June 1, 1913.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



453 



Rubber in Southern Brazil — II. 



By the Editor of The India Rubber World. 



The Rubber Port of Bahia — Chats with Expel lors — Courtesies from Bra- 

 zilian Officials — Local Wasliing Plants — Wide Diatribution of the Manihot — 

 The Four Principal Kinds — Methods of GatI urifig — Yield According to Dr. 

 Quinn — Dr. Zehntner's Figures. 



MORE than eighty per cent, of the Manitoba rubber pro- 

 ihiccd by Brazil's southern states comes out at the port 

 of Bahia. It is therefore an interesting place to the 

 rubber in.'in. and one that I was more than an.\ious to sec. 



surroundings for expansion than is the bay at Rio, the city of 

 Bahia has great future possibihties. 



The city is built first on a narrow terrace but a trifle above tide 

 water, then on a steep incline, and then on a plateau high above 

 the first tier of buildings. To get to the upper city there is a steep 

 inclined plane, and for foot passengers a big double elevator. 



Like Brooklyn it is a city of churches, the total being 260; and 

 iilhers. so it is said, are projected. There arc many line build- 



Bo.\T L.\NDixG, Bahia. 



Somewhere I had formed tlie idea that the landing was difficult 

 and dangerous, so when we left the steamer in a comfortable 

 launch and dis- 

 embarked at a 

 very respectable 

 pier, the surprise 

 was an agreeable 

 one. 



The water 

 front buildings 

 were a bit ragged 

 in outline and 

 the piers crowded 

 with merchandise 

 and debris, but 

 that was due in 

 part to the Port 

 Work prepara- 

 tions of the 

 French conces- 

 sionaires. This 

 concession is to 

 be a monopoly, 

 the company 

 charging for 

 every pound of 

 cargo entering 

 the port. The 

 quays are to have 

 36 feet of water 

 at low tide, the 

 fill being made 

 by pumping from 

 the harbor. Mod- 

 ern warehouses, 

 cranes, etc., will 

 be installed, and 

 as All Saints 

 Bay is better 

 adapted in its 



lueBEH .ARtAi 

 MANrcOBA - Man 



Map Showing Manihot Area in Eastern Brazil. 



A Planted Area on the Uplands. 



ings, a fair second-class hotel, some excellent pensions, and the 

 finest oranges that the thirsty traveler could desire. As befits 



an ancient city, 

 the streets are 

 grotesquely nar- 

 row, although 

 the modern spirit 

 is evident in 

 the broadening 

 of some of the 

 main thorough- 

 fa r e s, which 

 means cutting 

 long blocks of 

 h i g h buildings 

 clear to their 

 centers. There 

 is to be a central 

 avenue 250 feet 

 wide. There arc 

 excellent trams, 

 the usual tropical 

 carriages and 

 some 100 auto- 

 mobiles and 

 mot o r trucks. 

 Speaking of the 

 latter, tires suf- 

 fer severely, and 

 motor owners are 

 constantly com- 

 plaining. This is 

 due to the un- 

 even stone pave- 

 ments, the car- 

 tracks and the 

 reckless driving 

 — that is, in part. 

 Another reason 

 is that seconds 



