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.......L...I.A....2..0. 7A6 ANNUAL MFFTING OF THE t'.r.i.i,-; 1 LEAD ihJ, jz ASSOCIATION Kew York, N.Y. May 9, 1947 The annual meeting of the members of the Lead Indus tries Association was held on Friday, Way 9, 1947, at the Aaldorf-Astorla Hotel, New York, H.Y. PREFECT PEPRFSEN'TIRG K. C. Brownell C. Glass J. H. Schaefer J. A. Martino F. VT. Rockwell J. Douglas I. H. Cornell C. H. Crane E. V. Peters F. F. Colcord A. B. Marcuand Anerican Smelting & Pefinlng Co. Anaconda Sales Co. Ethyl Corp. National Lead Co. National Lead Co. Phelps Dodge Coro. St. Joseph Lead Co. St. Joseph Lead Co. St. Joseph Lead Co. United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co. Inc. United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co. Inc. F. E-. Vfornser, Secretary-Treasurer R. L. Zlegfeld, Assistant Secretary REPRESENTED BY PF.OXY The Anerican Metal Co. Ltd. Bunker Hill ft Sullivan Mining & Concentrating C' . Chief Consolidated l! xr.g Co. Crown Metal Co. Division Lead Co. Euston Lead Co. Evans Metal Co. Federal Mining ft Smelting Co. V.'. P. Fuller & Co. Hamnond Lead Products Inc. Hecla Mining Co. Imperial Type Metal Co. Johnstown Tin Foil & Metal Co. Kahn Eros. John P. MacGregor Lead Co. Metals Refining Co. Northwest Lead Co. Park Utah Consolidated Mines Co. Fiver Smelting k Refining Co. Rochester Lead 'Forks Inc. Shattuck Denn Mining Corp. Sherwin-Williams Co. Silver King Coalition Mines Co. Silversteln ft Pinsof, Inc. United Anerican Metals Corp. Vulc.'n Lead Products Co.Inc. Wcnsley Metal Products Co. Mr. Crane occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting held on April 6, 1946 were approved. N 4057 LIA20748 Annual ?.'eeting Minutes 2 May 3, 1947 REPORT OF SECRETARY The Secretary briefly summarized his annual report which is attached as Exhibit nA.n In addition to the points covered by his written re port, he mentioned that he had just received word from Australia that certain new anti-lead legislation had been passed in Cueenslond. he mentioned the importance of our cooperation with the Australian lead industry which is repre sented in the association by the associate membership of the Broken Hill companies, because such legislation, starting in places like Australia, can readily spread to other parts of the world. He also mentioned that the Industry Committee of the Army Industrial College, mentioned in his report, had been disbanded, and that its activities had been taken over by the Amy and h'avy Munitions Board, I.'onferrous Vetals Industry Advisory Committee which met during the current week in Washington. The meeting was purely organizational. EErERAE TP ABE C0KMISSI0H The Secretary told of his appearance as a witness in the Federal Trade Commission case against the white lead and red lead industries. A3 the Association has a clean slate and nothing to hide, its testimony should be useful in disproving some of the allegations of the Federal Trade Commission. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT Mr. Crane mentioned that he felt the strength of the Association lies in the fact that it represents both lead producers and consumers. In this he said it is orobably unicue among Associations, but the principle adopted has proven its worth many times over. TREASURER'S REPORT The Treasurer submitted a report of the audit of the accounts of the Association by independent auditors, which is attached a3 Exhibit nB." 'ov-; gweg:r LIA207A9 !pj| Annual Meeting t-J Minutes May 9, 1947 -3- UR. CRAKE'S CONTINUANCE AS PRESIDENT________ The President reported very briefly that Mr. Wornser had resigned as Secretary, aa everyone knew. He said that he had written to the Executive Constttee that In view of the change In the office of Secretary, he had volunteered to carry on as President during the transition period and that he had received Many kind letters in reply, urging him to carry on. However, he felt that during the next year, the members of the Association should begin to look around for his suc cessor. ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF riFFCTOP.S _________________ A quorum being present, in person or by proxy, the fol lowing firectors were duly nominated, and there being no other nominations, and all nor.ir.e--s being eligible, the fol lowing were unanimously elected Directors of the Lead Indus tries Association for the ensuing year: PEPFESENTIKG Norman Hickman K. C. Brownell Executive Vice President Clarence Glass, Vice Pres. S. A. Easton, President A. E. Bendelari J. H. Schaefer, Vice Pres. E. L. Nemhouse, Jr., Pres. L. E. Hanley, President D. N. Purruss, Jr. F. Vi. Rockwell Chairman of the Foard O. N. Friendly, Vice Pre3. C. H. Crane Choi man of the Foard The American Metal Co. Ltd. American Smelting ft Refining Co. Anaconda Sales Co. Eunker Hill ft Sullivan Mining ft Concentrating Co. The Ragle-Picher Co. Ethyl Corp. Federated Metals Division American Srelting ft Refining Co. Hecla Mining Co. Metals Refining Co. National Lead Co. Park Utah Consolidated Mines Co. St. Joseph Lead Co. L IA20750 i Annual 'Jesting Minutes May 9, 1347 r L- 4 James Ivers, Vice President J. Vi. Vade, President F. F. Colcord, Vico Pres. Silver King Coalition Mines Co. Tintic Standard Mining Co. United States Smelting Refining fc Mining Co. Inc. i The meeting adjounred at 2:00 P.M. * Secretary