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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



A MODEL a IRE PLANT OFFICE. 



The Colorado Tire & Rubber Co., Denver, Colorado, has just 

 completed plans, and will soon start building an addition to its 

 present plant, at a cost of about $12,000. This addition will be 

 two stories high, of brick, as is the present factory. The en- 

 largement is necessitated because of the heavy increase in de- 

 mand for the coni|)aiiy's "nuralile" treads. The accompanying 



picture shows tlu- business office of the company, which, for 

 systematic arrangement, and for the comfort and convenience 

 of the workers, is worthy of study of details by every concern 

 having a large office force. Such an office must naturally facili- 

 tate routine work and make for increased efficiencv. 



NEW PLANT FOR GOODYEAR IN TORONTO. 



The new plant of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Limited, 

 in New Toronto, Canada, mentioned in a former issue, will 

 comprise a building for the manufacture of pneumatic tires, 

 100 by 560 feet, four stories and basement ; a power plant, and a 

 building for the manufacture of cement. C. H. Carlisle is treas- 

 urer and general manager. The present factory of this company 

 is located at Bowmanville, Ontario, and when the new plant is 

 completed the Bowmanville factory will be used exclusively for 

 the manufacture of mechanical goods, carriage tires, motor truck 

 tires and Neolin. 



A NEW TIRE FACTORY AT SOUTH BEND, 



The International India Rubber Corporation, incorporated 

 under the laws of Delaware, October 29, 191S, with a capital 

 stock of $1,000,000, is to build a factory at South Bend, Indiana, 

 for the manufacture of automobile tires and tubes and other 

 rubber products. 



The officers and directors are; Peter E. Studebaker, presi- 

 dent; Edward H. Schwab, vice-president; Thomas W. Slick, 

 treasurer; George W. Odell, secretary and general manager; 

 William S. Moore, director. 



Mr. Studebaker is the son of Henry Studebaker, who founded 

 the Studebaker Brothers Wagon Co. in 18S2. As soon as the 

 plant is in operation, he will devote his entire time to the inter- 

 ests of the company. 



Mr. Schwab is a manufacturer of spark plugs at Bethlehem. 

 Pennsylvania, and is a brother of Charles M. Schwab, former 

 president of the United States Steel Co. 



Mr. Slick is a lawyer and was formerly president of the Cha- 

 pin State Bank and director of the American Trust Co. and the 

 Union Trust Co., and is interested heavily in real estate in South 

 Bend, Elkhart and Gary. 



Distributing branches are being established in various parts 

 of the country by selling garage men and tire handlers small 

 blocks of 7 per cent cumulative preferred stock. 



NEW FIRESTONE BRANCHES, 



A three-story building in Los Angeles, California, is soon to 

 be erected by the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, to 

 lie used as a tire branch. An unusually attractive establishment 

 is planned for this branch, the construction to be of the char- 

 acteristic California mission style. 



A new two-story structure is about to be started at Syracuse, 

 New York, which will be used as a tire building for the Fire- 

 stone company. 



A branch has also been opened at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 

 in a temporary location, and it is expected that a permanent lo- 

 cation will soon be secured. L. L. McClintock is in charge of 

 this branch. 



A new direct factory branch at Springfield, Massachusetts, 

 I livers a space of 48 feet frontage and 32 feet depth, containing 

 Uvo private offices, one for use by the adjusters, and the other 

 1 icing the office of the branch manager, G. I. Engle. Equipped 

 with a Syracuse press, and facilities to take care of all trucks, 

 this branch will also carry a good supply of motor truck tires, 

 pneumatic tires, bicycle tires, accessories, repair stock, rims and 

 carriage tires. The territory embraces the State of Vermont; 

 Cheshire and Sullivan counties in New Hampshire; and 

 Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties in 

 Massachusetts. 



THE BRUNSWICKE-BALKE-COLLENDER CO. 



The Brunswicke-Balke-Collender Co., Chicago, Illinois, maker 

 of billiard tables, bowling alleys, etc., has entered the tire manu- 

 facturing field, and will manufacture automobile tires and inner 

 tubes as side lines at its factory at Muskegon, Michigan. This 

 company has also begun the manufacture of electric storage 

 battery cells and other specialties in both hard and soft rubber. 



HELPING THE CAUSE OF PREPAREDNESS. 



The Norwalk Tire & Rubber Co.. Xorwalk. Connecticut, has 

 offered to pay every factory employe who joins the' training 

 camp at Plattsburg this summer the difference between the wage 

 he earns at camp and his regular wages, thus allowing every 

 employe who goes to the Plattsburg camp to receive full pay. 

 This is an especially generous concession in view of the fact that 

 the rush of orders at the Norwalk company's factory is necessi- 

 tating night and day work. 



WILL BE RITNNING NEXT MONTH. 



The plant of the Hawkeye Tire Co., Des Moines, Iowa, whose 

 incorporation was noted in the June issue of The India Rubber 

 World, embraces about 40.000 square feet of floor space. The 



company expects tu lie turning out 100 tiies per day by .August 

 1, the maximum capacity being 400 tires per day. E. E. Harding, 

 formerly of the Swinehart Tire & Rubber Co., and of the Knight 

 Tire & Rubber Co., will be assistant general manager. 



