January 1, 1912.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



173 



paiiy, and served in that capacity for nearly 18 years. Because 

 of increasing duties and her many activities in church and char- 

 itable work, she resigned as general manager and was succeeded 

 by George G. Bryant, January 1, 1910. 



Every employe of the company swears by Mrs. Laughton, and 

 everywhere that her salesmen go one hears unbounded praise for 

 the energetic, resourceful woman who has been the "backbone" 

 of the business since her husband's death. H. J. Halaburt, pres- 

 ent manager of the Chicago office, at 208 North Fifth avenue, 

 who has been with the company 27 years, is one of Mrs. Laugh- 

 ton's staunchest friends. For twenty-one years he was on the 

 road, and two years ago was placed in charge of the Chicago 



office. 



* * * 



L. A. Hawley, after a two years' absence, has returned to his 

 old position as manager for the Motz Tire and Rubber Co., 2023 

 Michigan avenue. Mr. Hawley was the first manager of the 

 Chicago district for. the Motz people, but left two years ago to 

 go with the Consolidated Rubber Tire Co. in the local district. 

 Since Mr. Hawley's first connection with the company, the con- 

 cern has moved to "automobile row." 



* * * 



The establisliment of a new rubber concern in Chicago this 

 month caused a change in the officers of three other concerns. 

 E. G. Stearns resigned as Western sales agent for the United 

 States Rubber Co., with headquarters at 246 Monroe street, to 

 establish a business of his own. He was succeeded by Richard 

 C. Hall, who resigned as president and treasurer of the Duck 

 Brand Co., 508 South Franklin street. Mr. C. A. Eldridge, presi- 

 dent and treasurer of the Banigan Rubber Co., 246 Monroe street, 

 accepted the place left vacant by Mr. Hall. Mr. Eldridge in turn 



was succeeded by E. C. Yarnell. 



* •■* * 



E. G. Stearns and W. H. Burritt, owner of the Banner Rubber 

 Company, of St. Louis, have incorporated the Stearns Rubber 

 Company, which is to handle the products of the St. Louis fac- 

 tory. The new concern, which will handle tires, boots and shoes 

 and rubber clothing, have been located in temporary quarters 

 at 323 West Jackson Boulevard. On the first of the year, how- 

 ever, the company moved into spacious quarters on the ground 

 floor on the corner of West Jackson Boulevard and South Mar- 

 ket street. Branch offices have also been established in the 

 Plymouth building, MinneapoHs, Minnesota, and at 1508 Wash- 

 ington avenue, St. Louis. Mr. Stearns is president of the com- 

 pany, Mr. Burritt is vice-president, and W. F. Rath was elected 



secretary and treasurer. 



* * * 



A Chicago office is to be established by the O'Neil Tire and 

 Protector Company, of Akron, Ohio, in the near future. The 

 company, which manufactures the only patented five individual 

 vulcanized bullet-proof ply protector, recently appointed Harry 

 Israel and Morton B. Koblitz as genera! sales agents for the 



United States and Canada. 



* * * 



John H. Kelly, manager of the Chicago branch of the Republic 

 Rubber Co., speaking recently of the improvements in inner 

 tubes, said that the durability is due largely to the improvement 

 in the Para rubber compound. 



"It seems but yesterday that inner tubes for automobile use 

 were little more than overgrown bicycle tubes," he said. "To- 

 day we are making the black line red inner tube with its indi- 

 vidual canvas case, protecting it from dust, light and injury from 

 tools. The material is compounded with special reference to the 

 grueling conditions of motpr service, and improvement in the 

 Para rubber compound makes this tube much stronger, more 

 wear resisting and largely impervious to solar and frictional 

 heat. This is but one of the many improvements in the rubber 

 end of the automobile business that follow on the heels of each 

 other so quickly that there is only time for a moment's wonder." 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN TRENTON. 



{By a Resident Correspondent.) 



LOCAL manufacturers report that business has been brisk the 

 past few months with the outlook most promising, all the 

 plants being operated practically full-handed. Many of the plants 

 are working day and night shifts, and the holiday season will be 

 marked by a cessation of not more than a day or two on account 

 of stock taking. Some concerns are operating the tire depart- 

 ments steadily, day and night, while others are working full- 

 handed on the day shifts and four nights a week. 



* * * 



As a rubber center Trenton is rapidly getting into the first 

 rank, the accessibility to New York being a factor which has 

 caused more than one concern to locate here. 



* * * 



The building formerly occupied by the Morrisville Vulcanite 

 Co., Morrisville, Pennsylvania, across the river, will become a 

 boxing arena if local amusement promoters can come to satis- 

 factory terms with the owners of the building. The laws of 

 Pennsylvania permit si.x-round boxing bouts, while the ban is on 

 the sport in this city. Hence the necessity for securing a building 

 in Morrisville. which is within five minutes' trolley ride. 



* * * 



The United and Globe Rubber Manufacturing Cos. and the 

 Empire Rubber Co. recently furnished the city of Trenton with 

 10,000 feet of fire hose at $1 a foot. Each concern supplied 5,000 

 feet, bidding in open competition. 



* + * 



The Chamber of Commerce of this city is making a strong 

 effort to bring several rubber concerns to this city from the 

 middle west. Secretary Metzger is authority for the statement 

 that one concern has secured option on a tract in the south- 

 eastern section of the city for a plant. 



Mr. Metzger declines to divulge the name of the concern at 



present. 



* * * 



Although a particularly busy man with the affairs of the United 

 and Globe Rubber Manufacturing Co. the vice-president of the 

 concern, John S. Broughton, finds time to act as director of 

 a half-dozen corporations, several banks and the Trenton School 

 of Industrial Arts, located near the state capitol. 



* * * 



The local rubber companies manufacturing automobile tires 

 have "passed up" all forms of racing and race-meet advertising, 

 believing it is unprofitable. The Empire, Home, Whitehead, 

 Thermoid and other concerns have taken a turn at this style of 

 exploiting the merits of tire product but the officials of the com- 

 panies agree that printers' ink in publications devoted to the in- 

 dustry brings better results. 



^ * * 



Clifford B. Oakley, of the Essex Rubber Co. is one of the 

 rubber men who believes in "being on the job" at all times. He 

 is one of the hardest workers in the business and since he 

 entered this firm it has made rapid strides. Every inch of space 

 in the new addition to the plant in East Trenton is utilized. 

 This concern is filling many orders for sporting goods, such as 

 rubber quoits, tennis and yachting rubber shoe heels and other 



specialties. 



* * * 



The three-story 60' x ISO' brick building, an addition to the 

 plant of the Hamilton Rubber Manufacturing Co., is about ready 

 for occupancy and gives the concern needed room for the me- 

 chanical rubber department. This progressive concern has been 

 working day and night shifts and President Blodgett states that 

 the outlook for a big season's business was never more promising. 



