Document 75XZ1pa9Z3jnr6qM2g4pE2NE

October 1, 1934. Anthony J. Laasa, M.D., Metropolitan Ufa Insurance 1 Madison Ivanna, lev Tork City, lev York. Dear Tcnyt , Z think yon nay find the enclosed vtateoeat not abolly uninteresting reading* Since It is reasonably eoaplets I vill add to It only a vord brtvo as to the status of the projeot at this erltlng. The f.B.A. adnlnistratlon is all set to dtart the project at the drop of a hat* They are really *0x7 anthnsiastio. I have approached several organisations as to contributions tovard the further expanse". li'tgiy *>, the first definite proaise of oaah eones from San Squibb, Aese organisation oanaot, hovsvar, be expected to give aero than #100.00. That the Anerloaa Oranite Association is definitely interested is attested by the enclosed, copy of a letter froei their executive secretary to their president. Ifr hope is that they vill give ns #600.00. The vorknsn's eonpen- sation lnsoranoe oarrisrs have the natter before one of thes'oon* nitteea and I hope that a similar sue vill be forthooeing fron then. Dr. Trad lord/ president of the Mseesohnsette Tnberouloaia League, heartily endorsee the project (as does also Dr. Chsdviok), but feels that in vlev of the national scope of the henefits to ho looked for as cell as the United budget of his loogus a ecntrihatlon should, bo sought fron the laticnal Tuberculosis Assoeintien. Bn baa not, hovover, by any naans turned dova aur request. I have aoeordlngly Just dictated e lengthy latter te fir. Bendell tearson, in vhlch I have taken the liberty af suggesting that yon are fanillar vith Aat ve are to in Massachusetts and vould probably bs villlng to toll hla wmestMng shout our buable efforts. Vbat his response vill he I have no idea* It occurs to no that this is the sort of venture te vhleh the Metropolitan night bo induced to lend e financial hand. If there is anything in this idea, please tall ne to Aon I should.. address ay plea. Tor a amber of reasons, it is important to gat Anthony J. Lum, M.D -2- October 1, 1984. this project under way u speedily u possible. Thera seess little doubt that we can raise the aaney 1a ana way or another, but what we really want is several guarantees of $500.00 or sore froa organisations which are In a position to act promptly, ^hen we can get under way and leave the snail er and sore dilatory offerings to take ears of whatever expense beyond the estiaated #1500.00 alnlia we aay later run into. Whether your company cones to bat an this or not, I hope that our project oan be said to have the aadorsaaant of lta esteemed insistent Medical Director* I aa enclosing several copies of the stataaent, with the thought that you asy wish to pass thea along to shoevor aay be Interested, suoh ee Don Armstrong er Dr. yaOomiell. I sa still waiting hopefully for your next visit to Boston. Key it be toon. I aesa to find no excuse whatever for a trip to lew lark. Our departaent is still ooBaissionerless. 8incarely, MBtQM Ksnfred BowditdT Dimeter Division of Occupational Hygiene uaoabaaetta fioputaaat of labor and larinetrloo tmcsB uu. grubs vast ocrbql raoran lo aore preeelag ooeuuetlanal rti--ao problem estate la the fnwnrwi--1th than that of tha pulonnary dleeaaea (alllooeia, all 1 oo-tnharoiiloaia) eaaaad by duet ia tba graaita Indaitry. the quaatloo of daat oaotrel la tha largo granite plant haa bom notably sewered by tba raoaofe laatallafeloa of azbaqafe eqnipaaat la tba aa* ahop of tba 8. S Fletcher Coapaay at Boat ChalaafaM, Haa*. Tbla lnatallatlan, however, aabodlaa feature* quit* beyond tba raaga at tha --II mad nmo^toe-adoquatoly capital laort aatahllabaaot typioal of tha laduatry la thia etate, aad them la ae aaaggaratlaa of tba dual problm atm faelag aa la tha atitaoant that, if tha graaita aorkar la to eurriTe, a* mat ra- aovo tha billing daat la *loh ho wrkaj it tba --Uar laduatxial mlt ia to aurflm, a mat tlad a way to da thia at expmae. Chapter 44 of tba Boaolraa of 1854 diraeta tha Sppartaaat of labor aad Zadaatriaa to aafea raaaonabla rules, rwgulatiooe ad order* applioabla to all paraaaa angagad la aald (graaita) laduatry for........ tha prevention of lnrtaatrial or oooupatieaal dlaaoaaa therein.* Suob rulaa, regulations aad orders, daallng principally alth daat control, auat ahartly ba aada aad aoforead. Put11 thia ia dona (aad far a tlao thereafter), duat disease rill ooo> tlaaa to lory lta evsn-inarwasinf tax apoo arary aorkar, aoployar aad laauror la tha in dustry. JQtgg it ia dona, tba ability of tha Industry to ooot tho aaaly Imposed oeortltiona am bo proportional to tho extant to Oiah tho ohero atatod problao haa bom solved* || A BM&S flf AflbiiVlfiC Mflilif I* tkifl flild BftM oaiAUf tha othirvlM bo pooaiblo, it la proposed that tho SorgoBoy Boliof Idaiaistretiea bo oakod to oatahllah a work projoet riierela a --11 group of engineers, toohnloims, draft*--, ahaat mtal aad graaita aorkaro will bo engaged for aa aatimtad period of alx aoatha to etafly, daalgn aad oeaafenofe, mdar adequate supervision and aith aaooaaary equlpasat, deviaes for tho rv- aeral aad oollootlm of tho duat Incident to tho wlou operation! of tho -Uar graaita oatabliahmet alth tho groatoat offlalmcy oonslstent alth mdarato oost* Preliminary diaeaaaion alth ofdolala of tha SJUU inrtloatoa thalr prohohlo approval of aueh a projoet* If oatahllabort, tho SJUU am pay tha aagaa of all aorkara angagad la tho projoet, aa well aa thoaa ef a ooopotaat faraaia or supervisor. Sespoasible sponsorship ia roqoirod. thia, aad alsao supervisory oo-oporatlon, sill ha provided by thia department* da apparantly aatlafaetory legation haa bom fomd la a typioal --11 graaito oatabliahamt, at present oleaad, la tha eity of felaoy* Xqulppsd ciih air ooopreaaor aad tho aaual toola. It ia offered rnrt-frea, mdar roaaoaablo ooaditioaa, for tho ootiaatod period of tho projoet* Two aajor it-- of izpaiM, otgoo oad rmt, aro thaa aooomted for* ftbbohle farther aapmeo of tha projoet, depending on ito duratioa, oaather ooo- dltieaa aad tha pooalbtltty of aaimrlwg oortaln equipment aooead-haad oral loan baaia, ia aatlaatad aa follovai Shop equipment Xxhmet oqnlp--i Batarlalo Bopoira to buildtag Fnwi light Bool Drafting equlpomt Beatlag equip--t Saadrloo $800 to $400 800 to 400 800 to 400 100 to 800 100 to 150. 100 to 180 ' 100 100 JO. $1800 to $000 Thia auat bo not froa aouroaa other thm tba ZJU1* Tha granite aaployara, graaito worker*, workam*a ooepmaatlaa laauraaoa oarriere aad publlo aad lndoatrlal health organisations aoggaat thsasalvss aa groups primarily latarested. With results of sueh laportaaae to be mtlelpatad, the raising of ao amll a -- aooaa hardly opon to question* September &, 1954. hanfrod Beadiftoh