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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[June i, 1908. 



the coast agency for the Hartford tires, the Hartford branch, 

 formerly located at 433 Golden Gate avenue having been dis- 

 continued. The supply company are located in a large and busy 

 store at No. 542 Golden Gate avenue. 



The Peerless Leather Tire Co. have been recently incorporated 

 and opened a place of business at No. 456 Golden Gate avenue. 



The report from the local branch of the Pennsylvania Rubber 

 Co. is that business is good and steadily improving. Collec- 

 tions are reported as being fairly good. "Our last month's busi- 

 ness was 25 per cent, bigger than for any months for a long 

 time back, and so far in May trade is showing up so well that 

 the outcome should be ahead of last month. The entire coun- 

 try, and especially the Pacific coast is in a first class shape." 



Following the changes in the firm of Barton-Squires-Byrne, 

 Inc., Messrs. Squires and Byrne having withdrawn, the re- 

 organized company has been changed in name to the Barton 

 Packing and Rubber Co. They are located on Howard street, 

 between First and Second. 



The Stevens-Elkington Rubber Co. of San Francisco has re- 

 cently filed articles of copartnership. 



Joseph V. Selby, manager of the branch office of the Boston 

 Woven Hose and Rubber Co., has moved the office from its 

 temporary location at First and Fulton streets to permanent 

 quarters at No. 507 Mission street. 



Mr. Sargeant, of the Gorham Rubber Co., states that sales 

 are steadily increasing. Sales in the country, particularly, are 

 very much improved and prospects are a great deal brighter 

 than a few months ago. "It would appear that it is simply a 

 question with the buyer in placing his orders. As soon as he 

 feels that he will be able to meet his obligations he will not hold 

 back. 



The Diamond Rubber Co.. whicli since the fire of two ^-ears 

 ago has been holding forth with the main branch in Oakland, 

 is now moving all the departments back to this side, having se- 

 cured large and elegantly furnished quarters on the corner of 

 Mission and Second streets. 



The Sterling Rubber Co. have secured permanent quarters at 

 No. 166 Second street, where they will be installed by about 

 June I. 



R. H. Pease reports for the Goodyear Rubber Co. that busi- 

 ness is perhaps not as active as at this time in former years, 

 but that it is running along satisfactorily considering the times, 

 and that there are a great many orders coming in for future 

 delivery. Collections, he says, have been remarkably good. This 

 firm will move into its new building at No. 587 Market street by 

 the first of June. The store will connect with the store which 

 runs around on Second street, so that they will have a great 

 deal of floor space. Mr. Pease, together with his son, who has 

 recently come into the business, have returned from their east- 

 ern trip and in the early part of July will go to Portland, Oregon, 

 to spend the summer. 



The Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Co., of New 

 York, who went into temporary quarters at Alameda after the 

 great fire, have moved their Pacific coast branch into San Fran- 

 cisco again, and are now established at Nos. 69-71 First street. 



RUBBER INTERESTS IN EUROPE. 



GERMANY. 



' I "HE tenth annual meeting of the Frankfurter Asbestwerke 

 ^ Akticngesellschaft (formerly Louis Wertheim) was held at 

 Frankfort o/M. on April 25, where accounts were presented for 

 the business year ending December 31. The dividends for the 

 year amount to 7 per cent., the same as for 1906. In 1905 the 

 dividend was 5 per cent. 



Asbest- und Gumniiwerke Alfred Calmon Akticngesellschaft 

 (Hamburg) during their twelfth business year had trading 

 profits of 915,444 marks and net profits of 412,671.72 marks. A 



libera! amount was written off for depreciation, and a dividend 

 declared of 6 per cent, on the capital of 6,000,000 marks, the dis- 

 bursement amounting to 360,000 marks [=$85,680]. 



CHEAT BRITAIN. 



The directors of British Insulated and Helsby Cables, Limited, 

 report for the business year 1907 a profit of £135.620 [=$659,- 

 994-73] against £197,112 in the preceding year and £133,902 in 

 1905. Dividends : 6 per cent, on the preference shares and 8 per 

 cent., with a bonus of 2 per cent., on the ordinary — ^total disburse- 

 ment of £80.000 [=$389,320]. Besides, £22,500 went for interest 

 on the £500,000, of debentures. The volume of business was 

 large, but profits were adversely affected by the high price of 

 copper early in the year and the general financial stringency 

 later. 



FRANCE. 



A NEW journal has been established in Paris — the Revue Inter- 

 nationale du Caoutchouc de la Gutta-Percha. The director is 

 \V. K. Karolewski, and the offices at 12, boulevard de Strasbourg. 

 The first issue, dated March 10, contains articles of interest on 

 vulcanization processes, reclaiming rubber, extraction of latex, 

 rubber substitutes, the Congo rubber situation, and so on. 



PORTABLE SUCTION CLEANER. 



■ I 'HE illustration herewith shows a new type of portable suc- 

 ■*■ tion dust cleaner, for use on carpets, furniture and the 

 like in offices, clubs, churches, hospitals and public buildings, 

 as a substitute for the endless and heavy task of sweeping and 

 dusting with ordinarv facilities. The whole oufit is not more 



P0KT.\BLE SulI10-\ Llka.XEK. 



than 3 feet high ; weighs only 78 pounds, and is run by a small 

 motor which can be attached in a moment to any electric light 

 socket, or if desired it can be equipped for hand power. Being 

 mounted on ball bearing casters, it can be removed readily 

 from room to room. This new machine is supplied by the Dust- 

 less Cleaner Co., No. 39 West Twenty-first street, New York. 



The annual Agri-Horticultural Show of the Straits Settle- 

 ments and Federated Malay States will be held this year at 

 Kuala Lumpur, on August 10-12. The show was held last 

 year at Kuala Lumpur, and was largely attended, not the 

 least interesting feature being the exhibits of plantation 

 rubber. Presumably rubber will be equally important this 

 year. 



