November i, 1904.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



63 



= A. VV. Brunn ( Nos. 2-4 Sioiie street. New York), formerly 

 representative of the late firm of Kramrisch \' Co. (Liverpool), 

 has been appointed exclusive selling agent for the United 

 States and Canada by Fred. Stern & Co. (Liverpool), importers 

 of crude rubber, making a specialty of African grades, and V. 

 Chautard & Christensen (London), importers of and dealers in 

 crude rubber of all grades. 



= There was filed with the secretary of state of Connecticut, 

 on October 20, a certificate of the final dissolution of the Rub- 

 ber Manufacturers' Selling Co., of Colchester. This company 

 was organized in 1S89 by George Watkinson, in connection 

 with the Colchester Rubber Co., and incorporated in i89i,with 

 $300,000 capital. It was transferred to the United States Rub- 

 ber Co. in August, 1893. with the Colchester company. 



= C. E. W. Woodward, who has been assistant superintend- 

 ent at the factory of The Fisk Rubber Co. (Chicopee Falls, 

 Massachusetts) since its beginning, has resigned to engage in 

 other business, and will be succeeded by G. H. T. Babbitt. 



= In ?'<• Victor Rubber Co. (Springfield, Ohio) — the old com- 

 pany by that name — Frank Krupp, referee in bankruptcy, has 

 made a report to the United States court, to the effect that no 

 fraud is shown in the conduct of the company prior to its in- 

 solvency, as charged. The charge was made by the Erie Rail- 

 road Co., which delivered $10,000 worth of crude rubber to the 

 company's factory, consigned by a New York house, " C. O. D." 

 The delivery, by some means, was completed without payment 

 being made, and the railroad became responsible for the rub- 

 ber. The rubber company claimed to have received the rubber 

 in good faith, not knowing that it was a " CO. D." shipment. 

 It was in regard to this matter that the decision by Referee 

 Krupp was asked. The railroad company's claim will not have 

 preference over those of other creditors. The railroad com- 

 pany has appealed from this decision. 



= The Monarch Rubber Co. (Brockton, Massachusetts) has 

 been succeeded by the Brockton Rubber Co. which includes 

 most of the former stockholders and several new ones, and the 

 plant is being put into shape for operation at an early date. 



= Suit has been filed in the Akron (Ohio) court of common 

 pleas by several banks, to have set aside certain conveyances of 

 property made by George \V. Crouse, prior to his being de- 

 clared a bankrupt some time ago, it being alleged that the same 

 were made with intent to defraud his creditors. The property 

 so conveyed includes shares in a number of corporations, includ- 

 ing The B. F. Goodrich Co. 



= The city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was visited on the night 

 of October 11 by the most disastrous fire in its history, result- 

 ing in the destruction of an important business section. In an- 

 swer to an inquiry. The India Rubber World is informed 

 that The Winnipeg Rubber Co , Limited, did not suffer in any 

 way. Their premises were two or three blocks from the area 

 of the tire, which, fortunately, was checked before reaching the 

 rubber store. 



= The plant formerly operated by the Standard Rubber Co. 

 (Campello, Massachusetts) is reported to have been purchased 

 by Rufus C. Maltly, of New York, together with the land occu- 

 pied by it, but it is not stated what the objects of the pur- 

 chaser may be. 



=The Rubber Workers' Union at Trenton, New Jersey, re- 

 cently adopted resolutions asking all union men to use their 

 influence and votes against Edward C. Stokes, the Republican 

 candidate for governor at the forthcoming. Mr. Stokes was 

 formerly treasurer of the United and Globe Rubber Manufac- 

 turing Cos., of Trenton. The rubber workers claim that he re- 

 signed because he did not care to become involved in the 

 strike in the rubber factories last winter, which was lost by the 



union. The resolution of the Rubber Workers' Union was 

 later affirmed by the Central Labor Union of Trenton. 



= The United States Agency Michclin Tire Co. (New York) 

 has been notified of the award, at the St. Louis World's Fair, 

 of a grand prize for its display of Michelin pneumatic tires. 



^-The Singer Manufacturing Co. (New York) made 292 dis- 

 tinct entries of their sewing machines, in i4groupsof exhibits, 

 at the St. Louis World's Fair. The international jury gave 

 them seven grand prizes, one of them being for machines for 

 stitching rubber, leather and canvas belting, shown in Group 35. 



= The ICureka Fire Hose Co. (New York) have been advised 

 that their " Eureka." " Paragon," and " Red Cross " brands of 

 seamless rubber lined fire hose have been awarded a gold medal 

 at the St. Louis World Fair. 



PERSONAL MENTION. 



Mr. Adoli'H Prinzhorn, director of the Continental Caout- 

 chouc- und Guttapercha-Compagnie (Hanover, Germany), was 

 in attendance at the St. Louis World's Fair, and favored The 

 India Rubber World office with a visit while in the States. 



= Dr. Alberto Pirelli, of the important rubber and cable firm 

 of Pirelli & Co. (Milan, Italy), whose presence in the United 

 States was mentioned lately in The India Rubber World, 

 on leaving the country took a steamer for Manaos. with a view 

 to seeing the rubber business on the Amazon at close range 

 before returning to his home. The Messrs. Pirelli have im- 

 ported direct from Brazil a good deal of the rubber used by 

 them lately. 



= Priortothe republican state convention in Rhode Island 

 on October 12, in view of a widely expressed intention to nom- 

 inate for the office of governor Colonel Samuel P. Colt, presi- 

 dent of the United States Rubber Co., that gentleman published 

 a letter of considerable length, stating his entire confidence 

 that the party would win the forthcoming election, but that 

 his obligations of a business nature were such that he could 

 not feel justified in neglecting them to accept a public office. 

 One of the nominees of the convention was Mr. Walter A. 

 Read, a director of the Woonsocket Rubber Co., who is named 

 for reelection for general treasurer. 



= Senor Don Cayetano Romero, who has been appointed 

 Mexican consul general at New York, after having filled a 

 similar position at San Francisco, is a brother of the late Matias 

 Romero, who died while Mexican ambassador at Washington, 

 and whose interest in rubber culture in Mexico undoubtedly 

 did much to encourage investments in that field. 



= Memorial services for the late Hon. Elisha S. Converse 

 were held on the evening of October 27, by Converse lodge of 

 Masons, of Boston, which was named in honor of Mr. Converse. 



=Mr. Lester Leland, treasurer of the Boston Rubber Shoe 

 Co., with Mrs. Leland, has planned a trip to the Mediterranean 

 and the Nile, sailing from New York about November 8. 



= Mr. Frank Poel, of Poel & Arnold (New York), who has 

 been in Europe for the last three or four months, is due to ar- 

 rive at home at about the date of the publication of this issue. 



= Mr. William Symington, of the crude rubber firm of Alden, 

 Symington & Co., London and Liverpool, was a recent visitor 

 to the States. 



=:Mr. William F. Bowers, president of the Bowers Rubber 

 Co. (San Francisco) has been spending a few weeks in the At- 

 lantic states, including a visit to his native city, Lynn, Massa- 

 chusetts. 



= Mr. Harold Waldo French, of Akron, Ohio, was married 

 on October 17, to Miss Margaret Emerson, daughter of Mr. and 

 Mrs. Samuel Gaunett, of Milton, Massachusetts. Mr. French 

 is the representative at Akron of George A. Alden & Co., in the 

 crude rubber trade. 



