Word: rubbers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...will wait until the last moment before consulting their advisers and the Department representatives appointed for this purpose. This means that instead of a real discussion, they will have only the hastiest and most perfunctory interview which can mean very little more to them than the application of a rubber stamp. It is vitally important to consult the various members of the Faculty who are available as early as possible in order that there may be time enough for everyone to have really careful consideration...
...texture of gelatine or rubber...
...British Parliament decided to limit rubber production in the Empire to save the plantation industry from ruin as, at that time, millions of British people had invested in this industry hundreds of millions of pounds sterling. Many had waited from five to seven years before receiving any return from new plantations...
...average price obtained throughout the year by one well-known con pany was only about 18? per Ib. for its rubber; and, as many companies could not produce at this price, it meant that within a short time most of the plantations would again become jungle. If this had happened, tens of millions of people in this country would have been deprived of the use of automobiles. If these companies had gone into the hands of receivers, there is little doubt that the American consumers of rubber would have bought up these plantations at a cost which would have been...
Before the War, the price of 50? per lb. for rubber was not considered high. It is now about 44? per lb. I think I am correct in stating that the output of rubber from British territory is now 60% normal and not 50% as stated in your issue; also that the production at the end of this month will be increased to 70%. B. P. COULSON...