THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



ONE OF THE REVERE PIONEERS. 



A STEADY and unbroken service of nearly half a cenlury 

 ■** with one concern is something of which one may well be 

 proud. Such is the record of William H. Gleason, whose resig- 

 nation from the offices of secretary and treasurer of the Revere 

 Rubber Co., Chelsea, Massachu- 

 setts, was recently announced, 

 after a continuous service of 

 over 45 years. 



William Henry Gleason was 

 born and educated in Boston, 

 and at the age of 15 entered a 

 law office in that city. Later 

 he was employed successively in 

 the dry goods and the woolen 

 goods businesses. On December 

 1, 1873, he entered the employ 

 of the Boston Elastic Fabric Co., 

 Chelsea, Massachusetts. 



The company added me- 

 chanical rubber goods to its out- 

 put, and the veteran Charles 

 McBurney became president. 

 In 1883 the company was re- Wiliiam H Glkvsox 



organized and Henry C. Morse 



was elected treasurer and general manager and the name of the 

 company was changed to Revere Rubber Co. 



Beginning as bookkeeper Mr. Gleason soon became assistant 

 treasurer, then treasurer, and later both secretary and treasurer 

 of the company. Connected with the company were E. S. Con- 

 verse. Franklin L. Pitcher, George H. Hood, and George A. 

 Aldcn, all pioneers in the New England rubber business. 



Thus it happened that Mr. Gleason, intimately associated 

 with the then leaders of the trade, was a factor in the history 

 making of that period. He was also one of the founders of the 

 New England Rubber Club, now The Rubber Association of 

 America, held various offices and did much to make the club 

 a success. Mr. Gleason has two characteristics that were of 

 extreme value in the positions that he held, unusual financial 

 ability and a faculty for turning off work that is phenomenal. 

 He is never behind, in fact it is said of him that he usually 

 does things "the day before." 



Mr. Gleason remains as treasurer of the Associated Industries 

 of Massachusetts, an organization of business men having 1,100 

 members, in which he has long been active. An alert, shrewd, 

 capable Yankee, his many friends wish for him a long, happy 

 continuation of his very useful career. 



H. W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO. TO BUILD IN ILLINOIS. 

 The H W. Johns-Manville Co., Madison avenue and 41 jt 

 street. New York City, manufacturer of asbestos goods and 

 machinery packing, has purchased from several different own- 

 ers a tract of land containing approximately 225 acres north of 

 and adjoining Waukegan, Illinois, between the Chicago and 

 Northwestern railroad tracks and Lake Michigan, .''is soon a» 

 conditions allow, a $3,000,000 plant to duplicate the one al- 

 ready located at Manville, New Jersey, will be built. It will 

 cover 1,250.000 square feet of floor space and employ between 

 2,500 and 3,000 persons. Eight parcels of land were included. 



BOSTON BANK TO ESTABLISH FAR EASTERN CONNECTIONS. 

 C. F. Weed, vice-president of The First National Bank, and 

 D. A. de Menocal, vice-president of The First National Corp., 

 Boston, Massachusetts, have been sent by the bank to establish 

 further foreign banking connections in Australia, China and 

 Japan. They expect to be away about four months. Boston 

 merchants have shown keen interest in the trip and have sub- 

 mitted numerous matters for inquiry. 



TRADE NOTES. 



Tlie Pennsylvania Rubber Co., Jeannette, Pennsylvania, at 

 its annual meeting elected the following directors and officers: 

 directors — H. Wilfred DuPuy, president-treasurer; Charles M. 

 DuPuy, vice-president ; George W. Shiveley, secretary ; Her- 

 bert DuPuy, chairman ; Seneca G. Lewis, vice-president-general 

 manager ; other officer.s — George W. Daum, second vice-pres- 

 ident in charge of production; A. H. Price, second vice-pres- 

 ident in charge of sales development ; C. G. Morrill, assistant 

 treasurer ; H. H. Salmon, purchasing agent ; James Q. Goudie, 

 general sales director ; executive committee — Messrs. H. Wil- 

 fred and Charles M. DuPuy, Lewis Shiveley, Morrill, Salmon, 

 aiul Price. 



The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., New York City, has an- 

 nounced the following elections and appointments: vice-presi- 

 ■ lints — F. A. Seaman, secretary; C. A. Brown; Otis R. Cook, 

 ininerly general sales manager, and a director; Maurice Switz- 

 11-. advertising manager; other appointments — W. H. Bell, 

 former Chicago district manager, appointed manager of motor 

 truck tire division of general sales department, succeeded by 

 H. H. Grobe, former manager of Baltimore branch; Capt. S. 

 P. Landers, recently discharged from service, manager of 

 liranch, Baltimore, Maryland; Capt. John Baldwin, former 

 Washington representative, now with motor tire division of 

 general sales office ; H. B. Joseph, former assistant advertising 

 manager, now manager of outdoor display. 



The Globe Tire Manufacturing Co., New York City, held its 

 annual stockholders' meeting at the office of the company, 1851 

 Broadway, on February 4, 1919. 



The Traveler Tire and Rubber Co., 819 North Broad street, 

 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has purchased a factory site at 

 Bethlehem, in that state, where it expects to begin building early 

 in the summer. Specifications for the building are now being 

 prepared. The company has an authorized capital of $1,000,000 

 common stock and $350,000 preferred stock. The officers are 

 as follows : Guy de la Rigaudiere, president ; Victor Durand, 

 Jr., first vice-president; G. J. P. Raub, second vice-president; 

 and E. E. Pollard, secretary and treasurer. The company will 

 manufacture Traveler tires. 



The United States Rubber Co.. New York City, will exhibit 

 at the Lyons fair to be held in Lyons, France, March 1-15, its 

 full line of rubber tires, rubber and canvas footwear, belting, 

 hose, insulated wire, gloves, sporting goods, druggists' sundries, 

 and other rubber goods. 



The Thermoid Rubber Co., New York City, at a meeting of 

 its salesmen from the Boston, Philadelphia, and New York 

 offices on January 29, discussed general trade conditions. The 

 meeting was followed by a dinner at the New York Athletic 

 Club, at which the bill of fare was printed on a salesman's ex- 

 pense report blank. The menu included "6,000-mile chicken," 

 "Thermoid-Hardy peas," "Outlet ice cream," etc., to say noth- 

 ing about "New York Branch cocktail" and "Boston Branch 

 oysters." The company money on hand was "plenty" and di- 

 rections regarding expense check read : "Hold ! Do not need 

 it." 



The American Tire Filler Industry, Inc., was recently organ- 

 ized in the West, with offices at 220 West Superior street, Chi- 

 cago, Illinois, and the following officers who are also directors: 

 president. Franc D. Mayer, The Essenkay Products Co., Chicago, 

 Illinois ; first vice-president, Frank A. Hager, Universal Tire 

 Filler Co., Portland, Oregon ; second vice-president, Lee W. 

 Lockwood, Dahl Punctureless Filler & Rim Co., Minneapolis, 

 Minnesota; third vice-president, W. W- Major, National Rub- 

 ber Filler Co., Midlothian, Texas ; secretary, C. P. Umstot, 

 Peerless Tire Filler Co., Chicago, Illinois ; treasurer, L. G. 

 Harris, Wolverine Tire Cushion & Accessory Co., Detroit, 

 Michigan: J. Wolff, National Synthetic Tire & Rubber Co., 

 New York City ; and C. G. Schwarz, Panama Rubber & Equip- 



