March 1, 1914. | 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



311 



PEOF. BRADLEY JOINS THE UNITED STATES RUBBEB CO. 



Prof. Walter I'. Bradley, who for the past 25 years has been 

 an instructor in chemistry at Wesleyan University, Middle- 

 town, Connecticut, has resiRued his position with tliat institu- 

 tion and commencing: July 1 next will become associated with 

 the United States Rubber Co., in charge of its chemical ex- 

 periments and investigations. Prof. Bradley recently obtained 

 a year's leave of absence from the college, spending that time 

 in the employ of the United States company, where he or- 

 ganized a system of chemical, physical and process labora^ 

 tories, the success of which, with the value of his recom- 

 mendations in the manufacture of rubber thread, has resulted 

 in this permanent connection. Prof. Bradley graduated from 

 Williams College in 1884, following which he spent some time 

 as a student in Germany, returning to Williams and serving 

 on its staff for three years as an instructor in chemistry. He 

 went to Wesleyan in 1889 and was made Professor in 1893. 

 His work as a teacher has been highly successful. The an- 

 nouncement of his resignation has caused keen regret at 

 Wesleyan, among both the students and the faculty, all of 

 whom, however, appreciate his special litness and ability to 

 engage in a commercial career of such far-reaching 

 possibilities. 



MR. VAII.'S COMFOHTABLE SALARY. 



The Massachusetts Public Service Commission thouyht it 

 would like to know what public service corporations pay salaries 

 in excess of $6,000 a year, so it asked the various corporations of 

 this character to send in the information. According to returns 

 received, there are not many salaries connected with these com- 

 panies in excess of $6,000, but there are a few. The salary of 

 Theodore N. Vail, as president of the American Telegrapli & 

 Telephone Co., was reported as $100,000. Mr. Vail is also one 

 of thf director? of the I'nited Stales Rul)ber Co. 



MK. TOWNER ACTS AS CHAIRMAN. 



Mr. R, p. Towner, secretary and treasurer of Towner & Co., 

 rubber distributors of Memphis, Tennessee, was chairman of the 

 entertainment committee on the occasion of the "Prosperity 

 Dinner" given at the Hotel Chisca, in Memphis, on January 15, 

 by the Business Men's Club. The toastmaster at that dinner 

 was General Luke E. Wright, and the speakers were men promi- 

 nent in national railroad and banking circles. The function was 

 a great success and reflected much credit on Mr. Towner and 

 his aides. 



Mr. Towner is greatly interested in the commercial develop- 

 ment of Memphis, which, by the way, is one of the most enter- 

 prising cities in the south. If there were need for proof of this 

 sufticient proof would be found in the notable publication called 

 "Southern Prosperity" recently issued by the "Commercial 

 Appeal." This' is a finely printed and lavishly illustrated book 

 19 X 23 inches in size and consisting of 70 pages and cover, 

 portraying the growth and development of Memphis' commerce 

 and industries. The photographs showing the weighing of cot- 

 ton and its shipment on the levee, illustrating the article on 

 cotton in this issue, appeared in this special number of the 

 "Appeal" and were secured for The lNni.\ Rurber World 

 through the courtesy of Mr. Towner. 



MR. STEPHEN DOUGLAS BALDWIN MARRIED. 



Announcement has been received of the marriage at Chi- 

 cago on February 14 of Mrs. Elizabeth Blanche Crow and 

 Mr. Stephen Douglas Baldwin (president of the Cincinnati 

 Rubber Manufacturing Co.), who after March 1 will make 

 their home at the Hotel Gibson, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



OOMMODORE BENEDICT BACK FROM HIS CRUISE, 



Commodore E. C. Benedict, one of the directors of the United 

 States Rubber Co. and for some years interested in rubber 

 plantation developments and other enterprises on the Amazon, 

 arrived on his yacht "Oneida" in New York harbor on February 

 18, from an 8,000-mile cruise through the West Indies and as 

 far south as the Amazon. This is the sixth cruise covering about 

 the same waters taken by the Commodore since 1904. Among 

 his guests in his latest voyage to South America and back was 

 William M. Ivins, former president of the General Rubber Co. 



R. J. FIRESTONE ON A WESTERN TRIP. 



The sales manager of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., R. J. 

 Firestone, has just finished a six weeks' tour through the farther 



1\. J. i-'lKESTONE. 



western slates, visiting all the centers in which the I'irestone 

 company has offices and agencies. 



FOREIGN TRADE OPPORTUNITIES. 



Commercial Agent Ralph M. Odell is conferring with .\merican 

 manufacturers and commercial organizations regarding foreign 

 markets for 'cotton goods, being located at the branch oflices of 

 the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, 315 Custom 

 House, New York, for about two weeks, beginning February 19. 



A report from an American consular ollicer in a European 

 country states that a company in his district has expressed a de- 

 sire to represent American manufacturers of canvas and duck 

 cloths. Correspondence may be in English. Report No. 12,548. 



Bids will be received until March 3 by the Bureau of Supplies 

 and Accounts, Navy Department, Washington, D. C, for fur- 

 nishing the following supplies: Schedule 6370, asbestos packing; 

 schedule 6391, flexible steam copper hose: schedule 6304, asbes- 

 tos sheets; schedule 6373, sheet ruliber. Inrms interested should 

 make application to the Bureau of Supplies and .^ccounts, giv- 

 ing the schedule number. 



Replete with information for rubber manufacturers — Mr. 

 Pearson's "Crude Rubber and Compounding Ingredients." 



WALPOLE rubber ASSETS $777,776. 



The receivers of the Walpole 1 ire & l<ubl)er Co. have recom- 

 mended the sale of the company's assets and property. The assets 

 are placed at %777.77f>. with liabilities of $420,823. Funds suffi- 

 cient to pay a dividend of from 5 to 10 per cent, are in hand, the 

 receivers reported. 



