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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1914. 



Mr. Holcomb, of the Kellj Springfield Tire Co., is able to be 



back at his office after a continued and severe attack of inflam- 

 matory rheumatism. 



C. N. McCreery, of Akron, has been appointed assistant man- 

 ager of the Western district of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 



C. A. Dunham is in charge of the sales of the Cleveland terri- 

 tory of ["he B. F. Goodrich Co. 



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Frank J. Breiner, for 25 years an employe of the Whitman & 

 Barne- Co., of this city, died November 16 in Winterhaven, 

 Florida, after a brief illness. He was born in Ucron in 1856. 

 He is survived by his wife and three children. 



William Smith, manager of tin- National Tire & Rubber Co., 

 of Fast Palestine. Ohio, died at his home in Salem, Ohio, Novem- 

 ber IT. of heart disease, at the age of 54 years. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN RHODE ISLAND. 

 By Our Regular Correspondent. 



THE past month has witnessed a gradual, though possibly 

 slow improvement in the general conditions in the local 

 rubber situation. More operatives have been called into the fac- 

 dditional orders, anil the restoration of con- 

 fidence and the normal effect of approaching winter on footwear 

 goods. The most noticeable effect, however, was attributable to 

 the lowering price of crude rubber to a considerable extent, due 

 to the destruction of the German commerce destroyer "Emden" 

 and the bottling up of the "Koenigsberg." Immediately following 

 this news being received, there was a decided lessening on the 

 i] which had controlled the market, and local factories 

 assured of the stock necessary to complete orders, or to 

 meet future demands. Whereas there were only about 50 per 

 cent, of the rubber workers throughout the State under pay at 

 the beginning of November, the close of the month finds up- 

 wards of 65 to 70 per cent, employed, with promising prospects 

 of many more joining the active ranks in a short time. 



Among the concerns in this vicinity that have been directly 

 ted by the European war is the Atlantic Tubing Co., 

 Knightsville, through the demand for it-, flexible metal tubing. 

 The largely increased orders for these goods, which heretofore 

 been largely imported from Germany, has resulted in this 

 rtment of the plant being operated evenings, with prospects 

 continuance of night work for an indefinite time. Much 

 cy is maintained by the company, not only as to the methods 

 used in the manufacture of this flexible tubing, but also in re- 

 gard to the machinery used and the destination of its large ship- 

 ments. 



The .in. nis of the Walpole lire & Rubber Co. continue to 

 have special interest in this vicinity through the close connec- 

 .Mtli the suspended Atlantic National Bank of this city; in 

 fact the claims of tlie Atlantic bank are among the heaviest 

 liabilities of the Walpole company. At a recent hearing on the 

 claims of the Atlantic bank before the special master. Emory J. 

 Gibbs, at Boston, who was appointed to hear claims against the 

 Walpole company, the amount accredited to the bank was con- 

 siderably increased. The hearing was held on the motion of the 

 counsel for the receivers of the Walpole company, who wanted 

 the claim of the Atlantic bank cut down about $3,000. Counsel 

 for the bank, however, made a counter-motion that the claims of 

 -t the Walpole company be increased by $2,500. 

 Later the receivers of the Walpole company withdrew their mo- 

 tion that the claim he decreased, and consented to allow the in- 

 crease asked for. This means that the Atlantic National Bank 



now bas a claim against the Walpole Tire & Rubber Co. 



amounting to $lO,X,000. 



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The manufacture of carriage cloth at the factory of the In- 

 ternational Rubber to., at West Barrington, is up to the average 

 of the bush i ea on of the concern. There are plenty of orders 

 on baud, and to till these contracts it is found expedient to 

 opi rate a portion of the calendering department at night. There 

 is said to be work enough for several months in sight. 



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A number of important changes and improvements are being 

 made at the factory of the National India Rubber Co., at Bristol, 

 which means increasing by a large quantity the production of lawn 

 tennis shoes. The plans call for a considerable outlay of money, 

 but the indications are that with the tennis shoe industry of the 

 United States Rubber Co. concentrated at Bristol, the activities 

 at that plant will be materially increased. During the month 

 several changes have been made in tennis lasts. 



A new storehouse is being arranged in the center of the plant, 

 a three-story building formerly used in connection with the pack- 

 ing department being utilized in the improvement. A new brick 

 structure is being erected at the north end of the factory to con- 

 nect the new machine room with the next building, which is 

 used as a stitching room. 



Among the wealth of floral tributes at the funeral of Miss 

 Beatrice Colt, daughter of United States Senator LeBaron "B. 

 Colt, and niece of Samuel P. Colt, president of the United States 

 Rubber Co., was a massive standing wreath and base made of 

 orchids, lilies-of-the-valley, and pink roses, which was sent by 

 the 2,000 employes of the National India Rubber Co. It was 

 about seven feet in height. A large and beautiful basket of pink 

 roses was sent from the officers and salesmen of the company, 

 and a large standing wreath and base of roses and other flowers 

 by the clerks in the office. 



Col. Samuel P. Colt has recently purchased two estates at 

 Poppasquash, which he intends to improve and add to his hold- 

 ings in the vicinity of Mill Gut, which the land adjoins. One 

 estate contained more than twenty acres and the second about 



twelve acres. 



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Among the nearly 2.000 individual firms and corporations to 

 affiliate themselves with the Providence Chamber of Commerce 

 during the membership campaign, recently held, were Hope Rub- 

 ber Co., the Hayward Rubber Co. and the Davol Rubber Co 

 ( >ther concerns were previously enrolled in the membership list. 



The Revere Rubber Co., of this city, the local factory of the 

 United States Tire Co., has been operating its plant overtime for 

 several weeks because of large orders received from the several 

 countries that are banded together in the great struggle against 

 Germany and Austria-Hungary, and expects to lie favored with 

 many more large contracts. Harlow W. Waite. the local man- 

 ager, has recently been in New York in this connection, and 

 states that a number of large shipments of automobile trucks 

 and solid tires for the Allies in Europe are now being contracted 

 for. one including 6.000 solid tires being for practically imme- 

 diate shipment. This, it is claimed, is too large for one concern 

 to handle in the short time allowed before the delivery must be 

 made. As large shipments have already been made from the 

 Revere factory here, the solid tire department having been work- 

 ing overtime for a considerable period, Mr. Waite states that he 

 expects the local concern wdll get a good-sized third of the order. 



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\ creditors' petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United 

 States District Court, in this city, on October 26. against the 

 Cataract Rubber Co., having an office on Exchange street, in 

 the National Exchange Bank Building. Robert S. Emer- 

 son was appointed receiver for the estate by order of Judge 

 Arthur L. Brown. It is alleged in the petition that the company 



