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, . CHICAGO the details of it. . . ,,; He is an excellent employer, on the whole the best I found in that field, and he is Intelligent in a practical,way; at least I suppose he is or he would not have built up his large business, but he is full of ideas about lead poisoning which are difficult to get over, However he understands that ; whatever work Harvard undertakes will be done in the spirit of inquiry, not of propaganda for feither . Sincerely yours : *5*$, :- N41570 HULL-HOUSE 00 SOUTH HAL9TRO STREET CHICAGO May 1st 1930 Dear Dr* Edsall: I wonder if you remember Mr* Prank Hammar of ;1% Hammar Brothers Whits head Works, East St. Iiouis. Mr. Hammar says he met you when you lived in St. Louis. He is now president of the association of *; I white lead manufacturers of the country and he came to see me the other evening about a scheme he is much interested in, some research work in lead poisoning which he says the association is willing to finance very liberally. He mentioned some problems which I hardly think would be possible subjects, others which I told him would turn out disappointingly for them, but there were some that weemed possible and interest ing. X told them of the work done at Harvard in man ganese and in the Ludlow mills and suggested his talking the matter over with you. He is quite ready to so on to Boston for a conference with you almost any time, I 4-hink, but I promised him to write you