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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 1, 1914. 



the tire the greater the loss. If they wanted to have the tire 

 repaired they had to resort to the country blacksmith, who 

 tinkered up autos. as a sort of side line and graded his charges 

 for this sort of work by the tourist's general appearance of finan- 

 cial prosperity. 



But now the tire hospitals have taken over all this sort of 

 work and do it on a regular schedule of prices, so tliat the autoist 



Removing the Tire. 



has learned just what he ought to pay for a certain repair; and 

 the prices being reasonable and fairly standard, he has been en- 

 couraged to invest in better tires than was formerly the case, 

 knowing that it is worth while having them repaired in case of 

 accident. 



.All sorts of tires come in to these hospitals, from the very 

 cheap to the most expensive. The proprietors of tliese repair 

 shops say that as between non-skid and plain tires they find the 

 non-skid variety gives a little more service, as a rule, but not 

 a .great deal more service, many of the plain tires, if properly 

 cared for, being good for 3,500 miles, and even more. The prime 

 source of trouble is the stone bruise, which results in a blow-out. 

 For this sort of repair the Middle West hospitals charge from 

 $3 to $5. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN TRENTON. 



By Our Regular Corrcsl^ondcxt. 

 ' I 'HE Luzerne Rubber Co., whose main offices and works are 

 ■*■ located in this city, is increasing its plant by the erection 

 of another factory building in addition to the one mentioned in 

 the May number of The Indi.\ Riibber World. Both of these 

 extensions are 40 x 80 feet in area and two stories high, one 

 being of brick and steel and the other of concrete and steel. 

 The Luzerne company's production is confined entirely to hard 

 rubber specialties — sheeting, rod, tubing, molded goods, battery 

 jars, etc., — and the additions now in progress will enable the 

 company to increase its output by about fifty per cent. 

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The A. C. Squires Rubber Co. has lieen incorporated under 

 the laws of this state with a capital stock of $l,i0,000. to manu- 

 facture a line of tire inner tubes, reliners and other repair goods, 

 as well as dress shields, dental rubbers, bathing caps and 

 calendered fabrics. The officers are: William F. Woodill, presi- 

 dent ; Edward A. Bohn, vice-president ; Charles F. Bohn, secre- 

 tary, and Arthur C. Squires, treasurer and general manager. 

 Mr. Squires of this company is authority for the statement that 

 a complete plant will be equipped with new rulilier working 



machinery. The office is at Keyport, where, I understand, it is 

 also proposed to establish the factory. 

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The Buckeye Rubber Co. has withdrawn its charter from this 

 state. 



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Preparations are being made for a safe and sane Fourth of 

 July celebration in Trenton this year which will surpass that of 

 a year ago. General C. Edward Murray, of the Empire Rubber 

 Co., has shown great interest in these celebrations, contributing 

 financially to their success beside donating most of tlie neces- 

 sary apparatus. General Murray was recently nominated a 

 director of the Philadelphia Reserve Bank. 



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Frank W. Thropp, secretary of the John E. Thropp's Sons 

 Co., manufacturers of rubber mill machinery, has recently re- 

 turned from a two months' tour of Europe. Mr. Thropp is a mem- 

 ber of the Board of the Gethsemane Baptist Church of this city, 

 and a delegation from that church, which included the pastor, 

 tlie Reverend Cuthbert P. Newton, met him upon his arrival at 

 tlie pier in New York. The Men's League of the church also 

 tendered him a reception, held in the church parlors, which had 

 been decorated for the occasion. This celebration was attended 

 by about eighty of Mr. Thropp's friends and included, beside 

 addresses of welcome, an excellent musical program. 



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.\ugust W. Busch, for more than twenty-live years an employe 

 of the John A. Roebling Sons' Co., of this city, died June 2, at 

 his home in Chambersburg. He was fifty-seven years old and is 

 survived by his wife and three daughters. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN CHICAGO. 



By Our Regular Correspondent. 

 IT'OR the most part the local rubber trade in all branches 

 *■ has been satisfactory during the past month, though 

 there seems to be a hand to mouth tendency on the part of 

 buyers, caused by the generally uncertain business situation. 

 Most of the repair work has been done in the grain ele- 

 vators, and they are now waiting to receive what promises 

 to be one of the most abundant harvests in many years. 

 More than the usual amount of rubber belting was sold to 

 these concerns during the year by local rubber companies, 

 but most of the shipments have been made, and salesmen are 

 already working for next year's business. 



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Never before was there so much building in Chicago as at 

 the present time. Dozens of new skyscrapers are being 

 erected in the loop district, and this means contracts for 

 various forms of rubber goods. The fire protection require- 

 ments in this city include a single pipe running from the 

 cellar to the roof of the building, to which a rubber hose of 

 certain length, with a nozzle, is attached on each floor, for 

 instant use in case of fire. The custom is to let the contract 

 for the required hose to some local mechanical rubber firm. 

 In addition, many of the big new buildings use rubber tile, 

 which is supplied in many attractive designs and colors by 

 local rubber firms. 



One of the most disastrous strikes which ever (li>turbcd 

 the rubber business in this city was that of the brickmakers, 

 which has just been concluded. While only about 2.000 brick- 

 makers were themselves out on strike, the brick famine re- 

 sulted in the enforced idleness of more than 150.000 men and 

 completely tied up a dozen different occupations. In the end a 

 settlement was reached, the strikers returning to work at only a 



few dollars a year advance over their previous scale of wages. 



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In banking circles the feature of the month was the failure 

 of the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank and five sub- 



