262 THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD (March l, 191. 



the president on January 5. its (jrovisiuns (as sum- raphy. althiiuyii necessitating far mure eleetrieit)- for 

 marized in anutlier oolunin) include the free entry oi" its operation. 



many articles incidental to the jiroduction of rubber : That there is ample room for both systems in their 



a wide field being thus afforded makers in that branch respective fields is shown by a German opinion quoted 

 in meeting anticipated demands. Wliile the authority in another column. Wireless telegraphy can be made 

 is given the e.\ecuti\ e to make agreements with three as serviceable to the rubijer producer as the telephone 

 State governments as to the graduated reduction or has become to the .American farmer, particularly in 

 eventual abolition of the export ta.x on rubber, a good such cases as those parts of Brazil where telegraphic 

 deal depends on the action of the separate States in- communication between points important of them- 

 terested. selves, does not pass, through intervening traffic-pro- 



In any case, an honest effort seems to ha\e been ducing centers. Thus Porto Velho uses wireless to 

 made for the benefit of the Brazilian rubber industry, communicate with Manaos and thence is in touch 

 and it is to be hoped that the administration of the through cable with the outside world. 

 law will be such as to promote that end. The dele- It has been remarked that "the little town, 2,000 miles 



gates whose united wisdom exoKed the project, will (lee]j in the .\mazon jungle, has been in this respect 

 doubtless, each in his t)vvn spiiere, see that it is fully more up-to-date than any city in the United States or 

 and iinpartially carried out. -Europe." Whether such a statement is fully justified 



would be a point of discussion, but in an}- case the 

 ~ ~' " combined working reci.irded of the wireless and or- 



dinary systems, is of practical interest as demonstra- 

 ting the scope of lirazilian enter|irise in this new field 

 of telegrajihy. 



INCREASED GERMAN DUTIES ON AMERICAN 

 RUBBER SHOES. 



WORKING FOR ONE CENT LETTER POSTAGE. 



/^WIXG to the tariff agreement between Germany and 

 ^-'^ Sweden, of May 8, 1906, having expired on Decem- 

 ber 1. 1911, the concession u]K)n Swedish rubber shoes, 



by which the United States likewise profited, ceased on 13 ]; pRp:sE.\T.\TI\'E JOlfX W". WEEKS, who de- 



the same date. Since then both Swedish and American 1\ livcretl the interesting address on American mon- 



rubber shoes have paid the full rate equalling about $11 etar\ problems at the last dinner of The Rubber 



per 100 pounds, in place of the lower conventional duty Club of America, has introduced into the House 



r d-o 00 100 1 of Representatives a bill (which was introduced 



of $8.80 per 100 pounds. , , ' -. , .. , r. . r ^^1 • ^ j: 



. , „ m the Senate bv Senator Burton of ( )hio ) , tor 



The United States tariff agreement with Germany, ^^^^ ^^^^^ ,^,^^^_. ^^^^^^^ ^,^^^ paragraph of this bill 



while precluding discrimination against American goods, ^.j^.^^ ^ strong argument for its passage. The iiaragraph 



does not provide for any privileges which are not shared j^ as follows: "During most of this time (the twenty- 



by one or more other nations. nine and a lialt years since the last reduction on letter 



According to official statistics, the German imports of postage was voted by Congress. October 1, 1883) the 



, . . . , • inn- Ik { u fir.st class mailhas produced a revenue vastly m excess of 



American rubber shoes smce 190^ have been as tollows : ^ , . .' . , , . , , 



„ ^^^ ^^^ . ,^„ the costs of Its service, as an nistance of which the revenue 



1905, $124,250; 1906, $392,500; 1907, $25,250; 1908, ^^_. ^^^ ,^^^^^ ,^^^.^^j ^.^^^ ^,^,.,^^^ ^^„^^ 30^ ,,,,^ ,_.^^ ,^^.„ 



$177,750; 1909, $133,750; 1910, $144,000. Owing to the ^^g,. $162,000,000, of which amount $62,000,000 is esti- 



recent action of the German government mn having been mated profit to the department, thus indicating that a 



foreseen, German importers were unable to make pros- considerably lower rate, which would enormousl\- stinui- 



pective arrangements to avoid its effects. iate the growth of this class of mail with a resultant fur- 

 ther increase of revenue therefrom, would probably amply 



compensate the government, particularly bearing in mind 



that no reduction is contemplated in postage on ])ostal 



WIRELESS VS. CABLE TELEGRAPHY. '^^^^^■. , .„ . , , , , ,. . . ,, xw , 



This bill IS the result of the activity of the iNational 



One Cent Letter Postage Association, who.se president, 



VY/^ITH the advent of wireless telegraphy, a new ^j^^^j^^ ^^.^^.^^^^ Burrows, of Cleveland, was also present 



and potent influence has been brought to bear ^^,jj|^ Congressman Weeks at the Rubber Club dinner and 



upon modern progress : considerably expanding the delivered on that occasion a notable address on the postal 



facilities of communication afforded by cable teleg- problems of this country. 



