THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



News of the American Rubber Trade. 



FISK RUBBER CO. SECURES CONTROL OF THE FEDERAL RUBBER 

 MANUFACTURING CO. 



CONTROL of the Federal Ruliber Manufacturing Co., Milwau- 

 kee, Wisconsin, has been purchased by the interests of the 

 Fisk Rubber Co., Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, which will 

 in future direct the policies of the first named corporation. 



Byron G. Douse ha.s disposed of his holdings of Federal stock 

 and resigned as president and general manager of the company. 

 .At a meeting of the stockholders, directors were elected as fol- 

 lows: H. T. Dunn and J. A. Kepperley, Toledo, Ohio; B. H. 

 Pratt, H. A. Githens and R. C. Ward, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ; 

 and H. G. Fisk, E. H. Broadwell, G. A. Ludington and E, N. 

 Bogardus, Springfield, Massachusetts. The directors elected offi- 

 cers as follows : H. T. Dunn, president ; B. H. Pratt, vice-presi- 

 dent and general manager ; H. A. Githens, assistant general man- 

 ager ; H. G. Fisk, treasurer ; R. C. Wood, secretary and assistant 

 treasurer; E. M. Bogardus, comptroller. 



This acquisition of the I-'ederal plant by the Fisk company 

 is of considerable interest to the trade. The Fisk plant at Chico- 

 pee Falls, comprising some 29 acres of floor space, is said to be 

 the largest exclusive pneumatic tire making plant in operation. 

 The Federal company, in addition to pneumatic and solid tires, 

 manufactures general mechanical lines, such as baby carriage 

 tires, hoof pads, rubber heels, matting, etc. Its plant is located at 

 Cudahy, Wisconsin — a suburli of Milwaukee — and comprises five 

 acres of floor space. 



The two organizations will be conducted separately, in both 

 manufacturing and selling departments, the efforts of the Federal 

 organization being especially directed towards building up and 

 developing the jobbing and mechanical lines. 



RUBBER COMPANY DIVIDENDS. 



The quarterly dividend of $2 per share has been declared by 

 the Boston Belting Co., Boston. Massachusetts, payable January 

 1, 1916. 



The quarterly dividend of 1^4 per cent on the preferred stock 

 of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, has been 

 declared, payable January 1, 1916, to holders of record December 

 20, 1915. 



The F'irestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, has declared 

 a quarterly dividend of 1^ per cent on preferred, and 5 per cent 

 on common stock, payable January 15, 1916. 



RUBBER COMPANY SHARE aUOTATIONS. 



The following market quotations of the shares of rubber manu- 

 facturing companies on November 7 last nre furnished by John 

 Burnham & Co., 31 Nassau street. New York, and 41 South La 

 Salle street, Chicago : 



Kid. Asked. 



.\jax Rubber Co., new 70 70^i 



1- irestone Tire & Rubber Co., common 690 705 



Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., preferred 112 in 



Goodrich Co., The B. F., common 74,1^ 76 



Goodrich Co., The B. F., preferred 112 112J4 



(loodyear Tire & Rubber Co., common 335 338 



(ioodyear Tire & Rubber Co., preferred 114 



Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., common, old 297 298 



Kelly-Springficl.l Tire Co., common, new 74 75 



l-itlly-SprinBheld Tire Co., 1st preferred 95 98 



Kclly-Springfieia Tire Co., 2nd preferred yZ'/i 74 



.Miller Rubber Co., common 235 243 



Miller Rubber Co., preferred 112 114 



Portage Rubber Co.. common 



I'.irt.ige Rubber Co.. preferrp.l ]'_ 



Ki.lJur (ionds M..n„l,Ml,,'in:, I,,, |, referred 



S«inch.n-t -In-L X- Kiil-1.. <■ 87 90 



United States Rubber Co.. preferrcl 109 no" 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WASTE MATERIAL DEALERS. 



The various divisions of the National Association of Waste 

 Material Dealers held meetings at the Hotel Astor, New York, 

 on I^ecember 14 and 15. The meeting of the members of the 

 Scrap Rubber Dealers' Division was to have been held on the 

 15th, but the inclement weather interfered with travel to such an 

 extent that there were not sufficient members on hand to con- 

 stitute a quorum, and the meeting was deferred until the follow- 

 ing month. 



RUBBER DEALERS BUY A RAILROAD. 



Theodore Hofeller & Co., Bufi'alo, New York, dealers in old 

 rubber and metals, acting in conjunction with C. A. Finnegan, 

 of that city, and A. Weber, of Louisville, Kentucky, have pur- 

 chased, from the bondholders' committee, the Buffalo & Susque- 

 hanna Railway, the purchase price being quoted at $800,000. The 

 property includes right of way, tracks and stations of an 80-mile 

 steam railway, from Buffalo to Wellsville, New Y'ork, with rolling 

 stock, etc., and some valuable real estate, including a 2S-acre 

 plot, fronting on the inner harbor at Buffalo, with 2,000 feet of 

 dockage space. It is the present intention of the purchasers to 

 continue the operation of the road. 



RUBBER TRADE lUftUIRIES. 



143. A new .American rubber specialty company desires the 

 name of a manufacturer of coloring or ink, such as is used for 

 printing advertising toy balloons. 



144. .-\ correspondent wishes to be placed in touch with 

 manufacturers of collapsible tubes and tube-filling machines. 



145. A New Y'ork e.xport house desires to secure the agency 

 in Spain for rubber collars and cuffs. 



146. A dealer in rubber goods desires names of manufacturers 

 of metal shut-offs for fountain syringes. 



147. A correspondent in Denmark desires names and ad- 

 dresses of manufacturers of valves for inner tubes for use in 

 bicycle, motor and auto tires. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSULAR REPORTS. 



.•\ Brazilian firm wishes to communicate with luanufacturers 

 of suspenders, garters and other articles. Report No. 19.303. 



A man in the L^nited States desires samples and prices on 

 rubber heels and other articles for firms in Uruguay. Report No. 

 19,340. 



.•\ man in Norway wishes to establish commercial relations 

 with luanufacturers of machinery for making pneumatic auto- 

 mobile and cycle tires and tubes. Report No. 19,341. 



.■\ company in France desires catalogs, prices and terms for 

 sole agency of caoutchouc articles for medicinal use. Report No. 

 19,371. 



A man in P^rance desires to represent American firms manu- 

 facturing rubber sponges, garden and fire hose, pipes in hard 

 rubber or vulcanite, and other articles. Report No. 19,397. 



The agency of .American manufacturers of rubber goods and 

 other supplies is desired by a luan in Mexico. Report No. 19,407. 



A man in Brazil wishes to represent manufacturers of rubber 

 goods, toys and chemicals. Report No. 19,414. 



A man in South Africa desires catalogs and full information 

 from .American manufacturers regarding i.iachinery for fiberiz- 

 ing, spinning and weaving asbestos for fabrics made from this 

 product, with a view to installing such machinery. Report No. 

 19,604. 



.A firm in .Argentina desires to represent .American manufac- 

 turers of rubber goods and other lines. Report No. 19.629. 



