August 1, 1913.] 



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He did not, however, confine his attention solely to his own 

 private affairs. He was conspicuous in all civic and community 

 interests. He was one of the charter members of the Commer- 

 cial Club of Omaha and served at different times on nearly all 

 its important committees. ?Ie acted as chairman at the Board of 

 Trade meeting whicli decided on the Trans-Mississippi Exposi- 

 tion held a few years ago at Omaha ; and the success of that en- 

 terprise was very consideralily due to his initiative and good 



Z.-\CH.\RY T. LiNDS.W. 



judgment. He was also deeply interested in the religious life of 

 his community, being a staunch Presbyterian and continuously ac- 

 tive in the work of that church. 



He is survived by his wife, who has been prominent for many 

 years in the artistic and literary life of Omaha, and by two chil- 

 dren — a son, Harry S. Lindsay, of Excelsior Springs, Iowa, and a 

 daughter, Mrs. George N'. Peek, of Moline. Illinois. 



The accompanying illustration is made from a recent photo- 

 graph and gives an excellent likeness of Mr. Lindsay as he ap- 

 peared in his later years. 



WELLING SICKEL KATZENBACH. 



A remarkable instance of bravery during a long illness is 

 afforded by the last years of Welling Sickel Katzenbach, of 

 Trenton, who died July 18 at the early age of 29. His career, 

 tho short, was notable. 



Born on .-Xpril 18, 1884, after passing through the Phillips 

 Academy, .'\ndover, Massachusetts, he entered Princeton Uni- 

 versity in 1900. His work there was largely in the department 

 of chemistry, rendering Iiim a master of that profession. In 

 1904 he graduated from Princeton, with the degree of A. B. and 

 high distinction in chemistry. 



After his graduation he was engaged in analytical chem- 

 istry, being subsequently appointed secretary of the Charles 

 F. Scholes Chemical Co. of New York. Altho' the state of 

 his health caused him to resign that position and while a great 

 sufferer, he organized and established the business now con- 

 ducted by the Katzenliach & Bullock Co. of Trenton and New 

 York, with extensive connections both in America and Europe. 

 Some three years ago, with his father and Mr. E. L. Bullock, an 

 old friend, he incorporated the company, being made its president. 



His unfailing courage and ability enabled him during his 

 illness to so formulate and guide the policies of this company 

 that it has materially developed since its first establishment. By 

 the help of the long distance telephone, which he had constantly 

 by his bedside even in the hospital, he was in a position to watch 

 over the growing Ijusiness in detail. 



His popularity at college was such that his classmates at their 



reunion of 1912 were placed in communication with him by 

 telephone, being thus able to express appropriate greetings. 



The brief yet eventful life of the deceased has been a notable 

 instance of a courageous fight against a fatal disease and will 

 serve as an inspiration to his surviving associates. 



THE RUBBER INDUSTRIES OF NEW JERSEY. 



THE annual volume of industrial statistics of New Jersey 

 has been issued, bearing testimony to the labors of Hon. 

 Winton C. Garrison, Chief of the Bureau of Statistics of that 

 State. It embodies the records of the factories for 1911 as 

 collected by the State census officials in 1912. 



In the State there are 2,475 factories, of which 2,172 are 

 divided among 70 industries. Among the latter are 53 rub- 

 ber factories (hard and soft) in respect to which the follow- 

 ing results are shown : 



Persons Employed. — The total number was 8,221, composed 

 as follows: Men over 16, 6,.832; women over 16, 1,287; chil- 

 dren under 16, 102. The total of 8.221 showed a decrease of 

 238 as compared with 1910, when there were 8,459 workers in 

 the same number of 53 factories. The average yearly earnings 

 per worker were in 1910, $514.96, and in 1911, $533.25. 



Of the S3 factories only 2 were operated by private firms, 

 the remaining 51 being corporations. The total amount of cap- 

 ital invested in the rubber industry of New Jersey was $30,- 

 140,119. made up as follows: Land and buildings. $5,414,299; 

 machinery and tools, $5,489,063; bills receivable, stock in 

 process of manufacture and cash on hand, $19,236,757. The 

 capital invested in 1910 in the 53 factories represented $28,- 

 902.913; there having been thus an increase of $1,238,206. 



The production of the 53 factories amounted in 1910 to 

 $34,733,592. and in 1911. to $36,057,242. An analysis of the 

 principal elements of cost would show that the stock used 

 represented in the earlier year $23,647,377 and in the later, 

 $23,657,966. Thus a production increase to the extent of 4 

 per cent, was obtained from about the same value of raw 

 material. The production in 1911 of $36,057,242 involved 

 among other payments : Stock, $23,657,966, and wages, $4,- 

 383.385. the margin left applying to other elements of cost. 



Steam was used for driving 117 engines, with 22,575 h. p., 

 and electricity for 188 motors, with an aggregate of 1,966 h. p. 

 The business done represented 78.77 per cent, of the total 

 capacity of the factories, a result surpassed by only about 10 

 of the 90 classifications of New Jersey factories. The rub- 

 ber industry of New Jersey thus seems to be steadily improv- 

 ing its position. 



A RUBBER TOY TVT TO USE. 



Occasionally an article meant for a serious purpose is diverted 

 into the channels of amusement. And the reverse is also true, 

 where an article intended for a plaything is put to serious pur- 

 pose. For instance, a storage battery that doesn't quite fill its 

 box can be effectively packed by the insertion of a few of the 

 little toy rubber balls sold in toy stores and general stores. They 

 can be secured in various sizes and squeezed in between the 

 battery and the outer box, serving very satisfactorily as bumpers 

 to lessen jars and jolts. 



.\n .American consular officer in Canada reports under No. 

 11,367 that $2,500 have been appropriated by a city in his district 

 for the purchase of an automobile fire truck and hose. Further 

 particulars can be obtained from the Bureau of Foreign and Do- 

 mestic Commerce, Washington. D. C. 



Under No. 11,328, a consular officer in a European country 

 sends the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Washing- 

 ton, D. C, an inquiry from a business firm for "paracote" roofing, 

 said to be a prepared material resembling paper, manufactured 

 in the Ignited -States. 



