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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[November i, 1910, 



13.211 (1909). Protective cover for pneumatic tires. A. Constantin, 

 Hanover, Germany. 



13.212 (1909). Spring wheel with rubber tread. G. Dcbladis, Paris, 

 Francis. 



13,214 (1909). Cover for pneumatic tire. J. Fulton, Paisley. 



13.336(1909). Pad for crutches, chair legs, and the like. G. H,- Hick- 

 son, Stockton-on-Tees. 

 '3,37S ('909). Elastic stud tire. J. Cairns, Willenhall, Staffordshire. 



THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. 



PATENTS ISSUED (with Dates of Application). 

 413.738 (Feb. 19, 1910). J. Knight. Demountable tire. 

 413,890 (March 21). Boutiny and Laporte. Collar for tire repairs. 

 413,800 (March 17). C. Dreyfus, A. Friedl, and The Clayton Aniline 

 Co., Ltd. Process for purifying rubber. 



414.15s (June II, 1909). Michelin el Cie. Process for rendering balloon 

 tissues impermeable. 



414,113 (March 22, 1910). D. Lance. Tire inner tube. 



414.166 (March 26). Cartaret. Tire and rim for vehicle wheels. 



414,031 (March 25). M. Francand. Heel pad. 



414,120 (March 25). W. L. Dinnsmoor. Vulcanizer 



414.280 (March 2) J. L. Jackson. Demountable rim for pneumatic tires. 



414,304 (June 15, 1909). H. F. Morel. Process for rendering balloon 



fabrics impermeable 

 414,327 (March 24, 1910). J. Richardson. Tire protector. 

 414,440 (April 4). The Nelson Tire Co. Elastic tire. 

 414,344 (.>\pril 7). T. C. Mussen and J. H. Waldman. Elastic tire. 



414.760 (April 12). C. H. Scott. Manufacture of linoleum. 



414.761 (April 12). C. H. Scott. .Apparatus for the manufacture of lino- 

 leum. 



414.762 (April 12). C. H. Scott. Devices for printing designs on lino- 

 leum. 



414,844 (April 15). The Sheated Tube Co.. Ltd. Pneumatic tire 

 414.759 (.\pril 12). L. C. A. de Clerez. Rubber recleaning process. 



[Note. — Printed copies of specifications of French patents can be ob- 

 tained from R. Robet. Ingenieur-Conseil, 16 avenue de Villier, Paris, at 

 50 cents each, postpaid. 



Distribution of Rubber Goods Exports. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN CANADA. 



/^ ANADI.\N imports of manufactures of india-rubber and 

 ^^ gutta-percha for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1910, by 

 countries, are officially stated to have been in value as follows : 



Boots and shoes. . 



Belting 



Clothing and water- 

 proof cloth .... 



Hose 



Packing and mats. 

 Vehicle tires .... 

 All other 478,869 



United 

 States. 

 $112,583 

 51,141 



45.871 



91,983 



68,882 



158,023 



Great Other Total Duties 

 Britain. Countries. Value. Collected. 



$1,887 $ $114,470 $28,801 



13.517 163 64,821 16,827 



210,724 



1.397 



S.613 



32.517 



113,009 



410 



4 



348 



3.759 



49.634 



257.005 



93.384 



74.843 



194,299 



641,512 



64.234 

 31.691 

 25.712 

 65,107 

 166,493 



Total, 1909-10.. .$1,007,352 $378,664 $54,318 $1,440,334 $398,865 



Total, 1908-09... 682,919 183,019 35.637 901.575 253,279 



Total. 1907-08... 666,307 182,360 49.457 898,124 247,898 



oTotal, 1906-07.. 476,444 68.957 30,490 575.891 158,244 



fcTotal, 1905-06... 680,014 99.69s 32,034 811,743 100,879 



a For nine months ended March 31, 1907. 



b For fiscal year ended June 30, 1906. 



Imports from Germany amounted in value to $40,693, against 

 $22,209 in the preceding year, and $27,815 in the twelvemonth 

 ending March 31, 1908. The imports from all other countries 

 than the United States, Great Britain, and Germany amounted 

 only to $13,625. 



There may also be noted the following imports, not classified 

 by the customs as "rubber goods," but having a relation to the 

 industry : 



United Great Other Total Duties 



States. Britain. Countries. Value. Collected. 

 Webbing, elastic 



and non-elastic. $234,228 $56,444 $11,503 $302,175 $56,380 

 Stockinettes for 



rubber footwear 62,439 14,440 76,879 10,837 



Duck for rubber 



belting and hose 67,536 10,290 77,826 free 



Rubber thread ... 4,836 4,836 free 



Exports of Canadian Rubber Goods. 



Belting $28,386 Clothing $5,732 



Hose 5,021 All other 56,398 



Footwear 129,618 



Mats and matting 317 Total $225,472 



To — Value. 



Great Britain $34,283 



Australia 36,824 



New Zealand 32,154 



Newfoundland 30,629 



British Guiana 604 



British West Indies.. 25 

 Other British Posses- 

 sions 9 



United States 59.104 



Mexico 19,994 



To — Value. 



.Argentina $10? 



Brazil 88 



France 1,651 



Belgium 7.498 



Denmark 85S 



Italy 3J 



Norway 95. 



Japan 1,523. 



Total $225,47^ 



Comparison ivith Former Exports. 



Year ended Alarch 31, 1909 $236,085 



Year ended March 31. 1908 239,983 



Nine months ended March 31, 1907 169,294 



Year ended June 30, 1906 266,504 



Year ended June 30, 1905 170,35^ 



Imports of Raw Materials. 



Pounds. Value. 



India-rubber and gutta-percha 3.099,409 $3,555,507 



Rubber recovered ; rubber substitute ; hard 



rubber in sheets 4,189,424 698,424 



Rubber, powdered, and rubber waste.... 2,669,541 257,944 



Total, 1909-10 9.958,374 $4,511,875 



Total, 1908-09 6,124,882 2,483,570 



CANADIAN IMPOKTS OF BUBBEH TIRES. 



Imports of the rubber tires (for vehicles of all kinds) are re- 

 ported by the customs service in Canada in more detail than in 

 other countries. The following official statements of value are 

 for fiscal years ended March 31 : 



1907-08. 1908-09. 1909-10. 



Great Britain $10,326 $10,732 $32,517 



France 93i 1,484 2,730 



Germanv 1,287 564 1.029 



United States 81,555 96.795 158.023 



Total $94,099 $109,575 $194,299 



Imports of automobiles and other motor vehicles during the 

 past fiscal year amounted to 1,437, valued at $1,816,164, of which 

 the United States contributed 1,345 machines and Great Britain 

 78. The value of such imports for the preceding year was 

 $585,097. Imports for the three months, April-June, 1910, 

 amounted to $1,379,387. 



THE PAN AMERICAN UNION. 



THE name "The Pan American Union" has been adopted for 

 what has been known hitherto as "The International 

 Bureau of the .American Republics," the headquarters of which 

 are in Washington. This is in accordance with a resolution 

 adopted at the fourth International Conference of American Re- 

 publics, held recently at Buenos Aires. This was the most im- 

 portant of the conferences held in the series, and its results 

 doubtless will be seen in a better understanding between the 

 people of the several republics and closer commercial relations 

 between North and South America. A very full summary of 

 the proceedings at Buenos .Mrcs appears in the valuable Bulletin 

 of the Pan American Union, published at Washington, in its 

 issue for October, 1910. 



The second annual report of the Pope Manufacturing Com- 

 pany (Hartford, Connecticut) for the year ending July 31, 1910 

 — the first complete fiscal year of the company, as reorganized — 

 shows sales for the year of $4,010,199.94, an increase of $1,166,- 

 458.53 over the sales of the preceding twelve months, and net 

 earnings of $745,390.87. Dividends paid during the year 

 amounted to $368,054, and the surplus at the end of the year was 

 $860,203.63. 



