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An a c o n d a Co p p e r Min in g Co mp a n y Of f ic e o p e x e c u t iv e v ic e Pr e s id e n t 25 Broadway New York April 30, 1945. Ur. G, . Johnson, Manager, International Smelting and Refining Co., East Chicago, Indiana. Dear Yr. Johnson: I received your letter of April 27th in which you review the operations .of the East Chicago Plants for the month of March, 1?43. In going over the report it was not quite clear to me 03 to why you should sustain a loss on your bismuth refinery oparationa, or the cause of the large amount of shutdown expenses charged to the A'hite Lead Plant. I have rested under the impression that most Of the expenses in connection with the Betts Process operations, in cluding carrying charges of the White Lead Plant, would be charged against the bismuth operations. I note your comments on the opera tions at the various departments at East Chicago. Yours very truly, Ro ber t e . Dw y e r RSD:EH. CC - Mr. Jredericlc Laiat* pNtC000095A2 N11541 April 2?th, 1943 Mr. H. S. Dwyar, Xxacutlra ftca-Prasldant, Anaconda Coppar Mining Coapany, 25 Broadway,. Smw Torlr, Haw Tork. Daar Mr. Dwyar:- Tha following la a brlaf dlaouaaloa of th Marsh, 1943, operations at tha Xaat Chisago Plant:- mu HHynmo d mp a r u b w Tha lnaoaa for tha aonth:^ Land RafInary 31anth Baflna: $ 13,870.28 | 1,38.63 Tha tona traatad wara 3,i anoaaal ttm whlah ooaarrod daring Maroh lantodW'-a. $7,C sradlt for Tooala tall ehargaa for tha Batta/Artaaa''lMd aoll $700.00 pramlaa oa eoppar haarlng land, and a 16^a of S.sbpyOO onN troataant of Baritan aatarlala* Tha Tooala Plait axpaaty to bagin a high blannth ran May lat. Sona of tha hlah-hl natiKtallloa/raoalTad frow Tooala will ba atorad at Xaat ChleagCfnar-daa la tha Batta Prooaaa. on a shatdowa baala. Thw sail rooa was an rafinary daring tha aatlrw aoath. Tha Profit and Loan 3tataaant raraala tha following:- Dry Ihlta Land Dlraat loaa oa a ila of dry whito load Shatdowa Kspaaaa Papalrr $ 358.68 5,696.48 4.049,90 $ 10,103.33 Laad-la-Oil * 1.^4.55 | 11,977.3^ N11541.01 PNYC00Q09543 Sheet ft - Mr. B. 3. Dvyer April 27th, 1943 So depreciation charged against white load. Dry white load inooaa, rclnslra of shutdown and rapalr expense l approximately a breakeven for the aonth. A loas of |1,874.55 la (hows for the Lend-iii-Oll. Thla loss la accounted for by tba aaall tonnage sol* and the flxad ltsas of expense, Birrrs p r o c e s s The March operation* vara aarriad on entirely oa umdeellverlzed Tooala bullion aaodaa. Batta operations aara discontinued oa Karek 30th, and tha prodaatloa of whits load reaaaad oa April 2ad. A eoaparlson of the production coat aad aapara efficiency la shoea>hclow:- January fsbraary March Toaa Cathode Load Produced Aapara Mffleicucy ^Exclusive of dapreolatloa. Tha Maroh oparatloaa brie appydpfably core afflalaat thaa Tabraary. Iha March aoota 1aoladb^JK^ywoa of tha conversion coats from Batta Proonna to *lilti_iaad prb^wKloa. Tha total eoararaloa aoat approximates $1,500.<XV'^lehk^svmuokN^qa thaa spaat la eoararaloa froa tha Mbits Load to tWntts ProOebn la Ternary, so ballara that a substantial saving of/tlmn aad ao^fy uaa raallsad by earafal planning of tha eoararaloa proea Tho 6*7 to A special rspSJ^^c be Proeasa q^entloam for lead produced acre of (ood quality, for Mr. Lalst, reviewing tha Batts three aoatha of 1943. aad direct oohears to ua arc tha WFB rcstrletloas which 1 of astal seed for palat and laad-la-oll containers to 36% o: tloa. Thla aacna production will bo Halted to 66% nalasa nors arc used. Of equal concern and potential affect arc atioas oa the use of linseed oil for palat purposes. blah arc established at 60% of tha 1942 eoasuaptloa. It looks vary aaeh as though our Mbits Lead Plant production dll not exceed 4,000 tons la 1943. thls could be Tory serious for the ablte lead business axaept for the advantage of utlHslag the shite laud plant for Betts Process operations ziBo oma POAgneorr The operations carried on during the aonth care Halted to one aufflc on the production of sine oxide fro* scrap aaterlals, t*o suffice oa the ireataaat of high nine residue metal, aad a alx-door unit of tho Aaerlean Block operated oa Orest falls Dross. The lneoae for the Math la shoes as follows:- Zina Oxide Zlas Metal I 17,395.19 * aoT.tl prcQ0Q09s;; Sheet #8 - nr. B. 5. Dwyer April mb, 1949 The lot* shown la la lias with oar estimate for tbs pear. The receipts of secondary sloe aatsrlals ars unsertain sad erratic. Tbs secondary natal dsalara coaplala of labor problems aad shortages. , gAR MAKPOTOR COMI33IOJT A petition to tbs *ar Manpower Coaalsaloa has bee* praparsd requesting exemption frc* tbe 48-hour provision for esrtala office aad supervisory employees. It la hoped that tbs Coaalsaloa >111 approre tbs request for exsmption. Tbe far Manpower Coaalsaloa, through the local bead of tha Baited States Employment Serrloe, also subaltted for Toluatajrj eotioa a proposed Caployaent Stabilisation Plan to tha ladaatrlaa la tha Qaluaat Area. Tha KUC regulatloaq^for eaaeatlal ladaatrl.es concerning eaploycoct stabilisation aaiio led April ISth asy aaperaede the proposed Caluaet Area Stablllcatloa This sltoatloa la being followed locally through the Chisago Baglo: Director'a offlse with the aaalstaaee and guidance of Mr. Hoover sgal Department. fa hops tha abort nay ba of interest. GW/am ee:ltr. Frederick Lalwt^ PNYCQ0009545