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LIA09744 m U A-* .i~ t--'**~i n ' ~ k;:1 ' ?; LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 4 CAST ** TACrr MOV TOM (7. H.Y. h _V7 s' Ootober 1, 1558 btotiqr Devdopasct Coolttw IvcinUtl SVmt Ij )} CoBltUt idrteory Ccceltteo of the tttlalllo Load frodacte Uvleloa 3 Vo n tKlxUt ojy of the report of the ito^ of Ua Ooo of Load la Building Ccoetrectlca soda for the leaodetioa by : ScLSaoro, (Mage and fccrrlll, irehitecta and Er<lnearv, tojiUw with jf a covering letter frees Mr. Mm B. Rodger* oho eepemriaed the eoray* E Since receipt of the report we bere oleo bad a peraoaal confer ence with the architect# to clarify certain potato la the report. Hlla the place erect e*ph*ela oa the need for research to t develop M> product*, or nee mm of exlitlr^ products. they alao feel very strongly that until each research bear* reeolte e ehould publielM ore latesairely the existing see* of load tgr the netted* oet forth la the report. Vhile It Bjy eeea that conslder^le epeoe la the report hae been devoted to atetlatlcal end pry*led propertlee data already kao*a to eeobere of the lead Industry. the architects fait It advleeble to Include thle aaterld eo that it would be found under o m ocver elth their on Uadlap and recooaendatlone. Ve will welcooa year cenante oa thia report* Terr truly yoere* Seorotary. . ' 'Ly wy* '--p* 1 --^Kvy^wiwi - eywm N 3052 LI A09745 PifPfip3^^ -h f l -'wC*<Cill TM-------------------------- 22S---------------- ----------------- sxxaxps, wxms * tscuu 1 MoctgoBwy SUtti, 8m pyanelseo It* California 8pUdr 12* 1958 - Sr. 6. L. XlesfsU Stents tree&a&tr lead I&s*trle3 teoclatlca 60 East L2b4 Simat Ba* fork, 8m Tort Dear Bobi Is X wots you yesterday la ear* of the Drake B>tol, Chicago* we sr* sending th* printed eopis* of th* cursor report to your lew fork office vis air express. 8a ar* sending 75 oopiaa rether than 50* which X Bentlonud In ry lattar of yartardqr* *e had cor* coplaa aado bocatiaa tha additional cost we* relatively alight. Also* tho report* war* celled tod^^ This ooeplataa ftaes I of tha Scop* of Sarrleaa outlined in oar latter egreoneat of October 15* 1957 with tha Load Industries Association. Tha docucont w* ar* sanding you is tha report setting forth our prellrin*ry findings and oar r*coamndatlons required to ba auhclttad at tha and of thia phase* this egroeaent centalne a Phase II -- cot yet authorised by tha Lead Industries issoclstloa -- which conteeplsted tha preparation of a questionnaire and eve conducting a aurvvy froa oar four principal offices utilising this quastlomslr* aa well as personal interviews aaaong other rapresontatira architects* ha do not reeaanend that ftiase XI he carried oat on this basis* Vs do not think that the basic findings aa to the status of use of lead or the potential ueea of lead in the construction industry* which night result froa such a farther investi gation* would produce ary naterially different findings than those contained in our recently completed ropert. Me thick ruch a questionnaire would ba a duplication of tha work # have already don* because tha practice of our four strategically located offlcee* both in voluao and diversity* pretty well oovera tha archltectuxalcoeatraction field. Re think that tha lead industry would be far better advised to expand tho coney In pursuing practice! research in the potential fields suggested by the Phase I report and by laying out a prograw for their staff to help counter act soaa of the reasons ststed in tha report as obvious causes for the lack of increase la tha use of lead for traditional use in tha construction industry* a should also Ilk* to aaphaslse that in carrying out res*arch project* whlah soggaat be pirsuod, that to capltalla* on lead's theoretical potentialities* great attention should b# given to practical considerations such as canufactarlng and erection processes and eethods as wall as ennufocturird and erection coat* *e, therefore* think that the Lead Xndustriss iesoclatlon should carry out such research wherever possible with a anuf adorers' association* or individual cants* fseverer* shipped with research feelllUe*. h# also think that these research N 3052.01 LIA09746 '->x .11 Mr* B. L. Zlsgfsld Load Indus trloa Association -2- Septeeber 12, 1?S8 t prosxeta should bo cerriod out under tbs supervision of the practical staff of th* Load IrstartrU# Association. Vo think too that it would bo cell to bora a aoneultlfil architect working trt* h tho Association staff in cu^ervlsing this research pro."a. This co&ld bo highly daoirsble bomi*o of tho necessity of detailing, proi,to raid for ajiplieeilon and developing eccrtroctioa details feeeiblo froa an architeeterel end ceaslrc.cvioa print of view. to, of covrrsa, thii>i that on fIra could bo partleolerly edified to eat as such eoaaultonla cad va think that cry fss so esjaadid could ba cf infinitely Bore fcerofit to tho Issi Industries ioao* elation thsa further feos for the originally csabsaplatod Rsaao II of cer October 15, 1?7 agreeaeat. Cs bar* feed coasldoreblo erpsrieaos la 3T-fel!g with partition acd ctfea? eanufaettgurs with whoa the Association would be dealing in our suggested rscsereh proves, and hove boon instrmesiol in introducing tssa partition designs based 03 designs and details developed tgr us for particular ispertaat buildings* ; Also, wo feol that this night rT7 sell be tied in with architectural work neeetsay in putting out a brochure siailar to those of Hover# Copper and Xlooa , Ve sill be glad to discuss such s further extorsion of our services after the Association baa atudiod the report and gives further thought to a future Hm of action baaod upon it* Teiy truly jours, j Skldoore, frlngs k Merrill ' // John B, Rodgers cot Mr. J. 0. Bradley Resident i Lead Induatrloa Association -a 1 IS" wfpnw;111 &**rn* Vf wrsvjBi