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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July i, 1909. 



GENERAL SITPERINTEKrENT PIPER. 



Mr. William E. Piper has been made general superintendent 

 of the factories of the Boston Rubber Shoe Co., succeeding Mr. 

 John Robson, who retires after a connection with the company of 

 forty-one years. Mr. Piper is a native of Hyde Park, Massa- 

 chusetts. He was graduated from the high school in that town 



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William E. Piper. 



and also from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (class 

 of '94) with the degree s. B. He was appointed chemist of the 

 Boston Rubber Shoe Co. a year later, assistant superintendent in 

 May, 1897, and superintendent in March, 1906. 



UNITED STATES RUBBER CO.'S ISSUES. 



Transactions on the Xew York Stock E.xchange for five weeks, 

 ending June 26: 



Common Stock. 

 Week May 29... Sales 5,100 shares High 391/^ Low 

 Week June 5... Sales 12,900 shares High 421/^ Low 

 Week June 12... Sales 7,150 shares High 42 Low 

 Week June 19... Sales 3,400 shares High 40I/2 Low 

 Week June 26. . . Sales 1,700 shares High 38^/^ Low 



For the year — High. 42!^, June 4; Low, 27, Feb. 24. 



Last year — High, 3714; Low, 17^. 



First Preferred Stock. 



Sales 4,600 shares High 112 Low iiij^ 



Sales 8,660 shares High 117^ Low 112 



Sales 8,300 shares High 118^ Low 116^ 



Sales 2,230 shares High 1175^ Low 114J4 



Sales 2,300 shares High Ii6j4 Low 115 



, ii8J4, June 7: Low, 98, Jan. 29. 

 8; Low, 76. 



Second Preferred Stock. 



Sales 2,000 shares High 79I/2 Low 



Sales 6,000 shares High 85 Low 



Sales 1,790 shares High 84 Low 



Sales 1,110 shares High 84 Low 



Sales 600 shares High 83 Low 



For the year — High, 85, June 4; Low, 67 '/2, Feb. 25. 



Last year — High, 7S'/1: Low, 42. 



Six Per Cent. Certificates. 



Sales 100 certs. High 104-^ Low 104^^ 



Sales 137 certs. High 1045/^ Low 104^^ 



Sales 146 certs. High 105 Low 104^ 



Sales 84 certs. High 105J4 Low 105 



Sales 79 certs. High 105 Low 1043/2 



CHANGE OF NAME OF COMPANY. 



Week May 29. . 



Week June 5 . . 



Week June 12.. 



Week June 19.. 



Week June 26. . 



Week May 29 



Week June 5 



W eek June 12 



Week June 19 



Week June 26 



78/2 



79 



82 



825/^ 



82/2 



the factory is not actually located in Trenton, but in Hamilton 

 township, near that city. It is thought that by having a more dis- 

 tinctive title for the company than one based upon the name of 

 a locality its products may also be given greater individuality. 

 The company express the conviction that the name "Thermoid" 

 will become a synonym of "best" in all mechanical rubber goods. 

 FIRE IN A RUBBER FACTORT. 



Part of the works of the Trenton Rubber Manufacturing Co., 

 located in Hamilton township, just east of Trenton, New Jersey, 

 was destroyed by fire early on the morning of June 26. The por- 

 tion destroyed was that known as the old part. Good service 

 was rendered by the company's fire apparatus, which had the 

 assistance of the Trenton fire department and the fire equipment 

 of the Pennsylvania Railroad shops nearby. The departments 

 damaged were those used for the manufacture of pneumatic and 

 solid tires, rubber reclaiming and pressed goods. The main por- 

 tion of the mill was saved, embracing the power plant, mill and' 

 calender rooms, hose and belt departments, receiving and ship- 

 ping departments, goods warehouse, and chemical laboratory. 

 The factory was closed only during the day of the fire. Tem- 

 porary equipment was installed for some departments and with 

 very few exceptions goods have been manufactured, orders filled, 

 and the entire business conducted without interruption. It is 

 stated that the inventory in progress will show a loss probably 

 not exceeding $40,000 or $50,000. Orders have been placed for 

 new machinery, and plans are under way for the erection of a 

 large fireproof, concrete and steel building, to replace the burnt 

 departments, and while about it the company decided to mate- 

 rially increase the size of their plant by putting up a building 

 100 X 120 feet, two or three stories high, which will give em- 

 ployment to 75 or 100 additional men, when completed. The 

 name of the company, by the way, has just been changed to 

 Thermoid Rubber Co. 



BOSTON BELTING CO. 



There has been no change as yet of officers of the Boston 

 Belting Co. in consequence of the death of President Forsyth, 

 reported on another page of this issue. At a recent meeting of 

 the board Thomas A. Forsyth was chosen as a director to fill 

 the vacancy caused by the death of his brother. Francis H. 

 Stevens continues to be president pro tern, and this organization 

 is expected to continue until the annual meeting, late in the 

 year. 



NEW ENGLAND RUBBER CLUB— OUTING. 



The yearly midsummer outing of the New England Rubber 

 Club is scheduled for Tuesday, July 13. Arrangements have 

 been made for securing for this purpose the Riverside Recrea- 

 tion Grounds, in Weston, on the Charles river. The program 

 will include golf, baseball and other games, and water sports, 

 followed by a banquet in the evening. 



MEXICAN RUBBER BURNED. 



The board of directors of the Trenton Rubber Manufacturing 

 Co. have changed the name of the corporation to Thermoid Rub- 

 ber Co. One reason is that the old title was a misnomer, since 



D ECENT forest fires in the hot country of Vera Cruz and 

 ■*• ^ Oaxaca have been more destructive than any within the 

 memory of people living in the sections affected, according to 

 reports which come out of the rubber planting districts. There 

 had been no rain for several months, and the undergrowth on 

 plantations was parched and dry. Not only have many rubber 

 trees been injured or destroyed which were nearing a tappable 

 age, but much sugar cane has been burned, and even timber 

 has been injured. For the most part the full details of losses 

 have not reached the headquarters in the United States of the 

 various rubber planting companies, but the hope is entertained' 

 that the losses were less serious than indicated in the reports 

 telegraphed from Mexico. The belief seems general that even- 

 where rubber fields have been swept by the fire, the roots of the 

 trees will be found alive and that new vigorous trees may be- 

 expected to grow up from these. 



