October 1, 1914] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



31 



News of the American Rubber Trade. 



THE MULC0NR0Y CO. TAKES ON ALL METAL HOSE. 



THE Mulconroj Co., oi Philadelphia, lias recently taken ovei 

 the all-metal hose business of the Schoen Jackson Co., of 

 Pennsylvania, having acquired all its patent rights, stock 

 and machinery, and employing all of us experienced metal 

 workmen. The Mulconroy Co., owing to the increased demand 

 for a flexible hose for high pressure steam, oil and gas, decided 

 dd an all-metal hose to its line, and after many tests con- 

 cluded that the Schoen-Jackson type best met the requirements 

 and consequently took steps to acquire this line. 



MODERN HOUSES FOR FACTORY WORKERS. 



The American Hard Rubber Co., of New York, recently ap- 



for permits for the erection of a numbei < 



brick dwellings at College Point, Long Island. This is but the 



beginning of what will probably be an important development. 



This company built houses for its employes more than thirty 



ago, on the community plan, but naturally modern con- 



ere not very co ous in houses built so long ago. 



It is the company's intention to tear down these old dwellings 



and erect in their place detached duellings with all the modern 



impn 'vements. 



A TRADE EXPANSION COMMITTEE. 



The firm members of The Rubber Club of America have- re- 

 received a communication from the secretary saying that 

 i! has been suggested that a central committee of rive manu- 

 facturers with offices in Xew York (other than the present mem- 

 I the Executive Committee) be appointed as a frade 

 Expansion Committee to consider the problems that come under 

 this general head and to supervise the distribution of information 

 regarding the possibilities of trade in the foreign markets opened 

 by the war; also to act as a War Conservation Committee to 

 deal with any question of finance and commerce that may arise. 



HOW TO RECOVER CONFISCATED CARGOES. 



In the early part of September the secretary of The Rubber 

 Club sent a letter to all the firm members of the club referring 

 to confiscated cargoes and stating that "the Marshal of the 

 British Prize Court has informed the United States Consul Gen- 

 eral in London that neutral owners of goods on vessels seized 

 bj British ships can obtain possession of their property, when 

 not contraband of war, by applying to the Procurator General. 

 Treasury Chambers, Whitehall, London, England, who will re- 

 quire proof of ownership and particulars as to freight, whether 

 paid or unpaid." 



APPEALING TO THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD FOR INFORMATION. 



Since the outbreak nf the war and the total disarrangement of 

 European markets this publication has received a number of 

 requests from English manufacturers for information relative 

 to \merican supplies of the particular materials that they em- 

 l 1 One large English manufacturer wants to know where 



he can get rivets with hard heads and soft shanks. lie says 

 he uses over a million a month and would place a fairly large 

 order at a reasonable price. 



Another manufacturer also asks where he can get supplies 

 of steel studs for non-skid tires. 



Then there comes a request for zinc oxide, the source of the 

 English manufacturers' supply of this chemical being shut off 

 by the war. 



\ firm of London manufacturers has written asking where it 

 can get supplies of insulating materials, including ebonite, vul- 

 canite and vulcanized fibre. 



From Italy comes a request for information as to who in 

 America manufactures thin gutta percha tissue, tin purpose in 

 this particular instance being to cut it into narrow ribbons for 

 mending torn papers. 



RUBBER COMPANY DIVIDENDS 



I lit- Boston Woven Hose & Rubbei Co., of Boston, paid on 

 September 15 a regular quarterly dividend of 3 per 



The Rubber Goods Manufacturing C... .1" \ paid on 



Septembei ion ixty-second quarterlj dividei cent. 



,,n the in, ck of tin company and a dividend 



cent, on common stock. 



The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.. of New York, has , Ireland 

 quarterlj dividends of VA - per cent, preferred 



stock of the company and of 1-m per cent, on the 7 per cent, 

 preferred stock — both payable October 1 to stockholders of record 

 i 'ii Si I'" mber 15 



The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.. of Akron, has declared a 

 regular quarterlj dividend of 1<, per cent, on its pn 

 and a quarterly dividend of 3 per cent., also an extra divii 



,1 r cent, on the common stock — payable October 15 to stock 

 holdi ' of record on October 1. 



["he B. I i Inch Co., of Akron, has declared a quarterly 



dividend of \'u per cent, on its preferred stock — payable Oe< 

 1 to stockholders of record on i r 18. 



The '. lyear Tire & Rubbi I I Akron, has declared a 



quarterlj dividend of 1', per cent, on it-, preferred stock — payable 

 October 1 to stockholders of record on September 19. 



The Portage Rubber I o., of Akron, has declared its regular 

 quarterly dividend of l ! j per cent, on preferred stock — pay- 

 able October 1 to stockholders of record on September 20. 



The American Chicle Co. has declared a monthly dividend oi 

 1 per cent, and an extra dividend of 1 per cent, on its common 

 stock— payable October 20; also a regular quarterly dividend 

 of V/2 per cent, on its preferred stock — payable October 1 to 

 stockholders of record on September 25. 



The Batavia Rubber Co., of Batavia, Xew York, has declared 

 regular quarterly dividends of 1 i per cent, on preferred and 

 1 per cent, on common stock; also an extra dividend of 54 of 

 1 per cent, on the latter — all payable October 1. 



The Apsley Rubber Co., of Hudson, Massachusetts, has de- 

 clared a semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent, on the common stock 

 of the company, payable October 1 to stockholders of record 

 on September 28. 



REGISTRATION OF COMMERCIAL DESIGNS. 



A new law for the registration of commercial designs was in 

 troduced as H. R. 11.321 in January last, and was dealt with by 

 the House Committee on Patents during a series of hearing- 

 covering several weeks. The result of the arguments submitted 

 was the introduction on August 4 of a revised bill (H. R. 

 18,223) by Congressman Oldfield, chairman of the above-named 

 committee. 



The National Design Registration League of Philadelphia 

 has been distributing copies of the latest bill which, it believes, 

 will meet with little, if any, opposition if its need is duly im- 

 pressed upon Congress by the interests concerned. 



BIG BALLOON RACE 

 It is expected that there will be a lug balloon race with seven 

 competitors on October 8. The race will start from Pittsfield, 

 Massachusetts. A valuable prize has been offered by Mr. Cort- 

 land F. Bishop, and the race will be held under the auspices of 



the Aero Club of America. 



Replete with information for rubber manufacturers — Mr. 

 Pearson's "Crude Rubber and I ompouhding Ingredients" 



