XOVEVBEK 1. 1919] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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it was crude chicle, assessable at 15 ceius by same paragraph. 

 Opinion by McClelland, G. A. Chicle was not refined by any 

 process. Protest sustained. (Treasury Decisions, Volume 37, 

 No. 15.) 



RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES. 



rHE inquiries that follow have already been answered; iicver- 

 tlu-less they are of interest not only in showing the needs 

 of the trade, but because of the possibility that additional in- 

 formation may be furnished by those who read them. The editor 

 is therefore glad to have those interested communicate with him. 



(752.) An export company desires the addresses of manu- 

 facturers of tires in millimeter sizes. 



(753.) A reader asks for the address of manufacturers of 

 wood calender shells. 



(754.) An inquiry has been received for the address of a 

 concern manufacturing rivetting machines for use in making 

 outside boots for rubber tires. 



(755.) A subscriber requests addresses of manufacturers of 

 security or lug bolls for one-piece clincher rims on European 

 cars. 



(756.) A manufacturer asks where he can obtain the accel- 

 erator anhydrousformaniline. 



(757.) An inquiry has been received as to buyers of uncured 

 friction scrap. 



(758.) A reader asks for the addresses of manufacturers of 

 improved machines for making square-rolled packing, imitating 

 the hand process of folding rubbered cloth so as to make a 

 packing square throughout. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSULAR REPORTS. 



Addresses may be obtained from the Bureau of Foreign and 

 Domestic Commerce, Washington D. C, or from the following 

 district or cooperative offices. Request for each address should 

 be on a separate sheet, and state number. 



DISTHICT OFFICES. 

 New York: 734 Customhouse 

 Boston: 1801 Customhouse. 

 Chicago: 504 Federal Building 

 St. Louis: 402 Third National Bank 



Building 

 New Orleans: 1020 Hibcrnia Bank 



COOPERATIVE OFFICES. 



Cleveland: Chamber of Commerce. 



Cincinnati: Chamber of Commerce; 

 General Freight Agent. Southern 

 Railway, 96 Ingalls Building.^ 



Los Angeles: Chambe 



Philadelphia: 





Portland, Oreg.: Chamber of Con 



merce. 

 Dayton. Ohio: Dayton Chamber c 



San Francisco: 307 Customhouse. uayt< 



Seattle: 848 Henry Building. Coi 



(30.667.) A man in Czecho-Slovakia requires tires for which he 

 also desires to secure the agency. Send prices and catalogs. 

 Payment in United States currency. Correspondence may be 

 in English. 



(30,737.) An American exporting company desires to pur- 

 chase and secure agencies for the sale of rubber shoes and 

 heels. 



(30,756.) A commercial agent in Czecho-Slovakia desires to 

 purchase and secure an agency for the sale of rubber goods, etc. 

 Correspondence in Polish or French. 



(30,766.) An agency is desired by a man in Belgium for the 

 ~.ile of hard rubber combs and novelties. Quotations should be 

 4iven c.i.f. Antwerp. Terms cash, or 90 days preferred. Corre- 

 ■pondence and catalogs should be in French. 



(30,791.) A retail merchant in France desires to secure 

 .mcncies for the sale of rubber, and rubber heels. Quotations 

 ^lujuld be given c.i.f. Havre or Bordeaux. Terms, cash against 

 documents. 



(30,817.) The representative of an American firm who is 

 about to sail for Europe desires to secure agencies from manu- 

 facturers for the sale of automobile tires and rubber goods. 



(30,818.) A firm in Spain desires to purchase on its own ac- 

 count and secure an agency for the sale of balata and mechanical 



rubber goods. Quote c.i.f. Spanish ports. Payment against 

 documents, or 90 days' draft. Correspondence may be in Eng- 

 lish. 



(30,821.) .\n agency is desired by a man in England for the 

 sale of rubber goods of medium to good quality. Quote c.i.f. 

 English ports. 



(30,827.) A corporation in Canada desires to place orders lor 

 a large quantity of rubber footwear. Bank references. 



(30,853.) A business man in Norway desires to secure an 

 agency for the sale of rubber, rubber goods, etc. Quote c.i.f. 

 Norwegian port. Payment through banks. 



(30,896.) A merchant in Poland desires to secure agencies 

 from American exporters and manufacturers for the sale of 

 rubber dental appliances and supplies. Correspondence may be 

 in English. 



(30,915.) An American firm desires to purchase rubber boots 

 and shoes from manufacturers for export to its clients in the 

 Orient. Cash against documents. 



(30,944.) A list of inquiries for American representation of 

 rubber goods has been received from the American Consul 

 at Valencia, Spain. Firms interested in this trade may secure 

 copies of these lists upon application to the Bureau or its dis- 

 trict offices. 



in Norway desires to secure an agency lor the 

 tires. Quote c.i.f. Norwegian ports. Terms, 



(30,992.) A firn 

 sale of automobile 

 preferably 90 days 



(31,045.) A fin 



in Norway 



shes 



to secure an agency for 

 the sale of and to purchase rubber goods Quote c.i.f. Norwegian 

 port. Payment through banks. Reference. 



(31,057.) An American firm is sending an agent to Czecho- 

 slovakia to establish permanent agencies for rubber goods^ 

 Reference. 



(31,073.) Catalogs of tractors are desired by rubber com- 

 panies in the Dutch East Indies. It is planned to cultivate be- 

 tween the rubber trees. 



(31,079.) An importer from Italy, who is in the United Statea 

 for a short time, wishes to secure an agency for the sale of belt- 

 ing and rubber in Italy and Austria. References. 



(31,102.) A firm in Sweden wishes to secure an agency for 

 rubber and silk raincoats for Scandinavia. References. 



BILLBOARDS THAT BENEFIT BOTH PRODUCER AND CONSUMER. 



.■\t a time of increasing agitation against the promiscuous erec- 

 tion of ugly billboard advertisements to mar the natural beauty 

 of the landscape, the "History of the United Slates." as found 



An' .ATTRArTTVF .\ND Tnformtnt; Rti.i.tioarp. 



in tlic form ol billboards along the principal state roads through- 

 out ilic country, stands forth as a notable exception. 



These clever signboards not only advertise United States tires, 

 but serve a useful purpose. They are attractive to the eye, helpful 

 to the motorist and educational. They tell the distance to the 

 next town and present interesting historic facts regarding it that 



