Document dQ97vdVq8kEOjz469w0jQ280
FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML)
DATE: 1925-1926
DOC#: ML208
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: McGill Given $5,000/Year for 5 Years by Met Life for Surveys in Canada & Estimate of Dept of Hygiene "Quid Pro Quo"
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Poar Dr, Knight,
X hart Just roturnod fro* California, and find your good
lo ttar of January 7th awaiting no. Xt as axtroMly good of you to rito m such a nios noto,
and I quits undorataxxdyyour position. Vo aro oro than dolight od
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at tbo gonorooity of tbs Board of Dirootora in appropriating tho nonoy for or oarroy, and i l l look forward with a groat dial of
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nodical vork and tho Rotropolita Ufo Ins ranco Coapaaj.
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l t 1 ugtratad th a t a approaoh tha Otan o f tha F acultj of hdlolna of MoOlll O alroralty Ith a propoaal th a t upoa
m tabHahaaat of an adqwt Dapartiwxt of In d u strial HjrgWna l a th Mcr.ill Medical School th Idotropoiltan ottior loto a gnmierat ith
HeQill lo curo fr tha Coaparjy c artaln arrie and inforaatioo r r l&tlng to th hsalth of in d u strial aricar, lo Canad*
Nlth the arUbllahraent of CaadLan Ho*e Office and th extenalon of th Coopany'a operationa la th Dominion i t bacca
incroaelngly iaportant th a t ih Coapaay boro accun>*a kno*ldg* o f condition atU ndlng in d u stria l a e tlv ity in Caada. l t 1, fu rth ar, mo*t dealrabl* tha.t th Coapajoy* prograa for ti beU eraant of th health of in d u stria l ro rk e n and th s ir f sille b drnnced In Caada bar# in d u stria l hygleo* aa a cha of publlc health *ork la noUbly
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l t vould ba of g reat valu to th Coapaay to bar
paaLfic inferw ation rtgarding *uch tttr* ai
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To ooa ro ah infOrmtLon d lro o tly m ld bo d iffio u lt and vry orpoMdto l f l t ooU bo obU laad fro a a dapartom t of 1* d u rtriid hjxX*m ta Oaaada't loading univoroitgr in n rturu Per a nodar-
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natii lindUmnlnUy throogh lt* ro la tle u v ith th a ntvoraity oxtend ito oam'tidlnOfMMi in tho fia ld o f publlc h sa lth tho b o n aflt oold bo tU l
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Xt aoold **n an adharonoo t* th a CoapM r') atabllafc*d policgr o f u&lUaing wbm pooslhl* Ganadlan poraonool and o faratlng throqsb Caadl an oganoia*. I t oald bring th Ooapiuqr and ita a e tlritlo * in oo&tiaet ith azor hjgbly in flu tln l ind irld v al and in d u o trlal groaye.
Tboo^i lag al obataaloo aay artknd ln tha aj of a eo trib u tlo a bgr th a Coapanor to an duoatiooal in tltu tlo o thagr ar not oonaoru-
od Ith th a pina propooad Suah a plan InrftWoo a d o fin it qttU pro que. payjMiata ap o o lfieally ooadltLooad.upoo a oeow noenite nrtursv tb* ado* quhep o f uah ro tu ro to ba datoralaad tgr th a P ru id -- a r tbo aa to boa
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f lta ili ih* proposal b* nade bjf th* Oisapany io ih* Dalv e ra lty our p a rile !pailn, would be W rily iwr# wataable end *tiaflaV- in i in li* a ffa c i upon Canadian In d u strial ordini ite m s then t i would ba *ora n e h p a rticip a tio n to ba e lic ite d .
I t i* accordingly recomendad th a t with proper legal safeguard* and la th* a t o f the fu lfillm e n t of *uitable condition* the Company in consideration of c ertain aerate** rendered pay to hoO ill U niraraity the tut of flvw thousand d o llar 1annually during a period o f mSfW yanre* IvJV
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Z do co t know whether o r not the P resident 1 t i l l in te re ste d la e*t*blsthl& g eoas e o rt o f re la tio n w ith MoOitl o r not* N either oan I re c a ll Juat when th e Ottawa corner-stone lajr* lo t takes place but If th at event ia e tU l In the o ff Inc lt.iw euli be a grand tia e to do the graceful and announce our proposed re la tio n * w ithdthe University*
' lth ia th p ast two edita or eo there Imre beo*
taro inpertiuat and urgent c e lle fa r 1*1p fro * CanndUa flre** 0ne Lo th e st eativ e e f th big pepar coepaniee, fron tho standpoini ef
lab o r re la tio n * and eoe of th very la rg e rt* They a re f in a li/ e ta rtla g *o an erte n e iva reerg an isatin n of th I r whola nd ie si procrea w ith p e rie d lo annuii pfeyaleala, a t th recoono adatto n o f th untasi oapleyee* Thle le th Spante* ftiver Pulp and Ifcper Ceapaiv* The eth e r e v tf it le e p r is tin i p lan i osar Montreal vhich 1* launchi z a wild eehaae te ero sin e everybedy lo tb e lr eaploy and a le e th aMaber* o f th f ta illo * o f enpleyeea* beth theee groupe noed cleee eatching and a lo t o f b e lp .
Xt 1 work wfcLch h oan de enly w ith d i f f i c i l i / and g reat expeoao and
m ie which a C ernila* ceuld de b a tte r than ee eould* 0 neh a job
ih* oeotenpUiei dapartnent t f la d u e tria l toyglene a t XoOlll wold be able te render tawrik vallarti oervioe*
Zf jo tt lUdc v e li o f entlonlng these a tte re Kr* n e re eoeld g ire yen a l l io ta Ilo * A* you know 1 did n et pacane
th n e tta r e f th le i1e re la tio e * w ith M edili w ith Mr* runro, l e t t i c i
tb* whsle q u artle r a d h**o l i ae en Mr Melce'a r l a i t boro Zf yw* v ieh to secar* fu rtb a r In fo rn atio a tram Kr om ero pleaeo t e l i kUi o f th p lo t a l th Un* o f Or K arU a'a v la lt fa r be fcnoo* neihlng
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