May 1. 1914.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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rays. The company is closely connected with the old W'inter- 

 bottom Book Cloth Co., of Manchester, and also has a branch in 

 New York, called, I believe, the Fabrikoid Works. 



THE PROPOSED LONDON RUBBER TRADE WAREHOtTSE. 



In connection with the proposed rublier trade warehovise for 

 London, it has been estimated that the present warehouse 

 charges on rubber arriving in London (excluding port charges) 

 amount to about $14.50 per net ton, this being much in excess 

 of the cost of handling the article in Liverpool and the chief 

 foreign ports. It is expected that the quantity to be dealt with 

 will be about 50,000 tons a year. 



To encourage using the warehouse, it is proposed to distribute 

 25 per cent, of the surplus profits, after paying 8 per cent, on the 

 shares, between the sharcliolders and the customers of the com- 

 pany. Encouragement and support from the rubber trade are 

 anticipated as a consequence of this new departure in London 

 rubber customs. 



PRIZES AT THE LONDON RUBBER SHOW. 



V.'\KUABLE MED.XLS FOR THE BEST RUBBER SOLES. 



THERE is one competition connected with the London Rub- 

 ber Exposition to be held from June 24 to July 9 next, 

 which ought to interest a good many American rubber manu- 

 facturers, as it is a competition in the making of ruliber soles. 

 Three medals — gold, silver and bronze — together with the ex- 

 hibition diploma, are offered by the Ruljber Growers' Associa- 

 tion for "the best specimen of rubber soles that can be attached 

 by simple means to any kind of new or worn footwear." .^nd 

 here are the 



CONDITIONS OF TIIF CONTEST. 



1. The proportion of new rubber contained in the soles must 



be stated. 



2. The price these soles of various sizes can be sold at. retail. 



must be stated, and successful competitors must lie pre- 

 pared to supply them to retailers, to enable them to sell at 

 the prices stated. 



3. The methods of attaching the soles in the course of manu- 



facture of the boots or shoes, shop fixing, or affixing to 

 worn footwear, must be stated, i. e., directions given as to 

 w'hether soles must be sewn, cemented or otherwise fixed 

 to ensure their adhering properly and permanently. 



4. In making the awards the judges will take into consideration 



the following points : 



a. Cost (combined with quality) to the pul)lic. 



b. Simple and permanent method of attaching to foot- 



wear. 



5. There will be no entrance fee, and the necessary space and 



stand will be supplied free. During the Exhibition the 

 competitions are under the sole control of the Exhibition 

 Awards Committee. 



6. All exhibits must be delivered, carriage paid, with the name 



of the competitor attached to the package containing the 

 exhibit, as well as to the articles themselves. 



Entries will close on the 1st of June next, tho exhibits will 

 be received up to June 15. Application for entries should be 

 sent to the Awards Committee, care A. Staines Manders. Exhi- 

 bition Offices, 75, Chancery Lane, Holborn, London. E. C. 



A GOLD MEDAL FOR THE BEST TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL 

 MACHINERY. 



The "Journal d'.-Vgriculture Tropicale," of Paris, offers a 

 gold medal for the best collection of machinery or implements 

 necessary for the cultivation or preparation of tropical products, 

 or for the manufacture of the raw products ; or for labor saving 

 appliances that would prove of benefit to tropical planters. 



A SILVER CUP FOR THE BEST FACTORY PLAN. 

 The "Gummi Zeitung." published in Berlin, also offers a 

 prize in the form of a large silver cup— illustration of which is 

 here shown — for specific plans and illustrations of a medium- 

 sized, modern rubber manufacturing plant intended for a varied 



production. The plans must show the installation of the various 

 machines for the treatment of crude rubber, as well as for 

 the manufacture of rubber goods: and it is hardly necessary to 

 add that the plan must be in accordance with the latest prin- 

 ciples of factory construction and hygiene. .A technical descrip- 

 tion of llie machines may be given, but the names of their 

 manufacturers must be omitted. The specifications under this 



''Gummi-Zeitung'' Silver Cup. 



contest should l)e submitted not later tlian May 15. and should 

 be sent to Mr. Manders at the address before given. The 

 award will be made at the opening of the conference — to be 

 held in connection with the exhibition — on June 30. The jury 

 of award in this contest will consist of two members of the 

 editorial staff of the "Gummi Zeitung," one prominent rubber 

 scientist and one manufacturer. 



WICKHAM HARD CURE (RUBBER) PATENTS. LTD. 



A company under the above style was lately registered in 

 London, with a capital equaling 580,000. The objects include 

 the purchase from Mr. \\'ickham, of a license to work his in- 

 vention for the production of a "hard cure" rubber from plan- 

 tation latex, the acquiring of rubber, gutta percha and other 

 plantations and the application of this treatment to the latex 

 obtained. 



RUBBER PAVEMENTS. 



Reports from London continue to record satisfaction with the 

 experiments in rubber pavements, the section laid by Mr. Dessau 

 at the junction of the Old and New Kent Roads having proved 

 3 great success. Though it lias been in use since the beginning 

 of last August and subjected to heavy traffic, the blocks are in 

 as good condition as when put down. It is expected that next 

 year some of the principal London thoroughfares will be covered 

 with this system of road paving. 



Replete with information for rubber manufacturers — Mr. 

 Pearson's "Crude and Compounding Ingredients." 



