Putnam patriot., 1921-03-11
Robert ". Boys Of Goodyear
 To Be MdnhQsset Supt.


 perintendent of the Goodyear Cotton Mills Company of Goodyear to be- come superintendent of the Manhasse. Manufacturing Company of this city It is understood that Mir. Boys, whose resignation was rendered to the Good year Company this week. will assume his new duties about the first week in April.
 Mir. Boys has been engaged in cot ton manufacturing all of his life. H was born in Manchester, England April 4th, 1870. After attending the public schools he entered the mills being first employed in the weavin room, thus following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.
 Realizing the necessity of education to see his ambitions fulfilled, young Boys attended the Manchester techni- cal school evenings, after his days work was over, and thus continued his education until he was twenty three years old.
 Between the ages of nine and four teen years, Boys was employed in a silk mill and then went to work in cotton mill, and at the age of seven- teen was promoted to a position in the weaving department similar to that of overseer in this country.
 In 1893 Mir. Boys came to the Unit ed States, landing in Boston. He pro- ceeded to Centerville, R. l., where he secured a position as a loom fixer. From there he went to accept sim liar position in mills in Waltham, Mass. He was later similarly employ ed in New Brunswick and later made an overseer of the weaving depart ment.
 In 1897 MT. Boys accepted posi- tion as overseer in min at Williams town, Mass, remaining there four years, and then going to have charge Of the weaving In the mills of the West Boylston Manufacturing Company at Northampton, Mass. 1t was here that he gained his first experience in the manufacture of tire duck. This mill was one of the pioneers in this indus try After a year spent in North ampton, MT. Boys went to Newmark ct, N. H., to accept position as over seer of cotton and silk weaving. Af- ter two years he was made superin- tendent of the entire cotton division of these mills, position he held for five years He did much to develop this company, whose stock was at low ebb when he took hold, selling for $19 per share. When he left the con- cern the stock was selling at $l45 al share
 September lst, 1911, Mir. Boys came to Williamsville. now Goodyear, and with others organized the Xiii lingly Manufacturing Company. Af- ter making progress slowly, MT. Boys and others in interest went to Akron, Ohio, and induced the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to take over the plant and under Mir. Boys superin tendency they began the manufacture of tire duck. The name of the con cern and even the name of the village was changed. The Goodyear Cotton Mills Company was organized and took over the stock of the Killingly company, and the name Williamsville was changed to Goodyear. Mir. Boys has remained with the company up to the present time as superintendent and purchasing agent.
 Dlr. Boys is public spirited man and his coming to Putnam will be ben eficial to the city He is member of the school board in the town of Xiii lingly, and has been interested and helpful in all matters of public con cern.
 Mir. Boys is member of many manufacturing organizations, and is member of the Masonic order and Knight Templar. He takes a deep in- terest in the lives and welfare of his employees and has done much to better their social conditions.
 MT. Boys was married July 2, 1900, at St. John, N. B., to Miss Elizabeth Isabelle Waring. Seven sons have @een born to them.