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SAFETY COMMITTEE O. B . L e w i s CHAIRMAN Et h y l Ga s o l i n e Co r p o r a t i o n Cu r y s l k r B u il d in g K)5 Le x i n g t o n Av e n i i k ,\e w Y0RK Mar- 17, 1937 D r . V/. p . M achie K e t t e r i n g Lao orator;,* o f A p p l i e d Phi's i o l o g y College of Medicine 2den Avenue ' C in c in n a ti, Ohio. Dear B ill, A tta c h e d here to a r e c o p ie s of two l e t t e r s from th e ","e8 1 C o a s t . A s k i n g o u r o i l c o m p a n ie s t o g a t h e r s a m p le s f o r u s does not appear the c o rre c t method of doing th is jo b . I th in k you made i t c l e a r a t C i n c i n n a t i why t h i s s h o u ld h e done 07 our men th e m s e lv e s , e x c e p t in r e a l e m e rg e n c ie s . I -vonder now i f we c o u l d n o t compose a l e t t e r s e t t i n g f o r t h your view s on t h i s s u b je c t, so th a t th e re co uld he no f u r t h e r q u e s t i o n on how o u r men s h o u l d p r o c e e d . I. a l s o " b e l i e v e you t o l d me w a t e r b o t t o m s a m p le s w e re no l o n g e r n e c e s s a r y , so we m ig h t i n c l u d e t h i s i n a. g e n e r a l l e t t e r to a l l of o u r men i f you think it advisable. Very t r u l y y o u rs ' / '.7: GCL enclosure KE 002261.7 Y Los A n g e l e s Ccii xx o rn i s. A p r il 26, 1537 Mr. J . C. T a y lo r A tte n tio n : Mr. 0. 3 . Lewis Bear Mr. Lew is: I have taken up the m atter of c le a n in g tanks and o b ta in in g samples from tanks used fo r s to rin g leaded g a so lin e in the f i e l d w ith the various sa le s engineers of companies op eratin g in th is t e r r i t o r y . In view of the f a c t that, i t is n o t alw ays p o s s ib le f o r them to n o t i f y us i n tim e t o h a v e one o f o u r men p r e s e n t when ta n k s a r e clean ed , I have re q u e ste d the d iffe re n t, s a le s e n g in e e rs when i t is not p o ssib le fo r us to be p re se n t fo r a c lean in g , to secure samples fro m t h e s e t a n k s which we w i l l l a t e r p i c k u p a n a f o r w a r d t o o u r C incinnati Laboratory. These samples w ill be c o lle c te d in accordance with the in s tr u c tio n s th at have been issued to our s a fe ty en g in eers, and of co u rse the c le a n in g w i l l a l s o be done in a c co rd a n ce w ith our r u l e s snc. r e g u l a t i :>ns . I am a t t a c h i n g h e r e t o copy of a l e t t e r a d d r e s s e d t o Mr. ro w e r o f th e Union O il Company w ith r e f e r e n c e to sam p le s. T r u s t i n g my d e c i s i o n i n t h i s m a t t e r w i l l m e e t w i t h y o u r a p p r o v a l, I am, Very tru ly y o u rs, S. M. TiAGMEE. By (S) T. 3 . Z ad ra K 0 0 2 2 6 1 8 A p ril 2o, 1S37 < Mr. 3-ugene Power The U nion O i l Company 617 ^ e s t 7t h S t r e e t Los A n g e le s, C a l if o r n ia . T e a r Mr. Powers With re fe re n c e to our phone c c n v e rs a tio n t h is morning r e l a t i v e to o b ta in in g sam ples of s lu d g e , s id e s c e le , and w a te r "bottom from tanks in the f i e l d which have been used fo r s to rin g leaded gaso line . I n c a s e s where p o s s i b l e we w ould a p p r e c i a t e k n o w in g ir. a d vance the lo c a tio n of the p la n t where tanks are to be clean ed so th a t we m ig h t h a v e o u r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e p r e s e n t t o s e c u r e t h e s e s a m o l e s . On t h e o t h e r h a n d , i f t i m e d o e s n o t p e r m i t h a v i n g one o f our r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p r e s e n t , we w o u ld g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e y o u r in s t r u e t i n g t h e men e n g a g ed in t h i s work to s e c u r e from e a c h ta n k a p p r o x i m a t e l y one g a llo n of bo tto m w a te r, one q u a rt j a r of bottom slu d g e , and one q u a rt ja r of side sc a le . K in d ly a d v i e our Los Angeles o f f i c e in e i t h e r e v e n t; th a t is to say, e ith e r have our re p re se n ta tiv e c o lle c t these samples, or where i t is p o s s ib le , o b ta in these samples a f t e r they have been se c u re d by your men. Thanking you in advance fo r your cooperation in th is m a tte r , I am, Very tru ly yours, c , id. .iAGi<-^i{ 3 y (5 ) T. 2. Za.dra kE" 00226*9