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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August i, 1907. 



News of the American Rubber Trade. 



XJNITED STATES RUBBER CO.— DIVIDENDS. 



THE directiirs of the United States Rubber Co., 011 June 27. 

 declared the regular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent, on 

 the First preferred stock and the regular quarterly divi- 

 dend of ij4 per cent, on the Second preferred stock from the net 

 earnings for the fiscal year beginning April i, 1907, payable on 

 July 31 to shareholders of record July 15. The net earnings for 

 the year (June partially estimated) are stated to have been 

 approximately $1,040,667.42, which includes dividends amounting 

 to $138,906.25 received upon stock of the Rubber Goods Manu- 

 facturing Co. Net earnings at the same time last year were 

 $972,000, including $116,277.53 i" Rubber Goods dividends. 



BOSTON WOVEN HOSE AND RUBBER CO NEW BUILDINGS. 



The Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co. have been building 

 up their plant at Cambridge for about 25 years, until every 

 square foot of available space has been covered. Several 

 months ago they purchased the property 

 of the Chchnsford Foundry Co., about 

 150,000 square feet, adjoining their origi- 

 nal land on the north, since which time 

 they have purchased additional land and 

 are proceeding to erect several new 

 buildings. Ground has been broken for 

 a four-story building of reinforced con- 

 crete, to be used for the manufacture 

 of various kinds of hose, the equipment 

 for which will be entirely new. During 

 this month work will begin on a four- 

 story building nearly 600 feet long for 

 the receiving and shipping departments 

 and storage of raw and finished materi- 

 als. To enable the company to produce 

 sufficient quantities of "Boston" and 

 "Eclipse" spray nozzles and other hose 

 fittings, a new brass foundry, said to be 

 one of the largest in the country, is now 

 under construction. 



Additions will also be made at the 

 company's reclaiming plant at Plymouth. 

 Plans are drawn for a three story build- 

 ing there, and additional engines and 

 boilers will be installed. A portrait of 

 the company's new manager appears on 

 this page. 



BACK TO THE OLD QUARTERS. 



William H. Scheel, who has returned to his former 

 location, No. 158 Maiden lane, New York — the premises oc- 

 cupied before a recent fire — announces that his facilities now 

 will permit of the handling of a much larger line of goods for 

 the rubber trade, such as substitutes, antimonies, colors and 

 fillers. The business of William H. Scheel is now in the 

 nineteenth year. 



THEBAUD BROTHERS EMBARRASSED. 



Theb.vud Brothers, commission merchants at No. 87 

 Broad street, who claim the honor of being the oldest mer- 

 cantile house in New York, made an assignment for the bene- 

 fit of creditors on July 17 to Ernest G. Pfiester. This action 

 was prompted by the reported failure of a correspondent in 

 Yucatan. The liabilities are roughly estimated at $750,000 

 and the assets at $1,000,000. The firm hope to be able soon 

 to resume. They were importers of Mexican and Central 

 American products, including india-rubber, and exporters of 

 American manufactures. 



RUBBER FOOTWXAR TRADE IN ST. LOVIB. 



The Hamilton, P,riiwii .Slioo Co. (St. Louis) continue to break 

 all records in the matter of their shipments. From December 

 12, 1906, to June I, 1907, the total volume amounted to $6,103, 

 630.05 — an increase of $1,002,297.21 over the corresponding dates 

 one year previous. Mr. W. D. Collins, manager of their rubber 

 footwear department, advises The Indi.\ Rubber World that 

 their rubber business, as compared with last year, shows an 

 increase very near to 25 per cent. The firm are exclusive West- 

 ern agents for the "Lycoming" and "Keystone" brands, of which 

 they carry such full stocks that they are able to fill every order 

 complete on the same day it is received. This they did through- 

 out 1906 and the same rule has been followed thus far in the 

 current year. The Hamilton, Brown Shoe Co. are having a par- 

 ticularly good trade in soire lines of rubber made specially to 

 their order for the field which thev cover. 



George E. H.\ll. 



[General Manager Boston Woven Hose and 

 Rubber Co. See The India Rubber World. 

 July I, igo; — page 325.] 



MOTZ CLINCHER TIRE AND RUBBER. 



The annual meeting of Motz Clincher 

 Tire and Rubber Co. (Akron, Ohio) 

 was held on July 5. The directors 

 chosen are Charles Motz, Gus. Burk- 

 hardt, Nicholas Sell, Dr. H. J. Saun- 

 ders, William Wolf, N. C. Stone and 

 Paul E. Bertsch. C. Motz was re- 

 elected president, G. Burkhardt, vice- 

 president and N. Seil secretary and 

 treasurer. The company have added to 

 their products a new non-skidding cush- 

 ion tire, and their prospects for the 

 year are most encouraging, not only at 

 hi>me but in connection with the for- 

 eign trade. Motz tires have met a good 

 sale in Europe. 



NEW LOCATION FOR CAPEN, OF ST. LOUIS 



C.M'KN Belting and Rubber Co. (St. 

 Louis) have removed to new and much 

 larger quarters, at the southwest corner 

 of Main and Chestnut streets. They 

 have one of the best equipped stores in 

 the lines of leather belting, mechanical 

 rubber goods and mill supplies in their 

 section. The company were incorpo- 

 rated in 1900 and carry the St. Louis accounts of some leading 

 rubber manufacturing concerns. Charles P. Capen is manager 

 of the business. 



FEDERAL RUBBER CO. 



The Federal Rubber Co. (Cudahy, Wi.'iconsin) have filed notice 

 of an increase of their capital stock from $100,000 to $620,000 for 

 the purpose of enlarging their plant. The officers of the com- 

 pany are : John H. Frank, president ; George P. Mayer, vice- 

 president ; W. H. Upmeyer, treasurer; William Brumder, secre- 

 tary. William A. Koneman, the inventor of a recently patented 

 rubber reclaiming process to be used by the company, has been 

 elected manager. 



ANDERSON PNEUMATIC CUSHION HEEL. 



Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co. (Boston) have entered 

 into an arrangement with Mr. W. G. Anderson, the patentee of 

 the Anderson Improved Pneumatic Cushion Rubber Heel [illus- 

 trated and described in The India Rubber World, July i, 1907 — 

 page 318], whereby they will undertake the sole manufacture and 

 sale <if this popular article. 



