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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August 1. 1919. 



Kent E. Lyman has sold The Aetna Rubber Co., Cleveland, 

 to a syndicate, which has increased the capital slock to $150,000 

 and will continue the business under the same name. In addi- 

 tion to electricians' and acid gloves, a line of hard and soft 

 molded rubber goods will be added. 

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The McElrath Tire & Rubber Co., Cleveland, formerly the 

 McElrath Truck Tire Co., has increased its capital from $15,000 

 to $515,000 and will build and equip a factory near Cleveland 

 for the manufacture of cord and solid tires, specializing in truck 

 and Ford sizes. R. P. McElrath is president of the company and 

 the headquarters are in Cleveland. 



The .A. G. Watt Co., Park Building, Cleveland, has been ap- 

 pointed mid-western representatives and sales agents for Hum- 

 mel & Robinson, New York City, manufacturers and importers 

 of chemicals and dry colors for the paint, varnish and rubber 

 trades. Mr. Watt was formerly connected with E. M. & F. 

 Waldo, New York City. 



The A. G. Watt Co. has also been appoinled sole selling agents 

 for Cleveland, Detroit and vicinity for the products of J. S. & 

 W. R. Eakins, color manufacturers, Brooklyn, New York. 



MISCELLANEOUS OHIO NOTES. 



The Mason Tire & Rubber Co., Kent, Ohio, in competition with 

 other rubber companies, has been awarded the contract for the 

 supply of all kinds of tires for government mail-trucks, etc., from 

 July 1 to December 31, 1919. 



Work will begin August 1, 1919, on the factory additions of 

 the Mason Tire & Rubber Co.. which are to be devoted to solid- 

 tire construction. 



F. E. Schmeidel, paymaster of The Mason Tire & Rubber 

 Co., Kent, Ohio, is candidate for Mayor of that city, heading 

 the ticket of the Republican Club, of which he is president. 



The Mason band made its first public appearance July 4, 1919, 

 when it furnished the music for the celebration at Uniontown, 

 Ohio. 



The McNaull Tire Co., Toledo, Ohio, has removed its sales 

 and executive offices from the Ohio Building to 1023 Nicholas 

 Building. 



The McLean Tire & Rubber Co., East Liverpool, Ohio, has 

 completed a one-story warehouse, 40 by 100 feet, which will 

 enable it to increase its production considerably. 



The Faultless Rubber Co.. Ashland, Ohio, has awarded the 

 contract for another extension to its plant, to be used in the 

 manufacture of hard rubber, sponges and balls. 



The Ashland Tire Co. has been organized at Ashland, Ohio, 

 by Jacob Fickel, president; J. C. Weyher, secretary, and A. A. 

 Fickel, Cleveland, treasurer. A plant will be constructed within 

 a few months on a tract of land of considerable size, and plans 

 are already being drawn. 



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J. C. Heifner. Ashland, Ohio, has opened a factory for the 

 manufacture of storage and galvanized dipping tanks, cooling 

 tanks, cement cans, etc., for the rubber trade. The building is 

 SO by 80 feet, three stories high and is being equipped with mod- 

 ern machinery, which will permit the making of equipment to 

 specifications. 



The Erie Tire & Rubber Co., Sandusky, Ohio, has awarded a 

 contract for a heater-room building, and will build further addi- 

 tions at an early date. 



The Arnold Rubber Co., Ravenna. Ohio, recently incorporated 

 for the manufacture of heels, soles and molded goods, has elected 



the following officers: George llopkinson, president; 



treasurer; H. W. Arnold, vice-president 



C. W, 



Arnold, secretary and utoauici , i±. >». jvmuiu, vh-c-jju-oiih-mi 

 and managing director. J. H. Smith is a director and chief 

 chemist. All are Akron men. 



The lleisey Tire and Rubber Co., southeast corner of 

 Eighth avenue and Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio, has taken 

 over the agency for the Oldfield tire in that district and will 

 handle Oldfield products exclusively. Charles F. Hake, Jr., is 

 president. The company is a new incorporation. 



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The Central Rubber Co., Inc., Defiance, Ohio, is installing 

 additional machinery for the manufacture of reclaimed rubber. 

 It is also equipped to handle all grades of scrap rubber. 



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The Columbus Climax Rubber Co., 417 Citizens Bank Building, 

 Columbus, Ohio, is operating its factory at Huntington, West 

 Virginia, manufacturing standard inner tubes. . 



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The Perfect Rubber Co. has purchased a site for a rubber 

 factory at Mansfield, Ohio, for the manufacture of rubber toys, 

 hot-water bags and bottles, balls, druggists' sundries, etc. The 

 company was incorporated June 19, 1919, for $100,000 fully paid 

 up. The officers are : C. H. Voegele, president ; E. O. Town- 

 send, vice-president ; J. M. Pittney, secretary and general man- 

 ager ; F. M. Bushnell, treasurer, and J. S. Heil, general sales 

 manager. The above are also directors, besides L. C. Chase and 

 A. C. Moore. Mr. Pittney was formerly efficiency engineer for 

 the Faultless Rubber Co. 



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The Hydraulic Press Manufacturing Co., Mount Gilead, Ohio, 

 is constructing an up-to-date foundr>' building and installing 

 equipment. It also plans to double its office and engineering 

 department space. 



The Monarch Rubber Co., Canton, Ohio, has begun work on 

 its new factory, to be built at Hartville, Ohio. 



The Rubber Products Co., Barbertown, Ohio, makers of 

 "Stronghold" tires and tubes, have announced a new manu- 

 facturing program which will double their output within 30 to 

 60 davs. 



THE GOODRICH CHIEF CHEMIST. 



/'^EORGE Oenslager began his professional career as chemist 

 ^^ of the paper mills of the well-known firm of S. D. Warren & 

 Co.. at Westbrook, Maine. After ten years in the paper industry 

 he became chemist of the Diamond 

 Rubber Co. at Akron, Ohio. When 

 the Diamond was taken over by 

 the Goodrich company Mr. Oen- 

 slager was appointed chief chemist 

 of The B. F. Goodrich Co., which 

 important position he still fills. 



Mr. Oenslager is a native of 

 Marrisburg, Pennsylvania, and 

 was born September 25, 1873, 

 graduating at Harvard Univer- 

 >ily in 1894. 



In addition to being director of 

 chemical laboratories of The B. F. 

 Goodrich Co., Mr. Oenslager is 

 a member of the Operating Com- 

 mittee of the plant. He is also 



Ge.rce OE^-SI..^GER. !*" ^^*if "J^""^" <?f '^e .^mer- 



lean Chemical Society and the 

 American Institute of Chemical Engineers. 



