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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1913. 



various facts, which are presented in new lights. It is sup- 

 plemented by detailed notes on "The Planting of Rubber in the 

 East and Amazonia," "The Future of Synthetic and Natural 

 Rubber," and "Data of Rubber Production and Commerce." 

 Finally, two notes deal with a "Project of Law Affecting Rubber" 

 and a "Project of Law as to Public Instruction." 



In view of the wide scope of this work, the author must be 

 complimented on the extensive ground he has covered, and its 

 consequent value as a text book on the subjects dealt with. The 

 volume is highly creditable to its author. 



Some of its chapters dealing with rubber will be subsequently 

 treated at greater length. 



BELGO-BRAZILIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BRUSSELS. 



Through the special "Bulletin" of the above body, now in its 

 second year, an idea may be formed of the present development 

 of trade between Belgium and Brazil. Manufactures of rubber 

 equaled exports— $7,600 (gold) for 1911, and $37,000 for 1912. 

 Crude rubber imports represented— 1911, $23,800; 1912, $105,400. 



Thus business in each direction increased more than four- 

 fold between 1911 and 1912. 



One of the most appropriate and interesting articles is that of 

 Baron d'Anthonard, special envoy of France to Brazil. He ex- 

 presses the opinion that the English are taking the lead in that 

 country through their initiative and solidarity, while the (ier- 

 mans are implanting themselves through their diligence and the 

 adaptability of their commercial methods. The French, he adds, 

 are divided and isolated, struggling against these obstacles, but 

 l)utting money in the country m the form of loans. 



Professor Rodrigo Octavio, a jurist of Rio de Janeiro, dis- 

 cusses the condition of foreigners in Brazil. 



M. Jules Tilmans, secretary of the Association of Rubber 

 Planters, Antwerp, urges the particular advantages of that port, 

 the commerce of which he shows for the past ten years. During 

 that time the vessels entering the harbor increased in number 20 

 per cent., while the tonnage rose SO per cent. In this augmenta- 

 tion rubber held an important position. 



In an attractive article M. Armand le Dent, Technical Coun- 

 selor at the Ministry of Agriculture, Rio, describes the many 

 beauties of that port, his text being embellished by tasteful 

 illustrations. Similar artistic engravings are scattered through 

 the "Bulletin," showing the choicest scenes of Rio and Sao Paulo. 



Other items of interest comprise a sketch of "A Modern Reet" 

 with reproductions of Brazil's well-known "Dreadnaughts" and 

 other elements of modern naval warfare. 



The design and execution of the "Bulletin" reflect great credit 

 on its authors. 



THE TIRED MAN OF THE MICHELIN COMPANY. 



The Michelin Tire Co. has recently been illuminating its 

 advertising matter by the portraiture of a personage called 



"Bibendum." One of these por- 

 traits is reproduced herewith, 

 and it shows him in a tired con- 

 dition from the crown of his 

 head to his feet. It will be no- 

 ticed that he possesses an alder- 

 manic contour, indicative of pros- 

 perity and general satisfaction 

 with life. It will be noted, also, 

 that he is always depicted smok- 

 ing. Presumably he is smok- 

 ing a cigar made of palm nuts, 

 the smoke of which, as is well 

 known in the rubber trade, is 

 believed to give great nerve to the 

 rubber. 



NEW TRADE PUBLICATIONS. 



& NEW FEDERAL RUBBER COMPANY FOLDER. 



A MONG the interesting and attractive publications recently 

 ^ ^ received is one of four pages, large newspaper size, issued 

 by the Federal Rubber Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee, Wis- 

 consin, which describes in detail and effectively illustrates the 

 remarkable development of the company's business and the 

 growth of its plant, since its incorporation in 1911, from four 

 buildings and power plant to 18 modern structures with floor 

 space of approximately 300,000 square feet. 



On the front page are reproduced photographs of the com- 

 pany's offices and of department managers and officials, the 

 plant at Cudahy as it appeared two years ago, one year ago 

 and a drawing showing how it will appear when the work of 

 construction commenced this year has been completed. Page 2 

 is devoted to illustration of the general office building and to 8 

 photographic reproductions of administrative, executive and gen- 

 eral offices. Page 3 is occupied by 15 excellent photographs of 

 factory interiors — machine-shop, calender-room, testing and re- 

 search departments of laboratory, fabric coating room, tire build- 

 ing department, wareroom, etc., etc. The last page shows 12 of 

 the company's 45 branches and service stations, with portraits of 

 their managers, these various branches being located in the 12 

 principal cities between Boston and San Francisco. 



.\nother folder or "broadside" issued by the same company 

 sets forth in detail the superior qualities of its new double 

 cable-base tire construction. It is pointed out that the most 

 serious forms of tire trouble are : side-wall breaks, rim cuts, 

 blowing off of the rim, and tube pinching, and that the tire 

 with a hard-bead filler is conducive to these defects. The 

 new Federal tire has incorporated in each bead two endless, 

 five-wire cables of great tensile strength. These cables serve to 

 anchor the heel and toe of each bead securely to the rim. Sur- 

 rounding the cables is a flexible bead filler imbedded in soft rub- 

 ber, forming a support for the tire side walls where they bend 

 to meet the side rings. The folder illustrates and describes in 

 detail the construction of this tire. 



CIRCULAR ON CHEMICALS FROM E. DE HAEN. 



We are in receipt of the latest folder and price list of E. de 

 Haen, the well-known concern of Seelze, near Hanover, Germany, 

 which for a great many years has made a specialty of the manu- 

 facture of chemicals for the rubber trade. Copies of this list, 

 and of catalog, may be obtained by application to Messrs. Pfaltz 

 & Rauer, New York agents, at 300 Pearl street. 



BRISTOL'S RECORDING INSTRUMENTS. 



Ill these days of efficiency it is more than ever necessary to 

 record facts and figures with accuracy. The remarkable com- 

 pleteness of the "Bristol'' line in this respect makes it of interest 

 to every well organized factory. 



A set of current catalogs has been issued by this enterprising 

 house in a binder, presentation and reference being thus 

 facilitated. 



The catalog of recording gauges for pressure and vacuum is 

 followed by separate bulletins dealing with recording water- 

 level gauges. Next in order come the lists of diff'erential 

 pressure gauges. Perhaps the section that will prove of most 

 general interest is that which describes recording thermometers, 

 which occupies a large share of the binder and illustrates 

 thermometers for all purposes. A special catalog deals with the 

 W. H. Bristol electric pyrometers. 



Electric recording instruments form an important part of the 

 catalog, while other sections include time, motion, speed, flow 

 and humidity. 



It requires an examination of the Bristol general catalog to 



