May 1, 1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



457 



Carthy will continue in management of the factory, which is 

 producing arctics and tennis shoes, with orders on hand that it 

 will he impossible to fill in several weeks. The orders are from 

 various points of the United States and, according to Mr. Mc- 

 Carthy, there is a prospect of steady employment lor the 250 

 employes tor a long time to come. 



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The construction of the new brick addition to the -torage 

 buildings at the plant of the National India Rubber Co. at 13 r i - 1' '1 

 was finished about the middle of April and the transfer "1 goods 

 from the .ild storage house on Wilson's lane to the new store- 

 house on the east side of the factory was begun April 15 and 

 occupied about a fortnight. 



The shipments from the factory of the National company dur- 

 ing the past month have.' been of such proportions that from 12 

 to 14 box cars were on the siding at the Bristol station daily 

 The shipments were principally of tennis shoes. The company's 

 heel making department has been overhauled and extensive re- 

 pairing done to the machinery during the past month. 



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Charles J. Davol, president of the Davol Rubber Co., who lias 

 been occupying his country estate, "Wild Acres." in the northern 

 section of Wickford, Rhode Island, has launched his new sea- 

 going power cruiser, "Paragon," in which he will make long 

 cruises during the coming season. The yacht is 120 feet long 

 and has an extreme beam of 14 feet 6 inches, and draws 5 feet 

 of water. She is of the torpedo destroyer type, built entirely of 

 steel, and is expected to make 20 knots an hour. Her gasolene 

 capacity gives her a cruising radius of 1,000 miles, and the mo- 

 tors develop 600-horsepower in two units. The yacht was chris- 

 tened at the launching by Mrs. Davol. who will accompany 

 Mr. Davol on his cruises this summer. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN TRENTON. 



By Our Regular Correspondent. 



IF the demand for rubber manufacturing machinery can be 



* taken as an indication, there is every reason to look for a 



most prosperous year in the trade. 



The John E. Thropp's Sons Co.. which has a large plant de- 

 voted now almost exclusively to the making of rubber machinery, 

 is working nights to keep up with orders and has plans drawn 

 Eoi an addition, which will give it several times its present ca- 

 pacity One new building 300 x 60 feet is now being rushed to 

 completion. When this is finished the present shop will be torn 

 down and rebuilt on a more extensive scale. The new business 

 necessitating the increased capacity is of normal character and 

 not the result of any passing stimulus. This concern's reputation 

 in machinery manufacture is steadily broadening. A large order 

 tor a tire-making factorj in France, placed before the outbreak 

 of the war and held up for some time on account of it. is now 

 being turned out. Another order now under way at the shop is 

 for the .Mecca Tire Co., which will shortly start the manufacture 

 of tires in ibis c ity, This last-named order will be completed in 



about six weeks. 



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The Royal Rubber (",., winch makes a line of druggists' sun- 

 dries, is passing through a troubled period. Samuel Treegcr and 

 Herman Minzesheimer are the principals in the concern. Minze- 

 sheimer has brought suit against Treeger, whili ["reeger has 

 applied for a receiver for the company. Justice Newburgcr has 

 appointed Jacob Klein to act as receiver. Edward Aswitz, fac- 

 tory manager for the Royal Rubber Co., says that the plant 

 had orders sufficient to keep it operating to capacity for 

 several months to come. lie said the concern had plans drawn 

 for the erection of a new plant next year. 



The International Rubber Co., of Barrington, has been made a 

 joint defendant with two other corporations of that town in a 

 suit filed a few days ago in the Superior Court for Providence 

 county by John W. Dodge, of Barrington, in which it is alleged 

 that one or more of the defendant concerns allowed acids, color- 

 ing matter, sewage and refuse to run into Allen's Creek in Bar- 

 rington and damage oysters planted upon leased ground. Mr. 

 Dodge says that he is in doubt as to which of the defendant con- 

 cerns is liable, and he therefore joins them under the statute in 

 order that the liability may be determined. While the suit is 

 filed for $50,000 the complainant claims double damages under 

 the statute, making the full amount of his claim $100,000. 



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John Anthony, of Attleboro; Frank Ilcaley. and George T. 

 Marsh, of this city, have incorporated at the office of the Secre- 

 tary of State of Rhode Island under the name of the Anthony 

 Rubber Manufacturing Co., with a capitalization of $100,000. 

 The corporation, under the terms of its charter, is authorized to 

 buy, sell and otherwise deal in crude rubber and rubber goods, 

 and to manufacture rubber tires. 



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Several of the army corps now at the front in France and 

 Belgium are wearing rubber boots which were made in Rhode 

 Island. It has been known for some time that the mills of the 

 United States Rubber Co., situated at Woonsocket, were very 

 busy, but only recently has it come to light that these rubber 

 boots were for the soldiers. Included in the order received by 

 the Woonsocket mills, according to reports, was an admonition 

 to keep the order secret and to have the goods shipped out 

 quietly. The boots, which were ordered through an agent of the 

 Allies, have been in the possession of the men in the 

 trenches for some time. The Alice mill at Woonsocket and 

 the Millville mill at Millville both have an unusually large num- 

 ber of orders on hand, and the rush is expected to continue 

 indefinitely. 



The Essex Rubber Co. is establishing a chain of "Blue List 

 Cobbler Shops" which it plans to extend eventually to every state 

 in the union for the handling of its line of "Shedwet" soles. A 

 representative cobbler is to be selected in each locality to handle 

 the line, and a conspicuous window poster will officially designate 

 each shop. The Essex Mutual Benefit Association has been formed 

 under the supervision of the heads of the company to take care 

 of employes of the concern in times of sickness or disability from 



accidents. 



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The opening of the baseball season has brought about the for- 

 mation of clubs at the Essex. Thermoid and Empire plants. A 

 rubber club league with nines from the different factories in the 

 trade may be the result. 



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William R. Thrupp & Sons, makers of rubber machinery, have 

 taken on the manufacture of a collapsible tire core patented by 

 Fred R. Parker, of this city. Several tire manufacturing com- 

 panies have already adopted the core, which is said to cost less 

 to make than the old style, and to be lighter. The principal 

 feature of the new core is the doing away with all rings and 

 bolts. To open the core it is only necessary to drive out four 

 steel taper pins, releasing the steel strips which allow the core 

 to separate into four sections. 



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Fire of unknown origin wiped out the plant of the American 

 Rubber Manufacturing Co. here today. The flames spread to 

 adjoining structures and did a total damage of $42,000. 



The heaviest loser is the American Rubber Manufacturing Co., 

 which recently installed much valuable machinery. A watchman 

 employed by the company discovered the flames before they had 

 made much headway and he ran quickly to the office to give the 

 alarm. The 'phone is said to have been out of order and this 

 caused a delay. 



