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LIA09516 ?o Uebr of the slatiilie Lead Products rivliiocj At the esetins of aezbers of this Division, held la Chicago during the casual atc-tlnt of the lead Industries Associitlcu on April 1, iulO, the desira bility of enlarging cur procotiofuJ. efforts in the plashing end vittr -^crit field to protect the interest# of Ittd egeinst the intnsi;ied competition of other astcrials was discussed at considerable length. ? It oss decided to refer the .setter to the AdTilery Conalttee of this Cirlsioo for nore detailed i consideration sad reconaeadatlcos to toe Livlsion. > Your Advisory Co.vJ.ttee set in Acw York oa t April Cl, 1910 And considered this natter, the fol [ lowing were present st the sceting: tr tiessrs. V. T. Murdock, i-sglc-.-Icier Co. Leo Eoljxro, Fedtreted uetrls r 1 vi ; sion of Aseriean oaeltia:`, It Reflnln. Co. A V. P. Carroll, siit.onel Lead Co. V. J. Velch, Aatiooas Lead Co. Randolph Charrlngton, worth Ameri can ho* 1 tin,. Co. C. H. Incc, *t. Joseph L*.d Co. Robert L. i.iitSelc, breretery . T. u. oorc ins the Coo.tittee decided th-t lu vie* of the serious coipttition now being experienced In the pluobin>; and w*;ter varies fields it would be deslrtoie to put t*o Additional .jeo on the staff as i-oon as posat.l# to suppleaent the wore now Dein* done by >-r. Hosier Yetaon in the field. -Vr - V ..-W- N 2977 LIA09517 /> / f/ f---*-- s- May S, 1950 It was egresd br this freup tfc-t an additional fund of (f0,000 per y<-*r cKaold be subscribed for this purpos tnd tha advicor? Ceaaittoa rocoxassis that this fund t'3 subscribed avu^iby, July 1. the additions! cost to sir la* *es&srs of mo 14via ica is estlittad to b* apf"'2riKi>tely b-i/* par fc?? of lead produced, for oanule cturioe **a->*ra, 1:2/ per tea of lead pipe, fittings and taect lead and 11/ par ton of eelkla: lead shipped par * yaer. ,1 Because of the urgent need of getting this work under vay at th* earliest posslole date, and the tins*, re quired to obtain and train new field oen, won't you pie**# indicate your vie-1* on the enclosed ballot and return it aa proaptly as possible? If the pro*run Is approved tna country will be divided Into three territories, nanely, the eastern states, central states,ano hoexy mountain and Pacific Coast states, ecch territory with Its ovn field <san operating and resid ing In that territory* yeay^truly yours. t.. i LIA09518 l ead i^DUC?m:rQ pv : 4t U&ft&rHM ftBfESS..~3 MSW TOSS IT, K. V. e. r/etjjc is a o Htraucre emsswi X tpprov* X oppose en additional budgat of liO.OOO per year for the addition of two field ecn to pro mote left<3 products In ploading end water works fields, the funds to be subjeribod on the saae tonnoue oasis as the funds currently oelor used by the metallic Lead Products division. l Cospsny y_____ t ft f i. t t ti L`. i15. it \ 1v N 2977.01 \