July I, 1912.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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his motor boat, in which he takes short cruises around the 

 waters of the Cape. Recently a large party of excursionists in 

 a big motor boat got stranded on a bar, because of the un- 

 usually low tide, and Mr. Coe with his little launch made a 

 rescue, which, while not especially thrilling, saved the party 

 from the tedious wait for another tide and a wetting from the 

 sudden downpour of the thunder shower which followed. 



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The Monatiquot Rubber Works Co., of South Braintree, has 

 recently enlarged its fine reclaiming plant, increasing its ca- 

 pacity 33 per cent, in the production of naturized rubber. The 

 main building has received a substantial addition, and another 

 structure nearly as large has been built between it and the 

 Monatiquot river, from which the company takes it name. A 

 new office building has also been added. The company owns 

 extensive rights to this river and its power, but its greatest value 

 is not so much the power, as the quality of the water, which is 

 remarkably pure and hence especially valuable for the processes 

 carried on there. The plant is most favorably situated on a 

 triangular plot of nearly 40 acres, between two branches of 

 the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, and has a 

 siding of some 2,000 feet directly to the mills. President Robert 

 C. Harlow (formerly of the Boston Woven Hose Company's 

 Plymouth plant) and Treasurer J. H. Stedman have personal 

 charge of the business at the South Braintree plant, while Sales 

 Manager Merton A. Turner is at the Boston headquarters at 

 555 Atlantic avenue. 



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N. Lincoln Greene, manager of the American Rubber Co., has 

 a host of friends in the trade, and they will all be interested 

 in the announcement made last month in San Francisco of the 

 engagement of Miss Adelaide Deming, of that city, to Mr. 

 Greene. Miss Deming is the daughter of the late E. O. Deming, 

 of San Francisco. For the last few years she has made her 

 home with her sister in New York. She returned to her native 

 city recently to visit her mother, and is receiving the congratu- 

 lations of her many friends on her engagement. Mr. Greene 

 is likewise the recipient of the hearty good wishes of his friends. 

 No date has been announced for the wedding, but it is expected 

 to take place in New York in the early autumn. 



The Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co. has moved into its new 

 building at the corner of Congress and Purchase streets, only a 

 few rods away from its former location. The new premises 

 were arranged under the personal supervision of Daniel E. Gray, 

 the manager of the Boston selling agency of the company, and 

 are most convenient for the steadily growing business of the 



company. 



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An event of interest in the rubber trade was the public dedica- 

 tion of an artistic bronze tablet in the Maiden Public Library 

 as a tribute to Elisha Slade Converse and his wife, Mary Diana 

 Converse, for their munificent gift of the library building to the 

 city as a memorial to their son. 



The public exercises were held on the evening of June 19. 

 Dr. Godfrey Ryder, chairman of the board of trustees, presided, 

 and the principal address was by Dr. F. H. Rowley, formerly 

 pastor of the first Baptist Church of Boston and now president 

 of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The 

 clergyman was a personal friend of Deacon Converse, and his 

 eulogy was a glowing, yet sympathetic one. The exercises were 

 graced by a large attendance. 



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The cornerstone of the new Forsyth Dental Infirmary for 

 Children was laid June 4 with impressive ceremonies, attended 

 by the donors of the institution, city officials of Boston, members 

 of the medical profession and leading citizens. 



The exercises opened with prayer by Bishop Lawrence, after 



which a letter was read from Cardinal O'Connell, e.xpressing his 

 regret at being unable to be present. 



Then the following address was made by President Thomas 

 Alexander Forsyth : 



"In behalf of the trustees of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary 

 my brother John and I wish to sincerely thank you all for your 

 attendance at the exercises of the laying of the cornerstone of 

 this infirmary, which is being erected in memory of our brothers 

 James Bennett and George Henry Forsyth. The object of this 

 infirmary is to bring about a stronger and healthier generation, 

 which we hope to accomplish by starting with the children's first 

 or temporary teeth and caring for these preparatory to their 

 receiving their permanent teeth. We also intend caring for 

 the children's adenoids and tonsils, so that w-hen they reach the 

 age of 16 years they will be in a good physical condition. 



"When this infirmary is completed it will be the first of its 

 kind in the world, and we are satisfied that the good work it 

 will accomplish will be patterned by other cities in this country 

 as well as abroad." 



The cornerstone was then laid by John Hamilton Forsyth 

 with the following brief address : 



"To the glory of God and in loving memory of my departed 

 brothers James Bennett and George Henry Forsyth I have laid 

 this cornerstone, trusting the care and attention the children 

 will receive in the Forsyth Dental Infirmary shall be the means, 

 through God's blessing, of making a stronger and healthier 

 generation in the years to come." 



After the laying of the cornerstone, ^layor Fitzgerald of 

 Boston was called upon and paid a warm tribute to the munifi- 

 cent contributions of a number of the private residents of Boston 

 to the general welfare of that community and to the world at 

 large, mentioning particularly Henry L. Higginson. Mrs. Robert 

 D. Evans, and others, and concluded his address as follows : 



"The Messrs. Forsyth have not only added this superb build- 

 ing to the group which is rising along the Fenway, but they have 

 set us an example more precious than the wealth which they 

 have devoted to this purpose. They have exemplified anew 

 the ideal of the superior minds in all ages, that it is more 

 praiseworthy to give than to acquire, and that happiness is ob- 

 tained by serving others rather than ourselves. They may 

 pass from this ceremony assured that they have done much to 

 raise the standard of health and beauty here, to elevate the dental 

 profession, to enhance the good name of Boston, and to stimu- 

 late and renew our faith in the essential goodness of mankind." 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN AKRON. 



By a Resident Correspondent. 



THE merger of The B. F. Goodrich and Diamond Rubber 

 companies involves the consolidation of the manufacturing 

 ends of these plants, the amalgamation of the sales departments 

 in the various branch offices, and the hearty cooperation and 

 united efforts of the management of each of the old companies. 

 Taking into consideration that both of the plants from their in- 

 ception have been organized upon the best business lines, that 

 the buildings have been erected upon broad lines, and for 

 the purpose of manufacturing various rubber goods, and that the 

 two plants are located side by side with only a fifty-foot street 

 between, that the side tracks and transportation facilities have 

 been used in common and that the training of many of the fac- 

 tory foremen and workmen has been given in one shop and used 

 in another, it is easily seen how, within a short time, the two 

 factories will become one unit, with over 10,000 factory em- 

 ployes, working to a greater advantage than before. 



The amalgamation of the sales departments in the various 

 branch offices will evidently be an evolution rather than a revo- 

 lution, taking some time. It is known to most Akron residents 

 that the men in the branch oflfices and factory offices have all 



