September 1, 1911.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



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fashioned methods of economy, efficiency and control may be 

 subordinated to "taking the gambler's chance." 



I am glad that the Indi.\ Rubber World is interesting itself 

 in a matter so vital to the welfare of our industry, as I am con- 

 vinced that we shall continue to be the victims of speculative 

 endeavor until such time as an international association of 

 manufacturers is formed to minimize this evil. 

 Very truly yours, 



Alexander M. Paul, 

 President, Davidson Rubber Co., Boston, Mass. 



NO BENEFIT TO THE MANUFACTURER. 



I DO not know tliat I can offer any suggestions which would 

 be of any benefit in regard to selling crude rubber on the New 

 York Produce Exchange. I think there would be a tendency t< 

 further speculations in crude rubber and it would be of no benefit 

 to the manufacturer; on the other hand, the manufacturer would 

 like the speculative feature in crude rubber eliminated as far as 

 possible. 



Therefore, in summing it up, my opinion is it would not be ;i 

 good thing for the manufacturer. 



The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 

 H. S. Firestone, President. 



LEAD TO aiGHER PRICES. 



At the present time I do not see any benefit to tlic manu- 

 facturers by having crude rubber listed on the New York 

 Produce Exchange, as I think it might lead to higher prices 

 through speculation. 



From an Important Canadian Manufacturer. 



lead to wild speculation. 



I have to acknowledge receipt of your favor and. in reply, in 

 my opinion, the listing of crude rubber at the New York Produce 

 Exchange would not in any way help rubber manufacturers but 

 would be detrimental to their interests and would no doubt open 

 up wild speculation similar to that which has been carried on in 

 England. 



The market for crude rubber is so narrow that it would be 

 possible for a few concerns to combine together and control it 

 with success. Plowever, should plantation rubber increase in 

 volume, as we expect it to do, conditions might change con- 

 siderably, but with all the pros, and cons. I think it would be 

 rather a serious injury than a gain to the rubber trade. 



An American Manufacturer in England. 



refer it to rubber club. 

 I am very much interested in the proposal to list crude rubber 

 in New York. It occurs to me that the Rubber Club of America 

 might interest itself in the matter and decide upon its wisdom. 

 It has a membership that is widely distributed and has already 

 done so much to unify the trade that perhaps it can do more. 



A NEW HOME FOR THE UNITED STATES RUBBER 

 COMPANY. 



A UTOMOBILEDOM, in New York, will shortly be graced 

 ** by a remarkably handsome building which the United 

 States Rubber Company will erect, for the accommodation of its 

 various departments, on the south-east corner of Broadway and 

 S8th street, on a plot 108 x 126 feet. 



As the accompanying illustration, reproduced from the 

 architects' front elevation, shows, it will be not only a lofty but 

 an imposing edifice, the fronts being in somewhat freely treated 

 Renaissance style, the idea being to divide each front into upper 

 and lower parts, on account of the great height, and to make 

 the lower portion as most directly under observation, from below, 

 the most ornate. A cornice, of massive proportions, crowns the 



twenty-story structure ; both fronts will be of white Vermont 

 marble. The entire interior will be of fireproof material and, each 

 floor, of 6,300 square feet area, can be subdivided into seventeen 

 offices, varying from 280 to 630 square feet in area. The mechanical 

 equipment, uicluding freight and passenger elevators, vacuum 

 cle.Tuer, heatiuR, ventilation, tire protection, etc.. is to be of the 



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United States Rubber Company's New Building. 

 most improved modern character. To add to the stability of 

 the structure and enhance the utility of the below-ground space, 

 the foundations will be carried to bedrock and the basement and 

 sub-basement fully waterproofed. 



The roomy, well-lighted store, on the ground floor, will be 

 occupied, when the building is complete, by the United States 

 Tire Company and they will also use a portion of the basement 

 and sub-basement, for storage purposes. The greater portion of 

 the upper part of the building will be occupied, as offices, by the 

 United States Rubber Company. Carrara & Hastings, New York, 

 were the architects of the building. '• '" ' '""■'■ 



