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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1, 1914, 



from 105 Weybosset street to a larger store at 7() Weybosset 

 street. Providence. 



Walter Herman, who has been sui>erinten(knt of the Revere 

 Rubber Co. for several years past, has severed his eonnection 

 with that concern and is taking a much needed rest from busi- 

 ness activities. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN TRENTON. 

 Hy Our Kc^iilar L orresj>oiidciil. 

 I 'Hli Burman & Gedney rubber factory on Enterprise avenue 

 ■*■ was damaged by lire on February 13 to the extent of $7,000, 

 the second and third stories of the building being completely 

 destroyed. The fire — which is of unknown origin, but is sup- 

 posed to have been the work of an incendiary — started in the 

 rear of the second floor, being discovered by the night watch- 

 fan, who lives in an apartment adjoining the factory. The 

 severity of the weather hampered the work of the firemen, 

 four companies of whom responded to the alarm. Rubber 

 specialties were manufactured at this plant, and plans were 

 under consideration by the company for extension. 



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A. fire also occurred recently in the plant of L. .\lbert & 

 Sons, scrap rubber dealers located at Xorth Olden avenue 

 and the Pennsylvania railroad. Besides the damage done to 

 the building — which was considerable — the loss entailed by 

 the destruction of scrap rubber amounted to upwards of $15.- 

 000. This building was at one time occupied by the Ajax- 

 Grieb Rubber Co. of this city. 



The Globe Tire & Rubber Co. has closed arrangements 

 whereby it will be represented in the eastern territory by the 

 Meeley Rubber Co.. with headquarters at 660 North Broad 

 street, Philadelphia. The Globe tire is a comparatively new 

 product, but it represents the result of the experience and 

 experiments of men long identified with the production of 

 tires, /and it is said l)y experts to possess unusual merit. 



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The old Buckthorn wire mill of the John .A.. Roebling's 

 Sons Co., formerly located at the foot of Wolverton avenue, 

 this city, has been removed to the wire plant of the company 

 at ■ RoeWing. . The working force at this jilaiit numbers 

 about 100. 



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AVm. R. Thropp & Sons Co.. manufacturers of rubber mill 

 and other machinery, are erecting a new factory building on 

 New York avenue. Trenton, for the pulverizing of flint and 

 spar for the use of potters and tile manufacturers. The com- 

 pany will manufacture all of the machinery required for this 

 new plant, much of which will be of special design. The 

 plot on w'hich the factory will be situated is 500 feet in length, 

 with an average depth of 200 feet, and switches from the 

 Philadelphia & Reading and Pennsylvania railroads lead di- 

 rectly to the plant. Thomas H. Thropp, formerly president 

 and general manager of the Wm. R. Thropp & Sons Co., 

 was one of the founders of the Eureka Flint & Spar Co.. of 

 Trenton, and is considered an expert in the Hint and spar 

 business. 



Jos. Allibbnc, employed for 26 years in the machine shop 

 of the Thropp company, died on February 6, following a 

 stroke of apoplexy, at the age of 78 years. 

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-A. large iron sign has l)een placed at State and Calhoun 

 streets for the direction of motorists from Pennsylvania to 

 the Lincoln Highway through Trenton. While the Mercer 

 County -Automobile Club is directly responsible for the erec- 

 tion of this sign, several of the Traction companies — which 

 have found, similar signs in other parts of the city a great 

 aid to motorists — have lent their aid to the project, the New- 

 Jersey & Pennsylvania Traction Co. doing the wiring and 



providing the power lor electric illumination at night, and the 

 Trenton & Mercer County Traction Co. granting the use of 

 one of its poles for the background of the sign. 



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'I he Spartan Rubber Co., of this city, has opened a branch at 

 715 Boylston street, Boston, Massachusetts, of which F. C. Stet- 

 son has been appointed manager. 



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The Manhattan Rubber Manufacturing Co., of Passaic, has 

 joined the Association of Corporation Schools and has enlarged 

 one of its smaller buildings, arranging it for use as an auditorium, 

 where instruction is given twice a week to apprentices, office 

 boys and girls, and even to adults, who wish to acquire a better 

 knowledge of the rubber industry. This instruction includes 

 lectures, which are illustrated by the use of lantern slides show- 

 ing all the various operations in connection with the culti-vation, 

 collection, preparation and manufacture of rubber into mechan- 

 ical goods as produced by this company. 



RUBBER NOTES FROM CALIFORNIA. 



•yHE B. I-'. Wade Tire & Rubber Co., located at 512 West 

 •*■ 8th street. Los Angeles, announces having made arrange- 

 ments for exclusive representation of the Dayton Airless tire 

 in this territory. This tire, which is of the cellular type of 

 construction and is made by the Dayton Rubber Manufac- 

 turing Co., of Dayton, Ohio, has been on the eastern market 

 for three years, where it is now well established. The Wade 

 company, as mentioned last month, also represents- the Tyer 

 Rubber Co.. of Andover, Massachusetts, in southern Cali- 

 fornia, and large shipments of both brands of tires have re- 

 cently been received at the company's sales rooms. 



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The installation of machinery now being made at the plant 

 of the Hendrie Rubber Co. at Torrance will enable this com- 

 pany to double its output and will necessitate additions to 

 the working force. A new drying room is also being added, 

 which will greatly facilitate production. The cost of this 

 addition, with the new vulcanizers and tire making machines, 

 is estimated at close to $50,000. 



\ plan is now under way for the erection by eastern- cap- 

 italists of an automobile factory at Torrance for the manu- 

 facture of a strictly southern California car, and the Hendrie 

 Rubber Co. expects to secure a contract for the tire and rub- 

 ber equipment for these cars, this expectation being largely 

 responsible for the extensions and additions being made. 



Users of Hendrie tires are being provided with passes 

 vvliich will enable them to visit the factory and see just how 

 the tire is built, as well as the quality of the articles entering 

 into its construction, at the same time receiving advice on 

 the proper care and use of tires so that trouble can be elimi- 

 nated and efficiency increased. 



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Plans are being considered for the erection of a factory at 

 San Jacinto in which are to be assembled eastern made parts 

 of the new Crosson spring wheel. It is said that some of 

 the large tire concerns have made bids for the patent on this 

 wheel, and that its introduction is sure to revolutionize the 

 tire business. W. H. Sanders is one of the promoters of the 

 new enterprise. 



The popularity of the toy balloon as a means of entertain- 

 ing the juvenile members of a household has led to the adoption 

 of this article by certain dealers in children's footwear as a 

 souvenir to be given to each purchaser of a pair of shoes. Each 

 rubber balloon is imprinted with the name and address of the 

 firm presenting it, the manager of which expresses his belief in 

 the effectiveness of this form of advertising, when judiciously 

 handled. 



