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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



December 1, 1920 



as compared with 21 per cent prior to the war. Tlie cost of crude 

 rul)her has declined to 11 per cent, compared with 25 per cent 

 before the war. while the cost of fahrics is 27 per cent against 11 

 per cent formerly. 



.\. S. Carlton, for many years coimccted with Seaver & Co., 

 has become associated with the Union Chemical Co., 21 Hay- 

 market square. Boston, as vice-president. Mr. Carlton is consid- 

 ered an expert on carbon, lamp and bone blacks and gladly offers 

 his assistance to all users of these materials. 



One of the most interesting and instructive features of the 

 annual meeting of The Associated Industries of Massachusetts 

 was the round table discussion on financial questions conducted by 

 Frank .\. \'anderlip, a director of the United States Rubber Co. 

 and formerly president of the National City Bank of New York. 

 Tiic two sessions of this conference were attended by over three 

 hundred treasurers of member concerns, many of whom joined 

 in the discussion and plied Mr. Vanderlip with questions, par- 

 ticularly regarding foreign exchange and its relation to indus- 

 trial and political conditions in Europe. 



Mr. \'andcrlip referred to Frederic C. Hood's idea of extending 

 help to a corporation tliat has got into difficulties as one of the 

 finest ideas expressed in American finance. 



S. M. Beatty has been appointed district manager of The Good- 

 year Tire & Rubber Co., with headquarters in Boston. Mr. Beatty 

 joined the Goodyear forces eight years ago, handling inside sales 

 at Springfield and has since made rapid progress, having been 

 successively in charge of the Providence branch, manager of tlie 

 Eastern division of the tire department, acting also as instructor 

 to 300 men in the sales school teaching Goodyear policy, manager 

 of the Philadelphia branch, and district manager at Indianapolis, 

 in charge of the branches at Louisville, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, 

 Da\-ton and Cleveland. He was tendered an official welcome 

 when he took up his new duties. 



J. Frederick Jones has been appointed manager of the Boston 

 branch of the Portage Tire Co. Mr. Jones was previously with 

 the Given Tire Co. on the Pacific coast. He is eminently quali- 

 fied for the duties of his new position, having had practical experi- 

 ence in establishing the business of the Gates Tire Co. in this 

 section of the country. 



President Louis Grow, of the Lmited Motors of Xew England, 

 was given a dinner recently at the Hotel Victoria. Boston, by his 

 associates in the trade. George R. Green, on behalf of those pres- 

 ent, tendered Mr. Grow a substantial gift. President Samuel 

 Grow, of the Grow Tire Co., gave an interesting talk on the tire 

 situation. 



Joseph F. Dineen, for several years publicity manager of the 

 Boston branch of The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co., has been ap- 

 pointed executive secretary of the Motor Truck Club of Massa- 

 chusetts, with headquarters at 1 Beacon street, Boston. He will 

 have charge of a monthly magazine that will be sent out to truck 

 owners in Massachusetts and also represent the club at all legis- 

 lative and municipal hearings. Mr. Dineen is well fitted for this 

 work, owing to his previous connection with the Goodrich com- 

 pany, where he edited their house organ Pep, and also his several 

 years' experience with the automobile department of one of the 

 Boston newspapers. 



Guy Niles, of the Boston branch of the Lee Tire & Rubber Co., 

 recently announced that as a result of the decrease in prices for 

 Lee tires, sales have advanced more than 400 per cent. More than 

 30 local dealers were added to the Boston agency within two 

 weeks. 



Walter Martin, secretary and purchasing agent of Everlastik, 

 Inc., Boston, together with his father, returned recently from a 

 two-months' vacation trip in England. 



MISCELLANEOUS MASSACHUSETTS NOTES 



W. B. Laighton, of the Hood Rubber Co., VVatcrtown, who left 

 for the Far F.ist the middle of last August, is expected to land in 



Seattle about December IS. His trip was for the purpose of 

 studying conditions in Japan, China, the Philippines, Singapore, 

 India, Siberia, Manchuria and Hawaii. 



The Avon Sole Co., Avon, has begun production on a large 

 scale of a waterproof rubber slip to take the place of the rawhide 

 slips which are often put in shoes to make them waterproof. 

 Many firms are now using this new method of waterproofing their 

 winter shoes. The new slip is economical and serviceal)le, giving 

 the shoe resiliency and a beautiful finish to the edge of the sole. 

 The material is supplied in both the white and tan shades and is 

 made up into blocks, if manufacturers so prefer it, and can be 

 shaved to any thickness desired. 



Frederic C. Hood, treasurer of the Hood Rubber Co., Water- 

 town: William H. Gleason, former treasurer of the Revere Rub- 

 ber Co., Chelsea: Richard H. Rice, manager of the General Elec- 

 tric Co.. West Lyini. and Edward F. Green, treasurer of the 

 Cronipton & Knowles Loom Works, W'orcester, were among the 

 prominent business men elected to the executive committee of The 

 .Associated Industries of Massachusetts at its annual meeting 

 C^ctober 28. 



R. S. Quinby, manager of the service department of the Hood 

 Rubber Co., W'atertown. read a very interesting paper on group 

 insurance at the recent annual meeting of the Associated Indus- 

 tries of Massachusetts, outlining the plan which became effective 

 with his company on January 1, 1919. 



The English classes for employes of the Boston Woven Hose & 

 Rubber Co., Cambridge, were resumed just after Columbus Day 

 in a new class-room especially equipped for the purpose. Classes 

 are held from 4.30 to 5.30 in the afternoon, the company paying 

 for half an hour's time and the employes standing the other half. 



The company's new restaurant for employes, opened early in 

 September, is now serving a substantial wholesome luncheon to 

 about three hundred persons daily at prices which merely cover 

 the cost of materials and, service. 



An interesting new system of payment is being tried out in the 

 employes' restaurant of the Converse Rubber Shoe Co., Maiden. 

 Instead of cash payments, as formerly, SO-cent and $2 tickets are 

 obtained on a slip signed by department foremen, the amount 

 being deducted from the week's pay. 



The Converse Benefit Association opened its winter season of 

 social activities at Mystic Theatre on the evening of October 24 

 with a motion picture and vaudeville show in which the amateur 

 theatrical talent of the factory rivaled that of professional per- 

 formers. The event was in the nature of a reception to new 

 members. 



A suggestion system has been put into effect in the factory of 

 The Fisk Rubber Co., Chicopee Falls. Those with ideas for 

 changes and improvements are asked to write them on special 

 blanks, seal, and deposit them in the box provided for this pur- 

 pose. They will llicn be collected and passed upon by a commit- 

 tee. Good ideas which have a money value will be rewarded 

 with cash, l-'oremen and others whose duties are maintaining 

 and improving efficient shop practice are not allowed to participate. 



The Fisk Rubber Co., Chicopee Falls, has employed a specialist 

 to examine the eyes of employes, not only for accidents, but for 

 glasses. He will make the same thorough examination that he 

 does in his private practice and will also see that glasses are fitted 

 properly. I "or this examination the charge will be $1.50, which is 

 $3. .50 less than the regular fee. The company is to bear this dif- 

 ference in expense. Arrangements are also made so that the 

 glasses can be purchased at a 10 per cent reduction. 



The general safety committee of the Tyer Rubber Co., .Andover, 

 Massachusetts, is arranging for a series of moving pictures deal- 

 ing with safety subjects. Excellent results are being accomplished 

 by the company's new organization for safety, and although the 

 mills of the company have always been remarkably free from 

 accident, there has been a noticeable improvement in safety condi- 

 tions, owing to the careful inspection by the workmen's commit- 



