THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[October 1 1919. 



Activities of The Rubber Association of America. 



DIVISIONS MEETINGS. 



RECL.MMERs' DIVISION. 'Tlie meeting referred to in the Sep- 

 tember issue as planned for Tuesday, September 9, was 

 postponed indefinitely due to the inability to secure a 

 quorum. A meeting will probably be arranged for early in 

 October. 



The Rubber Clothing Division. The Rubber Clothing Manu- 

 facturers' Division and the Calendered Rubber Clothing Section 

 of that division held meetings at the Yale Club on September 

 4, which were well attended and interesting because of the num- 

 ber of important subjects given attention and the spirit of con- 

 structive cooperation that marked the manner in which the sub- 

 jects were handled. 



The Traffic Dep.^rtment. On September 18 and 20 the 

 Traffic Department held the largest meeting since its inception, 

 both from the standpoint of the attendance and the number and 

 importance of the subjects given attention. The Traffic Com- 

 mittee was in session two full days and, besides disposing of the 

 large docket, was in conference with officials of the American 

 Railway Express with a view to bringing about an alleviation 

 of certain conditions now existing in connection with the trans- 

 portation of rubber products by express, and it is believed that 

 when the conclusions of the conference are put into practice the 

 result will be beneficial to the trade. 



Mechanical Rubber Goods Division. On Friday, September 

 19, there was held a meeting of the Executive Committee of the 

 Mechanical Rubber Goods Manufacturers' Division at the Yale 

 Club followed by luncheon and a general meeting of the Division, 

 which was unusually well attended. Plans were laid for the 

 strengthening of the status of the Mechanical Goods Division in 

 its relation to its membership and several specific subjects of 

 interest to mechanical goods manufacturers in general were 

 given attention. The Executive Committee voted to hold a regu- 

 lar monthly meeting on the third Tuesday of every month be- 

 ginning with October, 1919, in line with the program for the in- 

 creasing of the efficiency and importance of the work of the 

 Division. 



Tire Divisions. There was held a joint meeting of the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee of the Pneumatic and Solid Tire Manufac- 

 turers' Divisions September 23, which was full of interest by 

 reason of its being the first meeting of the sort for several months 

 and because of there having been received by the Association 

 from tire manufacturers a number of subjects of importance in- 

 volving trade principles and practices which were thought to 

 need attention. A docket including more than a dozen subjects 

 of broad interest was disposed of besides several other matters 

 which were brought up during the course of the session. 



Rubber Sundries. A call has been issued by the Association 

 for a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Rubber Sun- 

 dries Manufacturers' Division for the evening of October 7, at 

 the Union League Club, New York City, and on the following 

 day, October 8, at 1 p. m., a general meeting of the Division is 

 to be held at the Yale Club. 



TRADE INFORMATION SERVICE. 



The Association has just concluded arrangements with a Wash- 

 ington Bureau for the furnishing of a daily trade information 

 service which will place the Association in a position to inform 

 its membership promptly of the development of matters of in- 

 terest, and which will provide a more authoritative and prompt 

 source of information on many important matters than has been 

 available to the Association heretofore. 



INDEX TO MANUFACTURERS IN THE RUBBER INDUSTRY. 



The Rubber Association is preparing to reissue the "Index to 

 the Manufacturers of the Products of the Rubber Industry," 



which was issued by the War Service Committee in May, 1918, 

 in order to bring it up to date in respect to those changes in 

 manufacturers' lines which may have followed the conclusion of 

 the war, and to correct certain inaccuracies which found their 

 way into the first issue. 



WORLD'S COTTON CONFERENCE. 



There is strong likelihood of arrangements being effected for 

 the attendance of representatives of the rubber industry at the 

 World Cotton Conference in New Orleans in October, which 

 appears to be very desirable, when consideration is given to the 

 relation of the rubber industry to the cotton industry, in the mat- 

 ter of consumption. 



THROUGH EXPORT BILLS OF LADING.' 



New York, August 26, I9I9. 

 '1 o the nim members of The Rubber Association of Ameiica, Inc.: 



Ai. yuu are probably aware, the United States Railroad .^dministratio^ 

 has resumed the acceptance of through export bills of ladiuR via the North 

 Atlantic Ports, when they are founded on written ocean contracts and only 

 when shippcrb give written guarantee that any storage charges accruing at 

 the seaboard will be paid. 



Precedent to the acceptance of con.mcrcial freight in carloads for export, 

 there must be presented by the shipper to the railroad agent at point of 

 origin a "G. O. C. permit" issued by the traffic control manager at port 

 of export on application from the agent of the steamship line booking the 

 car^o. or from representatives of foreign governments or from the United 

 States Food Administration. 



Ihe prepayment of ocean charges to the inland carrier is not considered 

 desirable by the United States Railroad Administration, particularly on ship- 

 ii.ents handled on a measurements basis. Bearing on this matter the foUow- 

 ir^g instructions have been issued from, the office of the Director. Division 

 of Traffic, United States Railroad Administration, which are quoted for 



'"liased upon conference with steamship lines interested in New York, 

 August 13th, there is no objection to accejiting prepayment of ocean charges 

 ill .iistunces where shippers desire to prepay. There should be no compli- 

 cations in so far as ocean charges on weight cargoes are concerned. Tliere 

 v.'ill, however, doubtless be some discrepancies on measurement cargo, and 

 111 such instances I have said to steamship lines that we would collect from 

 shippers any undercharges that might be reported back by the steamship 

 lines, we remitting the undercharges to steamship lines as quickly as col- 

 lection Las been made of same from shippers." 



A. L. ViLES, Cencral Manager. 



RAILROAD MOVEMENT OF LOADED AND EMPTY COAL CARS. 



New York, September 8. I9I9. 

 To the nrm members of Ihe Rubber Association of America, Inc.: 



Our attention has been directed to the statements of various coal oper- 

 atoii that the United States Railroad Administration has failed to provide 

 adequate service for the transportation of coal. 



Willi the thought that this office may be in a position to render some 

 assistance to menibeis who are finding it difficult to obtain coal, because of 

 traiiipoitatioii conditions, we would appreciate very mtich advices respecting 

 a.i;- tianspoit^tion delay affecting the coal supply of any of our members. 



It IS quite necessary that this information shall be so well founded that 

 it will be comparatively easy to substantiate any statement made if called 

 L.pon tu do so. 



Mav we net hope for your early atljnlion to this matter? 



A. L. ViLEs, General Manager. 



FEDERAL EXCISE TAX— TREASURY DECISION PLACING BURDEN 

 OF ACCOUNTING FOR TAX ON MANUFACTURER WHO 

 PURCHASES TIRES, INNER TUBES, PARTS OR AC- 

 CESSORIES FROM THE MANUFACTURER 

 THEREOF. 



New York, September 6, 191 9. 

 To the firm members of The Rubber Association of America, Inc.: 



The attached important Treasury Decision has just been issued by the 

 Ireabuiy Department and reverses previous rulings to the effect that where 

 tires, r.r.icr tubes, parts or accessories are sold by the manufacturer thereof 

 To a iiiaiuifacturer or ]iroducer of automobile trucks, automobile wagons, 

 other iiUtoniubiks. motorcycles, tires, inner tubes, parts or accessories, and 

 usea by the latter utl-.cr tli:in "in the ma.iufacture or production of new 

 automobile tuuN, ,■ t. 1 ;V lu' n- tlier automobiles, motorcycles, tires, 

 inner tubes, i.-ni 1,^ t i,,i iIic- sale of new automobile trucks, 



automobile v.aLi i , r i ; mes, inner tubes, parts or acces- 



sories, or 11". > < 1 ith the sale thereof, or for free 



replacement mpi i : i i ' i i ir > ' tlie purchasing manufacturer shall 



accouiil to ihe :■ : I : ; : ; ^. inner tubes, parts or accessories 



who shall the;. -.'.■■■ .: i • ' il ■ i-n thereon to the Governmen. 



It will be :ir>u II 1 ' I- i II .\ide3 for a revised form of cer- 

 tificate in lieu . i , , ..'ifHcturcr's certificate embodied in 

 Treasury Dccisi":i : =:. "'i-^i . i- ^inl.i^cil in circular letter of the Asso- 

 ciation, dated June 5. 1919. The Association believes that it will be 

 obtain this revised form of certificate covering past transac- 



der date of September II. the Director of Traffic of the United States 

 ad Administration advises that through export bills of lading should 

 issued on traffic destined to Central America, South America, Africa, 

 .^.uies including Straits Settlements, Australia or New Zealand. 



