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Executive Orrtcc* Johns -Manvii.le Corporation TWENTY-T-WO C.\ST IOUTIETK STRUCT NEW YORK. M. V. February 27, 1937 !3r. Sumner Simpson, Raybestos-L-anhattan, Inc., Bridgeport, Conn. Re: Asbestos Dust Experiments Dr. L. U. Cardr.er Dear 1-Ir. Simpson: The United States Gypsum Company signed the Memo randum of Agreement relating to the underv.Titing of Dr. Gardner's experiments with asbestos dust, limiting its participation to the sum of ('250 per annum, or a total of .':750*for the three-year term of the experiments. . I believe that we have now fully canvassed the industry. The co-operation of the following companies has been obtained on a basis whereby their respective contributions are limited to 250 per annum: (1) American Brahe Blocic Corporation (2) Gatlce Corporation (3) Union .Asbestos L Rubber Company (4) United States Gypsum Company. *. The participation of the above named companies v;ill provide 1,0C0 a year, leaving the sum of .^4,000 per year to be pro-rated between the following companies who have not limited their participation in the enterprise: (1) Asbestos L'anufacturing Company v2j Joiir.s-Mar.ville Corporation p) T'easbey t Mattison f4) Raybestos-LIanhattan, Incorporated (5) Hussell Manufacturing Company (6) Theruoid Company and Southern Asbestos Company. The six companies last above named will, therefore, be called upon to contribute the sun of (666.67 per year for the three-year period. 004735" ' / 2- - I am enclosing herewith, fcr your records, a ohotostatic copy of the Memorandum of Agreement and ohotostatic codes of my letter to Dr. Gardner of November 20, 193& and his reoly of November 23, 1936, which set forth the substance of the arrange ment between Dr. Gardner and the group. Copies of this letter, together with conies of the enclosed photostats, are being sent to each of the other partici pants. Last December Johns-LIanville Corporation sent Dr. Gardner Its check for 01250, constituting advance payment for the first quarter of 1337 on account of his annual retainer. Your Company and others of the group will be billed shortly for .your share of this payment under the terms of the Memorandum, johaslianvllle Corporation is milling to continue making these advances to Dr. Gardner at the commencement of each succ-eeding calendar quarter during 1937, unless you or others prefer the matter be handled differently. I believe, hov/ever,"that Dr.-Gardner will prefer, in the matter of payment, to deal with one member of the group and it is my opinion, in which I believe you concur, that this represents the most satisfactory procedure. . Jchr.s-.Vanvilie Corporation has likewise provided Dr. Gardner with 1200 pounds of asbestos fibre v/hich he considers satisfactory for his purposes, although it lias been found necessar for him to subject it*to a nball milling" process in order to re duce it to the desired degree of fineness. He estimates that this quantity will be sufficient for the first year's experiments and v:e will ce very glad, at our expense, to provide him with similar quantities for the other two years. I have also sent Dr. C-ardr.er a photostatic copy of the Memorandum of Agreement sc that he is fully advised as to the identity of those companies whose support he is receiving. At the same time I advised Dr. Gardner that those concerns which had limited their contributions were to participate just as fully in the benefits resulting from his experiments as were the others. Very truly yours, V3:T Enclosures Vandiver Brown General Attorney c-04 73 6