December 1, \919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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THE NEW YORK AUTOMOBILE SHOWS. 



All exhibition of the vei-\- latest advance in aulomobiles, their 

 parts and accessories, both for pleasure and for commercial pur- 

 poses, will appeal to the wide-awake public as few things can. 

 There will be really two exhibitions at the same time in New 

 York City, that of automobiles at the Grand Central Palace, 

 and that of motor trucks at the Eighth Coast Artillery armory. 

 They will be held on the same days, from Janaury 3 to January 

 10 inclusive, enabling the general public and the technical ex- 

 perts to visit both during their stay in the city, and to see with 

 their own eyes the countless improvements and inventions which 

 have been stimulated by the needs arising out of the war. 



M. & A. M. A. APPOINTS FIELD SECRETARY. 



The Motor & Accessory Manufacturers' Association, having 

 found it advisable to appoint a field secretary, announces that 

 Alexander W. Barber has been selected for that important 

 position. By training and experience he is well equipped for 

 this work, having been connected with the credit department of 

 the Irving National Bank. New York City, and previous to 

 that was a member of the inspection department of the New 

 York Life Insurance Co. 



In his new position he will travel about the country, keeping 

 in touch with the credit managers' and other executives of the 

 various companies of the Association, which now numbers more 

 than 360 members. 



The terminal company is at present making a flat rate of five 

 cents per hundred weight for its service, which includes obtain- 

 ing new business for truck line operators, making collections 

 and taking care of bookkeeping. Drivers are instructed to take 

 orders from rural merchants for anything needed from whole- 

 salers. These orders are turned in to the terminal company, 

 and by it sent to the wholesale houses. The prevailing rates 

 for shipments by truck are little more than the rates by freight 

 for corresponding classifications. Taking into consideration 

 the fact that by truck several handlings of each shipment are 

 eliminated, that boxing or crating is not necessary, and '.hat 

 from two to seven days' time is saved in delivery, it is no 

 wonder that shippers are enthusiastically supporting the "ship 

 by truck" movement. Certainty of delivery and elimination of 

 damage to goods in transit arc other considerations that are 

 rapidly gaining friends for the motor truck in the short haul 

 field. 



Tire and truck manufacturers, merchants, farmers and ex- 

 press companies have been following this venture with great 

 interest, and its complete success forecasts the early establish- 

 ment of other similar services elsewhere with profit to all 

 concerned. Certainly extensive express trucking means greatly 

 increased tire consumption. 



HEWITT BASEBALL TEAM WINS BUFFALO CHAMPIONSHIP. 



The Hewitt Rubber Co., Buffalo, New Y'ork, boasts of the 

 prowess of its baseball team which won the championship of 

 the Washington League of the Buffalo Municipal Baseball 

 .Association, in October, winning 16 out of the last 18 games in 



The following officers and directors of The Rubber Trade 

 Association of New York were elected at the annual ineeting, 

 held November 6, 1919. 



OFFICEKS— 1919-20. 



William T. Baird, president; F. R. Henderson, vice-president; 

 H. W. French, treasurer; A. W. Stedman, secretary. 

 DIRECTORS. 



William T. Baird, Rubber Trading Co.; W. E. Bruyn, L. 

 Littlejohn & Co., Inc.; H. W. Holcombe, Rubber Importers & 

 Dealers' Co., Inc. ; H. W. French, Gove & French, Inc. ; F. R. 

 Henderson, F. R. Henderson & Co.; Samuel Kubie, Raw Prod- 

 ucts Co. ; Edward Maurer, Edward Maurer Co., Inc. ; Frank 

 Poel, Poel & Kellv : A. W. Stedman, Arthur W. Stedman, Inc. ; 

 William H. Stiles, William H. Stiles & Co.; C. T. Wilson, C. T. 

 Wilson Co., Inc. 



MINNEAPOLIS TRUCK TERMINAL A SUCCESS. 



The "ship by truck" movement in Minneapolis appears to have 

 become a permanent institution. After little more than one 

 month's operation the Minneapolis Truck Terminal has had 

 to double its floor space to take care of increasing business. 

 Located in the heart of the wholesale district, this terminal is 

 affording a central depot to ten motor express companies whose 

 routes extend in all directions within a radius of 100 miles. 

 It is the point from which incoming loads are distributed 

 throughout the city, and at which outgoing loads are assembled. 



Trucks are carrying into the city great quantities of farm 

 produce, much of which would otherwise go to waste, and are 

 taking back to the farmer furniture, machinery, groceries and 

 other necessities of life. Wholesalers and merchants are lend- 

 ing hearty support. They deliver goods for the outlying dis- 

 tricts at the terminal, where it is sorted and distributed to 

 the rural express operators. It means only a city delivery for 

 the wholesaler, while express operators find that the small 

 charge made by the terminal company represents a large saving 

 to them over what it would cost to run their heavy trucks 

 over the city streets in making pick ups. 



The Hewitt Baseball Champions. 



which it played. This victory was celebrated by a banquet given 

 by President and Mrs. Hewitt at the Iroquois Hotel. 



This victory gave the club the privilege of playing off the 

 champions of the rival league. Two games were required, both 

 of which were won by the Hewitts, thus making them the cham- 

 pions of Buffalo, and this victory was duly celebrated, closing 

 with the presentation of a handsome watch to the manager of 

 the club, .Arthur L. Schwartz. 



The club disbanded for the season, proud of its record and of 

 the trophy and individual prizes presented at a special vaudeville 

 entertainment given November 5. Meanwhile the bowling team 

 and basket-ball teams of the Hewitt company are progressing 

 well for the cliampionship of their respective sports. 



The B. F. Goohrich Co.'s tire adjustment pomcv not only 

 insures the user of Goodrich pneumatic tires against imperfect 

 tires but clearly specifies a definite number of miles he may 

 expect as a minimum under proper usage, namely, 6,000 miles on 

 fabric and 8,000 miles on cord tires. 



