November 1, 1913.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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OBITUARY RECORD. 



JAJIES I,. DAVIS. 



JAMES L. DAVIS, secretary and manager cf The Jenkins 

 Rubber G)., of Elizabeth, New Jersey, died on October 6 at 

 the Blackburn hotel, Summit, New Jersey. He was born 

 April 18, 1843. He became manager of The Jenkins Rubber 

 Co. — located at that time in Holyoke, Massachusetts — when 

 it succeeded the Tuttle Rubber Works in 1894 and continued 

 in that capacity to the time of his death. He was a veteran 

 of the civil war, having served in company H, fourth regi- 

 ment of Massachusetts Volunteers. In addition to his rub- 

 ber interests he was a director in the Union County Savings 

 Bank. 



J. C. L. GEAVEL. 



J. C. L. Gravel, who for a combined period of 16 years had 

 been connected with the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co., 

 Ltd., and prior to its formation with the Canadian Rubber Co., 

 died suddenly of pneumonia on September 21. He was sick 

 only four days, up to that time having been busy with the details 

 of his work in the company's sales offices in Montreal. He 

 was a young man of pleasing personality and exceptional in- 

 dustry, and was highly esteemed by the officers of the company 

 and by his associates. 



ADDISON F. EGBERTS. 



Addison F. Roberts, connected with the Quaker City Rub- 

 ber Co., died on October 25 at his home, 555 West 160th 

 street, New York. Mr. Roberts was 50 years of age and was 

 identified with the rubber trade. For many years he was con- 

 nected with the Home Rubber Co. of Trenton, New Jersey, 

 and was looked upon as one of the most brilliant salesmen 

 of mechanical rubber goods in the United States. He was a 

 man of attractive personality and was widely popular. He was 

 a graduate of Princeton and a member of the Princeton Club 

 of New York City. 



KESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF MB. BEADY. 



At a meeting of the directors of the United States Rubber Co., 

 held October 3, President S. P. Colt called attention to the loss 

 sustained by the Board since its last meeting in the death of Mr. 

 Anthony Brady, and offered the following resolutions which 

 were unanimously adopted : 



Resolved : That the members of this Board were greatly 

 shocked and overcome at the sudden death of Mr. Anthony 

 Nicholas Brady, in London, on July 22, last. 



Resolved: That it is with feelings of profound sorrow and 

 regret that we meet together for the first time since Mr. Brady's 

 death. As we now look upon his vacant chair, we fully realize 

 the irreparable loss we have all sustained. 



Mr. Brady was a man of rare and engaging personality, and 

 we shall ever miss his kindly, genial presence with us. Though 

 modest and retiring by nature, he was a tower of strength in 

 our deliberations. Mr. Brady was a man of wide general knowl- 

 edge, and a master of the special subjects in which he was 

 most interested. His mind was characterized by a largeness 

 and breadth of view, a power of comprehension and concen- 

 tration, and a grasp of details, which enabled him to carry 

 through successfully great industrial enterprises. These rare 

 qualities he brought to bear upon the business of our company. 

 From the very beginning of his connection with us he seemed to 

 grasp by intuition the whole range of our business in all its 

 departments, and this knowledge extended to many collateral 

 and allied subjects. 



Mr. Brady became a member of our Board in May, 1904. He 

 has also been a member of the Executive Committee since No- 

 vember, 1904. He came upon the Board at our solicitation, and 

 he has served the company with distinguished fidelity and use- 



fulness. He was always prompt in his attendance at our meet- 

 ings and apparently never in a hurry to leave. Notwithstanding 

 his many other business interests he gave to this company full 

 measure of his time and thought. He has been most helpful, 

 suggestive and resourceful in our deliberations and most pains- 

 taking in his attention to the many duties and responsibilities 

 which have fallen upon him. The rapidity with which his mind 

 detected and analyzed the main points of any matter under 

 consideration was most remarkable, and he always looked to 

 results. As we know, he was not a man of many words. In 

 what he said, however, he was direct, outspoken and frank. 

 He scorned deceit and evasion. He never talked for effect. 

 He was true and loyal at all times. We shall ever miss his 

 untiring devotion to the best interests and welfare of this com- 

 pany, the wisdom of his counsel, his wide experience and sound 

 judgment; and we shall ever remember him with esteem and 

 affection. Above all we feel today the personal loss of a dear, 

 steadfast and loyal friend and helper. 



Resolved: That this Board tender to the family of Mr. Brady 

 their sincere and heartfelt sympathy in their great sorrow, and 

 this testimony of the regard and honor in which Mr. Brady 

 was held by his fellow directors and the officers of the company. 



THE EDITOR'S BOOK TABLE. 



HENDRICKS' COMMERCIAL REGISTER OF THE UNITED STATES. 

 for Buyers and Sellers. New York. 1913. Samuel E. Hendricks Co. 

 ICloth, quarto, 1666 pages. Price ten dollars.] 



I ISTING the names and addresses of manufacturers of and 

 ■*— ' dealers in everything in the shape of materials, machinery, 

 tools, etc., employed in the architectural, mechanical, engineering, 

 contracting, electrical, railroad, iron, steel, hardware, mining, mill, 

 quarrying and kindred industries, the twenty-second annual edi- 

 tion of the above work has undergone, this year, an important 

 change in its system of indexing. In place of referring the en- 

 gineer to the page on which the article is classified, as in pre- 

 vious editions, the number given refers to the classification itself, 

 in which, in alphabetical order, are the names of the firms en- 

 gaged in the particular line of business. This will greatly sim- 

 plify the work of reference and render easily available the 390,- 

 000 names and 55.000 classifications the Register contains, re- 

 moving all difficulty in locating the manufacturers of any article. 

 As a buyers' reference, for mailing purposes, with its details of 

 information, including titles of identification, trade names, etc.. 

 the Register will prove invaluable. The classification of the ad- 

 vertising with the industry to which it relates, is another com- 

 mendable feature, and with the excellent printing, greatly adds 

 to its value 



REPORT OF THE CEYLON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE 

 Half Year Ended June 30. 1913. Colombo, Ceylon, 1913. The Co- 

 lombo Apothecaries Co. [Paper, 8vo, 105 pages.] 



Prepared by a committee for presentation to the Chamber, 

 the officers and members of which are recorded in a list prefacing 

 the document, the report deals with the various questions con- 

 sidered by the chamber during the period covered, most of 

 which relate directly to local affairs and business matters. 



An exception must be made in regard to the subject, "India 

 and Naval Defence." under which head the propriety of India 

 making a contribution to the cost of the British Navy, is dis- 

 cussed at length, as is also the proposition to levy an export 

 tax on tea, rubber, cacao and cardamons shipped from Ceylon, 

 the general opinion being in favor of a specific duty levied per 

 hundred pounds. 



Another subject that received considerable attention was the 

 frequent occurrence of thefts of rubber, and the circular issued 

 to members of the chamber calling their attention to the neces- 

 sity for the exercise of care in the purchase of rubber in un- 

 usually small quantities ; and at the instance of the sub-commit- 

 tee on rubber, a recommendation was adopted that no lot of 



