October 1, 1918.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



MJBBElhASSOaATlON 



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GarraJENAMENT 



RUBBER ASSOCIATION PLAYS GOLF FOR THE SOLDIERS. 

 ■"PHE Second Annual Gulf Tournament of the Rubber Asso- 

 *■ ciation of America, held September 25, at the Trenton 

 County Club, Trenton, New Jersey, was an unqualified success. 

 The surplus receipts over and above the actual expenses of the 

 tournament will be distributed equally between the American Red 

 Cross, Knights of Columbus and V. M. C. A. war relief funds. 



J. A. Lambert, John S. 

 Broughton, A. Boyd Cor- 

 nell and L. P. Destribats 

 met the visitors at the 

 station and automobiles 

 were waiting to carry 

 them to the country cluli 

 where they were cordial- 

 ly received by other mem- 

 bers of the Trenton 

 Rubber Manufacturers' 

 Association. 



The Tournament 

 (eighteen holes medal 

 play) in competition for 

 the troiihy cup — v.'on by 

 Trenton last year — , was 

 managed by Horace T. 

 Cook, J. Cornell Murray 

 and Harold F. Blanch- 

 ard. Fifty dollars in 

 War Savin gs Stamps 

 was donated by the Rubber Association of America as prizes 

 for the best gross and net scores. The following were the com- 

 peting teams : 



NEW YORK. 



Gross. 



A REPRESENT.\TrVE GrOUP OF MEMBERS AND GUESTS 



Hdc. 



Net. 



best net scores ; the West was second with 335 ; New England, 

 third with 344, and Trenton, fourth with 347. Eighty-five, the 

 first best gross score, was won by J. W. Herron who received 

 $15 in War Savings Stamps. The second best gross was T. A. 

 Ashley's score of 88 and he received $10 in stamps. First best 

 net was won by E. M. Brunn with 79 and the prize was $15 in 

 stamps. John W. Thomas won the second best net with a score 

 of 82, receiving $10 

 worth of stamps. 



The only speaker of 

 the evening, ex-Governor 

 Stokes of New Jersey, 

 then addressed the audi- 

 ence which was amused 

 and thrilled by the wit 

 and patriotic logic of 

 this popular after-dinner 

 orator. In conclusion a 

 vote of thanks was ex- 

 tended to the Trenton 

 Rubber Manufacturers' 

 Association as well as to 

 the Outing Committee of 

 the Rubber Association of 

 America, comprising W. 

 T. Kelly, chairman pro- 

 ton., L. P. MacMichael, 

 A. ■ A. Garthwaite, and 

 H. S. Vorhis, secretary, 

 for their united efforts that made possible this most enjoyable 

 outing of patriotic rubber men on a day's vacation. 



.\mong the Akron manufacturers present were Harvey S. 

 Firestone and C. W. McLaughlin. A. D. Thornton of Montreal 

 represented the Canadian manufacturers. 



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PERUVIAN LONG-STAPLE COTTON. 



According to recent reports, there is at present a demand for 

 American cotton gins and cotton baling machinery in Iquitos, 

 the distributing point for goods for the whole of eastern Peru. 



It appears that unusual interest has been aroused in the pro- 

 duction of cotton and that the acreage is being extended. .A-n 

 excellent grade of cotton is raised from Sea Island seed imported 

 from the United States. AH of this cotton has an extraordinarily 

 long staple, while the fiber is very silky, and compares favorably 

 with the best Sea Island and Egyptian cotton. So far, all the 

 cotton raised has been shipped to Liverpool, but producers are 

 considering exportation to the United States as well. 



W. J. Kelly presided at the dinner and announced the follow 

 ing winners : New York won the trophy with 334 fur the foi: 



CUSTOMS APPRAISER'S DECISIONS. 

 GuTTA Si.\K. — Gutta Siak, classified under paragraph 502, 

 Tariff Act of 1913, is crude gutta percha and should be ad- 

 mitted free of duty, on the protest of L. Littlejohn & Co., New 

 York City. (Treasury Decisions, Vol. 35, No. 11, September 12, 

 1918.) 



