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...Robert Gair patented multiple dies for cutting, creasing, folding paper. Last July the biggest U. S. paperboard makers traveled secretly to the home of George Gair, 57, president and general manager of Robert Gair Co., now dominant in the folding-box field. There they discussed means of saving the industry from the effects of overproduction and price-slashing, talked about choosing some Tsar to rule them. Generally favored for this position was Secretary of Labor James John Davis who has studied conditions in the industry and made suggestions that pleased the manufacturers. While to date little has come from this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Box Troubles | 2/3/1930 | See Source »

Container Corp. Robert Gair Co. is the leading folding-box maker. Container Corp. is dominant in containers, has boxboard mills with a capacity of 1,200 tons per day. Last week Container Corp. absorbed the $5,000,000 Sefton Mfg. Corp., whose products include folding-boxes. Through this deal Container Corp. became a complete unit in the industry, in a position to expand until it becomes "the U. S. Steel of Paperboard companies." Although many more mergers must take place before such a centralization can be effected, paperboard makers hope it will happen, believe that such is the desire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Box Troubles | 2/3/1930 | See Source »

Eventual climax of such pyramiding would of course be a merger between Container Corp. and Robert Gair Co., which would probably be done through the formation of a holding company to operate the two as "divisions." In this case the competing lines would be meted out and interchanged until the whole industry becomes efficiently specialized, profitmaking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Box Troubles | 2/3/1930 | See Source »

...LECTURE. "Marine Insurance." Mr. Frank Gair Macomber, of Boston. University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar | 2/11/1909 | See Source »

...LECTURE. "Marine Insurance." Mr. Frank Gair Macomber, of Boston. University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar | 2/6/1909 | See Source »

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