November 1. l^io ; 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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British East Indies, including Borneo, and 3,099,282 pounds from 

 the Dutch East Indies. For the preceding years the amount of 

 free and dutiable jelutong in 1917-18 was 17,475,863 pounds, 

 valued at $975,716; for 1916-17 only dutiable jelutong is reported, 

 23,376,389 pounds, worth $1,044,022. The districts which received 

 it were Xcw York, San Francisco, Washington and Vermont. 



THE EDITOR'S BOOK TABLE. 



•OPPORTL-NITIES FOR HANDICAPPED MEN IN THE RUBBER 

 Industry. By Bert J. Morris and Olarles H. Paull. Bureau of 

 Vocational Guidance. Division of Education, Harvard University. 

 Prepared hy the Bureau of Vocational Guidance in Cooperation with 

 Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men, 311 Fourth Avenue, 

 New York. Edited by Douglas C. McMurtrie. (Paper covers, 125 pages. 

 6 by 9 inches, illustrated.) 



THIS VOLUME effectually states in untechnical language the 

 opportunities afiforded handicapped men in the rubber in- 

 dustry. The basic features of the industry, the source of crude 

 rubber, and the organization of a modern rubber factory are out- 

 lined. Reference is made to these provisions for training workers 

 and teachers in shop schools. 



The book chiefly consists of a systematic account, in the form 

 of brief descriptions, of the operations used in the preparation 

 of crude rubber for manufacturing purposes and those involved 

 in the main manufacturing divisions of the industry, such as 

 rubber footwear, rubber clothing, medical goods, mechanical 

 goods and tires. The operations are treated in detail. After 

 each description a brief statement is made concerning the time 

 required to learn the work, the average wages paid at the pres- 

 ent time, the opportunities for advancement, and the suitability 

 of the work to various handicaps. 



The book is instructive and will doubtless prove helpful in 

 assisting many crippled war veterans to self-supporting positions 

 in the rubber industry. 



THE CONDENSED CHEMICAL DICTIONARY. COMPILED AND 

 edited by the technical staff of the Chemical Engineering Catalog. First 

 Edition. 1919; 525 pages, 6 by 9 inches. The Chemical Catalog Co., 

 Inc., 1 Madison avenue. New York City. 



This volume is designed for technical and non-technical in- 

 quirers who will find the book a short cut to concise informa- 

 tion concerning the properties, derivation, grades, containers 

 for, uses, fire hazard, and railroad shipping regulations of an 

 ■ e.xtensive list of chemicals and other materials embraced in com- 

 merce and industry. 



India rubber is cataloged under three heads, thus : P. 135. 

 Caoutchouc, See Rubber. P. 267. India Rubber, See Caoutchouc. 

 P. 406, Rubber, See Caoutchouc. Which is of course strictly ac- 

 curate but not very informing. 



Balata is stated incorrectly to be "rubber gum." 



It is somewhat surprising that in the descriptions of the fol- 

 lowing named materials, their use in the rubber industry has 

 been omitted; asbestos, barytes, caustic soda, fossil flour, glue, 

 lime, lithopone, magnesium oxide, sulphur, sulphuric acid, talc, 

 zinc oxide, besides other items described and used in the rubber 

 industry in less important degree. In spite of these more serious 

 omissions which will doubtless be corrected in subsequent editions 

 the volume will prove valuable for reference in commercial and 

 industrial circles. 



TR.MNING IN THE RUBBER INDUSTRY. TRAINING BULLETIN 

 No. 20. United States Department of Labor. United States Training 

 -Service; C.T. Cl:.vton Director. Cnvern^-enf Printing Office, Wash- 

 ington, D. C, 1919. (7S pages; 6 by 9 inchefc) 

 This bulletin devoted to training workers in the rubber in- 

 dustry has been prepared for the use of instructors in factory 

 training and for factory managers desiring authoritative in- 

 formation on the subject. Much valuable information is con- 

 tained in the first 17 pages concerning the various features of 

 factory training such as the purposes in view, industrial rela- 

 tions, operation, methods, and supervision. Following some brief 



remarks on wild and plantation rubber the manufacturing oper- 

 ations arc taken up. The operations involved in making rub- 

 ber boots and various styles of shoes are explained in sequence 

 with many illustrations, including the assembly of parts. Similarly 

 the items of automobile tire manufacture are discussed, followed 

 by a list of important defects to be covered by inspection. 



The pamphlet closes with a bibliography on rubber drawn 

 from books, pamphlets and periodicals in the Library of Congress, 

 Washington, D. C, and compiled by the Research Section of 

 the United States Training Service, April 1, 1919. 



AN EXPORT ORDER AND ALLIED TOPICS. (SECOND EDITION.) 

 I'oreign Trade Department, National Association of Manufacturers, 

 New York City. (Paper cover, octavo, 48 pages.) 



This booklet is intended to show, by a series of letters, docu- 

 ments and forms, the successive steps involved in handling an 

 export order, and gives in reproduction every detail of the 

 transaction from the first inquiry of the customer to the receipt 

 of payment and close of the transaction. Another section gives 

 facsimiles of various forms used in connection with export ship- 

 ments, consular requirements of foreign countries, and other 

 information of interest to houses doing an export business. 

 There is added to this some account of the workings of the 

 National Association of Manufacturers, and the benefits accruing 

 to members of that association. 



NEW TRADE PUBLICATIONS. 



"T^HE Buffalo Foundry & Machine Co., Buffalo, New York, 

 ■*■ has had the excellent idea of distributing to the rubber 

 trade a colored peace map of Europe. 



The Raybestos Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, has started 

 publication of a handsome house organ called "The Silver Edge," 

 to acquaint dealers with the uses of its brake-lining and the 

 method of application, and to bring about better cooperation 

 between the manufacturers and their customers. The 16-page 

 magazine is printed in two colors, is copiously illustrated with 

 half-tones and well-drawn diagrams, introduces several of the 

 company's salesmen, and includes other matter of special interest 

 to automobilists and repair men. Another feature is a page in 

 the form of a poster, which can be detached and hung up in the 

 repair shop with advantage. 



"The Mason Mail." published by The Mason Tire & Rubber 

 Co., Kent., Ohio, after five months as a four-page bi-monthly 

 will be expanded into a monthly publication of interest to out- 

 siders as well as to those connected with the Mason organiza- 

 tion. The same name will be retained and the first monthly is- 

 sue will appear early in November. Charles V. Gilbert will con- 

 tinue to edit the publication. 



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A PROOF THAT THE WAR IS REALLY OVER MAY BE FOUND IN THE 



sale by the Du Fonts of their war plants and equipment. The Du 

 Pont Chemical Works of Wilmington, Delaware, issue a pamph- 

 let containing lists of what they offer for sale. These include 

 the grounds, buildings and fixtures of the big plants at Pompton 

 Lakes, New Jersey, and at Hopewell, Virginia. The lists com- 

 prise many articles used in general manufacturing equipment 

 from engines and elevators to bolts and nuts; also office, hos- 

 pital and restaurant equipment. 



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The Gillette Rubber Co., Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has 

 recently published two booklets, which have been distributed to 

 all of the company. One is "The Square Deal," an introduction 

 of the company to the employe. It tells what the company has 

 done, is doing for the workers and what it may help them to do. 

 It is a frank talk on the elements which will result in progress 



