

THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



I ' II R I. 1909. 



done, the imports of rubber shoes from Sweden amounted 

 kil< grams, repi ilui oi 1. (22,000 mark-. 



The imports during the period March December, [906 were, 

 rj insignificant. 



mports from Sweden in [905, that country became 



d in importance as a source of supply for Germany, a place 



which had up to that tim upied bj the United State-. 



the 1. if supply being Russia. On the other hand. 



import- from Austria-Hut nsiderably. At 



the time of th ons for the commercial treaty between 



tany and Sweden, the lattet countn showed a ver3 active 



interest in permanent! G mtlet for its rapidly 



iping new industry, in which five manufacturing concerns 



wei .■• 1 ii 11 time ; 



In ;' .1 would state thai the United State- i- not 



i American manufai 



should be allowed to nun- German) on the payment of a duty 



■ mark- per too kilog Gla ed rubbet shoes imported 



from the United State- must, in fact, pay dutj at the general 



tariff rate-, of too mark- per too kilograms. Imports from the 



countries of suppl) are, I entitled to enter Germany 



.meiit of the reduced treaty rate of 80 mark-, in consequence 



of their just claim to be all. wed the benefit of the "most favored 



>n" clause. 



LEYLAND AND BIRMINGHAM RUBBER CO., LIMITED. 



thi ended June 30, [909, the trading profit was 



£55-353 [=$!7 2 j045.37], to which has to be added the balance 

 brought forward from last year of £6,337, making a total of 

 £41.100 Depreciation, reserve for discounts, had and doubt- 

 ful debt tnd directors' remuneration amount to £7:374. and 

 an interim dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum paid 

 mbi i I ' absorbed £6,706, leaving .1 disposable balance 



imend a final dividend at the 

 rate 1 per annum free of income-tax. payable On 



and after August 18, making, with the interim dividend as 



the year and to carry for- 

 ward to ni 1 milts £14.196. 



TAXICABS IN LONDON. 



The ( iencral ' Li ei pioneer comp my in 



i ■ the taxicab there from 



: d oan o f 



ige debi n 

 with i of rolling 



ilrji 1 con 



th of 



1 . 1909. 



£84,560 



Thi 

 ■' 



d, at 

 f - 1,043.713 I 



1.017. 'I In 

 • are not listi d in the pi ble The capi- 



after which it ab- 

 Union M India R ibi r \\ orld, 



1 h en ber t, 1 pag '- 1 | | 895,699]. 



In . n inquir 1!"' Bi itish Ho 1 th 



the number of taxicabs and of hi 1 1 mr wheeled 



licensed in the Metropolil Fit t. 1 md July 1. 



■ . 1 e as 



1908. 1909. 



Hansom >-;it>- 



'. heeled cabs 3.379 



M toi cabs Ctaxii abs > [, 



The number of motor cabs licensed at the beginning of this 



All the taxicabs in London are not operated by the General 

 Motor Cab Co., by a good deal. Motor Traction says The 

 1 have close on 1,500 cabs m service and will increase 

 the numbi ■ <> within a few months. 



Everywhere in Great Britain interest in the taxicab is on the 

 increase, and their use is being introduced. The number of 

 taxicabs in Manchester has increased within a year from 53 to 

 07 The number in Edinburgh has it Erom 50 to 106. The 



Bedford town council has granted licenses for u. 



GREAT BRITAIN. 



Electra Rubber and Vulcanite Syndicate, Limited, registered 

 August 7. with £5.000 [=$24,332.50] capital, tn acquire a sole 

 license to reclaim rubber under the invention of W. II. Hyatt. 

 Registered office: 38 Wilson street, E. C, London. 



St. Helen- Cable and Rubber Co., I. united Warrington), have 

 appointed Davidson & Blackadder, of Glasgow, agents for the 

 sale of their g I- for the whole of Scotland. 



I. Frankenberg & Sons, Limited, of Salford, Manchester, have 

 appointed Watson & Whyte, of Glasgow, their agents for the 

 sale in Scotland of rubber-insulated and bitumen cables. 



RUSSIA. 



The Russian- French India-Rubber Co.. "Prowodnik," at 

 Riga, are understood to be producing 50 tons of reclaimed 

 rubber per day in three qualities: (1) from the uppers of 

 Russian galoshes; (2) from uppers and soles, and (3.) from 

 all parts of rubber hoots and shoes. Their reclaiming plant 

 is claimed to be large enough to deal with the whole Russian 

 supplj of 1 ild gab ishi - 



NORWAY. 



Aktiesei.skarei den Xm-e Remfabfik, established in 1891 as- 

 manufactui lata belting and leather goods at Christiania, 

 are extending their plant for the purpose of taking on the manu- 

 facture of mechanical rubbi r g 1-. 



RUBBER IN AEROPLANE FABRICS. 



Till- manufacture of india-rubber proofed aen iplaneand balloon 

 ics ha- been taken on extensively by The North British 

 Rubber Co., Limned t Edinburgh), who appear to be the pioneers 

 in this held in Great Britain. They 1--"'' a lis! ol different 

 . ilane fabrics, widi arying in price 



from 2s. to,/. I 69 cents] ti go [=$2.13] per yard A 



iption • 1 the hi d gi tdt refers to its being formed 



of three plies , w ith rubber coa 1 1 this 



material « pel square yard. The fabric 



i- of the In -1 quality thai can bi produced, and i- menti 



1 pounds warp and 

 pounds v. eft. On i 11 ti ■ upersaturated atmos 



phere timi increase 111 weight 



equal- 71 ' p ■ ; , . ■; ! ;rai aining single ply 



, ,r both -nli - with rubber, but 

 tin coating 1 to .1 being air proof, and the fabric 



1 apab tanding a \ tvy s1 rain. Thi are 



attached to the machines by mi of gro nn - I taped on. 



ball iffered bj the same firm are composed of 



two pli . with three coatings ol rubber, one coating between the 

 plies ami oin < tch Mi;ier side. The outei coating is of red 

 rubber, pn ciallj to prevent decomposition from mois- 



ture and heat, and to withstand thi actinic action of light. The 

 coating employed for the inside is calculated more espe- 

 cially to withstand thi detiorating action of gases. The internal 

 coatin ol rubber renders the whole practically one fabric. The 

 threads ol the two plies are placed at different angles and, when 

 the whole 1- vulcanized together, it is practically impossible to 

 tear it. and in the event of a rent, this will not continue along 

 the fabric. The weight of this material is g l / 2 ounces per square 

 yard, and the price gs. [=$2.19] per lineal yard 36 inches wide. 



