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\ .... ^ w-- \ y* y w ' -iiff "*a rnm m~n i(r""'i" T y P >.-- - - ^ -.J W U l^l 3r* LIA21958 r nCRClBT g dgOM Iba ftllowlnc Is * brief rasao* of the activities of th* land Industrie* Association oatarise th* calendar 700r 1937, th* ninth yr*r sinoa It* organisa tion* Kaaasqy >! ; - ' : ; - J1 , 1 1 i 1 j c Mssfeors of th* lead Industries Association eoo^rlsad 64 ooopaalst at tha bsglaolac of 1937 and 67 companies at th# and of 1937, th* Urcit mrdbar la lti history, with oao r* deration ftwlnc tha roar, a Mt lncraaa* of threa srd'ars. gBLTisno Jfas collection and distribution of trad* statistics ralat)nc to onwsrtma load product* ooatloaad without l&tsrr^tlon dnrlnc th# yoer, the uarunl armnal raport appearlnc it March, 1938. . mraix LEoisuncar --------- 1 ------------ fl) Tariff - In Vovasbar, tha State Srpvtaoot announced It* Intention -to negotiate a reciorocal trada treaty with tha Suited linedoc, rawfocrvlland and the British Oolonlal fcplrs, and, a* the procedure of tha State Departasat aoe a day* 1* to publish a llrt of those eoacodltle* afaloh will be considered la tha treaty negotiation*, lntostry ha* as opportunity to know whether or not It* own product* era to bs Included. Tie lead pi counta, hot tla caps. leadeovared oahle^and lead ora* bine involved in tha Iritis treaty, a brief waa prepared and fTttf with the Comlttee for Eeclproclty Information in opposition to a reduction in tha rata* on eooeaoditl** la which w* war* later sated. Coploa of tha brlf* wore aahdtted to all Mahers* Tubsequentl*, tha Oaparta<d of State aaaonnead that a rrrlsloa was oaataeplatad la tha trada treaty wits tha Oovcrwnent of Canada aM that lead era* and pic laad war* to ha anone tha cooDOdltls* Included la tha n^otiatloa*. ftierwfora, aaoth brief wi* prepared to state our opposition to a reduction in the Feta* on tbeaa oocnoditlat la she Oaaadlaa nacotlatlons, oopy of sfcldh wna tranaedtted to all asnbors* Iz) Iarmtorr Taluatlnn for <%t Prtrre'aaa - ih* Aaaociatlen placed Itself aa record a* favurlnc tha optional us* of tha "last-la first-out" ^stoa of in ventory waluatlea for taix pnrpoeaa by tha Surras of Internal Xwvenue. A bade chance in tha revenue law 1* necessary to permit this practloa and 1* being vc*d upon Correas by smserwu industries. POTUttigQlS . tl^ "lead" - Six Issues of cur bl-ooatklr necadna, LCA2, appeared torlac 1937, hut an laportaat chaac* we* aada lu tha distribution of copies because a new publication, known aa tn* PUM335' TOKOH, daaltcad exclusively for tha plxablnc trad*, was bacun la June, the list of Master and Journaynan pluabers, Jobbers, and vocational schools was rouovwd to fora the nuclei* of a aniline list for mVhilS1 TOEUk. 10L3 continued to print nicest exclusively arlflnal *4 ^set.-wS! ..'iwFury n <h i.i jjpai," t'M!11' !< -. N 1777.0J iI \*%mm** tu^q59 0** I i - J *t : Secretary'a Irperl - artlala* and It oontlraiai not only to Valid vp food-will for auaarous load prodiaota tout, at tin*a, thore it a direct connection between tha aal* of lead on oortala architecture! ^otoa aad tha appearance of aoa* lten relating to tha atatal la tha Mgatin** (2^ 'Pluatoan' Torus* - Sallaving that It eaa ataantlal to give mora national rapport to tha actlrltias of our threa plunhlng flald raproaantatlva* than tha Association had horatofora provided, w* began tha publication of a agatln* for Journaynas aad mnetar pita*Vara throughout tha United Stataa la Jus*, endeavoring to nahe aach larua helpful to tha craft tor ftrslahlag prac tical lnforaatlos on tha avary-day warMng of load product* and their Installs* tlen aad to aaha It a aaatlsg place for a dlacuaslon of tha plusher** load proto* leas. !ba race#a* of thla nagaaln* baa far azsaodad our expectation*. fh* flrrt foe lamaa beenne T--CilT axhauated and thara la no doubt tout ahat tha anall cort of tha pub11oat Ion of thla oagatln* haa toaaa handaooaly recall la publicity for our product* and aatfear*. (3) Leaf! at on 1.11. Standard! - Owing to a daaand for lafwatlon aa t* tha Standard of tha Lead Induatriea Association for load pipe, trap* aad bends, aa attractIt * four-peg* laaflat wes prepsrod for 41 atrlto&t* on vo tha trada toy tha Aaaoclatlen and Intaraatad awatoara. (4) Contribute'- Article* - raring tha you ra prorldad tha trada praas rlth an article, '^imury of fotaa m Load Socflng*. In addition. Mar of tha Itaoa that anpearad In otr publication* ear* reprinted In full or Is part tor tha trada proaa. rKwofiooL ACtinna fl^ prjtV.rr Pror'otlan Troc-aa - A datailed report ua fnralahad ooV. acrltolnf neabare at tha and of th* year on our Flushing and talar tore* Promo tion activities. tha prograa haa toaaa enlarged to introduce aareral new fea ture*; (a) Publication of tha Mgaslna, FttnOiXS' FOE*. (to) Adoption of a cleat advertising procraa la th* plotting trad* Journals aad rater worlca wage tin*, aad (c) Adoption of a Seal of Approval on lead pipe, trap*, handa and calking lead, Beetlng tha Load Induatrlaa Association Standard* Aa unal, a treat aasy Fluebare' Conrentlona ear* attended, together with th* An-mal Convention of th* Xatlonal Aaaoolatloo of Ma*t- Fluabara at Atlantic City, shag-* a special arblblt had toean prepared. Ih* dlaplay eaa of rich great lntereat that It attracted vide attrition and eaa later shipped to Utah aad tha Fadflo Ooart, vhar* It ta atlll being uaed for odnoatlonal`purpa **. thor# It bo doubt that, daaplta tb* eooparatlvaly oodaat Jon which 1* toeing apart on ploabd&g and eater works promotion throughout tha United Stataa toy cur Association, th* eerie ha* already rottored lead to plusM.sc coda* vhara ! - ? Tty* W'JT'H'Ti y^jr vflMl 4 $ l*er*Urr*i taper* -* - ...... -------------------------- ---- ---------^ -- ..............................- .. `4~ It had bean dliplaood and that tb* pluaber 1* a^la turning to tha uUl In stead of substitutes, Is addition, we not* that trada school* ara oophaslnInf tho Importance of load work, V* foil that It will only taka a fa* Bora years to raaady la large aaarura tha lack of properly trained npprentloe* la tha planting buslnea*. Sha trada literature reoognltaa tha ratvrr to laad To11calnf tha adoption of tha ** of tha Baal of Approval of tho Aaaoclatloc for laad pipe, trapa and band*, tha Association, aa of Bovaeftar lot, adopted a Standard for Calking Lead and tha ua* of tha Saal of Approval on Calking laad Mating that Standard. Already aa hara haaa lnfonaaA that tha American tatar Icrka Acaoclatloa la contemplating tha adoption of thlo Stan dard aa Ito own and that varlono oontractcra ara using tho Standard la thalr opacifications, togathar olth tha Saal, aa on aarumno* of procuring tha flnaat quality laad far tha purposes (21 tuabar Product a-lrttor Paint (kanairs - Ih* Campaign ocoplatei tha third year of ita activity la 1837. Ta* lvnbar and othar aaaoclntlera cooperat ing arlth tha work gra* to 44 and letaraat In tha objective* of tha Caapalgn haa, If anything, baan Intensified. A datallad report of tha actlvltlao aaa provldaA subscribing Members at tha and of tha yaor. &* Oaopalgn utilised, In part, tha sadltn of Stata retail luaber daalara ooBvantlon* to fnrthar lta aaaaaga. Oar tao field raproaantallvaa aopaarad at aa aaay of that# convention* aa poaalbla and took* on tha leportanee of ualng 0 only ahlta load In oil or tho highest grads praparad paint to protect loabar. Silo work aaa followed lp rlelta to tha Important national loabar oasufacturara' association headquarter*, ouch aa. the Veatem Sad Oadar, Bad Cedar Shingle Bureau. California Bedwoow Vaitarn Pina, and othare, to acquaint than fully with our aaihode and to receive thalr aaalatonca. &e Caapalgu also aaad a trailer, donated b7 tha Douglas Hr Plywood Association, which oarrlad aa adaoatlonal exhibit on paint and painting throughout part* of tha Kiddle watt dic ing tha lata Spring, tair and Tall* Killians of painting Instruction* leaflet* have bean dlatrlbotad at the expacta of tha ltportant cooperatlig national luitar aaaodatlona, and. In ad dition painting label a ears devised for use on drop aldix^. which will probably be pet la use la 1830* ` fiia Inabsr industry appear* to b* keenly Interested In the ooatlnuatloa of tha prograa and It haa tndoubtedly focussed aora attention on paint probleM by the lumber producer* than aver before. Sia entire paint Industry, aa wall aa the ltBber Industry, facet serious ooqpatltlon these days froa the us# of co**-, poaltioa thlnglea la lowprlcad heat construction, tha shingle nanufactursr ' trasting tha point that thay do not require painting. Bile tread, of course, 1* due la large part to tha dlaaatlnfoctloa of paint user* with tha painting earvie a they bars received. lha Cat^alpi haa brought about oleee cooperation between our *k Association and tLe lvaebrc lndnvtry of the United States. (3) wabeliane<m . It haa bean disturbing to obterva Bunroua attacks aade upon etlta load by a few competitive paint products. Illustrating the di vergent point* of rlov axlting batvsan tea* prepared paint camfacturor* and y j ii ^ mi; ,xwe.ai>WWvM^ii^tvt^^^r-nn ij;iia,aw'**,"'.i Vi*** tywm W  .` I _ f a&ta . r W' . l-g* 'BLPJ"U' sm?*nm -Ag.-aK.*-- -So&i..:' jndLsrjaftfcaEtfi LIA 21961 tI 1 I I t f h o i Secrete?^ Ewart the producers of whit* lwi. Tron oar early sapsrleacs with the Lunber Prodacte-Sstter Point Cam paign, we know tf-at at least one manofacturer of low-grade paint, who bad gono ao far at to oako bitter attacks on oar product, quickly changed hit fcrania and lnoorporatod whit* load In hit paint, after the Oanpalgn vat launched, and the attack* oeaaed abruptly. Perhaps ther* It a lottos la this oedoodt. i Boot of oar sctbori producing 1Kharft art worried orar a trend away froa load-bearing enamels 1a itoro and pnttary manufacture. X prslltdMry 1vestlgatlon hr thli office lndleatet that acne litharge or leadad-frit actrt are Influenced hr the health hetard to enamel workers In the ate of leaded enamelt. One store nanufocturer hat Indicated that hi can not obtain the delicate paetel tint* (Uslred with a leaded frit. In a*gr event. It dots teat a* If the litharge producer* In the Association eight propcrlr turner the ^hol* field and decide #iat, if anrthtng, can ve tone .lolntlr hr tb-n to >*'4 or ex pand their existing market In the tnaael a. tetterr field* -ea l a p poiamnya * lho most Important activity of the Association on tha subject of lesA poisoning sms the conference of phrtldana and surgeon* of unW ooqotol**, held In Chicago on April 6, 1337, at which oar guette vers Drs. Aah and Pairhall, who hcr long ween associated with the ftndaojntal medical research am lead at Earrard Onivarsity, Bile confersue# wat perh&oe the most helnfol froa a medical standpoint on lead ever held Is the tJnltoi Etato*. It reviewed ear existing knowledge of l.-ad poisoning and enabled the doctor* who faced the prohlea *w*ry dor to exchen-e helpful Ties*. A trenecrlpt of the nesting sat pre pared and circulated to all our awbers. An Investigation of the lead contont of evaporated sdlk. sponsored Jointly hr the Evaporated Milk Association, the International Tin Research and i Development Council, and the Lead Industries Association, was concluded Is 1937 hr Sr. Pairhall and his finding* pub11 shod Is the Sevenbor, 1S37 Isrue sf the Journal of Industrial Eyglona and Toxicology". The Investigation gav* solder* at need la sealing evaporated sdlk cant, a clean hill of hoelth, greetlr re11 rrlng the anxlstr of the evaporated ailk producer* and helping to dleptl for all tlse the efforts which are mad* perlodleallr to discredit the use of c m drop of ooldsr for the purpose. V* also aadstod is a revision of the paper prepared hr Sr. Sldssj Regut of the Culvereltr of Virginia, for ass by the Anoricr-n Vt*r Parks Association, os the `Physiological Aspect* of mineral Salt* la Public later Supplies". Our contribution oosalsted is providing the author with up-to-the minute data oa lead so that the accuracy of his presentation, as It affected our Betel, was ls^troved. Proa oar own urpmrlocoe, * know how Important It Is to see that health contents about lead products art within the facts* WMM'wiii^Wjssiieiiei^ r ii ......... .. . ii i--yi * . r r 5 * I.J'lll .1 gpssrr >W` yt I o Bia Truvr respectfully submits th* report on ths audit of th# ac count* of th# Association as of Docmsbar Cl, 1937, by laakln* A toll*, follows! UiUu * toll* OortIf1*4 Public Accountant* a COOWTATTB* CKT^ICATI 83 !ut 40th Street Sow York Load Industries Association! To hors made on oxsnlnatlcn of tho balance shoot of Load Industrie* Association as of December 31, 1937, and of Its statenant at incase and expenses for tho year sndsd that dat*. In concoction therewith, os code a rorlsw of the accounting methods and examined or tssted accounting records of th* Association and other supporting arrldenoe la a manasr and to th* extent rfilch ** considered appropriate In sis* of tho Olsten of lntornal accounting eontrol. - In otr opinion, based upon such examination, th* aoocqpaaylnc bnlsmos sheut, with th* footnote thereon, and stat meant of Income and expeneos, fairly present. In aocordasce with accepted principles of accounting, the financial condition of tha Association at December 31, 1937, and the reeolte of Its opera* tlons for the year ended that data. Tow Tferfc, Tebruery 3S, 1938. (Signed) Sasklne A Bells taH) gPPSTBI a ASS3CIHT0P TiiAyc sazar, prc-inis 31, 1937 tjii.n 038 .............................................................................. $30,733,86 DttJ TU>* KcXtX&S................................................................................................... 1,625.00 as t av c x s ns mraiso apara.................................................................. 950.00 Joan,.............................................. 853,497,95 UAiittniB ATS 3 I 8 I1T >3 ACCHJiD SOCIAL uanan CUTS...................................................................... $ SBISMSi Ordinary tad .......................................................... ....$ 16,647.13 Lector Products-Sotter taint Canpalpi ...... 846.46 Plumbing Promotion Tund .............. 13,239.64 Shoot Led ProactIon Pond.................................................. 3,003,00 762.70 Total reeerres .... ........ 32,735,25 TOBLL.............................................. 833,497,95 Total Bio oost of furniture, fixtures, and equipment has bean written off to expone*. % ^WST1MI lysTISTWCTi ts ipIta jssmn.^|e>,ii'.Jisw;V III 'J'-J11 *mipij|HLHWWSli-^ , f1 1 I N 1777.02 f I ' * 1siD zyjxrsnik-3 xssocuricar ramanr nr nrcouc mp igprsis ' t o r e i rzu ana mcuej 31. 1937 *v xaffixS y raouocis- 2r2cH S0E3T OSDDUB? PXDT? MCIODD LEAS torn TOD CAirAIOT pbo j o t io i rsoicrior IVCOKC - Unbars' UHCMStl......... $116,001.00 $50,060.00 <26,721.00 $36,198.00 >3.003,00 KXPPTSiai Salaria*.......... .............. $ 43,444.16 Traral arpanaa............. 17,803.67 Kedloal research pa/maet to Earrsrd $34,609.16 1,309.06 $10,660.00 8,733,30 $ 8,376.00 7,661 J3 Medical School......... Advertising and In- dustrlnl exMldta.. Printing and lllaa- trades....................... Mailing expenses..... Telephone and tala4Xep........................ .. Is(Delation dnaa..... Stationary and office Social security taxas Boohs and subsorlp- tloas.......................... EntertainMat, 4,000.00 8.074.73 7,827.13 6,168.20 3,700.43 663.61 301 JO 863.08 1.114.09 404.36 4,000JO 6,077.59 4,033.63 3,790.43 663.51 187JO 653.08 1.114.09 404.36 3,633.74 461.53 351.49 4,640.99 2.288.01 794.M 114.00 luncheons. arte......... Professional services txpecae of aasnal Mating..................... . furniture and fixtures Preelue on treeatrar'a 898,34 116.00 33.43 318.07 112.66 115.00 33.43 316.07 73.10 712.69 bond............................. Kleoellaaeoua............... 36.00 3.120.18 35.00 655.36 1,640.54 934.38 fetal expanse*.... m Drootarot SET mi..................... u s h t u x t B3arxi* or rui................... 1T6.638.X5 $45, BBS,SO gT5,242.68 $25.610.2b $18a36S.S6 9 4,114.60 t 478.31 $10,687.74 $3,003.00 14,373.70 12,462.63 368,17 1,651.90 usxsns x t d o or mi...................... $32.735, 25 -UH.P nr washer* MMPftt'* *99= u^nari- ! <