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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August i, 1904. 



large scale, the total output of which, in this line, is marketed 

 by a New York notion house. The rubber used in these 

 balloons is imported in the form of cut sheet, from Manchester, 

 England. 



RUBBER COMPANY IN TRENTON SUED. 



William H. Skirm, Jr., began suit in the United States cir- 

 cuit court at Trenton, New Jersey, on July 20, against the Em- 

 pire Rubber Manufacturing Co., to recover $20,000, claimed to 

 be due him and unpaid, for money loaned and for the following 

 items : 

 Dividend on 311 shares of the company's stock, declared 



August 4, 1902 — 10 per cent, for the preceding six months. $3,110.00 

 Salary as secretary and agent of the company, April 1 to May 



.'0,1903 444 44 



Sixty shares of Campbell Web Co. transferred to Edward F. 



O'Brien at the instance of the Empire company, August 



16,1902 5,000.00 



Interest on the above items to July 14, 1904 91384 



Total $9,468.28 



GOOD RUBBER FOOTWEAR TRADE IN CANADA. 

 The rubber season thus far has been one of the most satis- 

 factory in the history of the business [says the Canadian Shoe 

 and Leather Journal, for July]. The heavy trade done in rub- 

 bers last winter and spring cleaned up stocks to an extent 

 never accomplished before, and retailers took heart and have 

 bought liberally. The possibility of a further reduction of the 

 discount had the effect of quickening the demand, and thus 

 early orders have been very large this year. The elimination 

 of jobs and the removal of the possibility of auctions have fur- 

 ther cleared the situation, with the result that the rubber busi- 

 ness to-day is in a position that could scarcely be conceived 

 four or five years ago. The retail trade are also securing bet- 

 ter profits, and whereas the rubber trade was once considered 

 the rag of the shoe business, it is now considered a paying de- 

 partment. This is most satisfactory to all concerned. 



IMPROVED STITCHED CANVAS BELTING. 

 A specialty of the Sawyer Belting Co. (East Cambridge, 

 Massachusetts) is the stitched canvas belting which they have 

 been making with great success for the past ten years. This 

 belting is made from duck woven expressly for the company 

 and constructed so as to give the greatest possible strength 

 and the least possible stretch. The belts are stitched with 

 strong cord in rows X ' n ch apart, each row being perfectly 

 straight the entire length of the belt. This adds greatly to 

 the strength and insures a smooth and even surface and 

 increased traction power. These belts are thoroughly stretched 

 before leaving the factory and run successfully where other 

 belts fail. They are specially adapted for woolen mills, dye 

 works, rolling mills, packing houses, brickyards, saw mills, 

 paper mills, bleacheries, threshers, etc. 



VERDICT FOR A. W. FABER. 

 [See The India Ruuber World, June i. 1904— page 322. 1 



In the United States circuit court for the southern district 

 of New York, on July 19, in the suit of A. W. Faber v. J. Eber- 

 hard Faber, heard before Judge Ray, it was ordered that the 

 defendant be perpetually enjoined from making, selling, or ad- 

 vertising'any lead pencils, erasive rubber, or rubber bands mark- 

 ed " Faber " or " Faber Rubber Co. " or by any other designa- 

 tion employing the word " Faber," without the prefix " Eber- 

 hard " or "John E." or "J. Eberhard." Also, that the defend- 

 ant make an accounting of any goods in his possession marked 

 in such manner as might convey the idea that they were made 

 by the house of A. W. Faber, and that the complainant recover 

 of the defendant all damages which he may have sustained from 

 the use of the name " Faber " complained of. 



HARTFORD RUBBER WORKS CO. 

 The annual conference of the officers, branch managers, and 

 traveling representatives of this company has now become a 

 much appreciated fixture in the policy of the company. It oc- 

 curred this year on July 18-20, being more largely attended 

 than in any former year. On July 19 the annual meeting of 

 the company took place, resulting in the reelection of the offi- 

 cial board named in this paper last month [page 356]. Alto- 

 gether, the attendance at the conference was as follows : 



OEFICIAL B0AR1'. 



C. H. Dale, President. 



William Seward, Jr., Vice President. 



Justus D. Anderson, Vice President. 



Charles A. Hunter, Vice President and Director of Manufacturing. 



James W. Gilson, Secretary and Treasurer. 



Henry Plow, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer. 



J. E. Tourtellotte, General Factory Manager. 



H. W. Bigelow, Superintendent. 



J. P. Krogh, Chief Accountant and Credits. 



W. H. Whalen, General Purchasing Agent. 



C. B. Whittelsey, General Storekeeper. 



Stephen Roberts, Advertising Agent. 



BRANCH MANAGERS. 



New York— E. S. Benson. 

 New York — uptown — E. S. Roe. 

 Boston — E. R. Benson. 

 Philadelphia— Franklin Kesser. 

 Buffalo — James How. 

 Cleveland — J. B. Kavanaugh. 



Detroit — E. E. McMaster. 

 Chicago — S E. Gillard. 

 Minneapolis — W. C. Dawdy. 

 Denver— H. E. Field. 

 San Francisco — M. J. Tansey. 

 Los Angeles — H. O. Harrison. 



SALESMEN. 



E. S. Edwards, special automobile tire representative. 



R. Clunan — Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts. 



H. Severance — Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, eastern Mass- 



H. Snyder — New York city and vicinity. [achusetts. 



B. Snowman— New York state. 



R. H. La Porte — Pennsylvania, Jersey, Maryland, Virginia. 

 A. W. Kirk— South. 



D. W. Shattuck — Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Dakotas, Iowa. 

 A. H. Wikoff — Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky. 



C. S. Monson — Ohio. 



C. C. Harbridge— Chicago and Wisconsin. 



ALSO. 



M. C. Stokes and A. O. Holroyd, of the Correspondence Department 

 at Home Office. 



Vice President J. D. Anderson has been designated manager 

 of the company's New York branch, to succeed Robert P. 

 Parker, with headquarters for the present at No. 97 Chambers 

 street. The scope of the position has been enlarged, Mr. Ander- 

 son having charge of the company's sales in New York, Penn- 

 sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. 



NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS. 



United States Rubber Co. : 



Rubber Goods Manufacturing Co. : 



DATES. 



Week ending June 25 

 Week ending July 

 Week ending July 9 

 Week ending July 16 

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