THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1915. 



\ol. S3. 



DECEMBER 1, 1915. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Pages. 



Editorials: 



Crude Rubber Guessing Contest 105 



Compounding Ingredients, Dearth of 105 



Rubber and Compounding Reserves 105 



Rubber Manufacture and Health 106 



Goodrich Good English 106 



Minor Editorials 106 



Poisons in Rubber Manufacture 



Illustrated 107-110 



Rubber as Related to the War 



Illustrated 110 



Chemicals and Compounding Ingredients, Effect of War on.iii-113 



Xuiiual Piircs vs. War Tripes Ill 



What the Rubber Chemists Are Doing 114 



Clicniii'al Treatment of Rubber 115 



New- ilaiiufacturing Processes 116 



Laboratory Apparatus 



Illustrated 116 



Modem Industrial Methods in the Rubber Industry 



By IV. Armour Johnston, Jr. 117-119 



New Machines and Appliances 



Illustrated 120-122 

 Two New Adamson Mold Presses. Wills' Automatic Jar 

 Ring-Cutting Lathe. Southwark Tire Bead Press. C. C. 

 Pressure Regulator. Reed Power Grader and Cutter. 

 Machinery Patents. Price's Vacuum Chamber Tubing 

 Machine. Hydraulic Tire Vulcanizing Mold and Press. 

 Machine for Applying Non-Skid Studs. Other Macliin- 

 ery Patents. 



Editor's Book Table 123 



"Die Teohnologie des Kautschuks." "Oil, Paint and Drug 

 Reporter Green Book for Buyers." "Stock Exchanges 

 (London and Provincial) Ten-Year Record." "Rubber 

 Companies' Position." "Van Nostrand's Chemical An- 

 nual." "Rubber in Netherlands, East India." "Twentieth 

 Century Russia and Anglo-Russian Review." 



New Trade Publications 124 



Rubber Routes from the Far East 



Map 124 



New Goods and Specialties 



Illustrated 125-127 

 Highest Priced Rubber Tubing in the World. New fea- 

 tures in "Perfected" Dater. "Maderite" Tennis Ball. 

 Canadian Consolidated Footwear. Waterproof Folding 

 Seat. All-Rubber Heel Liner. Rubber Goggles for Pro- 

 tection Against Gases and Acids. "Monkey Grip" Rub- 

 ber Sole. Rubber and Metal Packing. Hard Rubber 

 Handles. "Ebonite" Bowling Ball. Combination Shaving 

 and Massage Brush. Gun Bracket with Rubber Holders. 

 Infants' All-Rubber Truss. Rubber Toys for the Holi- 

 days. 



Obituary Record 128-129 



G. E. Melius (with portrait), I. L. Rice. P. W. Pratt. P. .1. 

 King, D. Musborn, J. S. Hotchkiss" L. Gottschalk. 



American Rubber Trade — News Notes and Personals 



Illustrated 130-138 



Home of the Pennsylvania Company 130 



Rubber Company Dividends 131 



President J. Newton Gunn — Sketch and Portrait 132 



Joseph W. Work— Sketch and Portrait 133 



Trade Opportunities and Inquiries 133 



Lyman M. Bourne — Sketch and Portrait 135 



New Incorporations 135 



Rubber Club of America 137 



Mechanical Rubber Goods Manufacturers' Meeting 137 



Rubber Sundries Division — Executive Committee Meeting. . 137 

 Rubber Trade Association of New York — Annual Meeting. . 137 

 Associated Manufacturers of Electrical Supplies 138 



Pages. 

 Domestic Special Correspondence: 



Boston Rubber Trade 



By Our Correspondent 139 



Ircnton Rubber Trade 



By Our Correspondent. Illustrated 140 



Rhode Island Rubber Trade 



By Our Correspondent 141 



-\k ron Rubber Trade 



By Our Correspondent 141 



Chicago Rubber Notes 142 



Foreign Rubber News: 



Great Britain, The India Rubber Trade in 



B\ Our Correspondent 143 

 Rubber and the Budget, efc Lawn Tennis Balk. Rubber 

 C'liemicals. 

 French Rubber Situation 



flv Our Correspondent. Illustrated 145 



Japan— Rubber Trade in 1914 



By Our Correspondent 147 



Planting Notes, Rubber 148 



Patents Relating to Rubber 149-150 



United StatL>. United Kingdom. Frame. Germany. 



Chemical and Process 1 13-114 



Machinery 122 



Trade-Marks 150 



Designs 1 50 



Statistics: 



Comparative Distances from the Far East 124 



Japan— Rubber Exports. 1914, and Prices Paid 147 



Uganda— Rubber E.xports, 1914-I9I5 148 



British Gold Coast— Exports 148 



Trinidad and Tobago — Exports 148 



Arrivals of Rubber at the Port of New York 152 



Plantation Rubber Export from the Far East — Malaya, 

 Ceylon, Federated Malay States, Straits Settlements, 



Java and Madura 153 



Brazil : 



Para Exports of Rubber 1.53 



Manaos Exports of Rubber I.j4 



Custom House Statistics 1.54 



New York — Imports and Exports of Rubber, Criuie and 



Manufactured 1.54 



United States Rubber Imports and Exports 135 



United Kingdom Rubber Imports and Exports 156 



Canadian Rubber Imports and Exports 1.56-157 



Imports of Cotton Fabrics 159 



Markets: 



Crude Rubber 151 



Rubber Scrap 155 



Chemicals and Ingredients 1 58 



Cotton and Other Fabrics. 1.59 



GUAYTJLE BOOM NOT LIKELY. 



The newspaper reports that the guayule industry is on the 

 verge of the greatest boom in its history cannot be verified. 

 We have learned from an authoritative source that no new con- 

 cerns are entering the guayule business in Mexico at the present 

 time and that the rush for leases of guayule lands is without 

 foundation in fact. It is true, however, that, due to the war, 

 certain titles to large tracts of guayule land claimed by the Mexi- 

 cans have been questioned. Until such titles are shown to be 

 clear, particularly those held by the "cientificos," operating 

 would be out of the question. 



The companies already in the field are preparing to resume 

 operations, despite the adverse conditions that prevail in certain 

 districts. For some years past, the Mexican guayule business 

 has not been an attractive one financially, but the producers now 

 have hopes that they will be permitted to operate without in- 

 terruption and with ultimate success. 



The adoption by the government of Cuba of a new form of 

 consular invoice is now under consideration. It would, if 

 adopted, require the shipper to furnish accurate information as 

 to the component parts of the merchandise ; for instance, in 

 a shipment of tires, the percentage of rubber, fabric, etc., in each 

 tire. It is recommended that manufacturers interested communi- 

 cate with the Department of State at Washington, D. C, pro- 

 testing against such an unreasonable customs regulation. 



