August 1, 1916.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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of handling coal by means of the conveyor belts made by the 

 Link-Belt Co., Chicago, Illinois. The text is by Henry J. 

 Edsall, M.E., and the diagrams and illustrations give one a 

 very full and complete idea of the efficiency of these methods. 

 .\ supplementary chapter deals with a conveyor for coal and 

 ashes, also well illustrated. 



RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES 



William H. Scheel. New York City, importer and dealer in 

 chemicals and specialties for manufacturers in various trades, 

 has just issued a buyers' list, giving the complete line of products 

 carried by him, some 200 in number, of which about 75 are used 

 in the manufacture of rubber goods. The list is in compact form 

 and handy for quick reference. 



JUDICIAL DECISIONS. 



IIOOl) Rubber Co. vs. United St.ates Rubber Co., and 

 * * Others. Six of the defendants were manufacturers of 

 lasts used in making rubber footwear, and were the only mak- 

 ers thereof in the United States. The United States Rubber Co., 

 with tlie intent of restricting and controlling the interstate sale 

 and transportation of lasts, made separate agreements with 

 each of the last manufacturers whereby they agreed to sell no 

 lasts for a certain fixed period, except to persons and corpora- 

 tions specified by it. By means of these agreements it deprived 

 the plaintiff of the ability to procure lasts. 



The court held that, where it did not appear that any of the 

 last manufacturers intended to restrict and control trade, or 

 knew of the contracts between the rubber company and other 

 last manufacturers, there was no combination or conspiracy in 

 restraint of the trade, and the last manufacturers were within 

 their rights in making the contracts, and were not liable. But 

 the court held that the action of the United States Rubber Co. 

 was a domination of the trade and control, as used in the 

 plaintiff's declaration, and was the substantial equivalent of 

 monopoly as used in the statute. 



Therefore, the court sustained the demurrers of all the de- 

 fendants except the United States Rubber Co., whose demurrer 

 was overruled. [The Federal Reporter, Vol. 229 — page 583.] 



Pexnsvlvani.\ Rubber Co. vs. Dreadnaught Tire & Rubber 

 Co. The court of trial held that the defendant was guilty of 

 unfair competition in its markings and sale of certain tires 

 known in the trade as "seconds," and entered a perpetual in- 

 junction enjoining such markings. The Dreadnaught Co. did not 

 appeal from this part of the trial court's decision, but from 

 another part concerning the sale of other tires in which the 

 court of trial held "that, unless in connection with the sale and 

 disposition of the defendant's 'seconds,' the bill cannot be sus- 

 tained" and entered a decree "that in other respects the bill of 

 complaint be and the same is hereby dismissed." 



The Federal Circuit Court of .\ppeals, Third Circuit, held 

 that, where a bill alleging unfair competition made no mention 

 of any trade-marks of complainant, or the violation thereof, and 

 it appeared that when complainant called defendant's attention 

 to defendant's alleged violation of its rights, no mention was 

 made of the use of any alleged trade-mark, the case would be 

 treated as one of alleged unfair competition, thnugli argued as 

 though it involved a trade-mark. 



That, where it did not appear that any intending purchaser of 

 complainant's automobile tire had been misled, or could be mis- 

 led, by the markings of the defendant's tire, into buying de- 

 fendant's tire under the belief that he was getting complainant's, 

 no case of unfair competition was established. The court be- 

 low having fully and satisfactorily discussed the case, the Court 

 of Appeals affirmed its ilecree, with the addition that the bill be 

 dismissed without prejudice to complainant's right to renew the 

 same, if any confusion of goods should thereafter develop in the 

 course of trade. [The Federal Reporter. A'ol. 229 — page 560] 



'T'llli inquiries that jolhrn: have iilrtuidy bcc>: ansu'tred; iwver- 

 ' Ihelcss, tlwy are of interest, not only in slioti'ing the needs 

 I'i the trade, but because of the possibility that additional infor- 

 mation way be furnished by those tvho read them. The editor 

 is therefore ^lad to have those interested eoniniunieate u-ith him. 



[192.] \amcs and addresses of manufacturers c^f safety vul- 

 canizers have been requested. 



[193.] Inquiry has been received for the name I'i a maker 

 of machines for cutting rubber sheets in small pieces, for making 



r the pulverizing 

 nanufacturers of 



[194.) Concerns manufacturing maohiner 

 of scrap rubber are sought. 



[195.| A correspondent requests names 

 machinery used for making insulated wire. 



[196.) Inquiry has been received for the addresses of tennis 

 ball manufacturers. 



[197.] The address of a dealer in XI. R. hydrocarbon has 

 been requested. 



[198.] Another inquiry has been received during the month 

 for names of manufacturers of sponge rubber. 



[199.] A correspondent requests the name • i the maniifac- 

 turer of the "Xew Year'' hot water bottle. 



[200.) Information is sought regarding the jirocess of manu- 

 facturing of hard rubberset shaving brushes. 



[201.) A jobber of advertising novelties desires to add toy 

 balloons to his line. 



)202.) The address of a manufacturer of dipping machines is 

 requested. 



[203.] We are asked for the names of nianufacrurers of glass 

 :;!id porcelain dipping molds. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSULAR aiPOHTS. 



A firm in Spain desires agency for thai country for a 

 lirst-chiss line of pneumatic tires. Report Xo, 74,192. 



.\n agent of a large American steel company in Chile wishes 

 to represent an .American manufacturer of fire hose. An order 

 can be placed immediately, it is stated, for from 5,000 to 8,000 

 meters of canvas fire hose (from 16,404.15 feet to 26,246.64 

 feet), a sample of which may be in.spected at the Bureau or its 

 district offices. As the demand for this hose is urgent, quota- 

 tions are desired by cable, giving the price on hoard at Val- 

 Iiaraiso per meter, the conditions of payment, and the approxi- 

 mate date of shipment. Report Xo. 21,702. 



LATE CUSTOMS RULINGS. 



The Ihirshaw, Fuller & Goodwin Co., Cleveland. Ohio, pro- 

 tested the collector's assessment of 15 per cent on bone black as a 

 pigment. The importers claimed that the merchandise was used 

 as a bleaching material in the manufacture of cream of tartar 

 and tartaric acid, and that it was never used as a pigment. The 

 customs examiner who passed the goods testified that a mistake 

 had been made and the board sustained the claim for free entry 

 under the provision in the law for bone black not suitable for 

 use as a pigment. Reliquidation was ordered. 



.\ccording to a recent decision of the United Slates Court 

 of Customs .Appeals, gutta jelutong, commonly known as 

 Pontianak, is classified with spruce gum. and dutiable as a 

 non-enumerated, unmanufactured article. The Treasury De- 

 partment therefore has instructed that jelutong and other 

 similar crude gums, not drugs, shall be classified at the rate 

 of 10 per cent ad valorem on imp'.rtntirr- .,,-.. i.- w .hns 

 from May 12. 1916. 



