February 1, 1912.] 



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MAHCUS ALLEN WITH THE FEDERAL RUBBER MANUFACTURING CO. 



The Federal Rubber ^Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee has an- 

 nounced the appiiintnient of Marcus Allen as manager of its New- 

 York branch, with headquarters in Xew York City. Mr. Allen 

 was formerly connected with tlie Empire Tire Co.. ar.d later took 



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the management of the Xew York branch of tlie G. & J. Tire Co. 

 of Indianapolis. Inasmuch as former officials of the G. & J. Tire 

 Co. are now at the head of the Federal compan}-, Mr. Allen will 

 be with his former business associates. Having a wide acquaint- 

 ance in the pneumatic tier trade, and an enviable record, Mr. 

 Allen should prove a marked success in his new position. 



CALENDARS RECEIVED. 



The Quaker City Rubber Company. Pliiladelphia. Pennsylvania, 

 has issued a calendar, 12 by 20 inclies in size, reproducing in 

 colors a bird's-eye view of its plant at Wissinoming, Pennsyl- 

 vania, and giving a brief list of its various products. The 

 calendar itself is in the form of a pad, with one page allotted to 

 each month, and printed in good-sized legible figures. 



The American Wax Co., Boston, Massachusetts, has sent to its 

 customers a large wall calendar 20 by 30 inches, which not only 

 shows the days of the month, but indicates also the days of the 

 year, which in many offices is an additional convenience. 



The Lebanon Mill Co., manufacturers of knitted fabrics. Paw- 

 tucket, Rhode Island, have favored their customers with a par- 

 ticularly handsome wall calendar, reproducing, in large size, 

 the painting entitled "Those Bewitching Eyes," by Harrison 

 Fisher. The reproduction is made in the photo-color process 

 by Brown & Bigelow. It is one of the finest of the 1912 

 calendars. 



The Walpole Rubber Co., New York, has distributed a wall 

 calendar with a scene emblematic of progress and prosperity. In 

 the foreground is an allegorical female figure, clad in scarlet 

 robes, indicative of peace and plenty. In the background are 

 smoking mills, whirling railro.ids, ocean liners and aeroplanes. 



James Boyd & Bro., Inc., manufacturers of fire protection 

 equipment, belting hose, packing and valves, Philadelphia, issue 

 to their customers a calendar diary in the form of a memorandum 

 pad, with a page for each week. The size is S^ x Syi inches 

 and it is a convenient addition to a desk. It is mounted on a 

 cardboard, which contains a calendar for tlic entire year 1912 

 and the first six months of 1913. 



PERSONAL MENTION, 



John H. Pearce, who has, for a number of years, been super- 

 intendent of the L. Candee & Co. rubber factory at New Haven, 

 Connecticut, has resigned to become general superintendent of 

 the rubber footwear department of the Canadian Consolidated 

 Rubber Co., Limited, of Montreal. George Schlosser, who has 

 for many years been superintendent of the Woonsocket Rubber 

 Co. mill, succeeds Mr. Pearce. 



Robert S. Emerson, son of C. A. Emerson, purchasing agent 

 of the United States Rubber Co., has been appointed by Judge 

 Tanner permanent receiver of the Consumers' Rubber Co., of 

 Bristol, Rhode Island. 



J. ^I. Cummings, manager of the California branch of the 

 Michelin Tire Co., has recently returned from an extended trip 

 to the Hawaiian Islands, and states that there is an excellent 

 field for high-grade cars in the islands, most of them being 

 bought by planters and other prosperous residents. He states 

 at the same time that there is very little market for second-hand 

 cars, showing that the islands seem to lack what might be called 

 the "middle-class" purchaser. 



According to a statement in "The Montreal Star," D. Lome 

 McGibbon, president of the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co., 

 Limited, states that the business of that company for November 

 last reached close to the million mark, which is the company's 

 record for a single month. 



Edgar B. Davis, vice-president and a director of the General 

 Rubber Co., of New York City, left New York, January 24, on 

 the White Star liner "Olympic," for a business trip of several 

 months in the Far East. His headquarters will be at Singa- 

 pore, and his work will take him to Sumatra, Japan and India. 

 The trip will the fifth in the last five years. 



Chester J. Pike, who is known to almost everyone in the foot- 

 wear trade from his former connection, lasting for many years, 

 with the United States Rubber Co., has resigned from the Con- 

 gress Shoe and Rubber Co., Boston, to associate himself with 

 -A. W. Ellis Advertising Agency, of that city. 



A. Staines Manders, organizing manager of the Rubber Ex- 

 hibition to be held in September next in the Grand Central 

 Palace, will arrive in New York about the middle of February, 

 after a long tour through Europe. Mr. Manders has elicited 

 the sympathy of all countries, and the success of the exposition 

 in all departments is assured. Mr. Manders will be at the 

 Grand Central Piilace. 46th and 47th streets, Lexington avenue, 

 daily, and will be pleased to see any one interested in the 

 exposition. 



TRADE NEWS NOTES. 



The directors of Katzenbach & Bullock Co., Trenton, New 

 Jersey, at their annual meeting declared the regular dividend of 

 6 per cent, on the preferred stock. Mr. Welling S. Katzenbach 

 reported that the outlook for 1912 business was so favorable that 

 it seemed advisable to increase the company's capital stock in or- 

 der to have the necessary working capital to handle the increased 

 volume of business. Accordingly at the special stockholders' 

 meeting held January 19 it was voted to increase the capital to 

 $50,000. 



The New York section of the Society of Chemical Industry 

 held an informal dinner at the Chemists' Club, No. 52 East 

 Forty-first street. New York city, on the evening of January 19. 

 After the dinner the Perkin medal was presented to Herman 

 Frasch, and then a general discussion of the subject of Sulphur 

 took place. 



A Fairport, New York, motorist writes the Fisk Rubber Co., 

 New York, that he has used the same set of their tires on a 

 Marion touring car for five seasons without having a puncture 

 or blowout, or taking a single tire oflf the rim. 



