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LIA09748 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 0 BAST 4Se *T*SET NWWM <7, N.Y. - * : \V . . .... ' >-*v j',- '*" 7 ' . . V- r* * :4'-` ' .. , -V : ^ - - V-V October 87, 1W8 BESSl. 1<mw To Um Advisory OocKitt** of the Metallic Lead Products D1virlont ' f .> **;' Vo are attaching brief report of the current ectlvltlee of the Metallic Leed Product* Division, together with ease rccoaasndatlono end budget dote to bo used os a tool* for consideration cod dleeaesica *t the Ashrlwry Cenltt** neetins and luncheon to be bold on Border 5, 1958, et 12ill P*X, In Boos 8 of the Lawyer's Club, 11} Broadway, Bow lortc City. d In preparing those roocowondotlcno tbe report and* for bs by Ski(Snore, Owing, end Kerrlll, sent to you on October 7U>, be* bees studied end followed in the neln, although with alight variation** V* aineerely bop* that you will have an opportwity to study these proposals prior to the neetlng and that, if you can not attend, wa will ba given the benefit of your thinking either by letter or telephone* Very truly your*, rZ^rit BI CRDB or TW CHASMAI "B1 *y'*' N 3057 LIA09749 KSTALUC ms : the activities of thl* Division are der the ganeral guldisnoa of sa Advi*- . or7 Ccasaltt## coepoeed of representative* of Federated Metals Clvision of Aasrlcaa Awaiting and Refining Co., Booker Kill Co., Cterdlce? Betal Co., tfe&rdosk Lead Proloci* Co., Rational lead Co., 8t. Joseph Ued Co., cel felted Eteto* Sseiting gtftetag % Mining Co. Tbe architectural flrn of Skidrvwe, Owing* end Ksrrill u *B*egsd to rck* * study of tbe use of lead la building* end to reccaarod eethoda of arpo-iiing this us age. This report ms received near the end of SepUaber, 1953. Meanwhile, the aotlvltles of this Division were contacted during the correct yew without raajer chaste. s field work wee eootlaoed with Eeesp 8. Tstasa eeStoetins pte&sra, city offlclsls, builders sad teas srehiteots la the it&ereeie ef le4 prefer.'.:?. For the first tlae we had two four-page catalog* la Cesst'o C&islss* for creiiteot# tnd light construction builders. Che dealt with plsBSsi u, ths ctfeor with sheet Betel writ. V* continued to publicise leed usage la land9 end la trod* osgserlsea, including chsulcal ea well ee building construction. Lead Construction Ifellstia Bo. 2 wee re* printed because of the heavy dewsad. We c^ibitsd at the Boas Builders Show, Plan* bere* Show end Rational Chetdcal Exposition. We continued to sell our book, "Leed Work for Modem Pltwd>lng" at cost to plusher* a apprentice*. It is now an official text book of the union-sponsored training prograw. We supplied a Judge of lead wit for the International pitcher** apprentice contest end an instructor for the instruc tor training prop-aa held aiwultaneoualy. We presented a paper on leed cbeadcal con struction before the annual nesting of the Rational Association of Corrosion Qrvgin*r*. The Solder Cooelttee completed the manuscript for e Soldering Handbook now la process of being published by the American Welding Society. Considerable publicity has been obtained for lead both In building end cheadcal construction through talks before engineering and architectural groups, articles in trad* papers and in "Laad," and wide circulation of reprints of article* prepared by us* The fallowing progrsa Is recocntnded for 1959 after giving due consideration to the Skidmore, Owing* and Merrill studyi 1. Sweet** Cat slot - Cn specific iiairmindstlon of Skldaore, Owing* end Merrill, we have renewed our catalog* In Sweet** for 1959 to be paid out of 1958 budget and be lieve that provision should be Mde in the 1959 budget for I960, with the thought that we way wish to cover additional products by that tine. An extra color ha* been added, at recommended. 7. Construction Bulletin* - CXtr earl#* of "Lead Construct* o* Bulletins," three of which have been issued to date, should be continued and expanded. 9. Flrert Six bl-eocthly one-page flyers describing apeelflo building Jobe using leed, with engineering detail* ef the lead work, ihouid be issued. A. Handbook - A handbook of details for the Installation of lead work should be pfcheited.Much of the grand work has already bean don* for such a book. 5. Advert 1 ln* - Sons of our advertising spec* In "Engineering Bewe-Mecord" should oe devoied to euch engineering sppUcetlon* of leed ii antl-vlbratlon pad*, lubricatlng Usee for aruhe* and bearing piste* for bridge*. * - jipjweiWSWWVW'1'u*-eyeigs.iyi1** " ,y.11 '.n; M*,*-"1 utyiw 11111 wr. nj.wu.ff u* M 3057.01 LIA09750 tetaUie Lead Frodacta -8- Oetebar 27, 1938 d. Ceaaaltut - An architectural consultant should be retained to guide tta la iba type w netorial that nll b helpful to architects and builders, 7. "!.**** - Tfci* publication should eeetlotts to be distributed to architect*. ffela la to fflrttfrero, Owing* * Merrill** reecssssndgtloae but m fool thst the oost : 1* eesg^ratlveljr essll end that w* receive a aafficiantljr large ma&er of inquiries free ?&itete aa a result of It to wairmt tba cost. 8. - tfo diceM cantina* to ex&lfcli *t the Sana BsHters, Pteber*, aad - h<Srl,at bsi the latter should not bo chargsd to tfeta budget because of the variety of pacdssts displayed. v '/ 9. Cteartgal CWisfcre^tica - This should oontlaas to bo ftebllelsed thrmtgh tootedoal p^r4, la tbs tnda proaa cod la "Load,* aad wide circulation of wjriaU. 10. Field - Field auric with platers, build*rs, architect* aad charted en gineer* aSuSTbo continued. 11. f*?A Book - 0ur sqpply of the taxi book, "Load boric for Modern Flos*lag, la dspietod. Ac It la now aa offldd text book for the national plusblng apprentice pregrsa it should be reprinted. To date 11,000 coplea hare been distributed and oar entire original coat recovered. It la recomended that 5,000 additional coplee be printed aad aold at ooet ao that tha ooat will be recovered over the next four or W a* pvt. 17. Mature LI ate - For the direct nail advertising suggested our nailing llata Should bseatarlally expanded, baaed on llete of active architect* aad builder# sup plied ea by Sweet'* Catalog. 11. Beeetrch - Several reeearch projects should b# reocnaonded to the See*arch 01rector aad Technical Steering Coanitt#*. These should Includes 1 i a* Orrelofxeot of aaglaaerlag data on lead asbestos anti-vibration pad*. b. A basic study of lead alooe aad la ooafclnatloo with other aeterlala for both vibration and sound attenuation. o. tteselopnaat of thla lead lanlaatlooe for Inexpensive aoletur* proofing and eorroslco protection. d. Develoaesnt of lead coated plastle ferae for prefabricated application* la building* each *e ependrels, gutter*, gravel atop*. Tb* plastle would supply rigidity and ths lead protect the plastle from weather. I IIQ'M- J- W'lVgli.at1 WP"" 'Ml* ; " LIA09751 Katallle Uad Product* i^ -3s- . OoU*r X!t l95 ' " i mm<um 'I Approrad Budget 1958 . VstlasUd Bxpendlturea Budget 1958 , 1959 Direct Coatu _ , _ VJ Balarlea * Social Security Tax** 7,500 7,700 8,000 -A Comaltlng Tmi 3 Sveat'a Catalog 6,000 150 8,000 5,000 12,000 Cocatruction Bulletin* 3,600 900 3,000 njrrn n* 3,000 Handbook an 15,000 -4* UnrtUlig Baprista 1,000 500 6,000 1,000 Apprentice Contact 600 500 500 Conventlcna * EJiiiMte 7.000 10,000 6,000 Travel Raprlnt-Fliad>r' Text Book failing Lift Expenalon 5,500 6,000 - 5,500 6,500 500 ttlaoallaoaoua 3*22SL 1*222 a*522 Direct Coata 33,000 37,050 73,500 XpajreiJte&u Salarlaa Publicity "Lead" Travel Indirect Coata Skldnore, Owing* 4 Narrlll Survey Direct Coata 5,500 2,000 3,500 3*222 16,000 20,000 -33*922 167,000 5.600 2,000 3,500 3*322 U.600 17,000 37.050 68,650 6,000 3,000 3,500 3.500 16,000 - 21*322 89,500 Balance, Jam*rjr 1, 195< Transfer fro* Induatry Davalopaant Pwd "lead Work for Modern Plunbing" *12,204.15 67,000.00* ^ 450.^ Latai fapandlture* , (AJ>5Q.<X) Batinated Balance, January 1, 1939 111,004.1} Included 110,000 fraa Industry Devalojnart fund i for Skifecra, Owing* t Merrill Report s a H!jk'LiJ 1 .;iv w * rmpmu mi$Hrr "1 fr$*r