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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



[January i, 1910. 



will have a capacity for making from 500 to 600 tires a day, 

 besides about 800 inner tubes. The company have increased 

 the capacity of the carriage cloth department also. Secretary 

 John H. Lambert states that next spring another addition to th« 

 main building 75 x 80 feet, three stories high, will be erected. 

 This will make the main building of the plant 650 feet long. 



A BURNED FACTOKY REBUILT. 



The Elwell Rubber Rubber Manufacturing Co., whose mill was 

 badly damaged by fire December 7, has practically completed 

 repairs and the business is under way again. The upper floor 

 was completely burned out, and it was necessary to erect an 



entirely new roof, besides considerable other work. R. T. 

 Elwell, president of the company, states that the shutdown 

 caused by the fire lasted only a few days. The fire was the third 

 in the mill within a few weeks, the other two not being serious. 

 It is believed all were caused by friction of the machinery. 



The Textile Rubber Co., composed of Brooklyn manufacturers, 

 conducted on the top floor the business of rubberizing silk for 

 ladies' storm coats and other purposes, and following the fire 

 this business was removed to Brooklyn. It is likely that the 

 Elwell company will later occupy the entire building. They 

 manufacture "Panther tread" rubber heels and other molded 

 goods. 



The Rubber Trade at San Francisco. 



By a Resident Correspondent. 



THIS is the most quiet time of the year for those who 

 are depending on the rubber trade, as the holiday sea- 

 son has practically stopped all active business. The 

 traveling men are returning home, and as far as business 

 changes are concerned if there are any to be made, the 

 promoters are putting off until after the first of the year be- 

 fore making any important moves. The threatened further 

 increase in the price of rubber is a continued source of 

 anxiety. This, however, they make the best of, and would wel- 

 come any way or means whereby they could profitably raise the 

 price of goods accordingly, and still retain the business. 

 The filling of back orders has kept the houses fairly busy 

 this month, and if business picks up as good as most of 

 them expect it to after the first of the year, the period of 

 idleness will be brief. Most everybody expects to see a good 

 business begin with the new year, and although they have 

 been looking forward from season to season to big improve- 

 ment for over two years and it has not come, yet they now 

 prophesy with more determination than ever, and certainly 

 everything is favorable to good times. The city has been 

 completely rebuilt, everybody is permanently established, 

 the worst of a long period of unsettled times has been passed 

 through safely, there are no dissensions on the part of labor 

 unions, and the country districts are in unusually prosperous 



condition. 



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The Empire Tire and Rubber Co. have recently been in- 

 corporated and will have headquarters in Los Angeles, Cali- 

 fornia. 



Mr. C. H. Chase, manager of the Bowers Rubber Works, 

 has been away on a trip to the northern cities. This firm 

 have kept quite busy, and are turning out about the regular 

 quota of stock from the factory at I 'lack Diamond. 



Ben Alexander has sold his interest in the Plant Rubber 

 and Supply Co., located at 32 Beale street, and has now gone 

 in with the Pacific Mill Mine and Supply Co., at No. 508 

 Mis-ion street. Both of these firms state that the me- 

 chanical line is very quiet, although they are looking for- 

 ward to a good increase of business during the coming spring. 



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A new enterprise will be launched after the first of the 

 year under the supervision of Mr. U. R. Grant, well known 

 in the rubber interest on the coast. Mr. Grant, together with 

 A. I!. Cochrane, backed by strong capital, have bought out 

 the Young Sanitary Manufacturing Co., of San Francisco. 

 After the first of the year they will commence manufactur- 

 ing and begin the active work of the new concern with Mr. 

 Grant as the practical man in charge. The concern which 

 they have bought out is the linn which had control of the 

 new invention of detachable sanitary scats for toilets. The 

 principle of the invention is an adjustable seat of hard rub- 



ber, hollow so that it can be supplied with a disenfecting 

 solution, and containing little ducts to carry and spread the 

 fumes so that germs cannot exist on the seat. This article was 

 first introduced to the market by the Phoenix Rubber Co., 

 but Messrs. Cochrane and Grant were the successful bidders 

 for the concern and its output, and the new firm will com- 

 mence the manufacture on a large scale. 



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Frank Sarceant, manager of the Gorham Rubber Co., 

 states that business was first class up to the time of the com- 

 mencing of the holiday present buying season. His idea is, 

 In -ays. that the trade has seen the worst of conditions, and 

 that they will not see dull times again for many years to 

 come. The outlook is very favorable. The heavy rains have 

 made some nice business for the footwear and clothing 

 departments. 



Mr. William J. Gorham, of the Gorham Rubber Co., is 

 now in Seattle, Washington, visiting the company's branch 

 in that city. He will return to San Francisco next week. 



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The Smith and Eccles Co., located on First street, near 

 Mission, now are handling the "Victor" balata belting, which 

 tiny find to be an easy seller to the trade. 



The local rubber dealers' association have called a meeting 

 to be held next week. The meeting is called to discuss trade 

 matters generally, and there is nothing of particular interi I 

 before the association at present. The members hope soon 

 io make some changes which will be beneficial to the trade 

 at large. 



Mr Gregory, manager for the Xew York Belting and 

 Packing Co., Limited, on First street, will return to this 

 city from his trip some time next week. General business 

 keeps up well considering that this is the time of the year, 

 when it is not expected that there will be any great amount 

 of new business. 



F. S. Winslow, who has charge of the Pacific Coast Rub- 

 ber Co. on Mission street, slates that the recent rains have 

 done much during the past month to take business out of its 

 quiet rut which the mechanical lines had fallen into. The 

 country is in good shape for the rubber business, as there is 

 heavy snow on the mountains and it is generally a heavy 

 winter, so that there are many calls on the wholesale estab- 

 lishments. The retailers are only buying from hand to 

 mouth so that they order in small and frequent quantities. 

 Mr. Winslow believes that next year will result in better 

 business than the trade has known for some time. 



EARLY DAYS IN THE COAST RUBBER BUSINESS. 

 Mr. RICHARD IT. Pease, the dignified, quiet, kindly and eminently 

 successful li<ad of the old-established house of the Goodyear 

 Rubber Co., of San Francisco, is the oldest man in the rubber 



