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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING New York, N.Y January 17, 1940 A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Lead Industries Association was held on Wednesday, January 17, 1940, at 12:30 ?.M., at the Down Town Association, New vork, N.Y. Present Representing Clinton H. Crane, Chairman E. C. Brownell Olarence Glass A. E. Bendeiari F. 7r. Rockwell William Knust I. H. Cornell F. F. Colcord F.n.V'ormser, Secre^ary-Trea St. Joseph Lead Co. American Smelting & Refining Co. Anaconda Sales Co. Eagle-Picher Lead Co. National Lead Co. National Lead Co. St. Joseph Lead Co. Uni*e'. States Smelting Refining b Mining Co.Inc. The meeting was called to order with Mr. Clinton R. Orane in 'rhe chair. The minuses of the previous meeting of May 16, 1939 were approved. _ ~. Change in Representation on Board of Directors The Chairman announced that Mr. E. L. Newhouse, Jr., would replace Mr. Ivan Reitler on the Board at the re quest of the Federated Metals Division of the American S*melting b Refining Company. Resignation of Nassau Smelting & Refining Company As +he Nassau Smelting b Refining Company's lead operations were merely confined to inter-company ar rangements with its parent company, Western Exectric Company, the Nassau Smelting b Refining Company had tendered its resignation as a member of the Lead In dustries Association. The resignation was accepted. Membership Application - John R.MacGregor Lead Co, An application for membership in the Lead Industries Association having been received from the John R. MacGregor Lead Company, Chicago, and, having received a mail approval by members of the Executive Committee, this action was for mally ratified and the John R.MacGregor Lead Company ad mitted to full membershiD. Li&C0231 Board of Directors Meeting 2- - January l'7, 194C Membership Status )- ) The mreasurer reported that two members, the Aloha Metal and Rolling Mills Inc., and Kahn Bros.,Brooklyn, N.Y., were delinquent in their dues but that he felt these companies would ultimately pay. He also presented a request from Goldsmith Pros. Smelting Refining Company for special consideration of its subscription to the Lead Industries Association because they claimed they were essentially precious metal producers. The Board carefully considered the circumstances of the Goldsmith Pros., operations and decided that no exception should be made in favor of *hat Company as the Goldsmith Company were active and substantial lead smelters. The Secretary was instruc ted to notify the Goldsmith Company of the Board's action. Recor4' of ``he Secretary and Treasurer The Chairman called for the Secretary's and Treasurer's Report, which v-s approved as Exhibit "A" attached with the fallow!nr addition: ' Distribution of Cash on Hand and in mk January 1, 1940 Ordinary Fund Plumbing Promotion Program Lumber Products-Eetter Paint Camoaign White Lead Promotion Fund chee* Lead Fund <_ J c q q " ]y O y /Q . . * *1 w 1'9z ,4o9oo8.7n6n L/ 9 J - W 346,646.92 The Treasurer reported ^hat the special activities of the Lead Industries Association, that is, the White Lead Promotion Program, the Lumber Products - Better Paint Campaign and the Plumbing Promotion Program had established budgets for the conduct of these activities during 1940 and they are included here for *he record: Budgets (1) Lumber Products - Better Paint Campaign - ' Budget for this program for 1940 was 3:25,000.00. (2) White Lead Promotion Program - Budget for 1940, $251,900.00. (S) Plumbing Promotion Program - Budget for 1940, $39,000.00. " Ordinary Fund Budget - 1940 LIAC023? The Chairman presented a record of the expenditures of the Ordinary Fund of the Lead Industries Association for Board of Directors January l'7, 1940 Meeting 3 1939 compared with the budget that ha3 been established by the Board for the conduct of the operations for that vear, as Exhibit nEn attached. He called at*enti^n to a cash balance of 01b,449.00 to the credit of the fund at the beginning of the year. The Secretarv staged that the fund could be drawn upon for 1940 opera*i~ns if the Hoard so desired. The Chairman felt it was desirable to continue the budget at the rate established for 1939 rather than *:o draw upon the reserve at this time and that the reserve could be more usefully employed in times of emergency, a viewpoint in which the rest of the Board concurred. The budget for 1940 was thereupon established for 1940 at 250,000.00, as per Exhibit "B' attached. The Secretary was requested ^o leave the P^ard Room and upon his return was notified his salary would be 216,300 per annum and that he could use 31500.00 to in crease the salaries of the members of his staff for the work that had been done far the Association. The Hoard L I AC 023? s * Board of Directors Meeting Exrdtit ''A" January l7, 1940 ,vr~RETARY Reciorocaj. Trade Agreements Aitr. cue Vs the ate Department negotiated numerous trade t r e r- ties wi Kh foreign governments in the xast twelve months, onlv on of + hem included consideration of any iead products. This was th e renewal of the trade treaty with Belgium. The iead oiemen t s, particularly white lead, were threatened with a T. ' ' ^ duction in that agreement. Tne Lead Industries Ah sociation ore or so Brief outlin: its position and, upon approv 1 of the Executive Committee, submitted it to Washington, m^ -n c. utbreak of another v.'orld war has delayed consummation of the el el an rresnerh and it may very well be that no action v.d 11 be taken. V'ith the growing hostility toward the reciprocal trade agree ments, the Administration may be loathe to make any more cuts in the non-ferrous metals or me~hl derivatives. Although con gressional review of the trHrie agreements act may terminate it in June, wc antic!pate negotiations nav possibly arise which will re coir: ytodi'm from us, notably the Australian and Peruvi an .de E-rntfUif-rJ "his office is attem >ting to follow the situatior. closely aaiiCid to act promptly, if need be. T' LEAD DF.oy.0TI0N PROGRAM T>. .arrest single activity since the founding of the Associ ation eleven years ago is its am .end "romotion 'orram. important nati to increase tne consumption of white lead in the United tates end to combat the substitution of in- ferior pigments for white ead. A detailed steo by step account of tne progress of the campaign has been furnished periodically to subscribing members consisting of mining, smelting and white lead manufacturing companies. The campaign is only nine months old bu* alreadv many straws indicate that the program is making definite progress. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the action of the National, Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association is announcing the formation of a campaign of its own to promote paint as a whole is a sign that our program is significant. An indication that the tendency of prepared paint companies to cut the white lead content of their paint from veer to year is being checked is also noticeable. The largest mail order house, for the first time to my knowledge, is now boasting of the white iead content of its paint and urging comparison with other oaints. Then again, white iead is being made available more and more in colors in preoared paint form. The campaign begins its second year with m=ny intricate problems of organi zation and coordination solved, and with interest in the progress and support of the work growing. It will be a long hard struggle to regain the ground that has been lost over the last seventeen veers but with the unexcelled merit of the product as a basis, and T-ith the inspiring example of unanimity set by our mining, smelt ing and manufacturing members in the first year of the campaign as a background, t am confident of the ultimate satisfying outcome. N 584.01 -V J L I AC02 3 6 Board of Directors Exhibit ''A*' January 17, 1947 2- REPORT OF THE SECRETARY One beneficial and unexpected result of our campaign is the good will it is building up for lead and the Association in general. I ha-e always .elt that the cultivation of good will for our metal and cublicity about the indispensable work it does for mankind is something that lead needs more than other common metals because, as the directors know, lead in many forms is constantly under attack on account of its toxic qualities. Our camoaign helps to meet this issue. LUMBER PRODUCTS - BETTER PAINT CAMPAIGN This campaign continued to function during the year and covered the southwest and Pacific Coast, and area not hitherto reached, as well as parts of the middle west. Detailed reports have been furnished sub scribing members periodically. Lumber associations continued distri buting, at their own expense, thousands of painting leaflets recommend ing 'white lead or the highest grade prepared paints to be used on their product. The National Door Manufacturers Association is the latest to use this means of cooperating with us. The close relations that have been cemented -i^h important lumber associations through the cameoein were also of great assistance to the Lead Industries Association in our whi^e lead promotion Drogram. Many important testimonial letters from regional lumber associations such as Western Pine, Red Cedar Sningle Bureau, southern Cypress and. others were used-in our advertising copy. PLUMBING PROMOTION PROGRAM The Plumbing Promotion Program was carried forward during 19c9 by the same methods used in previous "ears. The work of our three field men, contacting plumbers' organizations and water works engineers In various cities and states, is the central feature of this work, sup ported by our magazine, "Plumbers* Forum," advertising in the plumbing and water works trade papers and publicity. A detailed report of the progress made during the year was submitted to those members subscriber to the program and periodic reports of the activities of our field men were also provided. Much attention has also been given to the use of lead in Federal Housing projects. The amount of space devoted to lead by the trade papers now as compared with a few years ago, and the amount of lead used in public . housing projects, even where not required by local ordinance, are a good indication that the work is bearing fruit. In addition, several more cities revised their plumbing ordinances to require a go~d deal more leadkthan formerly. Progress has also been made in obtaining the specification and use of Lead Industries' Seal of Approval material. Further simplification of our standard for lead fittings has now been approved by the lead manufacturers and only awaits approval by the National Association of Master Plumbers and our Board of Directors to be put into effect. LIA0023c Foard q r r> ^ yi ^ ^ w ~ Exhibit "Ah' January 17, 1940 o o (JO o to L "0 0 2 3 fcI ^T-'-j^prp o 17 rD?m . Magazine "Lead" The ma gnzi.-ie ''Lead'' was -xoanded to twelve pares in 1919 s 7 a a t a c-.rr" mare data about white lead and to help support our 'vhi* a lead oro.notion program. The magazine continues to have an excellent recept on and is the reason for many inquiries re-chinr this office for assistance in the proper use of many forms of lead. F LITHARGE L'dC :ne members manufacturing litharge nave been :nv hr ougr office, the continued _ z. V' r r ; e in the p etrol eum Indus try. It a ope 2 r s th t comp eti t i v( C ss e 2 art! r% uiarl y the use of coppe r chi ori de. X hreat en the CO II ty .rJ P d us TT y ee >7 Of s ome 6, Off to 7 soli .'.b . Not G ton s oniy is I 7 of XI 4 X X^ . i a a. 4- car r <j t ge eJ f in t he ened bu X x<- 1 x Lj 0 f> r us e 2 IxETi nd suxohur, chem i r al s th Cr~. L4- a r> uir ed '*'1 ]_ i 4- 7 ' J e in tn e o ro cess. T -4- - :> j e. - r j X hat n 0 one fro m ou r ind u r'/ O _L :"iC I D ing f he petroleum industr- use h&r.ge to best advantage and that, cora pc^i-tvelv, the litharg ls stiix unexceliec that '-he inidustryv does fj a(Xc-et the orosoect of having heaw inroads made into this outlet un! .8 2 5 some effort is made either bv +'r. e 1 _ a arge producers indiv tid^ 'ui ally or cooperatively to protect. their market. Further studv and investigation is being made. Las4-, -sear I reported on the use of litharge in enamel manu facture. T.ais is also an outle* where lead is definitely not being promoted and where it is being displaced by materials that are not as good for the purpose. It would also seem well worth whiie to study" the best method of protecting our existing enamel .vase market and endeavoring +o increase it. SHEET LEAD Several of our members have been anxious to have us launch a crogram for the promotion of hard sheet lead in small home con struction and clans are being laid to establish such a program when, as, and if the sheet lead fabricators desire to begin. V'e nave funds, collected from the miners several years ago in antici pation of this program, so that it is not necessary to ask for any assistance in the first year from the mining companies. A home constructed by one of our staff in 1959 at Stamford, Conn., at his own expense, was a vivid demonstration of what can be done if an intelligent effort is made to introduce sheet lead for flashing and building in small home construction. This one lob has resulted in several additional sheet lead installations in the vicinity. ''e have a large amount of detailed information which we are ready to use whenever the membership desires to have us proceed. . uk Board of Directors Exni ti* Januar*' l7, 19<0 -4 - REPORT OF THE SECRETARY LEAD POISONING Attacks against the use of lead on the ground of lead poisoning continue to be made but as an offsetting influence is the appearance now and then of authoritative and con structive papers such as the one by Dr. Lawrence T. Fairhail, Principal industrial Toxicologist of the U.S. Public Health Service, published in November, 19E9, entitled, ''Significance of the Urinary Excretion of Lead." We have continued to support the research of Dr. Aub and his associates at Harvard on lead and he has been helpful from time to time in answering directly inquiries relating to the use of lead wrhich come to this office from our members and others. 'For the first time, we took the offensive in this matter and spoke on lead pine and lead poisoning to an important group of water works engineers. The paper v;a__desisned to give authentic information and dispel fear. it was most favorably received. - Tne lead poisoning problem remains one of the most trouble some the industry has to face and, as I have said before, it alone would justify the existence arid expense of a Lead Tn- dustries Association. GENERAL The Chairman, secretary and a fee-- members of the Hoard were invited by the Army and Navy munitions Beard to serve on the Lead Sub-Committee, which they gladly did. *>$* As constituted today, the Lead Industries Association is functioning in many directions with, I feel, noteworthy economy. Being a vertical trade association and representing many lead " products from ore to finished metal, or pigment, it actually operates as a group of trade associations woJld do for individual and related industries. Obviously, this centralization saves much duplication of expensive overhead. For example, our white lead program, plumbing and lumber activities have an unusually small overhead as the accounts indicate. As I see it, our own system parallels the position occupied by the competitive non-ferrous metals, aluminum and nickel, two industries thoroughly integrated by force of their development and doing excellent promotional work on behalf of their respec tive metals. In our case, the integration has had to be created LI AC 0 Z 37 Board of Directors Exhibit "A" January 17, 1940 X -i T < REPORT OF THE SECRETARY throurh ft? formation of the ^ead Industries Association, Trie more intensivelv I study lead and its competitive oro lens, the more T believe that much remains to be done to bene; the entire industrr throusn un J * rd efforts without in the leas4violating a cardinal principle rat has actuated the association from the start, i.e., never to undertake anv task tha* cari Kc->e done tetter and more economically by members tnemselves. '--t any ra*e, looking back upon the first ten years of its , the association can ooint to severe^ activities and accomplishments, any one of vhi? would justify its existence. 1 J A C 02 3 f Board of Directors Meeting 7.x.'. it it " A" January 17, 194"' Treasurer's Report January 1 to December 21, 19,'79 Cash on hand and in Bank, Jan. I,19?9 RECEIPTS: Membership Sutscri-tions: Ordinary Fund Numbing Promotion Fund Lumber Droducts-Better Paint Campai Fund bale of Trailer 4hr.Q 4. ^ , e48,69?.00 2 2 ,296.80 1? on r\r. n ( QO9(3 Vrhite Lead Promoticn Program Fund Total Receipts TOTAL $340,?00,19 S368,7^0.08 DISBURSEMENTS 0RDTNARY FUND: Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment Sals ries Rent and Light Social oecurity Taxes Less: Taxes Accrued 1L/S1/L9 Office Supplies Miscellaneous Trrveling "Lxoenses association Dues Intertainmen* and Luncheons Telephone and Tele crash Boohs and Sutscri:tiens Printing Mailing ''Lead" (b) Illustration Medical Research ' 1 C'. O T C L- y ... * i. < 909.5h : 451.99 26,576.16 4,?h 0.10 920.n7 89f7.86 519.45 642.45 267.00 74 .20 790.65 384.51 615.^4 3S6.21 6,228.19 200.02 2,000.00 C* - 75.69 PLTJMBTNG PROMOTION FUND: Salaries Traveling Expenses Printing Mailing ''Plumbers' Forum" association Dues Entertainment and Luncheons Conventions and Exhibits (c) Advertising Seal of Approval Inspections Miscellaneous advances 8,7QQ.o o 3,137.06 182.90 381.12 6,680.72 163.00 748.77 1,744.18 6,944.50 18.95 659.74 200.00 Board of Directors Meeting (Continued) 7 r r s u r e r1 s B e o o r t January I to December 11, 193.j Exhibit "A" January 1", TjjypyT: -I'pn r';jprnc:._pT.'m'T"!r - ^rTyg1 Valeries Traveling Expenses Printing Mailing Entertainment and Luncheons Conventions and Exhibits ; c) Miscellaneous V'UT'T *r:r ^u o t t ^j j t ?tj v [) Furniture, Fixture- an Salaries "Lead" (b) Traveling Expenses En-r rt - j ns.cnt and Lunc Printing Mailing TliusJrr- ti mn Office SucpliaMiscellaneous advertising Soace Less Discount Equi .:ment *-7CM th r\ ..> 988.Oh Publici+v Production; A d var.ee ;NP: SI' DC 7b 67 356.17 444.06 2,739.45 1 ,205.61 0" O / H- " CU. *T <t 1,105.85 4,285.x3 2,560.8" *. n T ^ io i .Q ` ' *7 ~ 1 eo, 7;- 3.48 7 02 3 . 4 n 06-.4 0 ` r\ r* r\r\ J- . ' > ou nH idle. anusr 195 9 b.` - . . Taxes Accrued, Januar Total Disbursements Qrr. oc u v. <_ *7 O C ) O1 <_ <s. 9 --- Cash on Hand and in Bank, Januarv 1, 1940 46.648.9: in'-a 'V FOOT-NOTES (e) 53,002 of this amount is ear-marked for Sheet Lead Promotion. (b) Includes editing, printing, mailing and miscellaneous expense- entailed in publishing "Lead." The White Lead Promotion Fund is charged vrith the additional expense of the enlarged "Lead" magazine. (c) Includes expenses incurred at conventions and exhibits, inc-ud advertising in convention programs, but excluding field repre sentatives' expenses. The following subscriptions were outstanding as of December 11, 19 and are not included in the receipts above: Ordinary Fund 287.50 Pimting Promotion Fund 807.50 LIAC024C Of the above amounts, $62.50 Ordinary Fund, and $647.20 Plumbing motion Fund, has been received since January 1, 1940. Eoard of Directors Meeting Fxhitit "B" January 17, 1940 ORDINARY FUND -------------------------- 19 4 0 1 9 ?. 9 1 9 3. 9 Ordinary Fund Expenditures Ac roved Budget Fund ?ude;e + Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Salaries S 491.99 96,576.16 ? 500 26,0-0 2 500 p<2 q*J y ^ K. ^ Pent and Light 4,34^.10 5,000 4, t o,o ^eleohone and Teiecrrph '''SO.65 900 9Qo Books and Subscri ;;ti ans 384.91 30n 3 00 "Lead" ^rir+lng 'i a i i i n r Illustr-ati-n Travel'ng Expenses e d i c a I Re sear ch Technical Research 6,229.18 ol c C_Lc. 1 T/* C *> r^r. ^e: 6^2.13 r non nq - 6,000 1,000 _,000 300 o non C. y - 2,500 1,000 6,300 7F 0 --i 9 qq 1,500 1,000 - Social Security Taxes Office expense miscellaneous X , -t y . t. _ cr. ' o / c; i* jA<rJr\ Jr\ 1,200 1,700 80 Office Supplies association Dues 8yr\86 267.00 900 900 200 O UJ --l Entertainm_nt and Luncr.es ^e.iO x50 _i. _ >-/ TOTAL 346,685.27 550,000 550,000 LI4C02 41 N 584.02