July 1, 1915.J 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



553 



THE CONSULTING CO. 



An organization known a- I Ik Consulting Co., with head- 

 quarters in the Central Life Insurance building, Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 has recently been formed for tlu purpose of assisting rubber 

 manufacturers in thi of the various problems which con- 



front them from time to time. The new companj special 

 in the planning of equipment, in locating defects in factory oper- 

 ation, and in increasing manufacturing efficiency. The com- 

 pany has three principal departments, under the respective cap- 

 tions of Mechanical, Laboratorj and Experience. The mechan- 

 ical department is in charge oi I'.. L. Baldwin, a mechanical • 

 neer and a member of a number of recognized engineering bodii s, 

 including tin American Societj of Mechanical Engineers. I hi.- 

 department covers plans, specifications, building structure, ma- 

 chinery, power econom .-innate of cost, the economical plac- 

 ing of equipment and such other mailers as pertain to the oper- 

 ation of a rubber plant. 



The laboratory is under tin direct personal supervision of 

 Joseph W. Ellms, a member of the American Chemical S01 

 and the American Society of ' ivil Engineers. The province of 

 this department is to supply analysis of raw material. as well as 

 of finished product, and to make physical tens and examina- 

 tions. 



The "Experience" or rubber department is controlled by W. 



G Brown, who has had an uninterrupted experience 1 1 thirty- 

 five years, covering all branches of the industry, including com- 

 pounding and manufacturing, and whose specialty is to reconcile 

 the theoretical tendencies of engineering and chemistry with 

 the limitations and needs of rubber manufacturing. 



THE FIRESTONE TIRE IN MOTORCYCLE RACING. 

 Racing in the form of hill-climbing contests is now inter- 

 esting motorcycle riders, and an event of this class at Phila- 

 delphia on Decoration Day, a 500-yard stretch of dirt road 

 with a 20 per cent, grade was covered by the winning 



machine — equipped with Firestone tires — in 14 seconds, or 

 at a rate slightly better than a mile a minute. The accom- 

 panying cut illustrates the event, which was witnessed by 

 upwards of 3,000 spectators 



Firestone tires were also used by the winner of the i. : 'i- 

 mile motorcycle race in California, May 30 and 31. as well 

 as by the successful candidate in a similar race if 200 

 on the latter date at Phoenix, Arizona. Neither rider expe- 

 rienced any tire trouble in I ti sts, altl 1 ugh the rear 

 tire on each motorcycle had been in previous use in the 300- 

 mile race at Venice, California, on April 4. 



TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



rhi Rubber Co., whose "Daisy"' tread tire has be- 



come familiar to so many automobilists. is reported to have pur- 

 chased property at Barberton, Ohio, where nt plant is 

 located, on which it will erect a line new factory. This com- 

 pany is running day and night, the capacity of the plant now 

 occupied being insufficient to take care of immediate demai 



An association has been formed by employees of the Federal 

 - r Manufacturing Co., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, under the 

 tion of the welfare department of the company, to be known 

 as the Federal Rubber Employei ociatipn. Nominal month- 



ly dues are charged, and each member is eligible to sick or death 

 benefits. The work of the welfare department of this company 

 i- said to have effected a 75 per cent, reduction in accidents 

 ng operati , - 



Tlie Pennsylvania Rubber 1 o., oi Jeannette, Pennsylvania, has 

 moved its Philadelphia office, of which George Blair is manager, 

 from 651 to 306 North Broad street. 



J. O e & Co have taken over the .-crap rubber business 



formerly conducted by Goos< Broidy Co., at 100 Pearl street, 

 1 helsea, Massachusetts, the partnership arrangement between J. 

 Broidy and J. Goose having been dissolved. 



\i a special stockholders meeting of the Goodyear Tire & 

 Rubber Co.. held at Akron, Ohio, June 1, the proposed capital 

 increase, as mentioned on page 513 of our June issue, was 

 duly authorized, and a resolution was adopted by which $1,700,000 

 of the new stock was set aside for sale to employees; $250,000 

 being intended for immediate distribution. 



At a regular meeting of the board of trustees of the New 

 York Rubber Co.. held at the company's offices at 84 Reade street. 

 New York City. June 9, Christopher W. Wilson was elected to 

 rill the vacancy on the board caused by ilie death of John P. 

 Rider. 



The Vulcan Rei overy Co. has been organized at Trenton. New 

 Jersey, with $150,000 capital stock, to conduct a crude rubber 

 refining and reclaiming business The incorporators are Herbert 

 W. Backes. J. C. Frank and Jerome Klinkow stein. 



In the settlement of the affairs of the Walpole Tire & Rubin r 

 of Walpole, Massachusetts. 115 stockholders of Providence 

 and vicinity, representing from 1 to 871 shares of common st. ck 

 and from 1 to 167 shares of preferred stock — which before the 

 failure of the Atlantic National Bank involved the company in 

 financial difficulties had been paying 4 and 7 per cent, dividends, 

 respectively — will lose the entire amount of their investments. 



Charles H. Franks and Frederick V. Roesel, of the Ot-to No 

 Air Tire Co., of Akron. Ohio, and inventors and patentees of a 

 new type of core for a resilient wheel, to promote which the 

 companj was organized, are reported to have applied for an in- 

 junction again-; George M. Ott, to restrain him from disposing 

 of his stock in the company. The complaint charges that the 

 financial assistance promised by Ott in return for a half interest 

 in the com). any has not been forthcoming, and the return of the 

 stock is demanded. 



WATERMAN CO. ACTIVITIES. 



The 1-. E. Waterman Co.. which manufactures the Waterman 

 .1111 pen. opened its fourth factory, at 163 Front street. New 

 \ ork. late in May, the occasion being marked by a lun 

 served to 300 guests, of whom more than 200 were membi 

 the New York Rotary Club. 



Empl the Waterman company, i- the numb' 



attended an outing on June 12 at Rockland Lake, New York. 

 Athletic games and dancing, with luncheon ami supper, wei 

 eluded in the entertainment. The trip was mad. on a special 

 and a band headed the first division of 100 employees, km 

 the "Ten Year Club," who have been in tin firm's employ f r at 



ten years. Another delegation was from the "i 1 ' 

 Happiness Club." composed of young womei I ees. 



