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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[September i, 1903. 



the cars were again taken to Andover, where all arrived safely, 

 making the day a most pleasant one to remember. Superin- 

 tendent McTernen had charge of the arrangements, and was 

 assisted in carrying out the plans by a very generous contribu- 

 tion from the company. 



CHARLES E. FARR1NGTON. 

 Charles E. FARRlNGTON,_of the Massachusetts Chemical 

 Co. (Boston), is a chemist and engineer of natural ability and 

 scientific training. He was born in Dover, Massachusetts, 34 

 years ago, " on the farm," but through the removal of his par- 

 ents was educated in 

 Boston schools. He de- 

 veloped a mechanical 

 tendency in boyhood 

 and after the close of his 

 school opportunities de- 

 voted his leisure entirely 

 to the study of mechan- 

 ical and hydraulic engi- 

 neering and to applied 

 chemistry. He became 

 connected with the 

 Massachusetts Chemical 

 Co. in 1892, and since has 

 been an important fac- 

 tor in the growth of that 

 business. In addition 

 to the business of the 

 Massachusetts Chemical 

 Co , Mr. Farrington acts 

 as consulting engineer 

 for many manufacturing 

 concerns, in both Europe and America. He is recognized 

 among electricians as an expert on the chemistry of electrical 

 insulation, in the study of which he was a pioneer. His recent 

 lecture on a phase of that subject before the Franklin Institute 

 a'tracted a great deal of favorable criticism. He is a member 

 of the Society of Arts, the American Chemical Society, and 

 other scientific bodies. It is well known among American 

 rubber men that for several years Mr. Farrington's studies 

 have been directed particularly to problems connected with 

 the rubber trade, with results which have been quite important. 



VICTOR RUBBER CO. CHANGES. 

 Mr. Albert T. Holt, superintendent of the Victor Rubber 

 Co. (Springfield, Ohio), has resigned his position. In connec- 

 tion with this it is interesting to note that several men con- 

 nected with the Victor Rubber Tire Co., which sells the tires 

 manufactured by the Victor Rubber Co., have also tendered 

 their resignations. They are Samuel Siddal, sales manager ; C. 

 E. Bradish, Chicago manager ; and J. S. Webb, New York man- 

 ager. With regard to the last named gentleman an interesting 

 happening is reported. It seems that the Victor Rubber Tire 

 Co. have offices at Broadway and Fifty-seventh street, which, 

 after the resignation of Mr. Webb, were placed in charge of 

 Herbert C. Comstock. Although Webb had sent in his resig- 

 nation the board of directors had not acted upon it, Comstock 

 being the appointee of the president of the company. Webb 

 therefore declined to leave the office until he had completed 

 his inventory and his books were audited and found to be cor- 

 rect. Mr. Comstock insisted upon his leaving, and upon his 

 refusal had him arrested and taken to the station house. Af- 

 ter hearing the evidence the magistrate dismissed the com- 

 plaint, saying that he would not attempt to decide who was 

 legally in charge of the company's office. 



NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS. 



United States Rubber Co. 



Rubber Goods Manufacturing Co. 



"THE ORIGINAL RUBBER MAN." 

 The subject of this sketch was born in the original rubber fac- 

 tory, which is situated in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Like his 

 human prototype he is fearfully and wonderfully made, his body 

 of belting and matting, legs of joint packing, arms of cotton hose, 

 and other ingenious structural details. To be appreciated he 

 should be seen, which can be easily done by turning to the ad- 

 vertisement in this issue, of the Boston Belting Co., who will be 

 glad to send a copy of their hanger, "The Original Rubber 

 Man," in colors, to any one requesting it. 



VULCANIZED RUBBER CO. 'S NEW FACTORY. 



The Vulcanized Rubber Co. expects to get their new factory 

 (at Morrisville, Pa.) in operation about September 1. The cor- 

 ner stone laying of this factory was chronicled in The India 

 Rubber World last November, but there have been unavoid- 

 able delays in completing the building and installing the ma- 

 chinery. When everything is complete the company will put 

 into commission one of the best built and equipped hard rub- 

 ber manufacturing plants in existence. The combined boiler 

 capacity is 600 HP., with furnaces operated by forced draught 

 and supplied with patent grates. Brick coal bunkers have 

 been built alongside the boilers and the coal is dumped directly 

 into these from the cars on the company's trestle, this being a 

 part of the arrangement for economy of time and labor that is 

 characteristic of the whole factory. 



Most of the machines are driven by specially wound inde- 

 pendent motors and the rest are arranged in small groups, each 

 groupbeing driven by a separate motor which drives the shafting 

 by means of a patent noiseless chain gear. These chains are one 

 of the features of the installation, taking the place of all motor 

 and engine belts and gears. The main shaft carrying the heavy 

 rolls is driven by the largest chain drive in existence, being ca- 

 pable of transmitting 200 Hi', and connects the engine directly 

 to the shaft, taking the place of the usual noisy gears. 



The offices are handsomely finished in natural woods, done 

 in oil. The grounds have been neatly enclosed and will be made 

 into handsome lawns. When the new plant is in operation the 

 old buildings will be abandoned and, with the exception of the 

 brick building, which is the original Morrisville rubber mill 

 will be removed. 



The engine room equipment consists of three 240 volt elec- 

 tric generators, two of which are driven by steam turbines and 

 the other by a reciprocating engine (these can be operated 

 together or independent as may be necessary) ; a 1000 gallon 

 Underwriters fire pump, a 150 HP. Corliss engine for driving 

 the rolls, and another 150 HP. engine for reserve. All exhaust 



