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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



SEr-TEMBER 1. 1921 



tions of the Society. On the conclusion of the Canadian visits 

 the members traveled to New York City, to be entertained by 

 the American Chemical Society and attend its meetings. They 

 will also have an opportunity to visit the National Exposition of 

 Chemical Industries in New York City. Among the nominations 

 for new members of the Council is W. A. \\'illiams, works man- 

 ager of the North British Rubber Co., Limited, Edinburgh, Scot- 

 land. 



THE MANUFACTURE OF DIPPED GOODS 



No doubt many have read with interest the article by John 

 Hadfield in The Indi.\ Rubber- World of July 1, on fhis subject. 

 This branch is not widely distributed in Great Britain, only 

 four or five of our large works touching it, and though there are 

 one or two small works engaged, there are certainly no numerous 

 small manufacturers as appears to be the case in America. At 

 the time when I was in close touch with this branch — now a 

 good many years ago — all joints in balloons, etc., were made by 

 machine hammering, the girls in attendance having cotton in 

 their ears, owing to the deafening noise. Now, the dipping 

 process is generally employed. 



Under the heading of cement it is stated that the solvent em- 

 ployed is 56 to S8-degree naphtha. I am not just clear as to 

 the meaning of degree in this connection, or as to the origin of 

 the naphtha, whether coal, tar, petroleum or shale. But it is 

 stated that this naphtha should completely distil under ISO de- 

 grees F. This seems a very low point and I cannot help thinking 

 that ISO degrees C. is intended. 



The reference to the use of transparent first late.K rubber 

 reminds me of a conversation I had with Kehvay Bamber on the 

 subject, at the first London Rubber Exhibition, and of a pamphlet 

 he gave me dealing with its potential advantages in this branch 

 of rubber manufacture. 



The manufacture of household rubber gloves is a larger busi- 

 ness in America than in England because the American woman 

 has been accustomed to do considerable of her own housework 

 in rubber gloves for years, whereas, a similar state of affairs 

 did not arise here until war work at high rates of pay reduced 

 the supply of domestic servants to a minimum. To the best of 

 my knowledge the cotton gIo\e is more popular here, but that 

 is by the way. 



With reference to the vapor cure nothing is said as to the 

 materials of the curing chamber or as to how the uniform tem- 

 perature of 180 degrees F. is maintained. 



THE RUBBER CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN, LIMITED 



Just a year after the project was first suggested in Manchester, 

 the Rubber Club has been registered as a company limited by 

 guaranty. The main obstacle to the progress which was antic- 

 ipated by the promoting spirit has been the absence of support 

 accorded by the principal manufacturers and it remains to be 

 seen how their abstention from membership will affect the prog- 

 ress and future of the club. The council which will manage the 

 affairs of the club is composed as follows : A. B. Cook, Ander- 

 son, Anderson & Anderson, Limited ; J. H. C. Brooking, St. 

 Helens Cable & Rubber Co., Limited: G. E. Watson: T. B 

 Burrows, Wm. Somervilles' Sons' Rubber Co., Limited ; O. 

 Latham, raw rubber merchant ; W. G. Abbott, Abbott, Ander- 

 son & Abbott, Limited ; F. C. Jones, Reliance Rubber Co.. 

 Limited: H. W. H. Standring, journalist; J. L. Lake, rubber 

 manufacturers' agent ; W. H. Ilatton, Premier Waterproof & 

 Rubber Co., Limited. 



THE LATE W. H. BATES 



The death of W. H. Bates, one of the oldest rubber manufac- 

 turers, will be regretted by a wide circle of friends, though, ow- 

 ing to his advanced age of 88 years, he had naturally not taken 

 an active part in the business of the well-known firm of W. & A. 

 Bates, Limited, St. Mary's Mills, Leicester, of which he was the 

 founder in 1863. 



BRITISH NOTES 



J. W. Reeves, formerly connected with Rubber Products, Lim- 

 ited, has recently become associated with Cooper & Layman, 

 Limited, 30 Mincing Lane, London, E. C. 3, England, and will 

 have charge of the latter company's rubber department. 



Crude rubber represented one Df the leading exports from 

 Liverpool to the United States during the years 1919 and 1920. In 

 1919 the number of pounds exjxirted is estimated at 7,247,838, with 

 a value of $2,98S,350. In 1920 the amount was 2,206,856 pounds. 

 valued at $1,199,424. 



Press reports state that the United Malaysian Rubber Co., which 

 acquired stock of the Malaysian Rubl)er Co. of New Jersey in 

 1910, has been forced into liquidation with a deficit of almost 

 i2,50O,000. The company, formed ten years ago at the height of 

 the rubber boom, imported and exported Eastern produce, doing 

 business in Singapore, England and America. Losses incurred in 

 Singapore are reported to be the cause of the failure. 



The judges of the Rubber Growers' Association prize competi- 

 tion for new and extended uses of rubber, report that they are 

 unable to announce the awards until tests have been made to 

 prove or disprove the practicability of certain suggestions that 

 were entered in the competition. The 2,000 entries have neces- 

 sitated many meetings and careful consideration by the judges. 



ENGLISH MOTORCYCLES DISPLAY NEW FEATURES 

 Many of the new English motorcycles have interchangeable 

 wheels. In other cases where the wheels are not actually in- 

 terchangeable, provision is frequently made to allow the rear 

 wheel to be readily withdrawn, the knock-out rear spindle sys- 

 tem being utilized for this purpose. 



An increasing tendency is also noted toward using tires of 

 larger cross section for the heavier classes of cycles. At present 

 the largest standard wheel and tire size is 28 by 3 inches, but 

 in the heavier tires it is probable that 3'/2-inch tires will not be 

 unusual in the near future. The 26-inch diameter wheel is, 

 however, the usual size with a 2'/^-inch tire for medium-weight 

 machines. For the lightweights a good many makers use 24-inch 

 by 2j4-inch wheels and tires, though quite as many fit wheels of 

 26-inch diameter. 



EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF THE RIVERSIDE (SELAN- 

 GOR) RUBBER CO., LIMITED 



The Riverside (Selangor) Rubber Co., Limited, 46 Charlotte 

 Square, Edinburgh, has submitted a balance sheet for the year 

 ended December 31, 1920. The present firm was incorporated 

 March 17, 1920, and took over, as a going concern, the affairs 

 of the former company of the same name. From the report of 

 this company the following items are taken : 



The rubber estates of the firm are in the Federated Malay 

 States, and the total acreage planted represents 2,206.50 acres. 

 It was estimated that the crop for the year 1920 would be 530.000 

 pounds of dry rubber. In accordance with the recommendations 

 of the Rubber Growers' Association, the crop was restricted by 

 25 per cent as from November last. But for this restriction, the 

 estimate would probably have been secured. The total crop col- 

 lected (after allowing for loss of weight in transit) was 510,932 

 pounds. 



For the purpose of comparison with the results of the previous 

 five years of the old company, the following statement is given : 



Selling Adminis- Profit 



Cost charpes, tratinn Cost for 



Gross of including expenses. of year 



£vera?;e pro- freight including prodnc- before 



price duction and directors' tion paying 



Crop realized f.n.b. insurances, fees, "all in." income 



lbs. dry per lb. per lb. per lb. per lb. per lb. tax 



Year rubber J. d. J. d. d. d. s. d. £. 



1915 3:.().7^6 2/ 7.85 S.5S 1 69 .70 10.97 29,208 



1916 405.520 2/ S.6S 9.60 1.28 .69 11.57 31.468 



1917 372,000 2/ 1.68 10.30 1.51 .77 1/ 0.58 21.294 

 19IS 326,852 1'10.30 1/ 0.24 1.18 .94 1/ 2.36 11.744 



1919 376 310 2/1.71 1/0.82 1.15 .74 1/2.71 17,595 



1920 510,932 1/ 2.39 1/ 0.29 1.02 .73 1/ 2.04 1,240 



