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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



IMarch 1, 1913. 



nation took effect Saturday, February 8. Judge Colt has served 

 in the United States courts since March, 1881, when he was ap- 

 pointed District Judge for Rhode Island by President Garfield. 

 His term of service in the Federal courts was for a period of 

 more than 30 years. 



On the day that Judge Colt sent in his resignation, February 

 3, Col. Samuel Pomeroy Colt, head of the National India Rubber 

 Co. of Bristol, and president of the United States Rubber Co., 

 gave a dinner at the Squantum Club, Squantum, to the members 

 of the General Assembly, State officials and prominent citizens 

 of Rhode Island in honor of his brother, Judge Colt. About 

 100 guests were present. Following the dinner addresses were 

 made by Col. Colt. Governor .Aram J. Pothier, Lieutenant Gov- 

 ernor Roswell B. Burchard, Albert R. West, Democratic leader 

 of the House of Representatives, and Judge Colt. 

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Forty-seven years in the employ of the National India Rubber 

 Co., Bristol, is the record of James H. Hoar, foreman of the 

 Vulcanizing department of the factory, -who recently celebrated 

 his 66th birthday. Mr. Hoar is the oldest employe of the com- 

 pany in point of service. In all the 47 years of his service in the 

 company, as laborer, assistant foreman and foreman, Mr. Hoar 

 has not missed a day because of illness. He has held the posi- 

 tion of foreman for 26 years. 



James H. Ho.^r. 



When a young man Mr. Hoar was associated as a gardener 

 with his father. In the autumn of 1866 when the factory of the 

 National India Rubber Co., then the National Rubber Co., had 

 been in operation but a year, Mr. Hoar gave up his position with 

 his father and entered the employ of Bristol's new industry. 

 For several years he worked at varnishing and curing of rubber 

 goods, until he had acquired a thorough knowledge of his trade. 

 It was while Stephen Bourn, a former well-known rubber man, 

 was foreman of the department that Mr. Hoar was made assist- 

 ant foreman. This was in 1877. In 1887 Mr. Bourn retired and 

 Mr. Hoar succeeded him. 



Mr. Hoar has 40 men under him today in the vulcanizing de- 

 partment. This department is one of the most important of 

 the many in the big Bristol factory. The product of the mill — 

 boots, shoes, arctics, carriage cloth and many other articles of 

 every-day use — have to pass through "the heats" before being 

 ready for the market. It is here that Mr. Hoar's long training 

 stands him in good stead, for it requires skill and knowledge 

 of the rubber business to determine when the goods are vulcan- 

 ized to the proper degree. ... ... 



Mr. Hoar tells many interesting stories of the work in the 

 rubber mill in the early days of the industry. "I used to work 

 many hours overtime." said Mr. Hoar. "It was customary in 

 those days when there was a rush to begin the day's work at 

 S o'clock in the morning and keep it up without stopping, with 

 the exception of when we went to our meals, until 11 or 12 

 o'clock at night. They don't do that nowadays," he added with 

 a smile. He explains his ability to keep up this high tension 

 by his habit of taking rest when he could, and by living a mod- 

 erate life. "I never had a vacation," said Mr. Hoar, one day 

 recently, "being content to enjoy freedom from work when the 

 factory was closed for repairs or other causes." .'\ltliough his 

 work keeps him on his feet, Mr. Hoar says he feels no ill effects. 



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The factories of the National India Rubber Co. and the Con- 

 sumers' Rubber Co., of Bristol, resumed operation February 3, 

 the former after a shutdown of two days for repairs to a cylin- 

 der and the latter after about two weeks' cessation of work for 

 repairs and improvement to the machinery. 



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Manager LeBaron C. Colt of the factory of the National India 

 Rubber Co., of Bristol, left February 5 for Denver, Colorado, 

 where he will spend some time resting. Mr. Colt has had a 

 busy season and will remain in Colorado for two months or 

 longer. He was accompanied by his family. 



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A new steam boiler was installed at the factory of the Inter- 

 national Rubber Co. at West Barrington February 3. A new 350' 

 horse-power engine will soon be set up in that mill. Because of 

 the rush of business night work has been started at this plant. 



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The Woonsocket Rubber Co. had a booth at the Arts and' 

 Crafts exhibit at the Baptist Church, Woonsocket, on the even- 

 ings of February 4 and 5. The booth was one of the most inter- 

 esting in the whole exhibit. A rubber "ham" from South Amer- 

 ica was on exhibition and was examined with great interest by 

 those present. Other articles displayed at the booth were 

 other samples of crude rubber, and the finished rubber boots 

 and shoes. This was the first exhibit of its kind ever held in 

 Woonsocket. The manufacturers of the city plan another large 

 one soon in some local hall, so that residents in Woonsocket may 

 learn of the various articles manufactured in the city. 



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The annual meeting of the American Wringer Co. was held 

 January 31 at 75 Westminster street. Providence. The following 

 were elected directors: W. S. Granger, Lyman A. Mills, W. S. 

 Ballou, A. G. Beardsley, Jr., J. F. Hemenway, Dr. James E. 

 Sullivan, and Latimer W. Ballou. At a meeting of the directors 

 held immediately after the adjournment of the stockholders' 

 meeting, W. S. Ballou was elected president, and A. G. Beards- 

 ley, Jr., was elected treasurer. 



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Marcus L. Carder has filed suit for $10,000 against the Amer- 

 ican Electrical Works of Phillipsdale. manufacturers of wire in- 

 sulating, alleging that a stroke of paralysis that he suffered on 

 May 20 of last year was due to the poisonous fumes arising 

 from the burning of arsenic, in which the defendant company 

 forced him to work. 



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Frank Salisbury, for a number of years employed at the fac- 

 tory of the National India Rubber Co., died February 7 at his 

 home in Bristol, after an illness of several months. He had been 

 a sufferer from tuberculosis. He was a native of Bristol, and 



was 27 years old. 



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.•\rthiir L. Kelley. president of the Mechanical Fabric Co., 

 makers of rubber goods, and president of the Narragansett Elec- 



