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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[November 1, 1912. 



in the present case we shall only mind about the latter and 

 consider it as a school where the free citizens of the greatest 

 Republic of South America try to learn what is going on 

 throughout the world. There, they have followed the growing 

 wealth of rubber plantation in the East. They have seen ap- 

 pearing on the stage of commercial struggle, a young competitor 

 born from the seeds taken over, less than forty years ago, from 

 the Amazonian Valley, by a clever and intrepid explorer, Mr. 

 Wickham. In this growing child, in the Hevea of the East, 

 tliey have not only seen a competitor in the near future, but 

 also a teacher who has opened their eyes and showed them 

 what they had to do to keep up their rubber wealth and avoid 

 a crisis, in consequence of their indifference, in the East. 

 Brazilians welcome liealthy rivalry ; they know the world is 

 large enough, and will grow larger still in the using of rubber. 

 Yearly the markets increase. 



"There is no reason why the rubber of the Brazilian jungles 

 and the fine product of the East should not live in peace. It 

 is sometimes said that one of the rubbers will knock out the 

 other. But why? Rubber is rubber, and very elastic, and you 

 know it does not split. We Brazilians think that rubber of the 

 jungles and rubber of the East are born to live and grow to- 

 gether as healthy friends. Brazil and the East will grow like 



brothers, for their respective common weal, and the neces- 

 sities of humanity. Drink to the everlasting union of the two 

 rubbers by the aid of the international press." 



.\t the conclusion of Dr. Argollo's speech, Mr. Arthur \V. 

 Stedman arose and said: "I wish to propose a toast to a noted 

 writer, the editor of a great paper, a strong character, frank 

 and fair with all alike, beloved by his friends and admired by 

 his enemies— Mr. Henry C. Pearson." This toast was drunk 

 standing, and was immediately followed spontaneously by the 

 song, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," in which every one 

 joined. 



Mr. Pearson : "I have been exceedingly touched by this 

 toast so pleasantly expressed; I wish that I could say all that 

 is in my heart; I wish that I could tell you how much I ap- 

 preciate this expression of your kindly feeling; but you know 

 it is now tomorrow, and if I should respond fittingly it would 

 be day after tomorrow, so I will simply thank you all. 



"In the refrain that you just now sang, I heard one exceed- 

 ingly musical voice — I think it was Mr. Baxendale's. I am 

 going to ask him to sing the solo of "Auld Lang Syne," with 

 all the rest of us joining in the chorus, and with this we will 

 bring this e.xceedingly happy occasion to a fitting close." 



The Third International Rubber Conference. 



FIRST SESSION, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1912. 



THE Third International Rubber Conference opened in one of 

 the spacious chambers of the Grand Central Palace, Tues- 

 day afternoon, September 24, at 2 o'clock, with an at- 

 tendance of about 150 delegates, including representatives of 

 the plantation interests of the Far East, exporters of wild rubber 

 from the Brazilian forests, manufacturers of rubber goods, 

 as well as consumers of those products. 



This is the first time in the history of the rubber industry 

 in America that a successful attempt has been made to bring 

 together such varied interests under one roof. The im- 

 portance and interest of the gathering, and the discussions 

 which were brought out, as the result of the papers offered, 

 fully justified the large attendance, which was observed at all 

 the meetings of the Conference. 



After an address of welcome by the president, Mr. Henry 

 C. Pearson, the session opened with a paper on "Rubber 

 Contracts," by Mr. Arthur W. Stedman, a rubber importer 

 of New York City. 



This was followed by a most interesting paper on "The 

 Plantation Industry" by Mr. Cyril E. S. Baxendale, Special 

 Delegate from the Malay States Planters' Association. This 

 paper was followed by a very animated discussion, in which 

 both producers and consumers of plantation rubber took 

 a lively interest. Among the speakers were: Mr. Frederic 

 C. Hood, Mr. Crosbie-Roles, Mr. Geo. B. Hodgman and 

 Dr. J. de Argollo of Bahia. 



The paper on "Various Manihots Producing Rubber in the 

 Central States of Brazil" by Dr. Cardwell-Quinn, was read 

 by title only. 



This was followed by a very interesting contribution by Mr. 

 Charles P. Fox, of .Akron, Ohio, on "Possible Rubber Producers 

 in the Temperate Zone," in which the author showed that there 

 ■were several plants at our disposal in this climate, which would 

 be of commercial importance for the production of rubber, if the 

 cost of production could be reduced sufficiently. 



This paper was followed by an essay on "Some Effects of 

 Acclimatization upon Guayule" by Mr. Francis E. Lloyd, Pro- 

 fessor of Botany at McGill University, Montreal, Canada (read 

 by title only). 



Mr. Frederic C. Hood in discussing Mr. Stedman's paper called 

 attention to the fact that we are at present comparatively ignorant 

 of the exact definitions for most of the commercial varieties 

 of crude rubber. Terms such as "Hard Para," "Up-River Fine," 

 "Weak Fine" and the like are used in such a loose manner at 

 the present day that the manufacturer is handicapped both in 

 the purchase and in the use of these rubbers. On his motion, 

 the question of "The Commercial Nomenclature of Crude Rubber 

 X'arieties" was referred to a committee of four, appointed by 

 the president of the Conference. 



.At the suggestion of the president, it was agreed that the 

 matter should be presented at the meeting of the Executive Com- 

 mittee of the Rubber Club of America, Tuesday night, September 

 24. As a result of this motion, the following members were 

 appointed by the Rubber Conference: 



Mr. Cyril Baxendale, Federated Malay States ; Dr. Jacques 

 Huber, State of Para, Brazil ; Mr. Leonard Wray, Straits Settle- 

 ments; Mr. F. Crosbie-Rolcs, Island of Ceylon; Mr. Noel 

 Trotter, London and Federated Malay States. 



The following mcmliers were appointed by the Rubber Club 

 of .\merica : 



Mr. Albert Zeiss. .Arnold & Zeiss, New York; Mr. Arthur 

 W. Stedman, New York Commercial Co., New York ; Mr. Wm. J. 

 Bass, General Rubber Co., New York and Sumatra; Mr. Henry C. 

 Pearson, The Indi.-\ Rubber World, New York. 



These committees were appointed with instructions to present 

 a preliminary report of their deliberations at the final meeting 

 of the Conference, Saturday morning, September 28. 



Note : The sessions of the "Nomenclature Committee" were 

 continued daily during the week beginning Monday, September 

 30, 1912. 



MORNING SESSION, WEDNESD.'W, SEPTEMBER 25. 

 Tlic first session of Wednesday opened at 10 A. M. with a 

 ;)aper on "The Present and Future of the Para Rubber Industry" 

 by Dr. Jacques Huber, Director of the Goeldi Museum and 

 Botanical Gardens at Para, Brazil. The paper called forth a 

 very lively discussion from the manufacturers. Among the 

 questions brou,ght out were : "What is the cost per pound of 

 gathering Up-River Fine Para and delivering it in the city of 



