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FILE NAME Industrial Hygiene Foundation IHF DATE 1934-1944 DOC IHF083 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Multiple Letters Many Companies - Vandiver Brown & Dr. Gardner MANHEIM PENNA May 2 1944 5-1944 WE Mr. S. Simpson President KanhattaInn c. Stratford Connecticut Dear Mr. Simpson Re Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America conference in New York in January about the Metropolitan After our dust counts taken in the textile mill I Life Insurwaintche trheepoIrntduson trial Hygiene Foundation of America to send textile textile arranged one of their engineers here to take dust counts in various departments I am quoting from the summary from the Industrial Hygiene Foundation report ; - This is a report of a study undertaken to locate the most of dust and to develop additional dust important sources at the Manheim plant of U. S. Asbestos control measures Sixteen dust counts Manhattan Division of were made in various departments These samples indicate that conditions in the Picker House are not satisfactory but dustiness in the Carding Spinning and Twisting Depart- ments is less than 5 million particles per cubic foot Recommendations are made that can lead to a reduction of dustiness in the ricker House as well as in the Carding De- partment It is believed that while the card room is under the consequent starvation of considerable negative pressure the exhaust equipment is probably not in itself sufficient to account for any marked reduction in control of dust I am also including herewith the various departments a record of the dust Picker House . a At Pan Crushers Floor Batching Batch feeding vertical opener 52 minute sample at central point of room for general near vertical opener counts taken in . rarticles -cu.ft ~ 8.7 million 1.7 million 9.9 million 5.6 million hereafter Imposed by ony Federal State or Munkipal 572.77 572.77 because of All prices are subject to chonge in respect of duties excise taxes or other charges menure hereafter adopted . ne Mr S. Simpson Carding General air conditions at various points in the Breaker Card Room Particles per cu.ft. 4.0 million General air conditions in Finisher Card Room At a point beside the condensers in Breaker Card Room condensers At a point near the Finisher Card Room card in the Along central Finisher Card Room - - 7 Spinning - At mules At Frames on 2nd floor At Frames on 1st floor 2.8 million 3.8 million 4.3 million 4.8 million 4.8 3.6 2.0 million million million Twisters Average for all aisles Universal Winders 4.0 million , 3.0 million In commenting on this tor of the Industrial dust in this mill was McMahon report on the phone Mr. Managing Direc- Hygiene Foundation stated asbestos far above the average for an the control of textile plant He indicated that a dust count under 5 million particles per cubic foot is good However we recognize that this is a continuing program and we propose to first correct the conditions in the ricker House at those points where the dust concentration is over 5 million particles per cubic foot We then propose to make some changes in the card room which will result in further improvement We are continuing to experiment with the fibre We believe that this will result throughout the plant application of oil to the in further improvement Please consider this as a preliminary report as I plan to advise you from time to time of improvements that have been made A little later after we have made some changes suggested by the Hygiene Industrial Foundation engineer we shall arrange with Mr. Fehnel of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to make addi- tional dust counts in our various departments mrs Yours very truly O O. H poof Sa SOUTHERN ASBESTOS COMPANY HIGH GRADE ASBESTOS TEXTILE PRODUCTS CHARLOTTE December 18 1936 Ae, cee i fe , . % Mr. S. Simpson President cigs Inc Raybestos Bridgeport Conn . 09 eed oe: a2i%sis Dear Mr. Simpson 11th We have your letter of December for which we thank you We shall proceed as suggested by you through your Mr. Jeffords We are attaching herewith reprint of article published by J. Rush Shull of Charlotte I am not was sent sure whether you to Mr. Schluter have seen a copy who has asked that This copy I pass it along to you that you can get Dr. Gardner's re- action for the benefit of our industry For your information Dr. Shull so far as my information goes is usually found supporting the employees I have heard rumors that other doctors do not subscribe to Mr. Shull's contention as set forth in this article Many of the employees referred to in the 77 cases listed in the article have worked for our Company I am sure most of them have worked over a period of time for our Company Carolina Asbestos and your plant at Charleston shall be any time very glad we can be We appreciate your cooperation and to extend your companies the same at of service to you GSFabel Yours very truly SOUTHERN ASBESTOS COMPANY Miss Fratel President ~ NO AGREEMENT IS BINDING UNLESS CONFIRMED IN WRITING BY THE HOME OFFICE RM102 RM102 20 7d) First . EXECUTIVE OPrices MANVILLE CORPORATION TWENTY EAST FORTIETH STREET NEW YORK N.Y. Le ae on F January 6 1937 Mr. Sumner Simpson President Raybestos Inc. Bridgeport Conn My dear Mr. Simpson Allow me to thank you for yours of January 5th enclosing a repri ofntt he articlbey Dr. Shull on Asbestosis A Roentgenologic Review of 71 Cases together with copy of Mr. Fabel's letter of December 18th Very truly yours VB Vandiver Brown General Attorney i Bridgeport Comm . November 10 1926 Mr. Mr. F. H. Schluter President Thermoid Thermoid Thermoid Rubber Co. Trenton N. J. My cear Mr. Schluter McConnell Metropolitan had a confeTrheencweritweirthanDdr. MrL.eroVyandGiavredrneBrroowfn SoafraMnaaenNvewiYlolrke and Dr. Lanza and Dr. of the Asbestosi Life Insurance Co. with reference to the AsbestosisAsbestosis situation in the Asbestos industry As you no doubt know Manville ourselves have been eliminatingwiththe Metropolitan Insurence Life coing considerable work in conjunction Insurence Co. in the way of Asbestos Eust in our satisfactoryAsbestos factories and we have made a very job job of it We have now reached the point where we can eliminate a large part of the Dust but as yet have no definite information no to What Asbestosis will lead into They claim it lends to Tubercu- losis but we do not find this to be the case Still we cannot go into court and state definitely and specificallyspecifically that it will not GO SO We do know that Asbestos Fibres can and do get into the lunge and may set up & Fibrosis condition which for want of a bet- tor name some doctors have called Asbestosis Dr. Gardner has a well equipped Laboratory and a number Berenne of separate Dust Chambers in his Laboratory at Berenne and he and types associates have been studying various of Dust for number his of yours in connection with Tuberculosis but practically nothing has been done with Asbestos In order to carry on a systematic Lust investigation it mostly takes from two to three years and these investigations are general- ly palo for by industry mostly working as a unit a t a, Dr. Geroner's Geroner'sGeroner's Laboratory Laboratory Laboratory Laboratory charge chargceharcgeharge is $ 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 perper year year , ang r three order uny study should be based on a year period in to get re- period fraternity sults that will stand up and be accepted by the necical and I believe by the courts a ; C C C I think the Compension Compension Lans in the vous eti will become more rigio in the net for yours hd no doubt Aubanton account account of the advertising information ...Conponation cases and we it has should had lately will become save all the information ter one we sibly got to submit to the Compensation Commissions of the various various a, (of s,tates when the question of abertosis abertosis codes up re. foot . Er Garener no haga haga East Chamber on and could trt cy , / Ad y Mr. Schluter : . 2 11/10/86 work on experimenting with Asbestos at once and has suggested to that the Asbestos industry take over this Lust Chamber and employ to carry on the experiments with guinea pigs and rabbits us him five over The idea or even more this study by of Mr. Brown Brown if we could subscribing subscribing and myself would be to have four or get them Asbestos manufacturers take an equal amount per year for three years and then we could determine from time to time after the find- ings are made whether we wish any publication or not My own idea is that it would be a good thing to distribute the information among on the medical fraternity providing it is of the right type and would not injure our companies This would mean if four of us went in to carry on this work it would be 1,250.00 a year for each one of us for a period of three years If you are interested in this subject Tuesday have a meeting in New York on at The Biltmore or if this is November not satisfactory you care to have it I should like to 17 at 18:30 o'clock cancan make it any place am asking the following to attend the meeting Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Vandiver Brown Manville Inc. F. Bchluter Thermoid Rubber Co A. S. Blagden Keasbey & Mattison Co. H. D. Labiont Asbestos Manufacturing Co.| G. M. Williams Russell Manufacturing Co. S. Simpson Manhattan Inc., Is there any one else you would suggest SB SB G - i . Very truly yours President November 20 1936 LeRoy U. Gardner M. D. The Saranac Laboratory Saranac Lake New York Director Dear Dr. Gardner At a meeting yesterday attended by certain brake lining manufacturers Mr. Simpson and I were able to present to a fairly large group of interested corporations the proposal that one of your dusting chambers be engaged for further experi- mentation with asbestos dust The proposal was very well received and it appears that not less than eight and perhaps ten or more corporations will participate in financing these further experiments along when the lines discussed a few days ago we met with Dr. Lanza and Dr. McConnell Accordingly you may consider this letter as an authorization to you to commence the contemplated experiments with asbestos dust for the purpose of determining more definitely the causes and effects of asbestosis It is my understanding enticipated that among other questions which it is ments will answer are the following these experi- . 1 what concentration of dust is necessary to produce the fibrosis of the lungs which is designated as asbestosis 2 Whether exposure to asbestos dust will produce asbestosis without the existence of previous infection and whether the ray changes found in advanced human asbestosis can be reproduced in animals without infection 3 Whether the fibrosis produced by asbestos is of the progressive type that is will the fibrosis increase once it has started after exposure to the dust has ceased -2- 4 Whether the fibrosis resulting asbestos dust is occasioned by tent of the asbestos or by its from exposure to the silicon confibrous structure . 5 Whether the presence of asbestos bodies has any diagnostic significance will will that It is also our understanding that these experiments require approximately three years which will mean that they not be concluded until about the end of the year 1939 and they will cost 5,000 annually or a total of 15,000 site It is our further understanding that the results obtained will be considered the property of those who are advanc- v ing the required funds who will determine whether to what extent and in what manner they shall be made public the event it is deemed desirable that the results be made public the manuscript of your study will be submitted to us for approval prior to publica- , , tion . I shall appreciate your advising me if the foregoing accurately expresses the propositiyoonu had in mind me know the manner in which you would like to have the Also funds let ad- vanced to you Would you for example desire to have 1250 paid quarterly in advancoer just what arrangement would suit you best Any method you suggest will be satisfactory Since the experiments are being underwritten by a relatively large group it has been suggested that as a matter of convenience any communications regarding the work he addressed to me and I will where necessary communicate the contents thereof to Mr. Simpson and the other parties You will be provided with funds by either Manville Corporation or Raybestos Incorporated and we or they will secure from the other parties their pro rata contribution I will advise you later of the names of the other con- tributing parties _ , I shall appreciate your informing me at possible moment whether the arrangement as outlined with your approval the earliest herein meets VB Sincerely yours You diver Parown Vandiver Brown General Attorney THE SARANAC LABORATORY FOR THE STUDY OF TUBERCULOSIS OF THE EDWARD L. TRUDEAU FOUNDATION Mr. Vandiver Brown Manville Corporation 22 East 40th Street New York City Dear Mr. Brown POST OFFICE RECEIVED RECEIVED RECEIVED | 7 CHURCH STRITTY 25 1936 SARANAC LAKE N.Y. oP f\ o, November 23 1936 72) I Yi: YIOL 2~k^imbur2~kk^imburk 850 4 TREAS OFFICE Your authorization to proceed with the proposed asbestosis experiments at the Saranac Laboratory is acknowledged with satisfaction . We believe that such experiments can be ex- pected to furnish asnwers to the questions which you have outlined The estimated of three years making a cost of annually for a period total of 15,000 is correct Your suggestion to make advanced quarterly payments of 1,250 will be entirely satisfactory to the Laboratory that you may If this care to is not convenient any other make will be acceptable arrangement The Saranac Laboratory agrees that the results of these studies shall become the property of the contributors and that the manuscripts of any reports shall be submitted f approvaolf the contributors before publication I would recommend that the experiments be performed with pure Canadian asbestos fibre containing re- latively little sermentine rock aust The Kings Floats used fact in our first experiment was unsatisfactory owing to that it contained such a high concentration of non- the fibrous rock If this meets with your approval I would suggest that a sample be submitted to the Laboratory for chemical and petrographic analysis Having mutually satisfied ourselves as to the material to be used I would request that the companies agree to supply a sufficient quantity of asbestos ground to the finest state of subdivision possible 1 un not uwure whether any of fibres the contributo harvse apparatus capable of reducing to inhalable dimensions If this request should not 2.275804 2.275804 2.27582.02475804 Mr.V.Brown Mr.V.Brown prove practical some will have to be made material received by arrangement for its by the Laboratory us should be broken final reduction But at least the to powder It is impossible to estimate the amount of material necessary as its behavior in for our the experiments at the present time dusting apparatus has never been determined 1200 pounds With the Kings Floats tests approximately a year were required It is conceivable that a pure fibrous aust might be dissipated into the atmosphere more rapidly and hence even a larger quantity would be necessary will be we are ready pleased to examine can be procured to start the work at any time and samples of aust as soon as they ; . this program TI haam nking you for your cooporation in arranging With best regards Sincerely yours LUG CC  MANVIlle CorporatiON yo TWENTY TWO EAST PORTIETH STREET NEW YORK N. EXECUTIVE Offices May 10 1940 Summer Simpson Esq President Manhattan Inc. Bridgeport Connecticut Re Dr. Gardner's Experiments Dear Mr. Simpson I am sorry I was away when you telephoned me a few weeks ago However my secretary informed me of the matter about which you wished to speak to me In the same connection I believe you will be interested in the attached excerpt from Air Hygiene SSI Foundation Digest of April 1940 covering current matters in the field of industrial hygiene I have ees not read the original article but it is apparent from i the Digest that Dr. Gardner is already publishing with- out seeking our advance approval certain conclusions which his reports to us have indicated were arrived at as a result of the experiments underwritten by the textile group I shall appreciate your comments on this situation Sincerely . VB Tardives Tardives Brown Vandiver Brown General Attorney a ! VS 11471147 - M= anville TWENTY EAST FORTIETH STREET NEW YORK EN JUM December 18 1934 Mr. M. F. Judd Manhattan Bridgeport Conn Inc. Dear Mr. Judd Confirming our telephone conversation I am enclosing herewith galley proof of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's preliminary study entitled Effects of the Inhalation of Asbestos Dust upon the Lungs of Asbestos Workers , I am also enclosing a copy of mine and Mr. Hobart's comments thereon cot age I was just talking to Dr. Lanza and I am inclined to believe he will accede to most of our requests , by making appropriate provisions in the article VBT Enclosures REGISTERED MAIL \. SPECIAL DELIVERY :. a + 20 /' Y vd 20 \ \ Fades Fades 9-12 / Fades 9-12 Fades Fades Fades 9-12 Fades / 20 Bretons Bretons Bretons Bretons Bretons Bretons Fades Fades Fades i Bretons Pye Bretons ok" Very truly yours One / P . Vandiver Brown Attorney Port Rayli Rayli Port Port Bridgeport Conn Jan. 2 1935 Mr. Vendiver Brown Attorney Manville Corporation New York City Dear Mr. Brown Thank you for your letter of Dec. 24 Both Nr Simpson and myself feel quitequite safe in leaving the approval of the report in your hands I do think that Mr. Hobart made some excellent suggestions in his letter of Dec. 15 and hope that Dr. Lanza will give a lot of consideration to the comments I take it for granted that when this article comes off the press the Metropolitan Insurance Company will see that you get copies of it in which event we certainly would like one for our files Yours very truly MFJ | Secretary 145 145le 12 | yr \\~ ASBESTOS SERVICE Published by SECRETARIAL SECRETARIAL SECRETARIAL 16th Floor Inquirer Bldg PHILADELPHIA PA U. S. A. September 25 1935 Mr. Sumner Simpson President Manhattan Inc. Bridgeport Conn Dear Sir You may recall that we have written you on occasions concerning th publishing of information cussion of asbestosis and the work which has been being done to eliminate or at least reduce it several or disand is Always you have requested that for certain obvious reasons we publish nothing and naturally your wishes have been respected Possibly by this time however the reasons for your objection to publicity on this subject have been eliminated and if so we would like very much to review the whole matter in ASBESTOS Our thought is that we could either prepare from data which we have in our files or obtain from Mr. W. A. Godfrey of the Cape Asbestos Company London who is much interested in the subject an article on the work done in England and then organization follow it with an article written by someone in your as to the work done here We understand from Mr. Stover that your Morth Charleston plant contains very complete dust control equipment and a description of such equipment if you approve would make a very interest ing part of the article Possibly even you could supply a photograph or two showing some part of this dust control equipment a) We await with much interest your reply If there is , , serious objection it would som to be a most interesting suoject for the pages or ASS.STCS along ASBESTOSand possibly a discussion of it the right lines would serve to combat sume in of the rather undesirable publicity given to it in current news pr.pers very truly truly yours yours F. Poiste Poiste Poiste S NeW A EE ernnnrs J 9 A17ct.var we Manville The TWENTY EAST FORTIETFORTHIETH STREET i : NEW YORK JM JM kkolitieta October 3 1935 Mr. S. Simpson President a Manhattan Inc. Bridgeport Conn My dear Mr. Simpson I wish to acknowledge receipt of yours of October 1st enclosing copy of the September 25th letter from quite the editor of the magazine ASBESTOS I agree with you that our interests are best served by having asbestosis| receive the minimum of publicity Even if we should eventual- ly decide to raise no objection to the publication of an ; article on asbestosis in the magazine in question I think we | should warn the editors to use American data on the subject ; rather than English Dr. Lanza has frequently remarked to me | personally and in some of his papers that the clinical pic- . ture presented in North American localities where there is an asbestos dust hazard is considerably England England milder # in and South Africa than that reported I believe the question raised by Miss Rossiter might well be considered at the committee meeting scheduled both for next Tuesday at which I understand will be present you and Mr. Judd . Very truly yours Porn Jav Porn Vandiver Brown Attorney } . an dois dois 1124- R 1124- Jik 1124- 1124- Bridgeport Conn Oct. 1 1935 Mr. Vandiver Brown Attorney Manville Corp. 22 East 40th St. New York City My dear Mr. Brown Enclosed is copy of a letter re- ceived from Miss Rossiter of Asbestos As I see it personally we would be just as well off to say nothing about it until our survey is complete I think the less mid about asbestos the better off we are but at the same time we cannot . lose track of the fact that there have been a number of articles on asbestos dust con- trol and asbestosiisn the British trade magazines The magazine Asbestos is in business to publish trade and they have not printing the articles affecting the been very decent about English articles I shall be pleased to have your opinion in the matter Very truly yours Enc President RH125 PC 4.79.77 a METROPOLITan Life Insurance ComPANY FREDERICK H. ECKER PRESIDENT NEW YORK CITY WILLIAM J. McCONNELL.M.D , Assistant Medical Director w October 28 1935 Mr. S. Simpson President Raybestos Inc. Bridgeport Conn Dear Mr. Simpson This will acknowledge your letter of October 19 I shall be very pleased to see you Tuesday when you are in New York e e I assure you that arrangements had been made to assist your company bgaete in the present litigation Very truly yours J. McConnell McConnell M.D. Assistant Medical Director Director Industrial Health Section KLiaes * Leind ot 45977 sh ah Diana 45977 45977 45977 45977 45977 45977 Foe