JlLV 1, 1911. 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



389 



TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



The Republic Rubber Co. (Youngstown, Ohio) have nearly 

 completed a new machine shop that will be an important addi- 

 tion to their plant. It is a fireproof structure, 72 x 136 feet, an 

 interior balcony for patterns and general storage, giving it the 

 capacity of a two story structure. 



The Standard Rubber and Cable Co. (New York) announce 

 that J. H. Simms, formerly sales manager of the Rutherford 

 Rubber Co., and secretary of the Pearsall-Traver Manufac- 

 turing Co., has been placed in charge of their sales department. 



United States Tire Co. (New York) have opened a branch 

 in Detroit, Mich., at 245 Jefferson avenue East. H. C. Sever- 

 ance is in charge. 



The Des Moines Rubberette and Vulcanizing Co. is the 

 title of a new corporation, established in Des Moines, Iowa, for 

 the purpose of so treating the inner tubes of tires as to make 

 them puncture proof. The Rubberette tire protection, which 

 the manufacturers claim to be a preparation of Para rubber, is 

 vulcanized to the tread of the inner tube on the inside of the 

 tube, giving treads of different thicknesses, according to the 

 size of the tube used. It is claimed that a tire treated with 

 Rubberette, which is injected into the tube and distributed by 

 machinery, is impregnable to puncture, that strength and dura- 

 bility are added to the tires and blowouts lessened eighty per 

 •cent., and that resiliency is in no way affected. 



At the fifth annual work horse parade, recently held in New 

 York, at which there were nearly 2,000 entries, the first prize 

 went to a driver for the American Hard Rubber Co., Robert 

 Broddick, who has been in the company's service thirty-oiu- 

 years, and has driven "Sargeant," the horse that shared with 

 him the highest distinction in the parade, for ten years. 



The Fisk Rubber Co. (Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts), havr 

 opened a branch at the corner of I andTuolunine streets, Fresnu, 

 California. It is in charge of R. G. Macphail, and is not only 

 stocked with a full supply of the Fisk tires and rims, but has a 

 well-equipped repair department, so that customers may have 

 direct factory service. The company has opened a similar es- 

 tablishment at 1310 K street, Sacramento, California, making 30 

 direct factory service branches operated by them in various parts 

 of the country, besides their numerous sales depots and agencies. 

 The Fisk bolted-on tire and removable rim, was the outfit with 

 which the Glidden pathfinding car was equipped for its recent trip 

 from Washington, D. C, to Ottawa, Canada. 



Rubber footwear jobbers are beginning to send in their de- 

 tails in considerable volume. The footwear trade has been in- 

 <;lined to hold off in the matter of orders under the hope that 

 with the lower prices of crude rubber now prevailing the price 

 of manufactured goods would be likely to drop, but they have 

 concluded that there will be no decrease for the present sea- 

 son, and are now hurrying in their orders. 



Alexander Astley, formerly in charge of the weaving depart- 

 ment of the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co., Chiltonville, 

 Massachusetts, has been made superintendent of the company's 

 reclaiming plant at that place, to succeed Robert Harlow, who is 

 now president of the Monatiquot Rubber Co., South Braintree, 

 Massachusetts. 



The Plymouth Rubber Co. (Stoughton, Massachusetts), to 

 complete their plant at Canton, are erecting a three-story, mill- 

 construction building, 200 x 1(X) feet, on Revere street, which 

 they expect will shortly be ready for their occupancy. 



The Consolidated Rubber Tire Co. (New York), have opened 

 a branch office at Cleveland, Ohio. It is located at No. 1846 

 Euclid avenue, and under the management of Otis R. Cook, is 

 doing a thriving business. The company's San Francisco branch 

 bas removed into new quarters at 489 Golden Gate avenue, where 

 they will handle a complete line of Kelly-Springfield automobile 

 tires. 



A UNIQUE EXCURSION. 



A number of the salesmen and ho;ids of departments of the 

 Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co., Boston, Mass., recently 

 enjoyed a novel outing. A new Packard truck, of large capacity, 

 delivered to the company a few days before, was fitted up with 

 seats, after the manner of a sight seeing auto, and the party, 

 twenty-two in number, rode to the Dedham Country Club, where 

 (icneral Manager George K. Hall had arranged for a dinner. 

 .Among the salesmen present were Joseph E. Selby, manager of 

 the company's Pacific Coast Branch ; Messrs. Clifford and Ring' 

 from the west, Davis of Chicago and Owens of New York. 

 Two days later the party, in automobiles, went to Plymouth 

 by the middle road and after visiting the company's plant re- 



Ali. .\bo.\rd for the "Dedh.vm Countrv Club.' 



turned to Bostcm liy the shore road, passing througli Danbury, 

 Marshfield, Coltasset and Hingham. Our illustration shows the 

 big Packard with its clteerful load. 



THE VULCAN PROOFING CO. 



The Vulcan Proofing Co.. mentioned Iiriefly in the June India 

 Rubber Wori.u under new incorporations, really merits more 

 attention. The company having W. .A. Walker. of the J. Mandel- 

 berg Co., as president, and George Kenyon of the C. Kenyon Co., 

 as secretary-treasurer, points to quite a development in Anglo- 

 .\nierican proofing. Mandelberg. as is well known, is perhaps 

 the largest proofer in Europe and makes a wonderful line of 

 goods. The Kenyons have for a long time been active in rain 

 proof garments and have done a very large business. Within 

 the last two years they have also engaged quite extensively in the 

 manufacture of rubberized cloth. 



CANADIAN MINERAL RUBBER CO., LTD.— ANNUAL REPORT. 



In his report, covering the company's business for the year 

 ending December 31, 1909, President D. B. Ilanna refers to a 

 large increase in sales over the preceding year, Substantial ad- 

 ditions have also been made to the plant. The company's earn- 

 ings are reported as amounting to $130,178.51, from which, after 

 paying $49,013.42 interest on the debenture stock and adding 

 $60,000 to the reserve account, $21,165.09 has been carried forward 

 to next year's account. 



NEW RUBBER LABORATORY IN BOSTON. 



Dr. L. E. Weber, son of the late Carl Otto Weber, will open 

 a laboratory for general consultation in rubber lines in Boston 

 some time this summer. Dr. Weber is an exceedingly brilliant 

 young chemist, and comes to the United States after having 

 secured his degrees in Germany and working for .some time 

 under Dr. Fritz Frank, the notable German rubber chemist ia 

 Berlin. 



