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FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML) DATE: 1949 Feb 2 DOC#: ML073 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Dr. Lanza from Dr. Smart RE Dr. Vorwald Trip to Southern CA to Visit Three Diatomaceous Earth J i WOlN` .:.r .,*TH eTAtrr fsb ru try 2, 1949 Dr* * J . U u i | Chaimaa In s titu te o f In d u stria l Medialue Moo Xork U h irsralty B ollona Medical C astor 177 f i r s t Aromo Nov York 16, Me York Deor Toeyi Too no doubt know th&t Dr* Vomeld lona to v le lt southern C r.lifarr.la d u ri' c the e a rly p o rt o f A pril* At present he plana to r l r l t the p le a ts o f th e th ire d ie t come one e a rth prodnoars c:- t * P relflo eoea t, Johns M onvlilo, D ie a lits, and i t J a U d e r . This would tt.te h is to Los g a le a , lionpuo, Beno, Rerado and possible Terrebonne, Oregon* Dr* Vorvold bee poked th a t Z sake pleno fo r h is r i a i t end am-nge on opewdo* 1 here been to ld ty executives o f the K aflo-rioher ano Lio o lito spanino th a t they m old Ilk a to hare D r. Vorv&ld v is it th e ir pien te and to oonfar with th e ir e n tire s , and Z m erstcnd fre* e a rrespoadenoe o f Mr* J* P* Roodsrd - i t Johns H onrilla ill take a leed in p e rt In nalring am ag em atn i i- V om eld'a r le it* Zf 1 *r. to help i s arranging h is Agendo Z need to know near e re c tly hst err tlie ob jectiv e* Ar th ! s trip * Zt m eas obvious th a t om o f tho e.1le f oins m old he to acquaint Dr* Totm ld w ith the proeesees and probleat o f the industry as they ra a te to the health o f the orbare* 8one nontha ago i t res suggested ty yon and Dr* Vorwcld that a oorferones should be hold in C alifornia to ehleh m old b* invited re^rem ntatirs o Aron several state barsana, l* o ., the California s u te D- trtaont of Health, the Indostr ia l Accident Ccoodseion, on.' the P irislrr. of In d u strial Safety of the Departnont of Industrial teintions* Do t saaeutiveo of tho term ompaalao involrsd s t i l l visit to hold su<k a confammo, and i f so, hov la i t to bo ocodmted, bo is to participate in th is mofronos, and ju st hw am invitations to bo extended to the rarlooa agsaeiost Do Z mderstand th at industrial physioisas in p ri vate preatim am to be invited? Am oonpanaati^n lnsurtnee carriers, th a ir ongiamrs and attorneys to he inelndod, e tc .Y Am any additional noitinga to be held vhleh eeold be opas to tho cen a rsi nedloa l profession, and partlonlarly to aortain spselaxlsts in the profsale ho adit ha lirtam ated in d iatmamona earth, suoh aa pathologists, Ohost apm ialiata, and industriai phyaicianaT You ili m oall th at haa Dr* L* 0* Gardner nada bis r i a i t to C alifa-ni a in 1915 m had four m lsn tlflo m atings oat horn, one In S u t o Barbara and three in Loo Angelea* J Or* a* J* 1m m 3/3/49 i 2m At ttm ila of Or* T c ru U 't trip riiuuld there be conference to sob* idar * t fatar raaarnh aork ought te be M irlad on vlth dlatouaoeoua arth , in aa e ffo rt to olaoldato ora of the problaaa of oeeu, a tlo u l health atiiob a aro eooocateriag In th is induatiyf Enooutlrea fro:* both Ite K>gle-Flahtr aad tba Dioalito aoapanloa have expressed to , infernally, a doalro to pnrtieipafto In any fatar r-anarch work on dlatnaaoaoM ea-w , providing th a t aatlafaetcry detalla (both aeiantlflc aad flrenolal) of a laa oaa bo aginad upon* uovld not th is bo a good tin* fo r an to tolda hloh problaaa teonld bo oxplored in fatui azperlaantal atadlas! X pia an-- th at tho detalla of ho* auoh raoMroh la to bo flnanood oonld bo *o*tod oat bar the axeeutlvas of tl.r three producers aad tba oaa Inanranos aarrlo r Involved a t aaotbtr tin s , poaribljr in r"- Xork City, providing a ll oro agreed th at tba resacmh tor* aculei be dona aad th a t the okponao abnall bo aharod la acato ay* At the preeent tin a Dr. Voreald expects to attend tha re -tir^ of the California Tubarenicela and Sealth Ar.aool*tlio to b h-in in -*n olaeo April A, 5 and 6, *hleh *111 be attrnded lergi-J;* by Pub2.1a t;odth peora (phyvleians, piblie health narres, aoeliJ. workrra, enc othr -.ro faarleaal and toahatoal paroeaaal) aa all a ; rivrto rhysiciuis speoial`flrlng la eh*at dinotata* Dr.Tor.Ald baa act nvbrltted a su.jeot, out 111 probably d lao rrt diatonaoaoi earth nnauxonloc'.t, roi i-ot'ibly *the pnlaonaiy oosdltleav oanaad by bauxite and bery1liu a. I be levs tL dlaanaaad thaao endltloao In a aysooalne hold in f Y.on City a fa* aentha ago and the am on tho Coeat V w eryeerred a deaire te h7C I t repeated oat bora* The aopeo-ance of the Italian and Lr. t e m l i 'i papar ahlnh aa read a t b ad ai) ao a ll aa oilier presentations or. the . sobjaot, auah aa oar aoetlag a t Chler ^O) hen a ll rerrrd to increase the internet of physicians In the n atter of the poecibb merda cf dlntoaaoaoua earth* Iba nan la Californio fool th at thrre haa been noredlrsua-ica of th is eubjaat la otbnr p arts of the world iban hero on tfcr Pacific Coast ite ro tho lodanti? lo looatod* Too oaa nao fres tba cboaa th at a a ll need to tee* preoiaaly *h*t tha objective* o f Dr* Tor*old*a tr ip arr before ed:!ng pleno for h.'i v is it. X p ra v a tho d etalla of tho noni of bio trip and tha natter of reinbaraonani aan bo orhod oat by a eenfbraaao between tho axasitlvoa of the fbar oorperatlona* Them la ana o tte r ito a blab aan ba oottlad only afV r w know tb- pur,, poaes of h it survey* Xn aayont to aaooapaoy Dr* Tor*oldt Xa be to 1 bring oat nsolntaatn, lik e tbe industrial safety onglneor of tho labor(1 story, Mr* OTban, to help ovaloato the dnot oontrol aaaaurcs of tho : plantaf Should other attend, soeb aa the laboratory ohorist, hr. Dtrkan? * too 111 raaeabar th at tea tba Dioalito Corporctlcn had a confaranoa out bora botaosa th a lr executi v e , ooaoultants, attorneys, a d rapresantatlvos of tb o lr ineurtnoo onirlor, oortain qaoetloao oonoarning tha phyalooteoa lool raaatlooo anearring la tbs prooooolag of dlatoaaoooe earth vai raised ahlah thsoa tho a aa fa v a a Into m e aeofoalea Xbailor* th is Inaidant aoald bar* boon avaidad bad a bad aoaa qualiflad laboratory  i Or. 4. J. U m 2/2/19 -3- jwrsoa p n a aa t, auch aa Or. Camina of tha J-41 Coapony or Mr. Durkan f ttao Aaraoao lohontovy. aaad aoplaa of th is la tta r to tha paraena 11atad boloa, ao that W f i r ilattai n atad p a rtial iop d m amoldaratic a to tha qoaatlona ralaad? T. ' S ' Voold 90 good aaoogh to dlaaoaa th la with tha JahaaUUavUla a eu - t in o > X b a llo n , f lr a t aw eoa^ tfUlt - tam ald aaha tha trloT X to bothar yoo v lth th ia , bat aooo daalalona t ba aada and aooo. K ta /ir '. Pm Boodard 4. S. 0. B. fOllofi . I. U J. 1. A. Copal aid T. C. Cartar - A. S. J* " Ao. h t . loa. Co. ) SlnoanJ fttflmld B. t,  o .1 a l 4 6 0 0 7 9 1 JI K e a . b k y & M i i n i o Go x p a x y A u i,h n n m n v u March 10,1949 Mr. Vandiver Brown, Secrotary Johns-Manville Corporation 22 East 40th Street New York 16, N. Y. Dear Mr. Brown: 8ubject: Saranac Laboratory Asbestos Dust Experiments Thank you very much for your letter of March 3rd en closing a copy of the Saranac Laboratory revised report enti tled "Asbestos Pneumoconiosis** which I will study with great interest. I note you have renewed the request that the Saranac Laboratory arrange for the publication of the report as promptly as possible, preferably in the Journal of Industrial Hygiene, and with an appropriate introduction by Dr. A. J. Lanza. From this I presume that the report is no longer considered to be confiden tial, and if my understanding of this is incorrect I will very much appreciate your advising me as soon as possible. Also, unless the report is to be published in its entirety by the Saranac Laboratory at an early date, I ask that you be so kind as to arrange for me to receive an additional copy. On behalf of our Company I wish to thank you, Mr. Woodard and the members of your organisation for the excellent work and assistance which you have given throughout the extended period * covering the preparation of this report. With kind personal regards, Xam em:ck 4900 President jviy n , W 9 Br. A. J . Yarvald, Diraviar T Th SariDM U bcrtar7 S i. Baraoaa L A i , ta * York &n t ri C u bbati X r t y ^p trlaaelt ___ p a g a ii' flca.g-JrtiTtariftM rt U aaetloaad la our oonrarsatloe tbara la a t waak, tba varloaa raabara f tba froap of m pa& iaa vho undarvrota tba prograa b bta A ia vbaa ib* a r tla la v i l ! b pnbll bad la tba Journal f Iad oo trlal ^rglana aovaorlne tba ra a o lta e f tta abati arpariaaata tbat 7*1 aarr t ad on t. Seta e f ibati t a spperactly la dira oaad e f tba poblloatlan o f tocb a a tb o rlta tlra ia fa ro a tlo e la ttra a h aa t by aov bava acaaa alala paadlac tb at voold lib a i/ b affactad tgr tba la fa ra a tU a tba axparlaa&ta d licin a a . Vandlw r Brava nfead * l f lb*r a maj ls i a vard froa 70U mai 1 t a U kla th a t, la our acararaatloe l a t i vaafc, 70a aald tbat jxra hepad ta bara tba a r tla la raady fa r patxllaatloo v lth le a rentb io t lx vaak*. Tbara la aoaa rafaraeaa la or prarlou eorratpaodanoa ta m adarataodlaK that yen vara io tubolt tba a rtlo la te ai fer rvriav bafara jtoblloatlaa. Parhopa I ortglaatad ib la ldaa, thoacb I e a n 't t a l i f r a i tba eorratpondaaaa. f r . T a d l n r Brava arprv*ad tba aplaloa that tbara vat ao naad a f tb la furtbar dalay a-- a tba a p la t ttady vbleh va barra a i l ra rlv w d to fa tb ar aartUaaa tba fa s ta , ad an a r tle la fe llo v la g ih la tody rtp ert voold otaataaarU/ b ln kaaplag v lt b tba Ddarrtandli va a l l bara mt tba 1ta t t i ca . Aeaardl^l/, voald yoa procaad to bava tba artlala poblishad aa preaptl/ a 70a etc vithout andine i t ta aa. Coold tba actira raport ba aaot te tba Joaraal ef ZadnatrUl *7* lana aad pabl l ohad la tbat faahioa, or la l t oaeaatary tbat 70e ravrit* aad oqnrianaa tba rapertT Za ta/ aaaa, Z traat tbat tba laforaatloa v i l i ba pwMt had Jaat aa p r t ^ t l / aa poaalbla. Z a flad ta kaew tbat araa l f 70a de hara ta raprapara ar eoodaoaa tba tarlai, tbla aaa ba dona vitb la tba aaxt aastb ar alx vaaha, a 70* aantlaoad ta aa. l f tbara 1 a j dal/ bajead tbla aatlaatad tia a , v i l i y piaaaa la i aa aa tbat tba Tarlava lataraatad acapaalaa, ko ara w anrtaoa ta baaa tbla pabltnbad rtgbt mot aa/ ba adrlaad. laar a locarvi/. # ba* Taadivar fit X . J . Laaaa, wmsmam Av. VJi :S.m - 'f.'W ->' '' - r , ' "';' -> v/>'"i'f*' :rls#W'Ml'i- j-fi"&iv,ro/o..*dO l,ij1'-v'--\Vv i. 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Tbeae eoapaniee v a oontinaaily aakiog about U l i and a oouple jaat reaently reeindad Taa Braaa of tba faart that tha data la gettlag lata f r Ih n m tb*i ttey bara tarn arcani eaaaa Mofa tbey thlsfc vould ha aLLarlatad Ty puhllecou af tha fasta aaaart Invi la tha tody. Tos aa!4 70* ara aar ^*1U aaortala th a t tha a r tlo la *111 ha la F t B rla k a r'a banda v lt h la tha aaxt th lr t y dry* f a r ja h llc a tlo o la tha d a n n a i o f Ind u strial Eyelana- ton alao seid you ould m d alone fonrtaaa aeplee Of tha rtla la ta aa vban l t la aaart t a G r l t e v . Thaaa *111 ha aast ta tba p a rtle ip stin * acupanlea ao tbay w i l l kaov l t la la tha banda of th pahliater ani eaa lade ent fa r lt I m aeotIonia* to Br. Lsnaa yaor aaanaat that l t aay taira vaeke, er aaaa nentha, ta get tha artlola pobllated aftar l t raaebaa Qrlakv *ltb tha ldaa that ha ay beahle ta opaad ap tba publlaet tan. I f yaa v a bara at tba aaatlae Honday veefc. yaa eaa trohahSy (la ma a mora M a n t a data aa te when tba ortlole *111 ba finiate* l a v a eneerely, ^ Blind aaa Tandlver 'ia Ju 3 . L m > K. # i . T. M a i 1