

THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[i ii roBts 1. 1914. 



K'.i\ i - oi it- tribe and a yell : pod I h 



is secured by incision of the bark in much the manner that 

 rubbi lined. It will flow at any time, but the best 



result- arc had in the «lry season, which coincides with the 

 inclination of the -," who find occupation in other 



industries when the rain- an ling down. This balsai 



a fragrant oleo-resin, having medicinal virtues recognized 

 today as well as centuries ago The tree begins to yield a 

 product of value when about twenty live years old and with 

 proper care will continue to yield for fifty to seventj years. 



The w ! is valuable for furniture, being similar in color 



and qualil ewood, which belongs to the same family. 



The great staple of Salvador is coffee, of which, in round 

 figure.-, eight million dollars' worth annually is produced for 

 export. This is about one-twenty-fifth as much as the co 

 export- oi n ightj Brazil, with a territory nearly live hundred 

 times .i- great. In the production of gold Salvador, area for 

 area, exceeds any other country on the face of the earth. 

 Its commerce, with ten million dollars of exports and more 

 than six million- of import-, has increased about 50 per cent, 

 within four years past. Something more than a third of its 

 imports come from the United State-, chiefly cheap cotton 

 cloths, flour, machinery and the coarser forms of hardware — 

 all staples which sell themselves and give only moderate 

 profit, leaving the cream of the trade and profits to European 

 merchants, who have twice a- far to carry their goods, which 

 often cost more to produce than do the American. 



In this busy, energetic little state American rubber manu- 

 facturers can find a ready market for several lines of goods. 

 Belting and other lines of mechanical goods are called for in 

 constantly increasing quantities, as the native manufacturing 

 industries are passing rapidly from the household to the 

 factory stage; every village is planning for electric light and 

 power: the mines of gold, silver and other minerals are 

 Steadily increasing their output, and scientific equipment and 

 the plantations are using machinery more and more with 

 each passing year. When we remember that the farms of 

 Salvador are really gardens and that the only weather con- 

 tingencj which the gardener dreads is that of drought, it 

 ought to be the business and pleasure of one or several 

 American manufacturers to teach the Salvadoreans the uses 

 and Virtues oi garden hose. The streams are there in abun- 

 dance and the dams and reservoirs will not be long lacking 

 when the cultivators of the -oil realize that they can remove 

 the last chance of failure in producing their crops. The 

 numerous cities and villages, with their large proportion of 

 wealthy and cultured people, offer a market for druggists' 

 sundrie- which will compare favorably with many portions 

 of the United States. Rubber shoe course, are not 



greatly in demand in this or any other hot country, but there 

 are -till a few everywhere who will endure the heat for a 

 time in order to go dry-shod during the season of tropic 

 rains. Road building on a scientific basis 'has made a besin- 

 and the density of population make- feasible what could 

 hardly be undertaken in a more sparsel) -ettled country. 

 Automobile roads now connect some of the principal towns 

 away from the rat ' m a very few years it will be 



possible to motor from one end of the republic to the other. 

 Ami the rich Creole who break- the -pied laws will be fol- 

 lowed bj a Mi neman on a motorcycle, and Indians 

 on bicycle- will scorch after them to see the fun. Somebody 

 ■ - nish the tires, and why not the American? 



The salesman v. after this trade mu-t speak the 



ugh a foreign accent will do him no 

 harm if 1 tful and polite, regretful that he cannot 



speak the pure Ca.-tilian of his customer and profoundly 

 grateful for thi -y which overlook- In- failing. And 



he n rnful of "manana." If the customer 



says "manana." manana let it be. Better an order tomorrow. 



or even the next day, than no ordei to tin end of time 

 There are two sides to the question of sauntering or gal- 

 loping through life and. a- Sancho Panza would put it, a 

 bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, and when you 

 are in Koine you should do as the Romans do. Trade is con- 

 ducted on the basis of the buyer inl in matter, in man- 

 ner and in time: and it is distinctly preferable that the mer- 

 chant sh mid say "Manana" than " \dios, Sefloi '" 



Postal and telegraph acilities .ik excellent and the tele- 

 phone servic( is very complete, it being p — ible to telephone 

 from one end of the country to the other. Banking facilities 

 are till that could be desired. Hotels are good and prices 

 very moderate. 



The best way to reach Salvador is by way of Panama, pass- 

 ing thence by boat to the port of Acajutla, whence a railway 

 oi sixty-five miles' length leads to the capital, San Salvador. 

 Here, at the traveler's leisure, he can plan his trip through 

 this land of picturesque scenery and lovely gardens. If he 

 has understanding, sympathy and philosophy he will vastly 

 enjoy his experience; and if he has tact and business sense 

 he will add to the worldly prosperity of himself and his em- 

 ployer. 



The principal ports other than Acajutla are La Libertad 

 and El Triunfo, on the Pacific Coast, and La Union, at the 

 head of the bay at the eastern end of the republic. Acajutla. 

 though itself an insignificant village, being the terminus of 

 the railway system leading to most of the important towns, 

 handles nearly half of Salvador's foreign commerce. San 

 Salvador, the capital, has a population of 60,000, with pleas- 

 ant suburbs in addition. Santa Ana, twenty-five miles away 

 by rail, has 53,000; other places of importance are San Miguel. 

 25,000; San Vicente, 20,000; Santa Tecla, 18,000; Sonsonate, 

 17.000; Chanameca, 12.000, and Coatapeque, 12,000. 



In 1912 the aggregate imports of Salvador equaled $6,774,859, 

 of which, about one-third came from the United States. The 

 total included the following amounts from three principal 

 sources: United State-, $2,627,700.22; United Kingdom, $1,904.- 

 546.16; and Germany, $064,674.45. 



Rubin'- goods from this country formed the relatively small 

 proportions of $30,413 in 1912 and $27,312 in 1913. Belting. 

 packing and hose represented in the earlier year $8,214 and in 

 the later period $13,169. Rubber goods not specially enumerated 

 were respectively $21,643 and $12,422. Smaller amounts of rub- 

 ber boots and tires made np the amount. 



Our total exports to Salvador for the two years 1912 and 

 1913 amounted respectively to $2,421,284 and $2,389,971. 



The rates on rubber goods via the Panama line from the load- 

 ing piers New York to La Libertad and Acajutla are (includ- 

 ing mackintoshes and raincoats) 53 cents per cubic foot, or 95 

 cents per 100 pounds, at ship's option of weight or measurement. 



The total exports of Salvador in 1912 were $8,936,795, of 

 which the United States took about one-sixth, or $1,519,154 

 ruder this head were included 25.493 pounds of rubber in 1912. 

 valued at $19,684; the amount for 1913 being 12.753 pounds, 

 value $7,433. 



On July 18, 1914, the government of Salvador fixed the ex- 

 port duty on rubber at 0.02 peso silver per kilo ($0.38 per 100 

 lbs. i ; this being the rate for the year 1915 or until further 

 notice. The freight rate from Acajutla and La Libertad on 

 crude rubber to Xew York is $1.25 per 100 pounds, via the 

 Panama Railroad Co.'s steamers. 



The Consul General of the United States is Henry F. Ten- 

 nant. at the capital. San Salvador. The Consul General of 

 Salvador in the United States is Senor Encarnacion Mejia, 

 who is stationed at San Francisco', which, hitherto, has had 

 most of the trade of our country with Salvador. The Consul 

 at Xew York is Senor Jose Alfaro Moran, 42 Broadway; and 

 at Xew Orleans. Senor Antonio Peralta. 



