent, convertible notes, being a part of an authorized issue of 

 $750,000. The notes are dated .'\pril 1, 1913, due .Kpril 1, 

 1916, and are convertible at any time before maturity into 

 the 7 per cent, cumulative stock of the company. 



The offering price on the present issue is par, but in addi- 

 tion the notes carry several inducements. The company 

 guarantees the notes to purchasers free from all taxes. 

 Furthermore, the note holders are offered preferential terms 

 on all goods manufactured by the company. Both gross and 

 net earnings of the company for the first four months of 

 this year have shown nearly a seventy-five per cent, gain 

 over the corresponding period of 1912. The notes constitute 

 a first lien on all the assets of the company, amounting to 

 $3,000,000, and .after the issue has been sold no furtlier 

 obligations will be issued until retirement of the notes. 



