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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[January 1, 1919. 



The aiiiuial meeting will be followed by the nineteenth annual 

 banquet, which this year takes the form of a Victory Banquet, in 

 the grand ball-room of the Waldorf-.^storia, at 7.30 o'clock in 

 the evening. 



FIRM AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ELECTED. 



The Executive Committee elected the following firm and 

 associate members at the meeting of December 19: 

 Firm Members and Representatives. 



.'\rnold W. Francis, Arnold W. Francis, 66 New street. New 

 York City. 



The Rossendale-Reddaway Belting & Hose Co., Henry P. 

 Wherry, 32 Euclid avenue, Newark, New Jersey. 



Alfred Hale Rubber Co., David A. Cutler, Atlantic, Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Associate Member. 



W. H. Parker, National Standard Co., Niles, Michigan. 

 VICTORY BANQUET. 



The nineteenth annual banquet of The Rubber Association of 

 America, Inc., will take the form of a Victory Banquet and will 

 be held in the grand ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, Sth ave- 

 nue and 34th street. New York, on Thursday evening, January 

 16, 1919, at seven-thirty o'clock. Tickets will be twelve dollars. 



Arrangements have been made for seating guests at round 

 tables accommodating parties of eight or ten persons. Members 

 desiring entire tables, or those who wish to sit together but 

 do not require an entire table, will kindly state their wishes 

 when ordering tickets, using the form provided. Tickets are 

 sold only to members or to those in their employ, but there is 

 no limitation to tlie number which each member may purchase. 



WAR SERVICE COMMITTEE OF THE RUBBER 

 INDUSTRY. 



RUBBER RESTRICTIONS REMOVED. 



THE following telegram and detailed information was sent to 

 the rubber trade on December 13, 1918, as a result of the 

 meeting of the chairmen of the various war service committees 

 held on the same date : 



We are pleased to advise that all restrictions governing pro- 

 duction of rubber products and the amount of crude rubber that 

 may be imported from primary markets have been withdrawn 

 effective to-day. Rubber will be consigned to the Rubber Associa- 

 tion as heretofore and the usual guarantee will be required, but 

 maximum prices on allocation features are entirely eliminated. 

 War Service Committee of the Rubber Industry. 

 details of the rulings. 

 To the rubber industry: 



Confirming our telegram of this date, we quote below letter 

 received from the War Industries Board : 



United States War Industries Board, 

 Washington, D. C. 



December 12, 1918. 

 War Service Committee of the Rubber Industry. V. S. A. : 



Beg to advise that effective December 13, 1918 all restric- 

 tions governing the production of all rubber articles, includ- 

 ing casings and tubes under six inches, are herewith with- 

 drawn. This ruling annuls Issue No, 2, Regulations Govern- 

 ing the Production of Rubber Products and revised schedules 

 on casings and tubes authorized November 16, 1918. by the 

 rubber section for the October-December period. Kindly wire 

 all manufacturers accordingly. 



H. T. Dunn, Chief. 

 Rubber Section, War Industries Board. 

 From the above you will note that all restrictions as to pro- 

 duction of manufactured rubber goods have been removed, effec- 

 tive immediately. 



We also received the following instructions from the War 

 Trade Board contained in letter and telegram of this date: 

 By a regulation passed this day by the War Trade Board 

 the "restriction as to quantity of crude rubber which may be 

 licensed for shipment from overseas has been revoked, effec- 

 tive immediately. On and after this date, licenses to import 

 crude rubber from overseas will be issued without limit as to 

 quantity, provided applicant conforms with all existing regu- 

 lations of the War Trade Board. The War Trade Board also 

 withdraws the maximum prices and the allocation features. 

 Rubber will continue to be consigned to The Rubber Associa- 



tion as licrctofore and the .Association will continue to re- 

 quire the usual guarantees. 



Your attention is directed to the fact that the relaxation 

 of this restriction only affects shipments from overseas. We 

 are informed it will not be the general policy of the War 

 Trade Board to issue licenses for the importation of rubber 

 from countries other than those of origin until after February 

 13, 1919, and that this same policy will apply to shipments 

 now in the United States which have arrived in violation of 

 the regulations. 



War Service Co.mmittee. 



rubber goods imports permitted. 



December 20, 1918. 

 To manufacturers and importers of rubber manufactured goods: 

 We quote below letter received from the War Trade Board 

 notifying us of the revocation of the regulation prohibiting the 

 importation of manufactured rubber goods: 



For your information we would advise you that the War 

 Trade Board ruling prohibiting the importation of rubber 

 manufactured goods has been revoked by War Trade Board 

 ruling No. 427 and the Bureau of Imports has been in- 

 structed to issue licenses permitting the importation of 

 rubber manufactured goods provided applications conform to 

 other regulations of the War Trade Board. 



STANDARDIZATION AND CONSERVATION SHOULD CONTINUE. 



While all conservation rulings have been revoked, the War 

 Industries Board expresses the hope in the following letter 

 from the Conservation Division, that the rubber industry will 

 continue to eliminate needless waste : 



Owing to the changed conditions in the rubber industry the 

 Conservation Division has decided, with the concurrence of the 

 Rubber Section, that tlie various conservation schedules that 

 have been issued to rubber manufacturers will be rescinded. 

 Will you please notify the members of the industry of this 

 decision ? 



The information that we have received in the course of our 

 inquiries regarding these schedules indicates clearly that sub- 

 stantial savings of labor, material, equipment and capital are 

 resulting. We heartily appreciate the ready spirit of coopera- 

 tion that has been shown by the rubber industry and we hope 

 that the industry of its own accord will find it possible to con- 

 tinue to observe those provisions of the schedules which elimi- 

 nate needless waste and can be carried out without real hardship. 



NEW DIVISIONS TO BE ORGANIZED. 



In view of the above communication the War Service Com- 

 mittee has suggested that the chairmen of those divisions not 

 already divisions of The Rubber Association extend an invita- 

 tion to the manufacturers to attend a luncheon-meeting at the 

 Waldorf-Astoria January 16 and organize similar divisions 

 of the Rubber Association. 



REDUCTION IN ZINC OXIDE PRICES. 

 The New Jersey Zinc Co., New York City, announced De- 

 cember 14, 1918, a reduction in prices on its brands of zinc 

 oxide and lithopone used by the rubber trade. The new price 

 list, which became effective immediately, and which applies on 

 contracts for the first quarter of 1919, follows : 



.American Process. 



Carloads. Less Carloads. 



Special 10'.-4 1054 



X.\ 10 10'/4 



FRr.NCH Process "Florence Brands." 



Carloads. Less Carloads. 



White Se.il 13 13 !4 



Green Seal 12'/. UVt 



Red Se.-il 12 12"4 



Lithopone 7^ 8 



Above prices apply only when packed in barrels. When packed 

 in bags the price is one-eighth of a cent per pound less. 



ABOLITION OF EXPORT DUTY ON RUBBER AT IQUITOS. 



The duty of $0.44 per 100 pounds on rubber exported from 

 Iquitos, Peru, has been repealed. Rubber exports from other 

 Peruvian points is still subject to the regular export duty of 8 

 per cent, ad valorem, except rubber from Putumayo, which pays 

 only half that amount. 



