June i, 1905.] 



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THE B. F. GOODRICH CO. RUBBER SHOK FACTORY. 

 Work on the building to be occupied by their rubberfootwear 

 factory has been begun by The B. F. Goodrich Co. (Akron, Ohio). 

 So far the work has been confined to the foundation, which is 

 adjacent to the Ohio canal, and piling is necessary to give a 

 solid base. The building will be of brick, 150 X 'oo feet, and 

 will comprise three stories and basement. It is expected to 

 have the building completed early in the autumn. The location 

 is at the northwest corner of the company's plant, on land here- 

 tofore owned by the company, but which has been occupied by 

 the Erie railroad for switching purposes. On account of the 

 occupancy of the land by the Goodrich company the Erie pur- 

 chased the lower basin of the canal from the state of Ohio and 

 intends constructing additional tracks and increasing the ship- 

 ping facilities of the Goodrich company and adjoining rubber 

 and other plants to a large extent. The Goodrich company 

 have also purchased from the state a tract of land adjoining 

 their plant, that it may be prepared for any future need for 

 larger premises. 



NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS. 



United States Rubber Co. : 



Rubber Goods Manufacturing Co. : 



RUBBER SHOES FOR THE INDIANS. 

 Proposals were opened at St. Louis on April 27 by the 

 board of Indian commissioners of the United States, for certain 

 supplies for the Indian service, for the fiscal year beginning 

 July I, 1905, to include the following items of rubber footwear. 

 The successful bidder was the same as last year — J. Edmund 

 Strong, whom we understand to represent the Edwards-Slan- 

 wood Shoe Co. (Chicago). The prices under which the award 

 was made are also given : 



738 pairs boots, men's, rubber, Nos. 711 $2.31 



1S70 pairs overshoes, arctics, boys', Nos. 1-6 75 .94 



561 pairs overshoes, arctics, misses'. Nos. 1 1-2 60 



1396 pairs overshoes, arctics, women's. Nos. 3-8 72 



1279 pairs overshoes, arctics, men's, Nos. 711 1. 00 



447 pairs overshoes, rubber, boys', Nos. i-6 3g .48 



460 pairs overshoes, rubber, misses', Nos. 112.... 33 



1627 pairs overshoes, rubber, women's, Nos. 3 8 41 



229 pairs overshoes, rubber, men's, Nos. 7-11 . .58 



The total number is 8607 pairs, against 10,210 pairs called 

 for last year. 



JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE CO. 



At the annual meeting of the shareholders, at Jersey City, 

 New Jersey, the old board, consisting of Edward F. C. Young, 

 John A. Walker, Edward L. Young, William Murray, George 

 T. Smith, Joseph D. Bedle, and (ieorge E. Long was unani- 

 mously reelected. The board of directors reelected the former 

 officers, namely: Edward F. C. Young, president; John A. 



Walker, vice president and treasurer ; George E. Long, secre- 

 tary. Judge Joseph D. Bedle was also reelected counsel. The 

 shareholders present expressed themselves as thoroughly sat- 

 isfied with the management of the company by itsotricers. Of 

 the total number, 7345 shares, 7145 were represented. 



GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. 's THIRTEENTH YEAR. 

 The thirteenth annual report of the General Electric Co., for 

 the year ended January 31, must be very satisfactory to the 

 shareholders. Of course, they are manufacturers of rubber 

 goods to a comparatively limited degree, yet since the whole 

 electrical industry rests to so important an extent upon the 

 use of rubber for insulation, the operations of this company de- 

 serve to be considered in connection with the rubber industry. 

 The annual report of the company is too extensive for space in 

 this lournal, but the following figures may prove of some inter- 

 est to manufacturers in general. Unless otherwise stated, they 

 relate to the condition of the company on January 31, 1905 : 



Capital stock authorized $48,325,500.00 



Capital stock outstanding $48,247,943.33 



Orders received (for products of the company), 1904. .. $35,094,807.00 

 Amount billed (including services of experts, supply of 



products of other factories, etc.), 1904 $39,231,328.00 



Number of orders received (not including contracts), 



1904 187,350 



Floor space in factories 4,100,000 



Number of employes in 1904 l8,oco 



Book value of plants $ 7,500,000.00 



Book value of securities held $14,488,269.16 



Bills receivable $16,747,449.39 



Expenditures on account of work in progress, end of 



1904 $ 2,009,805.25 



Merchandise inventories $11,999,725.66 



Liabilities (accounts payable, but no notes ; gold de- 

 bentures, etc.) $ 3,475,295.51 



Profits for 1904 $6,719,545.78 



Dividends paid for the year. ... $ 3,684,384.00 



Surplus * 9,569,196.48 



SINGER SEWING MACHINE IN ENGLAND. 

 The Singer Sewing Machine Co., Limited, was registered in 

 England on April 26, with a capital of _£6oo,oco in £\o shares, 

 to acquire the business carried on in the United Kingdom by 

 the Singer Manufacturing Co. The Singer Manufacturing Co. 

 of New Jersey (United States) are the first managers, and may 

 retain office until otherwise determined by the holders of two- 

 thirds of the shares issued. Registered office: 42 and 43, St. 

 Paul's churchyard, E. C, London, 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 



Morgan & Wrkiht, April 27, 1905, under Michigan laws, to 

 manufacture rubber goods at Detroit; capital authorized, 

 §1,500,000, of which $750,000 is stated to be subscribed and 

 $150,000 paid in cash. Incorporators : Charles H. Dale, Larch- 

 mont, N. Y.; Charles J. Butler, Chicago; Charles A. Hunter, 

 New Durham, N, J.; Ernest Hopkinson, East Orange, N. J.; 

 Herbert Bowen, Detroit, Mich. This company succeeds the 

 Illinois corporation of Morgan & Wright, formed December i, 

 1893, to succeed the copartnership under the same name dating 

 from 1884. It is one of the constituent companies of the Rub- 

 ber Goods Manufacturing Co. 



= Motz Clincher Tire and Rubber Co. (Akron, Ohio), April 

 15.1905, under Ohio laws; capital, $50,000, Incorporators: 

 N. C. Stone, president of the City National Bank of Akron ; 

 E. S. Day, William Wolf, William C. Rentschler, and Charles 

 Motz — all of Akron. Mr. Motz is a lawyer and the patentee of 

 a new vehicle tire, which will be made, for the present at least, 

 by the Buckeye Rubber Co. (Akron). 



= Westmoreland Rubber Manufacturing Co., May 8, 1905. 

 under Pennsylvania laws ; capital, $100,000. Incorporators : 

 Frank A. Wilcox and George W. Schively. Jeannette, Pa.; H. 



