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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING New York, N.Y. September 22, 1941 A meeting of the hoard of Directors of the Lead Industries Association was held on Monday, September 22, 1941, at 1:50 P.M., at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New ^ork, N.Y. Present Representing Clinton H. Crane, Chairman Norman Hickman F. H. Brownell K. C. -Brownell Clarence Glass A. E. Bendelari P. E, Sprague A. R. Knight F. W. Rockwell Harold Rowe C. M. Chapin, Jr. I. R. Cornell F. F. Colcora St. Joseph Lead Co. American Metal Co. Ltd. American Smelting k Refining Co. American Smelting k Refining Co. Anaconda Sales Co. Eagle-Picher Lead Co. Metals Refining Co. Metals Refining Co. National -^ead Co. National Lead Co. St. Joseph Lead Co. St. Joseph Lead Co. United States Smelting Refining k Mining Co., Inc. F. E. Wormser, Secretary-Treasurer R. j ->. Ziegfeld, Assistant Secretary iI D. Van Norden The meeting was called to order with Mr. Clinton H. Crane in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting of January 7, 1941, were aoDroved. AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAV'S The chairman announced the Executive Committee had aporoved an amendment to Article 6 of the Constitution and Ey-Laws to broaden the scope of membership, as follows: Include in line 10 of Article 6, first paragraoh, after the words, "and 'metallic foil products , the words, "and lead chemicals." Include a paragraph (h) reading as follows: (h) "Lead Chemicals" as used herein is defined to mean any lead chemical not specified in para graph (e) above ("Lead Pigments.") WHEREUPON it was moved , seconded and carried that the Hoard of Directors of the Lead Industries Association ratify the action J of the Executive Committee in amending Article 6 of the Consti tution and By-Laws as above. N 596 board of Directors Meeting September 22, 1941 2- - REPORT OF THE SECRETARY AND TREASURER I1 The report of the Secretary and Treasurer, submitted.,to the Board under date of September 19, is hereby included in the record as Exhibit "A," and Exhibit "B" respectively: ELECTION OF OFFICERS Ihe chairman stated it was in order to elect officers of the Lead Industries Association. WHEREUPON the following nominations were made, and there being no further nominations, the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot for the election of these nominees and they were declared elected: Clinton H. Crane, President F. H. Brownell, Vice President F. W. Rockwell, Vice President F. E. Wormser, Secretary-Treasurer APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The chairman stated it was in order to appoint an Executive Committee. '."'HEREUPON, with the consent of the Board, the chairman appointed the following as members of the Executive Committee: ^^ Clinton h. Crane, F. H. Brownell F. F. Colcord L. E. Hanley F. W. Rockwell Chairman RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEAD REFINERS The Secretary presented a survey of the Relative Importance of Subscriptions from Primary and Secondary Lead Refiners, as requested by the Board at its meeting on January 7, 1941. WHEREUPON the Secretary was requested to transmit the sur vey to the lead smelters in the Association for their comment, presenting the result of the circularization to the Board at its next meeting. The Survey i^ attacned as Rxnibit "C." Meeting adjourned at 2:4J>??5\M. Secretary LIA00266 Board of Directors Heeting Exhibit "A" September 22,1941 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY The following is a brief summary of the activities of the Lead Industries Association since my last report; IfFMRERSHIP The Ethyl Gasoline Corporation has been admitted to membership in the Lead Industries Assocatlon by action of the Executive Committee. GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES In the early part of 1941 our activities were mainly directed to make certain that lead and its manifold products received a share of the Government business generated by the huge rearmament program. We were particularly concerned in seeing that white lead and red lead woe used wherever advis able in Government painting and also that lead was used in plumbing systems. (In addition, opportunities were afforded ty the shortages created in aluminum and zinc to have the use of lead stimulated in foil and collapsible tubes.) So rapidly has the situation changed that the problem is no longer one of endeavoring to procure a larger outlet for lead because there isn't sufficient nowadays to fill the huge demand created, in part by the shortages of other metals. Our work, therefore, has gradually changed from trying to find an additional market for lead in Government enterprises to trying to help the Government solve its defense problems satisfactorily as they related to an adequate supply of lead. We have participated in many conferences with Washington officials, at their request, and are endeavoring to keep our members closely and promptly posted on definite actions taken by Government authorities as they affect lead in the rearma ment program. So far the most important order covering lead has been General Metals Order No. 1. on Inventory Control. LEAD HYGIENE Owing to the scarcity of aluminum and the desire to con serve tin, the foil industry and the collapsible tube industry have turned to the use of.composition metal in substantial ton nages. This has created a lead hazard problem in connection with the packaging of some articles, .particularly food items and dental creams. We have been helping manufacturers and the United States Public Health Service procure data to decide the issues intelligently. I am glad to say that recently the Food and Drug Administration has relaxed its stringent restrictions against the use of lead-tin tubes for shaving cream. This is another example of the benefit accruing to the lead industry by virtue of the foundation we have laid in lead research at Harvard and elsewhere, for it has enabled answers to be made on a scientific basis rather than on professional guess work. Board of Directors Meeting -- (Contlnued) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY Exhibit "A" September 22, 1941 LEAD HYGIENE (Continued) The U.S. Public Health service has published several bulletins on lead in 1941 of value to the lead industry, par ticularly a study of the lead hazard in the storage battery industry and the relative toxicity of lead arsenate and cal cium arsenate and lead carbonate. We have continued to keep our members posted on the most significant literature currently published about lead poisoning. Dr. Aub is carrying on his -work at Harvard on lead poisoning uninterruptedly. PROMOTIONAL ACITIVITIES Although defense work and the necessity of close co operation with Washington these days has overshadowed every thing else, our promotional work is going forward with undiminished vigor as the following summaries indicate: (a) WHITE LEAD PROMOTION PROGRAM In the Spring of 1941, the Advertising and Publicity Campaign for the promotion of white lead entered its third year. The copy and layout for both consumer and trade publi cations once again was prepared by Arthur Kudner, Inc., sub ject to the review of our Advertising Committee. The general approach remains fundamentally the same as in 1939-1940, save that ready-mixed white lead paint now receives emphasis with paste white lead and high lead content paints. The current media are here listed; frequencies in parenthesis: CONSUMER FARM Saturday Evening Post Collier's Better Homes & Gardens American Home (9 (8 (7 (7 Country Gentleman Successful Farming Agricultural Leader's Digest (6) (3) (4) In addition nine trade or industrial magazines are being used. The publicity program continues apace, a score of feature articles having been prepared since January 1 last by our staff and released to such periodicals as HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LUMBERMAN and THE PAINTER AND DECORATOR. LIACC26f Board of Directors Meeting -3- (Continued) KEPORT OF THE SECRETARY Exhibit "A" September 22,1941 White Lead Promotion Program (Continued^ The "Home Owners Forum" and the "House of the Month" continue as monthly releases in mat form distributed to an increasing number of papers requesting this service. The former is currently featured by.over 800 newspapers with an estimated average circulation of 426,000, while the latter is released to over 500 papers with an average printed cir culation based on clippings of 90,000. About half of the space in our house organ "Lead" con tinues to be devoted to instructive articles and news items on paint, while over 6,000 of our booklet "What to Expect from White Lead Paint" have been distributed since January 1 as the result of direct mail inquiries. Over 1,000 personal letters have been written this year to date as a result of interest stimulated by the cam paign. The appropriation for the current year was $212,000. It is expected that a balance of $4,000 will remain in the fund at the end of JL941. - '- The white lead industry is now so active that it can not fill the demand. If more pig lead were available, the amount of white lead sold would be greatly increased. (b) LUMBER PRODUCTS - BETTER PAINT CAMPAIGN Our friendly relations with the lumber industry have been maintained through personal visits with lumber associ ations and manufacturers. As a result, more painting in struction leaflets than ever before will be enclosed with siding and othei^ lumber products. During the current year, we have not carried on any work with individual lumber dealers, but have maintained contacts with their association secretaries and exhibited at their 1941 conventions. In the farm field, the 4-H Club work, started last year in Iowa only, has been expanded to cover Wisconsin, Kansas', Oklahoma and Georgia. In the latter State we have had the close cooperation of the American Turpentine Farmers Associ ation. A number of other states are greatly interested in this work and would like it extended. It has reached not only a great many farm boys and girls with the story of D good paint, but through them a large number of farmers and county agents. The Douglas Fir Plywood Association will provide plywood for kits for a greatly expanded 4-H Club paint program. If we desire. ft002fcq Board of Directors Meeting Exhibit "A" September2E, 1941 -4 (Continued) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY (c^ Government k Institutional Paint Promotion One representative has devoted his entire time to calls on state, county and municipal government officials, univer sities and other large institutions, including some banks and savings and loan associations, in the interest of white lead paint. reports of these calls have been circulated periodically. They indicate that, while white lead is used to a fairly large extent, further education of these officials, many of whom are ignorant or misinformed about paint, could greatly increase their use of white lead. A presentation of the white lead story for use with these individuals was carefully prepared, as well as specifications and other data which ould be supplied them as sup plementary material. (d) Plumbing Promotion Program Our work in this field since 19?3 has shown results in the last eight months more clearly than ever before. For the first time in many years, lead plumbing has been specified and used on Federal Government construction. It is being used not merely in small amounts, but in large quantities. We are at present ?rorking to extend this use even further with a reasonable expectation of success. IVe believe this to be a good indication of the trend to lead in private construction as well. The same field force has met the increased demands of the defense program. Our traveling and certain other expenses natural ly were hicher, but despite this fact, certain economies as in advertising, have enabled us to keep approximately within our bud get. During this period, the National Bureau of Standards pro mulgated Commercial Standards for Lead Pipe, Lead Traps and Bends, and Calking lead, identical in substance with those of the Lead Industries Association. This should greatly aid our efforts for better quality material, since the standards as printed by the Government Printing Office for the Bureau, feature the Lead In dustries' Seal of Approval. Shortages of other plumbing materials Just beginning to be felt`Offer us an added opportunity to accustom many plumbers to using lead if we can supply their demands - many of whom will doubtless continue to use lead, even after more normal conditions are restored. ** ***** In conclusion, the ordinary activities have been conducted within the budget despite the increased^pressure of the Vasnington program, not provided for in the budge operation of the Staff. Reso -y.- Board of Directors Meeting Exhibit "B* Sept.22,1941 January 1 to Aucust 31. 1941 Cash on hand and in Bank, January 1, 1941 RECEIPTS: Subscriptions to Ordinary Fund Subscriptions received in 1941 for previous years Subscriptions to Plumbing Promotion Progran Fund $37,969.75 400.00 $38,369.75 $22,911.96 $29,365.94 Subscriptions to Lumber Products-Better Paint Campaign Fund 18,660.75 Sale of Camera Equipment 72.64 $18,733.39 Subscriptions to White Lead Pro- motion Program Fund $200,010.20 Sale of Automobile 425.35 Reimbursement for Printing Expenses incurred in 1940 197.71 TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 280,648.56 ^310,014.30 ORDINARY FUND: Furniture,Fixtures & Equipment Salaries Rent and Light Social Security Taxes Office Supplies Miscellaneous Traveling Expenses Association Dues Entertainment k Luncheons Telephone and Telegraph Books and Subscriptions Printing Mailing "Lead" (a) Illustrations Medical Research Advances PLUMBING PROMOTION FUND Salaries Traveling Expenses Printing Mailing "Plumbers* Forum" (a) Association Dues Entertainment and Luncheons Conventions and Ebdiibits (b) Advertising Miscellaneous Advances $ 461.3418,870.88 3,012.58 578.48 947.41 228.92 561.16 80.50 115.72 519.85 152.19 181.99 740.93 . 5,174.06 22.57 1,500.00 150.00 $6,433.28 6,716.75 1,277.86 456.52 3,309.67 113.00 664.44 1,142.22 3,348.15 220.73 100.00 $33,298.58 N 596.02 LIACC?71 . i**-*jO*-'* *** Board of Directors Meeting Exhibit "B* Sept. 22,1941 REPORT OF THE TREASURER (Continued-) Disbursements - Continued LUMBER PROPUCTS-BETTER PAINT CAMPAIGN Salaries 5,583.26 Traveling Expenses 5,247.73 4-H Club 4,374.30 Printing 266.49 Mailing 164.50 Entertainment & Luncheons 234.25 Conventions & Exhibits (b) 1,074.76 Illustrations 227.60 Miscellaneous 202.77 Advances 200.00 $17,575.66 WHITE LEAD PROMOTION PROGRAM FUND Rent and Light Furniture,Fixtures & Equipment Salaries Traveling Expenses Entertainment & Luncheons Office Supplies Miscellaneous Printing Mailing Illustrations Advertising Space $153,894.19 . 720.00 73.95 3,934.80 251.25 36.23 135.22 63.70 1,542.27 585.51 51.56 Less: Discount ~2.535.58 PublicityProduction 151,358.61 2,805.16 10,420.84 '$171,979.10 Less previous advance accounted for 14.87 Taxes Accrued, January 1, 1941 Accounts Payable, January 1, 1941 $171,964.23 477.86 1.259.70 Total Disbursements $248,358.65 Cash on hand and in Bank, Sept.1,1941 ... 61.655.65(c) ' #510,014.30 FOOTNOTES (a) Includes printing, mailing and miscellaneous expenses `entailed in publishing. (b) Expenses at conventions and exhibits Including advertising in convention programs, but excluding field representatives* expenses. *V (c) Distribution of Cash on hand and in Bank, Sept. 1, 1941 ..... , Ordinary Fund Plumbing Promotion Fund Lumber Products - Better $20,397.58 3,606.38 Paint Campaign Fund 5,142.41 ,,White Lead Promotion Fund Sheet Lead Fund 29,507.28 3.002.00 LIA0C272 $61,655.65 Board of Directors Meeting Exhibit "B" Sept.22, 1941 REPORT OF THE TREASURER (Continued) FOOTNOTES - CONTINUED The following subscriptions were outstanding as of September 1, 1941, and are not included in the receipts above: Ordinary Fund 1282.25 Plumbing Promotion Fund 1,637.50 Lumber Products-Better Paint Campaign Fund 113.25 White Lead Promotion Find $12,025.80 ($11,311.00 White Lead Fund and $25.00 Plumbing Promotion Fund received since September 1,1941) The following credits against future subscriptions are included in the receipts above: Ordinary Fund Plumbing promotion Fund $ 75.00 312.00 J LI AC 0273  Board of Directors Meeting Exhibit "C" Sept. 22, 1941 THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEAD REFINERS Our investigation discloses that the refined lead production of members of the Lead Industries Association may be sub-divided into primary and secondary sources as follows: REFINED LEAD PRODUCTION (In Short Tons) 1937 1936 1939 Primary Secondary 484,477 72,798 323,800 103,111 427,744 63,810 Total Primary Secondary 557,275 426,911 491,554 1937 Assessed at 1.01425 per ton 1938 Assessed at $>.022 per ton 1939 Assessed at $.02 per ton $6,904-87$ $7,124-76$ $8,555-87$ $1,037-13$ $2,268-24$_$1,276-13$ Total $7,941-100$ $9,392-DC$ $9,831-100$ As the relation between primary and secondary lead production varies from `year to year, it is diffi cult to establish one fixed ratio for secondary and primary production which would provide the same revenue as our present procedure of using one unit rate for both classes of refined lead production. It does seem, however, that a 50 per cent reduction in the unit rate for lead from secondary sources and a 7$ per cent to 10 per cent increase in the unit rate for primary production wouxd come close to equaling the total revenues from the lead smelting and refining industry using one unit rate for both classes of lead.