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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[April 1, 1914. 



RUBBER CONSUMPTION PER HEAD OF POPULA- 

 TION. 



I N the annexed table the geographical consumption of rubber 

 is shown lor the years 1912 and 1913. The consumption 

 per head ot population is also given. From this table, compiled 

 liy the "World's Rubber Position." it will be seen that the United 

 States and Canada lead with a consumption eciualing 1.06 pounds 

 per head, while England comes second with .88 pound. It is ot 

 interest to note the increase of about 20 per cent, in the English 

 tigure, while the American rate has slightly receded in 1913 as 

 compared with 1912, 



geoi;r.\piiic.\l co.nsl'.mptio.v or iu'ui'.kk during 1912.13, .wd 



I:.ST1M.\TF.D CO.XSL'MPTION PER 11K.\U OF POPUL.ATIOX. 



Per head Per head 



1912. Per (in 1913, Per (in 



Tons. cent. lbs.) Tons. cent, lbs.) 



L'nitcd States and Canada 47,500 48 1,08 47,200 44.6 1 06 



Germany, Austria, etc.. 16,000 16.2 .31 16,600 15.8 M 



Great Britain 14,500 14.7 .72 18,000 17.2 .88 



France 10,000 10.1 .56 9,000 8.6 .504 



Russia 9,000 9 .12 11,500 10.9 .15 



Italy, etc 1,000 1 ,064 1.370 1.2 OS/ 



Japan and .Australia 1,000 1 .04 2,000 1 .08 



Total 99,000 105,670 



INDIA-RUBBER GOODS IN COMMERCE. 



EXPORTS FKOM THE UNITED STATES. 



/^ I'l'lCl.M- Statement of values of exports of manufactures of 



^^ india-rubber and gutta percha for the month of December, 

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

 ginning January I : 



Belting, Boots All 



Months. Packing and Other Totai.. 

 and Hose. Shoes. Rubber. 



December, 1913.... $159,118 $83,599 $617,787 $860,504 



January-November.. 2.327,725 1,207,130 7,659,060 11.193.915 



Total, 1913 $2,486,843 $1,290,729 $8,276,847 $12,054,419 



Total, 1912 2,529,843 1,358,222 7.883,786 11.771.851 



Total, 1911 2,276.511 1.686,092 7.140.140 11,102.743 



Total, 1910 2,056,944 2.266,137 5,681,486 10,004,56/ 



Total, 1909 1,800,300 1,653,466 4,413,626 7,867,392 



The above heading, ".Ml Other Rubber," for the month of 

 December, 1913, and for the first eleven months of three calendar 

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

 ing to tires : 



For All 



MoNTH.s. .Automobiles. Other. Total. 



December, 1913 $295,474 $50,009 $345,483 



January-November 3,615,214 548,596 4.163,810 



Total 1913 $3,910,688 $598,605 $4,509,293 



Total 1912 3,222,133 6W,530 3,830,663 



Total 1911 2,458,177 .%1,330 3,019.507 



EFFECTS OF LOWER DUTIES ON RUBBER OOODS IMPORTATIONS, 



A comparison of the United States imports of manufactures 

 of rubber for the last three months of 1912 and 1913 shows the 

 following results : 



1912. 1913. 



October $74,165 $122,417 



Xovember 104,671 94,167 



December 73,295 128,735 



Total $252,131 $345,319 



The above figures illustrate the effect of the new tariff which 

 went into effect on October 3. 1913. 



THE UNITED STATES RUBBER ANNUAL MEETING. 



' I ' 1110 annual meeting of the L'nitcd States Rubber Co. was 

 * held ui Xew Brunswick. New Jersey, on March 17. Presi- 

 dent Samuel P. Colt submitted his report — which is given in full 

 on another page. There were two vacancies in the Board of 

 Directors to be Idled — one caused by the death of J. Howard Ford, 

 and the other by the resignation of E. C. Benedict, who is re- 

 tiring from his various business interests because of advancing 

 years. Only one new director was elected, as it was decided that 

 the bi)ard should consist of twenty instead of twenty-one direct- 

 ors. '1 he new director is Colonel Samuel M. Nicholson, of 

 Providence, president of the Nicholson File Co. and interested n 

 various other business enterprises in that city. The Board of 

 Directors for the coming year is as follows ; Walter S. Ballou, 

 James C. Brady, Nicholas F. Brady. Samuel P. Colt, Harry Z. 

 Converse, James Deshler, James B. Ford, Frank S. Hastings. 

 I'Vancis L. Hine. Henry L. Hotchkiss. .Arthur L. Kelley, Lester 

 l.eland. D. Lome McGibbon, Samuel M. Nicholson, Raymond B 

 Price, Homer E. Sawyer. William H, Trucsdale, Theodore N. 

 N'ail, John D. Vermeule and Flisha S. Williams. 



.\t the meeting of the new Board of Directors, on March 22, 

 the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Samuel 

 P. Colt, president; James B. Ford, vice-president; Lester Leland. 

 vice-president; Elisha S. Williams, vice-president in charge of 

 tire and mechanical department ; Homer E. Sawyer, vice-presi- 

 dent in charge of footwear department ; Raymond B. Price, vice- 

 president in charge of development department ; W. G. Parsons, 

 treasurer: Samuel Norris, secretary; E, J. Hathorne, assistant 

 treasurer : John D. Carberry, assistant secretary. 



It will be noticed from the above list that the number of vice- 

 presidents has been increased from two to five. 



RUBBER GOODS FOR FLOODS. 



In the spring of the year many localities in this country are 

 liable to floods. One has only to think back a year to recall the 

 harrow'ing scenes that occurred along the Ohio, where the over- 

 whelming overflow from the river caused so much damage to 

 property, not to mention sacrifice of human lives. 



-A writer in a German rubber paper recently discoursed at 

 some length on the subject of inundations and the precautions 

 that should be taken by rubber dealers in localities frequently, or 

 even occasionally, visited by floods to be prepared for the 

 emergency. His observations, and especially his advice, being 

 applicable here quite as much as on the Continent, may be worth 

 repeating in condensed form. 



Floods, the writer observed, may be sudden and unexpected in 

 their nature or they may be periodical events to be looked for 

 with the melting of the snow in particular districts. In either 

 case the reports usually indicate how unprepared for such 

 dangers were those whose lives and property were at stake. 

 Life-saving appliar.ces are often lacking in such cases — losses of 

 human life, of animals and of valuable property resulting. 



The rubber industry manufactures a number of appliances for 

 the saving of both life and property. Attention has been called 

 in Germany to portable folding rubber boats always ready for 

 use. Life-saving bags, swimming belts and other similar articles 

 should always be at hand in such localities as are specially ex- 

 posed to the risk of inundation, and it behooves every manufac- 

 turer, dealer and retailer to recognize this fact and to be guided 

 by it. 



In case the articles are not generally known in the districts 

 affected it is high time to bring them to the notice of the local 

 trade. -Among other appliances are o.xygen apparatus for the 

 attempted resuscitation of those who have been immersed in 

 water, by inducing artificial respiration. These should always be 

 kept in working order. .A material service would be rendered 

 by the rubber trade devoting attention to this subject, particularly 

 in connection with those districts liable to periodical floods. 



