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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 1, 1913. 



OBITUARY RECORD. 



GEORGE PELLINGER. 



A BRIEF announcement was made in ihe June issue of The 

 ^*- India Rubber World of the death of Mr. George Pell- 

 inger, president of the Vulcanized Rubber Co., which occurred 

 at his home, Weehawken, New Jersey, on the night of Saturday, 

 May 24. 



Mr. Pellinger had been identified with the hard rubber in- 

 dustry since 1872, his start in the business being in a minor fac- 

 tory position with the India Rubber Comb Co. at College Point, 

 New York. He remained with this company until 1878, when he 

 resigned to accept a place in the Ruliber Comb and Jewelry Co. 

 of Bloomingdale. New Jersey. He left this company after sev- 



George Pellixger. 



eral years of service, and helped organize the Keystone Hard 

 Rubber Co. of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, with the assistance of 

 Frank Nichols and \Vm. A. Sheldon. He remained with this 

 company until 1887, when, at the earnest request of Dr. B. F. 

 Goodrich, he took charge of the Goodrich liard rubber depart- 

 ment at Akron, Ohio, remaining there until 1895, when he ac- 

 cepted the position of manager of the electrical department of 

 the Goodyear Vulcanite Co., since changed to the Vulcanized 

 Rubber Co. 



His well known ability and good business qualifications helped 

 him to rise rapidly from this position to the presidency of the 



company, which office he filled up to the time of his death. 

 He is survived by his widow and four children. 



HEKRY KIVER. 



Henry Kiver, head of the well-known crude rubber house of 

 Henry Kiver & Co., operating at 5 Fen Court, Fenchurch street, 

 London, E. C, died on the 2nd ult. Arrangement has been 

 made for the continued operation of the business on the same 

 basis and at the same address as hitherto. 



PROSPECTIVE EFFECTS OF PROPOSED TARIFF 

 REDUCTIONS ON RUBBER GOODS. 



A NY reduction in tariff rates would naturally in the first place 

 ■** operate in favor of those foreign makers who have been do- 

 ing business with this country in spite of the 35 per cent duty, and 

 are thus in a better position to profit by the situation than those 

 who have been kept out of the market by the tariff and would 

 now have to make new connections. The next efforts to profit 

 by the change would naturally be on the part of countries which 

 have lost ground and wish to regain it. 



The annual American imports of india rubber manufactures 

 have been as follows: 1907, $2,262,783; 1908, $1,956,590; 

 1909, $1,391,770; 1910, $1,154,347; 1911, $875,125; 1912, $998,722. 



The average reduction of 60 per cent, between 1907 and 1911 

 W'as distributed as follows among the three principal sources of 

 supply : 



1907. 1911. 



Great Britain $193,468 $288,668 



Germany 1.028,746 438,302 



France 825,399 68,322 



Total $2,047,613 $795,292 



Other countries 215,170 79,833 



Total $2,262,783 $875,125 



For the six years Germany shows a falling off to the extent 

 of about 47 per cent., while France only retained about 8 per 

 cent, of its former trade. Great Britain, on the other hand, 

 shows a gain of about 50 per cent. 



Whether or not the result of the new tariff would be to en- 

 courage those countries which have lost ground to make efforts 

 to regain it under the more favorable conditions now in pros- 

 pect, the advance in imports from England would seem to indi- 

 cate a still keener competition from that quarter in the future. 

 Canada has of late partially regained lost ground. In 1907 the 

 imports from Canada nearly reached $28,000. After a drop from 

 $27,970 in 1907 to $1,894 in 1508, and $1,899 in 1909, imports from 

 Canada recovered to $2,684 in 1910 and $51,864 in 1911. 



COMPARISON OF PAYNE TARIFF AND NEW SENATE TARIFF BILL. 



Payne Tariff. 



Per cent. 

 ad 

 Paragraph. valorem. 



463. Manufactures of India rubber 35 



464. " " gutta percha 35 



463. Rubber sponges 40 



135. Wires and cables composed of metal and rubber 



(equalling) 52 



330. Cotton and rubber belting 30 



330. Tire fabrics 45 



347. Waterproof cotton cloths (equalling) 50^ 



330. Suspender webbing (cotton) 45 



358. " " (fiber) 45 



383. " " (woo!) equalling 84 



401. " " (silk) 50 



332. Manufactures of cotton 45 



402. Clothing of silk and India rubber 60 



Proposed New Tariff as Reported by Senate Finance 



Committee. 



Para- Per cent. 



graph. ad valorem. 



37S. Manufactures of India rubber and gutta percha 



not specially provided for 10 



378. Druggists' sundries IS 



379. Hard rubber 15 



116. Wires and cables composed of metal and riibber. . 15 



267. Belting of cotton or other vegetable fiber with 



India rubber 15 



267. Tire fabrics 25 



259. Waterproof cotton cloths 25 



267. Suspender webbing (cotton) 25 



289. " " (fiber) 30 



301. " " (wool) 35 



324. ■' " (silk) 45 



271. Manufactures of cotton 30 



325. Clothing of silk and India rubber 50 



