THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



[October i, 1910. 



coast, and in making a comparison of business conditions said 

 that trade activity is as good on tlie coast, as far as he can judge, 

 as they are in the Eastern states. He reports a growing trade 



on his line throughout the Pacific coast. 



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Mr. J. E. French, manager of the local branch of the Penn- 

 sylvania Rubber Co., is now making his northern trip. F. H. 

 Hearsch, tr.nveling man, has just returned from a trip for the 

 firm and states that he finds conditions looking very well through 

 all the important business sections along the coast. 



The Crandall Rubber & Supply Co., on California street, and 

 the Phoenix Rubber Co., on First street, have discontinued nego- 

 tiations toward effecting a consolidation. 



The Phoenix Rubber Co. report a very favorable business, 

 especially at their branch store in Los .Angeles. 



Henry Norton, manager of the American Rubber Manufactur- 

 ing Co., is out of the hospital, well and back to work again. 



The Orca Manufacturing Co., which bought out the Young 

 Sanitary Co., have taken offices in the Hooker & Lent building. 

 Manager U. R. (!irant is in charge and he states tliat tlie\- will 

 soon lease considerable more space for use as sample rooms. 



Mr. Frank N. Childen, the owner of a large rubber plantation 

 at Rhodesia, South Africa, who was killed last May by a wounded 

 wild elephant, while on a hunting trip, left real estate in San 

 Francisco valued at several thousand dollars, which has been 

 distributed to his daughter, Mrs. E. J. Randall, this city. 



The Pacific Coast Rubber Manufacturers' Association gave a 

 banquet at the Palace Hotel on Thursday, September 22. After 

 the banquet the members held the annual election of officers. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN CINCINNATI. 



BV A RESIUENT COBRESPONDKNT. 



"TPHE past month has marked the opening in this city of two 



■^ new branch houses of two leading rubber factories, and 



with the opening of these two branches' Cincinnati is becoming 



recognized as the "Gateway to the South" by the rubber industry. 



The B. F. Goodrich Co. opened its doors of its new Cincin- 

 nati branch on September 15. This company, following out its 

 progressive plan, has long looked upon the Queen City as the 

 logical point as a distribution point for the South. About three 

 months ago the company entered into a long lease for a site 

 and immediately had plans prepared for an office, salesrootn and 

 small factory building. The building of the structure was 

 hurried and the past month it has been completed sufficiently 

 for occupancj'. The building is a two story structure and base- 

 ment, located at No. 1122 Race street. The first floor is to be 

 used as an office and salesroom, while the second floor is to be 

 a complete factory in which is equipped the largest vulcanizing 

 plant in Cincinnati. The basement is used as a stock room. Mr. 

 E. S. Blake, who has represented the company on the road in 

 the Michigan territory, has been appointed manager of the new 

 branch. 



Following close on the announcement of the Goodrich com- 

 pany that it would put up its own building, The Diamond 

 Rubber Co. sought a good location, and secured a lease on a 

 site at No. 8og Race street. The company has had erected a 

 two story building ^'f unusual architectural beauty, and on Sep- 

 tember t6 took possession. The Diamond has for some time 

 maintained two ■>nices in this city — one where solid rubber tires 

 and rubber sundries were handled, while at the other pneumatic 

 tires were handled. The two offices have been combined, with 

 Mr. E. n. Tozicr manager in charge. The building is finished 

 in an elaborate manner, and all furnishings are in harmony 

 with the beautiful new structure. The Diamond has employed 

 12 salesmen who operate from this point. This company will 

 not operate any mechanical end of the business in its new 

 premises, but will send all of its work to the factory at .Akron. 



P.esides these two companies, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber 



Co. and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. 

 branches in Cincinnati. 



maintain local 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN CHICAGO. 



BV A RESIUENT CORRESPONDENT. 



I ' HE rubber trade in Chicago is showing signs of revival 

 ■* Business fell oR during the early part of September, but 

 the last week has seen a flood of small orders booked by the 

 local houses. Large orders are infrequent, but the large number 

 of smaller sales will make a good average for the month. The 

 local distributors take these small orders to indicate a healthy 

 condition of trade, and look for a material increase during 

 October. 



The distributors of rubber druggists' sundries state that the 

 condition of that branch of the trade has been in consonance 

 with the general reports of trade by the drug houses of the city, 

 which have universally defined it as dull. With the approach of 

 the holiday season, and the early change from summer tempera- 

 ture to the colder autumnal season, a general revival of trade is 

 indicated for the retail druggists, with consequent stimulation 

 of the rubber sundries trade ; sales of rubber sundries, it is ex- 

 pected, will therefore be correspondingly large. 



With their season just opening the rubber shoe men are 

 especially enthusiastic. With few exceptions mill and factory 

 orders have been delaped. Advices, however, have been re- 

 ceived of early shipments and with augmented stocks the antici- 

 pated brisk trade of the fall months will be fully taken care of. 

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Mr. W. H. Simmons, secretary and manager of the Qiicago 

 office of W. D. Allen Manufacturing Co., has been absent for a 

 number of weeks on a trade tour of the East. 



Mr. M. F. Paterson, manager of the local office of the Beacon 

 Falls Rubber Co., is visiting the factory. 



Mr. A. W. Smith, Western manager of the Goodyear's India 

 Rubber Glove Manufacturing Co., is expected home from his 

 eastern trip next w-eek. He has been on a combination business 

 and pleasure trip of four weeks, two of which were spent in the 

 Berkshire hills. 



Mr. W. A. Heppler, of W. A. Heppler & Co., spent several 

 days recently in St. Paul on business for his company. 



"ODD SIZED" MOTOR TIRES. 



IN a timely editorial The Horelcss Age points out the un- 

 necessary number of "odd sized" tires produced. The orig- 

 inal idea was to sell such tires to owners of cars whose tires 

 were not large enough in cross section to give satisfactory serv- 

 ice. Some of these met with such enthusiastic reception that 

 other odd sizes have been added, until now the variety is almost 

 endless. The writer adds: 



"If these later sizes are needed it would seem that the need is 

 a reflection upon tire manufacturers, for there has been ample 

 knowledge during the past few years of what loads and speeds 

 tires are serviceable under. So if any manufacturer has al- 

 lowed his tires to be overloaded he has been guilty of a very 

 shortsighted policy. .And such a policy would be the less under- 

 standable, since there has been ample business to select from." 



One criticism of the new practice is that the more of these 

 odd sizes are brought out, the larger will be the investment nec- 

 essary for tire branches and repair depots, and an ultimate de- 

 crease in tire profits." 



Announcement is made by Messrs. Tyson Brothers & Rich- 

 ardson, Inc. (Stamford, Connecticut), that from October i the 

 firm will be known as Tyson Brothers, Inc. Also, that on ac- 

 count of its having become necessary to acquire a larger factory 

 for their rubber substitutes, they are removing to Carteret, New 

 lersev, where hereafter their main offices will be located. 



