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/ ; i Septeeber 10, 1913 Hr. Thoeas L. GatXa, Presl J-it, Get*. CorporiilOn, 228 I. La StUc Street, Chicago l, Illinois. * Pax hr-'.Catlcai Her .Saranac Asbestos 3xparisents Tear concern es to the results o' Dr. Gardner's ort*vci ts , to hie.*. th<! senbers of tha asbestos textile group contributed such n substantial son. 1* quita under- starCsble. Fleese do not feel that 1 bare neglected to folia* thr setter since Dr. Gardner's death. At Too "will rrer.Tl, I bad been preeslnr Dr. Gard ner for fin?l report fer a period of approximately t*o year* before his death, only to b~ set nth the vry valid plea that he ras overnprVed ted uncer-staffcd because of his inability to obtain or retrin qualified asu during the sax. Since Dr. Gardner's death Dr. 1. J. Tomld has suc ceeded his as Director of Research at Saranac Laboratory sod Dr. Santa (no* retired fron hetropclltan life Insurance Cos pan?} has bacon* a Trustee cf the Trudeau foundation.'' Through tnelr rood offices the sass of data on tbs completed experlaenta has b-'-'T. ar.r.lyred by Dr. lynch of South Carolina and anticipate a report -i'l'hc fortheuaing eventually and, ee dope, ahortly. Dr. Lynch has completed his eorlt and Dr. Torvald baa * 'o- /*. -cre dilatory about put tin? tba report In final fora t:ian ess "Or. Gardner before bln, and lth considerably leas excuse. Unde* date of Jane 11th Dr. Torvald wrote ua as follows? The delay in completing the monograph on asbestosia Is no less disturbing to us tnan it la to you. Te appreciate Its urgency for guidance In the solution of problems pertaining to your worfcers. Every effort is being made by na to bring it to con clusion. Bellerw se, however, it la a aomirtental task. The data of all the studies and observations 4 EXHiBu ISl \ - 2- ede by us during the past number of years is ToluatLaoQt. It 1* not easy to collate It and di.fe't it for pur-poeas of a naGograpb trat ssl/ht sarre aa a basil Tor (Uicae>< rbarofc^s, as ou lsrply, It aruat ba factual and not con jectural. * Ter sor than a year prior to thja tire, la response to repeated reouasts, ee bad raciiTed repeiteu aasurancas froa ir. Toreeld tl*at in* onog.-apo eould be reedy ritnia a tatter of >nxi. TTon tna foregoing 7=- sill <* tn*re_are rrouads for sntieinatiriT tnat the final report elil be Cortacoeinc 1= ta# not too distant future. *ltb personal, regards, I ass j Eintfely 70urs, TBsy cc J.P.^oodud Tandieer Broen, Secretary.