December 1, 1911.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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WIDE INTEREST IN THE 1912 RUBBER EXPOSITION. 



THE announcement that a rubber expcsition will be held in 

 New York in the tall of the coming year has been sheeted 

 with profound interest not only in 

 rnliber circles in this country, but 

 also abroad and in the rubber plant- 

 ing countries. The work of organ- 

 ization has proceeded very rapidly, 

 and the large number of leading 

 rubber men who have already signi- 

 lied their desire to be actively iden- 

 tilied with this exposition gives 

 every assurance of its success. 



It will greatly interest the readers 

 of this paper to know that Sir 

 Henry A. Blake, G.C.M.G., who 

 acted as president of the highly suc- 

 cessful exposition held in Londm 

 last June and July, has consented t- 

 act as president of the European 

 section of the New York exposi 

 tion. In addition to this acceptanci 

 on the part of Sir Henry Blake, 

 which is in itself an augury of the 

 prominent part that Europe will 

 take in this exposition, at least 70 

 of the leading rubber men of Eng- 

 land, the Continent and the East 

 have accepted positions on important 

 committees. This number includes 

 prominent officers in plantation com- 

 panies, ;5nanciers connected with 

 the rubber industry, experts and 

 scientists -identified with the develop- 

 ment and progress of rubber cul- 

 ture, manufactures, and the editors 

 of practically all the rubber publications 

 Middle East. 



The response in this country has been no less enthusiastic, and 

 from the present returns it is safe to say that practically all 

 the leading rubber men of America will have some part in this 

 international exhibit. The exposition will be under the auspices 



Grand Centr.al P,\l.«lCE— \ikw of Exhibition H.\ll. 

 in Europe and in the 



of the 

 Hirecto 



International Exposition Co., Inc., of New York, whose 

 rs are : Samuel A. Miles, manager National Associa- 

 tion Automobile Manufacturers ; 

 |W<^^^H| Richard G. Hollaman, president Eden 

 ^^^B jNIusee, American Co. ; James C. 

 ^^H Young, secretary and treasurer 

 ^f Madison Square Garden ; Edw-ard 

 P. B. Ritter, president Merchants' 

 and Manufacturers' Exchange of 

 New York ; Charles E. Spratt, vice- 

 president Merchants' and Manufac- 

 turers' Exchange of New York ; and 

 J. A. H. Dressel, managing director 

 Madison Square Garden. 



The two accompanying illustrations 

 show interior views of the Grand 

 Central Palace, New York City, 

 where the exposition is to be held. 

 It is called the finest exposition build- 

 ing in the world. 



Grand Central Palace— View from Lobby of Grand Staircase. 



Recent visitors to the United 

 States were Dr. Paul Stockhardt 

 and the head engineer, Mr. A. 

 Davids, of the Hannoversche Gum- 

 mikamm Company, of Hannover, 

 Germany. Both of the gentlemen 

 expressed themselves as very much 

 pleased with the courteous treat- 

 ment they received from the Amer- 

 ican rubber factories, which they vis- 

 ited during their brief stay. 



