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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August 1. 1911. 



by hand. The larger doors are easily handled by a cliaiii block 

 or power hoist. 



(f ) Safety. — When closed the cast-steel door and shell rin^s 

 are encircled by a steel locking ring, the two halves of wliich 



are securely clamped together when in the closed position. 



* * * 



Factor) reports say that 1911 will probably be the biggest year 

 in the history of the .\kron rubber business. The business 

 last month has surpassed the same month ni 1910 by a large 

 margin. 



* * * 



Outside capital has been looking for a location for another 

 rubber plant in Akron. The parties interested in this enter- 

 prise are Eastern people. 



The rush of business of the various conii)anics in .\kron 

 engaged in the tire manufacturing business has been enor- 

 mous. Practically all are running night shifts and many 

 orders are turned down. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. 

 intended to use their old plant for a rim factory, but if the 

 present stress of trade continues, they will be compelled to 

 use both plants for a tire factory and for the present at least 

 have most of their rims manufactured out of town. 



The Miller Tire and Rubber Co. has gone to considerable 

 expense in developing another new tire. This is about ready 

 to be placed on the market. 



John Gammeter, head of The B. F. Goodrich Co.'s ex- 

 perimental department and an inventor who has been very 

 successful in developing new machines for the manufacture 

 of rubber goods, has purchased an aeroplane, and is ex- 

 perimenting with the same. If he is as successful in develop- 

 ing this machine as he has been in the past, we may in the 

 future look for some valuable improvements made by him 

 tcj aid aerial navigation. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN SAN FRANCISCO. 



(By .\ Resident Corresi'ondext.) 

 VV/HILE there has been a general improvement all around 

 •'' over the business done last year at this time, it is still true 

 that conditions are quiet, and that the amount of business would 

 have to be considerably greater before the rubber merchants 

 could call it prosperous. The business that is being done now 

 is of a substantial quality and the fact that there has been steady 

 improvement is most auspicious. There is no doubt in the minds 

 of any of the merchants but that the tendency is towards better 

 business right along, and that the fall will probably see a very 

 active trade. Commercially San Francisco is show-ing a healthy 

 growth and all of the dealers are optimistic of the future. 



* * * 



Edward Helm, who had the management of tlie Gorham- 

 Rcvere Rubber Company's branch store in Los -Vngelcs, died from 

 injuries received in a recent automobile accident while riding in 

 that city. His loss is a sad blow to his innumerable friends. 



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R. J. Hand, vice president of the Crandley Rubber and Supply 

 Co., has sold out his interest in the firm, and is now with The 

 B. F. Goodrich Co. m San Francisco. 



^e * * 



The local branch of the Pennsylvania Rubber Co. has re- 

 modeled Its offices and salesrooms at Nos. 512-514 Mission street, 

 so that they can now make as attractive a sliowing as any other 

 tire and rubber house in the city. The old and unattractive 

 freight elevator just inside the front entrance has been removed 

 and two new freight elevators have been installed, one in the 

 building and one on the sidewalk, as a sidewalk elevator to trhe 

 basement, both of which greatly improve the shipping facilities. 

 The accountmg department has been removed from the top floor 

 to the second, and the salesrooms and private offices have been 



placed in the front of the main floor. On tlie main floor the 

 fixtures are all new and modern, and the offices present an 

 unusually attractive appearance. Here J. E. French, the Pacific 

 Coast manager, and his assistant G. J. Brooks have their offices. 

 On this floor a special display is made of the vacuum cup tires, 

 and in the basement a large display is now being made of the 

 Pennsxlvania Velvet Tread automobile tires. 



* * * 



A. H. Gregory, manager on this coast of the New York Belt- 

 ing and Packing Co. has now been nearly a month in ."Maska, 

 and \v\\\ continue his trip through that territory returning about 

 the first of October. He is making a sort of a missionary tour 

 to investigate the possibilities of the entire section, take in all 

 the big dredgers, and attend to whatever business he finds. This 

 firm reports an excellent business for June, and a slight falling 

 ofS in July, with prospects bright for excellent business in the 

 future. 



* * * 



Mr. Miller with The B. F. Goodrich company has returned 

 from a very successful trip to Honolulu in the interests of the 



firm's tire department. 



* * * 



Mr. Hirsch, traveling representative of the Pennsylvania Rub- 

 ber Co.. is now making a trip through the northwestern territory. 



* * * 



The Bowers Rubber Works is putting up a new building which 

 will be used exclusively for the manufacture of matting and hose. 

 + * * 



A. W. Savage, of Monrovia, California, has invented a new- 

 automobile tire which he intends to market through a new cor- 

 poration just organized to handle the same. He claims the tire 

 to be puncture proof and one that cannot blow out. 



* ^ * 



Herman Fischer, a rubber merchant from Handnirg. has been 

 a recent visitor in this city, stopping at the Palace Hotel. 



* * * 



The annual picnic was given June 26 by the association of rub- 

 ber tire dealers of San Francisco at Palo .Alto, California. It was 

 attended by the families of nearly all the merchants and was 

 enjoyed by all. There were games, baseball, a tug-of-war, box- 

 ing, etc. -Among the men most active in the management of the 

 picnic were C. M. Cummings, of the Michelin Tire Co., and .\. C. 

 Leonard, manager of the western branch of the Goodyear Tire 

 and Ruljber Co. 



* * * 



F. O. Nelson, manager of the Los .Angeles branch of The 

 Diamond Rubber Co., has returned to that city after a vacation 

 trip to San Francisco by automobile accompanied by his wife. 



* * * 



Josepli Weston, coast manager for the I'nited States Tire 

 Co., returned recently from his business trip to Los .Angeles, 

 where he reports he found business to be in a very favorable 



condition. 



* * * 



The B. F. Goodrich Co., has been giving complimentary moving 

 picture displays and lectures regarding the rubber industry in 

 the Valencia Theatre. The lectures are given by F. M. Tillisch. 



* * * 



The Goodyear Rubber Company is now operating two new 

 auto trucks, one a delivery truck and the other for freight. This 

 firm will have its new calender and mill in operation at the 

 factory by the first of the month. 



The American Rubber Manufacturing Co. has purchased the 

 bulk of the machinery from the factory of the defunct Barton 

 Packing and Rubber Co.. including the presses, calender, etc. 

 The remainder of the machinery was taken by the Plant Rubber 

 and Supply Co. 



