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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[November i, 1906. 



The share of the different countries in the increase of im- 

 ports of India-rubber goods in ten years, up to 1904-05, is 

 shown in the table below. Similar details are not yet avail 

 able for the succeeding year, during which imports increased 

 still further by 43 per cent. The table follows : 



From— 1894-95. 1904-05. 



Austria-Hungary $ 278 $ 3^^,805 



Belgium 5 29 634 



France qi,o6o 332,250 



Geniianv 117,859 827,452 



Italy...' 3348 1,286 



Netherlands 5 5,429 



Russia .... 32,990 



Switzerland 243 1,579 



United Kingdom 101,057 115,298 



Canada 1,800 3,<x)t 



Other countries 247 i,34o 



Total $315,902 $1,389,064 



America alwaj-s has afforded a market for German hard 

 rubber goods, and now a certain amount arrives from Aus- 

 tria. Rubber toys likewise come from Germany, in increas- 

 ing amounts, together with balls, balloons, and the like. 

 And automobile tires must figure in the increase to a consid- 

 erable extent, from both Germany and France. When auto- 

 mobiles are imported complete the rubber parts are not taken 

 into account at the custom house, so that only tires import- 

 ed in a detached state figure as "rubber goods." If it 

 should prove true that a large percentage of the increased 

 imports from France and Germany consists of tires, the im- 

 portation of such goods is much greater than the home manu- 

 facturers have been willing to concede. 



* * * 

 RUBBER GOODS TRADE OF CANADA. 

 Exports of Canadian manufactures of India-rubber for 

 the last three fiscal years (ending June 30) were in value as 

 follows : 



To— 1904. 1905- Igo6. 



Great Britain $ 41,043 $ 46,825 $ 92,254 



United States 80730 88,572 227.071 



Other countries 78. 758 ii7>559 152,815 



Total $200,531 8252,956 $472140 



Imports into Canada of goods under the same heading 

 were in value as follows : 



From— 1904. 1905- 19C6. 



Great Britain $361,666 $174,281 $99224 



United States 606,756 616,435 640,981 



Other countries 25,740 26,071 31,690 



Total $994,162 $816,787 $771,895 



MEXICO'S GUAYULE RUBBER FACTORIES. 



A PROCESS for making hard rubber articles patented by 

 William R. Sine (United States, No. 831,998) consists in 

 taking a fabric saturated or filled with a rubber compound, 

 subjecting this fabric to a hardening or stiffening treatment 

 to permanently harden it, applying the center layer of rubber 

 compound to the stiffened fabric, placing the permanently 

 hardened or stiffened fabric with the layer thereon within a 

 suitable mold, and vulcanizing. 



A patent granted to Carl A. R. Steenstrup (United States, 

 No. 830,260) relates to a process of devulcanizing India-rub- 

 ber having fabric insertions, which consists in suppUing an 

 aqueous alkaline solution and hydrofluoric acid to the mass 

 of divided India-rubber in a closed vessel, heating the mass 

 and stirring the same for a protracted period required to de- 

 vulcanize the rubber and destroy the fabric insertion, and 

 afterward washing and drying the material. 



"O KGARDING published rumors that a corner of guayule 

 -*-^ rubber interests in Mexico by two rival companies, 

 Mr. W. H. Stayton, a vice president of the Continental Rub- 

 ber Co., said recently, according to the Mexica/i Herald, that 

 at least his company was making no such effort. With so 

 many interests at work as are now engaged in producing and 

 marketing guayule rubber, said Mr. Stayton, there is little 

 chance of any one concern cornering the product. 



The Continental Rubber Co., said he, are developing their 

 holdings of guayule in Mexico, and their three factories, at 

 Torreon, Acampo, and Saltillo, are being run at full capacity. 

 In addition to this, he mentioned a dozen other factories at 

 work, all independent of the Continental company. 



They were the Anglo-Mexicano company, operating a fac- 

 tory at Jimulco and two at vSaltillo ; the Madero interests, 

 having a factorj* at Parcas and two others under construc- 

 tion ; the Coahuila Mining and Smelting Co., with a factory 

 at Viesca ; the National Rubber Co., at Torreon; and the 

 following, also each with a factory at Torreon : the McGreg- 

 ors, the Clement Jacques interests, and the Torreon Rubber 

 Co. Besides, the Valdespine interests are building a factory 

 at Torreon. 



In regard to reports of a new organization to compete with 

 the companies already in the field, Mr. Stayton thought that 

 there would be difiiculty in securing guayule lands, since all 

 such lands near transportation facilities are now controlled by 

 one or other of the companies mentioned. Even now the Con- 

 tinental company are having guayule shrubs conveyed, to one 

 of their factories, for more than 100 miles by burros. As the 

 burro must also carry food and water for several days' sup- 

 ply, and his total load does not exceed 200 pounds, it will be 

 seen that convej-ance of shrubs by this means is slow and 

 expensive. 



The Continental company are using four patents — those 

 of Garza, Delafond, Lawrence, and Hunicke. 



SOME WANTS OF THE TRADE. 



[3*'J] \ PIANO manufacturing company write : " We are 

 -^"^ in the market for a large amount of rubber tub- 

 ing, elbows, matting, etc. Please send us The Indi.\ Rub- 

 ber World." 



[3.50] A German firm write ; " We should be very grateful 

 for the addresses of manufacturers of spiral gas tubing." 



[3."»1] A subscriber writes : " Did you ever hear of a prep- 

 aration called ' Adhesia ' ? I am told it is made in Boston. " 



[S.jS] An advertiser says : "I have an enquiry for a 

 source of supply for wheels for roller skates made out of 

 material called Hematite which my friend explains is some- 

 what similar to hard rubber. I would be obliged if you 

 would kindly inform me where these may be purchased." 



[3.5 !] A well known rubber company wishes to be in- 

 formed where thej- could secure samples and prices on fruit 

 jar ring cartons. 



[354] " Can you let us know who manufactures machines 

 for testing the tensile strength of rubber, " writes one of our 

 advertisers. 



Russia's exports of rubber footwear to Germany in 1905 

 amounted in value to 2,131,000 rubles [=$1,107,765] and iu 

 1904 to 1,991,000 rubles [=$1,025,365]. 



