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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



May 1. 1921 



PRESIDENT OF THE MASON TIRE & RUBBER CO. 



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VEN Merideth Mason, president of The Mason Tire & Rub- 

 ber Co.. Kent, Ohio, and also president of The Mason Rub- 

 ber Plantations Co., was born in CarroUton, Kentucky; and re- 

 ceived his education in the pub- 

 lic schools of Des Moines, Iowa. 



His lirst venture into business 

 was as a bond salesman in Chi- 

 cago, Illinois. In 1915, with the 

 assistance of his brother, D. M. 

 Mason, treasurer and general 

 manager of The Mason Tire & 

 Rubber Co., Kent, Ohio, he or- 

 ganized the investment security 

 house of Mason Brothers in Cleve- 

 land. Ohio, following this by the 

 organization of The Mason Tire & 

 Rubber Co., The Mason Cotton 

 Fabrics Co. (since absorbed by the 

 tire company) and The Mason 

 Rubber Plantations Co. 



During the past year he visited 

 Singapore in the interests of The 

 Mason Rubber Plantations Co. 



Mr. Mason is a director in The Mason Tire & Rubber Co., 

 director in The Mason Rubber Plantations Co., and a member 

 of the firm of Mason Bros., Cleveland, Ohio. 



He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Cleveland, Ohio, Cham- 

 ber of Commerce. Kent Board of Trade, and Willovvick Country 

 Club. Wickliffc. Ohio. 



Owen M. Mason 



UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORIES TEST 

 The Underwriters' Laboratories. 207 East Ohio Street, Chi- 

 cago, Illinois, chemically tests the rubber Hnin.g of fire hose and 

 rubber-covered u ire to show the grade of material used, and also 

 conducts from 300 to 500 physical tests a month, including tensile, 

 elongation, and recovery. These are mainly counter-checks on the 

 work 01 the Laboratories' inspecting engineers at factories. Sam- 



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iUiiBEk AT THE L'.NUERU KITERa' LabuKATOKIES 



pies are obtained on the market, from factories, and in the field 

 from lots of wire and hose bearing Underwriters" Laboratories 

 serially numbered labels. 



In the illustration at the right muffle-furnaces may be seen for 

 determining the ash in rubber-lined fire hose and rubber-covered 

 wire. In a compartment below each furnace the hot junction 

 of a thermo couple is available for measuring and controlling the 



temperature at which the test is conducted. The cold end of the 

 couples is connected to an automatic recording pyrometer mounted 

 in an adjoining room. The chemist at the left is separating some 

 of the ingredients of a rubber compound, while the one in the 

 center is conducting a fusion in a silver crucible, to determine 

 the percentage of sulphur in rubber. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN THE MID-WEST 

 By Our Regular Correspondent 



THE MIDWEST RUBBER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION 



•"pnE Miu-West Rubber Ma.nufacturers' Association held a 

 *■■ luncheon at the Chicago .A.thletic Association, April 12, 1921, 

 presided over by President D. M. Mason. Forty-four members 

 attended. The "get together spirit" was a feature of the meeting. 

 President Mason read telegrams of regrets of absence from mem- 

 bers unable to attend. Some of the associate members made in- 

 teresting talks and furnished some valuable forecasts of business 

 trend. 



Frederick Merritt, of the India Rubber Rei'iew, gave the last 

 minute rubber news. 



W. L. Burgess, of the Surety Tire & Rubber Co., St. Louis, 

 Missouri, stated that although in the far southwest, trade im- 

 provement is not very large, the St. Louis district shows a splen- 

 did increase and his factory is operating four nights a week 

 overtime. 



Paul Bloom of Fred Stern & Co., Chicago, Illinois, said rub- 

 ber is going up a little in price and a firmer market is expected 

 by May 1. 



Edward T. Meyer uf F. R. Henderson & Co., New York, New 

 York, advised that imports of rubber will increase in .'Kpril, that 

 rubber in New York was in strong hands which stimulates the 

 market and dealers in both Singapore and New York are holding 

 their stocks. 



C. F. H. Johnson of Brighton Mills, Passaic, New Jersey, stated 

 that mill shipments of fabrics were increasing and demand becom- 

 ing greater. 



\V. F. Harrah, of the National-Standard Co., Niles, Michigan, 

 is of the opinion that the tide of business is improving and 

 that we are on the threshold of extraordinary prosperity. 



The directors' meeting was well attended and many important 

 matters discussed. After May 1, the association offices will be 

 Xos. 1534 and 1535. on the fifteenth floor of the McCormick 

 Building, 332 South Michigan avenue, Chicago, Illinois. 



The next regular monthly meeting of the Mid- West Rubber 

 Manufacturers' Association will be held at the Chicago Athletic 

 .\ssociation, 12 South Michigan avenue, Chicago, Illinois, on Tues- 

 day, May 10, 1921. 



MISCELLANEOUS MIDWESTERN NOTES 



The Federal Rubber Co., Cudahy, Wisconsin, announces that 

 production has gone steadily forward and since .\pril 1 all 

 departments have been actively engaged five days a week. A. A. 

 Frank, factory manager, has informed the workers that under the 

 present rate of increase of production a full time week will 

 shortly be had throughout the entire plant. 



.\rthur E. Swanson, formerly of the Firestone Tire & Rubber 

 Co., .\kron. has associated himself with A. W. T. Ogilvic, Chi- 

 cago, in the Swanson Ogilvie Co., 1545 First National Bank 

 Building. Chicago, industrial engineers. This organization expects 

 to specialize to a considerable extent in the rubber industry because 

 of Mr. Swanson's special experience in that field. A branch office 

 has also been opened in ."Kkron, Ohio. 



The Security Rubber 8c Belting Co., 2837 South La Salle 

 street, Chicago, has been organized by Harry E. Dennie and 

 James \V. Mowrey. formerly of the Imperial Belting Co., to 

 handle a complete line of mechanical rubber goods. Mr. Dennie 



