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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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HENRY C. PEARSON, 



EDITOR. 



HAWTHORNE HILL, 

 ASSOCIATE. 



Vol. 43. 



FEBRUARY I. 1911. 



No. 5. 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS ON LAST PAGE READING MATTER. 



THE RUBBER FOOTWEAR TRADE. 



RECENT meteorological conditions in this coun- 

 try have not been all that the earnest and am- 

 bilious rubber footwear man could ask. The Middle 

 \\'cst had the driest January- in almost a decade, and 

 in the East the precipitation was not at all satisfac- 

 tory to the dealer with a generous supply of "Storm 

 King" boots and four-buckle gaiters on hand. 



The winter started with a glow of promise, the 

 first half of December pointing to an old-fashioned 

 winter. There was a creditable fall of snow and it 

 was well distributed, and the orders flowed in to the 

 footwear manufacturers in a way that indicated that 

 the trade was far from being in an over-stocked con- 

 dition; in fact, the cpiickness of the response to the 

 first display of winter weather proved conclusively 

 that the supplies on hand were exceptionally light. 

 This conclusion seems further to be borne out by the 

 fact that notwithstanding tlie openness of the weather 

 during the past six montlis, orders received by the 

 manufacturers are well up to their normal level for 

 this time of the year, and the factories, though not 

 pushed, are at least running on comfortable schedules. 



^But it goes without saying that a vigorous and well- 



2ldeveloped snow storm, starting in at Seattle and pro- 

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DEATH OF MR, HAWTHORNE HILL. 



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It is with deep sorrow that wc announce the sudden ,i,\»»0E~' 

 death from pneumonia of Mr. Hawthorne Hill, for ten 

 years associate editor of The Ixdia Rubber World, 

 which occurred in New York, February 2, just as this 

 issue was going to press. Few men in the United States 

 had a more accurate knowledge of the industry this 

 journal represents, or a better conception of its pos- 

 sibilities, than Mr, Hill. Possessing an analytical 

 mind, a tenacious memory, and a brilliant pen he was 

 able to command and hold the attention of the leaders 

 in the rubber field. His intimates kne\v him as a sym- 

 pathetic and loyal friend who was ever ready to give 

 the best there was in him to those who were in need. 

 A liiographical article dealing with Mr. Hill's career 

 will appear in the March number. 



ceeding with proper dispatch and determination on to 

 Eastport, Maine, would be cordially welcomed by the 

 trade. 



Of course there is plenty of time yet for winter of 

 the most pronounced type — as some of the older mem- 

 bers of the footwear fraternity will prove to you b)'' 

 citing the winter of 1888, which was exceptionally 

 mild and innocuous until well into March, when there 

 came that memorable blizzard that paralyzed three- 

 fourths of the continent and sold every last pair of 

 rubbers from New York to San Francisco. 



Here's an interesting problem for the psychologist: 

 The rubber shoe manufacturers report a noticeable de- 

 mand for high-heeled rubbers for men. This, of 

 course, indicates a masculine aii'ectation of high-heeled 

 leather shoes. 



But this demand for high-heeled rubbers does not 

 come from the effete East, so often charged with 

 slavish emulation of continental ways; nor does it 

 come from metropolitan centers, where the average 

 male is assumed to give more heed to personal adorn- 

 ment than is the case with his rural relatives. The de- 

 mand for the "Military Heel" and other high-heeled 

 rubber styles comes from the heart of the West, from 

 the lesser centers of population and from the more 

 pastoral walks of life, where living is plain and think- 

 ing high. Now why is this? Let the psychologist get 

 to work. 



CANADIAN RECIPROCITY. 



IF Canada was separated from the United States 

 by a few hundred miles of water it is quite likely 

 that a reciprocal trade agreement between the two 

 countries would not be regarded as necessary, or even 

 desirable, for some time to come, but located as they 

 are, shoulder to shoulder, with many commercial inter- 



