August 1, 1916.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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of Bristol to better advantage, and arrangements were accord- 

 ingly made to receive contriliutions, especially from among the 

 officers and employes of the National India Rubber Co. 



The ambulance, which will cost about $5,000, will be housed at 

 the National Rubber company's plant, in readiness to respond to 

 call, whenever needed. The executive committee having the 

 matter in charge consists of James W. Franklin, chairman ; Ed- 

 ward E. Bunn, secretary; Wendell R. Davis, treasurer; Arthur 

 H. Emerson, Robert VV. S. Cox and Frederick L. Dunbar. 



The F. O. B. Club, composed of employes of the Revere Rub- 

 ber Co., Providence, held an outing and field day at Emery Park 

 on Jjly 1, the affair being a great success. The program con- 

 sisted of a chicken dinner and outdoor sports, including a base- 

 ball game between the married and the single men, which was 

 won by the Benedicts, by a score of 12 to 4. There were 65 in 

 the party. 



The practical side of modern efficiency was demonstrated at 

 the Alice mill of the Woonsocket Rubber Co.. and later at the 

 Millville plant of the same concern, during the past month, 

 where a dozen of the traveling representatives from the branch 

 stores of the United States Rubber Co. were engaged in learn- 

 ing the rudiments of the rubber business. The salesmen came 

 from Chicago, New York City, Baltimore, Buffalo and Boston, 

 and spent several weeks in learning how rubber shoes, arctics 

 and boots are made. 



Early in the past month the property in Bristol, originally 

 occupied by the Byfield Rubber Co., and later by the Consumers' 

 Rubber Co., was transferred to the Narragansett Rubber Co., 

 of which Terrence McCarthy holds the controlling interest. The 

 transfer was consummated through the receiver in charge of the 

 settling of the affairs of the Consumers' company, which became 

 involved in bankruptcy proceedings following the suspension of 

 the Atlantic National Bank of Providence some three years ago. 



Mr. McCarthy reports that the business of the Narragansett 

 Rubber Co. is constantly on the increase, the demand, being, 

 especially large for tennis shoes. .\ large quantity of these are 

 being shipped every day to customers of the concern in the West 

 and Southwest. 



The International Rubber Co. is making extensive alterations, 

 additions and improvements at its plant at West Barrington, 

 among the most important being the erection of new buildings 

 for the enlargement of the carriage cloth department, the de- 

 mands upon which have increased many-fold within the past year. 

 One large new wooden building has just been completed and is 

 being equipped, and other buildings are to be erected at an early 

 date. 



The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has taken the store at Fed- 

 eral and Tower streets for salesrooms. There is a big rear 

 section for a shipping and delivery room, while the cellars have 

 storage capacity for 6,000 tires. 



Notices were posted during the month at the factory of the 

 National India Rubber Co., Bristol, for a shutdown of the plant 

 for twelve days for the purpose of a general stock-taking, in 

 accordance with orders from the managing director, George 

 Schlosser. The last day of making will be Tuesday, August 22, 

 and the factory will resume operations for the first day of 

 making on Wednesday, September 2. 



The BeSaw Tire Co., 46 Franklin street. Providence, is being 

 conducted by Frederick L, Scott, of 316 Pawtucket avenue, Paw- 

 tucket, and Adolf W. Schaick, of 257 Broadway. Providence, 



according to their statement filed at the City Clerk's office. 



C. Schoos & Son have recently installed a complete vulcanizing 

 equipment in their place of business, Quidnick street, Arctic, for 

 all kinds of work on tires, inner tubes, etc. 



William iMcCaw, assistant treasurer of the Lee Tire and Rub- 

 ber Co., Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, formerly a resident of 

 Bristol, spent several days the early part of the month at his old 

 home. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN TRENTON. 



By Our Regular Correspondent. 



MANUFACTURERS of rubber machinery continue to be 

 ha:idicapped by a scarcity of workmen. The molders have 

 been on a strike for several months, and the end of the trouble 

 is not in sight. The machine plants are all running with reduced 

 forces, whereas they have sufficient business to keep a much 

 larger number of operatives busy. It is necessary to have a 

 aetail of special police escort the "open shop" workers to and 

 from their homes. This is a particularly unfortunate condition, 

 coming as it does at a time when orders are so plentiful. 



The DeLion Tire & Rubber Co. has completely recovered 

 from the effects of its recent fire. The plant has been rebuilt, 

 in larger dimensions than the original structure. 



The Essex Rubber Co. has awarded cash premiums to those of 

 its employes who took advantage of the concern's educational 

 inducement feature, by attending night schools during the last 

 term. The attendance for October, the largest month, was 18. Of 

 these, 13 took the English course. More than one hundred dol- 

 lars was expended by the concern in making the awards. It is 

 thought that a larger number of employes will take advantage of 

 the plan next season. Most of last season was devoted to get- 

 ting the work under way. It is figured by the company that any 

 employe who is willing to devote his evenings to study will most 

 likely prove a more efficient operative because of the more in- 

 telligent use of his time. The offer of the company was not 

 made in a narrow spirit, for it rewards its employes even though 

 they take up technical work entirely foreign to the rubber trade. 



The Essex company recently gave United States flags to 350 

 employes for the purpose of stimulating patriotism. 



The Lambertville Rubber Co. will begin operations shortly on 

 the erection of an addition to the plant, to cost several thousand 

 dollars. Plans have been drawn, and when the work is started 

 it will be pushed to completion to help take care of the coming 

 season's business. This company has had an unusually success- 

 ful season. An entirely new line may be added to the company's 

 output following the completion of the new building. The nature 

 of the new line will shortly be announced. 



The employes of the United & Globe Rubber Manufacturing 

 Cos. have formed an organization known as the U. & G. Athletic 

 Association,' having for its object the furtherance and promotion 

 of various sports. 



A constitution and set of by-laws have been adopted and the 

 following officers elected : John S. Broughton, honorary presi- 

 dent; George W. Skirm, president; Daniel M. Henry, vice-presi- 

 dent ; Joseph D. Connelly, secretary and treasurer. 



The association has secured a room at the Central Y. M. C. A. 

 in which to hold their regular meetings once a month. 



RuBnKR TiRKS Lk.n'd Themselves to a Scheme of Decor.\tion 

 in a Little Rock, Arkansas, drug store, where the proprietor 

 has dressed his soda fountain with tires, headlights and steer- 

 ing wheel. He claims that it attracts business, not only from 

 automobilists but also from others. 



