Feeruarv 1. 1912] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



247 



COLONEL COLT HEGAINS CONTROL. 



Colonel S. P. Colt, president of tlie United States Rubber Com- 

 pany, has regained control of the Industrial Trust Company of 

 Providence, Rhode Island, after one of the warmest contests ever 

 waged in the financial affairs of that State. The annual meeting 

 of the stockholders, which took place January 16, lasted from 

 noon until after 6 in the evening, and was attended by the largest 

 gathering in the history of the institution, more than 150 persons 

 being present. H. Martin Brown, Colonel Colt's candidate, won 

 by a large margin, as did the list of officers nominated by the Colt 

 faction. The actual number of shares voted was 26,934, of which 

 H. Martin Brown had 15,426 and C. P. Brown 11,255. 



MK. APSLEY ENTERTAINS HIS EMPLOYES. 



In these days when so much is being said about the benefits 

 which accrue both to the emloyer and to the employe from 

 the employer's active interest in the welfare, physical, mental and 

 moral, of his employes, it is interesting to chronicle anything 

 done in this line by members of the rubber trade. 



was given over to dancing until a late hour. It is quite an un- 

 dertaking to provide so elaborate an entertainment for such a 

 large number, but there is no doubt that it is distinctly worth 

 while, as it tends to create a friendly feeling on the part of the 

 employe toward the employer, which greatly facilitates the work 

 of the factory. At the beginning of the evening Mr. Apsley de- 

 livered a short address to the company, part of which is here 

 appended. 



"As president of the Apsley Rubber Company, it is my pleasure 

 to extend to you the season's greetings, and to wish you, one and 

 all, a most enjoyable time tonight, and prosperity for the coming 

 year. I take this occasion to thank you all for your faithful serv- 

 ice. I am a great believer in co-operation ; and I believe that 

 those who try to do their duty as best they can, get the most out 

 of life and reap the greatest reward ; so I am going to ask you, 

 as you have done in the past, to be loyal to the company ; to try 

 to perform your duties with a smile, so far as possible ; and to 

 put an extra push or roll into your work, and to see that the 

 product of this factory is made right. By so doing you will bene- 



The .Apsley Emplcyes Listentng to Illustr.^ted Lectvke. 



The Hon. L. D. Apsley, president of the Apsley Rubber Co., 

 Hudson. Massachusetts, has always shown a lively interest in 

 the operatives of his big mill, and during the recent holiday sea- 

 son, following his general policy, he invited the 900 people em- 

 ployed in his rubber mill to a triple entertainment, given in the 

 town hall of Hudson. In fact, it was a quadruple entertainment, 

 beginning with a fine band concert, which began early in the 

 evening, followed by an entertaining travel lecture, with moving 

 pictures describing and illustrating interesting scenes in Euro- 

 pean countries. This continued until 9 o'clock, and then the en- 

 tire 900 guests sat down to a substantial banquet, prepared by the 

 proprietor of one of the Hudson hotels, and after this the time 



fit the whole people ; and you, individually, will reap direct re- 

 ward, because, if your work is well done, it means that this 

 factory will run more hours, and that you will have more steady 

 work, which means prosperity for the whole town and your em- 

 ployers." 



AN ARTISTIC PAPER WEIGHT. 



The Arkay Rubber Company, of New York, has favored its 

 customers with a very pretty paper weight, having a brass 

 standard measuring about 2 by 354 inches, on top of which is 

 mounted a metal reproduction of the company's trade mark. It 

 is just the right size and weight for a paper weight, and is an 

 ornament to any desk. 



