Gates Corporation: Paperback, 84 Pages, Evander Luther, OmniScriptum

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gates Corporation, based in Denver, Colorado USA, is one of the largest non-tire rubber companies in the world. In 1911, Charles Gates Sr. purchased the Colorado Tire and Leather Company located in southern Denver beside the South Platte River. He paid $3500 for a property that would soon become one of the largest non-tire producing rubber companies in United States. Their first product was called the Durable Tread, a cover attached to the bald tires as an alternative to purchasing new ones.