Febriarx 1. 1921 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



349 



Adhesive Tape ; Tentative Tests for Molded Insiilatini; Mate- 

 rials; Tentative Methods for Testing Textiles; Standard Specih- 

 cations for 258-inch Cotton Riil)ber Lined Fire Hose for Private 

 Department Use, 2'/<, 3 and 3'j inch Double Jacketed Cotton 

 Rubber-Lined Fire Hc.se lor Public Fire Department Use. 



Part 11 conipris(fs technical papers relating to metals, cements, 

 road materials, etc., followed by articles on testing apparatus and 

 methods of tesiin.i;. The only technical paper on rubber products 

 is that by J. M. Piierer, Construction of Steam Hose, which was 

 publislicd in The Iniha Kihiikk W'imLii. .August. 1920, page 724. 



NEW TRADE PUBLICATIONS 



AKtvisEii A.N'ii E.Ni.AKOEU EUlTio.N OF date slieets, edited by .\. •■\. 

 Somcrville, for the loose-leaf book distributed by K. I'. 

 Vanderbilt Co., 50 East 42nd street. New York, has recently been 

 issued. The data includes 34 pages of notes and tables on tech- 

 nical matters relating to crude rubber compounding, curing, cost- 

 ing, fabrics, and a variety of useful conversion tables of tempera- 

 ture weights and measures, etc. Additional sheets are devoted to 

 the comiKJundini; materials in which the VanderlMlt company 

 specializes. 



Colonel S.\.\nKi. 1'. Colt, Chair.man of the Lnited St.vtes 

 Rubber Co., in a review of the rubber industry, predicts that 

 there will be more tires consumed in 1921 than in 1920, or in 

 any previcjus year in the history of the world. Could such 

 an optimistic statement conie from a more reliable and con- 

 servative source? 



The Apsle\ Ribber Co., Hunsox, Massachusetts, has 

 issued its new price-lists of rubber boots and shoes, including its 

 three regular and Middlesex brands, and of Apsley canvas foot- 

 wear. The lists are dated January 1, 1921, and are subject to 

 change without notice. Like the new lists of other firms the re- 

 ductions average 10 per cent or more. 



The R. F. Goodrich Co., .\kron, Ohio, on the Occasion of 

 its fiftieth anniversary. ba> issued a four-page folder bearing a 

 personal inspirational message from B, G. Work, its president, 

 to the friends and customers of the company. 



"Wires and Cables," piblisheu by the Ge.nekal Fleciric 

 Co., Schenectady, New York, groups in one binding five bulletins 

 dealing with wires and cables, one of which relates to conductors 

 insulated with rubber. Choice of cables for various kinds of 

 service is considered, to.gether with the characteristics and con- 

 struction features of each type of product for the various classes. 

 There are also many tables of capacity, test volta.gcs. dimensions 

 and classifications of cables. 



The December .\i-.\iber hk "The Osborn Bulletin" I'iblished 

 periodically by The Osborn Manufacturing Co., Geveland, Ohio, 

 contained an optimistic article based on sound facts, entitled 

 "How's business?' bv K'. W. Wheeler, sales manager nf the 

 brush division. 



"Free Air." a monthiv mai;a/i.\e for tire dealers, published 

 by The Delion Tire & Rubber Co., Baltimore, Maryland, has 

 made its initial appearance, and creates a favorable impression. 

 It is a snappy little 16-page booklet, printed in two colors, and 

 vril] be sent .sratis to any tire dealer mailing his request to the 

 publishers. 



"The Michigan Tire Xews," Vol. I, Xo. 1, has been I'IBLishki) 

 by the W ildman Rubber Co., Ray City, Michigan, to serve as a 

 bulletin to the stockholders of the company and to acquaint the 

 public .generally w ith the possibilities of investment in the rubber 

 industry. It is a well-printed and illustrated four-page bulletin, 

 11 bv 16 inches. 



.\ VERV co.mplete cat.vloc h.\s bke.n issued by a. Klipstein 

 & Co , 644-652 Greenwich street, -Xcw Y'ork City, importers 

 and exporters of chemicals, colors, oils, etc., listing the various 

 commodities under class heads. For the convenience of buyers 

 the original packing and approximate gross w-eights of the articles 

 have also been listed. Prices have been omitted, owing to their 

 extreme fluctuations. A feature of the catalog is the separate 

 classification of specialties under the industry in which they are 

 used. L'nder the head of the rubber industry are enumerated 

 various accelerators, acids, alkalis, colors, compounding ingre- 

 dients, gums, oils solvents, vulcanizing higredients and waxes. 



"Cotton .\.\n Cotto.n Manufacti-rk ' is the title of a booklet 

 issued by The b'irst Xational Bank of Boston to be a companion 

 to the booklet, "Wool and Wool Miuiufacture," recently dis- 

 tributed by them. It is a brief analysis for the layman and 

 explains all the details of the industry, but untechnically and in 

 an easily readable style. Beginning with the history, distribution 

 and cultivation of cotton, the book describes the selling methods 

 and grading of the staple, the process of manufacture, from the 

 receipt of the raw cotton at the mills to its delivery as finished 

 goods, and finally the position of the United States in the industry 

 is discus.sed. The book is the work of a member of the staff 

 of the bank and is profusely illustrated from photographs sliow- 

 ing distinctly many of the intricate processes of manufacture. 

 Copies may be obtained upon application to the First National 

 Rank of Boston, Commercial .Service Department. 



"Bank and Public Holidays Throughout the World" 

 (1921), is the useful publication of ihc (jiiaranty Trust Co., .Xew 

 'N'ork City. I'rom its convenient and accurate tabulations it will 

 lie found that if some indolent soul of cosmopolitan bent <Iecided 

 to celebrate all the holidays of all the nations of the world, in- 

 cluding Sundays, he would allow himself the slender margin of 

 sixty-odd working days in which to earn his bread and butter. 

 What will happen to the w'orkaday world when new holidays 

 commemorating events in the world war are allotted and cele- 

 brated is a matter of conjecture. However, the value of a com- 

 pilation of holidays is inestimable to firms doing international 

 business, especially if banks are closed on these occasions. 



"SILVERTOWN" FAN BELT 



Fan belts for motor cars have become an indispensabli 

 accessory, as motorists are attaching more and more im- 

 portance to this item of equipment. The average owner i> 

 aware of the importance of ijrojier engine cooling and knou s 

 the danger of a belt ceasing to function in a place where it 

 could not be readily repaired. 



Efficient and reliable is the "Silvertown" cord fan belt, made 

 of cotton cords impregnated with rubber solution and sur- 

 rounded by a rubber cushion. This construction has just the 

 proper "give," but grips firmly and is said to withstand tlu- 

 hardest drives. The "Silvertown" fan belt is made in both 

 "V" and "flat" styles for use on different types of motors. — 

 The B. F. Goodrich Co., Akron. Ohio. 



"COPPER QUEEN" BELTING FOR INDUSTRIAL USE 



.\ friction belt that has a good reputation in the industrial 

 fields of the world is the "Copper Queen" duck belting with 

 red friction surface. It is specially adapted to general trans- 

 mission work of a severe nature, such as saw mills, reduction 

 plants, paper mills and the like. The duck employed in its 

 manufacture possesses flexibility combined with strength and 

 the heavy tenacious friction is compounded primarily for 

 endurance. "Copper Queen" belting is made in sizes 2 to 

 12-pIy, from 1 to 60 inches wide and can be obtained in 

 special widths and plies to suit extraordinary requirements. — 

 Pioneer Rubber Mills. San Francisco. California. 



