September 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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height, thus materially increasing the capacity of the department. 

 General work was done in practically every part of the plant 

 and the factory put in exceptionally good condition. 



The National India Rubber Co. has ordered a bronze honor 

 roll tablet to be placed in front of its plant at Bristol, listing 

 the names of those who were in its employ at the time they 

 entered the service of the United Stales during the World War. 

 The list is in the hands of Andrew W. Anthony, Industrial 

 Relations Manager, who has 237 names on the roll, three of whom 

 are in the list of deaths. When completed, the tablet is to be 

 unveiled and dedicated with appropriate exercises. 



The maintenance department of the National India Rubber 

 Co. enjoyed its annual outing and clam-bake on the afternoon 

 of August 10 on the shores of Narragansett Bay at Bristol. 

 Games were played, including baseball. 



Laurence S. Greenwell, in charge of the Planning Department 

 of the National India Rubber Co., and Robert Ford, of the 

 same department, during their two weeks' vacation hiked through 

 southern Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut, camping in the 

 woods or fields, using specially adapted sleeping bags. 

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During their vacation in August, Joseph A. Kennedy, superin- 

 tendent of the Tubular Woven Fabric Co., of Pawtucket, and 

 J. O. Lindsley, assistant superintendent, captured on a mackerel 

 hook a shark weighing between 500 and 600 pounds. The shark 

 put up an exciting fight and it was nearly two hours before he 

 was landed at the side of the boat. 



chusetts. The parly left the Union Station at 8:45 in the morn- 

 ing in two special trains, arriving at Lake Pearl soon after 10 

 o'clock. A fine dinner, bathing, boating, dancing, and field sports 

 were features of the program. The success of the outing 

 was due entirely to the employes of the firm, headed by an 

 executive committee, of which Miss Odeal Okell was chairman 

 and D. K. MacDonakl, secretary, assisted by A. W. Waite, O. H. 

 Carr, F. D. Mills and A. N. Smith. 



The Bourn Rubber Co., Warren street. Providence, is running 

 steadily on large contracts for rubber shoes, with encouraging 

 prospects for an indefinite period, although hampered by the 

 handicap of a scarcity of help. Superintendent F. W. Foote has 

 found it exceedingly difficult to obtain female help, notwith- 

 standing repeated offers of better wages than ever before offered 

 for similar work. 



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The new refrigerator building that was recently erected on 

 the ground of the O'Bannon Corp., at the former plant of the In- 

 ternational Rubber Co., at West Barrington, has been completed 

 and placed in operation. The company reports an increasing 

 demand for the rubberized goods that it is producing for use in 

 automobile and carriage tops. 



Samuel Fish and Nathan Siegalman have purchased the Su- 

 preme Tire & Vulcanizing Co., at 318 Smith street. Providence, 

 heretofore conducted by William and Isador Cohen. 



The first annual outing of the Foremen's Council of the Woon- 

 socket Rubber Co.. which comprises the Alice Mill at Woon- 

 socket and the Millville plant and the Lawrence felt mill, was 

 held Saturday afternoon, August 16, at the Warwick Club on 

 Narragansett Bay. About 130 foremen and guests were present 

 and enjoyed the luncheon and clam-bake. A program of 

 track events and a baseball game among the members was much 

 enjoyed. The party went to Warwick in two special cars. Among 

 the invited guests were Myron H. Clark, Arthur Reeves, Henry 

 C. Wagner, George Schlosser, William H. Schlosser, Waldo E. 

 Kelly, Thomas F. Rogers, B. J. McLaughlin, Eugene Reilly, 

 William T. Aldrich, Herman Fahrenholz, Walter R. Williams, 

 William Kehlthau, Clarence H. Guild, Arthur .\. Spencer, 

 Michael J. Bowes and Otto Koerner. 



The sale of the Globe Yarn Mills al Fall River, which was 

 announced early in the month, was of more than ordinary interest 

 in textile and rubber circles in this State. The purchaser was 

 the Connecticut Mills Co., of Danielson, Connecticut. This prop- 

 erty is the last of the cotton yarn manufacturing plants formerly 

 owned and operated by the New England Cotton Yarn Co., 

 which continued until the present time to hold the controlling 

 interests. The revenue tax stamps attached to the deed of sale 

 indicate that the purchasing price for the property was about 

 $760,000. 



The Globe Yarn Co. is capitalized at $1,000,000, of which 

 $500,000 is 7 per cent accumulated preferred stock and $500,000 

 common stock, and operates 54,000 spindles, producing hosiery 

 yarns and thread. Extensive changes in etpiipment will be 

 necessary, as the new corporation plans to make yarns for tire' 

 fabrics. 



Ellery Merritt, chief electrician, and William Wood, assistant 

 electrician, of the Millville Mill of the Woonsocket Rubber Co, 

 have been spending a month's vacation at the Panther House, 

 Moosehead Lake, Maine. 



The What Cheer Tire Co., 3 Claverick street, Providence, is 

 owned by Frederick A. Gautmcr and George Cetenich, according 

 to their statement filed with the City Clerk's office. 

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The Narragansett Tire Co., 146 Bellevue avenue, Newport, is 

 being operated by the Fulton Tire Supply Co., of Boston, with 

 Israel Smith as resident manager. 



Hyman .\brams and Harry Gordon are conducting the .\rc 

 Vulcanizing Co., 385 Canal street. Providence. 



The local branch of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. is now 

 at 18 Snow street. Providence. H. J. Aitken is manager. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN NEW JERSEY. 



By Our Regular Correspondent. 

 ■ I ■ HE Thermoid Rubber Co. has purchased a tract of land, 375 

 •^ by 946 feet, along the Pennsylvania railroad as a site for a 

 new factory to cost about $300,000, and which will give employ- 

 ment to 600 workers. William J. B. Stokes, president of the 

 Thermoid company, says that the concern now has engineers at 

 ' work on preliminary plans for the proposed structure and that 

 it is the desire to have the construction begun early in the fall. 

 The new plant will be of steel and concrete and equipped with 

 tire machinery of the latest type. 



Saturday, August 2, about 500 employes of the Goodyear Cotton 

 Co., of Danielson, Connecticut, held their annual outing at 

 Crescent Park on the east shore of Narragansett Bay. They 

 were conveyed in automobiles and motor trucks and were accom- 

 panied by the company's band. 



Over 1,200 lads and lassies from the Revere Rubber Co.'s 

 plant, Valley street. Providence, attended the fourth annual out- 

 ing on Saturday, July 26, at Lake Pearl, near Wrentham, Massa- 



The employes of llie Ajax Rubber Co., Inc., Trenton, with 

 their families, held an outing at Springdale Park recently. Carl 

 Dibbel, night superintendent of the Ajax plant, was chairman of 

 the committee in charge. 



The Fineburg Auto Tire & Accessory Co., Trenton, has pur- 

 chased the carriage factory of Lewis W. Reeder on South War- 

 ren street, where solid-tire presses have been installed. Day 

 and night service will now be given. Several thousand dollars' 



