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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 1, 1911. 



THE RUBBER TRADE AT TRENTON. 



liV A RKSIIMvXT CORRESPONDENT. 

 ' I "HE early summer has witnessed a continuance of activity in 

 ■^ tlie principal brandies of the Trenton rubber industry, 

 many of the factories running overtime. Among the latter, the 

 Thermoid Rubber Co. have been working six nights a week and 

 the Acme Rubber Co. four nights. Improved business is like- 

 wise reported by the Hamilton Rubber Manufacturing Co. and 

 the Aja.x-Grieb Rubber Co. 



Through the installation of hose making and wrappiiig ma- 

 chines of the latest type, the Home Rubber Co. has doubled its 

 capacity. A full line of tires and mechanical rubber goods will 

 in future be carried at Nos. 80 and 82 Reade street, New York 

 City, where this company now occupies the ground floor and 

 basement. 



Extensive improvements are in progress at the factory in 

 Hamilton Square of the Mercer Rubber Co., which is being run 

 nights. 



A satisfactory volume of business is reported in both the tire 

 and mechanical departments of the Empire Rubber Manufactur- 

 ing Co. The Empire Tire Co. has opened a branch at No. 1921 

 Euclid avenue, Cleveland, where a full line of tires, tubes and 

 rubber auto accessories will be carried. J. B. Todd, who has for 

 some time acted in the capacity of specyal representative, will 

 be the manager in charge of the new branch, which will be a 

 distributing point for the State of Ohio. 



Generally speaking, all mills producing garden hose are now 

 extremely busy, while those manufacturing tires report favorable 

 conditions, these articles being prominent features of present 

 activity. 



Welling G. Sickel, of the Hewitt Rubber Co., after liaving 

 been confined to his home at Spring Lake, New Jersey, for .so.iie 

 weeks with heart trouble is said to be on the road to recovery. 



The Essex Rubber Co. have installed a notable display at the 

 Shoe and Leather Fair (Boston — July 12-19) where they will 

 show a varied line of rubber soles and heels fitted to both leather 

 and canvas footwear. Their "Essex Rubber Rug" will also be 

 given the place of prominence which it deserves. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN SAN FRANCISCO. 



Ev A Resident Correspondent. 



DEPRESSION seems still to hover over business generally 

 in this city and conditions must now be said to be rather 

 quiet, but steadily improving. It is safe to say that there never 

 were better or brighter prospects than confront the business men 

 of the city at this time. The crops throughout the entire State 

 are in a most flourishing condition, the city is making extensive 

 improvements in municipal matters, and the World's Fair will 

 bring certain prosperity to every merchant here. It is this un- 

 questionably bright outlook which keeps everybody in good 

 spirits, and urges them to simply redouble their efforts to keep 

 up a fair volume of business during quiet times. 

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The Republic Rubber Co. will establish a Pacific coast branch 

 commencing about the first of September, at which time the 

 new building which the firm is to occupy in San Francisco will 

 be completed. Mr. M. F. Murray will come to taken charge as 

 general Western manager with his headquarters in San Fran- 

 cisco. The San Francisco store will he directly under the super- 

 vision of Mr. Kanzee. The foundation of the building is being 

 laid now, and the work rushed rapidly forward. It will be a 

 two-story and basement building, and will be 70 x 137;/. feet. 

 It is being erected specially for a complete rubber store, and at a 

 cost of $40,000, and when completed will be the most complete and 

 up-to-date rubber store in the district. The frcmt will be nf red 



pressed brick with white trimmings, and the store front of large 

 plate glass. It is situated on the southeast corner of Hyde and 

 (loiden (jate avenues. The Republic Rul)ber Co. will carry their 

 full line of belting, their Lanco balata belt, hose, beside a full 

 line of solid vehicle, motor truck tires and plain and "staggard" 

 tread Republic automobile tires. 



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The Fisk Rubber Co. has just opened a branch store at Fresno, 

 California, and another at Sacramento, California. They will 

 carry a full stock of tires at these stores, and in addition thor- 

 oughly equipped repair departments with which to take care of 

 repairs of all makes of tires. They report at tlie San Francisco 

 office a very good trade so far this year. 



W. C. Scott, formerly with one of the larger rubber establish- 

 ments in this city, is now acting in the capacity of traveling 

 salesman for the Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co. 



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The New Jersey Car Spring & Rubber Co. undertook recently 

 to clean up out.standing accounts, and filed suits in the Superior 

 Court against the Pacific Mill Mine & Supply Co. for $2,995. 

 and one against the Eccles & Smith Co. for a balance of $1,481.67. 

 both being for goods sold. After depositions had been taken at 

 the factory, the cases were settled and dismissed. 



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The American Rubber Manufacturing Co., the Gutta Percha 

 and Rubber Manufacturing Co., and the Eureka Fire Hose 

 Manufacturing Co., were all successful bidders from whom 

 purchases of hose will be made by the city of Oakland. 



C. C. Case, vice president and general manager of the Revere 

 Rubber Co., spent two weeks in San Francisco and returned, a 

 short time ago; to the East. He seemed well satisfied with the 

 company's arrangements under the new Gorham-Revere Rubber 

 Co., and expressed the belief that there was every opportunity 

 for an immense business to be had on this coast. 



E. H. Parish and J. B. Brady, with the Gorham-Revere Rub- 

 ber Co., have returned on the Teiiu Ma? u to San Francisco, 

 from the Orient, where they have been investigating the rub- 

 ber business in the Malay States. W. J. Gorham returned on 

 the 8th, after putting the finishing touches to the reorganization 



work in the Northwest. 



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James T. DuBois, United States Counsul -General of Singapore, 

 arrived a short time since on the liner Mongolia. He states that 

 the rubber production of the Malay archipelago in the next ten 

 years promises to reach fabulous proportions. He also spoke 

 very assuringly of Singapore as a healthful and pleasant place 

 to live in. 



Aboard the liner .Imcrica Maru, from Honolulu which arrived 

 in port recently, were P. Hadow, former lieutenant in the British 

 navy, returning to England on a vacation from the Straits 

 Settlements, where he has been in the rubber business ; and T. K. 

 Swain, another rubber operator from the same place. 



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The G. & J. Tire Co., branch of the United States Tire 

 Co., are now comfortably located in their fine new quarters on 

 automobile row, at No. 410 Van Ness avenue. 



With their new branches in operation in San Diego, California, 

 Fresno. California, Sacramento, California, Spokane, Washing- 

 ton and Salt Lake City, the Diamond Rubber Co. is now exploit- 

 ing t" the fullest its idea of bringing direct factory service and 

 representatives into close touch with all sections. All adjust- 



