July 1, 1917.; 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



585 



OAKITE. A NEW CLEANSER. 



OAKITE is a non-explosive white powder soluble in water 

 and intended to replace naphtha, potash or soap in clean- 

 ingl-ubber goods and molds. 



A solution consisting of one ounce to a gallon of water is a 

 good recipe for molded goods. Inner tubes may be cleaned by 

 soaking in a similar solution at a temperature of 100 degrees F. 



A solution of two ounces to a gallon of warm water is recom- 

 mended for removing the bloom from sheet rubber. Power 

 brushes and rubber mats may be cleaned with a solution of this 

 strength. Grease and dirt are also removed from rubber soles 

 by applying it with a rag or sponge. In making footwear, the 

 lasts or trees are cleaned before being used and the finished 

 boot after being built up. 



A solution of four ounces to the gallon of water and applied 

 with a wire brush is suitable for cleaning molds. Bicycle tires 

 may be soaked in it to remove the bloom, and casings may be 

 washed with it after using emery cloth on the bad spots, care 

 being taken not to wet the inside of the casing. 



The bloom is removed from hot water bottles by putting them 

 in a washing machine containing si.x ounces to the gallon of 

 water, the water then being heated to the boiling point for 20 

 minutes. 



A turning compound used in manufacturing round hard 

 rubber articles consists of one ounce of Oakite and one quart of 

 kerosene to a gallon of water. 



Oakite does not blister nor discolor rubber goods or fabrics, 

 nor affect the cement in any way. It throws off no fumes, will 

 not injure the hands of operators and is inexpensive, costing 

 only 125/^ cents per pound. 



THIRD NATIONAL EXPOSITION OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES. 



The Third National Exposition of Chemical Industries is to be 

 held at the Grand Central Palace, New York City, during the 

 week of September 24, this year. Preparations are in active 

 progress, with an advisory committee composed of Chas. H. 

 Herty, chairman ; Raymond F. Bacon, L. H. Baekeland, Henry 

 B. Faber, Colin G. Fink, Bernhard C. Hesse, A. D. Little, R. P. 

 Perry, Wm. Cooper Procter, E. F. Roeber, G. W. Thompson, T. 

 B. Wagner, Utley Wedge and M. C. Whitaker. The managers, 

 Charles F. Roth, Adriaan Nagelvoort, and F. W. Payne, report 

 that the exposition will this year be larger and more interesting 

 than its predecessors, and that manufacturers of rubber goods, 

 te-xtiles and industrial chemicals will be well represented. At 

 the close of the last exposition much of the space available on 

 two floors then used was re-engaged by exhibitors for this 

 coming exposition. The present time sees these floors completely 

 taken and the greater part of the available space on the third 

 floor engaged. 



A great section of exhibits showing the industrial opportuni- 

 ties our South presents in its raw materials will be known as 

 the "Southern Opportunity Section," and a "Paper and Pulp 

 Industry Section" has been provided. Many exhibits will be of 

 interest to men from the rubber and textile industries. Many 

 of the chemical and allied industry companies, notably dyestuffs 

 companies, have so expanded their operations in the past year, 

 and their products and interests have become so numerous that 

 they require much additional space to make adequate showings. 



The Bureau of Commercial Economics at Washington is this 

 year again preparing many of the motion picture films that will 

 be shown, and many exhibitors have now in preparation pictures 

 showing phases in their work in the manufacture of their prod- 

 ucts. These will be of absorbing interest, having been photo- 

 graphed for the first time. 



The program of speakers has not yet been announced, but 

 we are informed that it will be composed of many of the nation's 

 foremost men, and men who have come to the fore in the 

 nation's hour of need. 



INCREASING DEMAND FOR ASBESTOS. 



The United States is one of the largest manufacturers of 

 asbestos goods, but is not a large producer of crude asbestos. 

 The supply of all grades in Quebec, Canada, is so large, so con- 

 veniently obtained, and the quality is so excellent, as to delay 

 the development of asbestos deposits in the United States. The 

 demand for high-grade asbestos has always been active, but 

 recently, under the stimulus of war conditions, it has become 

 still greater, and the available supply, although larger than be- 

 fore, is frequently not equal to the demand. In 1916 the total 

 output of asbestos in the United States was 1,479 short tons. 

 The imports during the same time, almost wholly from Canada, 

 amounted to 116,162 short tons, making a total supply available 

 for manufacture in the United States of 117,641 tons. 



The prices for asbestos produced in the United States during 

 1916 are said to have ranged, according to grade, from $15 to 

 $1,000 a ton. In 1915 normal prices ranged from $10 to $400 'a 

 ton. [United States Bulletin. 666-H.] 



THE PRODUCTION OF TALC AND SOAPSTONE. 



The total domestic production of talc is nearly 12 times the 

 total imports, over one-third of which came from Canada. The 

 talc of New York State is an especially good paper filler and is 

 largely used for that purpose, although much goes into paints. 

 The output of Vermont is used for the same purpose and also 

 for foundry facing, rubber goods, and coating walls. A small 

 amount is used for crayons. Talc for pencils, crayons, burners, 

 and insulators comes almost wholly from North Carolina and 

 Georgia and is cut in Chattanooga. The demand for talc of the 

 highest grade is greater than the supply. Much of the material 

 for toilet powders is imported. With the exception of compact 

 material for pencils, burners, and insulators and the best grade 

 for toilet powders the United States has a large reserve in nearly 

 all the producing States. It is believed that by more searching 

 field investigations the domestic output even of pencil and gas- 

 burner talc as well as the best toilet powder grades may be 

 greatly increased. 



In 1916 there was a small production of soapstone in Cali- 

 fornia, but almost the entire output of the United States came 

 from Virginia, where there were four producing quarries. The 

 total yield, including that of California, was 19,652 short tons. 

 The United States has large reserves of soapstone and can, if 

 necessary, greatlv increase its output. [United States Bulletin 

 666-1.] ' . 



ANILINE CONCERNS CONSOLIDATED. 



The National Aniline & Chemical Co., Inc., which was re- 

 cently chartered at Albany, New York, is an amalgamation of 

 several well-known concerns in the aniline industry, namely, of 

 the firms of the Schoellkopf Aniline and Chemical Works, Inc., 

 the W. Beckers Aniline and Cliemical Works, Inc., the National 

 Aniline and Chemical Co., the Benzol Products Co., The Barrett 

 Co. and the Semet-Solvay Co. 



The company is capitalized at $2,000,000, being 200,000 shares 

 at a par value of $100 and 350,000 shares in common stock with- 

 out par value. The stocks, however, have been taken by the 

 firms concerned, in exchange for their properties. The company 

 has plants at Buffalo, Brooklyn, and Wappingers Falls, New 

 York, and at Easton, Marcus Hook, and Frankford, Pennsyl- 

 vania. The organization proposes to cover the aniline industry 

 from the raw materials to the finished products. The New York 

 Citv office is at 244 Madison avenue. 



~^ iRUBBER-LIKE PRODUCT. 



This invention is a condensation product of acetone or 

 its homologues, formaldehyde or its isomers, and phenol or its 

 homologues. [W. A. Betchy. Japanese patent No. 30,049 (Sep- 

 tember 16, 1916).] 



