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Socesber 28* 1 956
Mr* J. H* Schaefer Et&yl Gasol ne Corporation
Box 688
Wiln&ngfcen, Delatare
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ha? notad a eopj f jour Xetter
sddresse to Mr* * 3. Fitzgerald and datad Beeember lth coneernlng an or&sx* of tan gallon drusas* M$ oaly
comente relata to ti laat paragraph of your Xetter in hlsh f m state thafc **lt bas besa -th fMlcal Be
par tenant*c practice ta diasaurage th cea of tan gallo
drusa,as m ia b a s posoble*bocana f teca question of ' safaty1** Tilla sbaissent as onli? p&rtlaXl^ trae*
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Aotualif thore ere a number of pointa, et whteh tan ^
gallon drums an be use! ma frie unit of mes,sur of "
Fluid, tberoby.. obriting tho
for using eplit
drum .oquipmeot lth fftf*flr gallon rusis In dis**
cuaaing tliia natter tlif tbe dirimi saitety m n t 1
pointed ont that it is neeossary for ns to balance th hasards aasoclated with packaging "m h m llm g a large
iraabsr f sraall unt .against bho liasards of usng spllt
drum equipment In tho fi#M.* The splifc inssi eqmpsent la
not th equipsoat of cholee-for f leld use fer a. vsrity
of reasons, and,;if tho tuas of business la auch that a
tan gallon roi nll serte as tete unit of a s u r e for Fluid,
suca drnms ahould ha used ratber bhan fif^r*fve gallon
drama* ;It haa alnaya btea feellng that it la sa&sary
to mpMsiz th dangers In tho f i M eren teiough that sighfc
produce some Increaso in tho, dangers of maaufa turng and
packaging* Obrloucl^ dangers,.can be hanled sor adequately
at a centralise! manufacturlsg and distrlbatthg plant,' whlls
ter' are noefaotlitios for ImMXlng usnsual. dangers at the
atesing plants* .......
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' ... `* I dar say fou liad telle in mind in nriting es you did to Fitzgerald#-but I think it la nol* for me to nafee--tests point entlrsiy .olear* On a ntamber of occasions I htre r m luto Instances in ehich flftj-flve gallon druma hare been sent to rnlsdog plants eher there
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are m propar facilities for haadliag*- fhtrcf as
should be careful not to further a policy directed
at on hasard, and at th same tira a<lplgr a different
type of hasard. .' .
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CC Mr. Lewis
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Copy: Dr. Graham Edgar .'Dr, R. A. Kehoe Mr. 0. B. Lewis
Et h y l Ga s o l i n e Co r po r a t i o n
MANUFACTURING AND TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE
Mr. J.- H. FitzGerald,
MAIL- ADDRESS: BOX 6 8 8 , WILMINGTON. DEIFREIGHT ADDRESS: CARNEY'S POINT. N. J.
TELEPHONE: PENNSGROVE, N. J. 280. EXTENSION 213
December 16, 1936
Dear Jack:
We re sorry that we hare not been able to reply to your letter of December 3 sooner, relative to ttie arrangement you are working out with Mr. McAllister of Imperial Oil for handling their 1937 Ethyl Aviation requirements, but it took some time to ascertain all of the data for you.
First, we have a policy never to tier LTHTL Fluid drums, either the 53-gallon or 10-gallon size. Therefore if Imperial desires shipment of 10-gallon drams they would have to all be arranged on the floor of the car without piling. The following will give you quantities that can be loaded in the various sisa cars:
Car 50* length, 10* width, 145 drums, weight approximately 25,375 lbs.
Car SO* length, 10*2* * 174 n
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30,450 "
Car 40* length, 8*6" * 120 _ n
. 21,000 *
Gar 36* length. 8*6* " 105 ft
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" ' 18,375 J*
The current rate in affect to Sarnia, Ontario, is 76|-^ par cvit., plus 5# emergency
charge per hundred pounds, third class, carload, 36,000 pounds minimum weight, as per
Curiett~*s Tariff ICC-A-14S, C.F.C. -10.
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Ton will note, therefore, that in all cases the actual weight would be consider ably under carload, and you would have to pay,oa the basis of 36,000 pounds, rather than actual weight.
Mr. Dickie, Traffic Mnn&gar of Imperial, as well as ourselves, is attempting to effect batter rates Into Canada, and there is a possibility that we may be able to got what is known as fourth class rate at 44$? but with a minimum of 40,000 pounds.
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I give you this: information for what it might ba worth but at th seme time would like to call to your attention that the ordering of such a large quantity of 10-gallon drums should be done only; if it is impossible to handle th larger 55-gallon size. Ton know, of course, that on large drum is equivalent to six and one-half 10-gallon drums as far as lead content is concerned, and just reduces by that ratio the number of opening exposures whan ducting Fluid into the gasoline. There ar, of course a number of other safety features involved which would sake the usa of the larger drums mors favorable.
Inasmuch as it has been the Medical Departmentfs practise to discourage the use of . 10-gallon drums as much as possible because of the question of safety, I think before, any
thing definite is agreed upon with Imperial for ordering carloads of 10 *s, that we should have an expression from Dr. Xehoo, as well as from our Safety Committee, and I a therefore taking the liberty of sending a copy of this letter to the Doctor as well as Oscar Lewis.
Fers>t^MrvoTirs,
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Jf/H. Schaefer
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