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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1, 1914. 



TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



The Panama Rubber Co., incorporated with a capital stock 

 of $13,000. has taken space in a new .seven-story building at 701 

 Lucas avenue, St. Louis. Missouri, where a plant has been 

 equipped for the manufacture of raincoats, dusters and other 

 rubber garments. The officers of this new company are : Carl 

 G. Schwarz, president ; F. W. Sanner, vice-president, and G. G. 

 Giese, secretary. 



The Lion Liner Co., formerly located at Appleton. Wisconsin, 

 has removed its plant to Sheboygan, in the same state, where in 

 much larger quarters it will continue the manufacture of inner 

 liners and other tire specialties. 



While the terms of settlement have not been made public, an- 

 nouncement is made that the action brought against the Seam 

 less Rubber Co., of New Haven, Connecticut, about a year ago. 

 by the Batavia Rubber Co., of Batavia. \ew York, which al- 

 leged imitation of the Batavia tread, and has <liscontinned and 

 the charge withdrawn. 



Plans are under way for a large brick and steel warehouse 

 to be occupied by the Goodyear Rubber Co.'s branch, at Mil- 

 waukee, Wisconsin. The new building will be located at 382- 

 384 East Water street. 



Hunlop wire wheels are now being manufactured in quantities 

 in the factory recently opened for this purpose at Long Island 

 City, New York. 



A new concern — known as The Brooklyn Shield & Rubber Co. 

 • — has been formed and duly incorporated to take over the busi- 

 ness formerly conducted by U. P. Rindskopf at 397 Myrtle ave- 

 nue, Brooklyn. New York. Mr. Rindskopf is president of the 

 new company. 



The British Rubberized Fabric Co., notice of whose incorpora- 

 tion appeared in our February number, has been established 

 since November last' at 233-235 South First street, Brooklyn, 

 dealing in all .sorts of rubberized fabrics and manufacturing 

 raincoats. Jos. \. Rosseau, president of the company, was for- 

 merly vice-president and general manager of the British-.\meri- 

 can Rubber Co., of St. Louis. Missouri, and the list of officers 

 includes the name of Kieve Schor, of the Goodyear Raincoat 

 Co.. 15 East 17th street. New York. 



The Tire Co. of .\mcric:t. recently incorporated in Illinois, 

 will not only conduct a retail and jobbing business in tires of all 

 kinds, at its headquarters at 1239 Michigan avenue. Chicago, 

 but will vulcanize and repair solid and cushion ti^es for elec- 

 tric cars — being the only firm, with the exception of the large 

 factories, engaged in this sort of work, and employing special 

 molds invented by S. Reinsberg. president and manager of the 

 company. 



Additions and improvements which when completed will make 

 room for an e.xtra fr)rce of from 30 to 50 men have been started 

 at the plant of the Mansfield Tire & Rubber Co.. Mansfield. Ohio. 

 The new addition, which is to be erected on the south side of the 

 present factory on Newman street, will be used as a finishing 

 room. 



An automobile show will be held at Des Moines. Iowa, from 

 March 9 to 14. under the auspices of the Res Moines .Automobile 

 Dealers' As.sociation. Fifty-six different makes of cars and a 

 large number of accessories will be displayed. 



A show window display in the Houston. Texas, branch of the 

 F'irestone Tire & Rubber Co. recently claimed considerable at- 

 tention and occasioned much comment because of its cleverness 

 of design, being in the form of a racing automobile and com- 

 posed entirely of the regular branch store stock and equipment 

 of tires, wheels, tire boots, cans of cement, metal signs, etc. 



THE DREADNAUGHT TIRE 4 RUBBER CO. ELECTS OmCEHS. 



The new plant of the Dreadnaught Tire & Rubber Co., at 

 Orangeville, Maryland — now in operation — has been equipped 

 lor the immediate production of tires at the rate of 500 per day. 

 the expectation of those interested lieing to double this capacity 

 in a very short time. .\ recent meeting of the stockholders re- 

 sulted in the election of the following directors: Walter B. 

 Swindell. Albert W. Adt, Wilmer Dunbar. C. T. Triplett, Walter 

 E. Hill. H. C. Whitlock. A. B. Whitlock. John Alden. J. Herbert 

 Rice and George D. Hopkins, these in turn electing as officers: 

 \\'alter B. Swindell, president ; .Albert W, .Adt and Wilmer Dun- 

 bar, vice-presidents; C. T. Triiilett. treasurer, and Walter E. Hill, 

 secretary. 



aUALITY TIRE & RUBBER CO. 



The Quality Tire & Rubber Co., of Hartville, Ohio, is now" 

 taking orders in anticipation of the early opening of its factory. 

 This comjiany, incorporated with a capital of $75,000, will manu- 

 facture rubber tires and tubes exclusively, in the two-story brick 

 and steel building erected especially for that purpose and which 

 contains about 7.600 square feet of floor space. At the start the 

 company will employ about 35 men, but with the addition of 

 other buildings which are to be erected next summer it is ex- 

 pected that this force will be considerably increased. The offi- 

 cers of the company are: J. C. Guthrie, president; E. A. Brown, 

 vice-president ; E. B. Smith, secretary ; Ed. L. Smith, treasurer. 

 G. F. Munk, F. E. Shumacher and E. E. Smith are on the board 

 of directors, and E. H. Trump is factory superintendent. 



THE FISK RUBBER CO.'S ANNUAL REPORT. 



The Fisk Rubber Co.. incorporated under the laws of Massa- 

 chusetts on October 23. 1912, when it acquired the business and 

 property of the Fisk Rubber Co. of Delaware, has issued its first 

 annual report, for the year ending October 31. This report 

 shows net quick assets amounting to $3,216,037 and profits for the 

 year are given as $606,000. a balance of $202,479 being left after 

 payment of dividends declared on the preferred stock and special 

 charge-ofifs. Items of expenditure include : Plant additions. 

 $982,745; repairs, $106,918, and depreciation, $71,431. Notwith- 

 standing constant night and day operation of the plant — located 

 at Chicopee Falls. Massachusetts — its productive capacity has 

 not been sufficient to meet the demand, a condition which the 

 recently completed additions are expected to remedy 



THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. OF CANADA. LTD. 



At the annual meeting of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. of 

 Canada. Limited, held at the company's office, at Toronto, On- 

 tario, the following officers were elected for the new year : F. A. 

 Seiberling. president ; R. P. D. Graham, vice-president and sales 

 manager : C. H. Carlisle, treasurer and general manager : C. J. 

 Oille, secretary and assistant treasurer, and E. H. Koken. su- 

 perintendent. 



This company has made extensive alterations and improve- 

 ments in the hotel property purchased about a year ago at Bow- 

 manville. Ontario, and- has converted it into clubrooms and 

 boarding house for its employes, equipping it with bow-ling al- 

 leys, billiard tables, shower baths, steam heat. etc.. as well as 

 providing tennis courts and means for the enjoyment of other out- 

 door athletic sports. The formal opening of the clubrooms was 

 celebrated by a banquet, the officers and employes of the local fac- 

 tory entertaining the twelve managers of the Goodyear Cana- 

 dian branch offices. 



More than a mile of hose was called into use recently in Mon- 

 treal. Quebec, when it was found necessary, owing to a break 

 in the main water conduit, to convey a stream from the St. Law- 

 rence River to subdue a blaze at Ontario street and Providence 

 Lane, a mile distant. 



Replete with information for rubber manufacturers — Mr. 

 Pearson's "Crude Rubber and Compounding Ingredients." 



