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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[September i, 1906. 



where they have a good sized store. A factorj- 50 \ So feet 

 has been erected at No. 588 Hampshire street and is now in 

 operation working on ring packing especially. Mr. W. I'. 

 Squires is an e.vpert on this class of goods, having intro- 

 duced the Garlock goods on the Coa.st, and having been 

 with the I'acific Coast Rubber Co. for several years. The 

 factory is most complete and the only wirewinding machine 

 on the Coast has just been installed. 



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The New York Belting and Packing Co., Limited, are 

 still located at No. 918 Broadway, Oakland, but intend to 

 return to San Francisco as soon as a suitable location can be 

 Secured. 



The Oraton & Knight Manufacturing Co. are now located 

 at No. 2806 Mission street, San Francisco, and will ])robalily 

 remain there for the winter. 



MEETING OF THE FIRESTONE COMPANY. 



THE annual stockholders' meeting of the Firestone Tire 

 and Rubber Co. was held at the company's general 

 offices in Akron, Ohio, on August 15. The annual state- 

 ment showed a large increase in volume of business for the 

 last fiscal j-ear, during which period the plant capacity has 

 been tripled and several new branches established. The 

 financial report was a verj- satisfactory one to the stock- 

 holders and the year's outlook shown to be flattering. The 

 following directors were reelected : H. S. Firestone, Will 

 Chri.sty, A. C. Miller, R. J. Firestone, and h. E. Sisler. 

 The Directors met and reelected the following officers : 



President and General 3Tanager—V{. S. Fire.sTone. 



Vice President — Wili, Christy. 



Secretary S. G. C.\rkhuff. 



Treasurer— h. E. Sisler. 



The annual Firestone convention of branch managers and 

 salesmen held an enthusiastic session on August iS. The 

 Firestone company is an enterprise owned and conducted by 

 men under middle life and it is learned from those in posi- 

 tion to know, that there is not a "stick of dead timber " on 

 the payroll. As to what action was taken at the convention 

 the officials were averse to making any definite statement. 

 It can be stated, however, that there will be some news of 

 interest to tire users in the near future. 



STOUGHTON RUBBER CO. 



Thiv board of trustees of the Stoughton Rubber Co. 

 (Stoughton, Mass.) has been increased from five to seven 

 members, and at present consists of the following : Ira F. 

 Burnham (president and general manager), Charles A. 

 Hunter (vice president), Ellsworth H. Hicks (vice president 

 and assistant manager — clothing department), Thomas J. 

 Skinner (secretary and treasurer), Lester Leland, John J. 

 Watson, Jr., Homer E. Sawyer. The company are making 

 additions to the factory buildings with a view to largely in- 

 creasing their capacity. 



NEW YO<K STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS. 

 United .States Rtibber Co. : 



Whek ending— July 21 



Sales 25 



High 78 



Low 78 



F.\RREI. Foundry and 

 Machine Co. announce 

 the purchase of the draw- 

 ings, patterns, and good 

 will of the National Water 

 Tube Boiler Co. (New 

 Brunswick. N. J.) for the 

 rubber machinery they 

 formerly manufactured, as 

 they are now going out of 

 tli;it line of business. 



MtMbLn; ur THfc MhcaTONE CuNVENT 



" T 11 1; lire, II 'I'risco's 

 Furnace" is the title of an 

 attractive and interesting 

 brochure issued by Joseph 

 Dixon Crucible Co. (Jer- 

 sey City, New Jersey), in 

 relation to the excellent 

 manner in winch build- 

 ings treated with Dixon's 

 Si 1 ica-(iraphi te Paint 

 withstood the test of earl li- 

 i|uake and flames in the 

 recent disaster which vis- 

 ited San Francisco. Some 

 of the experiences related 

 are reallj' remarkable. 



