Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05
HARTFORD TIRES
WILL ENTER AKRON
FOR MANUFACTURE
Chamber of Commerce of Ohio City
Negotiating for Big Connecticut
Concern to Locate in
Tire District

There dropped into Los Angeles last
Friday a tall, refined, keen eyed busi-
ness man indicative of tn, shrewd New
Englander. 1t takes but a glance to
observe that he is a man of affairs,
and large affairs.
1t proved to be II. +. Field of the
Hartford Rubber company, manufac-
turers of tires of every description,
and whose wares are known through
all the civilized world, practically. The
object of his visit was to shake hands
principally with his Pacific coast rep
resentatiYes, Chanslor & Lyon, whose
main establishment in Los Angeles
has established over the western slope
an immense traffic i'm the rubber cas-
ings and tubings that make up much
of the life of the Pacific coast devoted
to automobilng.
Mr. Field is a man of but few words.
being more a man of energy and
work-the captain of industry of to-
day who docs things" In an inter-
view with Mr.. Field that gentleman
stated that conditions in the east
and throughout the states he had
traversed en- route to the coast he
found business in the best of condition
There is no longer the talk OF return
ing prosperity" but that prosperity
was in full swing, confidence was fully
restored, money as easy as it ever
was, and for the business man the
path of progress in this vast country
was smoother than it had been for
years.
1t may be some surprise to Mr.
Field to note that The Herald is always
looking after things appertaining to
the motor world, and that it is con-
versant with the fact that a very
large deal is on hand for his company
to locate their plant i'm the center of
the rubber industry of the United
states. Akron is that center, and the
Ohio town is now fully established as
that center The following informa-
tion from Akron, received by The |
Herald only yesterday, will advise Mr. |
Field and the public of the con-
templated move:
zone of the biggest steps toward |
making Akron n city of $4,000 in 19t) |
is the prospective removal to this city |
of the plant of the Hartford Rubber /
company of Hartford, Conn.
Directors Of the chamber of conf !
merce are now negotiating with the /
eastern plant, and it is almost assured |
that the big concern will remove to /
Akron within a short time.
cover a thousand people will be
added to the city's population if tho
plant is brought here, that number of !
worllingmen being employed by the
which is one of the biggest |
in the east.
"Originally organized to manufacture
tires for the Pope Manufacturing COM
pany. the plant grew to enormous di-
taking care of the entire
product for the Pope company and |
into outside lines.
"It has branches in New York city,
Boston, Detroit. Denver. Phil
adelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta and Buff
falo.
"Agencies are located in Minnca
polls, Kansas City, Los Angeles, San
Francisco Seattle, Portland and the
City of Mexico.
"One of the staple products of the
is the Hartford wire grip and
tire.
"It is practically settled that the
Hartford company will come to Ak
ROM said member of a local rubber
this morning The chamber
Of commerce has practically clinched
the thing.
"'The addition of this new plant
means that eventually the entire rub
ber industry of the country will be
in Akron. Outside rubber
are beginning to realize that
hey must come to Akron. The labor
s here and everything else necessary
'or the business is here Akron must
De to the rubber business what Pitts
burg is to the steel trade