February 1, 1919.] 



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ciation, and to permit of the accumulation of an invested 

 fund, be it 



Resolved, that this meeting approves of the charge of 

 a nominal fee of not less than two cents, not more than three 

 cents, per hundred pounds, on all rubber arriving and shipped 

 to manufacturers, and not consigned to The Rubber Associa- 

 tion, and be it further 



Resolved, that the Board of Directors of The Rubber 

 Association be instructed to prepare an equitable plan for this 

 distribution of the cost of and collection of said fee. 



After a short discussion the above resolution was unani- 

 mously adopted. 



PRESIDENT WORK'S CLOSING REMARKS. 



President Work : Now, gentlemen, I want to express 

 my thanivs and appreciation to you all for the support you have 

 given me during the past year. It has been a great honor to be 

 president of The Rubber Association during this time. I have 

 enjoyed the work, and I have vahied the cooperation and admired 

 the spirit which has actuated the whole country; and from 

 various sources in Washington we hear that no industry in the 

 country gave the Government better support than the rubber 

 industry. I am very proud . to have acted as your president 

 during the year. I thank you. 



Fred T. P. Waterhouse, Fred T. P. Waterhouse, 82 Wall 

 street, New York City, was transferred from associate to firm 

 membership. 



ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. 



Arthur W. Lawrence, United States Rubber Co., 1790 Broad- 

 way, New York City. 



DIRECTORS' MEETING. 



THE new board of directors went into session after the an- 

 nual meeting and elected the following officers : 



OFFICERS. 



President, Homer E. Sawyer, United States Rubber Co., New 

 York City. 



First vice-president, Harry T. Dunn, The Fisk Rubber Co., 

 Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. 



Second vice-president, Frank A. Seiberling, The Goodyear 

 Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio. 



Secretary-treasurer, Harry S. Vorhis, The Rubber Association 

 of America, Inc., New York City. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Homer E. Sawyer, chairman. United States Rubber Co., New 

 York City; Harry T. Dunn, The Fisk Rubber Co., Chicopee 

 Falls, Massachusetts; Frank A. Seiberling, The Goodyear Tire 

 & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio; Bertram G. Work, The B. F. Good- 

 rich Co., New York City; John A. Lambert, Acme Rubber Man- 

 ufacturing Co., Trenton, New Jersey; William J. Kelly, Poel & 

 Kelly, New York City. 



FIRM AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ELECTED. 



The following firm and associate members were elected on 

 January 16, 1919 : 



FIRM MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES. 



Century Rubber Works, E. B. Tozier, 1346 Rawson street, 

 Chicago, Illinois. 



Narragansett Rubber Co., R. S. Emerson, Bristol, Rhode 

 Island. 



Needham Tire Co., H. A. Rambonnet. Charles River, Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Trenton Scrap Rubber Co., Isaac Fineburg, Trenton, New 

 Jersey. 



United States Rubber Plantations, Inc., Ernest Hopkinson, 

 1790 Broadway, New York. 



Chippewa Rubber Co., Edward Hutchins, Eau Claire, Wis- 

 consin. 



The McLean Tire & .Rubber Co., VV. B. Davis, East Liver- 

 pool, Ohio. 



The Columbia Tire & Rubber Co., W. G. Henne, Columbiana, 

 Ohio. 



Pivin Tube & Rubber Co., A. S. Johnson, 1002 Michigan ave- 

 nue, Chicago, Illinois. 



The Marion Tire & Rubber Co., W. H. Holverstott, Marion, 

 Ohio. 



DIVISIONS' MEETINGS. 



ly yiEETINGS of the following divisions were held on January 

 *"•* IS and 16, 1919, and officers elected for the ensuing year: 

 Mechanical Rubber Goods Manufacturers' Division : John 

 J. Voorhees, chairman, Voorhees Rubber Manufacturing Co., 

 Jersey City, New Jersey; W. H. Yule, vice-chairman. The B. F. 

 Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio ; Harry S. Vorhis, secretary and 

 treasurer. The Rubber Association of America, Inc., New York 

 City. Executive Committee: J. J. Voorhees, chairman, Voor- 

 hees Rubber Manufacturing Co., Jersey City, New Jersey ; George 



E. Hall, Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., Cambridge, Mas- 

 sachusetts ; Guy E. Norwood, The Republic Rubber Corp., 

 Youngstown, Ohio ; Henry Spadone, Gutta Percha & Rubber 

 Manufacturing Co., New Y'ork City; W. H. Yule, The B. F. 

 Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio ; J. H. Cobb, New York Belting & 

 Packing Co., New York City; I. R. Bailey, The Goodyear Tire 

 & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio ; John A. Lambert, Acme Rubber 

 Manufacturing Co., Trenton, New Jersey. 



Solid Tire Manufacturers' Division. — The Solid Tire Manu- 

 facturers' Division was organized and the following officers 

 elected : A. J. Partridge, chairman, Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 

 Akron, Ohio; Joseph C. Weston, vice-chairman, United States 

 Tire Co., New York City ; H. S. Vorhis. secretary and treasurer. 

 The Rubber Association of America, Inc., New York City. Ex- 

 ecutive Committee: A. J. Partridge, chairman, J. C. Weston, 

 and representatives of The Fisk Rubber Co., The B. F. Goodrich 

 Co., The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Hood Rubbi-r Co., and 

 the Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. 



Pneumatic Tire Manufacturers' Division. — The Pneumatic 

 Tire Manufacturers' Division was organized and the following 

 officers elected : George M. Stadelman, chairman. The Good- 

 year Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio; E. H. Broadwell, vice- 

 chairman, The Fisk Rubber Co., Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts ; 

 Harry S. Vorhis, secretarj- and treasurer. The Rubber .A-Ssocia- 

 tion of America, Inc., New York Cit\-. Executive Committee: 

 George M. Stadelman, chairman. E. H. Broadwell, and repre- 

 sentatives of the Kelly- Springfield Tire Co., Empire Rul^bcr & 

 Tire Co., Hood Rubber Co., The Miller Rubber Co., Portage Rub- 

 ber Co., Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., General Tire & Ruliber 

 Co., Ajax Rubber Co., Inc.. The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co., 

 Pcnns.vlvania Rubber Co., United States Tire Co., Lee Tire & 

 Rubber Co., and the Victor Rubber Co. 



Rubber Reclaimers' Division : Francis H. Appleton, chairman, 



F. H. Appleton & Sons, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts : Clark W. 

 Harrison, vice-chairman, Bloomingdale Rubber Co., New York 

 City : Harry S. Vorhis, secretan.' and treasurer. The Rubber .As- 

 sociation of America, Inc., New York City. Executive Commit- 

 tee : Francis H. Appleton, chairman ; Clark W. Harrison, vice- 

 chairman ; E. a. Anderson, Rubber Regenerating Co., Naugatuck, 

 Connecticut; John S. Clapp, E. H. Clapp Rubber Co., Boston, 

 Massachusetts; R. A. Low, United States Rubber Reclaiming 

 Co., Inc., New York City; John S. Lowman, Philadelphia Rubber 

 Works Co., Akron, Ohio; Joseph F. McLean, Pequanoc Rublier 

 Co,, Butler, New Jersey. 



Rubber Sundries Manufacturers' Division. — Charles J. Da- 

 vol, chairman, Davol Rubber Co., Providence, Rhode Island ; H. A. 

 Bauman, vice-chairman. The B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio ; 

 Harry S. Vorhis, secretary and treasurer. The Rubber Associa- 

 tion of America, Inc., New York City. Executive Committee: 

 Charles J. Davol, chairman, Davol Rubber Co., Proviueaice, 



