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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February i, 1902. 



manufacturers or Jobbers, shall be punched with the regulation punch 

 of the Association, which punch shall be not less than one eighth inch 

 in diameter. 



VIII. That it is a violation of the selling agreement to send out 

 goods on consignment and take back unsold goods at end of season. 



IX. A satisfactory understanding having been reached concerning 

 the difficulty which led to the resignation of the Boston Rubber Co. of 

 Montreal, Limited, this concern continues its membership in the Asso- 

 ciation. 



The by-laws of the Rubber Boot and Shoe Jobbers' Associa- 

 tion were also amended as follows: 



I. No member of this Association shall directly or indirectly sell 

 rubber footwear of any kind whatever at less than the regular price list 

 and terms set forth from time to time by manufacturers of rubber foot- 

 wear in the Dominion of Canada, except as hereinafter provided . 



II. Any member having unsalable lines of goods on hand may sell 

 the same at a lower price than provided by said lists, after obtaining 

 permission in writing from the Local Executive before such permission 

 is granted, and all invoices of such goods shall be stamped "special" 

 across the face of same, and notice of such permission shall be given by 

 such local vice-president to the secretary, who shall notify all members 

 of the association of such permission. Such unsalable lines shall, in 

 every case, be punched with the regular punch of the Association which 

 shall be a round hole of not less than Jg inch in diameter. 



In the evening the delegates and guests were tendered a com- 

 plimentary banquet by the rubber shoe trade of the city of 

 Toronto, at McConkey's cafe. There were about 50 present, 

 the tables being decorated in in a very artistic manner, and 

 the dinner all that could be desired from a gastronomic point 

 of view. 



R. H. Greene, of the Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufactur- 

 ing Co., and secretary of the association, read letters of regret 

 from Montague Allen, president of the Canadian Rubber Co.; 

 Lester Leland. vice president of the United States Rubber 

 Co.; A. W. Stedman, of George A. Alden & Co.; C. F. Smith, 

 of James McCurdy <& Co., Ltd. ; H. D. Warren, president of 

 the Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Co. of Toronto ; 

 and W. E. Barker of the Enterprise Rubber Co. 



Mr. James Acton, editor of the Canadian Shoe and Leather 

 Journal, was chosen as toastmaster, and the choice was a par- 

 ticularly happy one. He was serious without being prosy, 

 witty without eflort, possessing in an unusual degree the faculty 

 for brief genial introduction, and happy appreciative after com- 

 ment. He made it easy for each speaker to appear at his best. 

 After coflfee and cigars, the toast " The King " was recognized 

 by the singing of " God Save The King," with much enthusiasm. 

 The Hon. E. J. Davis, was then introduced and in a masterly 

 manner reviewed the present condition of Canadian industries, 

 closing with an earnest plea for still greater progress, courage, 

 and general commercial honesty. The sujbect of his toast was 

 "Our Country," which was also responded to by Mr. Paul Jarvis, 

 secretary of the Toronto Board of Trade. Mr. W. A. Hamilton 

 then introduced the toast, " The Rubber Shoe Manufacturers' 

 Association," which. was responded to in an exceedingly practi- 

 cal and happy vein by Mr. S. H. C. Miner, of the Granby Rub- 

 ber Co., Ltd,, and Mr. A. L. Breithaupt, of the Berlin Rubber 

 Co. Mr. Alexander McPherson,of the Canadian Rubber Co., 

 then spoke on the toast " The Rubber Boot and Shoe Jobbers' 

 Association," introducing Mr. James Robinson, of the Maple 

 Leaf Rubber Co., Mr. J. Daoust and Mr. I. J. Kilgour. 



Charles N. Candee, of the Gutta Percha and Rubber Manu- 

 facturing Co. of Toronto, then proposed the toast : " American 

 Rubber Interests," which was greeted by a great deal of enthu- 

 siasm and the singing of "Hail! Columbia." This was re- 

 sponded to by Mr. C. H. Arnold of Boston, and Mr. H. C. 

 Pearson, editor of The India Rubber World. The toast 



" Retail Shoe Trade " was given by Mr. J. S. Kingand responded 

 to by Messrs. S. R. Hanna and C. J. St. Leger. Mr. James Robin- 

 son introduced the toast " The Press," which was responded to 

 by Mr. G. H. Parkes, of the Shoe and Leather Journal, and 

 Mr. J. A. FuUerton, secretary of the Jobbers' Association. 



The banquet was notable for the earnestness with which all 

 present spoke, but at the same time was enlivened by stories 

 that were greeted with gusts of laughter and songs in which all 

 joined with the utmost heartiness. Between the toasts, Mr. J. 

 Ruthven Macdonald entertained the banqueters with solos and 

 recitations — instrumental music being furnished by the Napoli- 

 tano orchestra. 



A very pretty souvenir of the banquet was a rubber shoe lined 

 with silk in which was served the punch. The menu was a 

 very pretty piece of printing, done in gold and blue and orna- 

 mented with fac-similes of the brands of the six Canadian com- 

 panies who manufacture rubber shoes. 



SOME WANTS OF THE RUBBER TRADE. 



[222] pROM a rubber jobber in Fall River: "We wish to 



A know the name of any New York importer who 



has rubber sponges for sale. We understand that the goods 



come from Russia." A similar request comes from a jobber 



at Hartford. 



[223] "Can you tell us who manufactures churns for mixing 

 rubber with benzine.-' " 



[224] From a Western mill supply house : " I am in the 

 market for a quantity of embossed rubber chair mats, about 

 58^4 inches in diameter, and have been unable to learn of any 

 manufacturer who can supply the same." 



[225] From Philadelphia: "We should like to have you 

 advise us who are the diflerent manufacturers of covered gas 

 tubing." 



ANSWERS. 



[213] The B. F. Goodrich Co.— New York branch— write : 

 " We manufacture a so-called ' Pure Pard Tape ' which will, we 

 believe, answer your correspondent's purpose. "■==-George 

 Borgleldt & Co. (^New York) refer to the Pard tape made by 

 the Hanover (Germany) Rubber Co., and imported by them. 

 =The Mineralized Rubber Co. (New York) write that they 

 are importers of Para jointing tape, from England, whence they 

 believe " most of the moderate quantities that are used here " 

 have come. = =^ A London firm has also sent in the care of this 

 journal an answer to the same inquiry. 



A MANUFACTURER ON GRADING BALATA. 



TO THE Editor of The India Rubber World : I have 

 been interested in your recent articles on Balata, and 

 venture a few remarks in regard to this material. We use a 

 little Balata in our rubber factory, but the working is not sat- 

 isfactory, because there is no discrimination shown with re- 

 spect to quality by the collectors or importers — that is to say, in 

 the sheet Balata. It is sold in two forms, " sheet" and " block." 

 The block, I understand, comes from Venezuela. The block 

 Balata, in my opinion, is cured more evenly than the sheet, 

 though I am not an expert judge of the material. It is my 

 opinion, however, that if more care was taken in grading it, 

 say making three different grades of the sheet, that a good 

 price could be obtained for the high grade Balata, and I think 

 the average would bring the exporter more money per pound 

 than at the present time, coming all grades mixed, which is 

 very unsatisfactory to the consumer. F. 



January 6, 1902. 



