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AnMSTitoKG. Ma c h e n B e E n e y A T T O R N E YS AN O C O U N S E L L O R S A T LAW A L EX A N D ER A RM ST RO N G 167 7-1039 A R T H U R VV. M AC H E N .VERNON ENEV CHARLES C. W. ATWATER NOLAN P. CHIPMAN ARTHUR W. MACHEN. JR. RUDOLPH E. TIGHE. JR. ROBERT M. THOMAS 20TH FLOOR IO LIG H T S T R E E T February 2 4 , 1951 SARATOGA 1676 Mr. L e s te r B . R o b erts K etterin g Laboratory U n i v e r s i t y ...o f C i n e i n a t t i C o lleg e o f M edicine C in e in a t t i 1 9 , Ohio D ear Mr. R o b e r ts : You w ill r e c a l l th a t at the co n feren ce h eld in B a ltim o r e on F e b r u a r y 6 , 1 9 5 1 , a s u g g e s t io n was made t h a t a d d itio n a l m e te o ro lo g ic a l and w eather d a ta fo r th e B a l t i more a r e a m ight be o b ta in e d a t a c o m p a ra tiv e ly low c o s t fro m t h e U n it e d S t a t e s 'W eath er B u r e a u , and i t w as a g r e e d t h a t !fi* o G o s l i n o f D u P ont w ould lo o k i n t o t h e m a t t e r and ad v ise us as to w hether th is a d d itio n a l d ata could be o b ta in e d and as to th e c o s t t h e r e o f . S e v e r a l d ay s ago I r e c e i v e d w ord t h a t Mr G o s lin . had ta lk e d to p eo p le in th e W eather Bu reau in W ashington, and t h e y had g iv e n him an e s tim a te o f $ 1 ,3 0 0 . a s th e c o s t o f fu rn is h in g com plete w eather d a ta fo r th e B altim o re a rea f o r th e p a s t se v e n te e n y e a r s , and had in d ic a te d th a t i t would ta k e from fo u r to e ig h t w eeks t o co m p lete th e r e p o r t . The amount in v o lv ed and th e tim e n e c e s s a r y to g et th e d a ta a re b o th much g r e a te r th a n any o f us had a n tic ip a te d and, a cco rd in g ly , I co n ferred w ith cou n sel fo r each o f the o th er th r e e com p an ies. As a r e s u l t t h e r e o f , I was re q u e s te d to w r i t e t o y o u on b e h a l f o f a l l c o u n s e l , and I am s e n d in g a copy o f t h is l e t t e r to each o f them . 4 1 1 f o u r o f u s f e e l , t h a t we s h o u ld n o t i n c u r t h i s a d d itio n a l expense on b e h a lf o f our re sp e c tiv e c lie n ts a t t h is tim e , nor d elay your r e p o rt to us fo r a p erio d o f from i fo u r to e ig h t w e ek s. We, t h e r e f o r e , ask you to co m p le te , your r e p o r t in th e manner o u tlin e d a t th e tim e o f our con fe r e n c e as s p e e d ily as p o s s ib le and forw ard i t to c o u n s e l. 1 I n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n we do n o t t h i n k t h a t y o u s h o u ld do any i e x te n s iv e work a t t h i s tim e on th e b a s is o f th e fo rm u la you r e f e r r e d t o d u r in g t h e c o n f e r e n c e , b e c a u s e , a s we a l l 1 understood, th e r e s u lts o f th e a p p lic a tio n o f the form u la 1 would be v e ry u n c e r ta in and w ould p ro b a b ly n o t be o f any , r e a l h e l p . We t h i n k i t d e s i r a b l e t h a t you sen d o n a s prom ptly as p o s s ib le your re p o rt in th e form o u tlin e d a t 1 Mr. L e s te r B. Roberts 2 February 2 4 ,' 1951 t h e c o n f e r e n c e on t h e b a s i s o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n now a v a i l a b l e to you, w hich, o f co u rse, in clu d e s D r. W ille t t ' s r e p o r t. A f t e r we h a v e had a n o p p o r t u n it y t o .e x a m in e y o u r r e p o r t , i t may b e t h a t we w i l l t h e n w ant t o o b t a i n a d d i t i o n a l in fo r m a tio n . I m ight add t h a t a l l o f us f e l t v e ry much s u r p r is e d when i t was in d ic a te d a t t h e c o n fe re n c e th a t n e it h e r you nor M r.. Cholak nor D r. Kehoe had se en a copy o f th e r e p o r t o f W e a th e r S e r v i c e s , . I n c . and Dr. W i l l e t t . In d e e d , I do n o t th in k I would be p u ttin g i t to o s tr o n g ly to say th a t a l l o f us were amazed th a t th e co n fe re n ce had been arran g ed and th a t a rou gh d r a f t o f your r e p o r t had been p repared w ith ou t any r e fe re n c e to th e W eather R e p o rt. I t ; I s ou r c le a r r e c o l l e c t i o n th a t when th e m a tte r was f i r s t " d is c u s s e d , you and M r . Cholak in d ic a te d th a t t he K e tte r in g L a b o ra to ry would need c e r t a in w eath er d a ta , and you su g g ested th a t th is d ata be o b tain ed from W eather S e r v ic e s , I n c . and D r. 'W ille t t . L a te r , fo llo w in g t h i s s u g g e stio n , we c o n f e r r e d w i t h D r . W i l l e t t and a l l a g r e e d t h a t he s h o u ld be em ployed to do th e w o rk . I t was our u n d e rs ta n d in g a t th a t tim e th a t th e w eather d a ta to be fu rn ish e d by W eather S e r v ic e s , I n c . and D r. W i l l e t t would be th e com p lete w eath er and m e te o r o lo g ic a l d a ta w h ich you would need f o r th e p u rp o ses o f your re p o rt. Would you p le a s e k e ep in mind t h a t fo u r c o p ie s o f the re p o rt are to be sen t to each o f th e fou r co u n sel. Very tr u ly you rs, HJL VVHEi *j1rmiiiOs '/ 8545 c e : W illia m D. M acm illan , Esq.. C h arles C. G. Evans, E sq . Ju liu s A. V ic to r, J r . , Esq Norwood B . 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