Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-01-06 | Page 36 | U. S. Rubber Co. Alters Policy

I I 1 I Ill U. U S. S RUBBER CO I ALTERS s POLICY C s i Selling Forces of Subsidiary Firms Finns to Be Pe Centralized in One Organization One of or the most Important developments develop lop ments in the Scent r history of tho tine rub rub- rubI rubI rubber I ber Industry Is la disclosed today In the announcement nt h by the United States Slates I Rubber Hubbel company that beginning January Jan Jan- inary uary 1 I. I the tho selling forces forceR of all Its subsidiary subsidiary sub sub- companies c manufacturing mechanical mechanical me me- j Roods cods will bo be centralized InI in will InI In- In volve in-volve I one or The Time change I seven companies each separately separate manufacturing and selling various arlous ar- ar tidies tides o of mechanical rubber lubber goods I ar-I In InI i I addition to centralizing the tho selling forces the tho reorganization will coordinate coordinate co I nate pro production l Headquarters of both hoth hothI the distribution and production organIzations organIzations organizations organ organ- v. v ill be in time the United States I Rubber building at 17 1790 0 Broadway New ew York I I According to E. E S. S VIII Williams lams vice Ice pr president of or the United d States Rubber I company in char charge e of ot the mechanical goods division the tho consolidation will I make possible a n more efficient and exI expeditious ex ex- I service ser to the public Efficiency and elimination of ot otI waste are the tile watchwords of ot our nation nation nation na na- I tion at war and this company wishes to set sot an example o of economy he ho I said said The centralizing of or sales at tho the I New Nev York Yore headquarters o of the tho company compan and the time of or special me- me I branches blanches In every evory district 0 of the coun country ry means menns a n more efficient distribution distribution dis dis- I saving savin In freight hauls quicker and hetter better Service economy on overhead expenses and the elimination elimination elimination elimina elimina- tion of or duplication of or sales efforts Our subsidiary companies will continue con con- le the manufacture of their various well well-k well brands and will maintain tho rho sa same e high standard of quality and anel workmanship that has made these prod products famous In addition to time till distinguished trade tralle names and trado trade trademark marks mark there thele will appear on overt o er article article article arti arti- cle sold IJ by the new or the tile seal Heal of thin tho United cornI corn com system tanking making the identification I of ot United States products comparative o comparatively J ly easy ealY ft p The United States Rubber com company pan was founded in 1892 with ton ten subsidiary subsidiary lar iary companies t and anti a capital stock of ot Today thoro an aro forty- forty seven se companies In tho rho H system 11 tc rime Tho companies Involved In III In this reorganization lion llon are arc Revere ere Rubber Hubber company Peerless Peerless Peerless Peer Peer- less Manufacturing company Mechanical cal Rubber Company Compan of or Cleveland eland Mo- Mo Rubber Hubter Company of Chicago Sa Sawyer er Belting company India Rubber Rub nub bar ber company Fire House Manufacturing Manufacturing Man Man- company compan t I