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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[Fkbruarv 1, 1919. 



Rhode Island ; Edward E. Ruber, Ebcrhard Faber Pencil Co., 

 Brooklyn, New York; S. H. Jones, United Stales Rubber Co., 

 New York City; George B. Hodgman, Hodgman Rubber Co., 

 Tuckahoe, New York; VV. H. Balch, The Faultless Rubber Co., 

 Ashland, Ohio; W. S. Davison, The Miller Rubber Co., Akron, 

 Ohio. 



Foreign Trade Division: E. H. Huxley, chairman, United 

 States Rubber Export Co., Ltd., New York City; R. H. Dan- 

 iels, vice-chairman, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, 

 Ohio ; Harry S. Vorhis, secretary and treasurer, The Rubber 

 Association of America, Inc., New York Citj-. Executive Com- 

 mittee: E. H. Huxley, chairman, United States Rubber Export 

 Co., Ltd., New York City; Henry G. Tyer, Tyer Rubber Co., 

 Andover, Massachusetts ; William B. Laighton, Hood Rubber Co., 

 Watertown, Massachusetts; A. R. Gormully, Ajax Rubber Co., 

 Inc., New York City ; A. S. Hardy, Manhattan Rubber Manu- 

 facturing Co., New York City; R. H. Daniels, The Goodyear 

 Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio; C. G. McCuliough, Pennsyl- 

 vania Rubber Co., Jeannette, Pennsylvania. 



Rubber Proofers' Division.— H. M. Dannenbaum, chairman, 

 Schwarzwaelder Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; J. J. Clifford, 

 vice-chairman, Plymouth Rubber Co., Canton, Massachusetts ; 

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

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

 H. M. Dannenbaum, chairman ; J. J. ClilTord ; E. Bucher, Vulcan 

 Proofing Co., Brooklyn, New York ; J. V. McHose, Scioto Rub- 

 ber Co, Columbus, Ohio; James Meade, Meade Rubber Co., 

 Stoughton, Massachusetts. 



FOOTWEAR DIVISION. 



The following is the personnel of the newly organized Foot- 

 wear Division : George H. Mayo, chairman. United States 

 Rubber Co., 1790 Broadway, New York City; Francis S. Dane, 

 vice-chairman, Hood Rubber Co., Watertown, Massachusetts; 

 Harry S. Vorhis, secretary. The Rubber Association of America, 

 New York City ; Hugh Bullock, Converse Rubber Shoe Co., Mai- 

 den, Massachusetts ; Robert S. Emerson, Narragansett Rubber 

 Co., Bristol, Rhode Island ; A. S. Funk. La Crosse Rubber 

 Mills Co.. La Crosse, Wisconsin; W. G. Hill, Apsley Rubb«r 

 Co., Hudson, Massachusetts ; T. W. McDowell. Goodyear Rub- 

 ber Co.. Middletown, Connecticut ; L. T. McColIum, Mishawaka 

 Woolen Manufacturing Co., Mishawaka. Indiana ; Francis R. 

 McKenna, Bourn Rubber Co., Provider.ce, Rhode Island ; Ted 

 Nicar, Firestone Tire & .Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio; George W. 

 Prall, Lambertville Rubber Co., Lambertville. New Jersey; 

 J. A. Rishel, The B. F, Goodrich Co., Akron. Ohio; L. C. 

 Warner. Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co.. Beacon Falls, Conn. 



TRAFFIC DIVISION. 



The Traffic Division meetings were held at the Transporta- 

 tion Club, Manhattan Hotel, New York City, on January 15 

 and 16. when the following subjects in connection with domestic 

 and foreign transportation problems were discussed: Advance 

 in express rates ; proposed elimination of exceptions to the of- 

 ficial classification ; standardization of statistical accounts in in- 

 dividual traffic departments of the association members and 

 compilation of various statistics in this office ; marking of cases 

 containing crude rubber; trans-continental rates on rubber sol- 

 ing; trans-continental rates on rubber mats and matting; rates 

 on crude rubber; ratings on tires under the Iowa State classifica- 

 tion ; consolidated classification as related to rubber and its 

 products; permits for carload export shipments; lighterage of 

 export freight in New -York harbor; demurrage and storage in 

 connection with export freight; priority movement for export 

 freight in carloads ; packing of rubber belting and hose ; dif- 

 ferential rates for export and import freight; rubber packing 

 and tubing. 



The Traffic Committee is composed of the following mem- 

 bers: George F. Hifrliborn. chairman. United States Rubber 



Co.. 1790 Broadway, New York City; R. G. Kreitzler, The Good- 

 year Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio; A. D. Phillips, The Fisk 

 Rubber Co., Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts ; E. R. Tragesser, The 

 B. F. Goodrich, Co., Akron, Ohio; A. L. Viles, manager, 52 

 Vanderbilt avenue, New York City ; Harry S. Vorhis, treasurer, 

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



RUBBER HEEL CLUB. 



A meeting of the Rubber Heel Club of America was held at 

 the Yale Club, New York City, on January 16, 1919. The offi- 

 cers are : president, Robert H. Cory, O'SuUivan Rubber Co., 

 New Y'ork City; secretary, George H. Stetson, 370 Atlantic ave- 

 nue, Boston, Massachusetts ; directors : Robert H. Cory, O'Sul- 

 livan Rubber Co., New York City; C. H. Oakley, Essex Rubber 

 Co., Trenton, New Jersey; Charles Measure, Federal Rubber Co., 

 Wilvvaukee, Wisconsin. 



COMMUNICATIONS OF THE RUBBER ASSOCIATION 



WAR SERVICE COMMITTEE DISCHARGED. 



January 3, 1919. 



70 all members i>f Ihe rubber fnnle: 

 The board of directors of The Rubber Association of Amer- 

 ica has decided that the work of the War Service Committee of 

 the Rubber Industry shall terminate at the time of the annual 

 meeting of the Association. January 16, 1919. 



BLANKET GUARANTIES REQUIRED. 



January 6, 1919. 

 To importers, dealers and manufacturers: 



The War Trade Board has authorized a marked simplification 

 in the procedure covering the disposition of rubber arrivals. 

 Instead of individual guaranties, as now required from manu- 

 facturers and importers against each delivery, blanket guar- 

 anties, as per form "A" for manufacturers and form "B" for 

 importers, will be all that is necessary from those whose guar- 

 anties have heretofore been acceptable to the War Trade Board 

 Form A. 

 manufacturers guaranty. 

 War Trade Board, 

 Washington, D. C, 

 Through the Rubber Association of America, Inc. 

 Gentlemen: 



In consideration of your consenting to the delivery to 

 me/us of crude rubber, gutta jelutong, scrap or reclaimed 

 rubber, gutta percha, gutta siak and/or balata I/we agree to 

 comply with all regulations of the \Var Trade Board as now _ 

 in force or which may be promulgated agecting the importa- ' 

 tion and exportation of the foregoing commodities and 

 manufactures thereof and to furnish on demand such infor- 

 mation as the War Trade Board may require concerning the 

 importation and disposition of said commodities and the 

 manufactures thereof. 



(Signature of manufacturer.) 



Form B. 

 importer's guaranty. 

 War Trade Bo.\rd. 



Washington. D. C. 



Through The Rubber Association of America. Inc. 

 Gentlemen : 



In consideration of your granting to the undersigned 

 licenses to import crude rubber, gutta jelutong, scrap or re- 

 claimed rubber, gutta percha, gutta siak and/or balata. I/we 

 hereby agree to comply with all regulations of the War 

 Trade Board as now in force, or which may be promulgated, 

 affecting the importation and exportation of the foregoing 

 commodities and to furnish on demand such information as 

 the War Trade Board may require concerning my/our 

 importation and disposition of such commodities. 



I/we also agree not to dispose of any of the aforesaid 

 commodities except to such firms or individuals as shall have 

 executed the agreements required by the War Trade Board. 



(Signature of importer.) 



