January 1, 1917.] 



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some illustrations, and a great amount of information regard- 

 ing the United States and especially New York City is included. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FOR THE 

 fiscal year 1916. Published by the Government Printing Office, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. [I'aper, 8vo, 143 pages.] 



The navy, our first line of defense, is of interest to every 

 business man, and according to this report the fiscal year end- 

 ing June 30, 1916, has marked the largest expansion in times 

 of peace, while the three-year building program covering a total 

 of 813,000 tons, stands out beyond all precedent in the history 

 of the United States. The year has seen marked advances in 

 efficiency in many directions, but business men will find particu- 

 lar interest in tlie industrial activities of the shore stations and 

 navy yards, and the growing tendency of the government to 

 reclaim its own waste material and to manufacture many of its 

 essential supplies as a matter of economy. The Navy Depart- 

 ment is also going a step farther and interesting itself in con- 

 servation of natural resources, such as petroleum in naval 

 reserve lands, and the encouragement of growing staples, such 

 as cotton in Guam. 



Rubberized fabric manufacturers will look with favor upon 

 the increased attention being given to aircraft for sea service 

 and the recommendation of the General Board that $6,000,000 

 be appropriated in the 1918 program for naval aeronautics. 



Full recognition of the importance of chemistry and every 

 branch of engineering in national defense is seen in the activities 

 of the Naval Consulting Board, which is cataloging our in- 

 dustrial resources, among which rubber manufacture ranks high, 

 and bringing the minds of our greatest scientists to the solution 

 of many big problems for the common good. These investi- 

 gations promise to develop advances no less monumental than 

 those in wireless telephony. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE NAVY 

 for the fiscal year 1916. Published by the Government Printing Office. 

 Washington, D. C. [Paper, 8vo, 318 pages.] 



Supplementing the report of the Secretary of the Navy, 



this shows that improved business methods, particularly in 



the purchase of supplies, have increased the purchasing power 



of every dollar to the maximum and effected a concrete saving 



of $2,149,933, the total expenditures for the year being $152,821,- 



540.67. Manufacturers of rubber goods will be interested in the 



statement that of the $207,672,299.82 property investment of the 



stores of the navy, $473,288.07 is listed as insulated cable and 



wire, and $326,854.54 as rubber packing, gaskets, etc. 



CANADIAN TRADE INDEX. CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS' Asso- 

 ciation, Inc., Toronto, Canada. [Large octavo, 560 pages, cloth. 

 Price, $5.] 



This book seems to supply a very full and comprehensive 



directory of the manufactures of Canada. The alphabetical list 



of articles occupies about 350 pages. This is followed by about 



SO pages, giving an index, arranged alphabetically in French, of 



the headings in the main portion of the directory, thus rendering 



it valuable to that large class of people in Canada who use 



French preferably to the English language. There is also a 



complete alphabetical list of Canadian manufacturers, giving not 



only the main offices but the addresses of their factories. These 



two latter lists are printed on blue paper, one at the back and 



the other at the front of the book, thus enabling the user to 



turn at once to the desired section. A considerable amount of 



valuable mercantile information regarding the Dominion is also 



given. 



Pennsylvania, the other principal shoe producing States. The 

 total value of the product of all industries in Massachusetts is 

 given as $1,641,373,047, of which $255,188,013 represent boots and 

 shoes, cut stock and findings." To this may be added rubber foot- 

 wear to the value of $23,788,788 manufactured by 8,087 wage 

 earners in nine factories representing an investment of $23,027,- 

 061. Woven belting and hose to the value of $942,180, were 

 produced by 183 operatives in six plants having an invested capi- 

 tal of $906,033. Miscellaneous rubber goods amounted to $23,- 

 011,349 and were the product of 4,743 wage-earners in 42 fac- 

 tcries representing an investment of $17,345,185. This includes 

 automobile tires, which, unfortunately, are not given separately, 

 although the total industry of the State is large. 



STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURES, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSA- 

 chusetts. Twenty-ninth Annual Report. Bureau of Statistics, Boston, 

 Massachusetts. [Paper, 8vo, 114 pages.] 



According to this latest official source of information, the manu- 

 facture of boots and shoes continues to lead that of cotton goods 

 as the greatest industry of Massachusetts, greatly exceeding in 

 value the similar product of any other State and almost equaling 

 the sum of New York, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio and 



NEW TRADE PUBLICATIONS. 



Any -of the following publications zi'ill be supplied by those 

 issuing them, upon request. 



The Osborn Manufacturing Co., Cleveland, Ohio, sends out a 

 handsome, self-binding catalog so arranged that it can be kept 

 up to date by mailing fresh pages to replace others in case of 

 changes in styles or prices. The catalog numbers more than 300 

 pages, and contains well-arranged lists, voluminously illustrated, 

 of the various lines of manufacture, including brushes and 

 brooms, hardware specialties, foundry supplies, etc. 



Among the various articles which are largely used by tire 

 and rubber manufacturers, are hand wire scratch brushes, which 

 are employed to take the place of sand paper, steel wool and 

 other abrasives, and which, it is claimed, enable the user to do 

 quicker and better work. These are made in various shapes and 

 styles for many purposes. There is also a large line of rotary 

 wire buffing brushes, as well as other lines of brushes and dusters 

 especially suited for rubber mills, among which the company has 



a large trade. 



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"A Chain of Evidence" is the appropriate title of a handsome 

 20-page pamphlet issued by the Morse Chain Co., Ithaca, New 

 York, to show the construction and many uses of the Morse 

 silent chain for small power drives. Many large half-tones illus- 

 trate its application to pumps, mixers, rolling mills, ventilating 

 fans, textile spinning frames and many other machines. 



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Two large and handsome wholesale catalogs for the 1917 

 season have just been issued by the Dunlop Rubber Co., Limited, 

 Aston Cross, Birmingham, England. One is devoted to motor 

 tires, wheels, rims and sundries, and features the Dunlop Plain, 

 Grooved, Steel-studded, Rubber-studded, Combination Rubber 

 and Steel-studded Tires, together with the Dunlop Detachable 

 Wire Wheel, Twin Wire Wheel, and Steel Wheel. The other 

 catalog contains only bicycle and motorcycle tires, rims and 

 sundries. The bicycle line is exceptionally varied, and includes 

 the Dunlop Magnum Roadster, Juvenile, Road Racing, Carrier, 

 Tubular Sprint and Path Racing Tires ; Warwick Roadster, 

 Juvenile Speed Carrier, and Heavy Carrier Tires; the Cam- 

 bridge Roadster and Juvenile, the Edinburgh Roadster, and 

 Pericles. Each tire has an inner tube of corresponding brand. 

 For motorcycles there are the Ribbed, also the Rubber-studded 

 Motorcyclette tires, the Rubber-studded, Three-ribbed, Combina- 

 tion and Side Car Motorcycle tires, all with beaded edge; and 

 the Ribbed Racing and Rubber-studded, both wired on. Butt- 

 ended tubes are recommended for these. An accompanying cir- 

 cular describes the Dunlop golf balls. 



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Editorially, and in an article on electric drive and safety con- 

 trols in rubber mills, elsewhere in this issue, the increasing 

 importance of electricity and electrical devices in the manufac- 

 ture of rubber goods has been emphasized. Thus the 1916 Elec- 

 trical Supply Year Book, published by the Western Electric Co., 

 Incorporated, New York City, will be of value to every factory 



