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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[April 1, 1914. 



socket Rubber Co., at Woonsocket, was forced to shut down 

 on the 3rd inst. because of the height of tlie water in the Black- 

 stone river. The afternoon before, the water ran over the dam 

 at the mill at a depth of three feet above normal, or seven inches 

 higher than it had been for many years. The water flooded the 

 basement of the main building and leaked into the engine room, 

 covering parts of the flywheels and putting the engine out of 

 business. A force of men was at once employed, the water was 

 lowered and repairs made so that the mil! was able to resume 

 operations the following day. 



An addition, 60x80 feet, of steel laced with brick, has just 

 been made to the .Mice Mill and is to be utilized for a machine 

 and carpenter shop and for the completion of any special work. 



Business at the National India Rubber Co. at Bristol has 

 taken a decided boom in the last month, and one of the largest 

 shoe tickets for a long time is the result. .A new slipper 

 called "The Tango," of very neat design, is being made, with 

 cloth tops and rubber soles to prevent the wearer from slipping 

 or sliding while dancing. The company is receiving numerous 

 large orders for these goods. The wire insulating department 

 is on short time at present as it is the dullest period of the year 

 in this line. The plant is running on five and eight hour schedule 

 alternating days. 



Two large metal cupolas were blown off the roof of the storage 

 room at this company's plant during a severe storm early in 

 March. 



Harry JH. Sliei)ard, former manager of the National company's 

 factory, is reported to be seriously ill at his home at Bristol. His 

 right leg was amputated about the first of March. 



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The International Rubber Co.'s factory at West Barrington is 

 being operated four nights a week until 9 o'clock to keep up with 

 the orders that have been accumulating for several weeks for 

 carriage cloth, a product that is made of a sort of twill, coated 

 with rubber, and used in the manufacture of carriages. Evening 

 work is expected to be necessary for several weeks to come. 



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Pending negotiations regarding the ownership and control of 

 the Consumer's Rubber Co., of Bristol, the factory is being op- 

 erated on orders, large quantities of tennis and rubber shoes 

 being turned out daily. 



Just before noon on Thursday, March 19. at the office of this 

 company, the superintendent, Terrance McCarthy, was presented 

 w'ith a large basket of azaleas and carnations from the employes 

 of the factory, the occasion being the anniversary of his birth. 



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Samuel M. Nicholson, of this city, who was elected a director 

 of the United States Rubber Co. at the recent annual meeting 

 of the stockholders at New Brunswick, New Jersey, is president 

 and general manager of the Nicholson File Co. and president of 

 the American Screw Co., as well as a director of the Union 

 Trust Co., the Industrial Trust Co. and the Rhode Island Safety 

 Deposit Co. — all of Providence. 



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The Revere Rubber Co. is operating its plant on Valley street. 

 Providence, on a full time basis, which includes a night and day 

 force. This plan is to be kept in operation, according to a recent 

 statement from that concern, for an indefinite period. The com- 

 pany desired, it is said, to turn out 1,000 automobile tires per 

 day, and in order to do this it was necessary to greatly increase 

 the working force. According to a statement from the mana.ge- 

 ment, the concern has orders for about 60.000 tires for outside 

 sales, and to this can be added a !ar,ge amount of stock that will 

 have to be produced to replenish the branch storehouses of the 

 corporation. It is said that the prospects for steady work on 

 the present basis are very promising. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN TRENTON. 



By our Regular Correspondent. 

 A HILL was introduced in the Assembly on March 4 which 

 if passed will limit the number of working hours which 

 shall constitute a week's work in any factory or work shop in 

 the state of New Jersey to 50 instead of 55 as heretofore. This 

 bill also provides what these hours shall be, viz., from 7 a. m. 

 until noon and from 1 p. m. vmtil 5 p. m. — with the exception of 

 .Saturdays. 



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The state of New Jersey has become prominent in the produc- 

 tion of automobiles and in kindred lines of manufacture, and 

 the city of Trenton has materially aided in bringing about this 

 enviable prominence. The total population of the state, accord- 

 ing to the census report of 1910, was 2,537,167, and statistics 

 ."■how that in the state 40,000 men are employed in the automo- 

 bile and kindred trades, in addition to about 7,000 garage em- 

 ployes and 14.000 chauffeurs. There are in the state more than 

 a dozen tire manufacturing concerns, six of which — the .^cme, 

 Ajax-Grieb, Empire, Home, Thermoid and United & Globe — • 

 are located in Trenton, while the Michelin company is near-by, 

 at Milltown. Jersey City is the home of the Carspring tire; 

 the Braender and Rutherford companies are located in Ruther- 

 ford, the Mattson at Lodi, the Hardman at Belleville, near New- 

 ark, the Combination Manufacturing Co., tire manufacturers, at 

 Bloomfield, and the Howe Rubber Co. at New Brunswick. The 

 reads of the state are always in excellent condition, more than 

 $500,000 being spent annually in up-keep and improvements. 

 During 1913 there were 49,588 automobiles registered in the 

 state, 8.419 motorcycles and 1,772 trucks of 4,000 pounds and 

 over ; while the car license fees collected by the state amounted 

 to $442,244, and the fees for drivers' licenses to $144,418. 



The manufacture of machinery required in the production of 

 tires, etc.. is also well established in Trenton, and a local motion 

 picture theatre has been featuring a set of films showing the 

 making of automobile tires by the DeLaski and Thropp method, 

 a process originating in Trenton and now in use by six of the 

 leading Trenton tire concerns, as well as by 29 other tire manu- 

 facturers in this and other countries, patents having been issued 

 in the United States, Canada and , all foreign countries. The 

 pictures showed the entire process of tire manufacture, from the 

 crude rubber to the finished product. 



Clifford W. Lee, who had been in the employ of the John E. 

 Thropp's Sons Co. for the past twenty years, lately occupying 

 the position of head bookkeeper, died at his home, 230 Jackson 

 street, this city, on March S, in 'the thirty-eighth year of his age. 

 He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, of the 

 Trenton Lodge F. & A. M. and of Trenton Council O. U. A. M. 

 He is survived liy his wife and three children. 

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The superintendents and foremen of the plant of the John A. 

 Roebling's Sons Co. at Roebling, recently held their sixth an- 

 nual banquet at the Roebling Inn. The entertainment was fur- 

 nished by the Roebling orchestra, assisted by three colored 

 cabaret singers, and Judge Rees officiated as toastmaster. 



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The Howard Demountable Rim Co. is now making a special 

 offer to Ford car owners, fitting this popular priced machine 

 with Trenton-made rims at prices which have proved equally 

 popular. 



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Tlic Michelin Tire Co.. at Milltown, is evidencing much in- 

 terest in the formation of an athletic association among its em- 

 jiloyes, the object of which shall be to promote interest in all 

 kinds of athletic sports. It is understood that a tract of ground 

 has been purchased by the company for the purpose of conver- 

 sion into an atliletic field, and that grandstand, bleachers, etc.,. 



