Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-06
RUBBER
Will Claim Mr..
Herrick's Time.
He Goes With the
Guaranty Co.
Diamond Co. Man
Catching Big Fish.

Large Increase of Imports of Raw
Material.
Mr.. Oakley G. Herrick, for so many
years identified with his father, Mr..
b. G. Herrfck, in the china and glass
ware business, will soon give all his
time to the Guaranty Rubber Co. which
has just commenced work in buildings
on South ST., erected by Betzler & Will
son. Mr. Herrick will be secretary of
the firm, the company not being a
corporation.
The well known former Goodrich Co.
employees. r. r. Griffith and 4. M.
Griffith are also identised with the
company. Mr.. Gregory went with
Betzler & Wilson when they branched
into speciality manufacturing. Mr..
Griffith resigned his place with the
Goodrich Co. few weeks ago. The
company will make full line Of spec
ialties and expects to employ from 60
to 100 people when it gets fully start
ed.
Treasurer A. H. Noah, of the Dia-
mond Rubber Co. has been catching
bass of tremendous size along the ST.
Clair flats if reports from there are
not exaggerated. Mr.. Noah's reputa-
tion as a fisherman is only exceeded by
his good name for veracity. He fishes
only for the biggest and gamiest fish
and pike and easily caught specimens
are not grist in his mill.
The annual inventory of the Goodrich
Co., was completed some time
ago and the report of the years busi-
ness is said to be very satisfactory to
the company. The Goodrich has GER
tainly had its share of the biggest
years rubber business the world has
ever DONE.
A fact in connection with the rubber
trade which speaks volumes is that in
the advertisements in rubber trade
papers the list Of positions open" is
double the size of the list of positions"
wanted.
The imports of Manaos and Para rub
Der into the United States for the
six months ending July /, 1901 were
9,513,06S Kilograms, as against s.
1881 Kilograms for the same
months last year, Imports. into Europe
were 169sS,6O4 Kilograms for the same
time in 1900 as compared with 1O,-
530,509 Kilograms for the same period
last year. Part of the European i'm
ports is re-exported to the United
States, but the figures here given show
only the imports of the United States
which came direct from original ex,
porters. One thousand Kilograms equal
2,204.6 pounds. The direct imports of
the United States for six months this
year were therefore approximately
10,465 tons.
At the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. S
plant the regular summer dull season
is being used to excellent advantage in
preparing for the rush of fall orders
which always follows. Two mammoth
boilers, of $50 horse power each are
now being placed in position.
This will supplement the existing
power of the plant by at least one
half. Engines are being looked after
and all details necessary for turning
out plenty of rubber for next caSon's
trade are being attended to.
An additional two story building lJO
feet long is well under way, directly
in front of the present factory. In the
new building the shipping department
and several others which are now
crowded, will find place.
When the shipping department has
removed from its present quarters,
there will be a general moving for
ward of all the other departments and
a rearranging in more convenient
manner.
Among the changes of the past year
at this factory might be mentioned
the spanning of the Little Cuyahoga
by an additional room which runs the
entire length of the factory.
p. 4. Thomas, Sumterville Ala: 81
was suffering from dyspepsia when |
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