June 1, 1919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



507 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN OHIO. 



By Our Regular Correspondent. 

 "PHE rubber companies of Akron helped the Fourth Fed- 

 *■ eral District go over the top in the recent drive for the 

 Victor}' Liberty Loan, in their usual enthusiastic style. 



The B. F. Goodrich Co. opened its campaign with a Victory 

 Loan dinner, at which the now famous poem "In Flanders 

 Fields" was recited. L. M. Barton, chairman of the cam- 

 paign, presided, and outlined the Goodrich schedule. When 

 informed that each rubber company would be allowed a 

 week to make up its quota, the Goodrich officials declared 

 that two days were enough for them. Over 1,400 new em- 

 ployes had purchased $100,000 of bonds before the drive 

 began. 



The American Rubber & Tire Co. subscribed its entire 

 quota on the first day of the drive, totalin.g 30 per cent more 

 than in the previous drive. 



Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. macfe use of its band in rais- 

 ing its quota, totaling over a millions dollars, in a three-day 

 campaign. 



The Miller Rubber Co. started its campaign with a series 

 of short speeches, which were enthusiastically received. 



The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., through officers and 

 employes, subscribed $2,000,000. 19 departments raising from 

 $10,000 to $50,000 apiece. 



AKRON NOTES. 



The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, is planning to 

 develop an athletic held for ihe benefit of its emplo\es, to 

 be located in Firestone Park, but it is not expected that the 

 plans can be carried out this summer. 



The India Tire & Rubber Co., Akron and Mogadore, has 

 increased its capital from $500,000 to $1,500,000. 



The General Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, is to build an 

 addition to its plant in the near future. 



The Dri-Cure Retreading Co., 405 East Market street, 

 Akron, has been formed by H. B. Houghton, Jr., E. M. Har- 

 bin and M. L. Cope, three former employes of The B. F. Good- 

 rich Co. It will distribute the product of the Western Vul- 

 canizer Co., Chicago, in its territory, which includes Indiana. 

 Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York, as well as Ohio. 



The National Aniline & Chemical Co., Inc., New York 

 City, manufacturer of chemicals for the rubber trade, has opened 

 a branch office in the People's Savings & Trust Building, Akron, 

 in charge of H. H. Replogle. 



The Biggs Boiler Works Co., Akron, Ohio, manufacturer ot 

 vulcanizers. et cetera, has purchased the equipment for the 

 new addition to its plant. 



Alexander Adamson, head of the Adamson Machine Co., 

 Akron, and Mrs. Adamson. have donated funds for the pur- 

 chase of a site for a girl's training school and dormitory at 

 Laoag, Philippine Islands, where their daughter. Miss Vera 

 Adamson, is a missionary. 



Arnold H. Smith, until recently assistant chemist in the 

 Bureau of Standards. Washington. D. C, has resigned to 

 accept a position as research chemist with The Goodyear Tire 

 & Rubber Co., Akron. Mr. Smith is secretary of the Rubber 

 Division of the American Chemical Society. 



F. A. Seiberling, president of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 

 Co., Akron. Ohio, was unimously reelected president of the 

 Lincoln Highway Association at its annual election. 



In the recent balloon race from the naval air station at 

 Wingfoot Lake. Akron, on Saturday, May 10, 1919, the S-20, 

 known as the "City of Akron," was entered by John R. Gam- 

 meter inventor of many models for rubber machinery, the 

 Gammeter balloon valve, etc. The S-20 landed near Clayton, 

 Delaware. 



CtEVELAND NOTES. 



The Union Tire & Rubber Co. has purchased a factory 

 site on the Nickel Plate Railroad, near Chardon Road, Cleve- 

 land, where it will build in the near future. R. J. Birch, 

 Hippodrome building, Cleveland, will be general manager. 



The Osborn Engineering Co., Cleveland, reports great 

 activity among rubber companies, which are increasing their 

 factory space or building new plants to take care of addi- 

 tional business. 



The Jackson Tire & Rubber Co., Cleveland, has increased 

 its capital from $10,000 to $20,000. 



A. G. Spalding & Bros., New York City, dealers in sport- 

 ing goods, have removed their Cleveland store to the Statler 

 Hotel Building. 



Charles R. Sargent & Co., Engineers Building, Cleveland, 

 has been formed by Charles R. Sargent, recently general 

 manager of Stresen-Reuter & Hancock, Inc. The new com- 

 pany has bought the Cleveland end of the business of 

 Stresen-Reuter & Hancock. Inc., in chemicals, oils and colors, 

 and has taken over the employes of the Cleveland branch. 



MISCELLANEOUS OHIO NOTES. 



The Faultess Rubber Co., Ashland, Ohio, is enlarging its 

 plant to take care of increasing business. 



The Rubber Products Co.. Barberton, Ohio, is building an 

 addition to its plant, 60 by 100 feet, besides several smaller 

 structures and an office building. 



Tlie Mason Tire & Rubber Co., Kent, Ohio, has recently 

 awarded a contract for an addition to its plant. 



The Pearce Tire & Rubber Co., Ashtabula, Ohio, called a 

 special meeting of its stockholders in .April to increase its 



capital stock from $1,000,000 to care for the many improve- 

 ments it is planning. Two new buildings are soon to be 

 erected, a warehouse and a two-story office building, and a 

 66-inch calender and two extra mills are to be installed in 

 the present main building, together with three additional 



