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IH U ffI e's'R esolutions OTS?were adopted by the tjOf the P a in t and V a r ying held at A tlantic City inclusive : ^Service' Committees of the Paint " T hat we recommend the passage Vsarovding for the incorporation of L ^ i orts u n d e r fed eral c h arte r, sub- v fcV ^ ied eral agency; such associations their charters, to prevent unfair jM S B ^ ffio r in a te trade abuses. 2 ; '.rL L f.c tn re rs of Paints and Varnishes, ass0ciations, shortly after the i* T T iS d States into the war voluntarily sug- S ."/^M tereial Economy Board certain meas *** V a in n r " 1 econom y fo r th e se in d u strie s, into general practice through the * S ^ r of th a t B o ard , and <J*X* R * o en e n c c has dem o n strated th e gen eral ,* S e * TM * * tn'M' w' th o u t " ju r y to m anufac- rt nr consum ers, . / T h a t these economies, insofar as they have and desirable, should be perm anently by -operative consent of the industries con- :r.. - 3 A by the War Service Committees of the Paint Industries, T hat the Capital Issues Com- rtild be continued as a fed eral agency, w ith its wirfly limited to the supervision of new issues of > t h e protection of the investing public against t *nd irresponsible enterprises. '4 as T h e organization of related local in d u strie s rfion&l C hairm en, has proved effective in th e .ition of inform ation an d in the prom otion of sd^^That these organizations should be continued loped u n d e r the guidance of trad e associations, the general supervision of a properly authorized nt agency. ^ as, A p roper cost a cco u n tin g system is th e only a for the conduct of any business and the only restraint for ignorantly destructive competition. d by the War Service C om mittees of the P aint ish Industries, T h a t th e F ed eral R eserve B anks isist on proper cost a cco u n tin g m ethods as a te to financial credit. d by the War Service Committees of the P aint wish Industries, T h a t o ur U . S. P a te n t law so revised as to require the m anufacture in try within a reasonable period of items for which s been granted. d, T h a t e arnest effort should be m ade to secure nal uniform ity and reciprocity in patents and ks. 7 as. T he im m inent necessities of the w ar proe deferred the inception, m aintenance, improveextension of all public utilities and buildings, and national, and as. T he necessities of labor as well as th e comty and convenience of th e public dem and iniresumption and expansion of activities in this d by the War Service Comjnittces o f the P aint ish Industries, T h a t th e prom pt an d e x ten siv e n of such activities is a national dutv and a -essity. 8 d by the War S ervice C om mittees of the P aint ish Industries, T h a t th e atten tio n of th e F ed eral mimission should be specifically directed to th a t >' u n fa ir form of com petition involved in th e mmodities at prices below the cost of production. 9 d by the War Service Committees of the Paint ish Industries, T h a t in th e cancellation of con- government departm ents full consideration given to th e rights and interests of contractors ontractors. acceptance at contract price of all goods comm process u n d e r legitim ate o rd ers and in corilth contract stipulations. proper a d ju stm en t to provide in full ag ain st loss latenal on hand or u n der contract to meet govrequirem ents. acceptance at full cost of such m aterials which been purchased to meet government require- \ for which the ow ner has no use in th e con 's regular business. Provj^ 'n g_ in concellation notices, form s to be ,;e r. affidavit, w ithin a given period, of state'ering the foregoing items. ihe issue within a reasonable time of shipping is for m aterials specified u n d e r p aragraph ( d ) ; 1S10T1 *or prom pt p aym ent of claim s a risin g ^ j aP" s (b) and (c), when approved by authorted for the purpose. -^ claim s sub-contractors' claims, ertified with the claims of direct contractors. ' S iegle Co., color m anufacturers. Roseaten Island, N. Y.. has been reorganized `P'tal stock of $1,500,000. T he incorporaW. E. Coffin, M. J. M urphy and F . B. SH Gums will he handled at Buffalo, N. he Synthe-Copal Co., incorporated with ,,stock of $50.000 by H . 'F . Morloch, E dward J. Co r n ish , President, N ational Paint, Oil and Varnish Association. E dw ard J oel C o r n is h , who was elected P resi dent of the National Paint, Oil and Varnish A ssociation, is a w estern man, having been born in Sidney, iow a, on December 15, 1861. H e was graduated from the State University of Iowa, collegiate departm ent, in 1881, and the law de p artm en t in 1882. H e practiced law in Omaha, Neb., until 1906. F rom 1903 to 1906 he was attorney for and acting president of the Carter W hite Lead Co. of Omaha. F or a short time he was A ssistant City A ttorney of Omaha. W hile president of the C arter Co. he built the lead corroding works in Canada at M ontreal, but later sold his holdings to the N ational Lead Co. Since 1906 M r. Cornish has been in the service of the N atio n al Lead Company-- from 1906 to 1908 as president of the C arter W hite Lead Com p an y ; from 1908 to 1910 as a m em ber of the B oard of D irectors and m anager of its Chicago branch, and from 1910 as vice-president and m em ber o f the Executive Committee, with offices in N ew Y ork. In 1916 he succeeded W . W . L aw rence as president of the N ational Lead Co. He has had general charge of manufacturing and is on the directorate of all the subsidiary com panies of the N ational Lead Company and is thoroughly conversant with all its varied activities. T h e A ssociation is to be congratulated in choos ing a m an of M r. C ornish's ability to guide its affairs at this critical period, a period fraught w ith m any dangers. Mr. Cornish promised to give the Association his best, and those who have the privilege of intimate acquaintance with Mr. Cornish know that this promise means a great deal. A t a M eeting of representatives of paint manu facturers and painters, held at the Hotel Astor, New York, on December 9th, the following reso lution was formed. The resolution was adopted by the P aint M anufacturers' Association and the National Varnish M anufacturers' Association at their annual m eetings: WHEREAS, T he ch aracter of public advertising affects the public regard for the paint and varnish m anufacturer and the m aster painter, we believe it to be imperative that the public advertising properly represent these joint interests; be it Resolved, T hat the best interests of this Asso ciation will be prom oted by constructive adver tising, selling to the public the necessity and fundam ental economy of painting and varnishing, with due emphasis on its protective as well as its scrupulous care be observed in avoiding m isrep resentation either as to the quality or w ear of the product or as to its ease of application, lead ing to the elimination of duly skilled labor." R e m o v a l s f r o m C o n s e r v a t io n L i s t .-- T h e W a r Trade Board announces the removal of the fol lowing products from the export conservation list: T in chloride, tin bichloride, tin oxide, all tin salts, China wood oil, m uriatic, form ic and hydrocyanic acid, bismuth salts, cobalt com pounds, copper salts, epsom salts, ether, bleaching powder, blanc fixe, cadmium compounds, man ganese and its components, sal soda, sodium com pounds, strychnine, varnishes, zinc oxide and zinc salts, menthol, sugar of milk, tolu balsam and barium peroxide. R e s a l e P r ic e s .--T he F ederal T ra d e Comm is sion has submitted a report to Congress recom mending legislation perm itting m anufacturers to fix resale prices with certain lim itations. c /' l y ( A c / ?> ^ _______________________________ 2 1 O scar R osenberg Oscar Rosenberg, President of the Standard Cooper-B ell Co., Chicago, died at H enrotin H o s pital on N ovem ber 30th, 1918. M r. R osenberg w as born Ju n e 10th, 1857, in L afayette, Ala. W hen he was quite a lad his parents moved from the South to N ew Y ork City, w here he was raised and educated. H e attended the public schools and later was graduated from the Uni versity of New York. He was then taken into his fa th e r's business, D. Rosenberg & Sons, in the m anufacture of varnishes, where he soon developed rem arkable ability as a salesman. He thought of the great possibilities and future of the W est and soon established the large western branch of the Standard Varnish W orks, of which he was head for many years. U nder his guidance this branch grew by leaps and bounds. In 1907, Mr. Rosenberg became vice-president and general m anager of the Standard Varnish W orks, was m ade presid en t in 1914 and retired from that office in 1916. H e then bought the plant of the Cooper-B ell V arnish Co., which he operated successfully. In April of this year Mr. Rosen berg merged the interests of the Cooper-Bell V arnish Co. w ith the western business of the Standard V arnish W orks, the new institution be ing known as the Standard Cooper-Bell Co. Mr. Rosenberg was a natural leader; possessed great business ability--a man among men--loved and adm ired by the business fraternity, were they associates or competitors. He was ever ready to help the less fortunate and never turned down an appeal for assistance. His high integrity, lov able characteristics and unusual devotion to his friends were among his numerous sterling quali ties and a host of friends deeply regret his death. H e was a member of Sinai Congregation, Stand ard Club and Lake Shore Country Club. H e is survived by a widow and three sons, the eldest of whom, Richard D. Rosenberg, has been asso ciated w ith him in business fo r a num ber of years, being at present vice-president of the