SEl'TE.MUhK 1, 1914. 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



wliich were tapped as early as 1889 — only five now remain. Tree 

 No. 2. wliich has just died, had been tapped at intervals up to 

 January 30, 1914. It measured 10 feet, 5 inches in circumference. 

 Another Para rul)l)er tree, now 28 years old, has been tapped 

 yearly since 1896, the yield ranging from 1 poiuid in 1897 to 13 

 pounds in 1913. 



NEW TRADE PUBLICATIONS. 



A NEW SERIES OF BOSTON WOVEN HOSE AND RUBBER FOLDERS. 



""pilE Boston Woven Hose & Ruljber Co. has ready for distribu- 

 tion a set of nine folders, cacli artistically descrijjtive of a 

 particular lirand of tlic company's well known rubber lielting. 

 Five of tlie trade names adopted liy this company — Bison, Tiger, 

 Ram, Aurochs and Bull Dog — lend themselves very readily to 

 purposes of illustration, a fact which has liecn taken due ad- 

 vantage of in the design of this new literature. Between the 

 "Bison" brand for light work and the ".\urochs" for carrying 

 heavy loads of sharp ore. the company makes a wide variety of 

 beltings intended for general and special purposes, incluiling the 

 "Kay State" for use in oil liclds, tlie "Congress" for lumber mill 

 service, and "Service" belting for all-round purposes. The "Bull 

 Dog," ilhistrated as "always lookin.g for a liard proposition" is 

 described as "the best we have to offer." wliilc the "llilmet" 

 brand is mentioned as "our Ijest stitched belt, especially designed 

 for hard service in wet places." This company, whose works arc 

 located at Cambridge and Plymouth. .Massachusetts, has offices 

 in ten of the principal cities of tlio L'nitcd States — its home of- 

 fice being situated in I'.oston — and has warclioiises in Chicago 

 and Pittsburgh. 



THE DERBY CALENDAK. 



The Derliy Rublier Co., whose factory for ilie reclaiming of 

 rubber is located at Derby, Connecticut, is favoring its friends 

 with monthly calendars especially pleasing in a])pearance. The 

 August number de|)icts against a lieautifu! background of hill 

 and sky two sjjortsmen in a frail canoe shooting some partic- 

 ularly dangerous looking rapids. 



THE DOMINION. 



The semi-monthly publication "The Dominion," published by 

 tlie Canadian Consolidated Rulibcr Co., Ltd., of Montreal, 

 (Juebcc. contains in interesting form accounts of the activities 

 of that company and its associated branches, known as the Do- 

 minion Rubber System. The issue of Au.gust 1 is devoted large- 

 ly to an account of the first convention of the Dominion Ruljber 

 System, held the week commencing July 20, which brought to- 

 gether representatives from almost every far point of the Do- 

 minion. .After a helpful, instructive and inspiring three days' 

 session in Montreal, an additional two days' conveiuion was held 

 in Berlin. Ontario, wdiere the Dominion Tire Co.. Ltd., is lo- 

 cated. Each number contains also some items of general in- 

 terest to the trade, that of .August LS devoting space to an article 

 on the situation in Canadian manufactures caused l)y the war. 



■WORK DONE"— INDUSTRIAL EDITION. 



In the 5U-i)a,4C booklet recently issued by Westingliouse, 

 Church, Kerr & Co., the principal feature is the record of "Work 

 Done" by that imjiortant firm of engineers and constructors. 

 The services rendered manufacturers have been of a varied 

 character, from those of an advisory nature to tlie design, super- 

 vision and construction of entire plants, with the aid of men 

 trained in every branch of engineering. 



Supplementing these general explanations are detailed ac- 

 counts (with about 50 illustrations) of the work carried out in 

 some 15 of the many plants which have at various times availed 

 themselves of the firm's services. These plants include half a 

 dozen prominent rubber factories, among others the Federal 

 I\\ibber Manufacturing Co., of Cudahy, Wisconsin, of which six 

 interior views arc shown. 



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1 he booklet affords a comprehensive idea of what this firm has 

 d<ine and is prepared to do for the guidance of manufacturers 

 in the solution of the problems by which they are confronted as 

 to construction and installation. 



GOODRICH ECUTE BOOKS. 



A selection of (ioodrich Route Books, applicable to the 



eastern part of the United States, has come to hand from the 



touring bureau of The B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron. These 



hookki ■ ' ' lite, including a large number of 



. maps, showing both country 



districts and the principal 

 towns on the various routes 

 covered. 



The Long Island Route 

 includes, besides a 

 certain number of 

 local maps. 8 maps 

 showing in sections 

 the coast from 

 Brighton Beach to 

 Ivasthampton. with 

 full directions for 

 tourists on 21 routes 

 in various parts of 

 Long Island. An- 

 other booklet is de- 

 voted to -Vew Eng- 

 land tours, covering 

 yi routes between 

 P.iitl.iml, I'.oston and New >ork. as well as adjacent parts of 

 New England. This booklet likewise contains a number of maps. 

 A third guide book, completing the eastern section, deals with 

 New Jersey, showing 60 routes to points of interest, in many 

 cases illustrated by maps. 



Frequent reference is made to the "Road Marker Guide Post- 

 ing" work of the comjiany. which forms such a valuable feature 

 of its utility. 



Similar works to the above are now ready, embracing routes 

 in many parts of the west, while others are in preparation. The 

 (Joodrich service is thus l-.cing arranged to cover the entire 

 continent. 



"Rules of the Road" forms an interesting and valuable ad- 

 junct to the literature lately received. 



RUBBER TIRES FOR STREET CARS. 



At the recent session of the Tramways .Association of Great 

 Britain in Newcastle one of the speakers suggested the intro- 

 duction of rubber or some other silent material for tires to 

 street cars. 



The speaker contended that a properly designed tire for street 

 cars would exceed the life of tires on motor buses and motor 

 wagons, on which a life of 20.0(X) miles and over was common ; 

 that the wear and tear on the rails would be reduced ; that the 

 cost of maintenance would be largely eliminated, and that the 

 corrugation problem would be solved. 



The question of doing away with noise and vibration, it was 

 contended, was a strong argument in favor of rulilier tires. A 

 higher rate of speed could also be attained, which the speaker 

 placed at 20 miles an hour. 



American wire wheels with rubber tires are beginning to com- 

 pete seriously with Japanese wooden wheels for use ■■t 'b'- l>et- 

 ter class of rickshaws in Cevlon. 



Mr. Robert F. Grisar, son of Mr. Emilc Grisar and grandson 

 of Mr. Frederic Delvaux, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, 

 was married on July 19 to Miss Marguerite Good, of Paris. 



