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' 0 : iywu^^lii.iiwn^ijili^p|pns .: i-'-X.SZs'XX'fZir.. LIA21787 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION Groybor Building, 420 Lexington Avenue New y<xi. M y. May IS, 1911. TO KZMBKtt Of M HAP HOV9miH_t830aAHQgt The Dead Industries Association hu been endeavoring to do what It can In prooctlng th# us* of whits load for paint ing highway structures. It began by Baking a t'U-vty of the painting practice of State Highway Bspartoents which Indicated that, although white load had a preferred poeltloa el an exterior paint aaong the varloue Itato Highway Departnaonta, rooa for laprovsasst regained, and that paints of a aetalllc lustre were asking serious Inroads. Tortunataly, froa a safety standpoint the use of aetalllc lr*V>r?4 p-.iita Is dangerous because, la driving autoeioblles at sight the structure* painted with such a paint as aluolnva da sot looa up as brightly as structures paint ed with white lead, a fact which we pointed out in the July, 1932 Issue of our publication HIP. Dr. John A, Schaaffer, Research PI rector of the VglaFleher lead Co.', has aada aany speeches and written nimoroua articles on the subject, looking to the correction of tho situa tion In the Kiddle Rest end Just recsntly, through his efforts end that of ether aoehert, the Stats of Missouri abandoned the use of elvninus In favor of white lwad for Its highway ttructurws. In Idaho, changes In favor of rhite load have also be as Introduced. JU you say bo Interested In reading one of Dr. lehaaffar4* addrwoes, for a rwouad of tbs situation, I hi enclosing a copy sf the speech be delivered before the Public Torts In Oklshooa City, on April 28, 1931. Men over, If any opportunity arises for Improv ing the situation In your oeo State you will have those data nrs 11 able. Resspectfully yours. // (. ' See rotary. HWfj . " j i .,i s*iii m iiij.. I II .I f, r *' N 3433  ---^ I ' *.-.w..~ . '" * _-r^tsyjpfc^.'w- - ; -- *r1 -* * r.yWr> . t. ~ ms act zinc paivts ms'js :(tcu,lic-l,j5tir Pinna Talk 3cfo** th* Public F'oraa Oklahoma City, T;iday> Apr'. ^ 28, 193J >r John A. Schaaffar r' L^ r ? r 4 * ' Ff t V* consider It a prlrilec* to toll 70a ten* of th* story of tt line and lMd Industrie* as they pertain to tho State of Oklahoma. It la particularly flttla* that tha situation at It azlita in Oklahoma ha brought to your attantlon at thla tint, in riew of tba depressed condition of tha largest natal mineral resource 700 boro In this atata. It la fitting for two reasons, flrat hacauao tha Stato of Oklahoma bis boon tha largest also producing Stata la tba Union for cany poors, nad aaeond, haennao eortoln atapa can ha taken to greatly add hath tha tine and lead Industrie*. 7ew of yon realise what tha tine and load lnduatrloa haro ooant to tha Stata of Oklahoma. Than I toll yon, according to figures pnbllabod hy tha Tula* Chamber of Commerco, that la tha year 1926, jU2,000 tone of Inc and lead coneontratoa woro producod In Oklalxsai, oa compared with as aatlaatod production for tha year 1932 of only 139,000 tone of line and load concentrotoa, baring a market ralna la tha yoor 1926 of $32,000,000 as eompared with an estimated market ralna In 1932 of only $2,700,000, yon cos readily reallia what I naan whoa I spook of tho doproeaed condition of that great lndnatry within your hordore. It la aatlanted that of tho ahoro monlo* eighty par coat of tha total raise of tboeo coneontratoa wont directly Into labor, ealarloe, powor, applies, material and royoltlos, all of which ropreaantad Inrceoa aocrulng dlroctly to tha roaldonta of tho State of Oklahoma, thus leering only twenty par cont of tho total nonloa produced hy thoee ln duatrloa u learlng tha eonflnoi of tba Stato. Approxisately 1500 men are now employed dlroctly In the tine and lead ainae within tho Stato, which alnaa today are yloldlng so profit, aa opposod to 6500 non dlroctly ooplayed In 1926. To thii number of aaa directly employed In tha clnlng oporatlona amt ha added a large amber of nan who are oqployod In thoao lnduatrloa related to tba sdnlng lndnatry. At tha anno tlao wo find four largo tine aaoltare within who State, locatod at Bortloarlllo, Xlockwell, Eonryotta and Quinton. To find that for arory ton of ore a maltad at thoee eaolterw, approximately fire dol lars worth of goa la used, from six to olght dollar* la paid out lr. labor, aa woll aa aa ovarbaad of awrorol dollar* per ton. Is on lndnatry of each proportions worth the consideration of tba legislator* and roaldonta of this State? f. \> :O 1 Tou y ask what 1* our Intareat la thla nattor. Tha Zagle-Picbor Load Company has aeon fit during tho year 1932 to lnroat moro than a half million dollar* la the largest and moat nodarn central concentrating plant arar constructed for th* treatment of oro* of tba typo found in tbo mines of tba Trl-6tato District. This mill la located soar Klnsd, Cfclahcta, and handles a tonnage In sxcaaa of throo thouaand tons of mined rock dally. To haro awam flt to start our anoltor at Eouryotta. Vo are consequently rltally IPW N 3433.01 t -H r b- O i k ! !W? iLMUftlUPW *'----`dJWfciu-KU ., WffMM . ' ... ; - 'VI,J MjtflgBWW -. >.. . ' LIA21789 2" . a ^ ^ o Interested In ovary phose of tho line ar.d load Industry, rad * rightly obJest to * condition such a* exists today In the Stnto of Oklahos, wheroln that oinio do not support to tho fuilvSt It* lnrgost motel rdnorol re source. To bollsro In that Industry an4 wo Qro willing to do our port to fight thl proiont depression. Tho American Zlne Initltuta and tho Load Industries Association of America hnvs during tho past thro* yoar* actively studied tholr product* through tholr Hossarch Departments, In an sffort to find no* and veriod u*o* for tholr products In Industry. At tho sooo tlos, thay hers mad* an aarnost effort to sso that sine and load products maintain tholr old plaoa la In dustry, as thoy rightly dosorr*. Thtr* 1* on* phase of this activity on th* part of thos* Satlonal Associations which I want to bring to your attention at this tlos, name ly tho question of sine and lead paints as opposed to notalllt-luster paints for use on highway work, a subject which Is of vital liqtortaneo to these In dustries, as well as to tho State of Oklahoma. Than I spook of sine and lead paints, I spook of tho plgnonte onterlng Into thoso paints, namely sine ondo, llthopone and vhlto load. Those ore whita plgnonts used la paints which aro being supplanted within your State through th* uao of paints of motslllo lust*r. So that yon can better understand this story, I would ask that you confirm our relentlfle findites at any tlos any of you happen to ho on your own State highways where we find points of metallic luster used aa finishing coats on highway structures. I want to drew your attactloa to the question of visibility particularly at night bstwoon white paints, such as tine oxide snd whits lead, and oatalllc-luster paints on such highway structures, a nattor which ceodt nothing other than your own confirmation during night driving. The question of proper visibility for highway struc tures and markers Is one which has been attracting tho attention of highway engineers noro and Bare In the various states. During the past few years ostallle-lustar paints hnvo forad great favor as tho finishing coat la the pointing of such highway structures. Then such paints are specified, the question of visibility and corresponding safety necossarlly has Vo bs con sidered of secondary importance. T# boilers such visibility and safety ttould bs of prime Importance. Our own research work has shown us tint whits paints, such as made from wUto lead and tine oxlda, give Increased risibility from all (agios, othor than that of dlroct rofloctlon, when cooparod with paints of metallic lustor. This nil bs plainly evident to you. If you will realist that those letter paints are nlrror-llke In tholr re flectivity. Tou are all aware of the blinding flash which It thrown In your ayes from your rear vleleo mirror, while drivlig whoa the headlights of an automobllo to your roar give the propor angle of reflection. Thou those headlights are directed away from a definite lino of rofloctlon to the eye of the driver, thore it no such blinding 113. To have found that whan on object 1* obeorred la the line of dlroct rofloctlon from tho Incident ray, metallic-luster paints have great visibility, then, however, an objoot le obeerved off the lino of dlroct reflection, i: have found that such oetallle paints coffee markedly In risibility, wharowt flat vhlto paint euffere not at all. Such white paint Is visible at any angle os Is found In dlroct reflection. w I t Xt . \ I LIA21790 -5- t i . It la qulto clear uhy inch a phonomnon oxlata. Kctalllc-luator paint* ora idrror-llto, duo to tholr conl*tln," of nuooroua ahlny ootalll* tealoa, ooch of chich la a porfoct trlt-ror. Thaao aro dlrootlonod la tha point ao that for tho noat port they aro pnrollol to tho aurfooo. Confoquontly a hooa of 11/it falling oa aueh a point flln la rcfloctod o* fron a nlrror, end If tho beorror la In tho lino of direct rofloetlon ho rocalroa mail ilj-fct. If off tho lino of direct rofloetlon, ho roeolroa hut llttlo licit. Yhlto polnta rofloct by diffusion, nith cpprojdcotoly equal lntonalty la all dlroetloaa. To can sofoly atnta that chlto paint* offor ,;roctor risibility ond consequently creator safety for hlcinay nerk tv^m ootalllo-luator paint*. This vo have daaonstrated by suporlrpoalnc ponola chich hero horn paintod chit, on hl/ilsoy atructuroa nhlch hero hoan polntod nith a flnlah cost of Dotollle luator. Tho ponola polntod nhlto aro plainly risible froa orory 41roetIon, cheroot tho notallle polntod atructuroa nt mny nnclo* tuffor la risibility darlnfl tho nl.-^t drtrinc. Quito roeantly tho Vac Jersey Zinc Cortpony'* Boaooreh tuberotory hot pnhllahod data *haula,'; tho vnluo of point oa licit. Thl* cork cm* con ducted hy Ur. 0. L. Ooiilo, cbo ahovod that dth a rlron licit lntonalty of tvonty foot condlo ponor In a root) ualnc Indirect 11Chtlnc thoro could ho rofloctod on a tahlo In that roon flftoan condlo ponur, proridod tho room cat polntod nhlto. If pointed yalloc, tlno condlo penor could ho rcflcctod oa that tahlo. If tho room coa polntod Amy, ol.-fTt ccndl* ponor ca* rofloctod, chorea* If tho roon naa prlntod nith a notalllo-luator point, hut flro to lx candlo ponor no* rofloctod. As ho *tato, a norhor ot a tahlo la tho nhlto roon could rocolvo airnoat tde* at rnc.h 11'it a* a nortwr ot tho tahlo In tha way roon. Eo ho* thus dotomJnod that the nhlto roon 1* slxty-corea por cant aoro offlclont then tho jrolloc, aoronty-ol-pht por coat noro offldcnt than tha df*on, and ol-'dity-alna por cont noro officiant than tho Cray, tho roon dth a notalllc-luator point falllad In offldoney orn holoc that of tho Cray. Thl a chon tronalotod uoon* that If tho uorkor nooda loaa licit a reach loner candlo ponor lor$> cos ho uaod In a nhlto roon, And tho roaultlnd louor n`x hor of kHocott hour* boeocoa a taring In dollora end cor.ta. la tho 8tata of Cklohora. tho oil Industry It confronted dth tho nocetelty of proporly conoarriac lte oil storoco. Tho prohloa on tueh oil storoco la tho reduction of loaa of cosoHno on oruporutlon, duo to tho hoot of tho aw. Uotallle-luatcr polnta hero boon uaod for tho protoetlon of auch oil atoroco tnrjca. In tho hellof that tho hoet-rcfloctlnc raluo of those paint* dll roault la tho looat mount of omporation.Tho Von Jorscy Zinc Coapemy end icMrlcos Zinc Inatltuto hero published data ahenla' tiro fallacy of auch a procoduro. Thoao data ahonud tkot tho Initial heat-rofloctIni offldoney for on oil tonic needy polntod. dth o nhlto point eo* 9U.5\aa eorpnrod dth only gj.Ujt for a point of uotalllc luator Aftor cootiorlai for a porlod of oleroo ixintis, thoro (till rocolnod on actxnl hoot-rofloctIn,-: offldoney of 8h,6 for tho atoroco toah polntod dth tho chito print, oa conforod dth only J0.5^ hoc.t-rofloc.tlat offldoney for tho tank polntod clth tho notallle point. A* could ho oxpoctod, tho tank corerod dth notclllc-lustor point ahovod a eoaaldorahly creator loaa of ,-oaollro hy oenpomtlen than tho tank oa chieh chit* point no* uaod.' rrc ` ' HtMl. gjygimi-JmmuiLIA21791 %! --~--irii' 11'iijn^iT 'i-V^ TTT' III ill IH \ -3- ak<W)a< o * It 1* qulto cloar why tueh a phonorronon axltt*. Kotnlllc-lrator paint* nro idrroi-ilfco, duo to tholr coniWtlrv; cf nuuorou* *hiny notnlll* icalo*, oach of which It a norfoct ulrror. Thoto aro dlrootlonod In tho paint o that for tho noit part thoy aro parallol to tho lurfaoo. Conioquontly * bona of llrfrt fcilia-; on uch r. paint flln 1* rofloctod a* froa a nlrror, end If tho obsonror 1 In tho lino of diroct rofloctlon ho rocolro* nach ilrfht. If off tho lino of direct inflection, ho roeolrot but llttlo ll^ht. Vhlto paint* rofloct by dlffutlon, with epproxlmtely oqual lr.tonilty In all rtlroo* tlon*. Vo *an tafoly *tnt that whlto paint* offor ,-^oator rltlblllty and consoquontly f?oator tafoty for hir-teay cork than otalllc-luitor paint*. Thl* wo hero dononttratod by tuporiicpotlrr,-; panolt eMch hevo boon paintod white, on hl/itoay *trocturoa which hero boon pdntod tilth a flnlih coat of otalllc luitor, Tho panoli palntod whlto aro plainly Tlilblo froa orory di rection, ohoroa* tho notallle palntod ttracturc* at may an/tlo* suffer la rltlblllty during tho nl^t drlrlnft. Quito roeontly tho How Jor*oy Zinc Cor^onr'* Botoorch Laboratory ha* publlthod data thowin-,- tho raluo of paint a* ll'ht. Thl* work we* conductod by Hr. S. L. Ocuilo, oho *howod that with a rlran llrJit lntonalty of twenty foot caadlo power la a rooa utlat Indirect 11-fitlnq thoro would bo mfloctod on a tablo In that roon flftoon cendlo potior, prorldod tho rooa wa* palntod whlto. If palntod ytllotr, nlna condlo potior would bo roflctod on that tablo. If tho roon wo* palntod nay, ol.-frt eandlo powor wa* rofloctod, whoroa* If th* roon wa* prdntod with a uotalllc-lustor pt-lnt, but flro to lx eandls pmar wn* rofloctod. As ho (tate*. a workor at a tebla In tho whlto rooa would rocolro alno*t twlco a* rueh 11 ^t a* a woricer at tho tablo In th* rroy room Ho has thu* .lotordnod that ts> whlto roua 1* lxty-*oroa per cent core offlclont than tho yollow, *owoaty-d.-frt por-cant aero offidcat than th* rreon, and ol.-irty-nlno per cont aoro offlclont than tho fit ay, tho rooa with a ootalllc-luttor paint foilin' In affldoncy oron below that cf tho i;ray. Thl* whan tranilntod uoan* that If tho wortcor nood* lo** lirxt a nueh lowor eaivdlo powor la.:p can bo uiod In a whlto roon, md tho rooultlnd lower nut* bor of kilowatt hour* boeocu* a tarls/; In dollar* cad car.t*. In tho State of Oklnhom, the oil Industry 1* confronted with tho noceeelty of proporly coueorrln-; It* oil etomio. Tho probloa on (uch oil etortvto le tho reduction of loee of /?nollna on oraporatlon, due to tho boat of tho tun, Uotalllc-luetcr paint* haro boon u*o& for tho protection of ouch oil etomio tack*, In tho belief that tho hcct-rcfloctin,: raluo of tho*/) paint* will roeult In tho loot m>unt of omporatlon-Tho How Jortcy Zinc Cotrpcny end Auorlcan Zinc Inttltuto taro publlthod data thereIn,-; tiro fallacy of *uch a procodaro. fhoto data thowod that tho Initial hoat-rofloctlr.; offldcncy for an oil tank newly palntod with a whlto paint woo $k,55, ao corsnrod with only for a paint of uotallle luston After woathortnT for a poriod of olcrrxi tooth*, thoro ttlll rorr-lnod an actual hoat-rofloetln,-; affldoncy of for tho itoiu.:o tank palntod with tho whlto print, a* eotvarod with only JO.Sit hoct-rofloetlrvt offldoncy for tiro tank palntod with the rutallls paint, Am would bo oxpoetod, tho tad: corerod with notrlllc-lutor paint thowod a eotldoroily r.rooter lot* cf artcllco by oraporatlon than tho tank on which whlto paint wo* need. .. I Jj .'l' 1 jffWTI THNIJ.1 *,; ' 0 J 1HP U t*'.!t.<j,y-t-JP '^ \ .t LI A2 1792 nftri. **.**' -. e Tor. LCjr o*k what condition we hato confronting u* la th* Stata Hlglway Dopartocrat* throughout th* comtry. Vo find today twenty-two otatoo In tho Union olthcr roqulro or allow dnc-laod paint*, Vo alto find tt*t certain *tat*i In th* Union which hato a lerg* ulntral production riVn an ffort to protoct thoto Industrie*, though tuch 1* not unireroally found to ho true. Th* Stato of Idaho, which 1* tho tocond largo*t load producing 8tat* In tha Union, speclflo* a flnlthing coat of 100> white load for Its highway (trncturoi, Th* State of Utah, which 1* the third large*! lead pro ducing State In tho Union, tpoclfle* a white lead and tine paint for tha finishing coat on It* highway*. V* find that th* St*to of Xrltona thl* year ha* adopted the ua* of eoppor for tho nanufocturo of it* State outooobll* llcen** plate*, thu* fostorlag that lnduatry In that State. But what do * find la the Trl-dtat* District! Ve find the State of Ean*a* specifies 100% Datallle-luater paint for the finishing coat on It* hlghony dructur**. V* find the State of Missouri, th* larged load producing State In the Union, pacifying finishing coate of lOOjl motalllo-luatsr paint on lte highway tructuree. To find th* Stat* of Oklahoma, which prior to th* year 19y2 wae for Deny year* the largest line producing Stat* In tho Union, tpeclfyl^ 100^ metalllo-luder paint ae the finishing coat fox It* hl^way (tructur**. A* on* pa**** throui the Stat* of Oklahoma, on* find* y tructur** painted with metallic-luster paint, on* find* railroad markers, water tanka, oil (torag* tanka, tank car*, and etoro front* cowered with a lollar paint, V* haw* *rn *e*n In*tones* In tho state of Oklahcca where c 111* which produce lead and line ore, hopefully at a profit, are painted with metalllo-lueter paint at the expose* of th* lead and tine Industrie*. V* *ay that the Highway Department of the State of Cklaharo night a* well erect (lgn poet* along It* Elghaay*, readlrgi *Ve endoraa th* ua* of oitallln- lueter paint* a* finishing coat* on atructur** In th* State of QUdvwm at th* expen** of our leading notal mineral resources, namely the xinc and lead lndnatrlee*. V* fol that the effect of *uch a practice on tha pert cf tha Stat# Higlway Department ha* groat lnfluonca in molding ptfclic opinion a* to. tha ua* of such paint for dcoeatlo conaueptloc. Vo fe*l that th* attitude adopted hy th* State Highway Department In ponallxlng th* tine end lead lnduatrl** 1* more far roachlng than on* would bdlera, dne* th* policy adopted 1* not only an adrortiaooent for CT*ry Inhabitant of the State of Oklahazai, hut llkowl** for *Try tronelent who pa**e* through the Stat* at Oklahoma and nrco**arlly ua*a tho highway* la that State. V* find being ueod thrtr^houl tha State on lta highway* eroo- ot*d po*ta and marker* corsrod with motallle-luator paint. Thll* w efcdt that whit* paint cannot b# rucc***fully uod oror creciotod pot* and oarkora, wo alto question the raluo of u*lng a metallic paint ae a protoctlwa coating for each creoeoted wood work. ? rigpeit that the proserratloa of euch poete and marker* be effected through the ut* of ilno chloride, followed with a finishing coat of white else and lead point, *o ae to obtain the maxima risibility on th* highway*. The C. >. 4 railroad ha* studied this entter of the preterratloa of railroad tie* or*r a period of year*. Their finding* hare recently been published. The anglBatra of that rail road hare .etlmaiad a life of 15.5 years for railroad ties preeerred with o dne chloride. It le true the llfo of a railroad tlo proeerred with tine chloride le not ae loiyt ae that of a tie proeerred with creoeote. But when IJSWMWU '.fW'I'lW- ,'TV x rau 141 |iiujwiA*.ii'U ' - V- ' '' - v i .fi ujgy : rt' WIPJ'P .V m L TA21793 XmL -> o tuch proar-rmtlon la tranalatod to hlgbray poata and rartara, I balltra orrry ono will a^roa that owl.-^ to tho ebru^jinfl condition! which wa find on our hlfilmiya today, that a blchwrjr poat or mrfcor which will main la on axcollont at&ta of oroacrrr.tlon for n poriod of flftoon yoart b\a etn anplo aorrlca Ufa, particularly whoa tba cddod factor of rlalblllty can ba obt&lnad, Beaaareh work eor.ftuctod b7 tbo Torcit Product! Laboratory at Mudiaon, Tlaconsln, baa abowa that wblto pr.lnta can ba auccaaafully appllad orar tlnbar proaarrad with alnc chloride, Tho uaa of whlta alnc amd load polnta on aoch hl/thony poata and afkara would lncroaao tba rlalblllty during tho Ufa of thoao poata and mrksra and thua adl tho noadod aafoty to tbo hl^hwjra of tho Btata of OvlnVina, at tho aaoa tlno proootlivt thoao product! witbln lta own conflnaa The alnc and load Induatrloa ek no ferora In thda natter froa tba ataadpolnt of protoctlnn end rlalblllty. Thoao lnduatriaa aak tba bl^bM/a at tba Stato of Oklahoma ba nude tbo uot rlalble and tba aafaat hlta>aya poealble. Tba uao of alnc and load paint ao flnlaMnc coata on Btata El^hwegr atructuraa la not naw. Gee noad only look nt tba beautiful hlcbwaya in tba Stata of Xlllnola to aaa how parfactly wlalbla lta whlta paintad hir>V atructuroa aro at all tlooa. It la not your fault nor our fault that ootalllo-luatar pednta ara uaad In tha Stata of Oklnhnrm, not only for highway atrarturoa, but alao for dooaatlo work, at tha axpanaa of tho lar^oat noUil nlnoral raaouroa of tbda Btata. Zt la, boweror, yoUr fruit and our fault If ruoh a con dition continue! to ozlat. It la your buolnoaa and it la ^y bualnoaa-- it la tha bualnoaa of tba ioorlcan Zinc Icatltuto to aaa that tho tlno lnduatry la properly rocojnlaad by tho Btata of Oklahoma. To mat rightly approach our la^lalatora, our Stato Hldbony Dopnrtneat, and wa uuat hrlry; preaaura to boar <breteh publicity to aaa that tba Hr.hor<ya of tba Btata of Oklahoca ara proporly mlntalsod ao that nurfma rlalblllty and aafaty will ba proaant at all tlnoa, and wa ahould rightly, in tha Btata of Oklahooa, for doasatlc cor.wraptIon proaota tba uao of wine product! In arery wegr poaalbla. If auch a condition can ba brtnv^it about, our sooting with you today will not bare be In min. ? t i. 1 IW(!<I w wjBr a )!,, 1v;,1.1Jni.. *'* iSr