Ai'RiL 1, 1916.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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OFFICERS. 



At a meeting of the board of directors on March 23 the fol- 

 lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year : 



Samuel P. Colt, president. 



James B. Ford, vice-president. 



Lester Leland, vice-president. 



Raymond B. Price, vice-president (Development Department). 



Homer K. Sawyer, vice-president (Footwear Department). 



Elisha S. Williams, vice-president (Mechanical Department). 



J. Xewton Gunn, assistant to president. 



Samuel Xorris, secretary. 



John D. Carberry, assistant secretary. 



W. G. Parsons, treasurer. 



E. J. Hathorne, assistant treasurer. 



EXECUTIVK COMMITTER. 



Samuel P. Colt, James B. Ford, Lester Leland, Walter S. 

 Ballon and Xicliolas F. Bradv. 



MEETING AND BANQUET OF NATIONAL ASSOCIA- 

 TION OF WASTE MATERIAL DEALERS. 



THE third annual meeting ai the National .Association of 

 Waste Material Dealers was held at the Hotel .\stor, New 

 York City, March 15. President Louis Birkenstein called the 

 meeting to order at 11 .\.M. The minutes of the last meeting 

 and the reports of the secretary and treasurer were read and 

 approved. 



The chairmen of the different divisions then submitted reports 

 that reflected the very favorable conditions now existing in the 

 trade. The Rubber Scrap Divisimi recommended certain changes 

 in the circular for 

 packing which will 

 be revised and here- 

 after known as Cir- 

 cular B. Item No. 

 4, covering stand 

 automobile tires, 

 now reads prac- 

 tically as follows : 

 "Must be free of 

 unguaranteed tires, 

 heavy beaded tires, 

 filled tires, burned 

 or overcured and 

 oxidized, single 

 tube, stripped, badly 

 worn, leather or 

 metal." 



The report of the 

 committee to ar- 

 range for new and 

 larger quarters re- 

 ported the establishment of new offices at 185 Summer street, 

 Boston, Massachusetts. The invaluable service rendered by the 

 traffic committee during the past year was called to the atten- 

 tion of the members by the president, and a vote of thanks 

 extended to the chairman for his good work. President Birken- 

 stein and Secretary Haskins then read their annual reports, 

 which were received with marked appreciation and approved in 

 due form. 



The nominating committee then su1)mitted the following ballot 

 for officers and directors for the ensuing year : 



Louis Birkenstein, president : H. H. Cummings, first vice- 

 president ; James Rosenberg, second vice-president ; William 

 Van Der Koogh, third vice-president ; Edward A. Stone, fourth 

 vice-president ; Henry Lissberger, fifth vice-president ; Newell J. 

 Lewis, sixth vice-president; Chas. M. Haskins, secretary; Mark 

 Sherwin, treasurer. Directors : Simon Weil, Leo Loeser, F. W. 

 Reidenbach, R. D. Cunningham, Herman Sonken, Ike Grodin, 

 R. M. Milligan, Paul Loewenthal, Ivan Reitler. 



The secretary was authorized to cast one ballot for each of the 

 selections made, which he did, and the president declared elected 

 the officers and directors as nominated. 



Louis Birkenstein. 



Thus the third year of the National Association closed with 

 most gratifying results to everyone. The association now has 

 110 members and has accomplished inestimable benefit for the 

 waste trade, showing a development in growth and influence that 

 has 1)een felt in every branch of the business. Much praise is 

 due the worthy president of the association, Louis Birkenstein, 

 now elected for the third time. Much credit is due him for the 

 progress, growth and accomplishment during the past year, and 

 it is a source of satisfaction that Mr. Birkenstein has consented 

 to serve for the ensuing year. 



THE 



UNQUET. 



In the evening about 230 members and guests assembled in 

 the north ballroom of the Hotel Astor to participate in the third 

 annual banquet. The hall was appropriately decorated with 

 American flags and the flowers and table decorations tastefully 

 arranged. Each member and guest received a souvenir in the 

 shape of a small silk .'\merican flag. 



There was orchestral music, popular songs and a mixed quar- 

 tette to entertain the company while the courses were served. 

 Following President Birkenstein's address, the speaker of the 

 evening, Nathaniel Elsberg, congratulated the members on the 

 success of the association. 



Interesting talks were given by other speakers, who enter- 

 tained the members until the small hours of the morning. The 

 banquet was pronounced a most enjoyable affair by everyone 

 there. 



MANUFACTUKERS OF TIRE FABRICS EXPAND. 



The recent expansion of the Connecticut Mills Co. and 

 Canadian Cotton Mills. Limited, again emphasizes the steady 

 growth of these allied concerns. The Connecticut Mills 

 Co. was organized in 1910 at Danielson, Connecticut, and the 

 Canadian Connecticut Cotton Mills, Limited, controlled by the 

 same group, followed in 1913. Each year since the Connecticut 

 Mills Co. was first put into operation it has been found neces- 

 sary to make extensions in the plant to accommodate increas- 

 ing business. 



The reorganization of the Connecticut Mills Co. has just 

 been effected, whereby the capital becomes $1,000,000, and 

 provision has been made for a thirty-thousand-spindle spinning 

 plant, which, however, will only supply a part of the Con- 

 necticut Mills Co.'s requirements. Other units will follow 

 later at Danielson, Connecticut, where the company's plant 

 is located, and is the largest factory in the town. 



The Canadian Cotton Mills, Limited, located at Sherbrooke. 

 Province of Quebec, has just had its capital increased to 

 $1,500,000 to finance an extension, tripling the capacity of the 

 plant in anticipation of the future of Canada. The Sherbrooke 

 company does all of its own spinning and enjoys the dis- 

 tinction of being at the same time the youngest member of 

 the manufacturing circle of that city, and the largest. The 

 products of both of these mills have been foremost in the 

 market on the score of quality and are favorably known to 

 every large user. 



The men directing the affairs of both companies are 

 Tracy S. Lewis, R. J. Caldwell, H. L. Burrage and O. Butler. 

 To this staff has just been added the name of L. W. Cuddy, 

 formerly of New Bedford. The selling agent is R. J. 

 Caldwell of 15 Park Row, New York City. 



The Dunlop Rubber Co. has recently completed the installa- 

 tion of a tire manufacturing plant at Melbourne, .Australia, said 

 to be the largest in the southern hemisphere. It is stated this 

 plant will employ 1,400 hands, and it will manufacture many of 

 the English specialties of the parent company. 



