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other wcaltliy men to join with him in starting a company which 

 was named the Diamond Rubber Company, after his Diamond 

 Match Company. 



\'ery soon some Harvard graduates and other Boston young 

 men entered its service and mapped out its work, which became 

 the manufacture of rubber goods of all descriptions. Mr. Bar- 

 ber gave them a free hand, but remained a director of the com- 

 pany to the end. was president for many of the early years and 

 always made his influence felt. That he retained his interest 

 in rubber is shown by his becoming a director of the Alkali 

 Rubber Co.. the subsidiary formed in 1904 to reclaim rubber. 

 The Diamond Rubber Co. was amalgamated with The B. F. 

 Goodrich Co. in 1912 and Mr. Barber became a director of the 

 latter company also. 



After his ostensible retirement from business about ten years 

 ago, he turned to the development of a 2,500 acre farm in his 

 home town, a model experimental farm for all kinds of crops 

 and plants and for the rearing of high bred stock. This farm 

 which is believed to be worth $4,000,000, will go to the Western 

 Reserve .University. Cleveland, Ohio. His fortune is estimated 

 at $10,000,000. 



The wife to whiim Mr. Barber was married in 1866, Laura L. 

 Brown, died many years ago : three years before his death he 

 married Miss Mary Orr. his private secretary. Mr. Barber was 

 a giant in size, over six feei tall, and a picture of health till he 

 fell a victim to influenza. 



ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER MILLER RUBBER CO. 



William Quigley Cramp, assistant sales manager of The 

 Miller Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, died suddenly of neuritis 

 January 23, 1920, at the .'Kkron City Hospital, aged 41 years. 

 Mr. Cramp was bom 

 in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- 

 vania, October 9, 1878, 

 and on December 30, 

 1915, married Frances 

 M. Smith, of Buffalo, 

 .\eu- York. He had 

 been with the Miller 

 company for over five 

 years, first as a tire 

 salesman in southern ter- 

 ritory. His record in 

 this field was so enviable 

 that he was made branch 

 manager at .\tlanta, 

 Georgia, and two years 

 ago went to the Akron 

 factory as assistant sales 

 manager, in which posi- 

 ti')n lie became one of 

 the most efficient and 

 popular executives of 

 the company. Held in 

 high regard by his asso- 

 ciates, his loss is keenly 

 felt. Funeral services were held at the family residence, 491 

 -North Howard street, January 26, and interment was in a vault 

 at Glendale Cemetery. 



-Mr. Cramp is survived by his wife, Frances M. Cramp; his 

 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Cramp, Philadelphia, Pennsyl- 

 vania; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Patten and Miss Elsa Cramp, 

 of Philadelphia, and a brother, Howard S. Cramp, Richmond, 

 Virginia. He was a member of the Buflfalo, New York, Com- 

 mandery, Knights Templars. 



Willi.' 



Q. Crami 



RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES. 



'T'HE inquiries that follow have already been answered; never- 

 theless they are of interest not only in showing the needs 

 of the trade, but because of the possibility tliat additional in- 

 formation may be furnished by those who read them. The editor 

 is therefore glad to have those interested communicate with him. 



(776.) A manufacturing concern requests information as to 

 where it can purchase lead oleate. 



077.) An inquiry has been received for the addresses of 

 manufacturers of machinery for making dress shields of rubber 

 without the use of cloth. 



(778.) A request has been received for the addresses of 

 dealers in benzo-hydro. 



(779.) A European manufacturer asks for the address of the 

 manufacturer of the Sarco thermostatic regulator. 



(780.) A Canadian concern requests the addresses of manu- 

 facturers of or jobbers in ear drums for use in swimming. 



(781.) Inquiry is made for the address of the manufacturer 

 of the "E. Z. Walk" and "Slipknot" insoles. 



(782.) .A subscriber requests the addresses of manufacturers 

 of spreaders for valves for inner tubes. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSULAR REPORTS. 



.-iddresses mav be obtained from the Bureau of Foreign and 

 Domestic Commerce, Washington, D. C. or from the following 

 district or cooperative offices. Requests for each address should 

 be on a separate sheet, and state number. 



COOPERATIVE OFFICES. 



Cleveland: Chamber of Commerce. 



Cincinnati: Chamber of Commerce; 

 ueneral Freight Agent. Southern 

 Railway, 96 Inealls BuildinR. 



I. OS Angeles: Chamber of Com- 



SOUTH .\fRIC.\ IX 1918 IMPORTED $2,112,718 WORTH OF RUBBER 



goods, including tires, of which the United Kingdom's share was 

 $1,283,476 and that of the United States was $589,090. 



DISTRICT OFFICES. 



New York: 734 Customhouse. 

 Boston: 1801 Customhouse. 

 Chicago: 504 Federal Building. 

 St. Louis: 402 T:iird National Bank 



^""'^'"«- Phiiaddphia: Chamber of Corn- 



New Orleans: 1030 Hibernia Bank merce. 



Building. Portland, Oregon: Chamber of Cora. 



San Francisco: 307 Customhouse. r. "f"' r., ii . ^,. v 



Dayton, Ohio: Dayton Chamber of 

 Seattle; 848 Henry Building. (Commerce. v-uaiuuer oi 



(31.841.) Importer in Brazil desires to secure agencies for 

 and to purchase caoutchouc direct. Correspondence in French 

 or Portuguese. 



(31,843.) A firm in Sweden wishes an agency for the sale of 

 inner tubes for bicycles. 



(31,849.) A firm in England desires to purchase dressing 

 combs of vulcanite, chiefly 7, 7]A and 8 inches long. Quote 

 f. o. b. Enghsh port or f. o. b. New York. 



(31,896.) A firm in Mexico wishes to purchase white canvas 

 rubber-soled tennis shoes. Quotations c. i. f. city of Mexico or 

 f. o. b. shipping point. Cash against documents. 



(31,916.) A firm in Mexico desires to purchase tires. Quote 

 f. o. b. shipping point. 



(31,928.) A firm in Spain wishes an agency on commission 

 for the sale of rubber overshoes and rubber goods. Quote c. i. f. 

 Spanish port. Correspondence in Spanish. 



(31,939.) A merchant in Spain wishes to secure an agency 

 to sell rubber raincoats on commission. Quote c. i. f. Spanish 

 port. Correspondence in Spanish. 



(31,943.) A firm in Norway wishes to purchase automobile 

 accessories, rubber, and rubber goods. Quote c. i. f. Nor- 

 wegian port. Payment through banks in Norway and New 

 York. 



(31,954.) Agency desired by a firm in Holland for the sale 

 of motorcycle and bicycle tires and tubes. Quote f. o. b. New- 

 York. Cash against documents. 



(31,965.) .A firm in Norway desires agency for sale of rub- 

 ber, rubber goods, and kindred lines. Quote c. i. f. Norwegian 

 port. Payment through banks in .Yorway or New York. 



