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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1. 1916. 



house by local agents so that the customer was freed of all an- 

 noyance. Our Latin neighbors are now of necessity turning to 

 us, and it remains to be seen if we shall do as well. Such 

 writers as Mr. Filsinger have pointed out the way, but the volume 

 of trade we retain after peace is declared will be the measure of 

 our success. 



PARA RUnBER PLANTING IN MALAYA. BY PIERRE DE BONDY, 

 Ipoh, Perak, F.M.S. The Times of Malaya Press, Limited. [8vo, 

 S4 pages, paper. Price $1.1 



This volume consists of an estimate for opening 2,000 acres 

 in five years together with an itemized statement of the total 

 expenditure up to the seventeenth year inclusive, showing cost 

 of rubber production and the profits based on rubber at Is. 6d. 

 per pound. According to the author's statement, capital will be 

 required up to the seventh year to the extent of $537,329, or 

 $268 per acre. The yield will begin the eighth 5'ear and net 

 prolils the tenth year ($1402), and in increasing ratio thereafter 

 until $553,150, or 102 per cent is reached in the seventeenth year, 

 the total profits up to that time being $3,103,473, or 577 per cent. 

 From the itemized yearly statements one gets an intimate knowl- 

 edge of the various overhead and other expenses incident to 

 rubber growing, tlie prevailing rates of payment, etc. 



THE MOTORIST'S HANDBOOK ON VULCANIZING AND THE CARE 

 of Tires. Harvey_ Frost & Co., Limited, London, England. [Svo, 56 

 pages, boards. Price, Ij.l 



This concise yet comprehensive handbook deals with tire vul- 

 canizing from the standpoint of the private motorist, particular 

 attention being given to the care of tires which will reduce the 

 necessity for vulcanizing to the minimum. The best treatments 

 for punctures, nips, bursts and blow-outs in tubes are described 

 minutely and well illustrated: also joining tubes, reseating valves 

 and vulcanizing the seating. Casing repairs are gone into at 

 considerable length, including the tilling of cuts and vulcanizing 

 of square tread covers, grooved covers, and studded covers. The 

 treatment of loose treads and blisters is described and canvas 

 defects and reinforcements are taken up in detail. Methods of 

 patching with the aid of a steam mandrel are reviewed, also 

 reversing the cover and replacing damaged canvas with new 

 material. Vulcanization and inflation tables are given, to- 

 gether with description and prices of the leading British port- 

 able vulcanizers. mandrels and repair materials. 



NEW TRADE PUBLICATIONS. 



Any of the following publications will be supplied by those is- 

 suing them upon request. 



A RTHUR JACKSON WILLS, North Brookfield, Massachu- 

 •** setts, manufacturer of special rnachinery for rubber work, 

 sends a very attractive six-page folder descriptive of his special- 

 ties, such as overflow trimmer ; carton erecting, filling and closing 

 equipment ; rubber edging plaiter, etc. 

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The Barber Asphalt Paving Co.. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 

 has recently published "The Good Roof Guide Book." which will 

 be of interest to the many manufacturers of rubber goods now 

 engaged in enlarging their plants. "Genasco Ready Roofing," 

 with its layers of Trinidad lake asphalt between layers of burlap, 

 wool felt and a surface of crushed quartz, possesses qualities of 

 special value for use on factories, warehouses and storage sheds, 

 which are convincingly described in this handsome pamphlet. 



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"The Circle" is the name of a bright and attractive monthly 

 magazine published for and by the employes of The B. F. Good- 

 rich Co., Akron, Ohio. Two concentric circles have been 

 worked into the design on the title-page, the words "Employer — 

 Public — Employe" occupying the space between them. This and 

 the contents of the publication indicate clearly that the intention 

 is to create a closer bond of friendship, better firm spirit and 



team work. The news of the entire Goodrich organization, with 

 numerous illustrations, forms the principal feature, although 

 considerable attention is given to the problems of home life, 

 athletics, and new books in the Goodrich library, not forgetting 

 a goodly amount of brightening humor. The general program 

 embraces fiction, biography, history, mechanics, economics and 

 recreation, and every employe is encouraged to make helpful 

 suggestions. 



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The live-wire publicity man of the American Chicle Co., New 

 York City, is issuing at frequent intervals a large, illustrated 

 news sheet called "Chicle-Chat." The Harvest Edition, Septem- 

 ber and October numbers combined, has the breezy character of 

 energetic salesmanship and will interest everybody who sells 

 chewing-gum. In addition to the general news of the trade and 

 many personal items, nearly a page has been devoted to the inter- 

 esting story of chewing-gum manufacture, from its origin as the 

 milky juice of the Zapote tree, found chiefly in Mexico, to the 

 finished product. 



UNIQUE "M. R. X." ADVEETISraG. 



The Standard Emarex Co., New York City, manufacturer of 

 the hydrocarbon filler "M. R. X.," is distributing a unique adver- 

 tising novelty. It consists of a rubber inkwell taking the form 

 of a conical pile of tires of diminishing size surmounted by a 

 stopper bearing a ball handle, the idea being to show the char- 

 acter of black rubber containing this well-known filler. 



RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES. 



rHE inquiries that follow have already been atistvered; never- 

 theless they are of interest, not only in showing the needs 

 of the trade, but because of the possibility that additional infor- 

 mation may be furnished by those who read them. The editor 

 is therefore glad to have those interested communicate with him. 



[237.] A correspondent requests names of rubberizing houses. 



[238.] Information is sought concerning machinery for mill- 

 ing sheet rubber to uniform thickness. 



[239.] Names of manufacturers of rubber sheeting for hos- 

 pital use are requested. 



[240.] .An inquirer wishes to know how to compute the size 

 of a casing and that of the corresponding tube. 



[241.] Information is sought regarding the character and ex- 

 tent of purchases of manufactured goods, particularly farm im- 

 plements and machinery, that an average rubber plantation would 

 be likely to make. 



TRADE OPPORTITNITIES FROM CONSULAR REPORTS. 



An automobile garage proprietor in Venezuela desires the 

 agency for American tires. Report No. 22.795. 



Quotations are desired by a firm in Spain on medical and 

 surgical rubber goods, rubber overshoes and raincoats, rubber 

 heels, suspenders and fountain pens. Report No. 22,854. 



A firm in Russia wishes to communicate with American manu- 

 facturers of garters. Report No. 22.874. 



Representation of an American manufacturer of raincoats is 

 sought by a merchant in Spain. Report No. 22,879. 



Commercial relations are desired by a business house in Port- 

 ugal with American manufacturers of rubber thread and thin 

 rubber used in the manufacture of suspenders, garters, etc. Re- 

 port No. 22.922. 



A wholesaje druggist in Spain wishes to import rubber ar- 

 ticles. Report No. 22.975. 



An import house in New Zealand desires to enter into com- 

 mercial relations with .American manufacturers and exporters 

 of garden hose and rubber goods for household use. Report 

 No. 23,044. ■ 



