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from boyhood. Mr. Hotchkiss began his career in association 

 with his father, who was one of the founders of the Goodyear 

 Rubber Co., at Naugatuck, Connecticut, and upon his father's 

 death became connected with the American Rubber Co., Boston, 

 Massachusetts, whence he went to Fairfield permanently. 



Held in high esteem by all, and regarded as one of the leading 

 citizens of Fairfield, he never aspired to public office. He was a 

 member of the Automobile Club of Bridgeport, the Wednesday 

 Afternoon Musical Club, Trinity church vestry, Southport, Con- 

 necticut, and a charter member of Sentinel Lodge, I. O. O. F., 

 of Naugatuck. 



Mr. Hotchkiss was 65 years of age and is survived by his wife, 

 three daughters and two sons. 



BIRECTOR IN A RUBBER COMPANY. 



Josiah Quincy Bennett, who died at his residence in Cam- 

 bridge, Massachusetts. November 28, was a director in the Bos- 

 ton Woven Hose & Rubber Co., Cambridge. Mr. Bennett was 

 born in Somerville, Massachusetts, 62 years ago, educated in the 

 public schools of that city, and entered the banking business, but 

 for years has been connected with electric light and power com- 

 panies in New England and was identified with several other 

 corporations. He is survived by his widow, tltree sons and one 

 daughter. 



A MANUFACTURER OF WEBBING. 



Alfred C. Woodward, of the Victoria Webbing Co., North 

 Abington, Massachusetts, died December 10, at Redlands, 

 California, where he had gone in the hope of regaining his 

 health. About the middle of October he had retired from busi- 

 ness and leased his factory to his brother, George Woodward. 



Mr. Woodward was a native of England, coming to this 

 country at the age of 13 years and from that date being engaged 

 in the webbing business. He was for a time manager of the 

 Brighton mills, at Passaic, New Jersey, and for several years 

 a member of the firm of Dean, Chase & Co., and manager of 

 their goring factory at Rockland, Massachusetts, previous to 

 establishing the Victoria company about 22 years ago. 



PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BRAZILIAN RUBBER INDUSTRY. 



With the close of the great Panama-Pacific International Expo- 

 sition, San Diego, California, comes a matter that may interest 

 some in the rubber trade. It will be remembered that a won- 

 derful collection of pictures illustrating the Brazilian rubber in- 

 dustry was exhibited, and these photographs are now to be 

 sold. A complete list of them may be seen at the office of The 

 India Rubber World, or by communicating with Dr. Eugenio 

 Dahne, care of 'he A. T. Deer Co., Hornell, New York. 



THE ANNUAL BANQUET AND MEETING OF THE 

 RUBBER CLUB. 



THE annual banquet of The Rubber Club of America, Inc., 

 will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, on 

 the evening of January 8, at 6 :30 P. M. The elaborate arrange- 

 ments and interesting program prepared for this occasion will 

 far surpass all previous efforts. The great interest shown by 

 the members of the Rubber Club in this event promises a much 

 larger attendance than that of a year ago. 



Colonel Samuel P. Colt will be one of the speakers. Hon. 

 William H. Taft will speak on "After the War, What?", and the 

 subject of Bishop Du Moulin's speech will be, "The World 

 Unrest." The address of F. A. Vanderlip will be a special 

 message to the rubber trade. 



The boxes in the banquet hall will be at the disposal of ladies 

 and other guests, after 9:00 P. M., affording them an oppor- 

 tunity of hearing the after-dinner speakers. 



The annual meeting will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria, Jan- 

 uary 8, at 2 :30 p. m. The officers' reports will be submitted and 

 the following nominations for directors during the ensuing year 

 will be voted upon : 



William E. Bruyn, L. Littlejohn & Co., New York City. 



Van H. Cartmell, Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., New York 

 City. 



Harvey S. Firestone, Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, 

 Ohio. 



H. Stuart Hotchkiss, United States Rubber Co. System, 

 New York City. 



William J. Kelly, Arnold & Zeiss, New York City. 



P. W. Litchfield, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio. 



J. S. Lowman, Philadelphia Rubber Works Co., Akron, 

 Ohio. 



W. O. Rutherford, The B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio. 



Charles T. Wilson. Charles T. Wilson Co., New York City. 



Tracy S. Lewis, Beacon Falls Rubber Slioe Co., Beacon 

 Falls, Connecticut. 



John A. Lambert, Acme Rubber Manufacturing Co., Tren- 

 ton, New Jersey. 



Charles A. Daniel, Quaker City Rubber Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pennsylvania. 



The annual meeting of the retiring board of directors will 

 be held at the Union League Club, New York City, January 6, 

 at 12:30 p. m. 



The following division meetings will be held January 8, at 

 the Waldorf-Astoria: The Mechanical Rubber Goods Manu- 

 facturers' Division, 1 :30 p. m. ; the Rubber Sundries Manufactur- 

 ers' Division, 11 A. M.; the Fiber and Rubber Sole Manufacturers' 

 Division, 10:30 a. m. 



FACTORY DEDICATION AT LA CROSSE. 



The La Crosse Rubber Mills Co., La Crosse, Wisconsin, dedi- 

 cated the new addition to its plant on December 5, by a concert 

 and ball, which was attended by over 5,000 persons. The new 

 building was lavishly decorated, the second story used as a cloak 

 room, the third as a cafeteria, where refreshments were 

 provided, and in the upper was given an orchestral concert, dur- 

 ing which addresses of welcome were made by President Hirsh- 

 heimer. Secretary A. P. Funk and Treasurer A. S. Funk. The 

 floor was then cleared for dancing, in which hundreds partici- 

 pated until the small hours of the morning. The affair was one 

 of the most notable events in the history of La Crosse. 



The new building is of modern, fireproof, concrete and steel 

 construction, 210 feet long. The first floor will be used as a stock 

 and shipping room, the other three for the manufacture of rub- 

 ber footwear. The company now employs 675 persons. When 

 the new building is equipped, it is estimated that there will be 

 room for 1,400 workers in the entire plant, and the capacity 

 will be increased to 25,000 or 30,000 pairs a day. 



IMPROVED PACKING OF PLANTATION RUBBER. 



THE Rubber Club of America, Inc., through its efficient Sec- 

 retary, interviewed 60 leading rubber manufacturers upon 

 the subject of improved methods of packing rubber. The fol- 

 lowing digest of suggestions contains much of value: 



1. That a heavy paper be placed inside the boxes. 



2. That rubber be packed in muslin or sheeting bags and then 

 boxed. 



3. That boxes be made to hold between 200 and 300 pounds to 

 lessen handling. 



4. That boxes be of a nature to permit the taking down and 

 reassembling without the removal of binding iron and nails. 



5. That cases be lined with tin and made stronger. 



6. That one grade of rubber be placed in a case and that the 

 top layers be of no better quality than the layers beneath it, 

 in order to avoid deceiving the importer. 



7. That a standard for the various grades of rubber be fixed 

 by the Rubber Club in connection with the Rubber Importers' 

 Association. 



8. That a case be devised that has some practical method of 

 opening the lid for inspection, to which cases of rubber arc sub- 



