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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



November 1, 1920 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN THE EAST AND SOUTH 

 By Our Regular Correspondent 



THE Staybestos .Manulacturing Co., iS22 Lena street, German- 

 town, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has purchased a lot at 

 Germantown avenue, Apsley and Berkley streets, on which a fac- 

 tory is in course of erection which it is expected 'will be finished 

 about the first of the year. The new building will be occupied by 

 the Staybestos Manufacturing Co. and the National .'\sbestos Co., 

 separate concerns but financed by the same people. The National 

 company manufactures woven aslie.stos products which are sold 

 in the untreated state in which they come from the looms, while 

 the Staybestos company manufactures brake linings and other 

 asbestos products for the automobile industry. 



NEW YORK NOTES 



The Ackurate Rubber Co., Inc., 253 Broadway, New York 

 City, recently incorporated in New Jersey for the manufacture 

 of insulating tapes, compounds, etc., has already put on the 

 market its "Ackerman" friction tape, in novel paper cartons. 

 The New York trade is being handled direct and agencies in 

 the principal cities of the United States will be established. 



The Edward A. Cassidy Co., 23-31 West 43d street. New York 

 City, is the sales division of The Sterling Varnish Co., Pitts- 

 burgh, Pennsylvania, which manufactures "Nitrex," a substance 

 for painting spare tires to prevent oxidation and the collection 

 of rust on tire rims. This specialty was described in our Janu- 

 ary issue. 



The Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., E. Pitts- 

 burgh, Pennsylvania, has acquired control of the International 

 Radio Telegraph Co., 326 Broadway, New York City, an op- 

 erating organization engaged in radio communication, etc. The 

 older International Radio Telegraph Co. has been reorganized 

 with a capital of $1,250,000 preferred stock and 250,000 shares 

 of common stock of no par value. 



The officers are Guy E. Tripp, chairman ; E. M. Herr, presi- 

 dent; S. M. Kintner, Calvert Townley, and H. F. Davis, vice- 

 presidents, and J. V. L. Hogan, manager. All of these are West- 

 inghouse officials except Messrs. Kintner and Hogan, who were 

 president and manager respectively of the older company. The 

 Westinghouse has equipped a special factory at East Springfield, 

 Massachusetts, for the manufacture of wireless apparatus. 



Gaston. \\ illiams & VVigmore, Inc., formerly at 39 Broadway, 

 has removed to the Buckley-Newhall Building. 100 West 41st 

 street. New York City, where it has leased three floors and 

 basement for IS years. The October number of the G. IV. W. 

 Bulletin, the company's house organ, devoted the first page to a 

 brief account of the removal and the reasons for it, accompanied 

 by a photograph of the building where its new quarters are. 



The Fellsen Tire Co., 1995 Broadway, New York City, has 

 increased its capital from $30,000 to $100,000. 



The Walters Rubber Co., Inc., of New York, Mineola, New 

 York, is the Long Island distributer for Federal and Amazon 

 tires, Firestone truck tires, and Walters tubes. H. S. Walters 

 is president. 



SOUTHERN NOTES 



The India Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, has appointed 

 The General Auto Supply Co. its distributer in Richmond, Vir- 

 ginia, and vicinity. 



The Cumberland Tire & Rubber Co., Inc., Louisville, Ken- 

 tucky, has purchased the plant, property, and assets of the Ten 

 Broeck Tyre Co. of the same city, including the textile fabric 

 mill. The offices are at 26th and Courtney streets. The Cum- 

 berland company will make cord tires and tire fabric exclusively 

 and will be able to sell cord tire fabric to outside buyers above 

 its own requirements. The officers of the company, which was 

 recently incorporated, are: F. W. O'Brien, president; S. J. 

 Dant, secretary and treasurer; and A. L. Henry, chairman of 

 the board of directors. Production is looked for sometime in 



November. The name "Ten Broeck" will be discontinued, the 

 company featuring its own name, "Cumberland," as its brand. 



The McClaren Rubljer Co., Oiarlottc, North Carolina, has 

 appointed the J. D. Bowen Co. its Florida distributing repre- 

 sentative at 327 Laura street, Jacksonville, Florida, with a branch 

 at Tampa, in the same state. 



The Victory Rubber Manufacturing Co., 259 Peachtree street, 

 Atlanta. Cicoruia, has its factory at East Point in the same state 

 and was recently incorporated to manufacture "Sealtyte Leak- 

 Proof inner tubes The officers of the company are : Homer 

 S. Prater, president; George J. Reutcr and W. H. Camp, vice- 

 presidents; B. Graham West, secretary-treasurer; and the fol- 

 lowing directors in addition to the above — A. P. Phillips, C. W. 

 McCIure. W. M. Morris, .'\. McD. Wilson. T. L. Shapard, and 

 Dr. James N. Brawner. 



Frederick J. Schlosstein was appointed receiver of the Balti- 

 more Rubber Tire Manufacturing Co., Inc.. Monument and 11th 

 streets, Orangeville, Baltimore, Maryland, on October 1, 1920. In 

 addition to the entire stock of finished tires, the equipment of the 

 plant, or the plant and equipment together, will be disposed of. 

 The property, which is located on the main line of the Pennsyl- 

 vania railroad, consists of several large, modern, daylight brick 

 buildings and tire manufacturing machinery. 



It is estimated by the Goodrich News Bureau of The B. F. 

 Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio, that at least half a million people 

 will spend all or part of this winter in the South. According to 

 the severity of the winter in the North, this number may be 

 twice as large. Florida and California are the popular winter 

 resorts and many people travel to these points by automobile. 

 The Goodrich Travel and Transport Bureau is collecting the 

 latest information regarding the roads throughout the South and 

 on the Pacific Coast and will distribute it to motorists without 

 charge on request. 



The Virginian Rubber Co., Charleston, West Virginia, has in- 

 creased its capitalization from $1,200,000 to $2,500,000. Its plant 

 is nearly completed and will be in operation by the first of De- 

 cember, it is hoped. Tires and tubes will be produced. 



The new tire branch recently opened in Louisville, Kentucky, 

 by The Miller Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, will be managed by G 

 Lund. The branch will cover the territory of w^estern Kentucky 

 and southern Indiana. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN NEW JERSEY 

 By Our Regular Correspondent 



THE Nl:W JERSEY STATE FAIR 



THE Thermoid, Semple and Home Rubber companies had 

 attractive booths at the recent Trenton State Fair 

 All three companies showed the raw product in the various 

 stages and explained to the patrons of the booths just how 

 tires and other rubber products arc manufactured. 



The Thermoid company representative in charge handed out 

 blanks to all persons who stopped at the booth and asked them 

 to sign name and address for the drawing of a tire. The 

 names were deposited in a box, and after the drawing the lucky 

 one secured free one of the best tires made by the company. 



For the purpose of distributing advertising literature for the 

 Thermoid Rubber Co., Qiestcr Charles, an aviator connected 

 with the advertising department of the firm, made daily flights 

 at the fair. Those who happened to find one of the Thermoid 

 circulars were entitled to a drawing for an expensive Thermoid 

 tire. Yoimg Charles received his air training while in army 

 service. 



The Semple Company, which manufactures tubes exclusively, 

 had a sign displayed bearing these words: "All our energy and 

 thoughts are focused on just one product — tubes." 



The Liberty Tire & Rubber Co. had an attractive booth and 

 six representatives engaged during the week in selling stock in 

 the concern. 



