April i, 1906.] 



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der the luaiiagcincnt of E. H. Oehlhof, for the past eight 

 years employed in the Ailing stores at Norwich and New 

 London. On the same date Noyes K. Ailing and Amos P. 

 Mitchell opened a rubber store at No. 128 North street, Pitts- 

 field, Mass., which will be managed by John Myers, who 

 has been employed in the New liritain and Hartfoid stores. 

 For reasons due to his health alone Mr. Noyes K. Ailing, 

 the president of the Ailing Rubber Co., will change his res- 

 idence from Bridgeport, Conn., to Pittsfield, Mass., think- 

 ing that the higher altitude of the latter place may prove 

 beneficial. 



THE MATTSON RUBBER CO. FIRE. 



Till-; five story factory and warehouse of the Mattson 

 Rubber Co., at No. 26 West Broadway, New York, was badly 

 damaged by fire on the night of March 12. The two upper 

 stories were entirely destroyed and the three lower ones so 

 damaged that extensive repairs will be necessary before they 

 can again be used for business. The loss to stock and build- 

 ing is estimated by the companj- to be $25,000, which was 

 covered b3' insurance. While the companj- are arranging for 

 permanent offices thej' have secured teniporarj- headquarters 

 at No. 76 Park place. The company were particularly fortu- 

 nate in being able to make an arrangement with the Hard- 

 man Rubber Co., whereby thej* will hereafter manufacture 

 at the Ilardman works in Bellville, New Jersey. This means 

 that the Plardman company will discontinue the manufac- 

 ture of soft rubber goods, but will make hard rubber goods 

 as heretofore. Just what will be done with the old factory 

 in West Broadway when the repairs are completed has not 

 been decided. 



CHANGES IN RUBBER FACTORY MANAGEMENT. 

 John Robson, for four years past general superintendent 

 of the Woonsocket Rubber Co., has resigned that position 

 and will be succeeded by George Schlosser, who has mean- 

 time been superintendent of the " Alice " and Millville fac- 

 tories of the company. Mr. Schlosser has retained Harr}- 

 Wagner as superintendent of the ]\Iillville factory and will 

 take charge of the "Alice" himself. Mr. Schlosser is a 

 native of New Jersey and entered the rubber industry in tlie 

 employ of the New Jersey Rubber Shoe Co. Later he went 

 to Bristol and for five j-ears was superintendent of the 

 National India Rubber Co., after which he became con- 

 nected with the Woonsocket companj'. Mr. Robson returns 

 to Maiden to take charge of the factories of the Boston Rub- 

 ber Shoe Co., with which company he was long associated. 

 During Mr. Robson's connection with the Woonsocket com. 

 pany the factories of the Boston Rubber Shoe Co. have been 

 under the management of Colonel Frank L. Locke, who has 

 gone to the Pacific coast on account of ill health. 



CANADIAN RUBBER CO 's ANNUAL. 



At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Canadian 

 Rubber Co. of Montreal Limited, on March 8, an entirely 

 new board of directors was chosen, thus completing the 

 change of control already reported in The India Rubber 

 World. The new board consists of Major G. Washington 

 Stephens, m. l. a., D. Lome McGibbon, .Shirley Ogilvie, 

 Alexander Pringle, M. C. Mullarky, H. J. Fuller, Harrison 

 C. Frost, C. C. Ballantyne, and R. J. Younge. Major 

 Stephens was elected president and Mr. McGibbon vice 

 president and managing director. 



Major Stephens, the new president, is one of the best 



known of the younger generation of Canadian capitalists and 

 business men ; he is a member of the Quebec legislature. 

 Four members of the board are actively connected with the 

 business of the company : Mr. McGibbon, the general man- 

 ager ; Mr. Frost, manager of the general rubber division ; 

 Mr. Mullarky, manager of the rubber footwear department ; 

 and Mr. Younge, general sales manager. Of the remaining 

 directors, Mr. Ballantyne is Canadian manager of the Sher- 

 win Williams Paint Co., and president of the Canadian Man- 

 ufacturers' A.ssociation ; Mr. Pringle is a partner in T. 

 Pringle & Son, construction engineers ; Mr. Ogilvie is sec- 

 retary of the Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Limited; and Mr. 

 Fuller president of the Canadian Fairbanks Co. 



The annual report disclosed a highly satisfactory state of 

 affairs. Despite the high cost of raw materials during the 

 past year, a large increase in profitable business was gained. 

 The dividend declared was 5 percent. Referring to a report 

 published in Canada of an offer made for the purchase of 

 the company Mr. McGibbon advises The India Rubber 

 World : " As far as the rumor that the United States Rub- 

 ber Co. has made us an offer for our property-, I wish to deny 

 this. Our company is not for sale, and it is our intention 

 to increase oitr capital in the near future, to provide for fur- 

 ther extensions, both in plant and business." 



It is understood that the directors have plans un<lLr con- 

 sideration for establishing a large distributing branch in 

 Loudon, from which center direct shipments of " Canadian " 

 rubbers will be made to the trade in the United Kingdom 

 and also to the company's numerous distributors on the 

 Continent. 



RUBBER SHOE PRICES IN CANADA. 

 New lists on rubber footwear were issued bj' the Canadian 

 manufacturers on March 12. The list prices do not vary es- 

 sentially from those issued by the factories in the United 

 States, except that some changes have been made to " even 

 up " the lists. There has been someobjection among retail- 

 ers to what they considered inequalities in past lists. The 

 trade discount this year is 20 percent, from lists, against 17 

 per cent, last year. A special discount of 5 per cent, will be 

 allowed until June i to encourage the placing of earlj- orders. 

 The cash discount is as usual 2 percent. 



THE BOSTON AUTOMOBILE SHOW. 

 Those who attended the fourth annual Uoston Automobile 

 and Power Boat Show (March 10-17) ^'''^ ^ot be easily con- 

 vinced that it was the swan song of the Hub motorists. It 

 is not likely that an exhibition that was so successful and 

 so broad in its scope will not be followed by another. The 

 Boston show by far exceeded the expectations of its promo- 

 ters. This is true not only in point of attendance, but in 

 the number and variety of exhibits. A significant fact is 

 that there were more commercial vehicles shown than at 

 either the New York or Chicago national .show. Nearly 

 every leading American and European maker of automobiles 

 was represented and some had as many as half a dozen cars 

 on view. The total number of cars shown was 763. The 

 motor boat feature of the show was important in that it 

 brought out a larger number of marine motors than were 

 ever seen at a similar exhibition. What is true of the fin 

 ished product in regard to number and quality of exhibits is 

 equally true of the tire and other accessory departments, 

 especially' the former. The show attracted visitors from all 



