October 1, 1918.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



by number of units and amount of rubber consumedj of the average annual 

 production for said eighteen months' period; provided, however, that such 

 maximum production may be increased to the extent of such casings and 

 tubes produced on direct orders from any agency of the United States 

 Government; and provided furthei-, that in the case of tire manufacturers 

 whose plants were not in operation previous to January 1, 1917, but were 

 in operation previous to January 1, 1918, such maximum production of 

 each such manufacturer for tlie'last three months of 1918 shall be one- 

 half of 50 per cent of its production during the period January 1, 1918- 

 June 30, 1918. 



7. No restriction will at the present be placed upon the production of 

 solid tires, or of pneumatic tires other than those described in the para- 

 graph next hereinabove, except that such production shall not exceed that 

 requited to fill the current demand therefor. 



8. l':ach manufacturer shall comply with all further or other orders of 

 the War Industries Board with respect to the character and extent of its 

 production and operations. 



9. Each manufacturer shall file with the Priorities Division of the War 

 Industries Board a pledge in writing in the form following: 



MANTTFACTUHEH'S PLEDGE. 

 Priorities Division, War Industries Beard, 

 Washington, D. C. 



The undersigned hereby pledges itself (1) not to use nor so 

 far as lies within its power permit to be used 





■ided that 



ora time to time by the Priorities 

 Board, or (b) under permits in 

 hority of such Priorities Division; 

 ale or delivery of any such products to 

 le until such customer has filed with it a 

 iig and that it will use its utmost endeavor 

 ucts shall be distributed solely for essential 

 provisions of this subdivision of this pledge 

 shall not, ui.til further order of the War Industries Board, apply 

 to casings and tubes under six inches; (3) that it will in all things 

 strictly observe and comply with the production program for rubber 

 manufiictuyers as the same is set out in Circular No. 24 issued by 

 said Priorities Division under date of September 21, 1918, and will 

 limit and curtail its production, eliminate the production of non- 

 essential articles, and adopt conservation measures and programs 

 as provided in such circular; (4) that it will observe and comply 

 with all other or further rulings and orders of the said Priorities 

 Division; (5) that it will make and render at such time or times 

 as may be designated any report or reports concerning its produc- 

 tion and activities as may be required by said Priorities Division or 

 the Rubber Section of the War Industries Board. 



the following form: 



CUSTOMER'S PLEDGE. 



_ The undersigned hereby pledges itself not to use, nor so far as 

 lies within its power permit to be used, any products of your 

 rnanufacture now in or which may hereafter come into its posses- 



or may be defined or applied from time to time by the Priorities 

 Division of the War Industries Board, or (b) under permits in writ- 

 ing signed by or under authority of such Priorities Division, provided 

 that the provisions of this pledge shall not, until further order of 

 the War Industries Board, apply to casings and tubes under six 

 inches; further that it will make no sale or delivery of such product 

 to any customer for resale until such customer has filed with the 

 undersigned a pledge similar to this. 



program 



The Priorities Division, believing that compliance with 1 . „ 



will eliminate from the production of rubber manufacturers substantially 

 all non-essential production, and accepting the assurances of the representa- 

 tives of the industry that such program will be immediately put into effect,. 

 has certified the industry as a preferred industry, giving it a rating as Class 

 IV. This action will entitle the industry to preferential treatment in it» 

 supply of fuel, labor and transportation in the manner and to the extent 

 explained in the "Foreword" to Preference List No. 2 issued by said 

 Priorities Division as Circular No. 20 under date of September 3, 1918. 



If, however, any rubber manufacturer shall (a) fail to file within fifteen 

 days from the date of this circular its written pledge as hereinabove pro- 

 vided, or Cb) fail to observe and comply with any of the terms or condi- 

 tions of the program, as herein set out, or with any of the terms or condi- 

 tions of its written pledge, said manufacturer will forfeit its right to prefer- 

 ential treatment under the general listing of the industry as a whole, and 

 will be certified to the various government agencies controlling the supply 

 of labor, fuel and transportation as having so forfeited its right to preferen- 

 tial treatment. 



By virtue of the placing of the industry on the preference list rubber 

 manufacturers will be entitled, in obtaining their supply of raw malcrials 

 or finished or semi-finished products, to an automatic Class C rating under 

 the terms and provisions of Circular No. 4 of the Priorities Division I'f the 

 War Industries Board, dated July 1, 1918. If for any reason the ..lanu- 

 facturer is unable to obtain materials under such automatic Class C rating,, 

 he map apply to the Priorities Committee for a higher rating by priority 

 certificate and said application will be given proper consideration. 



The Priorities Division relies upon the rubber industry and each and all 

 of the plants constituting the same to faithfully and conscientiously observe 

 and comply with all of the terms of the program herein set out, and to co- 

 operate whole-heartedly with the government in its effort to conserve and 

 most effectively use the nat^n's supply of material, labor, fuel and trans- 

 portation, to the end that the full strength of the nation may be mobilized 

 in the most effective manner and directed into the most effective channels 

 for the accomplishment of the one great common purpose — the winning o£ 



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R. K. P. QUESTIONNAIRE NO. 19-M. 

 This questionnaire was sent to manufacturers September 23, at 

 ilie request of the War Trade Board for information as to the 

 stocks of crude rubber, including jelutong (poutianak), gutta 

 percha, balata and gutta siak, on hand and in transit, as of Sep- 

 tember 30, 1918 ; the answered questionnaire to be returned imme- 

 diately to Irving B. Ferguson, C. P. A., 511 Fifth avenue. New 

 York City. 



W. S. C. QUESTIONNAIRE NO. 18. 



.\t the request of the War Industries Board, this questionnaire 

 was sent to manufacturers September 23, for information respect- 

 ing the quantity of crude rubber, dry weight (not including 

 balata, guayule. gutta percha, gutta siak and jelutong), used in 

 the production of specified classes of goods during July, August 

 and September, 1918; the answered questionnaire to be returned 

 by October 10 to Irving B. Ferguson, C. P. A., 511 Fifth avenue. 

 New York Citv. 



Crude Rubber Allocation for the Next Quarter. 



ON September 23, manufacturers and importers were in- 

 formed by the Committee on Rubber and Kindred 

 Products that the War Trade Board had adopted the 

 following allocation program for October, November and De- 

 cember: 



The quantity of rubber for which import licenses may be issued 

 by the War Trade Board during the forthcoming October- 

 December period has been fixed at 25,000 tons, and will be 

 allocated in accordance with the following program to manu- 

 facturers who have furnished the information called for in 

 Questionnaires 2, 14, 16 and 17, and who conformed to the 

 plan of curtaihnent of production during the months of August 

 and September announced by the War Trade Board, and who 

 subscribed to the limitations and regulations governing the pro- 

 duction and sale of rubber products as promulgated, or as may 

 be hereafter promulgated, by the War Industries Board. 



For the purpose of allocation, the consumption of crude rubber 

 will be considered under three classes, as follows : 



Class A. That used in the manufacture of products invoiced 

 during October-December, 1918, on direct government orders. 

 (Direct government orders are to include direct orders from 

 all railroad, express, telephone and telegraph companies under 

 Government control, direct Red Cross and direct .\Ilied Gov- 

 ernment orders.) 



Class B. That used in the manufacture of automobile 

 casings and tubes under six inches in diameter. 



Class C. That used in the manufacture of all other rubber 

 products. 



Rubber will be allocated in the three classes upon the foUow- 



Class A. Rubber consumed in this class will be replaced irt 

 full, if reported in the usual manner. Manufacturers will have 

 the privilege of making advance applications for an amount not 

 to exceed 75 per cent of the amount to which they will be entitled. 

 The remainder is to be replaced when the exact amount has beers 

 determined. 



Class B. (1) To manufacturers whose plants were in opera- 

 tion previous to January 1, 1917, on the basis of 1/18 of their 

 18 months' rubber consumption in said class from January. 



1917, to June, 1918, inclusive, after deducting from said con- 

 sumption all rubber consumed in direct government orders fall- 

 ing within said class, invoiced January-June, 1918, inclusive. 



(2) To manufacturers whose plants were not in operation 

 previous to January 1, 1917, but were previous to January 1, 



1918, on the basis of 1/6 of their rubber consumption in said 

 class from January, 1918, to June, 1918, inclusive, after deducting 

 from said consumption all rubber consumed in direct government 

 orders falling within said class, invoiced during January-June, 

 1918. inclusive. 



(3) To manufacturers whose plants were not in operation pre- 

 vious to January 1, 1918, but were previous to July 1, 1918, a 

 quantity equal to their average montlily rubber consumption: 

 in said class during the period of operation to August 1, 1918, 

 after deducting rubber consumed in direct government orders 

 falling within the said class, invoiced during said period- 



