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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[April 1, 1917. 



THE RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. 



AT a spicial meeting of firm members of the Association 

 held March 7, 1917, the following amendments to the con- 

 stitution and by-laws were adopted : 



Amend Article VI, Section 2, by adding to the first para- 

 graph the words "on which all persons connected with firm 

 members in an official or executive capacity are eligible for 

 appointment, unless otherwise provided." 



.^nicnd Article VI, Section 2, sub-division (a) by striking 

 out the words "firm representatives," and substituting therefor 

 the word "members." 



Amend Article VI, Section 2, sub-division (b) by striking 

 out the words "firm representatives," and substituting there- 

 for the word "members." 



Amend Article VI, Section 2. sub-division (c) by striking 

 out the words "firm representatives," and substituting there- 

 for the word "members." 



Amend Article VI, Section 2, sub-division (d) (see our cir- 

 cular letter of December 22. 1916) by striking out the words 

 "by them selected, or" in the fourth line of the third para- 

 graph; by striking out the word "their" in the seventh line of 

 the third paragraph and substituting therefor the words "the 

 disputants"; by inserting the words "named in the said List of 

 Official Arbitrators" after the words "Any two persons" in 

 the fifth paragraph; by striking out the words "said List of 

 Official Arbitrators" in the second line of the fifth paragraph 

 and substituting therefor the words "the same source"; by 

 striking out the word "arbitrators" in the same paragraph 

 and substituting therefor the word "umpire." 



Amend Article VI, Section. 2, sub-division (d) by striking 

 out the sixth paragraph entirely. 



.\niend Article VI, Section 2, sub-division (e) by striking 

 out the words "either firm representatives or." 



,\mend Article VI, Section 2, sub-division (f) by striking 

 out the words "either firm representatives or." 



These amendments cause the entire Section 2 of Article VI 

 to read as follows: 



Section 2. Standing Committees. The Board of Directors 

 or the Executive Committee shall annually appoint the fol- 

 lowing Standing Committees on which all persons connected 

 with firm members in an official or executive capacity are 

 eligible for appointment, unless otherwise provided: 



(a) .-K Committee on Nominations, to consist of five mem- 

 bers, who shall prepare and send to each "Firm Member" at 

 least 30 days before the annual meeting a list of persons 

 nominated by them for directors to be voted upon at the 

 annual meeting; but any other members eligible to hold of- 

 fice, as provided in Article III hereof, may be nominated for 

 election at the annual meeting, provided a written request 

 therefor is received from 20 members and is in the hands of 

 the Secretary in time to be sent to each "Firm Member" at 

 least 15 days before the date of the annual meeting. 



(b) Auditing Committee to consist of two members, who 

 shall annually audit the accounts of the Treasurer. 



(c) Committee on Legislation to consist of three members, 

 who shall keep in touch with local. State and Federal legis- 

 lation affecting the rubber industry; to secure copies of bills 

 and report thereon to the Executive Committee or the Board 

 of Directors whenever in its opinion it may deem necessary. 



(d) A committee on arbitration to consist of seven mem- 

 bers, four of whom shall be manufacturers and three crude 

 rubber importers or brokers. The chairman of such commit- 

 tee shall be chosen by the members from their own nurnber 

 for a term of three years, and the term of each of the additional 

 members shall be three years, except that at the time when 

 this Committee shall be originally appointed the six members 

 then appointed, other than the chairman, shall decide by lot 

 which of their number shall serve for periods of one, two and 

 three years, respectively, two members of the Committee 

 being assigned to each class, and that thereafter two members 

 shall be appointed by the Board of Directors or by the Execu- 

 tive Committee in each year. If any vacancies should occur 

 in this Committee, such vacancies may be fulfilled by the 

 Board of Directors or by the Executive Committee at any 

 regular or special meeting. 



DEITIES. — This Committee shall have complete super- 

 vision in respect to all matters for arbitration referred to The 

 Rubber Association of America. Inc., and shall make rules 

 and regulations for the conduct and disposition of all matters 



submitted to arbitration subject to the approval of the Board 

 of Directors or of the Executive Committee. It shall provide 

 a form of agreement not inconsistent with existing provisions 

 of law, which, so far as practicable, the decisions iif the arbi- 

 trator or arbitrators shall be as effective as judgments of the 

 Supreme Court of the State of New York. It shall compile 

 and from time to time revise and keep a list of qualified per- 

 sons, not less than 25. willing to act as arbitrators under these 

 rules, and who shall be members of The Rubber Association 

 of America, Inc. This list shall be known as "The List of 

 Official Arbitrators of The Rubber .\ssociation of America, 

 Inc." 



Any matter in controversy may be referred to arbitration 

 by the disputants signing the form of agreement provided by 

 the Committee, together with a stipulation to the effect that 

 they will abide by the decision of the arbitrator or arbitrators, 

 selected by the Arbitration Committee, and waiving any and 

 all rights to withdraw from such submission after the accept- 

 ance of their appointment by the arbitrator or arbitrators 

 selected, and designating at the disputants' selection of either 

 of the two following options: 



tl) One of the persons named in said List of Official Arbi- 

 trators, who shall act as sole arbitrator ; or 



(2) Any two persons named in the said List of Official 

 -Arbitrators to act as arbitrators, who in turn shall designate 

 from the same source a third person to be associated with 

 them as umpire. 



The Committee on .Arbitration shall, from time to time, 

 establish a schedule of moderate fees to be paid in all matters 

 submitted, which fee shall be chargeable as decided by the 

 arbitrators. 



The Secretary of The Rubber Association of .America, Inc., 

 shall be the Clerk of the Committee on Arbitration. 



(e) A Banquet Committee, to consist of three members, 

 who may be Associate Members. 



(f) An Outing Committee, to consist of three members, 

 who may be Associate Members. 



CH.^^GE IN THE BRITISH RUBPER GUARANTEE. 



The British Government has slightly altered the rubber im- 

 porters' guarantee by substituting the words "sell or deliver" for 

 the word "sell," in the seventh line of the second paragraph. 

 This change has been made necessary because of rubber having 

 been consigned to New York firms as "bailees," without their 

 knowledge or consent. 



DIVISION MEETINGS. 



The Rubber & Fibre Sole Division met at the .Association 

 rooms, March 9; W. H. Yule of The B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron, 

 Ohio, presided. .A good attendance and a very satisfactory meet- 

 ing was reported. 



The Rubber Reclaimers Division held a meeting in the Asso- 

 ciation rooms March 13. In the absence of Francis H. Appleton, 

 Clark W. Harrison, Bloomingdale Rubber Co., New York City, 

 presided. Matters pertaining to extension of the division's activi- 

 ties were discussed and committees appointed. 



EXPORT TRADE DIVISION FORMED. 

 -\t a recent meeting of the Board of Directors it was voted 

 to extend to the member manufacturers the opportunity of or- 

 ganizing an Export or Foreign Trade Division similar in scope 

 and intent to the other trade divisions of the .Association al- 

 ready in existence. Pursuant to this vote a meeting was held 

 in the Association rooms March 21. There were 25 export 

 managefs present and W. V. Logan, of the McGraw Tire & 

 Rubber Co., was elected chairman. The following Committee on 

 Nominations was appointed : John Macfadyean, chairman, Good- 

 year Tire & Rubber Co., New York City ; C. O. Brandes, Fire- 

 stone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio; Henry G. Tyer, Tyer 

 Rubber Co., Andover, Massachusetts. The Committee on By- 

 Laws follows : D. H. Broadwell, chairman, The Fisk Rubber 

 Co., Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts ; C. E. Wagner, Miller Rub- 

 ber Co., Akron, Ohio ; E. H. Huxley, United States Rubber 

 Export Co., Limited, New York City; G. C. Chalmers, Hodg- 

 man Rubber Co., Tuckahoe, New York; A. S. Hardy, Manhat- 

 tan Rubber Manufacturing Co., New York City. 



