August '1. 1911.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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The Second International Rubber and Allied Trades Exhibition 



London, June 24 to July 15, 1911. 



UNDER llic wise leadership of -Sir Henry .X. Hlal<e, presi- 

 dent, and A. Staines Mandcrs, organizing manager, as- 

 sisted by an inlerr.ational committee of over 200 of the world's 

 foremost ruliber men, the Second International Rubber E.xhibi- 

 tion has passed into history — "an unqualified success." 



Readily accessible from all parts of the great city by under- 

 ground tube, tram, omnibus and the ubiquitous taxieab, the 

 Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, in the northeastern section 

 of the British metropolis, was admirably adapted, in magnitude, 

 in convenience of arrangement, and in historical associations, 

 to be the home of so important an exhibition. 



The great interest in india rubber displayed the world over, 

 which interest lias developed marvellously since the first rubber 



Under the direction of the competent executive, these ex- 

 hibits were systeinatically grouped and arranged so that it was 

 possible, as in a well-ordered book of reference, to turn to any 

 section for information as to the character and quantity of its 

 output. Supplement this with an equally comprehensive and 

 well-arranged display of the manufacturing branches, the ma- 

 chinery and apparatus employed and the articles produced, all 

 tastefully arranged in the spacious halls, artistically decorated 

 for the occasion with bunting and the flags of all nations, and 

 the general effect was very beautiful. 



The arrangement for the comfort and convenience of visitors, 

 for which the resources of the big building were ample, included 

 a special room for members of the Rubber CUib. a press room. 



SIR HENKY A. liL.XKE, G. C. M. G., DELIVERING .\DDRESS .\T THE RUBBER E.XIIIBITIOX DINNER. 



exhiliilioi; u.is l-.eld in 19.'D8, was in itself sufficient to provide a 

 respectable patronage for the enterprise. But thanks to the 

 daily press — more especially its most influential members — the 

 attention of the general public was widely attracted to the ex- 

 hibition, the universal employment of rubber in the home circle, 

 the arts and industries serving to impress on the people the 

 importance of all that the exhibition had to offer. 



The cosmopolitan character of the exliibitjrin Iiad also its 

 interesting side. The production of india rubl)cr is conducted 

 in the least known countries of the earth, inhabited to a great 

 extent by peoples of whom we have but a superficial knowledge. 

 From all of these came representatives of the growers and 

 gatherers of and dealers in rubber, with specimens of their 

 products, the implements used in collection and harvesting, and 

 the devices employed in its preparation for market. 



a hall in which the conferences were held, committee rooms, a 

 postoffice, telegraph and telephone exchanges, and spacious, well 

 conducted dining, refreshment, and tea rooms. 



Special mention must also be made of the admirably arranged 

 guide book, compiled by Manager A. Staines Manders, which, 

 although somewhat voluminous, was so well classified and easy 

 of reference as to materially enhance the comprehensibility of 

 the great collection. 



These, however, were Init the settings of the exhil)ition; from 

 the great collection of "pelles" of virgin rubber from the .Ama- 

 zon country, representing a value of many thousands of pounds, 

 to the smallest tool or appliance or most insignificant map 

 or chart, everything was displayed and classified so as to be 

 readily accessible in the section in which it might be looked 

 for, and in addition, a competent staff of attendants was on hand. 



