February 1, 1912.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



245 



News of the American Rubber Trade. 



THE MEETING OF THE AMERICAN RUBBER CHEMISTS. 



THE 4Stli meeting of the American Cliemical Society was 

 held in Washington, District of Columbia, December 21 

 to 30. The meeting was the most successful in the his- 

 tory of the society, there being over 650 members registered. 



The rubber section also had one of its most successful meet- 

 ings, there being over SO members present at the first session. 

 The following papers were read : 



"Scientific Tests and JNIethods for Rubber Contents in Raw and 

 Vulcanized Rubber," by Dr. Ducca ; "The Treatment of Crude 

 Rubber," by Francis R. Peabody ; "Rubber Goods Required in 

 Beet Sugar Factories," by Victor Hanslick ; "Does the Acidity of 

 Rubber Indicate its Botanical Origin?" by L. J. Plumb. Mr. 

 Harry P. Mills, of Torreon, Mexico, sent a paper descriptive of 

 a punching machine for rubber samples, but this was not read, 

 having been received too late. 



Besides the discussion of these papers, there was a lengthy 

 discussion on the subject of synthetic rubber. The following 

 subjects were also taken up and discussed : The formation of 

 the rubber molecule, the effects of oils and other adulterants in 

 reclaimed rubber, the use of sublimed white lead in rubber com- 

 pounds and its exclusion from such compounds by certain 

 specifications. 



At the business meeting of the section, held on December 30, 

 a complete reorganization took place, the manufacturing interests 

 taking an active part in the reorganization. Mr. D. A. Cutler, 

 of the Rubber Goods Manufacturing Company, was elected chair- 

 man. Mr. D. Whipple, of the Safety Insulated Wire & Cable 

 Company, was elected secretary, and these two gentlemen, to- 

 gether with Messrs. Geer, of the Goodrich Company ; Boggs, of 

 the Simplex; Electrical Company; and Fay, of the Boston Woven 

 Hose & Rubber Company, were elected the Executive Committee 

 for the ensuing year. The Executive Committee was empowered 

 to appoint a new committee on standard methods of analysis, 

 and such other committees as it might deem fit. 



Messrs. Cutler and Geer announced that all the money neces- 

 sary to carry on the work of the committee on methods of 

 analysis would be forthcoming. jNlr. Geer announced also that 

 his company would be pleased to detail three of its chemists to 

 carry on the work of the committee, and also to furnish the 

 necessary room for them to work in. Offers along the same line 

 were made by other manufacturers present. 



OFFICERS OF THE SOUTHLAND RUBBER CO. 



At the last annual meeting of the Southland Rubber Co., a 

 corporation with a plantation in the department of Palenque, 

 State of Chiapas, ^Mexico, but whose corporate home is in Spo- 

 kane, Washington, the following officers were elected : Dr. George 

 K. McDowell, president ; J. W. Oakes, vice-president ; Charles E. 

 Brown, secretary ; James W. Boothe, treasurer. The officers and 

 J. B. Rogers, Dr. Harry S. Martin and E. B. Bird comprise the 

 board of directors. 



RUBBER AND CELLULOID HARNESS TRIMMING CO.— ANNUAL. 



At the annual meeting of the Rubber and Celluloid Harness 

 Trimming Co., Newark, New Jersey, held on January 9, directors 

 were elected as follows : Andrew Albright, Jr., E. A. Spurr, 

 Mathew Dunlap. David Lockwood, Thomas Kays and Edward G. 

 Robertson. The company reports a prosperous year's business. 

 Officers were elected by the board as follows : 



President — Andrew Albright, Jr. 

 Vice-President — E. A. Spubr. 

 Secretary — Thomas Kays. 

 Treasurer — Edw.\rd G. Robertson. 



SHAWMUT TIRE CO. OF NEW YORK. 



There has been such a demand for Shawmut tires that it has 

 been thought best to organize a company to be devoted ex- 

 clusively to the manufacture of these goods. The name of the 

 company is the Shawmut Tire Co. of New York, and the ware- 

 rooms will continue to be located at 256 West Fifty-fifth street, 

 New York. The officers of the company are as follows : 



President— W. G. Page. 



Treasurer and Secretary — C. C. Marston. 



Sales Manager — J. E. Lancaster. 



THE IMPERIAL-GORDON RUBBER CO. 



The Imperial-Gordon Rubber Co., which is a reorganization 

 of the Imperial Rubber Manufacturing Co., Canton, Ohio, has 

 the following officers: 



President — C. W. Keplinger. 



Vice-President and Manager — A. E. Gordon. 



Secretary and Treasurer — C. J. Keplinger. 



Factory Manager — E. S. Current. 



MASSACHUSETTS AUTOMOBILE CLUB. 



At the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Automobile Club, 

 Boston, Massachusetts, held January 13, the following officers 

 were elected : 



President — Frank E. Peabody. 



First Vice-President — William H. Ames. 



Second Vice-President — Charles J. Shriner. 



Secretary — William A. Rolfe. 



Treasurer — George R. .\lley. 



HODGMAN RUBBER CO.— ANNUAL ELECTION. 



At the annual meeting of the Hodgman Rubber Co. (New 

 York), held under date of January 18, 1912, the following 

 officers were re-elected : 



President — G. B. Hodgman. 

 Vice-President — F. A. Hodgman. 

 Treasurer^?,. T. Hodgman. 

 Secretary — A. W. Warren. 



THE MILLER RUBBER CO. INCREASES ITS STOCK. 



At a special meeting of the stockholders of the Miller Rubber 

 Co., of Akron, Ohio, held in December, it was voted by them to 

 increase the capital stock of the company from $500,000 to 

 $1,000,000, and the directors were authorized to offer for sale to 

 present stockholders, $200,000 of the new stock at par, which 

 would entitle each one to purchase 40 per cent, of their present 

 holdings. It was also decided to have the new issue paid for as 

 follows: One-eighth on February 1, 1912, and an eighth every 

 sixty days thereafter, up to and includng April 1, 1913. One- 

 half of the new stock will be issued on the first day of .August, 

 1912, to such stockholders as have paid for it according to their 

 subscriptions ; and the remaining one-half will be issued on the 

 first day of April, 1913, to such stockholders as have at that time 

 fully paid the amount of their subscriptions. 



In the event that any of the stockholders wish to pay for any 

 or all of the stock in advance, the company will allow them inter- 

 est at 6 per cent, up to the time of the maturity of each instal- 

 ment. The directors of the company believe that the company 

 can continue to pay its present rate of dividend on its increased 

 capital. 



There have recently been made at the Morgan & Wright fac- 

 tory, Detroit, a limited number of sample tires for test purposes 

 of a size 8 x 38, which are the largest pneumatic tires ever made. 

 Four of these tires have been used on a Morgan & Wright truck, 

 with satisfactory results. A single tire weighs 115 pounds, the 

 inner tube weighing IS and the shoe 100 pounds. 



