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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[September 1, 1917. 



each of which is equipped with a stretcher, blankets, and 

 a first-aid jar with complete supplies. At the hospital two rooms 

 are provided and the equipment consists of an operating table 

 of white enameled iron, bed and chairs of the same, an instru- 

 ment cabinet of plate glass and white enameled iron frame, a 

 medicine cabinet, chest of drawers for bandages and supplies, 

 a sterilized wliite enameled sink, hot and cold water and all 

 necessary instruments. Even such late inventions as the French 

 Ambrine treatment, and Dakin's new antiseptic are provided. For 

 such surgical cases as are beyond the scope of this factory 

 hospital, arrangements have been made for immediate ambulance 

 service, and provision for treatment at a local hospital, where 

 beds have been engaged for workers who may be injured in the 

 service of the company. 



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The Apsley Rubber Co. is very busy on manufacturing rubber 

 blankets for the United States soldiers who have gone or are 

 about to go to France, and although the company has a large 

 amount of orders for its regular lines, these have been side- 

 tracked in order to deliver the army goods in as large quantities 

 and at as early dates as possible. Mr. Apsley, in a recent inter- 

 view, said : 



My plant is at the disposal of the United States Government 

 for the manufacture of articles needed for the Army and I have 

 made this offer in a spirit of patriotism. My company does not 

 want to reap wartime profits but it wants to be of help in a time 

 of the country's great need. 



In the old days men enriched themselves when the nation was 

 at war. but I would prefer to abandon this big plant built up 

 during thirty-two years of endeavor rather than submit an in- 

 ferior article to Uncle Sam for the use of the boys who are fight- 

 ing our battles. 



Our growth here is something we are proud of and we are 

 going to cling to the old traditions. 



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Mention has frequently been made of the athletic activities 

 of the employes of The Fisk Rubber Co., Chicopee Falls, this 

 state, and of Fisk Park, the thirty-acre recreation ground, where 

 ball games, amateur and semi-professional, are played every 

 Saturday. In addition to its two base ball diamonds, three 

 tennis courts, and a half-mile running track, a football gridiron 

 has been laid out recently, basket ball courts have been added, 

 and a hand ball court is in process of construction. This enter- 

 prise, though fostered by the company, is entirely in the hands 

 of the employes, the expenses being raised by the one dollar 

 membership fees, and by the athletic meets, and entertainments at 

 which admission is charged. The Fisk Red Tops, which is one of 

 the seven baseball teams, will meet several of the Western rubber 

 factory teams of Akron, Cleveland and Detroit during its West- 

 ern trip this season. 



The Plymouth Rubber Co., Canton, this state, has elected a 

 new board of officers as follows : James A. Clifford, president ; 

 Charles W. McDermott, vice-president, and J. E. Stone, treasurer. 

 These and A. Sydeman, J. C. Haartz, W. G. Thomas and Mar- 

 shall Cutting are the newly elected directors. 



Mr. Clifford, the new president of the company, was until re- 

 cently superintendent of manufacturing and reclaiming for the 

 Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., of Cambridge, at its 

 Plymouth plant. Previous to his nine years' service with that 

 company he was connected with the United States Rubber Re- 

 claiming Co. at Naugatuck, Connecticut, and his scientific and 

 chemical education and practical experience make him a valuable 

 acquisition for the Plymouth Rubber Co. 



W. E. Kavenagh, the new factory manager of the Plymouth 

 company, has been connected with the rubber business ever 

 since 1899. and in 1900 was employed by The Goodyear Tire & 

 Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, as foreman, which position he left to 

 take a four years' course at Harvard University, when he again 



entered the employ of that company, taking charge of the chem- 

 ical laboratory and dcresinating plant, afterwards going as super- 

 intendent of the Goodyear plant in Canada. Just previous to his 

 present connection he was associated with the Swinchart Tire & 

 Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, as general superintendent. 



A general line of mechanical rubber goods will now be 

 developed in addition to the present product. It is reported 

 that the Plymouth Rubber Co. did a gross business of $3,000,000 

 last year. 



CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION. 



The thirty-ninth Canadian National Exhibition is being held at 

 Toronto. Over 1,000,000 visitors are expected. The grounds are 

 situated on the shore of Lake Ontario, and extending along the 

 water front for upwards of a mile, comprise 264 acres. Some of 

 the principal buildings are : 



Manufacturers' Hall. Industrial arts and crafts, contains 

 72,500 square feet of space. A second building has approxi- 

 mately the same area, making a total of 145,000 square feet for 

 the display of manufactured products. 



Machinery Hall and Electrical Building. Heavy machin- 

 ery and machinery in operation. It is equipped with ample 

 steam power and shafting for the purpose, and has a floor space 

 of 35,000 square feet. 



Industrial and Process of Manufacture Building. A mod- 

 ern brick and steel structure with 76,500 square feet of floor 

 space. 



SCRAP RUBBER DEALERS FIGHT NEW YORK JTTNK ORDINANCE. 



Scrap rubber is included in the list of waste materials speci- 

 fied in the Junk Dealers' License Ordinance recently passed by 

 the Board of Aldermen and approved by the Mayor of New 

 York City. Under the provisions of this ordinance "anyone 

 dealing in the purchase and sale of * * * rubber * * * in large 

 or small quantities, shall be known as a junk dealer and his 

 place of business a junk shop." Junk licenses must be pro- 

 cured and all merchandise must be kept in their possession at 

 least 48 hours after purchase. 



As it is manifestly unreasonable to classify persons engaged 

 in the wholesale rubber business exclusively as junk dealers 

 and to compel them to comply with the rigid provisions of the 

 ordinance, several of the largest New York dealers in rubber 

 scrap have retained Reit & Kaminsky to confer with the Police 

 and License Departments regarding the matter. This law firm 

 was also retained by the Wholesale Wool Stock Merchants' 

 Protective Association and the Associated Dealers in Paper 

 Mills Supplies of New York and succeeded in having the 

 ordinance amended to exclude persons engaged exclusively in 

 the purchase and sale in large quantities of scrap iron and 

 steel, woolen rags and paper stock, and requiring only that 

 each person shall annually file with the Commissioner of 

 Licenses a statement in writing setting forth the name and 

 address of such person and the character of his business. There 

 is reason to believe that scrap rubber dealers will be placed 

 on a similar basis. 



THE length of THE WORKING DAY. 



The question of reduction of the hours of labor in manufac- 

 turing establishments is a most important one, and one which 

 is continually being agitated. The National Conference Board 

 is sending out a schedule of inquiries to manufacturers to 

 secure such statistical information on this point as may be 

 available when demands come for a further shortening of the 

 working day. The Rubber Association of America, which is a 

 member of the National Conference Board, is advising its mem- 

 bers to fill out the blanks furnished them, and mail them to the 

 office of the Board, 13 Beacon street. Boston, Massachusetts.. 



