November 1, 1913.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



87 



TU£ FOXBORO TIBE FL^NT UAY BE SOLD, 



There is more than a possibility that the receivers of the 

 VS'alpole Tire & Rubber Co. will dispose of the company's 

 I'oxboro works, which are equipped for the manufacture of 

 tires and inner tubes. There are two buildings — one 210 x 

 60 feet, three stories and basement, and one ISO x 65 feet, one 

 story and a half. The equipment is sufficient to produce 500 tires 

 per day. Here is an opportunity worthy of consideration by any 

 one desiring to start tire manufacture without any delay. 



RUBBER COMPANY HAS A DISASTROUS FIRE. 



The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, branch of The Goodyear Rub- 

 ber Co. had a most disastrous lire on October 26. Owing to 

 an explosion which sent the walls crashing down upon fifty 

 firemen, a number of them were caught beyond the possibility 

 of escape. The bodies of seven were taken from the ruins 

 after the fire was extinguished and twenty-four others were 

 injured. The money damage to tlic building and stock is 

 placed at over $500,000. 



THE FATAL RESULT OF A SYNTHETIC EXPERIMENT. 



It would undoubtedly be a revelation even to those in the 

 trade most familiar with the subject to know how many people 

 are busily engaged in the quest of synthetic rubber. It is safe 

 to say that in the United States, England and on the Continent, 

 there are thousands of experimenters devoting themselves to this 

 most attractive problem. The work in one synthetic laboratory 

 in New Jersey was recently attended by most disastrous results. 

 Dr. Louis Gottschalk, a German chemist, and his wife — herself 

 the holder of several scientific degrees — erected, a few years ago, 

 a laboratory in the rear of their residence in Sewaren, New 

 Jersey, where they were devoting their energies to chemical 

 experiments for the purpose of discovering the much sought- 

 for synthetic rubber. They had progressed so far in their work 

 that a company had been formed — known as The Alembic 

 Process Co. — to market their product, but they were still busy 

 in the attempt to perfect their process. They had five steel 

 cylinders, about 4 feet long and 6 inches in diameter, filled with 

 certain chemical ingredients, the combining of which they were 

 watching with intense interest. So absorbed were they in this 

 work that they continued their e.xperiments late into the night 

 and began early in the morning. On the morning on which the 

 accident occurred they were both bu.sy in their laboratory when 

 they were called to the house for breakfast. The doctor responded, 

 but his wife lingered a moment to make further observations. 

 The doctor had scarcely reached the house before there was a 

 tremendous e.xplosion, which wrecked the laboratory and re- 

 sulted in the instantaneous death of Mrs. Gottschalk. One of 

 the five cylinders had exploded, the other four, however, remain- 

 ing unharmed. The doctor has not revealed the nature of the 

 compound contained in the cylinder. 



A NEW TIRE COMPANY IN AKRON, 



The .Mohawk Rubber Co. has been organized at Akron, Ohio, 

 and has bought The Stein Double Cushion Tire Co. plant and 

 machinery. The new company is organized with a capitaliza- 

 tion of $350,000, $250,000 common stock, and $100,000 7 per 

 cent, cumulative preferred stock. The plant is located in 

 East Akron, and has a present capacity of between 100 and 

 150 tires per day. 



The president is R. M. Pillmore; the vice-president is C. D. 

 Paxson, of Cleveland; the superintendent of the plant is S. S. 

 Miller, formerly with The Kelly Springfield Tire Co.; the 

 treasurer is C. W. McLaughlin, formerly assistant cashier of 

 The Diamond Rubber Co. M. E. Mason, secretary and sales 

 manager, was connected with the sales department of Morgan & 

 Wright for many years. The directors are : R. M. Pillmore, 

 .\kron ; C. D. Paxson, Cleveland ; J. K. Williams, F. J. Mishler, 

 S. S. Miller, C. W. McLaughlin, and M. E. Mason — all of Akron. 



THE B. r. COOUHICH CO. PROTECTS ITS DEALERS. 



On October 28, last. The B. ¥. Goodrich Co., of Akron, sent 

 out the following circular to dealers handling its tires: "In 

 order that we may reassure those dealers, who are handling our 

 product, we desire to advise that on all automobile casings and 

 tubes of our brands purchased by you on and after the first day 

 of November, 1913, we will protect you against shrinkage in 

 value caused by a reduction in price made by ourselves, provided 

 that, at the time any reduction is made, you still have the goods 

 in your hands. Should a reduction occur, a Credit Mcmsrandum 

 for the amount of the difference in price caused thereby will be 

 issued to your account." 



FIRE HOSE IN KANSAS CITY. 



A recent report on the Kansas City fire department contains 

 the following paragraph regarding the amount and character of 

 hose used in that department : "All of the 2^-inch hose is cot- 

 ton, rubber-lined, of well-known brands, bought under the usual 

 guarantees and tested yearly at about 200 pounds pressure. New 

 hose is distributed among the companies near the center of the 

 city and their hose given to the outlying companies where work 

 is lighter. The majority of the wagons carry only 750 feet of 

 hose, but five carry 900 feet and one carries 1,000 feet. An extra 

 shift is kept in reserve at each station. Hose is changed on 

 wagons only when wet or dirty." 



A FIRE ENGINE PUT TO ODD SERVICE. 



Ordinarily the use of a fire engine is to preserve property, 

 but an instance occurred recently in Detroit where it was used 

 to destroy a piece of property, the destruction of which was 

 quite desirable. There was an old brick house, 75 years old, 

 on one of the streets, in such a dilapidated condition that it 

 was not only dangerous to passers by but really hazardous to 

 tear down in the usual way. The fire department was appealed 

 to and a fire engine was assigned to the duty of demolishing 

 the building, which it did in less than eight minutes, with a 

 powerful, well-directed condensed stream. 



SCHOFIELD'S LIQUID TIRE TONIC. 



While there are many "puncture proof" tires on the market, 

 and many "fillers" which are supposed to make punctures im- 

 possible, accidents of this nature continue to occur, and the tire 

 user is still on the watch for something that will reduce to the 

 minimum inconveniences arising therefrom. That an article 

 which will accomplish this end has been produced in Schofield's 

 Liquid Tire Tonic, is the claim of its manufacturers. The Liquid 

 Tire Tonic Co., of Kansas City. Missouri. The company dis- 

 tinguishes very sharply between "filler" and "tonic." The action 

 of this latter preparation — a small quantity of which is injected 

 into the inner tube, occupying only about 6 per cent, of the 

 space in the inflated tube, where it remains, unimpaired by 

 either heat or cold — is described, in the event of a puncture, as 

 follows : "The fibrous part of the compound, which forms a 

 thick layer along the inside wall of the tube, is forced into the 

 hole by the pressure of air. At the same time the fluid with 

 which the fibre is mixed is squeezed from it in much the same 

 manner as water is expelled from a sponge when pressed by 

 the fingers. The plug of fibre expands the moment it enters the 

 hole and instantly an elastic cork is formed, which absolutely 

 prevents the slightest outlet of air." 



Among the claims that the company makes for it are : That one 

 treatment will last the entire life of a tube, prolonging it at 

 least 40 per cent.; that it will not injure the tire or detract from 

 its resiliency ; and that it not only mends the leak in the tube, 

 instantly and permanently, but also heals the wound in the casing. 



Replete with information for rubber manufacturers — Mr. 

 Pearson's "Crude and Compounding Ingredients." 



