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1031 South Broadway Los Angeles, California September 26, 1942 Pear Sir: The continuous production of iron and steel-making furnaces during the winter months of 1942 is dependent upon the acquisition of 7,000,000 tons of iron and steal scrap in steel mill inventory by January 1, 1943* Since the critical demand for armament, of all types can only be met by an un­interrupted proauction of steel ingots, oil industry must at this time make every effort to dispose of its scrap through dealer channels or directly to Consumers. Particular emphasis, however, is placed upon the necessity of moving dormant scrap items which represent very large and exceedingly important scrap ton­nages over and above the flow of normal production scrap. Dormant scrap is defined as obsolete machinery, tools, equipment, dies, jigs, fixtures, etc., which are incapable of current or future use in the war pro­duct! on effort because they are broken, worn out, irreparable, dismantled or in need of unavailable parts necessary to practical re-employment. Dormant scrap should not be construed to apply to reusable machinery, equipment, dies, jigs, fixtures, etc., which can currently or in the future be used by the owner or others, with or without repairs, in work v;Licn contributes uirectly to the war production effort. X Ou c'i are requested, to carry out the following simple program: 1. Instruct tne salvage executive of your plant together with other necessary executive officials to .inspect all areas of your plant to determine what salvageable items falling in the above dormant scrap classification can be scrapped. 2. Bach such item should be clearly marked for quick identification and a list in duplicate, for your own use, made in order that plant management may authorize the disposition of each item. .Approximate •weight should be indicated opposite every piece of dormant scrap.