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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August 1, 1912. 



over the stones, six or eight barrels of clams spread over, then 

 the other "fixins" and seaweed piled on top. 



Two long tables had been spread in the open, in full view ol 

 the ocean, the setting sun and the crescent moon. Crude 



The Finish of the 50- Yard Dash. 



benches ran along each side of the tables. The company — with 

 appetites whetted by the salt sea air — were served with chowder, 

 steamed clams, clam fritters, sausages, sweet potatoes, chicken, 

 lobster and other things eatable and drinkable. They did full 

 justice to the repast, and no one asked in vain for another 

 helping. 



We had ahnost forgotten to report that a golf tournament was 

 played oflf at the country club in Brookline in the morning; the 

 contestants, their handicap and score being as follows : 



Gross. Handicap. Net. 



R. L. Chipman 97 9 88 



Geo. A. Clapp 113 18 95 



J. F. Dunbar 105 17 88 



R.S.Hodges 116 8 108 



F. C. Hood 85 85 



M. G. Hopkins No card 



F. H. Jones 94 11 83 



Jas. H. Learned 105 14 91 



Herbert C. JMason No card 



Arthur W. Stedman 105 10 95 



Henry C. Benchley 113 16 97 



W. L. Wadleigh 100 17 83 



Philip E. Young 85 8 11 



L.B.Page 88 88 



The award of the various prizes was an informal affair, each 

 winner being handed a neatly wrapped package, which at the 

 emphatic behests of the crowd he immediately opened and ex- 

 posed to view. The prizes were well selected, valuable and use- 

 ful, and showed the good taste of the committee. 



The winners were as follows : 



Golf — Best net, P. E. Young, afternoon coffee set and tray. 

 Second net, to be worked off between Messrs. Jones and Wad- 

 leigh, a silver lemonade mixer. Best gross, F. C. Hood, veranda 

 lemonade set. Second gross, L. B. Page, veranda lemonade set. 



Sprints — First, R. L. Chipman, claret pitcher. Second, W. Mc- 

 Pherson, silver telescopic drinking cup. 



Potato Race — First, F. R. McKenna, humidor cigar jar. 

 Second, R. L. Chipman, set of automobile glasses. 



Quoits — First, R. L. Hodges, parlor clock. Second, F. T. 

 Ryder, silver trimmed carafe. 



There was a delay of half an hour or so, owing to the low 

 tide, but all the better for the sail up the harbor in the cool of 

 the evening, with the electric lights of the summer resorts coming 

 into passing review ; while the band played, the excursionists 

 sang, or talked over old times and business until the wharf at 

 Boston was reached and the company parted, each vowing that 

 this outing had been the "best ever" of all those held by the Rub- 

 ber Club of America. 



And well deserved would be a vote of thanks to all those 

 who worked hard for the success, especially those two who were 

 the hardest workers, Robert L. Rice and Charles A. Coe. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN BOSTON. 



by a Resident Corrcsj'ondent. 



nPHE rubber trade generally is about normal for the season. 

 •• In crude rubber, trade lacks snap, and consumers confine 

 their purchases mainly to immediate needs. There seems to be 

 an impression that prices will decline, though just when is un- 

 certain, and this is given as the main cause for present light 

 trade. Makers of mechanical goods have had a good season, 

 but just now things have quieted down somewhat. Clothing 

 dealers report a good season. Druggists' sundries are selling as 

 usual. Boots and shoes have been ordered away ahead of last 

 year or the two previous ones, but this is principally on account 

 of the return of the companies to the policy of allowing aji extra 

 discount for early orders. This has naturally crowded more 

 business into the first six months of the year, at the expense of 

 the late summer and early fall orders, which will be very light 

 until the cold fall rains begin. Reclaimers are busy and report a 

 good call for their product. 



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The executives of the Walpole Rubber Co. were tendered 

 a reception and banquet recently by the Board of Trade of Fox- 

 boro, in which town the Walpole Rubber Co. has leased an ex- 

 tensive plant with the privilege of purchasing in two years. The 

 reception was held at the Bethany Congregational Church, and 

 this was followed by a dinner at Masonic Hall, served under the 

 auspices of the ladies of the Order of the Eastern Star. There 

 were many addresses by prominent citizens, and invited guests. 

 Superintendent Frederick J. Gleason in a ringing address re- 

 viewed the events which led the company to decide on the 

 removal of its tire department to Foxboro. Incidentally he 

 referred to the day as being the twentieth anniversary of the 

 starting of the business, he being the only survivor of the three 

 founders. The whole affair was most enthusiastic, and the out- 

 look is most encouraging for the building up of a splendid tire 

 manufacturing industry in the substantial plant leased by the 

 company. 



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Wallace G. Page, of the tire department of the Hood Rubber 

 Co., is receiving two sets of congratulations from his many 

 friends in and out of the rubber business. The first is because 

 Mrs. Page has presented him a fine baby girl, who is thriving to 

 the satisfaction of all. The other cause for congratulatory 

 wishes, oral and written, is his splendid recovery from an opera- 

 tion for appendicitis. Mr. Page was chairman of the Sports 

 Committee of the Rubber Club of America, but his sudden ill- 

 ness prevented his fulfilling the duties of that office at the outing 

 last month, these devolving upon Robert L. Rice, of the Hood 

 Rubber Co., to whom great credit is due for his able manage- 

 ment of the sports and games on that occasion. 

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The Boston Belting Co. has given the Capitol City Supply Co. 

 the agency for the sale of its mechanical rubber goods at Charles- 

 ton, W. Va. 



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.\. Staines Manders, manager of the International Rubber 

 Exposition, to be held in New York next month, was in Boston 

 several days last month, when he visited several prominent 

 houses iri the rubber trade, and conferred with his Boston repre- 

 sentative, Quincy Tucker, quite well known as a traveler in 

 ribber producing countries. Mr. Manders visited the Shoe and 

 Leather Fair while here, and commented on its uniformity and 

 general neatness of plan, but stated that the Rubber Exposition 

 will allow exhibitors an opportunity for individual taste in design 

 and arrangement of their displays. 



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Frederick T. Ryder, the newly appointed selling agent of the 

 Consumers Rubber Co.. returned about the middle of last month 

 from quite an extended preliminary trip in the interest of that 



