December 1, 1911.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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THE MONATiaUOT RUBBER CO. 



The plant of the ^lonatiquot Rubber Co., at South Braintree, 

 Massachusetts, is working up to its full capacity, in spite of the 

 recent additions to its buildings and equipment. This mill is ad- 

 vantageously located twelve miles from Boston, on the Fall River 

 branch of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. A 

 thousand-foot siding furnishes ideal shipping and receiving 

 facilities. 



The mill stands on the left bank of the Monatiquot River, and 

 from the falls at this point the company utilizes a water power 

 which, in addition to its double steam equipment, gives it over 

 1,200 horse-power. The company generates its own electric cur- 

 rent for lighting, etc. 



The Monatiquot River plays an important part in the manu- 

 facture of "Monatiquot" and "Squantum" brands of "Naturized 

 Rubber," since its water has been shown by analysis to be re- 

 markably soft and pure, free from solids held in solution. In 

 washing the rubber in process of reclamation, this w^ater has 

 been found to possess remarkable solvent properties, effectively 

 breaking down and carrying off dirt and mineral substances 

 which must be eliminated. The Monatiquot people say they find 

 this a distinct advantage to them. 



TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



The Fisk Rubber Co., Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, resumed 

 operations in November after a brief shutdown for the purpose 

 of taking the annual inventory and for making some minor 

 repairs. 



The Jones Auto Exchange, on North Topeka avenue, Wichita, 

 Kansas, has an exhibit in connection with its business that has 

 attracted a great deal of attention. It is a rubber tree imported 

 from South America standing IS feet high, with a number of 

 branches. It is described as follows : "The leaves are long and 

 smooth and quite thick. The trunk is covered with a sort of 

 fibrous bark and at the base are a number of tap roots above 

 the surface of the soil in which the tree is growing, somewhat 

 resembling a gigantic corn stalk in this particular." 



It is reported that the manufacture of soling for outing shoes 

 made of a mixture of rubber and asbestos, will soon be attempted 

 on a fairly large scale in this country. This sort of soling has 

 proved quite practical in England. 



According to figures compiled by J. M. Gilbert, there are in the 



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Plant of The Monatiquot Rubber Co. 



To a visitor at this plant a number of things appear worthy 

 of note. First, the completeness and convenient arrangement of 

 equipment — the most approved types of rubber-working ma- 

 chinery — next, the modern, well-lighted concrete and brick build- 

 ings, not alone large enough for the present equipment, but with 

 ample allowance for new machines as needed ; last, the pains 

 taken with the product in its manufacture. Thoroughness and 

 careful attention to detail characterize every stage of the work. 

 Years of experience and a close study of the science of rubber 

 reclamation have borne fruit in this modern plant and its prod- 

 ucts "Monatiquot" and "Squantum" brands, "Naturized Rubber." 



James A. Braden, of the tire department of The Diamond 

 Rubber Company (Akron, Ohio), remarks according to the 

 Chicago "Inter-Ocean," that the motorist is mistaken who thinks 

 tires are built solely of rubber and fabric. He has overlooked 

 the principal material, which Mr. Braden goes on to indicate 

 is brains. Undoubtedly he is right. Brains are a very essential 

 ingredient m tire making, but at the same time some tire makers 

 have been so generous in brains and so economical in rubber 

 that the result, while psychologically interesting, has not been 

 particularly successful in point of service. 



neighborhood of 6,000 firms in the United States using motor 

 trucks at the present time. As there are 20,000 trucks in opera- 

 tion, this m.akes an average of about three to each firm. The 

 rapidity with which business men are discarding horse' and 

 adopting power driven vehicles in their delivery systems indicates, 

 in Mr. Gilbert's opinion, that another year will find 50,000 trucks 

 runnmg. 



The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has remodeled its western 

 branches, making them all uniform in furniture, fixtures, decora- 

 tions and in character of illumination. 



The Remington Tire and Rubber Co., Mansfield, Ohio, has been 

 adjudicated bankrupt, and the first meeting of its creditors was 

 held in Mansfield on November 25. 



The factory of the Mercer Rubber Co. (Trenton, New Jer- 

 sey), has recently been extensively improved in the way of in- 

 stalling new machinery. The company is well known as manu- 

 facturing all kinds of mechanical rubber goods, hose, packing, 

 belting, moulded goods, tubing, valves and gaskets. Its product 

 will be handled by the recently incorporated Mercer Rubber 

 Company of Pennsylvania, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 



