February 1, 1919.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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The following formalities, heretofore required, are dispensed 

 with : 



1. Filing of importers' and manufacturers' guaranties 

 against each delivery. 



2. Filing by importers with the Association of transporta- 

 tion or other receipt as proof of delivery. 



3. Receipts from manufacturers. 



4. Warehousing of rubber in the name of the Rubber Asso- 

 ciation of America, Inc., by importers. 



leaving the control exercised by the War Trade Board substan- 

 tially as follows : 



(a) Conditions outlined in the guaranty. 



(b) All rubber shall continue to be consigned to The Rub- 

 ber Association of America, Inc. 



(c) Importers to make application for endorsement of bill 

 of lading on Form "C," and if required by the War Trade 

 Board, to report the disposition of the commodity covered 

 by the bill of lading. 



(d) Importing manufacturers will make application for 

 endorsement of bill of lading on Form "D." 



(e) The Association will enter the particulars given in 

 said application upon their records for the information of the 

 War Trade Board. 



Manufacturers will please sign Form "A" and importers 

 Form "B" and return as early as possible. 



Inasmuch as this will do away with a great deal of clerical 

 work now employed in keeping the records, a substantial de- 

 crease, effective January 10, 1919, in certain registering charges, 

 has been authorized by the executive committee of the Associa- 

 tion. They will be as follows : 



Crude rubber, balata and gutta percha Sc per 100 lbs. 



Gutta siak and Pontianak 2'/$C per 100 lbs. 



Supplies of forms "C" and "D," to be used for making appli- 

 cation for endorsement of bill of lading, can be obtained upon 

 request to the secretary. 



crude rubber imports practically unrestricted. 

 January 20, 1919. 

 To importers, brokers and dealers: 



The following two advices of importance have been received 

 from the War Trade Board : 



(a) Circumstances have now permitted the removal of the 

 control which the War Trade Board has previously exercised 

 through this Association over importations of crude rubber, 

 jelutong, balata, gutta siak, gutta percha, scrap' and reclaimed 

 rubber. 



Hereafter, therefore, import licenses for these commodities 

 will not require that bill of lading be endorsed to the Associa- 

 tion, and Collectors of Customs have been advised to disregard 

 this provision on all outstanding licenses for said commodities. 



(b) The War Trade Board announce that, effective imme- 

 diately, all American Consuls have been instructed to consulate 

 invoices covering all unrestricted commodities without the 

 necessity of the production of United States import license 

 number. 



This will make it unnecessary for importers to cable license 

 numbers on unrestricted commodities and thereby simplify the 

 import procedure. 



All Collectors of Customs have been advised of the withdrawal 

 of this regulation, and furthermore instructed to permit entry of 

 merchandise covered by unused and outstanding licenses for 

 unrestricted commodities provided license is otherwise in order, 

 without regard to license numbers. 



Tlie War Trade Board desires to impress upon importers for 

 their own protection and to avoid the possibility of shipments 

 being made for which license may be refused, on account of 

 failure to observe the enemy trade regulations, or for other 

 reasons, that they should obtain import licenses before shipments 

 are effected. 



From the contents of the above it will be observed : 



1. That shipments of the commodities mentioned should no 

 longer be consigned to The Rubber .'\ssociation of America. 



2. That importers of crude rubber are no longer under the 

 necessity of cabling license number to their shippers. 



Committee on Rubber & Kindred Products. 



RUBBER FOOTWEAR SEASON IN CANADA. 



The revised price list on rubber footwear has been issued in 

 Canada a month earlier than usual, pursuant to an agreement 

 made by the middle western jobbers with the manufacturers. 

 This permitted salesmen in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta 

 to start out on January 15 with both rubber and felt lines. No 

 samples will be carried, all sales being made from catalogs, 

 thus saving expense and time. The fact that there arc practically 

 no new styles this year made this procedure possible. 



The season in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebtc. and the 

 Maritime provinces will open March 3 as usual. 



THE DUNLOP GREATER PRODUCTION PLAN. 

 In 1914, the Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods Co., Limited, 

 Toronto, Ontario, increased its property holdings by leasing 

 14 acres in East Toronto, primarily as a recreation ground. 

 Events since then have made it desirable to use part of the space 

 for gardening. About eight acres are now under cultivation, the 

 balance being used by the Dunlop Amateur Athletic Association 

 for all kinds of outdoor sports. The first gardens were laid out 

 in the spring of 1914, before the war started. No less than one 

 hundred gardens are being worked, with the possibility of half as 

 many more for next spring. The Toronto Rotary Club has 

 assisted in the garden work. One Dunlop employe produced on 

 his plot, during 1918, the following vegetables: 18 bags of 



A Part of Dunlop Field Is Devoted to Employes' Gardens. 



potatoes, 700 pounds of turnips, 200 pounds of parsnips, 300 

 pounds of carrots, 500 pounds of beets, 100 pounds of dried 

 beans, 75 pounds of string beans, one-half ton of onions, 15 

 baskets of tomatoes, 300 cabbages, 85 heads of celery, lettuce 'and 

 radishes by the bagful, brussels sprouts, etc. 



The Dunlop company also operates a large lunch-room where 

 hot coffee is served daily to employes who bring their lunch. 

 There is, in addition, a lunch-room for the office staff where a 

 wholesome meal can be had at less than cost. Adjoining are a 

 reading and rest-room and a fully equipped hospital-room with a 

 qualified nurse in attendance. 



Bowling has been encouraged and also all sporting events 

 having to do with the bicycle, motorcycle, or automobile. The 

 Dunlop trophy race is an example of the extent to which the 

 company goes in promoting the automobile or bicycle business, 

 besides its prizes for sporting events throughout Canada. 



A successful picnic, many football matches and various events 

 in aid of the community have been held on Dunlop Field. 



"Rubber Machinery," by Henry C. Pearson, is filled with valu- 

 able information for rubber manufacturers. Price, $6. 



SWEDISH FACTORY DOUBLES CAPITAL. 

 The Helsingborg Rubber Manufacturing Co. of Helsingborg, 

 Sweden, has recently increased its capital from 3,000,000 to 

 6.000,000 kroner. 



