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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[October 1, 1912 



for coagulating latex, lias a very interesting exhibit in the north- 

 west corner on the crude rubber floor. He has specinients of Para 

 rubber coagulated in the old way, and a great many specimens 

 of the same sort of rubber coagulated after his method, and he 

 seems to make out a strong case for the superiority of rubber 

 coagulated by the Pinto process. He has samples of rubber 

 which he coagulated five years ago, which has lost none of its 

 elasticity, strength or nerve. 



AN .\t.LRUBBER PAVILION. 

 One of the most interesting pavilions on the balcony floor is 

 that of Ed. Maurer. which is composed — panels, pillars, roof, 



BRITISH GUIANA. 



Wliile British Guiana has not an independent exhibit, an effort 

 has been made to secure representation for the colony, by includ- 

 ing a number of rubber samples in the "British Guiana" display 

 of the Imperial Institute. 



These samples include a seven-pound sheet of balata from 

 Messrs. Garnett & Co. ; a similar exhibit from tlie Consolidated 

 Rubber and Balata Estates, Limited, and seven pounds of plan- 

 tation Para biscuits from Mr. William Hodgson, of Plantation 

 Noitgedacht, a sugar estate on the Demerara River. 



Biscuits of plantation Para from Plantation Inschen, a sugar 



I'llicn I'dNs UK .\.\IA/(lN KrHBEK 

 DR. LOBATO, ADMIRM. CARVALHO. AND MR. MANDERS. 



counters. cv(.r\ tiling tliat is ob.'^ervable — of rubber sheets. In order 

 to give color contrast, the pillars and panels are covered with 

 a pale yellow rubber, while the roof is covered with rubber of 

 dark brown. It i^ a very striking exhibit, and incidcntly, quite 

 valuable ircmi a rubber standpoint. 



.k CI.UB ROOM FOR RUBBER MEN. 

 In the northeast corner of the lialcony floor there is a com- 

 -modious room 30 .x 75 feet, which is devoted to the use and com- 

 fort of the exhibitors and their friends. It is a pleasant retiring 

 place where the- exhibitor — after answering several thousand 

 .questions propounded by inquiring minds — can go and sit down 

 ^n peace a»d quiet and get a few minutes' repose. 



estate, have been sent liy Messrs. Barker Brothers. McCoiinell 

 & Co., Limited, while a similar exhibit has come from the 

 E.xperiniental Station of the Department of Science and Agri- 

 culture. Of Sapium rubber, biscuits have been sent from the 

 Banasika Government Reserve and scrap cakes from the David 

 Young Rubber Estate, Limited. 



EXPOSITION NOTES. 



The exhibit of the L-nited States Rubber Co., which stands at 

 the head of the front flight of stairs, will be beautiful by day and 

 by night. It is to be hung with the flags of many nations. It 

 will be lighted at night by the crystal reflection of three great 



