Febrlary 1, 1921 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



357 



All of the capital stock and assets of the Boston Belting Co., 

 and all assets of the Boston Belting Corporation relating to the 

 mechanical rubber goods business were purchased in 1919 by 

 W. E. Hardy, F. H. Rice, H. H. Whitesel and associates, who 

 are, respectivefy, president and general manager, treasurer and 

 director, and sales manager of the original Boston Belting Com- 

 pany which was never dissolved. Thus the mechanical rubber 

 goods business of this, the oldest rubber concern in the country, 

 has been successfully continued without a break by men asso- 

 ciated with Thomas A. Forsyth, former head of the linn, and 

 is today in a healthy growing condition. Final figures of gross 

 sales for the year 1920 have not yet been completed, but it is 

 expected that the total will be in the neighborhood of $ 1 ,40(),(X)0, 

 with net earnings of close to 10 per cent for the $50l),{)00 com- 

 mon stock. 



RES-PRO INDUSTRIES INC. 



One of the latest successful arrivals in the special fabrics field 

 is the Res-Pro Industries, Inc., which was incorporated July 22, 

 1920, under the laws of Delaware, with a capitalization of $3,000,- 

 000, to manufacture the "Res- Fro" products under the patents 

 and processes owned by this parent company, which will sell its 

 products to its subsidiaries. The olliccrs are: James J. Clifford, 

 president: Luther S. Newell, vice-president in charge of produc- 



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Massachusetts 



tion ; Koiard 11. Respess, who is the inventor of the Res-Pro 

 processes, vice-president in charge of new developments and 

 patents : William J. Bingham, secretary ; Judge W. Lloyd Allen, 

 treasurer and counsel ; John W. Clififord, factory manager. 



The unwoven sheet fabric manufactured by this company was 

 fully described in The India Rubber World, June 1, 1919. Raw 

 cotton batting is passed through pressure rollers where special 

 compounds of rubber, etc., are forced into the fiber. It is then 

 dried and pressed, forming a tough, strong, durable sheet fabric 

 adapted for use as insulating material, flexible tubing, belting, 

 tires, fire hose, shoe soles and heels and various other rubber 

 goods, and as a general leather substitute in auto tops, wall cov- 

 erings, bookbinding, etc. 



The Res-Pro Industries Inc. has secured the plant of the 

 C. C. C. Fire Hose Co., Canton, Massachusetts, a going company 

 incorporated under the laws of Maine with a capital of $50,000, 

 which will make various "Respro" products and be operated as a 

 subsidiary to the parent company. The names of the officers and 

 directors of the C. C. C. Fire Hose Co. were published in The 

 India Rubber World, January 1, 1921. 



Another subsidiary of the Res-Pro Industries Inc. is the Res- 

 Pro Insulating Co., w-hich was incorporated in September, 1920, 

 with a capitalization of $1,000,000, to manufacture and market 

 insulating materials for the electrical industry. L. O. Duclos is 

 general sales agent for this company. 



PLYMOUTH RUBBER CO. OPERATING UNDER RECEIVERSHIP 



Involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy were filed against the 

 Plymouth Rubber Co., of Canton, on December 18, in the United 

 States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The 

 claims of the petitioning creditors were small, aggregating only 



about $3,000, that of the Monatiquot Rubber Works Co., of South 

 Braintree, for $2,684 being the largest. Prior to the filing of the 

 petition, funds of the company amounting to $100,000 in four local 

 banks were attached in connection with a suit by A. D. Juilliard 

 & Co., of \ew York City, claiming $75,000 damages for alleged 

 l)reach of contract. The company's difficulties are said to be due 

 to a heavy shrinkage in inventory values with a reduced demand 

 for its products. 



Subsequently on December 27, Judge Morton appointed as re- 

 ceivers Arthur H. Weed, Percy A. Atherton and Guy Murchie, 

 all of Boston. The receivers have taken possession of the busi- 

 ness, are having an inventory taken, and will start operation of 

 the various departments as business requirements seem to justify. 

 The Gem duck department was opened January 3 and the tape 

 department on January 6. 



FIBER BASE RUBBER HEEL 



Each year, in response to increasing demand, a greater number 

 if shoes is equipped with rubber heels by the shoe manufacturers. 

 Accordingly, since rubber heels are in the shoe factories to stay, 

 I'.e problem of their proper application has become a very im- 

 pcrtant one. The technical skill of every manufacturer has been 

 taxed to solve the (luestions that have arisen in regard to process- 

 ing the rubber half-heel. The degree of attachment secured be- 

 tween leather and rubber leaves much to be desired. The failure 

 to obtain a positive union between the base and rubber tread is the 

 reason why the use of the rubber half-heel heretofore has not 

 been consistent with good shoemaking. Its application has at best 

 been an example of refined shoe cobbling. The growing demand 

 of the trade for the employment of rubber half-heels has led to 

 many improvements in their design, shape, construction and com- 

 position. 



One of the more recent and successful improvements for the 

 attachment and processing of such heels concerns the permanent 

 union of the rubber tread to a fiber stock base by means of hot 

 vulcanization. The method involved has been perfected, whereby 

 a rubber tread and several plies of leatherboard base are molded 

 and cured securely together. The plies of leatherboard are 

 pierced by a suitable number of nails for attachment of tlie heel 

 to ihc shoe. The vulcanized union with the rubber tread is sup- 

 plemented by a series of interlocking rubber rivets passing 

 through perforations in the leatherboard plies, from the rubber 

 side, thus serving as reinforcement. In this construction washers 

 are eliminated and the heel is better adapted for processing in 

 the shoe factory. 



In this type of heel the rubber and fiber parts being [xjsitively 

 united, but one nailing operation is required for proper attach- 

 ment. The leatherboard is said to be perfectly adapted to the 

 operations of skinning, scouring and finishing and a distinct saving 

 is effected by avoiding the assembly of parts, cementing, double 

 nailing, and the use of a leather lift necessary with the ordinary 

 rubber half-heel. 



When worn out the rubber portion can be removed without dis- 

 turbing the nails as they pass completely through the tread and 

 head against the leatherboard base. 



For the rubber maiuifacturcr there is the advantage that all 

 parts employed in its construction are visible in the finished heel 

 and the mold oxerflow is reduced to a feather at the face plate. 



In repair work it is claimed that the rubber tread may be more 

 quickly replaced than in the case of practically any other type of 

 -Conant & Co., 7 Wafer street, Boston, Massachusetts. 



heel 



STORAGE OF BENZOL OR NAPHTHA 



Benzene storage tanks, especially those placed underground or 

 in cellars, have an element of danger in explosion or poisoning 

 by emission of vapors or leakage. Such tanks should be sur- 

 rounded by inert gases and the outlet and inlet pipes by a casing 

 in order to prevent the above occurrences. 



