Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1912 — Seeking Artificial Rubber. [ARTICLE]

Seeking Artificial Rubber.

The use of rubber in the useful arts in so many new ways has raised the demand far above the supply, so that the commodity is now extremely dear and likely to be more so. This has stimulated inventors to Experiments, the purpose of which would be to find a substitute for the rubber. Foremost among those experimenting is Prof. William Henry Perkin, professor of organic chemistry in Owens college, Manchester, Eng., where he has'held his seat for the last twenty years. His experiments have already cost $175,000, and he is under contract for nineteen years at an annual salary of ss r 000. When he is not busy with his experiments or writing books carrying great authority on chemistry he seeks relaxation in music, cricket and gardening.