AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 



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No. 3.] MARCH, 1912. [Vol. 1 



THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL RUBBER 

 EXHIBITION. 



There is much to commend the proposal of holding the Third 

 International Rubber Exhibition in New Yorl< during the current year 

 and it is gratifying 'to learn that what appeared to be lukewarm 

 interest in London and the East is being replaced by active support. 

 The India Rubber Journal of February \J states that "at a special 

 meeting of the Rubber Growers' Association held at the London 

 Chamber of Commerce this week, it was resolved to present to the 

 New York Rubber Exposition, which opens in September next, a 

 series of gold, silver and bronze medals for free competition open 

 at all the rubber plantation countries in the world exhibiting at the 

 exposition." 



"The condition of the competition is that at least one hundred- 

 weight of rubber — to be a commercial, not an exhibition, sample — 

 mustbe shown for each entry marie, and planters are to have the 

 privilege of making more than one entry if they wish." 



Every one will be aware that of all industries those pertaining ta 

 agriculture are the slowest to mature, although th^ rapid develop- 

 ment of plantation rubber has been amazing, and where events have 

 moved so quickly it cannot be complained that the industry is 

 suffering from a plethn-a of exhibitions; while tlie stimulus of the 

 preceding exhibitions have materially assisted development. 



Writing on the scope and utility of the proposed exhibition 

 Mr. Pearson, Editor of Th3 India Rubber World, says : — 



"Steps have been taken to secure exhibits of crude rubber froni 

 every rubber producing country in the world. 



