December 1, 1920 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Mr. Coughlin will be assisted by Myron H. Clark as general 

 manager, footwear and miscellaneous factories, and Harlow W. 

 Waite as general manager, mechanical factories. 



Charles J. Butler has been appointed second vice-president of 

 the United States Rubber Co., in charge of tire manufacturing. 

 He will be assisted by George W. Seiberling as general manager 

 of tire factories, and has appointed the following, also: Erwin 

 Meyer, chief consulting chemist, tire factories ; John J. Shea, 

 factory manager, Colt Plant, Revere RublK»r Co., Providence, 

 Rhode Island ; A. P. Delahunt, chief accountant. 

 Colt Plant, Revere Rubber Co., Providence, Rhode 

 Island. George S. Shugart, vice-president of the 

 United States Tire Co.. remains in charge of tire 

 sales. 



Raymond S. Willis has been appointed second 

 vice-president and will have general charge of pur- 

 chasing, stocks of raw^ materials and supplies, and 

 transportation. He will be assisted by William H. 

 Marsh, general purchasing agent; George F. Hicli- 

 born, general traffic manager; and James A. Reilly. 

 general storekeeper. 



Cyrus S. Ching has been appointed supervisor of 

 industrial relations, Charles F. Lindsay becomes 

 technical assistant to the president, and Eric C. Burkman, execu- 

 tive secretary, president's office. 



William G. Parsons has relinquished the title of comptroller, 

 but will continue as vice-president with general supervision over 

 the accounting and treasury departments. Henry B. Hubbard 

 has relinquished the title of assistant comptroller and has been 

 appointed financial manager of sales. William O. Cutter, for- 

 merly assistant comptroller, has been appointed comptroller and 

 Harold B. Grouse and Herbert M. James, assistant comptrollers. 



Second vice-president Mayo has announced the following .ip- 

 pointments : Thotnas J. Needham, formerly manager of the 

 Omaha Branch, manager bran:h store sales ; Charles A. Blake, 

 formerly assistant to manager, footwear division, manager sun- 

 dries sales ; George E. Goodwin, manager clothing branch stores ; 

 Fred P. Lundy, formerly assistant to A. W. Lawrence, super- 

 visor leather and felt footwear branch stores ; j'ohn J. Meacham, 

 formerly manager of the St. Louis footwear and clothing branch. 

 manager of the Omaha general branch ; C. P. Melton, formerly 

 manager of the Dallas footwear and clothing branch, manager of 

 the St. Louis footwear and clothing branch ; Thomas P. Sulli\an, 

 promoted from assistant manager to acting manager of the Dallas 

 branch ; Walter H. Linck has been promoted from assistant 

 manager to manager of the Philadelphia footwear and cloth- 

 ing branch. 



C. C. Case, general manager mechanical sales, has announced 

 the following appointments ; W. Gussenhovcn, formerly central dis- 

 trict manager, mechanical goods division, general sales manager 

 mechanical goods, with headquarters in New York ; F. B. Will- 

 iams, formerly assistant to general manager mechanical goods 

 division, manager of agricultural line, canvas belting (including 

 tractor belts), jar rings, plumbers' specialties, and molded special- 

 ties ; H. L. Williamson, manager of mechanical production and 

 sales development department. ti> have supervision over construc- 

 tion, production, changes, eliminations, or additions to mechanical 

 lines; J. A. Mcintosh, assistant manager of mechanical produc- 

 tion and sales development depai-tment; S. E. Abramson, for- 

 merly western manager conveyor belt department, district man- 

 ager central district; E. F. Brownworth, formerly manager pack- 

 ing department, supervisor store stocks ; H. N. Winner, manager 

 packing department. 



W. F. Enright, general manager footwear sales, has announced 

 the following appointments : Edward R. Bartlett, formerly man- 

 ager of Philadelphia branch, production manager footwear sales ; 

 H. J. Haefelein, formerly assistant to general selling agent, dis- 

 tribution manager footwear sales. 



AN OVERLOADING AND UNDERINFLATION WARNING 



One of the most costly errors made by motor truck drivers is 

 the careless underinflation of tires. Like overloading, this prac- 

 tice causes rapid deterioration of the tires and eventually a big 

 cash loss to the truck owner. 



The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, is now sending 

 to truck manufacturers who equip their output with Firestone 

 tires a stock of hand-etched zinc plates, 2 by 5 inches in size, 

 to be attached to the cowl of each truck before it leaves the fac- 



warning: Follow This Table Closely 



ARRYING CAPACITIES OF PNEUMATIC (CORD) TRUCK TIRES 



r.'a 5" 6" ■ 



60>«s.| 1400 I sous. 



70 •■ 1550 1800 70 " 



BO I 1700 I 2000 I 2550 I 3175 I 60"!, 



90 ■• 2200 2775 3450 4000 90 " 



_^U 3000 3725 4350 5000 100 " 



^J 1 4000 4675 5300 110 " 



I - 5000 5650 120 ■' 



I 6OO0 130 ■■ 



LAST FIGURE EACH COLUMN S. A. E. MAXIMUM CARRYING- CAPACITY 



Compliments of THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. 



tory. The plate bears a warning against overloading and under- 

 inflation, together with a table showing the carrying capacity of 

 pneumatic (cord) tires of various sizes and the proper inflation 

 for each. The figures are based on computations made by the 

 Society of .Automotive Engineers. .\ pamphlet with full instruc- 

 tions for the application of giant cord tires and demountable rims 

 is also furnished for placing in the tool bo.x of each truck, as a 

 ready reference. 



A SECTIONAL TUBE REPAIR 



When a tube blow-out covers an area which it is impossible to 

 repair by patching, and where the condition of the remainder 

 of the tube is such that a new section is justified, a new section 

 should be inserted 5 inches longer than the section removed. 

 This will allow a 2j^-inch lap at each end, to insure adequate 

 strength. 



Bevel the inside edges of the tube and the outside edges of 

 the section to be inserted. This may be done by turning the 

 edges over a splicing or wooden mandrel, and beveling yi-'mch 

 from the end. Use a sharp knife. The work will be facilitated, 

 if the knife is kept wet. 



Buff the beveled edges 3 inches back from each end of both 

 tube and insert, and apply two coats of .048 cement, allowing 

 each to dry. Then apply the acid curing solution about 2 inches 

 in width with a camel's-hair brush and quickly slide the tube 

 off the large mandrel over the turned back edge of the tube 

 on the smaller mandrel. This sliould be accomplished in not 

 more than ten seconds, owing to the rapidity with which the 

 acid curing solution vulcanizes. Wrap tightly with bands of 

 rubber, approximately 1 inch wide and 2 feet in length. Allow- 

 to stand for fifteen minutes. — Miller Tire Trade Mews. 



THE "BULL DOG" INNER TIRE 



The "Bull Dog" inner tire is an article that, according to its 

 manufacturer, would save the lives of thousands of tires if 

 their owners could be converted to its use. It is constructed 

 of three plies of Sea Island tire fabric vulcanized in pure rubber, 

 formed exactly to fit inside the different sizes of tires. Bull Dog 

 inner tires are said to reinforce a tire completely by adding three 

 plies of fabric and can be installed by anyone in a few minutes. 

 They vulcanize themselves in. will never creep, pinch or wrinkle, 

 and are strong enough to stand the full pressure of the tube. 

 By their use the makers guarantee that ninety-five per cent of 

 punctures can be eliminated. — Eastern Auto Specialty Co., Utica, 

 New York. 



