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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[October I, 1913. 



PHOOFERS AND RUBBERIZERS FORM AN ASSOCIATION. 



The .August issue of The I.vdi.v Rubiier World contained a 

 letter from a proofer who has had some rather unhappy e.xperi- 

 enccs with certain garment manufacturers, who, according to his 

 statement, often made claims on the proofcrs for the full value — 

 and more than the full value — of manufactured goods, on the 

 ground that the proofing had been defective, when as a matter 

 of fact the defect arose either from poor workmanship in their 

 own factories or from improper storing of goods, or from other 

 causes for which the manufacturers were solely responsible. 



To meet this and similar situations, and for general mutual 

 benefit, the rubberizcrs and proofers have formed an association, 

 known as the Raincoat-Cloth Merchants .Association, with offices 

 at 149 Broadway, New York. Mr. J. G. Maier is the manager 

 of the association, and .\lbcrt & .Albert are the counsel. 



MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COTTON MANUFAC- 

 TURERS. 



The semi-annual meeting of the National Association of 

 Cotton Manufacturers was opened on September 30 at the 

 Chalfonte, Atlantic City, New Jersey. The address of wel- 

 come was given by Mayor Riddle of that city. The session 

 will continue through the fir.'^t two days of October. 



AN ADDITION TO THE VvTOONSOCKET MILL. 



The Alice mill of the Woonsocket Rubber Co., where tlie 

 company's shoes are made — and which is situated in Woon- 

 socket, Rhode Island — has for many years been known as 

 one of the largest footwear plants in the United States, its 

 main building being 70 feet wide by 420 feet long, with two 

 ells 60 feet wide and 140 feet long. But even this great 

 structure was evidently not sufficient for its requirements, 

 as it now has in course of erection a large addition, 56 .x 80 

 feet, four stories high and basement, made of brick-faced 

 steel construction. This is located at the northwest corner 

 of the present main building. .A noticeable feature of this 

 new addition is its tremendous window area, which will flood 

 every working room with light. 



AN AUIO. CLUB'S FINE BU.LDii<J. 



A location on Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, opposite the 

 Museum of Arts and Sciences and very near the main entrance 

 to Prospect Park, has been chosen as the site of the new home 

 of the Long Island Automobile Club ; and if the proposed plans 

 are successfully carried out the clubhouse should do credit to 

 this fine section of city, the intention being to erect an $85,000 

 building, three stories high and equipped with dining and grill 

 rooms, billiard parlors and all modern features. The grounds of 

 the club extend through the block from Eastern Parkway to 

 Lincoln place, and members will enjoy the privileges of the 

 machine shop and iiarasdiC which are also included in the building 

 plans. 



NO CUT IN TIRE PRICES IMMINENT. 



Some of the daily papers have published a paragraph to the 

 effect that the larger tire companies have quite a stock of crude 

 rubber, bought at considerably higher prices than those prevailing 

 at the present time, and that in consequence their profits have 

 been reduced to a paltry 7 or 8 per cent., while the smaller 

 companies, never having capital enough to buy rubber ahead, 

 and buying from day to da)', are using the low-priced rubber 

 now being offered, and by reason of this rubber economy are 

 able to make 15 or 16 per cent, at present tire prices. The writer 

 goes on to say that the larger companies are tired of holding 

 the umbrella over their small brothers and that they contemplate 

 a radical reduction in tire prices for the purpose of shaking 

 out the little fellows. Inquiry among the big makers of tires 

 fails, however, to substantiate this report, and there seems to be 

 no immediate prospect of a reduction in the current price of tires. 



THE ASKAM RUBBER CO. 



The Askam Rubber Co., whose incnrporation was mentioned 

 in the August issue of this paper, is building a plant in the town 

 of Milford, Connecticut, on the Wopopaug river. The main 

 building is to be 60 x 175 feet, and one-story high, with an addi- 

 tional building 50 -x 75 feet for laboratory work and particularly 

 for the chemical treatment of stock. The product of the mill will 

 be high-grade reclaimed rubber (which will be known as the 

 "Arco grade") from automobile tires, and the plant at the be- 

 ginning is to have a capacity of 4 tons a day. The mill will be 

 under the personal charge of W. F. .Askam, the president and 

 general manager. 



RUBBER STAMP MAKERS MERGE. 



The plant of H. C. Dimond & Co. has been sold to the Union 

 Stamp Works, Boston, Massachusetts, and the combined business 

 of the two concerns will hereafter be carried on under the name 

 of The Dimond-Union Stamp Works, with offices and factory at 

 175 Washington street, that city. The Dimond company was 

 established in 1875 and was the oldest stamp house in New Eng- 

 land, as the new company is said now to be the largest. 



THE THREE OLDEST MAKERS OF RUBBER STAMPS. 



.Among those who attended the Stamp Makers' Convention 

 recently held in Minneapolis were J. E. Taylof of Cleveland, 

 Ohio; Chas. Everson, of Everson & Reed, New York City, and 

 L. E. Scotford, president of the Superior Type Co., Chicago, 

 Illinois — all prominent not only in convention matters but in the 

 stamp trade generally, and famous as being the three oldest 

 stamp manufacturers, in point of their connection with the trade, 

 in the United States, the same having covered periods of 42, 39 

 and 37 years respectively. 



W I I. O M A C K . 



St.^ggered Tread? 



This highly artistic and thoroughly illuminating picture is 

 taken from the columns of "Life" where it has the following 

 sub-line : "What we pedestrians need is the non-skid banana 

 peel." That is undoubtedly quite true, but would not anyone 

 who analyzed this picture carefully be justified in saying that this 

 particular pedestrian was equipped with the famous Staggered 

 Tread ^ 



