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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



MISCELLAiraiOUS OHIO NOTES. 



The Henderson Tire & Rubber Co., Bucyrus, has bought a 

 three-acre site on Goodale street, Cohinibus, where it is buiklin!" 

 a two-story factory, 100 by 400 feet, for which new and im- 

 proved machinery and equipment has been purchased. The 

 factory is expected to be in operation by October IS, 1919. 



The Long Wear Rubber Co., Elyria, Ohio, has taken over 

 the production and sales of the Quality Tire & Rubber Co., 

 Anderson, Indiana, and will shortly build an addition to its 

 plant at Elyria. Both factories will be under the supervision of 

 Frank W. O'Brien, general manager. 



The annual meeting of the stockholders of the National Tire 

 & Rubber Co. was held on Wednesday, June 11, 1919, when a 

 financial report of the year's business was read, showing a pros- 

 perous year's business, exceeding all previous records. The 

 sale of the remaining unissued capital stock, both common and 

 preferred, was outlined as the initial step in a comprehensive 

 plan for immediate expansion of the business that provides for 

 the trebling of the output. 



At Ihe meeting of the board of directors, the following officers 

 were elected: C. L. Merwin, president; S. L. Warner, vice- 

 president and general manager; C. W. Helman, secretary; R. B. 

 Taggart. treasurer. 



C. E. Miley has been elected vice-president in charge of sales 

 of the National Tire & Rubber Co., East Palestine, Ohio. Mr. 

 Miley is widely known in the tire industry through his ten 

 years' service as general sales manager for the McGraw Tire 

 & Rubber Co. His affiliation promises an aggressive policy of 

 broadening the field of distribution of the National company's 

 products. 



The Clarke Rubber Co., Elyria, Ohio, recently elected the 

 following officers and directors : H. A. Beck, president ; W. H. 

 Clarke, vice-president; E. P. Clement, treasurer, and C. A. 

 Squire, secretary. Directors : E. T. Clauser, C. W. Smalley, 

 C. D. Lehman and J. A. Reublin. 



The Rainbow Tire & Rubber Co., Delaware, Ohio, has 

 acquired a factory site of 24 acres of land between the Penn- 

 sylvania and Big Four railway systems, and is planning a two- 

 story building, lOO by 300 feet. The officers are ; Charles E. 

 Ross, president; H. L. Gilbert, vice-president; C. A. Morrison, 

 treasurer ; George E. Caylor, secretary and attorney. The 

 directors include the above and H. E. Fegley and C. A. Wag- 

 goner. 



The board of directors of The McGraw Tire & Rubber Co.. 

 Cleveland and East Palestine, Ohio, recently set aside some of 

 the common capital stock of the company for purchase by their 

 employes at par value on the following plan. The stock may be 

 purchased for cash or by deferred monthly payments. When 

 first payment is made, all cash dividends are credited to the 

 subscriber's account as additional payment until the full price 

 has been paid. Provision is made to extend time of payment 

 in cases of unavoidable inability to meet the regularly due in- 

 stalments. 



The McGraw company are demonstrating their interest in 

 promoting the welfare of their employes, having recently pre- 

 sented each with individual insurance policies under the indus- 

 trial group plan. The company has purchased a large tract of 

 land near the factory, with plenty of water facilities, and plans 

 a park for employes' use. Swimming, boating, and fishing facili- 

 ties will be provided ; also athletic fields and a golf course. 



THE FOUNDER OF THE McGRAW COMPANY. 



n'inviN C. McGr.\w, founder and president of The Mc- 

 •'— ' Graw Tire & Rubber Co., East Palestine, and Cleveland, 

 Ohio, is a man of varied business interests, and the industry 

 with which his name is most prom.inently identified, he estab- 

 lished when well 

 past middle life. 



Born in Pitts- 

 b 11 r g h, Pennsyl- 

 vania, in 1857, and 

 educated there by 

 private tutors, he 

 became a member 

 of the firm of J. 

 .\. McGraw Broth- 

 ers at the age of 

 23, and while with 

 this concern he 

 was interested suc- 

 cessively in brick 

 manufacture, and 

 the hotel and real 

 estate business. In 

 1908, to start his 

 son, R. W. Mc- 

 Graw, in business, 

 lie secured the pat- 

 I ent right on what 



was then known as 

 the "Vertical Fabric Thread Tire," and contracted with a Dayton, 

 Ohio, concern to manufacture it. 



In 1909 he decided to build a tire plant, and selecting East 

 Palestine, Ohio, as a good location, he started with an initial 

 production of eight tires a day. Additional capital and an en- 

 larged plant has brought the product up to 5,000 tires and 6,000 

 tubes a day. A year ago, the company changed its policy from 

 that of manufacturing popular-priced tires to the production of 

 high-grade tires, and today the fabric and cord tires being 

 turned out carry the S,00O-mile guaranty, and in addition the 

 McGraw solid motor tires command a prominent place in the 

 trade. 



In all this progress, Mr. McGraw has been the moving spirit. 

 Though spending the winter months at Miami, Florida, he keeps 

 in close touch with the home office, and by his advice and coun- 

 sel directs the business. He is a member of the Pittsburgh 

 Athletic Association, is a life-member of the Elks, and is presi- 

 dent of the Fidelity Trust and Savings Co., and a director of 

 the Fidelity Trust Co., both of Miami, Florida, where he is also 

 First Commodore of the Biscayne Yacht Club. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN RHODE ISLAND. 



By Our Regular Correspondent. 



THE MANUFACTURING RUBBER INDUSTRY of Rhode Island is at 

 present in a quiescent state and marking time, awaiting 

 the resumption of rush conditions which is believed to be in- 

 evitable in the replenishing of regular stocks during the recon- 

 structive period. In the meanwhile the larger plants have closed 

 down for repairs, and in some instances to make improve- 

 ments. The indications on every hand are for an indefinite 

 period of activity following the readjustment of conditions that 

 is now under way. The manufacturers are still handicapped 

 by the shortage of labor, especially skilled workmen, as com- 

 paratively few of the men returning from service have as yet 

 resumed their former positions in the mills, preferring, at least 

 during the summer months, a continuance of outdoor life. 



