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mi ; * ' mm, LIAC915C m m.- WHTT! UAD PROMOTION WQGAM i LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOOATJON &*W 490 Ub*ea Avema N H K Y. \ i t April 9, 1940. Bullttln o. IT ' ' To ianbara Sueportlng the rblto Load Praaetlw Yrofrasi fttkitrt* fcart ?f Mr. . L. rrtMi he r enclosing a ruenarv of Xr. V. L. Frasee'a leporta to us covering the period of T*t>n>*rr 5 to turch It, 19<0, also a notation of a rlalt *tlen tje Secr*t.ry end ir. Fratee *de to the hw^urUr> of th Brotherhood of Patn*era, p+corttort and Paperhangers of Ancrlea, In Lafayette, Xrd. Hr Fra zee began field *ork for he L*td In^atfier Association on February 1. Saapectfullr yours, 'kfa. Secretary. \ - N 3008 toi^rv a! li L iriiti ip fiw n w p iiii,iiiiw*i 'ipi,,>i|| pppiipo wiiipupigw Bijrthtrmn Uik . _ , . ... ,,. , . _ Fat-nary n, .i>0. X rlsltod with aavarai of tua ^lnUri Lara bo ara noatiy aoralne on yayarban* In, noa. Tn*y oil uy tboy h*ra yltnty of aonc ilnad uy for *-rint. c^liud on arcnitaft Bawaoa t at* offlea. i*iaaa /it bln ou tb udiLwi list for il.af). if- l i * i e ; Ik kli Q.LM i*Ura* 111* fMir^r/ if. iMO. X rial tod tiUi au^ ytlaUri halt chanca to *lvt tbao m/ ablta load 0X0x7. ^aalcn and Orbaoa. Ilj.. ercn a-ii, **10. "r^ra it a v<7 nl^i class of yalator bar*. X ittaudad taa local o*Un{ n.d aat auyr old n lands, at tba eloaa of V talk, Ua Pmlint lax ua floor ana ai&uj eoasllatqud a* lor bo iniona.ilon X bad .lvo tba arbors. A uuaoar or tba bops sta/ad ltb m until aldblbl, UiklBj about yalnt Jobs and ablta load. Tba tblmilt/ of Illinois */* ift ualatars but; all >MT rouol and d or In. ne.tloaif toar* m u i 7b or SO yaiatar* *mUu . Xa /aara 400# tgr, tboy oa*s usad all Kind* of yalot. but tod./ it la a* oaar a iOO y*r Car.t talU itau lob as tbara la La tba eouir/. X bad a ion. tut alu. Sr. Joriwon, who la Oblaf f nnaan. and 1 aouid ilka to tail /ou of aoaa of ala rooarks. ha ld that atvartaar tbara la aof /tint to ba a/aliad, aa uaa oethlba bit ttltl laid. Laid* abd Out. ha a*id it did aaa/ altb barrwis of d If farant Lu of yii.it, tbit all tbit aaa bac.ar/ to tar* arouod now t. tba laid, ot.a and cotort aod tba/ oada utv Uvar color yalnt tr>ay da*trad. Tba/ oada By a .tat of formtlia aod fo.iouac tbao /aar iftar /air. Ba oaaUonad tbit *r.fu laid aod oil aasbad battar ao tha/ *ara 01104 it, aito mm .ood r.n,lab addad, to obtain a .loss flniin to ti.., iiaitorlai. iU> regard to yrlea, ba said U*t It ai^it coat a iltUa aora La lb* slain. t~u for vnlta ind, but mao on tba surfiea, It la tba Cba.yost Aiiit on tm a.ri*t, doc to tba aa/ it coaara, Uw fraonass of its oralA*. tba baiutifui affacts aban dr/ and laat but oot lant, it viu aaab .la* a dim. Kr. Johnson taa tad ar.lt a laid yaiat and ^cvtrii aukaa of flat ail yalnt. bavara. aontb* aalar, ba *.* U.ao a wash taat. Tba flat aall yalots waahad off altb tba flr.t ai-bln* u<d wr.lta iaad lookad battar tba nora It *ta s u mc . ha tbn triad aSnloi uoadar Straight wl still tba ablt* laid /ilr.t bald uy. Ha said all of oil rarulir nan aa*ar b/ a/Uta laad. ib Tact, ahA tha y* to tara' tmloa radacoratad lta oaatib* hau, It aa don* In ai.lta .aid. Mr. Jounson said tba duysrintmdant of tba BwladUt, Mr. Doah, *ta SO aaliaiiad altb anlta iaad tbit >a d^ublwd air/ nuco If tba/ ***d aa*r turn baca to fiat yalot or aigr oU.vr yaint outalla of ablta laid and oil. Mr. Jo*.ao.i ibd kr. S'Wi.tnjb, yiLnt Klsr, said ao an/ me# tblbia at.wt ablta 1.id uat 1 in solr^ to try In tba itur futur* to aaa if tr^/ aon't kla% a. a *1^,4 at.tiOM.t tmt a* rm ma I E I I I '1 W f X 3008.01 pi >iil|lipi.iiJ|jpippiWWff LI A09152 KI .L,,L 1 JLQyL fttaarl&C JLrrmt The fir*! ye inter on ebon I eui*4 here was using whit* lead on low wall work. The yrosyecta for spring painting loo* *ood here. {urc^*Aii^i^ I celled on various contractor* who feel that eft soon a* toe whether Improves, tney win navw lot* of business. Tney depend upon far* work and *e this Is s very rlca agricultural section, fern y* In t int la a large hualnaas. I, therefore,-decided that I woaud 3to* in as aui; small towns as I cousd on my ra/ to Kattooo, ted I fowl Z accoapliehed a lot In doin* this, for I mu* kept bus/ an**rlmg %uetlot on whlta load. krUyau.IU> iu-rch 1, obiO. I found the Local here in bad shape and decided to do bj wore Individually with the pointers r.tnr th*n through the local* It. asaost ever>' case when Z tu.de myself anown, the first thing the . aint* r would 6ay eaj "OnI yea, 2 nave sewn a number of ed* of the heed Industrie* association end the/ are sure *ood because they alaays enow the .lcture of the painter painting ana w**iy* eay employ good raInter.* MtfkLztorrf..,IU . lurcc sUvO. Tne weather nera vus so t>ud th*t tnare was not a very iar-e stte.idanco at tne meeting. Ti.eratora, after e ver/ abort business tension, the President adjourned to* a*tln an*, we gathered around tne old *tove and tented ,alnt. X feea we *ot our sto/7 over just as *ood, If not tetter, than If I fwd m*de a t_**. here, at in otner towns, m~ny of the moo would alae to he put oo the selling Hat to receive wnlte lead literature und 1 oope we *1*1 he In u vosltlcm soon to do this. sUJU-IU> A _ M-rcn 8, JwaO. The painters here *re not v#r/ Interested. T.e sunder of the Smlth-Alaop Paint etoi* a**d e-ny sueatians and told ne he h*d received wore inform.tloo about wr.lte *e*d Uv*n he aver had before. > iaarafruri r. i PIP \:a * LI AO 915 3 irtui- ii"rawfiawi'iiiaiii^ri~ Tirri'Wr"' 1 - fe HBlAli Ka^ort of f. t. larutr, skimyfl..lg if t.fruti Tna tfaervtary and Mr.fraaaa ealiotf a Mr. L. P. Lladalor, Fr,kXJait of th* brottorbood of Palatara, Dacoratort and Fa^rnu^art of Aaarle*. Mr. nlndalof it ad old frland of Mr. rTwiaa'a and a* *r* *ry cordially told Mr. ilndaicr that car* aluearcir lnteraatad 1a dolA* cat a* cou.d to wcovr(i flat ertruadibli mi fait tAal tAa uaa of our MUrUi, at.lt* i#d# ionla It tail pattar for tb* yrotaolloo of ,-albt craftaaaoaclv than otbar aotvrlala. Ooraovar, wa da/lor*d tb* tnduqr *,. ar<At la v.rloua ,*rt of th* country to do a**/ vita tb uaa of iiiabvr a* a bulldin, a* t* rial oaln* to tb* u&latorabia ^alntli , r.uita and ,-ainl aalatawa^c* coat* x>arlaMvd tf aun/ nooa oanara. t* fait tat coo.truetlua Jot* a.'.lea turned to u.a ua* of cattrial* Uu.t did out r^ulr* ^<alat alto dlalolaaad tb* o^ortunit/ for a--bar* of taa unlou to uaa taalr mu. Mr. Llbdaiof cxpraa.ad ala**if * coo^lat*!/ la *>,*. tby rlta our ^ro^rao. la fact, a* oad arlttca ui an unaoilclud latter aaaa our Caa^ljn started, co.<y o; anlcn v .ait to aaabar., *t.x*ifciy andortla* our ^roLraa. ha **at*d ua to .11 do*u klta al* Laccutiv* board to dlccuaa *ya aad acaaa la w.icu oouid coo^ar-t* cioaaiy. Bubaa.uaatiy, a* raiiod on Mr. Clr%.>c K. o*lck, idltor of *TR* Painter mi Pacor-tor* -.U Sr. Uia a*iat*i>t. Sr. Ion, aoildtad *v*a oora tote rial for uaa In ala aa%t*Jna u*o *a bad ao far a*tltt*d. It ,!! ua an <y/ortu.l?y to uaa tbla i*r rt*.it or,an of ta# journeyman ^alntan to u*lv the* tulld u. craftamamaiu a>d to tln th*o ooro lAfunaatloa about ta* alad-v of ualn* alt* laad U. tbe Lr yaintla, aorfc. Tii* ri alt to Lafayatt* ,avaJ tba **/ for aoo* la^ortaot eoo,Hrallr* cork vita tbla or.aAlcatlon la ta* fvtur*. LIA09154 Wbfci iJ1,' -- ----- __ __ __ __ HauOTt Of >.L.ffttt LJUUJLSLLX i^bruary'ib^ii, 1M0. Z a>xnt ttw Mjor vrt of tha 18th, talking to **lnt*ra In ny hotal rooa. In r-ct# It . nor* or lata or a aenooi and I * k*/t buay anawarln* ^ovation*. I fatal it want a 1004 */ toward* oakln* friands for wnlt* l**d. On tb araoln. of tha IVtn, X atta.d*d tna local laaatln*. Thar* *a not a vary lar.a attaudanc* bac*u*a of too w*tnr. Tba aaatlot aaa turnad ov.r to m and I ta.k*d about bwi.ty ninutea and UUO bad a ^uattloo claaa. At tna cloaa of tna naatln^ awry aaa tnankad aa for tna inf ornation ^Ivn, X waa vary *il y,i*awd wltn tnia Mating aa I tnlnk It aant a loo,, way to halp whit* **ud aalaa. Tna naxt whan 1 waa l*vln. at ?tlb# oua of tha oldaat ^alntara In tows ana waiting for no and wan tad aoaa addition*! Information. LaLrutoot lr. / rtrvary Li, liKO. X got In touch with aoaa of tha rln* laadars in t-.ia loan. Z et*/ad in Laxln.toa to ^aintar* In anal* arou^a fca" ^1* to visit this town again on a aaatin* night. ir?^llviUt* If- re.. rv*r/ kO, lUtO. I vliltwd tha Buainaaa A*nt and apant aawral f.>->r. ta.aln, ovar tha yalntln* ^uaatlon and .*v*r.i aaabt-.'a droyvad la to I aaa abia to talk to a nuaor ar.o, you night *ay# ar* tna "ball ana**" of tna krou(.. Z waa invltad to attand Uia Mating tnat blht, a twvtlu* to fora aoothar vaintcr*' union. I bailav* tbar* aara 8 ^raaant. I aaa In trodJcad by on a of tha orkutitan abo kva whita **4 and m/fit \ult a booat. Z undaratand froa th* taiaa X hav* nad with yalntara bar* that tha r**dy-.*la*d convnnlaa bad a ^ Intar* netting In tba wintar and fc*w ar.lta l*-d good knocking. I, tb*r.forv, didn't ,uli any yunchaa In tailing tba ,*lnt*r* what voor ra^dy-aikad ,*lnt la doing to tba trada. 1 Kai that egr talk win aaka tbaa rtailaa that whita laad is tbalr frlaod. Qwmaboro. tr. f*Uwr/ Li. i'MO. S waa invltad to attand a aatln of aavarad of tba contractor* and a^uta a dl*Cu**lou of *ilta laad varaua raady-nlkad oalnt can* jy and aftar about four hour a dabata. X wli* aay that whit* laad aaa tba wlnnar. tiara *tin, tbay an iaal that wban tba waatbar la^row*, tbr* alii ba /lanty of work. A nactlsig waa to ba I.aid that awning, but aa t h*ra to ba two factor* aorkina *|*lnt aach othar. I thought it taat not to attand tba availing Mating. faduCah. fr. wtrvary ki, 11H0. *.**?f c*11* **,u** * i0ln% tba*airing?1" I contacted about tw*iva ualntar* tKri,.h ... bo rafcu*i.r aaatina nl^ht. Thar* la wry ,w* b'ul th% w,t>vr* Uiat with tba itlca aaatthAaarr rroJvct na.rby, tbay wm ba bu*/ in -"am Aiwa i "tiwi WW* p iMni II 1 jsatrsi. -------------------- ttiar< 9f ^lufruti --~ M It 8 Q S..1 I ?efirwary Q*1940. Th* Local hid changed it* meeting night end I will plan to revlalt this city a*en 1 ea In this locality. 1 visited with b o m of th* painters la this town. February 1940. The first etU 1 aad* an my arrival la thin cltr was at th* of fie* of th* city engineer who was an old frlwtd *f win* and had th* pow*r to purehas* all point. On my arrival at h* office X l*am*l that b* had just dropped dca-i th* night before. X th*a got busy looking up th* painters. Th* r*athr being unfavorable for painting. Boat of th*a v*r* *t ho**. X attended th* a**tlng at th* local headquarters and Mt a nuoher of old friends. X was given the floor after a very nice Introduction by oo* of ay oldest friends. X talked about forty alnutea. explaining the May uses of whit* lead, the coat coopered with other points. and th* position th* lead com panies have tok> la their advertising, giving s^vlee to the public to ecplof a painter. X also mentioned sd.cn the painter* did a lob with vhlte lead, they could alleys go beck oo the Job and be proud of It. There were fl Mahers present. At the conclusion of my talk. 1 was given a good hand end aany s*tb*ri took the floor and expressed their thoughts and Ideas regrrdlng th* use of wttlte lead which was all In our favor. Th Secretary agreed to sail M the names and addresses of the aeabers of th* Local. I i i i i * i Mm<imwmm*l**lttMwa**m*MwMB*Biaiii ir ni ivi l m ^eferuery w X waa vry aoch disappointed here. Th* weather had turned so bt,d In late evening that *r.m It v> a tla* to call the meeting, there were not enougn present to held It. I visited with those that were there. I will stop here again and give the meaner* -j of this locel a talk. f*Sruary*?, 1949. I attended th* local nesting here and was intro duced bv the *r*iH*nt who gait J could hava the floor as long as I wanted It. I talk*! for forty to fifty dnutes and was riven a wonderful hand. I vwa kept busy for st least an hour and a half after th* Meting answering questions. There ver* ZZ present. fv-da. Mo. etrutry Ld, 1940. I visited several painter* her# and found there waa a large pelnt progrsa In conteapl*'loo at the State Hospl'rl. | Called on th* forewan and he Informed we thrt the Job would be all wM*# lead and mvntl'V.el that *ny place 1m could booat lead, he would. Her* r*tn. th* men t vtai'ed vould Ilk* t t* placed on th* Bailing list to receive ell printed inform* tS'vt on vhlte lard. ewaew" MPS J.li w V -- >twr1 of T.L.frsist the Central Stetsa Painters Orranlsr.tlon. covering ths States of loos, Kansas. Tlltnot*. Klasr:rl. Arkansas, Nebraska and Oklahoaa in this City. Tbs Quirsu sdvissd os t.Vit tbs raedy-slxed paint mo b U oars also Invited. I arranged rttb Ms to her* tbs rsady-nliud talks first and when finished, tbs Cbelrsnn arwounced tbat tlM asst1nt would not bs eosplsts without herring about units lsad.I talked for about tenty nlnutet and Z don't think that tbs mixed paint poopls liked tbs hood Z received at different tins a during and at tbs close of ny talk. Thera usre toss U1 painters prsasnt, four rssdy-edxsd paint representatives sad firs units lead representatives. After tns nest ing, tbs dslstatsa flocktd around tbs obits land representatives sad tbs aixsd paint raprsssntstlvas w# lsft alone* The asstlnf the following day nu called to order at PiOO A.k. After tbs noon reesas, tbs Chairman turned ths nesting over to as to eceduet, which I did for about three hours. Vhlls In the chair, one of ths delegates brought up tbs subject of *hut a painter can do to batter Massif. Several other delrg-tei spoke on the subject and I than gaus wj unite lead story. I think the story snt orer good for X **> given a good hand and after the setting, t lot of tbs boys said fane true wj story use. A master of paint stores in tbs Jlty had proslasd to taka a sail ad In the program, tha proceeds to so towards d*fry1ttg the ex panse of the convention. Host of thrs failed to lies op' to their proslss and ths boys cs.se to st to augrsat a seans of making up the difference. Z took ths setter up on the floor and ths white lead representative# responded 100 per cant. A vott of thanks was extended to ths wr it* lead represents Ives at the close of ths seating for ths kind attention they had given as well r their financial help vtleh la aosethlng ths slued paint repre sentatives did not receive. I think t.-.e white lead sesbers will benefit by their attendance at ths stlng as the slnutes rill bs read at aoss 100 local pointers ssrtUga as well as at ths headquarter# In Ufaystts. Ind. }rfl?Ili. |o. Fvi^ruar/ T, IMO. Raving worked tn the trad# In thia City sons tt years ago, there were a r.usbr of the boys 1 knee. It -as a surprise to thes to see se, tut 1 was received lth a Ver* cordial -aloose, I was Introduced at the seating by the nan for utn* T bad worked s-'ss tMrty >ears ago. Z delivered talk rnd at lt eloae, ths old Users ssntlmed Ve various J->b the-- hsl done Hh lead years a ft. and tesi*- tbm if trv* U*rMr5 to In *h* tit v'v to folio* It -as with ! *, Tha:e la vary `little work going m but the pelnttra feel corvUtl-m* are the c u.e of this and art looklte forward to a gnod s-.rint n4 a'*str. No,t of ths sssbers con* trct fog thessslvea. There -ere *<-wbers prsent. aw1 mr V" T i III.... lailieam.iii > fCiui.lSttkl I m.iI .1 i mum -7lL IJ? ILS. Report of w.L.fraita KBaythte. I apent considerable tins talking to a number of the painters. The **othr haa stopped *11 work but everyome feels that spring will sea the printing work start. Thara hew* b|W a lot of new hoses built here In the past t*-o years and as most of ths hones r* of frtae construction, it makes this a very good paint team. 1 find from talking to a nuabar of tha general contractors that nost specification on nee works calls for three coats. Z plan'to visit tnls city again whan Z csa attend one of their meetings. Ch.ttanoora Tenn XXEII retruaryis) l&Ac.i visited a ma*r of tha painters who vara not working on account of tha unfavorable weather and was Invited to the local meeting. This was ana of the best conducted meeting Z have attended for s lane time. Tovird the close of the meeting, X vas given the floor with a very nice introduction and talked aoma forty minutes. One remark made by tha Business Agent at tha close of ay talk res - tjf painters don't quit using nixed paint and start using white lead, tha trade will be shot all to places.* After tha met tins. I don't think Z *n ever raked so many questions In ay life end told rbout as many rood and bed paint axperlsncaa - poor raadymixed - food white lead. X woe told Z would he welcome In the City at ary time and to make their hall * headquarters. There rare ebout forty present. ErsmUti TtM. ftbruary 14, 1M0. All paint Inf was about stopped hare, but X find tha* there is enough work planned for tha spring to keep all tha am busy. I geve a thirty minute t*lk. Here again, several of tha bo/a rtv*d after the are ting to discuss white lead ar>d X atet several of the contractors who belong to the local and several of tha maintenance foreman painters. There were eighteen prerant. These boys would also Ilka all printed matter avtllable on white lead. BtmphU. Tenn. iihruary It, 1P49. I ess given the floor at the Local meeting, and a^lV?rr4il,r 1 *ct ** t *** p*lnters,for contractors do not UW| to the organisation. From the comments made, I will '!*'** V," Ir* U *h,ir frlw,d* Arent ripirtid .n ,r.s aee.ir^ th..t the prospect for wore m the City w*$ very fsvorsbia. Thera ware 9k present at the meeting. *W mm. wf.i,u nmemipym ju|u ' j^^ipmsiHpimsaessapgaf Hlfiiii' ..... mmmm '*mm . ^ ^wr'-' '^53r mlr:*F fwpppppip HSP LIAQ9159 itiMaWKfii i1 f i s mtM li Kcport of t^Anie cskellle. Term. februeryli, 1940. I called on the euslocss Ayeat who Inrlted me to attend their meeting. 1 ras gleen a eery nice reevr-tl^n rhea Introduced and talked tbout 43 minutes. On aereral occasions during ejr talk, the appleare Cl ran sh<r-ed that X "as expressing food Tor thought. at t^e c*o-a ex talx, at least a doten sen took tht floor and ax^re.scd th*avleo,. ou the subject of white lead. X wish our members could have heard the remarks. There rare 68 present. leery nan able to work Is working, and the local had to borrow tZ men from local a In nearby town*. 2 understand the work planned for this yt'.r elll 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 prir.teu lnformatlir. on rhtte 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 c ehite lead. *. .** * .* f