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5 Mu*«m;-maumm 64 istered In U. S. In 1926 â€"| â€" Are Most Dependable Amaâ€" # l Showed Big Increase, teur Stations, Accordâ€" t * Rubber Use Less r ing to Report - HOOVER‘S LETIER tires manufactured increased slightly,|stations in each country, and to be mm,m-.fi-dmuhuwmm all rubber showed sharp reductions as| the world, has just been announced a result of conservation effort," says | by the communications department of A ‘ > of wight, and, to "Although the car registration, 1926,| _ An international test to be held in | which in each country could was almost 10 per cent greater than| May for the purpose of ascertaining ‘be depended upon for constant in 1925 and although the number of|the most dependable amateur radio| communication. Charles M. Hayes, president of the|the American Radio Relay league, the Chicago Motor club. amateurs‘ association, with headâ€" flhwm‘udflhwhw&n,mm American automobileâ€"clubs throughâ€" tian Science Monitor. The test out the country have made a strong| will start on May 9, to last for two and persisterit effort for tire conservâ€"| weeks, and will be open to any amaâ€" ation. _ In resognition bf this work,| teur in any country in the world posâ€" Secretary of Commerce Herbert|sessing an amateur transmitting and Hoover, in a letter to the American| receiving station. Automobile association says: 4 l_euuu_vllhl}dlorddiv‘v *Your association and its componâ€" ent automobile clubs of the country compelled to against the price control ina had a large part in the conservation "I feel that your members will be glad to read a recent statement from the Department summing up the reâ€" sult of that campaign and thus realize the importance of their effort. "This occasion offers me an opporâ€" tunity to express my appreciation to the association and its members for their coâ€"operation.‘ Mr. Hoover points out that: tubber in the United States amounted to 368,000 tons. With the increased number of automobiles in use during 1926 the consumption at an equal rate with 1925 would have been nearâ€" lymmmm.?:z\-mm- al 1926 consumption only 366,000 tons. Accordingly, a saving of about the conservation measures employed by manufacturers and users of rubber goods during 1926. ‘In addition to this, the stocks of autgmobile casings held by manufacâ€" turers Wb’ 2,314,000 while inner tube stocks increased by 4,887,â€" 000, a further saving equal to 12,500 tons of rubber. Even the combined long tons does not represent all that more tons of rubber were required in original equipment for new autoâ€" mobiles, the production of which inâ€" creased in 1926. "The stocks of rubber on hand in America increased from 51,215 long tons at the beginning of 1926 to 72,â€" 520 at the end of the year and stocks in London during the same period inâ€" creased from 5,697 to 48,921 tons. The total increase in stocks, 64,529 tons, was therefore less than the amount ¢ | rubber zaved in the United States 4 id but for the conservation measures would at present be no better than ‘h-i-cthperiodofshflunliu. t Productionâ€" and Restriction ‘During both 1925 and 1926 the rubâ€" ber production was under restriction by the Stevenson Act, spot prices havâ€" ing been forced up to over $1.00 per pound in 1925, but the average of spot prices was reduced to 48.69 cents per pound in 1926 by the conservative measures. . Owing to the wmdn&ct\'m price levels of 1925 to some extent carried over on imported rubber into the first half of 1926. The total imâ€" stocks) for the first half of 1926 were 462,015 pounds valued at $321,988,282 or 69.57 cents per pound as against 463,043,697 pounds valued at $183,829,â€" 525 or 39.70 cents per pound for the last half of 1926. 1925 were at the lowest point in the history of the industry; during that year of rising rubber prices the aggreâ€" ww&dhu-.; sizes was ubout 55 per cent to compensate for the increase of about mwodhthph:m*. Ml* are l.fii--d'i:rfi-h.’&- 1926 reduced wholesale tire prices to below those previous to the great vise. The fall in rubber prices has of four tires of common sizes coSt the dealer $55 before the rise in rubâ€" Wighest of rubber prices, and about $53 at the present time. \hflaflm- ‘ "The degree of restriction in Britâ€" ish Malaya and Ceylon contivues at 30 per cent below the proâ€" .duction with the prospect of incres in 1926. . Whether this further striction will again raise prices mains to be seen.‘" - of in all countries, and the amateur staâ€" tion in each locality showing the quickest, most accurate and most conâ€" nection with the forwarding of these messages to their destinations will reâ€" ceive a suitable certificate, designatâ€" ing it as an station. â€" Plan World Test In connection with the announceâ€" ment of the test F. E. Handy, comâ€" munications manager of the league, points out that the transmitting amaâ€" teur has been working toward such a world test for the last «hx years. "Ever since 1921, when amateur sigâ€" mals were first sent and received mcross the Atlantic ocean," points out Mr. Handy, "the amateur has realized that it was only a matter of time beâ€" fore transmitting and receiving conâ€" tests would develop from a regional or even national character and would take on an international aspect. 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