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meww p mwv wmawwwwffma* p * ' i " m mime^^wpme^amwmimaiWRv|ywgpww>mwm^ewwpwaiwapmewpeyffwwmaawwi'mi'' " f fW W nHWn.* wu i' ii J I B I uSTii^frffinrfeRm ISft Be* fork, a.Y. lOTMbtr 9, IMS A meeting of manufacturer* of rad lui vbo ar# member* of th# twd Xnauatrlt* Aeaociatlon was bald la tba Aaaocletlom offleaa oo Monday, Rovamber 9, 1941. Tba following vara praaantt Ertiffit A. S. Coat* M. V. toller llUlu Wllko Srwla Wllka J* Tolly S. I. Irani . A. Waraon Alai Starart B. M. Tan Clara Bttrtunltog Tba Eagle-Pichar Lead Co. Th* Eagle-Pichar Load Co. Bammcna Lead Product! Inc. Earn*and Lead Product! Xno. Metal* Refining Co. Rational Lead P-mp*y Rational Lead Company Rational Lead Company Th* Ehenrln-Willlama Co. F> I. Wormser. Baeratary B. L. Zlegfeld, Aaalatant Baeratary Tba meeting *aa called to ordar at SiSS P.M. toy Mr. Wormser. Ba raad a telegram froa Mr. Coolldg* of Tba Bharwln-Wllllema Company axpraaalng bit ragr*t at not toaln| abla to attend. Ba than auggaated that inasmuch aa tbli waa tha flrat meeting of tbla croup of manufacturer*, It was In ordar that they alact their own Cbalraan. It raa unanl- moualy ifraad that Mr. Woraaar ahould aet aa Chairman vhlla tba coaalttaa raa being organized and a program developed. It eaa decided that tinea the tolfgeat problem tba rad load manufacturer* currently have to meet la the threat to the continued uaa of red lead in paint and the partial Iota of that market already* the dlacuaalona ahould toe confined to the uae of red lead In paint. It eaa pointed out that tba Navy had already twitched from red lead to tluc chromate for ahlpa and that the Maritlne Commission, although atlll ualng red lead, la oo the fence at th* moment. Moreover, the lnduatry would do eell to plan aa beat It could for after tha war competition. Mr. Wormier outli ed talka be baa had with Navy offlclala about red lead, abating that tha principal obJeetl*ma give)him are i 1. Toxicity t. Heavier weight om ahlpa B. Ilia ehromat* peralte lata frequent dry-docking of ahlpa Iff iM 'P lWWrmmy^i*;W'WwafWWP*mM|HFmm'wWM w w ^ w i^ p p p r pppwawwq|ipHP.iiii.iaip!Pi w._a|yjniUJl,W'|Pjw . UIIWJW.Um W.f WWHH [JRRW . . . LIA08124 _Jted Lead ttaaufaeturera __ ___ _____ loveober 9j 1D4* The chairman expressed himself ea btl&| skeptical of the validity of these objections. He pointed out that he hat been assured that the Eavy Burtau of Tarda aad Docks would continue to adhtro to tha uaa of rad load la lta huge oonatructlon programs. Ba alao pointed out that alao ehroaata alao presents a baaltb hattrd and that tba baaltb atandarda of tba American Btaadarda Aaaoctatloa paraIt a lover eoncaotratloa of alao ehroaata la tba air thaa It doaa of rad load* It waa agroed that tba problao la largely a toebaloal oaa aad that tha firat atap should ba tba appolatneot of a Taehalcal Committee to Investigate tha problao, laaanuab aa all or nany of tba rad laad produeara have already atudlad tha problao la tbalr ova la boratorlaa. It vaa fait that tha Induatry ahould examine first tba relative oarlta of tha plgomats la tba two palata particularly for thraa porpoaaa - 1. Atoospherlo exposure. 8. Fraah vatar axpoaora 8. Salt vatar axpoaora tba laat presenting tba aoat difficult problao. Aa observation vaa aada that tba flra ha Lard la of groat loportaaca oa varahlpa aad that alao ehroaata apparently praaanta a sarloua flra batard. Xt vaa alao uaaalaoualy racooaaodad that tha Laad Iaduatrlaa Association. la developing a rad laad proootlonal program, ahould obtain. If possible, tba full-time aoraloaa of a highly raapactad and recopilsed paint cbaolat to balp tha Sacratary In tha solution of tha rad load problao and la tha proootlon of rad laad. Xt vas unaalooualy decided to bold a oastlag of toebaloal rsprssaatatltea of tba oaober coopanlaa at tha Association of fices la lev fork City on Friday, December 4, 194, at 61SO A.M. to exchange aad sift existing scientific data on the relative oerlta of red laad and sine ehroaata aad to racoonend vhat steps should next ba taken. Betveen nov aad Deceobvr 4, the technical staffs cf master companies could examine their available data aad bav# then ready for submission at tha Deeeober 4 oastlag, Xt vaa further suggested that each oaober endeavor to pro cure tha Danes of properly qualified personnel who night ba con sidered tp tha Association to handle tba technical aspeots of the proootlon of red lead ao that racoonsndatlona Along this lias sou la ba oade at a later oastlag. nirlfcni arirriitfreifew Jt*4 Laad luntfittwtri i'watt&i ii ri iritMrm. ovMbr , 1MI ** chairman * quaatlenad aa to ubathar tbara Bight r? *2^ ^*24? 00 ** P*rt of tha Eaacutlva Covlttaa or tha Board of Dlractora or tha Load Xnduatrlaa Asaoelatloa to tha rad laad manufacturara aabarklng oo a rad load promotloo- al program within tha Aaaoclatlan. Ba atatad that ba waa aora approval would ba grantad If tha rad laad lnduatry itaalf **r* oonrinead that It waa tha propar thing to do that thara ahould ba no difficulty in making financial arrangaaaota Tor auch proootloool work in aecordanca with tha orlnelplaa aatabllahad for othar promotional fuoda of tha Laad Jodvatriaa Aaaoclatlon. I I.I11J*"'Jl1111 a^i-moa.' -mW-wan ww" w *mm