January 1, 1915. 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



225 



The largest makers in Great Britain are the North British Rub- 

 ber Co. and the New Liverpool Rubber Co., Limited, which 

 makes the "Liver" golosh. The Storm slipper is more commonly 

 bought by ladies than by men, while the reverse is the case with 

 the snow boot, which is more commonly worn than it used to be. 

 Wuh regard to nomenclature, while the descriptive term rub- 

 bers is hardly ever met with, there is a tendency among re- 

 tailed to use the likewise descriptive term overshoe instead of 

 the older established one golosh. 



STORAGE OF SOLVENTS. 



The ordinary position in British rubber works is for the local 

 authority to grant a Lii i nsi for the storage of a certain quantity, 

 which must not be exceeded, Since the war, however, surveil- 

 lance has been kepi I litary authorities, under the powers 

 of the Defense oi the Realm act. Under these circumstances ac- 

 tion was recently taken against the Pluviusin Co., Limited, of 

 Mounton, near Manchester, for storing solvent in excess of 

 tlnir license, and a tine of £2.2.0 [$1022] and costs was imposed, 

 despite the plea that the company had been busy in government 

 work, and had experienced a difficulty in getting supplies. 



The Crude Rubber Washing Co., one of the various flotations 

 of the rubber boom, appears to be slowly making its way 

 towards prosperity in its new home at Wembley. A proposal is 

 shortly to be brought forward to change the name of the concern 

 to the Alperton Rubber Co.. Limited. This seems a sensible 

 move now that the business is largely concerned with the manu- 

 facture of rubber goods, and the name would be less likely to 

 invoke painful memories in the minds of those who omitted to 

 sell out at the high water mark. 



Portugal, which has now entered into the war as one of the 

 Allies, has no pretension to rank as a rubber manufacturing 

 country, as it has only one rubber works, established near 

 Lisbon somewhere about fifteen years ago. 



Lieutenant-Colonel Fallows, of the Leyland & Birmingham 

 Rubber Co., Limited, who holds a command in the East Lan- 

 cashire Territorial Brigade, is now with the brigade in Egypt, 

 where the horizon at the moment is much more clouded than 

 was the case a month or two ago. 



Mr. R. G. Stewart, I regret to report, died last November. 

 The greater part of his life was spent in the service of the 

 North British Rubber Co., at Edinburgh and London, and in 

 1900 he succeeded the late Mr. Bartlett — of detachable pneumatic 

 tire fame — as general superintendent of the Castle Mills. It is 

 now a good many years since f met the deceased, whose kindly 

 disposition endeared him to a wide circle of friends. 



The death has also to be recorded of Mr. John Sykes, for 

 many years chairman of the Card Clothing Manufacturers' As- 

 sociation. Though his Lindley Mills at Huddersfield were de- 

 voted to the production of rubber faced cards for textile mills, 

 he was also a cotton spinner on a large scale, and a man of 

 considerable wealth. 



Rubber pavement is on trial in the city of London on a section 

 of the Old Kent Road, where traffic is heavy, the average being 

 ninety tons per square foot per hour for twenty-four hours. 

 Another section is to be laid down in Cannon street, in the 

 very heart of the city. The Rubber Growers' Association gave 

 1.000 tons of plantation rubber for the experiment, and has of- 

 fered an additional 1.000 tons at the nominal price of 25 cents 

 a pound. 



The pavement is made by laying jarrah wood blocks with a 

 surface cushion of rubber held by dovetailing. The blocks are 

 easily removable ; they interlock perfectly and with water- 

 tight joints. The vibration is so much less than with any other 

 form of pavement that a much less substantial foundation is 

 needed. 



The section in the Old Kent Road after 295 days of use shows 

 no signs of wear, whereas an adjacent four-inth wood block 

 pavement lost one-half an inch in thickness in the same time 

 tinder the same load. 



E. BUNGE & CO. 



The London "Times" chronicles the sudden descent, of German 



officers upon the office 



,, •**" of E. Bunge & Co., 



Antwerp, the claim 

 being thai Belgian 

 in asury funds had 

 been deposited in 

 their keeping. Mr. 

 _ , &. #**. \ Kdward Bunge will 



i* be remembered as the 



president of the Rub- 

 ber Planters' Associa- 

 tion of Belgium and 

 as one who has 

 exceedingly active fin- 

 ancially in the devel- 

 oping in of both wild 

 and plantation rub- 

 ber. Many of the 

 plantation companies 

 in the Federated Ma- 

 lay States were fin- 

 anced by the Bunge 

 Edward Bunge. Association. 



CLAIM TO BE ENGLISH. 



R. Woolfe & Co., Limited, rubber manufacturers and waste 

 merchants, of London, England, announce that they are 

 a distinctly British firm, having no business or national con- 

 nection with Austrians or Germans. Their entire staff is English 

 and their ancestors began business in England more than 200 

 years ago. 



RUBBER TIRES FOR STREET CARS. 



The introduction of tires made of rubber or other silent ma- 

 terial for street cars, was suggested by a speaker at a recent 

 meeting of the Tramways' Association of Great Britain. He 

 contended that a properly designed tire for street cars would 

 exceed in durability tires now in use on motor buses and motor 

 wagons, on which a life of 20,000 miles was common. More- 

 over, the wear and tear on the rails, and the cost of main- 

 tenance, would be greatly reduced. 



The fact that rubber tires would eliminate noise and vibration, 

 while a speed of 20 miles an hour could be attained, was ad- 

 vanced as an argument in their favor. 



The Rubber Planters' Association, of London, not long ago 

 diverted many tons of plantation rubber to street pavements, 

 hospital floors, etc. This was to produce new uses and thus 

 avoid a glut in the market and consequent low prices. It was 

 enterprising but of doubtful expediency. That same rubber on 

 the market today would be a boon to some one. 



According to reports coming via Germany, there is a shortage 

 of raw rubber in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. It appears that 

 iarge quantities destined for nordish manufacturers have been 

 detained by England, ft is said that one large rubber works in 

 Norway already has been compelled to close its doors. 



NORWAY. 



Motor delivery wagons are gaining in popularity in Norway 

 and it is expected will ultimately replace horse-drawn vehicles 

 in that country, particularly in the lighter models. A report from 

 United States Consul General Hcndrick. of Christiania, states 

 that in that city there are 150 motor delivery vehicles, including 

 14 motor trucks. 



