▁business es . ▁First ly ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁cab ▁propriet or ▁and ▁job ▁master ▁worked ▁by ▁the ▁ear l ▁himself ▁and ▁second ly ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁The ▁No is eless ▁Ty re ▁Company ▁Limited , ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁steel ▁and ▁rub ber ▁ty res ▁in ▁Manchester ▁and ▁London . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁following ▁almost ▁annual ▁strik es ▁by ▁his ▁cab ▁drivers ▁Tal bot ▁put ▁his ▁company ' s ▁ 3 0 0 ▁horses ▁up ▁for ▁sale , ▁under ▁police ▁protection , ▁in ▁the ▁company ' s ▁B atter se a ▁prem ises . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁they ▁operated ▁from ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁yards ▁in ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁London . ▁The ▁press ▁reported ▁the ▁terms ▁offered ▁to ▁drivers ▁in ▁detail ▁then ▁the ▁prices ▁of ▁the ▁horses ▁and ▁ad vised ▁that ▁every ▁animal ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁sale ▁had ▁been ▁sold . ▁Str ong ▁competition ▁from ▁other ▁rub ber ▁ty red ▁c abs ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁serious ▁problem . ▁The ▁business ▁was ▁restart ed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁with ▁cab men ▁friendly ▁to ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Mot oring ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Tal bot ▁formed ▁another ▁public ▁listed ▁company , ▁Sh rew s bury ▁S ▁T ▁and ▁Ch all iner ▁Ty re ▁Company ▁Limited , ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁and ▁deal ▁in ▁c abs , ▁carri ages , ▁motor ▁cars , ▁cycles , ▁vehicles , ▁ty res , ▁tub es , ▁wire , ▁India ▁rub ber ▁and ▁gut ta ▁per