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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



[July i, 1910. 



past nine years has been in the hands of Mr. P. D. Hall, its 

 treasurer, at Akron, Ohio. The trade in these tires, known in 

 France as "Bandes Americaines B. & S. Torrilhon" — the initials 

 relating to the patentees, Byrider and Swinehart — is reported to 

 amount to about 80 per cent, of the business in solid rubber 

 tires in that country. 



A LARGE REEL OF HOSE. 



The illustration herewith was made from a photograph of a 

 reel of hose 1,578 feet long, made by the Boston Belting Co., 

 and which is believed to be one of the longest continuous lengths 

 of hose yet manufactured. The product is l /z inch, two ply. 



Forsyth Roxbro braided hose, and this particular reel was sent 

 to the manufacturers' agents in Pittsburgh, Messrs. J. & H. 

 Phillips. The hose was vulcanized by direct steam, not in a 

 mold or form. 



RUBBER INDUSTRY AT CATASAOUA. 



The O'Brien Rubber Thread and Webbing Co. (Catasauqua, 

 Pennsylvania), have gone into voluntary bankruptcy, proceedings 

 having been instituted in the United States District Court at 

 Trenton, New Jersey, too late to be reported in the last issue 

 of The India Rubber World. The company named was in- 

 corporated April 1, 1908, under the laws of New Jersey, with 

 $250,000 capital authorized. Among the incorporators named 

 was William J. O'Brien, who became president, and Richard 

 Barlow, who now figures as a principal creditor. The company 

 acquired a plant at East Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, occupied 

 formerly by the Catasauqua Rubber Co., incorporated in the 

 District of Columbia, July 21, 1904, with an authorized capital 

 of $500,000, and of which the Rev. Father James Regnery, of 

 Easton, Pennsylvania, was elected president. Later — on Febru- 

 ary 16, 1905 — a charter was obtained by the Catasauqua Rubber 

 Co. under the laws of Pennsylvania, with a stated capital of 

 $100,000. Financial difficulties ensued and in December, 1905, 

 the assets of the Catasauqua company were offered at a sheriff's 

 sale. 



William J. O'Brien sailed from New York on June 1 for Rus- 

 sia for the purpose, as is reported, of entering into an engage- 

 ment with an important rubber company there to take charge of 

 the Catasauqua plant. 



GIBNEY & BROTHERS' NEW YORK BRANCH. 



The opening of a New York branch of the Philadelphia tire 

 house of James L. Gibncy & Brother was mentioned in the June 

 India Rubber World (page 329). The location will be Nos. 

 248-252 West Fifty-fourth street, and the manager Mr. Walter A. 

 Schott. The Gibney business was established in Philadelphia 



in 1898, being confined to bicycle tire repairing on a small scale. 

 The sale of bicycle tires was then taken on, and later automobile 

 tires and tire accessories. The firm now are numbered among 

 the largest tire dealing firms in the country. 



CONCERNING RUBBER GOGGLE PATENTS. 



Harvey S. Cover, of South Bend. Indiana, issues a warning 

 to dealers in rubber goggles for motorists, against infringing 

 the patents granted to him for goggles. He states that decrees 

 have been entered in favor of the patents in the United States 

 circuit court in Indiana against G. H. Westing Co., and in the 

 northern district of Illinois against Beckley-Ralston Co. and 

 American Thermo-Ware Co. Mr. Cover's goggle has been de- 

 scribed in The India Rubber World. Later a goggle by another 

 firm was mentioned in this paper, and Mr. Cover writes that this 

 "was the first intimation I (he) ever had of anybody besides 

 myself (himself) that made or offered a rubber goggle of any 

 kind." 



RAXEY RUBBER CO.'S PRODUCTS. 



The Raley Rubber Co., the incorporation of which was re- 

 ported in the last issue of this paper, are manufacturing seamless 

 nipples for nursing bottles. Charles Hofacker is president and 

 Hiram S. Raley secretary-treasurer. The other directors are 

 H. B. Raley and C. H. Hofacker. They are located at No. 440 

 Elm street, New Haven, Connecticut. 



TRIBUTE TO THE LATE HENRY C. BURTON. 



At a special meeting of the Executive Committee of the 

 Rubber Sundries Manufacturers' Association, held on May 21, 

 1910, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted : 



Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty to remove from our midst by 

 death, May 10, 1910. Mr. Henry Clay Burton, formerly president, and an 

 active member of the Executive Committee since the organization of this 

 Association; and, 



Whereas, The success achieved by the Rubber Sundries Manufacturers' 

 Association was largely due to his deep personal interest, conscientious, 

 energetic and intellectual labor for the welfare of our Association, as pre- 

 siding officer and as a member of the Executive Committee; and, 



Whereas, His noble character and genial personality and his great 

 belief in the benefits of co-operation has endeared him in the love and 

 admiration of his fellow members of this Association; be it 



Resolved, That the members of the Rubber Sundries Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation, through the death of Mr. Henry Clay Burton has suffered a 

 great loss; and, be it further 



Resolved, That in commemoration of the love and esteem in which he 

 was held by all members of this Association, and as evidence of their sorrow 

 :inil their deep sympathy with the bereaved family, this preamble and reso- 

 lutions be spread upon the minutes of this Association and a copy be for- 

 warded to the family of our deceased associate and beloved friend. 



G. B. HoDGMAN, President; 

 Ed. E. Huber, Secretary-Treasurer; 

 H. E. Raymond. 

 F. H. Jones, 

 Chas. J. Davol, 

 Alexander M. Paul, 



Executive Committee. 

 TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



Notices were posted at the Millville works of the Woonsocket 

 Rubber Co. on June 2 of a shut down of two weeks for the pur- 

 pose of installing a new fly wheel in the engine room. 



The Mound City Duck and Rubber Co., of St. Louis, have 

 removed from the premises so long occupied by them to larger 

 quarters at No. 832 North Broadway, which they have leased 

 for a long term. 



The Diamond Rubber Co. of New York, have taken title to 

 the property in Boston, Nos. 869-871 Boylston street, embracing 

 5,928 square feet of land, on which there are three story brick 

 buildings. The property will be improved for the new occupants. 



The Kokomo Rubber Co. (Kokomo, Indiana) issue an ex- 

 ceptionally attractive hanger illustrating their tires for motor- 

 cycles. 



The B. F. Goodrich Co. (Akron, Ohio) issue a poster of 

 unusual interest entitled "The Goodrich Rubber Man's Vacation," 

 relating to the various forms of summer enjoyments in which 

 rubber tired vehicles figure. 



