Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
u. S. RUBBER PICKS Il
ITS 1918 OFFICERS
Rc-clccis Complete List from Lao
Year Gum Heads Operating
Council.

Officers Of the United States RUB
bcr Co. New York city. have been 5
reelected, the directors takine this
action on Thursday OF this week.
March 81, following tho meeting OF
the stockholders ON the 18th. The
officers are President. Col. Samuel
y Colt vice -presldents. James y
Ford, Lester Leland. vice -president
IN charge Of footwear Department.
Honor u. Sawyer. vice president IN
charge OF mechanical department, -
=. Williams; secretary. Samuel Nor
ris. treasurer w. q. Parsons; assis1-
ami secretary. John u. CBrberry; ~.
slstant treasurer, w ". blackwell.
The only new feature was thu ~
lection OF the operating councii pro-
vlded for by the recent change In the
bylaws The personnel OF this body
was chosen, with J. N Gum, prea-
dent OF the United States Tire Co.
as itA chairman. The other mem-
bars ara Homer u, sawyer, u,
williams, Ernest Hopkinson, Dr. n.
w. Whittelsey and w. g. Gorton.
At the annual meeting Of the
stockholders Of the United states
Rubber Co, held March 10, three
rev men were elected to tho diree-
toraie, .thase being Nathanisl Mysta
Ernest, Hopkinson and ]. Newtea
Dunn. This raises the directorate ~
~ members. the other members. III
reelected. being James r. AleEa
Brady, Nicholas ". Brady, N. b 1ue<
rill. Samuel r. Colt. Harry E, Con4|
verse. Edgar b. Davis, lanes 0of|e
Ter. James II, Ford. Francis T. MlM0(
Henry L. Hotchkias, William q. xlo2
Lester Leland, Samuel NJ. NfcholG1 "a
Raymond II. pricc, Homer u. unu&3
yer, Charles II, segcr, William "
Truesdais, Theodore n. Van ard
Elisha 4, Williams. y z
The three new directors lhavs ~
been prominsnr In u. h. Rubbev ~
fairs for number Of years Hpp&1os
son, the company's patent att6r4o@,
has been with the company GbG0. I
lees. WHEN u acquired the M ~
Gum, az is we'll known to the 81 NJ.
mobile industry, is preaidonf u
United States Tire company. e&t<
Rubber subsidiary, which hao ~ q
rapidly under his able nsnnae9r|tI \,
| AZ the same meeting which ~ - \
the personnel OF ths direetpfafa. ~
stockholders approved + nqpu1o q 4
changes IN the by-laWs a. ~ - x
pany. The date Of the nnuun1 -
Ing was changed from th6
Tuesday Of March n the uoTrog
ing day OF April, the pr0xtrloS ~
proved that the dirsctorats eonfo
not issH than IL nor ntors tHo4
men; new offices OF 0heteFnap
nm operating council aufhoe1H6 a
appointment OF mors than a.
ant secretary ana assistant n
authorized, and tho Hefetkl6d CT
controller, The chairmau X q
board II 10 be thc cbief executive
flcer or the company, ana ~ 01
will have special charge of 81 non1 !
ters relating TO finance ana iav 80
general charge Of the bueinola
fairs OF the company, The prst
subject to the directors. exes00(
committee, and chaifmAnt II
board, win have direct ehares ~
buying, Misunderstanding, eerii9o G
general operating activities q
II has been officially snsssus
that the saies az thU com PAM NJ
first two months Of this yaxf ~ =
per cent ahead OF the same me-
last year II this increase = 1z
tained throughout the year, fh4 r.
total viii reach more than o9<o. 1o f
coo. In this increass Il Il expo0
that the tire business. now 4 hf1<
over 80 per cent OF the totel. =
take a large part. The pnrchono
tho Alec plant. In Pr0yldsncA ~
nounced by Automobile Topics ~
week, viii allow for Is pGr. r
Increase In the tire division 81
company. which win bring that n1
ton into even more prominencs IT,
before. 3