Mu 1. 1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



447 



TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



The Pennsylvania Rubber Co. has reduced the prices of its 

 inner tubes 10 per cent. This reduction, which applies to all 

 the company's brands: "Puregum Red." "Pennsylvania Gray" 

 and "Nugray," was made possible In the increased manufac- 

 turing facilities afforded by the company's new plant at Jeannette, 

 Pennsylvania. 



The McGraw Tire & Rubber Co., of East Palestine, Ohio, has 

 opened a branch store at 737 Main street, Buffalo, New York. 

 for the sale of its pneumatic tires, inner tubes and solid truck 

 tires. 



The plant and business of the ( enturj Rubber Co., of I 'Iain- 

 held, New Jersey, will be sold at public auction on May 21 at 

 the premises of the company. Conditions of the sale may be 

 obtained from the receiver, Frank P. McDermott, 75 Mont- 

 treet, Jersej City, \ certified check for $5,000 must 

 accompany each offer, and the successful bidder will be re- 

 quired to deposit 10 per cent, of the purchase price in cash. 



The two small dirigibles — 175 feet in length — on which the 

 Navy Department recently asked bids, are to he used in ex- 

 perimental work and for training purposes at the aviation school 

 at Pensacola, Florida. 



Model aeroplane contests are being held at Concord, Massa- 

 chusetts, under the direction of Edward P. Warner, of that city. 

 These contests are open to boys operating model aeroplanes 

 driven by rubber bands. Silver and bronze medals are to be 

 awarded 



The Wilson Tire & Rubber Co. is installing machinery in its 

 plant at Springfield, Illinois, and hopes hy the middle of May to 

 commence manufacturing; its product to consist of the Wilson 

 puncture-proof pneumatic tire and demountable rim illustrated 

 and described on page 142 of our issue of December, 1913. 



Records of production by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., of 

 Akron, show that during March 1.000,000 feet of hose — including 

 all varieties — was turned out by that concern, breaking all pre- 

 vious records of its mechanical goods department. 



The truck tire department of the Republic Rubber Co., of 

 Youngstown, Ohio, is reported working overtime on orders for 

 tires for foreign commercial use. 



The Xational Double Tire Co., incorporated at St. Louis, with 

 a capital stock of $16,000, by William Geist. George W. Milius 

 and Adolph Schlesinger. is seeking equipment for a plant to 

 manufacture automobile tires and accessories. 



The Hil-Ko Rim Lock Co., of which Frank D. Hiller is presi- 

 dent, expects soon to establish a factory for the manufacture of 

 rim locks. The present office of the company is in the Railway 

 Exchange building, St. Louis, Missouri. 



The Falls Rubber Co., of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, recently pur- 

 chased additional property on which to erect a new factory 

 building and power house. Excavation work is now nearly com- 

 pleted and contracts are being let for the construction of the 

 plant, which is to be completed by September 1. This addition 

 will lie 80 x 200 feet, three stories high. 



Balloon racing is to be a feature of the season's sports. The 

 Aero Club of Xew England is arranging a balloon pursuit con- 

 test, to take place in May in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the 

 Aero Club of Pennsylvania plans a similar contest for Phila- 

 delphia. At Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where a balloon race was 

 held last October, a trophy has been put up by the president 

 of the Aero Club of America for an annual contest. The "Danc- 

 ing Doll," operated by Leo Stevens, will be used at the Pitts- 

 field meet again this year as the "king" balloon to lead the pur- 

 suit. 



The Rome Wire Co., which manufactures insulated and other 

 electrical wires, is building a small addition. 40 x 75 feet, to its 

 plbnt at Rome, New York. 



MORE MILEAGE RECORDS. 



The March number of "Staggard," the interesting house organ 

 oi the Republic Rubber Co., of V. ivn, Ohio, contai 



' d of a Staggard casing that has been run for 30,000 miles 

 without ever being off the rim; also a record of 16,17<> miles' 

 iven by another Staggard tire, which is still being car- 

 ried for emergency use. 



ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, EXPOSITIONS, ETC. 



The American Cotton .Manufacturers' Association held its 

 annual meeting, April 13 to 14, at Memphis, Tennessee. 



The Xational Association of Cotton Manufacturers held its 

 annual meeting, April 28 to 29, at Boston. 



The Xational Association of Manufacturers will hold its twen- 

 tieth annual meeting May 18 to 19, at the Waldorf-Astoria, Xew 

 York. 



The American Society for Testing Materials will hold its regu- 

 lar annual meeting, June 22 to 26, at the Hotel Traymore, At- 

 lantic ii 



I he annual meeting of the American Automobile Associa 

 will be held. May 18 to 19, at Boston. 



The annual Electrical Exposition and Motor Show will be held. 

 ' '■ tober 6 to 16, at the Grand Central Palace. Xew York. 



The nineteenth annual meeting of the Xational Fire Pro- 

 tection Association will be held May 11-13 at the Hotel Astor, 

 Xew York. 



S. A. E. STANDARDS COMMITTEE MEETING. 



The Standards Committee of the Society of Automobile 

 Engineers held its spring meeting in the new i of the 



society in the Bayer building, Detroit, on April 22. Several 

 other divisions of the S. A. E. held meetings the same day in 

 Detroit. The meeting of the Standards Committee extended 

 throughout the day and reports were received from the several 

 divisions and sub-committees of the association. This com- 

 mittee is made up of 150 designers and manufacturers of auto- 

 mobiles and automobile parts, and it is divided into 14 di- 

 visions and sub-committees of which 11 submitted reports at 

 this meeting. 



The practices and standards which the S. A. E. has from time 

 to time recommended have been of great help to the automobile 

 and allied industries in reducing and simplifying the work of 

 the various departments of these industries through the crea- 

 tion of standards which have been readily adopted. For in- 

 stance, before the advice of the S. A. E. was heeded, wheel 

 manufacturers were obliged to make wheels to fit each indi- 

 vidual band, and for each make of tire a different width was 

 required. It is said that the adoption of the S. A. F. standards 

 has reduced the price of motor truck wheels by 20 per cent. 



RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR SAFETY TIRE & TREAD CO. 



Upon the application of creditors and stockholders, a receiver 

 has been appointed for the Safety Tire &: Tread Co., which has 

 been operating a small plant in Harrison, Xew Jersey, appraised 

 at about $2,000. Charles Vail, president of the company and the 

 man chiefly responsible for its organization, who has maintained 

 offices at 29 Broadway. Xew York, is reported to have disap- 

 peared. According to charges filed in the Federal Court of 

 Jersey City, the outstanding capital stock of the company is $42,- 

 000, of which amount $25,000 represents payment for a secret 

 process which Yail claimed to control for making new tires out 

 of old, and which the petitioners charge existed only in imagina- 

 tion, while liabilities other than stock subscriptions are estimated 

 at .^4.500; there are not visible assets, the stock and equipment 

 of the Harrison factory having been removed some time ago; 

 about $8,000 in cash was paid into the company's treasury last 

 September by stockholders, and the largest individual loser is 

 H. Q. Foreman, who is reported to have invested $4,000 in stock 

 and to have later loaned the company $500 in cash. 



