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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1, 1920. 



The Paralite Co. removes on March 1 from 609 Swetland 

 Building to its new building at 1684 Columbus Road, Cleveland. 



J. M. Bushey, formerly truck tire sales manager in Cincinnati, 

 has been appointed Cleveland manager of the Firestone Tire 

 & Rubber Co., Akron, vice P. M. Pontius, resigned. 



MISCELLANEOUS OHIO NOTES. 



The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, has made the fol- 

 lowing changes in personnel in two of its Ohio branches : Cin- 

 cinnati— J. P. Patterson, former manager, appointed manager 

 of south central district, with headquarters in Cincinati; J. F. 

 Evans, formerly trade sales manager, appointed manager of Cin- 

 cinnati branch, succeeding Mr. Patterson. Toledo— G. F. Guin, 

 formerly trade sales manager, appointed manager, succeeding 

 G. E. Rurkit, transferred. 



The New Tread Tire Co., Columbiana, Ohio, at its annual 

 meeting of stockholders voted to increase the capital stock from 

 $100,000 to $500,000 to be issued in equal lots as to preferred stock. 



^^ This is for the purpose of installing the 



necessary machinery and equipment for 



^^^^^ manufacturing a new tire. The follow- 



JP .^•i '"S directors were elected for the en- 



^^[5 suing year: S. W. Tidd (president). 



#^.<.r^ C. V. Calvin (secretary and treasurer), 



^^^(jbS^ E. P. Ahenburg (vice-president and gen- 



l^^^^^gjl^^ eral manager), E. L. Dieffenbaclier, H. 



^^^^^^B W. Hammond. W. O. Wallace, C. R. 



^^^^^^^H Heck, O. W. Ahenburg. Officers 



^HmmPHIPHPP elected as indicated. 



The Rotary Tire and Rubber Co., 



^ '■ — Zanesville. Ohio, has increased its capi- 



Eric p. Altenbukg. j^i ^tock from $400,000 to $800,000. It 

 began the operation of its new factory in October last and has a 

 capacity of 300 tires a day, which the former capital was in- 

 sufficient to finance. 



The Eagle Rubber Co., Ashland, Oliio. has completed a new 

 fireproof addition which doubles its floor space and capacity. 

 This plant is equipped with modern machmery and vent.latmg 

 appliances for manufacturing on a scientitic basis and safe- 

 guarding the employes' health. 



HEAD OF AJAX SANDUSKY PLANT. 



rixiAM W. McMahan, who has been appointed vice-presi- 

 dent in charge of the Sandusky, Ohio, division of the 

 Ajax Rubber Co., Inc., is a veteran in the tire field. 



In 1897 he entered the employ of Morgan & Wright, Chicago. 

 He was soon made factory fore- 

 man, then factory inspector, then 

 assistant superintendent and, in 

 1911, general factory superinten- 

 dent. For nine years after join- 

 ing Morgan & Wright, Mr. Mc- 

 Mahan remained in Chicago. 

 Then he was transferred to De- 

 troit, where he remained until he 

 was secured by Ajax Rubber Co., 

 to assume complete charge of 

 its Sandusky plant. In recent 

 years Mr. McMahan has been 

 general factory manager of the 

 Morgan & Wright division of 

 United States Rubber Co., first 

 in charge of general production 

 and later in charge of develop- William T. McMahan. 

 ment. 



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MID-WESTERN NOTES. 



By Our Rcgiilar Correspondent. 

 Cthesen-Reuter & Ha.ncock. Inc., Chicago, Illinois, chemicat 

 *^ manufacturer and broker, has elected the following offi- 

 cers for the ensuing year : F. A. Stresen-Reuter, president ; 

 A. S. Procter, vice-president; J. L. Biser, secretary and treasurer. 



Mr. Stresen-Reuter, the newly-elecied president, sailed front 

 N'ew York in January for an extended European business trip. 

 Mr. Biser is in charge of the Chicago office in his absence. 



The Birch Hintz Manufacturing Co., 1100-1110 South Kil- 

 bourne avenue, Chicago, Illinois, has dissolved partnership. 

 John C. Hintz has severed connection with William T. Birch 

 and will continue at the above address the manufacture of rub- 

 ber molds and rubber mold machinery, under the name of The 

 Hintz Manufacturing Co. 



The Ilg Electric Ventilating Co., Whiting and Wells streets, 

 Chicago, Illinois, has nearly completed an H-shaped two-story 

 addition, approximately 200 by 300 feet, of concrete, which it 

 expects to occupy by May 1. The company recently purchased 

 the 10-acre tract of land on which the building stands and has 

 provided for its water supply by an artesian well 200 feet deep. 

 Oil-burning boilers will be installed in the factory and the com- 

 pany's own "Ilgair" unit heater system. This is the first of five 

 units planned for erection during the next few years. 



H. Thorpe Kessler has resigned as general manager of the 

 Kiiizie Rubber & Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Illinois, to man- 

 age the Modern Merchandising Co., a new Illinois corporation 

 which he has founded and of which he is president. The new 

 company deals in wearing apparel, including raincoats. 



The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, has made the 

 following changes in personnel in its mid-western branches : 

 St. Louis— T. J. Barry, Manager, succeeding F. C. Rudisell, re- 

 signed ; Denver, G. K. Meeks, manager : Detroit — G. E. Burkit, 

 manager, succeeding R. H. Jeffers, promoted: Indianapolis — C. 

 T. Barnes, manager, succeeding L. R. Jackson, promoted ; 

 Duluth depot — J. L. Bain, manager. 



A controlling interest in the Mid-Continent Tire Manufac- 

 turing Co., Wichita. Kansas, has been purchased by The Zenith 

 Tire & Rubber Co.. Leader Building, Cleveland. Ohio, from 

 which point most of the purchases for the Mid-Continent fac- 

 tory will now be made. 



The International India Rubber Corp., South Bend. Indiana, 

 has elected the following officers for the ensuing year : George 

 W. Odell, president and treasurer; P. E. Studebaker, vice-presi- 

 dent; B. F. WulfT. secretary, and G. W. Tru.xell and J. W. 

 Ridge, directors, in addition to the foregoing. 



THE MID-WEST RUBBER ASSOCIATION. 



The February meeting of the Mid- West Rubber Manufacturers' 

 .Association was held at the Chicago Automobile Club. February 

 11, and was one of the largest and most enthusiastic that has 

 been held by this association since its organization a year ago. 



The new president, John T. Christie, of the Hawkeye Tire & 

 Rubber Co., Des Moines, Iowa, was in the chair, and introduc- 

 ing the new general manager, H. S. Vorhis. formerly of The 

 Rubber Association of .America, and more recently of the 

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

 Mr. Vorhis in a brief address outlined some of his plans for the 

 development of an aggressive and helpful rubber association 

 ill the Middle West, and bespoke the cooperation of the entire 

 membership to this end. 



President John T. Christie then called upon a number of 

 those present for brief remarks, among whom A. W. Caney, of 

 The .\chilles Rubber & Tire Co., Binghamton, New York, brought 

 greetings from the Eastern contingent of the membership. 'W. 



