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FILE NAME: Saranac (SAR) DATE: 1946 Aug 12 DOC#: SAR066 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Raybestos-Manhattan from Gatke Corp. RE Vandiver Brown & Dr. Gardner 1 *"e GATKE CCPP ON AurOMOTTVt A IttOUXTX/Al a fiA X f U H t X a Fm errONS M O M -M m iU C tA*t*CSa SiASS STATt 3081 2 2 8 H. U SA U S T . / icacjn M A ugust 12, 1346 a ft Mr. J- ? . D . Rohrbach, Executive Vice P resident, Raybostos-iianhattan, L a c ., Stratfo rd , Connecticut. L ear wonn: I am g la d to have tou t l a t t e r o f August 9th., and e s p e c i a lly g la d th a t you a re g o in g a f t e r V an diver Brown w ith the id ea o f g e t t in g some a c t io n from D r . G a rd n e r. D r. Gardner's d elay has extended over a period o f y e a rs, and w ith h is^ p lan w hich w i l l c a l l fo r Increased a c t i v i t y , I see no p o s s i b i l i t y - o f h is b e in g in any b e tte r shape when w in te r comes than ha m igh t be a t th e p re se n t tim e . I do not know how much money o a r In d u s tr y sp en t w ith D r . Gardner b u t i t must be a c o n s id e r a b le s u n . L th in k .we s ta r te d out w ith a f iv e year p lan w hich was extended, and aith ou gn prom ises have been made I see no i n d i c a t i o n on the p a r t o f D r. Gardner th a t he w i l l l i v e up to h is r e s p o n s i b i li t i e s , and i f i t i s g o in g to tak e him. two months to prepare the r e p o r t I have much dou bt t h a t we w i l l e ve r g e t th e r e p o r t . I t h in k we should i n s i s t , th e re fo re , on g e ttin g a rep ort o f h is fin d in g s which ha should be a b le to prepare on the b a s is o f h is previous r e p o rt which -*e u n d erstood was n o t f i n a l . In t h i s r e p o rt ha e s ta b lis h e d dust o f a p a r tic le s iz e le s s than 5 microns was not i n ju r i o u s . In th e same r e p o r t he d id e s t a b l i s h t h a t damage was caused by th e h e a v ie r f i b r e s , w hich we know can be arrested through the use o f approved types o f re sp ira to rs. 7 1 th th ese two f a c t s e s t a b lis h e d , and w ithout i n j e c tio n s o f p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f c a n c e r , e t c . , a t e . , we would nave som ething d e f in it e and w orthw hile to combat the claim s of these * co u n try d o c to r s who s a t th e m selv es up as e xp e rts but wno a c t u a lly have had no e x p a rla n c a beyond what th ey read in books, and whose sta te m e n ts have been a cc e p te d by th e c o u r ts as more or le s s a u t h e n t ic because we have had no e x p e r t testim ony- based on such experience as D r. G ardn er'a. <4 I s t a t s f i n a l l y th a t i f D r . Gardner w i l l g iv e us a r e p o rt s i m ila r to what ha has a lr e a d y r e p o r te d , sod show in t h is 0 Co3 7 A " ", > ^ a j-7 7 y  *. -# OATH * COKPOftATlOM m jr. J . 0 . Rohrbach, 2a7beatoa-iUnaattaa, In c . August 12, 1946 A 2 - report Ju st whet h is experience bat proven, chat done p s r tie le s le s s than 5 microns ara not ia jo r io a a , o r, should I s s y , have been found by hla tea ta not to ba in ju rio u s, than I would ba s a tis fie d to wait u n t il D r. Gardnar oan asks a report aneh aa ba would lik e to o ak s. I t la ay opinion, however, th a t once we get tea report ba la In a potI t Ion to fu rn ish we could le t tea reat o f I t go by tee board. D r. Gardnar c e r ta in ly should fe e l saae o b lig a tio n to give ua something quite aoon fa r fe a r ba g** be in cap acitated before the work la dona. They have baan s o lic itin g funds fo r a laboratory extension to which I have not yet subscribed, and gave aa ay reason th e ir apparent la ck o f in te re st in tea a ffa ir s o f our In d u stry . I aa w ritin g th is la tte r Ju s t before taking a tra in to the Indiana P la n t. I t any be rather die jo in te d because I aa tryin g to give you ay Innermost fe e lin g s regarding the whole n atter which I hope yon can make good use o f . With kind personal regard s. Tours vary tr u ly . I "T5B i r .,V. 0 C03S