April 1, 1912.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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of stock. Later it rose to 280. The future price of this stock 

 will be influenced by the price at which the new shares of stock 

 are placed on the market. 



The fluctuation in Goodrich stock had a slight eft'ect on 

 other stocks in the city. Diamond Rubber stock immediately 

 rose to 315, but as soon as the flurry was over became steady 

 at 298. 365 is bid for Goodyear stock, but there is none in sight 

 lower than 377. Swinehart Tire and Rubber Co. stock jumped 

 to 123 and is steady at 120. Miller Rubber Co. stock jumped 

 from 140 to 162 and is now steady at 160. Firestone stock is 

 strong at 225. 



The reorganization plan as given in detail in the first circular 

 reproduced above was carried at the meeting of stockholders, 

 held on March 27, almost unanimously, 95 per cent, of the com- 

 mon stock, and 98 per cent, of the preferred stock being voted 

 for its adoption. 



John Gammeter, experimental engineer for The B. F. Goodrich 

 Co., and Lester Weeks, the aviator, are opening up an aviation 

 school at Akron. They have secured several aeroplanes and 

 at present are practising on the grounds of the Country Club at 

 Akron, Ohio. They expect to open a regular aviation field about 

 April 1 at one of the lakes about Akron so that the hydroplanes 

 as well as the aeroplanes can be used. Tlie flying will be in 

 charge of Mr. Weeks, who has been in the aviation game since 



its infancy and has become a very successful aeronaut. 



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The Swinehart Tire and Rubber Co. has opened up a new 

 agency at 1013 S. Main street, Los Angeles, California, in charge 

 of W. B. Guyton ; another at 323 Seventeenth avenue, Denver, 

 Colorado, in charge of Gessler Williams ; another at 46 E. 

 Walnut street, Columbus, Ohio, in charge of S. Neil Hallock. 

 The former Chicago branch manager of this company, C. W. 

 Harris, has resigned and R. L. Frewin takes his place. Three 

 new salesmen have been added to the Chicago office, J. B. Benton, 

 J. W. Hansen and R. A. Kerr, and the Akron sales force has 

 also been increased by securing the services of John Allen and 

 Harry Carnahan. J. D. Taggert, formerly with The Ajax Tire 

 and Rubber Co., and G. M. Griffith are connected with the 



Philadelphia branch. 



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The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. have opened a second 

 branch in Chicago to take care of the retail trade. The main 

 branch remains at 177-179 Michigan avenue and the second is 

 located at 2118 S. Michigan avenue, having J. C. Zimmerman in 

 charge. The second branch will be used for dealers and users of 



Goodvear tires. ... ^ ^ 



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E. W. Snyder, the chemist for The American Tire and Rubber 

 Co. has met with success in compounding Para and mineral 

 rubber. This company uses his method of splicing by steam 



curing, thus strengthening the splice. 



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The McGraw Tire and Rubber Co., of East Palestine. Ohio, 

 has secured several acres of additional railroad frontage in 

 anticipation of the enlarging of their plant to take care of the 

 increased sales of tires. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN BOSTON. 



By a Resident Correspondent. 



THE principal event of interest in the rubber trade in this city 

 the past month was the Automobile Show, which has be- 

 come so big that it had to be divided into two distinct shows. 

 The real Show (with a capital S), was held first, when the 

 pleasure motor cars were the principal attraction, and after this 

 came another week when trucks and business vehicles were ex- 

 hibited. These exhibitions gave the usual opportunity for tire 

 manufacturers to exploit their wares, and they did so to an ex- 

 tent heretofore unequaled at a Boston exposition. 



The tire business is lively — very — and all the agencies here are 



reporting an excellent business. Those factories hereabouts which 



make tires are rushing to the full capacity of their output. And 



the footwear manufacturers are likewise busy. The return to the 



policy, by rubber shoe manufacturers, of giving an extra five per 



cent, for early orders has enabled the salesmen to book a splendid 



volume of advance orders, which will assure the running of the 



mills until the actual consuming demand begins to be felt. In 



mechanical goods, the prospects may not be quite so brilliant, but 



a good business is doing in spite of a show of conservatism on 



the part of some customers, as evinced by the retail character of 



the orders. 



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Boston has another cause to be thankful that there have been 

 fortunes made in the rubber business. But recentlv mention was 



Evans Memori.\l Building. 



made in these pages of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary, a noble 

 memorial to James Bennett Forsyth and George Henry Forsyth. 

 Last month in this city the Robert Dawson Evans Memorial 

 Building was dedicated. This is an addition to the Massachu- 

 setts Homreopathic Hospital and is the gift of Mrs. Evans. 

 At the dedication. Dr. Frank C. Richardson presented the hospi- 

 tal, in behalf of Mrs. Evans, who was present. 



In accepting the building. President , Edward Haven Mason 

 gave a brief history of the hospital, aiid at the close of his ad- 

 dress presented to Mrs. Evans a beautiful gold key, in a silk- 

 lined leather case. 



The opening addresses were followed by brief remarks by 

 Lieut.-Gov. Luce, who represented the Commonw-ealth in the ab- 

 sence of Gov. Foss. President Attridge, of the Boston City Coun- 

 cil, accepted the gift in behalf of the city, in the absence of Mayor 

 Fitzgerald. Other speakers were President Merlin, of Boston 

 L^niversity ; President MacLaurin, of the Massachusetts Institute 

 of Technology, and Dean J. Sutherland, of Boston University 

 School of Medicine. 



The exercises were closed by invocation by the Rev. Edward: 

 Cummings. 



The building is of brick with limestone trimmings. On the 

 main floor is a lecture hall with a seating capacity of 250, in which 

 popular lectures on hygiene will be given. There are also sev- 



