Music Trade Review
Issue: 1915 Vol. 60 N. 2 - Page 45
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
45
THE EMARGO ON RUBBER.
constant effort, in which the committee has had the these fairs to be sold. American bristle dealers had
best of co-operation from our State Department representatives on the ground to buy up the stock
Bertram G. Work Sails f o r England w i t h t h e
and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British Ambassador, the they need. A day or two after the fairs were over,
Object of L i f t i n g the Embargo—Will Nego-
real issues involved in the embargo are clearly and part of the bristle consignments went on their
tiate Direct w i t h the British Government.
defined.
way to the various seaports, Europe went war mad.
The embargo committee, feeling the desirability So, out of the enormous amount of bristle pur-
Among the passengers on the "Lusitania" now on
her way to Liverpool is Bertram G. Work, president at this stage of having its arguments and its care- chased, very little of it reached this country, on
of the B. F. Goodrich Co., of Akron, O. Mr. Work fully worked-out plans of guaranty presented per- account of the chaotic conditions.
is carrying the hopes of the American rubber in- sonally to the head of the British Government by
dustry, since he will continue direct with the a representative American manufacturer, has ar-
THE STRENGTH OF WOOD.
British Government the negotiations which the em- ranged with Mr. Work to lay its case before the Reasons Why Certain Woods Are More Durable
bargo committee has been carrying on at Washing- highest authorities in England.
Than Others.
ton for the last two months.
When the British Government first placed the em-
The reason why one kind of wood is more dur-
bargo on shipments of crude rubber from British
able
than another is owing to the fact that one con-
For Varnishing and Other Careful Work Owing
por^s to the United States it was regarded as of '
to the Cutting Off of the Greater Part of the tains the substance known as tylose in more gen-
little importance by many, but others took it more
erous quantities. Tylose is the material which fills
Supply of Bristles from Germany and Russia.
seriously. A joint meeting of rubber manufac-
the pores of the wood and resists the entrance and
turers and importers representing the majority of
Brushes are a necessary implement or tool in action of decay. For instance, white oak is well
the trade was held in New York early in Novem- every finishing room, and in the opinion of the suited and much used for barrel staves, where
ber. It was recognized that spasmodic individual shrewdest bristle man in the United States there barrels are to contain liquid, while, on the other
efforts would be of little value in dealing with an will be no Russian or German bristles to reach this hand, red oak, which is apparently of the same
international problem; therefore, a joint committee, country for at least a year, if not a year and a half, structure, is not at all suited for the purpose.
called the embargo committee, was appointed. This and he made a remark that brush makers who have
A close examination of the white oak reveals the
consisted of George B. Hodgman, president of the bristle should certainly be careful of same, for the presence of the tylose which seals all the little pores
Hodgman Rubber Co.; Arthur H. Marks, general reason that a time is going to come when there of the wood. Red oak has none of the tylose. For
manager of the B. F. Goodrich Co.; H. Stuart will be none procurable in this country, even at a this reason a fence post of white oak will last
Hotchkiss, manager of the General Rubber Co. and very high figure.
much longer in service than one of red. Timber
representing the United States Rubber Co.; Will-
It is a serious proposition now facing the brush engineers who inject creosote and other substances
iam E. Bruyn, of L. Littlejohn & Co., representing makers. With the world's supply of bristle tied up into wood to retard decay long ago made lists of
the importers, and H. S. Vorhees, secretary of the in the countries at war, and much of the actual species that were hard to treat, and others which
Rubber Club of America, acting as secretary of the fighting going on in the very center of the bristle were easy.
committee.
The preservative fluids, we are told, penetrate cer-
district, it looks as if some of the brush makers
The committee was given a free hand, and it has are going to be forced to quit manufacturing, if
tain woods to a considerable depth when moderate
spared neither time nor expense in its efforts to the war keeps up any length of time.
pressure is applied; while others are almost im-
learn the real cause of the embargo and to find
This war may lead us to search this country more pervious, no matter how great the pressure. Those
means of removing it.
carefully for bristle. Domestic bristle has always hardest to penetrate by preservative fluids are those
A co-operating committee was formed of the been of an inferior sort. In the first place, the best supplied with tylose.
leaders of the trade in London, which worked direct country is not cold enough to produce good bristle
with the British Government, keeping in constant raising hogs. Secondly, we have for years been
A POINT WORTH NOTING.
cable communication with the American commit- breeding our hogs primarily for their meat, and the
Do not depend on your dry kiln to take the
tee. The problem, which appeared simple at first, bristle we now get from them is short and soft,
kinks out of lumber. You will do well if you can
soon was found to be complex. After six weeks of and of little or no value to the brush maker.
prevent putting too many more into it.
Some American bristle sellers have imported
Russian hogs and have bred and raised them for
JUST AS IMPORTANT.
their bristle. However, these hogs do not seem to
Quiet
acting,
time-saving plants for hand work
thrive out of their native element, and the bristle
CINCINNATI, O.
that they produce is of second grade. Thi.i is are just as important as quick-acting time saving
machines.
Importers a n d Manufacturers of probably because the Russian winter is more severe
than
ours.
At
any
rate,
the
domestic
bristle
is
Figured Mahogany, Circassian Wal-
OFFMAN BROS. CO.
nut and Foreign Woods for high- softer and has not the life and snap of the imported
FORT WAYNE, IND.
grade piano cases and cabinets. sort.
(Kst. IS07)
(I Hi'. 1S»>4)
The best and longest bristle comes from along
Specialties, ITardwood. Veneers, and
New York Office and Sample Room
the spine of the swine. This sometimes grows out
Lumber for Musical Instruments.
or seven inches. Of course,, there is very little
Grand Central Palace Building six
RCQ.U.S PAT. OFT
of this long bristle on the hog, as compared with
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
short bristle yielded. This long bristle, or Okatka,
G. H. V AUG HAN, Eastern Representative as it is called, is very much in demand. Manufac-
turers of the various types and kinds of brushes
GRUBB fie KOSEGARTEN BROS.
are very seriously inconvenienced by the bristle
Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE
toft yellow poplar for cross band-
shortage, because this long bristle has always been
Ins is unapproached in this country.
scarce, and now there is little of it to be had for
A large supply always on hand.
N A S S A U , Rensselaer County. N. Y.
love or money. Recourse must therefore be had
The Central Veneer Co., Huntington, W. Va.
WHITE, SON COMPANY to other markets.
War broke out just after the big yearly bristle
n »nuf toturor•
fairs were over in Leipzig and Novgorod. All of
ORGAN AND PLAYER-PIANO LEATHERS the bristle of the surrounding country is brought to
PROBABLE SCARCITY OF BRUSHES
The Ohio Veneer Co.
H
VENEERS
Piano Manufacturers ^Jf
PIANO-FORTE ACTIONS
SOSS INVISIBLE HINGES
950-540 Atlantlo Avanu. Boston. Mas*.
"OUT OF SIGHT
EVER IN MIND"
When you fail
to see an un-
sightly hinge
protruding you
know SOSS is
the answer.
No. 101
Write to-day*
ATLANTIC AVE
SOSS MFG. GO M 435
BROOKLYN, Y. N.
George H. Harper Co.
Orange, N. J .
VENEERS
Circassian Walnut, Oak, Walnut
and Specializing on Mahogany.
Capacity—5 Million Feet
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
45
THE EMARGO ON RUBBER.
constant effort, in which the committee has had the these fairs to be sold. American bristle dealers had
best of co-operation from our State Department representatives on the ground to buy up the stock
Bertram G. Work Sails f o r England w i t h t h e
and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British Ambassador, the they need. A day or two after the fairs were over,
Object of L i f t i n g the Embargo—Will Nego-
real issues involved in the embargo are clearly and part of the bristle consignments went on their
tiate Direct w i t h the British Government.
defined.
way to the various seaports, Europe went war mad.
The embargo committee, feeling the desirability So, out of the enormous amount of bristle pur-
Among the passengers on the "Lusitania" now on
her way to Liverpool is Bertram G. Work, president at this stage of having its arguments and its care- chased, very little of it reached this country, on
of the B. F. Goodrich Co., of Akron, O. Mr. Work fully worked-out plans of guaranty presented per- account of the chaotic conditions.
is carrying the hopes of the American rubber in- sonally to the head of the British Government by
dustry, since he will continue direct with the a representative American manufacturer, has ar-
THE STRENGTH OF WOOD.
British Government the negotiations which the em- ranged with Mr. Work to lay its case before the Reasons Why Certain Woods Are More Durable
bargo committee has been carrying on at Washing- highest authorities in England.
Than Others.
ton for the last two months.
When the British Government first placed the em-
The reason why one kind of wood is more dur-
bargo on shipments of crude rubber from British
able
than another is owing to the fact that one con-
For Varnishing and Other Careful Work Owing
por^s to the United States it was regarded as of '
to the Cutting Off of the Greater Part of the tains the substance known as tylose in more gen-
little importance by many, but others took it more
erous quantities. Tylose is the material which fills
Supply of Bristles from Germany and Russia.
seriously. A joint meeting of rubber manufac-
the pores of the wood and resists the entrance and
turers and importers representing the majority of
Brushes are a necessary implement or tool in action of decay. For instance, white oak is well
the trade was held in New York early in Novem- every finishing room, and in the opinion of the suited and much used for barrel staves, where
ber. It was recognized that spasmodic individual shrewdest bristle man in the United States there barrels are to contain liquid, while, on the other
efforts would be of little value in dealing with an will be no Russian or German bristles to reach this hand, red oak, which is apparently of the same
international problem; therefore, a joint committee, country for at least a year, if not a year and a half, structure, is not at all suited for the purpose.
called the embargo committee, was appointed. This and he made a remark that brush makers who have
A close examination of the white oak reveals the
consisted of George B. Hodgman, president of the bristle should certainly be careful of same, for the presence of the tylose which seals all the little pores
Hodgman Rubber Co.; Arthur H. Marks, general reason that a time is going to come when there of the wood. Red oak has none of the tylose. For
manager of the B. F. Goodrich Co.; H. Stuart will be none procurable in this country, even at a this reason a fence post of white oak will last
Hotchkiss, manager of the General Rubber Co. and very high figure.
much longer in service than one of red. Timber
representing the United States Rubber Co.; Will-
It is a serious proposition now facing the brush engineers who inject creosote and other substances
iam E. Bruyn, of L. Littlejohn & Co., representing makers. With the world's supply of bristle tied up into wood to retard decay long ago made lists of
the importers, and H. S. Vorhees, secretary of the in the countries at war, and much of the actual species that were hard to treat, and others which
Rubber Club of America, acting as secretary of the fighting going on in the very center of the bristle were easy.
committee.
The preservative fluids, we are told, penetrate cer-
district, it looks as if some of the brush makers
The committee was given a free hand, and it has are going to be forced to quit manufacturing, if
tain woods to a considerable depth when moderate
spared neither time nor expense in its efforts to the war keeps up any length of time.
pressure is applied; while others are almost im-
learn the real cause of the embargo and to find
This war may lead us to search this country more pervious, no matter how great the pressure. Those
means of removing it.
carefully for bristle. Domestic bristle has always hardest to penetrate by preservative fluids are those
A co-operating committee was formed of the been of an inferior sort. In the first place, the best supplied with tylose.
leaders of the trade in London, which worked direct country is not cold enough to produce good bristle
with the British Government, keeping in constant raising hogs. Secondly, we have for years been
A POINT WORTH NOTING.
cable communication with the American commit- breeding our hogs primarily for their meat, and the
Do not depend on your dry kiln to take the
tee. The problem, which appeared simple at first, bristle we now get from them is short and soft,
kinks out of lumber. You will do well if you can
soon was found to be complex. After six weeks of and of little or no value to the brush maker.
prevent putting too many more into it.
Some American bristle sellers have imported
Russian hogs and have bred and raised them for
JUST AS IMPORTANT.
their bristle. However, these hogs do not seem to
Quiet
acting,
time-saving plants for hand work
thrive out of their native element, and the bristle
CINCINNATI, O.
that they produce is of second grade. Thi.i is are just as important as quick-acting time saving
machines.
Importers a n d Manufacturers of probably because the Russian winter is more severe
than
ours.
At
any
rate,
the
domestic
bristle
is
Figured Mahogany, Circassian Wal-
OFFMAN BROS. CO.
nut and Foreign Woods for high- softer and has not the life and snap of the imported
FORT WAYNE, IND.
grade piano cases and cabinets. sort.
(Kst. IS07)
(I Hi'. 1S»>4)
The best and longest bristle comes from along
Specialties, ITardwood. Veneers, and
New York Office and Sample Room
the spine of the swine. This sometimes grows out
Lumber for Musical Instruments.
or seven inches. Of course,, there is very little
Grand Central Palace Building six
RCQ.U.S PAT. OFT
of this long bristle on the hog, as compared with
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
short bristle yielded. This long bristle, or Okatka,
G. H. V AUG HAN, Eastern Representative as it is called, is very much in demand. Manufac-
turers of the various types and kinds of brushes
GRUBB fie KOSEGARTEN BROS.
are very seriously inconvenienced by the bristle
Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE
toft yellow poplar for cross band-
shortage, because this long bristle has always been
Ins is unapproached in this country.
scarce, and now there is little of it to be had for
A large supply always on hand.
N A S S A U , Rensselaer County. N. Y.
love or money. Recourse must therefore be had
The Central Veneer Co., Huntington, W. Va.
WHITE, SON COMPANY to other markets.
War broke out just after the big yearly bristle
n »nuf toturor•
fairs were over in Leipzig and Novgorod. All of
ORGAN AND PLAYER-PIANO LEATHERS the bristle of the surrounding country is brought to
PROBABLE SCARCITY OF BRUSHES
The Ohio Veneer Co.
H
VENEERS
Piano Manufacturers ^Jf
PIANO-FORTE ACTIONS
SOSS INVISIBLE HINGES
950-540 Atlantlo Avanu. Boston. Mas*.
"OUT OF SIGHT
EVER IN MIND"
When you fail
to see an un-
sightly hinge
protruding you
know SOSS is
the answer.
No. 101
Write to-day*
ATLANTIC AVE
SOSS MFG. GO M 435
BROOKLYN, Y. N.
George H. Harper Co.
Orange, N. J .
VENEERS
Circassian Walnut, Oak, Walnut
and Specializing on Mahogany.
Capacity—5 Million Feet
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