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Cassell De Hibbs. 



A TEXAS TIRE MAN. 



Southern Illinois in 1887, Casscll De Hibbs was 

 reared on a farm unlil he was 17 years of age. His con- 

 t tinkering with the farming implements convinced his 

 parents that he would 

 make a better mechanic 

 than farmer, and he was 

 apprenticed to a carriage 

 builder, who put him 

 through a rigid course of 

 training in forging, body 

 making, top making, 

 painting aiid upholster- 

 ing, and he became an 

 expert carriage maker. 



About the time his ap- 

 prenticeship was finished 

 he decided to seek his 

 fortune in Texas, and in 

 1S07 he found employ- 

 ment in a carriage shop 

 in Dublin of that state. 

 Here he saw for the first 

 time a motorcycle, and 

 his inventive ingenuity 

 being aroused, he se- 

 cured a bicycle, and in a short time was touring the roads on his 

 own motorcycle, his supply of gasoline in varnish cans strapped 

 to the machine. 



Forecasting the substitution of motor-propelled for horse- 

 driven vehicles, he decided to interest himself with the coming 

 important industry, and after about a year in Dublin, he pro- 

 ceeded to Fort Worth, Texas, and began to study rubber with 

 the same thoroughness he had previously given to the carriage 

 business. 



His first experiments were repairing tires, and while so doing 

 he invented, patented and manufactured various section molds, 

 tube-repairing machines, and repairmen's tools that are in wide 

 use to-ady. He then turned his attention to devising a way to 

 manufacture automobile tires, using tires to work from that had 

 been damaged beyond repair. He invented a machine to strip 

 tires layer by layer, another machine to rebuild them, adjustable 

 inolds, and a process of curing that turns out a finished tire. 



Mr. Hibbs" latest venture is the creation of an up-to-date plant 

 for the manufacture of new tires, in which he will utilize several 

 of his inventions. 



PERSONAL MENTION. 



At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the United States 

 Rubber Co., New York City, held July 2. 1919, Frank A. Vander- 

 lip, until recently president of the National City Bank, New 

 York City, was elected a director of the rubber company in 

 place of William S. Kies, resigned. Mr. Kies is vice-president 

 of the American International Corporation and will devote his 

 entire attention to its business in South America, from which 

 he has just returned after five months' absence in that territory. 



Paul Elbogen, formerly in charge of the Akron (Ohio) office 

 of Fred Stern & Co., New York City, crude rubber importers, 

 has been transferred to the New York office as manager. 



J. C. Witwer, until recently assistant superintendent in charge 

 of production of the International India Rubber Corporation, 

 South Bend, Indiana, has been promoted to the position of 

 factory manager. 



Bartlett J. Smith has been appointed Eastern district manager 

 for the International India Rubber Corporation, South Bend, 

 Indiana, with headquarters in New York City. 



R. B. Parker has been promoted from the position of assistant 

 manager to that of branch manager of the Philadelphia (Penn- 



treal, Canada. To 



sylvania) office of the Braender Rubber & Tire Co., Rutherford, 

 New Jersey. He succeeds E. J. Smullen, who resigned to go 

 into the automobile agency business in Chester, Pennsylvania. 



F. I. Reynolds, formerly sales manager of pneumatic tires for 

 the United States Tire Co., has joined the Keystone Tire & Rub- 

 ber Co., Inc., New York City, as sales manager. Mr. Reynolds 

 had been sales manager of the Diamond Rubber Co. previous to 

 its absorption by the B. F. Goodrich Co. and was at one time 

 connected with (he Dupont Powder Co., Wilmington, Delaware. 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 



AJd-A-Tire & Snpnly Corp.. July 12 (New York), $100,000. S. J.. Ciac- 

 tuch. C. Johnson, W. Miskowiak— all of Buffalo, ^ew York. Princioal 

 office, Buffalo, New York. To manufacture auto tires and other accessories. 



.'\uics Holdeii Tire Co., Ltd.. May 26 (Canada), _$3^pCO,000. T. H. 

 Rieder, president; Hugo Wellein, 

 Fiinc.pal office. 1221 Mount Royal 

 manufacture automobile tires. 



Arnold Rubber Co., The. June 4 (Ohio), $100,000. G. Hopkinson, presi- 

 dent; H. W. Arnold, vice-president and general manager; C. W. Averell, 

 secretaiy and treasurer; J. H. Smith, director >nd chief chemist — all of 

 .\kron, Ohio: H. Hopkinson, director and attornev. Boston, Massachu- 

 setts. Principal office, Ravenna, Ohio. To manufacture heels, soles, and 

 molded goods. 



Atex Tire ,'i- Ki.hlier Cr, 

 Deutscii. T. !,. I.i.:-i"l, - 

 City. To iv:,:-.'. . ■ ' ' ii . 



Ashland Tn ■ I'm, May IS (Ohio). $1,000,000. J. Fickeli 



president; C;. ( W. ii i \ m r iresident ; .^. A. Fickel, secretary and treas- 

 urer. Principal oltice. Ininn Building. Cleveland, Ohio. To manufacture 

 inner tubes and other rubber products. 



Better Wear Tire Co., June 30 (Delaware). $100,000. T. L. Croteau, 

 P. B. Drew, H. W. Knox— all of Wilmington. Delaware. Delaware 

 agent. Corporation Trust Co. of Americn, Du Pont Building, Wilmington, 

 Delaware. To repair and manufacture tires and tubes. 



Bolster Tire Sales Corp., June 30 (New York). $25,000. A. G. BcUter, 

 I. A. Griffin, both of Svracu.se; P. C. Wheeler. Cincinnatus— both in New 

 'York. Principal office, Syracuse,. New York. To deal in auto tires, acces- 

 sories, etc. 



Collapsible Rim Corp., Tune 27 (Delaware), $150,000. S. W. Dill. P. B. 

 Drew. H. E. Knox— all of Wilmingjon, Delaware. Delaware ai-ent. Corpora- 

 tion Trust Co. of America, Du Pont Building. Wilmington. Delaware. To 

 manufacture and deal in collapsible automobile wheel rims and all acces- 



bayton. C 



Vulcanizing Co., 



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Ohio. To buy 



The, May 2 (Ohio), $5,000. C. C. 

 DuVall. vice-president; E. W. Mink, 

 ard treasiurer; T. W. Clem and T. M. Saum 

 Ihio. Principal office. 12 W 

 and sell automobile tires and accessor! 



Delton Manufactring Co.. Tulv 7 (Delaware). $100,000. T. L. Croti 

 H. E. Knox, S. E. Dill-all of Wil.ii!ii2l..n, Delaware. Delaware ae 

 Corporation Trust Co 

 ware. To deal in mai 

 Dreyfus Tire Work 

 252 Greem 



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Aucrbach. 699 Jaclcson e 

 :e, Brooklyn, New York, 

 Duplex Cushion Tire Co.. 



ling, Wilmington, Dela- 

 1 gums, rubber, etc. 



$1,000. W. Auerbach, 

 ■nue. both of Brooklyn; 



New York. Principal 





May 31 (California). $1,000,000. B. F. and 

 W. A. Coons, f. U. Mcvers, G. H. Woodruff, Principal office. 620 Mer- 

 chants National B,ink Building. Los Angeles, California. To deal in auto- 

 mobile supplies and rubber goods. 



Essenkay Co. of Detroit, Inc., Mav 12 (Michigan), $10,000. J. C. 

 Reeves, president. 50 Watson street; W. B, Townsend, vice-president, 271 

 Merrick avenue; N. C. Reeves, .secretary and treasurer, 50 Watson street — 

 all of Detroit, Michigan. Principal office ,'!72 Woodward avenue, Detroit, 

 Michigan. To promote sale of "Essenkay" tire filler. 



Faber, Inc., A. W., July 5 (New Jersey), $150,000. A. MacmiUan. 411 

 Pas.qaic avenue: S. Kaufman,- 334 Eelmnnt avenue; J, T, Elliot. 801 Mount 

 Prospect avenue— all of Newark. New Jersey. Principal office. 41 Dicker^ 

 son street. Newark, New Jersey. Agent in char; »^ ^ »•■ - . 

 produce, sell and deal in all kinds of rubber. 



arge. 



J. Metzler. To buy. 



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April 23 (Oklahoma), $10,000. A. B, 

 of Musko.gee, Oklahoma. Principal 

 buy, and sell tires for 



factu 



Gold Medal Tire and Rubber Co., 

 and M. Unger and M, R. Cohen—; 

 office. Muskogee, Oklahoma. To man 

 automobiles, etc. 



Heilman Co., Frederick. March 25 (Delaware). $100,000, L. E. O'Brien. 

 Crystal Annex: H, G, O'Hara. 29 Sell street: L, O. Shipp, Main street— all 

 of Tohnstown, Pennsylvania, Principal office— Tohnstown, Pennsylvania. 

 To manufacture and sell "Man-Heil" automatic inhalers. 



Heisey Tire and Rubber Co., The, April 15 (Ohio), $50,000. C. F. 

 Hake, Jr., oiesident; W. J, Howard, vice-president; H, C. Heisey, secre- 

 tary and general manager: H. A. Lackman, trea.surer; L. A. Kries. director 

 — all of Cincinnati. Ohio. Principal cffice. Eighth avenue and Broadway. 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. To buy. sell, and deal in rubber tires and tubes. 



Hill Bros. Co., June 12 (Massachusetts), $80,000. L. T. Hiil, president. 

 Hudson; G. A. Hill, vice-president, 1391 Commonwealth avenue, Boston; 

 C. B. Hill, .secretaiy and treasurer. Hudson — both in Massachusetts. Prin- 

 cipal office. 120 Central street. Hudson. Massachusetos. To manufacture 

 men's medium grade welt shoes. 



Illinois Savold Tire Co.. Julv 9 (Delaware). $2,000,000. T. L. Croteau. 

 P. B, Drew. H. E, Knox— all of Wilmington. Delaware. Delaware agent. 

 Corporation Trust Co. of .^me^ica. Du Pont Building, Wilmington, Delaware. 

 To rebuild and repair tires of all kinds. 



Tacobs Tire & Rubber Corp.. Tune 25 (Delaware). $1,000,000, P, B. 

 Drew, H. E, Knox. S, E. Dill- all of Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware 



