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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



June 1, 1921 



ACTIVITIES OF THE RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF 



AMERICA, INC. 



CARBON BLACK LEGISLATION 



THE Association h.is adopted the I'olldwing resolution respect- 

 ing adverse legislation introduced into various states and 

 affecting the carbon black industry- : 



Resolution 



Whexeas, The Board of Directors of The Rubber Association of America, 

 Inc., has learned that carbon black manufacturers, as repre- 

 sented by the National Gas Products .Association, are meeting 

 with severe difficulties in the form of adverse legislation in 

 various states affecting the manufacture of carbon black, and 



Whejieas, Carbon black is a very necessary material in the manufacture 

 of rubber goods in its many forms, the Board of Directors do 

 hereby. 



Resolve, That this mnttev he directed to the attcntirn of the U. S. 

 Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C. 



CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATED FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION NO. 2 



Supplement No. 2 to Consolidated Freight Classification No. 

 2 has been published, effective May 25, 1921, changing ratings on 

 the following rubber products : 



The rating on artificial leather or auto top material shipments 

 in any quantity will be fourth class in carloads. 



Shipments of crude rubber to points in the South have been 

 changed to second class in less carload and fourth class in car- 

 loads. 



The rating on fruit-jar rings to points in the South is second 

 class less than carloads and fourth class carloads. 



Pneumatic tire valve carload rating of third class with a mini- 

 mum carload weight of 40,000 pounds has been established to points 

 in official and western classification territories. The rating under 

 the southern classification is unchanged. 



Pneumatic tires in wire bound bundles are rated first class in 

 less than carloads to and between points in the South. 



Pneumatic tires in paper-vv'rapped bundles or bales are rated 

 first class in less than carloads, and applicable in official and 

 western classification territories. The effective date will be pub- 

 lished later. 



CLASSIFICATION OF TIRES IN MISSISSIPPI 



The Mississippi Railroad Commission has granted the applica- 

 tion and has authorized the publication of the same packing speci- 

 fications and ratings on pneumatic and solid tires as are now 

 contained in the Southern Qassification. This will enable tire 

 manufacturers to follow the same method of packing shiptnents 

 from branches in Mississippi for movement within that State as 

 now used on shipments on interstate traffic in the South. 



FREE STORAGE PERIOD EXTENDED 



According to a new ruling the Trunk Line Association will 

 extend the time of free storage at New York railroad piers on 

 less carload shipments for export from two to five days, ex- 

 clusive of Sundays and holidays, and will not include the day of 

 arrival. Bills of lading and cases should be marked "For Ex- 

 port" and after two days of the period have elapsed, payinent for 

 storage can be avoided only through the presentation of a bona- 

 fide vessel permit when calling for the goods. 



RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES 



rHE inquiries that follow have already been aiisivered ; never- 

 theless they are of interest not only in shozi'ing the needs of 

 the trade, but because of the possibility that additional information 

 may be furnished by those who read them. The Editor is there- 

 fore glad to have those interested communicate with him. 



(867) The address is desired of the manufacturer of or dealer 

 in a fish-scale composition used in compounding rubber. 



(868) A concern dealing in bank supplies desires the ad- 

 dresses of manufacturers of rubber bands. 



(869) A reader requests the addresses of manufacturers of 

 dipped goods forms. 



(870) Inquiry is made for the addresses of manufacturers 

 of playing-ball machinery. 



(871) A manufacturer asks where steam tube splicers can 

 be obtained. 



(872) A request has been received for the addresses of 

 manufacturers of sponge rubber in molded form. 



(873) A reader desires the address of a manufacturer of 

 machinery for filling tubes with rubber cement. 



(874) A manufacturer requests the address of the manu» 

 facturer of a machine for uniting rubber sheets. 



(875) A reader inquires where he can obtain hard rubber 

 combs. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSULAR REPORTS 



Addresses may be obtained from the Bureau of Foreign and 

 Domestic Commerce. U'ashinglon, D. C, or from the following 

 district or cooperative offices. Requests for each address should 

 be on a separate sheets and state number. 



District Offices. Cooperative Offices. 



New York; 734 Customhouse. Cleveland: Chamber of Commerce. 



Boston; 1801 Customhouse. Cincinnati: Chamber of Commerce; 

 Chicago: 504 Federal Building. General Freight Agent. Southern 



St. Louis: 402 Third National Bank Railway, 96 Ingalls Building. 



Building. Dayton. Ohio: Dayton Chamber of 

 New Orleans; 1O20 Hibernia Bank Commerce. 



Building. Los Angeles: Chamber of Commerce. 



San Francisco; 307 Customhouse. Philadelphia: Chamber of Commerce. 



Seattle: 848 Henry Building. Portland, Oregon; Chamber of 



Commerce. 



(34,786) An American citizen, vice-president and manager of 

 a corporation in China, desires to secure representation of manu- 

 facturers of automobile accessories suitable for Chinese, Man- 

 churian and Siberian markets. 



(34,828) Merchant in Czecho- Slovakia desires to purchase and 

 secure agency for all kinds of rubber goods, rubber coats and 

 dresses, rubber shoes and heels. 



(34,877) A firm of commercial representatives in Spain de- 

 sire to secure the exclusive agency for the sale of automobile 

 tires. 



(34,888) A commercial agency firm in India desires to re- 

 ceive manufacturers quotations only on rubber tires for carts and 

 carriages. 



(34,896) A trading corporation in Mexico desires to secure 

 prices for new and second-hand tires and tubes. 



SAFETY WITH VULCANIZATION APPARATUS 

 Fourteen points to promote the peace of mind of owners, in- 

 surers, and operators of vulcanizing apparatus were ably set 

 forth by Frank Scott, supervisor of inspections for the safety 

 department of Hamlin & Co., New York, at the meeting of the 

 Rubber Division of the Ninth Annual Safety Congress held in 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Old apparatus, with various attachments 

 and clumsily insulated, making internal and external examination 

 difficult, should be banned, he said. Laws were urged to require 

 the removal of all vessels condemned as unsafe to operate at 

 required pressure. The utmost care should be exercised in mov- 

 ing vulcanizers, not only because of danger to men, but of injury 

 to the vulcanizer itself, if it has been long subjected to metal 

 fatigue. Cast iron should be forbidden on large vulcanizers and 

 all should be built according to the American Society of 

 Mechanical Engineers' Boiler Code, namely, of tested material, and 

 subjected to a strain of V/2 times their working pressure before 

 being used. 



Regular inspection by boiler specialists should be insisted upon; 

 setting should allow contraction and expansion to eliminate un- 

 due wear and strain ; .safety valves should be provided for all 

 vulcanizers, including belt presses and platen presses, between 

 the reducing valve and connections ; employes should be advised 

 of hazards as well as operation ; proper drainage should be pro- 

 vided and pipes covered to avert injury from burns ; doors 

 should be bolted thoroughly and none opened until the steam 

 gage shows no pressure ; no pipes should be used on wrenches, 

 thus avoiding strain on bolts; cars should not be allowed to 



