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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[May 1, 1911. 



Henry C. Burton, he introduced the Honorable William A. 

 Prendergast. Mr. Prendergast had slipped away from another 

 banquet and had arrived just in time to dine with the rubber 

 men. Mr. Prendergast spoke for about half an hour, easily, 

 forcefully, wittily. His remarks were chiefly confined to vital 

 metropolitan problems, methods of municipal finance and the 

 like, aiul he held the undivided attention of his hearers from start 

 to finish. He also impressed his hearers as a man of extraordi- 

 nary force and with an intimate knowledge of every detail of city 

 affairs. His wonderfi'l quickness in rep.irtc- ":i< aUn a feature 

 that all appreciated and enjoyed. 



Hnitrcs de Cape Cod 



Gombo de volaillc. pvintatiicre 



Radis Celeri .■\mandes salces Olives 



Filet de kiiigfish, sauce aux crabes d'buitres 



Tomates farcies au-x concombres 



Tournecios d'agncan. sauce Colbert 



Macedoine de legumes a la creme 



Ponimes de lerre, Palestine 



Paini>le uousse au marasquin 



Pintade du printem]>s, sauce au pain 



Salade de romaine 

 Mous^ie de fraises, sauce Chantiny 

 Pctits fours Bruits 



Cafe . •,'■ • 



Pommcry Sc'C 



Mr. Prendergast vvas followed by the editor of The India 

 Rubber World and by Mr. Howard E. Raymond in brief 

 speeches. 



Next was introduced Mr. A. Radcliffe Dugmore. a mighty 

 hunter of big game, whose field of operations centered largely in 

 the great English Protectorate of Uganda on the east coast of 

 Africa. Mr. Dugmore for the last few years has given up the 

 practice of securing lion's skins and buffalo heads for trophies 



SOUVEXIR OF THE RuBHER SUNDRIES B.^.MQL'ET. 



for the more modern and indeed the more dangerous sport of 

 stalking big game and photographing it in its lairs. The lecturer 

 showed a series of colored stereopticon views, which comprised 

 daylight pictures of antelope, zebra, giraffe, African buffalo, rhi- 

 noceri and hippopotami, followed by a series of flashlight pictures 

 of lions with an occasional hyena and jackal, these pictures being 

 taken at all hours of the night when the beasts were feeding at 

 some recent "kill." Naturally the photographer had many ad- 

 ventures and narrow escapes which he told with much spirit. 

 Incidentally he mentioned having seen many plantations of Ceara 

 rubber up in Uganda and that they were promising well. 



A very pleasant feature of the Sundries dinners has been a 

 souvenir presented to each guest while at the table. This year 

 it was a most artistic box of hammered silver, the top and sides 

 very richly ornamented with figures and scroll work in relief, 

 the inside lined with gold. Its office is to adorn a smoking set 

 and hold the matches. It is a question, however, if it is not 

 more likely to be used as a jewel case. 



President Hodgman and Secretary-Treasurer Huber, the dinner 

 committee, were warmly congratulated at the evening's close upon 

 their success in arranging a banquet, every detail of which was 

 so perfect. 



OFFICIAL ANALYSIS OF RUBBER BY THE 

 DUTCH GOVERNMENT. 



■ I "O insure uniformity in the valuation of crude rubber, in con- 

 ^ nection with its purchase and sale, the Bureau for the Rub- 

 ber Trade and Industry, maintained under the management of 

 Dr. G. van Iterson, Jr., by the Dutch government, with the 

 permission of His Excellency the Minister of .•\griculture. In- 

 dustry and Trade, arranged to analyze all samples of rubber, 

 gutta-percha and balata during the months of February, March 

 and April of the current year, free of charge and give a certificate 

 of the results of this analysis. The chemical analysis con- 

 sisted of: 



1. Determination of moisture. 



2. " " resins. 



3. " '' inorganic impurities. 



4. " " organic impurities. 



In a circular letter, sent to all Dutch importers, brokers and 

 manufacturers of rubber, specific instructions as to the character 

 of the samples required and the manner of sending them were 

 given and it was explained that the sample would be divided into 

 three parts, of which one part would be used by the Bureau for 

 the analysis, a second kept by the Bureau as a control sample 

 and the third part returned to the sender, duly marked and 

 accompanied by the certificate of analysis, to be shown with 

 the certificate, when the rubber is offered for sale. 



It is further stated in the circular, that taking into consideration 

 the fact that the physical properties of rubber, i. e., its elasticity, 

 etc., are of great importance in its valuation, the Bureau has 

 arranged to install the necessary machines and apparatus for 

 making this determination and will devote special attention to 

 this branch of the subject. The circular is accompanied by a 

 specimen of the form of certificate of analysis that will be given. 



The above work is undertaken by the government experi- 

 mentally, for the purpose of deciding whether such an analysis 

 would be of sufficient value to the rubber trade to make its 

 permanent prosecution advisable. 



INDIA-RUBBER GOODS IN COMMERCE. 



EXPOKTS FROM THE UKITED STATES. 



OFFICIAL Statement of values of exports of manufactures 

 of india-rubber and gutta-percha for the month of Feb- 

 ruary. 1911, and for the first eight months of five fiscal years, 

 beginning July 1 : 



Belting, Boots All 



Months. Packing, and Other Tot.\l. 



and Hose. Shoes. Rubber. 



Februarv, 1911 $13S,92f $99,3,30 $501,688 $7.39,944 



July-January 1,215,134 1,600,041 3,397,718 6,212,893 



Total, 1910-11 $1,354,060 $1,699,371 $3,899,406 $6,952,837 



Total, 1909-10 1,233,910 1,437.252 3,053,753 5,724,015 



Total, 1908-09 896,362 1,013,544 2,4.54.707 4.364.613 



Total. 1907-08 924,585 1,305.352 2,485,307 4,715,244 



Total, 1906-07 801,238 918,569 2,321,211 4,041,018 



The above heading "All Other Rubber," for the last eight 

 months, includes the following details relating to Tires: 



For All 



Months. Automobiles. Other. Tot.\l. 



February, 1911 values $179,047 $49,007 $228,054 



July- January 1,015,673 319,022 1,334,695 



Total, 1910-11 $1,194,720 $368,029 $1,562,749 



