October 1, 1913.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



25 



News of the American Rubber Trade. 



THE NEW OFFICIALS OF THE DERBY ETJBBER CO. 



AT a meeting of the board of directors of The Derby Rubber 

 Co. held at the ofiices of the company at Shelton, Connecti- 

 cut, August 22, 1913, John H. Goss, general manager of 

 the Scoville Manufacturing Co., of Waterbury, Connecticut, 

 was elected president and George E. Barber, general man- 

 ager of the Star Pin Co., of Derby, Connecticut, vice- 

 president, to fill the vacancies caused by the death of the 

 former president, Allan W. Paige, of Bridgeport, and of 

 Charles E. Clark, of Derby. 



The board of directors consists of J. H. Goss, G. E. Barber, 

 C. N. Downs, Henry Atwater, H. G. Runkle, T. F. Wood, 

 Jr., and P. B. Price. 



The reports of the treasurer and general manager, P. B. 

 Price, were discussed, and in view of the excellent showing 

 made during the past year it was unanimously voted to con- 

 tinue the operation of the mill under the present management. 



Mr. J. H. Goss, the new president, is prominent in the 

 brass business, having a vast fund of practical knowledge of 

 manufacturing in all its varied branches, and is also an expert 

 on factory costs and efficiency engineering. Mr. G. E. Bar- 

 ber, the new vice-president, is another man of unusual busi- 

 ness and manufacturing ability ; and the combined efficiency 

 of Mr. Goss and Mr. Barber will naturally strengthen the 

 operating and cost departments of the mill. 



THE TTNITED MALAYSIAN GETS AN AWARD. 



The .■\ugust issue of The Indi.\ Rubber World contained a de- 

 tailed account of the L'niversal E.xposition held in Ghent, Belgium, 

 in the early part of the summer. An important feature of this 

 exhibition was the "colonial exhibit," in which there was a large 

 display of rubber from Belgian colonies. This rubber department 

 contained over a thousand separate exhibits, and among them one 

 made by the United Malaysian Rubber Co. of New York, London 

 and Singapore, and with plantations in Borneo — which deals in 

 special brands of Malaysian crepe rubber and jelutong, and 

 Malaysian resins. The company recently received a communi- 

 cation from the commissioner general of the exhibition saying 

 that its exhibit had been awarded the Diploma of Honor. In 

 view of the large number of competitive exhibits, the company 

 naturally feels much gratification over this award. 



USES ONLY "SNOW WHITE SEAL." 



William H. Scheel, 159 Maiden Lane, New York, importer of 

 superior quahties of oxide of zinc, received a letter recently from 

 one of the large rubber manufacturers saying that he had decided 

 to use "Snow White Seal" e.xclusively, such had been his success 

 with this brand. In addition to this brand Mr. Scheel handles 

 gradings known as Red, White and Green Seals, which are of 

 particular interest to manufacturers of rubber tires. 



THE BALLOON "GOODYEAR" TO RACE ABROAD. 



A fine aerial race is booked for the 12th of October, to start 

 from the Garden of the Tuileries in Paris. Among the com- 

 petitors which are after the Gordon-Bennett Cup will be the 

 balloon "Goodyear." entered by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 

 Co., of .\kron. This balloon weighs, including basket, net, ropes, 

 and all the rest of its paraphernalia, 1,100 pounds. It is con- 

 structed of two-ply cotton rubberized fabric, and it has a capacity 

 of 80,000 cubic feet. It will be piloted by R. H. Upson, of Akron, 

 who has already had quite a little experience and not a little 

 success in operating this same craft. He won the National 

 Elimination Race in Kansas City on the 4th of July last. He 

 left for Europe in August, in order that before the race took 

 place he might visit and inspect the various balloon and aero- 

 plane factories on the continent. 



FIRESTONE EARNINGS. 



Reports of the annual meeting of the Firestone Tire & Rubber 

 Co. stockholders indicate for the year ending July 31, 1913, a 

 gain in the gross earnings of the company of $3,500,000 over 

 those of the previous twelve months and show net profits of 

 $1,600,000, of which only $350,000 was disbursed, the balance 

 being carried to surplus. The liabilities of the company are 

 reported at about $2,000,000, for bills payable, and the assets at 

 approximately $7,000,000, of which amount $3,000,000 is 

 represented by merchandise stocks and bills receivable. 



THE PENNSYLVANIA RUBBER CO. ADDS TO PLANT. 



With one new four-story addition to its plant just completed 

 and two more new buildings under process of erection, the 

 Pennsylvania Rubber Co. of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, expects by 

 next season to be able to treble its present output. The com- 

 pleted addition contains about 25,000 square feet of fioor space, 

 and the buildings now being erected will contain about 190,000 

 square feet. The factory building is also to be four stories high, 

 of steel and concrete, 193 x 138 feet. The fourth floor will be 

 devoted in part to new offices, two floors to the manufacture 

 of autoinobile tires, and the rest of the space to the production 

 of other kinds of tires. The building which is to contain the 

 power plant and engine room will be 70 x 130 feet. The equip- 

 ment of boilers is to be in every way up to date, these to be 

 .supplied with automatic stokers, and power to be furnished by 

 turbine-driven electric generators. These two new buildings 

 are to be entirely separate from the present plant. 



THE FAULTLESS RUBBER CO. 



At the annual meeting of the Faultless Rubber Co., held at 

 the company's offices at Ashland, Ohio, on July 25, plans were 

 considered for the erection of additional factory buildings ; and 

 since that time quite an extensive tract of land has been pur- 

 chased for this purpose. The company now contemplates the 

 erection of one brick and concrete factory building, 60 x 180 feet, 

 two stories high, work on which will be started early in the 

 spring. The new building will be used for general manufacturing 

 purposes and is to contain the calender room. The officers 

 elected at the annual meeting were : T. W. Miller, president 

 and treasurer; P. A. Myers, vice-president; I, L. Miller, secre- 

 tary, and C. E. Campbell, general manager ; and these, with 

 Mr. F. E. Myers, constitute the board of directors. 



NASSAU TIRES IN A GRUELING TEST. 



The Thermoid Rubber Co., of Trenton, New Jersey, takes a 

 great deal of satisfaction in the record of its Nassau tires in 

 the Elgin Road Race of August 30. These tires were used on a 

 car driven by Ralph De Palma, which went over the entire 

 course of 302 miles at the rate of 71^ miles per hour. After 

 the race he telegraphed the company as follows : "Three Nassau 

 tires went through entire Elgin Road Race. Only changed one 

 on account of puncture. Am thoroughly pleased with showing. 

 Will use same tires again at Corona September ninth." 



They were also used on a car driven by "Bob" Burman, who 

 did 160 miles of the course at a terrific rate of speed without 

 changing a single tire. The company asserts that these were not 

 special tires made for racing but tires taken out of regular stock. 



LARGE INCREASE IN SALES OF U. S. TIHES. 



The United States Tire Co.'s business for the first eight months 

 of the present year shows an increase in net sales of 28,7 per cent, 

 over the same period in 1912. The earnings of the Rubber Goods 

 Manufacturing Co. show a substantial increase over last year, 

 tho it is impossible at this time to tell the exact amount of this 

 increase as the company's year does not end until the 31st of 

 December. 



