March 1, 1919. 



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was a man of large charities, was 

 was highly respected by the trade. 



te in church work, and 



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FORMER TRENTON RUBBER MAN. 

 James D. Brady, formerly an official of the Standard Rubber 

 Co., Trenton, New Jersey, died on January 2 at his home in 

 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, following an illness from typhoid 

 fever. His body was interred in Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, 

 New Jersey. Mr. Brady was 40 years old and is survived by 

 his widow. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and 

 was active in Republican politics. After disposing of his in- 

 terests in the Standard Rubber Co., he engaged in the coal busi- 

 ness in Philadelphia. 



A JAPANESE RUBBER IMPORTER. 



Shunzo Takaki, a member of the firm of Mitsui &. Co., Limited, 

 crude rubber importers of Tokio, Japan and New York City, 

 died in the latter place on January 29, aged 36 years. 



The son of Baron Kanhiro Takaki, he was born in Tokio in 

 1883, and received his early education in that city. Coming to 

 America he attended the University of Pennsylvania where he 

 distinguished himself in athletic sports, especially tennis and 

 baseball. 



.\iter his graduation he returned to Japan, married Miss Tat- 

 suo Mitsui and allied himself with the great linn of Mitsui & 

 Co., later returning to this country and settling in New York 

 Citj-. He was a member of the Nippon Club, the Japan Society, 

 the Railroad Club, Aldine Club, and University of Pennsylvania 

 Club, all of New York City. He leaves his widow and four 

 children. 



A REAL RUBBER BANK. 



T"" IME was when rubber manufacturers approached banks 

 *■ with trepidation, or at least with a feeling of respectful 

 gratitude, for they were big borrowers. It is also a matter of 

 history that one large bank in New York said flatly and almost 



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profanely that it would never again touch anything in rubber. 



The notable change that has come to the trade is shown not 

 only in the bank directorships held by rubber men, by the eager- 

 ness of the banks for rubber accounts, but in a more spec- 

 tacular way by the big rubber bank founded by Harvey S. Fire- 

 stone, president of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., .A.kron, 

 Ohio. 



institution is known as the Firestone Park Trust & 

 Savings Bank. It was tirst established as the Rubber City Sav- 

 ings Bank in September, 1916, in temporary quarters on South 

 Main street, but now occupies a large, new and handsome two- 

 story fireproof building with every modern banking facility. At 

 the end of that first nidiitli total deposits were only $32,140.60 



iSTON 



Presidext. 



as compared with $2,307,686.61 at the end of 1918. These figures 

 speak eloquently of the place this institution is taking in the 

 remarkable development of southern Akron and the neighbor- 

 ing towns of Kenmore and Barberton. Founded on broad, 

 sound banking principles and ably by the treasurer, L. B. Waters, 

 a banker of wide experience, it is rendering an important service 

 to the individuals and business houses of the community. 



The officers of the bank are: president, Harvey S. Firestone; 

 vice-president. J. G. Robertson; treasurer, L. B. Walters, secre- 

 tary, E. A. Oberlin, Jr.; directors, Harvey S. Firestone, J. G. 

 Robertson, F. W. .'\lbrecht, John Hearty, L. B. Walters, Jacob 

 Pfeiffer, J. M. Beck, J. \\\ Thomas, S. G. Carlshuff. 



In common wiili most banking institutions it has well-organ- 

 ized commercial, foreign, savings, trust, safety deposit and legal 

 departments managed by expert banking specialists. Also it 

 maintains a steamship and foreign travel department for the 

 benefit of foreigners, their families abroad and Americans plan- 

 ning extended business or pleasure trips; a real estate depart- 

 ment which, under the style of the Coventry Land & Improve- 

 ment Co., handles most of the real estate afifairs of Firestone 

 Park, and a payroll room for the use of industrial clients. 



Excellent financial condition was indicated by the statement 

 of December 31, 1918, which follows: 



RESOURCES. 



Ca_sl' on hand and in iianks $324,455.87 



DenLincI Loans SC.VM6.4i 



B.ir.ds and otiier securities 353,900.00 



$1,187,802.28 



Luans secured by .nnrttage $314,941.60 



.Ml other loans and discounts 1,074.794.14 



Overdrafts 352 02 



Real estate 81.667.49 



1-vrniturc and fixtures 4,916.10 



$2,664,473.63 

 LIABILITIES. 



Capital stock $100,000.00 



Surplus 50.000.00 



Undivided profits (less expenses) 44,582.06 



Deposits 2.307,686.61 



U. S. Deposits 43,000.00 



Payments nn L'nited States I-iberty Ronds 119,204.96 



$2,664,473.63 



