THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[May 1, 1916. 



Vol. 54 



MAY I, 1916 



No. 2 



TABLE Of CONTENTS. 



Editorials: 



Unprofitable Infringement No Excuse 397 



Demonstrative Publicity 397 



The Solvent Naphtha Problem 397 



Practical Patriotism 398 



The Septennis Syntheticus 398 



Color in Tires 398 



Minor Editorial 398 



Balloon Fabrics in Europe, II, Manufacture of . /;/„.„,„«■</ 399-401 



Our New Navy Dirigible illustrated 401 



Perlman Wins the Demountable Rim Suit 402-403 



[Portrait of I.. II. rcrlman] 



Testing Machine, Autographic Friction illustrated 403 



European Pneumatic Tire Sizes 404 



Hard Rubber in Automobile Construction 405-407 



Foreign Import Duties on Boots and Shoes 408 



Rubber Soles and Heels in the British Shoe Industry 409 



Inquiries and Trade Opportunities 409 



Chemistry: 



^^"llnt the Rubber Chemists Are Doiiij; 4Kl 



M.'tlMi.ls of Analysis 41(1-411 



Scholarship in Chemical En-iineeriiig 411 



Chemical Treatment of Rubber 412 



Laboratory Apparatus Illustrated 412 



Machines and Appliances, New illustrated 348-351 



Aiitoiiintic Electrical Control for Calenders. Standard 

 noth Measurer. New Inner Tube Splice Vulcanizev. 

 South wark 250-Ton Goose Neck Tire Bead Press. 

 Machinerv Patents: Winkley Sole Cutting Machine. Ap- 

 paratus for Impregnating Tire Fabrics. Covering Hose 

 with Lead Prior to Vulcanizing. 



New Manufacturing Processes 35' 



Editor's Book Table 416 



New Trade Publications 416-417 



New Goods and Specialties Illustrated _ 418-420 



r.athin;.' Ca|) Xovi-lties. Mourning Footwear. Wet 

 Weather Sport Garments. The Durst Aiiti-S]ilasher. 

 Waterproof Protecting Towel and Butliiiiu (':i|i. Auto- 

 mobile Camp Bed and Tent. Doulih' rcxtiuv s|, ,,.,,„ 

 Pneumatic Rubber Heel. '-Tbermoiil' Cn-ol.n,. I lose. 

 ■•Knint Sect" Auto Robe. Tan Military Rubber Boot. 

 Pneumatic Cue for Pool. Lorgnette Electric Ear-Phono. 

 Tie Packer with Rubber Bulb. Non-skid Traction Belt. 



Obituary Record 421-422 



i;. f. Russell. C. Mackenzie (Portrait). W. O. Park. E. 

 W. Dcnnc. G. D. Hazen. A. Oppenheimer. G. K. Cooke. 

 C. W. r.assett. J. W. Burke. W. M. Houflerson. D. C. 

 CamplioU. W. Johnstone (Portrait). •]. C. Rockwell. 



American Rubber Trade — News Notes and Personals 423-431 



Rubber Company Sluire Quotations 42:! 



Rubber Goods Maniifaetunnj: ('..,- Ai.iinal IN.jiort 424 



fioodvear— Portrait and Bust "'l ... llhistratcd 424 



Canadian Cousolidated Rubber ( .... I.ii.iit.'.l. .\nniial Report 425 



K. C. Tibbitts— Portrait an.) sk.'l.-h 427 



N'ew Incorporations 428 



Fabric Tests Shown by Lantern Projection illustrated 429 



Tires: 



Grant Solid Tire Patent Litigation 430 



Standard Pneumatic Tubes and Tires Illustrated 430 



Midglev Collapsible Core Illustrated 430 



Trade " Notes .■ ^^fl 



Goodyear Tire .Mileage (^lart 44.") 



Domestic Correspondence: 



Akron . Ily Our Corrcspaudent— Illustrated 432 



Boston Hv Our Correspondent — Illustrated 433 



Rhode Island By Our Correspondent — Illustrated 434 



Trenton /Jv Our Correspondent — Illustrated 435 



Western Notes 43ti 



Foreign Rubber News 



Great Britain By Our Correspondent 437 



France By Our Correspondent 438 



European Trade Notes 439 



Germany By Our Correspondent 440 



Planting Notes, Rubber 441-442 



Patents Relating to Rubber 443-445 



United States, Canada, United Kingdom, French Rep\iblic, 

 Gorman Empire, New Zealand. 



Trade Marks 445 



Designs 445 



Markets: 



CiUde Rubber 4.50-4.51 



Singapore Rubber .\u( tion 4.)1 



Rubber Scrap 4.")S 



Cotton and Other Fabrics 45H 



Cliemical and Ingredients 4.>i) 



Statistics: 



Brazil, Rubber Exports from Manaos During February, 



191(3 4o5 



Canada. R\il)ber Statistics for Ten Months 4.')(i 



Ceylon Rubber Exports ■ 4.54 



Federated ilalav States Rubber Exports 454 



French Ini|...its an.) K\|...rts 4(i0 



.Tava and Ma.lnia ilwl.!..! and Gutta Percha Exports 454 



Malava l!nl.l..i IX|...it. 4.54 



New York An iv.il- of Liude Rubber 451-4.52 



Statistics of Crude and Manufactured Rubber 4.53 



Rubber, Crude and Manufactured, Yearly Imports and E.x- 



ports 455 



Stocks December 31 455 



Singapore Rubber and Gutta Percha Exports 454 



United States, Rubber Afloat to 451 



Custom House Statistics 452 



Rubber Statistics for Ten Months 4.50 



For Year Ending June 30 446-449 



United Kingdom Rubber Statistics for Three Months 457 



FRENCH IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF RUBBER 

 AND RUBBER GOODS DURING 1915. 



Imports. Exports. 



Articles — 



Crude rubber 



Pure non-vulcanized rublier 



sheets 



Vulcanized rubber thread. 



Elastic fabrics 



Rubberized fabrics in piece 



Dress shields 



suspenders, belts. . 



Pounds. Value. Poun. 



29.256.040 $15,809,981 5.136,; 



138,1 



159,280 

 3,520 

 6,820 



Card cloth 28,380 



Rubberized garments 140,140 



-Rubber footwear 2,209.900 



ul'es 790,020 



134,907 



582,281 



218,090 433.180 645,971 



167,917 13.200 13.703 



17,370 



18,721 43,120 29,915 



270,393 217,800 406.072 



1,260,097 83.820 46.899 



143,525 8,729.380 11,716,837 



rSelting, hose ar.d packing 

 Totals 



,564.200 1,098,684 1.466,300 



,015,; 



.34.848,660 $20,730,844 16.123,580 $16,350,604 



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Clarence .\. Evans, of Worcester, and Charles S. Burgess, of 

 North Brookficld, liave l)cen appointed receivers for the H. & R. 

 Rubber Co., of North Brooklickl, Mass., under a bond of $50,0(X). 

 The company has liabilities of $265,000, assets, $80,000. It is 

 understood that the receivers will operate the factory on present 

 orders, for a month, for the purpose of determining what advan- 

 tage the creditors may expect by a continuation of this policy. 



