. India rubber world. said: Establishment of the manufac-turing industry does not seem to me advisable at the presentmoment, unless our commercial usages are placed on a more se-cure basis, under which capita! may be absolutely guaranteed,or as nearly so as is possible by human legislation. He summarizes his recommendations in the three followingconclusions: 1. The attraction of capital to the State is a necessity. Thisresult, however, will never be possible without a complete re-form of our commercial usages. On the other hand, the lawmust protect this capital by unquestionable guarantees, so
. India rubber world. said: Establishment of the manufac-turing industry does not seem to me advisable at the presentmoment, unless our commercial usages are placed on a more se-cure basis, under which capita! may be absolutely guaranteed,or as nearly so as is possible by human legislation. He summarizes his recommendations in the three followingconclusions: 1. The attraction of capital to the State is a necessity. Thisresult, however, will never be possible without a complete re-form of our commercial usages. On the other hand, the lawmust protect this capital by unquestionable guarantees, so that itmay never be at the mercy of adventurers or unscrupulousparties. 2. There is no doubt that the manufacturing industry willafford a favorable investment for capital, provided raw ma-terials are used, which can be furnished by our Flora andFauna. Success is only to be anticipated in conjunction w-ith amore intelligent co-operation than at present exists. 3. The industrial manufacture w^hich depends upon imported. Dr. niiulilicatiun were carried to a greater extent it would exerciseiK> intluence whatever. At present, we should not depart from the principle that anextensive cultivation of the soil should be urged, as being pro-ductive of immediate benefit to the State. ADULTERATION IN THE RUBBER INDUSTRY. AMONG the papers read at the recent Para Congress was oneof special interest by Senhor Leopoldo Pcnna Teixeira,dealing with measures for the prevention of adulteration andabuses in the rubber industry. In opening he referred to thedecline of the brilliant but illusory prosperity of the Amazonvalley. This fact he attributed to the restricted term of thesuccessive administrations, to the want of continuity in plans, aswell as to the individualism of public life. With reference to the question of adulteration, the speakerquoted a statement received by him from Senhor J. Cohen, for-merly the owner of a scringal and a merchant in the Island re-gion, but at
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