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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August 1, 1916. 



The Federal Rubber Co. of Illinois, Cudahy, Wisconsin, ex- 

 hibited a line of "Pennant" fiber soles and "Pennant" fiber and 

 rubber heels for shoe manufacturers and "Rugged" fiber soles 

 and heels for the jobbing trade. 



In the booth of the Panther Rubber Co., of Stoughton, Massa- 

 chusetts, was a striking representation of its trade-mark, being 

 an immense, stufifed panther. Among the heels which were 

 shown were the "Triplug," "Panther Tread" and "Indian" brands. 

 The "Indian" and "B. B." soles were also shown, the "Indian" 

 sole being guaranteed to such an extent that if a sole goes wrong 

 the company pays for the whole shoe, while with the "B. B." 

 soles, if any trouble results, the company pays for the sole. 

 The Panther company also showed a line of coated duck for 

 making "Gem" inner soles, and exhibited a heater which it fur- 

 nishes to customers for use in manufacturing these inner soles 

 from the Panther company's mill. This concern distributed ad- 

 vertising fans which were very popular during the heated term 

 which lasted all through the week of the exhibit. 



The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, had a very 

 extensive exhibit of shoes made by prominent manufacturers, 

 with the Goodyear "Neolin" soles attached; also a line of "Wing- 

 foot" heels. This company distributed diminutive sample soles 

 of "Neolin." 



The Hood Rubber Co., Watertown, Massachusetts, was the 

 only concern to exhibit rubber footwear on this occasion. The 

 booth was in charge of William B. Laighton, manager of the 

 Hood company's export department. The exhibit consisted of a 

 large variety of rubber and tennis footwear, the regular line 

 manufactured by the company, and there were samples of Para 

 biscuit and plantation rubber. This booth was a center of at- 

 traction when Mr. Laighton distributed little silver-plated charms 

 in the shape of Hood rubber boots and storm slippers. 



At the United States Rubber Co.'s booth, in charge of F. T. 

 Ryder, was a fine exhibit of this company's new "Rinex" sole, 

 in black, white and tan. This sole is made at the Revere Rubber 

 Co. factory at Chelsea, Massachusetts. At this exhibit a large 

 number of diminutive pin badges in the shape of flags, con- 

 tahiing the United States company's trade-mark, were distrib- 

 uted and many hundreds of these were given away, thus popu- 

 larizing still further the trade-mark of the company. 



In the same booth were exhibited the various specialties of 

 the Revere Rubber Co.'s shoe supply department, which is the 

 successor to the Walpole Shoe Supply Co., this portion of the 

 exhibit being in charge of J. N. Moulton. 



.\lthough the concern known for years as the Hub Gore 

 Makers is now a part of Everlastik, Inc., New York City, still, 

 as far as the shoe trade is concerned, the old name is used, thus 

 preserving the identity and the words on which thousands of 

 dollars have been spent in advertising. This concern exhibited 

 a large number of styles of footwear in which elastic goring 

 was used, some novel forms being shown. The one most notice- 

 able was a new automatic shoe which was worn by a lady dem- 

 onstrator who exhibited its workings to all interested visitors. 

 This shoe has a lattice of little wires on either side of the open- 

 ing of the shoe. .\ sliding key is pulled up and the lattice is 

 interlocked. When pulled down it is unlocked. It is evident 

 that such a shoe would not be satisfactory unless it fitted per- 

 fectly, and to insure a proper fit, for large or small ankles, an 

 insertion of elastic goring is used. There were shoes shown 

 having the entire top of Everlastik cloth, and pumps in which 

 some webbing was used ; also, the "Gardiner No-Wrinkle" turned 

 shoe, which has a piece of goring in the lining of the heel, thus 

 enabling the shoe to be turned without breaking or wrinkling. 



The Peters Manufacturing Co., of New York and Boston, 

 which does a business in backing cloth and thin leather by means 

 of gutta percha cement, showed various samples of its work in 

 this line and demonstrated the advantages of its methods by 

 means of a testing machine showing the number of pounds pres- 



sure necessary in order to burst a hole in these various backed 

 leathers and fabrics. 



The American Wringer Co., Woonsocket, Rhode Island, ex- 

 hibits a full line of its rubber-covered rolls and bolsters for 

 tanning machinery. 



The Dexter Maimfacturing Co., of this city, exhibited a line 

 of rubber cements for shoe manufacturers. 



The Fibre Hide Filler Co. exhibited a filler of ground cork 

 and rubber cement for sole filling; also a machine for demon- 

 strating the manner of use of the filler. 



Taken altogether, it w-ill be seen that this was quite a rul)ber 

 fair, as well as a leather fair. The attendance was large, and 

 it is stated that a large amount of business was accomplished 

 with visiting shoe maiuifacturers. 



The Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., Cambridge, had a 

 special exhibit at the annual convention of the National Retail 

 Hardware .Association, held at Mechanics' Hall a month or two 

 ago. Specimens of crude Para and plantation rubbers were 

 shown, as were also finished sections of the various lines of 



Hose & Ribber Oi 

 Convention'. 



\T THE H.\RDWARE 



hose this company manufactures, and samples of its fruit jar 

 rings and spray nozzles. In connection with the convention, 

 the company's motion picture film, "The Story of Rubber; 

 What It Is and What It Does," was shown, thus affording deal- 

 ers an opportunity to see how the products exhibited were manu- 

 factured. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN RHODE ISLAND. 



By Our Regular Correspondent. 

 'T'HE rubber factories in Rhode Island continue to lie rushed 

 •*■ with work as they never have been before, while orders 

 continue to pile up in a manner that indicates full time schedules 

 for months to come. Rubber goods of every description are 

 wanted, and the factories are shipping large consignments of 

 their products daily. Additions and improvements are being 

 made to the factory, machinery and equipments. The prevailing 

 scarcity of help has for many months proved a severe handicap 

 to manufacturers. 



The movement started l)y friends of the late LeBaron Carleton 

 Colt to secure funds for the purchase and equipment of a 

 memorial ambulance, is meeting with considerable success, and 

 it is expected that the desired amount will soon be in hand. It 

 was at first proposed to found a free bed in memory of Mr. Colt 

 at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, but the committee 

 decided that the ambulance would serve the people of t^e town 



