Evening star., 1917-05-01
PAINTERS MOBILIZE
FOR WAR ACTIVITY
Announce That Government
Orders Will Have Precedence
Over All Others.
BODY HAS 500 BRANCHES

The painters of the country are mob
can to the government. They are con-
centrating their early efforts on sup
plying the best possible quality of pig
ment and binder for the army of ships
that the government is putting into
the water, under the construction pro-
gram of the Navy Department and the
shipping board. The paint trade or
ganizations have guaranteed to the
council of national defense that sup
will be supplied in advance of any other
demands.
The International Association of
Master Painters and Decorators Of the
United States and Canada is using the
influence Of its 500 subsidiary organi-
cations to preserve a high quality of
product and service.
It was organized in New York in 1884,
Titus Berge of Pittsburgh being the
founder. In 1908 delegates from the
different provinces of Canada were
formally admitted, and the association
became international" The growth
! of the organization has been such that
at the annual convention, held recently
at ANCW I1uFtI. AOfH-, over OUU USle-
gates attended. representing nearly
$500 master painters, located In nearly
every city of the United States and
i Canada, 140 local associations and
many individual members in outlying
sections.
Offices Are in Washington.
The Offices of the international asso-
citation are in the Southern building.
this city, A. II. McGhan, secretary
treasurer, a Washingtonian from birth,
being in charge.
Mr.. McGhan, speaking OF the extent
and influence of the association today.
said:
The members Of this association, sit
uated IN every large city of the United
States and Canada, employ quite $4,000
journeymen painters and decorators,
and it's influence for the welfare of the
painting industry may be best under
stood by the following circular letter,
over 1000 of which are going forth to
the employing painters OF the country:
During these periods of flax short
age, when the price of linseed oil ap-
proaches or exceeds 81 a gallon. there
has always been a corresponding in
crease in the number and quantity of
mixtures offered to painters as substi-
tuteS. At such times they are attrac-
tive in prices and. on account of the
as to their superiority. considerable
quantities have been sold. In some
instances they have been advertised
not as compounds or substitutes, but
under geographical names that would
indicate linseed oil crushed from for
eign faXseed.
Some analyses made of several paint
oils that have been offered to the
painters as outlined above show, as a
rule. the presence of a mixture of a
drying oil combined with "A substantial
percentage of rosin oil. crude petro-
leum oil, lead or manganese drier, and
thinned with about so per cent of pc
troleum distillate. The failure to OBJ
tain the best results on certain jobs
may be in many cases traced to the
use of such products.
This condition would suggest TO the
painter who wants pure linseed oil
that his purchases be made with care
in order to avoid receiving some new
compound which he would not know
ingly use on account of his unfamiliar
ity with the results to be obtained
therefrom in his work He should call
for an insist on receiving pure linseed
OIL