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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August i, 1903. 



was the son of a late wealthy rubber manufacturer. The feel- 

 ing in Providence is that the sole reason for Imboden's interest 

 in Providence was his hope of gaining control of some of the 

 rubber man's millions. How far he succeeded remains to be 

 learned. 



MONARCH RUBBER CO. (ST. LOUIS). 

 In regard to reported labor troubles at this factory, engaged 

 in making rubber footwear, Secretary W. E. Hemenover ad- 

 vised Thk India Rubber World on July 20: "About a 

 month ago we discovered there was a man here from Chicago 

 by the name of Dunn, and he was endeavoring to organize our 

 employes into a union. We found he was a blacksmith by 

 trade, but had evidently become connected with the union in 

 Chicago which comprises the employes of Morgan & Wright 

 and the Chicago Rubber Works Co. As far as we are able to 

 discover, he never saw a rubber boot and shoe factory, but he 

 succeeded in convincing many of our employes that they were 

 terribly abused, by telling them the most extravagant tales im- 

 aginable. He led them to believe that if they would become 

 well organized they could demand and obtain something like 

 100 per cent, more than they were getting. However, many of 

 our employ es, and especially those familiar with wages and con- 

 dition in other rubber boot and shoe factories, refused to be 

 enticed by such absurd promises or to be forced into an organ- 

 ization that was destined to breed trouble, and partly because 

 of their advice we closed our factory. This action the malcon- 

 tents have been pleased to call a ' lock out.' About two weeks 

 ago we started up again and are gradually gaining in produc- 

 tion. We hope soon to have our ticket up to what it was be- 

 fore this trouble occurred." 



NATIONAL INDIA RUBBER CO. — A CLAMBAKE. 



A COMPLIMENTARY clambake was given by the salesmen, 

 foremen, and clerks of the National India Rubber Co. in honor 

 of Mr. Harry H. Shepard, general manager of the company, on 

 the Church farm, near Bristol, Rhode Island, on the afternoon 

 of July 18. It was attended by about a hundred persons, in- 

 cluding some of the directors of the company, Secretary Sam- 

 uel Norris, of the United States Rubber Co., and other repre- 

 sentatives of that company's New York offices, members of the 

 town government, etc. T. Smith McKeon was chairman of the 

 committee on arrangements. Manager Shepard presided at the 

 table. The clambake had been prepared by an expert, and was 

 greatly enjoyed, as well as the social feature of the reunion. 

 After the dinner a game of baseball was witnessed. 



THE WILLIAMS RUBBER CO. (LOS ANGELES, CALIF.) 



Mr. H. O. Harrison, sales manager of this company, the 

 incorporation of which was reported in The India Rubber 

 World June 1, 1903 (page 320), reports: "We carry a com- 

 plete stock of all standard makes of automobile tires and car- 

 riage tires of all descriptions. We also have a complete vul- 

 canizing establishment for vulcanizing all pneumatic tires 

 made. In this respect, we have probably the most complete 

 shop in the United States, and will make this work our spe- 

 cialty. In addition to tires, of course we handle all lines of me- 

 chanical rubber goods." 



FACTORY INSPECTION IN INDIANA. 



There are no occupations in Indiana in which child labor is 

 prescribed by law. But Daniel H. McAbee, chief of the state 

 department of inspection, in the sixth annual report of that of- 

 fice to the Governor (1902), suggests the propriety of following 

 the example of various American and European states in pro- 

 hibiting the employment of young persons in certain trades. 

 He recommends that " Females under 16 should not be per- 

 mitted to work in cigar, tobacco or match factories, or rubber 



works. Females over 21 employed in rubber works should be 

 limited to not more than 8 hours per day, with \)' z hours of 

 rest and exclusion from the workroom." He advises the adop- 

 tion of a law similar to that of Ohio, which provides that no 

 person under the age of 16 shall be employed in certain work 

 connected with machinery, including work at " calender rolls 

 in rubber manufacturing." Mr. McAbee lately has been study- 

 ing the conditions of calender work in rubber mills with a view 

 to the protection of employes of every age from accidents. Of 

 the 541 accidents in factories reported on during the year, 

 three were in connection with roller work in rubber mills. A 

 man aged 55 lost an arm while operating mixing rollers ; a man 

 aged 58 lost the fingers of one hand from a similar cause ; and 

 a boy of 14 lost a finger and had an arm fractured by an acci- 

 dent in connection with rubber rolls. 



THE RUBBER INDUSTRY IN INDIANA. 



The annual report of the state factory inspector for 1902 

 gives statistics of four rubber factories, employing 485 males 

 and 47 females — a total of 532 — and steam plant of 1550 HP. 

 Not included in this showing is the Mishawaka Woolen Manu- 

 facturing Co., producing woolen and rubber footwear, with 

 1200 males and 250 females employed, and using 1200 HP. 

 steam and 1400 HP. water. 



MORE ROOM FOR THEODORE HOFELLER & CO. 



Theodore Hofeller & Co. (Buffalo, New York), who are 

 among the largest handlers of old rubber in the world, have re- 

 cently made an extensive addition to their facilities, by acquir- 

 ing a four story brick building adjoining their already spacious 

 establishment. The first floor of this building will be devoted 

 to well appointed offices, including the private offices of 

 Messrs. Theodore and Julius Hofeller. The three upper floors 

 will be devoted to the details of the firm's shipping business. 

 Each floor of the newly acquired building will be connected 

 with a corresponding floor of the old establishment. Many 

 new conveniences or improvements have been introduced, in- 

 cluding a large new electric elevator. It is mentioned that an 

 expert office force of twenty persons is employed. 



GIBSON-KING RUBBER CO. (NEW YORK). 



This is a new firm, engaged in the sale of mechanical rubber 

 goods principally, located at No. 206 Broadway. Mr. R. Ren- 

 wick Gibson was connected for some years and until recently 

 with the Mineralized Rubber Co. (New York), and Mr. C. C. 

 King, formerly of Mississippi, which state he represented as 

 commissioner to the Paris exposition of 1900, has been engaged 

 hitherto in the cotton trade. The business of the new firm in- 

 cludes selling arrangements lor the Trenton Rubber Manufac- 

 turing Co. 



YATMAN RUBBER PLANT BURNED. 



The factory of the Yatman Rubber Co., at Belgrove Drive 

 and Passaic avenue, Kearney, near Newark, New Jersey, was 

 destroyed by fire late on the night of July 11. It is understood 

 that the loss is well covered by insurance. 



PROFITS OF THE AMERICAN CHICLE CO. 

 At the annual meeting in Jersey City, New Jersey, on July 

 21, a report was presented showing that after paying dividends 

 during the year amounting to $900,000, there were surplus un- 

 divided profits of $776,000. Dividends on the preferred stock, 

 at 6 per cent., amounted to$iSo.ooo, and on the common stock, 

 at 12 per cent., to $720,000. New factories had been built and 

 equipped, at Louisville, Kentucky, and Newark, New Jersey, 

 and paid for out of the earnings. The official list remains as be- 

 fore : Directors: Thomas Adams, Jr., E. E. Beeman, W. J. 

 White, G. H. Worthington, J. B.Primley, T. ]. Jefferson, Charles 



