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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING New York, N. Y. December 21, 1937 A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lead Indus tries Association was held on Tuesday, December 21, 1937, at 12:30 P.M., at the Laywers Club, New York City. ^resent Representing B. N. Zimmer American Metal Co. Ltd. F. H. Brownell American Smelting & Refining Co. K. C. Brownell American Smelting & Refining Co. Clarence Glass Anaconaa Sales Co. W. E. Maston Eagle-Picher Lead Co. W. C. Beschorman National Lead Co. E. J. Cornish National Lead Co. Clinton H. Crane St. Joseph Lead Co. F. F. Colcord United States Smelting defining and Mining Co. Inc. F. E. Wormser, Secretary-Treasurer. The meeting was called to order with Mr. Clinton H. Crane in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting of June 29, 1937 were approved. MEMBERSHIP Membership applications of the Detroit Lead Pipe Vorks, Inc., of Detroit, Michigan; River Smelting & Refining Co., of Cleveland, Ohio; and Central States Mfg. & Sales Corp., of Chicago, Illinois, were considered. Whereupon it was regularly moved, seconded anc carried that the Detroit Lead Pipe Works, the River Smelting & Refining Co., and the Central States Mfg. & Sales Corp., be admitted to membership in the Lead Industries Association, and the Secretary was authorized to notify them accordingly, TREASURERT S REPORT The report of the Treasurer, covering the period January 1 to November 30, 1937 was read and accepted as per Exhibit "A" attached. SECRETARYS REPORT " ~" The report of the Secretary was submitted as follows: L IA00196 Board of Directors Meeting -2- December 1937----------------------------- c. Xf REPORT OF THE SECRETARY Report Summarizing the Activities of the Lead Indus tries Association for 1931. K) Membership - Membership in the Association has grown from 55 companies at the beginning of 1937 to 57 at the time of meeting, with three applications pending. (2) Statistical - The routine compilation ana publication of our statistical reports has proceeded without change and continues to be an important function of the Association. I believe that the value of our Metallic Lean Products reports would be increased if they were broken down into commodity classifications. It appears reasonable to assume that publication of accurate monthly statis tics might have a tendency to promote sounder competition for busin g s s in s Oah e metallic lead products. (3) Legislative - The Association has not had to act for its mem bers in any major federal legislation affecting its welfare but, as always, has stood ready to act at short notice, particularly in connection with the Basing Point Bill and Reciprocal Trade Treaties. The current negotiations with Great Britain anc Canada are of great moment to our industries. The Association took part in an effort to persuade the Treasury De partment to modify its regulations so as to permit the fllast-in first-out" method of inventory control, but without-success. It would seem that the only remedy open to the Association is Con gressional legislation at the forthcoming session of Congress when tax legislation will be reviewed. (4) Medical Research - The Association contributed 34,000.00 during 193'.' to continue Dr. Aub's notable work on lead at the Harvard Medical School. In April, a symposium of physicians and surgeons of member companies of the Lead Industries Association was held in Chicago, to discuss, informally, a great many medical problems relating to lead. Without doubt, this was one of the most successful and worthwhile meetings on the subject ever held. The transcript, copies of which were fur nished to members, is an invaluable summary of present-day medical knowledge about lead. All of those who attended the conference, and who have read the transcript are sure to obtain a better understand ing of lead poisoning. One^of the sentiments expressed at the Chicago meeting was in the direction of helping to prevent lead poisoning at members' plants and that a meeting of member company representatives, interested in safety and health promotion, would be an aid to all concerned in following up the Chicago conference. A broad field of oppor tunity exists here for the Lead Industries Association, or some other organization, to assist our members. An exchange of infor mation alone, on methods now used for preventing or cutting down the lead hazard, would be helpful. It is noteworthy that even in LIA00197 Board of Directors Meeting: -3- December 21, 1937 the first step in health work, namely, the establishment of physical examination records for employees, there is a wide divergence of practice and opinion among our members, as may be seen from the forms which were circulated to our members in June, 1937. Frequently, information has been given our Associa tion headquarters that such and such a plant is faulty in its prevention methods and ray own examination of some of them leads me to believe that they would welcome assistance for improving their practices. The cement industry has done some able work for its ovm members on health and safety problems not nearly so serious as our own. I believe this matter is sufficiently im portant to warrant the attention of the Board. We participated in an investigation of the use of solder for sealing evaporated milk cans, jointly with the evaporated milk and tin interests. The research program was carried on at Har vard and the findings published in the November, 1937 issue of the "Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology", under the title, "The Lead Content of Evaporated Milk", by Dr. Lawrence T. Fairhall, who conducted the investigation. Lead was given a clean bill of health. This is another illustration of the most effective way of dispelling some of the common misconcep tions and attacks on lead. It has been a routine occurrence to act for our industry in lead poisoning matters. ~ I think that the situation, on the whole, is growing better as an appreciation of Dr. Aub and Dr. Kehoe's work on lead permeates the medical fraternity. Just recently we had an opportunity to help clear up a lead ques tion with reference to the use of lean in drinking water. A pro fessor in a southern university was prepared to write an article, for circulation among water works engineers, which would have been unfortunate for our industry and quite misleading from a scienti fic standpoint. Through our efforts, this proposed publication has been substantially modified so that instead of injuring our industry it will present some reassuring facts. I am glad to report that our relations with those agencies having to do with the public regulation of health matters, are extremely cordial and that a mutual confidence has been cultivated which speaks well for the solution of our future public health problems. (5) Publications - We have tried to maintain the highest publica tion standard in our magazine LEAD, and I think we have succeeded in keeping up its fresh editorial interest ana effectiveness. The circulation has been deliberately cut because the plumbers, who formerly received the magazine, are now being mailed a magazine directed especially to them, known as the PLUMBERS' FORUM. We have even been solicited to accept advertising in our medium. (6) Plumbing Promotion Program - Inasmuch as a detailed, compre hensive review of the work of the Lead Industries Association in the plumbing field has been furnished each Director, it is need- LlAom co Board of Directors Meeting -4- December 21, 1937 less to repeat any of the statements made therein. Suffice it to say that 1 believe the program has been worth far more than the funcs expended to date in carrying it on. Dividends in the way of new and restored lead business should accrue to the lead plumbing goods manufacturers in our Association as soon as build ing revives. (7) Lumber Produets-Better Paint Campaign - Here, also, a detailed report has been furnished each Director and nothing need be added to the statements maae. Although it is not possible to fix ac curately the benefits to the members of the Association, received directly from the Campaign, I believe that the use of white lead can not help but be benefitted either as straight white lead or a constituent of high-grade paint.. Moreover, individual lumber manu facturing associations, which'publish handbooks and pamphlets on their products, now include reference to white lead as well as pre pared paint, whereas, prior to the work of our Campaign, no mention hao been mace o:' the pigment. (5) Sheet Lead Promotion - Our plans for some work in sheet lead pro motion for architectural purposes are gracuall y maturing. Funcs for the program outlined, and wnich was approved last year, have been collected from the mining companies and have been ear-marked for the program and have been hela pending the adoption of our Campaign. submitted, Secretary. Supplementing his report, the Secretary called attention to the importation, in growing volume, of lead champagne and other bottle caps, which come in under a low ad valorem rate, ana the corresponding displacement in the use of domestic lead. At the time of the 1930 tariff changes, no attention had been given to the bottle cap loop-hole because Prohibition was then in force. The Secretary suggested that if the reciprocal trade treaty ne gotiations with Great Britain made it necessary for the Lead In dustries Association to submit a brief, this might be an opportune time to try to remedy the defect in the existing tariff structure. SAFETY AND HEALTH-SYMPOSIUM The Secretary requested the advice of the Board as to whether or not the Association should follow up the successful physicians meeting in Chicago in April, 1937, on lead poisoning, by holding, in 1938, a meeting of member company safety engineers or representatives. It was the consensus of opinion that the membership might gain by participation in such a meeting. The Secretary was authorized to proceed with plans for holding a meet ing and exchanging safety information of value in preventing lead poisoning. LI00199 Board of Directors Meeting -5- December 21, 1937 BUDGET The Chairman stated it was desirable to establish a budget for the conduct of the ordinary operations of the Lean Industries Association for 1938, and submitted the Treasurer's estimated expenditures for 1937 as compared with the budget that had been approved for the current year, as follows: Budget Work Sheet Approved Budget 1937 Estimated Expenditures 1937 Proposed Buaget 1938 Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment Salaries Rent'ana Light Telephone & Telegraph Books & Subscriptions Printing Mailing Illustration Traveling Expenses Medical Research Office Expense Misc. Technical Researcn Social Security Taxes $500 25,000 3,000 900 250 6,500 5,000 750 1,500 2,000 1,900 1,500 1.200 $250 25,000 2,800 550 325 5,000 4,250 300 1,500 4,000 1,750 - 1,200 Total 50,000 46,925 It was moved, seconded and carried that the budget for 1933 be adopted at the same total as for 1937, namely, $50,000. with 30 per cent of the budget to be collected through subscrip tions from members, the balance being furnished from the cash in the hands of the Association at the end of the current year, 1937. The Secretary was directed to confer with the Board of Executive Committee at the end of six months if the arrangement adopted needed revision. The budget as approved, follows: Budget - 1938 Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment Salaries Rent and Light Telephone and Telegraph Books and Subscriptions Printing Mailing Illustration Traveling Expenses Medical Research Office Expense Miscellaneous Technical Research Social Security Taxes $500 25,000 3,000 900 250 6,500 5,000 750 1,500 2,000 1,900 1,500 1,200 LIA002 0C Total $50,000 Board of Directors Meeting -6- December 21, 1937 The meeting adjourned at 2:00 P.M. LIA00201 Exhibit nAn-Board of Directors Meeting-December 21, 1937 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION T R E A S U R E R 1 S REPORT January 1 to November 30,1937 Cash on Hand and in Bank, January 1, 1937 RECEIPTS Membership Contributions: Ordinary Fund $49,280.50 Plumbing Promotion 34,916.75 Lumber Products - Better Paint 25,721.00 Sheet Lead Promotion 3,002.00 $13,931.57 TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL 112.920.25 $126,861.82 DISBURSEMENTS Ordinary Fund: Furniture,Fixtures & Equipment Salaries Rent and Light Office Supplies Miscellaneous Traveling Expenses Telephone and Telegraph Books and Subscriptions Printing Mailing Illustration Unemployment Tax Old Age Benefits Tax Medical Research Advances $ 215.07 22,480.68 2,548.92 584.08 954 .39 1,265.45 465.20 303.85 4,565.03 3,937.07 270.25 85.38 216.41 4,000.00 50.00 41,941.78 Plumbing Promotion: Salaries Traveling Expenses Mailing Printing Advertising Miscellaneous Advances $7,575.00 6,818.26 475.54 1,686.75 1,277.54 4,443.44 100.00 22,376.53 Lumber Products-Better Paint Campaign: Salaries Traveling Expenses Printing Mailing Miscellaneous $9,718.26 8,243.38 365.55 321.76 3.681.68 22,330.63 Accounts Payable, January 1, 1937 Unemployment Insurance Accrued,January1,1937 309.82 374.05 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS Cash on Hand and in Bank,November 30,1937 TOTaL $87,332.81 39,519.01 $126,851.82 Note: The following contributions were outstanding as are not included in Receipts above: Ordinary Fund $1,037.50 Plumbing Promotion 1,881.25 of November 30, 1937, LIA00202 and