July i, 1905.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER V/ORLD 



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THE RUBBER MERGER OPERATIVE. 



Pursuant to the action of the United Slates Rubber Co. 

 relative to acciuiring a controlling interest in the Rubber 

 Goods Manufacturing Co. [See The India Ruiiuer VVokld, 

 June I —page 31 ij. advertisements appeared in the New York 

 newsp.ipers, signed Anthony N. Brady, " syndicate manager," 

 invinng the deposit, with the Central Trust Co. of New York, 

 on or before [une 1 5 1935. of shares of the Rubber Gjods com- 

 pany, with the understanding that shares of the new issues of 

 the United States (Rubber Co. should be exchanged for the 

 same, on the basis of the proposals already referred to. Said 

 ofTer was conditional upon the deposit of at least two thirds in 

 amount of all outstanding stock of the Rubber Goods Manu- 

 facturing Co. " After June 15," the advertisements read, " no 

 deposits will be received except in the discretion of the under- 

 signed [Anthony N. Brady], and on such terms as the under- 

 signed may prescribe. "^^= On June 16 it was announced : 

 " One hundred and seventy-six thousand two hundred and 

 forty seven shares of stock of the Rubber Goods Manufacturing 

 Co. (being more than 67 per cent o( the outstanding share 

 capital) having assented within the lime allowed to the plan 

 for exchanging the stock for that of the United States [Rubber 

 Co., the same has been declared operative." [The exact num- 

 ber of shares of the Rubber Goods company being 259 931, the 

 number of shares deposited amounts to 67 8 percent.] Gos- 

 sip has been current in F? )ston that certain mechanical rubber 

 goods factories in New lingland would likely be acquired by 

 the United States Rubber Co., for one reason, because of the 

 inteiest in them held by the estate of the late Hon. E. S. Con- 

 verse, which estate is also largely interested in the United 

 States company. It is authoritatively stated, however, that 

 the Converse estate has liquidated for the most part its former 

 important holdings in the mechanical companies to which the 

 rumors related, Boston News Bureau reports: " President 

 George A. Lewis of the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co. says of 

 the rumor that the United States Rubber Co. now dictates the 

 policy of that company and guarantees 8 per cent, dividends 

 upon that company's stock : ' I wish to deny this report as em- 

 phatically as possible. The United Stales company has not 

 secured control of our company nor does it dictate its policy.' " 



NEW ENGLAND RUBBER CLUB. 



The annual summer outing of the New England Rubber 

 Club will be held on July 19. afternoon and evening, at the 

 Country Club, Brookline. The executive committee of the 

 New England Rubber Club carefully examined various shore 

 resorts and out of town places with a view to holding the out- 

 ing in some one of them but the Country Club, because of its 

 accessibility and its varied attractions, was so much better than 

 anything else that could be secured, that they were unanimous 

 in deciding in favor of it, and were successful in securing it 

 through the influence of Mr. Arthur W. Stedman, vice presi- 

 dent of the Club. 



THE REPUBLIC RUBBER CO. (YOUNGSTOWN. OHIO.) 



This company is enlarging its plant to the extent of a new 

 three story building, to be about 75X200 feet. This addition 

 will be of brick and steel, with slate roof, and will be used as a 

 hose department. The enlargement is made in order to en- 

 able the company to take care of its increasing business, the 

 existing facilities no longer proving sufficient. 



HARTFORD RUBBER WORKS CO. 

 Work has been begun upon a two story brick addition, 

 I50>; 40 feet, to the factory buildings of this company at Hart- 

 ford, which has been rendered necessary by the marked increase 

 in the business of the company during the past six months 



This need for additional facilities has developed in spite of the 

 fact that the company of late have been operating the plant at 

 New Brunswick — formerly operated by the India Rubber Co., 

 —to lake care of the increase of business in their mechanical 

 rubber line. 



POPE MANUFACTURING CO. 



The factory at Hartford, Connecticut, built by Colonel Albert 

 .-\. Po|)e and utilized by him in making the " Columbia " bicy- 

 cle famous, will be devoted hereafter to the automobile manu- 

 facture, and the " Columbia" wheels will be produced at West- 

 tield, Massachusetts, in another of the Pope company's factories. 

 The company's bicycle selling departments are to be further 

 consolidated, all the agents reporting to the Hartford office, 

 and the j ibbing trade to be supplied from Chicago. 

 A NEW CABLE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. 



The cable steamer J^'itiaday, r wned by Siemens Brothers & 

 Co. (London), arrived on June 15 at Galveston. Texas, having 

 on board 800 knots of submarine cable, to be laid for the Mexi- 

 can Telegraph Co. between Galveston and the Mexican port of 

 Coatzacoalcos. The laying of the new cable, which has now 

 been completed, gives the company tnree lines between the 

 two ports named— the new cable, which is direct, and two lines 

 which touch Vera Cruz en route. 



HOSE FOR USE ON THE PANAMA CANAL. 



The Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co. recently were 

 awarded an order for over 32,000 feet of steam, air, and water 

 hose, intended for service on the Panama canal. The greater 

 part of the order was steam hose, this being probably the largest 

 order ever placed for such hose. As evidence of the extensive 

 equipment and splendid organization ol the company, it is 

 noted that arrangements were made to produce the entire 

 order, including couplings and fittings, in six working days. 



"republic" side wire TIRES IN CANADA. 

 The Canadian Rubber Co. of Montreal, Limited, has pur- 

 chased exclusive rights for the manufacture and sale in the 

 Dominion of the " Republic " side wire rubber carriage tire, 

 made and controlled in the United States by The Republic 

 Rubber Co. (Youngstown, Ohio). Canadian carriage manu- 

 facturers and others, who have been buying the " Republic " 

 tires liberally from the United States, doubtless will welcome 

 the news that they are now to be made in Canada. 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 



The Vant Woud Rubber Co. (New York), June 6. 1905, un- 

 der New York laws, to manufacture rubber druggists' sundries ; 

 capital $20,0 JO. Incorporators: Victoria A. Vant Woud and 

 Henry C. Brewer, Brooklyn, N. Y., and Robert A. Kincaid, Den- 

 ver, Colorado. The corporation will continue the business con- 

 ducted under the same name by Victor C. Vant Woud, who 

 died on March 25. 



= Inter State Rubber Shoe Co. (Trentc>n, N. J), [une 7. 1905. 

 under New Jersey laws, to manufacture rubber footwear ; capi- 

 tal authorized, $20,000. Incorporators: Benjamin W. Elberson, 

 F. Walton Messier, J. Forman Rose, and Burnham L. Elberson, 

 all of Trenton. 



= Commonwealth Rubber Co.. June 8, 1905. under Maine 

 laws, to make and deal in rubber goods; capital authorized, 

 $500,000. George H. Allen, president, and Edward T. Fenley, 

 treasurer, both of Portland, Maine 



= Goodyear Rubber Goods Co. (Detroit), June 14, 1905, un- 

 der Michigan laws, to deal in rubber goods; capital, §25 000. 

 Incorporators: S. Frederick Denny, George A. Cofley (Grand 

 Rapids). M. B. Twomey, L. F. Wineman, Frederick Seagrave. 

 Messrs. Denny and Corfey have conducted a retail business 

 hitherto under the style Goodyear Rubber Store, 



