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D O N A LD A. KO H R P R ESID EN T CH A R t .e s W . PARROTT VICE -P R E SID E N T AN D SE CR E TAR Y Th e Lo w e Br o t h e r s Co m p a n y Da y t o n . Oh i o , U.S.A. M A N U F A C T U R E R S o f P A I N T S . V A R N I S H E S A N D L f t C O U E RS t e n e r C l l O f f i c e s 4 2 4 TO 4 5 0 EAST TH I RD ST REET May 15, 1940. Dr. Robert A. Kehoe, Kettering Laboratory, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dsar Dr. liehoe:- Your letter of May ith has been given careful consider ation, by Mr. Pasig arid his associates during my absence from the city, and 1 now have before m e :their.recommendation which.' is for a' modification of your proposition in that they suggest a reduction in the numb'' rf men"to be examined of from 35 to 20, and a further reduction in the . number 'of dust counts to be made from approximately 40 to approximately 20, These changes with a possible reduction in the number of X-Rays to. bevtalcen reduces the, figure ths.t you suggest .from g-.19.00 to. . a figure close to gl.SOO, 1 ,-- , . - . '. '-P . In making' .these suggestions we wish to make very plain to you that .we have- no-"disposition to bring about a situation in. which you and your'associates night make some actual contribution of your. time and effort without adequate compensation therefor. Our position is that we believe -this lesser'amount, of*'work which we suggest-, will - g "still be '"ample -to -enable you to- determine pretty' well' the hygienic . .conditions in our plant, and vrilli certainly put you in a position tc g .tell us whether in your judgment more work should be done or whether T.diat we suggest -"111 be sufficient, ' " ' If after reading these suggestions of oursyou believe that the amount' of work -mentioned will:.' be inadequate to enable you to. reach any definite conclusions, we want you to have no' hesitation in frankly stating your convictions. While .we--dp not. wish to make any,-, larger expenditure than may be required, we at the same tine do.not want to. handicap; you to thegextent that you will not be able to give us a y report that will fairly represent our actual conditions, . DAK-REM F Kf 06 P LEA SE M A RK R EP LY FO R T H E A T T EN T I O N O F T H E SI G N ER O r T H I S LET T ER