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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1911. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN BOSTON. 



(By a Resident Correspondent.) 



AN event of more than ordinary interest to tlie members of 

 the rubber trade was the dedication, on November 5, of 

 the Forsyth Memorials at St. James Church. These memorials, 

 which are the gifts of John H. Forsyth and Thomas A. Forsyth, 

 comprise a baptistery and marble font, with its bronze cover and 

 silver ewer, and two beautiful stained glass windows, these being 

 in memory of Margaret Betmett Forsyth, James Bennett For- 

 syth and George Henry Forsyth. (These memorials are de- 

 scribed in detail and illustrated on another page.) The services 

 were conducted by the rector. Rev. Dr. Murray W. Dewart, 

 assisted by the Rev. Dr. Daniel D. Addison, rector of All Saints' 

 Church, of Brookline. The music was by the boy choir of the 

 church and a quartette. The dedicatory address was by the 

 Right Reverend William Lawrence, S. T. D., Bishop of Massa- 

 chusetts, who spoke eloquently of the many charities of the mem- 

 bers of the family, and told of the virtues and nobility of the 

 deceased. The church was filled during the exercises, there being 

 many present who were intimate with the Messrs. Forsyth in 

 former days, and who came to do honor to the deceased. After 

 the services many waited to take a closer view of the handsome 

 memorials, which all pronounced a fitting tribute to those they 



memorialized. 



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The annual conference of the agents of the Boston Belting 

 Co. was held at the home office of the company in Boston, No- 

 vember IS and 16. The conference this year was attended by the 

 agents of the company from eastern and western states, and a 

 series of instructive and enjoyable business sessions was held. 

 Opinions were expressed by many of those participating that tlie 

 conference this year was a greater success than any of its prede 

 cessors. 



The affair was brought to a successful close on Thursday 

 evening, November 16, when a dinner was tendered by the Boston 

 Belting Co. to its guests at the Boston Athletic Association. The 

 occasion was entirely informal, remarks being made by many of 

 those present at the table, not the least enjoyable feature being 

 the topical songs, which were, of course, apropos of some of the 

 gentlemen present. 



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A. H. .Alden arrived in New York on Thursday, November 

 16, from a trip abroad. George E. Alden and .Arthur W. Stedman 

 went over from Boston to welcome him. 



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Francis H. Appleton, who, it will be remembered, was one of 

 the three officers of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com- 

 pany, of Boston, appointed to present a testimonial from that 

 body to His Majesty, King George of England, has in his office 

 an interesting souvenir of his visit, a framed photographic fac- 

 simile of the document. Mr. Appleton was one of the large 

 number of members of this organization who took a trip to 

 Bermuda early this fall, where they were splendidly entertained 

 by the military organizations on that island. 



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Three little clocks, each with a face about two inches in diam- 

 eter, tick synchronously on the desk of R. L. Chipman in the 

 office of the Geo. A. Alden Co. in this city. One marks 

 London time, another shows the hour in Singapore, and the 

 third tells the time of day in Para. These serve their purpose in 

 determining the time of arrival at those important rubber centers 

 of cable messages sent from this office. Mr. Chipman uses his 

 pocket timepiece for local business engagements and going to 

 lunch, though the Singapore clock comes near enough to Boston 

 time, being practically twelve hours later. 



\V. M. Farwell, of the Acme Rubber Co., tired of the narrow 

 life of a city apartment dweller, has long pined for the broader 

 role of a gentleman farmer. He has just purchased a fine 

 country place at Wellesley Hills and fitted it up with the very 

 latest improvements and will "move in" (or move out) some 

 time about the first of this month. 



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1 he Post & Lester Co., distributers of the Pennsylvania tires 

 and dealers in motor supplies, have moved from Devonshire 

 street to tlie Pope Building on Columbus avenue and are occu- 

 pying the premises formerly leased by the Diamond Rubber Co. 



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The Empire Rubber Manufacturing Co. and the Empire Tire 

 Co. removed from their former location the first of December 

 to 119 and 121 Summer street, where they have secured mudi 

 larger quarters, nearly double the space now occupied by them 

 on Devonshire street. Manager Winslow H. Chadwick was away 

 on a business trip most of last month, returning to Boston <in 

 Saturdays. F. G. Burgess, representative of the Hodgman Rub- 

 ber Co., who has had an office with Mr. Chadwick, has also moved 

 to the new location on Summer street. 



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'Ihe weather in nearly every section of the country has been 

 unusually favorable for a large trade in rubber and other water- 

 proof garments, and every manufacturer of these lines visited by 

 your correspondent reports an excellent demand. The Apslcy 

 Rubber Co. is rushed with orders, as is also the American Rubber 

 Co. N. Lincoln Greene, manager of the clothing department of 

 the latter company, started on an extended business trip on tlie 

 18th ult. He reports a greatly increased demand for the finer 

 lines in these goods, which are now being made in natty styles 

 from fine fabrics. 



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.And speaking of waterproof garments, your correspondent hap 

 pened in the store of C. J. Bailey & Co. shortly after noon on the 

 day of the Harvard-Dartmouth football game. Busy? Well, 

 yes. The day was stormy and the rain sufficient to dampen the 

 ardor of any but a football crowd, and the way the Bailey sales 

 force was hustling was an object-lesson in business energy. It 

 was a regular procession of try-on, how-much? here's-your- 

 money, thanks-good-bye, for a couple of hours as men and women 

 bought something to protect them from the rain. And the humor 

 of it was that not a drop of rain fell after the game commenced. 

 But Bailey sold the goods. 



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Colonel Frank L. Locke, who is known to a very large number 

 of the rubber trade from his former position as superintendent 

 of the factories of the Boston Rubber Shoe Company, is proving 

 the right man in the right place as president of the Young Men s 

 Christian Union in this city. Assuming this important positiuii 

 about four years ago, he has worked earnestly and indefatigably 

 for broadening the field of usefulness of that grand institution. 

 His administration has shown a marked increase in the active 

 membership and a most practical appreciation of the improved 

 services rendered to young men in various channels. The ad- 

 vantages, physical, mental, moral and commercial, which this 

 institution is furnishing young men have been greatly increased 

 by Colonel Locke, who is having the hearty support of many 

 leading citizens in this important work. 



The Okonite Co., 253 Broadway, New York City, has published 

 a convenient little booklet entitled "Economy in Joint Making, 

 With Instructions," which contains seasonable information in re- 

 gard to making repairs in the way of insulating and protecting 

 joints so that short circuits, with their accompanying troubles, 

 may be avoided. 



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