M Mil 11 



1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



341 



TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



The Vjax-Grieb Rubber Co., of Trenton. New Jersey, has 

 enlarged its New York branch, now in addition to 



its old quarters in the Ehret building, a recentlj vacated store 

 adjoining these, at 1798 Broadway. 



["he I irestone Tire & Rubber Co., of \.kr< n, Ohio, since the 

 outbreak of the war. has opened branches in London, Australia 

 and South Vmerica. 



The Lee Tire & Rubber Co., of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, is 

 represented in Minneapolis and surrounding territory by the 

 Northwestern Tire Co. S. F. J. Kerner, manager at 622 I 



ue, Minneapolis. The Philadelphia branch of the Lee com- 

 panj has moved from 324 to 660 N Broad treet. 



Tin- 1 )i .11 Mr Seal Tire Valvi ( o., [nc, has been organi ed with 

 vole rights to manufacture and market a new double seal tire 



valve II mpanj lias been incorporated under the laws of 



Delaware, with a capital stock of $150,000, its principal office at 

 the present time being located at 1790 Broadway, New York. 



The Peerless Tire X Rubber Co., of Toledo, Ohio, lias re- 

 ed la get quarters at 713-15 Jefferson avenue. 



The Divine Tire Co., [nc, of Utica, Mew York, i rganized in 

 March, 1915. with a capital stock of $225,000, has filed a petition 

 in bankruptcy 



The Hamilton Rubber Manufacturing < o. and the American 

 Belting i i., of < hicago, both under the management of Elmer 

 E. Bast, have removed from 169 West Randolph street and are 

 now located in larger and more suitable quarters at 1229-31 South 

 Michigai a enue, in the automobile district. 



The claims for reappraisal at 35 per cent., as materials com- 

 posed chiefly of india rubber, on elastic cords imported by Mills 

 & Gibb and appraised at 50 per cent., have been in some cases 

 upheld bj Judge Howell, in other cases the 50 per cent, appraisal 

 being allowed to stand. 



\ mill and factory for the manufacture of asbestos products 

 will probably be erected in the near future in the vicinity of 

 i asper, Wyoming. Several companies wish to develop asbestos 

 mines on a 640-acre tract of school lands in the Casper Mountains 

 and the state board of school land commissioners refuses to 

 permit such development unless a manufacturing plant is es- 

 tablished. Three firms are stated to have tendered applications 

 for the land, expressing a willingness to meet these conditions. 



At the annual exhibition of automobiles and accessories in 

 Boston, to be held at the Mechanics Building, commencing March 

 6, 24 makes of tires are to lie on exhibition. 



From St. Louis, Missouri, comes a record of unusual tire mile- 

 agi one tire- — an Arrow tread — made by the Hood Rubber Co.. 

 ' Watertown, Massachusetts, being reported in use for 17.000 

 miles on a ; passenger car, and good for a further 1,000 miles; 

 while another of these tires, on a rear wheel, gave 14,000 miles' 

 service. 



I he \o her Rubber Co., of Milford, Massachusetts, is equipping 

 its factory with modern lire escapes 



The Chester Rubber Tire & Tube Co., on February 2 resumed 

 operation of, its plant at Chester. Pennsylvania, with a force of 

 20 ■ eratives. 



Wisconsin Tire t'o. is the title of a corporation organized 

 in Milwaukee. Wisconsin, with $40,000 capital, to engage in 

 the manufacture and sale of automobile tires. The officers 

 of the new company, which will have its offices at 188-192 

 Eighth street, are: President, Dr. G. A. Bading, Mayor of 

 Milwaukee; vice-president, J. A. Werwinski, South Bend, In- 

 dian i. secretary, Louis M. Kotecki, City Controller; treasurer. 

 Joseph 1*. Carney. City Treasurer: general manager. Fred G. 

 Simmons. City Commissioner of Public Works. The tires 

 the company will make will bear the trade mark "Badger." 



A LIVELY THERMOID BANQUET. 



I be annual banquet of the Chicago forces of the Thermoid 

 Rubber Co. was given under the direction of Mr. J. E. Duffield, 

 district i January 28, at the rip 



I oj Inn, in l hicago. Interest in the occasion was increased by 

 the presence oi Mi. D. 0. Pohlman, the general sales man- 

 ager of the company, and of Mr. "Bob" Burman, the "world's 



ipeed king." There were about 35 present, including prominent 

 members of tile Thermoid staff located in western cities and 



some of the large usei I ["hermoid goods. The menu is 

 given below, not that it throws as much light upon the actual 

 courses served on that occasion as it does on the general bi 

 atmosphere that prevailed ; 



Menu 



Ilui man Ga 

 Crab Meat Dc Luxe 

 Ovi red ' Fully Inflated Olives 



Cream oi < lement Soup 

 D. i > I 

 All-Mighty Toug B 1 V-nderloin 



utoes 

 a la Di I 'alma 

 J. E. Ii. Spirits 

 Salad '1' la Thermoid 

 Folded and Stitched Pii 

 Hydraulic Compressed t hei 

 "Damn" I 



THE MANSFIELD TIRE & RUBBER CO. 



The Mansfield Tire & Rubber Co., of Mansfield, Ohio, held 

 Us annual meeting on January 19, when a 10 per cent, dividend 

 was declared, and the following officers were elected: President, 

 Judge C. R. Grant, of Akron; vice-president and general man- 

 ager, G. W. llenne; secretary, J. P.. LaDow ; treasurer, W. I. 

 Henne, of Piqua, Ohio. 



The company's plans for 1915 include an addition to the plant 

 which will double its present capacity and the production of 

 from 800 to 1.000 tires and 1,000 tubes per day. A new tire has 

 been added to the line, the word "Ohio" standing out as a tread 

 design on the non-skid casing. This company has just com- 

 pleted an order for 3,000 tires for consignment to an Australian 

 port, the shipment going by way of the Panama canal. 



ANNUAL MEETING OF RACINE RUBBER CO. 



At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Racine Rubber 

 Co., of Racine, Wisconsin, the total earnings for the year 1914 

 were reported as $570,000 on sales amounting to J2.400.000. I hi 

 company has outstanding $733,500 common stock, and $310,000 

 of 7 per cent, cumulative preferred, and has a surplus of $180,000. 

 Indications, according to the report, are for a large increase in 

 sales during 1915. The following officers were elected: Presi- 

 dent and general manager, H. L. McClaren — succeeding G. B. 

 Wilson, who has held this office for the past three years, but 

 has given up active interest in the company ; vice-president and 

 treasurer, Stuart Webster; secretary and general sales man- 

 age! II. C. Severance. These officers are also members of the 

 board of directors, which also comprises L. B. Patterson, J 

 Weissenbach and L. T. Vance. 



THE SOUTHERN TIRE & RUBBER CO. 



The Southern Tire & Rubber Co., of Augusta, Georgia, 

 commenced operation of its tire factory late in December, 

 witli a force of 30 employes, which it expected soon to increase. 



This company has recently brought suit against Patrick 

 Armstrong, former president of the failed Trish-American 

 Bank of Augusta, for $21,715.86, this amount representing tin 

 net deposit of the Southern company when the bank cl 

 its doors on December 1.!. The charge is made that Arm- 

 strong, who is a large holder of local real estate, knowing 

 the insolvent condition of the bank, transferred his stock in 

 that institution and continued to receive deposits up to date 

 of closing. The Southern Tire & Rubber Co. is the largest 

 creditor. 



