The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-29

but they are cheaper and serve very well.
In fact. rubber shoes MADE OF such stun
are better than others. II you would like
to get an idea of the extent to which this
Is carried on. take a trip 20 Naugatuck.
Conn, where there are immense rubber
works. You will probably see a stack of
old rubber boots and shoes in the rear Of
the factory. towering above the building.
But II is not only In the making Of
boots and shoes that old rubbers are used.
They are used in the making of rubber
railroad car springs. and, in fact almost
everything made of rubber. II this were
not done the price OF rubber articles Of
all kinds would be so great that there
would be no market for them and no profit
I'm the manufacture.
'''rhe scrap rubber industry Is conse-
cuently a very important one though, for
obvious reasons the people engaged In II
do not like to have it become too well
known. Some bicycle manufacturers es-
peclally would not care to have Il under
stood that pneumatic tires arc made of
a mixture of good and bad material. They
prefer TO have the public think that such
tires are composed OF only the best ma
terial, because buyers are naturally anX-
ious to OBTAIN tires that will wear well.
OF course. the proportion OF scrap rubber
I'm bicycle tires Is small.
Scrap rubber makes excellent packing.
In fact. II is the best adapted to do such
things So also with betting and hre hose.
The inside rubber must be strong, but
the outside wrappings are just as good
II made of the cheaper material, and II
lessons the cost. Carriage tires and car
springs may be made Of scraps without
harm"
The reporter called at the offices OF sew
eral prominent rubber boot and shoe man
ufacturers, but discovered that the mem
bers of the concerns were apparently ig-
norant on the subject of scrap rubber.
They referred the reporter to their fac
tories, situated in distant cities. for in
formation.
surprise when questioned about the use Of
secondhand rubber in pneumatic tires.
and declared II was not possible 70 make
tires Of that kind OF material
The reporter discovered dealer In scrap
rubber on the west side, who was quite
willing to talk about his business.
yes" he said. THE business In scrap
rubber is growing greater every year.
There are junk shops In this city which
make a speciality of collecting old rubber.
They get boots anniversaries principal
ly, but a great deal OF other stun, and
sell II to us We send II to the rubber
factories, where 1t Is melted up and goes
into rubbers and boots again. There Is a
company In this city which reclaims rub
Der of all kinds, and sends II to the fac
tories. thus saving the latter the trouble
of doing the work. But many factories
have retaining works of their own.
New York, Of course. supplies a good
deal OF scrap rubber, but the bulk Of IL
comes from Chicago. Chicago IL the CEN
ter for the western business, and, while
we get scrap rubber here by the ton, we
get II from Chicago by the carload
Several bicycle makers manufacture
their own tires, and we supply them with
rubber scraps.
Everything In the nature Of scrap rub
Der comes here, but most of the stun Is
rubber boots and shoes"