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r\ r r~i'rf'<Tin>{ J3 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 9 Graybar Ivfldlng, 420 UxJnjtofl Av w mm N*w Yof*. N. T. ' Twbruar/ 19, 1936. ir it ? L !t L X i ' -/ r R V 8<`laiTjLgfl8 RIPOBT 1b* following It a brief nnat of th* actlrltla* of th* Lead Induitrio Aiaoclatloa, cowering 1935, th* **T*Bth yoar of It* *xlttenc. wtfiara Th*r nrt ao chan^r* of *ar con**qune la oar tatl*tlcil report* for 1935. la *ou* direction*, particularly la tb* ftatdttlc* congjllad oa behalf of tb* product* cower*! bjr th* htalUc land Product* Diwliloa of tb* atroclatloa, tb*r* 1* much room for lnproreoeat la tb* compilation of th* iota *uppll*, So many l*d casrciltle* or* now group*! und*r oa* heading that tb* aloe of th* roport* 1* eorroiponilngly dlninibl la following tb* tr*cd of tb* metalllo load product* 1 ndutry. rjiui. Ltarsunoy (a) P.3 Jl. - 1b*r* 1* no n**4 h*r of r*wl*winjj tb* experience of tb* Lend Iadu*trl*i A**oclatloa with ib* A.3.JL,, a choptor which wa* elotoi *hon tb* Siorwa* Court uad* It* daeldoa. Suffle* It to Ml /, that tb* load Jnduitrl** A*eoct\tioa cooperated full/ with th* ^dalnlitratloe during tb* ltf* of tb* X.SJt. aad, a* D*nb*ra know, a redeeming fatur* of oir *xc*rl*nc* 1* th* fact that tb* coit to our lnduatrle* w* probably lo>*r than for an/ otbr In dustry In tb* lalted State* cocparnbl* la *it*. Cocil daring tb* number of related lndu*trl* reproMnted la our aatoclatlon from mining to fabricating of land product*, tb* co*t *<* *xtr*mly call - about 512,500. Tb* termination of tb* Cod* focu** attntlon on tb* load ladnatrl** Xiiodatlna a* a tool of tb* la ini try for solving tho*t trad* problem* *-hlcfa can b* 1*pall/ handled through a trad* aasodatloa. (b) Tariff - Tb* Adaittlftratlou la ***hln/rtoa ba* actively continued It* oollc/ of concluding reclerical trad* agr.i*Bontf *1 th foreign couatrl**, ad our iocl*tlon ha* b*n vigilant la protecting tb* lnUrnt* of It* ainbir* whenever treatl* of lntr**t to u* w*r* unler negotiation. lb* Trad* Agreeaant* act, approved oa Jua* 13, 1934, g*e* tb* Pr**llat tb* right to at*r late reciprocal trad* agr***at without tb* approval of th* Senate, aad uai*r tM* d*l*> gatloa of aatborlt/, tb* St it* h*parta*nt ha* b*a acting a* th* agency through which tb* treaties ar* negotiated. la 1935, the bilglaa agreement signed, aad tc our *urprl**, coDtalaad a oat la tb* tariff on whit* lead. A ftrong nrot*t oado to tb* Prold*nt orer thi* action. Partunat*!} for oa**tlo laad *dnlng and for tb* whit* lead lalu*trr, It ha* not *9 fur r**ultd la oa/ iJWILiill.il jLUU(IIT'illj il N 1773.0] a Secretary'* luport flood of Importation* from *urop*aa *ilt* lead producer*. * may point out that th* cut In the rat-io granted to S#lglua *u proejptly extended to other countrla* with hlch ha** moit-fevored-nation agreement*. Our treatment In the Belgian trd* agreement lad no t* file briefs la rapport of *rltlng tariff* oe *11 load product* for th* Mjotlation* with Spain and Itair, frano* and Canada. Outtld* of a lull cut In tlu rata on rub-oxide of l*ad (a* puhllihrd la th* Srit* Troaty), thor* her* been no further Chang** In th* tariff tractor* a* it rolate* to l*ad and load product*, announced in th* treat!** collated with Canada and itrtMl other nationa. In making oar tariff presentation, special thanh* l* dna to th* cooperation of the Wee tern Mining association*, who ear* extremely helpful, (0) federal Kourlnr Adadnl ttrotlon - We ha** acted In th* inter*(t* of our meuberahio In cooperating vlth th* federal Housing administration, becoming a meaber of the Manufacturer* Hooting Display Council no as to keep abreatt of tbs bcurir,; activities roon*or*a by the Ooraracmnt, (1) B*rrr Conference - She Board of Director* of th* Lead Industrie* Association carefully cousldared th* advisability of reporting the to-called Berrr Conference of recent me-iory, but unanimously decided not to participate In It, (a) Draebach - for the benefit of our manufacturing onher*, the Leed Induatrle* association succeeded In procuring a liberalisation of th* Draebach La** extending the three rear period preacrlbed la Section 313 (h) of th* Tariff Act of 1930 to th* exportation of drawback orchaadl** another y*ar aa It arrolle* to importation* made in 1931 nd 1932. aPUSlTIOXAl aCTITITILS (a) Pinching Promotion Program - Continuing tb* orogrra of 1934, ouch Intend** work v*e done among palter and Journeymen pluabtri, and plumbing lnepector* in the Lotted State* during 19?S, -1 th two reoreeor.tatlvea In th* field. Detailed report* -ere medial to all n*abort supporting tb* Plumbing sroaotlon Progries froa time to tlae, frea which thj* have been able to Judge the territory covered. *lthout the work the aeeocletlon ha* don* in the plixsblng field in the last three rear*, I belle** th* nee of lead would havo further de clined. la city after city, where the continued ut* of lead wan threatened by the encroachment of *ub*tltute*, *o oucceeded la pro tecting our internet* by haring laad Introduced la plumbing coda* rfxare It had prwrlouely been oealtted. i?or plnmblrg effort* remain the nott Important pronotloanl activity la th* field and practically th* only on*. *h*n wo ooodder that let* than 114,000 we apent during 1936, and that th* master and Journeyman plumber*' organ! tatlon* la Stat* aftar State, a* noted i,.4, e^wpew 'I *!W ,1 j', . WWMM W. JjpUW o i 4^jU tWWgjMF tiling"* illlinHW 'tirti&lim* ,- TTlf' '-' -J~`-^'---> I V tt l v V ? 8 Secretary1 loport r r below, are now helping ut to reli.troduoe It'd, tbo expenditure of thli otm appears to bo already roturaln* dlrldondo. 3(ter or Journeyman eltobero' ornl*atlon le the fol lowing states biro ptiNi resolutions farorit* sore lead la pltsdbtr -tie si t' Illinois )J t'ltHf if Indiana l <r* Fw fork Ohio Kentucky Penn rlmain Ualne Vo moat Massachusetts 'sot nrjlaia I'loeouri lseonsin. A fair Amount of sub-sttndard load pluaMt * food* hao been sold la tbo United fet'.tee, IK< of -bleb it now faille* dem oa tho .lob, canoIn* no no onl of trouble la tr dn< to protect tbo nans of load, aad seriously affoctln* tbo future of our Jnduttry. Tbo worofacturoro la our Association are boldine asotlc** la aa effort to oolrt this difficult problea. V# ozblbltod at atoorout motor plumber* eocrvntloos tbroudvout tbo United states aad oartlcularly at tho rational association of lfeotor 51u j W* at Chic \*o. Our field rep-eseatatlros aoooared ucoe tbs croeraa of naajr of tbooo eocrsntlons aad also spoto at local or district motlnft. Bupploaontln* our direct contact! with plushera, ee oufe rf ll abed e oecon-1 editloa of tbo booklet *l*od 'loe* and dletrlboted wall headers eborin* correct lead pluabln* installations. So socceosfol has bj*a tbo oluL.feln* work that sororel of of our auabero are deolrous of lnereaelr.* the Bosfeer of aeo la the field. **e now harw two field rwpresontatlres. IXirlr* the Fall of tbo /war, * and* our flrot attempt to surrey the plvaMo* uituatloa alone tbo Pacific Coaot, -bore we b-ul b4.n led to fee Here other aetalo wore fee In* farored fey pluaberi at the expense of lead. Ve find, bower.r, that the oltuatlcn there le tho one ao It it la other parte ef die United Steteo, that It Is eusceptifels of (ml lBproreaont rltb tbs cooperation of plumber aad that tboy are anxious to bslp. teed reoalns i tfeout a poor for certain carts of tbo dabb le' ore tea, for sxaopl*> serrles llaos, feathrooo mto line o, shower poms sad os roof floj^eo. Tbs eoiic w* bars does will bslp to la- 1 erssos tbsso outlots. <b) Toroot Products - jotter ?lat >gpelqi - Darla* Its second year, the forest products - Sctt.r 'olnt Campaign contlcud to eroute la te nee Interest aso.up lumber ernaps bt the Importance o' good col nt oa food lusher, At It otando today, tbo Campaign bat tbo endoreeaeat of tbo following Influential 1tabor atsoclatloasi  i>U.s > .H H p ww iw . si y w igj^ ffw * 3; ;0 1 LIA21700 -4- Secretary*! Report, American forest Products Industries, Zoo. Arkansas Soft "ino Bureau Californio ledwood .erociatloa Douglas fir 'lywood -.seoclatloa iletloMil Luaber Unuufboturoro Association National 2*tall Dunbar Dealers Association Aid Cedar Shingle Bursea Southern Cypress Uonufoetwr*1 Association Southern Pina Association Vest Coast tuatsrnen's Association astern Pins Assoclatloo Western Red Osdor Ixnber On* rssuit of tbs work has been tho printing of Fainting Instructions folders hr regional lmber eairufacturoro associations, which bars been distributed in ths Dcltsd States by tin tens of thousands, inserted la bundles of lvuober siding. 7* estimate that ths rational luuber croups spent prosably 45,000 oa tholr printing hill alone, cooperating with our Campaign, not to mention the labor o' inserting ths foldsra la ths si line bundles, arldeoos reachuq us that aat onljr la the distribution of shits lead la oil growing la lumber raris, hut noar rorde formerly hoodline prepared paint of questionable quality are now stocklnc superior nerchudloe, Vs 'enow of at least one Important ralnt aona> feetimer tuminc oat a landless product has changed his fonsala to lncluds a substantial amount of Is^d. Ths Cacjpolrn has been placed upon a broad hails and ncontands as an answer to tho poor ralnt problea wither ths use of a high ends mixed paint or whits lead la oil. Bar:Its fras the Ca.-epalcn should aocrue to u* n* they apparently haws, from ths us# at d o re white lead la oil paste paint or dry white lead la prepared point. Ths sneoastful prosecution of ths Caupaljgi has not been with out Its trouble s<o prob Isas, bat ths first t0 year's experience in dicates that this# are being ha-^dly tolwsd and that ths lumber lainstry Is rsry desirous of haring ths Cs po o Ii^ eontlmed. for the rear 193d, t-o field Din hare been encaged rather than o bj as heretofore, so that a mors lntsnsirw c o t s rage of the retail laabsr dsslsrs is to he expected in 193d. During the year we published a booklet, T2*T JIDOi ST b k a? THAT See, which has had an unusually fine reception by lusher and paint coTPsnlss. Three printings bars had to be aids to satisfy tha demand and naosrous unsolicited cacrpUmentary letters haws been written to uo sbout It, . t*V3UCATIcy> (a) JUSL " Our house organ, La-D, has s circulation sow of 30,OfP, c o s t * prlslnc a oslsctsd list of architects, oester pltabsrs, engineers, edae cwtional institutions, oastsr painters, etc. The editorial aatsrlal Included in our nsgasin* has been principally original and ths bulletin remains s useful publicity wediua for our purpose, Kaylnqul'lcs for lead can be directly traood to ths infltwnoe of our magssine, not tha least of which Is ths use of sheet lssd on ths Rahway Reformatory In Sew Jersey, a huge petal Job requiring about 73,000 lbs.of sheet lead. There is a lore* depend for scae of our editorial material froa abroad and It lo siefeA&i.yirr ** T '"-. vS^.^. aa^&AtJj LIA 21701 iss.. - 8- Secretary** Report. being reprints! In Jrltlah and Vrench publication*, not forgetting xtsnsive reprinting In American pluablng, sheet Dttal and othar periodicals, Our relation* "lth foreign orgsnlsatlons having a promotional objective ruch a* our o*n, ar* very cordial, V* are constantly exchanging material of sratual lntareit. (b) Contrlbatsi Article* - Tha staff of t'na land Industries Assodation contributed to a great number of oaoars throughout tbs year to various technical publication*,such as tha national Hotels Hand book of tbs American Society for Steel Treating, The American Mining Ccngress Journal, engineering end Mining Journal, Mining and Via tellurgy, food Industries, Sheet Metal Worker, The American Artisan, aid tha Aaarlean Soofsr. Heedless to say this on* been valuabl* publicity for lead at practically no cost, gffiUT LUP In tbs 7*11 of 1935, re began tbs crvparatlon of a Handbook en tho uss of sb,*t lead and boll ore that vhen tola vclMe* appears, which re hop* will be some tine during the coming year, It idll da a lot to eaconrago the alder ue* of sheet leal In building construction. Many cases of faulty Installation of (best lead hare been examined by ua after complaints were reoolted from architect* and ethers, I aa classed to report that Invariably the builder or archi tect has been gratified by the service given bln. ** have saved the good name of ls.ni fra# crltlelna beemuae these failures Invariably ere Caused by poor Installation and violation of the basic crlnclplsa of shoot metal construction. without this serrlea, I an confidant that tha writs of sheet lead touid hare suffered. Tha Load Inlastrlea Association la now tha only source of assistance available to sheet Detal workers and architects for aid In their sheet lead problsas. ICSICaL RASU8CS w# have eontlmed asking an appropriation to Harvard Collage for ute by Dr. Aub and his associates at the Medical School, in their load Investigations. Els work Is progressing satlsfactorlly, according to latest reports, and it la quits likely that shan the results are publlsbsd, another signal contribution to medical research *111 have been and*. e ar* constantly being called upon to help with lead poisoning problems, cases far too nuaerous to detail her*. ^lsstlona of lesd d o 1 sonlng through the use of lead composition foil, lsed arsenate, lsed toys, paint on toys, the relative toxicity of load compound* and many other nwstlon* arose for our consideration and attantlon, without the help of Doctors aub and Talrball, ** would Indeed have been hard pres**.', to have taken car* of many of these Inquiries, A problem of particular vlelouansss was the promotion of n chemical earpcunl In (Quebec <fclch n las of that Prorlnoo asd* It man datory for paint manufacturers to add to tbolr product a* a nrdlelnal Ingredient to * 11ml nets lead and bensol poleonlng, 9* Investigated the prophrlactlo and therapeutic value of the chemical and found It worthlee* and have been helpful In having the situation satisfactorily adjusted tn Canada, It was sssontlal from our point of vlww t# step fantastic legislation of this sort before it reach*! the Cal ted State*. ],, m.JIMIS* I LWJ W *i. new* ewaw ................................... . - )ifn iiii^-rii'1-'iiiif*fti<lilltiii<iirillrii w - - fii J JIM* ''J* 1. ?f*V . rjg3fr?--*tsfr 'r.frvli-s*' LIA21702 9 6 Secretary's leport. crjgLcsrar Ths lead Industries Assodatlon for ths laet fire years has shown li> a modest way what can bo accomplished on 'cohalf of tho load f Industry through tho oxoonliturj of relatively moderate on* for educational sad proootlon work. Tho results speak for thoasslvss. In oach caoo It ll noteworthy that our activities comprise work with a fundamental bearing on tho future of tho industry, work which would ho an unfair financial load for any one member to carry, and work which the Indue try can not afford to neglect. Take, for example, our plumbing work. It thlo ere abandoned, I know of no member oho could or rould look after the lntereete of lead aa economically aa It can be done through the medium of the lead Industrie* association, especially In cooperating sdth neater and Jourzwyman pitchers, or working with municipalities such aa the federal Corerment, In pitch ing regulation* relating to our Industry. In elollar Vein, I do not tee ho* any Individual member could be expected tn carry the burden of our work with the lumber aeeodatlone on common paint problems. o i i The competition for existing markets may b* keen, to be sure, among the fabricator* of leal products, but there is another type of competition which le dust ns Intense, If not more to, and that la the competition ifelch lead meets every day from other natalt and non-oetalllc products. It 1* la meeting thla particular typo of competition that tbs lead Industries association can do Ito best work. Cnlsss the leal Industry la organised to rest successfully the efforts of other great Industries competitive with ours to widen the outlet for their ota products at our expense, I think our natal will suffer. The Leal Industries association, forttmately, seeas to have found a place sfclch helut lead successfully Vo meet thla situation. lespactfully submitted. <A &L Secretary. 1 ini --- ------ TSPWCW-> "*' " mi"-'J'J'T : .> TTT... A 2170 3 , Tha Traaaurwr rwaoaetfully aub.ulti tha rwport on tha Kid.lt of tha 'account* of tha Aaaodatlon as of Daeaotar 31, 1933, tgr lii'dcl A Soil*, to followai - Baades A Sallt ^ Cartlflad Public Acoouatanta tcaxirttirrs* fc^rmcat. 22 Xtat 4.7th (trait Saw fork 1 Load Induatrlaa taaodatloat *a hart mad* aa aramicatIon of tho balanow ahaat of Load laduatrial .aaoclatloa aa of Bacambar 31, 1935 and 1934, and of lta ti-tacJct of Caah racalot* and dl aboraaiaanta for tha ywtra andad thoaa data*. In connactlon tharwwlth, wa mad* a raviow of tba accounting aathoda and azanlnad or taatad accountl.-i* racorda of tha laaoditlon and othar aurpo-tlcx owldanca In a mannar and to tha axtant which * conaldarad aooroprlata In wlew of tha Aatoeiatlon' a arataa of Intarnal accounting oontrol.. In cor opinion, haaad unon auch examination, tho accootpanrlnf balance ahaat, with tba foot-note* thereon, and itatasant of caah re ceipt* and dlabxraaoanta, falrlv praaent, In accordance with acoaptad pelnclpin of accounting conaiatantlr follorod by tha JLaaodatlon, lta flnandal condition at Sacaaoar 31, 1935 and 1934, and lta caah racalcta and dlaburaeaant* for tha ywara andad thoaa data a. HTSTOS A SAILS (UflBZD) Paw rork, Pwhruarr IB. 1438. LtAD nOOSTSIiS SOCLkTIOP <9JLX^J*C SUfcAT MCilOaK 31. 1935 and 1934 AS SiT 8 oaD>Cilf3& 31. 1935 ISM cas p......................................................................................... Dti TtM tUthaSS - JUT.......................................................... ADTliCiJ: Tor trarallnc ...................................................................... Tor Coda Authority aznanaaa,........................................ KOICaL iiSURSS - ZXC.SS or PADUVT oral CEaZQdt TO tou&zas.............................................................................. 119,723.90 636.76 *7,015.39 352 .25 600.00 - 500.01 1,950.16 _____-1,535.23 TOTAL ............................. *21,165.66 muTii *11,353.05 USUTt!.............................................................................................. Saaarraa oonalat oft Ordinary IMnd,....................................*19,1*9.26 Finable* Proaotlon Pond................ t 1,414.6* Pora it Product* - Battar Paint Caapaica,......... ................... 361.62 *21,165,65 *11.363.06 TOTAL *21.166.66 PCTI*i Po affact baa boon tlran la tha hook* of account or In thl halaaco ahaat to accrued azoanaaa at Sacamhar 31, J935 and 1934, Tho coat* of fiord tur* and flxturaa and automobile hara haaa writ toa off to azpanaa. uuinj^ijwi.ui i.;i m" I .t."K.I 1 ym.iujw'T'it.wi-.'n.op'gn.nwH'u'w'waia. wwymM'ni'1 ' iw :A' t 1 [ N 1773.02 MMmMf f 4 > V "1 "M*?!** * 2- ci.rpT3 iX) PIS3C.^,^TC >oi re* t l aSS ziam picas^a ai. 1935 &l 1934. fear ladad D*onb*r SI, 1935 T*ar Iud*d D*o**ter 31, 1934 f- Bauvet kt laoixmrs or rat nux $ 7,05.39 310,834.45 r aftgita Pro* K*ab*rat A****Tntat OXOimr HZDfef Prior r*ar 493.50 761. Ourraat 99,658.60 33,996.75 la adraaoa 183.50 Plmbltc proootioa Prior r**T 7.576.00 Currant 14,925.00 310.25 Tor* at Product* - S*tt*r Paint Campaign Prior r*ar 227.50 Oerraat I3.8in.00 13,572.50 Cod* Authority - Par Expaaaaa Xirancad 1.953.15 total SLOXIPn TOtil IURSaBH4 oasnaar j u d o s * Erpanaaat Salarl** feat, lljht and aatar Prlntlac Traral tnoai T*l*tfeM and talagraph Boole* and aubaerlptloaa Offie. axpanaa alaoallaaaaaa Poataga >79,740.65 C8.7S5.05 348.824.50 59,658.98 18,160.65 2.219.51 6,808.80 956.69 627.78 356.88 1,256.75 831.50 16,052.81 1,669.40 6,689.59 1,220.64 e31.1T 264.43 1,376.47 827.53 t o xtl x x po t s u 31.216.61 328.632.94 i idrace** for traral axpanaa fat 450.00 Puraltura aal Mxturaa 216.34 434.59 1 Tom Diswascorw 0E5DULRT BQDUT - (Tomrt) 2B1.433.96 929,717.66 r iii^g i ii t- ` '" J- -X . r c w  wui-wpiwiu4Ui.m if .1 a . '-.-.MrU.fli.yi 1 LIA21705 r -*- MATaara or o ,s h .u c u p t s piacas-ncars Pot ~ Ft- PUSS jJ'J D-C--3i.it 311 1935 mi 1934 TOTil - (Porward) DIS872&3UX73 - (Porsa*t> Tsar JC&dsd Tear Coded Pjceneer Deceaber 31. 1935_______31, 1934 f85,753,03 <5C, 668.98 >31,433.95 t29.717.53 9 , 'jt* kxpaasest Salaries Travel expense Advertl eii* Printing Mailing Miscellaneous 9 5.25C.OO 4,636.23 720.14 1,221.37 340.07 1.414.65 Total dlburreusets -- Plmbltg Frcootlo* Poreat Prodo^a - tetter Paint Cagial. Xxpaaaeai Salaries Trawl azpaoaa Printing Mailing Miscellaneous Total expense JLdv.-_ace for travel expense - Jet <13,582.45 S 5.275.00 4,468.85 2,365.22 71 1 .08 2.610 CO <15.711.75 300.00 Total 41 stnreenente Poreet Producta - Sutter Paint Caepalnll6,011.75 Madlcal 8e search _ Paraeat to Sarvard Medical School (1934, lota charges to cooperating aoahara) < 5,000.00 Coda Aqthorl tv - Advances for expenses - Jet ________ Total disbursements <66,027.15 < 3.825.0C 3,500.58 120.50 49.49 27.50 590.85 8 8,113.92 9 4,800.00 3,604.02 453.10 147.12 2,322.49 <11,326.73 <11.326.73 < 1,535.25 l|950.18 <52.643.59 BaLOiCI *J OO OP BBC fSall Oa deposit with the Qtaas Jatlonal Saak ot the City of Maw fork . Oa hand 9 TOTC. >19,628.90 ... 9Q <19,728.90 6,915.39 ____100.00 $ 7,015.39 ; : hj 1 i eryie'wjuvv e.i -,y ijim iw b i v- ` T---- ' vft. / ' '' /