November 1, 1920 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Mr. Litchrield never was required to exercise his veto power 

 over bills passed by either house. 



CLEVELAND NOTES 



Lawrence A. Subers and others, Cleveland, Ohio, have filed 

 a bill in equity in the Court of Chancery of Delaware against 

 the American Rubber Products Co. and the Continental Secur- 

 ities Co.. alleging the illegal control, holding and sale of a 

 large portion of the common shares of the American Rubber 

 Products Co. and asking for injunctions. 



The Ideal Tire & Rubber Co., East 17th street and Euclid ave- 

 nue. Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturer of "Greyhound" tires and 

 tubes, has taken over the Porter Rubber Co. of Salem, Ohio, and 

 begun to manufacture tires at lliat plant. I. R. Davies is president 

 and general manager. 



MISCELLANEOUS OHIO NOTES 



C. C. Mosher, vice-president of the company, has been ap- 

 pointed receiver of The East Iron & Machine Co., Lima, Ohio, 

 by the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 

 Western Division. This action has been taken, it is claimed, to 

 protect creditors and the company itself during the general re- 

 striction of credit, pending the realization of financial plans to 

 meet increasing business. It is said that the company has a fine 

 surplus and is doing all the business it can finance. Plans to 

 increase the working capital are already under way. 



The Oak Rubber Co., Ravenna, Ohio, which has been building 

 a new and larger factory for the manufacture of dipped rubber 

 goods and toy balloons, expects to start operations at an early 

 date with the production of 150,000 balloons daily. The most 

 modern equipment has been installed, including new types of ma- 

 chines approved aflcr experimentation. The officers of the com- 

 pany are : Paul E. Collette, president and treasurer, and John 

 W. Shira, secretary and superintendent. 



Barberton. the home of the Rubber Products Co., has organized 

 a Chamber of Commerce. W. A. Johnston, president of the com- 

 pany, was one of the principal organizers. 



The .\Ilied Belting Co., Greenville, Ohio, has completed a new 

 brick, concrete and steel factory building, to which it is moving 

 its factory and equipment from Toledo. It has also increased its 

 capital stock from $60,000 to $100,000. 



The Climax Rubber Co., with general offices at 21 West Gay 

 street, Columbus, Ohio, has its factory at Huntington, West Vir- 

 ginia, where it manufactures its specialty, the "Climax Com- 

 pression" inner tube. The ofliccrs of the company are : Irving 

 S. Hoffmann, president; H. A. Longshore, vice-president; Merch 

 E. Swanson, secretary-treasurer; and Clyde B. Turner, assistant 

 secretary-treasurer. 



The factory and equipment of The Central Rubber Reclaim- 

 ing Co., Defiance, Ohio, was recently purchased by I. J. Cooper, 

 Cincinnati, and J. F. Schafer, C. E. Hart and D. E. Reynolds, 

 Findlay, Ohio. The company is specializing on the reclaiming 

 of raw scrap friction and also produces a complete line of re- 

 claims for all uses. The new officers are : J. F. Schafer, 

 president ; C. E. Hart, vice-president ; D. E. Reynolds, secretary 

 and treasurer. A. T. Oakley is general manager. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN THE MID-WEST 



OCTOBER MEETING OF MID-WEST RUBBER MANUFACTURERS' ASSO- 

 CIATION 



THE REGUi..\R MONTHLY MEETING of the Mid- West Rubber Man- 

 ufacturers' Association was held at the Chicago -Mhletic 

 Association on October 19, the meeting having been postponed 

 one week on account of the regular meeting date falling on 

 Columbus Day. Forty members were in attendance and after 

 the meeting interesting remarks were made by a number of 

 those present, including Joseph F. McLean, Pequanoc Rubber 

 Co., liutler. New jersey : H. F. Harrah, National-Standard Co.. 



Niles, Michigan; Thomas M, Gardner, Brighton Mills, Passaic, 

 New Jersey ; P. E. Findlay, Bibb Manufacturing Co., Macon, 

 Georgia; Charles W. Bliss, Chicago, Illinois; Raymond T. Bill, 

 Tires, New York City ; Theodore E. Smith, The India Rubber 

 Review, Akron, Ohio; J. E. Grady, Archer Tire & Rubber Co., 

 Minneapolis. Minnesota; W. F. Hendrick, Rotary Tire & Rubber 

 Co.. Zanesville, Ohio, and E. A. .'\rmstrong, Cleveland Rubber 

 Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio. 



-•\ note of optimism was evident in what nearly all of tlie 

 speakers said, the apparent feeling being that business in the 

 tire industry was already on a firmer basis and that demand was 

 increasing among the dealers. 



President John T. Christie read the brief which he had 

 prepared and filed 'with the Federal Trade Commission in op- 

 position to the continuance of the practice of guaranteeing tire 

 prices against a decline. This was listened to with great in- 

 terest and appeared to meet the hearty approval of all present. 



The following new members were elected : 



Regular Member : Malay Rubber Co., 1035 Guardian Build- 

 ing, Cleveland Ohio. 



As.sociATE Members: The Akron Gear & Engineering Co., 42 

 East South street, Akron, Ohio; The Williams Foundry & Ma- 

 chine Co., 52-56 Cherry street, Akron, Ohio. 



MISCELLANEOUS MID-WESTERN NOTES 



The Wildman Rubber Co., Detroit, Michigan, broke ground on 

 October 12 for its new factory at Brooks, Bay City, in the same 

 state. The company owns si.xty acres of land and its factory will 

 ho one of the largest in the city when completed. 



The A. Plamondon Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Illinois, re- 

 moved Octolicr 1 to its new location at 5301 South Western 

 Boulevard. 



The Monroe Tire Corporation, 1825 Michigan avenue, Chicago, 

 Illinois, has been organized as factory distributer and jobber of 

 tires, tubes and sundries. The officers are: Harold J. Samuels, 

 president, and Leroy Eschner, vice-president and treasurer. They 

 were formerly secretary and sales manager, respectively, of the 

 World Tire Corporation, from which they resigned to go into 

 business for themselves. 



The Liberty Vulcanizer Manufacturing Co., Madison street and 

 Ninth avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is removing to its new 

 building at 1212-1214 National avenue. The company manufac- 

 tures vulcanizing plants, separate molds, small boilers, various 

 kinds of burners, and other equipment for repairing tires. 



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

 .Mien & Guard Tire Co. its distributer for the State of Colorado, 

 with headquarters in Denver. 



The Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, has 

 established practical monthly training courses to make available 

 to manufacturers and packers the principles that underlie proper 

 box and crate construction. The course consists of one week's 

 instruction under a staff of competent specialists and the next one 

 will be given from November 8-13, 1920. Those interested may 

 obtain further information from the director of the laboratory. 



Earle J. \\'. Fink, assistant general manager and general sales 

 manager of the Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing Co., Misha- 

 waka, Indiana, manufacturer of felt and rubber boots and shoes, 

 was married on September 10, 1920, to Miss Nina A. Gabel, a 

 prominent musician and pipe organist, of the same city. The 

 wedding was considered one of the social events of the year. 



The Indiana Cord Tire Co., formerly of Mishawaka, Indiana, 

 has changed its name to Burr Oak Cord Tire Co. and is now 

 located at Burr Oak in the same state. The new officers are: 

 R. W. Thomas, president; .^. A. Peterson, secretary and general 

 manager; G. E. Watson, vice-president; H. M. Cole, treasurer. 

 The company has raised considerable capital in Burr Oak and is 

 prepared to manufacture a high-class inner liner of merit. 



The Oldfield Tire Co., Cleveland, Ohio, has appointed E. H. 



