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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



23' 



NEWS OF THE AMERICAN RUBBER TRADE. 



MILWAUKEE TO HAVE A RUBBER FACTORY. 

 ' ■ "" HE Milwaukee Rubber Works Co. was incorporated on 

 March 3. 1903, under the laws o( Wisconsin, by Patrick 

 Cudahy, Joiin F. Burke, and G. Stanley Mitchell — all 

 of Milwaukee— with $200,000 capital. Contracts have 

 been let for factory buildings on a five acre site purchased by 

 the company at Cudahy, a suburb of Milwaukee on the main 

 line of the Northwestern railroad. There is to be a two story 

 main building, 40 X 200 feet, and three wings, each of one 

 story and 45 '•' 150 feet. The machinery has been bought, in- 

 cluding a 350 HP. engine and boilers of 450 HP. capacity. The 

 company intend to manufacture a general line of mechanical 

 rubber goods, including vehicle and cycle tires, and all kinds of 

 mold work. The location is in the heart of a large mining dis- 

 trict, calling for extensive supplies of rubber, besides which it 

 is a good general trade center for a number of rich states. The 

 company expect to be ready to book orders about June 1 5. The 

 board consists of Patrick Cudahy, G. Stanley Mitchell, Charles 

 T. Burnham. William Becker, John F. Burke, M. R. D. Owings, 

 and George P. Mayer. The officers are: 



President — O. Stanley Mucin 1 1 



Vice President— Charles T. Burnham. 



Secretary— Cti irles W Harris. 

 Treasurer — Howard E. MITCHELL. 



Assistant Secretary — George E. Burnham. 



Superintendent— ¥ . HASKELL SMITH. 



The new company was promoted by Charles A. Rohdc, of 

 Milwaukee, and .Charles W. Harris, of Akron, Ohio, both of 

 whom are well known to the rubber trade. Mr. Rohde, until 

 recently, sold the output of the Goshen Rubber Works, and 

 Mr. Harris resigned as manager of the factory of the Consoli- 

 dated Rubber Tire Co. at Akron to start the new enterprise at 

 Milwaukee. Mr. Smith, the superintendent, who is a graduate 

 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was with the 

 Hartford Rubber Works Co. four years in the experimental de- 

 partment, and with The Diamond Rubber Co. three years as 

 assistant to the superintendent. 



PRESIDENT JONES OF THE MANHATTAN RETIRES. 



For some time Mr. Frank Cazenove Jones, piesident of The 

 Manhattan Rubber Manufacturing Co. (New York), has been 

 feeling the effects of overwork, and on the advice of his physi- 

 cians, who prescribe a long rest, he has resigned his official 

 position. The list of officers has been rearranged, therefore, 

 as follows : 



Piesident— Arthur F. Townsend, lately vice president. 



Vice President— V.U.OT M. Henderson, lately treasurer. 



Tteasurer—). M. Ferris, lately secretary. 



Secretary— F. L. Curtis. 



The board of directors consists of the above named and Wil- 

 liam F. Gaston, W. W. Dashiell. Alexander Henderson (super- 

 intendent of factories), and E. B. Townsend. The company 

 was incorporated in New Jersey, October 30, 1S93. and soon 

 afterward put into operation a new mechanical rubber goods 

 factory at Passaic, New Jersey. Mr. Jones, who previously was 

 a director and manager of factories of the New York Belting 

 and Packing Co., Limited, was elected president and general 

 manager of the company at the beginning, and has since 

 worked continuously and successfully in building it up into 

 one of the leading rubber concerns in the country. Mr. Towns- 

 end, who also had been connected with the Belting and Pack- 

 ing company, beginning as secretary and treasurer of the new 



company, was elected in October, 1894, to the office of vice 

 president, which he has since held. Mr. Dashiell, named above, 

 was one of the original directors. The authorized capital of 

 the company, under its charter, was $150,000, of which only 

 $75,000 was paid in at the beginning. The capital has been in- 

 creased from time to time, and since October last has amounted 

 to $500,000. 



Mr. Jones was one of the most capable all round manufactur- 

 ers of mechanical goods in the country. He brought to his 

 task the equipment of a thorough knowledge of chemistry, of 

 mechanical engineering, and unusual business acumen. The 

 following resolution was passed by the board of directors of the 

 Manhattan Rubber Manufacturing Co., when they reluctantly 

 released him from active service : 



Whereas, Mr. Frank Cazenove Jones, president and general mana- 

 ger and director of this company, has for a long time, by means of ill 

 health and physical disability, been unable to discharge the duties per- 

 taining to this office ; and 



WHEREAS, There seems to be no likelihood of his immediate re- 

 covery ; and 



Whereas, Mr. Jones is unwilling that the aflairs of this company 

 should suffer trom the fact of his inability to attend to the same, and has 

 consequently tendered his resignation as president, general manager, 

 and director of this company to this board ; therefore be it 



Resolved, That the resignation of the said Frank Cazenove Jones, 

 president, general manager, and director as aforesaid, be accepted, and 

 that the secretary of this board convey to him our heartfelt sympathy in 

 this his time of physical disability. 



REVERE RUBBER CO. EMPLOYES AT A BANQUET. 

 The Revere Rubber Co. (Boston) occupied its quarters at 

 No. 63 Franklin street so many years that it was the only busi- 

 ness home of nearly every one of the office employes. When 

 it was announced that they were about to remove to No. 77 

 Bedford street, a suggestion that the giving up of the old home 

 should be commemorated in some way was received with en- 

 thusiasm, and the result was a banquet at the United States 

 Hotel, Boston, on the evening of February 27, attended by 

 thirty of the company's clerks and salesmen. It was arranged 

 by a committee consisting of J. Arthur Wade, Charles A. Case, 

 C. H. S. Wetmore, and A. L. Belcher. There was speeches 

 and stories and a " highamophone " entertainment, and the 

 pleasures of the evening were finished by attendance at the 

 Columbia Theater. The menu was as follows: 



"up river" BLUE -points. 



Mock Turtle a la " Usudurian.'" 



••Old Hickory " Olives. 



" Granite " Stuffed Smelts, fine herb sauce. 



Iced Cucumbeis, corrugated. Windsor Potatoes, double jacketed. 



Rubber Neck Turkey, cranberry sauce. 



•" Four Ace " Tenderloin of Beef, mushroom sauce. 



Caucho Potatoes. Green Peas, soft cure. 



11 Eclipse" Shrimps in cases, Newbury. 



" Ideal Air Cushion " Fritters 



With " A. C. Special Racing Ban-icr " Sauce. 



Charlotte Russc, washed and sheeted. 



Ponti.inac Wine Jelly. 



" P. G " Harlequin Ice Cream. 



Frozen Pudding, desulphurised. 



Assorted Cake, burlap back. " Little Giant " Fruits. 



Harlem Water Wafers. Fine Para Cheese. 



" Giant Brand " Coffee. 



The clerks from the Chelsea office appeared with tags in 

 their button holes, to prevent the possibility of their being lost 



