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particularly active in Grand Army work, as patriotic instructor 

 and Senior Vice-Commander of Lafayette Post No. 140, New 

 York, which conducted the Grand Army ritual service at his 

 funeral. 



The Everson & Reed Co. will continue to serve the trade 

 under the direction of Mrs. Morris. 



ACTIVE IN RUBBER MACHINERY MANUFACTURE 



James VVillctt Chamberlain, whose death in Akron, Ohio, 

 March 18, was noted in the April issue of The India Rubber 

 World, was horn i:i Rcdheld, New York, in 1843. Following his 



education in the village schools of 

 tliat place, his first duty was to 

 his country in the Civil War. En- 

 listing from Summit County, Ohio, 

 in Company C, 115th Regiment, 

 Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he served 

 until the close of the war, being 

 promoted to sergeant for brave 

 and meritorious conduct. 



Later in 1865 he began to serve 

 his apprenticeship as a machinist 

 at Webster Camp and Lane Ma- 

 chine Shop until his promotion to 

 superintendent, a position which 

 he held for many years, followed 

 by several years as superintendent 

 of the clutch department of the 

 Williams Foundry & Machine Co., 

 J.^.\it> \V. ("H.\MHtKi..M.N Akron, Ohio. At the time of his 



death he was identified with the 

 .'\kron Equipment Co.. Akron, Ohio. He was also connected with 

 the Wel.man-Seaver-Morgan Co., Cleveland, Ohio ; was a 

 director of the .-Xcme Steel Co. as well as a director of The India 

 Tire & Rubber Co. and the Atlantic Foundry Co., both of Akron, 

 Ohio. He was besides interested in several other firms. 



Mr. Chamberlain was a member of the G. A. R. and received 

 a pension until the World War, at which time he returned to 

 the Government the full amount paid him and requested that his 

 pension be canceled. This instance typifies the splendid spirit of 

 integrity which won many friends for one of .\kron's oldest and 

 best-known rubber machinery men. 



FORMER NEW JERSEY RUBBER MAN 



Warren A. Greene, former general manager of the Lambert- 

 ville Rubber Co., died on April 11 at his home in Lambertville, 

 New Jersey, aged 89 years. Death was due to the infirmities 

 of old age. He was president of the .^mwell National Bank, 

 Lambertville, and had been affiliated with the rubber company 

 as general manager for about fifty years, having relinquished 

 active duties a few years ago, owing to failing health. The 

 interment was made at Providence, Rhode Island. He is sur- 

 vived by a son and daughter. 



PROMINENT IN CIVIC AND FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS 



Colonel Walter Rodney Williams, for twenty years connected 

 with the Woonsocket Rubber Co., the footwear division of the 

 United States Rubber Co., and in recent years employment man- 

 ager at the .Mice mill, died April 15 at his home in Woonsocket, 

 in his sixtieth year. 



Colonel Williams was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1862, 

 and attended the public schools of Woonsocket. and was for some 

 years employed in the Woonsocket office of the .Adams Express 

 Co. He then became a member of the oflSce force of the Woon- 

 socket Rubber Co., and was gradually promoted until he became 

 employment manager, which position he held at the time of his 

 death. For years he was secretary of the Woonsocket Business 



Glen's Association, corporation clerk of the Woonsocket Chamber 

 of Commerce, one of the first commanders of Gordon Camp 

 Sons of Veterans and, later, the commander of Rhode Island 

 Division with rank of colonel. He was a member of the Black- 

 stone River Lodge of Masons, Woonsocket Commandcry, Knights 

 Templars, and Palestine Temple of the Mystic Shrine, and Roger 

 Williams Council, Royal .Xrcanuni. He is survived by his widow 

 and tliree daughters. 



RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES 



'I 'HE inqtiirii-s that follow have already been answered; never- 

 ■• thelcss they are of interest not only in showing the needs of 

 the trade, but because of the possibility that additional information 

 may be furnished by those 'vho read them. Th-c Editor is there- 

 tore glad to have those interested communicate with him. 



(861 ) Information is requested concerning the use of "re- 

 claiming salts" in reclaiming. 



(862) Inquiry is made for the address of the manufacturer of 

 "J- B. L." cascades. 



(863) A request has been received for the address of the man- 

 ufacturer of machines for inflating rubber balls. 



(864) A reader desires the addresses of manufacturers of ma- 

 chinery for repairing rubber footwear. 



(865) A manufacturer of gold-ball molds abroad desires the 

 addresses of American golf-ball manufacturers ; also, of manu- 

 facturers of both balls and molds. 



(866) A rubber manufacturer requests the addresses of mak- 

 ers of 36-inch breaker fabric and 36-inch tire-building fabric. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSULAR REPORTS 



Addresses may be obtained from the Bureau of l-orciiiu and 

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

 district or cooperative offices. Requests for each address should 

 be on a separate sheet, and state number. 



District Offices. 

 New York: 734 Customhouse. 

 Boston: 1801 Customhouse. 

 Chicago: 504 Federal Building. 

 St. Louis: 402 Third National Bank 



Building. 

 New Orleans: 1020 Hibernia Bank 



Building. 

 San Francisco: 307 Customhouse. 

 Seattle: 848 Henry Building. 



Cooperative Offices. 

 Cleveland : Chamber of Commerce. 

 Cincinnati: Chamber of Commerce; 



General Freight Agent, Southern 



Railway, 96 Ingalls Building. 

 Dayton, Ohio: Dayton Chamber of 



Commerce. 

 Los Angeles: Chamber of Commerce. 

 Philadelphia: Chamber of Commerce. 

 Portland, Oregon: Chamber of 



Commerce. 



(34,585) An American citizen who has spent many years in 

 .\rgentina engaged in the import trade, now in the United States, 

 desires to secure an agency in Argentina and Uruguay for the 

 sale of automobile accessories. 



(34.602) .'\ commercial agency in Belgium desires to secure an 

 agency for tlie sale of bicycle accessories. 



(34,613) A firm of manufacturers' representatives in India de- 

 sires to secure an agency for the sale of rubber goods throughout 

 India. 



(34,638) An agency for the sale of motor cars and accessories 

 is desired by a mercantile company in Australia. 



(34,646) .A firm of engineers in Sumatra desires to secure the 

 agency for the sale of lightweight caterpillar tractors suitable for 

 use on rubber estates. 



(34.663) An official of a port in Mexico desires to secure cata- 

 logs with a view to purchasing for lifeboat crews rubber suits 

 and rubber boots. Catalogs should be accompanied by photo- 

 graphs. 



(34.664) An established importer with oflSces, showrooms and 

 stock rooms in Australia desires to secure agencies from manu- 

 facturers for the sale of automobile accessories. Catalogs and 

 prices requested. 



(34,680) .\n importini; firm in Austria desires to purchase 

 large quantities of crude ruober immediately. 



