October i, 1902.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



25 



lOTTINGS FROM MANAOS, 



CHANGE IN A HAMBURG FIRM. 



TO THE Edii'or of Thk Inuia Rubber World: The Acre 

 concession still seems to worry the people in power in 

 Amazonas, and now they have prohibited the transit of goods 

 to or from Bolivia via the Amazon. This aflfects not only the 

 Acre district, but also the Bolivian possessions on the Beni 

 river, which is not disputed territory. 



If the maritime powers would only combine to induce Brazil 

 to open all the navigable affluents of the Amazon and declare 

 it open to the Atlantic ocean, stationing an international 

 squadron in these waters, it would be the most practical way 

 of quieting northern South America. 



There are rumors of trouble on the Acre in the way of revo- 

 lutions. It is difficult to acquire exact knowledge of what 

 goes on there, but it seems that some of the Brazilians resident 

 in the district are trying to overthrow Bolivian rule. From 

 what I know of the Acreans personally, I don't think that the 

 Bolivian Syndicate would have much trouble in quieting them 

 it is only a question of coin. If the people now on the ground 

 are left undisturbed in their homes, and are able to sell their 

 rubber at fair prices and buy goods at decent prices, there will 

 be no trouble at all for the Syndicate. 



Luiz Galvez, who at one time tried to make an independent 

 state of Acre, has been sent, a prisoner, to the rio Branco, 

 which forms one of the biggest scandals in the history of Bo- 

 livian justice. It would be unfair, however, to judge all Brazil 

 by a single state. 



The action of the state governor at Manaos in imposing 

 duties on rubber coming from Bolivia has raised a perfect 

 storm of protests and legal actions, and a new journal will be 

 started here to oppose the measure. 



The governor of Amazonas has sent Dr. Porfius Moguiera to 

 New York, and Dr. Eneas Martins to Paris and Brussels, to try 

 to raise the new loan of ;/;i, 500,000, to " consolidate the debt." 

 Nearly all the holders of the state bonds have protested against 

 the consolidation. 



Mr. Charles S. Seibert, of New York, has arrived at Manaos 

 with the electric lighting plant ordered for the town of Labrea, 

 and will proceed with it soon to that point. Mr. C.J. Anchas, 

 an American, is at Manaos, experimenting with wireless teleg- 

 raphy. The National Business Men's Association, of Chicago, 

 United States, has elected Mr. Antonio Bacellar, of the firm of 

 A. F. Barbaza & Co., one of the largest importing firms at Ma- 

 naos, as consulting member. The work on the Manaos harbor 

 improvement has begun. 



The Mandos chamber of commerce has received a sample of 

 " Para rubber " grown in Ceylon, which has caused a consider- 

 able sensation. ignacio. 



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A correspondent writes from Paia: "The Brazilian gov- 

 ernment, by breaking off the negotiations for a new commer- 

 cial treaty with Bolivia, has suddenly put a stop to the free 

 transit of goods to and from Bolivia. The purpose of this 

 brusque measure, its necessity, and justice, are not quite clear 

 yet, but are supposed to be intended as a punishment directed 

 against Bolivia for entertaining the idea of letting her newly 

 acquired territory on the river Acre to a foreign syndicate. As 

 the trade with that district is chiefly in the hands of Para and 

 Mandos merchants, the effect of the measure is likely to be as 

 mischievous and prejudicial to the Brazilians as to the Boliv- 

 ians. The latter, however, will be serious sufferers in their 

 Beni commerce, in which the foreign element is largely inter- 

 ested, besides. The development of this affair is being watched 

 with no little concern." 



THE hard rubber business at Hamburg and Harburg a/d 

 Elbe, Germany, of which Dr. Traun has for many years 

 been proprietor, has undergone a change in title, as indicated 

 by a recent circular, of which a translation follows : 



We hereby inform you that this day the sons of our Senator Dr. 

 Ileinr. Traun, the Messrs. Heinr. Otto Traun and Dr. Friedrich 

 Adolph Traun, enter as partners into our business, which will continue 

 without change under the name 



DR. HEINR. TRAUN & SOHNE, 



vormals Harburger GummiKamm Co. 

 We beg you to send all correspondence to the new firm Hamburg 8, 

 Meyerstrasse 59, and to take notice of the following signatures. Re- 

 spectfully, HARBURGER GUMMI KAMM CO. 



Hkinr. Traun. 

 Hamburg and Harburg a/d Elbe, August 15,1902. 



The signatures referred to are those of the partners above 

 named and the following procurators : Herm. Coipe, Eduard 

 Debes, Adolph Liibens, Paul Fischer, Heinr. Heincke, and 

 Heinr. Helms. 



The business here referred to dates back to 1818, when it 

 was owned by H. C. Meyer, a manufacturer of canes. In 1851, 

 as the Harburger Gummi-Kamm Co., it began the manufacture 

 of hard rubber goods under the Goodyear patents, and in 1863 

 Dr. Traun became interested in its management. Since 1884 

 he has been sole owner. The business under his management 

 always has been successful, and Dr. Traun, two or three years 

 ago, said to the writer that if he would consent to its becom- 

 ing a public company, a large increase in capital would readily 

 be available, but he preferred that the control should remain 

 in his family. The company maintain branches in London, 

 New York, and other important centers. 



RECENT RUBBER PATENTS. 



THE UNITED STATES PATENT RECORD. 

 Issued August 5, igo2. 



NO. 706,021. Device for inflating pneumatic tires. Frederick W. 

 Claesgens and John G. Magin, Rochester, New York, assignors 

 of one-third to George A. Claesgens, same address. 

 706,044. Machine belting. Martin Giilet, Arlington, Massachusetts, 



assignor to Julia G. Jordan, trustee, Merchantville, New Jersey. 

 706,293. Pneumatic tread and tire. Frank L. Beamond, Sutton-Cold- 



field, England. 

 700,466. Hydraulic or fire hose. Benjamin L. Stowe, Jersey City, 

 New Jersey. 



Issued August 12, 1902. 



706,543. Horseshoe. John W. Fisher, Akron, Ohio, assignor of one- 

 half to Frank Reifsnyder, Chicago, Illinois. 



706,590. Vehicle tire. Fred E. Osgood and Franklin F. Bradley, 

 Chicago, Illinois, assignors of one-third to Richard A. Kent, same 

 address, 



706,693. Bottle stopper. Silas Schwerin, Belleville, New Jersey, as- 

 signor to Hardman Rubber Co., same address. 



706,758. Golf ball. Eleazer Kempshall, Boston, Massachusetts. 



706,768. Soft tread horseshoe. Burton P. Marcley, Brooklyn, New 

 York. 



706,802. Dress shield. Emma M. Cowles, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 



706,968. Swiveled hose reel. George E. Le Mend, Detroit, Michigan, 

 assignor of two-thirds to Walter Bogart and Chester Given, same 

 address. 



706,986. Lawn sprinkler. Paul Moderson, Fruitvale, California. 

 Issued August 19, 1902. 



707,169. Spring tire for vehicle wheels. Henry C. Shearman, Provi- 

 dence, Rhode Island. 



707,263. Golf ball. Addison T. Saunders, Akron, Ohio, assignor of 

 one-half to Frank A. Seiberling, same address. 



707>355' Conveying belt. John J. Ridgway, Rosebank, New York. 



