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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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1. 1919. 



Vol. 59. 



FEBRUARY 1. 1919. 



No. 5. 



New Trade Publications 256 



Holiday Greetings, Calendars and Souvenirs 256-257 



Judicial Decisions 257 



Customs Appraiser's Decisions 257 



Obituary Record Portraits 258 



Harvey du Cros, J. P., M.P. Raxley F. Weber. 

 Raymond \V. Kvans. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Editorials: Pages 



As to Machine-Grown Rubber 231 



Increase in Rubber Exports 231 



The Old Man Makes Good 231-232 



Rubber Factory Fires 232 



Copyrighting India Rubber 232 



Homer E. Sawyer as President 232 



Minor Editorials 232 



The Rubber Association of America, Inc. 



Victory Banquet — Nineteenth Anniversary 



Banquet 233-237 



Illustration of Banquet and Portraits of Speakers. 



Members and Guests Present 237-239 



Annual Meetings 239-242 



Portraits of Officers and Directors. 

 Communications of The Rubber Association ...242-243 



Guayule Cultivation a Success. By Henry C. Pear- 

 son Illustrated 244-246 



Inquiries and Trade Opportunities 246 



Echoes of the Great War 247 



Application of Catalysis to Vulcanization — II. Spe- 

 cially Contributed by Andre Dubosc 248-250 



New Jersey Chemical Society Meeting 250 



Chemistry : 



What the Rubber Chemists Are Doing 251-252 



Machines and Appliances, New Illustrated 253-254 



The Morris Automatic Heel-Trimming Machine. 

 Sewing Machine for Balloon Fabric. A New 

 Retreading Equipment. Power Saw for Cutting 

 Solid Tire Bases. 



Machinery Patents Illustrated 254 



Applying Balata to Fabric Without Solvent. Soap- 

 Stone-Brush. Other Machinery Patents. 



Process Patents 254 



New Goods and Specialties Illustrated 255 



A Combination Tobacco-Container. Rubber in 

 the Modern Hospital. "Rusco" Rubber Cord to 

 Relieve Airplane Shocks. "Darcoid" Sheet Pack- 

 ing. Shaving-Brush Attachment. A Wringer 

 for Many Purposes. 



Editor's Book Table 256 



''The Preparation and Vulcanization of Planta- 

 tion Para Rubber." "India Rubber." "Tire Re- 

 pairing and Vulcanizing." 



American Rubber Trade- 



News Notes and Personals 259-262 

 259 



Dividends 



John W. Thomas Portrait and Sketch 260 



Seneca G. Lewis Portrait and Sketch 261 



New Incorporations 262 



Domestic Correspondence: 



Ohio By Our Correspondent 263-264 



Massachusetts By Our Correspondent 264-265 



Rhode Island By Our Correspondent 266 



New Jersey.. By Our Correspondent— Illustrated 266-267 

 Connecticut By Our Correspondent 267 



Foreign Rubber News: 



Great Britain By C)ur Correspondent 268-269 



The Word "India Rubber" as a Trade-Mark in the 



Argentine Republic By Herbert Lang- 



ner Illustrated 269 



The Future of the Antwerp Rubber Mar- 

 ket Illustrated 270-271 



Regulations Governing Singapore Standard Rub- 

 ber Qualities 271 



Patents Relating to Rubber 272-273 



United States, Canada. United Kingdom, Australia. 

 New Zealand. 



Trade Marks . 273 



United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia. 



Designs Illustrated 273 



United States, Canada. 



Markets: 



Crude Rubber. Annual Review 



Monthly Review 



Highest and Lowest Prices 



Singapore Rubber Auctions and Cables 



Reclaimed Rubber 



Rubber Scrap 



Cotton and Other Fabrics 



Chemicals and Ingredients 



274 

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282 



.282-284 



.284-285 



Statistics: 



Brazil, Exports of Rubber 



Canada Rubber Statistics for October 



Cotton Statistics 



Italy, Statistics ' for July 



United Kingdom Statistics for November 



London and Liverpool Statistics for November 

 United States: 



Boston Imports and Exports ' 



Exports During November, 1918. (By Countries) 



Monthly Importations of Crude Rubber 



New York Arrivals of Crude Rubber 



Imports and Exports 



San Francisco ."Arrivals of Crude Rubber 



Seattle and Tacoma Arrivals of Crude Rubber. 



Statistics for October 



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