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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 1, 1915. 



in Rhode Island having a corporate 

 S50.000 or more, according to the annual assess- 

 ment certified by the State Tax Commission to the General 

 Treasurer, arc- the following: American Electrical Works. $70,- 

 ican Emery Wheel Works, $63,231.64; American 

 Multi] O - 71 168.14; American Wringer I o., $1,134,- 



505.24; Atlantic I ubing ( o., $83,471 ; Joseph Banigan Rubber Co., 

 Bourn Rubfr r Co., $111,606.36; Collyer Insulated Wire 

 ! Da ol Rubber Co., $157,200.92; Glendale Electric 

 o., $104,77; P644.981.92; Na- 



' India Rubber ( o., $1,394,996.89; ' I 'land Butt Co., 

 $121,080; Phillips Insulated Wire Co., $1,320,997.66; Revere Rub- 

 ber Co., $483,455.12; Tubular Woven Fabric Co., $53,750.85; 

 Universal Winding Co., $68,710.72; Washburn Wire Co., $737,- 

 881.39; Woon socket Rubber Co., $807,468.38. 



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The official announcement, made a lew days ago, by Col. 

 Samuel P. Colt, of Bristol, president of the United States Rub- 

 ber Co., to the effect that the Executive Committee bad voted 

 t,. approve of its employees joining local militia and naval re- 

 companies, directly affects scores of men who are mem- 

 bers of the Rhode Island militia cr naval reserve companies. 



In conjunction with this notice the National India Rubber Co., 

 at Bristol, through its vice-president, LeBaron C. Colt, issued 

 the following notice : "The United States Rubber Co. feels that 

 it has an obligation to do its share toward assisting in the ade- 

 quate defense of this country, especially in view of the uncer- 

 tain times now upon us. The company desires to encourage all 

 of its employees who will to join the militia and serve in that 

 organization enthusiastically. 



"As a general policy, the company will pay members of the 

 militia their full pay during their usual annual absence at camp, 

 and will endeavor to arrange their work and duties so that all 

 reasonable calls upon their time by militia obligations can be 

 readily met. It is undoubtedly true that employers in the past 

 have discriminated against members of the militia, and also 

 against soldiers from the regular army. It is desired to change 

 this attitude in so far as this company may have been a party 

 to it. The United States Rubber Co. has contributed to the fund 

 started by the Aero Club of America for the purchase of aero- 

 planes for the national guard service, and the company is ac- 

 tively entering the held for manufacturing various aeronautical 

 supplies, with the idea of doing its part to assist the United 

 States Government in having unquestioned sources of supply 

 within the boundaries of the United States." 



The above announcement is in keeping with the highly patriotic 

 stand taken by the directors of this corporation during the 

 Spanish-American war. At that time its employees were urged 

 to go to the front, and a large number wdio served in that con- 

 flict from Woonsocket received the benefit of double pay, get- 

 ting their money from the government, while their families re- 

 ceived their regular weekly wages from the rubber company. 



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Robert J. Bowes, for the past fifteen years manager of the 

 Lawrence Felting Co., of Millville, has resigned, to take effect 

 July 1. He had been connected with this concern for the past 

 27 years, having started with bis father, the late W. J. Bowes, 

 founder of the company, which is now owned and controlled by 

 the United States Rubber Co. Upon the death of his father. 

 Mr. Bowes assumed charge as manager, and has since con- 

 ducted the plant. His retirement is on account of poor health. 



Mr. Bowes will be succeeded as manager by George Schlosser, 

 of Woonsocket, general superintendent of the Woonsocket Rub- 

 ber Co., which means that the latter will have four plants in 

 charge. In addition to being in charge of the Woonsocket Rub- 

 ber Co.'s big shoe mill at Woonsocket and its large factory at 

 Millville, he has had charge, during the last few years, of the 

 L. Candee & Co. rubber mill at New Haven. Connecticut; and 



now the addition of the Lawrence Felting I o.'s plant places a 

 quartet oi factories under his capable supervision. 



Miss Elsie F, MacDonnell, a graduate of the Rhode Island 

 Hospital Training School for Nurses, entered the employ of the 

 Woonsocket Rubber Co. about the middle of June as factory 

 nurse. Her work will be largely first aid and along preventive 

 lines among the employees of the Alice rubber mill, Woonsocket, 

 the Millville rubber mill, Millville, and the Lawrence felting 

 mills, all owned by the United States Rubber Co. Her head- 

 quarters will be connected with the "rest" room, which has re- 

 cently been enlarged, at the Alice mill. This mill employs 1,500, 

 the majority of whom are young women; the Millville plant 

 employs 7(»f operatives and the Lawrence Felting Co. nearly 100. 

 The introduction of a factory nurse at the United States Rub- 

 ber Co.'s mills at Woonsocket and vicinity is merely an extension 

 of the policy that has been in force for some time in other large 

 factories of this corporation. 



I reditors and affiliated interests in this city and vicinity of 

 the Walpole Tire & Rubber Co. are considerably interested in 

 the recent approval by Judge Dodge, sitting in the United States 

 District Court at Boston, of an additional dividend of 25 per 

 cent, declared by the receivers of the concern, to be paid to the 

 creditors. This makes a total of 50 per cent, declared to date. 

 It is said that further dividends, sufficient to bring the total up 

 to 85 per cent, have been promised by the receivers, as the New 

 York creditors who purchased the property have already been 

 allowed 85 per cent, on their claims in the adjustment negotia- 

 tions for the sale of the property. 



According to the receivers' statement there is cash on hand 

 amounting to $279,243 now available, and they expect to get 

 between $25,000 and $50,000 more. Because of the opposition 

 of creditors, Judge Dodge declined to make an allowance on 

 account to receivers at this meeting. The receivers have already 

 received $32,000 and have asked for $6,000 each additional. 

 Counsel have already received $23,500 and a request has been 

 made for $10,000 more. Since the appointment of the receivers. 

 August 2, 1913, up to May 22 of the present year, the total re- 

 ceipts have amounted to $3,503,887, while the expenditures total 

 $3,247,286, leaving a cash balance of $256,601. 



Former Governor Augustus O. Bourn, president of the Bourn 

 Rubber Co., was elected president for life of the class of Brown 

 University, 1855, at the annual reunion held in connection with 

 the recent commencement exercises of the college, this being the 

 oldest class to attend the graduation this month. For sixty 

 years Governor Bourn has led in making the arrangements for 

 the reunions of his class, and election for life was unanimously 

 agreed upon as a fitting honor. 



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The Revere Rubber Co. is reported to have recently secured 

 large orders for rubber thread for shipment to Leicester, Eng- 

 land. The thread department of the local plant on Valley street, 

 Providence, is rushing on an overtime schedule to keep up with 

 the increasing demands. 



Business is rushing at the American Wringer Co.'s factory at 

 Woonsocket. The plant has the full number of employees, is 

 working full schedule of hours and has orders ahead which 

 promise to continue this condition for a long time to come. 



A large number of shipments of tennis shoes and insulated 

 wire from the factory of the Xational India Rubber Co., at Bris- 

 tol, recently, has necessitated the employment of extra freight 

 handlers at the New Haven road's freight depot in that town. 



Should be on every rubber man's desk — Crude Rubber and 

 Compounding Ingredients; Rubber Country of the Amazon; 

 Rubber Trade Directory of the World. 



