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206 DRUGS, OILS AND PAINTS '] 7 ( '\/,v i U / W HEREAS, Experience has taught the m anufacturers o f lead and p ain ts that the use of w hite lead under proper conditions is not detrim ental to health ; therefore, be it R E SO L V E D , T hat the N a tion al P aint, Oil and V arnish A sso c ia tio n , in con v en tio n a t A tla n tic C ity. O ctober 2 127, 11)21, go-.p n record as bein g opposed to a n y pro hibition a g a in st the use o f w hite lead, or a g a in st pro hib itin g lead in any form w hen m anufactured and used under sanitary conditions. The secretary o f this A ssociation is instructed to send a copy of th is resolution to the Intern ation al Labor C onferen ce. RESO LVE D, T hat the N ation al P ain t. Oil and V ar nish A ssociation, in convention assem bled, at A tlantic City. October, 1921, favor the adoption of Bill No. $4S, introduced by Senator Jam es E. W atson, of Indiana, and the bill in the House w hich reads identical, know n as Bill No. 2894, introduced by Congressm an Juliuh Kahn, of C alifornia, which proposes to amend Section 22 of the Interstate Commerce A ct by perm itting the issuance of interchangeable m ileage tickets on railroads to be sold atthe rate o f 2 / 2 cen ts a m ile, and urge upon C ongress to pass these bills. The secretary of this A ssociation is instructed to send a copy of this resolution to Senator Jam es E. W atson and C on gressm an J u liu s K ahn, and the proper co m m itte es in Congress. The Chicago Club presented the following resolution, which, after a slight amendment was made, was adopted: W H ER EA S, The m anufacturers and jobbers repre sented in this organization have made an earn est effort to m eet the grea t popular dem and for low er prices and have offered to the dealers of the country m ixed paints at large discounts from previous prices, reducing their ow n profits to a m inim um ; and W H ER EA S, A certain proportion of the retail dealers of the country apparently not appreciating the im portance of the effect on the general public and the actual loss due to restricted future trade have m aintained their prices at w ar-tim e rates ; now, therefore, be it hereby R E SO LVE D, T hat the N ational Paint, Oil and Varnish A ssociation, in convention assem bled, urges on its m em bers to endeavor in all proper ways through their regu lar trade representatives to induce these retailers to share in the low erin g o f prices for the benefit o f the general public and help bring about better business relations and future conditions in the trade, and that dealers be urged to advertise their reduced prices in show w indow s and other ways. W H E R E A S. We believe in the im portance o f full and free discussion at our conventions as the best m eans of educating our members in im portant m atters affecting the interest of the trade and arriving at the m ost satis factory conclusions for all concerned : and W H ER EA S. It has been the custom of the Board of Directors to select and report the resolutions subm itted by the various clubs through the secretary, practically w ith ou t com m en t: now , therefore, be it hereby R E SO L V E D , T hat the N ation al P aint. Oil and V arnish A ssociation , in convention assem bled, requests th a t here after each resolution subm itted by the board to the m embers be form ally presented by a member of the board with a brief statem ent of the reasons for or again st its adoption w ith a view to stim u latin g discus sion and arousing a greater personal interest am ong the m em bers o f the association at large. W H E R E A S, The com m ittee o f local arbitration o f this club has been found very useful in settlin g differences between different groups of members ; and W H ER EA S, There are som e questions o f disputed terri tory betw een the different clubs w hich occasionally lead to m isunderstandings and differences not for the best in terests of the business : now, therefore, be it R E SO L V E D . T hat the N ation al P aint, Oil and V arnish A ssociation, in convention assem bled, believes th at it would be highly desirable if an understanding could be reached on such m atters between the A rbitration Com m ittees o f the different clubs in each zone and would suggest that the vice-presidents of the different zones call conferences of the various com m ittees for this pur pose. W H ER EA S. There is an apparent tendency on the part o f m any state legislators to use their leisure mo m ents in devising new and horrible m ethods o f annoying th e p a in t trade by leg isla tio n w hich is n ot on ly com p ara tively useless to th eir constituency and the general pub lic, but also necessarily adds to the exp en se of p ain t and hence discourages its general use: and W H ER EA S, The only method of m eeting this uitficulty is by ed u ca tin g the leg isla to rs and h a v in g som e prop erly cu alifi ed re p resen ta tiv e to do th is 1vhen thie leg isla tio n is first proposed ; and W H E R E A S . The m e mlbers of the loonil p a in t clubs should be th e b est tmated men '>n *he subje e t o f proposed p a in t le g isla tio n in th eir ow n sta te : now . t he ref ore. be it hereby RESO LVE D. By the N ational Paint. Oil and Varnish A sso cia tio n , in con v en tio n assem bled , th at t oe s u g gested to the different clubs which are members o f this A ssociation that sta n d in g com m ittees on legislation be appointed regularly in each club, w hose duty it snail be to m aintain bureaus of inform ation to the secretary of the N ation al P aint. Oil and V arnish A ssociation o f all such proposed legislation at the earliest possible moment. A vote of thanks was tendered to the Mayor of Atlantic City, Rev. P. J. Petrie,. H. J. ~. rnm m ittee; Trade to Mankind." The paper entitled "Timely Suggestions to Make 1922 the Greatest Paint and Varnish Year," submitted by Gilbert Little, of Atlanta, was awarded the third prize. (These papers, which were read by Frank P. Cheesman, will be printed in a subsequent issue.--Editor.) The following resolution, presented by the Buffalo Club, was referred to the incoming Beard of Directors: R E SO L V E D . T hat the N ation al P aint. Oil and V arnish A ssociation views with alarm the interference w ith ship m ents o f T ung oil by Chinese rebels and consequent dan ger o f serious disturbance to our industry ; we therefore RESO LVE, That the D epartm ent of State of the United S tates be urged to facilitate by all diplom atic m eans the production and m ovem ent of this oil destined to our ports, and th at a copy o f this resolution be sen t to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce. J. Sibley Felton, President, Philadelphia Club, moved th at the Secretary be instructed to send .ereetinqs and hearty good wishes to F. T. Glidden, William Waterall and other exPrcsidents who were unable to be present. Car ried. The committee, consisting of H. S. Chatfield, chairman; Allen W. Clark and J. B. Keister, appointed to consider the President's annual address, which had been approved by the Board of Directors, reported that they consid ered the report the most concrete and states manshiplike one ever submitted to the Asso ciation. The committee concurred in all of the recommendations made therein, particularly the one referring to the proposed prohibition of the use of white lead and suggested that the Presi dent's views be transmitted to the Geneva Con ference. The following resolution was adopted and cabled to the Geneva Conference: The National Paint. Oil and Varnish Asso ciation, assembled in its annual convention, today unanimously directed its Secretary to transm it to your Conference its earnest protest against the proposal to prohibit the use of white lead in painting. The Nominating Committee made its final report, selecting the following candidates for the ensuing year, all of whom were elected when the Secretary cast a ballot. The com mittee favored Colorado Springs as the place for the 1922 meeting, but in view of conditions in business, left the final selection in the hands of the incoming Executive Committee: President: Ernest T. Trigg. Philadelphia: Zope Vice-Presidents: Eastern Zone---March C. Bennett, Boston; Southern Zone--R. S. Wessels, A tlanta; Central Zone--R. V. Thomas, Chicago; Western Zone-- F. M. Brininstool, Los Angeles: Canadian Zone--George Hender son. Montreal; Treasurer: D. E. Breinig. New York; Board of Directors: Atlanta--S. L. Rhorer: Baltimore--Leon S. Hanline: Birming ham--W. A. Currie: Buffalo--A. D. Graves; Central New York--F. P. Collins: C hatta nooga--K. Y. Benson: Chicago--Frank L. Sulzberger; Cincinnati--W. H. Crawford; Cleveland--Guv S. Gardner: Colorado--Frank A. Travler: Columbus--L. E. Wemnle; Dallas --T. S. DeForest: Dayton-- John G. Lowe: De troit--H. S. Boutell: Duluth--Frank R. Beattv; Fort. Worth--C. A. Bennett: Houston-- H. J. Kuhn: Indianapolis--F. W. Gunkle: Jack sonville---J. H. Cay; Kansas Cltv--Ferdinand Hauck: Los Angeles--F. M. Brininstool; Louis ville-- I. F. Kurfees; Memphis--Finley Cal houn; Milwaukee--G. W. Patek: MinneanolisSt. Paul--J. W. Daniels; Nebraska--T. F. Cole man; New England--F. W. Nutting; New Or leans--A. Dousson; New York--W. E. H ar mon: Philadelphia--Howard W aterall; P itts burgh--R. F. Rainey; Portland. Maine--L. M. Forbes; Portland. Oregon--R. D. Timms; Rich mond--R. McC. Buffington; Rochester--W. C. - v r , r t P r. st. Lo u is-- ERNEST T. TRIGG W hen E rn est T. T r ig g w en t to A tla n tic City purpose of presenting to members a carefully paper en titled " A G reat Industry R ealizin g It tu n ity ," he never for a m om ent believed that I return to Philadelphia w ith the highest hone the g ift of the N ation al Paint, Oil and Varn. ciaticn . He became the logical candidate for dcncy when the com m ittee sought a leader of and en ergy-- a man whom all members could th eir effo rts to " M ake 1 9 2 2 the G reatest I' V a rn ish Y e a r ." A m an is judged bv his re w ith Mr. T r ig g 's record in m ind the co m m itt: th e v a lu e o f its sele ctio n . In ex h a u stib le er. scurcefulness and thoroughness, coupled with and an innate capacity for visualizing cond. foreseeing their sequence are his ouistandir teristics. H e w as born on a farm near A urora. 111., and is therefore forty-four years of age. 1 removed to C hicago, where he received his He left school when he was fifteen to enter of the late E. H. Haines as a m anufactur w ith whom he remained about three years, w ith the Heath & M illigan Mfg. Co. in 1 S9 o years later was made general m anager of k n o w n p a in t h ouse. In 1 9 0 's, he ca m e to P assum ing the position of sales m anager of & Co., and a short tim e later he w as elp resid en t and gen era l m an ager, w hich offic retains. Endowed with a mind o f the unresting 1 so o n er acco m p lish es on e task than he is seek other outlets for his energy. It was n o t su r p r isin g to find Mr. T rig g ta k in g in terest in the rehabilitated Philadelphia Com m erce. For tw o years he was presitl organ ization and is at present chairm an o trial R elations Committee-- a com m ittee deavors to foster am icable relations betwe-i and em ployes. He was a member of the tries Board and has been a ctiv e in the z. Chamber of Commerce. U. S. A., of wh d irecto r and ch airm an o f its Ind u strial R? m ittee . H e is p resid en t o f the N a tio n a l 1 C o n stru ctio n In d u stries and is one o f the s e n ta tiv e s on the D irectorate o f ' the Phila*. T r a n s it C om pany. He is a t p resen t the m ember of the Perm anent Com m ittee of . appointed by Secretary o f Commerce He He was for two years president of the P aint. Oil and V arnish Club, and during as the chief executive of the Paint Manufa ciation of the United States. He is cht A dvisory Com m ittee. "Save the Surface" ( it is due to the fa rsig h ted n ess o f Mr. 'I habits o f an en tire n ation are to be changed they w ill be a fter the public vinced th at p ain t is a necessity rather ' He is a member of the M anufacturers' C L eague and the Overbrook Golf Club, t fers to spend w hat little leisure he h cows and chickens on his M alvern far roam over the golf links. The N atio and V arnish A ssociation has chosen a ca: a n d is to l>e co n g ra tu la te d on th e w isd o r sele c tio n . OtHtree L. Gould, who was pro- Drugs, Oils and ramis lent-- Progreaalve-- Tn MONTHLY paint, turpentine, oil, etc., which is not strictly pure, or incorrectly labeled, or w ith le tters of a wrong size or on paper of a w rong color. Such a requirement would be unjust in the extrem e, for it is adm itted that the catalogue had these laws been enforced there would have been only one kind of paint available in the states concerned, and this one kind of paint would have af F E B R U A R Y . VJ22 O F F IC E S : 509 and 510 T H E B O U R S E houses and irresponsible m anufacturers out side the State CANNOT BE REACHED under this law, but could continue to do as they are now doing. Even if the gu ilty party could be reached, which would be rarely, if ever, done, it would surely be a glaring w rong to m ake an forded but little comfort to the dealer. In those states, as soon as the laws were safely on the statute books the wide-awake salesmen promptly began to liven the business by carrying their P H IL A D E L P H IA . U. S. A. B ell T ele p h o n e, L o m b ard -- 1239. S U B SC R IPT IO N P R IC E . $2.00 P E R A N N U M . innocent one a join t crim inal w ith him. Second.-- This law does not restrain any irre sponsible or deceptive painter, for he can adul terate the very best class of goods and apply competitors' formulas in their pockets and pointing out the superiority of their own. It was no longer a question of r t Britain and Coloniea, 8 ahillinga 6 d. Postpaid. them a t such a tim e th at he could not ba de service or reputation or quality, but Single Copiea, 20 centa (1 ahilling) each. O a. H E C K E L . Editor nd Publih*r. tected. It lays the foundation for him to claim th a t the goods w ere sold him in ad ulterated form and to cause endless controversies. For exam ple, suppose he w ere sold turpentine sub simply a matter of composition without regard to workmanship or technical experience. Then was there and then stitu te as a turpentine sub stitu te and a fter will there always be, in like circum VVM. A R T H U R B O R L A N D , M a n i g i n i Ed ito r wards claim ed it w as sold him as pure tu r stances, weeping and wailing and gnash pentine. Third.-- This law would necessarily IN ing of teeth for those dealers who hap 10 lh< Pbiladelphi P o it Offic, * Stcond C R EA SE PR IC ES. I t w ould narrow down pened not to be the agents of the pre 0 ,, . Matter- com petition and the ta x and red tape incident ferred formulas. to its enforcem ent would necessarily be re The weak point in the paint industry Paint Legislation Again Virginia has once more broken out with a paint law, sponsored by the State Hardware Association and backed by a petition signed by some 600 members of that association. Since its first introduction it has been amended and reamended so that it has been hard to keep track of its meta morphoses, but, at last accounts seems to be the familiar formula labeling bill, with its provisions restricted to house paints, paste paints (not colors in oil) and similar materials. In this form it was found acceptable by the Richmond Paint, Oil and Varnish Club, which seems to have been "fright ened stiff" over the situation. Meanwhile, in the Hardware Asso ciation itself a backfire has been started by some of the wiser members who re cently sent the following letter to all their fellow-members over their joint signatures: C harlottesville, Va., February 9, 1922. SENATE BILL No. 159, KNOW N A S THE "PURE PA IN T LAW ," NOW PE N D ING BEFO RE THE VIRGINIA L E G ISL A T U R E . We, the u nd ersign ed hardw are and paint dealers and m em b ers o f th e V irgin ia R etail Hardware A ssociation , are opposed to th is bill for the reasons h ereinafter given and urge our representatives and frien d s in th e L eg is lature, as w e ll as d ealers and consum ers throughout the S tate, to spare no effort to DEFEAT this bill. We are aw are of the fact that Mr. Thomas B. Howell, secretary of V irgin ia R etail H ard ware A ssociation, and M essrs. Fulton & Wicker has sponsored th is bill, and th at Mr. Howell, in his official cap acity, has secured en dorsements of it in the form o f a postal pre pared by h im self and self-ad d ressed and askmg the members o f the Hardware Association to sign at once and return to him . It w as MOST N A T U R A L for them to do th is w ith out taking tim e to d ig e s t it. They knew th at Mr. Howell's in ten tion s w ere good and probably never dreamed that he had fallen into the error he has done. We not only do not object to any fa ir law flected in each one's c o sts and no one would be benefited but the schem er who could not be reached and would continue to flood the country is the distributive machinery. Between the manufacturer and the consumer with w orthless goods, reaping a harvest, w hile stand the salesman, the jobber, the the already burdened merchant w ithin the State would suffer. Is this any tim e for piling prices on the customer? There are other objections, but these are retailer, and often also, the painter, each of whom requires his modicum of lubrication that the machine may func enough. Let your representative know that tion. Between the maker of lead in oil you w ant the bill killed and ask Mr. H ow ell to acknowledge the m istake, for it was a m istake and withdraw his support of the bill. C harlottesville Hardware Com pany, Inc., and the consumer stands only the painter (the dealer doesen't count be cause if he doesen't keep and sell the J. Edwin Wood Co., C harlottesville, Va. commodity at the right price, the R. F. H arris & Co., C harlottesville, Va. What effect this letter may have is at present unknown, but we do know that the reasoning is sound. Just why, how, or by whom the Vir ginia dealers were persuaded to attempt "hari kari" we have no means of guess ing; but that is what it amounts to for them. That painters should advocate and back such measures is quite un derstandable, but that dealers should fall into the trap is incomprehensible. Perhaps, after they wake up they will find that they have been sitting on the wrong end of the limb while plying the saw! Any honest man may advocate a law such as that of Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia and Colo rado, penalizing misbranding and mis representation and requiring a state ment of net weight or measure and a responsible name and address on the package, whether of paint or of any other commodity. Such a law, if en forced, protects the public against fraud and enables him to buy what he wants or thinks he wants; but laws that go beyond that limit simply facilitate the task of the hot-air salesman and instil in the public a false sense of security. The formula on the can may mean something to the man who knows what it means, but of itself it certainly does not mean either good paint or bad paint; and from the point of view of public service, it is vicious in that it sets up a false and misleading standard. painter will buy direct). Between the mail order house and the consumer stands only the printed catalogue. In the year of our Lord, 1921, it cost the consumer less than $2.00 to make a gallon of lead and oil paint (not count ing his labor), while the dealer sold him high-grade prepared paint at from $3.50 ' to $4.00. And now, in Virginia behold him backing a measure that, whatever else it may do, must inevitably increase the cost of prepared paint. There may be logic in it, but the logic is not ap parent to a plain outsider. Painters back such measures for reasons well understood by themselves and by those who know the painting business. Anything that hampers or retards the prepared paint industry is clear gain to them--for the present. Finally a state paint law is not merely a law unto itself. "Behold how great a forest a little fire kindleth." North Dakota is sire to all the rest of the brood, some of which, if closely ex amined, would show the bar sinister. We confidently predict that if this Virginia bill becomes a law, even in its mildest form, it will promptly prove as prolific as a guinea pig and that its progeny will bear little resemblance to their mother. Any manufacturer who, from mistaken motives of self-interest, may now contemplate this measure with complacency will find that he has been indulging in day-dreams in close proximity to a hornet's nest. which w ill be b eneficial to the public, but w ill Formula laws are now on the statute do all in our pow er to help fram e one. This ne should be defeated like its predecessors at a sim ilar n ature have been d efea ted several times before, notably in 191b when such high class men as Senotors K enneth N. Gilpin, Geo. L- Brow ning and the la te S. M. P a g e and a number of others put them selves to much trou ble to help kill it. We object to this bill-- First.-- Because it subjects the Innocent dealer to heavy fine and even im prisonm ent if books of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Wyoming and Mississippi. In the last named two states they are new, in the rest, of eight or more years standing. In some of them they are enforced. In some of them they are spasmodically enforced. In none of them are they strictly en forced. A law unenforced is infinitely U. S. Senator W. S. Kenyon of Iowa, author o f the K enyon p ain t bill, now pending in the Senate, has been appointed a Federal .Judge, U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Eighth District, by P resid en t H arding. The appointm ent on the Federal bench has long been the S en ator's ambition and was made by President Harding as soon as the vacancy occurred. It is predicted that the ultim ate failure of the "Agricultural bloc," o f which Kenyon was the virtual leader, will soon follow. . n4 .--........ - . , ,, mni ii iin rl ' I