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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December i, 1906. 



and development of its immensely rich rubber forests, as 

 well as those in the vast regions l}*ing south and southeast 

 of it, by Brazilian. Bolivian, and Peruvian interests as well 

 as German. English, and American. This great beginning — 

 which is already bearing valuable fruit — towards interna- 

 tionalizing the Amazonian rubber industry is largely due 

 to the efforts and foresight of Governor Thaumaturgo de 

 Azevedo. 



While still govern.. _. ...e state of Amazonas, several 

 years ago, Coronel Azevedo foresaw the great future com- 

 mercial value of the Brazilian Amazon valley to the rubber 

 world, and not in vain did he devote all his energies and 

 activities to bringing about the development of a territory 

 which is destined to play so impwrtant a part in the com- 

 mercial, industrial, and political expansion of the South 

 American continent. It was Coronel Thaumaturgo de Aze- 

 vedo who, at the head of the commission of limits with 

 Bolivia, asserted Brazil's rights over the disputed territory 

 of the Acre, in the fr • •" '''■ - ■• 1- -" ' ''-Itering policy- of 

 his government. T Rio Branco. as 



■well as to Governor bilvcrio Xcry, iirazil owes her posses- 

 sion to-day of the valuable Acrean territory. The Acre has 

 proved to be well worth to Brazil the expense she has in- 

 curred in indemnities and military expeditions, and in the 

 complicated and serious disputes she has had over boundary 

 matters with Bolivia on the one hand, and with American 

 and English capitalists on the other, respecting the rights 

 of exploitation of certain portions of the Acrean territory- 

 then under controversy between Brazil and Bolivia. The 

 latter, as will be remembered, granted large concessions to 

 an Anglo-American syndicate, to which Brazil objected on 

 grounds she deemed legal as well as necessary for self preser- 

 vation, in so far at least as her rights over the great Amazo- 

 nian waterways were concerned. This was one of those 

 incidents to be greatly lamented, inasmuch as the lack of 

 judgment and foresight on the part of Bolivia, coupled with 

 the overzealousness displayed by Brazil, destroyed one of 

 the greatest opportunities offered for the eventual develop- 

 ment of the rubber and other rich industries of the Amazon 

 valley up>on such an extensive scale and upon such lines of 

 operation as would have immensely benefited both countries 

 financially, commercially, and jKjlitically. 



Xo doubt, however, other and possibly greater opjKirtuni- 

 ties may yet present themselves, through individual effort 

 and enterprise. Such is the world's pressing demand for 

 rubber that means must and will be devised for utilizing the 

 immense resources of the Acre. c. e. WELLEXKAiiP. 



THE RUBBER HANDLED AT MANAOS. 



'nr^HE following statistics of the arrivals of rubber at 

 -■- Manaos from all sources, during the calendar year 

 1903. are supplied b\- the Associagao Commercial do Ama- 

 zonas — all in kilograms : 



From — Fine. Medinm. Coarse. Caacbo. Total. 



Amazonas 



state io,S94,055i 245 2,025,194! 2,681,326^^1;, 600,824^ 



Mattogrosso . . 90,711 .. 16,128 4,637^ 111,476 



Venezuela..... 69,603 .. 25,513 = 95,116 



Pern 139.353 794 20,940 11,192 = 172,264 



Bolivia 427,916+ .. 72.812 23, io6i^ 523,835 



Acre. 1,917. Q;7t .. 202,901* 158,896 = 2,279,755 



Total entries. 13,539,584* 1,059 2-363,489 2,579,1 = 8 =18,783,270^ 

 Total, 1902. .12.389,978 1,5862,228,877 2,252,077=16,872,518 



SOURCES OF RITBBER PRODrCTIOX OF .\MAZON.\S. 



Rivers. Fine. Medium. Coarse. Caucho. Total 



Rio Purus 3,635,264 153 6o8,2i3i 1,324,746 = 5, 566,376^ 



Riojurud 5.590.S14 561, 083^ i,o56,7S5i= 5,208,083 



RioMadeiTa.. 1,609,661^ 334.928* 245,092 = 2 189,682 



RioSolimoes. 774.i45i 170,622^ 51,629= 982,397 



Riojavary... 676,050 126.477^ 11,938= 814,465* 



Rio Negro... 448,471 49 165,913 = 614,433 



Lower .\mazon 59.323i 23.144 3030= 85.497* 



Riojutahy... 54.939 i6,S6S 6,716= 78,523 



Riojapura... 23,964 25 4.470 i,330 ^ 29.789 



Rio lea 12,876 4,724 60= 17,660 



Rio Branco... 10.550 iS 2,750 = 13,318 



Total, 1903.10,894,058^ 245 2,025, I94i 2.68i,326*=i5,6oo,824i 

 Total, 1902. 9,590,744 1,370 1,820,688* 2,185,173 =13,597,975! 



It will be noted how small is the proportion of medium 

 {enlre/tnc) rubber in the arrivals at Manaos. The proportion 

 becomes much larger, however, after the classification at 

 that port, as will appear from the following details of ex- 

 ports from Manaos during 1903 : 



RUBBER PRODUCED IN .\M.iZOK.\S ST.\TE. 



To— Fine. Medium. Coarse. Caucho. Total. 



New York.. 4, 239,382 1,226,853 1,119.171 1,031,489 7,616,895 



Liverpool .. 3,375,52s 613,331 702.566 1,349,733 6,041,158 



Havre 524905 58499 88.569 201,783 873,756 



Hamburg... 1S6.54S 47,172 45,461 1,017 280,198 



Antwerp. . . . 57,440 Soo .... 5S 240 



Genoa S.571 13033 1,770 23.374 



Pari 46 233 ... 279 



Total ... .S.392, 420 1,959,688 1,957,770 2.584,022 14,893,900 



TOT.tL EXPORTS, IXCLCDrXG TRANSIT RUBBER. 



To — Fine. Medium. Coarse. Caucho. Total. 



New York. . 5,074961 1,250,921 1,264,419 1,058.-53 8,648,684 



Liverpool... 3,762,917 614,781 761,417 1454,-.- 6.593.307 



Havre 574,82, 58 499 100.660 203,073 937.055 



Hamburg... 199.706 47,362 47,300 1,017 295.385 



Antwerp.... 57.440 800 ... .... 58,240 



Genoa 8571 13.033 i.77o 23.374 



a Para 991,096 .... 121,563 40,696! 1,153.355* 



Total 10.669 514 1.985 396 2 297,129 2,757,361! 17,709,400* 



[ a Mainly from the Acre and Bolivia.] 



These figures do not embrace rubber shipped direct from 

 Iquitos, from which source 2,058,466 kilograms passed 

 Para during the calendar year 1903. Nor do they include 

 certain shipments of rubber produced in the state of Ama- 

 zonas below Manaos. and going to Para or direct to Europe, 

 the whole amounting to 49,625 kilograms. 



Statistics are not available of the exports of rubber from 

 Para, exclusive of what was received from up the river, but 

 a combined statement for Para and Manaos shows : 



Para and Manaos stocks, December 31. 1902 kilos 1,092,000 



Combined receipts 31,300,942 



Aggregating 32,392,942 



Combined exports 31,094,942 



Stocks, December 31, 1903 1,298,000 



If there be subtracted from these exports the total figures 

 for the movement through Manaos, including the direct 

 shipments from Iquitos, and the small amounts from Ama- 

 zonas ports below Manaos, there remains 11,277,450 kilo- 

 grams to be regarded as the produce of the state of Para— 

 an increase of 425 tons over the production for 1902, as ar- 

 rived at by a similar calculation. 



Rubber blankets are being recommended throughout 

 northern Ohio as a cure for bronchial and lung trouble, and 

 because of the recommendation being made by many physi- 

 cians the sale of rubber blankets has largely increased. 

 They are used in sleeping out of doors. 



