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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August 1, I9I3. 



The equipment is a washer, mixer, warmer, calender, 

 spreader, two tubing machines and several vulcanizers. It is 

 run in conservative English fashion, not really as an enter- 



The Factory from the Railroad. 



prise, but as an adjunct to the warehouse and an accommoda- 

 tion to its customers. 



Speaking of tires, there are lots of autos in the city and 

 every known make of tire is used. It may be interesting to 

 note also that there are the following who handle rubber 

 goods: 



S. Borok, Buchanan Jordan & Co., Buxton Cassini & Co., 

 Continental Tyre Co., B. J. Ebsworth (agents for Dunlop 

 Tyre Co.), Edwards & Fase (agents for Northern Rubber 

 Co.), Harris & McDonald (agents for North British Rubber 



Department for Tire Repair. 



Co.), David Hogg y Cia., India Rubber, Gutta Percha & 

 Telegraph Works Co., Limited, and Recht & Lehmann (agents 

 for "Michehn" tires). 



There is also in the city a worthy Italian — said to have been 

 employed by the Pirellis in Milan at one time— who does more 

 or less in proofing fabrics for his own clothing business. I was 

 not able to visit his factory, nor could I find him. The story 

 was rife, also, that the "American Goodyear Co." was to 

 estabhsh a large factory in "B. A." and that the Jockey Club 

 had subscribed millions — more or less — to the scheme. The story 

 was absurd, of course, but was nevertheless told and retold, 

 with additions, until the project assumed proportions almost 

 gigantic. 



(To be continued.) 



BRAZILIAN RUBBER EXPORTS. 



IN a comprehensive report. Consul General Julius G. Lay, of 

 Rio dc Janeiro, has grouped various interesting figures regard- 

 ing the exports of Brazil during the last three years. The totals 

 amounted to: 1910, $310,006,433; 1911, $324,919,767; 1912, $362,- 

 346,951. 



Of the 1912 exports the United States took about 40 per cent.; 

 Great Britain about 12 per cent.; Germany about 14 per cent.; 

 IVance about 10 per cent., and otlver countries about 24 per cent. 



The exports of rubber alone were as follows : 



, 1911 , , 1912 ^ 



Tons. Value. Tons. Value. 



Total 36,547 $73,261,558 42,286 $78,125,250 



1911 , , 1912 s 



Inchiding exports to — Tons. Value. Tons. \'alue. 



United States 16,146 $31,359,386 21.322 $39,344,927 



Great Britain 15,662 32,886,456 14,728 27.042,375 



Germany 1.058 1,660,302 1,660 2.399.485 



France 3,221 6,403.342 4,436 8,091,635 



Belgium 156 316,429 126 433,818 



.\n increase of (|uantity is thus shown for the United States in 

 1912, coupled with a reduction for Great Britain. The two coun- 

 tries took between them the bulk of the Brazilian rubber exports. 



MANICOBA CULTIVATION IN BRAZIL. 



At the recent meeting of the British and Brazilian Rubber 

 Planters and Manufacturers, Ltd., the chairman reported that 

 their representative had been shown a plantation of Manitoba 

 rubber trees which the manager estimated to number 30.000 and 

 to be about seven years old. They had only been experimentally 

 tapped, but they showed plenty of latex, altho it refused to 

 flow freely. The manager thought that there must be some 

 method of inducing the trees to yield fully. In that case they 

 would have an immediate and profitable source of income. Their 

 representative at Lagoa had been making experiments, which he 

 believed to be successful, with that object in view. 



.■\ccording to latest details, 100,000 rubber trees have been 

 planted, mostly ranging in age from one to three years. There 

 are said to be in addition several hundred thousand indigenous 

 Miiiiicoha trees. The company's properties are in the State of 

 Raliia. Brazil. 



BBAZILIAN PROSPECTS AS VIEWED FROM MALAYA. 



Commenting on a statement that Brazil is getting 17,000 Japan- 

 ese coolies, the "Malay Mail" remarks : 



"Respecting the above we doubt whether the Japanese govern- 

 ment will permit its natives to work under anything like existing 

 conditions of rubber collecting in Brazil. If proper plantations 

 are started it may be another question, but serious competition 

 from this source could hardly be expected under, say, ten years. 

 The real fight between the two classes of the product must be 

 such that the fittest will survive. Brazil seems alive to this 

 aspect, and to be doing all she can to prevent the loss of what is 

 to her a very important industry. Plantation interests should not 

 rest under the possibly false security that when rubber is below 

 3s. per pound, Brazil will cease to be a producer. The selling 

 price will have to be well under that, before hard Para will cease 

 to come to market " 



WILD vs. plantation RUBBER. 



.\ statement is attributed to Mr. .\. Lampard, to the effect that 

 against an estimated world's consumption this year of 120.000 

 tons of rubber, the supply from the plantations cannot be ex- 

 pected to exceed 45,000 tons. The balance must, therefore, come 

 from wild sources of supply. He expresses the opinion that if 

 rubber drops to an unremunerative price for the gatherers of 

 the wild article, it is bound to rise again to a point which will 

 admit of its collection on a profitable basis. 



