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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[Kebruarv 1, 1911. 



THE TIRE EXHIBITS IN DETAIL. 



.liax-Lii id' Rubber Co. Ciicntun. X cw Jersey). 

 The cxliihit of this company embraced every type of tire it 

 makes, in several sizes. The Ajax is a standard clinclier pneu- 

 matic, and can be litted to any standard rim. These tires are 

 still sold with a guarantee to roll 5,000 miles. 



REPBEiitNT.MlvES. — William J. Grieb, president; J. C. Matlaek, secretary; 

 R. S. Ireland, sales manager. Branch managers: Edgar Storms, New 

 York; V. S. Pierce, Chicago; 11. M. Dc Silva, Kansas City; Charles E. 

 Steani. .Vilanta: C. R. \'an .\uken, Detroit. Salesmen: E. 0. Winans. 

 J. I. Xciillc. W. Townc. S. H. Hoffman, and K. 1". Clunan. 



Bdlaria Rubber Co. iBatai-ia, New y'ork) 

 The feature of the exhibit of this company was its Security 

 non-skid tires. These have a surface with crosswise slots which 

 do not meet at the center, thus leaving a rib to give the neces- 

 sary strength to the edges. The regular tires, as exhibited by 

 this company, show no departure from former types, and are of 

 the wrapped tread case and pure gum inner tube type. 



Kepresent.\tives. — .\. \V. Caney, vice president; L. T. Vance, factory 

 superintendent; Harry L. Graff, president Harry I-. Graff, Inc. (sole 

 distributors of Batavia tires): Horace S. de Camp, vice president Harry 

 L. Graff, Inc. Salesmen; .\. C. Sloate, W. J. Wilson, and Albert Olsen. 



Century Rubber Trading Co. (Plainfield, New Jersey). 



Two types of Century tires were shown, the wrapped tread and 

 the anti-skid. In the Century tire the finest grade of Para gum 

 is used, slow cured and properly coinpounded to give greatest 

 wearing qualities and the necessary pliability. The carcass is 

 made extra heavy, of a special grade of coarse weave Sea Is- 

 land duck. Every one of the eight plies of the Centurj' tire is 

 most carefully made — by hand where it is best — and the whole 

 so cured and vulcanized as to prevent wrinkling, or separating 

 of the plies. A special grade of gum is used, which permeates the 

 whole tire fabric, making it at once homogeneous and flexible. 



The Century anti-skid tire meets the exacting requirements of 

 such a non-skid type in a practical way. This tread is extra 

 heavy and divided into square blocks of rubber with beveled 

 edges. These edges are liand cut and not molded, as is usually 

 the case on non-skid tires. This makes the edges sharp 

 and enables the tread to get a suction on the road surface, adding 

 SO per cent, to its effectiveness. This prevents slipping or skid- 

 ding when running or turning corners up to a speed of twenty- 

 five miles an hour. 



Repkesextatives. — D. 11. Shay, president; K. II. Tucker, general man- 

 ager; v.. Greene, Cleveland; J. McGinn and C. D. Winslow. Njw Vork. 



Consoiidated Rubber Tire Co. (Neiv York) 

 Two distinct types of Kelly-Springfield tires were exhibited by 

 this company. These were the pneumatic in both tlie round tread, 

 and Bailey anti-skid tread, and the sectional or block solid tires 

 for commercial motor vehicles. With the usual attention which 

 the heavy motor truck is now attracting, the Kelly-Spriiigfield 

 block tires received considerable notice. The advantages claimed 

 for this type over the regular type of solid lire, easy to repair, 

 non-heating and that the action or movement of the ruljljer is 

 not continuous, thus adding to the life of the tire. 



Representatives. — V. H. Cartmell, president; F. A. Seaman, secretary; 

 F. E. Holcomh, general manager; O. S. Cook, general factory salesman. 

 Branch nwnagers: F. A. Kisscll, Philadelphia; S. I". Hall. lioston; E. S. 

 Roberts, New York. Salesmen: F. A. Oatman, J. B. Eberhardt, E. J. 

 Cabaret, and J. P. Cahoon. 



Conliiiental Caoutchouc Co. (New York). 



There were three distinct features at the Continental exhibit, 

 the traction tread tire, the detachable, demount:ible rim, and 

 the Revere solid tires. The Continental traction tread tires 

 are built with the same careful attention to detail as regards 

 quality and superior workmanship which has always kept the 

 name of Continental famous. The numerous rubber studs can- 

 not become loose, as they are integrally constructed and cannot 

 separate from the body of the tire itself. 



'J'be Continental detachable, dcninuntable rim has a flanged 



band shrunk on the felloe, an<l upon this the rim bears. This 

 rim is held in place by a series of eight clamps with wedge- 

 shaped projections, which enter between the felloe band and the 

 rim. The rim is prevented from slipping back and forth on the 

 felloe by projections on its under side, which rest in recesses in 

 the felloe. Bolts passing through the clamps and the felloe hold 

 the tire in place. The Revere solid tire, as made by this com- 

 pany, is of the wireless type. The steel base dove-tailed with a 

 hard rubber sub-base upon which is vulcanized the long wearing 

 dependable Revere rubber tread, inakes the three integral parts 

 an absolute unit with the wheel. 



Representatives. — J. M. Gilbert, general manager; O. S. Tweedy, gen- 

 eral sale's manager; J. H. Sheldon, eastern sales manager; E. E. Mc.Master. 

 Detroit, western sales manager. Branch managers: E. H. Kidder, Boston; 

 S. S. Poor. Philadelphia; C. A. Gilbert. Chicago. Salesmen: R. M. 

 Hernandez, Chicago; J. C. Given. Philadelphia; J. C. Toomey and F. N. 

 Uroadhead, Boston. R. R. Drake, Chicago. 



Continental Rubber Works {Erie, Pennsylvania). 

 The only tires exhibited by this company were those for use 

 on motorcycles and aeroplanes. Although not entirely new, the 

 aeroplane tires attracted much attention. The fabric is a special 

 Sea Island fabric, which lias been made up solely for this pur- 

 pose. Instead of being made of the straight thread fabric, it is a 

 woven fabric, and is especially made so that practically the 

 same resiliency as a thread fabric is obtained, and in addition 

 the tire is much less liable to puncture, and will prove more 

 serviceable. The stock throughout is made especially tough, and 

 the tire is provided with lugs so that it can be securely fastened 

 to the riiTi. This company also exhibited a complete line of 

 inner tubes, patches, and sleeves. 



Representatives. — T. R. Palmer, president and general manager: W. J. 

 Surrey, sales manager Xew York. 



Tlic Diamond Rubber Co. (Akron. Ohio). 

 The Diamond exhibit was a inost complete one. and included 

 pneumatic tires of different types, solid tires, aeroplane tires and 

 motorcycle tires. In the pneumatic tire line this company dis- 

 played clincher, quick detachable, "bolted on," mechanical nr 

 Dunlop types, all fitted with Bailey smooth or grip tread. The 

 Diamond motorcycle tires are made with a corrugated tread for 

 general use, and a studded tread to prevent skidding. The Dia- 

 mond company claims to have made the first aeroplane tires, and 

 its product for this use combines extreme lightness with tnuub- 

 ness and resiliency. 



.\\] Diamond solid tires, whether demountable wire mesh base, 

 side wire or solid clincher, are now made spliceless. The argu- 

 ment is obviously that the tires cannot open at the splice and 

 one possibility of weakness is thereby overcome. The wire mesh 

 base tire is a leader in the Diamond group, having been made by 

 • this company since the earliest use of the motor driven vehicle 

 for commercial purposes. It is a quick detachable solid rubber 

 tire, requiring no special tools for taking off or putting on the 

 wheel. .Another Diamond type is tlie solid rublier clincher tire, 

 manufactured especially for delivery cors and other light com- 

 mercial machines. 



Representatives. — .\. H. Marks, vice president; W, W. Miller, secre- 

 tary; James A. Eraden, advertising manager; G. R. KeynuUls. sales depart- 

 ment. .-\kron; J. Jordan, sales manager, and T. S. Lindsay, office manager. 

 Xew York. Branch managers: C. Mathewson. San Francisco; N. Oliver, 

 Buffalo; K. M. Fitch, Philadelphia; E. P. Weber, Boston; L. K. Ritten- 

 house, Pittsburgh: II. J. Woodward, New York. Salesmen: F. W. Suhr. 

 K. J. Sear, and W. E. Hughes, Boston; W. B. Duvall and William Britton, 

 Philadelphia; B. W. Snowman, George A. Davidson, H. C. Mills, W. B. 

 Williams, Jr.. C. D. .Studebaker. W. F. Lyons, C. E. Parks, — Westlake 

 (solid rubber department), — Hardy and P. K. Le Homidicu (hard rubber 

 department). New York. Sub branch managers: J. A. Vassar, Brooklyn; 

 F. .A. Br.idcu. Newark; G. E. Pfeffer and E. B. Williams, Albany. 



lini/'ire Tire Co. (Trenton, New Jersey). 

 Tliis company exhibits its complete line of pneumatic tires for 

 automobiles and motorcycles and its rim. The regular type of 

 Empire tire is made with a raised tread. .\ new tire made by 



