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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1915. 



capacity of the plant is over 14,000 tires a day, the directors in- 

 tend bringing it up to 20,000. 



Goodrich common dividends will not be declared before the 

 January meeting, in order that the result of the full year's opera- 

 tions may be considered. 



The Goodrich company is now using a black tread on all tires. 

 This tread has been used on "Silvertowns" for the past two 

 years and proved highly satisfactory. It also gives a distinctive 

 appearance to the car. 



The pension plan adopted by the Goodrich company is deserv- 

 edly popular among the employees, one of whom was recently 

 given absolutely free life and accident insurance and a retirement 

 pension proposition. 



At the Taisho E.xposition in the island of Nippon during the 

 past year, all the Japanese manufacturers, and also the companies 

 doing a considerable business in Japan, exhibited their products. 

 For the excellence of its display of safety treads, wireless truck- 

 tires, belts, packing, etc., the Goodrich company has received a 

 gold medal. 



In addition to the five buildings begun last spring and now 

 nearing completion, the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. has placed 

 contracts for floor space amounting to nearly three acres. When 

 the latest additions are completed, the total floor space of the 

 Firestone plant will be over 31 acres. A new storage and ware- 

 house is being added, and two other factory buildings. 



The clubhouse for employees built by the Firestone company 

 is rapidly being completed. A tunnel will be constructed, leading 

 from the plant to the clubhouse, to prevent the crowding and con- 

 gestion among the employees at the noon and evening hours. 



The fiscal year of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. ended 

 October 31, with gross receipts of over $36,000,000. This is 

 $5,000,000 in excess of the total of last year and $11,000,000 over 

 that of 1913. Over 2,000,000 tires were made during the year, 

 and tlie present rate of production nearly doubles that amount. 



The forthcoming report of the Goodyear company, it is pre- 

 dicted, will show earnings of more than 40 per cent, on the 

 common stock. 



A new 7-story addition to the Goodyear plant is being con- 

 structed, at a cost of $125,000. 



Following a tire mileage investigation among Goodyear users, 

 1,000 tires were found that averaged a mileage of 9,974 miles. 

 The Goodyear company displayed the investigated tires in the 

 windows of its various branches, each tire being tagged with the 

 name of the owner, the size of the tire, and the number of miles 

 service it had given. 



Over 100 couples attended the Goodyear dance given by the 



social committee of the company on November 18, the Goodyear 



orchestra playing the entire evening. These dances are to be a 



regular feature, and another will be held in three weeks' time. 



* * * 



The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., which prides itself upon making 

 only a high-priced automobile tire, is turning out 1,500 a day, 

 keeping its factory constantly going on a 24-hour schedule. The 

 company is in the truck tire field, also, and expects to make 400 

 truck tires daily after January 1. 



.\t the annual meeting of the Miller Rubber Co. on November 

 11, a quarterly dividend of 3 per cent, was declared, increasing the 

 common stock dividend from 10 to 12 per cent. President Jacob 

 Pfeififer reported that sales for the year ending June 30. 1915, 

 were $25,000,000 — an increase of 30 per cent. After paying 7 

 per cent, on $400,000 preferred stock and 10 per cent, on $1,000,000 

 common, the company added $303,243 to surplus, making a total 

 reserve of $832,000. In one year the Miller company has increased 

 its floor space from 6^ to 21 "/a acres. One of the new buildings, 

 containing 98,358 square feet, will be ready for operation by 

 January 1. 



The Aluminum Flake Co. is building a new factory on its 

 property at Barberton, which will give three times the present 

 capacity. The company still maintains offices in the C)hio Build- 

 ing at Akron. 



The Portage Rubber Co. is adding to its plant at Barberton, 

 and will increase its tire capacity to about 800 tires per day. 



The General Rubber Manufacturing Co., whose incorporation 

 was mentioned on page 78 of the November issue of The India 

 Rubber World, has ofiices in the Ohio Building, with a factory 

 in East Akron. The company will manufacture automobile acces- 

 sories. 



The Adamson Machine Co. is putting up a 160 x 80 foot addition 

 to its steel foundry for a 10-ton open liearth furnace, to make 

 open hearth steel castings. 



Bertram G. Work, president of The B. F. Goodrich Co., has 

 purchased 30 acres of land at Oyster Bay, Long Island, where he 

 plans to build a summer home. 



At the dinner given on November 15 at the Portage Club by 

 President George Bates of the chamber of connnerce, F. A. 

 Seiberling, president of the Goodyear Rubber Co. and a director 

 in the national chamber, spoke on the work of the latter organiza- 



As chairman of the Community Christmas Committee, Mr. 

 Seiberling presided at a committee meeting in the chamber of 

 commerce rooms on November 17 which was attended by 30 

 representatives of Akron public organizations, for the purpose of 

 deciding upon plans for the holiday entertainment. It is planned 

 to abandon the idea of having one large Christmas tree, as was 

 done last year, and, instead, to hang illuminated electric stars 

 at downtown street intersections as a reminder of the Christmas 

 spirit. 



"Johnny Y.," a 5-gaited saddle horse that has won many blue 

 ribbons and is worth thousands of dollars, has recently become the 

 property of Mr. Seiberling. 



Roy G. Harris, of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., returned 

 recently from an extended stay in Russia, where he has been 

 selling tires. * * * 



The rubber companies, especially those manufacturing tires, will 

 exhibit at the second annual automobile show to be held in the 

 Akron Winter Garden, December 11 to 18. 



Many of our rubber men are planning to attend the annual ban- 

 quet of the Rubber Club of America, Inc., in New York, on Jan- 

 uary 28. 



The police department is considering installing tandem cars 

 in place of the motor cycle now used for pursuing the wrong- 

 doer. The tandem cars can carry two policemen, one sitting be- 

 hind the other. The frame of the car is formed like that of an 

 automobile and is mounted on four light wheels. These cars 

 were introduced into this country from England. It is said 

 they are capable of making 80 miles an hour. 



CHICAGO RUBBER NOTES. 



The Illinois Rubber Co., whose incorporation was mentioned on 

 page 26 of The Indi.\ Rubber World for October, is located at 

 214-216 W. Kinzie street, and is making a general line of mechan- 

 ical rubber goods. 



The Chicago Mold & Machine Co., 970 Montana street, is mak- 

 ing a general line of molds and cores for mechanical rubber 

 goods and tires. They are specializing in a pad mold for mak- 

 ing composition, canvas, or leather backs for horse shoe pads. 



The Dutch Guiana Culture Co., of which L. C. Lawton is presi- 

 dent, with offices in the Lytton Building, recently shipped 

 12,000 glass rubber latex cups to the company's plantation in 

 Dutch Guiana. The cups were made by the United States Glass 

 Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 



The Williams-Bowman Co., formerly of 171 N. Greene street, 

 is now located in its new plant at 1947 S. Fifty-fourth avenue. 

 This company makes molded plumbers' specialties. 



