September 1, 1916.] 



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cently been put in charge of the Boston office of that com- 

 pany, located in the Columbian Life Building at 77 Franklin 

 street. Mr. Foote's experience in the engineering depart- 

 ment at the Milwaukee factory, and in sales engineering 

 work in New York, fits him admirably for his new position. 



over and above its present capitalization of $125,000 common 

 stock, and $50,000 preferred stock. A recently completed addi- 

 tion enables the company to take care of the growing business 

 for the present, but it has been necessary to double the office 

 room. 



Merton .\. Turner, sales manager of the Monatiquot Rub- 

 ber Works Co., South Braintree, has just returned from a 

 most enjoyable cruise along the Maine coast in the good 

 yacht "Hypatia." The company is laying another line of 

 machines to take care of the increased demand for its 

 "naturized" rubber, and is building a garage to accommodate 

 12 or IS cars. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN TRENTON. 



By Our Regular Correspondent. 

 A NENT the filing of a certificate at Wilmington, Delaware, the 

 ■** other day, increasing the capital stock of the Globe Rubber 

 Tire Manufacturing Co., there is unfolded a story of a marked 

 growth in the demand for Globe tires. The stock is increased 

 from $400,000 to $1,500,000 for the sole purpose of mcreasing the 

 tire output of the company. The personnel of the concern will 

 remain the same as at present. 



It is the intention of the company to double their present 

 capacity. Building operations may be begun late in the coming 

 fall. In spite of the fact that not long ago the capacity of the 



Contracts for a $20,000 addition to the plant of the Luzerne 

 Rubber Co. have been given out. This concern, which confines 

 its operations to hard rubber specialties, has been uniformly 

 successful since starting in business. It has been necessary each 

 year since its organization to add somewhat to the capacity of 

 the plant. 



The North American Rubber Co., Inc., hopes to begin the 

 manufacturing of fabric-lined tubes for automobiles next month 

 in its newly leased quarters. Unprecedented claims are made 

 for this tube and it is said that practical road tests have proven 

 that it will do all that is claimed for it. By a patented process 

 the company is enabled to line the tube with a fabric having 

 an exceptionally high percentage of elasticity. The lining 

 fabric is guaranteed not to crease or buckle in a tube which is 

 only partly inflated. One of the tests to which the tube was 

 subjected was carried out by placing it in a shoe picked from 

 a junk heap. After the worn out shoe had been further mutilated 

 by having a number of holes cut into it sufficiently large to cause 



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plant was materially increased, it has been a physical impos- 

 sibility to keep up with orders. Both the United and the Globe 

 plants of the companies are now working to capacity. The new 

 plant will be erected adjacent to the present structures. 



E. S. Goodloe has been added to the staff of representatives 

 of the United and Globe companies. He will look after the me- 

 chanical rubber goods line, with headquarters at Washington, 

 D. C. His territory will extend as far south as Atlanta, Georgia. 

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It was expected that the recently organized Rubber Manu- 

 facturers' Association would be located in permanent quarters 

 by this time, but a location has not as yet been decided upon. 

 John A. Lambert, of the Acme Rubber Manufacturing Co., presi- 

 dent of the association, has left Trenton on a vacation of one 

 month. After his return, action on permanent quarters may be 

 taken. ■ 



the tube to touch the ground through the tread, it was placed 

 on a car weighing 2,800 pounds and four men entered the car. 

 The car was driven at the rate of 45 miles an hour for nine 

 miles without any sign of a blow-out. There were other tests 

 equally severe. The tube is to be marketed under the name of 

 the "Mercer." ' 



In addition to making the tubes, the North American company 

 will market a patented hard rubber composition for coating man- 

 drel poles. It is claimed by the company that a mandrel covereil 

 with this composition permits the thorough and uniform curing 

 of a tube with no possibility of burns or uneven curing, as may 

 be the case where the metal pole touches the rubber. Mandrel 

 poles of all descriptions can be treated with the composition 

 and then returned to the sender for use. Another advantage 

 claimed for the composition-covered mandrel is that it strips 

 clean. 



Because of a heavy increase in its business the Essex Rubber 

 Co. has found it necessary to increase its capital stock $325,000 



Representatives of the Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. have looked 

 \-cr factory sites in and around Trenton with a view to possibly 



