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THE INDIA RUBBER \?VORLD 



[December i, 1901. 



A HOUSEWARMING AT EASTHAMPTON. 

 There was an enjoyable " housewarming "given at East- 

 hampton, Mass.. on the evening of November 15. by Mr. and 

 Mrs. William Leonard Pitcher, in honor of Mr. Pitcher's par- 

 ents. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Pitcher, recently of Revere, but now 

 returned to again become residents of Easthampton. The el- 

 der Mr. Pitcher, 

 who is general 

 manager of the 

 Easthampton 

 Rubber Thread 

 Co., recently pur- 

 chased a large es- 

 tate in that town, 

 ina most desirable 

 location, and the 

 house has been so 

 remodeled and re- 

 fiited as to make 

 it thoroughly 

 modern. Though 

 the house is large, 

 one twice as large 

 would not have 

 been too spacious 

 for the many 

 friends who gath- 

 ered at this 

 Mrs. Pitcher on their 



F. W. PITCHER. 



"housewarming" to welcome Mr. and 

 return. There were also many guests from out of town, includ- 

 ing not a few persons identified with the rubber trade. Among 

 these were Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Morse, Mr. and Mrs. William 

 H.Gleason, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Page, 

 Mr. William J. Kelley, and Mr. Charles H. Arnold— all of Bos- 

 ton—and Mr. William H. Hillman, of New York. During the 

 evening the guests were entertained with instrumental and 

 vocal music. In one of the interludes an immense tin pitcher, 

 called a " loving cup," was presented to the host and hostess. 

 The "loving cup " was filled with little gifts of an amusing 

 character. The host was informed that the " loving cup " was 

 made with one handle, instead of three, because his friends 

 wished to be hand in hand with the Pitchers. The latter part 

 of the evening was spent in dancing,=On the following day 

 a part of twenty were entertained at breakfast by Mr. and Mrs. 

 Joseph W. Green, Jr. — " the next door neighbors." Mr. Green, 

 who is the manager and treasurer of the Glendale Elastic 

 Fabrics Co. has long been an intimate friend of the Pitchers, 

 and his stepdaughter is the wife of Mr. W. L. Pitcher, who is 

 associated with his father in the management of the Easthamp- 

 ton Rubber Thread Co. 



RUBBER MEN IN A CREDIT ASSOCIATION. 



Reference was made in the last India Rubber World to 

 the active part taken by some members of the rubber trade in 

 the work of the New York Credit Men's Association. A letter 

 from an official ol this body expresses its objects as follows: 

 " We are striving to better the laws between debtor and cred- 

 itor ; we are punishing where we can those that commit a fraud 

 on our members, and we are striving to improve the mercantile 

 agency service, also. In our membership we have several rep- 

 resentative rubber houses, but I think that if you should give 

 us a notice in your paper, referring to what we are doing, it 

 would help us in increasing the membership in the rubber 

 trade." Among the 425 members are the United States Rub- 

 ber Co., the Revere Rubber Co., the Hodgman Rubber Co., and 

 the Stephen Ballard Rubber Co., besides several lead pencil 



companies, who consume a considerable amount of rubber, 

 viz.: American Lead Pencil Co., Eagle Pencil Co.. A. W. Fa- 

 ber, and Eberhard Faber. A letter addressed to the association. 

 No. 320 Broadway, New York, will secure printed matter point- 

 ing out more fully what are the objects of the association and 

 what has been accomplished. 



ADVANCE IN LEATHER BELTING. 

 The fifteenth annual meeting of the Leather Belting Manu- 

 facturers' Association was held November 12 at the Astor 

 House, in New York. A committee appointed to report on 

 discounts and prices, presented a new list, raising prices 19 per 

 cent., without change of discount, which was adopted by a vote 

 of 26to 2. three members declining to vote. The new prices took 

 effect immediately. P. Jewell & Co. and the Detroit Belting 

 Co. withdrew from the association on account of this action. 

 =^ -New York Shoe and Leather Reporter says : " The prices of 

 belting butts are higher now than they have been, except at 

 one period, during the history ol the trade. During the ' boom ' 

 of 1879 to 1S81 they sold at 45 cents and 50 cents a pound. 

 It is fair to state that hides were lower then than now. Oak 

 belting butts, first quality, are selling now at 43 cents a pound. 

 Last spring they sold at 36 cents. One year ago, November, 

 1900, the price was about the same, 36 cents, and in January, 

 1899, butts sold at 32 cents a pound. It is estimated that about 

 25,000 butts are cut weekly into belts. Our exports of belting 

 are steadily increasing. Bark tanned leather for the transmis- 

 sion of power is favored in every part of the world." 



Following is a comparison of list prices of leather belting in 

 effect since November 12, 1901, and prices as fixed at the re- 

 vision of November 15, 1899. The complete list is not given, 

 but selections from it, ranging from i inch to 72 inches. The 

 price is given per lineal foot, discounts being the same at both 

 dates : 



Width. Nov. 15, '99. Nov. 12, '01. Width. Nov. 15, '99. Nov. 12, '01. 



1 inch $0.14 I0.17 IS inches 278 330 



2 inches .34 .41 20 " 3 70 4.40 



3 " -53 -64 25 " 4-63 5-SO 



4 " .72 -87 30 " 5 55 6.60 



5 " .gi l.og 36 " 6 66 7.92 



6 " I. II 1.32 40 " 7 40 8.80 



7 " 1.30 1.54 48 " 8.88 1056 



8 " 1.48 1.76 56 " 10.36 12.32 



9 " 1.67 1.98 64 " 11.84 14.08 

 10 " 1.85 2 20 72 " 13. 82 15.84 



BETZLER & WILSON — A CORRECTION. 



An error occurred in a statement headed "Guarantee Rub- 

 ber Co. (Akron, Ohio)," which appeared in the October issue 

 of The India Rubber World [page 23]. The statement read : 

 "This company succeeds the Betzler & Wilson Rubber Co. 

 manufacturers of soft rubber specialties and also of the Betzler 

 & Wilson fountain pens." As a matter of fact, the Betzler & 

 Wilson Rubber Co. has not had anything to do with the firm of 

 Betzler & Wilson, who continue to manufacture fountain pens 

 at the old stand. Their pens have been improved so much as 

 to make them second to none in quality. Consequently they 

 are enjoying a fine trade andtheir up- to date factory is as busy 

 as ever. 



FLAG RAISING AT THE APSLEY FACTORY. 



The Apsley Rubber Co. (Hudson, Mass.) have a new flag 

 pole upon the factory grounds, 1 10 feet high, being the highest 

 in that town. Work was stopped in the factory on the fore- 

 noon of November 6, that the employes might attend the flag 

 raising ceremony, led by President L. D. Apsley, who made a 

 patriotic address, in which he referred to the results of the po- 

 litical elections ol the preceding day, in various parts of the 

 country, as encouraging to the cause of public morality. The 

 flag is of silk, 24X15 feet. 



