THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February 1, 1920. 



ife, 



hicli delivers the goods 



brushes and a rapidly revolving kr 

 smooth and clean. 



A very complete machine for lini.-ihing elastic webbing is shown 

 in Fig. 3. The webbing is run through the machine just as it 

 comes from the loom. It first passes between a pair of brushes, 

 A, which remove the lint and loose threads. From the brushes 

 the webbing passes over tension bars B. having guide fingers 

 for feeding the fabric between a pair of nip rollers, C, which 

 hold it at a proper tension. The webbing then passes through 

 a long box, D, for sizing or starching, the surplus sizing being 

 squeezed out by a second pair of nip rollers, E. From this 

 point the webbing passes over six steam-heated copper cylinders, 

 F, and through delivery rollers, C. to the winding-up reels. The 

 upper deck of cylinders. F. may be driven at the same speed 



Singeing Machine, 



or faster than the lower deck, so that the webbing is allowed 

 to shrink as much as desired. The delivery rollers, G", may be 

 driven at varying speeds for obtaining a slight polish on the 

 webbing. 



Some goods are subjected to a singeing process for the re- 

 moval of lint. The machine shown in Fig. 4 is very generally 

 used for singeing elastic webbing and shoe goring. The goods 

 are singed on both sides at the same time, and are brushed 

 both before and after singeing. The machine has an automatic 

 device which removes the l)urners from contact with the goods 

 when the mechanism stops, so that the fabric cannot be injured. 

 Water rolls are employed as an additional precaution against 

 injury. 



The atmospheric condition has an influence on the rubber 

 thread while weaving, and sometimes the fabric comes out in 

 a more or less kinky condition. It therefore becomes necessary 

 to finish it, which is done by first passing the webs -through live 

 steam, which has the effect of softening the outer cloth, and 

 allowing the elastic more power to contract, thus increasing its 

 elasticity. Then a size is applied, and the web run over heated 

 drums, which, dry the fabric and deliver it from the calender 

 smooth and straight. It is then coiled in rolls as it leaves the 

 machine, and if the web is then found to be long-sided or 

 crooked, such rolls are steamed and placed on a heated plate 

 until corrected. The webs arc then inspected, measured and 

 lalieled, and stored in a dark, cool cellar until needed for the 

 market. 



MEETINGS AND BANQUET OF MOTOR AND ACCES- 

 SORY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. 



At the first meeting of the 1920 Board of Directors of the 

 ■'*■ Motor and Accessory Manufacturers Association held 

 January 8, ofiicers were elected and committees appointed for 

 the new year. 



With one exception the 1919 officers were reelected. Thomas 

 J. Wetzel, one of the retiring members of the board of directors, 

 is succeeded as secretary and assistant treasurer of the associa- 

 tion by G. Brewer GriflSn, Westinghouse Electric & Manufactur- 

 ing Co., New York City, a new addition to the board. 



Considerable changes were made in the makeup of the various 

 committees of the board of directors, but the chairman in each 

 case remains the same. The names of the officers and directors 

 follow : 



OFFICERS FOR 1920. 



C. E. Thompson, president, Steel Products Co.. Cleveland, 

 Ohio. 



E. H. Broadwell. first vice-president. The Fisk Rubber Co., 

 Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. 



Christian Girl, Standard Parts Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 



W. O. Rutherford, The B. F. Goodrich Co.. Akron. Ohio. 



L. M. Wainwrighl. treasurer Diamond Chain & Mfg. Co., 

 Indianapolis, Indiana. 



G. Brewer Griffin, secretary and assistant treasurer. Westing- 

 house Electric & Manufacturing Co., New York City. 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 



I". E. Thompson, Steel Products Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 



\i. H. Broadwell, The Fisk Rubber Co., Chicopee Falls Massa- 

 husetts. 



Christian Girl, Standard Parts Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 



W. O. Rutherford, The B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio. 



L. M. Wainwright, Diamond Chain & Manufacturing Co., 

 Indianapolis, Indiana. 



G. Brewer Griffin, Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing 

 Co.. New Y'ork City. 



E. E. Allyne, Aluminum Manufacturers, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. 



E. W. Beach, Ferrc Machine & Foundry Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 



G. W. Yeoman. Continental Motors Corp.. Detroit, Michigan. 



E. P. Hammond, Gemmer Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Michi- 

 gan. 



J. AI. McCoTiib, Crucible Steel Co. of America, Pittsburgh, 

 Pennsylvania. 



A. W. Copland, Detroit Gear & Machine Co., Detroit, Michigan. 



Following the annual meeting on January 7 the Association 

 held its banquet in ihe Grand Ball Room of the Commodore 

 Hotel. Approximately six hundred men were present. The en- 

 tertainment program consisted .of an all-star vaudeville bill, 

 together with a number of other unusual features, including the 

 first photoplay production of the association. It was a one-reel 

 showing of "Our Own Topics of the Day," presented for the 

 first time on any screen, and plotted, planned and produced for 

 the entertainment of the Association. 



The Philippine Islands as the source of America's future 

 crude rubber supply is predicted by foresighted men of the rub- 

 ber industry. In a recent statement, F. A. Seiberling, president 

 of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., declared that if importa- 

 tion of coolie labor was allowed in the Philippines, enough 

 crude rubber would be produced to make America independent 

 of relying on importations from other countries. 



A COMMERCIAL REPORT FROM BUCHAREST ST.\TES THAT THERE 



is a great and urgent demand for rubber-solcd sport shoes and 

 general rubber goods in Rumania. 



It was announced late last month that Harry S. Vorhis, of 

 the Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co., New York City, 

 has been appointed general manager of the Mid-West Rubber 

 Manufacturers' Association, and will take charge February 1. 



