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January 22, 1935 .'
Mr. M. F. Judd, Secretary, Raybe s'tos-Manha ttan, Inc. J Bridgeport, Conn~
Re: Mellon Institute of Industrial Research SXWposium on Dust Problems
Dear Mr. Judd:
As' I indicated to you over the telephone
tIhpisrepafatreerdnofoonr , MIr. amLeewniscloHs. inBgrowancorepgyarodfinagmmemy otrranidpumto
Pittsburgh last Tuesday, january 15th, to Symposium on Dust Problems held under the
attend the auspices of
the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research.
r~cJr'l Very truly yours,
tJ2w..J:;;cn .
Vandiver Brown Attorney
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Enclosure
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M,m!ORJ1!iDO.ll nt:- !.tl-..LLOIi INS1'I roTE OF Il;DUS'j]UIlL
m:SEf,JlCn Sl1iPOOIUU ON DUST
PP.OBLE!J3 - PIT'l'nBUiiGH- JAU.l5, IQ3i
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On or about Declr.lbor
Industrial Resenl"ch addressod
12, 1934 the Uelloll Institute
letter!! to some 85 induntrios
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mhaeve1rt.i,ngg intdousbetrlhnollddu1n.adcearse thperobQlUe!m:psiCCiu3v:ot tfintghethIGnC:l:ttlotutaet teonnd thne
. , 1 5 t h day of Jl1r~llai'y.. Quu of thoSE! in'li ttl. tions 'wflsl"acoived by
the not
l~!:bestos Imltitute nccopt e.nd \7:18 oot
and, 01 though the Ilsbootos Institute did otfic1ully roproD<H!ted, Johns-~tllnvilla
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Corporation santotl ve.
requested and obtu1ned pertliss10n to send l.l repreThe in\'1 tatlons expressly st{lted tm t ftattendance
-at this ~eetlng need entail' no obligat1on~.
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tha
. rrritcr
orJohDs-'~::tnville WUD
this memorruldum.
represented at Approxicntely
tho ~eetlng by
250 people were
1pnrve1sotnnttiorlclpcoff3otnhtoinrM. eolVlo'ner5I0nsitnidtuustetl.ieTs h"efIMlleehllhoandInacsctei ptuteted
the rras
greatly opinion
curprisedat the remarkablo rcaponso and th~t one cannot t"lnri a bcttp.r indication
it
of
is my the serious
nnture of discuss.
tile
problems
it
was
the
purpose
of tho, meoting
to
.
had
been
I TlfiS prompted
able to
to call
ascertain that the meetlt1[j by
the Yellon Instttute reprcsentnt.1ves Of ..
tthnetlvseasndoafndthegsll3asisndu.nudsttrhieesrecofroa.fcetrorerdieswiitlh1dUurs.taE'i..csR. .
Fep~escn
We1dlein,
Director of their
oprfobthleemI,n!o:rt1 itutsto\,Tiadned-sapfreteadr
adVising him of thQ na.ture chnrllctcr and muooroug
Oonacil'.e aopects, su.ggested nction on the part of those
the need of some form of concerted industrio3 prosently or potentially
involved. I understand of Oo;ren!J-Illinois Oln53
that Hr. 7. COllpany and
W. Sherwood, Vice-President
1l.r. Rog'.:lr R'itchins, Presi-
dent of the A~11can Hefrllctories \vho prcDontcd the si tuatiou to the
Inst1tute, wore tbe llellol1. lnstitute.
persons I!r.
'7eidlein, on behnlfof the Instituto, the extent of call1n~ the meot1ne and
nereed having
to cooperate to thc! l'epresentatives
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nnd trie
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but nofinl to colI1Ll11 tments of thc !A8cting.
woro
postpol1(1d .
until
after
the
holding
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An 1mpresaiva lint of o~perts ~pec1allzingupon a.speats of the dust problem attended the ~eetlug God
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delivered oddres!Jes. A~on~ those were Yr. J... C. Hirth, a
lUi'lj81 3s!lOciated with Williams" gversman and llorgan, Toledo, Ohio, attornoys for Oi7BIls-l~~~PQls.. Glass Company; Dr. Bugene P.
Pendergruss of the X-ray Laboratory, UniversLty Hospital, Phila-
delphia; Dr. A. J. Lanza, Assistant Medical Director ot the
UetropolieillI;ife Inrurance Coopany; Dr. R. R. Sayers, lIedieal Officer lnGharg e of U. S. Publ1c Henl tll ServIce; Professor Philip A. Drinker o the School of pUblic ilealth~ Barvnrd Uni~ versIty; Lir.-r:-Robertson Jones, Genernl Manager, Association of Casualty nnd SUrety Executives; and Ur. Donald B.CUmminns, ~ss1stnnt D1rector, Saranao Laborator7 tor Study of Tuberculqsls.
The nddres~es dellvored by these speotalists, together wi th the open c1iscuf3sion that followed thCl:l, revealed, run01".,g other
thi~ s, tho very t~enB.cin~ chnracter or the problem, its complex
nature, the uncertainties attending most of its aspeots and the necessity of SOlle foro ot united action by ~'1e afflicted .industries.
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It was recognized thatsoae aspects of the probleCl
were pecu.liar to special industr1es'but it'lins equally evident
that othE:l" aspects ~erc cot!lIXlon to all. For example, only t710
torms of dust, namely, fressll1ca l.nd asbestos, are definitely
kllonn to produco disabling fibrosis of tbelung. Even in the
case of theso dusts the problems resulting thorefrom are quite
d1fferent since the fibrosis resulti1'\1 from silica is or a much
more serious character thnn that result1l1t1 fron ~sbasto8 in tllnt
the former predisposes to tuberculosis and 1s ~uch oora likely to
hnve nfatal tercination. On the other hand (and this illustrates
one of the most seriou3 aspects of the problem that 1s co~~on to
nIl dust producing industries) the fnct th~t no other dust is
known to produce diDabillty has not provented entiroly groundl~ss
claims ne~reglting ~ll1ions and evan hundreds of millions of
dollars baing bro~ht against industries which have no silica. or
asbestos dust hazard. For exa:nple, Dr. Lanza pointed out thllt
no one Imd ever maintained that gypsum dust was harmful and yet,
nevertheless, the gypsum industry had suits pending J,lgainst it
. cover1..ng claims in excess of four mulion,dollars.
It appeared thnt among the problems common to all industries were the following:
(1) The menace of o.mbulnnce chnsillg lat,vyers in cOjjbina tlon ',~1 th unscrupulous doctors. 'rho uncartaintios surroundlnr, diagnosis of any of the various forms of pneumonoconiosia are 80 ~an1 that a quentlon of fact 1s presented in avery case. Y'::xpert testicorlj cnn be produced by both plaintiff and defendant and it is tor the Jury. to dec.ide whose experts are
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correct in their interpretations. In making
this decision, the jury is not liltely to favor
the opinion ot the experts produced by the
employer.
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(2).The desirnbility or aakin~ various dust
diseases compensable under properly drawn
wor~en's compensation lnvs. One of the .
speakers stated that "the stronge!Jt bUlwark
against ru~lre disaster for industry is the
enactment of properly 'drawn occupational
disease legislation". SUch legislation ~ould
(n) climinato the jury lmd el:1pOlTer a Uedlea.l
Board to pas5 upon the e~lstence o~ the
disease and. ~le extent of the disability;
(b) eliminate the sbyster lawyer and the
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quack doctor 'since foes would be strictly
limited by tha lawJ and (c) permit the correct-
ing of initial mistakes in the maki~ of
awards bY' providing for hearing a to reduce
or elin1uata awards if proof could be adduced
tbat the claimant was not disubled or that
the extent of his d1sab1l1 ty bad been overesticatcd ..
(3) Problcns of ventilation, dustcollect1ng and elimination, 'und r~splratory devices.
(4) The establishing ot standards (a) for dust counting and particle size determination, (b) ,for the taking of X-rays for diagnost.lc use, and (c) for the intorpretation ot the marking s on the rUms so produced.
At the close of the discus:llon a. Mr. Kurtz, VlcePresident of Ar.lf!rican l1efractor1os Corporation, made a motion that Mr. William P. Ynnt, Chairman of the meet1ng appoint a nOminating comalttee who ,vouldnominate a group of individuals to serve as a COCIlli ttee ror the formula tion of nnys ond tleans to brln@ about effective cooperation ot some character between the vnriou:J industrios for t'!e~t1l1.!! and cO:ilbating those phases of the dust probleo co~on to all. Thig ;lotion rms carried and a lIomina ting C2mmt ttee t.1ppointed v,hicb retired and upon retl.lrn1re prancnted to the moeting the rmme.u of seven indiv1duals to act a!l such Com.i11 ttee. lio other nnccs having been plnced in no=nination, the tolloiYing were elected to act AS the COmJlittee ond report back to tho various industries ulld groups repro:lOotGd at the raeeting or to whom the invitation had been originally extGndedt
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Vandiver Srom representing Asbestos, Cork and Uon-Uetallic
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Dr. B.. D. Saklatwalla representing Chemicall. Abrasives, Alloys
nnd IloD-ll3rl"O~S 1!letals
E. O. Jones ropresenting Foundriea
A. w. Sher~ood representing Glnss Sand, Ground Sand and Glass , lInnutllcture
A. J. Gentholta representing Iron, Steel cmd Oros
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A. J. R. CUrtis representing' Lime, L1mootono, Co'oent and . , Gypsum
Roger A. Hitchins representing Ratractorip.s,Ceramics and CllJS
I explained to the other me~bera of the Coom1ttoe
that I had been sent to the meeti~ solely as an observer and
had no nuthorlty fro III Johns-Manville,Cor?oratlon to accept
membership on the COr:lUli ttea Rod certainly no'no rro~ the l\sbesto:3
Industry as n' whole. I \1'as urged, however, to meat rrith the
Committee and agreed to do so on tm condition that I I!11ght
wi thd~"I.1t1' if appro'Vnl of 5y serving in tIla t capac!ty shou.ld not
be forthcoming. ! point.ed out thut !'1!(:ci1nI"s of" the l,~bostos ,
Industr-j" 'did not care to be associated 1u the minds,of the public
or of arJployoes with those industries whose problem was 6111cos15
nn:l thnt for this rellson r felt there C1ight be some op~o9ition to
haVing'; (l representativG of the Asbestos Industry ';forklng wi th
them. I did, indicato, hOl'1cver, that! roUi:ted num.erous nspects
of our problom'wert;) ,thG Sa.UlS nnd that if cooperation could be
worked out wl tlLout. nn undue amount of publicity, Johns-Munvill,e
Corporation nnd pe-t"hap9 tho Aabeatos Industry as n whole, woulq
in all likelihood be \rllling to cooperate. It was the opinion
of the CO~lclttee that this condition would not present a07
i~uperable difficulty.
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Mr. Roger Hitch1ns, President of AI'l.erican Rofractories Institute, was Qade Chalr~.n of the Coomittee which hold a mooting Tuf23dllY evening nftcr the close of the SYClposium. Ur. Hi tchlns was designated to lilCCt with l.1r. Weidlein of the Hellon Institute and ask him to nnke n proposal in definite nnd concrete form as' to "-he lliiLlllH~r 1n which tho Uellon Inst1tute m1ght bo able to assist thn various incluntrio5 fOl n fea of ~25 ,000. \'lhcn 'this proposal!' has bElen received nnu approved by the r.&~'C1ber!S
of the Commi ttoe, it will be submitted to ~ he vllt'iou::s 1ndtlS tria s \)"i th tho recOCl.-:lend11 tio21 thnt it be accepted l:md thr~ t the V' I'ious i1ldustries or individunl corporatioll:] agr(le to stand Good f(Jr 11 proportionate amount of the r~e not in excess of a definite
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I gathored that the proposal wh.ich would bEl l:Juoe by the Mellon InlJt1tute \1ould inclUdo" &Ilong others., 'the follo~1ng:
, (n) The compiling of a comprehensive bib11()graphy of all books, treatises nnd publications deal'ing with any Dspcat of the dust problom; and the evaluation thereor.
(b) Tho compiling, dlgestir~ and correlating or
data and in.forootlonfrom various subscribing industries relative to their particular experienoes. '(0) The drafting of approved ~orkments compensation legislation ,covering pneumonoconiosia. (d) The digesting ot the laws of the var.ious stntes whioh might affect the operations ot industries prS30nttng a dust hazard. (0) nle outlining' of problems requiring research or the estnbllsh::lont of fixed standards and the provention of duplication of effort nnd expense along these linos. !rhe interest with which the discussions vera folJ.0\1od. and 'the enthusinsmwhich greetad th~ propooal for unified effort
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VlJlDIVER BflOliIi
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TEMPORARY ORGAi-UZATION COMMITTEE
February 5th, 1935.
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1606 W'I.UI\IT Stun p~"IA, PI.,
REPORT ~ RECOLruENDATIOU OF THE TEMPORAR1-
ORGANIZATION COMMITtEE WH1C~ WAS ELECTED
AT THE ftS~O~!UU ON DUST PROBttuS~ HELD
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Dear Sirt
A\"'<{ All individuals who attended t~~ Symposium on
Dust Problems held at Pittsburgh, Pa., Jenuarr 15. 1935 I and all Trade Assooiations vbioh woro addressed by Dr.
,,I l1e91~d,fe1anreorfeUceeilvloinngIncos~tiiteusteofunthdiosr dloa.tteteor.f December 1,
The purpose of this letter is to ask it your Cocpany or your !redo Aggoe1~t1o~ (as the case ma7 be) ~il1 subscribe an amount not to eA~eed ~500.00 for tht 6stnblish=ent of a Coor~in&tino Agency as the first ~ovo to~are e study of the many existing phases of the industrial dust ~roblem, tegother with a roeo~endation b~sed on that stUdt as to ~uch further concerted ~etion as cey be pos~ible and ~ro~er tor all indu,try.
At nn initial over all cost ot $25,000.00
when pro-rated e..a:ongst tho sub'scribers to' the lIlove::en~,
the individual contributions required mar be very
material11 less than ~500.CO e~ob, dep~nding on the
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numbor ot suoloribers
The enclosures will furnish full 1nfo~t1on to onable you to judi~.hother tho plan proposed has sufficient merit to justify ita eoat, and _hother 10ur Cocpeny (or lour Trade Assoeiation) ~hould propGrly share in the initial eost on a pro-rata basis.
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It is of g!"eat ioporte.nce ~tll t ;sha.te'Jer :.!: to be
done snould be started ~ui~kly. Uay I, ttareior!, ~r.k !~~t you reply to this latter ~~ pro~ptly as is yos5ible?
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E~closures : (1) A brier outline of the events leeding uy to end occurring at the "Syarposium on lrJ.st Problems II held in Pittsburgh, Pa., January 15. 1935.
(2} A briet outlir.~ of ~~e discussion and actior. ~~ar. by the Temporery brganit~tion Ce~ttee on J~uer7 15. 193~.
(3) A brief outline of the discussion and action t~ko~
oy the Temporery Org~nitetion Comoittee ~t a 3~~C
ial meeting hsld et the Duquesne ClUb. Pittsburgh, Pe., on Friday, February 1, 1935.
(4) COPT of a letter from Dr. E. R. W,idlein, Director of Yellon In5titute dated Janu~rl 21. 19~51 together dth IS. eo~y of the "Plan for Study of !lest Probl&os" referred to in Dr. W~idlein's letter,
(5) A tent~tive "Program of Initial Activit1es" (for 8 correlating agencyl arranged in somewhat different form but which has the approval of Uellon Institute.
(6) A Form of Letter for your reply, which is suggested for your guidance, if your CompaDT or Tr~e Assooiation (as the case may be) 1& ~illing to participate in this movement.
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A brte!
cut11ne
of
the
event5
leading
up
to
and
occ:urr1ng a.t the "SftIlPo&iUI:l on Gus: P:-obl.ea:.s" hold
Page 1 in Pitts~urgh, Pa" Ja.nU4ry 15, 1<;35. .
Weicle1u, Director c~
L~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:c:o:nn:ec'tioantwPitihttstbhuergshu,bjwecrot teotto
mo~
industrial~ust hazards.
There are various types of so-called
'dUst diseases', kno~ generally as Fneumonocon1osis,-among which
are
silicosis,
e~ge~fQsis,
&nthr&~os1s,
siderosis.
and
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other,.
I Dr. Weidle1n's letter .~g yritten at tho request of &
few of tho industrie"sh, eitnheWr hsiucht'!1thcei.ednut sitnhteertaersdt oexxiissttesd, iton awnarrant
.!tort "to detenlline having a meeting tor
a
general
discussion
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quostion,
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~1th the basie idea that it such a mteting could be beld it migh~
be possible to establisohn as1c1oioorodsiinsatainnd&aathseonrcydutsotrdtihseeasceoslleancdtio1nt~
of all available disse~inatlen to
data the 1ntorested
industries,
and
with
the
further
thought that such an agency would later develop into a coordinating
and planning b~d1.
The response to Dr. ~eidlein's letter was immed1~te and
represented e larbgeeenp.eercnetn. tagIne voifewtheoflnthdut sWtriiode$-stporewadhominttheereosrti,g-
inal latter had Yellen Institute
proeetded
with
arr&nie~ont8
tor
a
ftSy=pos1u=
on
Dust Problem~". This meeting waS hold at the University Club, at
Pittsburgh, Tuosday, J&nuary 15, and eddresses were mAde by the
folloYingl
~. A. O. Birth Williacs, Eyeraman k Uorgan
Toledo, Ohio
~Dr. R. R. Saters Ued1cal Ot!ieer in Charge U. S. Public Health Service
Washington, D. C.
~. A. J. Lanza
Assistant Ued1cal Director
l.!etropolitan Life Illsurance Co.
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New York, N. Y.
~ Eugen~P. Dr.
Pendtrgra8s
X-I\A1 Le.boratory University Eospital
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Sohool ot Publio lIeuth
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and Surety Exeoutives
New "fork, N. Y.
Donald E. Cummings
Aasiste.nt Director, S~anae L&boratory for
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Or. Weidlein, ot ~ellon Institute, in opening the meeting
expl~ined that the interest ot the Institute w~ 5imply the desire
to assist industry toward & re&li~ation ot the problem and the
development or e.t th
a
po:aibla ~rogr&m of aotivityt No reporters wore and no stenogre.~hic notes were k. t. --Xtten-
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At the conclusion!looot rana enxomceilnlaotnintgancdoeemxittrteeme e.l0y.1inaf~oprominattoivde
program, on motion to submit t\e,ulOS ot
trom the individuals
in
industries
"ho
would
form
a.
Tempor-
ary Organization Committto8e&t1o1 do~fvethleoprepglainstser~edd matatkeendaandceeri~ntitethe
Tritten reeo~end&tion meeti~, as Yell as ~o
those
industries
originally' invited,
a.
t~
the
fo~tion of a perm&nent orge.nil~tion 4nd its ~urpo&.s.
The industries r9~resent.d grou~ed the~selves into seven general classos ~nd the No~inating Co~ittee re~ort consisted of the nominations for e. '!ourpore.ry Orga.nize.tion .Cot::CIittee, with one reFresennative for each or the following Groups of Industry:
GROUPS 01 INDUS!R!
meeting.
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CIV. v. VI. VII.
Asbe'tos, Cork and Non-metallic. Chemical, Abrasives, Alloy ~d Non-ftrrous Uotalg. Foundriee. 01ag9 Sand, Ground Sand and G~a&s Uanufaoturers. Iron, Steel and Iron Ore. Li~e, Li~stone, Cement and Gypsum. Re!ractorios, Ceramics and 01&18.
The re~ort ot the nom1n&t1ng committee ..e.s aocepted by the
ROGER A. HITCHINS,
'. Oha.irmis.n. Tompor&rT Organi:.e.tion Co=it~e
W.G~SIIWOCUBRIDGE
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(2) A brief outline ot the disoussion and action takon
bl tho TecporLrr Orgenitation Co~ittee on Januarr
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FolloYtns the adjournment of tho senora1 meeting in ~he l&to afternoon of JaQuary 15, 193e. a meeting ~aS held of the Te~or&rl Organization Co~ttee at ~h1ch time the undersigned .as elected Chairman of the Committee.
ot
y,. The Oommitt ~ of tb. opinion that Yellon
Industrial Researoh, Pittsburgh. better qualified
Institute to oon-
duot thialforlc th!.n uT other ageMr. The Ohdrma.n .ai there-
upon instruoted to request Yellon !oatitutt tor a pro~O$~ .hioh
.ould outline the ~ork Which tbe,. would expeot to do on Si11cosis
and other Oust Probleq and tbo coat of da1n3 1t. in c&ae industrr
in general do.ired the e4t&b11~nt ot euoh a eoordinatin, ag_noT.
ROO1SR' A. llnCBINS t
chainll!l, 'rtmporarr
Organisation Com=ittee.
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A b~ief outl~ne of the ciscussion ar.d action taken or
the Tompornry Organiz&~ion co~ittee at a's~ocial ceeting
held
Club, Pittsburgh, P~., on Friday,
On cell of the Chair--an, the Tempor~r1 Ors~i%at1on Coromittee met at Fitt,burgh on Friday. Febr~ary 1st, 1935.
Judgingfrcm the keen interest displayed at tho Syapos1uo on Dust Problen:slf' t.eTd in Pittsbu1"gh, January :!.5th, 1935;""1t 'lIa~~the '
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desir& of "those in attendanclS tl:~t a coord1.ne.ting and. correla'ting agency
should be established for the purpose of t:.aJcing a complete study of all
"
of the existing fa.ets' concerning the many pno.$6e ot the industrial dust
problem as affecting ~l industry, &04 ~ recommendation b4sed tbereon (\ a9 to !uturt action.
The letter troQ Dr. Weidle1n of Uel10n Institute dated
JanuLry 21st, 1935, together with the Plan for Study of Dust Proble~M vas read &nd disU$80d,
Th~ maximum co.t tor ~he first Tear or tor the first ~oriod J of thi~ York, which 18 esti~t8d to require trom six months to a :sar's
\ time. w111 be $25,000.00.
manent organTihzeatpiolanntoprobve idkneoswtnOarsthtehpeo,~~~~~~~~~~~~
I by vhatever other n~. mAT be eelected)
r::e.y be kept
Such permanent organization when formed. to be d1reoted by an Advi~ory Co~ittee which ~111 be elected by the contributing ~emberB. and whose function ~ill be similar to that of 4 Bo~rd of Directors in co-operation with Yellon Institute in c~rryins out the ~urposes of the naw Association.
A somewhat rearranged "Suggested Progr~ of !niti~ Activities" tor the oorrelating agonoy covering medical. preventive, legal. legislative and ~ublieity features ot the industrial dust ~rQble~ was prepared ADd diseussed with representatives of'Mellon Institute 6nd was &p~roved by them.
,
from tho fact that a number ot interestod industries have
&lroLdy e~ressed th.ir ~illingness to 'underwrite this p~gr&m to the
extent of 1600.00 each tor the t1rat year it appeared to tbe Tempor~rr
o an %
-
or n v
r.. ' be
r.latively 8m&1l wheft considering the en
.. ich maT.
~. The
aotual axplulOs yill be pro-r~ted &mons tho', subscribing. thus it fifty
members 'fill undomite proport1.onatelr t,he amount will bt ~xa.ctly ,
*500 .00' each. It eighty pe.rtioipato ths' 'e.!Jlount ,rill be only 111ghtl1
moro theI.D 'ZOO.OO ee.ch,. a.nc1 lese 1n,:the .~ent ot a. larger nualber o!
8ubsoribtre. tf the enUz:fj: '20. OOQ"! oil' 1;' nOt "required, tor' "the tir3 t..
1, phase ot the york e.:ay ,~C!.' rll1'~ cam,ad over for future ~otivities
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Enolosure (3) Page B.
or can be refur.ded ~roportionat81yto the contributors.
The Temporarr Organi%atlon Committee feels that tho import-
a e 0'" this s " "
91 be over-!.9tiClated: - and
t~t t~1s appears to be a most opportune time or 4 n ustry at reasonable c'ost to e.ttc~t""to gather together in e. cantul agenCY4l.1l o.f~~1W--.
existing ~n!ormation of all kinds on th~~ 5u~joct 4S a oasis fer de-
termining Yhat further activitie~ along this line are neces3ary or
practical. ~h8 Dust Probl&~ in every industry re~ses cor+Al~ms
Ollllllon to
d with Enginur1ng (r8Spiratorl1i~
d 8.spec"ts.
and tho
-"- ga e..n og s a ive
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The Chairman ot th. To=porary Organization Committee W&3 t~ereupon directed to write to each individual who vas present at the STmposium on lanuarr 15, 19~5, as woll as to tbo moro than eightr Industrial ,Trade Assoeiatioo8 who were addressed by Yellon Institute under date ot December 1, 1934; - and transmit to them (a) the development
loe.ding up to and occurr1ni a.t t.ho ,S1arp06iJ.u~ on Januo.ry 15, 19~5, a.nd (b) the developments ocourring at the organization meeting of the temporary Organization Committee on lanuarr 15, 1935, and (c) the plans proposed by and approved by Yellon Instituto a. to initial act1~1ties and objectives, and (d) & report of tho discussions and recommenda.tions of the Temporary Organization Committee meeting in Pittsburgh on Friday. Fobruarr I, 1935, &nd h. was dirooted to rQquest th&t.those Addressed should respond pro~tl1 with &n indioation as to .hather or not thoy will support a pormanent organization on tho basis outlined.
ROGER A. HITCHINS, Cha1~, T.mporary Organization Committee
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ll!:L1ON I'NSTlTult. OF II1'DtlSTRIAL RESEARCl::! UNIVtRSITY or pmSBORGl:!"
li:ne1olut"o
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Ur. Roger A. Hitohins, President. A~oricaQ Refractoriee lnstituta, No. 1608 Walnut Stre.t. Philadelphia, Pa.
Pitt3but'gh, Pe..
J~~uar1 21, 19~5.
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Uy cear Yr. Hitohin5:
In accord&nce ~ith your request as chairman of the Org&nize.tion Committee which was formed at the conference on dust problems beld in Pittsburgh on January 15, we are giving you our ideas regarding the' i~ort4nt problems involved an~ the type of org&niJ&tion t~t should bo
established. 1 ~ enclosing & plan tor the studT of dust problo=, and the org&nize.t10n chart.
It this york yo~e could be carried out "as a par~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
appOinted to handle the 1nv s sa
institution or organi%ation ~bich the industries would sot up. In this
way. the work could be carriad 0 i
!ideniial mann~; &8 to~
~upporting tho rese&rch and no
Hopi.Ilg~h4t this gives ,.ou the information "hieh 1.0U wish, I
am
ERW..'l , ent10.urea
Sinoerelr lours,
,. .~ (signed) D. R. Ve1dlein
DirGo'tor
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EnolQsure (4)
PAge 2
?lan tor Stud} of Dust ?roblors
I. Organitation of the Ir.dustries.
ati~n re resentln !n~~~tri83 for the
y investigation cou ~~iJ!d on .,.1 ...out.--
* t lL,sure.nce of continuity ~d.f1nancie. supp.~.!t. Such assuro.nce could bo siven 'only by soce body tr.e.t r.ad author1ty to speak for e. sufficient n:.:r.::er of il1_ _--- dustries or' cocr-anies, -and'-might 08 c!!.U"d I>-e Jnr!ustrial Bttet liq-~ ..~ .... it seems inadvisable to effect such ~ seper~te orgenttatio~1 tor r8~ons that mal be sound, it is n~gS8sted -the:t a group of individuals be chosen from
industries or companies, such a group to be called, for exacyle, !nd~stries
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Advisory Board for the Study ot Dust Problems. Affected industries and/or
1nd1v1du~1 comp~les could contribute to this 30ard, ~r.ich in turn could ~nke
contracts and disbuf'e the monies.
\ The othe~ prim&ry functions of the In,tltute or Boerd ~ould be to select th~ ee~
tral ageney to 4Qminiat~r ~he ~etivities later referred to in 80=8 detail (called,
for eon~enienee, the research agency), to keep in touch'with th~t central agenc7t
advise with it as to tte progr~ of ~ork, and ~id it in other obvious le iticate
Obviousl
st be Indo~endent of 1 speelflc-lndustry-----"
e. sycp9.the ie un
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o.r.d i t unlst have the eom:-1'&4.lU~
d'~ll ins 1 ..
r Of primary it:l1'orta..'1ce in the initial stago i8 the collection of e.'JailnbJ.o data publi,hed and, as far as possible, unpublished.
These data must then be ev&lu&ted nnd correlated, and 1n this phase Q! tho YQrk it i8 assumed the.t it ~ill be ~o8sible to seoure the advice and cooporation of the recognized specialists in the fields of medicine, law, chemistry, ph1Sics and engineering. !:'Ialue.tion ahould include the 'll'uding out of date. tha.t cannot
be considered as authoritative.
It will then be possible to ~r.~re 6 oomprehensive pr.ogram designed to provide
the industrial conoor:ed lith legitimate protection.
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In preparing t9 work out suoh 6 pro~ram, it yould bo neoessary 'to compile &
list ot specialists in all !1elds yho are engaged in a study of dust problom,:
, to,h&Vt dltermined any among them who ~1 not be properly qUalS!ied and whose
re,ults might, therefor., not be entirely acoept&blo; to atte~t as far 48 tea.iblo to have inveetigatione.l work oorrelated and synchronized; to be in position to ~ke reasonable ,rant~ to ~U411tlQd individualS or agencies to study ~p.Ci41 problem! Q~ phases of problema.
SOtDe of the e.speots that oocur t4 mind are:
. ~(a)
"Che l'atho1ogical and psychological. ofteot8 of .dust~ ot various kinds,. &lClJJe and in oOUlbinationj fC>T th1~ ..a cla.:t8itl~tion ot dusts is neoeua.rt.
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Enolosure (4) hge 3
~rtaD t froo bo th ~e~d:!i.;::c.:::al~e.=.:n~d;.....::l~e~g~a:.l~,j<Woj-:~~~~""::::':":::"'-7-~7"'''''''''''o.::..:;~~
~ CIS,sW On the lIled cal 8 de. is also
b
aftocted bI industrial ~usts and fumes.
A study of sem?UEg _~~.vice!l and s~ling m,thods, 'f!i th t,h~....~<1e8. .Qr...J1;1:i:!~et:..........._"_
developing standards, and also to 8.tte~t to ~rovide plant of{1ctnls wi~h
sil!:'ple portable e.p-psrlltu9 yhieh, '/hile neither as delice.te nor e.g accurato
nG the standard equipment, will enable thee to keep a reguler check on
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plant conditions and to know _hen tha danger line is approachod.
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Study of existing methods and cooperation in the development or i~prove ments dosigned to minimizo dust and tumes in the plant, as well as protective ~e8.8UreS tor workmon.
(d) Dissem:nation, through ~roper channels, of authoritative inform~tion.
Ya1nt~ining contact a5 closely as possiblo with independent agencies and cooperating agencies engaged in studies of phases of the proble~, and a
program of sueh researoh experimentation 48 mar be indicatod.
Stu~r and synopsis of existing pertinent leg1sl&t1on (including eompensa~ tion), nnd assistance in tho preparation of safety code, and fair 1&
The ~lace to start is in the c,ollection and evaluation of ~vaile.ble data, which must precede the formulation of the longer-time program.
III. ~Btimate ot cost.
(e) The cost, if any. of operating the p~rent organi%&tion or Boar~.
(b) Cost ef resoarch 4gency. It is estimsted that for the initial wor~ of
collecting and evaluating ~~~ilable ~ta and preparing authoritative
nbstracts for diescmine.tion, 5urvoying the field and !orculating a
long-time progra~ of constructive work, not iess than .26,000 should
be appropriated.
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The time neoessary tor this initial phase cannot be predicted with certainty, bUt it is ostiC4ted th~t ~t lo~'t six months and not core than ... a 1ear ~ill be re~uired,
After the conclusion of this ~riod, it is certain th&t an e!tecti~a ~ro gram ean be developed end would require a substantially larger budget.
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~. Orsa.nhl::Hon ci1art .
The ~l~n outlined aboVe. is shown broadly in the aeeo~ranyi~g eh~rt.
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Pag. 1
CORRnATmO AOENCY l SUG<EST:al PROO?A~ 0::- INITIAL ACT!V!:'IES
UEDICAL.
P~VENTlVE.
(1) (2)
01(1)
Secure from m.dicel profession er.d r.e31t~ a~thor:tios
~s complete as ~oc6ib18 information covering pest anc
present research on Indu3trial Dust diseeses
1if' .&,.
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Study ths assembled ~~ta and report and reoommend (a) as to ~het phases have duplicat!on of effort end (b) as
to whet phases should havo further research; *it~ t~e
objective of )D11stjng Uedicel ssociati ~n
the
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ana cpoporat\on of American u ~uthor1tative
e ro~od *tandards of diagnosis and eorreot1~n....
Secure froQ all possibl$ sources the existing available de.te. on Industrial Dust hau.rd.s.
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(2) StudT the essembled data and report and reco~~r.~ (~)
as to present ceans of eliminating or minimi:ing those
halards and (s) es to what !urthtr should be done in
that directionl with the objective of .ettins up &uthor. ~tatiye a.nd approved et4l1de.rds tor the control 0; -
inductri&l dugts whiCh, if oo!pl1ed with by indUstries,
or b
&nies t Yill Act as a defense aga.lnst~
UXJAL.
(I) Secur. !ro~ all affected industries their ,rssent experlence as to persona.l injur1 suits a.nd. cla.ims growing out of industrial dust hazards and cla.imed diseasesj in
complete deteil as to name Qf el~im~nt, Amount involved, court of jurisdiction, ~roe8cution and defense counsel, character ot suit (or claie) ~ogether with 8. history of closed cases end the status ot pending ~uits or olaims.
(2) Stud1 tho assembltd data and ~port &nd recommend (a) a8
to the &ggr.g~te amount ot ~oneTloss .hicb industry haa
experienctd and with whioh indu.tri 18 threa.tened as e.
whole and. by divisions and (b) .11.8 to the -ln8te.ncSI where
the sit~tion appears to be a "raoket- against industrr
,
and (0) what concerted e.ct1on cay b~ possiblo to be taken
in pendtng O~'I ~d elaimSf with the objeotive of en-
listin, the eo-operation ot tho ~rio4n B&r A880ei&tion
and loo~ B&r A~Boele.t1ons in. stopping the -raoket."
LmOIstATI\~. (1)
Seoure from.All St&tea and territories copi of existing or ponding legislative eDAotments and .xiating court
d~_ls1on8 affeCting the duat $tard nr rauGt17. ~her
EnclosUre (5)
Pa.ge 2.
LEOISLATlVE.
"orrccn's COIDPensa.tloD or OCCUp6"~ o~o) d\qens!l 9.t...
(Contd)
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(2) Study the aS5Qcblod G~~a 4nd ra~ort end reco~~~q
(a) a.5 to existing lews ~hich pro~erly protect both earplojer e.nd earp!.oyee ~nd (b) a9 ';.0 ouch cxicting
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laws as do not properly protect both employer and
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employee: with the ob'ecti~e of securing the enact-
ment or State laws, ot a uni!or= ch&r&cter, ~h1eh;
9hen eompiled with, ~ill fa.irly and properly protect
the interest of industrr and ot tho3e engaged in
~ industry and of enlisting the co-operation ot tbe
Federal Ooverncent in that direction.
!'OBLICITY.
Consider and recommend (a) tho ~anner in which
aftectod industries ~1 be informed and be kopt
-. informed ~ to all ~hases of the industrial dust
problem and (b) the manner in which governmental
! agencies and the publio mil be i
.... apt
GinQ.' ~rgmes~t, IaI nq d "etAp9 r8o!: ;~r~'det"t!9an,d,~iacdh V!~:b!:~ !~ ao.nfd
8hould be taken 1~ the direction ot protee~ing
both h~ life and property.
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Enolo8ure (6)
Ur. Roger A. Hitchin~, Ch4i~aQ To~orary Ors~ni%~tlon Cocmitteo ROOQ 909, 1609 W~lnut Street Philadelphia, Penna.
Dear Sl:-:
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~e h~v& your letter of February 6, 1935 and accomp~nl~
.,
lng copy of letter from ~ellon Institute ot Industrial Research,
outlining a pl'ogrcuu for the study of industria.l dust ba..a.rds.
We Are in full ~greoment Titb thls.progrem and wit~ the ~othod suggested to. putting it into effoct. We understAnd that the estimated exp~nse tor the first year 1s 825,000. In censider&tion of other similar contributions, we agree to ~ontribute to.ard the initial eApente of such a ~rog~ tho sum of five hundrod colla.rs. (~600) with the \L"loerstanding "t~e.t if the ~ota.l cootriCutions exceod S25,OOO, t~o amount of our oontribution is to be ?royortic~ate11 reduced.
It is our understanding that when suf!loientccntribut10ns have boen rectived, ~ meeting of the contributors ~11l be called for the purpose of effocting e ~eroanont orgenit&tioD, and tha~ contributions will be p~yable at such times as the directors of the proposed organisation shell call for pa~pnt.
Yours truly,
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TEE INDOSTRIht DOST PROBLEM
A Brief Narrative
in Temporary
explanation of the Organization Committee
-,
.J;(',ft,
the
Admittedly ~he"problem serious attention of;-a. large
of
industrial
dust
diseases
is
engaging
-~ in various places, a great deal onfumrebseeraro~fhinhdasusbtereinesanadndiscompanies, a.nd,
on it .'
being done
Many phases of the problem are common to all those affected.
mation
on
There is now
!11 phases of
no one plece the problem
,where
there
is
available"all
infor-
pdobnaesese.ither as' to the present ,or fu;tua re~anso tocoancllerotefd thpelanmnanlnygdiisffebree~nngt
" quest
Through the courtesy of ~e~el*on
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Januaryof1s5ethv,er1a9l3i5n, teareSsytmepdosiiunmduosntrtihese) IntndeursetIrWniaasSltihDteuulsd~t ip(naronPbdlietamtts.btuhreghreo-n
with
At that instructions
meeting' a Temporary to develop a pla
Organization
Committee
was
elected
opinion, a start could Permanent organization
best
be
medne atonwd arredptohret beastcakblaisshtmo ehnotw,
in
its
problem.
of
some
kind
for,a
study
of
the
of a industrial
dust
first
It appeared step toward the
to the Temporary formation of
OrganiZation
Committee
that
the
try to formulate some might be done, and w
general
idea
aas pteormwanheant tshoorgualdnibzeatdioonnewould
be
to
necessary have
to
find
hat it out what
Vlould cost. It e.lso has been cone, in
seemed
that
, how it it will be
already been done determined whet should
on be
many done
phases
of
t~e
the many problem,
plac~s
before
where things it can be
of activity
for
,a
Permanent
next. Therefore, org~ni=ation should
it
seeoed
th~t
a
program
be -
I.
II. III. IV.
Athne aettxeimsptitngto'fagcattshecrotnocgeernther in one place all of
Industrial Dust Problem. ing the subject of the
A study of those them.,
facts,
and
an attempt
to
evaluate
TaAhserteoCpootsrhtte. bfausteudreonacsuticvhitsiteusd.y and a recommendca~tion
\
Temporary
After discussing the p~ob16m Organization Committee
with
a
number
of
people,
the
\"
Pittsburgh, is probably House" - Mellon Ins
best
was of the opinion prepared to act as the
that Mellon "Cent
Institute,
\
along the ary 21
foregoing tliitnuetes. waTshethperroepfoorseal aoskf eMd for
a
ral definite
Clearing proposal
st, 1935~S sent 'out with the letter froemllontheInTsetcitpuotrearydaOterdgaJnainzua--
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tion that
fCoormamnittoeevedraatleldsuFmebor~ua$r2y56,0t0h0, .01093M5.elloBriefly,
it
was
to
the
effect
~
the
available
facts
and
(b)
study
and
n Institute will (a) gather evaluate them and (c) submit
a definite report and recommendation.
/
everyone
Naturally interested
Yellon in the
Ins~itute
problem in
will the
expect the co-operation accomplishm
of
and ing
any unexpended monies. can out a future program::
either
be
refunded
or
ent of its can be used
objective in carry-
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r--- were sent tIonvniteaatriloynosnetohuthnedreSdymTproasdiuemAosnsotchieatiIonndsusatnrdia/olr~uCsotde PAroubtlhemorities.
Nearly ~ January 15th,
tw~ hundred 1935.
persons
attended
the
Sympcsiuo
at
Pittsburgh
February
The 6th,
1re9p35o,rttoofatlhlethToesmepoorrairgy inOarlglayniiznavtiiotendCommittee
was
sent
on
nauttmebnedreodf, oanthdecr oTpriaedse oAf stshoeciraetipoonrst ahnadveinsdinicveiaubeaelncosemannp.~dtnittoeos.aalclotnhsoidseerawbhole
if
the
It was the thought $25,000.00 were to be
of the Temporary underwritten pro
Organization rata
Committee
that
Associations
o~
individual
companies,
the
amount
by fifty or more Trade of e~ch subscription
swhoouuldld neoxtceeexdcefeidft$y5.00.T0h0u~andwoiutldwboeuldprobve idless-as the number of subscribers
tions
or
individual
co~pani.es
who
would
ed a nucleus of Trade Assoeiabe actively interested in the pro-
wmblhoeinmcehy, . wanoduldwhaolrceoaudlyd hthaveen tfhoremasthsuermasnecleveosf iantdoefainpietremaanmeonutntoorgf aanvizaailtaiobnle
of requisite TnuhembTeermopforfairfytyOrcgoanntirziabtuiotnorCs ohmams itbteeeenhaasssuprlaenned as soon as the
owinrhgogawnoifizlaaltlihloanvc.eonfturilbl uptoowrseraoskf.irnegpreeascehnotaf titohenmintothdeesfiogrnmadtae,tioo-nnetoincadailvpleidramumaalneeent-t
OrganizatioWnitChertohmei ttfeoermwatiilolnhaovfe ,a.c Poemrmplaenteednt iOtsrgdauntiizeesti.on, - the Temporery
will selecTtheitsPeromwnanoenfft icOerrgsanoirzactoiomnm-ittweehsenanfodrmwed by the ccntributors -
program and policies, and it is its activities will be placed
logical
to
ill determine its own assume that the direction of
aonfddPiruebcltiicnistyiptroablolenmg st.he linesinotfhMe ehdaincdasl, oPf rethvoesnetivweho, Lareagabl,esLt ecgaipsalabtlieve
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No Organization
commitments of .any kind have been made Committee as to the future policies or
by
the
Temporary
permanent organization if and when one been arranged so that contribution
is
formed,
program.of a except that it has
ce.n
remain
unknown
as
may
be
s and elected by
membership can become kno~n the individual contributor.
or
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In conclusion -
there
A large should be a
number of people central clearing
have said that they house, - or co-ord
believe
that
represent ~
industry
in
connection
with
the
inating body' - to industrial dust problem.
A Symposium has been held in Pittsburgh on January 15th, 1935.
plan and reAcoTmemmpeonrdaartyionOr~gsantoizaatiopnermCaonmemntittoeregwanasizeatlieocnte. d to prepare a
1935). This plan has been prepared and submitted (on February 6th,
shall be foWrmheetdh,eranadpwerhmaat nsehntalolrgbeaniitzsatiporongrsahmalils.bneo formed, and how l.t;
those to whom this "narra.tive" is being sent.
w in the hands of.
Roger A. Hitchins As Ohairman Tempora.ry Organization Oommittee.
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G~"ERAL OFFICES
TOLEDO
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Dr. L .?. !hompscn, C. S. Public ~ealth Servtce,
:~arch 21, 1935
Dear
'::!!.ompson: -
TemporarT s' :cosi
;';rl-~a.nizEatniconloCseodmmarietteethp'w. hinitial
and
progress
rep9rts
o
read
t
um hese
on al
dus ra.a
t
y
p ,
r
o
b
l
e
m
s
at
P i t t s biucrhgw,as J afonru:na.er
t
th~".
f
~.ono1usi6n
~?te
of
the"
?resicent of on the :na
the
Ameruictan.....hRenefIra.hcetaortr:i!es rom "Ur.
::Utc1h5ins 1:9:r3.5.F.iYtcouhinmsay
have
nOYl for:iarci.l;i.nut.;;. list, I asked t~at he senIen. s!rt.eituthtees)e thexattrayocuor pni8e.!s":lev:'hViiac~hi3nIotem
" ;:;>:0it3csn1b:"1n'3s'oe"c;oc::.7.:!s:e!itt:e.er.\.sfraombj'isttsanfdce:tr'fI:l9I.tihcanv, ewwitahtcghed the progress meGe by :.~r. (,.'.'..':.:' ~
r~~res~nts
the
glass
A. '.'i. sand,
Sherwoo-i,
grou~d
'who
is
reat interest. Vice-President of
T1;.1.is
has
;:" been ~,
sa
th
tohne threeac'i'teimonposraoryf iOnrdguasntirzyation Comminttceie andT~hlroausgsh choinmtainp.r associisatiCoonmspany, ~
r unfort'.mately, as to
of :.:arch 12 has undo
the
futonctthioen porfojtehcet. CoTmhmeritet has
beI enhasvoemeseIeI~'.siasnunedeorfstanding,,
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O r g a n i z a t i ounb tCeodml ymci tlt eaer i hf iaes d
the
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although the by re-stati..TJ.t;
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individual
c o m poarn i ei ts s i nptuor p o s e
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formation
at the of intere
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a detailed program to be w~rked out by this board.sty" exPe!!ts, and follo\ving
that the to in::i:.
potentia.l Tbheenfeuf:t.utsre to~fintvh~esproject
holds~~~TJ.Y
rosy
possi
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itself I
which
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the bill -- ere tret1.enc.ous.
and there
prom?~ly.
in collecti!1.,s is muoh to be
fifty phdocs. gained by s
c.'eT:imtte oifs thr-eeq"e.ylei!r~ctc'..:f.avlr S'th~CCt'SS
of
the
g,1,i.::?,
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Conse~uently, ?.r.: Y!cnoiering
when your
ieutstti-n~intuepr~tasetedper.manent
e;,: to come advisory board
in,
t~at t:1e;,: dib are cebtai
deep
for
if you will. i!;ive the their ~500. ~q. I
~ove:;.entinadufos:tnr1iaarld ~brioeonsdts
see:
your
n experienced
companies that ~ould in the dust field
join
mention this in, if th~J had
beoause a p
hy urGinG 1l.::'1paren-';ly there
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ersonal talk with so=eone
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all
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Sincerely,
;,~iG:::aza.rd ~:B
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t!T"oh'1ei:r?''o?crltlae.r1''!)onno":.',,~a1."4chp1le2c.t;"?.!es:,-htahprs ~et!l:er.osrneotwhbaanll::irs.
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MELLON INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF PITI'SBURGH
Enclosure (4)
Page 1
Pittsburgh, Pa. January 21, 1935.
Mr. Roger A. Hitchins, President, American Refractories Institute, No. 1608 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Fa.
My dear Mr. Hitchins:
In accordance with your request as Chai~n of the Organization Committee which was formed at the conference on dust problems held in Pittsburgh on January 16, we are giving you our 'ideas regarding the important problems involved and the type of organization that should be established. I am enclosing a plan for the study of dust problems and the organization cbart.
If this work were to be centralized in Mellon Institute, it
could be carried out as a par
The direotor
appointed to handle the inves ga on woul also be the head of the
institution or organization which the industries would set up. In this waYt the work could be carried 0 t in a most oonfidential mann~
supporting the research and no one woul~know w a ~
as or
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ThiS would en~rgallif latar on 1'rwe:s-: d.esil'ecrto
Aome
In the open this cou e ~ged-.
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Hoping that this gives you the information which you wish,' I am
Sincerely ;yours,
1' (Signed) E. R. Weidlein
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Direotor
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Plan for Study of Dust Proble~s
I. Organization of the Industries.
*r.~t is necessar t~at there be s
a '~~tion
:--reason that n!LProgram 0 resel:!-E~,~~,~nvest
representi~~
industrie3
for
the
...B. :.ssurance of only by some
bcoodnytint~h~aV,t "h8:a~dd_-tinanciarSuppo:l.i'gatt.ionSuc2c,hula~_sJs?u~r_a~~nTcleed_cCo?,ullfd_
o/_~th_~~
be given
dustries it see~s
or
companies,
and
authority to speak for a sufficient might be'call ed Tpa Industrial Btlst
number of in-
In~e.
may
be
souinnadd, viitsaibslesutoggeefsfteedctthsuactha~gerpoaupraotfe inodrgivaindization,
for
reasons
If that
industries or companies, such a Advisory Board f.or the Study of
group
to
be
called,
uals 'be chosen from for example, Industries
cinodnitvraidcutsalancdomdpisabniuerssecotuhled mcoonniterDsib.uusttePtroobtlehmiss. BoAarfdfe, cwtehdichinidnustturrinescaonudld/omr ake
~ ~ Ttrhae loatgheenrcypritmo aardymfuinnicsttieorntsheofacthteivIintisetsitute or Board would be to select the cen-
'for convenience, the advise with it as to
research the
agency),
later to keep
referred in touch
to in some detail with that central
(called, agency,
ways. Obviousl
program of work, and aid it in other obvio!!..leg,~ timate
, J aonr gwrolduep, ciotntacts
must be independent ook, a sympathe ic un
of
a
y
speciflcindustry___..,
or e ln ustries,' an ,~r inA~ .. ~A
of the physici an s-r-eIlgine.ela'Sr.d~ itl must
.
~"~might .... ;:J .. UVI
cooperate
to
advantage.'
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These it is
adsastuammedustthtahtenitbwe ielvl ableuapteodssainbdle correlated,
and
in
this
phase
of
the
work
the and
recognized specialists engineering. Evalu
in
the
fieldstoosfemcuerdeictihnee, aldavwic, ecahnedmicsotroyp,erpahtiyosnicsof
be
considered
as
ation should author.itative
include
the
weeding
out'
of
data
that
cannot
-- ~~;fz. --I . tIhtewinildl utshterniesbecopnocsesrinbelde wtoithprleepgairteimaatceompproretheecntsioivne. program designed to provid~e
In preparing to work out such a prooram, list of specialists in all fields w~o
it
would
be
necessary
to
compile
a
to have results
determined might, th
any
among
them
who
are may
engaged in a study of dust problems; not be properly qualified and whose
feasible
to
have
erefore, not be investigational
entirely acoeptablej to attempt work correlated and synchro
as
far
as
pstousdiytioslnlGt~oialma:kperobreleamsoanoabr lpehgasreasntosf tporoqbuleamlisf.ied individuals onrizaegd9j n~toiGgbetOiCnCoAuAI\~RLepD~A~~L
Some of the aspects that occur to mind are:
\<a)
~e pathological
al~n
and
psychological
effects
of
dusts
of
various
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and
in
combination;
for
this
a
classification
of
dusts
kinds, is necessary.
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~ Important fromOnbotthhe m.m.e. dedicicaal l asnid legal sta.ndlloints,,,is ~he preparill2...l!.
affected
by
industrial
dusts
de is also and fumes.
plant hygiene,
insofar as
0.1'_ it is
A study develo
of
sampling
devices
and
sampling
metho
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ping
standards,
and
also
to
attempt
to
ds. with the provide plant
ides-of further officials with
pasislmantphtleecpsotnoadrntidatiaborldnesaeaqpnupdiaprmtateunst, wwhiiclhl , ewnahbillee ntheeimthteor kaesepdealicreagteulnaor r as accurate
o
know
when
the
danger
line
is
check approached.
on
Study ments
of existing designed to
methods and minimize d
cooperation
in
the
development
of
impro
tive measures for workmen.
ust
and
fumes
in
the
plant,
as
well
as
veprotec-
(d) Dissemination, through proper channels, of authoritative informatio
Uaintaining cooperating
contact ag
as
closely
as
possible
with
indepen
n.
program
of
suchenrceiseesarecnhgagexedpeirnimsetn~tdaiteiosnof
phases
of
dent agencies and the problem. and a
as may be indicated.
Study ann synopsis of tion), and assistance
existing in the
pertinent
legislation
(including
comp
preparation
of
safety
codes
and
fair
ensalaws.
The place to start which must precede
is in the the form
collection
and
evaluation
of
available
III. Estimate of cost.
ulation of the longer-time program.
data,
(e.) The cost, if any, of operating the parent organization or Board.
(b)
Cost of research agency_ collecting and evaluatin
It is estimated that for the initial w
abstracts long-time
for pr
d i s s e m i n a tgi o ne..,. . !;sI.uilrav.belye i ndga ttah eanfdi eplrde p aan. rdi n g
ork of authoritative
be
ogram appropriated.
of
constructive
work,
not
less
formulating a than $25,000 should
tTahienttyim, ebunet cietssiasryesftoirmathteids
initial t
phase
cannot
be
predicted
with
ce
a year will be required.
hat
at
lea.st
six
months
and
not
more
rthan
gArafmtercatnhebecodnecvleulsoipoend oafndthwis
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period,
it
is
certain
that
an
effective
:V. Orga.nize.tion chart.
ould
require
a
substantially
larger
probudget.
The plen outlined above is shown broadly in the accompanying chart.
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CORRELATING AGmNCY SUGGESTED PROGRAM OF INITIAL ACTIVITIES
MEDICAL.
(1 ) Secure from medical profession and health authorities as complete as possible information covering past and present research on Indus~ial Dust diseases.
,PREVENTIVE.
(2)
01.
(1)
Study the assembled data and report and recommend (a).
as to what phases have duplication of effort and (b) as
to what phases should have further resear~h; with the
objective of e . ,
0 erati n of American
Medical Associatio
u authoritative an
a roved standards of diagnosis and correction.
Secure from all possible sources the existing available data on Industrial Dust hazards.
(2) Study the assembled data and report and recommsnd (a)
as to present means of eliminating or minimizing those
hazards and (b) as to what further should be done in
that direction; with the objective' of setting up author-'
itative and approved standards for the control of -
industrial dusts whioh, if complied with by industries,
or b
anies, will act as a defense against
n ury su s.
LEGAL.
(1) Secure from all affected industries their present exper- . ience as to personal injury suits and claims growing out of industrial dust hazards and claimed diseasesj in complete detail as to name of claimant, amount involved, court of jurisdiction, prosecution and defense counsel, character of suit (or claim) together with a history of closed cases and the status of pending suits or claims.
(2)
LEGISLATIVE. (1)
Study the assembled data and report and recommend (a) as to the aggregate amount of money loss which industry has experienced and with which industry is threatened as a whole and by divisions and (b) as to the instances where the situation ap~ears to be a "racket" against industry and (c) what concerted action may be possible to be taken in pending cases and claims; with the Objective of enlisting the co-operation of the American Bar Association and local Bar Associations in stopping the "reckot." Secure from all States and Territories copies of existing or pending legislative enactments and existing court
de.....c. isions affecting the dust n4Z&zd in maustry, whether
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LEGISLATIVE.
workmen's compensation or oc;~patiopol disease or
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(2) Study the assembled data and report end recommend (a) as to existing laws which properly protect both
employer and employee and (b) as to such existing
laws as do not properly protect both employer and
employeej with the object~ve of securing the enact-
ment of State laws, of a unifo~m character, which,
when compiled with, will fairly and properly protect
the interest of industry and of those engaged in
industry and of enlisting the co-operation of the
Federal Government in that direction.
PUBLICITY.
Consider and recommend (a) the manner in which
affected industries may be informed and be kept
informed as to all phases of the industrial dust
problem and (b) the manner in which governmentaf
agencies and the public may be inf e and b ept
in:rormed, 'aQing sri,
being aans dt ot h et h ep rmoeEarSi~e;t&x9 awndh i cahd vairsea b i l i t y
.af
and
should be taken in the direction of protecting
both human life ,and property.
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Re: Air Hygiene Foundation of America Membership Meating of Nov. 24th
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Dear NiI'. Stover:
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I am writing tu report upon the meeting of the
members of Air Hygiene Foundation of America, Incorporated
whLch was held in Pittsburgh on November 24th.
.
The meeting was attended by a large and most
enthusiastic group comprising approximately 200 persons.
These consisted of members, guests of the Foundation and many
specialists in the field of air hygiene - medical, engineering, legal and governmental. .
Dr. A. J. Lanza, Medical Director of Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company and Chairman of the Medical Committee of the Foundation, addressed the meeting on behalf of his .Committee and gave a brief summary of the initial report of the
Me,dical Committee, which has not as yet been published but
publication of which is anticipated shortly. It is my belief
that this Medical Committee report will constitute 'a major
contribution upon the question of dust diseases from themedi-'
cal viewpoint. It will contain a summary of the best scientific
opinion upon many of the difficult problems involved and its
publication is eagerly awaited by all industries having an
actual or potential dust hazard.
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Professor Philip Drinker, of tho Harvard School of Publi cHeal th and Chairman of the Preventive Engineering Committee of the Foundation, discussed the problem from the engineering point of view with special emphasis upon prevention
through dust elimina ting appara tus and respira tors. I have already provided you with a c~py of. Bulletin No. 1 of the Pre-
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Mr. Alfred C. Hirth, Chairman of the Legal Committee,
summarize'd the work of his Committee during the first year of the
existence of the Foundation. You have been provided with the seven
parts of Bulletin No, I of the Legal Comm~ttee and, therefore, have
some idea of the work performed by this Committee during th~ first
year of its operation. These Bulletins constitute a compilation
of the laws and court decision~ of the 48 States and the District
1
of Columbia which have bearing upon the question of employer re-
"
sponsibility for occupational disease. They have filled a long-felt
want and constitute a unique contribution, Sec~etary of Labor Perkins has praised these Bulletins in unqualified terms and has .asserted that they have proved of great value to her and to the
Committees of the Department of Labor which are conducting an in-
\vestig~tion of dust diseases.
.
Mr. Theodore Waters, a member of the Legal Committee,
read to the meeting excerpts from Bulletin No.2 of the Le~al
.
Series, which is to be published shortly. It constitutes a study
and criticism of provisions for occupational disease legislation".
It is a splendid discussion of this problem and was enthusiastically received. In view of the fact that many state legislatures will
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be c6nsiderihg the adoption or revision of occupational disease
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legislation during the next few years, the importance of this thorough-going analysis of what dust disease.legialation should
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and should not contain cannot be over-emphasized.'
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Although the Air Hygiene Foundation is approaching various problems relating to air hy"giene from an unbiased viewpoint,
it is, nevertheless, the' creature of industry and is the oneinstitution upon which employers can rely completely for a sympathetic a'pprecia tion of their viewpoint. Its aim is to make an honest ' effort to appraise the evil, to advance scientific knowledge of many of its doubtful aspects and to suggest remedies, both preventative and curative_ As such, it deserves and should receive the
unqualified support of all members of industries faced with a dust disease hazard.
Membership through trade associations will no longer provide employers with the benefits of the Foundation. I am enclosing her.ewith a quantity of membership application forms and of . schedules of membership charges for 1937. I urge that you provide
copies of these applicaUlons, together with the scale of charges,
I to all members of the asbestos industry and I hope you will see fit
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burdens as. well as in the benefits to be derived from the continued
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furi-c tioning of this Founda tion. As you will note, provision is
made for membarship by "employer as~ociations". Such associations
are not required to pay the initial $25 "memberohip feel! and their
annual dues a~e only ~50; however~ as you will note, these members
receive only one file copy of publications of the Foundation which
, they are not permitted to publish or substantially duplicate for
use by their 'c ons ti tuent companies.
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lam recommending that Johns-"Manville Corporation apply for membership during 1931 and I sincerely hope that a large
proportion of the asbestos industry will be likewise represented.
The plans of the Foundation for 1937 are ambitious in scope and
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will necessarily call for the expendi ture of relatively large sums
of money. It is fortunate in having the whole-hearted 'co-operation
of the Mellon Institute, which is providing offices and laboratory
facilities together with the services of certain members o its
personnel without expense to the Foundation.
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You will also find ~nclosed herewith, for your files and general information, three (3) copies of a list setting forth the names of the office~s, trustees and various committees. ,"
If you require any further information; please do
not hesitate to call upon me.,
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Very truly yours,
(Signed) Vandiver Brown General Attorney
VB:T Enolo,sures
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AIR HYGIENE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, INC.
FIFTlt AND BELLEFJELD AVENUES, PITTSBURGH, PA.
Application for Membership
T'he under.signed hereby applies for membership in Air Hygiene Foundation of America, Inc., and agrees,
. if elected to membership, to pay on call of the corporation the membership fee of Twenty-five Dollars
($25.00) and dues in accordance with the scale set by the Board of Trustees for the period ending December
31, 1 9 3 7 . '
The applicant's address and business are:
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ADDRESS': ..............................................................................................................,.............
BUSINESS:
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DATED: ..................................................... ..
The foregoing applicaticn was accepted by the Board o( Trustees and the applicant received into member: ship this ........................ day of ........................................ , 19.3 .......... ..
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C. J. STOVEn
16th FLOOH. INQUIRER nLDG.
rJlILADELrIlIA., rENNSYLVANl,A
U. s. A.
CARLE AOOnr.SS
"ASUESTOS'
rlliLADltLrnlA
BENTLEY'S COilE
December 8, 1936
T~ MEMBERS ASBESTOS INDUSTRY:
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Gentlemen:
to
this
Silicosis Industry.
or
asbestosis
is
a
s~bject
of
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considerable
interest
ago by theTheasAsoicr iHatyigoineneofFaounnudmabtieornoof finAdmuesrticriaeswaisntfoerrmesetdedseivnertahlisyear~
genera.laubject and was the Mellon Institute of
fortunate enough to Industrial Research
secure at the
the co-operation University of
of
Pittsburgh.
fIrnodmusitrtyaWmnahudimelebaewr ceoohfnatdrreibpanuotriAtossn.betsotostheCoAdeiruHndyegrienNe.RFqoAu.,ndtahteionAsabnedstoresceive1
Asbestos
At a recent meeting of Industry was fortunate
the Air Hygiene Foundation~ in having in attendarice Mr.
the Vandiver
Brown, attach
i
Gen ng,
eral her
Att eto,
o
rn a
ey cop
for y o
f
t
he Mr.
J
ohns-Ma Brown's
n l
ville ette
r
Corporation~ and , date~ December
I am 4,
reporting on
the
events
at
the
meeting ?
of
the
Air
Hygiene
Foundation.'
.
You associations
wil are
l
n no
ote lo
n
th ge
a r
t
the rule
~dmitterl
s t
o
h
ave mem
b b
e e
en rsh
ch ip,
a
nge but
d
t
so ha
t
t
hat ind
i
trade vidua
l
corporations are welcome.
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yanodu htoaveoucIroianntsdtiaduceshrter,ydhytehorueistows,iulablnjdeaecpst ipralenidctaoititossnuipmbplpoaorntrktathnbcieseliewtovoirnykgo. utrhcaotmapafntey r
Air
I have before me a Hygiene Foundation, and
list of the officers and trustees of the it certainly isa cross-section of the very
aofnifndienosdtthuAesrtmsreieriinsctaefnrroeimsn'tdeuudnsrteirnaiseotshn,eaibnplesruercvaleannicmteiosncoomof fpwasonirilkei,sce,rossc. hisemanisdtst,heattporronteeycstion
I commend this pr~ject to your careful consideration.
Yours very truly,
POUNDATION
:.~ M,aN.
o"lIOM
FACTS
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lbe Board or Trusteea ot I~lu8trial Hygiene Foundati:m,held their Spring .!e!.
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,etlng in the Board RoOII of ~e John..,\lanvUle Corporation 1n lew tor~ on May 10.
~stee. present .re pictured below.
Seated, left to right, areI
Dr. C. D. Selby, General ~otor'J A. C. Hirth, O.ena-lilino1' Gl.a J. ~. "cLaughUu, BakeUte and Union Carb1de .. CarbonI Dr. A. J. Lan_,
:' Metropolitan Life. Andrew Fletcher, St. Jo,eph Lead and Chaiman ot the
PO\md!1Uon' a Board; John F. !t1cfiahon, !4anagin, Director. Standln,1
! I. E. "ack, CarborundWi Co.; T. C. Watera, Mulllk1n, Stockbrid,e Ie Wateral
'.\ Dr. I.. U. Gardner, Saranac Laboratory; Vandiver BroWD, John.-MannlleJ . I. C. L. ~_eon, Foundation engineerl'Joaeph Dilworth, , t1nghou.e F.J.ectrlcJ ',' I. Dney Doraett, laam. Cal\.ullt7" SUrety Executive,. Dr. I. I. Sayers, U.S. ,~, Yture!l.l1 ot Mlne.; ~d ". P. rant, 'Clne SatetT App1141lcel.
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The Board authorized exp~lioD ot thl FoUDdatlon'l acUntie. and IImell
K' her co.pan1ee, appro.ed two re.aarcb proJect. tor health con..mUon in 1n-
~, me! tentat1ftly .et the date. for the Tenth Annual ~..tlll, of M_ber. tor
.t!!DI.!!!.t.14 and .U at Mellotl Inltitute, Pittl1:urgh, dependinl UPOIl trayel condit.1onl
~ that time.
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i-, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION. JOHNS-W~NVILLE BOARD ROOM, ~~Y10, 1945