April 1, 1919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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The day nursery, located at the corner of High and Bourn 

 streets, which was organized by the management for children 

 of the employes of the company, is ready for service and is 

 certain to be of inestimable benefit to the workers. The rooms 

 are finely furnished for the purpose and an isolation room pro- 

 vided where children affected with contagious sickness may be 

 cared for. Mrs. John F. Reynolds is the matron. 



The National India Rubber Co., Bristol, is fitting up a dental 

 parlor for the benefit of its employes. 



Miss Ruth Graham, formerly a nurse at the National factory, 

 but now in the Navy, and recently returned from Queenstown, 

 Ireland, where she was with a base hospital unit, has been at 

 Bristol on a leave of absence with her parents. 



One of the many Providence concerns which played an im- 

 portant part in the production of war material was the Revere 

 Rubber Co., a subsidiary of the United States Rubber Co. 

 Thousands of balloons were turned out at the plant of this con- 

 cern on Valley street. Providence, for use in dropping bundles 

 of printed matter behind the German lines. These balloons, 

 which were the result of tests carried on at the balloon school at 

 Fort Omaha, Nebraska, under authority of General Churchill, 

 commanding the Military Intelligence Section, were from six 

 to nine inches in diameter when inflated, and were made of pure 

 rubber of the transparent sort used in rubber gloves. When 

 Uncle Sam had a message for the Boches in the front lines, 

 he sent up one of these little balloons on a string. When it had 

 reached the desired location a parachute was released by a pull 

 of the string, and the propaganda thus distributed. 



The plant of the Revere Rubber Co., Providence, is the scene 

 of an unusual amount of improvement, either actively ttnder 

 way or to be commenced in the immediate future. This in- 

 cludes a new one-story boiler house of brick, 90 by 50 feet, for 

 which the contract was awarded the past month. The contract 

 for a new transforming house has also been recently awarded 

 and work thereon has already commenced. 



The United States Rubber Co. has recently acquired a con- 

 siderable tract of land on Kinsley avenue. Providence, located 

 near the plant of the Nicholson File Co., containing approxi- 

 mately 43,000 square feet. Approximately $60,000 changed hands 

 on the transaction. 



Joseph Mawson, John Broadbent and Thomas Swain, have 

 formed a copartnership as M. B. S. Company. located at 9-11 

 Winter street. Providence. They will carry H&rtford and 

 Alco bicycle tires. 



The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., which recently opened ware- 

 rooms at 143 Broad street. Providence, has leased the premises 

 from the estate of B. B. Lederer for a period of five years. 



The Park Vulcanizing Co., 1198 Broad street. Providence, is 

 being conducted by Edward N. Sheffers, according to information 

 filed at the city clerk's office. 



The Goodyear Raincoat Co. has opened a fine large retail 

 store at 425 Westminster street, corner of Union street, in one 

 of the best locations in the downtown shopping section. 



The National Rubber Co., 36 Franklin street. Providence, is 

 owned by Mildred E. Willis, according to her statement placed 

 on file at the office of city clerk. 



The Broadway Vulcanizing Co., 31 Broadway, Pawtucket, is 

 owned by Josephine C. Lee, according to the returns filed at the 

 city clerk's office. 



CANADIAN NOTES. 



A LARGE and representative meeting of rubber shoe manu- 

 •** facturers and distributers was held on February 19, 1919, 

 at the Windsor Hotel, Montreal, Quebec. T. H. Rieder. of the 

 Dominion Rubber System, was chairman and R. H. Greene, of 

 Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited, secretary. The topics dis- 

 cussed included methods of sale, cash terras, datings and prices 

 of different lines, bonuses, and the formation of jobbers' asso- ■ 

 ciations in various provinces where none at present exist. A 

 committee was appointed to take charge of this last matter and 

 arrange for forming such organizations in the Maritime prov- 

 inces, Ontario, and Quebec. After the meeting, the guests were 

 given a luncheon by the local members, at which interesting 

 speeches were made by Colonel Massie, J. A. Connor, W. H. 

 Alderson, R. B. Griffith, and others. 



Among those who attended the recent third annual banquet 

 of the Toronto Shoe Repairers' Association, at the Carl's Rite 

 Hotel, were the following: Messrs. Thompson, Rogerson, and 

 Thompson, representing the Dunlop Rubber Goods & Tire Co., 

 Limited; Messrs. Harris, Johnston, Stewart, and Williams, rep- 

 resenting The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. of Canada, Limited; 

 and Messrs. Jeffrey, Mahaffy, and Wilson, representing the 

 I. T. S. Rubber Heel Co., Limited. 



The National Motor Show of Eastern Canada is to be held 

 at the Victoria Rink, Montreal, Quebec, April S-12, 1919. T. C. 

 Kirby is manager. 



The Canadian trade press reports the formation of the Cana- 

 dian Trade Commission at Ottawa, Ontario, for the purpose of 

 assisting in the maintenance and development of trade relations 

 with foreign countries. Sir Charles B. Gordon is chairman, but 

 will continue to act as chairman of the British War Mission, as 

 he has done during the last two years; C. B. McXanght and 

 H. W. Thomson will carry on the business in Oitawa. The 

 Commission will keep in close touch with the Canadian Mission 

 in London under Lloyd Harris. 



The Van der Linde Rubber Co., Limited, Toronto, Ontario, 

 is reported to have announced that it is anxious to give every 

 possible preference to returned soldiers seeking positions. 



The F. E. Partridge Rubber Co., Limited, Guelph, Ontario, 

 is beginning the construction of a four-story addition to its plant, 

 to be 100 by 65 feet, of reinforced concrete. It plans to use 

 Eome of the space thus afforded, for the manufacture of cord 

 tires on which it has been experimenting for some time. The 

 Partridge company will also build soon a factory for the manu- 

 facture of rubber footwear. This unit also will be four stories 

 liigh, 200 by 80 feet. 



The Columbus Rubber Co. of Montreal, Limited, Montreal, 

 Quebec, has appointed Emile Larose sales manager. Mr. Larose 

 was formerly with the Canadian Footwear Co. in a similar 

 position. 



The Columbus Rubber Co. of Montreal, Limited, has desig- 

 nated as its Montreal branch the warehouse which it has recently 

 taken over at 1464 St. Catherine street. East. It will maintain 

 its sales offices in this building and ship to all customers and 

 jobbers in Eastern Canada from this office. 



Paul E. Lefebvre has been appointed manager of the Montreal 

 branch of the above company, and A. D. Porcheron. acting 

 manager of the Ottawa, Ontario, branch, succeeding R. Gratton, 

 resigned. 



The Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited, Kitchener, Ontario, in- 

 tends to build a six-stcry reinforced concrete addition to its 

 factory, 160 by 80 feet, as soon as building material can be 

 obtained at prices nearer normal. The manufacturing capacity 

 of the company will then be considerably increased and permit 

 the use of more rubber machinery. This concern makes "Life- 

 l)Uoy" rubber footwear. 



