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. Y. fepterber IT, 1948 tin--' of the Executive Committee of the feed "ndustrj es . 2 3 o c i' t; n on Thursday, Jepter.ber 9, 11 o-*o n + Z : 15 :he office of the .^ssociati 'n, New Yorh, U.Y. "cm:er, 1^4 x_'r *. 'J -- U ~,, rtino LeFevre Chairnan "t. Joseph Lead Co. .-inert can Smelting national Lead Co. refining Co. United .States Smelting Refining ! lining Co. Inc. t he ince St. Joseph Lead Co. Secretary-Treasurer r.e meeting "'as caii.ec. ;c order with Ur. Felix er m ' A. . AC O' -. 1. O' F- l A " irp,`P'r~Trr110 <t t t per request from Senator Homer Cap^hart, chairman of the Subconoonrr-.:- ej- -> on -nt-rstate a no ?rce, dated -u--ust , for'On - } - " --- } r* ' D tnoce In gatherin' csorrticn srx deliver -d : ces, attached as The secretary "/as instructed to offer the full cooperation of the lend Industries Association on the natters covered in the re-- 1 st on me sscciaticn r.as miormation '0 "^CVICS SO - + - ie oornnittee as he as able, exclainin~ to the Connitt; fee information on prices or pricing methods is outside of IfLQ u tr n u Industries association's activitie: o r . r *) a t -- CL Or ;or^oe _attery Co. - The electi sc ! n r* *pn .on^r.nv. `11-roceny Avenue and l?t: ;reet. An m Le-ad Industrie: in a q ^~ -- > To t * letter ballot of the Executive Conr.ittee. yrooucer' cation of V--. v-\ ^ ~ -A4 Y wrr . .0* ^ A.____ _ :aa. : gona_ : -* P F (_ .y oe app location I c "'ins P.J'c t 'i'v p P 11 ^ , `-ras considered. ;*JPrOf - er:- felt that inasnu + isociati:n does not include >reign manufactured products, the nenbersbi 'iplon f. r. Ltda. should be rejected 'Oil CX: ;.f the rejection, end the reason. ;cec'Jti ve Committee e^t':nr Viruses -- fC -- September 13, 194S a n n u a l me e t in g It v.\os uecided to hold the 1949 Annual Meeting of the Lead ndustries Association in Chicago on April 9, 1949, preferably t the Crake Hotel, if suitable arrangements could be made. The e-tir.r should include morning and afternoon sessions of topics f interest to the membershin, a luncheon and annual business meet ng, and a cocktail party and dinner. It was further decided that aturday, -i;ril 9, might be spent by making organized visits to aricus smelting and refining and manufacturing plants in Chicago rd vicinity. The meeting adjourned at 4:05 P.M. LN0?k 3 r V >' TENTATIVE AGENDA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING September 9, 1913 1. Consideration of letter from Senator Homer Capehart, chairman. Subcommittee on Trade Practices, Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (letter attached). 2. Formal approval of membership of Electric Storage Battery Co. Approved by letter ballot of June 1, 1918). 3. Consideration of membership application of Doriplom 3. H. Ltda. 3uonos Aires, Argentina (letter ballot of April 29, 1918) on which no action has been taken. 1. Consideration of time, place and duration of the Lead Industries Association 1919 Annual Meeting. Lit027P6 N 674.01 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Exhibit TTAn September 10, 1943 UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE POLICIES Washington, D. C August 2U, 19U8 Gentlemen: A Senate Subcommittee, of which I am Chairman, has been directed by S. Res. 2IJ. to study and inquire into the effect of the Federal Trade Commission's policies relative to freight absorption and delivered prices. This subject largely concerns questions arising out of the decision of the Supreme Court in the Cement case. Our Subcommittee proposes to study the effect of an f.o.b. plant or mill price in all basic industries, and the prohibition of freight absorption in whole or in part. The time and money available to us does not permit a thorough investigation of each industry by the Sub committee's staff. We are taking the liberty of asking a number of trade associations to help us in marshalling information for the particular industry in which their members are engaged. We appreciate that the facts required by us for a thorough consideration of the problems of each industry are not necessarily identical. There is attached to this letter a list of the type of information which we believe would be helpful to us in making this study. We would like to have you furnish us with as much information of this character as is available to you or can be compiled by you. .Any additional avail able information relating to your industry which, in your opinion, would be helpful to us would also be appreciated. It may be that your association is not in a position to compile all of the information we are seeking, but that individual members of your industry may be able to be of assistance to us. In that event, we would be grateful to you for making an inquiry among your members. If you 'wish, replies to suc.n an inquiry may be sent directly to us from your members. If you prefer that we make this request directly to all or some of your members, we shall be pleased to do so if furnished a list cf tneir names and addresses. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Sincerely, Signed: Homer Capehart Distribution: Trade Associations Llf.O ?7t; N 674.02 INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE TRADE POLICIES SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SENATE INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE CCMMITTEE FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 1. The major product or products manufactured, processed, fabricated or converted by the industry; or, if a distributive industry, the major product or products dealt in. (<Vhere the industry produces or uses more than one major product or com modity, separate information is requested for each.) 2. Dae extent to which any members of the industry eitner sell tneir products or purchase products or materials from others on any one of the following price bases: (a) uniform delivered prices; (b) a zone system of prices; (c) the systematic absorption of freight by sellers to meet the lower prices of competitors located closer to the customer; or (a) any other system of pricing by which the seller sys tematically pays a portion or all of the cost of transportation. 3. The capacity, production, sales and use of the industry's products by districts, regions or states. li. The capacity, normal production, and sales of each of the individual plants or other establishments in the industry, and the normal use or consumption of those products within the area or region surrounding each of those plants. (It is the purpose of this information ~to learn the number of plants in the industry lo cated in regions which cannot consume the normal production of that plant, and to determine the number of areas or regions in the country which cannot be supplied with their normal requirements of such products or commodities by the plant or plants in that area or region). 5. The approximate percentage which freight costs bear to die selling price of the products in the industry or to the cost of products on me trials used by the members of the industry. 6. The extent to which the compelling of all members of the industry to sell their product at an f.o.b. plant price will increase tne total volume of business of the larger companies with more than one plant manufacturing the same product, or will decrease the volume of business of smaller companies with a single plant. 7. The extent to which members of the industry will be aided or harmed by legal requirements prohibiting the systematic absorption of freight to meet the prices of competitors located closer to tne customer; as for example, a requirement that sales be made only on an f.o.b. cull basis. LIAC27M A l