September 1, 1921 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



893 



Activities of The Rubber Association of America 



p. L. PALMERTON TO HEAD RUBBER INDUSTRIAL DIVISION 



I.N ai: endeavor to cooperate with the Department of Commerce, 

 The Rubber Association of America has granted a leave of 



absence to P. L. Palmcrton, manager of the association's 

 foreign trade bureau, in order to enable him to accept the posi- 

 tion as chief of the Rubber Industrial Division in the Bureau of 

 l'"creign and Domestic Commerce. 



The plan of the last-mentioned bureau is to establish, under 

 the direction of Mr. Hoover as Secretary of Commerce, from 

 twelve to fifteen divisions similar to the one referred to, by means 

 of which the interests of the industries represented will be fur- 

 thered. 



.Mr. I'almerton's absence does not mean a cessation of activity 

 on the part of The Rubber Association. The ser\'ice functions 

 of its foreign trade bureau will be practically transferred 

 to Washington, or, when this is impracticable, to New York. Mr. 

 Palmerton will continue to keep in close contact with the in- 

 terests of the Association, but will also have the advantage of 

 having at command the facilities afforded by the Bureau of 

 Foreign and Domestic Commerce. 



REDUCED RATES FOR SHIPMENT OF PNEUMATIC TIRES 



The rating on pneumatic tires when in wrapped bales or 

 bundles, less carloads, has been reduced from l,'/4 times first 

 class to first class in all classification territories. This rating be- 

 came effective -■\ugust 31. 



ILLINOIS RATING ON PNEUMATIC TIRES REDUCED 



The Illinois State Classification, which applies on shipments 

 moving wholly within the State of Illinois, has been amended 

 to provide for a reduction in rating on pneumatic tires in wrapped 

 bales or wrapped bundles, less carloads, from If-^ times first 

 class to first class, and became effective August 10, 1921. 



PACIFIC COAST RUBBER GOODS RATES REDUCED 



The following rates on rubber products in carloads to Pacific 

 Coast points will be published to apply from all Eastern groups, 

 Atlantic Seaboard and points west thereof : 



Belting. Hose and Packing. $2.10 per 100 pounds, repre- 

 senting reductions from the former rates ranging from 7 to 21 

 per cent. 



Rubber and Felt Boots and Rubber Shoes or Rubber Shoes 

 WITH Canvas Tops. $2.30 per 100 pounds, representing reduc- 

 tions from former rates of from V/z to 14 per cent. 



Pneum.^tic Tires and Tubes for Export. $2.50 per 100 

 pounds, representing a reduction from the former rate of 25 

 per cent. The effective date of these changes has not yet been 

 announced. 



TIRE AND RIM ASSOCIATION 



The Tire and Rim Association, during the month of June, 



1921, inspected, and approved 1,034,715 pneumatic tire rims in 



the various plants of the United States and Canada. Following 



are the respective sizes and number approved : 



30 X 3 13,455 



30x3!^ 756,123 



32x3!^ 8,964 



32x4 141,435 



33x4 52,141 



34x4 4.530 



32x4^ 20.265 



34 X 4'.4 30,884 



36x4^4 1,686 



34 X 5 4,437 



36 X 6 655 



38 X 7 125 



4« X 8 15 



1,034,715 



TIRE MANUFACTURERS' DIVISION TO MEET IN SEPTEMBEJl 



The first of the quarterly meetings of the Tire Manufacturers' 

 Division will be held in New York on Thursday, September 22, 

 1921. The E.xecutive Committee will hold its regular monthly 



meeting on the previous day and such recommendations as may- 

 be formulated then will be considered at the division meeting. 



STATISTICS REGARDING CALEINDERED RUBBEJl GOODS 



The Calendered Rubber Clothing Manufacturers' Division of 

 The Rubber Association was the first among the Association's 

 divisions to prepare monthly statistics concerning production, 

 orders, etc. The total number of rubber coats and sundries for 

 1920, for instance, was 968,312 pieces, and the total amount of 

 net orders was estimated at 751,245. The tables following are 

 interesting for purposes of comparison : 



Production. Net Orders, 



Cumulative Cumulative 



,..., and Monthly. and Montlliy. 



1922 No. of Pieces No. of Pieces. 



Calendered rubber coats, men's 439.226 386.947 



Calendered rubber coats, boys' 207,632 189904 



Calendered rubber sundries, 'flat 159.619 103^870 



Calendered rubber sundries, made-up 161,835 7o!524 



Totals 968,312 751.245 



CALENDERED RUBBER GOODS— 1920 VS. 1919 



Production, Net Orders, 



,-, , , . Per Cent Per Cent 



1-lat sutidrics. Increase 50 Increase 27.5 



Made-up sundries Increase 27 Decrease 35 



Mens coats Decrease 4 Decrease 17 



Boys coats Increase 53 Increase 9.S 



JUDICIAL DECISIONS 



North British Rubber Co., Limited, vs. Racine Rubber 

 Tire Co. of New York. United States Circuit Court of Ap- 

 peals, New York. 



The Johnson design patent, No. 45,092, for a tire design con- 

 sisting of a raised ridge extending around the tire and having ex- 

 tensions forming crosses and diamonds or squares, held invalid 

 as an effort to secure a monopoly of the mechanical excellences 

 thought to inhere in the peculiar arrangement of ridges and hol- 

 lows, or to prevent the making of tires like those patented in 

 another country by mechanical patent.— Fcrff^ra/ Reporter, 

 Volume 271, page 936. 



TREASURY DECISIONS 



Protest of V. Mueller & Co., Chicago, Illinois., July 15, 1921. 



Druggists' Sundries. Articles classed as manufactures of 

 india rubber commonly known as druggists' sundries at 15 

 per cent ad valorem under Paragraph 368, Tariff Act of 1913, 

 are claimed dutiable under the same paragraph at 10 per cent 

 as manufactures of india rubber. 



It was asserted that the articles in question were purchased 

 from a manufacturer of surgical supplies and are not kept in 

 stock or sold by druggists, but are sold direct to physicians and 

 surgeons. As there was nothing in the record to show that they 

 were druggists' sundries, the claim for classification as manufac- 

 tures of india rubber not specially provided for was sustained. — 

 Treasury Decisions , July 28, 1921, Volume 40, No. 4, page 20. 



Automobile Parts. The fourth paragraph of Article IS of 

 Regulations No. 47 (revised December, 1920). relating to the 

 taxation of automobile parts has been amended as fol- 

 lows: Component parts of articles ta.xable under this 

 definition are taxable when sold separately if they have 

 reached such a stage of manufacture that they are 

 primarily adapted for use as a component part. Thus plates, 

 jars, and separators for automobile storage batteries are taxable 

 when sold separately. Blowout boots are subject to tax as 

 "parts," regardless of the fact that they may be made from old 

 casings. — Treasury Decisions, .August 4, 1921. Volume 40, No. 5, 

 page 26. 



