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Show Using Gilsonite and Elaterite in Manufacturing Auto Tires For some time past reports have been coming that Gilsonite and Elat- rite aro being used ly tin different rubber factorlc.-i In t ho manufacture of tires for automobiles, but as yet no authemtlc data is procurable,! sinoo the public is naturally suspl-j n'ous of any material used in place of crude Para rubber. To those who are in a position to know, tho using of Gilsonite and Elaterite In tho manufacturing man-ufacturing of rubber poods, seems not only a possibility but a probabil ity, siiue the mixing of sulphur with I melted Gilsonite or Elatcrto by any j novice produces a substance that j seems to have H the qualities of a good crude rubber. This being the case, It is logical; Jo make the supposition that the rubber chemists with Jhoir splendid traning and equipment have worked out the finer points and are produc-j Ing an artificial rubber that is the equal of the real article. j |