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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[March 1, 1914. 



TABLE D— COTTON SPINDLES OF TIIIC WORLD. 



1907. 1913, 



United States, north 16,850,000 18,500,000 



United States, south 9.500.000 12,0a).000 



Canada 800,(XX) S«).a)0 



Mexico 680.0(K) "75.0a) 



Brazil .SOO.OX) 1,(XX),000 



Other America lOO.tXK) 2a).000 



Great Britain 50.700,000 57,000.000 



Germany 9.300,000 10,925.000 



Russia 8,100,000 8,950.000 



l-Vance 6.800.000 7,400.000 



Austria 3,()00,000 4,870,000 



Italv 3..SOO,000 4,60(),(X)0 



Spain l.OOO.CXX) 2,200,000 



Switzerland 1.40().(XX) l,450.0a) 



Belgium 1.140.000 1,4.^0.000 



Sweden. Norway and Denmark 560.aX) 650.000 



Portugal 420.000 4St).000 



Holland 400,000 480.000 



Greece 70,000 75.000 



India 5,300.(XX) 6,4^>5.000 



Japan 1.500,000 2.2a),0a) 



China 750,000 I.OOO.OOO 



Scattered 150,000 200,000 



Total 124,320,000 143,730.000 



The cotton industry is thus keeping pace fairly well with the 

 supplies of the material as shown by the statistics of production. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COTTON MANUFACTURERS. 



On Wednesday and Thursday, April 29 and 30, will be held 

 the ninety-sixth annual meeting of the National Association of 

 Cotton Manufacturers. Boston is the location selected and the 

 sessions will be held in Paul Revere Hall, Mechanics' Building. 

 The papers announced include addresses upon the following 

 subjects: Improved methods in handling and dyeing raw cotton, 

 yarns and piece goods; economy of handling material in cotton 

 mills ; prevention of decay in mill timbers ; use of compressed air 

 in cotton mills, and reducing hazards of cotton pickers. 



Simultaneously with the notice of the meeting a circular has 

 been sent out, announcing the establishment of a "Textile Cus- 

 toms Committee" to co-operate with other textile organizations 

 in the enforcement of the tariff law, for which purpose a 

 "Textile Bureau" has been established. The expenses of this 

 movement are to be met by subscription among the members. 



The new tariff law is susceptible of many and grave abuses 

 by undervaluations of wool and cotton goods, which will call for 

 unusual vigilance on the part of United States ofKcers. Hence 

 the establishment of the Customs Committee and Textile Bureau. 



An exhibition of textile machinery will be held during the 

 week of the meeting. 



RUBBER HEELS AS DIAMOND GATHERERS. 



A certain society woman from the opulent west recently 

 created quite a stir in eastern circles by promenading "Peacock 

 Alley" in the Waldorf-Astoria wearing evening slippers in the 

 heels of which were a number of twinkling diamonds. But, 

 to use a distinctly modern phrase, she "had nothing on" a cer- 

 tain Colorado sheriff in the purlieus of Denver, who was sitting 

 a few days ago — in the proper official attitude — tilted back in a 

 chair with his feet upon a desk, when a friend, entering the 

 office, discovered some sparkling object in the middle of the 

 sheriff's rubber heel. On investigation it proved to be a diamond, 

 valued at $200, which the sheriff had picked up in his walks about 

 town. If manufacturers of rubber heels don't make a strong 

 point of this incident in their future advertising they will cer- 

 tainly be throwing away a golden — or more properly a diamond — 

 opportunity for an effective appeal. 



FIRE HOSE SFECIFICATIONS. 



Some time ago certain specilications of lire hose were estab- 

 lished by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, Boston. A 

 large number of circulars was sent out to the officials in charge 

 of lire hose purchases in cities of the United States, stating that 

 the lire hose of two specified companies was approved by the 

 board and also that these companies were making use of 

 the label of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Chicago. This 

 action of the board has been alleged to be in restraint of trade 

 and accordingly suit was brought against the board by one of 

 the independent companies understood to be acting with thirty 

 or more other manufacturers of fire and factory hose. 



Among other grounds of complaint it has been alleged that 

 the board has insisted upon a detailed inspection of the materials 

 as well as the secret and other processes used by the plaintiff. 

 It was further contended that the use of the labels would 

 destroy the force and effect of the trade-mark, the hose coming 

 to be sold by reason of the label. In this way the underwriters 

 would become responsible for the goods of the manufacturer. 



The case was lately heard in Special Term in Part III. of the 

 Supreme Court, when the court dismissed the suit on the ground 

 that no case had been made against the boaid. 



INDIA-RUBBER GOODS IN COMMERCE. 



EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES. 



OI''inClAL Statement of values of exports of manufactures of 

 india-rubber and gutta percha for the month of November, 

 1913. and for the first eleven months of five calendar years, be- 

 ginning January 1 : 



Belting, Boots All 



Months. Packing and Other Tot.^l. 



and Hose. Shoes. Rubber. 



November, 1913 $170,142 $87,337 $469,560 $727,039 



January-October .... 2,157,583 1,119,793 7.189,500 10,466,876 



Total, 1913 $2,327,725 $1,207,130 $7,659,060 $11,193,915 



Total, 1912 2,342,738 1.245.155 7,305,234 10,893,127 



Total, 1911 2.085,613 1.565.146 6,528.022 10,178.781 



Total, 1910 1,918,611 2.094,016 5.193.806 9,206,433 



Total, 1909 1,637.018 1,474,559 3,978,186 7,089,763. 



The above heading, "All Other Rubber," for the month of 

 November, 1913. and for the first eleven months of three calendar 

 years, beginning January 1, includes the following details relat- 

 ing to tires : 



For All 



Months. .Vutomobiles. Other. Tot.\l. 



November, 1913 $134,083 $43,721 $177,804 



January-October 3.481,131 504,875 3,986,006 



Total, 1913 $3,615,214 $548,596 $4,163,810 



Total, 1912 3.034,699 544,477 3,579,176 



Total, 1911 2,257,727 526,653 2,784,380 



Should be on every rubber man's desk — Crude Rubber and 

 Compounding Ingredients : Rubber Country of the Amazon ; 

 Rubber Trade Directory of the World. 



TESTS OF SPLASH-GUARDS IN PARIS. 



The Paris General Omnibus Co. has been investigating the ad- 

 vantages of splash-guards for use on motor buses, 1,000 of which 

 are said to be in operation in that city. Out of 300 appliances 

 submitted to the company's engineers, 47 were selected for further 

 trials, which were to be made at the company's expense on buses 

 in daily service. Readiness was expressed to make further trials 

 at the expense of the inventors, if the latter provided the appli- 

 ances for that purpose. 



It is being sought to define the ability of the guards to with- 

 stand the daily w ear of city streets and the constant contact with 

 curbstones. It is understood that should the tests prove that a 

 practical and economical guard has been devised, their use will 

 be made compulsory on all public vehicles. It is not proposed to 

 enforce their adoption on private cars. 



A general similarity distinguishes the splash-guards submitted 

 for trial. They are either a rectangular piece of leather or can- 

 vas, hanging from the hub cap, or a deep circular ring of rubber 

 or canvas, or a combination of both. 



