Show Goodyear Goodye ar Tire ire and Rubber Co Prepares s for future Several years ago the Goodyear Goodyear- Theand Tire The 1 and Rubber company sent representatives represent fives tives to investigate investigate- rubber plantations In Sumatra with the Idea of protectIng protecting protecting protect protect- ing its rubber supply back to the tree t through rough the establishment of Its own Plan plantations I The Tho company now owns a concession of acres near the city of Sumatra where the problems of growIng growing growing grow grow- ing rubber for her multitudinous needs are era being worked out A portion of the rho plantation was already planted and producing when purchased About acres are now furnishing rubber which is fa constantly coming to the factory ory at Akron The Tho plantation is la divided into six parts each approximating acres and having its own manager Except the small portion that had already been Planted clearing off the thicket was necessary before anything else could be bedont dont donl Thirteen hundred coolies were wore Put to work felling felting the heavy growth gro of thicket The first step was to clear out the vines and undergrowth then to fell the trees In this work the Chinese coolies are used for the heavy work and the natives for the tho tasks that do not demand quite so much muscle However felling the thicket and clearIng clearIng clearing clear- clear Ing away the underbrush preparatory to planting the young joung rubber trees Is but a small part of the work for tor good 1000 roads must be built that all parts parta of the plantation may be reached easily and quickly Then after the land has been cleared the big steam tractor is put to work plowing This is done to toa toa a a. depth of about eighteen inches Twenty acres can be plowed in a n day with a a. tractor coolies can plow three acres in the rho same time The Tho tractor Is also used In In pulling out the large arge stumps Labor troubles are practically unknown unknown unknown un un- known for 20 cents a day and a reasonable reasonable rea rea- son able shelter keep the coolies contented con con- tented Coal shortages and anti high prices rea-I rea have few terrors in a land and where Old Sol grows your jour r dinner 1 on a bush h furnishes furnishes fur fur- f I plenty 0 of free heat a the year round and is particularly friendly in determining determining de de- I the style and amount of dress I The Goodyear plantation Is located inthe Inthe in inthe the eastern part of the Island of Sumatra Sumatra Sumatra Su Su- matra about miles north of the equator and about fifty miles Inland A railroad runs between and I tar and a government highway passes through the plantation so an that trans- trans problems are arc reduced to a minimum I The entire rubber growing project is conducted with the same efficient methods methods meth moth that have always characterized the I company's operations at home that the great rubber using world may reap the many advantages accruing from the operation op op- of or rubber plantations on so large j a scale |