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ii mump i.i Vmimm Mmmmmmm * mi m.. .. HiMwwiw 'uw w ia mwi'1-i.uiI iih, %. . LIA16317 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 4*0 UKXIMOTOM AVUNUg M*W row IT, M. T. f \ i f Ufl a pusapno t \ John J. Flta, ftmsldstit f Too flesm Lead Ccmpeqr., Ine. Loaf Island City, d. X. r Vo havo Indeed bed a t o ry Intonating day listening at thla morning's : Motion to tha Miner* and producers giving their enthusiastic talk* with regard to the supply of load, As we have road in tho trad* papers for th# paat several months and confirmed bar* thla morning, tha St. Joseph Lead Co. and tha imorlcaa Smelting and Refill 4 C>. ara edding facilities to increase their production. Tbo profiteer* aasura oa of a plentiful supply of load la tha naar future for reasons oatllnad by thaa. In addltl>n, I hart baan gives* official Information that Jugoslavia, for tha years 1952 and 1953, also Intend* to do likewise. This ness of course la very gratifying to oa consumers, particularly with *>at e bars experienced la shorUgea for tb# past yaar and a half. In thla afternoon's session w* hare listened to tha eonsiamrs who use load ; la tha oaaufacturo of their prodocta and who represent a cross section of tho Industry. In etch Instance, with the exception of the Tetre-Etfcyl Gas and Storage Battery poople, everyone makes a statertsnt that the tomvrge of lead to : bo umdwithin tbalr industry sill bo lota for toe balance of 1952 and tho year 1953 than was used In 1951. As tbo result I, like yourselves, am a bit bevildero- i ed as to share this Increased production of lead la to bo need and at tho imi time maintain market prleee. e It la ^ assignment to apeak in behalf of tha Industry X represent, which Is tho plualln^ Industry. Since m* asnufocturo sheet lead, lead pipe, tripe and bends, caulking lead, solders, ate. we know that our requirements for tho balance of 1952 -no for the year 1953 *111 be about 605 to 70S of the tonnage that we used In 1951* I feel confident that our experience la about average for all manufacturers who cater to tha plumbing Industry. This decreased tonnage la attributable to modernisation, substitution and circumstances. Hr aodemitatlon I ana, for exanple, a brass tubular trap la seed under a sink In tha place of a laad trap. A big percentage of the larger cities have discontinued tha uaa of lead bsnda. for tha peat twenty years, prior to 1936, a manufacturer, slallar to our company In else, tmuld sell an overage of 35000 traps and bands per month. Title would mean an approximate tonnage of 125 to 150 tone, for the pest ten years, this average tonnage la liO to 50 tone with as hope of aver regaining this markets Presented at the 21,th Annual Masting, Laad Industries Association, April 18-19, 1952* CM0ago, Illlnola - TB ik 'ij 4'!..iietpa"'iuBP tm v-.' Iiilftm ikaiafBliw 4 pi 91 wpiiiwpifppp^^ I .bim " ... aticwMwu*. 4 piiijmiij i 'i iiiiiiw1 a Lia16318 mm fc-wtar tnihiff John J. fl 1 For laad pip* it a cut of substitution, wherein for the peat sixteen yiin, copper tutirg ho* udi great Inroad* in th* building Industry for service line* where lead pipe pr<Tvtously had been used. In 19}6 and prior, a aAnufarturar with two pipe presses, would average between LX3 to LSO ton* p*r month, This, to day, has been reduced In tonnage to approximately 50 to 75 ton* per month. la < additlm to Uds natural condition, raj have had circunatances, at various times la th# past fire years, wherein we war# unabl# to ship our customer*' requirements due to lead shortages. In addition, ertreaaily high price* of pig load has aocourigad th* users to look for substitute*. Ob shaet lead, copper too has ada Inroad*. For many years, *wr aheat laad was used In bathrooms, particularly for ahower pans, shaet copper haa suocceded to cat tide tonnage considerably. ; Thia afternoon we here board in detail report* from th# cable manufacturers, typametal, amouiition, paint and others, wherein th<y haws expressed their opinion that their tonnages to be used in the future will decline considerably. With tola In Bind, mid to th* knowledge of everyone, if you consider th* available tonnage* offered t^Jtha United State* fro* Europe and other foreign ports and except for war, there is every Indication that this sooroa will oontlnue, I again repeat and ask th* question "Just where is this increased tonnage of laad to b* used!* In conclusion I want st this time to taka advantage of this opportunity in behalf of our own company and I feel confidant I speak in behalf of all cam pan!** who manufacture product* for the plumbing trade, to coa^llieent end that* the Load Industrie* iv-odatlon frr their fine co-operation and splendid field work that has helped us to sell the tonnage of laad products that me enjoy at this j ties. It is with regrot that the Lead Trubstries Association does not bare st least four mon i-ing th_> same field work as Honor Ttear., who in cy opinion, over nary years, haa done a splendid Job in fostering the continues of the use of lead in the building trade, Unless ** continue to improve oa the nacesaaiy work within our Industry I am afraid that the amount of laad that will be required aon't b* sufficient to k *p half of th* manufacturer* of thee* products in ausi- < In closing it is ^ sincere with that my recommendation will be accepted and that we as * ttiol# will not exportone* in future years shortages that w bad In th* pest. i It has indeed been e pleasure to have been with you this day and trust we can dll hav* tbs pleasure of meeting each other s year from ttem. : ! %