THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



603 



On March 31, 1920, The Mason Tire & Rubber Co., Kent, 

 Ohio, absorbed The Mason Cotton Fabrics Co., this now being 

 known as the textile division of the rubber company. The rub- 

 ber company's estimated sales for the quarter ended April 30 

 are between $2,000,000 and $2,500,000. 



The Manslield Tire & Rubber Co., Manstield, Ohio, has elected 

 the following officers for the ensuing year: C. R. Grant, presi- 

 dent; G. W. Stephens, lirst vice-president and general manager; 

 P. H. Ober, second vice-president ; J. E. LaDovv, secretary ; 

 Charles Hoffman, treasurer; and Carl L. Willsey, assistant treas- 

 urer. The directors include all of the above and A. J. Reynolds 

 in addition. 



The Cincinnati Rubber Manufacturing Co., Ciiiciiniati, Ohio, 

 is building an addition to its factory, 55 by 246 feet, and a further 

 extension is planned. The company recently increased its capi- 

 tal stock to $1,500,000, of which $500,000 is preferred. 



The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, New York City, 

 sent out invitations recently to those who might be interested in 

 viewing a series of motion pictures visualizing the production 

 of tires from the raw material to the finished product. The pic- 

 tures were shown at the Broadway Theatre, 41st street, under 

 the joint auspices of the educational department of the film 

 company and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The 

 pictures were taken on the Goodyear plantation in Sumatra and 

 in its factory in this country. 



John Miller, for the last seven years with The Faultless Rub- 

 ber Co., Ashland, Ohio, has been appointed factory superin- 

 tendent of The Barr Rubber Products Co., Lorain, Ohio. 



The Ashland Tire & Rubber Co., Ashland, Ohio, is erecting, 

 back of its main factory building a structure lOO by 120 feet for 

 miscellaneous 'storage, reclaiming plant, and cement room. 



The Columbus Tire & Rubber Co., Columbus, Ohio, has re- 

 cently increased its capital stock to $1,275,000. 



The Lima Rubber Co., Lima, Ohio, has changed its name to 

 The Lima Cord Sole Heel Co. The officers are : J. E. Gros- 

 jean, president; F. L. Maire, vice-president; F. E. Harman, secre- 

 tary; and F. W. Cook, treasurer. The company manufactures 

 a cord-fabric sole and heel described elsewhere in this issue. 



The Gordon Tire & Rubber Co., Canton, Ohio, has elected the 

 following officers for the ensuing year : H. B. McMaster, presi- 

 dent ; C. W. Kcplinger, vice-president ; and C. J. Keplinger, sec- 

 retary and treasurer. B. E. Aaronson is sales manager and 

 C. E. Jaynes is purchasing agent, while George A. Bockius is 

 equipment engineer. 



The plant of The Oak Rubber Co., Ravenna, Ohio, which 

 was totally destroyed by fire on March 15, is being rebuilt to 

 include two units, 40 by 200 feet and 60 to by 200 feel, re- 

 spectively, and a power unit 40 by feet. The construction is 

 reinforced concrete, and a sprinkler system and special equip- 

 ment for fighting fires will be installed. The company manu- 

 factures dipped rubber specialties and toy balloons. New 

 machinery will be installed so that production may begin in 

 August. 



The L. & M. Rubber Co.. Carrollton, Ohio, has changed its 

 name to The Tuscan Tire & Rubber Co. and increased its capi- 

 tal to $1,000,000, with the same officers as before, namely: T. J. 

 Saltsman, president ; J. H. Richards, secretary ; and H. J. Rich- 

 ards, general manager. C. W. McKone and A. W. Senz, for- 

 merly with The Gordon Tire & Rubber Co., Canton, Ohio, have 

 become associated with the Tuscan company, Mr. Senz being 

 sales manager. Two lines of tires will be manufactured, the 

 Tuscan which is an air-bag tire in both cord and fabric, and 

 the Buckskin which is a molded tire in fabric and air-bag in 

 cord. The latter is to be for the development of the jobbing 

 trade exclusively. 



The Imperial Rubber Co., Orrville, Ohio, has recently been 

 incorporated in that state, at $25,000, to manufacture toy balloons 

 at first and later, rubber sundries and specialties. The concern 

 lias purchased the J. D. Mullet Building, on Pine street, until 

 recently occupied by the Glamorgan Rubber Co. The incora- 

 tors of the new company include Fred F. Flinn, of Ashland; 

 S. S. Hobbs, of Oberlin; H. H. Hoberg, of Ravenna; H. A. 

 Flinn, J. D. Mullett, and Fred S. Gill, of Orrville. H. Hoberg 

 will be general superintendent. 



The Cascade Tire & Rubber Co., Ravenna, Ohio, has elected 

 the following officers: Harry C. Thomas, president; E. W. Davis, 

 vice-president; S. G. Abbott, secretary and treasurer. 



The Excel Rubber Co., Wadsworth, Ohio, has recently com- 

 pleted its new factory, 112 by 180 feet, two stories in height, 

 with two wings 60 by 40 feet, of brick and steel construction. 

 Machinery is being installed and production will begin at an 

 early date. Three kinds of tires will be made, namely, a high- 

 class fabric tire, a high-class cord tire, and a medium-priced 

 tire, as well as accessories. 



The Master Tire & Rubber Co., Dayton Ohio, has increased 

 its capitalization from $300,000 to $1,000,000 in order to erect a 

 six-story building to increase its capacity to 2,000 tires 

 daily. 



The McGraw Tire & Rubber Co., Cleveland and East Pales- 

 tine, Ohio, has elected the following new officers : E. C. Mc- 

 Graw, president; John Morgan, vice-president and treasurer r 

 R. W. McGraw, vice-president; L. M. Kyes, secretary; and H. C. 

 Johnston, assistant secretary. 



The Reynolds Machine Co., Massillon, Ohio, has appointed 

 Frank B. Longnaker general supervisor of its tire mold, core, 

 and rubber .-nill equipment department which it has recently 

 established. Mr. Longnaker was formerly general superintend- 

 ent and sales manager of The Banner Machine Co., Columbiana, 

 Ohio, manufacturer of tire molds and equipment, and also with 

 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, for eight years, in 

 charge of its machine shop. 



CLEVELAND NOTES. 



The Malay Rubber Co., 1034 Guardian Building, Cleveland, 

 has been organized to manufacture Malay tires. The officers are: 

 Charles L. Blatz, president ; Owen Moynihan, vice-president and 

 general manager ; R. L. Qucisser, treasurer ; and E. E. Sprague, 

 .^iccretary. 



The Ideal Tire & Rubber Co., Cleveland, will increase its 

 output of Greyhound tires to 300 a day, beginning June 1. 



The India Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, has opened a branch 

 at 65th street and Carnegie avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, in charge 

 of Ode Russ. 



The Wellman-Seavcr-Morgan Co., manufacturer of rubber 

 factory equipment and special machinerj', on March 31 removed 

 its .''ikron office in charge of L. N. Ridenour to its general offices 

 at 7000 Centra! avenue, Cleveland. 



The ^tna Rubber Co., 811-815 East 79th street, Cleveland, 

 is specializing on hard rubber molded goods for batteries. The 

 company has recently been reorganized and the capital stock 

 increased to $300,000. A factory addition is planned in which 

 additional machinery will give the concern three times its pres- 

 ent production. 



The D. & M. Cord Tire Co., Cleveland, has changed its name 

 to The Denman-Myers Cord Tire Co. Walter R. Denman is 

 secretary and general manager. 



"The Rubber Age and Tire News" and "Tire Trade Journal," 

 .\ew York City, have established an office at No. 828 The Na- 

 tional Citv Building, Cleveland, in care of F. H. Van Horn. 



