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COMFORT AND BUSINESS. 

 Down in tlie Imsy Imsincss district of Xcw Yorl< City one 

 hardly expects to tind such a honie-hkc ol'tice as that occupied 

 by R. J. Caldwell, of the company which hears his name, situ- 

 ated at 15 Park Row, corner of Broadway. Mr. Caldwell con- 



trnls thi- output of two large tire and mechanical fabric mills 

 and is an important distributer of this product to the rubber 

 trade. His office looks more like a library in a private residence, 

 and shows evidence of the best of taste in furnishings. Mr. 

 Caldwell believes that in these surroimdings he is able to do 

 more and better work than in the old-fashioned business office, 

 and it certainly gives the visitor, whether calling on business or 

 socially, a most home-like feeling which, in itself, is a welcome 

 second only to Mr. Caldwell's own cordial greetings. 



GOODRICH SERVICE STATIONS. 



Recognizing the importance of Bangor, as a distributing center 

 to the automobile tire and accessory trade. The B. F. Goodrich 

 Co., Akron, Ohio, has opened a wholesale stock depot and dealers' 

 service station at 7 Franklin street, Bangor, Maine. H. H. 

 Baker will be in charge. 



During the past month the Goodrich company has also estab- 

 lished a similar station at 137 St. Paul street, Burlington, Ver- 

 mont, under the management of L. E. Stone, and one at 243 

 North Sante Fe avenue, Salina, Kansas, in charge of L. K. 

 Graham. 



INSTALLS A RESEARCH DEPARTMENT. 



The Polack Tyre & Rubber Co. is operating its factory at 

 Bridgeport, Connecticut, on a 24-hour schedule. This company 

 has recently added to its organization a scientific development 

 department including a laboratory for routine testing and re- 

 search work. This department is in charge of Webster Norris, 

 one of the best known .American rubber chemists. 



BeSAW TIRE & RUBBER CO. SUCCEEDS QUALITY. 



The Quality Tire & Rubber Co., Hartville, Ohio, has 

 changed its name to the BeSaw Tire & Rubber Co. Charles 

 EeSaw, the president and general manager, was formerly 

 general superintendent of the Knight Tire & Rubber Co., 

 of Canton, Ohio, and P. P. Parker, the sales manager, was 

 formerly assistant sales manager for the latter concern. The 

 BeSaw company is working its plant both day and night and 

 turning out about 150 tires daily, one a high grade known 

 as the "BeSaw Quality," and a low-priced tire in small sizes 

 which has been named the "Blackford." 



TRADE NOTES. 

 The following new agencies are reported by the BraendcV 

 Rubber & Tire Co., Rutherford, New Jersey, manufacturer of 

 Braender tires and tubes: American Motor & Equipment Co., 

 181 Massachusetts avenue, Boston, Massachusetts; The Kassler 

 Motor Co., 5th and White streets, Dubuque, Iowa, and H. B. 

 Herr, 30 West King street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 



'1 he capital stock of the Fisk Rubber Co., Chicopee Falls, 

 Massachusetts, has been increased from $14,400,000 to $19,400,000. 



The Kansas City Tire & Rubber Corporation, manufacturer 

 of pneumatic and solid tires and tubes, was incorporated under 

 the laws of New York, May 21, 1915, with a capital stock of 

 $575,000. The principal office of the company and one of its 

 factories are in Kansas City, Kansas, another factory being 

 located at Chester, West Virginia. 



The Quaker City Rubber Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is 

 building a one-story addition, 50 by 150 feet, to afford better 

 facilities for handling its output of tires. 



The Ajax Rubber Co., Inc., New York City, which distributed 

 prizes for high mileage of its tires for the year ending March 31, 

 1916, is now offering $5,000 in cash prizes in a similar contest 

 now begun, and to continue until March 31, 1917. Two hundred 

 and eight cash prizes are offered to chauffeurs. The judges of 

 the contest are as follows : Alfred Reeves, general manager. 

 National Automobile Chamber of Commerce ; R. A. Patteson, 

 president, Tarrytown (New York) National Bank; L. W. Scud- 

 der, certified public accountant. New York City. 



The Keystone Tire & Rubber Co., New York City, has in- 

 creased its capital from $5,000 to $500,000. 



F. A. Skipworth, of Dallas, Texas, will handle the products 

 of the Wilson Tire & Rubber Co., Springfield, Illinois, in the 

 State of Texas. This is not a factory branch, as Mr. Skipworth 

 is using his own capital. 



The Boss Rubber Co., a tire distributing concern with head- 

 quarters in Denver, Colorado, has very recently opened a new 

 store at Butte, Montana, which will be the distributing point for 

 the state. The company is said to specialize in Kelly-Spring- 

 field tires. 



The plant of the Beaver Tire & Rubber Co., Ashtabula, Ohio, 

 is rapidly being pushed to completion. The company hopes to 

 be on an operating basis shortly after August 1. 



With a view to organizing the rubber industry of Los Angeles, 

 California, as a unit in the chain of similar organizations through- 

 out the United States to be affiliated with The Rubber Club of 

 America, Inc., 15 leading members of the tire trade of that city 

 recently met at luncheon for discussion of the plan. 



Contracts for three new buildings will be given out by the Fed- 

 eral Rubber Co. of Cudahy, Wisconsin. When these are com- 

 pleted the company will have approximately 12 acres of floor 

 space, and will allow facilities for a 50 per cent increase in the 

 output of Federal products. The company is putting out a new 

 line of black tread tires under the name "Traffik," made in non- 

 skid and plain types. 



The Valley Rubber Co., North Yakima, Washington, has re- 

 cently installed a new 6-bar tube press, which greatly facilitates 

 the treatment of inner tubes and saves delay on repair work. 



.Aeroplane cord tires, made with large cross sections to afford 

 adequate cushioning properties, will probably be extensively 

 used on American air craft in the future. 



