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Dfa* fiajarb, RuaaaHi Ub and Ftuoait* Qan*l94ni Yareh 9, 1932, Bi TteleB Carbide *igm*l la Waat Tlfginia x+ifcggdjl aftamoca X ha4 a talatfttna aal^ frw lit Tgrk ggR___________________ JEU that ha vaapogaool ha. ngf for Union_____ OarbldO infant CTJ*!1 tttfci amf Ton KentXenon had r^noa6Siinmiwndrlaofaf*' a*a** aa authority ea duat naapirmtcra,. for afaioh X are bad told.'Ma thara vat no food prao- tWMOiah apavtadWlMO, t Mlm. VitH. thl^ 1 agraad dad addlatdd tthhaaVtX" `ta*v of nont ad* which vculd prjtvnti *ith rtmC7 miaaala,? 1 tfcld hi* tint tha eur- rail na**r ofHha Xi* Safety Appllanoaa Oov and thi no* ona and# h? wixiaoa frodapta vara at praoaa* tha boat I thaw tf* ts too above. 1 rittid iSSpiadr AffSf AikS; wywSSj and wiffrntitw v*dd *1aa that I jnjL-H ... ^ E- that h* wee la a had Vtxy. add aaaddd *j, hdUa tbit sad* aa particular laprtaalaa* lonahow it oundd *ddt X had nmr haard of him wouldn't yaaallaet anytMns about Vila tannai which h# aeld ni in a jalxtigi oy aandatona and thaiio do aald ha voald trite and alifat at* -- to acne to lav Tork t* adviaa thair afetornow. i offarad to avear to tha reaplrater data* and five bl* tha atataaent for nothin* hat bn bald It we a uaala** for l*al purpose* ------------------ lotah aaaa beak thia namlnf fraa a naotlag In -law York and raotllf WTWiitlm to thi tffiit that tbo tanviT had daa tldarftli illliotli and had Wooed admittant* to aortal*. sfco wa*ta4 i* at# Ibalr drilling br tha alaetrlarpTaMlcfrJjmdTltiltl-Brpg. --gthj*-a~ t t: arr>VH" 'Hirr? itna to th* affaat *oo* alii*4ada da*thi obovt thiat 1 an no good at it ~rotariaToaae, 1 till noiflonfl t* m# ii.'ot 000723 2 sight add that Z attggtatad ta Datia that parhapa Katthaw ran 3i elan aould help fciar. ftu 31*2an vat loot tad by talepbona, tat ad that ba vat apt autltflad for the reap* Irator bnainaaa, ao Bavli **1L*4 jaa a aaoesd tina. You i? all probably aitfc of thaaa iaquirtaa* I Ilka u gat thaa for tha alapla ration that thay lcaap ua abraaab of tha ttaaa and vwwrj to aftan va gat an intaraati&c problaa* IB.bX Slnaaraly ycarra. U March 10, 1353 tr. Philip Drinker oJ Van Lyke Street roaiciQ, Maas. uear Phili I bvrw your letter of March 9. Mr. D*ra oua to im m, aocottp&nled by lr. Mlnsas, Personnel M^*ger of the Onion Carbon tad Carhldt SflBBW*----- Mr*-ITia-la the head of the department dealing *lt jocr doYelocanat for this Company and struck as u being a vary dcent cltlssa and aeoned to be quite wall Informed op the whole subject of silicosis. I hare heard from a pusher of eources about the high mor* tAlity that has hiaa attendant noon the ogaetructton of **>< tjmi. The suite are b*"g hrrtngfr t against the contractor and tha insurance oc^ pen? and Haloa Carbon and Carbide lc aaoarmtly not liable. ITcrwarar. they hay decided to 1 not, lato the aatter thoroughly end be of such aa~___ alstanca an cirouaBtancefl may surreal to the contractor la defying these suite. I pointed oat to Ir. Darie, tad as far u X could sake out, he got tha sue edTiot from Sayres, that the thing to do vae to establish first of ell whether these sick men had eilicoaie end for that purpose* I suggested that he aooeult Dr* Panooaet* Mr own opinion ie that if these aen were found to here sillpoaia and they had worked under condltlona erpoeinw the* to filiooeie* the suite had better be eettled. Of course, there ie a strong probability that many of these esc ware old hard-rock workers who may bees had fillooele shea they vent to work for the contractor. Mr. Parle was anxious to establish tho status of respira tors end X sdwiaed hi* to awt in touch with ycu* both as to type sad as to ths tlas when various trues appeared on the market. ----------------------1 Imagine that thara ara probably eons genuine cases of sill* _ goals itxtd up with a number of more or lees fraudulent suite. The aajdrl** ty of thsee peoaJ^ hringjfg^ ralti are negroes and naturally the whole think has hwq niineered by eoat dayorlawyer. I do not know who the non.tr^ator la tail I wxpaot thwr bays sot him serosa a barrel. X number of suite hare beam filed on behalf of persons nos dead and I IvsHays thal~ limge ham bau gaauaaL___ I advised Mr* Parle to oomult Dr* Qardner fnr this phase of the Job* I shall be clad to civs you say further dope If I hate say* liaderely yoitti, 000725 1. J. Liasa, *.D. IfiliUet Bediaal Director OaiAli ' *':/w.C HCMTh PftQl4*t EMERY P. MA>HIJRST. M. D wON lUltlHf M T fl 1 IMI | T COlUMflUl. OHIO April :3, 1833 iJ> co -.omi* nAD T* L UNivihiitt 1280 .2*-. Dr. A. J- L*c** Polioyhaldsrs rml#i Buraaa, lfatropolitan tifa Insuranoa Co., lor York Ci*7* *" York. Door Dr. Ltatoi I haws Just aeoaptod Dr. 3allllo*t lnritotion to disonss year paper on "The Dpldeaiology of BUiooola" At the 1111roukse Mortise of tho ^Anerloan Xadieal Association, ;i 14th. I ia rwrj gird 70a ha$o efforod to proosnt rach a paper. far th* subject aostizsuM to asanas aero and aora oorioos prcportlets la this port of tho country. 1 also rish to thank job fer eridecxtly soegostlsg ay nano to Dr. Salllia. As goon os too ham roar oop7 proporod, plsoso dosH; forgot to aondaa a oarocn. T bars boon darn oa tho Woat Virginia. silicosis ogfcbraak la connection rlth tho for BItot Pooor Ysanol rhorg 1 an oxport taatlnogy a rook bofero lost 00 tho first 00sg to ho hoord. Thor hoop gn tuftfl altnrutlcc thoro. Ono physician tootIflad that hit flrt^fT *** 17* oaggg which. In his opiates* oaro gllloogla erf trhem ho hod antOpt lad ton. Bo also told as that bo thought twenty others had dlod of olllaoola. While I aaa thgrg 1 inr tbs tody of oag rlotl* vbo soadoobtodly also hod a hgort ceplicetion. Tho KjKtom began to i on within throe or fag aocthe' tins In latino and ao-- doatha 00puttod within of tho htr'i- nine of ooployoogt. Thar wore k_ing In f9 par fswrt1i pawe sd wtfeh Ary e^nong allioa at a lea or Vlaem-ny. About 600*700 am war* saployad la total. _______1__la 6-l/dth 1 "* *6-42 foot In disaster and about ttroa-fearths lanfthw*^ *trVh pr*gM?*llr m qaarta. Personally, Z ooa't aprsbssd why tho eoatraetora did not taka aora praoautiona. Hoarrar, tha rrldonoo of tho dafanaa was not la whan I laft thsro and perlps thoro aro aoao altlgatlac alrooatoaooo* To* will bo intaroattd to knar that I bars boon Chlof of tho Dlrlslon of Braloao as roll as coaraltant la Oocapatloml n,*1M of tho Ohio Popartasot of Wealth **<7 *--msndoos sltdte In affairs In goners!, althooch I an poralttod to top^t in a Haltad aaotat of ooaraltlac work whlab doesn't taka too aab tiao odt of tin ttoto. Tith all boot poraooal rapHii 1 000726 April 17, 192S Dr. &MT7 K, JUjkarftt, Cofttttlllnf HTflaalfty 1911 Opaoord Rood, Colombo^, Ohio* Doar Dr. Hpytacati X road r of oloftftsro* A* of April 12 with ft. 1ft rMdjr, 1 9ft ftpools* too M C4of of tho Slrlrtt f--1 that tbm 9X9 to thlft Wrta-- la frt TlTftlalft aaftt bo ft trrlhla lift 4 vendor is tboro 7 Satesstlsa ss to shotfcor tbo mi sorklst os tidi Vit1 lx hm si isftilj hftd ftUlftoftlft ftbaa tboy fttsrtsd to sorfa flososboro X fat tbo IsgrtMloo that ooay of thoa ooro oafroos. X m bofiaala* to btlitit tbot tho Mg sasonObs Mrs ropidly to thsa tbs Alto sftot ood tbs tbocfbt oocar* to so that this map possibly bo As to tfco grsotor fro^soogy of syphilids os oaf tho upo loborlac olosooft* Boro yom obj opinloa o this! VIth boot rogordft dlaooroly roars, A. J. Ubw, I.D. Aftftlatftot lodlool Dlrsetor 000727