. India rubber world. ely given over tothe show, and the attendance for the week reached far above thatof last year. As announced in the January number of The lNt)r.\ KubhkrWorld, a number of the larger tire and rubber companies with-drew from the show this year; nevertheless, at the end of theweek those companies which took the time and trouble to arrangetheir displays, reported in many instances that they had been wellrepaid, by reason of the amount of business actually done andprospects gained. A feature of the .show, which differed in somerespects from those of former years, was that there
. India rubber world. ely given over tothe show, and the attendance for the week reached far above thatof last year. As announced in the January number of The lNt)r.\ KubhkrWorld, a number of the larger tire and rubber companies with-drew from the show this year; nevertheless, at the end of theweek those companies which took the time and trouble to arrangetheir displays, reported in many instances that they had been wellrepaid, by reason of the amount of business actually done andprospects gained. A feature of the .show, which differed in somerespects from those of former years, was that there were fewercuriosity seekers, the great majority of visitors being interestedin some particular line of accessories or the purchase of acar in mind. This fact alone would seem to indicate that theannual .shows, like the industry itself, are settling down to a morehusiness-like basis. The Grand Central Palace lends itself particularly well to ex-hibits of this kind, and it does need anv interior reconstruc-. tion, involving the expense of thousands of dollars, as was for-merly the case, when the show was held in the historic MadisonSquare Garden. The simple decorations in tlie Palace made theinterior into a Corinthian Court, which was extremely harnion-ious and pleasing to the eye. A general view from the entranceand also a view from the balcony looking down on the main lloorare shown in the accompanying reproduced photographs. The following is a description of the exhibits made by thosecompanies wdiich are allied with the ruliber industry in the manu-facture of tires, tubes and other automobile rubber goods: The Double Fabric Tire Co., of Auburn, Indiana, featured itsInter-Lock inner tire, which is a protector of reinforced rubber and fabric to beplaced inside thetire casing andaround the innertube. It is claimedthat this protec-tor will effectual-ly ward off punc-t u r e s, preventb 1 o w-outs andthus prolong thelife of any tireon which it isused. Other prod-ucts o
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