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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February 1, 1920. 



Vol. 61 



FEBRUARY 1. 1920. 



New Goods and Specialities. Illustrated 299-300 



Cord Tire- with Non-skid Tread. "Hilo" Flexible 

 Varnish for Rubberized Fabrics. A Covering for 

 Portaljlc Electric Cord. A New Bicycle Tire. 

 The ".Suction Grip" Ladder Foot. A Convenient . 

 Tire Tool. "Vulcanize It." A Black and Gray 

 Cord Tire. Reinforced Pedal Rubber. "Kwikfix" 

 Rubber Cement. Two More Cord Tires. Stan- 

 wood IIccl Plate. A Rubber Snake. A New Cas- 

 ing Patch. "Firo" Superheat Packing. "Triple 

 Diamond" Rubber Belting. Detachable Heel. 

 Sure Footing on the Running Board. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Editorials: P^ge^ 



As to Strikes and Unrest 269 



The Rubber Cored Golf Ball. . • 269 



Rubber Machinery Triumphs 269-270 



Cripple Creek Rubber 270 



Rubber Stealing Stopped 270 



Planting for Plastics 270 



Chewing Chicle ■ ■ 270 



Pneumatic vs. Solid Truck Tires 270 



The Rubber Association of America, Inc.: 



Twentieth Annual Banquet 271-275 



Illustration of Banquet and Portraits of Speakers. 



Members and Guests Present . • 275-276 



Annual Meeting, Report of 277-280 



Portraits of Officers and Directors 279 



Divisions Meetings 280 



Influence of Present Exchange Situation on Competi- 

 tive Position of American Rubber Industry in 



Foreign Fields. 



By L. W. Alwyn-Schmidt. Illustrated 281-283 



Cotton Bonanza in the Southwest. Illustrated 284-285 



Inquiries and Trade Opportunities 285 



Manufacture of Elastic Fabrics Illustrated 286-288 



Motor and Accessory Manufacturers' Association — 



Meetings and Banquet • 288 



Chemistry: „ _ „ 



What the Rubber Chemists Are Domg 289-290 



Variability in Plantation Rubber. Efifect of 

 Soaking Coagulum in Water. The Cause of 

 Rustiness in Sheet Rubber. Determination of 

 Iron and Aluminum. Inferior Grades of Rubber. 



Chemical Patents . . ■ . . 

 Laboratory Apparatus 



291 



Illustrated 291 



Interesting Letters from Our Readers 301 



New Trade Publications 302 



Holiday Greetings, Calendars and Souvenirs 302-303 



Obituary Record 303 



Theodore Whitney Blake. Frank A. Williams. 

 George Weston. George S. Atwood. 



Rubber in Base Balls Illustrated 303 



Twentieth Annual National Automobile Show. 



Expansion of Rubber Compounds During Vulcaniza- 

 tion By C. W. Sanderson— Charts 292-294 



Fountain Pen Ink Sacks Illustrated 294 



Selecting Service Managers By Adrian B. French 294-295 



A Word of Caution Concerning Pneumatic Truck 



Tires. By J. Newton Gunn 295 



Machines and Appliances Illustrated 296-298 



Motor Driven Tire Testing Machine. High Pres- 

 sure Tire Retreader. A Combination Tread Roller, 

 Peeler and Applier. Water Bottle and Fountain 

 Syringe Trimming Machine. Standard Cooling 

 and Drying Racks. Coal Handling Conveyors. 

 Inner Tube Patch Buffers. Rubber Thickness 

 Gage. Sandstones for Rubber Workers. 



Machinery Patents Illustrated 298 



Apparatus for Producing Waterproof Felt. Other 

 Machinery Patents. 



Process Patents 298 



strated 



304 



American Rubber Trade — News Notes and Personals 305-318 



Dividends 305 



Financial Notes 305-306 



New Incorporations 307-308 



A. G. Partridge ■ Portrait and Sketch 308 



John W. Thomas Portrait and Sketch 308 



Eastern and Southern Notes 309 



New Jersey . . By Our Correspondent — Illustrated 309-310 



Rhode Island By Our Correspondent 310-311 



Massachusetts By Our Correspondent — Illustrated 311-313 



John T. Johnson Portrait and Sketch 313 



L. McAnaney Portrait and Sketch 313 



Ohio By Our Correspondent — Illustrated 314-315 



Perfection Tire & Rubber Co., The. .. .Illustrated 316 



Pacific Coast By Our Correspondent 317-318 



Canada 318 



Foreign Rubber News: 



Great Britain By Our Correspondent 319-320 



British Key Industries to Be Protected 320 



Illustrated 321 



Rubber Planting Notes 



Patents Relating to Rubber 322-323 



United States. Canada. United Kingdom. Ger- 



Trade Marks 



United States. Canada. 



.Illustrated 323-324 



Designs 



United States. Canada. 



Judicial Decisions • 324 



Markets: 



Crude Rubber, Annual Review Chart 325 



Monthly Review 326 



Highest and Lowest Prices 326 



Antwerp Rubber Market 326 



Batavia Rubber Market 327 



Singapore Rubber Auctions 327 



Reclaimed Rubber 326 



Rubber Scrap 332 



Cotton and Other Fabrics 332-333 



High and Low Pound Quotations on \7%-0\inct 



Tire Building Fabrics for 1919, by months 334 



Chemicals and Ingredients 334-335 



Statistics: 



Antwerp Rubber Arrivals 259 



Canada, Statistics for 333 



Cotton— Egyptian Cotton Crop 265-266 



Italy, Statistics for Six Months Ended June 263 



Straits Settlements Rubber Exports 327 



United Kingdom Statistics for October 331-332 



United States: 



Crude Rubber Arrivals at New York as Stated 



by Ship's Manifests 327-329 



At Pacific Ports as Reported 329 



Imports for 1919 (By Months) 331 



Exports During November, 1919 (By Countries)330-331 



