January 1, 1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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tising its products as a trade mark — some distinctive term that 

 will apply particularly to the goods and at the same time suggest 

 that they are of Trenton origin. Suggestions should be sent to 

 the Slogan Contest department of the Chamber of Commerce. 



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John E. Thropp, of the John E. Thropp's Sons Co., has been 

 elected director for a three-year term of the Carroll Robbins 



Civic Association, one of Trenton's prominent organizations. 



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The Mattson Rubber Co. of New Jersey was incorporated on 

 November 12, succeeding the Mattson Rubber Co. of New York, 

 whose thirtj year charter expired by limitation on that date. 

 The capital stock is $200,000, the principal office is situated at 

 Lodi, New Jersey, and the officers are : John Behrens, president ; 

 H. Lemmermann. vice-president ; J. H. Behrens, secretary and 

 treasurer. The -Mattson Rubber Co. was started in the 40s by 

 Dr. Morris Mattson. It has for many years specialized in the 

 manufacture ..f unguaranteed tire casings, also manufacturing a 

 complete line of automobile rubber accessories and raw stocks 

 for all purposes. During the past year the capacity of the plant 

 has been increased by over 50 per cent, through the erection of 

 a modern addition. 



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Fire broke out on December 16 in a new shop of the insu- 

 lated win- factory of the John A. Roebling's Sons Co. in this 

 city, but little damage resulted, the company's own tire corps 

 extinguishing it with little difficulty. 



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The Overman Cushion Tire Co. has been incorporated with a 

 capital stock of $150,000 to succeed the Overman Tire Co. now 

 in the hands of receivers, and has temporarily located at Belle- 

 ville, New Jersey, with office and salesroom at 250 West 54th 

 street, New York, the old factory at Passaic having been given 

 up. The new concern will manufacture only the Overman 

 cushion tire, discontinuing the pneumatic type. The officers of 

 the company are : C. A. Taussig, president ; J. B. Bleiler, vice- 

 president and sales manager ; Mac C. Overman, treasurer and 

 general manager; Alexander Clogher, secretary. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN RHODE ISLAND. 



By Our Regular Correspondent. 



THE rubber factories throughout the district are at present 

 working fully 85 per cent, of their capacity, according to 

 the latest reports, and there appears to be a promising outlook 

 for a continuance of this condition or better throughout the 

 winter. Although some anxiety was entertained at the announce- 

 ment of the recent embargo on crude material, the local factories 

 have so far escaped its effects. Most of the Rhode Island 

 plants were fortunate in having fairly large stocks of goods and 

 material on hand. 



The early snows in northern New England, New York State 

 and across the Lake Regions have caused a rush of work for 

 the local factories manufacturing rubber shoes and boots, and 

 it is predicted that there will be a good trade throughout the 

 Winter. All of the manufacturers unite in saying that the 

 outlook has greatly brightened since the first of the month and 

 that the ordeis which are now coming in will keep the plants 

 running close to full time until spring. Already some of the 

 factories arc behind on their deliveries from two to four weeks. 



One of the most important, as well as most interesting, rumors 

 in connection with the local rubber trade is the announcement 

 made a few days before the Christmas holidays that Providence 

 is to have the largest plant in the world for the production of 

 solid motor tires. This does not mean the opening of a new 

 plant, but will be one of the effects of another step in the 

 policy of concentration and specialization to be taken by the 

 United States Tire Co. beginning with the new year. At that 

 time the manufacture of automobile tires will be discontinued 



at the plant of the Revere Rubber Co., which is the local branch 

 of the United States Tire Co., and instead the making of solid 

 tires for motor trucks, carriages and vehicles of all sorts will 

 be concentrated at this plant, each of the three other plants of 

 the United States Tire Co. now making solid tires as a part 

 of their general line abandoning this line to the Providence 



plant. 



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Waste heat boilers have been installed recently in the open 

 hearth department of the Washburn Wire Co. at Phillipsdale. 

 The installation consists of two large vertical boilers which 

 will utilize the heal now passing to the stacks. The waste gases 

 from the open hearth furnaces will be drawn through the tubes 

 by large fans placed at the top of the boilers and then will pass 

 on to the stacks. It is estimated that 350 horsepower will be 

 gem rated by each boiler at maximum capacity. This installation 

 is in line with recent endeavors of manufacturers all over the 

 country to utilize waste heat. It is expected that the first of 

 these boilers will be put in operation at an early date, and that 

 later, if they prove satisfactory, a similar installation will be 

 made at the reheating furnaces. 



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A new dancing shoe made by the National India Rubber Co. 

 at Bristol has been the subject of numerous experiments, espe- 

 cially in the construction of the heel. The new heel, which is 

 to be molded, will have the appearance of a solid mass of rubber, 

 but the center is actually hollow, thus reducing the weight. 



The factory is planning to increase its tennis shoe depart- 

 ment. The daily output of tennis shoes at present is 30,000 

 paits. The Auburn Foundry Co. is making new machines to be 

 used in the manufacture of tennis shoes, and part of the new 

 equipment has already been received at the plant. Necessary 

 improvements are being pushed as rapidly as possible, and it 

 is expected that the changes will be completed in the near 

 future. 



Andrew W. Anthony, associated with the National com- 

 pany, has been appointed by Governor-elect R. Living 

 Beeckman as a member of his personal staff with the rank of 

 Lieutenant Colonel. Mr. Anthony is a son of the late S. Reed 

 Anthony, of Boston, and married Miss Primrose Colt, daughter 

 of Senator LeBaron B. Colt and niece of Col. Samuel P. Colt, 

 president of the United States Rubber Co. 



The National employes subscribed nearly $100 for the poor 

 children of the town of Bristol, to be distributed for Christmas 



cheer. 



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Indications at the Alice Mill of the Woonsocket Rubber Co., of 

 Woonsocket, point to an active winter. For the first time in many 

 years the management omitted the annual shutdown of a fort- 

 night or more during the holiday season, during which time 

 sn inventory of stock is usually taken. Instead the plant will 

 only close for three or four days around New Year's to take 

 stock. In view of the fact that the plant employs about 1,500 

 hands, the announcement that work there is unusually plentiful 

 has been received with general satisfaction by not only those 

 employed at the factory but by those having business relations 

 with them. Some of the orders that have caused the excep- 

 tional rush at the Woonsocket plant have resulted from the 

 European war. But the snowstorm already referred to was 

 more directly responsible for the activity, as it helped to deplete 

 tlie rubber stocks all over the country. 



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Edward R. Young, who conducts a rubber business at 35 West- 

 minster street, Providence, filed a voluntary petition in bank- 

 ruptcy on November 30 in the United States District Court and 

 was adjudged to be bankrupt. The amount of the liabilities were 

 given at $2,191.29 and the assets at $5,018.51. The Revere Rub- 

 ber Co., and the Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co. are the 

 largest individual creditors. 



