November i, 1910.' 



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street; and Holmes S. Smith, No. 228 West One hundred and 

 eighth street — all of New York, 



Brazilian Timber, Rubber and Mineral Co., September 30, 

 1910, under the laws of Delaware; authorized capital $5,000,000. 

 Incorporators: James M. Satterfiekl, Dover, Delaware; Porter 

 Steele and Godfrey Goldmark — both of New York. 



Superior Rubber and Manufacturing Co., June 23, 1910, under 

 the laws of Ohio: capital $10,000. Incorporators: J. M. Ilyatt, 

 E. S. Bcsaw, R. K. Xicol, .\. R. McAllister, and W. J. Hoilen- 

 stein. Location : Akron, Ohio. 



Portage Rubber Co., February 17, 1910, under the laws of 

 Ohio ; authorized capital $10,000. Incorporators : G. H. Doo- 

 little, F. D. Cassidy, M. E. Habicht, F. E. Miller, and J. W. 

 Snyder. Other details regarding this company have appeared 

 in The India Rubber World at various times. 



The Amazonia Rubber Exchange, Inc., August 31, 1910, by 

 the State Corporation Commission of Virginia ; maximum cap- 

 ital, $100,000. To deal in lands in South America and to cul- 

 tivate or produce rubber and other commodities. President, J. 

 Orton Kcrbey, late United States consul at Para; Vice President 

 and Treasurer, A. Franklin Campbell, Ontario, Canada; Secre- 

 tary, John A. Emslie, with Chesapeake and Ohio Coal and Coke 

 Co. Executive offices ; 407 Munsey building, Washington, D. C. 



UNITED STATES RUBBER CO.'S ISSUES. 



Trans.\ctions on the New York Stock Exchange for four 

 weeks, ending October 22 : 



Common Stock, $25,000,000. 



[The treasury of a subsidiary company holds $1,344,000.] 

 Last Dividend, April 30, 1900 — 1%. 

 Week October i Sales 4,100 shares High 365^ Low 34 

 Week October 8 Sales 2,526 shares High 37 Low 35% 

 Week October 15 Sales 8,700 shares High 385^ Low 36% 

 Week October 22 Sales 4,600 shares High 38J4 Low 37% 

 For the year — High, 52^, Jan. 3; Low, 27, July 26. 

 Last year — High, 57^; Low, 27. 



First Preferred Stock, $39,824,400. 

 Last Dividend, October 31, 1910 — 2%. 



Week October i Sales 545 shares High log Low 107J4 



Week October 8 Sales 1,200 shares High I09>4 Low 109 



Week October 15 Sales 1,200 shares High 1 12^4 Low 109^ 



Week October 22 Sales 600 shares High ii2j^ Low iii 



For the year — High, ii6J^, Jan. 10; Low, 09, July 26. 

 Last year — High, 123^4 ; Low, 98. 



Second Preferred Stock, $9,965,000. 



Last Dividend, October 31, 1910 — i J^%. 

 Week October i Sales 200 shares High 71 Low 70 

 Week October 8 Sales 100 shares High 71 Low 71 

 Week October 15 Sales 800 shares High 75 Low 74 

 Week October 22 Sales 430 shares High 7SJ4 Low 75 



For the year — High, 84, Jan. 3; Low, 59^, July 27. 



Last year — High, 89j^; Low, 67 J^. 



Six Per Cent. Trust Gold Bonds, $19,500,000. 



Week October i Sales 66 bonds High 103'/^ Low 102^ 



Week October 8 Sales 37 bonds High 103 Low I02J4 



Week October 15 Sales 66 bonds High 103 Low 10254 



Week October 22 Sales 79 bonds High 103 Low io2;/2 



For the year — High, io4j/<, Jan. 15; Low, 101 J4» July 30. 

 Last year — High, 106; Low, 102^4. 



AMERICAN CONGO CO. ELECTION. 



The annual meeting of shareholders of the American Congo 

 Co., for the election of directors and for other purposes, called 

 to be held on October 19, at the offices of the company, No. iii 

 Broadway, New York, was adjourned to Wednesday, November 

 9. No business of any kind was transacted on October 19. 



ESSEX RUBBER CO.'S REPRESENTATIVES. 



Essex Rubber Co. have removed their New York offices to 

 nicely appointed quarters in the new Rogers Peet building. Room 

 711, No. 258 Broadway. This office is in charge of Mr. S. Y. 

 L'Hommedieu, New York sales agent of the company. The 

 New Enlgand business of the company is handled through their 

 Boston office at No. 58 Lincoln street, in charge of Mr. W. F. 



Bainbridge, their New England representative, who, in con- 

 junction with Farnsworth, Hoyt & Co., has so ably cared for 

 the Essex Rubber Co.'s interests during the past three years. 



THE GENERAL BAKELITE CO. 



This company, the incorporation of which is noted in an- 

 other column, has been formed to work the Bakelite patents 

 of Dr. L. H. Baekeland, of Yonkers, New York. Dr. Baekc- 

 land is president of the new company; Jacob Hasslacher 

 vice-president and treasurer, and Hugo Dubois secretary. 

 The other directors are Dr. Hans Foersterling, S. T. Peters 

 and R. H. Williams. Herbert S. May is manager of the com- 

 pany. Works are being equipped in Perth Amboy, New Jer- 

 sey, for supplying to the trade raw Bakelite in its different 

 forms. Thus far Bakelite has been used mainly for electrical 

 purposes, but from now on other applications will be taken 

 in hand. IMolded Bakelite articles are now being manu- 

 factured in the United States by— 



Boonton Rubber Co., Boonton, New Jersey. 

 Dickinson Manufacturing Co., Springfield, Massachusetts. 

 Protal Co., No. 442 Myrtle avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut. 

 Owasa Co., Elizabeth, New Jersey. 



Dr. Baekeland sold his Bakelite patents for Europe to the 

 Bakelite Gesellschaft m. b. H., of Berlin. The Resinit in- 

 terests, who, in Germany, have lately brought out a product 

 which has some analogy with Bakelite, have purchased an 

 interest in the Bakelite Gesellschaft, and have transferred all 

 their patents to the Bakelite Gesellschaft and will discontinue 

 the manufacture of their own product, which will be taken 

 up by the Bakelite Gesellschaft. The interests connected 

 with the Bakelite Gesellschaft in Europe control, practically, 

 the market of phenols, while the interests connected with the 

 General Bakelite Co. are the largest producers of formal- 

 dehyde. In this way very close connection exists between 

 the suppliers of the raw material and the Bakelite enterprises. 



HARDMAN TIRE AND RUBBER CO. 



This company, the incorporation of which is reported in 

 another column, has been formed to acquire the real estate 

 and machinery used in the business carried on formerly by 

 The Riverside Rubber Co. and James Hardman. at Belleville, 

 New Jersey, and to manufacture automobile tires. Later it 

 is intended to add the manufacture of hard rubber goods and 

 druggists' sundries. The officers of the company are F. 

 Monroe Dyer, president; James Hardman, vice-president; J. 

 Harry Hardman, secretary, and William A. Sweet, treasurer. 



TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



The Eureka Fire Hose Manufacturing Co. (New York) are 

 adding to their already extensive plant at Jersey City, New 

 Jersey, a two-story brick concrete stable, 50x65 feet, which is 

 intended to be turned later into a garage for trucks. They arc 

 erecting also a two-story carpenter shop, 75x100 feet, both being 

 built of brick. 



Mr. H. B. Harmer, lately with The Diamond Rubber Co., has 

 been appointed manager of the Chicago branch of The G & J 

 Tire Co., succeeding Mr. F. F. Tropley, resigned. 



Mr. Charles Muehlstein, of The Loewenthal Co., the recently 

 reorganized large scrap rubber business, sailed for London, 

 early in the month, to open a branch to take care of their large 

 European trade. 



Mr. M. P. Fillingham, consulting and contracting engineer 

 to the rubber trade (No. 50 Church street. New York), has 

 made connections with the Birmingham Iron Foundry, manufac- 

 turers of rubber mill machinery, to represent them in New York 

 territory, in addition to his regular business. 



Canada, though importing automobiles, is also exporting some 

 of her own manufacture. During the fiscal year 346 were 

 exported, of the average value of $1,171, of which 167 went to 

 Australia. 



