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r^-^jB !iif,MTt*,[ 'fi'rfn il''" WW rn- i mi ilL. LIAC915C ^MWgh^iia<W*Jfc>Mfe wmMSUk^*iime*-r4ml* WHm HAD PROMOTION PtQSAM LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION CrvyW MH IN liiti^ii A*mm Hmr Tad, K Y. ' > i t ii \ April 9, 1940. /\, to,Utla 19. if " ` To Kenbers Bueportlnf the Tbit* Load Proaotloe rropni kkiX2l> fcjgu,^ 9f Kfu*.. Li rrtKt r* %r meleilnt i nnour of Hr. V. 1. Fraaee'a itpartt to ua covering tho period of Fetrvarjr ft to Harch It, 19<0, also a notation of a visit hten the Secret .ry and ir. Fraao# Kit to tr.a headquarters of th Brotherhood of Pln*ers, fvcorttor* and Peperhongers of Aaerlea, in Lafayette, Zrd. Xr. Frarea began field work for he L*t4 In^atrWr Aaeo^iatlon on February 1. Beapectfullr yours, 'kth I * Secretary. N 3008 tW -' ? fftTail ilfajf iijjwirllfifi slfta*:*# - h'VrttiirSdfllid'riii n togrv,ar 1. iu frjutt UXULLU X rlsltvd with nwi of tuv ,*lflUri Lars vtoo t v ovti/ or*lA6 on ywvrhan* In. ooa. To*/ all a*r tba/ h*r ylanty of v o t k ilnad uy tor *-rin4. C*lit>d on arcnltaSt dvuvoo t nta offlev. flaws /it ola ou t. nl iL^, iiat for 1A*X>. tl .frQw> r1/1i1t*. iMO. chanc* -to tlvv I kill fl.Ul - X visited with au^ ytlAUri my volt* ivad mtaejr, .. i ejjiAUa ioa Brfeioiu.IU- a .w . rca *-*i, tMO. TrSra It *v<7 *1*0 eiaaa of yalater Un. X attvudad tav local avvtln{ mud avt aa/gr old n lands. l tba elow of V talk, tia Prwldant toat tov fxoor sod u^if eovsilatqUd a* for ha l/uonvatlaa X bad fci*o to* a**brv. A nusjoar or to* bo/s vts/ad Ito av uotl* aldnlht, ta.klny about yvLnt job* and abitv load. Tbv Ublwrvlt/ of Xxiloola */ ift ualatvra Uujr ui roar rouoi and d or In* nettlcai, torn .- u u j i s 70 or 60 yviotar* oralA*. Xa /vara 400# b/ tbay oaw usvd vli Kind* of yalst* but tod*/ it li w ovvr 1OO y*r er.l malt* ua jot u tur 1* la IU tou-iir/. X bad io\ tut alt,, dr. Jo--*uoo, who 1* oalvf f trriMti. and 1 vouid ilka to lil /ou of voav of bis rvosrfc*. Kv wld tb*t bvrvvar tbvrv 1 mug /tint to bv arsllvd, w uv oetblCf bit vblts laad. L>ul6v vod out. bv avid it did mjr vltb barrviv of dlffvrvnt Lu of yvl.it, uut alt tut vu Mt..u7 to hav* arouod now wav tbv iwd, oi*v and colors and tbv/ avdv wtwtavar color yvlnt Iwjf dvtlrvd. Tbv/ avdv oy v .lvt of formilas and foiiovvC tbva /vvr aftvr /vvr. Bv avatloovd vut ar4U Ivvi and oil washed bvttvr vo tr.v/ v*rv U1I04 it, vltb vocv ^ood v.n,l*h addvd, to obtain v Alovs flnlan la ti.*, aovatorlw. 1U> regard to yrlev, bv said tb*t it al*ht cost a iltliv aorv La tbv slain* C-o j for v.~dta iwd, but r.vo on tbv vurfvCv, It Iv Uv Cbw,*vt vVlut on tna v.;bt, due to tbv aa/ it eowrv, tna frwnvvv of Its voralnw tbv beautiful vffveta vbvo or/ and last but oot least, it rill wvab alav v dim. Kr. John*an twtvd vnltv ivad yvlnt and icversl aokw of flat ail yvlnt. Levers* aouth* talvr, M |.n u.va a nil. tvvt. Tbv flat vail yvlntv vashvd off vltb tbv firt va*bLo< Uid white Ivvd '.i loodvd bvttvr tbv aorv It vav vaaitvo. bv thn tried wsSnloa yovdvr trvlvbt and still tbs dilll IwO /slot held uy. Kv vvld vli of nib rvrulvr avn ir by autv ivad. lit f*et. vhn th# ^viators' tmloo rvuvcorvtvd Its avvtln* lull, It aw dona Ln ai.ltv ivad. e Hr. Jounton said tba Auyarlntandant of tbs building. Hr. Ooah, Via VO vallallvd alth anlts laa4 tbvt >a doubtvd Vr/ uon If tba/ vouid awr turn bvea to fiat ^alnt or gr oU.vr yair.t outvllv af vnlta Ivad and oil. Mr, J01 vo.i wnd Mr, d^wbiinli, yalnt alsvr, said vo an/ nica tr.lnw it.wt ahitv nad list 1 it goir.* to tr/ U in* nar future to vav if uy aon't klv% a*, a il^bad vt.ivaM.t t*t a* ru u.v to idvt..ti.^*. uaiwpfaupiavivivpaarpa^vau^rjBS ............... aihhiu. M 3008.01 ..... .......... .. J j ^ . . . _ . < ^ . ^ , . . . . 1 - . ,, .................. mmmmmmmmm * '-i i i r - s ft* LI AC9152 w* sbai -K- I .U,,U 11 Q,1.6 GbMWVrM fttrail jaMeftiErmt The first ^winter oo aboa I celled her* wes using whit* l*ed on s o m wsli work. Th* ,rosp*ct* lor spri.ng.p.ain.ting loos fcood hsrs. '--4 ' {urcn^i*Aiiki^ I etll*d oo wsrloos contractors bo f**i thet t* *ooo st tn* whether improves, tuey wlli neve lot* of business. Toajr depend u^on fera work tod e* this is s *ry rlcn agricultures section, fsra ^lntln^ is s large business. X# therefore,-decided that X wouid a to* in ss Ui^ij sails towns as I covud on ay *i/ to lUttooo, and X f`ow`l X" sccoapllshtd s lot in doing this, for 2 was kept bus/ asnsewweurrllxng tutiot oo whit* l*ed. fcfivrau s^rc.h i. -1Xwi<i*0. I found bj wore individually with the tb* Lpoacinatlehrssr*r-tinn*bredtnenh*,* tod decided to rough the locti. do It. tioost every css* when I ud<* a/self known_, the first tclng th* .eintr would suy taj "OnI yeiis>, X n**vve* se*wn * omuattt^er of ed# of th* Load Industrie. Association end they ere sure too4 bwceue* the/ also/* Show tVJIo*. p. icture of the painter painting am w.*ays K/ eaploy good r.intr.' k-.tr ohrtor-u. 111. Siren i.u*0. Tne tether nert *.* so t>*d that tr.ere we* not e very ler-e *tt.>danco et t Ti^rtlore, after e very short business tvstion, the President adjourned tne'a.etln,, w* gathered around tne old .tove end tciked ,aLtt. X fe*a e. kot our .tor/ over just e tood, if not better, u<en if I h.4 a^de a t-.k. here, .s in otnr towns, a~ny of the aen would .is# to be put oo the nailing list to receive wnite lend literature end 1 nov* ww *1.1 fee in . yositioo soon to do tnis. f.tlXl .-111* d-ren 67TiKO. Th* painters hsr* .r* not v*r/ intr**ted. Td *-n.fe*r of th* Bslth-Aisop Peint stoie *.*<d auy sue.tluns tod told a* h* h*d received aor* inforatlon ebout tf.it* .*.4 th^n he ever htd before* ... . .^ ..ittp - - -------------i , - ------ ... . . . . -liiaiusga1"- mm* LIA09153 'vartiafamiy-...7iiViiaa^aM.^.ai-' ayterwe.VaiaaUU^*-W*)U - fe IlCUIi ki^ort of r. 1. lamtri istwt.m:rt-,kr Mr a. frmi- Ifarcn'l^) l2w. Tr4 baerttary and Hr.fr*Ul eallad Ml . Mr. L. f. Llndalof, Pr.aidant of tha brotherhood of PaIntara, Dacoratori aod Pa/ernanian of laarle*. Mr. ulndalof U a old frland of Mr. rraiaa'i and wa w*ra *.ry cordially rlw4. * told Mr. hindaicf that * aara ilnearair ibWraitad 1a do1a * ut m cou.d to )Covr(t flat ertrtiwaiblj Ml fait that tba uaa of our ualtrlii, at.lta ia*d# i*hl IttaiX oat tar for tba yraaotloo of .alot craftaaaaar.1/ than otbur Mtrial>. aorionr, wa da/iorad tha tvndeuqr t/.iruit la Vafloua ^arta of tha country to do aa*/ with th* uaa Of atiabvr a* a bulidln. aataMal oaiha to tL* uhiavorabla j*.Laliik tv- ulta uid ,aial aalataouCt CMU x>arlMd fc/ aui/ hooa oanars. fta fait that cohetructluo 'Ota a.-.lea turned to u.a u>* of Eotariwla that did hut ra^ulra .a,lot 4.113 dlalolihad tha o,^ortu.ilt/ for awabara of tua union to uaa uvalr akin. Mr. ilndaiof axj>ra*td ola*aif a coa/ittily la C/OfM.tay with our /roraa. la fact, n* oad ariltan u ao uo- oilclud latter ahaa our cia^ljn et^rtad, co.<y o; anlcn v^ .ait to aa&Oar., at.tm^ly andoriln* our ,.rocra. ha a&t*d ui to .11 doaa hlta ..la Lutatln board to dlccuai aya ud atwi la ax. let. a oouid coo/ar.ta ciosaiy. 0uba .umtiy. * raiitd on Mr. Clar.tc E. oalck, Editor of *Tts* Painter au-3 Pacor-tor* .ad Mr. *. *,t, Ula aaslaUnt. Mr. U>nfc loildlad aora ta.Url*i for tut la hia a* a*Joa u*o aa had is rar iktaltUd. It tl*ai ut an o>/ortu.l!y to uia thla la^ rt*.it oran of tha jourrtayaM /alntan to iai> Uw build u. cnftiaahihli a*>d to tln than aoro Infuraatlou about tha alad-w Of uiln* atilta laad U. tt.cLr /aintin^ aork. Turn *1 ilt to Ufa/rtta y*t4 tba way for aoaa Ia j o t taot coo/.ratlra cork with thli or.aAliatloti la tha fvtura. LIA09154 `fTTiT ifririihTTiltf-i1r' - ... . ....... _........ ..... .................. .......... hi*nrs gf liL.fftitt . nil b j l j l i ffbrufr/^tb^ii, lMO. X a>**it tha mler virt of tha 18th, talking to ylAtin In agr hotal room. In fuel. It . aora or lata of a aenooi and I * ka/t buay anawerln* s,uaatlona. I fatal it want a 1004 */ toward* main* frlanda for wnlta ia*d. On tb avwnln. of lha IVtn, I at t a..dad tna local matin*. Thara a.a not a vary laraa attndnca b*cuaa of too aaatnr. Tha matin* aaa turnad ov.r to m and I ta^kad about brwnty alnutca and tnm bad a ^uattlon claaa. At tna cloaa of tna matin* avry aaa toankad m for tna Information *lvm. X *aa wry #11 yittawd altn tnla moating aa I tnlnk It aant a loa* way to halp ahita awd aalaa. Tna out whao 1 waa i*vln* at 7lb, oua of tha oldaat ^alntara In tom na aaltln* for m and wan tad aoaa additional Information. ... . .. Lax In. too f fcr. ratrwary ii, 1M0. X got in touch with aoaa of tha rln* laadara in t-.ia loan. X et*/ad In laxln^ton taxiing to ^alntara In wau grou^a fca" ^l** to wlait thla town again on a maatln* night. tedll*lUS+JLl> rarvr/ 1.0, iwtO. I vlkitad tha butaax A*ant and lycat aavaral r.>*n ta.al.n, ovar tha /alntln* ^uaatioa and .*vri malt.*a droy^ad la to I waa abta to talk to a nuaor ar.o, you night a*y, ara tna "ball anaap" of tna *rou(-. X waa lnvltad to attond Uia Meting tnat nlht, a mtlu to form aoothar vaintcra' union. I bailava thara aara %8 fhaaant. i aaa lntroducvd by on a of tha orkutltan abo *ava atiita aaad and a/aif \ult* booat. X undaratand froa tlia taixa 1 faava nad with yalntara bara that tha raady-alaad yL*t coovanlwa had a ^lntar* mating In tha wlntar and ar.lta l*-d good knocking. I, tnar.forv, didn't -uli any yunchaa In tailing tha ,*Intara what voor ra*dy-mlkad ^alnt la doing to tha trada. 1 Kal that oy talk alii maka tbao r*aalaa that whlto laad la thalr frland. ftamatoro. tr. F*Uor/ ti. ilKO. X waa lnvltad to attand a matin* of aavaral of tna contractors and a*bln a dlscua.lou of *>lta laad varaua raady-mlaad ^alnt cana u/ and altar about four houra dabata, I wli* aay that whlta laad aaa tha wlnnar. bara a*ain, thay aaa laal that whan tna waathar lw,ro*ts, thara alii ba /lanty of work. A mating * to ba l.aad that awning, but aa thara > to ba to faetora working against aach othar, 1 thought it taat not to attand tna avanlng mating. FaduCah. fr. ruruary at, ItKO. I contacted about tbaiva jwlntara h. a .. C*llJ **u** loc*-* ** to rwfco.t.r mating ni^ht. Thara la vary " Uttla work toln* w, ,ww but tha mobara faai t/iat^with tha nlca aaathar tha*airing?1" rroJacta na.rby, thay win ba buay ln^ jaamai. - ----------- ................ Itw< JLXJUflLfiJLAJt < Crusry*11^1940. The Local had changed It* meeting night and I *111 plan to revisit this city #ian X am In this locality. f via Had with io m of the paint art la thla town. P#Jruary 1040. The first call X made an nr arrival la this city was at tha office of tha city engineer who was an old frlmd *f nlna and had tha power to purchase all paint. On ay arrival at 3ta offlca X learned that ha had juat dropped dca-i tha night bafora. X than got busy looking op tha painters. Tha raathar being unfavorable for painting, most of them vara at home. X attended tha meeting at tha local headquarters and nat a number of old friends. I was glvsn tha floor after a vary nlca Introduction by ooe of qy oldest friends. X talked about forty minutes, explaining tha nany uses of white lead, tha cost coapared with other points, and the position tha lead com panies have v-k> la their advertising, giving advice to the public to employ a painter. I also mentioned ad-.cn tha painters did a lob with white lead, they could always go back on tha Job and be proud of It. Thera ware 11 mo bars prat ant. l i i it i At tha conclusion of W talk, X was given e good hand end nany members took the floor and expressed their thoughts and Ideas regrrding the use of white lead which was all In our favor. Th Secretary agreed to nail na tha names and addresses of the members of tha Local. ad gifftryqn-CJig.-ia . ..... _ February 6, 1940. X was vwry much disappointed here. Tha weather had turned so bt,d in lata evening tnat *r.tn it w a tine to call the eating, there ware not enough present to held It. 1 visited with those that ware there. I win top hare again and give tha atetari of this local a Ulh. rebruaryEd, 1949. X attended tha local meeting hare and was Intro duced bv tbw ^resident who sal.4 T could have the floor as long as X wanted It. X talked for forty to fifty minutes and waa riven a wonderful hand. I vs kept busy for at least an hour and a half after tha naating answering questions. Thera ware Z2 present* Mo. e ettrruutry Ctad, 1940. I visited several painters here and found there was a large paint prograa In conteepla*loo at tha State Hospl'rl. | Celled on tha foreman and he Informed we thrt the Job would be all wM*# lead and mentioned that *ny place >ve could boost lead, he would. Here *ratn, the men I vtai'ed would ilka to be placed on the mailing list to receive *11 printed Information on white lard. iuip a. Jl ; L IA09156 MwaLh jtm&vBiaiftwai.uaMaj^jaeOtrrii^ ' Fe&ort of T.Lfrmi jjrrjk**- ''f I m especially Invited to sttend the matting of the Central Stetea Painters Orrvnlsr.tl on, covering the State* of fove, Kansas, Illinois, Klssourl, Arkansas, Nebraska and Oklahoa* in this City. The Chairman advised me t.v>t the r4ir-*lx4 paint a>ocU mere eleo Invited. I irmirf rtth hla to have the ready-mljcmd ttlka first and rhen finished, the Chelmnn announced that the mat ing vould not be eoarplete rltnout barring about vhlte leed.X talked for about t*enty nlnutet and I don't think that the mixed point peopl liked the hand I received at different timet during and at tba close of my talk. Thera vara ton* 181 palstara present, four reedy-mixed paint representatives and fir# vfctte le*d representatlvca. After the meet ing, the delegates flocked around the rhtta led representatives and the nixed paint represent#tlves ear* left elone. Tba meeting the following day *ms called to order at 9:00 A.*. After the noon race*a. the Chairman turned the netting over to ae to cmduet, etiich I did for about three hours. Chile in the chair, one of the delegates brought up the subject of vtut a painter can do to batter himself. S#T#rl other deleg'tei spoke on the subject and I then gave my unite lead story. I think the story vent over good for I eat given a good hand and after the meeting, a lot of the boy a geld tme true mf at017 vaa. 1 A rusher of paint a tore* in the City had promised to taka a email ad In the program, the proceed* to to to*~rd# defraying the ex pense of the convention. koat of them failed to live up to their fromlee and the bore cane to a# to suggest e neans of making up tbo lffereoce. I took the matter up on the floor and the ehlte leed rtpreeeatetlvea responded 100 per cent. A vote of thank! vaa eatieidod to the vritc lead representatives at the close of the meeting for the kind attention they had given as ? *ell ra their financial help ^-.leh is something the mixed paint repre sentatives did not receive. 1 think t.-.e vhlfe lead nemt>ers vlll benefit by their attendance at the meeting ea the minutes vlll be read at some 100 local painters nevtlega as eell as at the headquarters In Lafayette, led. ftfolli. fo. 7*n-usr/ 7, 1940. Having vorked In the trade In this City soma tS ya*r ago, there v#re a nue>er of the bora 1 knee. It -ea a surprise to them to see me, tut I ** received Hh a Var cordial velooms. I va Introduced at the meeting by the nan for ehum T had vorked a-me thirty >e*rs ago. 1 delivered talk end at Its eloaa, the old tlmera mentioned L`e Various J->b the" bel done -ih lead years agi and A *ha >&**.ger u.* If toe* In'eMad to etiy In ha trade, the baft ; w a*v to folio* It *ea vlth i*.'*, The:# la vtrv little vork going cm ' but the peInttra feel *vth,r corwllti'o# ere the c u.e of this a/v* are looking forward to a good spring n4 t'jascr. Ho-t of the members eontr^ct for themstlvra. There *erc 19 *<-*'oera present. p"uifie M," I.I4MP **1*i 1 3 1 ----------^ innU rm iflttii iliinim i 1 ..1.1 111jJflfcM11 - fin '.' rt _ ii8Wir^Mi>iilliliHWir 'Mf i I i '| I 'i m ' rti <Hr irtf *" iii'n i "' -,i -* iiijiif<i -nn^waiK- -7> i i j p .p qii (Continued) ltMT\ ,af wiJL.fml - I apant conild arable tint talking to number of U.a painters. The **sthr ha* stopped all work but avarytH faala that spring will sat the painting work start. Thar# hav* baaa a lot of na* homes built here in the past t~o years and as moot of tba homes are of frame construction, it makes this a vary good paint tpn* I find from talking to a number of the general contractors that Boat specification on new works calls for threo costs. Z plan*to visit inis city again when Z esa attend one of their meetings. Chattanners Tenn I t 1 I B.g-E.X February l&Ac.I visited number of the painters who vara not working on account of tha unfavorable veother and was lnvltad to the local meeting. This was one of the bast conducted meeting Z have attended for a lone time. Toward the close of tha matting, Z vas glvtn tha floor with a vary nice introduction and talked some forty minutes. One remtrk made by the Business Agent at the close of my talk res - rJf **a painters doo't Quit using nixed paint and start using elite lead, the trade vl11 be shot all to pieces.* After tha - seetins. I don't think Z -as ever asked so many questions in my life and told about as many rood and bed paint experiences - poor ready- mixed - good white le*d. Z woe told Z woMld he welcome in the City at any time and to make their hall mr headquarters. Thera rare ebout forty present. All painting was about stopped here, but Z find the* there is enough work planner for the spring to keep all tha oen busy. I gave a thirty nir.ute talk. Here again, several of tha bo/e rtved after the meeting to discuss white lead and Z met several of the contractors who belong to the local and several of tha maintenance foreman painters. There were eighteen prerant. These boys would also like all printed matter available on white lead. Bteohli. Tenn. F7T.ru.ryU:. 1M5. Z was given the floor it the Local meeting, and delivered mr talk. I met most of the foroman painters, for contractor* do not tewg to the organiratlon. from the comments made, | will J*F 'hat white lead is their friend. The Business Arant reported n .ho meeting tlu.t the prospect for wore In the City was vary favor able. There wwre 9i present at the meeting. i mmmm 111 PIP '^53r m fiiiippppiip mmmrnmvwt. LIAQ9159 ^^^ ^~iirfl^illiiliti-r,.irtja;iii-vr -. <.*>J i1 f i s Kcport of t^Anie W ii fcskellle. Term. ebrueryli, 1940. I called on the ousiooa* Ayent wj*> 1nr1 ted me to attend their meeting. 1 ras gleea a eery nice recentln rhea Introduced and talked tbout 43 minute*. On aereral occasions during ejr talk, the appleare Cl ran sh<r-od that X "*s expressing food Tor thought. St t^e c*o-e ex tali;, at least a dotan man took the floor and ex^re.scd th*avleo,. ou the subject of whit# lead. X wish our members could have heard the remarks. There rare 68 present. leery nan able to work Is working, sad the local had to borrow tZ men from local a In nearby town*. 2 understand the work planned for this yt'.r eill csu;e the local to be short-handed most of the year. After the meeting, X stared until after midnight talking to painters who were seeklnr acre Inforsatioo about ~nlte lead. The mv requests for prlr.teu lnformatlir. on rhlte Iced T receleed nede me think It would be a c***? Idea If *ceh of the flee white lead com* pan lea would send all the printed matter they hare to those an the lists X send In. In feet, I promised there boys that X would see that they receleed everything of Interest co ehite lead. f