The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-02
RUBBER LADY, THEY CALL her
OLD OVERSHOES HAVE MADE
MRS. MATZNER INDEPENDENT.

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Twelve Years Ago she Discovered me.
There Was Q Demand for Them ana en-.
Hes Since Brought Up q Family INV
Largo Scale Dealing in Old Rubber.
The rubber lady has long bee,
creature of mystery along the North Rivsr
front. They have called her the rubber
lady" because for the last ten years con.
signments Of old rubber shoes have been
coming to her from abroad.
Had It been new rubber they would hays
thought nothing Of 1t. but they wondered
why o woman should want to import Old
rubber shoes from Europe. According Ia
the rubber lady herself, the sale Of hi
apparently worthless stock nets her a largo
annual income.
From all the countries Of Europe, but
principally Russia and Turkey. she receives
old rubber. which 10 sent to reclaiming
plants In various parts Of the country.
! There tho good rubber IL extracted and
used over again In the manufacture Of
articles containing rubber,
BY this trade the rubber lady Mr..
Augusta Matsner. HIS been made indie.
pendent. She has brought up q family of
six children. She lie an authority on thu
special branch Of the rubber business.
Seated before her desk In her home-Mrx
Matzner doesn't believe In separating her
business interests from her home, as she IA
. mother FIRST and 0 business woman after.
ward-she told the history Of her brief
business career In this country, which
covers o period Of twelve years. Her busi.
ness was started by a chance query In q
letter from . friend across the water.
@Is there any place In America where
can dispose Of old rubbers?" was the ouss-
tton. It set Mrs. Matzner thinking.
ct will find out she said to herself, and
then started out to visit some Of the bin
establishments that deal in rubber goods.
Il at once discovered, said Mrs. Matzner.
.tnat II was not only possible. to sell old
rubber oyershcos but that there was biz
demand for them. At onoe ] wrote TO my
friend and told him TO send the rubbers
along. Without capitalI carried on my bust.
ness TOR q couple Of years. always carrying
my account at one bank. At tho end Of two
years I went to this head Of the bank and
calmly asked for q good many thousand
dollars credit,
DO you think you are good for ir
asked the banker.
Il told him / thought / was and then o..
planned my business. with the result that hs
gave me credit without hesitation. From
that time on / did as much business a.
could conveniently handle.
First I got my stuff by the carload, then
by the 200 tons and 10Y get many thou.
sand Ions at one time. 6y far the iafeeef
part of my foreign stock comes from Rus
sia, Now I know you will ask me why:
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o objection OF old ruboers IN the United
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