Completing his annual winter vacation at his estate near Fort Myers atr. Thomas Alva, Bdison, world famed inventive an. nounced to-day that he has been successful in vulcanizing rubber of the synthetic variety made from golden rod, Many believe that soon 31. Edison will start the production of synthetic rubber on a commercial scale, For many years Mr. Edison has been working on his experiments for the manufacture of artificial rubber. Several months ago he announced that he had made good rubber from the golden rod. He predicated that his synthetic rubber would make it no longer necessary for the United States to depend upon tropical es for its raw rubber supply. now en route to his laboratories at East Orange, New Sersey—United Press.
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