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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[January i, 1909. 



lustrated with views of mining and refining operations and maps 

 of the regions yielding the material. It may be of interest to 

 note that of the world's production of graphite, approximately 

 4 per cent, is used for pencil leads and 3 per cent, each for 

 graphite packing and graphite paint. The largest use is still 

 for such refractory articles as crucibles. This work is a com- 

 panion volume to a report on Asbestos, by the same author, re- 

 viewed in The India Rubber World, May i, 1906 (page 246). 



NEW TRADE PUBLICATIONS. 



THE Mechanical Rubber Co. issue a new general 

 catalogue of the products of their Cleveland Rubber Works 

 which is very much more than a mere trade list. It might 

 better be described as a useful handbook and work of reference 

 for users of Mechanical Rubber Goods. The book embraces 

 sections relating to belting, hose and fittings, packings, mats and 

 mattings, plumbers' specialties, and other molded and mechanical 

 rubber goods. Any section may be obtained separately, if 

 desired. Though this catalogue is illustrated profusely, it is 

 stated by way of introduction that ''it is no longer possible to 

 illustrate in a catalogue of conventional size anything like a 

 complete representation of our entire line." The Hose section of 

 40 pages mentions 36 varieties of hose — acid, brewers', garden, 

 fire, and so on — with almost innumerable brands under each 

 heading, and the other sections of the catalogue involve a like 

 variety of goods. \f>Vs" x 9". 200 pages.] 



G & J Tire Co. (Indianapolis, Indiana) issue "Automobile 

 Tires — 1909," being an illustrated price list of their automobile 

 tires and of a varied assortment of tire accessories. [SV2" x g)'e,". 

 16 pages.] 



GuAYULE Rubber is the title of a brochure describing the de- 

 velopment of the guayule rubber interest and giving an account 

 of the production of guayule rubber by the Madero interests in 

 Mexico. A number of good illustrations are included. The book- 

 let is distributed by the company's New York representative, 

 Ed. Maueer. [8J4" x 6J<^". 31 pages.] 



National India Rubber Co., (Bristol, Rhode Island), issue 

 a new catalogue of druggists' simdries and miscellaneous rubber 

 goods, which is an exceedingly attractive piece of work. It is 

 likewise interesting, on account of the variety of articles illus- 

 trated, and the apparent endeavor to render even such prosaic 

 articles as water bottles and syringe bags pleasing in appearance. 

 Some very handsome mats are pictured. [6" x 9". 79 pages.] 



J. P. William & Brothers (Henaratgoda Ceylon), issue a 

 new circular (No. 33), devoted to the three new species of "Mani- 

 toba" rubber from Bahia, and particularly Manihot dichotoma, or 

 Jequie maniQoba rubber, which has begun to attract attention in 

 Ceylon, and of which they are prepared to supply seeds and 

 plants. [5^"x8H". 8 pages.] 



ALSO RECEIVED. 



"Jiffy" Fire Hose Rack Co., No. 727 Seventh avenue, New York. = 

 "Jiffy" Fire Hose Rack. 44 pages. 



The B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron, Ohio. — A new Tire for Electrics. — 

 Palmer Web. 8 pages. 



Consolidated Rubber Tire Co., New York and Akron, Ohio. = Kelly- 

 Springfield Sectional Tires or Commercial Motor Vehicles. Price List. 

 8 pages. 



GOLF IN AMERICA. 



and deserve the lasting good will of the rubber trade on account 

 of the demand which has been built up for balls. 



TRAINING DOGS AS CADDIES. 



The heavy percentage of loss of golf balls on the links has 

 led a dog trainer in Pennsylvania to train several dogs to act 

 as caddies. A dog, he says, never tires of the game, but will 

 return a ball to the feet of his master repeatedly, and still be 

 eager to continue the performance. There is no record yet of 

 one of the canine caddies having secreted a ball with a view to 

 realizing cash for it. If this new employment for dogs should 

 become general it may lessen the demand for new golf balls 

 to a degree which will not be relished by the manufacturers. 



RUBBER FROM THE IQUITOS REGION. 



' I ■ HE Peruvian Amazon Co., Limited, opened subscription lists 

 •*• in London on December 7 for £130,000 of their 7 per cent. 

 participating preference shares, to provide for the further ex- 

 tension of their rubber exploitation work in the region above 

 Iquitos, in Peru. The company was registered September 26, 



1907 [see The India Rubber World, November i, 1907 — page 

 54], with ii,ooo,ooo capital, of which £300,000 is in preference 

 and £700,000 in ordinary shares, of £1 each. 



The business was founded in 1889 by Julio Cesar Arana. In 

 1893 a house was opened at Iquitos. In 1903 the partnership of 

 J; C. Arana y Hermanos (J. C. Arana & Brothers) was formed, 

 ,%nd a house opened also at Manaos. The business was trans- 

 ;!?fef red in 1907 to the English company here noted, the directorate 

 of which includes Julio C. Arana, of Iquitos, and Abel Araco, of 

 London, two partners in the vendor company. The purchase price 

 was stated at £780,000, payable (i) £50,000 in preference shares, 

 (2) £30,007 in cash, and (3) £699,993 ordinary shares. 



The Peruvian Amazon Co., Limited, own large freehold rub- 

 ber yielding estates convenient to Iquitos, the exploitation of 

 which has been very profitable. The trading profit for the last 

 year before the formation of the new company is stated at 

 £126,424 8j id. A large part of the yearly profits, it is claimed, 

 has been devoted to the permanent development of the estates. 

 In addition to these assets the Messrs. Arana have transferred 

 to the company their rights in the Putumayo district, sovereignty 

 over which is now in dispute among Peru, Colombia, and Ecua- 

 dor. It is stated that whatever may be the political bearing of a 

 final decision, it will not affect the rights of the settlers, but in 

 the accounts quoted in the company's prospectus, results from 

 trading on the Putumayo are not included. The Messrs. Arana 

 are stated to have expended £500,000 in developing this region, 

 where 45 rubber gathering centers are maintained. Their ex- 

 ports of rubber from the Putumayo alone have been, for 8 



calendar years : „ , ^^ , 



Pounds. Pounds. 



1900 33,600 1904 768,320 



1901 120,960 1905 1,052,800 



1902 275,520 1906 1,397,760 



1903 450,240 1907 1,350,720 



1908 (first six months) 883,012 



The rubber referred to in this article is not subject to the 



Brazilian export duty, which amounts to upward of 20 per 

 cent., ad valorem, but only to the Peruvian duty of about 2j4 

 pence [=4.05 cents] per pound in weight. 



HE twentieth anniversary of the St. Andrew's Golf Club, the 

 pioneer organization of the kind in America, was celebrated 

 by a dinner at Delmonico's, in New York, on the evening of 

 December 10. Some of the most notable golfers in the country 

 were present, including John Reid, the first president of the club. 

 Mr. William H. Taft, president elect of the United States, and 

 who will be the first golfing president, was invited but sent 

 regrets. The founders of St. Andrew's Club did much to pro- 

 mote the popularity of the ancient and royal game in America, 



There has lately been under study at Kew a plant, the intro- 

 duction of which on rubber estates in Malaya is reported to have 

 had a favorable effect in counteracting the growth of the pestif- 

 erous "lalang" grass. 



Pencils with Rubbers. — The Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., 

 lead pencil makers, some time ago sent out circular letters to a 

 large number of pencil users, requesting expressions as to their 

 preferences in relation to a number of details. One result is 

 that 10 per cent, of the responses were from those who prefer 

 pencils with rubbers. 



