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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[January i, 1906. 



ited— as the European branch Is known — showed "Boston" 

 and " Meyer " boots and shoes, together with a variety of ten- 

 nis gciods, and also leather soled rubber boots for sewer work 

 and the like, and rubber proofed motor coats. A good display 

 was made also by the London agents of the Hood Rubber Co., 

 who are now making an active canvass of the Kuropean mar- 

 ket. Mention must be made also of the extensive display 

 made by The Gutta-Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Co. of 

 Toronto, Limited, who recently opened a branch in London at 

 I, Finsbury square, in charge of Mr. C. E. Pillinger. Among 

 the heel pad exhibits were shown the " Penna " goods which, 

 while marketed under the name of a London house, are manu- 

 factured by the Pennsylvania Rubber Co. ^The L'nited 

 States Rubber Co., Limited, have opened a storage warehouse 

 in Liverpool, at Westminster chambers, Crosshall street, in 

 charge of Mr. Neale, who has been connected hitherto with 

 the company's London dep6t. 



POPE MANUFACTURING CO.'S PROFITS. 

 The Pope Manufacturing Co. (Hartford, Connecticut), suc- 

 cessors to the late American Bicycle Co. and the companies 

 subsidiary to the latter, have made public their second annual 

 report, for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1905. Piesident Albert 

 A. Pope reports that the liquidation of certain departments 

 which it was deemed desirable to discontinue has been about 

 concluded. The expenses connected with this work of reorgan- 

 ization during the year and the cost of maintenance of unop- 

 erated factories (alone amounting to §90,264.47) will not in 

 future be a charge upon the company's business, thus permit- 

 ting larger net earnings to be made. The net profit for the 

 year was $87,219.95, against §50,992.69 for the preceding year. 

 The gross sale of automobiles and bicycles during the year was 

 $7,547,508, being an increase over the preceding year of $1,953,- 

 939. The current assets are reported at S3.992.418.20 and 

 the current liabilities $1,182,725.20. It is stated that the 

 amount of business done thus far in the new fiscal year con- 

 siderably exceeds that of the corresponding months of the 

 year preceding. [For the first annual report see The India 

 Rubber World February i, 1905 — page 168.] 



MECHANICAL RUBBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. 

 The executive committee of the Mechanical Rubber Manu- 

 facturers' Association of the United States, have arranged a 

 banquet to be held at Sherry's, in New York, on January 18, to 

 begin at 6.30 P. M., at which time it is understood that some 

 matters of special importance will come before the members 

 of the association. It is the earnest desire of the executive 

 committee that each member of the association will be present, 

 accompanied by one or more associates connected with his 

 company. No one not connected with the association is to be 

 invited, it being intended that this shall be strictly an associa- 

 tion affair. There will be no charge for the dinner, the expense 

 having been arranged for by the committee. The secretary, 

 Mr. William Hillman, No. 59 Reade street. New York, desires, 

 to be informed as promptly as possible by all who may intend 

 being present. 



THE LEOMINSTER COMB INDUSTRY. 

 The manufacture of horn and celluloid goods at Leominster, 

 Massachusetts, continues to grow, as indicated by a recent in- 

 crease in the number of factories and the enlargement of out- 

 put of those long established. During the latter part of the 

 year New York dealers in horn and celluloid combs, hair pins, 

 and other ornaments were liberal buyers in Leominster, which 

 has become one of the most important centers for the supply of 

 such articles. Owing to the recent rise in the price of horn 

 goods, some of the manufacturers looked for decreased buying. 



but there has been no such result to date, and some of the shops 

 have been running overtime, in orderto fill theirorders prompt- 

 ly. The Viscoloid Co. will erect this winter an extensive new 

 shop, of brick, two stories high, and 120 X 60 feet, for the in- 

 creased manufacture of viscoloid, which is highly regarded in 

 Leominster as a substitute for horn. The Leominster Comb 

 Co. are planning a large new shop, which will be the largest 

 horn hair pin factory in the country. Mrs. Amanda J. Cob- 

 leigh, of Leominster, said to be the only woman comb manu- 

 facturer in the United States, keeps 15 employes busy. 



NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS. 

 United States Rubber Co. : 



SECOND PREFERRED. 

 Week endings Nov. 25. Dec. 2. Dec. 9. 



Sales 3,750 2,000 3,050 



High Si %o% 80}^ 



Low 77 78i| 79^4 



Rubber Goods Manufacturing Co. : 



Dec. 16. 



5,800 



83M 

 80^ 



Dec. 13. 



3,200 

 83^ 

 81H 



DATES. 



Weekending Nov, 2e 

 Week ending Dec. 2 

 WeekenJing Dec. 9 

 Weekending Dec 16 

 Week ending Dec. 24 



Preferred. 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 



The Seward Rubber Co., November 23, 1905, under the laws 

 of Connecticut ; capital authorized $200,000 ; to begin business 

 with $75,000 capital. Incorporators : William Seward (late 

 vice president and general manager of the Hartford Rubber 

 Works Co.) and Arthur L. Shipman, Hartford, Conn., and 

 George D. Cochran, New York. A factory building has been 

 secured at Berlin, Conn. ; considerable machinery has been 

 purchased and more ordered, and the organization is being rap- 

 idly perfected. The object is to manufacture rubber mechani- 

 cal goods and solid vehicle tires, and it is expected that deliver- 

 ies can be made by April i. 



= Harburg Tire Co. (New York city), December 16, 1905, un- 

 der New York laws; capital, $20,000. Incorporators: Niel A. 

 Weathen, New York ; Millard C. Humstone and Rose A. 

 Mackey. Brooklyn, N. Y. Object, to cover the tire business in 

 America of the Vereinigte Gummiwaren Fabriken Harburg- 

 Wien, of Germany, who are now preparing to introduce their 

 pneumatic motor tires on this side of the Atlantic. 



= Knowlton Packing Co. (Boston), December 15, 1905, undej 

 Massachusetts laws ; capital, $40,000. Edward R. Metcalf, pres- 

 ident ; C. W. Smith, treasurer. To continue the manufacture 

 of the Knowlton molded ring packing and to add the manufac- 

 ture of other rubber specialties. This business was established 

 some 10 years ago, by Messrs. G. W. Knowlton and E. R. Met- 

 calf, and three or four years later the interest of Mr. Knowlton 

 was purchased by Mr. Metcalf, who has since continued in 

 charge. 



= The Wright Rubber Manufacturing Co. (Mansfield, Ohio), 

 December ii, 1905, under West Virginia laws ; capital, $1,000,- 



