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FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML) DATE: DOC#: ML DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:^ZZ/ZZ mlI:OFlQLI!.i.1 l..IYE IBSOIWICE COMPUl hedc:.rick B. f.eker, rreli.c!.ot In York CiV'. ',+,I~,;~~~~-:: .-tboI:O' J. tazua, "~t.aa:lt Ied.1cal D Dt.rac tor ~ Ieq., ;,k.,::.!'-':. -:<.:....".\. "282 :,,', I.Iad1ton ....eo.ue. ..;. ,.,' ..... York, J.Y. Bro.". KIJ:l1 tballk. iDiHd 'for ,our let.ter of IIq 26th aDd. tH . _ 'fOluae.:i of the tecOl'd of the c.... at Bntler. I._ Tert cl&4 .::' 1Dd.ed to ,e-t tl::.ie If.f.tor1.a.l and apprec1&te TOur coUl"'teI7 in HDd- 1za& 1t tc ',:1 I D now back 1D I York tor ~ IDd hope'to drop 1a " ad lee 70U 8OIl~ ti... 1D the 11..,. ~tun. ,', awar., .lIlOu are p:oobahq t.ben '" a poeat .., of . I '. the. . au1te ~, ru.d, parUcul.a.r~ U Boc!le~. 1 haY. Uct. :.', 'eTeral attorDf-'11 and otbc lIIten.t people ccae to .. tOJ.' ~. ~ce ~ I could gi.... tba. 'rhea. people a1Irqa .... ~,,~, o~ 'ieter ." '.t.beII to oth.cn 1ahohaTe had ~ia1lar a:pericmc...l~.~~; <t ;'\"" retra.1ned troe wanUon4c t4e Jolm..aanvuJ.e ~. _ q~?" )<. :'If arrr . COD.Dected with it iu n:t but I _ WDder1.na aetber t.b..... ;~;:. i, . Jlipt, not be .oa. a.dYanta&e1I1 & coanzdv ot 1D~..ta, .~ to':" .peak, tor; attar au ai'V7,}.oT.eooapaq. ' .. <:. . .", . ,1'.;', ", . 'll-. 'olger ot ~" .Beach, 'alter, 1a,coD. aJl4'8.~, In 40 I'rftllklhl Street, Boeh..W, York, !tto~q tor the I York I tbe,. C.tral B.a.1.l.road, 10 }uq)dlioC ""t IWIT ot oaae.. .l 11".. Iardi" ot the Mm.c&D SociiV' of 'eob'D~callD&1n.... '18 t:z71.c to ,et up IOU IOrt ot Ianutacturen~ lletC8. uaociat1ou ~ behalf of tho abrqiTe 1DdUltri.., aDd Ir. d. l5lol8, who ueel to lJe the head ot the .&te-q depertaeat ot ~e Dapozlt orpnisa- eet t10c 11 benet1 t :oatleoth8~I . to . to,etJull' .0118 orpDilatioa tor the . ",,~ lli~,.~. .)'" .lI:i,,0lI......an. ".' ;.,~'.'-~ "'.:'.~, ~ ~::.:..:.:.\."'f'. .....:.. ......, ""!. 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Now York (.n!;] ~ At.l,,~:;tog Du:zt a.t !~orth Ch~rl'~:";'.-t!~n (..;. .Pl"(). nt" As y-:R\ ~\j~(.rI:J ,:.1.1..1: ::ri.ti!'1lj f..t U<''l.rth C:h~irl<H:i;on, as '(.e11 05 tht.! othlir Divl~i\Jr.:;, h..::v,.:- b<::i.:l.\ fl\)l'~inf, l:ith ~'()ur Com;>uny for. '.''''c. n long '~ime in tho. ~c.:~Uillfl6 of ird:CJl'!!lU. ti("rl, :::li;dlc.ll ~nd othel'- """"_181")"J r cg~....,'r,""Hn!ur ~"10 "utI.;)"",.'..I.."..,..l.,'U.:'..".., Ah&t::&".lJ" ,.......\.,-.I~: t,.:....... nI\.t.,wh(:"\r...f'ft..."J'~;I"'_~. We ht,d lw;;to HI'O nY'are, 0.. :t:!~li:..bcr' ;~f ~~d, t~, !!!: !l(.\1j ,. r- " "rc .r:> pony .. r .. ...'-.1.::) for Ol4 tf1'}11'c'_n .~\ fV ""l .~...\,.. 1. .:(... Jf_.,,: J. J~. .~. 1u ~~ Jr. . 1. ~-I__\(1'1.1.,:::.~.'.. "I"J~'"''.J....(.1 'n..~i. !..-..."~. \I"~I...", .'l .... I\o.f,".. /~. }J". "_,...."..'.. iii... , 111 ............. .. ~ ' \. '"Ph I',"-, '..,,(,,.,"..,'t.,t. 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U;) VOl'''i ch(;:(:1'fUJ..l.j' , I Ckn r~cognlLa tho P0ditil& ~! th~ l~Jur~ncc cc~ puny in t~::;Lilyil1g in t..>It!if\;::'l'Y CU.ZI:JS of this Kine!, but .-.:: I s(:(; i t , ther,(J pnrtlcul:. T." CtLSt;:l of ours ~ t Ch"rlt;~ton rcnlly CO!:'io into n difror~nt category. , \. ~~ . .. ,:A t::' '~" Th0 Mctropoli tun Insur;.mce Co., nor no other insurnncG cop-puny in the United f)ttltes, l1ud nny dr.ltu th~Lt wtln worth very much on A:.::b(:~to!i I:ust 01' Aubu;;~tofi1~, (;;.~.d natur.:tlly your COOp:1ny w~'..ntcd. he~.lth st9.tl~tics cll1U informttioh l'cgl!l'oing Asbc!.tos Dust on thu lungs. Our Company wns more tlw.n willing to Coo~Cl'ate with you, r:tnc. ':, t:: ulzo 1mluccd Johr.s-Ynnvilll! to c::);~'perll te::, ~nd you.!' Company sb.lrt.cd with a. Dust Surv0Y of :J. n',!,:lHH' of the ~~~b(J!3to:3 pL9.nt,lJ. When your appro?r1a tion for t!Li!3 ,..o.t'r...ra;l (J:.lt, you t'f:":U/~st- ed th!lt it bfJ cnrrii:!f.I. on '.1.nt ,,1. e. new up;Jroprifl1,iclI \jould. ;J~ ~,:!curcd by your Comp~.ny, and we did ~o. La tar on, Wl'! hired a allin, ~\lr. Binder, . to work uIld~:r your control, bnt' at tho expense of Johns-tinnville and ourselves. - ~1s E'.ll l~d us to bE!li(lve thn t und8r the condi ticmn, we " .' \Yol~\ld cnVf'! ;-;--:J!1r !:Ss1~t;incu in trying tht.!!iC unfH.ir suits, i'ihich Vlould evcnt'l. r.l}.y b~ ~!. t~m(-'r1 t to you, and. ~,lso have c'Jnsid(~rti blf.~ be&ring on the Dus t !'c.:::ket, r. b:)Ut ':'11:1 cr: !l~) :n'le.h hn.!) been puLlisr.oQ ltl tely I 1'1;:r;l :!H if' your Company h~~ r:ot tclu:m into c'Jns1o(;!1'' t10n nll. thc:;e vn.rious i'~ctOl'S wr:on T.tlrn.~ng down our requer,t for Mr. l:'ehnr:l' 8 presenCE! nt th~. t.ri~ If. ).1:. Cn'!:': .i.'~:,: t;~n th-. F(~hnel b~ing the only nllln who ht..:!; b{;:cn followlng 1:~H~ dc:t;.d...t:: 01' tr..U Asbestos Du5t thl'ough all 1 ts vtlric'll~ l'i1nlf:t(!('\ti(H!~,' ....... ,', . : 1;: \tv.J." i') 1.1:1 , if Wf~ CO~l.lC hi:!.ve .J,'Olt3H.:n tho::; II tt.itude the MttrOiJ'1:~.\.;)n Ins!.lr~~:nceGo .. f s Merti0111 l)~pur-.;m...'n~ \,ould taka at this 1:1 te (bt:; .. '.';.8 "NDU10 hAve trl1'.:'o :! ~pe'.ir-,J.:i.t ... lin,5. Jm wou.ld have hud &.11 the.: rL ti'l Vj"11~:h .rTH' CO::i':->:~'.r.y !1')\'t rlitS p :n!tl E:..$ you know, we hr"ve spont. In:!g.:. ;::l).J'lS tel r::~~.\.~ ~h:.~ Ub!..I.rll.'s 1:: on Plunt ~!n hi\~I.\l v1le 1 ,,"1 th your u~'~l~.tt1nce. I Co not b(:l:!'bv~ that by !-itt' .r\~hr~Gl te~tilYing at Char- loston; it. . .ill (It t~b11sh c prr:cGdcnt J; fI!; it if: hurc5J.y lL-:.ely you \\111 'ha.V(;: t:lis typ~: '.)1' cn:"l~ {~cmu u~: Hf:.~.dn 101" u.uny Yf:!i.ir:;, ~lnd I am also c(~t't~in :\. t is 'lcry c.ues t iormblu if you w111 gt: t tho r ..!.~e amollnt. 0.(' "~~!3:t!-; t~~1{;(; fl OT. ~ny tV/C com~anies tht'.t you havo been get- tine rl'O~ Johnfi-linn\'ille r.nd cmrselvr;.r, J llnd lnor(wv{!r, it )'illS our intention to dn~'i :tn oth(-.r ~t t;bt:5 tO~1 cornf'{-1,r.1~Js tn th1s survey us :-loon nr. thf! tirw ~:u~, l't!~ht. to t:!~1nr~ til(:1'J in; UIH:;' Lhis jiiJuld t10U.n a trolilond O'.t~; 1J:!I~\.tnt of ini'.Jrnll.l. tl fjl1 GIl A!ilH.':, t os rthe p<)s:~(;:;:;lon Gf tilt! l~.t.l'GP~)11t:;\n Insurc,nr:H only ones in tho Unltnd fitntc:s, BO 1'1' (,IS l(~ 01'[1" t 1.0 n L'h.!~ t rInd A.~;bt:.1~ t O~; i:-s in Co., i/ho 'IJ','ould ue th.~. l:.rlo,\\,., huving t.his in- . I hh'f(: hEHm trying to eut in touch \~"'i th !iif fri~nd, Mr 1r::Ile3 ~~. KrJv,1n&.gh t V.1.C8 l)rb!.:iciunt of the Me't('opoli t(~n Il'lSUl'rinCe C()., to LI'.CC'::... v'.).L' to hClV~! him I!.J,;.,k(1 :1l1 {~ppolJ1t1!H~n't \'dth l\ir.F..<.:kel", your Pr~:;J.(; u:t. ~o I con t;,> tJV.f;).1 thiH (.\H 1. tt:l' \i 1. th h 1.Ji1 V01'y Cl.1.refully :1110 t~'LQ!':)u~hl~r I ~n.:.:. i b r.':1e t.o bl':l :::.I"le to chi !jO next Tuefidoy. Unfortttn:~::..:ly, I 51u::.1.1 be \\'l J.,y th~ lJttter pnrt of this weeK. Very .truly yOU1'~, i":rl't"..'-"U. Pre:iic'\cnt / METROPOLITAN LIFE; INSURANCE COMPANY FREDERICK H. ECKER. PRESIDENT NEW YORK CITY WILLIAM J. McCONNELL.M.D. <..Aaa;ala,,' t..M ...I"..al q),,.....'or October 2S, 1935 Mr. S. Simpson, President, Raybestos-Manhattan, Ino. Bridgeport, Conn. Dear Mr. Simpson: This will acknowledge your letter of October 19. I shall be very pleased to see you Tuesday when you are in New York. I assure you that arrangements had been made to assist your company in the present litigation. Very truly yours, ~) ,- , , ~J. Me onnell, M.D. Assistant Medical Director Director, Industrial Health Section " $. I ' "/7 ' ; j-'\ ~ {j(i... / \ 1 "/~I , fl"},- I f 4' . ~..' - .. ." Bl'it:gc:port, C~nn. J October bl, lUZ6 e. lil'. 1:... H. J\~fjorc!;, Gi:nE:l';;I!' !.i..~nrJg~:l', G... n'.L':.:..l l..t:b'JHto;:) ~ Hubblr lJivi~ivn, ~Jort.~ Ch~.Llf..::tol1, G. My a tHo.l r "J ei' fn : I hu.vt.~ yvUl' lettf:i' 01' the f.~'lth, ,.j, th rcfi!I't;nCtl to' vl~it of D1'. H. F. Wi 1!jl,m , artpr(:scnt::.tivt~ of t}h~ South Cl.tI'Ol:na lJo;,j':u of lkc:.lth, at \-.hich tIme, he: r~~IUE'.!3t(;O th"lt !)(.!1\::1is~ ~ion be; G1Vt;n tv thu Uni tt;c1 Btl.'. to:) DI~pr:ll'tncnt vi' H\'H~lth to , f,H.4itl:: {In (;x:,.Clil1il tl:m of the plf.lnt und td'~(.; Xrny ,Jic tuI', ~ of 'J~lr GD1;,lloyo(;:J I lWVl: no ol>jcctLm to' his naking :111 '!.n:J~(.cti::m of tht:; f~ctory, \Jut I he:;:;:ltate fit thi;i ti::l( to pCl'edt [..n Xroy (';:x- u!ain:; tL.Ill of '-Lil our l;!:l..11oy I.::~~, for tf t.ht!;,~ n Xr.::.y l'\Jconi::; tl rc goi.n~ to ov ;n~,G(;; i.!'J:~.il;lblG to z;;.ll tIw ::;hyzt.~.l' It!\'i~'!;~'~ <me doc- toj'!) in t:H; county t ::l1lChl,S \O;t; h!,.Yl: l:;'~I:n u;) rq;:li14~t tho lr.~jt !'!~)Ui:h; 01 y-.;~;l'~, \',1: ::'lhY hc.iV(;; Ln. (.n(J.li.H~:;nU.lbl,~L of ~,Jit!~ f.f,i:in!')t us, ~~ptcL,lly T;r; th{:;l'l... l~l'l. :'0 fc''i. (iutllif1t~d tioctOl't,; \.(h,) (:~. n 1'1.. .. c.. ...:.n i:!.lO,':!itO::;is }.rl~Y. Thi.!:i \....\!.: vt:!'ii'i.::d to r1<1 in ?t:tc.rOlJ!'v'lgh thil:> \< ~.I;.l'~, '.',h.::-n I',,;';!; tnli';,in~: t(J 1.;1'. li'nulbHH', C,)I1"::isr ionG!' of . H'..;i.lth for the:: Prov.lnc..:ti ~)f ull.tl~.i'io, f.h(.I1 he toLc:. :ntJ t.h .:I' t: \',f!l't::! t pr:.:..:.: tL,;;,.l.!..y nu c!'JC ("').1";' tria could t(; 11 thl; <iifi\~lc...nCi:; b(; t\'IHcn \,.:0.0"'" l&,...;.... .(..'.1. 0'.~. "~"lo'A:..1... :. .!.'.tl.C. .I (.~'I'c.;\'111. tlo'J "u'<~'.~.,. "'" . .. . For o.. u mil1 Inf()r:-IC.~ti')n, I ~:houlc li!'~e Lo h:~vt:: I.;n Xr~:'J of ,~l_ <':(1(: (';~;1}11oyu{"c, ;:'m.l if v,:\,.' could gl.:t t:~:'!-:. lr..fol':!1,"JtL)l'l 1""_ .,),~... .l.!,1("; U,.f.'. t l:<";:' I'J+"-''.' t C".'.) I),';,,'':,,1 ..n.( ;n t o$J.' Ii <';".,...Ltn. \. it';..1)1 lL1ot...LI t 1)("."..1.1; . jJluc..:i:(i in th(; 11~ma:j of c;v(;r:v nTO~1, Dick r;mi 11:-;1'!'Y" in th~~ crJimtry, I \.:luld i.;.1;... ill.in~ to l\;t ltu':'i:i m~J.J't,~ 1.111' Xr0y:;,,:,~l it. ,.ould b.:! ont.~ \';;:.y v1' g~t LinG t,h<.:::l \'.1 t!uut C:.l"ou:~,ini~ Vd'Y :iuch nu~;.pic:lon i)!) the ;.1,.1 t 0 l't'}..'It.: .I ',:l.'',_O :lI.. \~'";". I t.. \,"vu _1 G: , n'J (.;..h'.Ibt .1 1uC., .ln',.(;..,. :J l~(:.t..'.(, .t.,... h,v ,.t'. - 1r4!~ t.0):.1~~ ~ort;j<...!.!:'L)r. ~~itll t!!t:Cyc;i;:l Ek<.;Ul'i t~' I.et, l.r.~t I ,C(l'tll:!.nly t;..) !!Ot ,.i"nttu urIn,; i. lot of :.iaitr. U;Jr,n 1m 113 j'.wt djr.'~lt 'T'.h<:: ti:l~ v.~. l. I'l:.' g':.i t Ling thl'uuGil '" 1 til the ~ l,'! .:>nc! ~l . ? S. t"n :'.i:u :.~:) D\.:Jl',l'tlill.:nt !I:.v,;; .1'ccclvL:<..l r: 11..ttl;L' il'~H~l ~:lY. ill~:' E:nc10!5;::t1 c()P~' .Yo'l c~:.n hJld until \\l,. h~ ,I' fl'OI' Dc. Le.nz,l. :.t.ttclwlL D'I(! U,) ;:ma.EH' to ~'l':V~) \~dt U:~ tlh'! Jknl th . I?M ..... " Julia!] :11 tcbell, Esq., MCbitacrhleesltlonan, dsH. oCr.lbeck ~,v ~. ' , "<. ' "/.'~~~:,:"," ',/'". o'ctOb.O, 1936 , , ,., ...."II'i,.':':1' ,j> " (, Dear lIr. ~i1 tchell:- , ' heve' read , It your was a greet letter with mpluecahsuinretetroesht.ear'Itrkonmewyosoumtebtihsinngoornt itnhs'issndmeIt- ter because it comes under Pub~ic Health Service, 'who the jurisdiction of is in charge of the Dr/ R. Ottice R. of Seyers of the Industrial EJ- giene in the Service, over ,twenty yeers. I wh~9h whom happened to I hele meet 50 him r ke 1n d 1n Har cl ris o b se c urg oop ~he eratio other n'fo de7 r and he told 4n making a me that the state ot South survey ot 1ndustiel plants Carolina had asked in that State. his assiste~ce as had I think this will be very much, to wide industrial experience end enjoys your Bd7Bntege. Dr. Sey5rs the highest tavor and _, confidence -~h5ther he of indus ~1ll make t rielis X-ray t s e End xami emplo;ers nations o t al e lover mploye th es, e I Uni do t ed no t s tates kn~, . but I~ill 8 sk Zr. Sayers, \{nen he ioes to Charleston, to get in toucb :with you. sten~erd t o r fh m, e t Pub hat li i c a , Bealth the1r Service repor~s Repo are rts rigoro ~ublished usly tol~ow a ~1thout me~t1on c~ the ied firms or lecalities surveyed.so are not revealed. fh1nking you that the identities ot plants stu!may be intere~ted, I enclose a cc~y roetgitohensreo;foPrtentnhsaytlvDanr.iaS. ayTehrsismse'dtuedoynwAasnmtherdoe-seitlitchoesisjoiinntthreeqeunetshtraocf!.tthee mbeinre,tohpaterwahteoerso' uBr s8ssobceisattQlosnsteunddythweaslapbuoblrioshreg~aniinzetthioenPs.ublYicouHweielllthreE=e.e-m- ports, we si~plyre~erred stan t:ard procedure of the to PlaDts, At Public Heelth B. C, D, Se~vice. therein tollowing" ' ' , t~e ~I You may rec,onloleicntdtivhuedt utahlw' Pirecc~oerrdCs leinreic eivDerOdkilevhuolmgeadwbeys the run Governme:t, jointly:y tke !~aUbl9iucrHtielaelsththSeerpvhicyes,ictahle emxalnmeiDoaptieornstor rcso, radnsdotfhe~o~r{eettrhoepDcli50t~,0n.00 -::e ::ed int!v1d- usls. de ~ere heve access to often solicited our records end by interested our reply wes parties to always t)e perzit them to seme,nemely, ' that they ware GoverD.r:!.ent records soever. wi th the single e::ce ;t10n end Dot available tor aDY purpose T.:atof the U:1i ted states ~!ershel1 in the perfor~aDce the Federal of De his duty partment in wou l tr d ying to Dot ,~ake a p a prehe vaile nd ble cr1~1Dals. individua l I am sure ~hat records to the state Boer~ 0:' Heel the ' - , ' " , but I As a rule,', the Public believe thet this is 'DOt en Bineveal,rtlhebSleer'vciucestomst,uddeipeesnee.1rengpuu;bolnis!t::?.deir Dumber eod their general l~t.rest.., ' , I Pleese best wishes, I am, , i /' . \ ,- ... \ , , " Novc:nber 5, 1936 Mr. E. H. Jeffords, GcneralhlanQg~r, Gl;np.l'Hl Asbl~stos & Hubber D1vinlon, North Churleston, S. C. My dear "JE~f!''': I suppoDe you h&v& rec~ived fr6m Mr. M1tchalla copy of Dr. Lanz&'s 10tter rcgnrdina tuking Xrcy picturo3 of our ~mployc~s by the United stutus Dep;irtment of Hualth. In vi(~\'1 of th:t~l 'l.~tt.(;;.t', you' may adv1s~ tIll; Public Hcul th Service t,v:: t th<:~ r..t:;.y t!lk.n "~h: ;>1cturcrt, v.1 th the \1!1d8I'l,;tf.\llCHIig that tht,y Hl'c.: nut :';.Vtdlub.l) fOl' \:.ny purpo~o 'i.hHti::ver e)~cept public h4.:lCilth inforr.m t1::m, end you want to t: tI'!;SS th(;! f~.' ct tlw t '\','(:; co m.. t 'ri(;nt the!a giv- en to nhystef ID~yers ~nd doctorD GO ns to be the:; :1ubj<!ct of mlit5, for, t::.i you i~nOVI, Vie have hod enouGh ud jlls tr.lCnts for sny onu 'comp&l1Y. Wo VIte pcr.f~ctl~r vd.lllng to twlp them in (lvery posr.l bit,} Wtiy, but t!'I~')Y in turn' muu t h;;,:lp U3 so i'tlI' us they cun legc"lly do so. q('"v- G Very truly your~, Cc. to Mr. J1.l11un Hi t<;\wll. -.. . - ..... , . - ,,. , ... :. , o!. ) ..: ."; , \ ' " " o " : , .' " f' " . .. . .. .' , ," . . . . l' ' , " .' '. " I ~, t' ,I ' .. '0 ' " ~" , " , ' ' ," ... , .-'' : ", " I' " .,' '. 0" '" .. "0' ' . .... "',' " . :" t.. ' 1. ... : :'.; " ... I ...... 0: ' f ;.' t .t .' .', " ......~~ i I :.'. . :':'. ". ," :,'</,:~":"': .' ~~ .../.' ~_:.":":. I .;;.::' ~." .;, ".: '.. .. , . . '.'. " '. . ." . .<' . . .":.. C;> Dece:~~~r' i:;;':i~j- ." ;.-::.'.:...... L.~:.;::.' " ~ ' .. ' I ; ., " ' , ." : \.'. , :' , . , . . "0 , . ; . ... " : : " . . :.:.' . ': ........ .. ,t, " .: 29tr;., 1942. .' ..'~;;;:':; ,";', . <:,,:';I'.,:I.:;':':;;!:'/!~;\.:./:'':": :,: r:I\~:'',: ~:,.":'.': ":'';,~: :~ ,~:.:',,?~.':1.~:(\~:,.,_~, :,.. '," :., ," .-.. .;. ; :. . ~":':t~< ':":.,,.::.:'" .. : ......: ' .......... , . :.1 :" .'.:.'\.}:$.:.~:: W1lliam J. C/o Jlyzlsno Fehnel, Esq., Division, '.. . . J' .~ .":.' ~ J "" '.' "/. .' " .'. <" " ... :;. '.'.' .:.....~.. .;. :':' :.'...:.-.\~.~;..;;,>te~ Uetropol1 tan Life ln~urt-l.nce Co.~: ~"'.:':.' ~.' ?~~~~.r/ " 1I.feU\"la.v.dL1osrkonC1Atvyenu-fl; . . . .. .i '...'...'.....~:.-.-!: '.,.~. ". . ...... ' t . 1 .\\~i .......... .... . . :. . ..... . - ~, ".::::~.'~ .,. . .... \ :"~-"1\' . . : '." ":. \'('/:::.~~":.,~,.,'~ :.' ' _ ::.' ::' .. : : .:' I ..,', :, -",, }"i';;., ,Dear B1~11-.',. ':"..; <:......>. :'.' ',;. '/, .. / ~,,: (~.: .'>: ':. >:...,'.... :.I.':. .l.".. ..':...,':...:' .;.:;. .:.(.:.::. . . .:.,.:.: ....:..'. .' . ,''..' "t' , . . ' , . ' ",.. ~". ,. "~i.;~- / '.', .I nm' enolosing h0re\vi th 'a' letter 'wh:tch I 'hn'16 ;'!!'i tten<:r to Dr. La.nr.a, fI.nd \'lould l1lte you to read, end ltno':!inl~ too t ho } 1s now in thl!.! service of his COtl,.'1try I i:'\m askinr, i f ~rou \1 Duld ..... .do me tho' fa. VOl' to f or1::ard 1t to him,' and "hat I lv?va sc.ld 'in '., "tho. t letter. p..bout tho vr';tu,\ble services he 11t19 !'cndol'ed I e3.n " alEo say ~ith abs6lute'slneerlty' th~t the 'serv1ce~ ~hich you '., h~ve rendered in helping ~c out of;. those caoes in the PQ:Jt h3ve been equally as valuable, and yon hr;.vemade n gre:.'t many' per- . sont.tl sacr1fl ens to be pl'esent to testify nhd assj.st us. Personally 1 do not see 110\1 a ma~ ",'ho i~ gain1ne 1n . 'efgl,t and \'lor. inc at the. 1~111d 9f, job he ruw at the Uavy' Yo.rel 1 do"r:n in the . holds of shipe, can ,lie suffering from Asbestosl~ t though Dr. . . SC:1i th In the let.ter he wrote. to Mr.:11 tchell acid he '"D.S d1s- . sbled 'as a result of . the d1sease . he .h;:".d.. I ',' .. , . ~1th my best regards,' I t.: I I . P.s. I prcasllme that yO\! '::ill receivo this Iptt,l' by f:bDut 12 or lot clocl~ ~oL1orro'i;. I Vlill telophone you ::. t 1;i1e offlicc 'or the:.fctropol1tan...Lifa Insurance C.omp(;I.llY at ab:td.i 3 a'el.oel;:, . I .., .' . ,'. .. .- ... , \ '. )-. . I ,," . './:"" ..t' :,;:; .~.~\ ", ."',.'. ..',." ','<j, ., .0" ,: \ I .' . ., ' ..' t' ,. I' . . . . . to. I ' . i ,... , , , , '0 . .; ", ~ ,,' '/'t '. "~ '.. .' :/~.:"~'~.}..!.-:''.: \.;\;\:: .~~'!~~ I,. .' . ". .. ' '. : t ~" <" ~;,'~ ' I' .: ., . , ' . Of I,!",.. " . ,." .' . .. .. , , : t. ... Dr .. '\' J. [',.!111f.Cl. , . Assist.;,nt tt!d1cP.l " ;':otI'l,politt~n 1.1e ,",~: ~. .' .'. .i DaCO~lb(;r ~9t~, 1942. . .,.. "'\.', .. . ~. .' .. ' .. .' '. . '. ' . ; ' .' D1roctor,: ' : ...... ':....::,.~.', ./ .. ~,' .:,~:,;:'.' ' . ' J.nvUl'lnco 'Co.,. '. '.... '.. ':'.: ','" \'; , , <"<;f~;: . >~:-~i \ r.::: 1 l~(:\d 1!::on A\'C., 'l~o','i ~ork City. ,,:' ,.". I, .. . ,:" ' .t o .' : i, . ,"j' 0 : .': " '.; .'.' , rlEJur r.r. Lc,nzQ ,..... .. . . ~ I 't "', I' ",: " t, ..' .r-. .'. 0' ~. \ , I I ; :'.' .t . . . ~ :" ',' ,'. '. . . , . . ....:,': : "',': .... ...... ~ .' ." . ..:....: . ~. I ' . '.. .. ,.' . . f.. ". '::' ... 'f' 0, I " ~ .~. 'f . ' .~ 0' '.' I ;t \'113 'muy poss 101y' tmvtI' anothor !jult bo.~Clf 011 .'nllcr.all o.':;:~.~ J\sb~stos1s'by one .1~. T" Hl11,.w}~o~';'Jr);.ed \71tlt uS'for'll good many, :.>".; :ron.rs, o.thJ ':iLo WIlS treated by Dr. '~,'11d for plo'l4ri~y, ~nd ~';llo ' . !/'~/< ,only I'oc&lvc::l dtU"1rq the tino ,he 'i!orl~Gd' with us sict': bonE1f1tg ' .. ',;.'i.~,~l.:. ll.!ilOul.1tln::; to l\ little lasn thon $10.00, "~r.td lc::ft ow' e;'lplol .. to t.:'1t,;o (\ VG1'~'~irduous position w1.tl1 tht3' ~f;.1vy ",(nrd A.t;Clwrloston, .,-;;.> ';:iun'u h~ l::; ut1ll (':!1ploycd.' . Ho~'~o\o'er, Dr. 'Y. 'A. :.ltni.th, who,;\ I ,~~. corr;ic.lnl' to 'lHJ U c:ranl~ on the snbjcct ot A5beRt~a10,. .for ns !loon I '')'', .~s h~ r intI n out thn t. on,v ona he-u' \'/ort~~!<i for tho Avbont':)s Gom:.':1n~r, . ::.',.' hu Tutc hiL'l tlo::','n as ~ufrE:r1nB f 1"Ol!l a caoo of I\sussto5is, hHS not "n," -:;,nly'told lU' tl!..~.t t:11s' pr.:rty hus Ac-.be::;tos1u, fror.1, r.~hh!h ho ':'.'111 .... liio, tmt. he told the Pt~14t;1 h1m:'.olf th..~t ha.r;a2surrori~ fror.1 . Acbon tUfll fl. ' . '. ';',: . ," .. , or '/ . !I. 'picturo "this mfifl' 9 chest 'm.HI tnb~u by Dr. ~ni't 1ri :Jepta,tllOr 194.1, ::.nd r~notl1(;lr in rfo'lH:uber, 1942, and 't'r.ft's report :.. I .:~iV05 no ,ndic;:\tion (.If ilny COI'l':1ition (UG! to 11i0 employment. i;o"l- '. n1". cvor, '.' 0 are .:~(~t t1n.::~ 1.Ir. Tt\f L to c(.!nd h1~ Jll~' tes on t~ PE\ndo- I . cust, to. t;ho!:a you ~loulJtless "Jlll. l'Cr:1C;1!1lb~r you reforreu t1~ to ,:,; ollle ;rL!Urn Oi:~O, so as to r,ot nnqth(:lr ,re1,'.cilIlI.~ nJl(l intfjrJllotnt:~.on 01' th~so' ~'lt~t<:lo alld l11:~;'nnch os tbis b1.1)1rn l!lt'.y y inrJ l1p tn .tho Courtn, I nm .0 ....rit1nr. :fou ',:lth' tho ,hopes tlwt ron ..my ho nblQ.to renc1crJ:! l.iS. th:.~t p.H;ir.tunc3 'rl11lch h!:Jr. pC:'H;,'n so lnvalv,i1'hlo to us 1n t~)(t p~st. 0~:1 til l;lY r~(!.;lrds ,. , , '!.'~ .~ . '.'J., ,,' .". '!,,' , '. ~,. I 00 .. . ,- . . .. -, -. .....:,,;..... . ... ./ . . ' ...:.. .;~.. .. :- I ". ' ... ..... . I '. ' . ' . " . ".,~...,.: , ,', , .... .......-...- 4 , TMI SMA.~ LAIoIAKIIT fOl ,.. STUDT Cf ~ 0' ca -~ "U'II C &.-. "'Y. ZO. ".n41~.r Jl"OttZl. a.orthr: John.~~.1tlt Co~ra~1'Q !! lart 'Ct~ StreIt $.w tQrt. Jew tert l)t..,. Xr. IZ"On~ =0." ~~~~_:~~~~~ ,~~:T~OUZ:"2-7_.!!.!.~1tIoSr!~ ,.!,p&h1.Mokla~ , .t.ue 1O='IIU; % &1:1, .unrlt" tb.U t~'r .houl4 ~I&l eT14,not. ot ~ to.1.-11kt I"I':--\on lD .1.", o~ 'h. UaUf(. Ut'lO.:U-I . 1 am afra14I'o&DnOt arro. With tAn&a ar.J AoCoDn.ll'. 'hi lDt.r~'tltloD a. ~1'1... Cl.ar17. tl~ .boY '.Un1U '~Doraa1 lba4ov. t YaMII" wlthll" 'h.1t 'ba' rlDtlta.D OCN14 w. Dr. i&=peOD aM hAn u.mftt' tb~. 1 ..,. ID tbl .... ot wtU&DhI1,' ~tll.' ot .our rt.orn1, the prt.tD".,14.not of 014 In- tlu10D. Wt 1ft alU1tlon to ttU hl. tlw aM ' Jltfll,014'. allO .h.ow onl" MI'" 41..tt\l1t run101l h1u ''I' 1 "0'.&14 oelr lnul"p"" .1 to 111Mb' 4utt. At JIll 1Dt1tatt4 ..,...lou'11. HI "0\114 .zptot n,u otbll' alll 1n ~M .an. p>o'JP, npo.t4 '1:111&1'11 .b.ouU alto 1''- .1&1 "l~u. of ~ r-----. %JIO,. "" ..., Iw '.,. tht opportunUr to .z,\~ tb rt.ot. turtb.r, botb 1ft '''~I,q~'n' t11= t U'.tlt 1II4,1Y141.1o&1I &D4 tMIt ot onn an ill 'hl. pla.n'. ItDUj 10~" . PCC EXHIBIT MET-293 I. ;,a.~.t~-.:.-:1ii'~~!II" toro! lrutor .~ PLAINTIFF'S fl. i EXHIBIT I~. I ?01f j" ; /' f'''r ... soc .._ :.., "'T:" 'il,! C J .'~,...., '_~"_'. .".."..6.. ~.:",'.'..'.'..n , ...,. tI A,' "_0" ..... ......., ~"',,",I""_'. ,", ~ \p ...... _ .~ __ w 4-;:" .; I . ~ n RAYBESTOS MANHATTAN. INC, U, Iooa 1&2&, 120 Iro...." ... %on. \ 1 .. (.1 - .I d \ '....11 , ,'" l. , , t t' j ' . or '/ ,-.,,.,aIl1a- Ir. 0 0111q. a.e1et_t CleaePal IIaMs.", VD1'~ I:.' "be.~. 1)1'1'1.1_ .f "'be.toDbet'~1De-. , . . . .111. aDd Iae w111 lie YU'I c1a4 to abcMr " ' - .. , . - 1.' Of 1A eft.... " 1 .acser.i004 tbat Mr .... &Ill .., lA ........Idloa .-Urov u.. wU.l . t __ .atl"" l"epOl"t of tUae. ,.. . . .n_ of JOV ...,........ tate .tl"Opol1taD Ia....... CoapU7 1. alJ'i&ht. . , J .... auer&1 pabUoa",OIl- , . YOU"II ftI'7 'ftlr. I. eup.... .,..,AII, ....14..' . .I&I'IO....... Jill. . "':~" 'f . .. ....~ , ' ,':','_"'~. .... . .... ",..~ ,,:.: . t I . ... ,. ~... , '\;J , ... ... ' . .... . . . :' ""'..~.''...' .-:" '.\.'...' '.:. '.\ ;,(;;,:J .... :: ~. .. . ,..... .... \. ... .- . ". ", ii, t .,' ' ..... . .. _. r..,.'. -... .. . ...... . ;,', , THE SARANAC LAEOftATORY FOR THE STUDY OF TUCERCU!.OSIS OF THE EOWARD L. TRUDEAU FOUND"'TIO~I SARANAC LAKE. N. Y. .~.,..'._, - ::e, p-:.:,. ::1"'. Cu~.!rJer :l:.:.~son, P:"E-~ !.~e:~t Rr ~,~~ zto i~j::. t tr..::, !r~~ Roo!".! l:~~ 120 31"OE';(~~:E.~', Y~r':: I r.)~'):'E'ci.F.te V':1r:r :':'..lc!: !'o'..n~ let::~r o~ t::e l:~t:: !'-.1~::: r. ~::.l;:;ed r.l~.r 0:1 :.l~r :'et1.ll"r. 1'1"'O!~ E. :,:!cer.t :OU :0ur trl~. I au rrntef'..l! to for o~~er to cc- Oi)elo'ftee..... t::e e"'-'\"'e"'t to ee "I" in I .e.~...."" !i; , .... - .. \.e' _ of of r.lt.:~el' revle~!.;'E: :!..~j'.:G til!" "'.J v " " , a.. ~. .. .r 1-.:-r'.".. "..,,".,'~" :':lttr ~' .....,...,......~,.c..". .~J. \,.., ."..,~'.. . . '-!.l:!. E,O:: :-.1:'1 ~c ~"1'.'e :.~. ' F. ~:~ea S to t!::l~: it: 1:::~ ~f. ti s l ;(.")!_'". "..".'.~,ct_"'.,..,:_" .,-....,..,......, "".',. , ,. .,. ........-'-.....-.- .,..~ !..f:~'::':. -_' _ ~."" : .... :.~!', - , '" ;""-- -- '~" e.,. . " , ... ... i: - 0 . 4 ~~It~J.1..J~ ),// .... .... ; .... ~ .' .' I~ .. ~ i .... UNITED STATES ASBESTOS DIVISION I(tlfDeJlIM,AltUl/vzllnlv,~Ul MANUEIM. PENNA. May ~, 1944 .\ ., . I ',,0 .I ~r; S. Si~pson, President RSlbestos-Kanhattan,Inc. Stratford, Connecticut Dear Mr. Simpson: He: Industrial Hygiene Foundation of Amer tca, Inc. After our conference in New York in January about Life Insuranc e report on dus t counts t a~en in the the Uetropolitan text ile mill,. I arranged with the Industrial Hygiene Foundation one of their engineers hel~e to take dust c.ounts of in America various to send text ile de~:)artments~ r am. Quot ing from the sumtr.ary fro:n the Industrial Hygiene Foundation report:- IIThis is a important report of a study undertaken to locate the most sources of dust ana to develop additional dust control n Di vision :ea of . sures Rayb a es t to the Manheim s-r';~anha ttan , plan Inc. t of SIx t lJ. ee n S. d As ust bestos count s were that made cond in itio va ns r iou in s t b depart!119n e ti~ker ts. Hou s e '!he ar s e e s am? notsa le .t s is indic facto a r te y but dustiness ments 1s less in the than 5 Carding, Spinning million oarticles and oer Twisting De9artcubic foot. Recomrr;endat1ons are made that- ca.n lead to a dustiness in the J:licl{er House as well tiS in reduction of the Carding De- partment. It 1s believed that considerable negative ;>ressure while the card the consequent room is under starvation of t t h o e a e c xha cou u n s t t f e o q r u ipm any en m t a r is ke d p robab reduc l t y i n on o t i n i n c o i n t t se ro l 1 f o s f uff d u i s c t ien . " t I am also including herewith a record of the dust the various departments. ticker House At Pan Crushers Floor Batching Batch feeding vertical opener 52 minute aam?le at central point of room for "general tf.ir"-(near vertical opener) counts taken in .t'articles per eu.ft, 8.7 million '1.7 million 9.9 million 5. (5 million S. Simpson Carding General' air conditions at various points in the Breaker Card Room ~articles per cU,ft, 4.0 million General air conditions in Finisher Cara Room 2.8 million Ata point b'eslde the condensers 1n Breaker Card Room :3.8 million At a point near the card condensers in the Finisher Card Room 4,3 million Along central aisle -Finisher Card Room 4.8 million So inning At mules At L-Frames on 2nd floor At L-Frames onlst floor 4.8 million 3.6 million 2.0 million Twis ters Average for all' aisles Universal Winders '4,0 million 3.0 million In com.nientlng on this report on the phone, Mr. Mc~{ahon, :f.:anaging Director of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation stated, that the control of dust in this mill was far above the average f9r an asbestos textile plant. He inaicated that a dust count under 5 million particles per cubic foot is 600~. However we recognize that this is a continuing program, and we propose to first correct the conditions in the ~icker Eouse at those points where the dust concentration 1s over 5 million particles per cubic foot. 'Ne then propose to make some changes in the card room, which 'W ill res~l t in further improvement . ITe are continuing to experiment with the ap~lication of oil to the fibre. We believe that this will result in further im?rove~ent throughout the plant. Please consider this, as aprellminaryreport as I plan to advise you from time to time of improvements that have been made, A 11 ttle later, after we b.e.ve ~ade some change.s sugge,ated by the Industrial Hygiene Foundation engineer, we shall arrange w1 th Mr. Fehnel, of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, to make additional dust counts in our various departmen ts Yours very truly, mrs. O. H. ,I, J '( III ~ , ! j ,.. I:,' ' i , I II ,i:.' I" I' ',' .;'. of 1l~JJ~5Y~V~P.~~ ,,:',.: .. '. ': .. -.:.. .. - " . "',' ... ... li i., f) ,... f \r.I" .... l ' i I r' ,.;1' ~ I.r!~," I~.O.U ' ,.'0",., fI' f. I .~ t, i~ t ... ' .. ,~:. !,' 1 \~;. -.tt, t't:, " .. "',, "1. 1'.\. I ~).! I ,I,. ". , " '." , I I I' ; ,I, I I: ~:.. , .. ~' . , '., .' 18 A. 19 020 4\' ,_2 , 22 23 201 2S ,(I. 9tMc~'cinc ~t N~w York Univcr~ity., " '~'l.) t.,', ~s tl lC r,"-l~ltioi\r.hi!) "t th.;.lt Li:r.~ bct\~a,~n tl"'-::: " ""i" 1 N~trtl!,ol i t-ln I,i La.: J ":t~lr.:.anCIJ C':)::\~H 01 In(] JQhMi -:'L',n'/i 110 ~' }. ," ,I I 5 n~~:f~~,~iti1n t.i {o C"'l'r i.-.:d c"ur 'J'H:?r.a1 i .. .1n-.:(:, and I /I. .!O J, "", ' 6 ,J?~liQVO in'tho:.;e Y~.lr; it ~'as bt)th occup.ltion-ll, and :: I " ,.~:1 f.... ":.. . '! "'. ':" ~ 7 .',i-:j:,9,"::,;,~'.,c,?'C:;.~~,P;i.~~LonC\1 insurance in thi:; cOWltt"'J. foIetropolj. tan , ,t.~t."~".prcc1sl!rVey,, i~ v"~io"s 8 . .:.,"~'':': I .. . . " :. ..:}' ' . ~ ,~. . . arc,"". cspecidly l1line 11 Ii 9 Wo~ker, in Quebec, asbestos mines. They carried our I ,I: 10 "non~qccu.?ationcll group life in!iurance' in Canac.\a. ~ ,1:.',1 . .' w 11 'the ,'letropolitan Lifo Insurtlnc:~ COClpany cl part of the 1,.1 12 ,~,t~j,c.$ begw. and con tinued a t Sa r ~ nile Laborcl t.0J;Y? ,"I, iI " '; ," ' ~I 13 D.t~nitely. :l ",' , ' 1. 3 ... t' 4 S A. No. Feb 14.90 15:42 No.002 P.ll . ".~ . f, :0 ,. I' .' I. '14 , , I ~~. I '.'~ .} "', t , , :....: . ! r .. .. - _-- SJ:1ith . - . By 14r. Uenlla r son . ... .':Me.Olitan,,~!fG.~ Insu~~noe c~mpany and JohnS-Manville tar ."". and.-'C. a. nadi,a'n. "JohIn.s'-M anv111e? .... , ....: .},. ".' .~.;~-..~t .. t' .~:.:~c .:~:...:~~.~. Metropo11 Life carried our qeneral insura.nce, and Z .... . ",.' t. \':''':::~;'i1~DC~~tiO;;;l'i'~~~'~t~~in co;.nt~ Matrop()iit~: ~. 6 believe in those years :it was ho~h ooc~p.tlonal and . ' ..;.~<~ ::;:' .. : .;... ,.... "; ": ..',,: th1st. 8 '.~.~.u-:. Life sponsored surveys in various areas, 'especially mine 9 workers in. Quebec, asbestos mines. Th~ carried our 10 , '11 ". :~ ;':. ,:." . :: "\ ... :;?,r~}'~II~" , .'. "12 ' . :.",' ~ " ~" 13 14 15 /: ~""':i~ . ' ',: ~!' .~: 17 nO~9upational.9roup life insurance in Canida. - ~. Was. the.Metropolitan Life Insurance Com2any a part ....,. .. '.:, :. : . . ~...s"tu. di,es\. " ".. r ,:- hegun 'Saranac .nd: continued' at .' .,1.. ,: ." H ' . ' ' . \ ..... LaboratoJ:.'Y? , '. ~~ . . : . . ' . .: t' ,4. " . ' , '. Definitely. ..:,;..;------:. A. ..~."..._..---:'.~":"'':''''.~ ~~i_'-.....:--:..:-.....:......;.._......a.~ Who else funded those studies, to your kno~ledqe? ------------------ ......- At ,.', '. : The only other organiaation. th. a t I can think of: -- well, :.and, ,'. :.::;' .......... ~',~ ... d'efin' 1t. elY' .;th~.~.Il"':~ 7; .. : .. s. ,.;.... ;;; P u:b4l i' c .'"H~.a:l..th . S~l~.":..'...V..iC8,,: .. ).: ..... f~ probabiy':~ '.:.. . ; ',~: ~~'.~'.~." i:~ ~w .... . : ~ '. ., . ',...: '" S J I. " Some monies from one or 'two trade orqanizations, suoh ......,..-. 'f "..~, : " ::. '. '."- 18 as the Asbestos Textile Institute, and perhaps the __ 19 0" '!. .~ '., 20 21 22 23 , I'.. " ,1: .. 24 '. you will forq.1 ve' me, for' the exact names i' ,but I .believe it, ',..~ ... I;J~'SI)elU:GI"I.'~cement,'Produots ,l:nsti~~t:e;; Nat.ional . '." .... ! . OI.-."g.~.L',,'" ASsOC: iation Those are tho trade organizatio 8 that ~ere involved. 'f' ". Did Johns-Manville proyide any of the funding for the I~ \ -: i 2S Yes, sir. ..... '- TEL No. Feb 14.90 15:42 No.002 P13 -', ...... , ," , ..... ,r ..,'\. .,' .\ f ! '. Co .'\. ' t. , 0 ' Smith. - Henderso!;, b~ l'~. 1 0'. , '0 ' . _,.~.::' ., '~':, '. ~ . .' :""1 , .. - 2 ...... - 3 . . mu~more freq*ent'afterwards at Saranac Lake: and they .. ieft ,.' /. ' '4 :. ',I.;,:.. 'c~;tinued~::'~~il, practtcally"Wi't11' ~~'t1iDe.:thattI " loI. , 5, JM in' 66. i .~~:~~, "',:~~'... '. <':,:,' :'~6, "~~0',.~."'"~":/'.~'', a~bhaiet to.Ot.h,reerlaeta~r~l:y;~.~~i.'nUc.i.d~e.n:, tths"eo'pcic~ucrer~ed..wwhihchic.:h. p,r.yeosu'.em~tiegdhttobe .... It',;,' 8 that persons ,,' 'f other than employees were exposed to the I . 9 10 11 ,', ~. : . ~:',~ :'. 12 hazards of asbestos? You take me back ,a faw:years, ,but earlY,'in Ift'J career in.a",. ',44 to with CJM, personnel. Life . cond(icting, "\,: .:'1.'I,~': w':..I". ',~' .~:;. I' '. ,: : . ;:. of, employees', and' ..- ...... .' . ' .. '.:........ t.47, Metropolitan .: stu " d . ." i.e s ; , ',: . \ ~~'~ ." " . WAS ~ :'';'.'', ':,.~.~'. ~~, ., .. :, . in TheJlord and, to a lesser degree, in our town; and " " ., "': ' .. ,: ~ ,::.f", 13 0 ' "... ~ I., " .... .' -: ,. 10 f'r" . 14 15: ,."I .: :.i.o "'6''r""" 1 17 walking through the town of Asbestos on a dry August .." ":,., :~:.".:',d' a....y,,.Y Y. ou c~uld 'see l ,little ~ol18 of asbastos 'fiber rolling ,...I;a. ,,:' ... the ~ '::;,:along : like', '~ ' . :s~re~t:' :" 0" ': " ' ",' ,.t . ~ '!i&.. ~.~ .,., \. ,\" '..'..J , t ';~ t~~ewe,ed, .. I " ,'. ,.(.: ,.1, and "~:. "f, " ........ , ".' you'.'juat: assumed "', I. ~,','w anybody . . that' I '.: . .:'.t ..... waikin~i the ' . ~ '.," .'. '.~ Jl streets, ...I~'!I ': I " .~.: ~ ~ ': " : the storekeepers or 't~.' 18 polioeman walking his beat or anybody in the house, would . 19 20: .'"':1. -;' I' ',..:' ~ be exposed' to' that.. 'airborne ..dust ..~ And ' I; oan ~ remember ;~i-t,.i't.;6~'~.'st~~~n8~n';'f;as':(j,;~ "~enior~~it1zen~',: , , ,''''' ,. 2t a~rthe:edqe of our open pit one ,'. day -- .,~ 22 Your open pit being -- . 23. The asbestos mine. We were standing on, the ,.edge ,of. ,the' . " . , 24 ..... '''''';:~op~n'"pit ~h.:the"~astern 'ld~'~' "The'wh~le<to~"Of A8beBto~ :' 25 was behind us, and of course the winds are constantly RES TEL No. Feb 14.90 15 :42 No.002 P.13 . 0.. r . Smith .. by ~lr t DOl'lir, ...: '0 .. *,',' ,\ 54 ':, I - -........ .. . . II 3 ~ ',,#to ~ the humber of particles per cubic foot at the 4 ',.'",..,' ., :: .i.n .A.s.b.e'sto~ s.,' Ontar1",o ?. ' i .,~' .. #'.: '.:' ':T' .... ',' .: ',.:' .~. plant '. . "'. . .," . '-'.' .,' . 5 A. 6, May I just.reframe your questio-n, sir. not Ontario. Asbestos, Quebec, ...... t.o ', : 7~' o.i.~~ Asbestos; _",It: , C. Quebec. . . I, ." ~ ~.-' .... .' ...". , . " ',', " !' ~. . :~. " .j '.' B A. Yes, there were studies done continuously concerning the .. , " dust counts at the factory in Asbestos, Quebec. 10' ~. . When were these studies? When did these studies begin? . . .,1' . 11' It.' . I don t t mow the exact date. , . t' ...., . . I':' .,.',. 13 The late '30s, early '408. " :'{"I ~ ., I" ., '... . ~:J ~. 1". .41 ... ' . , ~ .. . .. t~. ,',. ;,))f, ..... l .. ~.t~ . I ... of. .,:...... '. ". ' .... ~ .,., I. t. ',." '';''~ ~tii ' . . : " J ,\' ". '. !" . \.',:'.~ .\,; . . " I, :' ", .. ".~ ',"'' 14 And they were done on a continuous basis? 15 Ye~, primarilyby, Billy ~-""... d / fhefthett of the '''Metropoli .. .._ 16 ....::'... . '. ~ . '. :~Life~:.::~./))( " ,. ".,.. ,;",;;~,:~,>;,~, ~ : ".' ;.. .:~.~:. :-.',:1'\' ... '~. /:~'."; ..".' '." .' <.~,,, tan ..... :.. ' 17 ~ know would have .. '. "'1.""{':' :',-.l'" . ' ......~ "'::.. ,"~ 00 you who possession o f t h e records o f . !." . t "," ,',' :., ' .: < '. '.:' ., '.' I 18 those studies? 19 . ".'.'~":."." ~~~~_I'"~~b~;.~' the 'M~tropolie 20 ~ an iife~ '>r~;'The~'>Wc;tild 21 22 24" .:. 23 ", . ...,~ .....' ,.. A. Well, they might be still available throuqh the Medical~ ....- ..".,., ,.. , .' . . '. I I be in t . I arohives of JM and Saranac Lake, and probably in the library of the Hygiene Foundation here in Pittsburgh. Did you ever have an occasion to 90 over' the results. of :.......' 25 for Johns-Manville? ------------------ - ~ - tlILeJ!l:zfa1fl!I' JIilt FIII' 1I1f 1[ II in II J.1J i If iii.. 11 " s~ :f~~ ff~~i~ii~t!tel~ Et ti lJrtf~~r Jit tIt. I i ~ Iif' !I ~,"! rJc~f.~!Ef~1i::f'~(3:;f~=?l~ 19~ tr !! Hill I fl~~r l:;~ ~,~ lie ~ f Ec: ,-~ .t~il , ">e-. ~ f :tr5i~fE~_ ~t!ri'HHEII'i:@~ ~f!'flr tf~ ff~~I!~':I t~=:r t~~fE~ l~jl- ~ - ~gJIoIl~t ~ i J ~;..c , ~ o .j ~t ~E1l:fI'!~f~~!a14 IfJ~iff~~ ~(~IHra! tAa~ ia~f! !r~.~~I~i r!fr ;iIt~flt ' i I I X I "~""-.'.I. ~~ ~ , ~ 1 .."~r~n.~liHlEl~t !i[~r -, I ~33i(~ 'lf~~ !,~.I.{..\l'!I ! ' E~rl:ir F . C ;:. -C.:IrJ..z_... ---n -t"!ll CIt ~f hif~U!C~! ~i:1 ilrf~ If~! Sf! it..! fiSh it :l!~'!lCliI' ~~~. 0 I~f ! ~ r 'b~ ; ~ to , " e' ( I!d.~Ei~!~l15:1!rlo~~i&~0l~ i~l~ ~ Jf~) I .~~" ~ \~ "U (j:) ._JJ: :..c d ~ fo J~!l va ~ ~ I I rHI f 1~, i Ir\~~.~ C"" 0 f Ii Ni \ I .., ~,\:, IVAN A.SAaOU"IN,B.C.L.K.C. AHD"t G.S....OUlltIH,LL.B. . ....~\ .' \ .. . ~ I , .\ " Sabourin & Sabourin Anorn~ys at Law SAINT-.JEAN,QUE. l~y 6, 1951. .~. Cable .t.dd.....UTIS Telepho".6868 pro Arthur 1. Vorwald, M.D., ihrector, 'lXudeau Foundation and The Saranac Laboratory, 7 Church Street, SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. I' U.S.A. Re: . Dear Arthur, We had an interesting-.hearing before the board at Quebec last week which is continue~ for the time being. - I had asked George to come down to testify in terms of the appreciation of certain physiological and respiratory data involving lungs, the Medtasetine, etc. George however, could not make the trip. . / Dr. Lanza was here and contributed greatly towards clearing the prevailing coniuston as to this seemingly increasing tendency to accept an alleged' incidence as a a.ct before same has been scientifically established, even 11 the possibility of the existence of the incidence can- not be denied. He stated one could not say nor deny whether Asbestosis could be related to lung cancer. ~ He helped "debunking" certain alleged .. figures, relating to cancer incidence in asbestos workers in the British .. Isles. I . .. P. ,,I II u = ,co 'If ,e0lP!'~ . . . . ..... L" ,............... ..-..... ..,_..- - - - ... ----...p.".'.".,. l - .~,.,.. - - . . , . . . ' -..._ . - - -___- 4 .'Warmest-regarcis', -I~..e..p....- .P..~(~\io;IIIIIteII!S~;:..-d_ _.,..-...................."""'!II.~.:t'.,..-.- - - ,. faithfully, IVAN SAB~URIN, K.C. lS/sd '7(/1 I', I . L''- .. IVAN A.SABOURIN,B.C.L.,K.C. ANDRE G.SABOURIN,LL.B. Sabourin & Sa.bourin Attornf!Ys at Law SAINT-JEAN,QUE. J~y 6, 1951. pro Arthur J. Vorwald, M.D., mrector, 'Irudeau Foundation and The Saranac Laboratory, 7 Church Street, SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. U.S.A. t' . . . .:/.,.,: ..,' .., ' .. ,. . C..ble Addre.~'LlTIS" Telephone-G6G6 Dear Arthur, '. We had an interesting::hearing before the board at Quebec last week which is continued for the time being. -- I had asked George to come down to testify in terms of the appreciation of certain physiological and respiratory data involving lungs, the Mediasetine, etc. George however, could not make the trip. . -I Dr. Lanza was here ari.d contributed greatly towards clearing the prevailing confusion as to th~s seemingly increasing tendency to accept an alleged'incidence as a ~act befo.re same has been scientifically established, even if the possibility of the existence of .the incidence can- not be denied. He stated one could not say nor deny whether Asbestosis could be related to lung eancer .IHe he~ped c'debUnking" certain alleged ... ...... ,, ... figures, relating to cancer incideInce in asbestos. wo, rkers in the British. Isles. '."'. " .""~_I,,,~,..,,,,_ ~ i""~"""""~~'-;M....~ .....I,*~.'ltIII'i'~'11011....ol/"".... ~~...................i....'.hl"~,iif~.t;'1f"f~ ~.~i IH............. oiI. .ifb.H...:.~....~-~~-..:f;'Warmest'Tegard~.......~j 'NIr" ...~;~~,~.~.~i'(.lt;...'""_.... ~ j~(,n.~i~ .,.;iJ\\;;'O.. '14~C>..,. . I" . ",'... , f Your faithfully, I " , IS/sd , .if] ,t' [/rulu~ttlaf eUnla 9h.ittfoui dlI{lne~1 Que. , February 21, 195~~ Dr. Arthur J. Vorwald', Db'ector' of Research, The Trudeau Foundation, Saranac Lake, N.Y., 'U.S.A. Re: 'Alphonse Labbe vs 'Bell Asbestos Mines Ltd. Claim No: 759807 "Cancer and ,Asbestosis" Dear Dr. Vorwald,' For your 'iliformation, I ~ pleased to send you the,f,ollowing "confidential" report which as ybu may understand has'no'off'icial 'character'whatsoever . :~: ~'. " . .! : '. .' " " .... ." \ .1',. I r' ,-:":. " :'; ' , ' , . . ...~ ~ .', > ", . .' '. -:" .. : . \ ~. ,,'" I , ' ,This case was heard before: the full compensation Board: during- .3 full days,"February'; 12,' 13, andl14, 1952; the Be . ';group 'had 2 pathologists, l . epidemiologist, 2 clinicians ,':;as,:exp~rts' and Mr.;. Sabourin had",Dr. Lanza. ~h~,hearing : ,r~~.~~~~h :'~:7~h,.~ ,"~~~.2',.;:,, .. ' .' ,', . , ':' ': :'jtn'.}SUm!n~,r:YLtthe,- pathologists',: have certified that" . as,. 'r0f:was ai" epithelioma, anaplastiC ting,' itiimpossible to . '.' " , ' ; . ,,~:(. ,The',QV,,.,.QT'T, relat,ionship betw~en aSb,estos is ;: and , and:'eve~ certain-.; I " ',,". .' ' , ' " , "'{ . :. . . "", ~.' , . "I :,', '\} 't '~',>' . that' 'the 'causal he lungs was probable ,I, am ..anxious to know what Mr. Sabourin will in March and I am also anxious to d~scuss thisi case with you at first opportunity. I Yours; very truly, PC/JS : .0, ... ~~ ' \ c:......... j. .... bring the ' Paul Cartier, M.D. :y I.