Show GOODYEAR MAKES ANNUAL REPORT Greatest Year in iii History of ol Coin Company pan r Says President President President dent O As In former years ears the annual meetIng meetIng meet meet- Ing Ing- of or the Goodyear Tire Sc Rubber company compan Akron 0 O. held nt at the company's compans company's com com- pany's pans offices December 2 1918 1318 showed shower that the thc past years year's business was the tho most successful In volume and antI profits of or any year ear In the history of ot the compan com corn pan parry pany Gross sales for tho the fiscal year end ending Ins Ins- October 31 amounted to an Increase of or over Net for tor the tho the previous pre year eal profits year ear were as against 14 H- H for tho the preceding year car subject sub sub- subject to government war tax tho amount of ot which Is not yet et determined President F. F A In his re report report report re- re port to stockholders stated that ap approximately up- up proximately 15 per cent of or the company's company's com com- pany's total volume for fot the year had been government business upon upun which but Iut a n. vcr very low Jow perc percentage of or pro profit tit If It Itan an any at all had been made and that final Unal co costs ts night might show sho that this business busIness business busi busI- ness had actual actually been handled nt at a u loss Joss but that no matter what effect this might I e h ive had on nn the net not profits for fOI tho the year r the com company pall had laad welcomed wel wel- umed the opportunity to do Its share In n helping to win the the- war and took a aJust ajust Just lust pride In Its Us record The results for tor tho the year are factor ho said ald One On year a ago o the time company had harl In excess of or notes motes payable lo outstanding In Jn view of oC f the changed d financial situation Growing rowing out of time the war and anti anticipating last for tor several ing IIII ng that the war wal might tears tho the fixed capital of at the com company pan was Has Increased I successfully accomplished accorn- accorn lm h- h by the Iho sale of or of ot S 8 Sper per per- per ent second pr preferred stock to moro more than han stockholders composed al almost almost al- al most entirely of ur customers and employee em ern- liquidating thereby Its entire account of oC notes payable There nc never er has tans been cen a 1 time In the hl history tor of ot th time tho company when Il Its condition condition con con- Jt Its wa Was as sound financially Rood good will with customers a as great Its tac for fur hor the J e needs ds of ot Its trade Hade as extensive as ns at nt present present bar bar barring ring bar the tho one factor of ot an Inadequate quate supply lly of at la labor r. All of the directors were re elected as Ls follows F F. A. A C C. C W. W Sei Set berling G. G M. M elmon I I. i II A Adams Aln ln P 1 11 W. W Litchfield II B 13 Manton ll an and J J. J P Loomis The directors In turn elected elected elect elect- ed d the following officers F F. A. A Sel- Sel president and general man man- roser man man-ger C C. W W. nS' nS vice Ice president and manager u of Ii purchases G M. M I Stad- Stad elman vice president and mann manager er of ot Males ales P P. W. W vice Ice president tad ami factory manager A. A F. F Osterloh secretary W. W l' l K F Palmer treasurer and andI II ll J J. J Blackburn ns secretary I assistant I. I tru tru |