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FILE NAME John Crane JC DATE 1936-1973 DOC JC012 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Manville Archive Documents on Illinois 1936 Laws John Crane file J. Marchives documentsdocuments 1936 ' { AFFIDAVIT STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF JEFFERSON Nee ) ss ) I Margaret J. Baumgardner being of full age and first duly sworn do hereby state 1 am the Research Coordinator for the Claims Resolution Management Corporation CRMC a wholly owned subsidiary of the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust Trust The CRMC was createdinDecember 1998andis staffed by former Trust employ^'esOn January 1 1999 CRMC began providing claims resolution facility services to the Trust 2. In this position I manage the Asbestos Claims Research Facility Facility) a Facility document and records repository located at 4755 East 46th Avenue Denver Colorado The contains the business records including but not limited to correspondence memoranda reports records and data compilations recordof Manville Corporation or related entities generally as well as Manville records relevant to litigation of asbestos liability Trust managedand operated the Facility from November 28 1988 the date on which the Manville bankruptcy plan was consummated 3. Manvilleexperienceandfamiliaritwyiththe documents at the Facility 1983 Facilitybeganindexing Acordingly the records stored at thethe Facility as well aTsrust Acotrdihngley records have been gathered 4. To the best of my knowledge information and belief I certify that these records were made at or near the time by or from information transmitted by a person with knowledge were kept in the course of the regularly conducted business activity of Manville and it was the regular practice and the business activity of Manville to make the records Margaret J. Baumgardner Affidavit Page 2 5 Documents from this Facility were copied for Trine & Metcalf The documents copied have come from microfilm at the Facility and are bates labeled MT005267 through MT005883 and these documents are true and correct copies of documents found at the Facility Margaret J. Baumgardner Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13 day of March 2006 CommissionExpires December11 2006 4350 WadsworthBoulevard Wheat Ridge Colorado 80033 MT005267 RSS TET BALTES Oye ham ters wr A a Ps PB HL a BS 2, - - Se tet sent, ete Fouspduster aseton comemce! ESA INDUSTRIAL UP INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL SES ok, Published by the Ads aid of, Manufacturers CED lal 120 Illinois LaSalleStreet Chicago FEBRUARY 1936 liv WholeWhole Number 105 Erk second specialspecial special ical of , flourishing racket The uneth- | ambulance committee devoted lawyerswere meritorious butto a large ical lawyersand doctors and not the they were stirred up and solic employees from ; #. themselves profited ited chasers unethical - these suits has of doctors its lawyerswho withthe aid ~ The activ | oc provisions Blowerprovisions subjoinedsubjoined provisions graded with regarding anymeasures Springfield measures fom unicatine : of which predicateo d f land asbestosid fo 8 and Soa a varicly ofland land Springfield offices PLEASE PASSTHIS BULLETIN DOWN THETHE EXECUTIVE LINE MT005283 hansilaka Tae ELel iL alia CE mantis Eg tom wo dered agreement impossible in the limited time available The bill finally reported to the would obligated glad House by the Judiciary Committee was features considered basically unsound by this com^<rattee We accordingly opposed cupational disease If such a measure had been enacted into law Illinois cin- ployers would have been for claims for called occupational dis- cases which were not in fact related employment We would have had Board of Directors and has the unani- mous approval of both of those groups We shall be to undertake to answer inquiries from our members re- garding any upon which they features of desire this program additional in- its enactment and fortunately for Illi- a recurrence of conditions which ex- formation atedrecurrence nois industry it failed of passage in New York State where under of Bills Digest The situation with respect to thr a law esected the comparable in the York liability of employers for occupational creaflerlreedd toomp any eNn ew propoesampljouys-t The following is a brief digest of saa discases has undergone radical change ers were cbliged to close down their the fire Bills for Workmen's owLe P during the year The decision of - plants and many others were unable 1. The first Bill a ET during the Supreme Court in 3 to secure insurance except at prohibi- Occupational Diseases Act Occu- holding portions of the existingOccu- tive rates This a Bill covering the subject ETP : unterstational The Illinois Manufacturers Associa- of liability of employers for injuries or pational Vicars Act unterstational resulting diseases It from TNE if and the subsequent decision of the tion therefore obliged to intro- deaths resulting pre- ate yy Court in July was duce diseases bill vides for that occupational right that no common . law right own occupational i.e. the called Both for measures on non electars electars provides against labmeoasrures posedhability Bill TREO electars wide bill sponsored by organ- Section OT The Bill provides for sponsored hability for Commit- sams employers As ized and the measure . hundreds silicosis by our Occupational Diseases damages to an employe YE who has sustained injury to health or Bh These decisions have been fled with the Indus 100 were referred to the Judiciary death by reason of a disease con- heey Commission the theory that Committee of the House of Represen- tracted or sustained during the course court such tatives and by that committed to 3 of his and proximately decisions employment committee . caused by the negligence of the em- large Thecommittee has had numi- ployer unless the employer shall have considers that such a sit- bepermitted providingcontinue should will and be en- Unconstitutional $ laws should | ber meetings In fact the commit- tee has met continuously since the date upon which it was called to- gether by the Industrial Commissione in September of last year As indi- cated above the bills were not in final * form for submission to the Legislative Reference Bureau until night of February Tuesday 4th ye The decision of the Supreme Court + of Illinois holding portions of the Oc- elected to par compensation as providedSection 4 of this Bill In con- nection with the liability for damages of electing employers the Bill provides that the uniation any emm- by ployer of any effective rule or rules made by the Industrial Commission Health pursuant to the and Safety Act or the violation by the employer of any statute of this State intended for the profection of the health of emploves employers employers acceptto For megle megle chat irmanshah ipndeemployIelrsliams confer- SregulationsSregulations Diseases Act . unconstitu- Sregulationsin effect invalidated the principal -. providing part Sregulations Sregulations Illinois Act pertaining > Sregulations providing providingfor for Safety and Comfort inIlli- | ; Sregulations industry . Theproposedlegisia- -, : tionrelating that subject of which which ofthis program and digest of subjoinedrepresentsthecon- as the most . objectionable shall constitute negligence This Sec- tion furtherprovides for the period in actions for damages must commenced and removes thecommon , defenses of theemployer .. Section a provides that any cm- ployer elect to provide and pay compensationaccording acording tothe prov- sions of thisBill for disablement or death restling -fromoccupationaldis providesfor the- Act under available available all existing ' election and further providesthat employers elect- Blower _ ing may haveright to electout contemplated under 5 which also by this . from . the Act onOctober 1st which bile arethe refundextens on eachOctober SA groun ofengineert representative with representative member thatan employer who the convictionconviction OT The comeunder the compensation provi- of the Actthen has et CHAFT fone further Treatment pursuant further SI Treatment Treatment eping eping Treatment of thissubject by the Comision Commission pursuanptursuant pursuantto the ob fort and Act a Safety above The indicated . As the various follodwesfines occupational measuresgislation includedin this proposed- gislation gislation are thetheresult of extended Sections 1 soas.deratingsoas.derating of our Occupational . . DiseasesCommittee over a period of Occupational years several In this activity we have : hed the assistance of all of the other ease as + Sections an dis follows Sections Ts this Act the term Disease means a dis easearising out of andin the course of the employment Ordinary die- duced tohceciurpational diseases called their own bill bringing the Compensation ander comimonie to Wide Wide openclause : Therewas no defnition of what constituted enas principal_emploving principal_emplovingprincipal_emploving aroupa Illincia all of whom are informed are in with and have endorsed this : sympatghiyslative program also program has re crised the careful consideration of the boois Industrial Copet and e _ esses of life to which the general public la exposed outside of em- . ployment shall not be compensable except where the said disease fol low an incident of anerupsional erupsional disease as draped in this section A discase shall br dermed to PLEASEPLEASE PASS THIS BULLETIN DOWNDOWN THE EXECUTIVE LINE wok +retin, , otaae: wibet h BerFee de sth adh ccm| participated arise out ofof the employment only there is apparent to the rational The power of the Industrial Commission to make rules is limited to the mind upon consideration cum a direct causal between the performed tilation bich the work is of all the con- conditions following purposes a The proper sanitation and venof all places of employment employment to guard against personal injuries and guard the disease and have occupational a25eR can be be to have machinery The arrangement and guarding and . allowed > natural incident of the and the storing and occa- pacimnagchinery as a resultof the exposureemploy- of personal property to guard sioned by the nature of the employ- traced personal injuries and discases against The prevention personal, in- ment and which can fairly c the employment as the proximate sunlwa ithcwh ith cause and which which does come any poisonous poisonous or deleterious materiais Supreme troamhazardto workmen, otors otors otors gases or fun.ca. : have personal would the been equallyempleoyment xposed The ' juries Theprevention of in- outside of the employment diseasemustmust be incidental to the juriesto and diseases caused by expos atmospheric pressure character of the business andemn - ot ure to aruncial Kults the Industrial Commission = Independent - of the relation of em- adoptedin themanermanner provided in ployer and employed Thedisease the Bill shall have the force and effect been need not to have foreseen or of law Bill This would apply to all em ployers ployers engagedin anyoccupation Dusiness or enterprise in State 3 ployment and ployment tillage stock of proceeding source rational conse a' s a cfeaprtmifnag rmerosf- otthheesrsoielngoarged in . appeal quence raising and to coal mining fol- . adopted the The de nes The rules Industrial by plain must and clear must be uniform uniform Bill disablement Commission must Commission Commission a intelligible and must be uniform application disabled from originally becoming which the work in thethe em- + general generalin their application whether he in the pro- ceedings or not may file a praecipe for a writ of certiorari in the Circuit rulesCourt of the County in or Superior of the hear which the subject ing is situated for review of the rea- lawfulness of the de- sonableness or cision or or The Circuit or Superior Court may confirm or reverse the decision of the Commission as a whole or maj reverse and remand it as a whole or may con- firm part and reverse and remand part decision of the : the order of the Court An from appeal Circuit or Superior Courtbe taken to the Court within forty- ve days except as to the portions of the decision which are remanded by the Circuit or Superior Court The Industrial Commission may fi the date that rules or decisions adopted by it shall become effective provided that no such decision rule or provided shall until ninety effective the Com- Industrial entry nor shalltheybeeffective pendency any for review or appealappenao l deacnidsiounpornuletero-r mination rulesshall become effective until a > period of time has clapsed after the hlingofthe Court's Mandate equal to the periodof time fixed by ployment incapacitated informinsataltlaitpioonlnan cas effect ofbeing incapacitated incapacitated ploymenatnd incapacitated posed a thal e ecoy vty rie} iF ae sr onte hal theIndus- Commission part rungsi sure rules by the one other posed conterning posed installation alterationequipmical apparatus _ quired to keep full and complete rec- ord of allproceedings and at least shall publish in printed- > form rules full force and : time the publication 5 The enforcement rules is Department of Industrial aunty bor ofanyemployees The Bill sets forth for the adoption of trial : 7 theprocedure von Ms - proviso proviso that the Industrial shalltake any in CommissionComision Se Ve prays ; ae Labor shall Labor give . the proper of Act violation neglects adopted by Workmen's they are contained Workmen's Compensation Compensation interested ericence ericenceat hearing Upon the hearing conclusion ofComisonthe - the IndustrialCommission shall enter its decision is writing and send ' copy the decision so the interested par es whose names are file with the . Commission and certified copy of the shall be fled with 3. ABill to amendSections 7 14 and19 ofthe Workmen's Compenss- The amendment to Section: is re of theSuprean of the decision Company and adds Coal Company PASSTHgrIoSunds LINE PLEASEPLEASE objectobject insriting stating objection of his objection the . Any person affected by : decisiera B^ LLETINDOWNDOWN THE EXECUTIVE ee eseee atbing wae 4 } yet Dieses ir tanls dosh ent pst thea desee t: ites tris Soames alga baci te Socratic thts 38 Sterling the deceased employe surviving | abuve represented the interests of our W. E. Long Sterling Mira & Ship- him one child under the age of six- members in connection with the prep- pers Assn Sterling IIL 1 the aration of the above measures are Robert | teenyears amountpayable shall G. Galioway Chamber Wauke- Commerce be thousand four hundred dol- : of Waukegan 5 four gan S _ OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES Ill North Chicago IL Wheneverfour times average Mount Blatchford the 0. E. Chairman National Chairman American C Trades L MeMtetaal l % = ploye Section provided in paragraph S. George Assn Sayre ; four Mepham chairman . sand dollars and not more than four Gordon thousand seven hundred dollars and left the deceased employe surviving him two children under the Corp. Members International J. R. AAllleln en International InternationalInternational HarvHesatrervester Allan T. . SpringfieldSpSprriingnfigelfdield Ill Ill 5 MEMBERS COMMITTEE MEMBERS - sixteen years shallWhenever thousand payableMajor A. Bull . the amount payable seven huhun-n- DonalDonaldd Blake Blake Monument Co E. Bernstein Caterpillar Tractor Co. SivyerSteel Cast~ Ings The members of the committee wh who o duringduring the period period of several months carried on the negotiations q q 3 eo : Crocombe Mangan- American WESteel : Co. . Essington H. Sappington ese International Dr. Crocombe C.O.C.O. and A. M. Davis Silica Co. Dempsey Essington J. Elam David three . S. Buda Company Messrs R. Clarke and John q children under the age : six- F. H. American Steel Foun- of the firm of Fyffe and six- years shall dries Harrington : teen the amount payable _ Walter Evensen Crane Co. Clarke Counsel for the Asso- ciation also participated in the work * Andrew JJ. PercivalE. Staley Mig the committeeas well as At- -_ H. ThorntonOttawa Silica Co. " a legislation Western McEwen E . ---- . - Electric 2 cial counsel Ocupational OcupationalDis- f. r. _ A.. Warsaw Co. . Warsaw 3 Wedron Silica - Members a _ : measures David . & R. Clarke Fylle Clarke Atbers 7? torneys involved Earlywine J. Earlywine Earlywine Counsel cases Committeeto assist in thedraft- 2} ing of such behalf behalf ofof tthhee mem- has a - expenditure of _ time es Itthe conviction - Co. Steel Illinois fol-' have carefully work progress ACHirthCounsel Illinois Ca | ~ Sappington OSappington Sappington dustrial ~ INDUSTRIAL ILLINOIS East BowlesPresident East Side As Industries Industries St East Louis Heights Chicago MireMire Manufacturers Chicago Heights Henry Bola Decatur As ociation Commerce Decatur : ane MH MHWard East SideIL t^...re , Mgr of Commerce Kankakee ber Benson 0. Illinois Illinois La5aBc PLEASEPASSTHIS BUL ETIN BULLETINBULLETIN THE EXECUTIVELINE A j Congres ofof Importance to Congress Congress Congress Importance Importance tto o 4 IllinCooingsrCesosngress Importance Industry Industry Industry with of measures de- over any or all businesses for go- Page law enacted in conformity to LARG ariety and ment ownership and operation the compact shall have authority signed investigate boards the - A restricttioonsimupopsoen nie ndwusttarxyes have _- ~ Referred to the1-H8-o3u6 seCommittee _ minors to" taphpeoiwnatgewsaogef women aonnd ; and - been in the Federal Con- introduced represented - gress These include the O'Mahoney on the Judiciary HJR 646 _ 3fr Ferguson of Okla- which employers are to be equally present public Bill requiring thelicensing of all cor- homa The provision in Arti- _ for the purpose of recommending min- : ~~ 8. Constitution porations the products of which enter cle J. section of the imum fair wages for women and : F empowers which interstate commerce theThirty Hour Congress to lay taxes provide minors and to fix wages by a direc Bill Weck the Walsh Government in order paytthhee debts and and provide . tory order Violation of mandatory general Contract Bill requiring conformity for the common defense and order must carry of a fine s standards welfare penalty with on wages and hours ~ would be amended toconfer or imprisonment or both The agency z to be based upon the requirements which were included codes offair competition which governed defense upon Congress the power to tax and in addition a general power to legis latefor the common and gen- industries remotely contractorcsontractorsengaged wourldemotely ~ government contracts and would trality legislation which give giveto right to assignmentrechoavreds also shall given authority to take of claims from em- wage been paid less than 8 45 mandatory order concerning hours administrative - mages etc of women and minors machinery compact 3 Z fe 7 - House1-20-36 referredto Rk: 2 H.R.10106 lowa Judiciary H.R.10106 onthe . H.R.10106 favored that no of Congress a 1-21-36 . These J compacts werewere . Providing - act of Congress be held unconstitutional unconstitutionalby the by P^'ter Swanish of the Illinois Department SupremeCourt of the United States | Labor last Tuesday Con-- in theexrciseexerciseof its appellatejuris- January28 before Catholic House Palmer diction Artide 111 of the Con- ference cle ts Labor at .the judicial power without of at least sevenr of : 1 . regulate tphe urelyintrastate Sternalquestions specific Census Members the Illinois Manufac- . turersAcoospesraotecithaosteicoennbseeunsrbeuqsuiesnteesds . - | comparable those made by the Ba the 1929 1933 an : 2 3 1 whose affectinterstate interstate wouldbethe or empowered thereof jumsdiction jumsdictionto bear constiwhicth uatfifoencatlsitoyr of any purportsaffect due process wbrs therights affected are Rhode possible called gressional election following - sion or atspecial elections the - President- to Committee presentation georaphic personnel the . Referred to Senate by- on ~ provides that the 1-9-36 a Judiciary Marcantonio MJR 10 Mr. of York specialized Would York regulate empower Congress and ofthe states shire Connecticut Massachusetts Island New Yorkand Penn- - oylvania and whichwasraubedby MassachuseMttasssachusetts on June 1936 ~ and by New Hampshire on May 1935 The compact compact : is mini when mum wage wage provisions in states rathed Coaste Coaste : opie This willmake This - This census thr of data od volume of trades business expenses and pay- roll geographicbasis bystates counties Some additional on also : agriculture | United States regolate EXECUTIVE establish BULLETIN THE PLEASE maximumhours and minimum ~- toprovide age sickandestablish unemplos meat relief and to and sake agency:@danister@indganistering the minaret~~ the b Pn THIS PASS DOWN EXECUTIVE LINE : a : i 2* : : MT005287 Gk oonde WATCHMEN'S WATCHMEN'S SCHOOL supply and sprinkler system and the SMALL MANUFACTURERS a a Valsts controlling the supply to each As an argument against the multi- the 5. Familiarize yourself with tude of bills directed against indus- CR Well Traised Guards Prevent Pecins mul likely causes af bebess h th he in and the plani both Illinois Congress Fires such ** spuntanousspuntanous comibastion comibastion in try General all of which which would Importance Assembly men Importance of well in the preventon trained watch- of ares is em- . waste cans oily ostralls or raga r^"b^' bish dirt hot boxes shatting or have the effect of increasing the cost of operation the Illinois Manufac- machinessprinkler + phasized by the Central Watch Service -- incorporated 19South Wells Street _ 6.Watch for leakage from waters heads raucets toilets IllinoisManufac pipes manufacturing to |the : - wash stands or broken hiting REPORT employed the depresion During the last few yearssince depression factory res were much persons less numerous than they were during the busy industrial period of 128 - Fewer actories optration and more their care exercised by employes cut down the number of bres Nevertheless fac tressuil occur and are not only lossto but to ema REPORT TOOFFICE ONCE = On your first round be sure Seethat the plant is properly closed for the night and everything everything in ap- parently good condition few.cm few.cm ployes in almost every factory in haste to leave or through carelessness sometimes leave the premises in a con- dition contrary to the rules of the es- : tablishment industrys | who are thrown out ofwork , - Central the community The watch recording Incorporated estab sy You must nottamper with the system alarm boxes or IF OUT lishedschool for watchmen turers Association a statement just issued points out that 82.73 per cent of the industries (a" _ Illinois according thegovern- - ment census less than fifty and 87.9 per cent employed less than 100 persons The percent- ages 2" A 21 were as follows 3 employes 22...-..CO employa .. 5 + 13 employes .45.0 Senn .45.0 1 101 '" 231231 - 100100employes employes employes imponance the imponance sizing of of certainregu Report leaves duty on time and do the leaves until relieved - by proper : Makeallrounds on schedule ex- premises premises thoroughly dours transoms | Familiarize yourself independent An survesyurvey md bythe Illinois Manufacturers ciation inthe Chicago showed| that 63.6 per cent intheChicago dis- trict employed less than 30persons . and 81.6 percent employed less than amiliarize linesof piping 500 25 ;1 Over1,000 Thirtyone Chicago CCisitriscttrict capitalizationcapitalization capitalized embraced 8.8percent ; in the Chicago z ing establishments comprised approa cent imately 17 ooffthose reporting | Objections form IMA the obstruct pro- It will free navigationand of the river part A caution regarding useof coal pi duced under the Guffey Act was Is will seriously slow up tral . carried to manufacturersina rul ~ General Scinterfering interfering with the business ofour ing from the ~ Comptroller withthe . It will be subject connection holds that use of such coal subject required ests ofChicago under governmental contracts RR navigation and 3 public workor service_ and provisionforsuch use sup lies . a AEBS ofsuplies ee TIES ye sTtAaKtE egogovveerrnnmmeennttCHARGEOF > THE EXTENSIVE FACILL chagdooids chadi | OF YOUR ASSOCIA Manufactured gas service i, @ra " tonK^ with butter andcheeseThe ae populatio TION able to more than half the packing company had stricken out the mf a ee | Guffey coal provision in its bid BULLETIN EXECUTIVE a PPLEALSE EASE PASS BULLETINDOWN THE LINE Teor FFP I OE muray MT005288 Oe ParticipatedParticipated WhWihicchh theI.M.A. Which inin in in Which Which Which Ward & nual Dinner of the Traffic Club at 2 Meeting Meeting of directors of As- partment of Montgomery the Palmer House Company Presentation the Arts and Industries at Ill- Company Rey D Brown managerof Department of Swift & Feb. Practical of Association to for- Manufacturers 1. the Insurance Company J. Wickens manager Cost Information and Its Use by scept the generous gift of residence the Insurance Department of Utili Utili Management W25 thesubjectNoo. f scept famous 7 . famous Marshall Field home ties Power & Light Company Many Technical Discussion Meeting No.7 - on Prairie Prairie Avenue as the new insurance economies WCFC held at the Hotel Sherman beginning of the organization . This property has practical The Discussion Leader was - President and a frontage of 170 feet Prairie Ave. illustrated . | Executive Executive Vice at 7p m Warren H. Sapp General Manager Company nue extends east 128 feet Class | established Jan addressed the an of and and Fred Armour J. and offices will be established rooms Comptroller intheresidencre esidenceand shops andateliers James L. Donnelly Incal convention of the NationalBed-> Steffens Ass stant : Libby Libby rane in ta the huge garage which is being re- ding Manufacturers Manufacturers Association Coperation at tfho e r McNel & presided Commit- formerly Palmer Meeting emphasized me modeled forthat WmNelpurpose of the House on Cooperationneed He the need Feb MS of Policy Association held at the LL president consider sonPelouze Protection tee of the Association is on part of business businessmenof taking a Union League Club beginning at Illinois Manufacturers public consider governmental and president ofassociation and sex- a more active interestin 12:00p m to President Vice eral of the Illinois Manufacturers Asboard Executive Represented Annual sociationsociation directors serve on its + legislativeaffairs - -., - Vice the Chi- activities Feb. at Din- James addressed on Federal - James L. James Donnelly ner of The Employers Association of T Y Unemploy US US Unemploy _ Chicago at the Palmer House Gypsum President ofof The Detroit the PETAR in Releteddum subject : of Commerce . experditures creasing by governmental governmental oo - , Recommended *" coordinated federal the reduction balancing protested balancing protested budget taxes Joseph C. Belden : the aah Illinois Board of Directors of the Association acted as Chairman of the meeting lal Feb Meeting of Asociation interested emat ployers Association headquarters to - discuss discuss revision revision propo' sed fire ordinanceordinance and sprinkler ordi- would Freeport Freeport declaridngeclaring it decladrineg claring on $ Property increased 60a1nd07f 0 ro2m 0 to oal oal oal taking a special interest ; oal and presided z meetingof manufacturers at a the Palmer January 31 . Meeting of eicernaamt Hotel andAdvisory beginning Executive cost the Advisory - Board ; dustrial Council offices the day session Jan > Illinois Manufac > ciationJanury All January thSe terlingMorton mem students year The minimum sagefor . ' Committee Committee of the se Association met at the ber of the advisory board 1 M. A. be 15 per week For the | Chen A8 4 ture Costs ~ Moon followinga dinnerto in address Omaha Neburges weeks , sagregating : twenty- the total earnings of 8390 100 dictsthe forureprogramof that an organized be more more the thas of A Landis CAEL ganization- eting - of the Employers Association meeting Ole. Hors Association st"1.6m brainning st"1.6mGM Jela beginning of Pelton Swift & Company presided presided The disenssion disenssion leaders were R E Coi- Insurance manages the De- sille of trees Association Jela Jela dane nat g ofChicago machinery and equipment equipment all Compa r the William Ganschow Compaar Division ofWilam Gear and Forgings EXECUTIVE Chiaga & & = oe fi | we my oo AP Pict NR a OS tp wee Leet ea rgt FM tatiana AAD PAKSUSA PAKSUSA ye ear ETE clusive of hospital and medical care WORKERS WILL PAY eT except in hernia cases disposed of by Between 180,000,000 and 200,000 the PH net and Indirect Cost of ID- vy settlement contract artificial limbs 000 annually would be taken from A IndirectAccidents and funeral costs totalled approxi- SR Industrial in 1932 : earnings of the workers and the pay SN rolls The Illinois Manufacturers Associa mately 37,368,000 37,368,000 in Illinois by the Federal Social UPA from Per >. Security Act according to R. Rota- received DOUBTFUL PROPRIETY Wants who spoke before the Swanish Division of Statistics and TORY Research of the Illinois Department of Our attention has been called toac- rians at a luncheon at Hotel Freeport by being an interesting report on the cost tivities which are engaged in Jan. 6 Illinois accidents industrialindustrial accidents in for J vsaecnuoreu moecmibaetrisohinpssin ftrhoemirmeafnfuofrtact-o /-" Mra.dmWiannitsztrwialtl iboenbyofpotlhieticaacltly said IIB. Compensation mak- payments payments in 1932 ex- turers of Illinois which would pointed boards almost law OT appear with clusive of hospital and medical care to be of questionable propriety These ing power sittinsg itting in every every political political state MENA except hernia cases disposed of by . activities include getting from a given division in the There is no settlement contract artificial limbs employer a list of firms with which guarantee of any exact amount of re- AM and employer does business or from Turn he said to those who are sup- funeral totalled by the expenses 7,473 which he may purchase supplies or posed to benefit act as for however SORE, not include the materials etc. Such employer is then instance a man beginning to pay on does persuaded the hidden to exclusive of to write letters to all of the old age pension at age of 20 employersemployers firms stationery soliciting ETI compensation compensation liability claims such on his and continuing to pay for 45 years without receiving one cent of benefit and hospital cost insurance _ from it borrow on his pay- RE guarantee ments and has no of the amount the government will pay or organibzaetiinogn which RGETSO bership solicited lost other em- the for whichsuch mem- wmhuecthheorn hthies pdroollmairssedwidlaltbe eofwpoarytmhenats EE by work have is -solicited Instances in been called to our attention as they are when he pays them PETE sympathy out of identified with soch individuals where : EARP SECURITY organization have ECONOMIC called upmanufac Ae Aid in security ep developingeconomic for American workers is being pro- enc soliciting applica many vided voluntarily by employers et such in all major industries This help is Ree infactthe industrial , supplied through suchdismismediums as . guaranteedemployment remanc informationisfrom . Ster Chicago industrialIndustrialConferenceConference manufacturing council board reclected relations Chicago council compensated dent industrial Conference by start when whethnis compensated in ddeent nt t ofhthe e anual third vice president Chicago safety : industrial council wide investigations of bythe Na one Gry board the yam Croft vice president Metal Company forfeitsloss of paymen forfeits and other similar cery Et cago Lloyds and R. LYNE ager theprevention sought the injured employee's productiv- AHI . ityand idle machines member firms 10 Costof subsequent injuries that every occur consenvence of th HOURS citement of weakened morts de of the western actuarialborean *, It willnoted that most new offertafrom > of the M. A. Lowe . WAGES AND 5 mill ~ another about ations Tan't it of Wisconsinbegan to exodus of payrolls - plain isas isas an the nose on roles in the State Those men movetheir and the original accident singi Since the end of the National In- factories because of the excessively 11 Oterkved cost singi dustrial Recoveryat War there taxes and because government fight heatTreat and other sach ficials labor been siting folded which while had |a - widespread to ficials condone irresponsible tendency to continues items continues the cotwages increase hours of work by sitting with hands folded HREM In- strikers through action injured emaloves in monpro- ' to lay off employes the National and permitting . destroy through Conference dustrial Board foundin mob action factory proper NCR point Labor Itte that in . 2,000 : always the right to out TTI manufacturing actin Illinois: dethed : thirteen work not but destroy inthe , lavolvingmore thenisthenis million workers showsthat hourly Tax Division of Stic samningi and Research employments OctoberITUATION BANTED T keer SET ER BANTED aanndd that Would - estimated that the diters 1933 7 Grethral Grethral Grethral April t measeg ITUATION indirect costs of industrial stri stri lastmonth of the NR6 arid evier: net - hear~"p compensation compensation working two keer keer dents low umes peid are rak'a rak'a and Pie" keer eape e M. compensation ~ in 1931 es bears long - M. L. paid keer compensation compensation plui THE Address compensation EXECUTIVE e. : PASS THIS BULLETIN THE ene PLEASE DOWN EXECUTIVE LINE THIS mer EP Ee PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL Nr 8. A Williams Vice President General Headquarters os DIBT DIGRAGES ILM ILLINOIS LAT VICE PRESIDENT BEC & TREASOOFFIFCIECE OFFICE V. me, At the time of your resert visit to Kambogia reference discussteod tthhee New Lo of Un | Brown's wekad wekad Arth Arth 18th of Clark wekad opAinriotnh Chicage verbal should employees who Clark Clark per your verbal request I discussedthis whole situation with Mr. estion regarding Clarkin min min his we should take nn o odefinite cases Els compensation - separationofany : who mightlater are follows idation follows 3 ployees Discharge of ; against atthis time in Mr. Clark's opinion would not emma las us oS Be questionable is loss hasardous than at present automatCicoalmlymiaustosmaitiocanlly cases will evmtuaqluelsytionarbelfeerred Industrial present of would be oases Inthe normal course of events any disposed of by withdrawals will that of causes The not member wil of employeesemployees these withdrawals from the Company deaths or be to the in W. Clark's estimation be 00 to 1. diver Brown Can'l Edgtra MT005269 eee meen taen DD so wo : we we D 4 re! : zeh : r PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL 7 : ues . at \ Mr. Vandiver Brown o Ss General Headquarters me, a All Legislati Legislati VICE PRESIDENT 886 & TREAS OFFICE a mo ILLINOIS OCCUPATIONAL All DISEASES ACT : ; Health Comfort Safety . woe - or . Oy : and ve we egan Act . + As per your requestthe writer attended theluncheon held at the : Diseases Occupational Comfort and Union League Club Tuesday September 15th forthe purpose of discussingOcupational problems of Illinois industry in connection with the Illinois Aot and the Health Safety Act The meeting was verywell attendedand waspresided over by Mr. James L. Donnelly ExecutiveVice Presidentand Cheavers a member of the committee thatworked onthe original draft the bill the - Theprimary object ofthe meetingwas endorsementof aresolution which was to presented tothe BoardofDirectorsofassistant theIllinoisManufao- Association recommending the employmentofan able industry committee would devote hisentiretime tofollow otf his wee suggested that the followinfgollowing points should becarefully carefully man with the assistance of an appointed from ra ealiber integrity appointed Be : - See that men of proper and and membershimp embership of the Illinois Industrial Commission ae *, are Tt to the : - oy SO Lor ed | ye, Ny be . Assist in the formulatiofnormulation formulation of rulesand regulations tto obe used by the . Industrial Commission in passing on the|OccupationalDgoisseases Act st a unserupulous permitted persone filing revenue filing To see that as a means of increasing their before Commission before the Industrial are not to use this Aot through the of improper cases - ar, . that danger grave It new pointed Industrial very unless Commission heavy Bills was out by the chairman proper interpretation is given to on the part of the a the lies in these Bills Improver would put a oe iintnertpreetratpiornetation necessary indusDtroiresmally carry on industry industry >So aA ~ . oa The resolutionresolution was passed and then Mr. called attention to the factthat it may be for theIllinoisManufacturers Association to solicit subscriptionsfrom some of the large industriesto on this additionalwork . Te wa, e OO alt ~ thenthrown for generaldiscussion many raised questions Themeeting was interesting were @ :general 3: # and f Mr. V. Brown of ; - . . : Sept. 18 1938 ; expressed expressed to note the wide difference of opinion . : d It was interesting some of the industries the various attorneys wohfo owpeinrieopnresent as rebpyrveasreinotuisngdoctors representing and even the differences industry rushaccuepnttanicle strongly industry promulgated biimmymedimateelydimimedaiattelyely attorneCyosmmission been urged formal towait the the regulations until One attorney strongly advised the file their notices of acceptance afterbe midneighn mtidnight rulesand | enformement these the now Commission covering of Laws filing of aform of soceptanos 1936 the Some of the * that the midnight midnight prepared mailed acceptancehas 30th The :statementwasmade a notice notice Illinois prepared and will be to members of the ; Manufacturers Association in thenear future . Anotherquestion whichbroughtforth considerable discussion was and employess payrollwhoaredoubtless hazards thedisposition disposition costly of employess now the payroll manufacturer with he time manufacturer whohave been the removeremove fromhis payrolls at this fault of their memnen ownare not in 100 perfect . liberatelyforyearsand through no advocated a careful careful study of the men at work to see - physicalphysicalcondition condition He the least hasardous positions and moreover to see - that the men were put in made as healthy as possible and so long as a mal thatworking conditions were to work with anydegreefacot f satisfaction at all he should an be kept on the expense was able regardless of the fact that may later become regardless he the payroll Dr.Britton stated due to ofIllinois would the State who saveor dropping men from the all thethe manufactures and urged Coctor have them Rayed men the in positions where least harmful industry industry cost payroll payroll may later become compensation gases examined by a competent manufactures to have their employees the Almas interpreted by an expert Then placos | their work will be the to them of a lot of mon sense by the neo a Dr. Britton further adynoated the of employees prospective Employment Manager and the docter in the examinationin every respect were perfect 100 to He stated that if only those who were to operate It should be the would have ^ tough time trying . but to make every employed industryto not only train the men in their work from both the job of industry by physical effort to keep them in good condition advice proper . Employment Manager and the dooter - - Company to the adjournment the Chairmen calledcalled attention again pamphlet Before adjournment Ee ee wat, cs os 7 - Mr. V. Brown ~5 Ft Sept 16 1936 issued by the Illinois Manufacturers Association under date of August 5th covering suggestions of the Occupational Diseases committee I am sure both you and Mr. Williams have a copy of this pamphlet in your files comes some early should . Should we not definite decisions as as possible | . regarding action which be taken at Waukegan prior to the date when this ; Act becomes effective namely October 1 1986 . : - fo a Sy P.KOTTCAMP woe ASH : so. Waukegan Faotario Faotario ; | CC to MrS.. A. Williams Gen'l Hdqtre Mr.E. M. Voorhees Gen Hdqtrs oo: te - ~ : .. a General Headquarters October 21 1936 Mr. S. A. Williams Regulation Regulation ~ Occupational Act President Regulation . Re New Illinois Diseases its the to law and the questioonf our filing discussed new with Mr. Heth with Mr. Clarke an acceptance of provisions of the Illinois Manufacturers and with Mr. C. A. Livingston Kr Donnelly Executive Vice- I endeavored see out of the city during all - APsrseoscidieanttioonf the I.M.Ab. ut he was of the time I was in Chicago is that Manville unanimous recommendation The De file a notice of acceptance Corporation - are besitating - and who have any persons who those whose businesses not The only - are justification for hesitating occupational appreciable disease hazard Obviously am advised that those present an do not fall into that classification I disease hazard - par- filing concerns whtihcohsedowhhiacvhehaanve oaccudpusattiodniaslease hazard - are filing Act tniocutliarcloeyf their acceptance of the and Mr. Livingston confirmed the Mr. Heth Mr. Clarke this question when Mr. advice gav youe at our conference on to the effect that the Voorhees and Mr. Kottcamp were present fix rules and regulations power of the Industrial Commission to from the danger regarding the safeguarding safeguarding of employees in the Health & Safety disease Oc upational occupational disease occupational contained Diseases Act The Commission not in Occupational Occupational these rules and regulations irrespective has irrespective Diseases the power to establish establish acceptance of the Occupational Diseases Disease of our acceptance acceptance or that score by failure to file Act so that nothing is gained on Moreover , if we the notice of acceptance provisions of Section 3 by or delay in filing bound the do not file we then become failure to bide by a of the Act which contains a provision that shall constituts regulation of the Industrial Commission As Mr. Clarks employer rule or regulation per se on the part of the will issue drastic negligence out we are afraid the Commission reason why we should pointed if rules and regulations that is all the more choice boils down to thiss file a notice of acceptance Thedamages in cases of silicosis have a jury assess be bound to pay only the com- Do we wish do we desire to or asbestosis or Act Thus stated the answer pensation rates prescribed by the is obvious e opt Reizen PCAN "erenre retical ER PR SE a MT005273 It is my recommendation we file a notice of acceptance without further delay Attached is a copy of a form of acceptance which has been prepared for your signature If you will sign and return it me I shall that it is promptly transmitted to the Industrial Commission by Registered Mail Please note that we are required to state the number of our the number of employees in Illinois employees This means , employees apicuous its The Act requires that the employer shall either furnish personallyor post in apicuous place in the ~ 2 employment copy of thenot of acceptance It is first theacceptance the acceptanceproper beprinted large type permanently permanently each bulletin boardmaintained in the VB Enclosure CC MessrsE. M.Toorhees J. P.Kottcamp PERSCORP.- CORP.- Addressee Only \ co MT005274 ; Manville FactorFyactory April 4 1938 ane Lage SURVESYURVEY OF enans cot ; t McClure follow the survey the made dust of Plant at \ i Shingle . pointedout theplaces where he took his sea- i 1938. ples 30 1938. He took two samples March 31 in my for psreasemncpelpirensegnce dust oe sythse U. B.Public Health Service procedure in Mr. :McCluretalked with Mr. Miller Plant Engineer at Waukegan about the time when the following operationswould - be properly Fluff PickerSection &Veneer ScreensShingle now Punch scrap from Two now Ball MillsMills in -ShingleDept. Method handling the Grinder 3 Nachines Presses tothe Grinder Grinder . lightnow in thisworkMr.Yehnel what ngany ng any others othersothers expct EsEs this appliesMachinereyxper- a, This properly everyone con- everyoneoyoA. atts ^' ie must be made torealize realize the importance of doing this a perned importance wer not the Fork the right and to 10 things slide along without taken care of at once There should not be any trouble opportunity being if we do our jobs properly before they have the op ortunity to dee our work rooms OLB . cet . ut 0. L. Binder ne Ind.Hygiene Ind.Hygiene Sf se : ao. ah - fe wo. Go Mr.A.R.FisherMr.A.R.FisherMr.A.R.Fisher Mr.A.R.Fisher V.P - Gen.NQ Gen.NQ a ; Ind Mr.J.P.Byne Mr.J.P.Byne Ind Relations Mgr Gen.NQ Gen.NQ Mr.D.C.Renton Mr.D.C.Renton Mr.D.C.Renton Gen.Eng.Hanville Gen.Eng.Hanvile Gen.Eng.Hanville Fety - - . .- , . i . : me . rare : mo et . rr aoe! t an a se + . ee a : a oo peat fp! . at * . oO . Lo ase + 4s . x. . . ve ; va - Mag Ar te. gyi General Readquarters Box 91 July 25 1947 E. F. Day - Waukegan . 2 NOTED NOTED NOTED ; Mshop Mallen Your Letter July 22 furtLahmearn.and it furtherdoubt opinion | Before any notion is taken would be advisable to have the information requested below forwarded here in order that we might have the benefit of the of Des A. J. Laman.and W. J. HoCommell Since employee reaction would without beunfavorable the present diagnosis becom know it would be undesirable inaccurate . possibly toapply the term silicosis to this esse panding - . and consideration - Kindly forwardthefollowing information | | 20 Date ofbirth Detailed Detailed oO tee 2Sicnhcolouldaeenxpdosuwroertkord ecu ors dstpriorto II employment Did previous work. CS, work recordwith J Givedescription ofjob activitiesand ee3. conditions conditionswhichwill assist in presenting thecase to theabove designated Drageforloss ten years Employee benefitsbenefits in which he ispartiopating | Sebaffles E.SebaffSlebaef sles in ameno Department -mus | conducting adust survey a copy of thissurver as soon as it is ww ee: V. Prown MT005268 PossARGS, ay ies 28 Le re Bete See of of the of pe* e Tg ae Asbestos $ 5 ae gay Asbestos Asbestos alah ht cdly misions missions RRP mis ions sam 3 sam Ean sam June on on June June aolelectors ipa ie ^' < hee 1973 Seaf gh, 197p3ie 5 1973 sy :1973 < 4 oe tee a eee ESE ae a rd rs Product Phe Bo baie 0.6 Manville Products Corporation , Illinois 60085 623-2300 - EnvWiaruonkmeegntaanlEWnavuikergoannImelnltailnCooinstrol Department ~ : Mr. B. ReedJr. - President clothinclgothcinglothing | Ceiling CConcoenntractieonntratiCoonncentratioCnoncentration MT005275 of car at plywood ramp - 2nd floor ee 2 One man aatt thisstationcatches prior as prior pushingslide dodwonwn es | 7 Driver's |clothingisclean spillage onfloor fromtorn bags Result 11.6 cc TLV 5.0 ce | Receiving Receiving -= Sma11 Room =2ndFloor fibers referto commentscommentsas About unloading 2R one car of fiber isreceived every 2 weeks, 6 to8hours toto unload car with 1060 bags of asbestos oe. we a EO E t oe + aE yea mYQUERmeSe Asbestos Fiber Receiving continued 58 General Room Sample - Receiving - Small Room - 2nd Floor continued continued fiber during the busy season May to October Date 5-17-74 Result 4.3 cc 6.5 cc TLV 5.0 cc 5.0 ; 6R ; GeneralRooRomm Sample DD PalletizinPgalletizing and Storage tiny1stFloor Threemenin area 2 palletizing1 fork truck driver Moderate Moderate area Darkcloudy day area , , notenough tostirupmaterial is Four men work in generalarea - oneman mixer operatorand feeds 1gal pailsto line he made one mix during test period - Six bags of fiber fiber are added - end minutes line tomixer in each mixtimeiscartonts o batch- 4-p5ebartchesp:erSdecaonydmAapnprox , off are properly sealingmakes minor adjustmentsadjustments tothe machinery as , needed Fourth man works turntable and Date 5-17-74 Result 0.7 cc TLV 5.0 cc : GeneralRoom Sample - South Mixer Fill Area Threemeninsouth mixer fill area ,fill5gallonpails . 4 person isalsomixer |operator , dumpingfiber thenduring test ee of infilling pails A batch was not dumped during period 'Areavery clean no visibledust Clothing : allthree men are clean : Date Date 5-17-74 5-17-74 5-17-74 Result Result Result Result / 00.2.2 ce TLV TLV TLV / 5.0 5.0 cc oo bgece co Fue = wee South Mix Room continued North Mixer Mixer operator dumps fiber into mixer 6 bags plus limestone Seven minutesto dump fiber remaining time for filling 5gallon pails Operator's clothing general is clean and dumped area clean One batch of fiber is dumped Twosamplestaken one ceiling con- centration centrationcentration andone TimeWeighedAverage : 5-17-74 Result: 2.1 ce C. eiling Concentration 49.6 cc 5.0 ce 10.0 cc operate oe operate a operate ci : these permits permits permits permits are that certain certain indicate indicate . : ey of collectors MT005280 Corporation CorpoCroartipoonration Corporation Corporation Phone Work Work Work City or Tows J ber, Phone No. SRO a Individual AsbestosPEG Or Kit Self InIsured nsured j { | Lake Lake County an Other : aa alist of violations of ofthe The RRules ulesandRegulationpsromulgatedby thefillsols Industrial Industrial Health & Safety Act Chapt4e8rNivelsRevised Statute 1947 ventilation covecrionvgeringcovering to Provide Provide . CFFecture CFFectureexsust Ring braiding braiding braiding machine machine Cut Ring ventilation For look lookbeste bestebeste . Best Best Fidi Fidi Fidi Fidi TZ^ WTZ^ TZ^ books effective effective in We ixant ixant the the and ixant ixant : of ixant ixant Sven GR AttornAeyttorney General . tances atin nt Prone Bie < Interviewed Fx Interviewed : fen, 2 eyes o tthe pet oad a em ~ . od Fety Fety Fety Title Title So So FFeettyy Fety woe Dir . Dir ~ : ~ - Johns Johns Johns Johns C ImproveImprove Improve Improve Improve enclosures enclosures enclosures enclosures and exhaust willowing room room to minimize minimize bagger Past Exsec R57 willows and as Pr ventilation ventilation brake block escape escape of asbestos bust it R57 R57 R57 minimize minimize minimize minimize minimize Th minimize Th emine imize e minimize y oh via ae ET LE Wwe ene tm seem tne tr ere gemA MAT te ae ee erg RY be ane Aen Ure nee ETE sedelt po RE Roe OF FACTORY INSPECTION New York New York vine ; Letter to Herman area) Carrier Carrier J.E. 1011o 1011o : give at Industrial Industrial Hygiene Johns Manville Products Corporation amoke when G doors Sec @ Improve exhauset xhaustand enclosuroef curing ovens to and gasea are as open as per Part eliminate bl^cut 2 Rule 3 Part par effeG ctSievceta2nd Reuxlhea3ust afnodr Pcuatrtof3f CehaapCrhs ap o2n bHruakleesli1ni2ng3DDepet.pt. rhnteeclosures closures shoudp!arka! 26s ot the fuse all. containers of that as par all Part of Section control Brake LithaLrigtehargedust oneexcessiveexcessive solsvenot lventvapors as per Part Brake Pg Mizor Rooms excessive handling to minimizeminiPmizae rt per G Sec ep 9-18-51 9-18-51 9-18-9-185 -51 1 9-18-51 Business Johna Namrills ProductsCorporation Improve hoods and exhaust and exhaust outlet locations to aliminate escape . tonic dust from big surfacegrinder and1 grinding rollag Brake Blocka Dept. . ee a forfor soapstoning soapstoning ansoapstdoning exhaust soapstoning soapstoninCg aan dras apn po aot ne eS Sih -* wr dust oe dispersed dispersed machiningdust in Part Part soapstone Part as soapstonesoapstone ae perper soapstonde usting operations oncioare oncioare oncioare oncioare oncioare oncioare Part Part Part Part ene 3 to eliminate eliminate eliminate eliminateliminate inside of of saturators saturators RoofinRgoofing Roofing RoofingRoofing Roofing DeptDept , per Part 0 Se 2c RiRlsils . to eliminateeliminate excessive shoke rofing enclosure hood outlets outlets outletsoutlets maintenance maintenoafncsysetems coatingof roofinags per PartParGt, facilities facilities facilities as per PartG, Sec . cf Ye Saek.deee.ce Ta Oot ay le Pane 3 Bas es i. STATE OFILLINOIS WILLIAM 9. STRATTON Qevr DEPARTMENT SITISION 07 PACTOITINSPECTION FELIX P. KUGHARSEI Sag? Elearing Elearing Date File Number MA Corporation Phone No. MA 3-3900 Wankan Wankan Zana _ Individual Neturoefof Beds ChiefProduct Manufactured or WorkDona Ex^'ployeesMale 2250Female 150150 Total24002400 Self Insured Safety OrganisationYes < First Aid Room Yes Or Kit Yes WCYes 10. D. Yes Carrier Self Insured Frequency Rate Last Year cage 1 14 MT005292 pious ee Caverin bipe equipment equipment equipment equipment AiO oe a Byeee at i es2 ; ta, Zeus ht ay | sashes e fa ~ Las Johns Manville Manville Manville Dstt aia. Wallin iran ke Da, Ait an