November 1, 1920 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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this map, one being the large number of railways entering the 

 city, and the other that the Dunlop plant is not only on one of 

 the main rail routes but also on what is destined to be a great 

 water highway as well. 



There are some fourteen lines of railroads operating into Buf- 

 falo and half the population of the United States lives within a 

 circle whose center is Buffalo and whose radius is one night's 

 journey by rail. Buffalo is within easy access of power, fuel, and 

 markets, including Xew York City, our greatest port of entry 

 and the largest rubber importing port as well. Therefore, after 

 the analysis of a broad survey the company decided that out of 

 twenty different possible locations Buffalo had more points of 

 advantage for an automobile tire manufacturer than any other 

 city. 



The factory is situated in the town of Tonawanda, one mile 

 north of the Buffalo city limits on River road, which runs par- 

 allel with Niagara River, being separated from it by the Erie 

 canal and a strip of foreshore. The company has acquired land 

 fronting on the river, which will give access to wharves, so that 

 advantage can be taken of any new developments in water trans- 

 portation. Plans are in prospect which may ultimately make all 

 of our Great Lakes cities ports of entrance and exit for ocean- 

 borne commerce, and there is the practical certainty of water 

 transportation to Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and New York, 

 which are all great tire distributing points. 



In view of the large amount of power required in a rubber 

 works, it is a point of importance that in Buffalo there are two 

 ample sources of power supply, both of which are turned into 

 the same mains. • Manufacturers have available the supply from 

 the great Niagara Falls plant, as well as the new plant of the 

 Buffalo General Electric Co., which was built during the war as 

 a war measure and is now proving to be quite as valuable in 

 peace times. 



PERSONAL MENTION 



V. G. Thomas, treasurer of L. H. Butcher Co., New York 

 City, importer and exporter of minerals, colors, and chemicals 

 for the rubber and allied trades, has been elected to membership 

 in The Merchants' ."Kssociation. 



E. W. Newell, engineer, Westinghouse Electric & Manufactur- 

 ing Co., East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Harry Young 

 Stebbins, engineer for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Detroit, 

 Michigan, at Warsaw, Poland, have been elected junior and for- 

 eign members, respectively, of the Society of Automotive Engi- 

 neers. 



James H. .Aldred, for a number of years assistant chief chemist 

 for the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, has been 

 appointed chemist for the Smith Rubber & Tire Co., Inc., Pas- 

 saic, New Jersey. 



J. J. Williams has been appointed general production super- 

 intendent of The Federal Rubber Co., Cudahy, Wisconsin, effec- 

 tive September 1, 1920. 



CANCELLATION OF ORDERS DENOUNCED 



A country-wide appeal by an executive committee of The Na- 

 tional .Association of Credit Men urges a return to solid business 

 principles of good sense and honesty in the sale of commodities. 

 The cancellation of orders is denounced as a contributing cause 

 to business paralysis, responsible for failures of many industrial 

 plants, and the return of merchandise is also held an unneces- 

 sary waste and one of the abuses that provoke disorders in 

 business. 



The committee suggests that the liuycr should not be urged to 

 purchase beyond his needs, but should be sold in good faith and 

 buy in good faith. As the committee sizes up the situation, it 

 is time that the entire business community should be controlled 

 by a strong business conscience which will not under any circum- 

 stances allow actions which violate business decency. 



STERLING AGAIN WINS R. I. A. L. PENNANT 



Ever since The India Rubuer World donated a silver cup to 

 the Rubber Industries Athletic League we have watched with 

 friendly interest the contests of the baseball clubs for the per- 

 manent possession of the trophy. .-Xt the close of the season it 

 was announced that the team of the Sterling Tire Corpora- 

 tion of Rutherford, New Jersey, has for the second consecutive 

 year won the pennant in the Rubber Industries Athletic League. 

 The standing of the clubs at the end of the season of 1920 was : 



Games 



Won Lost 



Sterling 14 2 



United States 11 4 



Ajax 6 7 



Goodyear 2 12 



Keystone 2 6 



Kelly.Si)ringficld 1 } 



This second victory was especially unusual since the Sterling 

 Tire Corporation is probably the smallest of the organizations 

 represented in the league and, unlike some of the others, is 

 composed entirely of amateurs recruited from the factory. None 

 of them had played much more than the normal "open lot" 

 games, although their pitcher, Harvey Davis, has been showing 

 professional class in winning 34 out of 40 games played during 

 the Rubber Industries .Athletic League's two years of existence. 



One somewhat interesting incident in connection with the 

 second victory was the fact that one of the Sterling 1919 players, 

 to whose work the victory of that year was in some degree at- 

 tributed, in 1920 became a member of another club in the league 

 Contrary to expectation, this change did not visibly affect the 

 work of the Sterling team. 



Sterling B.\se B.'\ll Team and The India Rubber World 

 Trophy Cup 



The India Rubber World trophy must be won three times. 

 Manager Rourke of the Sterling team announces that his or- 

 ganization will be after the third leg on the cup ne.xt season. 



Batting and fielding averages of the champions were as follows: 



Players Position 



J. Kourke 1st li. 



T. i.'alandriello S. S. 



.\. Roaclie t". 



W. Jackson L. I'. 



C. Hess 3dB. 



P. Dittrich C. F. 



W. White R. K. 



II. Davis P. 



T. lirameld 2d R. 



A. Jackson O. F. 



(i. Meany O. F. 



W. .Maikowsky I.I" 



