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Kr. Roe A* HltcUlsa Room 90S, 1308 rfainut Street Philadelphia, Feanaylvouit February 14, 1953 i?Y.i'V:. PLAINTIFF'S 14 EXHIBIT (Hf Dear Ur* Uitchine: STSJifiTi Coordinating Agency for Duet Investigation 1 have received your latter of February 3 with, six inclocuree pertinent to the Duet Symposia et Pittsburgh, Hie temporary Organisation Committee on Indus,trial Dust Problsas, sad Tentative Program of Initial activities* X have read these with interest end an pleased to note that you are asking progress in your endeavor to formulate moan*.whereby-industry turf be kept lnforasd on problems of dust diseases end also thereby the Industrial health end legal haterds maybe mitigated* . 1 here followed this problem rather closely for e number of years and cm fully swore of fV and importance to both work men end industry* The Bureau of joints has always considered dust dis eases aa an outstanding health problem in the mineral Industries and although our funds for doing such work hare boon rather limited we bare managed to make t number of Investigation* and bar# dons node on prec- tieolly all phases of ths problem* Vs have recessed a great deal of our health work but Z hart managed to continue investigation and de velopment of respirators end also a all amount of work on methods for asking dust studies end determinations of dust in air* Fur the past several gonths, hoeever, I hew* bean endeavoring to resome the work and hops that the present Congress might be kind enough to take interest in our proposals and provide some funds* Z note that one of your- inclosuree relates to oonfributioae for carrying on the work your committee proposes. I think the total stb estimated for the initial activities is modsst end you should have so difficulty in falsing it* I have often wondered 4aw*tTw the insurance poapanles, elthsr~~alons or oombinsd. had not eat up assy times this sum enaaoily for work on dust problems* Zt is* of course, necessary to toll you that the Bureau of Mines does not have any funds which it can expend in this matter* It la illegal to moke contribu tions of any kind unless specifically authorised by Congress* Accord ingly, all we can contribute Is our sympathy, good wishes, and any eerries or advise which wa csn give from our fund of information or, the i Investigations we may make from time to time. \- Very truly yours, - -`co i* Flsldnsr ec filo \ Villi am P, Yant, Supervising Engineer February 14, 1935 iPY.UV;. Vj% Roger A. IliteUins Roan 900, 1408 rfalnut street Phllaiolpbia, Pennsylvania Dear Ur* liitchias: SUBJECT: Coordinating Agency for Duet Investigation I bare received your latter of February 4 with six lnclo- sures pertlrent to the Dust SystposiT* at Pittsburgh, the Temporary Organization Committee on Indus.trial Dust Problems, end Tentative Program of Initial Activities# I bar# read theaa with inter&t and am pleased to note that yon are asking progress in poor endeavor to formulate naans-whereby-indastry tier ba kept informed on nroblaae of dust diseases and also whereby the industrial health and legal haz ards may be mitigated* . X have followed this problem rather oloealy for a na^bar of years and aa-fully aware of ** end iaportanoe to both work man and industry* The Bureau of iilnaa has always conaidarsd dust dis eases as aa outstanding health problem in the mineral Indostrlas and although our funds for doing sueh work hews been rather limited we hers managed to make a ntmbar of inrastigatioas and her# dose work on prac tically all phases of the problem, Is haws recessed e greet deal of our health work but X hare managed to continue investigation and de velopment of respirators end also a mull mount of work on methods for making dust studies end determinations of duet in air* for the past several months* however, I haws bean endeavoring to raanme the work and hope that the present Congress might be kind enough to take interact in our proposals sad provide some funds* Z not# that one of your- iaclocures relates to contefont ion* for carrying on the wexk your committee proposes* I think the total am estimated for the Initial nativities Is modest and yon should have no difficulty in falsing it* I haws often wondered why industry nd the iasarsnee companies, either alone or aombined, bad not set up many times this sum annually for work on duat problems* It is, of eourse, necessary to tell yon that the Bureau of Ulnae doss not hers any fnnds which it can expand in this matter* It la illegal to make contribu tions of any kind unless speeif ieally authorized by Congress* Accord ingly, all we can contribute is our sympathy, good wishes, and eny service or edvle# which we oen give from nr fund of informstion or^the Investigations we may make from time to time* ,- Very truly yours, ,- lce Jh* Fisldner ee film ^ William P* Yant, Supervising Engineer