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- *..' Tv'-^'- .>: .V'v1 eaorudai * r - . -- . *' ^) : - - , Bubers of Board of Trustees 1 for Motla< la Vow Iork, July 7, 1936. . ..-a . *'V''.;nA* 'A'.m: : .: 7b aopplaaant Aaaadai fm f. . v- ^'1 It Tha reeo--aadatloB that Ssaiy Midrilataa bo blootod Assistant Secretary la' aade because the Secretary, Kr. Iloyd Billion, baa oat boos afalo regularly to attand aeetiage of tbe Board, aad baa designated Mr. Kiddlaton la rash eaaoa to bo hia substitute. Astioo aa raori--uiluil scold fire Mr. Uddletoa . official statue. * ... , ,, - . ... 2. The applicants for oaoberahip will, whan clogtod, add on* oora to tbo noabar , of trade associations that arw oaabora, cae to the pnbar of layg# ; aad 00a to tho onbor of --11 oowpaaloa, ' ~ ' - -,J* . (a) Clarification of atataaaat of purposes aa printed iz Qoda of tagnlatians. 1/ * . . * v * "-S. a? 'V` ' " k`f V,: m . vr- On Pace 3 of Info itloa Circular Bo. 1 ara throe key atataaaotai J*f, Z'Tv : - -. . _-_ `-r 1. "Air Bpgione Tomdatioa of Aaerloa, Iac.ihaa foraaity # lore* nfroup representing wapioa^ industries/ * > ' -*-td in /^ > *. 2* _ "Iha purposes of thia arfaaiaatlaa ara to sendnot iBrestlgatiaas of . . Jf; V.L - and to stlaalate reseerwh am problems la tho field of air lyglsao aad' ,' - - - to fatbor aad dlaaeolnato factual lafornatian relating tharoto. It will alao oooporata with aad aaalat other agsoelea aetlwa la this flald . aad will collaborate la the eoordlaatlaa af sock raaaaroh effort*.* . 3. *Zo the important work plaawad bp the fwwadatlea, the coopamtloa of . . aclontiata, cowwrnantal aatborltioa aad all ladnatrlaliata oonoomod ia ' , oordially iaritod. tbo aatiwltloa of tbo Tomdatloa are epaa ta all ; . Interested paraoaa aad arfaaluitiaaj," . ' . . . It the reeaat oaatlac, la B#w Tarit, af the Ploanlac Caaodttaa 'Of ^a Boafd' ^ ^ ! / .. . of Xraataaa with raproaeatatlTaa of warlona laanrwaoo groups, tho anu*"tloa waa . . adwaaood that tho etatod pnrpoaoa eight bo aoaaldorad aa orar-inelusive, la that ' ; - encal-rablx the Ibaodatloa algbt latoad to oot ltoolf ap aa tbo "arwoi^U* bo^T ,. . - :v which would ettaapt to ooa-- raapcoalblllty for all phoaos af air bpglma work, ' - : . ragardloaa of othor ogoaoloo ttot Bight bo la the flald. the fealinK of tbo - paitioun waa that tho atataoaat tf parpoaao ahaald bo alarifled to ladloeto ^ . Vv. ;>..r Toaadotloo la *a orgaalaoUoo fonud by aid far ladaotiy, la aatioail ; . ' . la eoope -- that aa a apadaliat la its field, bat rapraaaatlag azalaaiwaly tha" ' wiawpolat af iadnatry, It should work with aad through axisting acgoolaotiaao Uhe ' "C'." i.Aoarleaa Staadarda Aaaoolatioa, lrtlonal Conall aad Ttwrrril WV'H \r / . ... Baton--tal agaoolo^^ .. . - : . - r= PRODUCED ' * - *-.*.* ; t. *.4* .-A If * , > vy^v'.. * ***. ' 3*' *. * ' i-VVP :W?-*-TtrKV-? * ;*- ' - . . '**# ' A * * , *''" v.. -*.. ,t. * . * . . ' -:.. ^ ... The foundation An formed by Industry,. It la for tha benefit of lnduatiy.:' .' 7 7 . la tha trna eaaso, that whatever oaa ha dona toward tha ell atnation or control. . - ;.v . of industrial haaarda la tha flold of- air hygiene wlH ba food for tha eaplayer -- 7'... ; at tha aaaa tlae, It will ha equally good for tha saployus aad for the pAlic, ' - . 1 phrase which waa used at top`Mating la question, *ropr**ating ardualwiy' the vloppolnt of industry* la 9pm %o adalatocprstation, jit night bo taken to aqea I that tha fondatlaa would latorprattha raeulta of It# owa rwaoaroh and'that of, * 'ethers In tha light of lta (laduetry'a) aalflah wlahes. Thla certainly la not In . the alnda of tfao yomdatlnn's Mahore, tha purpose dearly la to attoapt to aaka a . flat abed pattern, aalng thoaa pieoea already cut that will fit, aad cutting or - . allowing aomoono also to out thoaa aaooaaary to ooaploto tha whole, fa do otharules, : to giw a*riawpoiat* to fasts (other than to aanaidar practicability In the carrying out of n pragma of prevention haaod on tboao faota), would nakw af tha Totadation n partisan body aad would vary largely destroy lta uaofulaeae and lta lsgitlaato power -In lta field, ' r 'i... `; > x V X. - ' . ; - V!:` .., .. Biara la evident (not now referring to tha aaating In law Torit) n feeling, baaed an tha plmae *wlll ,. aaalat ether agwoeioa* that, whan n coanittee in an organlnatlan dealdaw that sane particular rwaoaroh la Beaded, and the organisation dooa not havw the noooaooty fad*, the Ibvdatlom should a^ply what nay bo v* / **4 .- ' fo go to the OTtrano of Ant night bo ooaaldarod by aono as tha flald af '. 1 : notivitio#, the fomdatiaa would bo a aolloetlm aganoy, at high expanse, for other organisations, nlth tha primage of rwoaivlng and using their reports. ; woh erganlintioas there aoaatinea In a-^uoatian aa to Ao Should da Ant#. ^ r *. *` ` 7 Zn that OMnaetlna, after tha April 14 aaating In Baahington, ease thoxgbt that VoMdatlan'a aotivitioa would bo pemitted to lapse Mill after the presentsthan 7* and eoasldarwtiea of the reports af tha Bupartnmt of labor eoanitteea. i nuAar off' aaabora and prospects have aoMandad tha Trustee# and staff for prooaodiag with the - prollBinary pregrmn aad for nalrtng tha romdatlon's own survey af the field, Zt aaanad . <te be tha feeling on thp part of those Ao bava ooaaontod on it la thla way that .. .. ' ' *lnduatrj4a viewpoint* is to saa that its noway Mtrustod to tha feMdatlfla la used la noking eunb of Its on studios as It should to bo ourw of ibtoeod foots, aad to *farn out* eberw orgaalaatlaaa aro spool ft pally eat M to da work in apooial llnas -- aa -.y -i' Sallon laatituto af Industrial tosoaruh, Bertard School of fAlle loalth, Sar s laboratorlaa, its., far rwaoaroh, aad inorlsaa Standard# fspctatlap for the potting . - Zn tho stotonoat on page 3* Xaforustlan Qlraular Bo. 1, It scans Maar that Aa fOMdatian was organiaod hr industry far the eoAuet af auoh iavwstigatiana ns ft night ulA to.da ar haw done fop itself la 'air hygiene; far tha rtlnUta ' < af rwsoaruh In dhai qad fuaaa prohloaa, tha nurd *#tianalatl#a* not lnplylag aoooaaarlly cthat tho IbMdatlan wold elthor * $* AA aruwpply'th* fvh, 1U*A iha aantaxh - uenBd indicate that It.night A sum of lta am ruaoarA, r^ply fMda far naoparatlvo . Vr-r AatluaftetotaywoiaApaotdhVay, agenolaa ar iadlvldnals, aad la otbar-onsaa eat partly In. fha affar net paly ta poopomto. ulth but to'aaalst pthpr an ago ^a too fiold of alr'hygt n<, la goflalta, ao la also tho stotonoat that tho foundatlo *i'Ul onllahoruto in the opordlnatlaa pf mparA efforts -- not tut tt Ul aat un >o *?-Tf,!;ba tho naU^al ooordlAting body, j Bare' Vadld mt alletoar C~ - r ^ -V :'' >>*'> ; !. .:Vv 1 'v/,;. > ' ?: 7,;: V;-':; ' 'V ''.-' ' -:-J` Ai-'V* ^X;^'V-; * i., ' agendas letting toward the seat goal, am tadsrstandlng that ton of than . : . be anabled to do nors work la their particular Haas if assisted la a material .; any, aad finally aa acknowledgaaant that all oonoonad should worit la haraony L-v. v . .to ham aha aacesaary work dana >7 those host equipped sad qualified, aad to avoid :' unnecessary duplication of effort. Cm further stateasat that eooperatloa of all .. interests is invited serves to asphasise that the Ponidation helieves that it has :a definite field ef usefulness t Industry, to labor and to the public; that Others . v.-_ . estshlisbed in the field should he given and should give due reeognition and respect; that the fevdation has no elsh er intention to usurpf hut it does believe that, . ' ' heeaude ef its naJcexp, it perhaps is la position aaterially to spead ^ the ' investigational pbaaas in this very important field, to eeoure sore oospleteeoopere- - , 11 ef Industry with sclanoe, and nore rapidly to acquaint tha ptfdle with facta `V ' T ~ ehlah will hasten fair regulation.' She foundation is e fact-flading as well as n . ' fact-gatheriiy srganisatlso* >-*-- ',,-V' . - . - :-'- - - .. -r* Y While the statenent af pnrpoaea night be amplified by additional phrases, it is not easy to see the validity of an objection that tha purposea as stated nay be construed to neen that the Weundatlon wants to be nore then la lndieeted that . it should ba er that it nay desire to do mwamnted war* In this field. . -*./ .1 > v .. ,u- . -- >. . (b; dariflratlea f stateaeats of factions and duties of various ooanittess ,, . (suggested oopies as nrspared by tha eoanitte* ehairoen will bn presented ' i,; Trustees' nesting). V W- ;' >> VW'- u ' i ; preventive fla--tttef. There was nbj nation an the waft .af tlM, Aoefioan Btaadsrda Asaoalatloa te the alauae ladisating that fhd fbxsdatioif night r" let Its own standards for engineering practices. thin was nettled to the antlra . .. .. aafciafeetiea ef tha staff af 144. by. the ntateaest that the foundation night - -V ''!.*< weoonnend standards, but that sash natOd be dloared through 1.80., with tha > ; understanding that ths standards as sst by 1.8.1. on daU silled would noth* i . jpraaulgated until after the fomdatlaa bed appawfity ftw dieexw, Htb 4.g.i^-wi "-f` airrereaees of opinion that wight arias. 'i i *->.?- . ' ; - ` ;-. . r---'*. y. .-f. . legal Coawlttee. ~*^ tbare waa ebjeetion on the part of the insurance groins (**a --*hly ethers). te the latter pert mS this saetien, ah iadioatin thh ^^.>3>fhMlbiii1y ef adnotiderstodtog as to what this eeaaittbe ertmUy is doing ud ` inteada to da. There sensed to he the thepght that the, feMsIatjnn night bn . . nansidered t# be going' tee far la this phase. '[The flaailng Omnittoe/ at Its nesting (i)V `'Yf.J?; 'v'fdi'fhat the Trustees be authorised to aleet aa tracutivc Coaalttee of 5; v. - Ah** ewoh officers sff the Board aa were ysg. alastad to the. Ixosutirs fff3 ties ,; - eetin as' affUio ef tfcat bodyf that f oansUtnb* n tworsn to oojniaBt bnaineas ^ at eertings ef ths lxocutivs Cooaittoe^ . . .-i.. ' -v'/jl - ^:` ^ .vr:-;..:. , 'S'-.'^^3v"~.;?V-." :*s - i -.: .: . `..-l *> 7^ ,,,;V >Jv: ~ -, . V-.: - . . :Y ';:;'.: >,*- . -'V - ` ' '" {) that definitely stated meetings of tha Board of Trustees bo sot.:; v /: ; It mo suggested that theta be bald quarterly, at January, April* Inly aad . ; Ootober. Alto that the JCcecutlre Committee mee$ ponthly .on pome- specified day,' ' <r) Other abaagea. {hat may *** deaLrehle ia theCoda af Adulations, v . . A. Xo a nmber af poses argue* ta In ta.roc of membership bare allotted tbs response that tba fee la '.too high* Jn most Instances the oo^panle# . : approached vers of such alto and apparent tending that the amount af $500 ." ' ffanuld bars appaared nagliflbl*. 4U ZZ th# a$'ids'vdlt-f.95Vf thfe < jmj ; .r1j pAvi, t Ti lhovltf tae ' tm t*r tte ^ * ` or -K.-. af 1936 bp radOoadt. Jhera Still la a large amount to sake ip ehat fill ba apent bafbr1937. ? .'Vv-:";-, .> . . . - -v . ; ..-4. * ; '..*> ' ' -. ., : .v ' . -; : ' ` 5, formula for ataaansat of data for 1917* Diannaelan at tha meeting of Abo Planning Coamittee cantered around nuaber of anployeea aa the least complex factor* It m< raoognised that dfroe of basard la Important, but there aaaad *~-X ..-.:*.' ...... to the Omlttee ae eej af fairly datenalnlng tble abort of a eomplate nrrsy, mblch abrlooaly la at this tiaa oot of tba question. Since returning from tha v-. 'aatlaq, the matter baa bean dlacuaaad eitb aeraral paroona -- a paraonnal - director, a bualnaaa executlro, and a atatlatlelan -- none of rhoa could offer ' ^ anything af benaflt beyond an agreement that the alapl* eay aeaaad to be dlrlalxat .v' into gmpa aeoordlng to nmaber of amployeea and aaaeanant per capita, elth ' daflnlto maxima, fioraial other paracma, suggested by >r. Vimans, trill be seen before tha Board moating on July 7* In the maantlme, the following maybe ' "-''riy' r* r -n. indloatiaa af yosalbls grouping on tha heals af number af'- ' r amploysOa anly. ' for simplicity* a budget of #100,000 baa boon assumed, sod this y .. . fvthar aaa\aq>tlen made that there fill ba about 1000 contributing eoapenlaa. ^ ' At praamat there are in the fomadatlon. It coapeny ncmbare, 14 trade aaeeeiatlaa Ik-'.:'!'-.' anbara and 1 obaibar af roe. t- ot-a-li-ng 7--55. ...................... ... c< ,-V -v v / "" v. Group i "h 25f of .bodgat .-.V-. '. ' 2,34 " * 5,6.7,s *5 , ^ ` ' .'{ \ ' .. : 2.3,4 . ,000 1.1,000 * 36,7,i -m Baaa than 1,000 . Vbatirrer further adrica mu ba Mowed idll ba praaaatad at th* :; . v ,, ' Board Mating* ' ' - ' r I . H. l. fcllar - * uiflaf blrastar .