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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[September i, 1904. 



NEWS OF THE AMERICAN RUBBER TRADE. 



MECHANICAL GOODS MANUFACTURERS ORGANIZE. 



A MEETING of manufacturers of mechanical rubber 

 goods, held at the Waldorf-Astoria, in New York, on 

 the morning of Monday, August 22, was attended by 

 representatives of a number of the leading factories, as 

 follows: 



Bertram G. Work, The B. F. Goodrich Co. 

 E. S. Williams and William Hillman, Revere Rubber Co. 

 Arthur F. Townsend and Elliot M. Henderson, Manhattan Rubber 



Manufacturing Co. 

 Charles A. Hunter, John H. Cobb, G. S. Taylor, William T. Cole, and 



Ernest F. Hopkinson, Rubber Goods Manufacturing Co. 

 Leonard J. Lomasney, The Republic Rubber Co. 

 Welling G. Sickel, United and Globe Rubber Manufacturing Cos. 

 John J. Voorhees, Voorhees Rubber Manufacturing Co. 

 Fred. N. Hamerstrom, Trenton Rubber Manufacturing Co., Joseph 



Stokes Rubber Co., and Home Rubber Co. 

 A. Boyd Cornell, Empire Rubber Manufacturing Co. 

 C. Edward Murray, Crescent Belting and Packing Co. 

 Alexander M. Paul. Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co. 

 William B. Miller, The Diamond Rubber Co. 

 Benjamin F. Elson, Boston Belting Co. 

 Alfred Whitehead, Whitehead Brothers Rubber Co. 

 S. V, B. Brewster, Eureka Rubber Manufacturing Co. of Trenton. 

 Mr. B. G. Work was elected presiding officer and Mi . William 

 Hillman secretary. After discussion it was voted to form a 

 permanent organization, and those present unanimously agreed 

 to the name The Mechanical Rubber Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion of the United States. The chair then appointed the fol- 

 lowing committee to draft a constitution and by-laws: Messrs. 

 Hopkinson, Townsend, and Hillman. The following committee 

 was appointed to draft the order of business for the next meet- 

 ing: Messrs. W. B. Miller, J. H. Cobb, A. M. Paul, E. M. Hen- 

 derson, E. S. Williams, and W. G. Sickel. 



Among the subjects discussed during the morning and after- 

 noon sessions were whether time guarantees should be given, 

 terms, datings, and consignments. An adjournment was had to 

 an early date in September, when the committees will report 

 and recommendations will be submitted as to the best way of 

 overcoming the evils under discussion. 



CLIFTON MANUFACTURING CO. — REMOVAL. 

 During the month the Clifton Manufacturing Co. have 

 transferred their factory plant from Hyde Park to the build- 

 ings occupied by the late Cable Rubber Co., 65 Brookside 

 avenue, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Here they will have 

 greatly improved facilities for manufacturing. They now 

 have modern and improved machinery for the manufacture of 

 electric insulating tapes and compounds, mold and press work, 

 and also for their rubber specialties, to which they intend giv- 

 ing more attention than ever before. 



F1SK RUBBER CO. IN BOSTON. 

 The. Fisk Rubber Co. (Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts) have 

 leased a building at No. 226 Columbus avenue, Boston, into 

 which they expect to move during the first week ol this month. 

 The company advise The India Rubber World: "This 

 building is being arranged so that it will be an ideal branch for 

 a rubber concern, and our increasing business in Boston has 

 practically forced us up into the automobile district. We be- 

 lieve we are fortunate in getting this location." The lease is 

 for five years. 



THE VICTOR RUBBER CO. (SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.) 



President Durr informs The India Rubber World that 

 the preliminary changes and preparations incident to the reor- 



ganization of this company have been completed. They are 

 sending out notices that they are in a position to fill orders on 

 the regular line of tires made hitherto by the company, and 

 mats, matting, and molded specialties. He states: "The newly 

 organized company is composed wholly of new interests, and 

 has among its members men of wide business experience, 

 thorough acquaintance with tire manufacturing and marketing, 

 and ample capital. It is the purpose of the company to pursue 

 a policy of high grade, reputable goods." 



RUBBER GOODS DIVIDEND. 



The directors of the Rubber Goods Manufacturing Co., at a 

 meeting in New York on August 4, declared the twenty-second 

 regular quarterly dividend of 1J4 per cent, on the preferred 

 shares, out of earnings, payable September 15, to shareholders 

 of record September 6. The disbursement will amount to 

 $140,899.50. 



TENNANT AUTO-TIRE CO. TO BUILD. 



This company, located at Springfield, Ohio, and marketing 

 puncture proof pneumatic automobile and carriage tires, made 

 for them under patents granted to Irvin Tennant, advise The 

 India Rubber World: " We intend to establish a factory in 

 the very near future, as business is increasing to such propor- 

 tions that our present facilities are inadequate. We are open 

 for a proposition, and the city that offers us the best induce- 

 ment is the one that will get our factory, which will meana 

 business of some importance to any town." 



THE ALDEN RUBBER CO. (BARBERTON, OHIO). 

 The reorganization of this company has now been completed, 

 the official list being as follows: B. F. Tracy, president; Wil- 

 liam L. Raisch, secretary and general superintendent; William 

 A. Johnston, treasurer; George C. Kohler, general counsel. 

 The board of directors consists of the above, with the addition 

 of Harry Musser. Messrs Tracy and Johnston are also presi- 

 dent and treasurer, respectively, of the Pure Gum Specialty 

 Co. (Akron, Ohio). The Alden company have been active of 

 late and are reported to be doing a successful business. 



OUTING OF THE GOODRICH EMPLOYES. 

 The annual picnic of the employes of The B. F. Goodrich 

 Co. (Akron, Ohio) was held at Silver Lake Park on August 6, 

 and as usual it was the biggest picnic of the season. The com- 

 pany provided transportation for their employes and families, 

 and over 5000 persons spent the day at the lake. There was a 

 program of sports during the afternoon, for which prizes were 

 provided by the company. The factory was closed for the day. 



WATERPROOF CLOTHING TRADE IN CANADA. 

 [From the Toronto Clothier and Haberdasher^ There can 

 be no denying the fact that the Canadian manufacturers of 

 rainproof and waterproof clothing are not in as favorable a po- 

 sition to do business now as they were before the new tariff on 

 woolen cloth and woolen garments came into force. The 

 cheaper cotton- lines, of course, are not affected, but as there 

 has been an increase of 6-3 per cent, in the cost of imported 

 woolen cloth without a corresponding increase in the duty on 

 the made up garment, it is felt that an injustice has been done 

 to the domestic manufacturers as far as the better class of 

 goods is concerned. If the duty on the made up garment had 

 been increased by 15 or 20 per cent, a reasonable protection 

 would have been granted, particularly in view of the fact that 

 labor is so much cheaper in Great Britain. All the facts and 



