THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



675 



TRADE NOTES. 



At a recent meeting of the board of directors of tlie X'ictor 

 Rubber Q)., Springfield, Ohio, it was voted to increase the capi- 

 tal stock of the company from $300,000 to ?750,00O, and to de- 

 dare a 100 per cent stock dividend on common stock, made pos- 

 sible by the last year's earnings. 



The United States Rubber Co. takes advantage of conven- 

 tions of retail shoe dealers to advertise its footwear by demon- 

 strators. At the recent convention of the Illinois Shoe Dealers' 

 Association, J. J. Hawkins showed practically the operation of 

 making a rubber boot, giving a description of all the different 

 processes, from the crude rubber to the finished product, and 

 building up a boot upon a last while explaining tlie same in de- 

 tail 



Tlie three-story plant addition of the Anderson Rubber 

 Works, Anderson, Indiana, which is nearing completion, will 

 bring the total floor space of the company in actual use up 

 to 50,000 square feet. The new addition, which is 86 by 60 

 feet, and adjoins the factory at 14th and Meridian streets, is 

 being erected to care for the fast growing demand for the 

 Miller vulcanizer, which is one of the coinpany's important 

 lines. 



The Eagle Rubber Co., Ashland, Ohio, notice of whose incor- 

 poration appeared in the August issue of The India Rubber 

 World, has purchased an acre of ground centrally located along 

 the Erie right of way opposite the Erie station and will erect a 

 brick building of about 150 feet in length and 60 feet in width, 

 three stories, including basement. The company expects to ma- 

 terially increase its output of toy balloons and will also under- 

 take the manufacture of various rubber sundries. H. R. Gill is 

 president and treasurer, and H. V. Pohle, general manager. 



The annual outing of the employes of the Pennsylvania Rub- 

 ber Co., Jeannette, Pennsylvania, was recently held at Idlewild 

 and attended by more than 2,000 persons. 



John W. Maguire, Chicago branch manager of the Republic 

 Rubber Co., and chairman of the house committee of the Chicago 

 Automobile Club, is trying a novel experiment with all automo- 

 bile clubs in the United States and Canada, acting in cooperation 

 with President W. O. Duntley, of the Chicago Automobile Club 

 and the board of managers. Briefl3-, the plan is to extend the 

 privileges of the club to all members showing credentials indicat- 

 ing good standing in their clubs. It is an exchange of courtesy 

 which has resulted very satisfactorily in connection with ordinary 

 social clubs. 



The Hunter Dry Kiln Co.. Indianapolis, Indiana, is building a 

 drying laboratory adapted for the working out of drying prob- 

 lems. Any one having a drying proposition that they desire to 

 fiave solved may refer it to the laboratory of the Hunter Dry 

 Kiln Co. This process is as well adapted to the drying of com- 

 pounds as it is to crude rubber. 



The employes of the executive offices of the United States 

 Rubber Co. in New York Citj- have, on their own initiative, 

 formed a company of infantry and are drilling twice a week 

 at the armory of the Twelfth Infantry, N. G. N. Y., the use 

 of this armory having been donated for the purpose. The serv- 

 ices of a former officer of the National Guard have been secured 

 as instructor. This is another example of the preparedness 

 campaign now in progress. 



The plant formerly operated by the Blodgett Rubber Co. at St. 

 Joseph, Michigan, has been taken over by the recently organ- 

 ized Palmer Rubber Co. It is estimated that the new company 

 will commence operation on September 1. 



The Mattson Rubber Co., Lodi, New Jersey, has filed notice 

 with the county clerk at Bergen indicating a change in the issu- 

 ance and classifications of its capital stock, the purpose being 

 to divide it into 100 shares preferred and an ci|ual amount of 

 common stock. 



The .Mien .Machine Co., Eric, Pennsylvania, has increased its 

 capital stock to $200,000 and is building an addition to its pres- 

 ent plant which will enable the company to handle the heaviest 

 class of work. This addition will be 60 by 180 feet with a 20- 

 ton electrical crane serving the entire floor space. 



The malleable iron foundry of the Link-Belt Co., Indianapohs. 

 Indiana, is being enlarged by a one-story extension, 70 by 275 

 feet, w-ith a wing 106 by 140 feet in dimensions. This addition 

 will house the lifth melting furnace of the company and provide 

 space for 60 molders. 



In order to increase its factory facilities to allow for a future 

 output of 50<J automobile tires per day, the capital stock of the 

 \'ail Rubber Co., Chicago, Illinois, has been increased to $100,000, 

 all of which has been paid in. At present the Vail company has 

 a capacity of 265 tires but is only making 200 per day. Th« 

 officers of this company are as follows: Adolph C. Ehman, 

 president and treasurer; W. A. Vail, vice-president, and Francis 

 Lackner, secretary. 



The Board of Trade of Girard, Ohio, have in contemplation 

 the establishment of a plant for the manufacture of rubber spe- 

 cialties. According to plans discussed the proposed company will 

 be capitalized for $200,000. 



The Hamilton Rubber Co., Trenton, New Jersey, has opened 

 offices at. Atlanta, Georgia, which will be the headquarters for 

 the States of Georgia, Atlanta, South Carolina and Florida. H. 

 B. Schesinger will manage the southern branch and will be as- 

 sisted by F. L. Martinez. This company makes tires, tubes and 

 mechanical goods. 



A. B. McVay has resigned as secretary of the Bucyrus Rubber 

 Co., Bucyrus, Ohio, and has been succeeded by G. P. Mader. 



Interesting statistics concerning the United States Rubber Co. 

 and subsidiaries show that the company owns plantation prop- 

 erty in Sumatra covering 90,000 acres representing an investment 

 of nearly $9,000,000. In its 47 factories the compaay employ; 

 o5,000 people and its yearly production fills 15,000 freight cars, 

 a train 112 miles long. It is said to consume in the manufacture 

 of its various products more than 55,000,000 yards of cotton 

 fabric yearly. 



I'lie Iowa Rubber Co. has been recently organized and expects 

 to locate at Davenport or Bettendorf, Iowa. This section of 

 Iowa is said to be an eligible location, both from a labor and dis- 

 tribution viewpoint. Chief among those interested are : J. \V. 

 Bettendorf, J. R. Lane and Judge J. W. Bollinger. 



The Republic Rubber Co., Youngstown, Ohio, is working double 

 shift in every department. The company has made shipment? 

 to 22 foreign countries this year. 



Creditors of the New York Commercial Co., 290 Broadway. 

 New York City, have received a final dividend of 1^ per cent, 

 making a total dividend of 39-5-^ per cent. The company went 

 into bankruptcy on April 12, 1913. with liabilities of nearlv 

 .•>6.00().000. 



The Standard W o\en babric Co., Walpolc, Massachusetts, has 

 sold its Framingham factory. This company recently acquired 

 the old plant of the Walpole Rubber Co., and is making a 

 variety of rubber specialties. 



The death of P. Carter Bell, of the Carter Bell Manufacturing 

 Co., New York City, manufacturer of rubber substitutes, will in 

 no way interfere with the business of the company. All of Mr. 

 Hell's formula? will be continued in use and no interruption will 

 be caused by his demise. 



Gustave Kush, well-known manufacturer of jirinters' blankets, 

 3 Park Row, New York City, has succeeded in developing a cer- 

 tain type of specially cured tubing in active request in hospitals 

 and laboratories. As this tubing was formerly an exclusively 

 F.uropean product, Mr. Rush's invention will materially promote 

 the convenience of consumers in this country. 



