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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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THE RUBBER TRADE IN THE MID-WEST. 



MIDWEST RUBBER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION OUTING. 



THE FIRST ANNUAL OUTING of the Mid-West Rubber Manu- 

 facturers' Association, held at the Hotel Breakers, Cedar 

 I^oint, near Sandusky, Ohio, August 16-17, was an unqualified 

 success as to attendance and enjoyment. Many rubber men from 

 Ohio accepted the hearty welcome of the Westerners and were 

 amply repaid in the coin of good-fellowship that freely circulates 

 among the rubber men. 



An enjoyable dinner was licld in the hotel pavilion on Monday 

 evening and on Tuesday morning there were beach sports. The 

 swimming race was won by O. A. Ragsdale of the Hunter Dry 

 Kiln Co., the prize being a golf bag. The fat man's race was 

 won by E. S. Babcox of the Akron Advertising Agency Co., the 

 prize being a silver pen and pencil. The wheelbarrow race was 

 won by K. Hassenzahl, Akron representative of Gove & French 

 and Mr. Rodenbough, Akron representative of F. R. Hender- 

 son & Co., the prize being a pin-seal bill-fold to each winner. 

 The fifty-yard dash was won by Henry O'Reardon, advertising 

 manager "Tires." New York City, the prize being a silk um- 

 brella. 



Luncheon was held immediately after the sports, after which 

 there was held a brief busmess session, presided over by Theo- 

 dore E. Smith of "The India Rubber Review," Akron, Ohio, who 

 addressed the meeting on present conditions in the trade. Jesse 

 E. LaDow, secretary of the Mansfield Tire & Rubber Co., Mans- 

 field, Ohio, gave an interestmg account of his travels through the 

 countries of crude rubber production in the Far East. E. S. 

 Babcox, of Akron, said that, while present dull conditions in the 

 tire trade had seemed inevitable, he believed that better busi- 

 ness was in store for the trade this coming winter. Interesting 

 remarks were also made by J. E. Allen of the Braender Rubber 

 & Tire Co., Rutherford, New Jersey, Henry O'Reardon of 

 "Tires," Mr. Ragsdale of the Hunter Dry Kiln Co. and by W. F. 

 Harrah of the National-Standard Co., Niles, Michigan. 



The following new regular members were elected: Sterling 

 Tire Corporation, East Rutherford. New Jersey, and Hubbell 

 Tire & Rubber Co.. 6545 Carnegie avenue, Cleveland. Ohio; 

 new associate members— Cabarrus Cotton Mills, Kannapolis, 

 North Carolina; Edward Lyman Bill, Inc., publisher of "Tires," 

 373 Fourth avenue. New York City; Akron Industrial Salvage 

 Co., Akron, Ohio; Hunter Dry Kiln Co., Indianapolis. Indiana; 

 Keystone Lubricating Co., Philadelphia and Pitlsbnrgh, Penn- 

 sylvania, and National Aniline & Chemical Co., Inc., Akron, 

 Ohio. 



A vote of thanks was then passed to the outing committee, con- 

 sisting of the foUowhig; H. S. Vorhis, chairman, who is gen- 

 eral manager of the Association ; E. T. Meyer of F. R. Hender- 

 son & Co., Chicago. Illinois; Paul A. Bloom of Fred Stern & 

 Co., Chicago, Illinois; C. H. Tavcniere of Charles E. Wood, 

 Chicago, Illinois ; and J. Matthias, Jr., of Mineral Point Zinc Co., 

 Chicago, Illinois. 



MISCELLANEOUS MID-WESTERN NOTES. 



The A. Plamondon Manufacturing Co., 24 North Clinton street, 

 Chicago, Illinois, is constructing a two-story building at 5301 

 South Western avenue for pattern storage, as an addition to 

 its new plant into which it expects to move about October 1. 

 J. T. Benedict is treasurer of the company. Shafting, pulleys, 

 clutches, and machine-molded gearing are manufactured. 



The officers of the International India Rubber Corporation, 

 South Bend, Indiana, are : George W. Odell, president, treasurer, 

 and general manager; Peter E. Studebaker, vice-president. John 

 e. Witmer is factory manager. The plant is located on the 

 Pennsylvania-Vandalia railroad within the city limits, and the 

 factory buildings are of brick and steel construction. The plant 

 is working night and day producing Odell cord and South 

 Bend fabric tires. A description of the Odell cord tire appeared 

 in our June issue. 



The Wawasee Tire & Rubber Co., Syracuse, Indiana, is com- 

 pleting plans for an H-shaped three-story building, each side of 

 the H being SO by 175 feet and the cross-piece 50 by 60 feet. 

 The power-house, to be separate, wUl have four 300-horse-power 

 boilers, generators, pumps, a Fairfield coal unloader, automatic 

 sprinkling tank, and two large benzine storage tanks. It is ex- 

 pected that work on the factory will begin soon, and that it 

 will be completed by next spring. The company will specialize 

 in tires and tubes, high-voltage electricians' and acid gloves, etc. 

 F. R. Granger, formerly head of the service department of the 

 Pennsylvania Rubber Co., Jeannette, Pennsylvania, has been 

 appointed general sales manager of the Fort Wayne Tire & Rub- 

 ber Manufacturing Co., Fort Wayne, Indiana. The company is 

 now placing on the market the "Wayne Rough Shod" and ribbed 

 tread tires in fabric construction and expects to be in full pro- 

 duction of cord tires also by the first of next year. The concern 

 also makes "Wayne Supertested" red and gray inner tubes. 



The Altenburg Tire Equipment Co., Davenport, Iowa, has 

 voted to increase its capital stock from $25,000 to $50,000, to 

 take care of increased business. A new factory site on the Rock 

 Island railroad has been purchased in West Davenport, consist- 

 ing of 6y2 acres, and the foundries and machine shops of the 

 new plant are under construction and expected to be ready for 

 occupancy by September 1. The company manufactures a com- 

 plete line of tire-building stands, machines, and molds used in 

 the manufacture of tires. 



The Columbia Rubber Mills, 176 16th street, Milwaukee, Wis- 

 consin, has bought the plant of the Joerns Manufacturing Co. 

 at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and will remodel it to be approximately 

 60 by 140 feet, two stories high, of reinforced concrete. There 

 will be several smaller buildings, also. The equipment will in- 

 clude a general line of rubber machinery, such as calenders, 

 presses, washing machines, tube mills, vulcanizers, mills, etc. Leo- 

 Hofmeister is president of the company as well as of the Tomah 

 Rubber Works at the same address. 



The Prudential Tire & Rubber Co., Erie, Pennsylvania, has 

 taken over the plant and equipment of the Boone Tire & Rubber 

 Co. at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and is reported to have filed 

 articles of incorporation in that state, with George N. Graham 

 designated as agent. 



The Detroit Insulated Wire Co., 641 Wesson avenue, Detroit,. 

 Michigan, has contracted for a three-story office building of rein- 

 forced concrete. 



.■V western sales district has been created by The Mason Tire 

 & Rubber Co., Kent, Ohio, in charge of H. C. Smith, formerly 

 manager of the Kansas City branch, with headquarters at Kansas 

 City, Missouri. This district will include all branches west of 

 the Mississippi river and the Chicago, Milwaukee, and India- 

 napolis branches east of the Mississippi. W. S. Deamud suc- 

 ceeds Mr. Smith as manager of the Kansas City branch. He- 

 has been with the Mason company a- salesman for three years, 

 traveling out of Chicago. 



C. H. Connelly has been appointed southwestern manager of 

 The Rubber Products Co., Barberton. Ohio, with headquarters at 

 2615 Walnut street, Kansas City. Missouri, where George B., 

 Krestinger has also been appointed oflSce manager. 



The Terrell Tire & Rubber Co., 1512 McGee street, Kansas- 

 City. Missouri, which was incorporated under the laws of Dela- 

 ware in April to manufacture the Fabri-Cord tire, inner tubes, 

 etc., expects to start production at an early date. The officers- 

 are: A. C. Terrell, president and general manager; Otto W. Croy, 

 vice-president; R. L. MeierhofTer, secretary and treasurer; di- 

 rectors— H. F. Zahner and George E. Duden, in addition to the 

 officers. 



W. H. Salisbury & Co.. Inc., Chicago, Illinois, has just equipped' 

 a rubber mill at 411-421 North Morgan street, for the production. 



