India rubber world . incred-ible, but such is the case. The factory in South Bend, which covers an area of Soyiacres, is the distributing point for the middle west of theUnited States. Many large shipments have been made since Jan-uary 1, including two consignments that were unusually first of these shipments was a 25 carload lot, made onApril 30. In the cars were 2850 complete machines, packed incrates and assembled ready for use. Their destination was rep-resented in various places in Minnesota. Wisconsin, and train of machines left South Bend over the Lake Shorerailroad.


India rubber world . incred-ible, but such is the case. The factory in South Bend, which covers an area of Soyiacres, is the distributing point for the middle west of theUnited States. Many large shipments have been made since Jan-uary 1, including two consignments that were unusually first of these shipments was a 25 carload lot, made onApril 30. In the cars were 2850 complete machines, packed incrates and assembled ready for use. Their destination was rep-resented in various places in Minnesota. Wisconsin, and train of machines left South Bend over the Lake Shorerailroad. The second similar train load also consisted of 25 cars, load-ed with 2552 Singer sewing machines. They were sent to dif-ferent points in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Ar-kansas, Kansas, Colorado, Montana, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska,and South Dakota. This consignment was shipped May car in both trains bore the trade mark sign of the com-pany, which consists of a big S in bright red, standing out con-. A TRAIN LOAD OF SEWING MAC HINFS. from the building; and if piped in should be conducted wherethey will not come in contact with steam pipes or other warmsurfaces. The quantity kept on hand should be as small aspossible, and the storage tanks must of course be stronglybuilt. If, in addition to such precautions, employes can be dis-suaded from smoking while they carry naphtha about or fromwarming gasolene over a frame, the chancesof safety are good. Metal receptacles and shaded places away from heated pipesate the requirements of the more or less inflammable powders,including dust as well as more useful accumulations of short, all the precautions against factory fires starting fromwithin, are but amplifications of three maxims: Keep cool;keep clean ; keep dry. Without stopping to moralize on otherapplications of these injunctions, the man who consistentlyand sensibly applies them to the conduct of a rubber factory, islikely to have little trouble from fir


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