July I, 1913] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



523 



BOSTON WOVEN HOSE & RUBBER CO. SALESMEN MEET. 



During the week of June 9 to 14 tlie annual .salesmen's con- 

 vention of the Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co. was held 

 at the executive offices at Cambridge, Mas.sachusetts. Repre- 

 sentatives from New York, Buflfalo, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, 

 Chicago, St. Louis and Seattle, as well as traveling salesmen 

 from other cities, were present. Business conditions were dis- 

 cussed and policies outlined for the coming year. 



On Wednesday evening, June 11, Mr. George E. Hall, general 

 manager, entertained the visiting salesmen and department heads 

 at the Engineers' Club in Boston. Dinner was followed by the 

 reading of papers bearing on subjects of interest. Here are 

 some of the subjects discussed: The Sale of Manufactured 

 Products, The Successful Salesman, Keeping Up with Produc- 

 tion, Co-operation, The Evils of Over-Confidence in Our Own 

 Ability, Factory Problems, To What Extent Should We Pro- 

 tect the Jobber, "Quality Is Remembered Long After Price Is 

 Forgotten," Closer Relations Between Salesmen and Corre- 

 spondents, Standard of B. W. H. Quality, and Team Work vs. 

 Individual Play. 



On Friday the salesmen and heads of departments were enter- 

 tained by Mr. H. B. Sprague, treasurer, at luncheon at tlie 

 Tedesco Club. Swampscott. Some of the party spent the after- 

 noon on the golf links, while others enjoyed an automobile ride 

 along the Xorth Shore. In addition to the general manager and 

 treasurer, the outing was attended by the president of the com- 

 pany, Mr. B. F. Spinney, and by directors Mr. J. New-ton Smith 

 and Mr. .Mliert M. Creighton. 



NEW BUILDINGS FOR THE DETROIT PLANT OF THE UNITED STATES 



TIRE CO. 



Some idea of the magnitude of the proposed additions to the 

 old Morgan & Wright plant, now the Detroit factories of the 

 United States Tire Co., may be gained from the fact that the 

 addition will aflford approximately 1.000,000 more feet of floor 

 space, .^mong the buildings proposed are a laboratory 82 x 35, 

 three stories high; a warehouse 93 x 235, six stories high; manu- 



United St.\tes Tire Co., Detroit. 



facturing buildings 60 x 315, six stories high, and 230 x 60, six 

 stories high ; machinery shops 80 x 170, one story high ; 50 x 165, 

 four stories high; 50 x 120, three stories high; 50 x 120, three 

 stories high, and three storehouses each 93 x 170 and six stories 

 high ; two manufacturing buildings each 47 x 35, four stories 

 high. As already slated, this will make an approximate increase 

 in floor space of 1,000.000 square feet, and will render necessary 

 an increase from 2,500 to 6.000 employes. All of these plants 

 are to be equipped with the most iinproved machinery. 



changing ITS NAME AND INCREASING ITS CAPITAL. 



Notice has been filed at Columbus, Ohio, by the Bayne- 

 Subers Tire & Rubber Co., of Cleveland, of a change in its 

 name to the Subers Fabric & Rubber Co., and an increase in 

 its capital from $250,000 to $1,500,000. 



CLARENCE H. LOEWEHTHAL. 



Clarence H. Loewenthal was born in New York, June 10, 

 1885. He is a Columbia man, and before entering the U. S. 

 Rubber Reclaiming Co., of which he is now the secretary, 

 he spent three years in the banking house of Ladenburg, 

 Thalmann & Co. He began his rubber career in the BuflFalo 



Cl.\rexce H. Loewenth.\l. 



factory of the United States Rubber Reclaiming Co. in 1906, 

 where he spent two years. He is particularly interested in 

 tennis and he is an amateur athlete of recognized ability. 

 He is a conspicuous member of the younger set in the rub- 

 ber trade. He sailed for Europe on the Imperator on the 

 25th of June and expects to return to this country early in 



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RUBBER STAMP MAKERS HOLD A CONVENTION. 



Manufacturers and dealers interested in rubber stamps, stencils 

 and other marking devices — comprising the membership of the 

 International Stamp Manufacturers' Association — held their sec- 

 ond annual convention in Minneapolis from June 24 to 27. 

 There were several hundred present — from all parts of the 

 world. While there were many social features, the greater part 

 of the convention's energy was devoted to the discussion of 

 various matters of cotnmcrcial importance to rubber stamp 

 manufacturers. 



FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO BALTIMORE BY MOTOR. 



E. B. Hanson, vice-president and general manager of the San 

 Francisco Exposition Tour Sales Co., and J. A. Clairmonte. 

 recently finished a notable run from San Francisco to Baltimore, 

 covering the di.stance in 18 days. The last lap, from Omaha to 

 Baltimore, 1,430 miles, was made in 71 hours actual running 

 time. Mr. Hanson attributed this remarkable record to absence 

 of all mechanical troubles, and particularly to the fact that not 

 a tire had to be changed. His car was equipped with the Fire- 

 stone "Non-Skids." 



GOODYEAR MOTORCYCLE TIRE PRICES REDUCED 10 PER CENT. 



S. A. Falor, manager of the motorcycle tire department of the 

 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., of Akron, announces a reduc- 

 tion of 10 per cent, in the price of motorcycle tires to dealers, 

 consumers and jobbers, the reduction taking effect June 14. He 

 says that these lower prices are not attributable so much to the 

 lower price of crude rubber as to the company's increased busi- 

 ness in this particular line of tires. They are now making 1.000 

 motorcycle tires a day and expect soon to be making 1,500. 



