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Romance Fades as Rubber Industry Shifts from South America
A rubber expert notes the romance of crude rubber is waning as Orient plantations dominate supply. In early times most rubber came from Brazil's Amazon, where natives misrepresented output with mixed materials to survive. Now nine tenths comes from Orient plantations with clean, uniform shipments. Wisconsin auto and truck counts from 1919 are cited, reflecting rising motor vehicle investment.
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South America
Herman M. Haase
B. F. Goodrich
Imperial Top & Tire Co
Haase
Mr. Haase
Amazon Valley
Brazil
Orient