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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[January i. 1910. 



THE BRITISH RUBBER CRAZE. 



THE activity with which rubber plantation companies are now 

 being brought out in Europe has never been exceeded at 

 any period in the past. No effort has been made by The 

 India Rubber World to keep a complete record of the new 

 enterprise? in this field, and the list which follows does not 

 embrace even all the new rubber companies registered in London 

 and Edinburgh from July 1 of the present year until early in 

 November. Yet the list embraces no fewer than 77 new com- 

 panies with a stated capital aggregating £6,463,345 [=$31,453,868] 

 —an astonishing figure. 



While it is true that so large an amount of fresh capital has 

 not actually been invested in rubber within the period mentioned, 

 the public has put in very much money — millions, in fact. It 

 will be understood that in most cases where rubber plantation 

 companies are organized it is for the purpose of taking over 

 estates more or less developed, and as a rule the vendors accept 

 shares in part payment. Again, the full number of shares au- 

 thorized is not always issued at the beginning, a certain proportion 

 being reserved for issue later, as funds are needed for develop- 

 ment work. In addition to the companies brought out in Great 

 Britain during the period under review, the promotion of com- 

 panies has been active in Germany, Holland, and elsewhere in 

 Europe, and several have been organized in Ceylon. 



The date mentioned in connection with each company named 

 in the list which follows is that of its registration in London, or, 

 in a few cases, in Edinburgh. Not the least interesting feature 

 in connection with the list which follows is the widespread dis- 

 tribution over the earth of the present or prospective plantations 

 to be dealt with : 



Ceylon. 



Tillvfour Rubber Co., Limited; September 25 £70,000 



The Rubber Estates o-f Bentota, Limited; November.. 65,000 

 The Sapumalkande Rubber Co.. Limited ; October 6. . 150,000 

 Galle (Ceylon) Rubber Estates Syndicate, Limited; Sep- 

 tember 29 7.50° 



Federated Malay States. 



Eow Seng Rubber Co., Limited ; September 23 £20,000 



The Lendu Rubber Co., Limited; November 3 60,000 



The Heawood Tin and Rubber Estate, Limited; Sep- 

 tember 2 64,000 



The Sungei Liang Rubber Co., Limited; August 18 70,000 



The Rubber Estates of Kedah, Limited; October 120,000 



Ratanui Rubber Estate, Limited; July 28 35,ooo 



Chersonese (F. M. S.) Estates, Limited; August 24 225,000 



Malayan Rubber and Produce Co., Limited; August 17- • 500,000 



The Sungei Kruit Rubber Estate, Limited; July 31 55.000 



Mambau (F. M. S.) Rubber Co., Limited; July 1 25,000 



United Sua Betong Rubber Estates, Limited ; July 15 70,000 



St. Andrew (Malay) Rubber Estate, Limited; July 28.. 25,000 

 Killinghall (Rubber) Development Syndicate, Limited; 



July 23 25,000 



Sungei Krian Rubber Estate, Limited; July 26 75.ooo 



Brieh Rubber Estate, Limited ; July 21 50,000 



Sendayau (F. M. S.) Rubber Co., Limited; August 13.. 50,000 



Allagar Rubber Estates, Limited; October 85,000 



Carey United Rubber Estates, Limited; September 29... 150,000 

 "Cromlix" Rubber Estate and Produce Syndicate, 



Limited; October 12 10,000 



Carthusiana Rubber Estate Syndicate, Limited; Octo- 

 ber 19 12,000 



Batung Malakka Rubber Estates, Limited; October 21.. 50,000 



Riverside (Selangor) Rubber Co., Limited; August 50,000 



Lumut Rubber Estates, Limited; October 25 220,000 



The Alor Pongsu Rubber Estate, Limited; November.. 40,000 



Straits Settlements. 



Val d'Or Rubber Estates, Limited ; October 8 £90,000 



The Merlimau Rubber Estates, Limited; September 18. . 210,000 

 The Batu Kawan Rubber and Cocoanut Plantations, 



Limited ; September 3 80,000 



Krubong (Malacca) Rubber Plantations, Limited; Sep- 

 tember 1 20,000 



Straits Hevea Plantation Co., Limited ; November 3 81,000 



Dutch East Indies. 



The Besoeki Plantations, Limited ; November £100,000 



Nirmala (Java) Plantations and Land Co., Limited ; 



August 16 180,000 



Sungei Buaya (Sumatra) Rubber Co.. Limited; August 13 75,000 



The Sialang Rubber Estates, Limited; September 150,000 



South-East Sumatra Syndicate, Limited; July 14 60 



Simpang Sumatra Rubber Co., Limited; July 16 60,000 



Sungei Kara (Sumatra) Rubber Estate, Limited; 



July 16 56,000 



Langen (Java) Rubber Estates Co., Limited; Sep- 

 tember 22 100,000 



Banjoewangi Syndicate, Limited; October 14 4,005 



Tamiang Rubber Estates, Limited; September 30 120,000 



Langen (Java) Rubber Estates Co., Limited; Sep- 

 tember 22 100,000 



London Langkat Syndicate, Limited ; August 26 50,000 



The Bandor Sumatra Rubber Co., Limited; July. 100,000 



The Java Amalgamated Rubber Estates, Limited; 



November 5 175,000 



British North Borneo. 



Lok Kawi Rubber, Limited; October 20 £200,000 



Bangawan Rubber, Limited ; September 9 200,000 



Kimanis Rubber. Limited; October 7 150,000 



Membakut Rubber, Limited; August 12 150,000 



Borneo Planters, Limited; August 27 2,550 



South-East Borneo Rubber Plantations, Limited No- 

 vember 6 60,000 



Dutch West Borneo. 

 The Sahang Rubber Estates, Limited; July 29 £65,000 



Southern India. 



The Nilambur Rubber Estates, Limited; October £25,000 



West Africa. 

 The Ivory Coast Rubber Estates, Limited; August 19.. £150,000 

 Societe Franco-Beige de la Cote d'lvoire, Limited ; 

 August 12 150 



East Africa. 

 The East African Rubber Plantation Co., Limited ; 



September 20 £90,000 



The Beira Rubber and Sugar Estates, Limited ; July 20. . 250,000 



Gutta-Percha Concessions Syndicate, Limited; July 5.. 10,000 



G. E. A. Syndicate, Limited; July 12 1,000 



Mexico. 

 San Cristobal (Mexico) Rubber, Tobacco and Estates 

 Co., Limited, July 13 £60,000 



British Guiana. 

 The Consolidated Rubber and Balata Estates, Limited; 



September 8 £250,000 



Balata Syndicate, Limited ; July 10 4,880 



British West Indies. 



The Jamaica Estates and Rubber Plantations, Limited ; 

 July £300,000 



Brazil. 



The Para Rubber and Produce Estates, Limited; 



August 7 £100,000 



Colombia. 



Magdalena Rubber Plantations, Limited; October 8 £100,000 



Fiji Islands. 



Waidoi Para Rubber Plantations, Limited; July 24 £60,000 



General. 



Incorporated Investments, Limited; July 13 £10,000 



Rubber Estates Trust and Investment Corporation 30,000 



Kedah Rubber Plantations, Limited ; July 16 100 



Rubber Proprietary Syndicates, Limited; July 31 5.000 



Rubber and General Trust Co., Limited; August 23.... 100 



Walbrook Rubber Syndicate, Limited; September 24.. 25,000 



Welleslcy Syndicate, Limited; September 29 5.000 



Escot Rubber Estates, Limited ; October 1 20,000 



Marangu Rubber and Coffee Estates, Limited; July 24.. 10,000 



Repair Men Chuckle. — Tires will no doubt advance in price 

 again, as the demand is greater. The repair man chuckles each 

 time the price advances, for he knows the owner will be calling 

 for him each time the price goes up. — Cleveland News. 



