December I, 1916. 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



155 



News of the American Rubber Trade. 



PZNXSY1.VANIA RUBBER CO. APPOINTS SALES DIRECTORS. 



GEXERAL Manager Lewis of the Pennsylvania Rubber Co., 

 ■ Jeannette. Pennsylvania, announces that in order to give 

 more personal attention to the business in various sections 

 of the country it has been decided to establish districts, each un- 

 der a sales director. The following appointments have been made : 

 G. C. McCuIIough, eastern territory ; D. D. F. ^'ard, southern dis- 

 trict, James Q. Goudie, central states ; C. F. Kent, the West ; 

 James F. Madden, Pacific Coast. Vice-president Charles M. 

 DuPuy, who established the branches in both Pittsburgh and 

 Philadelphia, will, as heretofore, take personal charge of the 

 Pennsylvania district. 



BUILDING ACTIVITIES OF BUFFALO FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO. 



The Buffalo Foundry & Machine Co., Buffalo, New York, is 

 in a continuous state of expansion. A new steel shelf shop, 34 

 by 110 feet, recently completed, will contain, exclusively, steel 

 shelves for the company's vacuum dryers. This building is of 

 structural steel with steel sash and asbestos-covered corrugated 

 'steel and in connection with it a Kuhn steel storage shed. 28 by 

 58 feet, is also being erected. 



Bids are being received for a new testing laboratory, 75 by 90 

 feet, of brick and concrete, which will contain a chemical and 

 physical laboratory for the chemist oithe foundry and the chemist 

 and testing engineer employed in connection with the vacuum 

 drying business of the company. 



A brick and concrete addition to the present pattern storage 

 building is also planned, which will double the capacity of this 

 storage. 



NEW JERSEY CAR SPRING & RUBBER CO. APPOINTMENTS. 



The New Jersey Car Spring & Rubber Co., Jersey City, New 

 Jersey, announces that, following the resignation of S. P. Wood- 

 ward from his position as general and sales manager, J. W. 

 Paul will act as sales manager of mechanical goods and L. K. 

 Rittenhouse as sales manager of the tire department. Mr. Paul 

 has been associated with the company for some time past as 

 assistant sales manager, having formerly been manager of the 

 Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) branch of the Diamond Rubber Co. 

 Mr. Rittenhouse was recently connected with the Norwalk Tire 

 & Rubber Co., previous to which he was, for about ten years, 

 associated with the interests of the Diamond and Goodrich com- 

 panies as district manager at Boston. Massachusetts, and St. 

 Louis, Missouri. 



MAGMETCO CRIMSON AND GOLDEN ANTIMONY. 



The Magnolia Metal Co., 115 Bank street. New York City, 

 manufacturer of the well-known Magnolia babbitt metal, is 

 now manufacturing both crimson and golden sulphuret of anti- 

 mony for the rubber trade. These products are known as Mag- 

 metco brand, 15/17 per cent, and have no free sulphur. The St. 

 George Chemical Co., 99 John street. New York City, is sole 

 seMing agent for the L^nited States and Canada. 



The Barrett Co., 17 Battery place. New York City, is manu- 

 facturing a high grade solvent naphtha suitable for the rublier 

 trade. It is a coal tar distillate of exceptional solvent power. 

 Color, water white; distillation, approximately 5 per cent at 

 130 degrees C. and 90 per cent at 160 degrees C. The evapora- 

 tion is slightly faster than turpentine and the flash point about 

 78 degrees F. 



The F". S. Carr Rubber Co. of Canada. Limited, manufacturer 

 of "Victor" rubber heels, mechanical rubber goods and automo- 

 bile fabrics, has disposed of its business to the Miner Rubber 

 Co., Limited. Granb}-, Quebec, which will continue to manu- 

 facture the same lines of gooas. including its own. 



THE KAYBESTOS CO. 



The Raybestos Co. has been incorporated under the state laws 

 of Connecticut for $1,500,000 and will take over the Royal Equip- 

 ment Co., manufacturer and distributer of Raybestos brake lin- 

 ing, brakes, compressed asbestos sheet packing, etc. 



A 15-acre factory site has been purchased along the railroad 

 at Bridgeport, Connecticut, and new buildings will be erected 

 which w-ill double the capacity of the present plant. The single- 

 unit type of construction will be used throughout all the build- 

 ings, and plans and specifications have been finished for the 

 following additions : Two buildings of concrete and steel, each 

 100 by 600 feet, to be used for the weaving of brake lining; one 

 building, 100 by 200 feet, for the manufacture of brakes; one, 

 60 by 200 feet, for the treating of Raybestos ; one, 60 by 300 feet, 

 for manufacturing compressed sheet, and one, 60 by 300 feet, for 

 the storehouse and shipping department. A power house and 

 office building will also be erected. 



The yearly production of Raybestos brake lining is now 

 15.000,000 feet, and of compressed asbestos sheet packing, 1,000,- 

 000 pounds. 



SAFETY FIRST FACTORY SIGNS. 



"Safety First" has become a slogan of great significance in all 

 manufacturing plants. The management of the Republic Rubber 

 Co., Youngstown, Ohio, believes in warning workmen to be care- 

 ful. Signs are placed in various parts of the plant adjuring the 

 employes to use care and caution. Fire boxes are distributed at 

 many points through the premises, and signs are placed pointing 

 the way to the nearest one. A significant sign tells the possible 

 effects of a fire, others placed on stairs admonish employes to 

 go slowly to prevent crushes, while still others illustrate the 

 effective way in which an effort is being made to instil in the 

 minds of the workmen the advantages of care and caution for 

 health, safety and prosperity. 



RUBBER COMPANY DIVIDENDS. 



The Federal Rubber Co. paid the regular dividend of $1.75 

 per share on second preferred stock on November 25. 



The directors of the Plymouth Rubber Co. have declared the 

 regular quarterly dividend of 1J4 per cent on preferred stock, 

 payable December 1. 



The Ajax Rubber Co., Inc., has declared a quarterly divi- 

 dend of $1.25 per share, payable December 15 to stockholders 

 of record November 29. 



RUBBER COMPANY SHARE OUOTATIONS. 



The following market quotations of shares of rubber manu- 

 facturing companies on November 25, are furnished by John 

 Burnham & Co.. 115 Broadway, New York City, and 41 South La 

 Salle street, Chicago, Illinois : 



Bid. Asked. 



/\jax Rubber Co. (new) 70 72 



Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. (new), common 168 171 



J*irestone Tire & Rubber Co., preferred 106 108 



The B. F. Goodrich Co.. common 705^ 71 



Tlie B. F. Goodrich Co., preferred 120 123 



(ioodyear Tire & Rubber Co., common 294 297 



Cioodyear Tire & Rubber Co., preferred 108>^ 109J4 



Kelly-Springlield Tire Co.. common 76J4 77H 



Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., 1st preferred 96 995^$ 



Miller Rubber Co., common 255 260 



Miller Rubber Co., preferred 107 108 



Port.ige Rubber Co 165 170 



Rubber Goods Mfg. Co., preferred 



Swineliart Tire & Rubber Co 85 89 



V. S. Rubber Co., common 65H 66 J4 



U. S. Rubber Co., preferred 112J4 113 



