May 



1903] 



XLI 



flMiblisfoers'lpacje 



When To Send In Advertising ' ' Copy. 



OUR advertisers would confer a great favor upon the Publisher if, in 

 sending in " copy " for changes, they would endeavor to do so 

 as long as possible in advance of the date of publication — which 

 is the last day of the month. We do not desire to fix any arbitrary rule 

 as to the latest date in the month on which advertising copy will be le- 

 ceived, for reasons may develop, just before the printing of the paper, 

 to make a change of advertisement desirable. At the same time, i; will 

 add to the convenience of the business office if those who intend sending 

 in advertising " copy " will consider, not the latest date on which it can 

 be handled, but the earliest date on which it can be furnished. 

 Please try not to be later than the 23d of the month. 



Our Buyer's 'Directory. 



WE are constantly in receipt of inquiries from firms or persons not 

 in the rubber trade, but who desire to form business connec- 

 tions with some branch or other of that trade, for lists of rubber 

 manufacturers or dealers. Often these inquirers are in a position to be- 

 come buyers ; others have something to sell. The answer usually made 

 is to call attention to the" Buyers' Directory of the Rubber Trade," which 

 appears regularly in The India Rubber World, and which contains 

 he names and addresses of the leading firms in the different branches 

 of the rubber business. Doubtless business results from the informa- 

 tion thus given. We know that the " Buyers' Directory," is much con- 

 sulted by subscribers to the paper, who have become accustomed to look- 

 ing into it for the sort of information which it contains. It cannot fail 

 to benefit rubber manufacturers, therefore, and others who may wish to 

 keep in touch with the rubber manufacturing interest, to be included in 

 this " Directory," for which reason we invite those members of the 

 trade whose names do not appear there already, to give this department 

 of the paper a careful examination, and to consider the advantages 

 which might result from their being represented in it. 



A Jobber Helped by Our 'Paper. 



TH HE manager of a new rubber jobbing house writes that The India 

 1 'Rubber World has rendered him " valuable services in making 

 recent purchases" for his firm. " I have been a reader of The 

 India Rubber World for a number of years," he adds, " but until now 

 never appreciated its worth. Several of your advertisers can thank you 

 for the starter we gave them." 



A Salesman Commends Mr. Pearson's Book. 



IT is interesting to learn that, while Mr. Pearson's " Crude Rubber 

 and Compounding Ingredients " was intended to be " a text book of 

 rubber manufacture," as indicated on the title page, the book hasbeen 

 found to serve a useful purpose in other directions. For instance, a 

 traveling salesman, of long experience in the employ of important rub- 



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ber manufacturers, has informed us recently that he has been profited by 

 a study of the book, in that the knowledge gained from it has enabled 

 him to discuss more satisfactorily with his customers many problems 

 which arise with regard to the quality and properties of different rubbers, 

 substitutes, etc. , as affecting the character of his own and competing 

 goods. The salesman in question, never having had the advantage of 

 a factory experience, declared it to be his belief that, through the careful 

 reading of this book, he had become possessed of information of even 

 more value to him— besides which the book can be conveniently car- 

 ried around with him for ready reference. 



A 'Book in Wide Demand. 



A FACTORY superintendent of long experience in the employ of 

 one of the great rubber shoe factories, in writing for a second copy 

 of " Crude Rubber and Compounding Ingredienis," says : 

 " I wish to say in regard to this book that we think it is a very valu- 

 able book for reference for anybody in the rubber business. It hasbeen 

 in such demand here that the writer had completely lost track of the 

 book we purchased of you ; in fact in the last few weeks we think some- 

 body has fallen so much in love with it that they will not return it to 

 us." 



He Appreciated the Gift. 



WE learn from the manager of a new rubber manufacturing com- 

 pany that he received, as a Christmas gift from the company, a 

 copy of "Crude Rubber and Compounding Ingredients," of 

 which he has said some very complimentary things. No doubt this will 

 prove to be a good investment for the company referred to. No doubt, 

 also, there are other important employes of rubber companies who would 

 be equally appreciative of this book as a gift— whether at Christmas tide 

 or in the beginning of spring. 



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