June 1, 1919.J 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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That the project will be greeted as a boon by the cotton grow- 

 ers of the Southwest goes without saying. It is the belief in 

 industrial circles of Los Angeles that cotton raised and baled in 

 Arizona and the Imperial Valley will eventually find its way to 

 the mills of the Orient. It is pointed out that California has 

 every element to make the manufacture of textiles and fabrics 

 profitable, cheap electrical power, abundant labor, the raw product 

 within easy haul, and climatic conditions that manufacturers have 

 come to understand as a compelling economic factor in both mill 

 construction and factory production. 



With the growth of the tire manufacturing business in the West, 

 the establishment of a textile factory here seems to be dictated 

 by wisdom and confidence in the future. 



The Bovvers Rubber Works, which began business in San Fran- 

 cisco in 1888, has changed its name to- the Pioneer Rubber Mills, 

 fts factory is at Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California, on 

 the Sacramento River, and its general offices are at 68 Sacra- 

 mento street, San Francisco, while it maintains factory sales 

 offices in Los Angeles, Portland (Oregon), Tacoma and Seattle, 

 Salt Lake City and Denver. The company manufactures "Skoo- 

 kum" piston-rod packing, "Copper Queen" belting and "Victor" 

 fire hose. George X. Towne is vice-president and general man- 

 ager and D. D. Tripp is vice-president in charge of sales. Mr. 

 Towne visited New York City last month. 



The Savage Tire Corp., San Diego, California, manufacturer of 

 "Savage" tires and "Grafinite" tubes, has made the follovi-ing pro- 

 motions and appointments: J. F. Shaw, from assistant sales 

 manager to sales manager ; L. S. Chamberlain, assistant sales 

 manager ; H. E. Gressler to succeed Mr. Chamberlain as manager 

 of San Diego branch ; A. E. Kelley transferred as branch man- 

 ager from Seattle to San Francisco ; J. C. Magly to succeed Mr. 

 Kelley at Seattle. 



The Western Rubber Co., 1143 Dock street, Tacoma, Washing- 

 ton, which for nearly two years has been conducting a tire- 

 rebuilding business, is now planning the erection of a $300,000 

 unit of its future plant. Elmer Dover is president. He is at 

 present on a business trip East in connection with the new fac- 

 tory. The company uses among other things a special composi- 

 tion of which one of the principal ingredients is fish scrap. Sev- 

 eral chemical patents have been issued on this composition. 



An important branch managers' conference was recently 

 concluded in Los Angeles by H. S. Firestone, president of 

 the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, and district 

 manager J. D. Hess, Jr., from' the Akron factory. Mr. Hess 

 will spend the greater part of his time here watching the trade 

 conditions of the Pacific Coast branch territories. 



One hundred high-grade rubber tires a day are now being 

 turned out by the Hendrie Rubber Co., Los Angeles, which 

 has again opened its plant at Torrance after a period of in- 

 activity caused by closing down on account of the war. Plans 

 are being made to more than double its capacity and a much 

 larger force of men will be put to work in the next month or 

 two. The company has a large and commodious building whh 

 all modern appliances and has laid in a big stock of rubber 

 and fabrics preparatory to starting active work. 



Thomas L. Rich, for years one of the best known tire dealers 

 of Los Angeles, has been chosen as the Southern California 

 distributer of Thermoid casings and tubes. 



Hawley, King & Co., Los Angeles, have been appointed dis- 

 tributers in California, Arizona, and Nevada for the Globe 



tire. Reeve Gartzmann, general manager of Hawley, King & 

 Co., will supervise the tire department, and H. H. Anderson, 

 formerly of the Firestone organization, is sales manager. A. T. 

 Smith, former manager of the Los Angeles branch and later 

 Pacific Coast manager of the Firestone company, is western 

 manager of the Globe Rubber Tire Manufacturing Co. The 

 Globe company announces that in addition to its fabric and cord 

 tires it will soon manufacture a solid tire as well. 



The Pacific Rubber Co., Los Angeles, has arranged for store- 

 house facilities for "Horseshoe" tires in San Francisco to 

 facilitate their distribution in the northern part of the state, 

 according to Roy R. Meads, president and general manager 

 of the concern, who has returned from an extended business 

 trip through that section. 



A big shipment of reconstructed tires for Japan has just been 

 made up by the Tire Construction Co. of Los Angeles. "This 

 shows what a tremendous export we may expect in the future " 

 says Edward Harris of that company. "We on the Coast come 

 m contact with the buyers from the Hawaiian Islands, Japan 

 and China, who come here for the latest information on vul- 

 canization methods and repairing." 



F. C. Morrison of the Miller Tire Sales Co. reports eighteen 

 new agencies recently installed in this territory, the latest being 

 that of Goodell & Mead at Pasadena. 



Steward Slosson has been appointed Pacific Coast repre- 

 sentative of The Rubber Products Co., Barberton. Ohio, 

 manufacturer of tires and mechanical rubber goods, and will 

 take charge of the company's business in "Stronghold" tires. 



W. H. Gilbert. trea.surer of the Pacific Coast division of the 

 Lnited States Rubber Co., San Francisco, according to his usual 

 custom, is spending a portion of the earlv summer resting in 

 Los .•\ngelcs. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN NEW JERSEY. 



By Our Regular CorrespoiuScnl . 



'T'HE Trenton rubber manufacturers are proud of the fact 



that they went over the top in subscribing for the Fifth 



Liberty Loan. Their subscriptions amounted to nearly half 



a million dollars, or to be exact, $423,350. The list follows: 



Ajax Rubber Co., Inc tififlno'V 



Joseph Stokes Rubber Co ^mnnn 



Empire Rubber & Tire Corp mvS, 



Thermoid Rubber Co ?°'^^^ 



United & Globe Rubber Co V. in'nnn 



Home Rubber Co ! f^'°""' 



DeLion Tire & Rubber Co .' ' .' YA'Z 



Essex Rubber Co '^"° 



Whitehead Brothers Rubber Co '. o'S^n 



Woven Steel Hose & Rubber Co ?'ocX 



.Semple Rubber Co ^rJX 



Globe Rubber Tire Manufacturing Co .' '. I'fol 



Mercer Rubber Co ; ; ; ; j;^^^ 



^ , ^ $423,350 



The United & Globe Rubber Co. will erect a brick addition 

 to the plant on Frazer street, Trenton. 



Horace B. Tobin, secretary and treasurer of the United 

 & Globe Rubber Co., Trenton, and who is also president of 

 the Trenton Club, recently entertained the members of that 

 organization at the Country Club at Spring Lake, New Jersey. 



The Atlas Tire & Rubber Co., Trenton, has begun work on 

 its new $250,000 plant on Enterprise avenue. Work will be 

 rushed to completion and machinery installed as soon as 

 possible. The company will manufacture automobile tires 

 and tubes, and employ about 200 persons at the start. One 



