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Confidential Mellon Institute of Industrial Research University of Pittsburgh PROGRESS REPORT for the wir ended January s, loan A IK HY& Subjects under which report is to be indexed r 'invrA'Tnri Industrial Fellowship No. PSP 5 copies aade: 1 - Mellon Institute 2 - Air Hygiene file Letters to the aeabers urging aeabership renewals, outling the Founda tion's prograa for 1940, and enclosing dues stateaents, were placed in the sails eo as to reach oeaber companies on the first business day of the new year; that was January 2. Checks and favorable acknowledgaents started coaing in the follow ing day. Anaconda Copper, Trenton Potteries, Universal Sanitary Manufacturing Compary, and Ottawa Silica, were among the first to respond. On Thursday, the 4th, the Grinding "heel Manufacturers Association, which coaprises soae SO of the Foundation's aeabers, sent their cheek for $2,000. (With the exception of Carborundun and Norton Coapaniea, this association is composed of i companies, most of tnem in the $50 class of aeabership. Other prominent aeabers which re newed during the week included, Johns-Manville, Meetinghouse Air Brake, U. S. daleting & hefining, Youngstown Sheet * Tube, and Phalps-Dodgs companies. A letter of acknowledgment was drafted. This letter, sent as soon as the renewal checks are received, not only thanks the campaqr for its continued in terest but asks that the conpany assist in interesting non-aeobwrs in affiliating. Not only would this be of great assistance, but, when we can prevail upon a aeaber to help "sell" another cowpaxy we succeed in further "selling" the aeaber himself. Another letter was drafted during the week as a follow-up "prod" for usa in cases of non-members who attended the Bovesber meeting but did not acknowledge our recent letters uring aeabership. On Thursday we called on Mr. Ralston of the Meabership Comlttee and discussed membership activities. Me also discussed the activities of the National Association of Manufacturers provided data for Mr. Hherrett, who is on the N.A.M.'s Committee for Healthful Working Conditions. At the saae time we wrote Dr. chafer of the N.A.M., who, with Dr. Reiser, is always anxious to obtain the Founda tion's reports. We advised Dr. Shafer tnat if the N.A.M., were to receive the bene fit of the Foundation's work, then some way must be found whereby the N.A.M. will help support this work. Dr. Mahon of loledo Fcison, replying to our recent letter, saic he was trying to interest his company in tne Foundation and asked for specific-data. The liberty Mutual Insurance Compaiy, a leader in the mutual branch of insurance, wrote Tr. Miller an encouraging letter regarding aembership. ;ici Copv f lO r ii> iiia l Ho.isr In il.r f< f- C>. Air Hygiene Foundation Fellowship 259-5 > neek ending January 6, 1540 2. Dr. . Reid Barren of the University of Pennsylvania case here on Thursday for a conference with Dr. Meller and our printer, at which meeting I "sat in." This concerned the publication of the new x-ray bulletin which contains the findings from x-ray research supported by the Foundation at Penn. On Tuesday we had a signed article in the Pittsburgh POST-GAZETTE'S year-end industrial review -- a special section. The article, running about a _ column in length, was devoted to the work of the Foundation and to industrial hygiene in general in the Pittsburgh area. The December 30th issue of DOMESTIC CCiiErCE, devoted two pages to the Foundation. One was a summary of Dr. Lanza's report on sick absenteeism which was given at the November meeting. The other page was devoted to Mr. Fletcher's paper shoving that good health is good business. This was a very satisfactory presentation since the publication, issued by the U. S. Department of Commerce, has a large circulation among business men. The current issue of PITT contains a special article on the Foundation which we prepared recently at the suggestion of Dr. Ramor. Negotiations ware continued with SAFITY ENGINEERING regarding a special article publicizing the solarium which the Bunker Hill & Sullivan coopery utilises for the conservation of employee health. The company is a Foundation member. R: January 15, 1940 T^ January 15, 1940 _M ELLON INSTITUTE John rT McMahon ~ Industrial Fellow w .- C o m fy T in s C opy T o IK- A True and Exact C ony o f ,!,, O r d in a l Hoove \