Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-09
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MIR. Mr.WOrkSuCceeds
Mr.. COrsOn.
B. F. Goodrich Co.'S
Annual Meeting.
Mr.. Shaw Becomes General
Superintendent.

Mr.. B. G. Work, general superin-
tendent of the B. f. Goodrich Co., for
several years, has succeeded Mr.. II. q.
Corson, as vice president, the resig-
nation of the latter, rendered year
ago, having become effective at this
years annual meeting which was held
Wednesday. Mr.. Work is succeeded
as general superintendent by Mr. ID.
G. Shaw, formerly assistant general
superintendent, and the latter position
will now be filled by Mr.. &. G. Good
rich. These are the only changes re-
sulting in the annual meeting. The
directors chosen are: Col. Geo. 7. Per-
kins, Hon. Geo. w. Grouse, Mr.. f. II.
Mason, Mr.. II. =. Marvin, Mr.. G. C.
Goodrich, Mr.. w. A. Folger, Mr.. b.
G. Work.
The officers are: President, Col. Geo.
r. Perkins; vice president, Mr.. B. G.
Work; second vice president, Hon. Geo.
w. Grouse; secretary, Mr.. r. p. Mar
win; treasurer, Mr.. w. A. Folger as
sistant secretary and assistant general
superintendent, Mr. c. C. Goodrich; as
sistant treasurer. Mr.. w. A. Means;
superintendent of works, Mr.. i. II.
Mason; general superintendent, Mr.
Il. c. Shaw.
While no statement of the company's
business for the past year is made pup
lie, 1t is understood to have been very
gratifying to all interested.
Mr.. III. G. Corson, while he will no
longer be actively identified with the
company, retains therein large in-
terest, and in an advisory capacity
will be in close touch with all it's af-
fairs.
Miles of rubber betting are made in
Akron every year. IN this connection
1t is of especial interest to note thar
the India Rubber World says: Notn.
ing reflects general Industrial
prosperity more truly than the
condition OF the betting bus
mess. 1t is of more than pass.
ing interest, therefore, that of late al
most all of the large manufacturers of
both rubber and cotton Dcltng have
been forced to run their plants to Their
limit, and 1t is also probable that more
large belt presses have been installed
during 1901 than in any other single
year. Rubber betting today is made
so we'll and is so generally useful that
} 1t IL crowding leather betting very
, hard Indeed, one rubber manufac
. turer predicted recently that the time
, will come when leather betting will
been seen as rarely as leather hose"
The Crude Rubber company, which
mas rallied with liabilities of $1,000
600 In excess of assets, was not exact.
ly trust Or combination Of pre-ex.
listing corporations; but its methods
and scope appear to have been of II
monopolistic character, and it's chief
engineer has been Charles II. Flint
who was preaching the economic In.
vincibility of combination not long
ago in some of the magazines. Since
Mr.. Flints last article on the subject
two of the rubber monopoles with
which he was connected. have succeed
I ed In making his defense of the trusts
somewhat ridiculous.-From the
Springfield lAIass.) Republican.
Chappcd hands, cracked lips and
roughness of the skin cured quickly
, by Banner Salye, the most healing
ointment In the world.
A. Warner, j. NJ. LATER, j. Lam
parter & Co.