The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-19
TO REPLACE RUBBER

A New Compound Which Has Many
Advantages Over That Article and
Which Can Be Manufactured at
One-fourth Its Cost--How the
Growing Scarcity of Rubber Will
Be Remedied--An Invention Which
Will Reyolutionize the Rubber In
dustry.
A new company. which Is destined to
revolutioniZe the hard rubber business,
has been incorporated under the laws
of the state OF New Jersey. the capital
stock being $1,000 900, divided into 2OO,-.
600 shares, par $25
This company will manufacture
"Xelton," compound which not only
takes the place of hard rubber, but
possesses many advantages over that
article. The patents upon which the
invention is based have been carefully
examined, and applications for addi-
tional collateral patents are being
made.
The growing scarcity of hard rubber
has for some years attracted the at
tentiun of the commercial world, and
capitalists interested in the trade have
repeatedly attempted to find a substi-
tute. This substitute is found in 'Xel-
ton" which not only replaces II, but
which can be manufactured at about
one. fourth it's cost, and for certain
purposes possesses important advan-
tages over 1t. Briefly stated, these ad-
vantages are as follows:
Cd 1t is not as brittle as hard rub
Der.
(2) Heat and cold do not effect it:
1t neither contracts nor expands.
go 1t is tough and resilient.
(D 1t weighs considerably less than
hard rubber.
(5) 1t can be made fire-proof, so that
for many purposes it will have a great
advantage over rubber.
The consumption of hard rubber is
enormous, the business running into
the millions. There are innumerable
uses for it, and it is simply impossi-
BILE to compute the business open TO a
company manufacturing a compound
like "Xelton." Within the past few
years new uses have been found for
rubber. and it is evident that the de-
mand for it will steadily grow. The
principal uses are as follows;
of storage battery jars, and successful
tests of "Xelton," made by promin-
ent electric company, show that it is
invaluable for this purpose. The rap
ialy-increasing use of storage batter
les is a well-established fact, and the
introduction of horseless vehicles has
| opened a new field for them, each We
| hicle using about forty cells.
xa,f. ,1xr ~
| the manufacture Of pumping machin-
cry. Statistics show that the sales in
| this branch Of the business amount to
over 100000 year.
For electrical purposes the consump-
| ton of hard rubber runs into big fig
| ures. "Xelton" should replace it, not
only because it has the advantage of
| price, but also because it is not af-
| fected by heat, and does not soften as
rubber does.
Rubber is extensively used for tilinS,
| but the material is expensive, costing
from $1.20 to $1.45 per square foot
''Xelton" is not only much cheaper, but
| It has the added advantage Of not be-
! ing affected by heat and cold. Like
| rubber, it can be made in tiles of vari-
! Gus shapes, sizes and colors.
"Xelton," owing to it's peculiar prop
| critics, can be used in place of the in
| terror woodwork of warships. 1t does
| not splinter like wood, and will, nc
| doubt, replace it. The fact that it car
| be made fire proof will at once com
| mend it to shipbuilders. The late wal
| with Spain directed the attention of the
| government to the necessity of using
| for the interior woodwork of warshipS
| a material which will not splinter
These are a few of the innumerablc
| uses to which hard rubber or "Xelton'
can be put. In surgery and in various
| branches of manufacture hard rubber
| is extensively used.
| The Xelton company has purchased {
| large factory in Frankford, and vii
shortly begin operations. Orders fol
the material have been received, anC
there is no doubt that the factory viii
soon be taxed to its full capacity. 1
| is conservatively estimated that the
! business of the company the first yea
will justify the payment of a dividend
of at least 10 per cent. on the capita
| stock, and the outlook warrants tht
| prediction that even larger dividends
will be earned and paid in the neal
future.
The management of the company will
be in competent hands, and careful at
tention will be given to the details o
manufacture.
Messrs. Stahl & Straub, Bankers, II
South Fifth street CDrexel building)
Philadelphia, are receiving subscrip
tions to the stock. The par, as alread.
stated. is $25 and the stock is sold a
$3.50 and is full paid and non-assess
able. There are no bonds or preferre,
stock. The subscription books will
close on Tuesday, June p, at O'Clock
!
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