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Hr, ftcger A. HltcUina Roam 900, 1608 rfalnut street Philadelphia, PenneyIvenia February 14, 1933 ipY.UY:. PLAINTIFFS i EXHIBIT Ler Ur Ultohlaa: SIEJhCT: Coordinating Agency for Duet Investigation 2 tare received your latter of February 6 with six inclo- sure* pertinent to the Duet Syapoeiia at Pittsburgh, the Temporary Organization Committee on Indue.trial Duet Problems, and Tentative Program of Initial activities* X have read these with intereat and an pleased to note that yon are making prograta in poor endeavor to formulate maana.whereby .lndoatry may be kept informed an profcl<,ac of duet dleeaaee and eleo thereby the industrial health and legal hat* arda nay be mitigated* l hare followed thie problem rather aloeely for a nuaher of years and am-fully aware of VgBftPdf end importance to both workaen~and industry* The Bureau of Ulaea hen alware considared duat dieeases as an outstanding health problem la the mineral Industries and although our funde for doing such eork have been rather limited w# hare managed to make a nwiber of investigations and here done mode on prac tically all phaaes of the problem* Ve have recessed a great deal of our heslth work but Z hare managed to continue investigation and developswnt of respirators end also a *il amount of work on methods for making duat studies end determinations of dust in air* For the past several goxdhs, hessver, Z here been endeavoring to resame the vork and bops that the present Congress might be kind snough to tske interest in our proposals and provide some funds* Z note that one of your* inelosures relates to ooafributiona for esrrying on tht work your committee proposes. X think the total ra estimated for the initial activities is modsst sad you should have no difficulty in raising it* X have oftsn wondered in*ntyw the lnearance ooapanlea eltheaTaione or oomblned* had not set up many tiaes this sum annually for work on p--^ITlt It is* of eourse, necessary to tell you that the Bureau of Ulnse does not here any funds which it can expend in this aattsr* It is illegal to make contribu tions of any kind unless specifically authorised by Congress* Accord ingly, ell we eon contribute is cur synprthy, good withe#, and any service or advloe which we can give from our fond of information or; the investigations ve may make from time to time* . c J* rieldner Tory truly yours* ee file \ . Vllliem ?* Tent, Supervising Engineer February 14, 1933 i'PY.UV:. Kr* Reger A. UiteUina Room 900, 1308 n'alcut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sear Ur* Uitchiaa: SIBIECT: Coordinating Agency for Duet Investigation I have received your loiter of February 3 with elx inclo- aures pertinent to the Dust Sympoeiia at Pittsburgh, the Teeporary Organization Committee on Industrial Bust Problems, and tentative Program of Initial activities* 2 hare read these with interest tnd am pleased to note that you are asking progress In year eadeaeor to formulate naans whereby .industry tort be kept inforaad on problems of duet diseases and also whereby the industrial health and legal Sait* ards may be mitigated* X here followed this problsa rather aloealy for a nuabor of years and am-frilly aware of <* T^ggltPdf and importance to both work&en and industry, The Bureau of jilaes has always considered dust dis \* eases as an outstanding health problem la the mineral Industrie* and although our funds for doing sueh work haws boon rather limited we hare managed to make a nu&ber of intsetlgatlona and bar# done work on prac tically all phases of the problem* Vs hare recessed a groat deal of our health work but Z hare managed to continue lorestlgatlon and de velopment of respirators snd also a small nouni of work on methods for making duet studies and determinations of duet in air* Tor the pest several months* baserer, I hare bean endeavoring to rescue the work and hope that the present Congress might be kind eaot^h to take interest in oar proposals and provide some funds* Z note that one of your- laclosures relates to oonfelbutlone for carrying on the wexk your committee proposes* I think the total ran estimated for the initial activities is modest sad you ahould have no difficulty in raising it* I have oftaa wondered why lndustry_aad the insurance companies elthar^luons or combined, fog not set up many times this sum annually for work on d* r--^irii 1* is, of course, necessary to tell you that the Bureau of Ulna* does not here any fends which it can expend in this matter* It is illegal to make contribu tions of any kind unless specifically authorised by Congress* Accord ingly, all wa can contribute is our sympathy, good wiehes, and any service or advice which we can give from cur fund of Information ek^the investigations we may neks from tint to tins* > Tory truly yours, *ce Jh* Fieldner ee file .. frillies p* Tent, Supervising Engineer