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misses' overshoes, 

 women's overshoes, 

 men's overshoes. 



In the higher court, although the practice is not to question 

 the findings of facts in a trial court, the treatment by the jury 

 of the expert evidence in this case was strongly criticised. The 

 decision stated that, in view of the testimony offered, which 

 proved the machinery to have been one of reasonable safety, the 

 case had not been one for a jury. The court of appeal held, 

 however, that the defendants had been negligent in not provid- 

 ing a better seat for the lad while at work, and awarded dam- 

 ages under the "workmen's compensation act," allowing the 

 maximum limit under that act, !*>i 500. 



The company would have preferred to settle the case out of 

 court, but a trial was insisted upon by the accident insurance 

 company liable for the damages. The interest of the matter to 

 the trade in Canada is that this case marks another step toward 

 getting this class of suits tried under the " workmen's compen- 

 sation act,'' instead of under the common law, where no limit 

 of liability is fixed. Another point is that without the appeal 

 a precedent would have been established of damages allowed 

 on account of the absence of guards from the calender rolls, to 

 be quoted in all future similar cases. 



RUBBER FOOTWEAR FOR THE POOR INDIANS. 



The Ed wards-Stan wood Shoe Co. (Chicago) on April 29 



were awarded a contract, by the government bureau of Indian 



affairs, (or the following quantity of rubber footwear for the 



use of the Indians under the care of the government, for the 



ensuing year : 



796 pairs men's boots. 387 pairs boys' overshoes. 



2409 " boys' arctics. 495 



1250 " misses' arctics. 1571 

 1883 " women's arctics. 215 



1297 " men's arctics. 



THE MERCHANTS' RUBBER CO., LIMITED. 

 This is a new manufacturing concern, located at Berlin, On- 

 tario, formed to engage in the production of rubber boots and 

 shoes. The capital is §100,000 and it is planned to begin man- 

 ufacturing by November 1. The president of the new company 

 is Jacob Kaufman, who retired recently from the same office in 

 The Berlin Rubber Manufacturing Co.. Limited, and the man- 

 ager is T. H. Rieder, who since 1899 has been in the employ of 

 the Berlin company. 



BAUMANN RUBBER CO. (NEW HAVEN, CONN.) 

 This company have recently made extensive additions to 

 their buildings and mechanical equipment, the new structure 

 have a total length o( 100 feet, parts of it being one, two, and 

 three stories high, respectively. The company are producing 

 some go-id selling novelties in rubber toys and have built up a 

 good trade in air balloons. 



THE MATTSON COMPANY'S NEW 1 1NES. 

 The Mattson Rubber Co. (New York), who for some time 

 past have confined themselves very largely to the manufacture 

 of dress shields and dress shield materials, have added to their 

 line quite extensively, and are now manufacturing all kinds of 

 stamp rubber, particularly sponge backing, and hat manufac- 

 turers' supplies in rubber, and a full line of erasive rubbers 

 covering many patented novelties. They are also doing quite 

 a business in general mold work, and in mixing and calendering 

 for the trade. 



PROVED BELTING. 



A half century's constant use in thousands of the leading 

 factories of the United States has proved the very great worth 

 of " Royal Worcester " belts. The Graton & Knight Manufac- 

 turing Co. are to be congratulated on the splendid reputation 

 that their belting has secured by its honest work all through 

 this long period of time. Manufacturers who are interested in 



securing good belting are invited to write (or prices and facts 

 about " Royal Worcester," to Worcester, Massachusetts. 



HOOD RUBBER CO.— INCREASE OF CAPITAL. 



At a meeting of the shareholders in Boston, on May 21, it 

 was voted to increase the capital stock of the company from 

 $900,000 to $ 1 ,000,000. Subsequently the directors declared a 

 stock dividend of $11.12 per share, representing part of the 

 profits of the company since the closing of the books Novem- 

 1, 1902. 



INTERNATIONAL A. AND V. TIRE CO. 



Adei.bert H. Alden having retired from the presidency of 

 this company, that position has been filled by the election to 

 that olli ■•(• of Harrison C. Williams, formerly general manager, 

 while J. C. Matlock, lately in charge of sales, has become gen- 

 eral manager. 



NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. 

 United States Rubber Co.: 



1'HEfEI Hh D. 



Sates. 



540 



635 



I.530 



3,420 



1,117 



High. Low. 



51 



52'. 



54 

 52 



SO 

 50 



5oV 



s' 'A 

 50 



RuniiER Goods Manulactunng Co. : 



ATLANTIC RUBBER SHOE CO. 

 Tin Atlantic Rubber Shoe Co., have bought a tract of land 

 in the town of Cranston, which is really part o( the city of 

 Providence, Rhode Island. The parcel of land consists of some 

 eight acres, close to the Pawtuxet river, and on the line of the 

 New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. It is rumored 

 that a large factory will be erected at once. Speaking of rum- 

 ors, it was also said that Superintendent Maurice C. Clark, of 

 ths Joseph Banigan Rubber Co., had tendered his resignation, 

 to take the superintendency of the Atlantic Rubber Shoe Co. 

 Mr. Clark, however, denies the latter, but acknowledges that 

 he did tender his resignation as he desired to withdraw from 

 active business, but that the Banigan company did not see their 

 way clear to release him. 



ANOTHER ALLING RUBBER STORE. 

 The Ailing Rubber Co. (New Haven, Connecticut), will in- 

 crease their paid in capital stock from $iS,ooo to $24,000, for 

 the purpose of opening a rubber store at Meriden, Connecticut, 

 which will be ready for business about June 3. Franklin B. 

 Ailing will be the resident manager at Meriden. This will 

 make the sixth store in Connecticut owned and conducted by 

 the Ailing interest. Some details regarding the other stores 

 appeared in The India Rubber World of April 1 (page 242). 

 The Ailing Rubber Co. report: " All our stores report a very 

 heavy garden hose trade. We think this will be the best hose 

 season we have had in Connecticut in ten years." 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 

 The Williams Rubber Co. (Los Angeles, California). April 

 22, 1903, under California laws; capital, $25,000. T. J. Wil- 

 liams, president; W. G. Williams, secretary and treasurer; H. 



