October 1, 1920.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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THE OBITUARY RECORD 



GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HEWITT RUBBER COMPANY 



EuwAKii H. ()i'KN.^HA\v, general suiHriiitt'iuknt of tlic Hewitt 

 RulihcT Co.. Buffalo, New York, died on September 10. 

 Altlioufjh he had lieeii in poor health during the past few years 



and had failed perceptibly in the 

 last two months, yet his passing 

 away was sudden and quite unex- 

 pected. His declining health was 

 caused by hardening of the arteries, 

 which brought about slight strokes 

 which caused his death. 



Mr. Openshaw was born in Oss- 

 wald Twistle, England, September 

 7, 1863, and arrived in Philadelphia 

 on his nineteenth birthday in 1882. 

 He started his rubber career with 

 the Home Rubber Co., Trenton, 

 -Mew Jersey, and was connected 

 there for a period of twenty-five 

 years. From 1908 to 1914 he was 

 with the Cincinnati Rubber Manu- 

 facturing Co. and the United 

 & Globe Rubber Cos. as general 

 superintendent. In 1914 he accepted the position of general super- 

 intendent with the Hewitt Rubber Co., with which company he 

 was active until his death. 



Mr. Openshaw was well known throughout the rubber industry, 

 particularly in the mechanical goods line, with which he was so 

 long and successfully connected. He invented many new manu- 

 facturing methods which are still in use, having never been im- 

 proved upon, and incidentally was the first to succeed in vulcaniz- 

 ing rubber to horseshoes. 



Mr. Openshaw was a man with a loyal and upright character, 

 who easily made and retained a host of friends. He was a mem- 

 ber of the Ashler Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and Zuleika 

 Grotto No. 10. 



He is survived by his widow, daughter and two sons, Frank 

 and Edward, both of whom are connected with the rubber in- 

 dustry, the former with the Cincinnati Rubber Manufacturing Co., 

 and the latter with the Hewitt Rubber Co. 



Edw.vhd H. OrENSH.\W 



WELL KNOWN IN NEW YORK RUBBER CLOTHING TRADE 



The Clifton Manufacturing Co., Boston, Massachusetts, an- 

 nounces, with great regret, the death of T. Frank McCarthy on 

 September 10, 1920. Mr. McCarthy has been the New York repre- 

 sentative for the rubber surface clothing department and had a 

 host of friends in the rubber clothing trade. He was respected 

 and esteemed for his honorable dealings as well as for his genial 

 disposition, unfailing kindness and helpfulness to all his acquaint- 

 ances in that business. 



His death will be sincerely mourned by his customers, and his 

 loss will be deeply deplored by the company with which he was so 

 long connected, and by whom his services were greatly valued. 



A PIONEER IN SOUTH AMERICAN SHIPPING 



Michael P. Grace, chairman of the board of directors of William 

 R. Grace & Co., the large shipping organization, died September 

 20 in Ixjndon. England, aged 78. Mr. Grace was also head of 

 Grace Brothers & Co.. Limited, of London, and a brother of the 

 late William R. Grace, a former mayor of New York City. 



Michael P. Grace was born in Qucenstown, County Cork, Ire- 

 land, and at an early age went tn Peru, where his father, James 

 Grace, had sought to establish an Irish agricultural colony, and 

 where his brother, W. R. Grace, had become a partner in the 

 trading firm of Bryce, Grace & Co. 



W. R. Grace came to the United States and established the 

 house of W. R. Grace & Co., Michael P. Grace remaining in 



Peru, building the business into the largest in the country and 

 operating a vast fleet of ships which carried much of the South 

 .•\merican rubber to New York and London. 



.•\ftcr the Chile-Peruvian war of 1877-1881 Michael P. Grace, 

 who had become an .•Xmerican citizen and had assumed charge of 

 the parent house in New York, went to Peru to further develop 

 the business and to extend it to Chile. Later he resided for some 

 years in England, making his home in the famous Battle Abbey 

 at Hastings. 



Mr. Grace is survived by his widow, who lives in London, and 

 three daughters, Mrs. J. S. Phipps of New York City, the Coun- 

 tess of Donoughmore and Mrs. Joseph Benskin of London. 



RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES 



nnHE inquiries that follow have already been ansivered ; never- 

 •* thclcss they arc of interest not only in shoisfing the needs 

 of the trade, hut because of the possibility that additional in- 

 formation may be furnished by those who read them. The editor 

 is therefore glad to have those interested communicate zcith him. 



(826) A subscriber desires the name and address of the present 

 manufacturer of the Bachmann hose-wrapping machine, formerly 

 made by a company now gone out of business. 



(827) A reader desires the address of the manufacturer of 

 "Nitre.x," used for painting tires to protect from sun and atmos- 

 phere. 



(828) A manufacturer desires to know the average tensile 

 strength of rolled brrwn crepe. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSULAR REPORTS 



.Iddresses may be obtained from the Bureau of Foreign and 

 Domestic Commerce, Washington. D. C, or from the following 

 district or coopcratiz'e offices. Requests for each address should 

 bi on a separate sheet, and state number. 



District Offices 

 New Yort<: 734 Customhouse. 

 Boston: 1801 Customhouse. 

 Chicago: 504 Federal Building. 

 St. Louis: 402 Third National Bank 



Building. 

 New Orleans: 1030 Hibernia Bank 



Building. 

 San Francisco: 307 Customhouse. 

 Seattle: 848 Henry Building. 



CooPF-RATivE Offices 

 Cleveland: Chamber of Commerce. 

 Cincinnati: Chamber of Commerce; 

 General Freight .\gent. Southern 

 Railway, 96 Ingalls Building. 

 I.os Angeles: Chamber of Commerce, 

 Philadelphia: Chamber of Commerce. 

 Portland, Oregon: Chamber of Com- 

 merce. 

 Dayton, Ohio; Dayton Chamber of 

 Commerce. 



(33,598) .\ cooperative mercantile company in Australia de- 

 sires to purchase and secure an agency for the sale of tires and 

 lubes. 



(33,(504') .V merchant in Canada desires to correspond with 

 manufacturers in position to export rubber horse-shoe pads. 

 Cash on delivery. Quote f. o. b. port of shipment. 



(33,(506) A commercial agent in Turkey desires to represent 

 firms for the sale of rubber overshoes. Quote c. i. f. Constanti- 

 nople. Payment in United States currency, 20 to 25 per cent 

 with order, balance against documents. 



(33,620) .\ manufacturer in South Africa desires to secure 

 an agency for the sale of rul)ber soles and heels, canvas tennis 

 boots and shoes, uppers for sewing soles on same (not for 

 vulcanizing), molds for making rubber soles, stitching machines 

 for attaching rubber soles, motor tires and tubes, mechanical 

 rubber goods, rubber compound for tire repair work and re- 

 treading, also reclaimed rubber for mold work, of which samples 

 ;iiid prices are renuired. 



(33,633) .X tire and rubber agency company in New Zealand 

 desires to secure the sole agency for the sale of good tires and 

 tubes that can be guaranteed for use on the roads of that coun- 

 try. Quote c. i. f. New Zealand port. 



(33,656) A commercial agency firm in Portugal desires to 

 secure an agency for the sale of automobile tires. Correspondence 

 may be in English. Catalogs and price lists requested. 



