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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August 1, 1919. 



RUBBER INDUSTRIES ATHLETIC LEAGUE. 



THIS ORGANIZATION of the officc employes of the rubber com- 

 panies in New York City is now in a flonrishing condition 

 which promises to ccntinue, ihanks lo the diligent work of its 

 officers. 



Plans for an outing are in the making and this promises to 

 be an affair of large proportions, as some 5,000 persons are 

 employed in the offices of New York rubber companies. 



The baseball competition, however, takes first place among the 

 activities of the League. Excellent teams have been organized 

 by the Sterling, Kelly-Spring- 

 f^eld, Goodyear, United States, 

 Globe, Firestone, Goodrich and 

 Ajax men and real progress is 

 being made. The players are 

 gradually becoming acquainted 

 with inside plays and before 

 the season is over some very 

 interesting games will undoubt- 

 edly be played. Several of the 

 teams have been greatly as- 

 sisted by well-known ball 

 players now in the rubber in- 

 dustry, notably Jack Kleinow, 

 a former "Yankee," and Dan 

 McEnery, a New York player, 

 respectively coach and pitcher 

 of the United States team, and 

 Max Halker, former Cleveland 

 pitcher, of the Kelly-Spring- 

 field team. 



Several trophies to be pre- 

 sented at the end of the season 

 to the best teams and player 

 have been donated and will be 

 shown in the display window ^ 

 of the various member com- 

 panies. The handsome sterlinu 

 silver trophy cup given by The 

 India Rubber World, whiib 

 will go to the team finishing the 

 season in first place, is shown 

 by the accompanying illus- 

 tration. It stands 19^4 inches 

 in height on its ebony base and 

 depicts the landing of Colum- 

 bus in 1492 and his discovery 

 of the Indians playing ball. A 

 pennant will also be awarded, 

 the gift of the Kelly-Springheld 

 Tire Co. Another trophy cup. 

 donated by Baker, Murray & 

 Imbrie, Inc., will be presented 

 to the team finishing next best. 

 A. G. Spalding & Bros., are to be awarded to the best twelve 

 individual players. 



Firms ship on consignment or act as forwarding agents. Very 

 little rubber is shipped on their own account. A considerable 

 part of the rubber exported from Corumba is received from 

 Puerto Suarez, Bolivia. 



There are no local indications that enemy firms are taking 

 steps to extend their sphere of influence amongst the rubber 

 gatherers. The rubber from the privately-owned plantations is 

 obtained by the plantation owners. A small quantity is obtained 

 from private persons who work on some plantations. 



In the Brazilian district, of 

 firms interested in the trade ; 



khich Corumba is the outlet, all 

 re Brazilian with one exception 



(an Italian firm). In the Bo- 

 livian district the owners are 

 Bolivian, British, and German. 



No stock of rubber is held 

 at Corumba; it is always 

 shipped by the first available 

 boat after its arrival from 

 Cuyaba or Caceres. 



Only a very small proportion 

 of the BraziHan rubber shipped 

 from Corumba is "Para." Para 

 rubber is grown in the North 

 of Mat to Grosso, but is shipped 

 via the .Amazon. 



The Brazilian shipments from 

 Corumba are of the coagulated 

 (smoked) variety known under 

 the general name of "seringa" 

 (Hevca brasiliensis) and sub- 

 classified as "fina," "entrefina,"' 

 and "sernamby." From 8 to 

 10 per cent of the total quantity 

 shipped from Corumba is 

 known as "mangaba." 



The plantations in Brazil, of 

 which Corumba is the outlet, 

 are situated in the valleys of 

 ilie rivers Arinos, Juruema, 

 Tapajoz, and their many aflflu- 

 enls. No information is avail- 

 able as to the localities. 



India Rubber World Baseball Trophy Cup. 



A dozen watch fobs, offered by 



RUBBER FROM CORUMBA (BRAZIL) AND PUERTO 

 SUAREZ (BOLIVIA). 



CORUMBA. 



The British Vice-Consul reports that exports of rubber from 

 the Corumba district during the years 1912-18 have been 

 as follows: 



1912 kilos 680.364 



1913 554,387 



1914 534,213 



1918 



1915 349,178 



1916 .kilos 418,219 



1917 291.652 



In Bolivia the barter system 

 largely prevails, and the firms 

 which obtain their rubber in this manner have usually imported, 

 their supplies of merchandise direct from Europe or the United. 

 States. Since the institution of the Statutory List enemy firms- 

 in Bolivia have, to some extent, through subterfuge, obtained sup- 

 plies from Brazil. 



The Bolivian rubber shipped through Corumba consists of 90' 

 per cent Para and 10 per cent sernamby. 



The bulk of the Bolivian rubber exported through Puerto- 

 Suarez and Corumba is grown in the Department of Santa Crur, 

 in the Province of Nuflo de Chavez. The forests are situated 

 about 500 miles from Suarez. ("Board of Trade Journal."" 

 London.) 



When you huy W. S. S. you do not give— you receive. 



