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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



| November 1. 1914. 



ignition batteries can be charged from an ordinary alternating 

 current lighting circuit. Another device of interest to auto- 

 mobilists was the tungsten contact for igniting. There was also 

 shown a complete line of the Ma/da lamps and fixtures for motion 

 picture theatres, department stores, factories and street lighters. 

 The motor exhibit consisted of motors from one two-hundredth 

 of a horsepower to ten horsepower. House owners were in- 

 terested in the bell ringing transformers, gong type transformers, 

 toy transformers and the household ozonator. 



The Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. had an 

 elaborate display of electrical apparatus both for home and in- 

 dustrial use. The exhibit included a complete line of motors, 

 heating apparatus, measuring instruments, protective devices and 

 apparatus used in the generation and distribution of electric 

 i A striking feature was the new Luxsolite fixture showing 

 the "Type C" -Mazda lamp arranged for street lighting. The 

 radiant toaster, an inexpensive device for making crisp toast, was 

 one of the interesting culinary features of the exhibit. The 

 Venturia and Sirocco types of ventilating outfits for homes and 

 buildings were shown. A complete line of alternating and direct 

 current motors for industrial, home and farm use, together with 

 accessories used with each, attracted considerable attention. 

 There was the pillar type flame arc lamp which is being ex- 

 tensively used in the illumination of the "White Ways" of cities 

 and towns. This is an ornamental type of lamp which is very 

 attractive. 



In the division of Electro-Therapeutics there was a great 

 variety of machines and apparatus in which both hard and soft 

 rubber were in evidence. The comprehensive exhibit by the New 

 York Edison Co. consisted of electrical appliances for the hospital, 

 the general practitioner, for dental offices and the electrical in- 

 sulation of a modern operating room. An X-ray outfit in which 

 rubber plays an important part was a feature of this exhibit. 



The Oxyoline apparatus used in the treatment of tuberculosis 

 and which is attracting much attention among physicians, has 

 considerable hard rubber and soft rubber tubing. There were 

 machines for the treatment of high blood pressure, reducing ma- 

 chines, line irrigating equipments and various types of lamps 

 for dermatological work — all of which use rubber in some form. 

 The Turner Detective Dictograph with hard rubber ear pieces, 

 cover and keys and the "Acousticon," which is all hard rubber, 

 are instruments of extreme interest, respectively, to the wrong- 

 doer and the deaf. 



The War Department of the United States Government exhib- 

 ited field signalling apparatus and methods. Here insulated wire 

 was in evidenca. The Navy exhibit showing the navigating appli- 

 ances, steering devices and signal system used on a modern battle- 

 ship did not lack in rubber of some sort. In the control of a mod- 

 ern gun turret or gun fire control, in coast defence or artillery 

 practice, the telephone plays an important part. The double head 

 sets are provided with soft rubber ear pieces for protection. A 

 modern rubber diving suit and a diver's lamp with its rubber 

 gasket are part of every battleship equipment. 



In the modern dairy the electric motor and india rubber have 

 taken the place of the dairymaid. The cows are milked by means 

 of an electrically driven vacuum pump, rubber teat cups and rub- 

 ber tubing. There was in this exhibit a mechanical filling machine 

 which with the aid of a soft rubber disc fills and caps the bottles 

 of milk and cream. 



In the model garage and charging station could be seen the 

 various types of the Schaler Vul-Kit. Model B, Motorist Model 

 and Garage Model Vulcanizers. These are electrically operated 

 and guaranteed to satisfactorily repair any type of tire or inner 

 tube. 



EXHIBITION NOTES. 



The Habirshaw Wire Co:,' 1 Yonkers. New Yorki exhibited sub- 

 marine cables used for mihes and torpedoes, signal wires and 

 cables used in electrical transmission as well as aerial automobile 



cable. The features of the exhibit were the "Black Core," "New 

 Code" and "Red Core" wires. 



The General Vehicle Co. exhibited delivery vehicles. The 

 solid tires used were the Firestone Removable and the United 

 States Demountable. 



The Ward Motor Vehicle Co. exhibited a small electric de- 

 livery wagon designed to meet the requirements of local trades- 

 men. The tires were Firestone Side Wire Quick Demountable 

 S. A. E. The truck exhibited by this company use the Dual 

 Firestone Side Wire Q. D. tires on both front and rear wheels. 



The Detroit Electric Vehicle Co. exhibited three cars with 

 Motz and Goodrich Silvertown Cord Tires. The control bandies 

 of the cars, switch and push keys were of hard rubber. 



The Rauch & Lang Co. exhibited two limousines with Motz 

 tires, rubber running board tread and hard rubber mountings on 

 the doors and control handles. 



The New York Edison Co. made an interesting exhibit of the 

 method used in splicing electrical cables. There was a demonstra- 

 tion of the application of electricity in the manufacture of so- 

 called artificial ice and refrigeration for the production of iceless 

 ice cream. 



Among the many "Safety First" devices for industrial plants 

 was the Push Button Control exhibited by the General Electric 

 Co. This is a simple, practical device for starting, stopping and 

 controlling the speed of motors simply by pushing a button. 



RUBBER CARGOES SUNK BY THE BELLIGERENTS. 



The German cruiser "Emden" is reported to have sunk 15 or 

 16 merchantmen in the Indian Ocean. Among them was the 

 "Troilus" which had, among other items of cargo, 1,200 tons of 

 rubber. Another English steamer, the "Titan," is reported to 

 have been set on fire at Port Said. Its cargo of rubber is esti- 

 mated at somewhere from 300 to 500 tons. The British steamer 

 "Indian Prince," which was sunk by the converted German 

 cruiser "Kronprinz Wilhelm" September 9 off the Argentine 

 coast, was on its way from Bahia to New York with a cargo 

 of coffee and a shipment of 17 tons of Manitoba rubber. 



THE WAR MAKES HIGH INSURANCE RATES. 



Rubber importers are feeling the effects of the war in ex- 

 cessive insurance rates. Inquiries on rates from Para to New 

 York are met with figures of from lyi to 2 per cent., but on 

 taking out the papers for an actual shipment, the rate is usually 

 from 3 to 4 per cent., showing the uncertainties of trade during 

 war time. 



TRADE CONDITIONS AS SEEN BY RUBBER CLUB MEMBERS. 



Early in October the Rubber Club of America sent out a 

 series of questions to prominent rubber manufacturers through- 

 out the United States to get their ideas on the business outlook. 

 Nearly all of the letters were answered promptly and in detail 

 and the replies were singularly unanimous. 



From a careful comparison of the answers, one could be able 

 at once to see that the rubber trade was in a fairly satisfactory 

 condition. In the matter of collections, wholesale and retail, 

 there has been a slight slowing up. The number of unemployed 

 seems to be about the same as last year. Supplies of raw prod- 

 ucts during the last month have been normal, although deliveries 

 during the early days of hostilities were slow and prices were 

 raised for a time. Of manufactured rubber goods imported, a 

 great many lines have been cut off entirely, but none that could 

 not be produced in the United States. Manufacturers are look- 

 ing with interest to outside markets and making some effort to- 

 se'etire them, but are cautious because of lack of credit facilities. 

 The behavior of banks towards borrowers seems to be about 

 normal. 



