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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 1, 1911 



Some Rubbers Interests in Europe. 



GERMANY. 



ASBEST und Giimmiwerke. Alfred Calmon, A. G., Ham- 

 burg. The general meeting of the company recently held 

 was numerpusly attended and more than usual interest 

 was manifested in the proceeding on account of the heavy falling 

 off in last year's business. The business-management was sharply 

 criticised and the deposition of General Director Calmon and liis 

 replacement by a supervisory commission, also an e.xamination 

 by an accounting corporation was suggested. The motion for the 

 appointment of a supervisory commission was defeated by 2.588 

 to 256 votes and after a prolonged session and active debate, the 

 retiring members of the Board of Trustees were re-elected by 

 acclamation. 



Phil. Penin Gumniiwaren P'abrik. A. G. ."Kt a meeting of the 

 trustees, the treasurer's report and the profit and loss statement 

 were accepted. The net profit for the business year 1910, in 

 spite of increased trading, was smaller, but the distribution of a 

 dividend of 25 per cent, for the year was nevertheless approved. 

 For the current year the volume of business has so far been 

 satisfactory. 



Globus Gummi und Asbestwerke G. m. 1). H. .\hrenstock, 

 near Luebeck, at a meeting held May 8, 1911, increased the 

 capital stock by 150,000 marks ($35,700). 



The Ostafrikanische Ceara Compagnie, A. G., has been 

 registered at Berlin with a capital of 300,000 marks ($71,400), 

 and Dr. Walter Finklor, as manager. The company will es- 

 tablish works for washing and cleaning rubber in East Africa. 



H. Penther, engineer, of Dresden, has purchased, in the vicin- 

 ity of Pirna, a factory site of about SO acres, on which he will 

 erect a reclaiming works of large capacity. He proposes par- 

 ticularly to feature his various patented reclaiming apparatuses 

 in its equipment. 



Gummiwerk Oberspree G. m. b. H., Berlin. In accordance 

 with the resolution of January 6, 1911, the capital stock has been 

 increased from 1,500,000 to 2,500.000 marks ($595,000). 



Mittel Deutschen Gumniiwaren fabrik Louis Peter, A. G., 

 Frankfurt A. M. Commercial councillor Louis Peter, founder 

 and director of this corporation, recently celebrated his 70th 

 birthday. He established a rubber goods business in Frank- 

 fort in 1872, that has grown into the present great concern. 

 In commemoration of his birthday, he donated 20,(XX) marks 

 ($4,760) to the workmen's association of his works and 15,000 

 marks ($3,570) to their hospital. 



The Muringer Schlauchweberei und Gummiwerk, of Walter- 

 hausen, Germany, have added 390,000 marks [= $92,820] to their 

 working capital and are now doing business on a capitalization 

 of 800,000 marks [=$190,400]. 



L. Schettcr & Co., Limited, announce their commencement of 

 business, under this title, as dealers in old rubber, reclaimed rub- 

 ber, gutta percha, etc., with headquarters at Gereonshaus, 97-98, 

 Cologne, Germany. Mr. L. Schetter has been appointed manager 

 of the new firm. 



AUSTRIA-HITNGARY. 



The Oesterreichische-Hutdraht, Ginipen-unil Kabel Fabrika- 

 tion, of Vienna, has been registered commercially ; capital, 30,000 

 crowns [:=$6,090]. Karl Rueckl is business manager, 



Oesterreichsche-Amerikanische Gummi-Fabriks, A. G., 'Vienna, 

 at the regular general meeting recently held, a report was pre- 

 sented in which the past year was referred to as the most criti- 

 cal and the most difficult the rubber industry had ever experi- 

 enced. A net profit of 457,873 crowns [=$92,936] was reported 

 for the year. 



RUSSIA. 

 The dividend of the Russian-American India-Rubber Co., 

 "Trcugolnik," of St. Petersburg, for the business year 1909-10, 

 was 20 per cent., on a capital of 18,000,000 rubles ($9,270,000), 

 the distribution amounting to $1,954,000. 



GREAT BRITAIN, 



W. D. A. Bates, Limited, India Rubber Works, St. Mary's 

 Mills, Leicester, England, issue a notice under date May 22, to 

 the effect that .Alfred Henry Faulkner has resigned his director- 

 ship and is no longer connected with the company. 



The sale of waterproof collars is reported to be very large in 

 Birmingham, on account of the great number of persons em- 

 ployed in trades which involve the soiling of clothing, and to 

 whom a collar readily cleaned proves desirable. It is mentioned 

 that many schoolboys wear such collars, and even commercial 

 travelers. 



SWEDEN. 



Aktieselskabet Den Xorske Reimfabrik, manufacturers of 

 belting and mechanical rubber goods, at their recent general 

 meeting, declared a dividend of 6 per cent., same as last year. 

 Peter Corneliusscn was re-elected to the Board of Directors. 



GERMAN EXPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN 1910. 



The German exportation of motor vehicles and parts during 

 1910, as compared with the preceding year, shows marked in- 

 crease, that of cmplete motor vehicles alone being more than 

 60 per cent, greater. According to the latest statistics, published 

 by the Zeitschrlft des Mitteleuropaeishchen Motorwagen-vereins, 

 the value of the exports of passenger motor vehicles, last year, 

 amounted to 29 million marks (compared with 17 million 

 marks for 1909) of freight motor cars 3 million marks (1909 

 two millions) of motorcycles 1 million (same as last year) and 

 of motors for vehicles and motorcycles 16 millions, compared 

 with 11 millions. Based on previous computations, it is es- 

 timated that the value of pneumatic tires exported will amount 

 to at least 40 million marks (30 millions for 1909) and that of 

 parts, to at least 25 million marks (20 millions for 1909) so that 

 altogether, exports of complete motor vehicles amounted m 

 value to 114 million marks (81 millions in 1909). This takes 

 no account of the motorboats and dirigible air-craft and their 

 parts, of which there is no official classification, but which may 

 also be estimated at several million marks. 



GERMANY' S LARGE BICTTCLE EXPORTS. 



The notable increase, in the exports of bicycles from 

 Germany during the past year, is commented on by 

 Gummi-Zeitung. During the period in question, bicycles and 

 parts, to the value of more than 70,000,000 marks [=$17,360,- 

 000] have been supplied to foreign countries. In comparison 

 with the preceding year, the sales to England, Holland, 

 Italy, Denmark, Austria-Hungary, Switzerland, Russia, Bel- 

 gium, Sweden, Argentina, Brazil and the United States, have 

 especially increased. A marked decline is however, recorded 

 in the exports to France, on account of the new French 

 tariff. In assembled condition, as complete bicycles, about 

 89,000 have been shipped abroad; about 7 to 8 times as 

 large, however, were the shipments of bicycle parts. The 

 motorcycles exported were only 1,880 in number, valued at 

 1,200,000 marks [=$285,600]. 



This was a slight decline, as compared with last year. 

 On the other hand, the exports of motor vehicles increased 

 materially and attained a value, in round figures, of 31.000,- 

 000 marks [=$7,378,000]. Many automobiles were sent to 

 Russia, .Austria-Hungary, Holland, England, Belgium, Den- 

 mark and South America. ' 



