April 1. 1912.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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The Editor's Book Table. 



BUSINESS. (BEING VOLUME 4 OF A SERIES OF 10 BOOKS 

 Known as the Young Folks Library* Vocations.) Edited by Andrew 

 Carnegie, LL.D. Boston: Hall & Locke Co. 19U. [Cloth. 8vo. 

 Pp. 40L] 



THIS book is intended lor young people, particularly for boys 

 who are approaching the great question of deciding their future 

 career. It contains about 15 short articles on business principles 

 in general, written either by living authorities, such, for instance, 

 as Andrew Carnegie, or taken from the writings of such past 

 worthies as Horace Greeley and T. T. Hunger. In addition 

 there are about IS articles descriptive of great indiistries, written 

 in every case by a recognized authority in that particular in- 

 dustry. The story of the rubber industry is contributed by 

 Henry C. Pearson. This contribution is interesting as an iUus- 

 tration of the fact that much valuable information may be im- 

 parted to the youthful mind in such a way that it will be absorbed 

 with avidity and retained permanently. 



This rubber contribution is in the form of a story — and a most 

 entertaining story — in two short chapters. The first chapter 

 opens at the seringal, or rubber camp, in the Brazilian forests. 

 A jaguar has pursued one of the men almost to the camp; and 

 the story begins with the exciting incident of bringing the beast 

 to book. A great deal of crude rubber information is given in 

 tlie conversation wliich these seriiigueiros hold at night while 

 resting from their labors. The picture of rubber gathering — 

 collecting the latex and smoking it over the palm-nut fires — 

 with the dense jungle as a background, is one that is not likely 

 to fade from a boy's memory for many a year. 



The second chapter is laid in a rubber factory in the United 

 States. The description of the manufacture of rubber is also 

 put into narrative form. A sixteen-year-old boy expresses his 

 disinclination for further school, and his father puts him in a 

 rubber mill. There by his quick-wittedness he saves the life of 

 a fellow workman who has been caught in the gearing and is 

 rapidly being drawn towards the massive cylinders of a grinding 

 machine. This incident cails the attention of the president of 

 the company to the young man, and he is sufficiently interested 

 in hmi to explain the different channels in the organization of 

 the mill through which he can rise to a position of importance. 

 This sort of information is exactly what the book is published 

 to convey, and in this particular instance it is conveyed in such 

 a manner that a boy, started on this story, would not drop it. 

 even to go to a ball game. 



MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL 

 Report. St. Louis, Missouri. The Board of Trustees. [Cloth. 8vo. 

 Pp. 103.] 



That botanical research has attained a high grade of develop- 

 ment in Missouri is demonstrated by the Twenty-second .Annual 

 Report, dealing with the year 1911 of the Missouri Botanical 

 Garden and the School of Botany connected therewith. In his 

 detailed report the director records a number of interesting facts 

 illustrating the work done, while valuable papers are con- 

 tributed by prominent botanists on "Illustrated Studies of the 

 Genus Oj^uiitia,'' "The Agaves of Lower California," "Crataegus 

 in Missouri," and other subjects. 



While not dealin.g specially with rubber cultivation, this volume 

 with its numerous artistic illustrations, presents many features 

 of interest to rubber scientists. 



Since the issue of this report it has acquired further interest 

 from the resignation on February 19 of Dr. William Trelease, 

 one of the best-known botanists of America, who was director 

 during more than twenty-two years. It is gratifying, how- 

 ever, to note that Dr. Trelease's withdrawal is not due to any 

 diminished enthusiasm for botanical work, but from a wish to 

 pursue his scientific researches at the gardens without interrup- 



tion from administrative duties. The Missouri Botanical 

 Gardens are said to be exceeded in size only by the Kew Gardens, 

 near London. 



INDIA-RUBBER JOURNAL DIARY AND YEAR BOOK, 1912. 

 Maclaren & Sons, Limited, London, England. [Cloth. 4to. 103 pp. 

 besides 122 pages of diary.] 

 To the busy man, desirous of keeping his memoranda of past 

 and future transactions in compact and accessible form, this 

 well-arranged diary, interleaved with blotting paper, offers a 

 convenient method of attaining that result. At the same time its 

 introductory te.xt is full of useful information of a statistical and 

 business character, with special reference to British rubber im- 

 ports and exports. 



WHITE'S MANUAL FOR NEW YORK BUSINESS CORPORATIONS. 



By Hon. Frank White. New York: Lawyers' Co-operative Publishing 



Co. [Buckram. 8vo. Pp. 470. Price, $2.50.] 

 To the many business men interested in corporations (and 

 thereby in corporation law) the recently published eighth edition 

 of the above standard compendium will prove a valuable guide 

 as to New York legislation. While prior to 1901 less than 1,900 

 new companies were annually incorporated within that State, 

 the number has now (under the more liberal laws in force since 

 that time), increased to more than 8,000 a year. The popularity 

 of New York incorporation renders it doubly advantageous to 

 have at hand a manual such as the above, embodying what the 

 business man needs to know of New York corporation law and 

 its various applications. 



RUBBER SH.VRE HAND-BOOK. LONDON: THE FIN.\NCIER .\ND 

 Bullionist. Ltd. 1912. [Cloth. 8vo. Pp. 884. Price, 2.<. 6d. net.] 

 Appearing a month earlier than last year, this valuable 

 hand-book has increased in size from 636 to 884 pages : 

 Ihis expansion being principally due to the addition of de- 

 tails as to 140 "Rupee and Dollar" companies, which form a 

 new and valuable feature of the work. The recent visit to the 

 East of Mr. E. L. Killick, has proved of material benefit to the 

 completeness of the hand-book. Another interesting feature con- 

 sists of a number of full-page illustrations of rubber gathering 

 and kindred subjects. The compilers of the work are to be con- 

 gratulated on its completness. 



WHY TIRE MAKERS SEND OUT GOOD ADVICE. 



Some people have wondered why manufacturers of tires are 

 so industrious in sending their consumers instructions for the 

 proper use and preservation of tires, the opinion being expressed 

 that the quicker the tires wear out, the more business the manu- 

 facturers will have, and consequently, it is not to their interest 

 to have tires last too long. But a second thought would prove 

 to anyone that while the manufacturer might be quite willing 

 that other tires should wear out rapidly, he would naturally want 

 his own to make a great record for service, so that when auto- 

 mobilists are discussing tires, the users of his brand will sing 

 their praises for service and endurance. 



This distribution of advice on tire use is the best sort of ad- 

 vertising, and it is natural that if one manufacturer begins to 

 instruct his customers as to the best way of getting service, other 

 manufacturers will not care to be left behind. As a matter of fact, 

 they probably all gain by instructing the consumer as to the 

 proper use of his tire, for the more service the consumer gets 

 out of his tire (and this is equally true of his car) and the less 

 expense it is to him to own and operate a car, the greater will 

 be the number of people who will join the automobile ranks. 



