Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1911 — Tons of Rubber From Old Tires. [ARTICLE]

Tons of Rubber From Old Tires.

There is one source of supply of rubber that crude rubber men are likely to overlook, yet one that will wonderfully help in case of a short crop or too high a range of prices on the Amazon. The world, not the tropical world, but the temperate zone, possesses several million pounds of Para rubber that wll shortly be offered to the trade at from 50 to 70 cents a pound. There will be a steady offering of it for years to come and the supply will increase. Its source is the worn out motor tires that goes to the reclaimer and is thoroughly “recovered.” For five years past the tire manufacturers have been turning out tons of raw material This great accumulation of rubber is just beginning to come back and is of a grade that can be used in almost any line of work. Those who valorize must reckon with this great invisible supply as well as with the visible. —India Rubber World.