Connecticut as a colony and as a state; or, One of the original thirteen; . ingford In 1890, for themanufacture of rubber clothing. There are two novel rubber industries in Bridgeport. Oneof these, the Canfield Rubber Company, does an annual busi-ness of over a million dollars in dress shields; another estab-lishment produces bath-tub plugs, closet flanges, plumbersrings, and various other articles used for mechanical andsanitary purposes. The practical use of the bicycle caused a rapid growth ofthe pneumatic rubber-tire industry. The earliest manufac-turers were John S. Gray & Co. of Hartford
Connecticut as a colony and as a state; or, One of the original thirteen; . ingford In 1890, for themanufacture of rubber clothing. There are two novel rubber industries in Bridgeport. Oneof these, the Canfield Rubber Company, does an annual busi-ness of over a million dollars in dress shields; another estab-lishment produces bath-tub plugs, closet flanges, plumbersrings, and various other articles used for mechanical andsanitary purposes. The practical use of the bicycle caused a rapid growth ofthe pneumatic rubber-tire industry. The earliest manufac-turers were John S. Gray & Co. of Hartford, who made solidand cushion tires for the pioneer bicycles. These works wereafterwards purchased by Colonel Albert A. Pope, whoenlarged them, and incorporated the Hartford Rubber Com-pany. The reclaiming of rubber from worn-out goods datesfrom the time that the success of vulcanization was demon-strated. The factory at Naugatuck operated by the UnitedStates Rubber Company is the largest and most complete inthe world. Connecticut had in 1900 twenty-five establish- 262.
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