AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
OF THE 
STRAITS 
AND 
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 
No. 3.] 
MARCH, 1912. 
[Von. 1 
THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL RUBBER 
EXHIBITION. 
There is much to commend the proposal of holding the Third 
International Rubber Exhibition in New York during the current year 
and it is gratifying 'to learn that what appeared to be lukewarm 
interest in London and the East is being replaced by active support. 
The India Rubber Journal of February 17 states that “ at a special 
meeting of the Rubber Growers’ Association held at the London 
Chamber of Commerce this week, it was resolved to present to the 
New York Rubber Exposition, which opens in September next, a 
series of gold, silver and bronze medals for free competition open 
at all the rubber plantation countries in the world exhibiting at the 
exposition.” 
“The condition of the competition is that at least one hundred- 
weight of rubber— to be a commercial, not an exhibition, sample— 
mustbe shown for each entry made, and planters are to have the 
privilege of making more than one entry if they wish.” 
Every one will be aware that of all industries those pertaining to 
agriculture are the slowest to mature, although the rapid develop- 
ment of plantation rubber has been amazing, and where events have 
moved so quickly it cannot be complained that the industry is 
suffering from a plethora of exhibitions; while the stimulus of the 
preceding exhibitions have materially assisted development. 
Writing on the scope and utility of the proposed exhibition 
Mr. Pearson, Editor of The India Rubber World, says : — 
“Steps have been taken to secure exhibits of crude rubber from 
every rubber producing country in the world. 
