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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July i, 1908. 



AN ENGLISH RUBBER MANUFACTURER. 



'T'HE portrait on this page is that of Mr. WiHiam Maclean 

 *• Henderson, who, at the last annual meeting of The India 

 Rubber Manufacturers' Association of Great Britain, was elected 

 chairman, after having filled for several years other positions 

 on the official list. This association, as The Indi.\ Rubber 

 World's readers l<ncnv, may be said to date its conception from 



the circular on ad- 

 vance in prices is- 

 sued February 10, 

 1898, following 

 which the advant- 

 ages of concerted ac- 

 tion among the lead- 

 ing manufacturers 

 led to the formation 

 of the association 

 here named, which 

 may now be said to 

 be in its tenth year. 

 From the beginning 

 the membership in- 

 cluded the Ancoats 

 Vale Rubber Co., 

 Limited (Manches- 

 ter), of which Mr. 

 Henderson is now 

 managing director. 

 Mr. Henderson, for 

 whose portrait ac- 

 knowledgement is 

 due to 'I he India-Rubbcr Journal, began his connection with the 

 rubber industry with an important Scotch company in the early 

 seventies. It is now over 30 years since Mr. Henderson left 

 home and took a position as representative for the Ancoats Vale 

 company, in which connection he formed many acquaintances in 

 the trade which have since proved of incalculable value in his 

 succeeding business career. After several years Mr. Henderson 

 went over to Messrs. Broadhurst & Co., of Manchester, witli 

 whom he likewise had a successful business experience. About 

 12 years ago he was invited by the directors of the Ancoats Vale 

 company, which had then encountered some embarrassment, to 

 assist in putting the business upon a better basis, and the result 

 was the reconstruction of the company in 1898, when Mr. Hen- 

 derson became managing director. Since this date the company 

 have made steady progress, and important alterations and ex- 

 tensions have been made, and further additions are now in 

 prospect, all testifying to the capacity for business of their active 

 and effective managing director. 



\\'lLLL\M M.\CLEAN HENDERSON. 



[Chairman India Rubber Manufacturers' 

 ciation cf Great Britain.] 



Asso- 



WASTE RUBBER IN RUSSIA. 



' I 'O THE EuiTUK OK The 1ni)i.\ Rubber Worlu : In your issue 

 of June (page 295) appears, under the heading "Will Old 

 Rubber Shoes Go Higher?" the statement that you estimate the 

 present stock of old rubber shoes in Russia at from 5,000 to 6,000 

 tons. 



As the largest Russian dealer in this line, I would inform you 

 that scarcely 750 to 800 tons old rubber shoes could at the present 

 time be obtained in the entire territory of Russia, inasmuch as 

 the Russian rubber manufacturers are buying up everything in 

 sight in order to prevent an advance in prices, a situation which 

 is presumably not of great importance for the American market. 

 In fact, only small amounts of old rubber .shoes can at the pres- 

 ent time be exported from Russia to .-Xmerica, because the Rus- 

 sian manufacturers would at once follow suit as soon as the 

 American rubber manufacturers advance the prices they offer. 

 Russian manufacturers can afford to pay high prices, since they 



buy old rubber shoes here without having to pay the high export 

 duty of 1.50 rubles per pood. In accordance with the foregoing 

 statements, which are founded on facts, American dealers are 

 right in going slow in the sale of old rubber shoes, and in waiting 

 for higher prices which are sure to come. -M. j. wolpert. 



Odessa, Russia. June u. itioS. 



STERILIZING RUBBER GLOVES. 



I "HE gloves are tested for imperfections by blowing them 

 •^ up with considerable force. If the air escapes even in the 

 smallest amount, the glove is discarded. If the nurse is uncertain 

 whether or not there is a puncture, let her hold the indated glove 

 under water, when if there is a puncture a tiny stream of air 

 bubbles will escape from it. The gloves are washed thoroughly 

 inside and out and then laid in a box with a good supply of tal- 

 cum powder. The box is shaken briskly, covering the gloves 

 generously with powder. The gloves are turned outside in and 

 pow^dered again. The gloves may be placed in any steam 

 sterilizer. Hot air should not be turned into the sterilizer. 

 A piece of cotton is laid inside each glove and it is then wrapped 

 loosely in a towel. They should be sterilized alone in the appa- 

 ratus, being placed as far from the flame as possible, and the 

 steam should flow forty-five minutes. If a high pressure apparatus 

 is used thirty minutes is sufficient. When taken out, the gloves, 

 inclosed in their sterile towels, should be wrapped in sterile 

 paper or laid in a clean box. Before using them the operator 

 washes off the talcum powder with alcohol or antiseptic solu- 

 tion. — National Hospital Record. 



The annual report of the Neu Guinea Compagnie, presented 

 at the meeting at Berlin on March 27, shows that during the 

 last business year the rubber plantations were increased by 

 381 hectares [^941 J/< acres], bringing the total up to 1120 

 hectares. There were planted during the year 88,841 young 

 trees — of which 75,548 were Ficiis elastica, 2534 Hevca Brasilicn- 

 sis, and some others not specified. The total number of rubber 

 trees now under cultivation is 627,104. The company's prin- 

 cipal interest to date, however, has been in co.:oanuts, to 

 which they have devoted 6cgg hectares, part now yielding. 



A German Rubber \V.\sher. 



[With (Oblique Corrugations. Made by Harburger lusenwerk -Actiengesell- 

 schaft, at Harburg a/d Elbe.] 



