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jf -'Si- # <?* I 1' .j " X \ 1 I WTTTK TJ1P ECTIg Iw Tort, *.T. August 6, IMS A nesting of th* producer* of whit* lead and alnln* companies was hold at th* office of tb* Load ladMtfUl Association, In Tort, on August 8, at IOiOO A.I. Praaent war** . ' * v - * * ssasm myMsminw b|l< PI char Coapur Easton Land Coapsny John F.. BacGregor Coapsny latlonal Lead Conpany St. Joseph Load St. Joseph Lead Company Sherain-Wi Ilians Conpany United States Sneltlng Refining 8 Mlnlnf Co. Inc. V. 8. Bayt 8. 8. Knight J. L IteOngar K. Pone X. E. Cornell 1. ?. Patera 8. B. Coolldg*, Jr. P. P. Coloord P. E. Eorwser, Secretary Th* nesting was called to order at 10*00 A.I., with th* Secretary la th* chair. The Secretary stated that the nesting was being held to disease th* current white lead altnatlca with the rlew to netltlonlnr the Government to relax Its current restric tions on the production and nae of white lead, thereby pre venting Irreparable injury to this Important outlet of tba lead nlnlng coapanles. nmzr or l eas s it u a t io n fig. CPCTELL r. X. B Cornell reviewed the current lead situ ation, Indicating that the Gcvemaent's posltloa was be coming Increasingly ssr* comfortable, owing to the large Importations of lead which have been made. Currently the Inporta of lead frow Kexloo and Pen* Juft about offset the demand for Metals Reserve lead leaving the Canadian and Australian laporta to segment the Oovernnent's stock pile. Xt was anticipated that th* Oovemaent would have a stockpile of 100,OX) tons within a few weoka. The one unfavorable feeture was th* fact that laed alnera are still being drafted fro* th* lead aloes so that domestic nine production will probably not Increase. r- . ii m99mmv.w>. 4> jji . mm iiu mii >% . *' I *a *n ' ~ N2907 1f p p f fppuiiw pdinamiiwuw iEmiuifw p w f^iw iJ iifp inpuffw* 11" * . 4 ' '- --------, .... > . ^ L . , . . , ^ . , ^ ... rw;-~ jyjjilv.. AAj^ff.^aigajlgbllSkaiiB^.^^sajiaa^i^ Whit* In**4 Section Meeting limit** August 8 lftAft r Id addltloo to Import* from Canada and Australia, It Is an ticipated that *Mpa*Dts will probably b* arriving from th* ir(&> tin* to augment th* domestic position. 'j %*j It . T. T. Coleord ladle*tad that it an very likely that secondary production mould b* Increased la tb* fourth quarter. crorai Bgramgaa Some of tb* whit* lead producers feared that current r*strle- tlona would ha** a permanent affect cn diminishing whit* lead con sumption Is th* future. Postwar formulations ar* d o * being mad* without lead, vth tb* distinct possibility that they never again cold laecrporat* load. It Is believed that two Important paint manufacturers ha** already taken steps to turn out exterior paint without any lead in it whatever. On* of the manufacturers called attention to th* fact that preparations arc nos being made for next spring's busi ness and that It would be a great pity If the shit* lead were taken out cf the plana now in view of th* war's probable termi nation this year. Fec**'*e of the added cost when whit* lead 1* added to mixed paint formulations, it was held unlikely that one* a departure had b**n made from laad, a return would be mad*. It was also noted that government regulations now in fore* had worked tc th* detriment of white lead past* and In favor of dry white lead for prepared point. mrarorr n* pft.opocraa c p ram l a p nremoi It was sugrested that th* Seervtary request each whit* lead producer to set forth hi a views on the current whit* lead situa tion as affeet*d bp Goreroman t controls and the effect of recon version, if there ar* no changes In th* current restrictions in IP! order M-SS4. the Secretary was requested to prepare a statement stmmarising th views of th# whit* lead producers with the assistance of inter ested m'ntng companies, and upon approval cf this statement by th# Ixeeutive CoemKtee, to submit it to Washington in an effort to procur* speedy relief for th* Industry. It was felt that action should be tsVen by September ft If the regulation* or*ring th* four-quarter activities ar* to b* modified. Tb* meeting adjourned at fiW P.i. I . mmmmm1 ui-puimui^mmmiaaw m i Secretary m l u imj r pw i u '- j ,