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THE INDIA RUBBER V/ORLD 



[January i, 1902. 



called upon to refer to the Boothroyd publication, as it did in 

 its Ptr Curiam, as it is a matter that the appellants in their 

 brief before Judge Colt admitted the priority of theTillinghast 

 invention to the Boothroyd publication by a few weeks." 



NEW PROCESS FOR MAKING SOLID VEHICLE TIRES. 

 The Springfield (Ohio) Democrat in a recent issue devotes 

 considerable space to a patent which has been granted to Mr. 

 Albert T. Holt, superintendent of the Victor Rubber Co., of 

 Springfield, for a new method of producing solid rubber tires 

 for vehicles. It is stated tnat by this process the labor item of 

 the production is reduced 80 per cent., and a great many more 

 tires turned out per day than by any process heretofore used. 

 It is understood that the patent, which has been allowed, em- 

 braces four claims, which were passed without any objection or 

 suggestion of interference. Applications for patents in foreign 

 countries are now pending. 



LATE "PACIFIC RUBBER CO." NEWS. 



TIRES FOR UNUSUALLY HEAVY WORK. 



THE illustration represents a set of solid rubber tires made 

 by the Calumet Tire Rubber Co. (Chicago) for the Hub 

 Motor Transit Co., of the same city. These tires, weighing 

 125 pounds each, were designed originally to carry a maximum 

 weight of 18,000 pounds. After the first specifications were 

 given, however, the weight of the vehicle was increased, so that 



THE " Pacific Rubber Co." continues its philanthropic work 

 of making its stockholders rich — at least on paper. They 

 are the people who promise returns to investors at the rate of 

 360 per cent, in three years, based upon collections of 20 to 30 

 pounds of rubber yearly from their wild trees, to say nothing of 

 profits later from cultivated rubber. Early in December the 

 shareholders received a circular of which a copy follows: 

 UXITED SECURITIES COMPANY. 

 Ctipital and Surplus $1,013,000. 

 66 Broadway and 17 New Street, 

 Nhw York. 

 Stockholders of The Pacific Rubber Co. ; As treasurer of the 

 Pacific Rubber Co. I have arranged to sail for Mexico on December the 

 nth, to make a careful personal inspection, and as the season for ship- 

 ments of rubber and mahogany is at hand, wish to give special attention 

 to arranging such shipments as will make it possible to increase our divi- 

 dends. 



I shall probably prepare my'report for the end of the fiscal year while 

 in Mexico, mailing same to each of the stockholders, and touching upon 

 the present condition of the Pacific Rubber Co. and its future prospects, 

 which are unquestionably sound and prosperous. 



If any of the stockholders or prospective stockholders desire to com- 

 municat.; with me while in Mexico kindly have them address me in your 



care. Very truly yours, R. M. MINER. 



Treas. Pacific Rubber Co. 



The Boston Traveler of December 7 stated that R. M. Miner 

 had been elected president of the Pacific Rubber Co. in place 

 of " Mr. Sdrbrug," resigned. Mr. Surbrug is described in the 

 Boston paper as " a director in many large corporations in 

 New York," and he no longer has time to devote to the " grow- 

 ing needs " of the Pacific Rubber Co. The Boston paper says 

 also : " Mr. R. M. Miner is well and favorably known both in 

 Philadelphia and New York financial circles, and has long been 

 identified with Wall street interests." The New York city 

 directory contains this information : 

 Miner R M investments 35 Wall 



A letter directed to this address recently by The India 

 Rubber World came back indorsed : " Removed. No ad- 

 dress. Cannot be found by N. Y. Postoffice." The Boston 

 Traveler further reports that Pacific Rubber stock " will 

 doubtless go to par, or $10 per share, as soon as the extra divi- 

 dend is definitely decided upon." 



RUBBER STATIONERY FOR THE PUBLIC USE. 



the maximum weight is now 25,000 pounds. Alter running per- 

 haps 1000 miles, the tires appear practically as good as new, 

 showing almost no signs of wear, and affording reason for the 

 belief that the same tires should continue to carry their un- 

 usually heavy load for another year or two. The tire referred 

 to is the " Price Patent Flange Tire," designed especially for 

 heavy vehicles. 



Rubber Tires and the Wheel Trade.— Henry P. Jones, 

 of Newark, New Jersey, in an address before the recent annual 

 convention of the Carriage Builders' National Association, at 

 Cincinnati, on the progress in " Wheels and Wheel Making," 

 made the following reference to the effect of the introduction 

 of rubber tires: " Candidly speaking, we think it has hurt the 

 wheel trade 25 per cent. ; that is the rubber tires lessened the 

 call for wheels 25 per cent., owing to the increased life of the 

 wheel, and it has also hurt the carriage maker, principally the 

 smaller maker." 



THE following items of rubber were included in the specifi- 

 cations for stationery for the use of courts and the de- 

 partments and bureaus of the government of the city of New 

 York, and of the counties comprised.within the city limits, for 

 the year 1902. Bids were opened at the office of the City 

 Record on December 9, but no contracts were awarded. 



For the I'SE OF— Erasers. Bands (Gross). 



City Departments 5920 6381 



New York county 1106 1621 



Kings county 830 449 



Queens county 288 130 



Richmond county 108 48 



■ Total.. 8252 S629 



The only bands specified were " E. Faber's gray." The 

 erasers specified were E. Faber's mainly, with some items of 

 Davidson, Dixon, and Eagle makes. There were also specified : 

 1050 E. Faber's rubber penholders, No. 10. 

 300 E. Fiiber's rubber penholders, No. 2. 

 166 E. Faber's rubber penholders. No. 44. 

 24 serrated edge 12 inch rubber rules. 

 220 Bailey's rubber sheets, 10X12. 

 24 Bailey's rubber sheets, 12X18. 



