THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August 1, 1916. 



THE OBITUARY RECORD. 



A VETEaAN RUBBER MANUFACTURER, 



JA.MES II. SEIBERLIXG, president of the India Rubber & 

 Insulated Wire Co., Jonesboro, Indiana, died at his home 

 July 7. He was born in Summit County, Ohio, November 25, 

 1835, and educated in tlic common schools of that county. He 

 lived with his parents en the farm and assisted in the operation 

 of a sawmill until 1S60, at which time he formed a partnership 

 with his brother, 

 J. F. Seiberling, for 

 the manufacture of 

 farm implements 

 and a general 

 foundry business. 

 A year later the 

 brother's interests 

 were taken over by 

 S. H. Miller, and 

 these two men con- 

 tinued their associ- 

 ation in business 

 up to the time of 

 the death of Mr. 

 Seiberling. In 1890 

 he went to Grant 

 County, Indiana, 

 taking an active in- 

 terest in the oil 

 and gas business 

 then developing at 

 that point, and was 

 H. Seiberling. thus instrumental 



in the founding of 

 Gas City, Indiana. In that year he also organized the Indiana 

 Rubber & Insulated Wire Co., and became its president and 

 general manager, retaining this office until the time of his death. 

 Mr. Seiberling joined the Lutheran church at Doylestown, 

 Ohio, at an early age, and remained to the end a consistent 

 member. During his residence there he was superintendent of 

 the Sunday school for 27 consecutive years. 



He married Elizabeth Baughman in 1860, and to this union 

 six children were born, of which A. F. and R. W. survive, both 

 of whom are officers in the company. 



Mr. Seiberling was an inventor of considerable note of rubber 

 machinery, tires, etc. — and as a pioneer in the branch of the 

 rubber industry with which he was affiliated, he formed a wide 

 circle of prominent and influential friends who mourn his loss. 



HEAD OF A DECLAIMING COMPANY. 



John R. Trewin, president and treasurer of the Stockton Rub- 

 ber Co., Stockton, New Jersey, died at Mercer Hospital, Trenton, 

 on July 10, subsequent to an operation. Mr. Trewin was 48 

 years old. He was born in Flemington, New Jersey, and edu- 

 cated in the public schools there. He entered the employ of a 

 clothing concern in Flemington and later became proprietor of 

 a retail clothing establishment in Lambertville, New Jersey. 



In 1905 he became associated with E. K. Price and O. A. 

 Blackwell, forming the Stockton Rubber Co. Mr. Blackwell 

 retired in 1907, when his stock was purchased by D. J. Price, 

 vice-president of the company. 



For the last five years Mr. Trewin made his residence in 

 Trenton, New Jersey, where he was a member of Masonic bodies 

 and the Elks. He is survived by a widow. 



FREDERICK C. BREAKSPEAR. 



Frederick C. Breakspear, general manager of the rubber fac- 

 tory of A. G. Spalding & Bros., at Chicopee Falls. Massachusetts, 



died recently in New York City. Mr. Breakspear was one of 

 the veterans of the Spalding organization with a service record 

 which began with the old Peck & Snyder firm in 1875. From 

 his first position as errand boy, his progress was steadily foTr 

 ward, one promotion following another during his service with 

 that concern, and continuing when the Peck & Snyder firm wa^ 

 acquired by A. C. Spalding & Bros, in 1890. 



Mr. Breakspear was placed in charge of the Chicopee factory 

 in 1894 and occupied that position to the time of his death. His 

 life was a conspicuous e.xample of what conscientious zeal, abil- 

 ity in one's line and singleness of purpose can accomplish — traits 

 of character which, together with a pleasing personality, brought 

 tlieir rewards of confidence and lasting friendships. 



Mr. Breakspear occupied a position of large influence in his 

 home town. He was for many years a park commissioner of 

 Chicopee Falls, and at his death was president of the Manufac- 

 turers' Association there. 



BUILDER OF A LARGE BUSINESS. 



George E. Austin, manager of the Imperial Rubber Co., New 

 York City, died suddenly at his home in Brooklyn last Monday 

 of heart failure. 



Mr. Austin was born in London, England, 50 years ago, and 

 received his education in that city. On graduating from the 

 high school he entered the employ of the London Rubber Works. 

 He came to this country in 1886, connecting himself with the 

 Commonwealth Rubber Co., New York City, and two years later 

 established the Imperial Rubber Co., developing an extensive 

 foreign and domestic business in belting, hose and other me- 

 chanical goods. Later he added to his business a line of bicycles, 

 conducting this as the Imperial Cycle Co. of New York City. 

 In 1891, with George M. Ayres, he formed a partnership under 

 the name of the Duplex Rubber Co., to deal in mill supplies and 

 mechanical goods. 



Mr. Austin was a man of wide acquaintance, ambitious and 

 energetic, and the Imperial Rubber Co. is the practical result 

 of his activity and business acumen. He leaves a widow and 

 two married daughters. 



A PIONEER IN THE BRITISH TIRE TRADE. 



Charles Challiner, joint managing director of the Shrewsbury 

 & Challiner Tire Co., Limited, died suddenly at his home, Man- 

 chester, England, on June 15. He was 67 years of age and a na- 

 tive of Tinsley, near Sheffield, where his early business life was 

 devoted to the engineering trade. Later he moved to Manches- 

 ter and engaged in the solid tire business in a small way, which 

 rapidly grew under his able management. His business ability 

 and inventive genius have made his name prominent in the de- 

 velopment of the solid tire industry of Great Britain, among his 

 inventions being the cup tire for carriages, and the cross-ribbed 

 tires largely used on motor fire engines. He is survived by his 

 brother, Walter Challiner, who is still connected with the Shrews- 

 bury & Challiner Tire Co., Limited; his eldest son, C. S. Chal- 

 liner, secretary of that company ; and two other sons, J. A. 

 Challiner and T. Challiner, also in the tire trade. 



A PROMINENT JAPANESE EXPERT. 



Yutaro Yoshida died on the 20th of May. He was superin- 

 tendent and technical expert of the Toyo Rubber Co., Limited, 

 which is one of the leading rubber manufacturing companies in 

 Tokio, Japan. 



The Electric Storage Battery Co., Nineteenth street and Al- 

 legheny avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is having plans 

 drawn by the William Steele & Sons Co., 1600 Arch street, 

 Philadelphia, for the erection of a seven-story reinforced con- 

 crete and brick factory addition, 115 by 117 feet,- at a cost 

 reported to be about $300,000. 



