New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

RUBBER MANUFACTURERS CONFERhlNU.
CONSIDERING THE QUESTION OF FORMING CON
soLIDATED COMPANY.
convention of represen tatives from tweDty.hi
of the leading rubber manufacturing companies "a
the Ho@s Insurance COMPANY. No. he broad
way, yesterday, to consider, among o'ne,
the n,s sSvi's sSSs0r Of which Should
;Os"ds ali rscIass companies now doing business
in this country. Among the companies Co
M ws,v 'h prstol r. l.; Bristol Rnhber Company,
,%oSSnnsoeket Rubber Company, woonsocket T. J.;
Meyer Rubber Der SS%Psry RSsber Company
,p mrNS New Sn Brunswick n j.. the Goodyear Boston
Elastic Fa9o Bosom Betting India sao0ef f
ss;sn and S Mssaiil Aq RaSbsr 'co%papy
BRISTOL Bristol R. H. HOdgman Rubber Company. Tucka;
hoe X the L. cay nnSD of Ne%aps
' Sngmstns o. Bourne, of the National Rubber Com
pany presided. and Charles L. johnson. Of the L;
meeting was held With closed doors. After the
disposal of preliminary business the fep rmbs
from fro ,ra the wsss read From these 1T
that in accordance with resolution pass9n AZ ,n9
December meeting OF the convention the ooot anu
for penod of from one to weeks; that four OF
the largest companies bad pot yet resumed worS,
aud would not for several weeks that the few ina,
had resumed did so at reduction Oh oo
p.s per cent Mana sfs as0n' % al oSs.
lines Of rubber goods s continue rhsr fact that
although crude rubber has advanced thirty Genus
pound during the past three months the price lol
manufactured goods remained the same as DeIoro
the rise, was also brought out in the discussion
which followed. Manufacturers VINO Lay, haSe
been obliged Dt TIC G have ' mot reaa Ds
ANYTHING like the actual cost from their goods
Only those who had large stock on name Hs sre
been able to hold their OWL Wnei tne prices Wei
made for the season rubber worth only 50 cents
pound; to-day Para rubber IS heid ga al SI 20 ot
Pm ounuf Would be able to realize only lv
The plans for the fOrmat ton 81 a,on e dis
cussed. 1t was noticed that one of the representa-
tives Of leading company. who has been very very
active in hnS0S uohDa definite e was deter
,nined upon, yet the sentiment of those present
seemed to be in favor Of the project II was argue
that such company, If established, would pe ape
to furnish better goods at lower prices than IN
dividnal companies. Rubber could then De pni-
chased III large quantities 0tec.iy iro1 roteS
The cost of production would be reduced by closing
ur some of the factories ana consolidating others.
The convention adjourned without reaching any
aefnite conclusion in regard to the question The
next meeting will be held on wednesday, feDruaIy
IA
STEALING FROM THE WATERFRONT.
A long discussion occurred yesterday between the
Dock Commissioners and Mr.. McDaniels, law clerk
of the Controllers office, with regard TO the sale OF
The ferry franchise and the lease of the waterfront
at East Thirty was chas Stom IhS az rue rue
Questing the Dock Commssioners 10 report upon
the upset price Of the annual lease Of the water
front and had advertised the sale OF the franchise
and lease of the waterfront on Friday The Con
toer had fixed the upset price at To Ctor oS Snd
p pSsan 'n lie g Protested soenny against
the lease. The upset price was the same ie
was Sd3 tsa 1t 81 eS os '' The AZ
Ferry Company he SAID had been aktng mO nso
from the city which rGhsay ostoh Ss 10 e ee
their ferry rack they Lad placed IL close to the pier
in violation of the lease, and by so doing had abso-
sin He could find at least find sixty men who
would willingly pay $4,000 1or tnat ldUo Iees
of waterfront The other commissioners we're eTe
az emphatic in their protests against 'hc ~"
W. j. Hurst, manager of the National Steam:
ship Line, made application for the lease OF one OF
fhe proposed new piers to be built upon the site of
the West Washington Market, or OF any other va
The applicat,on was placed upon file: Resolutions
were offered Ivy Commissioner WORMS IN favor Oh
postponing the proposed Improvement OF thse part
OF the waterfront After discussion 'heS "o'0 i"'u
Snnlcations for wharf facilities at Port Morris
aud elsewhere on the Waterfront were reese es tba
floating dry-dock in South-st., between Rutgers
and Pike-sts. was received.
SEEKING TO WITHDRAW THEIR PLEA.
Judge Benedict. in the criminal branch OF the
United States Circuit Court, yesterday heard argu-
mani on the motion for leave to Withdraw the plea
of guilty entered by George ~ BayaId ana Gus
taye f. Perrenoud, the Newest liquor dealers; VINO
hre accused of removing and REFUSING cancelled In
fernal revenue stamps. Ex;Judge T B. r: Tracy aoy
argued In behalf of the defendants Ihey PLEADED
guilty in December on an agreement Win the DIS Us
frjct- Attorney hut the latter would not move LOT
sentence until the January term OF the court III
order that time might be gwen t0 arrange CON-
Dromise All offers of compromise were rejected Dy
Internal Revenue Commissioner Rauin, who con-
sidered the case one of the most important OF
its kind that had come before me united
States Courts. General Tracy argued tnai
the agreement that had been made had
not been fully carried on the part OF the Govern,
inent. Tie defendants, he said; had understood
the Offer of compromise be accepted They had also
understood that nole proseqni would De entered
on the other indictments against them lmlnedialeI
upon the making of their plea OF guilty Assistahl
Histriot- Attorney Fero presented atbdavits made
by hlmself and Distrct-Attorney Woodiord, III
which the terms of the agreement as understood
Agreement had been exactly carried out on the part
Of the District-Bttorney. He offered 70 nolle
prosequ the other indictments at once u the plea
of guilty was allowed TO stand Jndse behedlct TO
eeryeC his decision or the NOTION
FROM HAVANA AND MEXICAN PORTS.
The steamship City of Alexandria arrived from
Havana ana Mexican ports yesterday. she mao OF
sailors late of the German bark Amala. Inc
Amalia was from Rio Janelro for Cages AyaIo II
ballast and OH the night VI September ~ STRANDED
made 70 save the vessel, until on October a heavy
gale caused her TO go 10 pieces. The crew aDah
dOned the vessel on January T.
statsd that mis- vessel was on the way to Havana al
fbe time of tho recent hurricane IL
the the harbor Of Vera Cruz on yanqar,
O. and probably when the full details of the dam
,,ara recaiyed IL would be found to bt