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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[May 



1903 



her World (page 245). The New York Herald's report says: 

 Henry L. Prentice, of No. 550 West One Hundred and Forty-eighth 

 street, said he had been recommended to see Kellogg about underwrit- 

 ing $300,000 worth of stock of the International Wheel, Tire and Rubber 

 Co. The par value of the sto:k was $1 a share, but it sold for from 10 

 cents to 30 cents a share. About 7000 shares had been sold, for which 

 he received about $1000. The witness said the company purchased a 

 rubber plant in New Brunswick, but ultimately defaulted on the pay- 

 ments. 



" Did it ever make a tire?" 



" No, sir, not a single tire," replied the witness. 



THE PENNSYLVANIA RUBBER CO. 's PLANT. 

 The cut herewith gives a view of the new plant at Jean- 

 nette. Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, of the Pennsylvania Rub- 

 ber Co., who removed some months ago from Erie, on account 

 of an urgent necessity having developed, through the growth 

 of their business, lor much larger facilities than it was possible 

 conveniently to install at Erie. The new buildings are mostly 

 ol one story construction, having the modern sawtooth roof, 

 with its northern light, and so laid out that the superintend- 



ent can survey nearly the whole interior from any part of the 

 factory. Every precaution has been taken not only to equip 

 the plant with the best machinery now known, but to so group 

 the present buildings, that additions can be made for more than 

 doubling its capacity without changing the system that has been 

 adopted. The ground occupied at Jeannette consists of 21 

 acres, with a frontage on the main line of the Pennsylvania rail- 

 road of more than 1200 feet. 



STOUGHTON RUBBER CO. 

 The company have filed a certificate with the Massachusetts 

 commissioner of corporations, showing its condition on Febru- 

 ary 17, 1903, to have been as follows: 



ASSETS. 



Land, buildings and machinery $180,860 



Cash and debts receivable 225,101 



Merchandise and stock in process 151,748 



Sundries 7.285 



Total $494,995 



LIABILITIES. 



Capital stock ... $200,000 



Debts 173,155 



Balance Profit and Loss 101 ,439 



Total $494,995 



THE RUBBER SHOE FACTORIES. 

 A notice was posted at the factories of the Boston Rubber 

 Shoe Co. on April 14 that the usual spriiig vacation would not 

 be given this year, though there may be a shutdown in mid- 

 summer. The Fells factory was shut down on March 30 and 31. 

 = = The two companies at Naugatuck, Connecticut, closed 

 their factories on March 28, for one week.— The two factories 

 of the VVoonsocket Rubber Co. were closed for two weeks, re- 

 suming work on April 13. The company are said to have 

 enough orders ahead for the rest of the year.= = The National 



India Rubber factory (Bristol, Rhode Island) resumed work on 

 April 6, after a shutdown of a week.==The factory of the Ly- 

 coming Rubber Co. (Williamsport, Pennsylvania) closed at the 

 end of the last week in March for two weeks, for stocktaking 

 and repairs -= = The annual shutdown of the Apsley Rubber Co. 

 (Hudson, Massachusetts) occurred during the week beginning 

 April 13 — — Work at the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co. prom- 

 ises to break all recoids for this season of the year.^ — The 

 Concord Rubber Co., who are going out of business, closed 

 their factory permanently on April 15. 



BERLIN RUBBER MANUFACTURING CO., LIMITED. 

 The above named company are very considerably enlarging 

 their plant at Berlin, Ontario. They are increasing their vul- 

 canizing capacity, and erecting a four story building, 100 X 5° 

 feet, to be used as a warehouse and offices. The new building 

 will be constructed entirely of cement. 



OUTING OF THE GOODRICH FISH CLUB. 

 The B. F. Goodrich Fish and Game Club held their first An- 

 nual at Long Lake Park, Akron, Ohio, on Saturday, April 4. 

 After the " Assembly " came the election of officers, the plan- 

 ning of business for the year to come, and the feast, the very 

 original menu of which is appended : 



Clam Chowder—Goodrich Recipe No 1903. Steamed Rubber Neck Clares 



Lrgos Oysters. [From Lower Basin and Lock 1.) 



FISH. 



Long Lake Salmon— Oil Vitriol Sauce. Baked Shad— Belt Dressing. 



Lobsters — All present. 



BOAST. 



Turkey— Stuffed witb Old Chestnuts. Duck— Sea Island. 28 oz. 



Black and White Lugo. Beef— Up River, without Shiinkage 



Chicken — Wagon Spring, Patented. 



VBGHTABL8S. 



Potatoes— Vulcanized 35 M. at 45 lbs. Green Peas— Haskells. 



s.\cet Potatoes— Non blooming, Wire-Wound. Corn— One Night Cure. 



Onions— Deodor ized . 



COLD 1 1] 



Ham — Vapor Cured. 



Tongues— Rubber Salesmen. 



Salad— Mixed Scrap. 

 Sliced Hard Tire Cement. 



BBEADS AND PASTRY. 



Mill and Calender Rolls. Pay Rolls. 



Para Biscuits. 



Lady Fingers — Specialty Department. 



Uncured Friction Pie. Sponge Rubber Cake. 



Accra Flake Pudding. 



Jiffy Ice Cream. Fruits of Labor. 



Frozen Cut Sheet. Nut and Set Screws. 



Cheese — Special Moulded. 



Crackers — Hard Rubber. 



Coffee 

 Boot and Shoe Cappers. 



WINE. 



In Hot Water Bottles only. 



CIGARS. 



Pure Gum Filler. Cloth Wrapper. 



MUSIC. 



By Several Goodrich Rubber Bands. 



Tea 



Mexican Cultivation. 



The wintry weather was not favorable to the outing, the trip 

 being made by steam launch via the Ohio canal, but the attend- 

 ance was large. The club contemplate leasing Long Lake park 

 and the summer hotel there for the season. 



BRAVERY OF A MACKINTOSH MODEL. 



A notable instance of bravery was exhibited by a young 

 married woman employed at the factory of the Hodgman Rub- 

 ber Co., near New York, on the evening of April 14. On her 

 way home from the factory she saw an express train on the 

 New York Central railroad rounding a curve at full speed, 

 while just ahead of it a local train was stalled. Springing be- 

 tween the tracks, at the risk of her life, she signalled the fast 

 train to stop, remaining until conscious that the signal had 

 been seen, and then leaped aside while the tiain went by and 

 collided with the train in front. Its speed had been lessened, 

 however, and the collision resulted only in the injury of several 

 passengers, whereas otherwise the result might have been ter- 

 ribly fatal. The young woman, seeing that physicians were 



