September 1, 1919. 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



TRADE NOTES. 



The Pennsylvania Rubber Co., Jeannette, Pennsylvania, re- 

 cently made for Fred Stone, the comedian, a set of tires bear- 

 ing his autograph in bright red rubber on a jet-black tread. 



The Continental Rubber Co., Erie, Pennsylvania, has sent out 

 plans and specifications for a new power plant. 



The Dryden Rubber Co., Chicago, Illinois, will build a new 

 tire plant, to have an initial capacity of 1,000 tires and 1,000 

 tubes daily. 



The M. & W. Tire Co., Inc., 1311 Woodward avenue, Detroit, 

 Michigan, is incorporated in Michigan for the distribution of 

 American-Akron tires, tubes, and sundries, wholesale and re- 

 tail. The officers are: George J. Moebs, president; Herbert J. 

 Woodall, vice-president; Charles J. Woodall, secretary and 

 treasurer. The concern has a subsidiary known as The M. & 

 W. Tire Repair Co., at 7 Harper avenue, Detroit, whose of- 

 6xers are : Herbert J. Woodall, president ; George J. Moebs, 

 vice-president ; Charles E. Barton, secretary and treasurer. This 

 subsidiary docs repair work in general, in addition to selling 

 standard makes of tires and tubes. 



The Majestic Tire & Rubber Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, re- 

 cently incorporated in Indiana, will manufacture a high-grade 

 cord lire to be known as "Majestic" cord, and a high-grade tube. 

 The officers of the company are : R. H. Syfers, president ; E. B. 

 Oscars, vice-president; O. C. Pantall, secretary-treasurer; J. B. 

 Hilliard, superintendent and production manager. The com- 

 pany has increased its capital from $100,000 to $250,000. 



The Independent Tire Co., Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, has 

 opened a branch store under the same name, at 211 East Jef- 

 ferson avenue, St. Louis, and has appointed Carl J. Reifler rep- 

 resentative in that territory. 



The Eastman Rubber Works, Inc., 213 West Fortieth street, 

 New York City, has increased its capital from $200,000 to 

 $500,000. 



The Virginian Rubber Co., Charleston, West Virginia, re- 

 cently incorporated in that state, will manufacture pneumatic 

 cord tires known as the "Virginian," and dipped and pressed 

 rubber goods. The officers are : A. A. Lilly, president ; Houston 

 G. Young, vice-president ; and W. D. Guyer, secretary-treasurer. 

 The company has purchased a factory site on the Kanawha 

 river, comprising twelve acres of land, and is having plans and 

 specifications drawn for both building and machinery. This is 

 in the natural gas region, which offers an additional advantage. 



The Latex Tire Co., Collins Block, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 

 elected the following directors and officers at its first annual 

 meeting: F. S. Dannenberg, president; J. T. Brofka, vice-presi- 

 dent; J. T. Jones, secretary; and Orlando J. Kohl, treasurer; 

 directors — T. W. Meiklejohn, J, T. Brofka, J. T. Jones, Grant 

 Lambright, F. S. Dannenberg, Edward Yockey and Orlando J. 

 Kohl. The factory site will be at East Scott and Main streets 

 and building activities will start at once on a two-story structure. 

 The Evans Tire Co., Fort Wayne, Indiana, has incorporated 

 The Evans Tire & Reliner Co., in that state, capitalized at 

 $100,000, to make inner reliners and skived-edge boots for vul- 

 canizing purposes, and rebuild tires by the Evans method. R. I. 

 Evans is president and R. O. Beecroft, sales manager. 



The Keystone Tire & Rubber Co., New York City, at its 

 annual meeting of stockholders held August 1, 1919, reelected 

 the following directors for the ensuing year : L. Walter Liss- 

 berger, Joel Jacobs, Sydney Bernheim, Nathan J. Miller, Julius 

 Lichtenstein, Benjamin Lissbcrger, and Walter Loewenthal. At 

 the organization meeting of the new board of directors, the of- 

 ficers of the company were also reelected, as follows : L. Walter 

 Lissberger, president; Sydney Bernheim, vice-president; Joel 

 Jacobs, treasurer ; and Walter Loewenthal, secretary. 



The Goodyear Cotton Mills, Inc., Killingly, Connecticut, is 

 offering some of its cumulative preferred seven per cent stock 

 to employes at $100 per share, on the instalment plan at $1 a 

 week, and will allow new employes to subscribe at the time 

 of entering the company's employ. Each employe who remains 



with the company is to be allowed a bonus of three per cent 

 yearly. 



The Story Rubber Corp., until recently at 1328 Broadway, 

 New York City, has removed to a store at Broadway and 

 Sixty-sixth street, under a long lease. All communications 

 should be directed to the new address. 



The London Rubber Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is to be 

 incorporated in that state in conjunction with the present busi- 

 ness of A. L. London & Sons, manufacturers of rain coats, rub- 

 ber cloths, inner tubes, etc., to manufacture high-grade tires 

 and tubes. The officers of the new company are : A. L. Lon- 

 don, C. M. London and H. London. 



The Mohegan Tube Co., Scott avenue and Meserole street, 

 Brooklyn, New York, is building a one-story addition to its 

 plant, to cost about $75,000. New equipment is also being in- 

 stalled in' some departments, and it is hoped that the company 

 will be able to double its present capacity. The Mohegan com- 

 pany is now supplying the rubber trade with heavier gage seam- 

 less tubes instead of welded tubing. 



The Standard Emarex Co., 208 South La Salle street, Chi- 

 cago, Illinois, has discontinued its office at 185 Madison avenue, 

 New York City. 



The L. H. Butcher Co., Inc., 100 William street. New York 

 City, has taken a long-term lease of the five-story and-basement 

 building at 239 Front street, where it will consolidate its office 

 and storage facilities and be enabled to carry increased stocks 

 of its color, mineral, and chemical specialties. 



The Acme Belting Co. and the United & Globe Rubber Co. 

 have removed their Chicago branch, under the management of 

 Elmer E. Bast, to 23 North Franklin street, Chicago, Illinois. 



The L. A. Dreyfus Co., Rosebank, Staten Island, New York, 

 manufactures and refines rubbers and gums. 



The Dunning & Boschert Press Co., Inc., Syracuse, New York, 

 manufacturer of presses, pumps, valves, etc., has increased its 

 capital stock from $200,000 to $300,000. 



The Acushnet Process Co., Inc., 52 Vanderbilt avenue, New 

 York City, has increased its capitalization by authorizing the 

 issuance of $195,000 worth of preferred stock to supply funds 

 for increasing its capacity for reclaiming friction. It expects 

 to double its capacity by the first of the year. 



The Metal Hose & Tubing Co., Raymond and Tillary streets, 

 Brooklyn, New York, has increased its capital from $15,000 to 

 $300,000. 



The Cupples Co., St. Louis, Missouri, will build extensive addi- 

 tions to its tire plant at the corner of Sixth and Spruce streets, 

 according to plans drawn by the Osborn Engineering Co., Cleve- 

 land, Ohio. 



CANADIAN NOTES. 



The Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co., Limited, purposes 

 to expend $1,000,000 in extending the Dominion Tire Factory, 

 at Kitchener, Ontario. Two large additions are being built, one 

 at each end of the present structure. It is hoped to double pro- 

 duction with the new facilities and space. 



The Gregory Tire & Rubber Co., Limited, Vancouver, has 

 been incorporated in British Columbia, at $1,500,000 to manu- 

 facture tires, tubes and accessories, and will build a plant for 

 this purpose. The officers are: J. A. Cunningham, president; 

 Morton Gregory, vice-president; Frank Parsons, secretary; and 

 S. A. Madge, treasurer. 



N. S. Braden has been elected vice-president of the Canadian 

 Westinghouse Co., Limited, Hamilton, Ontario. H. M. Bost- 

 wick succeeds him as sales manager. 



J. I. Frank Anthes is establishing himself as a manufacturers' 

 broker and agent for materials required by the rubber and leather 

 shoe industries, his office being at 707 Drummond Building, 

 Montreal, Quebec. Mr. Anthes has been connected with the 

 Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co., Limited, ever since its estab- 

 lishment, in an executive capacity in its different footwear, 

 mechanical, and tire factories. 



