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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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1RAEE NEWS NOTES. 



I lie \ti;.nt i" Kni I 1 1 Co. has recently moved from Hyde Park 

 i.i its new facton in Atlantic, Massachusetts In addition to its 

 pre eni lin< i i notions, rainci il cloth and hospital sheetin) 

 company will add carriagi cloth, rubber heels and soles and 

 othei molded goods, possiblj including sundries later. The new 

 location affords excellent rail and water shipping facilities, 



John II- II- McNamee, of the Baj State Insulated Wire Co., 

 Hyde Park, Massachusetts, recently secured a chartei for the 

 opera! on oi a new banking c mcern, to be known as the Pruden- 

 tial Trust Co., of which he is president. The new company is 

 capitali ed foi $200,000, already over-subscribed ["he only other 

 membei i i the rubber trade identified with its management is 

 John E. Green, of the Green Electrical i o who is vice president 

 and a member of the executive committee. The Prudential Trust 

 ( o will be located in the vicinity of Summer street, Boston, and 

 will be open for business in July of this year. 



Th< Boston Yarn i '<>.. which specializes in fabrics for the 

 tin.- trade-, has moved its offices from 1(>1 Devonshire strut 

 to 60 Federal street, Boston. 



\t a luncheon recently given by the New York branch oi 

 the Thermoid Rubber Co., of Trenton, New Jersey, to the 

 members and slaff of the Weaver-Ebling Automobile I o., 

 newly appointed agents for Nassau tires. I. < >. Stokes, presi- 

 dent of the Thermoid company, spoke on the policy of that 

 concern; I). O. Pohlman, sales manager, discoursed on factory 

 equipment and results given by Nassau tires in 1914, and 

 J. N. Kirk, Jr.. of the New York branch, described conditions 

 in the local tire field. 



The Knight Tire & Rubber Co., of Youngstown, Ohio, lias 

 opened a branch in New York, at 215 West Fifty-first street, in 

 charge of L. I. Ris, who in the past has been associated with 

 several of the tire manufacturing concerns. II. J. Woodward is 

 eastern district manager for the Knight company, having gen- 

 eral direction of the operation of the branches at Baltimore, 

 Philadelphia, New York and Boston. 



Rubber reclaimers met January 14 at an enjoyable dinner 

 tendered the Rubber Reclaimers' Club by Mr. William T. 

 Rodenbach, founder of that organization. The dinner took 

 place at the Graduates' Club. New Haven, Connecticut, and 

 the president of the club. Captain F. H. Appleton, and others 

 present made speeches. 



The Rubber Trading Co. are now located at 9 to 15 Murray 

 street. New York— not in the Postal Telegraph Building, as 

 stated in our January number, but in the adjoining building. 

 Our previous remarks as to the excellent situation and spa- 

 cious convenience <>f their new quarters call for no correction. 



The Rotary Club assembled at the Hollenden, Cleveland. 

 Ohio, on January 11, at a banquet. The post-prandial oratorj 

 consisted of a discussion of the rubber industry, in the course 

 of which a demonstration of the construction of an automobile 

 tire, from the raw material, was given. The difficulty of ob- 

 taining the product was particularly referred to bj the speakers. 

 As souvenirs of the occasion, the guests received paper weights 

 in the form of a cross section of an automobile tire, furnished 

 by the Harris Henderson Tire Co., of that city. 



The plant at Plainfield. New Jersey, operated for several 

 years by the Century Tire Co.. but which lias been idle for 

 some time, has been acquired by the Standard Tire & Rubber 

 Co.. of Boston, hitherto engaged in the jobbing trade. The 

 factory will be used to turn out a line of tires suitable for 

 the trade thus developed. William Cronin, head of the S and- 

 ard company, was at one time New England manager for the 

 Diamond Rubber Co. 



BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO. TAXATION SUBJECT OF CITY APPEAL. 



I In in- of Vlalden, Massachusetts, in which is situated the 

 factorj "i the Boston Rubber Shot C ol Boston, has been 

 sustained by the Board ol Appeals in its protest in the matter 

 of tax assessment against thai corporation The Tax Commis- 

 sioner, in computing this company's tax for 1914 deducted an 

 item of considerable amount for account receivable in New 

 York, propertj situated outside the state being subject to taxa- 

 tion when- situated. In the appeal it was contended that the 

 law on this point bad been erroneously interpreted b> the Com- 

 missioner and that, the assessment against the corporation being 

 too small, the city of Maiden received a return less than that 

 to wlmli it was entitled. 



THE SHOE WHOLESALERS - WINTER MEETING. 



The winter meeting of the National Association 



Wholesalers, held at the Copley- Plaza. Bos on. January 9, 

 was attended b\ several of the rubber men prominently identi 

 tied with footwear manufacture. F. C. Hood, preside! 

 tin- Hood Rubber < o., of Watertown, Massachusetts, ad- 

 dressed tin- meeting and expressed satisfaction with the 

 change in date oi announcement of annual rubber discounts 

 From January 1 to July I, suggesting as a further reform 

 the division of discounts into two classes — dull finished goods 

 made to fit the feet (such as arctics, boots and lumbermen's 

 overs), and bright finished goods made to fit leather shoes, 

 which are subject to frequent changes in style. 



The address by L. D. Apsley. president of the Apsley Rub 

 her Co, of Hudson, Massachusetts, dealt chiefly with the 

 export trade. lie called attention to the fact that by sup 

 plying inferior goods at prices which European manufacturers 

 are willing to accept for a superior article, unscrupulous 

 dealers have ruined the American manufacturer's chances in 

 certain markets. He declared that the sharp practices of ex- 

 porters constituted the greatest obstacle to extension of the 

 foreign trade of our manufacturers and made a strong plea 

 for greater efficiein\ and integrity in export methods. 



TO PROMOTE TRADE DEVELOPMENT. 



The Rubber Research Corporation, recently organized under 

 Massachusetts laws, was formed to assist the rubber trade in 

 its line of development. That it is unique in province and 

 is indicated by the following statement of its president: 



"The held which this company intends to cover is a very 

 broad one. Fur instance, if a party has conceived some idea 

 in regard to rubber and wishes help in placing this on the 

 market or developing it. we will do this. If a crude rubber 

 plantation desires to place upon the market a crude rubber to 

 satisfy any customer, we propose to help. If a manufacturer 

 desires a crude rubber of a certain specific grade or form we 

 propose to place him in a position to procure such rubber ac- 

 cording to his ideas if possible. If a company about to be formed. 

 or already formed, desires the help of experienced men to 

 out their plant, or any part of it; to organize their working 

 force, or any part of it; we propose to make it our business to 

 do this for them. If a rubber manufacturer desires to make any 

 special article, or has trouble to make an article which be can 

 sell if made properly, we propose to take the responsibilit 

 doing this for him. 



"In otln-r words, we will attempt to commercialize any problem 

 that any manufacturer, person, or concern may wish to have US 

 undertake." 



The officers ,,t the company, which has its headquarters at 

 South Braintree, Massachusetts, are: David A. Cutler, president; 

 R. C. Harlow, vice president, and J. II. Stedman, treasurer. Mr. 

 Cutler has had long experience in rubber research work. He 

 was recently associated with the Acushnet Process Co., New Bed- 

 ford. Massachusetts. 



