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me;#!* SBWiawtaitK^SWWjW.^g*^ !<!iW*WW1!BWP LIA09215 T5*r fork# !2.f. March d, 1S*S t f.-. . :t-; ' . ST t>? : \ :-l Sect!' : Cf t: ,, ',0 V; p?**.:i, .-1.; r-iviiii f f ) I A>'i Induetries Ar.ioel.itlon ee* t. -Id Vna utfics of tuo ei; .. .> .: y, March 5, IS.4C, at 1 A - * 4 f l a* i ';^ssa a . p, p.r-.np *. fceltlng fc-E^fifili'ig Co* f. &. t.-yv) >:.: *i* * i*.d Co. W. F. L..Cock R-ih ; ';r Co. S. Poodle f * . ,v.i . ! '. Is Division Ac or lean f-~Altlns * Jh* fining Co. L. Balpero ..^ *-'*S Fed^r-.tad 5! etala Division American .C<lting ft Refining Co. H. J. Irvin Rational Vir.d Co. C. R. Inco St. Josph Lend Co. I V. R. Taylor United DtaUi Sad ting Refining & jJ Mining Co. Inc. L mymg.a? .lu.iijk- H. Prapfcln K. nicker n. it. Dwell Alpha Metals, Ino. Ieperlal Type Metal Co. Rochester Lead Corks, Inc. mm J. Per* P. Haipem J. Axelrod Bers & Co. Metro Soeltlng Co. Pennsylvania Seelting ft Roflnlng Co i T. H. Morsser, Secretary R. L. Zlegfeld, Assistant Secretary I Mr. Bdpera occupied tha chair. ** *. C* jlmm r^id a ee-'-or .. .,* o l!->iag.Jti>ri> rly k'.s ' > 'r.l.'sss xhl-'-h ' *s if .rj< *>. slier. Men ia J r.. - v.aHt "A.*1 r: OiL(r _-v c,n,* An If iiwit revision of <>* f *vi t d -A 9 was dlscvi* eo. 1 ur#.-i ih '.`i.,i '^w^wypwi>i.aj!ww'iyy LIA09216 >^w,gpw#fea3yw>^gyyj"*jBgfw*jMB^l*t>tBeesP>csw '.sPPSi 4 : V$ + fi.X ,-t! 0?t tifcg g'-rc'- 6, i&*6 55 - ^ j i?r for,*rsr **id '. ha had talked with C?A on th ?rei' -? I d.v> i-i t` t tr.oie t..s still was not crystallised *a ta ^v.st what cliatf s wore to he B.-.Ce. Ea was askw i to find out, if possible, whet the CPA pcr-posed to do. tm&?.13LS2Lll]L232& A possible s ^vision of the CPA Tin Order 1 cussed. It ess tha general opinion of the roeting that a Ccs^rittaa 9hr.ild te cr-jvo'ntod to look into the possibility of certain r* ;rt Lr';rticuia?ly to rcsova tin-boaring eaeessdarlas iota e?c Uoas and to put tin quok j oa a total tin too* vi-.ii- uii in toe interests of tin conservation. Th Chairaan then appointed the following Cos&ittee for thia purpose! K. Foodl* H. J. Irvin J. A. Stone V. F. Jiurtlock K. Bifcecker this CooRltte* was requested to poll the aeabera of the ectlon for approval of their recotrended action after looking into the natter. i f e a s s l &ik l r r jaam-CHsizifiiiim i! ') Kr. Soreser read a letter frots or.e tsertvr asking for infor J mation about wage rates for various labor classifications in other parts of the country. *\ i rt was generally agreed that it voold be unwise to gather such Information because the data night fall into the wrong hands I and be used against the Basher companies. iAP_ AKP. II* JSARira gPEFLPS PPOPZPTI 1 The Chairman stated that he was going to Washington on the following day and would check up on the status of lead and tin bearing surplus property. l Re said he would report his findings to the Secretary to pass the inforaation to tin# eeafcers. 1 t STAHDAf'D WE;-; POH 8AMPLIR3 BATTEOf j the *-rd ' / of v* ptlng standard **tlicx' for sampling >cfjj totter/ platee -m* diac'issed. f' f " LIA09217 r {( k Ct-lOQ * , IS <8 -5- I' "*s felt that thij w 'uld ri,,;kr-* uuniibcrablc tho.,-;ht, which o^slvra should study prior to tho r.*t Reeting. SfiTVTt Any inrc-ir>: Fr-r^ry* fey. kr;,ci' then outliu*! briefly thw safety and teyri-?-.-' of 3-i->c:ation. :'.o t tba Associatoou b.-d o*v-n rivir.; t;;is pmblen of the lesd incur.try treat deal of st- t< ,* n fs.. c sy year* and that thf.u ear$s would eu 1r i r in a *; ' i :t the l'-ad has.? 1 la the "all of 12*5..jointly spon- ?; .. . ' li.jFictsi Mofl-isil As&ocUtlon, States 5JV 11 vs k. i '.t i-ervle* and tha lend Industries 'Sls^ciVtion. Eo felt ttat this would to an extraordinarily lint oppor tunity to place in the hands of doctors, l.-isur..nce .coarsani--;3 and others all onr the country authent'c S^ct-xstion oh tbs ;jubjct hi that It w-ald dispel a great ac-i*at of RisanderstAEwlrig slieh costa the le.l industry thousands and thousand* of dollars each year. *EP ZttAL SECHOS Kr. Woraser was elected Chairman of the Mixed Beta! Section of the Metallic Wad Products Division and the section generally agreed that he should have a snail working cososit tea, located where it could get together quickly, to advise hi*. It was agreed that the original Coer?Ittee coeposed of the following! L. Ralpern (Chairman) W. .7 Burdock H. J. Irvin R. Charrington or . J. Ferguson tf. H. Street Federated Metals Division irrricun Ss-ltlng h Refining Co. Eagle Plcher Co. Rational Lead Co. Forth Aserlcan 'urelting Co.Inti United Aserlcan Metals Corp. should serve as thla snail working ccoaittee for the tine being. STANDARD OH SOLDER The question of adopting an assoclati n or cotsserclal stan dard on solder was discussed with tho idea of eilninating th gross nlsrepresentation often practiced In the Lrade,fparticularly on solders lulled half and half, aod containing anywhers ftr-m 10 to 60 per cent tin. There was nose difference of opinion a* to whet.' any such standard sh uld apply only to the tin <'ont-t or to iapurities as well. -W?<* *`csi *?etlon * -- Meeting f' . lUrch t, 194tS Jri; - 4 - t; h-J It was suzrosted that the Benb?rs give this eatter consideration preparatory to further discussions At the next oeetlngt jg3Ugk?IM It vas decided to hold the next tteetlr.f In Cleveland on Tuesday, April 9, and the Geeretury sea requested to notify the ne^t-rs of the t< and place of sifting. i | [t }* \ i \ ii ? i \ i \* M^ ?' i i f k v. LIA09219 K * i 2 t dl Seeting V it" ft '* * V Ksfoh 5, 1'W f.rpcBt or c h a t i) -v; JAmibg i This group of esixd etl product/- has fce.?n called together on the reccjrweodaticn of Sr. dorn-er for several purposes, 1. *. A. In relation with the various branches of tho Gverr.rsvnt to present th# cc-E&on Industry viewpoint and yrobiems affecting nixed RetalS. B, To aet a code of fair practices for general adherence by ttenbor3 of the Lead Industries Association. In relation to subject "A," there have been anpla^xaBiples wher* the lack, of a cohesive croup, such as I hogawill be, has re; ct#d to our distinct disadvant :#. There is no os rehashing the nany blunders of the pact, but suffice It to call to attestlon several situations with rhtch we are at present coplng^and which are catr.ly the result of a lack of Industry-wide representation. l. SCtXTH AHP fcAh: ITT 7bOV SECC.<CAMM The present Tin Order V-4 has been rsade to operate in a manner i1 that puts a prcnlua on secondary raterlals, Instead of channelizing th* enteritis through noreal channels. Fver since U-4Z was revised to exerpt froc quotas solder and babbitt rwde fron secondaries, there K has be *n serious unset`leient of the rtorual and orderly flow of such secondaries. If th*> chance ua intended to help channelize tho dis tribution of solder anc babbitt or. & fair basis, the exact opposite h.v resulted. To a considerable extent, th-_*e secondaries now cove to buyers who have little or n* bus# p*rlf-d tin -;iuta, either by reason of not having been in business prior to the war, or because they did very little alloying In th bis* period. On a strictly competitive price basis, th raw rat*rlcl3 would naturally wove to f-.e norsnl ncrbeti, tut since recognized ttar.ufr.cturers In our Indus try can not pay above tl*? Intrinsic value for secondaries, these are being boucht by fly-by-nlght oper- tors, who puy alooit nny nrlce to get quota-free material. Reputable nanufncturers V -.>1ih to acquire material would have to pay these exorbitant prices or cut down the y o 1u *>- of their business by Abstaining fron purchasing. It cay be argued that prlco waiters ax# outside the province of f f CTA. Kevrt).eless U-47 definitely has been ros;>on*i le for 'resting an unjustifiable preoiuw price clan In solder and Intuit- j.^condaries, unjustifiable because not ore pound additional hi.s te# or can be put Into j i j-; ctl: n. -In one hand, they hold us responsible for ell the tin e u j * and on the other, they have a large field cf tin which It quota fr3 and they exercise practically no control, jg- iJ if tt Is probable that the tin quotas will cont|ggk&st.lt;cugh 1-** and extend well Into 1947. Unless quotes are retur^d to a total tin c (itent the situation In secondaries Is bound to deteriorate ever, further. ns it if ft rivert' y connected with ; cn, 13 he tern* *mtal r* **i* "ner.t 1 that only ry tin s\, .+ ,,.%/. i in lti c-.nuf-ctjrc. tr.ee the i supply of vcft' ry sold ? . nd dr* h,j t>< #n declining regularly j and ehat supply i* #val .able ii i ` jr.t > eh*: - e *ft the Irpttlr t# N 2956.01 LIA09220 5:5.j mm! Metal Section.... .. - - BrJs'^jt SA*> Meeting March 5, 134* \ buyers, those people who have been In the regular business of supply ing tome aetal, have been pncticslly froren out of the business. r As far a-. oy corp'.ny Is concerned, e hare reached a point where wo are u; -./I# to supply even a smli fraction of the tame netal which # useu to supply In fonser days. <- A j 1 If teme plate Is necessary for civilian purposes, the,CPA ought to tr-ke tha stand c-f p-vra*ttlng the use of pig tin for Its nanufacture. If <t is not needed, they ought to prohibit 1ts^Banufscture altogether sr.v ;.* th* buyer the excruciating heacache of having to look for sup plies and save tie- legltlr.^te canufacturers, such as,out selves, the extreme enbarras sneer,t of having to tell customers that do not have anything to deliver. . 5. rsn ;TAL FHflt FfCOrCAPIR? Another Illustration of the poor operation of the Tin Order, Is the requ'.resent In connection with type eetul. The < rder requires that all type nctal isust t rade froc secor,Merles; yet it Is the experience of every ranufcct'.Ter Risking type retal thi-t one has to htre a little tin to adjust the Betel to final specification. If ore is to adhere strictly to X-l-1 and cossply with the provision that no new tin can be added, there are United choices open to hiai - a. He car. buy high tin babbitt retal, refine It by extracting the copn-r and usa this tin base o*ttl for sw*ete..jng purposes. To do so only wastes tin because with such refining operations, ere neces sarily has to nake quite a bit of dross. It certainly dees net odd t *0 our overall tin supply. b. He can gt secondary solder, which has to be bought at ulnost prohibitive prices. If solder Is added to build up the tin, the gene ral foreulo is so upsrt that it requires expensive overall odjusttvnt to get the right final elxture. < am*? 1XH XATTfLMf? In connection with th Surplus Property Administration, Industry represent) tlon should be nade to this office, that because of the shortage of tin me! lend, s>ch or.terlals containing these eler.ents es are declared surplus, should be offered for sale rather than put into stock pile. Today the various services follow different policies and It Is al j most Impossible to keep track of then. "c have heard of solder netal and lendg>tng *r,to :4*ocVpilc because they are on theAjg^tgMfc^glc lists. 0*her o'flcers who are not acquainted with the regulotltiur, havo been selling the naterlcl. There our.ht to be a uni fore policy, so t*^t when ore bids on government eateri- I, ho will be ", saured that It will go to >l` i: highest bidder and not h-.ve his bid subsequently thrown out Neau;? .one h-'i suddenly dl icovr*d the the ewterlal should be varar./ked fc stockpiling. t h 1 '.yj ja1 4l w ' *mm LIA09221 l If1 rod Vetal Section SKhiM*. FA* Keating March 5* 1946 lim& 5. tU^M&fPIKg Of,. gQMES With r-Ter^e* to subject *2," are all aware of sor un-- sotlr.factory practice that Is prerrlent in the industry Insofar as alsieisding br.mds are concerned. There is naturally no quarrel rith anybody having proprietary brt.r.ds, but it is nlsleading when a bar of solder is Rsrked Warranted Half and Half* and Is fcuod to Cont.jl :i less than :.*' tin. I belt ewe it is a WwaKaal practice that r"alt aS Hali" solder cay contain as low tin. As a Batter of frset, T have seer. solder branded *3alf and Saif* that contained as low as lOf tin. There is no doubt, in ty opinion, that particularly Tor solder that Bell sells over the counter, it is Misleading to have the solder branded in such a Banner as to nislead the buyer. It tight be cdvlsefcle to set up soee atardr.rd* where the brands of solder should have soee distinct relation to the contents of the solder f.nd those undertaking to confers to a fair code of practice th-t will t^e set up, would be permitted to tuhe use of the ed In dustries* Seal of Approval. Quia.