THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February 1, 1920. 



REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER AND SECRETARY. 



The cliangc in the management of The Rubber Association of 

 America, brought al)Oiit by the creation of the dual position 

 of general manager and secretary on July 1, 1919, presented 

 many difficulties with respect to the preparation of the Annual 

 Year Book, par.ticularly because of the general manager's lack 

 of personal connection with or knowledge of the War Service 

 Committee just prior to its dissolution and the reconstruction 

 plans undertaken following that event. .\Iso the labor troubles 

 which paralyzed the printing industry in New York City were 

 of such a protracted nature that it was concluded that the publi- 

 cation of the Year Book was decidedly impracticable. 



For these reasons a large 8-pagc printed report of the general 

 manager and secretary was distributed to all Association mem- 

 bers in lieu of the Year Book, which will probably be issued not 

 later than three months following the annual meeting. The 

 printed report is a welcome innovation, giving as it does a 

 summary of the Association work for the year 1919, as it has 

 been detailed monthly in The Indi.\ Rubber World, presenting 

 a comprehensive view of the work of the various divisions and 

 committees, outlining somewhat the plan of action for the pres- 

 ent year, and emphasizing the need of co-operation on the part 

 of members to make it a success. 



DIVISIONS' MEETINGS. 



MEETINGS of the following divisions were held on January 5, 

 6 and 7, 1920, and officers elected for the ensuing year : 



Boots and Shoes Division. — The Boots and Shoes Division 

 met at the Union League Club for lunch on Monday, January 5, 

 and the business of particular interest was the adoption of 

 by-laws and the change of the name of the division from "Boots 

 and Shoes Division" to "Footwear Division." 



Foreign Trade Division. — The Foreign Trade Division held 

 its meeting at the Yale Club, January 5, seventeen companies 

 being represented, and officers and an executive committee 

 were elected as follows: chairman, A. R. Gormully, Ajax Rub- 

 ber Co., Inc. ; vice-chairman, A. W. Magee, Kelly-Springfield 

 Tire Co. ; G. C. Chalmers, Hodgman Rubber Co. ; R. H. Daniels, 

 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; A. A. Garthwaite, Lee 

 Rubber & Tire Corporation ; A. S. Hardy, Manhattan Rubber 

 Mfg. Co. ; E. H. Huxley, United States Rubber Export Co., Ltd. 



It was determined that the Executive Committee would hold 

 regular monthly meetings at the offices of the Association. 



A sub-committee was appointed to confer with the Federal 

 Trade Commission at Washington regarding the interpretation 

 of the Webb-Pomerene Act and to present facts and arguments, 

 if necessary, in support of the views of the Foreign Trade Divi- 

 sion respecting the needs of the rubber industry in this connec- 

 tion. 



Mechanical Ribber Goods Manufacturers' Division. — This 

 division met at the Yale Club January 5. John J. Voorhees, Sr., 

 was unanimcjusly reelected chairman of the division and C. E. 

 Cook was elected vice-chairman. 



A departure from the previous organization plan was deter- 

 mined upon to the extent of having four vice-chairmen, one for 

 each of the districts in which the manufacture of mechanical 

 rubber goods is somewhat centralized, i.e.. New York, New 

 England, New Jersey and the Middle West. The election of 

 the three other vice-chairmen, however, was referred to the 

 Executive Committee with power, following the amendment of 

 the by-laws of the division, to provide therefor. 



Rubber Proofers' Division.— The Rubber Proofers' Division 

 met also at the Yale Club, January 5. The following were 

 elected to office and to membership on the Executive Com- 

 mittee: chairman. Dr. L. C. Himebaugh; vice-chairman, War- 

 ren JlcPherson ; Executive Committee : chairman. Dr. L. C. 



Himebaugh ; vice-chairman, Warren MacPherson ; J. J. Clifford, 

 Frank Post, J. T. Callahan. 



The Publicity Committee to act during the year was appointed, 

 consisting of James Meade, W. E. Cavanagh and W. Keyes. 



Certain routine matters, particularly in connection with the 

 uniform contract which is being developed by the division, were 

 handled. 



Keclai.mers' Division. — The Reclaimers' Divison met at the 

 Yale Club, January 5, and the officers and members of the Execu- 

 tive Committee who served during the year were unanimously 

 reelected as follows : chairman, E. H. Appleton ; vice-chairman, 

 Clark W. Harrison ; Executive Committee : E. A. Andersen, John 

 S. Clapp, R. A. Low, J. S. Lowman, Joseph F. McLean. 



The Technical Committee, as constituted for the year 1919, 

 with the exception of Dr. L. E. Weber, exofficio member, was re- 

 appointed as follows : Chairman, L. J. Plumb, W. B. Pratt, 

 C. J. Howell, T. E. Furness, Joseph E. Russell. 



Certain details in connection with the specifications for the 

 standards and packing of scrap rubber, which are promulgated 

 by the Division, were given attention. 



Rubber Clothing Manufacturers' Division. — This Division 

 met on Tuesday, January 6, in the office of the Rubber Associ- 

 ation, and officers and an executive committee for the year 

 1920 were elected as follows : chairman, N. Lincoln Greene ; 

 vice-chairman, A. W. Warren; Executive Committee: N. Lin- 

 coln Greene, A. W. Warren, C. Kcnyon, W. M. Tenney, G. H. 

 Rockwell, J. T. Callahan. 



A number of subjects involving matters of a routine nature 

 were given attention. 



Rubber Sundries Manufacturers' Division. — The Executive 

 Committee of this division met at the Union League Club for 

 dinner on the .■\eiiiim of Tuesday, January 6, and the Division 

 met at a general meeting for lunch at noon on the following 

 day. C. J. Davol and H. A. Bauman, who served during 1919 

 as chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, were unanimously 

 reelected, and an executive committee, consisting of the fol- 

 lowing named, was elected : chairman. G. J. Davol ; vice- 

 chairman, H. A. Bauman ; Executive Committee, W. S. Davison, 

 S. H. Jones, W. H. Balch, E. E. Huber, A. W. Warren. 



Tire Manufacturers' Division. — The Joint Executive Tire 

 Committee met in the Association Rooms, January 7, and gave 

 its attention to several subjects of interest and importance, and 

 then adjourned to attend the general meeting of the Tire Divi- 

 sion with luncheon at the Yale Club. There were forty-eight in 

 attendance at this meeting. 



Following luncheon the meeting was formally convened with 

 A. G. Partridge, vice-president of the Firestone Tire & Rubber 

 Co., in the chair. 



A resolution was passed, dissolving the Solid Tire Manu- 

 facturers' Division in order that it might amalgamate with the 

 Pneumatic Tire Manufacturers' Division because of the interests 

 of the two being substantially identical and the membership of 

 the Pneumatic Tire Manufacturers' Division so greatly ex- 

 ceeding that of the Solid Tire Manufacturers' Division. The 

 name of the Pneumatic Tire Manufacturers' Division was 

 changed by resolution to "Tire Manufacturers' Division" and a 

 sub-committee is to redraft the by-laws so as to provide for the 

 interests of all tire manufacturers. 



John Kearns, of the Lee Rubber & Tire Co., was elected 

 chairman ; Seneca G. Lewis, of the Pennsylvania Rubber Co., 

 was elected vice-chairman. The division has an executive com- 

 mittee of fifteen and the following firms were elected to mem- 

 bership thereon for the year 1920: Ajax Rubber Co., Inc., Em- 

 pire Tire & Rubber Co., Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Fisk \ 

 Rubber Co., The General Rubber Co., The B. F. Goodrich Co., 

 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Hood Rubber Co., Kelly- 

 Springfield Tire Co., The Miller Rubber Co., Norwark Tire & 

 Rubber Co.. The Portage Rubber Co., Swinehart Tire & Rubber 

 Co., United States Rubber Co., Victor Rubber Co. 



