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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1913. 



THE PATTERSON RUBBER CO. 



This is a reproduction of the new mill room of the Patterson 

 Rubber Co.. situated in Lowell. The president of this company is 

 Mr. John S. Patterson, who was for many years connected with 

 the Revere Rubber Co., and he has associated with him Mr. F. H. 

 .'\ppleton, the widely known dealer in reclaimed rubber, of Bos- 

 ton. Before locating the plant at Lowell, Mr. Appleton corre- 

 sponded with nearly 300 boards of trade located in New England, 

 and Lowell \- ■.■■ i'"'l!>- c,.r,.,.i,,.i .,» offering the most favorable 



Mill Roo.m -\t P.\ttersox Rubber Co. 



location, all things considered, for tlie new factory. The land — 

 nearly nine acres — was purchased in September, 1912. This was 

 followed by a contract for a factory 260 by 65 feet, four stories in 

 height and a boiler house 65 by 100 feet, two stories in height. 

 lUiilding was started in the fall of 1912, and was fully complete! 

 in May, 1913. Modern machinery was rapidly installed, and the 

 factory opened for business on May 25, starting with the employ- 

 ment of 400 men, its total capacity being 1.000 men. 



CONSOLIDATED RUBBER TIRE CO. 



.Application has been made to list the securities of the Con- 

 solidate'd Rubber Tire Co. on the Stock Exchange at Cleveland, 

 Ohio. The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. and the Buckeye Rubber 

 Co. are subsidiaries of this concern, whose outstanding securities 

 are placed at $8,000,000, of which common stock represents 

 §4,000,000, preferred stock $1,149,500 and income debentures 

 $2,850,500. This company's securities have for some time been 

 listed on the New York Curb. 



THE NATIONAL REGISTRATION LEAGUE DINES. 



The members of the Mational Registration League and many 

 of their friends interested in the general subject of copyright 

 and the protection of trade-marks and designs, met for a dinner 

 on the afternoon of November 21 at the Hotel Astor, New York. 

 There were a number of well-known speakers, the principal sub- 

 ject discussed being the new Kahn law, referred to at some length 

 editorially in the November issue of this publication. 



A LIZARD IN THE RUBBER. 



Upon opening up a consignment of rubber lately received 

 from Ceylon, employes of the Mansfield Tire & Rubber Co., 

 of Mansfield, Ohio, were somewhat startled to discover a live 

 lizard, about 10 inches long, which had evidently come all the 

 w-ay from that island, having been packed in with the rubber. 

 Fortunately it proved to be a specimen of a harmless variety. 



WATCHING THE TARIFF BEFORE EXPANDING. 



The Howe Rubber Co., of New Brunswick, New Jersey, which 

 had planned to increase its plant by the addition of a sizable tire 

 department, has concluded not to do so at the present time, but 

 rather to wait until next spring, in order to see what effect the 

 new tarifif on tires will have on the trade. The company's attor- 

 ney wrote to the common council of the city as follows : "The 

 directors of the company deem it advisable, in view of the new 

 tariff law reducing the schedule from 35 to 10 per cent, on tires, 

 to await further action in respect to the purchase of the pro- 

 posed site until spring, so as to ascertain to what extent foreign 

 manufacturers have invaded this market and the effect it may 

 have on current prices." 



A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PURCHASING AGENTS, 



An organization was formed in New York City in October 

 called the National Association of Purchasing Agents. It began 

 with over 100 members, representing many large industrial cor- 

 porations, railroads, steamship lines and electrical companies, 

 and the membership has increased quite rapidly during its 

 month of existence. The temporary chairman is H. T. Leem- 

 ing, of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., and the temporary secretary 

 and treasurer — who was also the organizer of the association — 

 is Elwood B. Hendricks, connected for a number of years with 

 Hendricks' Commercial Register. The association will be de- 

 voted to the interests of purchasing agents and buyers and has 

 for its object mutual acquaintance, exchange of ideas, stand- 

 .irdization of purchasing methods, investigation of new ap- 

 pliances and materials, methods for diffusion of market infor- 

 mation, standardizing of specifications and other features which 

 will be beneficial to the average purchasing agent. Inquiries 

 should be addressed to the secretary, E. B. Hendricks, P. O. 

 Box 1406, New York City. 



THE BARKER HUNTING SHOE. 



Here is a photographic illustration of the famous Barker Hunt- 

 ing Shoe, worn by thousands of 

 New England sportsmen during 

 their winter visits to Maine and 

 other game sections of New Eng- 

 land. It has a leather top, at- 

 tached to a ribbed, low heel, roll 

 edge rubber over. This shoe is 

 light, strong, and waterproof to 

 the very top. Incidentally, it was 

 named after Mr. W. E. Barker, 

 the manager of sales of the United 

 States Rubber Co. It is distri- 

 buted in large quanti- 

 ties by the Enterprise 

 Rubber Co. of Bos- 

 ton, of which W. L. 

 Proctor is the general 

 manager. 



SEALING TREATMENT FOR HEALING PUNCTURES. 



Among the various articles on the market for the prevention 

 and cure of punctures in pneumatic tires is a composition known 

 as Rubberstone. This substance is put up in cans in a semi- 

 liquid form and is injected into the inner tube. When a puncture 

 occurs and the obstruction is withdrawn, the air in the tube 

 forces a very small quantity of the Rubberstone into the hole 

 and closes it immediately, so that the pressure in the tire is 

 not reduced. The tube is not filled with the substance, but 

 only enough is introduced to cover the inner surface. It not 

 only seals the inner tube, but closes the hole in the casing as 

 well, congealing as soon as it comes in contact with the outer 

 air; but it does not stick the tube and casing together. [Buffalo 

 Specialty Co., Buffalo, New York.] 



