The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-25
CAST-oFF RUBBER.
Buyers of the Material Now Pay Good
Prices for Old shoes,
Hose, Etc.

iHeie - SoOd market for any old
Kind OF rubber thing Whether it is
footwear, garden hose or car spring,
1t can be sold to junk dealers, no mat
Ter what its condition. The heels
and soles of boots and shoes NAV
bring as much as 10 cents a pound
because the rubber is unmixed with
hber. The tops which are lined with
some sort Of cloth, may bring no more
Than SIX cents if detached from the
soles, but the boot taken as a whole
commands nine or ten cents a pound.
Garden hose brings from two to six
cents according to its quality and the
amount OF fiber mixed with it,. Car /
springs are worth four or five cents a
pound. Air brake, acid, steam, water
and brewers pipe sells at $40 to $50 |
the Ton, which is two and ~ cents a.
pound. Old rubber betting commands
about the same price, but packing is
worth barely one-half cent a pound
The difference in the prices is largely
due to the fact that some Of the rub
Der goods are made Of old stock or
are Loaded with other substances or
are lined with sheeting or other
cloths says the Chicago Chronicle.
Chicago has a number of buyers of
old rubber and they gather in hun.
areds Of tons every year. Their largest /
supply comes from the railroad com
panles and it is no unusual thing for
railroad to sell two car loads of rub :
Der in lot It consists mostly Of
'ar springs and air brake pipes. This 5,
'ld junk Is sent to rubber reclaiming g
works, which grind it up and subject \ !
to rubber treatment with steam to =
'urn out the fbrous stuff mixed with
The old rubber is then mixed bv il
manufacturers with new stock to pro 50
uee cheap articles. The best Para
ubber is worth S1.o3 a pound, and
as been as high as $1.15 Reclaimed s:i
lbber can be produced for 20 to 40 n n
ants. m,
Garden hose costs 4 to Is cents I'M
'ot, according to quality Conse- /
lently when one buys 40 feet Of hose Pr
I'd reel for $2.49 the chances are inl Su
nety-nine to one that the rubber IS g..
rgely adulterated with old stock. II
le man who congratulates himself
having got good bargain may Me-
uckle in his sleeve, but he can't fool jr..
e rubber. Having yielded up its % on q,
fe" once in the service of man. It a.
hereafter more or less "dead." The On
Nture of new rubber may deceive -
e inexpert, but a rubber doctor can
] by a little manipulation of his 4
gers whether the corpse has been x
lvanized or not. If it shows signs chs
cracking when doubled up sharply
knows it is not first-class stock. Kt
'ure rubber should float on water 6all
should stretch five times its nat Cha
u length. Commercially pure man
ctured rubber has five per cent "a
sulphur in its composition. If al
ed to lie in the sun for few weeks tom.
sulphur is dried out of it and it -
ONES brittle. Betting that in the Nae,
might last for ten years loses lows
life in the dry climate of Colorado son.
one-fifth of that time. The thin Esl
sts Of rubber used BY dentists for ery ea
IS are made Of pure stock. shoes -
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aimed stock. Manufacturers pre- FRA
to use fresh stock. but inexperi- Meet. Meets
d buyers demand cheap goods. and olive
maker meets their prices by vary secret
.he amount OF old stock he mixes prI
the raw material. Rubber man meets
-,-o-s .,,,- +t,.... :. p. M.
9'@ ti'ie - no economy IN Al. "
rg cheap goods. because the ruh- swain
s brittle and viii soon give out. v,r
ain hunters may fatter Them 4ast.
5 they are getting a ''Food thing.v Theil
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