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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[Apkil 1, 1911. 



Some Rubber Interests in Europe. 



FHANCE. 



THE Compagnie Francaise de Caoutchouc is the title of a 

 new company established in Paris, France. 1 he corporation 

 will be capitalized at 1,200,000 francs [= $228,000], and will 

 engage in the production of rubber from the latex, according to 

 the Poulverel process. 



The headquarters of the Societe des Roues Pneumatiques 

 Partington have been removed from 43 Rue de Richelieu, Paris, 

 to 2 Rue Chateau, Neuilly on Seine. J. de Montignon has been 

 appointed sole manager. 



The establishment is announced, at Nevers, France, of the 

 Societe anonyme des Caoutchouc Coniprinies. The new com- 

 pany, which will engage in the manufacture of rubber goods on 

 the Epinat process, will have a capital of 70,000 francs 

 [=$13,300], and offices at 4 Fauborg de Lyons. 



GERMANY. 



Under the style of Julius Roempler Akt. Gcs., the rubber 

 works of Jidius Roempler, Albion Bendorf and a branch of Wil- 

 helm Julius Teufel, all of Zeulenroda, Germany, have been amal- 

 gamated. They will form a joint stock company, with the above 

 title and a capital of 2.000,000 marks [=$476,000], and engage in 

 the manufacture of rubber goods. 



The Continental Caoutchouc and Gutta-Percha Co. has been 

 organized at Hanover to conduct, on a large scale, the manufac- 

 ture of raincoats, automobile and sporting clothes, using water- 

 proof rubber fabrics. 



Bruno Feigner, business manager of the Lothringer Gummi- 

 werke, G. m. b. H., of Metz, has resigned. The merchant, Jo- 

 sef Sailliet, has been elected to the position. 



The firm of Dr. Ernst Kuhlmann, G. m. b. H. (Berlin), has 

 been registered, the capital being quoted at 55,000 marks 

 [^=$13,090]. The managers are Dr. Ernst Kuhlmann, apothe- 

 icary, and merchant Wilhelm Roescheisen, Berlin. The firm 

 proposes to manufacture special bandage fabric and deal in mate- 

 rials and appliances for the manufacture of bandage fabrics. 



The rubber goods business of J. C. Schmidt (Nuremberg, Ba- 

 varia), has been acquired with the right to continue it by mer- 

 chant Fritz Lachmund, who will carry it on under the title of 

 J. C. Schmidt, Successor. 



Jenatzy Pneumatik and Auto Accessories Dealers, ni. b. H., 

 Dessauerstrasse 1, Berlin. To carry on the business as vendors 

 of the productions of the Manufacture Generale de Caoutschouc 

 C. Jenatzy-l.elcux, Brussels, and of auto accessories of other 

 makers. Capital stock 20,000 marks. [= $4,760.] 



The firm of L. Schetter & Co., Ltd., have commenced business 

 at Cologne as dfalers in old rubber, reclaimed rubber, gutta 

 percha, etc., with headquarters at Gereonsbaus 97/8. L. Schetter 

 has been appointed manager of the new firm. 



A GOOD YEAR'S BUSINESS. 



Mitteldeutsche Gummiwaren Fabrik Louis Peter Aktiengesell- 

 schaft, Frankfort-on-the-Main. Reporting on the sixth business 

 year, 1S09-1910, this company says : The past year, in con- 

 sequence of the excessive fluctuations in the crude rubber mar- 

 ket, must be considered abnormal. While the increase in the 

 cost of crude rubber, as compared with the preceding year, was 

 so considerable, the selling prices increased but slightly. Com- 

 mercial councillor Peter purchased considerable quantities of 

 crude rubber, of a new varietj', under the impression that the 

 material was available for the company's purposes. When it 

 was found that it could not be used, he personally assumed the 

 entire loss, which amounted to 1,807,731 marks, so that no 

 loss was suffered by the company. The increase in capital 

 stock of 2,000,000 marks [=$476,000], authorized by the last gen- 



eral meeting, was conlirmed. This will provide the company 

 with a large balance and enable it to wipe out the bank debt. A 

 dividend of 25 per cent, was authorized, on the entire stock. 



A NEW COMPANY IN HAMBURG. 



Gummi Industrie Werke, ni. b. h., Hamburg, has been regis- 

 tered in that city. The headquarters of the concern will 

 be in Hamburg. The purpose of the organization is the re- 

 covery of used rubber, the sale of such manufactures and 

 tlreir by-products, trade in rubber and rubber goods of all de- 

 scriptions and their perfection, the acquisition, testing and ex- 

 ploitation of patents and processes of all kinds as well as par- 

 ticipation in other, similar undertakings. The capital stock is 

 8(X),000 marks, Leopold Ferdinand Friedrich Wilop, merchant 

 of Hamburg I is the business manager. 



RUSSIA. 



A JOINT Stock company has been organized in St. Petersburg, 

 Russia, with a capital of 500,000 roubles [=$257,500], (1,000 

 shares at 5(X) roubles each) to conduct and extend the rubber 

 boot and shoe works in that city of N. A. Stoljaton & Sons 

 and their leather factory in the village of Kineschma. 



Ernst Schubert has been elected a director of the Russian- 

 -American India Rubber Co., Treiigolnik, St. Petersburg. 



UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. 



Russian-American India-Rubber Co., "Treiigolnik," St. Peters- 

 burg. By virtue of the amended statutes of the company and in 

 accordance with the resolution of the special general meeting of 

 December 18 to 31, 1910, the business of the company, from and 

 after January 1, 1911, will be attended to and controlled by a 

 council and a board of directors. The council consists of Baron 

 Ferdinand von Krauskopf, president ; Franz Uthemann, Jr., vice- 

 president; Hendrik van Gilse van der Pals and Carston Stender, 

 of whom Hendrik van Gilse van der Pals and Franz Uthemann. 

 Jr., are named as delegates. The board of directors consists of 

 Arthur Kraack, chairman ; Ernst Schubert, vice-chairman ; Ar- 

 thur Eilenberg, Julius Koettnitz and Otto Nauck. As author- 

 ized agents, Iwan Anissionofif, Eugen Hoffman, Gustav Moline, 

 Arnold Mielenhausen and Hermann Schultze. In addition, power 

 as agents was conferred on Carl Henry, Max Hurt, Julius 

 Jaweeir. William Laudesen, Waldemar I\Ieuschen, Karl Xau- 

 mann, T. Stephens, R. Striecter and Alfred Swann. 



GREAT BRITAIN. 



The Xorlh British Rublier Co., Limited (Edinburgh, Scot- 

 land), have established a branch at Paris, France, with 250,000 

 francs [= $27,500] capital, and the title Societe Anonyme North 

 British Rubber Company. The office of the North British Rub- 

 lier Company A. G., in Berlin, has been removed from 9-10 North 

 Friederich strasse to 25 Oranien strasse, Berlin, S. O., 26. 



The Bavarian Rubber and Asbestos Works — the English 

 Branch of Actiengesellschaft Metzeler & Co., of Munich — are 

 mentioned as having secured a contract to fit 2(X) of the motor 

 'buses of the London General Omnibus Co. with their tires. 

 These tires are also in use in the Bavarian postoffice service. 



The Ancoats Vale Rubber Co., Limited (Ancoats, Man- 

 chester), have opened a London office at 6, Crosby square, E. C-, 

 in charge of E. .'\. Saunders, who has long been connected with 

 the London rubber goods trade. 



An item of interest in the balata trade is the registration in 

 Edinburgh, December 17, 1910, of F. R. Muller & Co.. Limited. 

 with i5S,000 [=$267,657.50] capital, to take over the business of 

 F. R. Muller & Co., of 47, Waterloo street. Glasgow, with 

 branches in London and Liverpool, as india-rubber, gutta-percha, 

 and balata merchants and importers. 



