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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February 1, 1916. 



ASHCROFT NOW A NEW YORKER. 



D Al.l'll W. ASHCROFT, who for three years has had charge 

 ■^ of the puhhcity. as well as other matters, for the Canadian 

 Consolidated Rubber Co., Limited, Montreal, Canada, has 

 been appointed advertising manager of the "United States 

 ^il.lui- Sy-iriii." with luacl.iuartcrs at 1790 Broadway, New 

 York City, where, 

 in c o n j u n c - 

 tion with his other 

 duties, he will 

 continue to, super- 

 vise the Canadian 

 publicity. . 



Mr. Ashcroft 

 was born in Che- 

 shire, jpngland, 

 some 4(f y e a r .s 

 ago, anS after 

 sraduating from 

 Waterloo College 

 came to New 

 York City to act 

 as private secre- 

 tary to a railway 

 president. After 

 five years of this 

 work, he entered 

 commercial jour- 

 nalism. His con- 

 nection with the 

 rubber industry 

 was as manager of a New York e.xport house and he is 

 credited with having shipped the first .American automobile 

 tires to Europe, a set of which was put on King Edward VH's 

 car. 



Mr. .Ashcroft has traveled e.xtensively, and is a mem- 

 ber of the Circumnavigators' Club, the only organization, it is 

 said, of which both Taft and Bryan are members. He has 

 visited the Far East, including India, Burma, Ceylon, Su- 

 matra. Java and the Straits Settlements, 



\SHCROFT. 



THE NATHAN TIRE COVER PATENT ADJUDICATED INVALID. 



The Allen Auto Specialty Company, New York City, has lost 

 its suit against E, G. Baker for infringement of the Nathan tire 

 cover, patent No. 799,622. This suit was first brought into the 

 ■courts in 1882, as recorded in the November, 1882, issue of The 

 India Rubber World. Since that time the lower court had held 

 the patent to be valid and infringed by E. G. Baker, who appealed, 

 and the United States Circuit Court has now reversed the deci- 

 sion of the lower court in his favor. 



•VULC-TITE" BLOW-OUT PATCH. 



An inside locking blow-out patch that is adjustable to all 

 sizes of casings is called the "Vulc-Tite." The extension flap, 

 with a wide strip of vulcanizing rubber, is shaped to fold under 

 the opposite side of the patch, which is cement coated. The 

 patch seats itself and the pressure of the tube when inflated 

 automatically vulcanizes the patch to itself. According to the 

 claims made, there is no possibility of this patch bulging or 

 spreading, as fastened to itself in this manner it forms a com- 

 plete cylinder around the tube and holds the pressure as cer- 

 tainly as a casing clutched at the beads. [General Tire & 

 Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio.] 



UNITED STATES TIEE CO. PROMOTIONS. 



Samuel S. Poor, manager of the Philadelphia branch of the 

 United States Tire Co., New York City, has been promoted to 

 the position of district manager, including the centers of Phila- 

 delphia, Wilkes-Barre, Baltimore, Washington and Richmond. 



Garfield List, formerly manager of the solid tire department, 

 succeeds Mr. Poor as Philadelphia resident manager. 



Charles C. Gehring, for four years resident manager of Vhe 

 Pittsburgh branch, has been made district manager, with super- 

 vision over the local branch, and also of the Buffalo and Wheel- 

 ing branches. 



E. H. Kidder, formerly manager of the Boston branch has 

 been appointed New England manager, having charge of the 

 Boston, Providence, Worcester, Bangor, Portland and Manches- 

 ter offices with headquarters at Boston. J. Toomey will manage 

 the Boston branch, Howard E. Crocker having been placed in 

 charge of the Providence branch formerly managed by Mr. 

 Toomey. 



O. S. Johnson succeeds H. H. Hubbard as manager of the 

 St. Louis branch, Mr. Hubbard being transferred to the home 

 office of the company. 



FIRESTONE APPOINTS DISTRICT MANAGERS. 



The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., .Akron, Ohio, announces the 

 appointment of three district managers with headquarters at the 

 home office but to work with the sales organization in the field. 



Dan C. Swander, formerly branch manager at New York City, 

 will have charge of the eastern district. He will be succeeded in 

 New York by C. D. Studebaker who becomes branch manager. 

 E. W. BeSaw, formerly Des Moines branch manager, will look 

 after the western district, and G. A. Spohr, former salesman, suc- 

 ceeds Mr. BeSaw as Des Moines manager. N. B. Burwell of the 

 home office sales department will take care of the southern 

 district. 



E. W. Bes.\w. 



D. Sw.\NDER. 



N. 



Burwell. 



In commenting on the new appointments R. J. Firestone, sales 

 manager of the company, said : "These district managers will 

 serve as an additional connecting link between the field organiza- 

 tion and the home office. Our organization is growing so rap- 

 idly that we need more points of contact. With our output 

 jumping 60 per cent, this year so that by early spring we will 

 be turning out 12,000 pneumatic tires per day, our district man- 

 agers will be able to render valuable and efficient service." 



Prices for all classes of rubber goods remain in the unsettled 

 condition that of late has characterized these markets, although 

 increases have been made in certain lines. 



AUTOMOBILE WHEEL GAGE. 



A patent factor in reducing the mileage of automobile tires is 

 the tendency of the front wheels to get out of alignment. Wheels 

 that do not run parallel have a side-slip that grinds down the 

 tread of the tires even when they are being used under otherwise 

 favorable conditions. As the wear is smooth, it often escapes the 

 attention of the motorist, but it is nevertheless very important. 

 A simple gage has recently been placed on the market, consisting 

 of a light steel beam with diagonally braced uprights and an 

 adjusting thumb screw, which can be used to quickly detect non- 

 parallelism of automobile wheels. [Murray Fahnestock, Pitts- 

 burg, Pennsylvania.] 



