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/S5LST0S TEXTILE IHSTITOTS IX .vT' tSNDANCS: PLAINTIFF'S i EXHIBIT fim-y ;:vj T.-.S ol c -j Cc; r.c- re 1 held Thursday, Lpril 7, 19-19 - the 5isr.:arclc Hotel, Chi. cm ~o, z , -Si3ES 70S TEXTILE CO. RnY3ES?0S-h,;r:H:,TT.-.h , i xc. 3 err.ger. L Gatke JC?u:s -MRNVILLE CORP. J* j-. Bettes C-. v;. Karshall;* U. V">fi ve-r-- V/, L. Gilbert s. V. Dillon SOUTHERN ~S3SS?QS CO. KE, .S3 EY M-vTTI SON CO G- S. Facel J.. Vfn i t fieId e t: l;. DELPHI;. ASBESTOS i- j. Scanlon ' UNION ^SBESTOS -1 RUBBER CO. R. E, Cryor* R. Eyrnes *1* F. Jerome RIH?ge RS .UNI VERSITY C;tDVLaJ.-.PSR, V/ICKERSM-.:.: T.-xFT M. c. Show r M. I. Ruddock The meeting was called to order by the President. The Secretary Ats directed to read the corrected section of the Minutes of the nesting held at New Brunswick, N. J. on Dec. 10, 1943- It v;es moved by hr. Cryor, seconded by Mr. Dillon and unanimously voted that the Minutes as corrected be approved- .2 in the absence of the Treasurer, the Secretary read the Treasurer's report. (copy attached). It was moved by Mr. Dillon, seconded by Mr. Marshall and unanimously approved that the report as pre sented be accepted and entered in the Minutes of this meetings 3 The 32cretaryTs quarterly report was road (copy attached) and in the discussion which followed several actions were taken. a. V/ith regard to the supply of Primers available to the Secretary for general distribution, thu members present o o 110 (1 o c.' cr - or. could be obtrir'-id from the ncr.bcr co-pcni.es. It 3 revealed l::zz, ~oi. _ <.u ohv. ."-mbc r j hc.vdepleted their stock of Primers nr.<3 could not therefore furnish cay additional copies. HoweV2r; Ur. Scanlon, Philadelphia ..sb etoe Co., one. hr. Vo'cel, Southern asbestos Co., did agree to supply scr;c r.dcitlpna.1 copies for the iseds here established. b. The remarks concerning the development of protective clothing for firefighting purposes that is being pro moted at the 7/right-Patterson ^.ir Force Base, hero Medical Laboratory, prompted a considerable amount of discussion on that subject. It vans pointed out that asbestos textiles are apparently being completely dis regarded in this effort and preference seems to be dir ected to a construction composed of glass cloth, lami nated with an aluminum or silver foil. It v/as felt that asbestos textiles should be given some considera tion in those efforts and the Secretary was instructed to advise the membership regarding the proper parties responsible for this development so that a fair repre sentation of asbestos textiles might be made. 4. The Lir Hygiene Committee had no formal report to offer, ho?;ever, there was a considerable amount of discussion concerning the activities of this committee. Mr. R. E. Cryor reported his observations of the dust control problem and how it is being attacked in England. It was pointed out that many English manu facturers are ahead of those in this country with regard to the protective censures being used end an example :/r.e cited, -.'aerr i r\ of :,i.j :*,,?c:vincs iuep. as spinning fr :-m, e tc. , r re plcteiy enclosed end evacuated while in operation. It was felt that perhaps the most important /actor accounting for this con dition lies in the somewhat m.ora strict legislative control cxertc-d upon such operations in England* There was a general agreement that the activities of the 'Air_Kygiene Committee arc very important functions of the Institute end that the committee's contributions to the industry are of inestimable value. The Secretary read excerpts from, an article entitled "Cancer and Environment'1 written by Graff Conklin and published in Scientific American, Vcl* 180, No. 1, Jan* 19-19. It was felt that the in formation here offered unjustifiably incriminated asbestos as a carcinogenic material and it wr.s felt that some clarification'of the subject should be extended* Hr. hall suggested that the matter might best be clarified through and by Dr. A. J* Lanzo, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co*, and Mr. Marshall was therefore directed by the President to confer with Dr. Lanzo regarding the subj ect. The Fiber Committee report was given by Mr. Marshall who presented a general review of the Canadian fiber mines strike and stated that at this date there appears to be no basis for an early settlement of the tic-up. A general observation would seen to indicate that the fibers being received from. Canada are somewhat improved in quality over those received in past years. Mr. J. K. 7/enver reported on the stockpiling activities which are being carried out under the direction of the Bureau of Federal Supply. copy of this report is herewith attached and it is