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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1. 1911. 



3.000 pc pie, and many hundred people amused themselves witli 

 cards. Refreshments were provided in wholesale quantities and 

 served free of charge. This is the latest of the many enjoyable 

 social events that the Goodyear plant has provided. The estab- 

 lishment at present covers a ground of area of 31 acres, has a 

 power plant of 7,500 horsepower, an average number of 3,300 

 employes, and a capacity of more than 100,000 pounds of prod- 

 uct per day. Its success is largely credited to the strenuous 

 efforts of F. A. Seiberling, the present president of the company. 



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The Motz Clinclier Tire and Rubber Co. have changed their 

 name to the Motz Tire and Rubber Co. 



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The Universal Specialty Co. (Princeton, Indiana), recently 

 purchased by the Miller Rubber Co., is being moved to Akron. 

 The Universal Specialty Co. have been manufacturing atomizers 

 and nebulizers. The Miller company e.xpects to make this a 

 separate department. 



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The United Rubber Co., located at Barberton, lately affiliated 

 with the Portage Rubber Co., will soon build an addition to tlieir 

 Barlierton reclaiming plant. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN SAN FRANCISCO. 



BV A RESIDENT CORRESPONDENT. 



' I 'HE usual satisfactory volume of busmess for this season, 

 ■*• is reported by nearly all the rubber houses, and the 

 prospect of the World's Fair in 1915, promises a general re- 

 vival of commercial activity and aIl-ar>ound prosperity. 



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The B. F. Goodrich Co.'s new store on JMarket street is 

 practically complete and makes a fine appearance both as to 

 beauty and convenience. R. J. McNeilly, formerly with the 

 Revere Rubber Co., has accepted an engagement with the 

 Goodrich company. 



The Goodrich retail store in Seattle is now doing business 

 and is meeting with a fair measure of success in the auto- 

 mobile trade. It is located at 700 East Pike street, and is 

 well equipped to handle this line. The firm is equipping a 

 handsome general store on King street, oflf Occidental ave- 

 nue, in the busiest part of the city, which will be opened for 

 business early in March. 



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The Western Belting and Hose Co. have taken the agency 

 for the Mt. Vernon Belting Co., whose goods were formerly 

 handled by the Pacific Coast Rubber Co. The business and 

 stock of the latter corporation has been taken over by the 

 newly- organized Gorham-Revere Rubber Co., who are spend- 

 ing a large amount of money on their store on Fremont street, 

 which is being enlarged and re-arranged to accommodate the 

 stock of goods coming over from the Revere Rubber Co. and 

 the Pacific Coast Rubber Co. 



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The Gutta Percha and Rubber Mfg. Co. has moved into its 

 new quarters at 34 Fremont street. 



The Phoeni.x Rubber Co. has sold the factory department 

 on First street. 



R. H. Pease, president of the Goodyear Rubber Co., and his 

 son, have returned from Portland, where they report every- 

 thing in good shape; they will leave for the cast about the 

 middle of March. 



C. E Matthewson, Pacific Coast manager of the Diamond 

 Rubber Co,, has returned from the convention of branch man- 

 agers in the east. On his way home he stopped at Salt 

 Lake City and established a new firm branch there. This 

 Lake City and western Wyoming to the already extensive ter- 

 ritory under his care. 



THE RUBBER TRADE AT TRENTON. 



IIV A RESIDENT CORRESl'dNDE.NT. 



VV/II-LIAM H. SERVIS, of the Hamilton Rubber Manufac- 

 "' facturing Co., has returned from Florida where he and 

 his family recently enjoyed a short sojourn. 



The Whitehead Brothers Rubber Co. have recently erected a 

 modern and thoroughly fireproof warehouse. 



The Esse.K Rubber Co. have added a complete line of sheet 

 packing to their regular specialties. 



The Combination Rubber Manufacturing Co. (Bloomfield, Xew 

 Jersey) contemplate the manufacture of automobile tires, prep- 

 arations for which have been progressing several months. 



O'liver Calahan. of this city, was fatally injured by a fall at 

 the plant of Raymond Rubber Co. (Titusville, New Jersey) on 

 February 20; Mr. Calahan, who has been connected with the Ray- 

 mond Co. for eighteen years, sustained his injuries as a result 

 of a 25-foot fall, causing a broken back, from which he died 

 ;it St. Francis Hospital. He was well known in Trenton. 



Mr. John Broughton, of the United -and Globe Rubber Manu- 

 facturing Co., has returned from the middle West and reports 

 materially improved conditions and a flattering outlook. 



SINGLE-GEARED REFINER. 



' I ' HE machine illustrated herewith, is a single-geared re- 

 finer, or hard rubber dust grinder, of which William R. 

 Thropp & Sons Co. (Trenton, New Jersey) are the builders. 

 The machine, as will be seen, is of very heavy type and 

 is equipped with chilled iron rolls, the roll neck bo.xes being 

 l)rass lined where they take their heavy strain. The front 



Single Geared Refiner. 



[Or dust grinder.] 



roll is 14 ins., the back roll 18 ins. in diameter, 20 ins. 

 long on the face. Two ways of lubricating the journals are 

 provided, one by grease pockets, cast on the inside, the 

 other by means of grease cups on top of housings, with pipes 

 leading into boxes. The small gears, on the end of rolls, are 

 lubricated from cast iron pans, located beneath them, partly 

 filled witli grease. In revolving, the teeth of the large gear 

 dip into this, which lubricates them, A steel guard over the 

 top of these gears, prevents anything getting into them and 

 confines the grease to the pan. The machine is equipped with 

 the makers' improved all-iron guides. Another feature of 

 tlic machine is the improved stuffing boxes, of steam engine 

 type, which are easily adjusted and afford ample room for 

 packing. The steel mill pan, shown in the illustration, is 

 aiMther new feature. 



