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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[October 1, 1918. 



Vol. 59. 



OCTOBER 1. 1918. 



No. I 



TABLE OP CONTENTS. 



Both Able and Willing 



American Rubber Trade Attacked. 

 Minor Editorials 



War News of the Rubber Industry Illustrated 4-7 



Solid Tires at the Front Illustrated 7-8 



W. E. Palmer Portrait and Sketch 8 



War Service Committee of the Rubber Industry of the 



U. S. A 9-12 



The Rubber Industry an Essential Industry of Class C-4 12-13 



Crude Rubber Allocation for the Next Quarter 13-14 



The Economic Values of Crude Rubber Imports. . Charts 15 



Specifications of Pneumatic Tires and Tubes Adopted by 



the Motor Transport Corps 16-22 



The Rubber Association of America Golf Tournament 



Illustrated 23 



Annual Meeting of the Rubber Section of the American 



Chemical Society 24-25 



The Fourth National Exposition of Chemical Industries 25 



Chemistry : 



What the Rubber Chemists are Doing 26-27 



Chemical Patents 27 



Laboratory Apparatus Illustrated 27 



The Allocation of Sulphur 28 



Machines and Appliances, New Illustrated 29-30 



English Type Single-Geared Mixer. Universal 

 Label-Pasting Machines. Brake-Lining Testing Ma- 

 chine. Hydro Air-Compressor for Inflating Tires. 

 Aero Automatic Fire Alarm System. 



New Goods and Specialties Illustrated 33-34 



The ■ Tri-Co" Rain Rubber. Fairfield Rug Anchor. 

 .\ Novel Heel Design. Syphon Bath Outfit for the 

 Soldier. .\n Ear Stopple for Swimmers. For the 

 Soldier's Protection and Comfort. "Utility Sure- 

 Grip" Pedals. The "Fitsal" Faucet Connector. Bull's 

 Eye "Rub-R-Sealed" Patch. The "Dreadnaught" 

 Safety Suit. New English Sole. The "No-Thump" 

 Tumbler Washer. Submarine "R. 2." Fowl-Disin- 

 fecting and Exercising Apparatus. 



American Rubber Trade— News Notes and Personals 



Illustrated 35-39 



Dividends •'•' 



Charles A. Rice Portrait and Sketch .V) 



New Incorporations •'^ 



Clarence J. Welch Portrait and Sketch 39 



Obituary Record ^O-^l 



F. C. Jones (Portrait). J. H. Brcck. J. F. Holt. 

 W. W. Griffiths. C. M. Weld. 



Scientific Inspection of Raincoats in Shops Manufactur- 

 ing on Section Basis By II. Thorpe Kessler 42-43 



Inquiries and Trade Opportunities 43 



Scrap Rubber Division, National Association of Waste 



Material Dealers 43 



Pages. 



Domestic Correspondence: 



Boston By Our Correspondent — Illustrated 44-45 



Rhode Island By Our Correspondent 45 



Trenton By Our Correspondent 45-46 



Foreign Rubber News: 



Great Britain By Our Correspondent 47-48 



Miscellaneous Notes 48-49 



Patents Relating to Rubber 50-51 



United States. United Kingdom. Canada. France. 



New Zealand. 

 Trade Marks 51-52 



L-nited States. Canada. 



Army and Navy Awards 52 



Census and Control of the Plantation Rubber Industry 52-53 

 Markets: 



Crude Rubber 



Highest and Lowest Prices 



Singapore Rubber Auctions 



Reclaimed Rubber 



Rubber Scrap 



Cotton and Other I'abrics 



Machinery Patents 



Calender Adapted for Filling Molds. 



chinery Patents. 



Process Patents 



Editor's Book Table 



..Illustrated 

 Other Ma- 



"Cotton and Other Vegetable Fibres; Their Pro- 

 duction and Utilization." "The Philippine Journal 

 of Science, Contents and Index, Volume I (1906) to 

 Volume X (1915.)" "Report of the Ceylon Chamber 

 of Commerce (.Incorporated) for the Year Ended 

 December 31, 1917." "A Valoris^ao da Borracha e 

 o Processo de CoagulaQao." "Technische Analysen." 



New Trade Publications 



Interesting Letters from Our Readers 



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58-59 



Chemicals and Ingredients 60-61 



Statistics: 



Brazil, Manaos Rubber Exports from January to 



June, 1918 57 



Manaos Rubber Exports During June, 1918 58 



Canada Rubber Statistics for May, 1918 56 



Cotton Statistics 59-60 



Italy, Rubber Statistics 57 



Java, Rubber Exports 55 



Sumatra, Rubber Exports 55 



United Kingdom Statistics for July. 1918 57 



London and Liverpool Statistics for June. 1918.. 56-57 

 United States: 



Custom House Statistics 56 



New York Arrivals of Crude Rubber 55 



Statistics for July, 1918 56 



San Francisco Arrivals of Crude Rubber 56 



Seattle and Tacoma Arrivals of Crude Rubber.. ..55-56 



