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FILE NAME: Curtiss-Wright (CW) DATE: 1931 DOC#: CW001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: NSC Transactions - Officer Lists by Section transactions National Safety Council Incorporated 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago Papers mani- HONORARY MEMBERS A ssociation of I ron and Steel E lectrical E ngineers R obert W . Campbell Officers (1931-1932) C. W. Bergquist, President. J. I. B anash, Vice-President for Finance. J. E. Culliney, Vice-President for Engineering. E dward D ana, Vice-President for Public Safety. H oward B. F onda, Vice-President for Membership. G. T. H ellmuth, Vice-President fo r Business Administration. J ohn E. L ong, Vice-President for Division of Safety Councils. Arthur M. T ode, Vice-President for Industrial Safety. A. W . W hitney, Vice-President for Education. Dr. C.-E. A. W inslow, Vice-President for Health. W ill Cooper, Treasurer. W. H. Cameron, Managing Director and Secretary. EX EC U TIV E COMMITTEE (1931-1932) M. S. A ckerman, J r., Lehigh Valley Safety Council. W m. F. Ardern, Safety Division, Milwaukee Association of Commerce. C. B. A uel, Past President. J. I. B a .tash, Consulting Engineer. E rnest W. Beck, United States Rubber Company. C. W. Bergquist, W estern Electric Company. W. H. Cameron, National Safety Council. R. W . Campbell, P ast President. Robert I. Catlin, Aetna Life Insurance Company. .C. L. Close, United States Steel Corporation. W ill Cooper, Stevens Hotel. G. E. Cress, Mason City Safety Council. J. E. Culliney, Bethlehem Steel Corporation. E dward D ana, Boston Elevated Railway. L ewis A. D eBlois, P ast President. G. A. Doeller, Public Utilities Section. 1^4 P M arcus A. Dow, P ast President. H oward B. F onda, Burroughs Wellcome & Co. (U . S. A. ) Inc. H arry Guilbert, The Pullman Company. G. T. H ellmuth, Chicago, N orth Shore & Milwaukee R. R. Co. m E i f ; . W alter G. K ing, Past President. F rank J. L anah an, F ort P itt Malleable Iron Company. F rank A. L auerman, Metals Section. S t ? ' l l p "'- D r. M. G. L loyd, ASSE-Engineering Section. J. E. L ong, The Delaware & Hudson Railroad Corp. . H. W. Lormor, Cleveland Safety Council. Arthur T. M orey, P ast President. / .'"A. Twentieth Congress-- National Safety Council Lew R. P almer, P ast President. C. E. P ettibone, P ast President. H enry A. Reninger, P ast President. J ohn R ussell, J r., Construction Section. . G. E. S anford, General Electric Company. - Charles B. Scott, P ast President. Zenos E. Scott, Superintendent of Public Schools, Springfield, Mass, Lester D. Seymour, United Air Lines. J ohn S. S haw , Chemical Section. E rnest L. S imonds, New Haven Safety Council. J ohn H. T aylor, Birmingham Safety Council. A rthur M. T ode, Consulting Marine Engineer. C. P. T olman, Past President. Merle E. T owner, Baltimore Safety Council. V incent W akefield, Refrigeration Section. George H. W arfel, Steam Railroad Section. Dr. C. H. W atson, American Telephone & Telegraph Company. A. W. W hitney, National Bureau of Casualty & Surety Underwriters. Dr. C.-E. A. W inslow, Yale Medical School. A rthur H. Young, Past President. DIRECTORS (1931-1932) M. S. A ckerman, J r., Lehigh Valley Safety Council. R obert C. A nderson, Safety Division, Dayton Chamber of Commerce. W m . F. A rdern, Safety Division, Milwaukee Association of Commerce. E rnest A ugustus, Chillicothe Safety Council. J ames H . Baker, Hudson County Safety Council. J. I. Banash, Consulting Engineer.. R. C. Barr, Woodworking & Lumber M anufacturing Section. E rnest W. Beck, United States Rubber Company. C. W . Bergquist, Western Electric Company. D avid S. Beyer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Dr. R. C. B itterman, Eastbay Safety Council. E. F. Blank, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation. W. R. Boyd, J r., American Petroleum Institute. . N orman Call, Richmond Safety Council. . W. H . Cameron, National Safety Council. ?> R obert I. Catlin, Aetna Life Insurance Company. T. P. Cha pm an, St. Louis Safety Council. H arry J. Clark, Safety Division, Syracuse Chamber of Commerce. C. L. Close, United States Steel Corporation. W. H. Com ins, Mining Section. Dr. R andall Condon, Child Education Section. . W ill Cooper, Stevens Hotel. G. E. Cress, Mason City Safety Council. ' J. E. Culliney, Bethlehem Steel Corporation. E dward D ana, Boston Elevated Railway. F. A. D avidson, General Scaffolding Engineers, Inc. Clifford D avis, Street & Highway Traffic Section. C harles D. D awson, Grand Rapids Safety Council. A. K. Dean, Rochester Safety Council. L ewis A. D eBlois, Consulting Engineer. L awrence E. D ickson, Accident Prevention Equipment Manufacturers' Section. G. A. D oeller, Public Utilities Section. R. E. D onovan, Petroleum Section. Sv - - r ! Officers and Directors *> f s W -" I r w T J ^ E o ^ p l o y e e s ' Publication Section. Section. r i= ? ^ " JPFAsMnHest P Goodrich, Consulting |E; ngglinyeee? . UnCi1' r s . ysr . s council. Hi S ^ TTi^n-*FeRai'",, Com|>"y' "t . IU ctikctox. u_ Sc B TM . f Chamber of Commerce. ff S ' N orth Shore 4 Milwaukee E. E Co. Cbas. E H u e l i e . York Central Lores. . r L H ungerford, Rubber Section. s t ; *wns"7' Il c D ana S ones,'M anufacturers^ ^ " J j ^ O H n p a n y . '""iii- 5 - L^ R. M. 5 , k SC r t t of Education. acctt TSWmeerinc Section. H W . Lormor, Cleveland Safety omuu H T. M artin, Fisk Rubber Company. . P axton M e n d e l s s o h n D cH o^ ntion Associations. . R. B. M orley, Industrial Accioen 2 V & w S T s S y Council. . iss=sinagiL - , . n .,,tel Carnegie Steel Company. ri " if" S K Company. ^ . George C. A. - A ssurance Society. . L ew R. P almer, Equitable LH e Ass^u ^ : W . E. P atterson, Etowah Co y In su ra n ce Company. C. E. P ettibone, American Mutual Liability : p p Pi *ce Textile Section. j - f p LZAK, Paper and Pulp Section. . J ohn P rince, Quarry Section. Twentieth Congress-- National Safety Council The material on this page was copied from the collection of the National Library of Medicine by a third party and may be protected by U.S Copyright law. Chas. E. R edfern, Providence S afety Council. S amuel H. Reid, Electric Railway Section. H enry A. R eninger, Lehigh Portland Cement Company. Cha s. L. R ice, Chicago Safety Council. D r. A. D. R isteen, The Travelers Insurance Company. J ohn R ussell, Jr., Construction Section. G. E. Sanford, General Electric Company. Charles L. Sawyer, Toledo Safety Council. H enry G. Schaffner, Erie Safety Council. O tto Sch enk, W heeling Safety Council. Charles B. S cott, Bureau of Safety. . . ,, Zenos E. Scott, Superintendent of Public Schools, Springfield, Mass. Lester D. Seymour, United Air Lines. J ohn S. Shaw, Chemical Section. Gen . J ohn H . S herburne, Massachusetts Safety Council. Dr. L. A. Shoudy, Bethlehem Steel Corporation. J ohn D. S huart, Springfield Safety Council. E rnest L. Simonds, New Haven Safety Council. Oliver T. S kellet, Safety Division, St. Paul Association. M atthew S. Sloan, Brooklyn Safety Council. E. S. S pring, Lehigh Valley T ransit Company. H . J. Spoerer, Evanston Safety Council. , ,_ George R. Stephens, The Safety Bureau, Buffalo Chamber of Commerce. E thelbert Stewart, U . S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. L ucius S. Storrs, United Railways & Electric Company. W . A. S ullivan, Food Section. Alfred H . Swayne, General Motors Corporation. J ohn H . T aylor, Birmingham Safety Council. . . H enry D. T efft, Meat Packing, Tanning and Leather Industries Section. T. R. T ennant, Hammond Safety Council. Arthur M. T ode, Consulting Marine Engineer. M erle E. T owner, Baltimore Safety Council. W . D. T urbeville, San Antonio Safety Council. W illiam F. V eech, Rahway Safety Council. R ichard F. W agner, Lynchburg Safety Council. V incent W akefield, Refrigeration Section. R obert R. W allace, Worcester Safety Council. George H . W arfel, Steam Railroad Section. D r. C. H. W atson, American Telephone & Telegraph Company. H arry M. W ebber, Illinois Bell Telephone Company. W . L. W h ite, J r., Cement Section. S. E. W hiting, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. A. W. W hitney, National Bureau of Casualty & Surety Underwriters. W . H. W ina ns, Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation. C. T . W inegar, Detroit Industrial Safety Council. D r. C.-E. A. W inslow, Yale Medical School. J. M. W oltz, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company. `Pply oam foam with Tage asses risk solid high it is ?hly and very lish- twentieth annual s afety congress NATI ONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Industrial Health Section Officers 1930-31 I General Chairman-- Dm. W. A. Sawyer, Medical Division, Eastman Kodak Co., . Rochester, N. Y. _ . _ , ,, n. . . ,, - Vice-Chairman-- Du. W. A. Colcord, Chief Surgeon, Carnegie Steel Co., Clairton Works, Clairton, Pa. . ,,, ,, . T1, Secretary--C. O. S appington, m . d., National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. Monday Afternoon Session October 12, 1931 DR. C.-E. A. W IN SL O W , Chairman Vice-President for Health, National Safety Council; Professor of Public Health, ' Yale University, New Haven, Conn. The first session of the Industrial Health Section convened with Dr. C.-E. A. -.Winslow presiding. C Chairman W inslow : I am so sorry it is not possible for Dr. Sawyer, general chairman, to be here. A t the last moment he was detained, and Dr. Colcord, the vice chairman, is also absent, I was asked, as Vice President for Health, to call the meeting to order and preside this afternoon. . , , a " It is a special pleasure and an interesting experience for me to introduce the firs 1: speaker. I think that Dr. Evans and I first became acquainted about twenty years (.ago when he was Health Commissioner of Chicago, and at that time I was tremen dously impressed with his vigor and enthusiasm and efficiency. One particular address that he made out in the steel district on, "W hat is the M atter with Southside '[Chicago ?" always lingered in my mind as one of the most effective public health talks I ever heard. The Significance of Industrial Health By Dr. W . A. EVANS Health .Editor, "The Chicago Daily Tribune," Chicago T he industrial health program--of all health programs--is one of the latest and at the same time, one of the most promising. It is never possible to set a time at which any movement began and have complete agreement, because urges and trends are always "in the air" for some time before they begin. The yarn in g , or urge, or whatever one chooses to call it, breaks out in different places and in different 151 The material on this page was copied from the collection of the National Library of Medicine by a third party and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law. TWENTIETH ANNUAL SAFETY CONGkzzo national safety council Industrial Nursing Section Officers 1930-31 Chairman, M iss Grace M. H eidel, R. N., Supervisory Nurse, New York Central ViceR-CahilaroiramdanCoamndpaSnyec, rAetlabrayn,y,MNis.sYA. . M. L undine, R. N., rC,harge NNurse, Cheney Brothers, South Manchester, Conn. Thursday Afternoon Session October 15, 1931 M ISS GRACE M. H E ID E L , R. N., Chairman N ew York Central Railway Company, Albany, N. Y. The meeting of the Industrial Nursing Section convene*! with Miss^ Grace M. Heidel, R. N-, New York Central Railway Company, Albany, N. Y,, piesiding. Chairman H eidel: Most chairmen, when they introduce Dr. Winslow, say how t o " " to ha,e him to . to i, n S you are, so I will leave that. Indeed, we look to D r. Winslow for the m s p _ g finish as well as the inspiring beginning of most of our nursing e ' . me great pleasure to introduce Dr. Winslow, Professor of H ealth Education at Yale University, as our first speaker. - ' Educational Qualifications of the Industrial Nurse By DR. C.-E. A. W IN SL O W Professor of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. The health program in industry began, as most Programs do, attempt to meet a concrete emergency. This emergency presented itsdf m iured employee When our states began to pass W orkm ens Compensation A twenty years ago it became clear that it was cheaper to employ a PhyslC1" *n<? nu" e to render first aid than to pay the heavy costs of infected wounds and im- s . s r- m proved its value. Both physician and nurse came to play a part in tn 215 sy's . 298 Twentieth Congress-- National Safety Council Committee reports were presented by R. T. Solensten, Elliott Service Company, New York City, chairman of the Publicity Committee; by F. Rutledge Davis, Davis Emergency Equipment Company, New York City, chairman of the Better Business Relations Committee; by E. L. Wheeler, F. H. Wheel*r Manufacturing Company, Chicago, chairman of the Program Committee; and by C. A. Parthenheimer, Ameri can Optical Company, Chicago, treasurer. I. W. Millard, Industrial Gloves Corporation, Danville, 111., presented the report of the Nominating Committee, naming the following officers for the coming year: Chairman--L awrence E. D ickson, Standard Safety Equipment Company, Chicago'. Vice-Chairman--R. T. Solensten, Elliott Service Company, New York, N. Y. Treasurer--F rederick W ahlert, Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y.. Secretary--E. L. W heeler, F. H . Wheeler Mfg. Co., Chicago, 111. Upon proper motion, made, and carried, these officers were duly declared elected. At a later meeting held Friday, October 16. General Chairman L. E. Dickson? announced the appointment of chairmen of committees and members of the execu tive committee, as follows: Better Business Relations Committee--F. R utledge D avis, Chairman, Davis Emer-i gency Equipment Co., New York, N. Y. Membership Committee--George S. S hull, Chairman, Safety First Supply Co., Pitts-. burgh, Pa. * Exposition Committee--I. W . M illard, Chairman, Industrial Gloves Corp., Danville,-* 111. * News Letter Committee--J. H. Reid, Chairman, Chicago Eye Shield Co., Chicago, I11.J Publicity Committee--R. T. Solensten, Chairman, Elliott Service Co., New York,5, N. Y. ' Executive Committee: Members at Large-- H. W. Mowery, American Abrasive Metals Co., New York, N. Y. H oward B. F onda, Burroughs-Welcome & Co. (U. S. A .), Inc., New York N. Y. , " E d. H. S ykes, Mine Safety Appliances Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Buell W. N utt, Safety Equipment Service Company, Cleveland, Ohio. C. A. P arthenheimer, American Optical Company, Chicago, 111. ' F red H. K lein, Wilson Products, Inc., Reading, Pa. Accident Prevention Equipment Manufacturers W ho Made Exhibits at the Twentieth Annual Safety Congress, The Stevens, Hotel, Chicago, October 12-16, 1931 ' Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, 111. Pharmaceutical products and first aid specialties. American Abrasive Metals Company, New York City. Safe walkway materials. American Ladder Company, Chicago, 111. All types genuine Miller-Built safety ladders. American Optical Company, New York City. Industrial head and eye protection. Automatic Signal Corporation, New Haven, Conn. Traffic actuated signal controls, traffic counters. Bauer & Black, Chicago, 111. , Surgical dressings and first aid kits. Robert A. Bernhard, Rochester, N. Y. Saf-T-top applicator bottles and Saf-fast liquid adhesive. Bradley Washfountain Company, Milwaukee, Wis. Group washing equipment. Stewart R. Browne Manufacturing Company, Inc., New York City. Portable safety lamps. >rk, If Accident Prevention Equipment Manufacturers' Section 299 *H. Buhrke Company, Chicago, 111. E, Safety belts, straps, buckets, tool guards. , D. Bullard Company, San Francisco, Calif. ' Everything in safety. jjurroughs-Welcome & Co., (U . S. A.) Inc., New York City. First aid, medical equipment and surgical dressings, licago Eye Shield Company, Chicago, 111. - H ead and eye protection equipment. , Childs & Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. . Safety shoes. hippewa Shoe Manufacturing Company, Chippewa Falls, Wise. |[C Work shoes, boots, safety shoes and Gardtoes. anliness Institue, New York City. Cleanliness--Personal and Industrial--Its effect upon the worker and lements Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 111. Clements Cadillac portable blowers, hos. E. Collins & Company, St. Louis, Mo. . .. Waterproof fabrics. . . avis Emergency Equipment Company, Inc., New-York City. First aid and safety equipment. .. . dley Lock Corporation, Chicago, 111. Dudley pick-proof keyless padlocks and locker locks. A. Ebinger Sanitary Manufacturing Company, Inc., Columbus, Ohio. Sanitary equipment for offices and factories, employer, lliott Service Company, New York City. Bulletin board display services. Finnell System, Inc., Elkhart, Ind. _ Electric floor scrubbing, waxing, polishing and water absorbing machines and _ auxiliary clean floor equipment and supplies, lanovia Chemical & Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 111. ES- Ultra-Violet Ray equipment, scientific research for hospitals and arley-Davidson Motor Company, Milwaukee, Wise. Police motorcycles, sidecars, radio and other police equipment. Idlcomb Safety Garment Company, Chicago, 111. P! Industrial safety clothing, lynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc., Baltimore, Md. Mercurochrome, a universal first aid antiseptic, industrial Products Company, Philadelphia, Pa. Industrial accident prevention and first aid equipment, homes. ne Educational Bureau, Inc., New York City. Iodine, and its relation to first aid. [jewel Emblem Manufacturing Company, Inc., Chicago, 111. Badges, buttons and trophies. Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N. J. . . re ? Surgical dressings and first aid kits. Jnstrite Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 111. - Oily waste and safety cans. /alter Kidde & Company, Inc., New York City. . Lux carbon dioxide fire extinguishing equipment. Ipiathias Klein & Sons, Chicago, 111. Linemen's and electricians' tools, high Safety Shoe Company, Allentown, Pa. Safety shoes. Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, Toledo, Ohio. Safety glass for all forms of transportation. 300 Twentieth Congress-- National Safety Council Lima Cord Sole & Heel Company, Lima, Ohio. Non-slip GRO-CORD soles and heels. Lincoln-Schlueter Floor Machinery Company, Chicago, 111 . Floor scrubbing, cleaning and polishing equipment. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York City. Life Insurance. _ Mine Safety Appliances Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. ' Everything for mine and industrial safety. Morin Manufacturing Company, Holyoke, Mass. Safety attachment for washing machine wringers. Morton Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 111. Kass safety treads and Sani-Gard cabinets. National Signal Device Corporation, Newark, N. J. Automobile safety signal. Patent Scaffolding Company, Chicago, 111. Safety ladders and scaffolding for all purposes. Protectoseal Company, Chicago, 111. Safety cans, miscellaneous operating cans, flame arrestors, Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corporation, Brooklyn, N. Y. Respirators, hoods, helmets and general safety appliances. Pyrene Manufacturing Company, Newark, N. J. Fire extinguishers and tire chains. Reece Wooden Sole Shoe Company, Columbus, Nebr. E. Z. Walking wooden sole safety shoes. Ruse Manufacturing Company, Hartville, Ohio. Everplumb ladder base Safety Engineering, New York City. Publishers "Safety Engineering." Safety Equipment Service Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Super-Drednaut goggles,' personal protection and general Safety First Shoe Company, Framingham, Mass. Industrial safety shoes. ' W . H. Salisbury & Company, Inc., Chicago, 111. Linemen's rubber protective devices. Leon Schiff & Company, Chicago, 111. Industrial safety shoes. Schwenk Safety Device Corporation, New York City. Handlers for barrels, drums and carboys. F. J. Stahmer Shoe Company, Davenport, Iowa. Davenport wood soled footwear. Standard Safety Equipment Company, Chicago, 111. Industrial safety devices. Stonehouse Signs, Inc., Denver, Colo. Accident prevention signs. Surety Rubber Company, Carrollton, Ohio. Linemen's safety equipment. Surty Manufacturing Company, Chicago. Point of operation guards. Thompson Products, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. . Permanent road markers. Weaver Manufacturing Company, Springfield, 111. Garage and safety testing equipment. W est Disinfecting Company, Long Island City, N. Y. Products for promotion of sanitation. F. H. Wheeler Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 111. Asbestos, fireproofed, duck and leather protective apparel. Willson Products, Inc., Reading, Pa. Goggles, respirators and welding equipment. tanks . safety _ and fittings. equipment. The material on this page was copied from the collection of the National Library of Medicine by a third party and may be prote WENTIETH a n n u a l s a f e t y c o n g r e s s NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL HH -C !_5 Aeronautical Section Program Committee ngs. iot. H arry H. Blee, {Chairman), Aeronautics Branch, U. S. Department of Comngrce, Washington, D. C. Beecroft, Aeronautical Chamfer of Commerce of America, New York City. r .G eorge W. L ewis, National Adyisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, p . C t. A. B. M cD aniel, W ar Department, Washington, D. C. T." M. T. -Seligman, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Fpi B. W adsworth, Post Office Department, Washington, D. C. nt. Thursday Morning Session October 15, 1931 DAVID BEECRO FT, Chairman Chairman of Safety Committee, Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of '" ` ' ' America, N ew York Cjty fhe meeting of the Aeronautical Section convened with David Beecroft, chairten, ' Safety "Committee,' Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, New fork City, presiding. icHAffiMAN Beecroft : The meeting this morning of the Aeronautical Section has jeeh drafted more in the character of an educational meeting. The papers were gpecteii by the Program Committee to cover as comprehensively as possible the air plane field, with the thought of showing the unusual extent to which the industry jnd the Department of Commerce, the regulatory body, have worked to bring about Safety, since they felt that safety is the primary consideration in the success of the infesffy.'and that without safety it would simply not be possible for the industry to Bike that economic success of which it is capable. gl'First, our program covers the f actory; then the airp o rt; then the operation of The vehicle in the a ir; and finally, thanks to the Department of Commerce, we are going to have a most comprehensive review of the provisions covering safety, the Biethods of securing safety, and the methods of enforcement to carry out safety as Bed by the Department of Commerce. |p-T he first paper is by Ralph Damon, Vice President and General Manager of the gGurtiss Airplane Company, Robertson, Missouri. Mr. Damon could not be here but bis paper will be read by Mr. Price. 301 A. S. S. E --Engineering Section Officers 1930-31 S i " " c J L M C ^ C * . S Vork Ch,. feretory--W D ean Keefer, National Safety Council, Chicago, ^ t Z Z r e t a r ^ Gene S. W ood, 29 W . 39th Street, New York City. ecutive Committee-- T he Officers *nd R h ter N Y. (Chemical Sec- ;,A. L. A rmstrong, Eastman Kodak Company, Kocneste , t C a L , Westinghouse Electric ,,, d M f.c .u ri,, g Co. East Pittsburgh, P> > T. I. B anash, Consulting Engineer, Chicago, 111. F W Beck United States Rubber Co., Passaic, N. J. . . v CPnh R A Bloomsburg, New York Power and Light Company, Albany, N. Y. (P - C * . - Mining Co. Butte. Mont. (Mining 3 E . j f S S i r , Middle W e t Utilities Co, Chicago l i b j S f i S t i d C ^ H o P rank H. Cogan, The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad C ., J 'g ; W9kC w Travdesnin ra n c e ) Co., H artford, Conn. (Textile Section.) .frj. E. Culliney, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Bethlehem, Pa. (Metals Section.) A L. A. D eBlois, Consulting Engineer, New York City. , Philade!- t1 J. W. F olliN, Philadelphia Federation of The Construction Indust y, ' phia, Pa. (Construction Section.) _ , T, Dr. J ames H . Greene, The Studebaker Corp., South :Bend Ind. -, S. H. H arrison, Vulcanite Portland Cement Co., Phillipsburg, (Cement . J. ( '*E rnest H artford, American Society of Mechanical Engineers,' Hew T R . A. H artzell, Standard Oil Co. (In d .), Chicago, 111. (Petroleum Section.) >S. V. J ames, Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, ill. S'A. S. J ohnson, American Mutual Liability Insurance Co., :Boston, Mass. 'R. McA. Keown, Industrial Commission of W'sconsm, Madison - J. M. L ew is, Mine Safety Appliances Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Accident Preventi Equipment Manufacturers' Section.) /'W o rcester D. F rank L ord, M. J. W hittall Associates, Ltd., Worcester, Mass. (Worcester D. ughm an, General Outdoor Advertising Co., New York City (Delivery, -, Taxicab and Bus Section.) , -fri . B. M cC ulloch, Bureau of Safety, Chicago, 111. m 334 Twentieth Congress-- National Safety Council H enry J. M ineur, The Borden Company, New York City. C. B. M itchella, Republic Rubber Company, Youngstown, Section.) Ohio. (Rubber H. W. MowerY, American Abrasive Metals Co., New York City. Arthur M urray, Chicago Mill and Lumber Corp., Chicago, 111. (W oodwork ing and Lumber Manufacturing Section.) A. A. Oldfield, Wisconsin Power and Light Co., Madison, Wis. (Electric Railway Section.) G. A. Orth, American Car and Foundry Co., New York City. (Metropolitan Chapter.) (Deceased.) E. E P lace, American Mutual Liability Ins. Co, Boston, Mass. (Boston Chapter.) J. J P lzak, Consolidated W ater Power and Paper Co, Wisconsin Rapids Wis (Paper and Pulp Section.) ' ' R. E. P routy, Aetna Life Insurance Co, New York City. (Food Section.) A. S. Rgula, Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc., New York City. : A. D. R isteen, The Travelers Insurance Co, Hartford, Conn. G. E. Sanford, General Electric Co, Schenectady, N. Y. W. R. S m ith, United Engineers and Constructors Inc, Newark, N. J. (N orth ern New Jersey Chapter.) , G. S. T hompson, Gnau & Co, Detroit, Mich. (Power Press Section.) H arold M. T oombs, Armour and Company, Chicago, 111. (Packers arid Tanners ' Section.) A. E W illahan, Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Kansas City, Mo. O team Railroad Section.) Tuesday Luncheon Session October 13, 1931 R. F. T H A L N E R , Chairman Buick Motor Company, Flint, Mich. The annual meeting of the American Society of Safety E ngineers-E ngineering ChiraTn Tn he- NatJna S a f,ety Council followed luncheon at the Stevens Hotel! C icago, Illinois, and convened at 1 p. m , Tuesday, October 13, 1931, R. F Thalner ' General Chairman, presiding. ` ' Report of the General Chairman By R. F. T H A L N E R Buick Motor Company, Flint, Mich. As in the past years, each member present has before him a preprint of the reports? a i k l h / c h a E m ^ " ^ COmtnitte.eS` Under the circumstances, we therefore will not* ask the chairmen of these committees to present these reports in detail. Nevertheless -I d is tin c t^ le a s u r^ f1TM 3" f A,S SE -Enineering Section, I find it my duty an d f distinct pleasure to comment briefly on these reports and emphasize'some of the outstanding facts contained therein. f Executive Committee Meetings. Your Executive Committee has held two meetings; We"hgadhe P3St yMr Wi "Ch aI' 0f. the Society's activities were discussed in detail,* We had an average attendance of nine members at each meeting 1 Membership. Our Membership Committee has been active under the capable! !e n re sflP f * chairman, B B. McCulloch. We now have 956 members. This* represents a gross gain of 117, but a net loss of 72. says, "Howl : than to auyj You can't g o | or whatever! inter, only n | y do doctors! s. shed and the! crushing. Ifl crushing," l `| -.dent. What I; now whether^ dng accident^ nation as to'i .end that in." I don't think'] id policemen, lgle all these:| this was, wel je of correct--! W hat hurt*J jet people to'J ver that just ] from it, you , tions but we'i 1 well afford] be discussed M ' WENTIE TH A N N U A L S AFET Y CONGRESS * NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Automotive and Machine Shop Section Officers 1930-31 Gfperal Chairman--H. L. F racher, Detroit Steel Products Co., Detroit, Mich. Vice-Chairman--M. J. M cC ^ th y, Fisher Body Corporation, Detroit, Mich. Secretary--C. M. D otterrer, Graham-Paige Motors Corp., Detroit, Mich. utairman Poster Committee--George . S anford, General Electric Co., Sche- Tj, nctady, N. Y. iirman Program Committee--Carl Storck, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, | | | `M ich. trnian Membership Committee.--fc. A. Callam, Ketsey-Hayes Wheel Corp., Detroit, Mich. . airman Publicity Cofnmittee--C. W. R ishop, Lycoming Manufacturing Co., Wil- Ip . liamsport, Pa. chairman Statistics Committee--P aul J. Brand, Pullman Car and Manufacturing ' Corp., Pullm an Chicago, III. airman Engineering Committee--Dr. J ames H . Greene, The Studebaker Cor- ''-poration, South Bend, Ind. - [kirtnan Committee on Slides and S afety Kinks--R. . Shaw , The M urray Cor- 7? poration o f America, Detroit, Mich. fews-Letter Editor--E. C. W alker, Dodge Brothers Corporation, Detroit, Mich. Hfalth Committee--Dr. A. F. L ecklider, Fisher Body Corporation, Detroit, Mich. Tuesday Morning Session October 13, 1931 H O Y T L. FR A C H E R , Chairihan . Director of Personnel, Detroit Steel Products Co., Detroit, Mich. KThe first session of the Automotive and Machine Shop Section convened with general Chairman Hoyt L. Fracher presiding. |C h airman F racher: It is with pleasure that I call to order the meeting of the Automotive and Machine Shop Section at this Twentieth Annual Safety Congress, .wish to thank all Committee Chairmen for the loyal support that they have given pe this year. This has been a trying year for all of us. W e have had problems at we never thought were going to come Up, but we faced them and here we are. ?The first speaker is one for whom we in Detroit have a high regard, a gentleman who deals in materials--not the same kind that you and I deal with, but with the Hfanan element. It is with a great deal of pleasure that I introduce to you Mrr f.ircy Angove. - 365 The material on this page was copied from the collection of the National Library of Medicine by a third party and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law. e n t i e t h a n n u a l s a f e t y c o n g r e s s NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Cement Section Officers 1930-31 ral Chairman--R. B. F ortuin, Pennsylvania Dixie Cement Corp., Nazareth, Pa. Chairman--W . L. W hite, J r., Medusa Portland Cement Co., Cleveland, Ohio. ftary--A. J. R. Curtis, Portland Cement Association, Chicago, 111. 'rman Membership Committee--H . A. R eninger, Lehigh Portland Cement Co., 'llentown, Pa. rman Program Committee--F rank H . S ass, Universal Atlas Cement Company, Buffington, Ind. *irman Engineering Committee--S. H . H arrison, Vulcanite Portland Cement Co., Phillipsburg, N. J. -jrman Poster Committee--D avid A dam, Lawrence Portland Cement Co., North- "ampton, Pa. s-Lcttcr Editor--J ack D empster, Canada Cement Co.,' Ltd., Port Colborne, `Ont. Can. ' Tuesday Afternoon Session October 13, 1931 : R. B. FO R T U IN , Chairman Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement Corporation, Nazareth, Pa. first session of the Cement Section convened with General Chairman R. B. uin, Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement Corporation, Nazareth, Pennsylvania, presiding. hairman F ortuin : The first order of business this afternoon is the annual rej o f your Chairman. Annual Report of the General Chairman By R. B. FO R TU IN Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement Corporation, Nazareth, Pa. .f is a privilege and an honor to welcome you to this 20th Annual Safety Congress ,?ch, if present indications are any criterion, will be the best of all time. ch year the National Safety Council has grown better and broader and this been accomplished only through the work and interest of all the members, f is an equal privilege to welcome you to the sessions of the Cement Section, ^ greatest benefit and pleasure of the Cement Section sessions is the personal 409 The material on this page was copied from the collection of the National Library of Medicine by a third party and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law. Tw e n t i e t h a n n u a l s a f e t y c o n g r e s s NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Chemical Section Officers 1930-31 gnral Chairman--J ohn S. S haw , Hercules Powder Co., Wilmington, Del. Pice-Chairman in Charge o f Program--J ohn R oach, Deputy Commissioner of La- j | ' bor, State of New Jersey, Trenton, N. J. _ fMe-Chairman--A. L. A rmstrong, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y. Sfretary--H . C. M ougey, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Mich. *airman Posters, Slides and Safety Kinks Committee--George H . M iller, E. I. ifdu Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Del. oirtnan Membership Committee-- ]. M. M cVey, Hercules Powder Co., Wilming- | ; lton, Del. _ . jairman Publicity Committee--S. D. K irkpatrick, Chemical and Metallurgical H Engineering, New York City. . airman Statistics Committee--I ra V. K epner, Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing fe*Co., Philadelphia, Pa. airman Engineering Committee--W m . E. H elmstaedter, Celluloid Corp., New- f ark, N. J. _ . Airman Health Committee--Dr. L eonard Greenburg, U. S. Public Health Service, J|,c/o Yale Medical School, New Haven, Conn. r a w Letter Editor--R. O. K eefer, Aluminum Co. of America, Massena, N. Y. gicutivc Committee--T h e O fficers and | X . A. DeBlois, Consulting Engineer,,New York City. | C . F. W hittemore, W estern Electric Co., Chicago, 111. E. Clancy, J r., Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc., Niagara Falls, N. Y. j||U . L . M iner, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Del. ||:S . E. W hiting, Liberty Mutai Insurance Co., Boston, Mass. %'Fred M. R osseland, Newark Safety Council, Newark, N. J. |E . J. S m ith , Underwriters Laboratories, Chicago, 111. I, Dr. H. E. H owe, American Chemical Society, Washington, D. C. Tuesday Morning Session October 13, 1931 [|int Meeting of the Chemical and Refrigeration Sections JO H N ROACH, Chairman p? Deputy Commissioner of Labor, State of -New Jersey, Trenton, N. J. he joint meeting of the Chemical and Refrigeration Sections was called to order j^Mr. John Roach, vice-chairman of the Chemical Section. 473 The material on this page was copied from the collection of the National Library of Medicine by a third party and may be protected by U S. Copyright law. - - ^ ^ E m/ e n t i e t h a n n u a l s a f e t y c o n g r e s s end the ^ g li NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL into g a s e o u sj^ ^ ^ f to em ployees^^^H year instm c^^^^H .tructor. coming t h e r ^ ^ ^ f ng, and a f t e ^ ^ ^ H of n e c essity ^ ^ ^ H hate to h av ej^ ^ ^H ius and in Construction Section building; thej^^^H had we c a q ^ ^ ^ H come. If th e i^ ^ ^ H '-five or f i f t y ^ ^ B here we h a v f^ ^ ^ H We use th d ^ ^ ^ H housand c. lan armed , Mr. G rim es^^^B we could m in a shortjj^^^H i the p ro cess^ ^^ H er one m o n tl^ ^ ^ H mutes, c h a n g j^ ^ ^ H itting on th e ^ ^ ^ B thing to tr a it^ ^ ^ H nachine. into the ta n k ^ ^ ^ B a n you p r o ^ ^ ^ ^ H .de being p r e ^ ^ ^ H ou do not o blow g ^ ^Sl: Officers 1930-31 Chairman--George W idua, Woods Brothers Construction Co., Lincoln, ^ ^ B E -C V iaim an --W . G. W heeler, Building Trades Employers' Association, New ^ ^ H fc Y o rk City. . . _ ^ TM i r i(ar;y_CHARLES H . Black, Stone and W ebster Engineering Corporation, Boston, ^ ^ E p r m t m Poster Committee-- R obert M cK inley, General Accident Fire and Life ^ ^ ^ A s s u r a n c e Corp., Ltd., Detroit, Mich. ^ itrman Program Committee--W. F. T ubesing, W. F. Tubesing Co., Milwaukee, fman Membership Committee--J oseph S. R uble, H . K. Ferguson Co., Cleve- Publicity Committee--F. A. D avidson, Chesebro, Whitman Co. Inc., Long ^^^Bpw-Lefier Editor and Chairman Statistics Committee--J ohn R ussell, J r., United Engineers and Constructors Inc., Newark, N. J. Engineering Committee--J. W. F ollin, Philadelphia Federation of the ^^^M |Construction Industry, Philadelphia, Pa. ^ ^ B v r u t i v e Committee--T h e O fficers and ^ ^ H W . F. A ustin, W . E. Wood Company, Detroit, Mich. ^ H ; .W . R. R ichards, The Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., W ash ington, D. C. W. Cowper, The John W. Cowper Co. Inc., Buffalo, N. Y. K, - rgh, P e n n s y l^ ^ ^ H h a gas m a s k j^ ^ ^ l ind ask whatjj^^^| many of th e s^ ^ ^ ^ H quipment. ting the C o n ^ ^ ^ H ion reg ard in ^ ^ ^ ^H lave on t h e n ^ ^ ^ H m ent; we re* |^ ^ ^H i not think paratus. T h e j^ ^ ^ H T uesday M orning Session O ctober 13, 1931 GEORGE W ID U A , Chairman Woods Brothers Construction Company, Lincoln, Neb. ^ ^ H p fh e first session of the Construction Section convened with General Chairman ^ ^ E ^ r g e W idua presiding. airman W idua : It is a great pleasure to see this large assembly and I bid welcome. ^ ^ B s | r> 'an t to say that I think the chairman of our P rogram Committee, Mr. ^ ^ E ub esing, has arranged a fine program , one of the finest th at I can remember ^ ^ ^ E p h e Section, and I think we will all learn considerable from the speakers who I^ H g L to deliver the papers. ^^B^ 557 Jj 0 R -I 9 I 9 1 ` . . - : . . - ' \ ie way w t| s,3 5 gained ' my b o y ij `T -* '*& '^TWENTIETHANNUAL SAFETY CONGRESS ~ NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Delivery, Taxicab and Bus Section ... Officers 1930-31 f ene^ n^ l,ainnan~ T - A H ohrocks, Minnesota Truck Owners Assn., Minneapolis, i X ? Y o T c i t y ! liVery Fleets~ T - R' J HNS0N- United Parcel Service of N. Y. f ,Vp h ih d S h ia TpI!Va6 Fleets~ BANEy Graves, Yellow Cab Co. of Philadelphia, J'^ a n d ^ O h i'o ^ Flceis~ MARCVS A Dovv- Greyhound Management Co., Clevei ' Yoflrk " fty N e w s~L elter E d i t o r - H. A. I nness Brown, The Taxi Weekly, New M` L0UGHMAN' Genera] Utd0 r Advertising Chainrum Membership C om m ittee-N. R. H oover, New York World, New York J h s * c r % *** c c""-^ I * 0" P r9ram Committee-J - J. Zeitner, Continental Baking Co., New York R c TAYL0R' She11 Eastern Petro,eum P rod " c` s> i t irT n r a`iSH<:S. C~ i f - A . E. L undsteadt, Bowman Dairy Co., Chicago 111 ' Executive Committee-- T he O fficers and E ' R obert Clair, Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., Boston, Mass A. A. Clarke, General Baking Co., New York City. H. L. Cummings, Yellow Cab Co., Richmond, Va D ale H arman, Yellow Cab Co., Kansas City, Mo. T' U W aite, The Green Cab Co., Cleveland, Ohio. g J. G. W illiams, National Assn. Taxicab Owners, Chicago, 111. Tuesday Morning Session October 13, 1931 T. A. HORROCKS, Chairman h; ' Minnesota Truck Owners Association, Minneapolis, Minn ^C hairman . H orrocks: - B"* s -- o-- It is with great pleasure that I greet you at this, the 601 The material on this page was copied from the collection of the National Library of Medicine by a third party and may be protected by U S. Copyright law. The material on this page was copied from the collection of the National Library of Medicine by a third party and may be protected by U S. Copyright law. Tw e n t i e t h a n n u a l s a f e t y c o n g r e s s NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Electric Railway Section Officers 1930-31 jiera/ Chairman--Glenn H. S haw , Ohio Edison Co., Akron, Ohio. . first Vice-Chairman-- S amuel H. R eid, Bureau of Safety, Chicago, 111. fecoHd Vice-Chairman--T. G. Brabston, Birmingham Electric Co., Birmingham, ", hird Vice-Chairman--P aul H odson, East St. Louis & Suburban Ry. Co., East "'St. Louis, 111. . Sfcrefary--W. A. Brown, Nashville Ry. & Light Co., Nashville, Tenn. \airman Poster and Slide Committee--H . V. S chreiber, The Capital Traction Co., JL.W ashington, D. C. . Wtairman Program Committee--R alph C. B u s h , Transit Mutual Ins. Co., Boston, Mass. 4 . 1 'Chairman Membership Committee--E. C. S pring, Lehigh Valley Transit Co., Allen- Mf town, Pa. Chairman Publicity Committee and Nczos-Lcttcr Editor R. S. T om pkins, T he r United Railways and Electric Co., Baltimore, Md. hairman Statistics and Engineering Committee--A. A. Oldfield, Wisconsin Power ; and Light Co., Madison, Wis. airman Health Committee--M elvin W . Bridges, Chicago Rapid Transit Co., . Chicago, Illinois. executive Committee--T h e O fficers and . 111. . |P ' G. T. H ellmuth, Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad C., Chicago, E. K. E astham, St. Louis Public Service Co., St. Louis, Mo. Tuesday Afternoon Session October 13, 1931 G LEN N H. SH A W , Chairman Ohio Edison Company, Akron, O. /T h e first session of the Electric Railway Section convened with General Chairman Glenn H. Shaw, presiding. Ch airm a n S h a w : Our program is supposed to open with remarks by the Chair..inan. Gentlemen, I have no prepared speech, but we are fortunate to have the priviliege of attending this Congress. I think if there ever was a time when safety work Bshould be followed consistently, it is in 1931. The companies represented here recogInize that fact. We can probably accomplish more to meet decreased revenue through S afety work than through any other medium. 645 TWENTIETH ANNUAL SAFETY CONGRESS NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL . Employees' Publication Section Officers 1930-31 General C hairm an-V H. K upferer, The Studebaker Corporation, South Bend, Ind. Vice-Chairman, Middle W e s t - J ohn N. N olan, Jewel Tea Company, Barrington, Vice-Chairman, E a s t- 'Walter E. P ingree, Charles H. Tenney & Co., Boston, Mass. Secretary-- R uth E. Cade, A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co., Decatur 111 l'Prog TM ^ C m tm tt e e - E ugene T. W ilk in s, General Electric Company, 'Schenectady, Membership Committee-- C. T. F is h , National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. Service Committee--Grady B. Bell, Standard Oil Co. (Ohio), Cleveland, Ohio. Executive Committee--T he O fficers and Charles A. W ard, Pure Oil Co., Columbus, Ohio. Gilbert F. Close, General Steel Castings Corp., Granite City, 111. L. E. K ane, Illinois Central System, Chicago, 111. Tuesday Afternoon Session October 13, 1931 r w l 'V preskhng! V. H. K U PFE R E R , Chairman The Studebaker Corporation, South Bend, Ind. r / i he Em[),oyees' Publication Section convened with General P ^ Studebaker Corporation, South Bend, Indiana' beCoHDenedAthi,KUftFERER: T- t "T * '" 8 f the Employees' Publication Section will C h iro n T i f f r^,0n. Wlth a few rem arks from J. W. Hicks, president of the Chicago Industrial Relations Editors' Association, who brings you greetings. J oseph W H icks (President, Chicago Industrial Relations Editors' Association Chicago) : It is not necessary for you people to be welcomed to Chicago. A t our test regional meeting they got me up here for the purpose of welcoming the fhye^ i i ? ? aZlnC ed`tor!Lto Chlcag0- 1 tr ied to tell them we had an A rt Institute and he Field Museum, A rt Galleries and Stock Yards and places of interest that they ould see. Before the evening was over some of them took me to places that I did not know existed in Chicago. They knew the town much better than I did. Nevertheless, it is a pleasure to have you here and on behalf of the Industrial 701 anization. very suchave been hing is to preparing It has a its instal- home is s quickly, is part of iation. i a major t the first nee. This later, and use a by- elow. t we had. the hisally, that ey didn't 'sing this we covincluded mi of the the text and we It wasn't C. it and teresting mblished One of ions are ?s which : too far meetings of this le News :he next ure that Wilkins forward g all of bye and twentieth annual safety congress NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Food Section Officers 1930-31 General Chairman--W ill Cooper, Executive Offices, Stevens Hotel, Chicago, 111. Vice-Chairman Membership---Henry J. M ineur, The Borden Company, New York City. . . Secretary & News-Letter Editor--F. A. H asse, Com Products Refining Co., Chi cago, 111. Chairman Poster Committee--C. M. B u ss, General Baking Company, New York - City. . . Chairman Program Committee--Carl C. Clements, National Dairy Products Co., Inc., New York City. . Chairman Engineering & Publicity Committee--R. E. P routy, Aetna Life Insur ance Co., New York City. _ Chairman Statistics Committee--W. A. S ullivan, Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co., Kansas City, Mo. Chairman Committee on Slides and Safety K inks--J. T. J ohnson, The Co., St. Joseph, Mo. Executive Committee--T he Officers and E rnest D. F owler, Americus Hotel, Allentown, Pa. Albert W. P ell, Lamont Corliss & Company, New Y ork City. R. W. U pshaw , Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. Quaker Oats Tuesday Morning Session October 13, 1931 W IL L COOPER, Chairman The Stevens Hotel, Chicago, 111. The first session of the Food Section convened with General Chairman Will Cooper, Executive Offices, Stevens Hotel, Chicago, presiding. Resum of Year's Activities By W ILL COOPER General Chairman This is the twentieth annual safety congress. , We have just passed through one of the tightest years that the United States has ever known. If none of us are old enough to make that statement from our own ex perience, I think that at least we can make it as far as the range of our own lives. 757 The material on this page was copied from the collection of the National Library of Medicine by a third party and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law. The material on this page was copied from the collection of the National Library of Medicine by a third party and may be protected by U.S. Copyright law. > : -y; > rl ` -< ~ ^ '' V : -'' ^ -" \ t w e n t ie t h a n n u a l safety congress NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL dra Laundry and Dry Cleaners Section Officers 1930-31 General Chairman--Howard F. Baxter, Baxter Laundries, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. Vice-Chairmen-- " E. Ross Reno, United Laundries, Pittsburgh, Pa. G. E arl S m ith, National Association of Dyers and Cleaners of United States and Canada, Silver Springs, Md. F rank H uebsch, Metropolitan Laundry Co., San Francisco, Cant. W. J. H enning, Toronto W et W ash Laundry Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont., Canada. Abraham P app, Linen Supply Association of America, Boston, Mass. Secretary--R obert C. H aven, Baxter Laundries, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. Thursday Afternoon Session October 15, 1931 H O W A R D F . B A X T E R , Chairman Baxter Laundries, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. The session of the Laundry and D ry Cleaners Section convened with General -Chairman Howard F. Baxter presiding. Chairman B axter: This is the second annual meeting of the Laundry and Dry Cleaners Section. W e are going to have a most interesting meeting. These are very serious times. They are troublesome times, times that try the souls of executives in business. I t is our problem to see that we give employment to as many employees as we can to help tide them through this next winter. To do that it is essential that we decrease our costs in order to keep our profits at a point that will permit us to pay interest on securities, pay necessary obligatory dividends, and meet other expenses. Those of us in our particular industries, laundry and dry cleaners, towel and linen supply, realize the loss in sales that has hit our Particular activities. In looking through our costs to attempt to locate ways in which they can be decreased I believe most of us have gone right oyer the question of the premium that we pay for fire insurance, for employees liability, and automobile insurance of different kinds. W e have jumped right over costs that we have been forced to pay because of absenteeism and because of low production rates due to lack of good health on the part of our employees. We have felt that most of these costs were constant. 797