February 1, 1Q17.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



279 



News of the American Rubber Trade 



REPUBLIC HUBBEH CO. 



AT the annual stockholders' meeting of the Republic Rubber 

 Co., Youngstown, Ohio, held January 22, the following 

 directors were elected : M. I. Arms, C. H. Booth, Robt. 

 Bentley, R. E. Cornelius, H. M. Garlick, J. H. Kelly, L. T. 

 Petersen, Thos. L. Robinson, John Tod, John C. Wick, C. F. 

 Garrison. 



The directors organized 

 by electing Thos. L. Rob- 

 inson, president and chair- 

 man of the board ; L. T. 

 Petersen, first vice-presi- 

 dent ; J. H. Kelly, second 

 vice-president; M. I. Arms, 

 2nd, treasurer, and C. F. 

 Garrison, secretary. 



A dividend of 2 per cent 

 was declared on the com- 

 mon stock, payable Feb- 

 ruary 1, and 1J4 per cent 

 on the preferred stock, 

 paj'able March 1. The an- 

 nual report showed an 

 increase in the company's 

 business for 1916 of more 

 than 75 per cent over that 

 of 1915. 



•■EXCELLEREX"— A NEW 

 ORGANIC ACCELERATOR. 



Nearly all large rubber 

 mills have their own 

 "speeders" that are known 

 by chemists as "catalys- 

 ers." The composition and 

 methods of use are care- 

 fully guarded ; however, it 

 is known that aniline oil 

 has usually formed a part 

 of these secret compounds. 



While aniline oil gives 

 excellent results there are 

 many disadvantages in its 

 use. For instance, the 

 fumes are extremely poi- 

 sonous and it is difficult to 

 handle in regard to quan- 

 tity, as such small propor- 

 tions as ounces are used 

 in the usual batch of 100 

 pounds or more. A cer- 

 tain amount of the free oil 

 is lost by vaporizing from 

 the hot mill. To over- 

 come this, and without 



knowing how to compute this vaporizing loss, a com- 

 pounder is apt to add a little too much with the result that 

 the rubber does not age properly, and after a certain time loses 

 its life and deteriorates much more quickly than a compound 

 without the oil. It has advantages, however, as a toughener, 

 as a standardizer in removing certain impurities from the rub- 

 ber and bringing all grades in which it is used to a known 

 uniformity. 



"Excellerex" is a dry powder, the result of combining aniline 

 oil with other chemicals and evaporating, drying and powdering. 



It is claimed that this material possesses all the advantages of 

 aniline oil without any of its disadvantages, and rubber in which 

 it is used, has not shown the slightest tendency to deteriorate 

 after two years' exposure. 



It is really a vitalizing compound, absolutely pure and free of 

 sulphur, that will not vulcanize rubber by itself, yet by using 



it in quantities of J/2 to 2 

 per cent, based on the rub- 

 ber -content of the formula, 

 it serves as an accelerator, 

 cutting the cure greatly. 

 It has been claimed that 

 one ounce of this accel- 

 erator will do the work of 

 a pound of litliarge; this, 

 however, has not been 

 positively verified. 



The Rubber Tree of the Indi.\ Rubber World. 



The rubber industry is analogous to the rubber tree upon which it depends 

 for its existence. Its foundation is deeply rooted in the earth's industry. 

 Subterraneous roots grope in all directions to supply nourishment to the 

 parent body. The essential elements combine in the stem to give life aiid 

 strength that the trunk and limbs may expand. The buds spring forth in 

 response to healthy growth. New branches ramify, giving strength and 

 protection to the structure. Numberless leaves in symmetrical profusion 

 unfold to the sun. Flowers bloom, the fruit matures and pregnant seeds 

 are scattered widely. 



A MOVEMENT TO IMPROVE 

 SHIPPING FACILITIES. 



Tile rubber industry, 

 dependent as it is upon 

 ships for its principal raw 

 material, and also for ex- 

 port of an increasing 

 amount of manufactured 

 goods, will surely welcome 

 the efforts of the National 

 Marine League of the 

 U. S. A. to encourage and 

 facilitate the growth of an 

 adequate inerchant marine. 

 A canvass of manufac- 

 turers and exporters is 

 now in progress to ascer- 

 tain to what extent 

 American commerce is 

 suflfering from lack of ton- 

 nage. Rubber firms are 

 invited to join in filing 

 with the League at its 

 headquarters. Old Slip, 

 New York City, all known 

 instances of difficulties in 

 the shipment of goods or 

 of cancellation of orders 

 due to lack of shipping 

 facilities, together with 

 particulars and amounts 

 involved. This informa,- 

 tion will be held confiden- 

 tial if so indicated, the 

 purpose being to arrive at 

 sums total. 



■MAGMETCO" BRAND 15 17 PER CENT AND FREE OF FREE SULPHUR. 



"MagiTietco" is the name of a new brand of crimson and golden 

 antimony recently offered to the rubber trade. It is inanufac- 

 tured by the Magnolia Metal Co., New York City, maker of the 

 well-known Magnolia babbitt metal, and sold by the St. George 

 Chemical Co., 99 John street. New York City. These brands 

 are produced with 15-17 per cent free sulphur and also free of 

 free sulphur. 



