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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[October i, 1901. 



NEW TRADE PUBLICATIONS. 



RUBBER NOTES FROM EUROPE. 



WERNER & PFLEIDERER (Saginaw, Michigan) issue 

 a new edition of an illustrated description of their 

 " Patent ' Universal ' Masticator," which has come into exten- 

 sive use in Europe, and more recently in the United States, 

 for kneading and working up India rubber and Gutta-percha, 

 and incorporating other ingredients. [7^%'xgji'. 8 pages.] 



Boston Belting Co. have issued a new general catalogue of 

 " Mechanical Rubber Goods," which is the most extensive and 

 complete of their publications to date. This book is much 

 more than a mere list of factory products ; it is a reference book 

 of value regarding the properties and the proper care of rubber 

 belting, for instance, with specifications to guide the buyer in 

 stating his requirements for any particular use of belting- 

 There is also information of use in regard to hose, packing, and 

 other staple goods,as well as descriptions of the Boston Belt- 

 ing Co. 's products in each line, with prices. Rubber rolls and 

 printers' blankets receive special attention. The catalogue is 

 well illustrated, is printed in colors, and altogether marks a 

 distinct advance over the days when anything in the way of 

 printing was considered good enough for a trade catalogue. 

 An interesting feature is a pictorial contrast between the single 

 small building in which the company's business was begun, 72 

 years ago, and the extensive establishment in which is now in- 

 volved $1,000,000 of paid in capital. [S^(" x-8}i". 164 pages.] 

 == An extra copy of this catalogue, attractively bound in cloth, 

 forms a welcome addition to the office library of The India 

 Rubber World. 



New York Belting and Packing Co., Limited, issued 

 especially for distribution at the Pan American Exposition 

 a neat brochure devoted to their " Interlocking Rubber Tile." 

 It is illustrated with views of interiors floored with this ma- 

 terial. [4}i" x6X"- 8 pages.]==From the same company 

 comes an illustrated catalogue of " Packings," of which a very 

 full line is described. It is a handsome booklet. [3}i''X6X" 

 24 pages.] 



B. F. Sturtevant Co. (Boston) issue, as their Catalogue 

 No. 118, "Steam Hot Blast Apparatus," giving illustrations of 

 various types, and details of construction, with data as to their 

 efficiency. [6}i"Xg". 54 pages.] 



Franz Clouth Rheinische Gummiwaarenfabrik (Co- 

 logne- Nippes, Germany) send us a price list of India-rubber 

 insulating gloves, for use in electrical work, being their price 

 list No. 19. [6''X'o'. 4 pages.] 



W. S. Nott Co. (Minneapolis, Minnesota), a long established 

 jobbing house, send us their " Catalogue A-z " of mechanical 

 rubber goods and of leather belting, of which latter line they 

 are extensive manufacturers. Rubber goods receive chief at- 

 tention, however, including such accessorirs as belt fastenings, 

 hose reels, and the like. The rubber manufacturers whose pro- 

 ducts are represented are of the highest standing, and the cat- 

 alogue is a very complete one of its class. It is neatly bound 

 in cloth. [s"X7>i"- 184 pages.] 



ALSO RECEIVED. 



Charles Nohring, Cincianati, Ohio. = Interior Fire Hose Appli- 

 ances. 16 pp. 



Joseph Liixon Crucible Co., Jersey City, New Jersey.=Giaphite for 

 Automobiles. 12 pp. 



Gorrien's Portable Shower Bath Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota.=Gor- 

 rien's Portable Shower Bath, 16 pp. 



New Jersey Car Spring and Rubber Co., Jersey City=Price List. 

 " Wemaka" Perfect Vehicle Tire. 4 pp. 



The Gandy Belting Co., Baltimore, Maryland^The Gandy Belt Price 

 List. 4 pp. 



THE Gummi Zeitung, of Dresden, hears that "a rubber fac- 

 tory is to be installed in Brazil ; the founder intends to 

 visit Germany in the near future to order the necessary ma- 

 chinery for the same." 



= The Milan (Italy) branch of the Elektricitats-Aktienge- 

 sellschaft, vorm. W. Lahmeyer & Co. (Frankfort o/M.), has 

 been made a separate stock company, with a capital of 500,000 

 lire, and the former representative in Italy of the Lahmeyer 

 firm, Herr Ad. Egger, has been appointed director of the new 

 company. 



= The B. F. Goodrich Co. (Akron, Ohio) are mentioned as 

 having made an interesting display of druggists' sundries, from 

 their London depot, at the Chemists' Exhibition, held August 

 26 30 at Covent Garden Theater, London. They were the only 

 rubber firm, by the way, makmg such an exhibit.==Mr. R. M. 

 Howison, formerly managing director of the Goodrich Euro- 

 pean depot, has returned to the United States, being succeeded 

 by Mr. Arthur E. Lumsden. 



= Mr. L. Sgal, long connected with the crude rubber interest 

 and latterly with rubber manufacturing enterprises in Europe, 

 removed some time ago from Liverpool to Vienna, on account 

 of his health. It is understood that the change of climate has 

 been of great benefit to him. He has not lost his liking for 

 the rubber interest, and it is not unlikely that he may again 

 become closely connected with rubber manufacturing. 



ONE CONGO RUBBER TRADING COMPANY. 



THESociete des Produits Vegetaux du Haut Kassai, one of 

 the Belgian companies trading in the Congo Free State, 

 dates from 1894, and have in time come to have a capital of 

 1,250,000 francs ( = $250,000.) From a recent statement it 

 appears that the amount of Caoutchouc (among other commod- 

 ities) handled by the company, together with the profits for 

 each year, has been as follows, the year ending May 31 : 



Year. Caoutchouc. Profits. 



1895-96 77,ooj pounds. 123,067 francs. 



1896-97 123,000 " 263, '20 " 



1897-98 112,200 " 279.737 " 



1898-99 176,000 " 454.532 " 



1899-1900 191,400 " 355,859 " 



The report of the Societe Anonyme Belgika, presented at 

 a meeting of the shareholders at Brussels on July 30, stated 

 that during the year 19C0 there had come into their possession, 

 through their operations in the Conge Free State, 242,506 

 pounds of Caoutchouc. 



A QUESTION FOR THE CURIOUS. 



TO the Editor of The India Rubber World: Which 

 would have the greater elastic property, strength, and 

 durability — ten bands of India-rubber each V'k> inch thick, 5 feet 

 long, and 2 inches wide, or one band i inch thick, 5 feet long, 

 and 2 inches wide ? There would be the same quantity of rub- 

 ber used in either case. f. m. t. 



The New England Electric Vehicle Co. (Boston) has de- 

 clared a dividend of $2.50 on each share of stock on which $10 

 has been paid in, payable August 15. The number of shares 

 outstanding is 225,120, and the amount to be distributed is 

 about $562,000. By this action of the directors, the company 

 is formally dissolved. This statement does not take account 

 of certain property held by the company which may admit 

 of the payment of a later small dividend. 



