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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



IMav 1, 1911. 



Diamond A[atch Co. and oilier important industries of Akron 

 and vicinity, and congratulated him on his liale and hearty 

 condition. 



The company's l)0ot and shoe department is growing rapidly, 

 and in the waterproofing department additional macliincry is 

 beiTig installed. The advertising department has moved into its 

 new and commocfious quarters in the west wing addition to the 

 main office building. A new south wing is being built on the 

 new office, to be used by the offices of the mechanical goods 

 department. 



The growth of the company's business may be gathered from 

 the fact that since January 1, of the current year, twenty- four 

 new Diamond branches or service stations have been established 

 in various parts of the country. 



The company have moved into their new and completely 

 equipped quarters at the corner of Spring Garden and Broad 

 streets, where they will have offices, blacksmith shop, repair 

 shop, sales rooms and storage rooms and a complete branch 

 store. 



H. J. Lee has resigned as manager of the company's branch 

 at Atlanta, Georgia, and J. F. Lanier has been placed in charge. 



The Diamond Ru1)ber Co. has been awarded the contract, 

 amounting to $75,000, for the insulated wire, to be used in tlie 

 new Municipal I'.uilding in New York City. 



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The manager of the New York branch of The Swinehart 

 Tire and Rubber Co., which was recently removed from 875 

 Seventh avenue to 1924 l!roa(lw:i.\, is 1". O. Hoopcnjeimer. a 



former Akron man. 



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The Prudential Rubber Co. lias been incorporated with a 

 capital stock of $10,000 under the laws of Ohio. The incor- 

 porators Are Frank E. Millhoflf, G. B. Motz, Ed. A. Millhofif, 

 W. E. Young and H. E. Andress. They are reported as about 

 to start a general merchandizing business and may ultimately 



engage in the manufacture of tires. 



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The Stein Double Cushion Tire and Rublier Co. is reported 

 as having increased its tire output this spring by at least 60 



per cent. 



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The Consolidated Rubber Tire Co. is opening a branch at 

 1846 Euclid avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, of which P. D. Beech, for- 

 merly one of the company's traveling salesmen, has been given 

 charge . They have also opened a new branch in Baltimore, Mary- 

 land, at 404 Orchard street. 



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The Star Ruljber Co. has opened a new service station for 

 tires with the Buick-Scott Co., 31 Woodland avenue, Detroit, 



Michigan. 



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The B. F. Goodrich Co. are remodeling their new office build- 

 ing on Broad street, Philadelphia, which is located near the Dia- 

 mond Rubber Co.'s branch in that city. 



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R. J. Firestone, sales manager of the Firestone Tire and Rub- 

 ber Co., has recently completed an extended tour of the West- 

 ern and Pacific Coast branches of that company. 



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Buckeye Rubber Co., now running night and day, expect this 

 summer to double their tire capacity. At present the factory 

 is thirty days behind orders. The shipping and receiving rooms 

 will be extended by the addition of a second story, for which 

 plans have been prepared and bids received, and plans have also 

 been completed for a four-story building, 60 x 82 feet, which 

 will be adjacent to the present curing department and will be 

 used for tire building. The completion of both buildings is 

 expected this summer. The company's general manager. F. E. 

 Holcomb, recently spent a few days in Michigan. 



The American Tire and Rubber Co.. having completed their 

 organization and purchased properly, are installing rubber ma- 

 chinery and expect to begin manufacturing within sixty days. 

 Incorporated with a capital stock of $200,000, the company is 

 under the direct management of thoroughly experienced rubber 

 manufacturers, the superintendent. W. J. Yeager, having been 

 ten years with the Diamond Rul)bcr Co., two years with the 

 India Rubber Co., four years with the Goodyear Rubber Co. 

 as assistant superintendent, and nine years with the Stein Tire 

 and Rubber Co. as superintendent. The secretary, F. L. Kryder, 

 was formerly connected with The Peoria Rubber Co., Peoria, 

 Illinois. The property purchased by the company was formerly 

 owned by the Aetna Mills and is located on Beech street, with 

 convenient railroad facilities, hydraulic power and cheap trans- 

 portation by way of the Ohio Canal. They expect to begin by 

 manufacturing solid and pneumatic carriage and automobile 

 tires and inner tubes, and later a puncture proof automobile 

 tire with a resilient clastic tiller and a general line of mechani- 

 cal goods. The company expects ultimately to reclaim their 

 own rubber and to manufacture and place an improved rim 

 for solid and pneumatic tires on the market. 'Hie company 

 claims to have an improved process for reclaiming rublicr and 

 expects to start with a capacity of 300 tires per day. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN CINCINNATI. 



nv A RESIDENT CORRESPONDENT. 



T"" 1 1 ]■. United States Tire Co. is the latest company to join the 

 ■^ local rubber colony. The company has just completed ne- 

 gotiations whereby it has secured a ten-year lease on a building 

 at 120 and 122 East Eightli street, the total rental involved for 

 the period being $25,000. 'Flic building will be ready for 

 occupancy July 1, and will be one of the most modern and 

 complete in this State. The company has heretofore been repre- 

 sented by dealers, but business has grown to such an extent 

 that it is necessary to operate a branch house in this city. The 

 location secured is in tlie automobile salesroom district of the 

 city, which gives the company a decided advantage. The agen- 

 cies of the Michelin Tire Co., G & J Tire Co., and Morgan & 

 Wright will be consolidated and operated from the new l)ranch. 



Frederick T. Lulh, who has been connected with local auto- 

 mobile tire branches, has become associated with tlie Cincinnati 



branch of The Diamond Rubber Co. 



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According to reports submitted to the board of ilircctors of 

 the Cincinnati Rubber Manufacturing Co. at their annual meet- 

 ing, the company has enjoyed a prosperous year and business 

 in all departments has been exceedingly good. The directors 

 declared the first dividend at tlie rate of 4 per cent, which was 



paid stockholders on April IS. 



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The Scliaefer Rubber Co., operating a retail rubber store, one 

 of the largest of its kind in the Middle West, dealing in rub- 

 ber sundries, rubber shoes and rubber clothing is expanding its 

 business and has opened a similar store in Detroit, Mich. The 

 new branch is in charge of George Schaefer, son of the presi- 

 dent of the company. 



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G. A. Eisman has been appointed local representative of The 

 B. F. Goodrich Co. Mr. Eisman will cover southern Ohio, Ken- 

 tucky, Indiana and Tennessee, with headquarters in this city. 



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The Atlas Rubber and Belting Co., No. 212 Main street, has 

 been appointed distributing agents for the mechanical goods of 

 ihe B. F. Goodrich Co. This firm will have charge of the 

 territory of southern Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana, the 

 same territory covered by the Cincinnati branch of that com- 

 pany. 



