THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1918. 



meet otiicrs, are obviously improperly made and should be re- 

 jected. 



REJECTIONS AND REPLACEMENTS. 

 13. All rubber materials shall be inspected and tested, so far 

 ai practicable, at the point of manufacture. 



REPUBLIC RUBBER CORP. INCREASES CAPITAL. 



The certihcale of incorporation of The Republic Rubber Corp. 

 has been amended to provide for — first, a preferred seven per 

 cent cinnulative stock consisting of 100,000 shares, par value 

 $10,000,000; second, 25,000 shares of second preferred eight 

 per cent cumulative convertible stock, par value $2,500,000; third, 

 650,000 shares of common stock without nominal or par 

 value, being an increase of 400,000 shares over the present 

 authorized common siock. The directors of the company have 

 decided to offer 20,000 shares of the second preferred stock, 

 par value $2,000,000, and 100,000 shares of common stock with- 

 out nominal or par value, to the common stockholders of the 

 company for subscription pro rata to their present holdings. 

 In other words, each common stockholder will be entitled to 

 subscribe to as many shares of second preferred stock as will 

 equal 10 per cent of his present holdings in common stock, and 

 to five shares of common stock for each single share of second 

 preferred stock to which he is entitled to subscribe. As stated 

 elsewhere in this issue, the Republic Rubber Corp. has recently 

 acquired the assets and factory of the Knight Tire & Rubber 



Co., at Canton, Ohio. The gross sales of The Republic Rubbei 

 Corp. are now running at the rate of approximately $18,000,000 

 per annum, more than three times the average annual volume 

 of business done by the Republic and Knight companies for the 

 three years previous to 1917, and more than double the volume 

 of business done by those companies in any one of these years. 

 During the six months' period ending August 31, 1918, the net 

 profits of the Republic company were in excess of $900,000. 



CARLISLE IN NEW YORK. 



The Carlisle Sales Co., Inc., has recently been incorporated in 

 New York State, as noted in our issue of November 1, 

 1918, for the purpose of taking over the business of the Carlisle 

 Cord Tire Sales Co. and the distribution of the products of the 

 Carlisle Cord Tire Co., Inc., of Andover, Massachusetts. J. E. 

 Demar is president of the corporation and L. Treboul, secretary. 

 The concern has opened offices and stock rooms at 237 West 

 58th street. New York City. 



KEYSTONE ELECTS DIRECTORS. 



The Keystone Tire & Rubber Co., 1877 Broadway, New York 

 City, has elected the following directors: Joel Jacobs (treasurer) ; 

 L. Walter Lissberger, 1877 Broadway; Nathan J. Miller, Miller 

 & Co., 120 Broadway; Julius Lichtenstein, American Sumatra 

 Tobacco Co., 142 Water street, and Sydney Bernheim, Bernheim 

 & Loewenthal, 35 Nassau street, all of New York City. 



ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE HOOD RUBBER CO.'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. 



FtTNCTION OF SERVICE DEPAETMENT UNDER SERVICE MANAGER TO CREATE AN EFFICIENT, HEALTHY. STABLE BODY OF WORKMEN. 



Knowledge of sources of 

 supply. 



Knowledge of factory re- 

 quirements. 

 Knowledge of hours of 



Knowledge of work en- 

 Proper selection of appli- 

 cants by— 



(a) Careful interview. 



(b) Knowledge of past 



(c) Knowledge of physi- 



cal condition. 



(d) Knowledge of job 

 requirements. 



General instructions to 



Interv! 



(a) To appro' 



(b) To check up fo 



all leaving em- 

 harge. 



7o^ 



(c) To insure an impar- 



Keep adequate individual 



records. 



Keep detailed turnover 



Furnished State and Fed- 

 eral records. 



To act as clearing house 

 for general employment 



Physical examii 

 applicants. 

 Physical examii 



defectives. 



Periodic reexamination 



employes exposed to 



6. Treatment of medical 

 cases. 



7. Treatment of surgical and 

 accident cases. 



8. Treatment of dental cases. 



9. Treatment of ocular cases. 



10. Prevention of a commu- 

 nicable disease and epi- 



11. Cooperation with employ- 

 ment department and 

 safety department in in- 

 vestigating absences. 



12. Furnishing employment 

 department with data 

 concerning employes who 



of ill health. 



13. Keep adequate examina- 





rds. 



afety and Sanitatii 



of accidents 1. Bulletin board 



Safeguarding hazards. 

 Following up of acci- 

 dents and near acci- 



factory inspec- 



3. Reports all 



of disability. 



compensation 



(b) Ventilatic 



(c) Lighting. 



(d) Heating. 



(e) Toilets 



(f) Janitor 



(g) General 



5. Instructions in— 



(a) Health. 



(b) Hygiene. 



(c) Care of teeth. 



(d) Care of eyes, 



6. Factory publication. 



7. Organization clubs. 



3. -f Restaurant service. 



4. Supervision of housing. 



of thrift ac- 



-Not under service organ- 



The outline above shows clearly the 

 to maintain a stable body of efficient 

 working force and to reduce the labor ' 



the minimum 



becoming such 



endable plan adopted by the Hood Rubber Co., Watertown, Massachusetl 



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