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amoiintinii; to $900,000 there was a surplus of undivided profits 

 of $326,000. Dividends on the preferred stock at 6 per cent, 

 amounted to $180,000 and on the common stock at 12 per cent, 

 to $720,000. During the fiscal year a factory was erected in 

 San Francisco ; that at Cleveland, Ohio, was enlarged mate- 

 rially, and another factory is being constructed in Toronto. 

 The directors were reelected, the vacancy caused by the recent 

 death of Thomas Adams, Sr., being filled by the election of his 

 son John D. Adams. The board now consists of Thomas 

 Adams, E. E. Beeman, VV. J. White, R. F. Tully. G. A. Stan- 

 ton, (teorge 11. Worthington, ]. P. I'rimley, T. L. JelTerson. 

 John D. Adams, Stephen T. Rritten, Henry l^owley, and W. 

 B.White. The officers were reelected: W. J. White, presi- 

 dent ; G. H. Worthington, vice president; and Henry Rowley 

 secretary and treasurer. Recent quotations for the company's 

 shares were : Preferred, 97 bid 100 asked ; common, 122 bid 126 

 asked. 



RUBBER AT THE LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR. 

 Thk Biwers Rubber Co. (San Francisco) are represented at 

 the I.ewis and Clark Fair at Portland by an attractive exhibit 

 of the products of their rubber factory, of which an illustration 

 is presented herewith. As theirs is a California industry the 

 Messrs. Bowers have had their booth and showcases constructed 

 of California materials, and taken as a whole their e.xhibit has 



been very much complimented. A unique feature is the •' Rub- 

 ber Neck Lady," who is made to turn by means of an electric 

 motor so as to face alternately up and down the aisle, thus at- 

 tracting a great deal of attention. The company ofler a prize 

 for a suitable name for this lady, and the public are taking 

 much interest in the contest. 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 



Cicero Rubber Co., July i, 1905, under Illinois laws, to man- 

 ufacture, buy, and sell rubber goods ; capital, $2500. Incorpor- 

 ators : William T. Gotbed, Arthur McNeal, E. E. Lovejoy, B, 

 Kellogg. Principal office : Clyde, Illinois. 



=Oceanus Manufacturing Co., June 16, 1905, under New 

 York laws; capital $10,000. Incorporators: Henry Russell, 

 Adolph Morris, and D. C. Solomon, all of New York city. This 

 company has been formed for the purpose of manufacturing 

 Cravenette rainproof clothing, for the general trade but partic- 

 ularly for the automobilists" use. The treasurer, Adoph Morris, 

 is half owner of the Manhattan Storage Co. (New York ), one of 

 the largest automobile supply houses in the country, and which 

 plans to handle the output of the new company. Mr. Morris 

 informs The India Rubber World that while the present 

 capital of the Oceanus company is only $10,000, there will be no 



lack of means for the development of its business in case the 

 same shall prove as profitable as is anticipated. 



= The Tennant Auto Tire Co. (Springfield, Ohio), June 7, 

 1905, under Ohio laws. Capital authorized, $100,000. Incor- 

 porators : Irvin Tennant, James Hohman, H. A. Toulmin, Ira 

 W. Wallace, Elwood Allen, and Luther Neir. This corpora- 

 tion has been formed to succeed a New Jersey corporation by 

 the same name which has been engaged for a year or two in 

 marketing punctureproof tires patented by Irvin Tennant. 



= National Rubber Co. (San Antonio, Texas), June 16, 1905 ; 

 capital, $100,000. Incorporators: Olto Koehler and Otto Whr- 

 mund of San Antonio, and Pablo Bergner of Mexico City. It 

 IS understood that the company will exploit Guayule. 



= The Stockton Rubber Co., July 18, 1905. under New Jersey 

 laws; to deal in scrap rubber and to reclaim rubber; capital, 

 $50,000. Incorporators: Dominic J. Price, John R. Trewin, 

 and Oliver I. Blackwell — all of Lambertville, New Jersey. 



= Powers Rubber Horseshoe Co., licensed July 15, 1905, un- 

 der Illinois laws; the incorporation is not yet completed. The 

 preliminary papers are signed by Reuben D. Buckingham (No. 

 •354>i North Clark street, Chicago), Oscar Lund, and Thomas 

 Kiley. 



= The Pneumatic Tire Protector Co. (Dayton, Ohio). July 

 12, 1905, under Ohio laws; capital $10,000. George G. G. 

 Peckham is manager, and the other incorporators are Walter 

 S. Thomas, G. T. Thomas, D. W. Wood, and E. E. Coates. The 

 company will manufacture " life preservers " of rubber and can- 

 vas for automobile tires. 



HARTFORD RUBBER WORKS CO.'s CONFERENCE. 



The annual conference of the officers, branch managers, and 

 traveling representatives of this company has now become a 

 much appreciated fixture in the policy of the company. It oc- 

 curred this year during thesecond week of July, with a very full 

 attendance. The conference was for the purpose of reviewing 

 the work of the past season and making plans for the future. It 

 is understood that the reports made indicated a very satisfactory 

 year, and that during the first six months of the present year 

 the sales amounted to $2 050,000, which represents more busi- 

 ness than the company did during all of 1904. President Charles 

 H. Dale presided at some of the meetings, and there was evident 

 among the men present a lively feeling of appreciation of the 

 manner in which he has conducted the affairs of the company. 

 There were in attendance, in addition to members of the 

 home ofiice staff : 



OFFICIAL BOARD. 

 Charles II. Dale, president, 

 Ernest Hopkinson, member of the board. 

 William Seward, Jr., vice president and general manager. 

 Justice I). Anderson, vice president. 

 James W. Gilson, secretary and treasurer. 



BRANCH MANA(;F.RS. 



New York (Uptown) — E. S. Roe. Minneapolis— H. E. Severance. 



Chicago — S. E. Gillard. Los Angeles— H. O. Harrison. 



Denver — H. E. Field. .San P>ancisco— C. M. Minto. 



Buffalo — James How. St. Louis— Richard Clunan. 



Cleveland — George Ostendorf. Kansas City — Joe Paupenaude. 



Philadelphia — Franklin Kesser, M. J. Tansey, General western 



Detroit — E. E. McMasler. manager. 

 Boston — E. R. Benson. 



SAl.ESMF.N. 



C. C. Harbridge, A. H. WikofT, E. S. Benson, 

 A. W. Kirk, P. H. Goodall, H. Snyder, 

 R. H. LaPorte, W. H. Dougherty. W. H. Bell, 



D. W. Shattuck, H. Snyder, J. G. Squires, 



E. S. Edwards. 



GOOD SALE OF A TIRE PATENT. 

 The following item is supplied by the company named in 

 the opening sentence : " Mr. Frank Schudell, compounder and 

 old employe of the Chicago Tire and Rubber Co., has been 



