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FILE NAME: Saranac (SAR)
DATE: 1945 Apr
DOC#: SAR052
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from Dr. Gardner to Asbestos Textile Co. RE Company's Interest in Joining Other Asbestos Manufacturers in Contributing to Building Fund
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THE SARANAC LABORATORY Fur The Study of Tuberculosis of the Edward L. Trudeau I'cundation
SARANAC T-ArE, N.Y,
April 15, 1945
Mr. Thomas L. Gatke, President, Asbestos Textile Company, Inc., 165 'Aest Packer Drive, Chicago 1, Illinois.
Derr **r. Gstke;
I am gle d to learn the t you end Mr. Eowditch had opportunity to confer on his recent visit to Chicago. I realize too fully tnat I nave been remiss in the matt-r of publication of tr.r results of our studies of the asbeetoais problem and it weighs heavily on ny conscience. The war has imposed particularly perplexing problems or. s sms 11 organize tier such as ours; two of our key men ere still in the service end I heve beer, compelled to travel a great deal. I -9V3 had a series of substitute psthcligists who do a little work
.ile they finish their cure of tuberculosis end often have to go ^ack to bed as Soon as tney become useful. The last one hs s j-'st left u a . As e consequence, I nave been compelled to take over both t.ne technical Jobs as well as my own administrative duties as each becomes most urgent. Time for writing has been at a premium; I have even had to let annual reports of the Laboratory lapse for the time being.
However, my interest in asbestosis has never still finding opportunity to learn more about the industrial aspects of the subject. I am sorry if report has embarrassed you and will do my best to as the problem of personnel can be settled.
lagged, and Iam clinical and the lack of a provide one as soon
In face of this situation, Mr. Eowditch1s intimation of your intention to join with most of the other asbestos manufacturers in Contributing to our building fund is somewhat' embarrassing but I am
truly grateful.
More assistants are obviously essential. Hr. Bowdltch la already relieving me of many administrative problems, but I still need technical nelp. At present we have no room for another man. The proposed addition to the Laboratory will permit all of us to function more adequately. Kie look forward to doing a better job as soon ss
this becomes available.
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Very truly yours, (Signed; Leroy U. Gardner
i-eroy J. Gardner Director
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that the subject deserved further experimental investigation. I
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to carry on a three-year experiment. I talked the
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matter over with Dr. Rhoads of the Memorial Hospital and he was
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highly erthusiastie. As a member of the appropriation committee
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of the National Cpncer Institute, he made favorable recommendation.
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cMier members o ' " the commit.t" turned it down Bnd the
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subject -c5 then cropped. I still believe tftat it might be a
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suits hi mattr-r for further investigation.
'loro important, however, v/ould be the analysis of films of oeroons employed in the srbpctos industry. If a large enough number of such films were reviewed by one central agency, I am cult? sure that we would have evidence to controvert the implica tions of the case reports now in the medical literature.
I enclose a reprint by two of my associates dealing with tho general subject of pulmonary crncer and inhaled dust. In le bibliography I have checked'several articles reporting cases
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Sincerely yours,
s/ Roy Leroy U. Gardner
Director
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