text_original: To day rubber plantations cover an area of over 3,000,000 acres, with a yearly output of almost 360,000 tons, or about ten times the average yearly output of "wild rubber." There is a curious coincidence in the fact that Wickham got his idea about planting rubber trees in India at about the same time that men in America began to experiment with the horseless carriage.
text_transcription: TO DAY RUBBER PLANTATIONS COVER AN AREA OF OVER THREE MILLION ACRES WITH A YEARLY OUTPUT OF ALMOST THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND TONS OR ABOUT TEN TIMES THE AVERAGE YEARLY OUTPUT OF WILD RUBBER THERE IS A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE IN THE FACT THAT WICKHAM GOT HIS IDEA ABOUT PLANTING RUBBER TREES IN INDIA AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT MEN IN AMERICA BEGAN TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE HORSELESS CARRIAGE
phonemes: tə dˈeɪ ɹˈʌbɚ plæntˈeɪʃənz kˈʌvɚɹ ɐn ˈɛɹiə ʌv ˌoʊvɚ θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˈeɪkɚz, wɪð ɐ jˈɪɹli ˈaʊtpʊt ʌv ˈɔːlmoʊst θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tˈʌnz, ɔːɹ ɐbˌaʊt tˈɛn tˈaɪmz ðɪ ˈævɹɪdʒ jˈɪɹli ˈaʊtpʊt ʌv "wˈaɪld ɹˈʌbɚ." ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ kjˈʊɹɹiəs koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ɪnðə fˈækt ðæt wˈɪkæm ɡɑːt hɪz aɪdˈiə ɐbˌaʊt plˈæntɪŋ ɹˈʌbɚ tɹˈiːz ɪn ˈɪndiə æɾ ɐbˌaʊt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm ðæt mˈɛn ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt wɪððə hˈɔːɹsləs kˈæɹɪdʒ.