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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[NoVEMhER 1, 1916. 



TRADE NOTES. 



The Lee Tire & Rubber Co., Consliohockcn, Pcnn.sylvania, has 

 recently erected a two-story addition, 80 by 120 feet, in which the 

 dipped goods department is to be installed, the removal of this 

 department from the tire building enabling an increase in tire 

 production to about 2,000 tires per day. The new building is of 

 the same construction as the main buildings, steel and concrete, 

 so arranged that additional stories may be built at any time. 



The capital stock of the Be Saw Tire & Rubber Co., Hartville, 

 Ohio, has been increased from $150,000 to $220,000. The new 

 issue is all preferred stock and the company contemplates using 

 this new capital for additional buildings and equipment which 

 will allow for an increase in the daily output of from lOO to 

 250 tires. 



The Toledo-Findlay Tire & Rubber Co., Findlay, Ohio, has 

 elected new directors for the ensuing year, as follows : C. I. 

 Moffitt, L. W. Eckhardt, F. E. McMannus, H. O. Fellers, Charles 

 Reick, A. O. Hamilton and V. T. Spitler, all local men. The 

 company expects to manufacture automobile casings exclusively 

 in the future. 



■ The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. of Indiana recently demon- 

 strated the anatomy of its tires from the crude materials to 

 the finished product, in a striking exhibit occupying six windows 

 in the Merchants' Heat & Light Co.'s building in Indianapolis. 



The Gillette Safety Tire Co., Eau Claire, Wisconsin, reports 

 that its first factory unit, size 250 by 60 feet, is now completed, 

 and a SO by 80-foot office and laboratory building is in process of 

 construction. It is expected that the installation of machinery 

 will be completed in time to begin operations in December. Addi- 

 tional buildings will be constructed in the spring of 1917. 



The Keystone Tire & Rubber Co., New York City, has in- 

 creased it.s capital stock from $500,000 to $1,500,000. 



The managers of the various tire branches in Cleveland, Ohio, 

 met recently at a "get together" luncheon, inaugurated by C. A. 

 Dunham, manager of the Cleveland branch of The B. F. Good- 

 rich Co., and the affair was such a success that others of the 

 kind w'\\\ be given. Besides Mr. Dunham, those present were: 

 L. L. Mac.-Xnaney. of the Republic Rubber Co.; Charles E. Ball, 

 Portage Rubber Co.; J. II. Bolden, Mason Tire & Rubber Co.; 

 W. H. Barcus, Fisk Rubber Co.; J. D. Hess, Jr.. Firestone Tire 

 & Rubber Co. ; F. E. Workman. Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. ; C. 

 T. Black, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. ; B. E. Aaronson. Hood 

 Tire Co.. and John W. Lawrence, of the Republic Rubber Co. 

 of Cleveland. 



Morgan Howells is said to be promoting a rubber company 

 to be known as the Cornell Howells Rubber Co., to be located 

 at Orrville. Ohio. 



The American Spring Tire Co., located at 30 West Lake street. 

 Chicago, Illinois, is placing the De Vol! spring cushion tire on 

 the market. This tire is a series of Swedish steel springs made 

 to fit inside any outer casing now in use, with the cushioning in- 

 side the outer cover, eliminating the disadvantages of the double 

 center. The spring cushions do not come in contact with the 

 casings, but are suspended on four roller bearings, the function 

 of which is to permit the tire to take the side thrust, as allowed 

 by the air tube. It is claimed that in this tire, friction, blow- 

 outs, puncture and other ailments to which tires are subject 

 are eliminated — a delightful if optimistic pretension. The tires 

 are sold under a guarantee and it is estimated that a set of them 

 will last the life of any car. 



The stockholders of the Marion Tire & Rubber Co., Marion. 

 Ohio, recently held their first annual meeting at which 125 

 stockholders were present. The treasurer's report indicated 

 that the company was in good financial condition and prospects 



for continued success seemed excellent. The following members 

 were re-elected to the board of directors: W. H. Hevcrstott, 

 C. W. Fairbanks, j. W. Jacoby, D. 11, Lincoln, J. L. Price, C. W. 

 Mapes, A. H. Trout and W. T. Jones. H. L. Gilbert was also 

 elected a director. The factory manager is Cjrant Lambright. 



PEHLMAN PATENT CONTESTED. 



Details of the important Perlman demountable rim suit were 

 given in The India Rubber Woki.u of May 1, 1916. That the 

 question of the priority and legality of the Perlman patents may 

 not yet be fully and finally established is indicated by the fact that 

 two suits have been entered against the Perlman Rim Corpora- 

 tion, the later one being that brought by Louis De F. Munger, 

 whose patent is dated December 5, 1899, and, therefore, has but 

 a little over one month longer to run. The other suit is that of 

 Erie K. Baker, of the Universal Rim Co., who is suing for 

 infringement of several patents which involve the mounting of 

 the rim upon a conical seat and the application of lateral pressure. 



MID-CONTINZNT TIRE COMPANY BUILDS. 



The Mid-Continent Tire Manufacturing Co. has begun the 

 erection of a $160,0(X) factory at Wichita, Kansas, which will have 

 a capacity of 300 casings and 500 inner tubes a day. The main 

 building will be 300 by 60 feet, two stories high, and there will 

 be two other buildings besides the main one, a power plant and 

 vulcanizing plant, all constructed of reinforced concrete, and 

 fireproof. More than $50,000 worth of machinery has already 

 been purchased. 



.'^t a recent directors' meeting, Henry Lassen, president of 

 the Kansas Milling Co., was elected president of the Mid-Con- 

 tinent company. Ransom Stephens is vice-president and secre- 

 tary ; Charles Darrigrand, treasurer pro tem, and general man- 



RACINE RUBBER CO. ELECTIONS. 



Stuart Webster has been elected president of the Racine Rub- 

 ber Co., Racine, Wisconsin, succeeding H. L. McClaren, resigned. 

 Mr. Webster, who has been with the company since it was organ- 

 ized in 1910, was formerly treasurer and later vice-president, in 

 which office he is succeeded by Louis T. Vance. H. C. Severance 

 remains as secretary and treasurer. 



NEW CORPORATION TO TAKE OVER POLACK COMPANY'S BUSINESS. 



The Polack Truck Tyre Corporation has been organized under 

 the laws of New York State, with a capitalization of 100,000 

 shares with no par value, to acquire the assets and business of 

 the Polack Tyre & Rubber Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut. Forty 

 thousand shares will be offered for sale, the proceeds of which 

 will be used for erection and equipment of a new plant to handle 

 steadily increasing business. 



The Polack Tyre & Rubber Co. was incorporated in 1912 and 

 acquired the manufacturing rights, formulae, secret processes, 

 patents, etc., of the European Polack Co., and is now operating 

 26 active branches in the largest cities of the United States and 

 Canada. Hugo Hofifstaedter, president of this company, will 

 become president of the new corporation, which will also retain 

 the manufacturing and sales organization of the present company. 



NEW PENNSYLVANIA TIRE COMPANY. 



The Keystone Rubber & Tire Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- 

 vania, notice of whose incorporation appears elsewhere in this 

 issue, owns a steel and brick factory, valued at $125,000, and three 

 acres of ground at Penn, Pennsylvania, on the main line of the 

 Pennsylvania Railroad. .A.n option on 12 adjoining acres allows 

 for future expansion. The plant is being fully equipped and 

 production of the "Keystone" tire will be begun within a short 

 time. The company will employ 600 people, working in three 

 8-hour shifts. 



