November i, 1904.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER W^ORLD 



59 



NEWS OF THE AMERICAN RUBBER TRADE. 



MECHANICAL RUBBER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. 



THE organization of the Mechanical Rubber Manufactur- 

 ers' Association of the United States was completed at 

 a meeting held at the Waldorf-Astoria, in New York, 

 on Thursday. October 6, attended by representatives 

 of a number of the leading factories, as follows : 



Boston Belting Co. = Benjaniin F. Elson. 



Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co. = A'rchibald M. Paul. 



Crescent Belting and Packing Co. = John J. X'oorhees. 



The Diamond Rubber Co. -William B. Miller. 

 The Eureka Rubber Manufacturing Co. = J. A. Lambert. 



The B. K. Coodrich Co. = Bertram G. Work. 



(Jutta I'eicha and Rubber Manufacturing Co.~Amadee Spadone. 



Hamilton Rubber Manufacturing Co=W. L. Blodgett. 



Lake Shore Rubber Co.=Mr. Whitehead. 



Manhattan Rubber Manufacturing Co. = Arthur K. Townsend. 



Mechanical Rubber Co. (Chicago). = D. C. Blanchard. 



Mechanical Rubber Co. (Cleveland). = M. L Blanchard. 



New York Belting and Packing Co.^James H. Cobb. 



New York Rubber Co. = William H. Acken, Rufus A. Brown. 



Peerless Rubber Manufacturing Co.=G. S. Taylor. W. J. Courtney. 



Republic Rubber Co. = Warner Arms, L. J. Lomasney. 



Revere Rubber Co.^E. S. Williams. 



Rubber (ioods Manufacturing Co.:=Charles A. Hunter, Ernest Hop- 

 kinson. 



Voorhees Rubber Manufacturing Co.^^John J. Voorhees. 



Whitehead Brothers Rubber Co. = Alfred Whitehead. 



The meeting was called to order by Mr. Work, as chairman 

 of the preliminary meeting reported in Thk India Rubber 

 World, September i, 1904 (page 428), and Mr. Hillman acted 

 as secretary. The various committees named at the former 

 meeting made their reports, which, after discussion and amend- 

 ment, were adopted. The preamble to the Constitution states : 



This association is formed for the purpose of fostering the interests of 

 the manufacturers engaged in the manufacture and sale of mechanical 

 rubber goods in the United States, refovming such abuses as exis;, se- 

 curing freedom from unjust and unlawful exactions ; settling differences 

 between the members ol the association ; and promoting a more enlarged 

 and friendly intercourse between them. 



There are to be two classes of members — active mem bers, w ho 

 must be manufacturers of mechanical rubber goods, and asso- 

 ciate members, of whom each active member shall have the 

 privilege of naming two, belonging to his own concern. The 

 latter shall have the privilege of participating in discussions 

 " but they shall have no vote other than the one vote that is 

 invested in the active member." The officers shall be a presi- 

 dent and vice president, and secretary and treasurer (the latter 

 two positions being invested in one person), the same to be 

 elected at the annual meeting on the first Thursday of October. 

 Regular meetings shall be held on the first Thursday of Octo- 

 ber, December, February, April, and June, at limes and places 

 to be agreed upon hereafter. Special meetings may be called 

 by the president at any time, and shall be called by him upon 

 proper request. A majority of the active members shall con- 

 stitute a quorum. 



Three committees are provided for: An executive commit- 

 tee, and committees on grievances and specifications. Regard- 

 ing the latter it is provided : " It shall be the duty of the 

 specification committee to consider all specifications issued, 

 pertaining to the manufacture of mechanical rubber goods, and 

 to make such suggestions and recommendations as in their 

 judgment seem best and to report at the regular meetings." 

 The executive committee was elected by the association, and 

 the other two appointed by the executive committee, it being 

 provided that the president shall be a member ex-o£[icio of all 

 committees. 



The result of the election of officers and appointment of 

 committees is given below : 



President — Betram G. Work, .Akron, Ohio. 



Viee President — Amadf.k Si'ADone, New York. 



Secretary-Treasurer — WiLi.lAM Hli.LMAN, New York. 



Executive Committee — E. S. Williams, Boston ; Ernest Hopkinson, 

 New York, W, B. Miller, Akron ; C. Edward Murray, Trenton ; M. 

 L Blanchard, Chicago. 



Grievance Committee — A. M. Paul, Boston ; Warner Arms, Youngs- 

 town ; J. Oliver Stokes, Trenton ; John J. Voorhees, Jersey City ; J. 

 C. Butler, Chicago. 



Specification Committee — C. A. Hunter, New York ; J. F. McGiiire, 

 Akron ; Welling G. Sickel, Trenton ; B. F. Elson, New York , 1). C. 

 Blanchard, Cleveland. 



It was moved that the officers of the association serve with- 

 out any remuneration, except the secretary-treasurer. After a 

 very full and free discussion of the conditions of the industry, 

 and its future prospects, the meeting adjourned at 3.40 P. m., 

 without date. 



ANOTHER COMPANY TO MAKE TIRES. 



The Eureka Rubber Manufacturing Co. of Trenton, N. J. 

 are installing an equipment of eleven specially constructed ve- 

 hicle tire vulcanizers for the manufacture of solid and cushion 

 carriage tires. These vulcanizers represent the most modernly 

 effective ideas in the manufacture of this line and it is claimed 

 should somewhat revolutionize present methods of manufac- 

 ture. Tires can be produced in any lengths required up to 500 

 or 1000 feet, or longer. Nothing but fully guaranteed brands 

 will be made and the company expect to add to their present 

 enviable reputation among the carriage trade of the country as 

 manufacturers of high grade rubber drills and duck, by turning 

 out only thoroughly reliable and serviceable qualities in their 

 rubber tire department. Mr. Frank Richardson, formerly 

 president of the Sweet Tire and Rubber Co. (Batavia, New 

 York) has been given entire charge of the lire department. 

 His long connection with the carriage trade and extensive ac- 

 quaintance with the rubber tire business, should insure the 

 operation of this department under the most practical ideas 

 possible. Mr. Richardson has not only been a successful rub- 

 ber tire manufacturer, but previously was engaged in carriage 

 rrianufacturing, so that he is more than well equipped to make 

 a success of his new charge. 



THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO. (aKRON). 

 The plan of reorganization of this company, which has been 

 mentioned from time to time in this Journal [See The India 

 Rubber World, September i, 1904— page 430] has been fully 

 completed. It involved the taking up the company's entire 

 note indebtedness, for which were substituted $245,500 in first 

 mortgage 10 year 6 per cent, bonds, against which, it is stated, 

 the company liave assets approximating $800,000. At the an- 

 nual meeting the officers were reelected as follows: 



President -I.. C. MiLES. 

 Vice President — Hon. Charles Dick. 

 Secretary' — Chari.eS W. SeibeRLING. 

 Treasurer — H. B. Manton. 

 General Manager— ¥ . A. Seiberi.Ing. 



The directorate is composed of the above, together with A. 

 W. Firestone and F. G. Carnahan. The Messrs. Seiberling and 

 Mr. Manton have filled their respective positions in the man- 

 agement since the organization of the company, in 1898. The 

 Hon. Charles Dick is the junior United States senator for Ohio, 

 having been chosen to succeed the late Hon. Mark Hanna in 

 that office. 



