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FILE NAME: Owens Illinois (OWILL) DATE: 1935 Feb 14 DOC#: OWILL064 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter & Reply RE Coordinating Agency for Dust Investigation February 14, 1935 SPY.CVO Mr. Roger a. Hltcbine Room 909, 1608 Walnut S treet Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dear Ur* Hitchina: SIBJECT: Coordinating Agency for Dust Investigation I have received your le tte r of February 6 with six Inclosuree p ertin en t to the Dust Symposium a t Pittsburgh, the Temporary Organization Committee on In d u stria l Dust Problems, and Tentative Program o f I n i t i a l A ctivities* I have read these with in te re s t and am pleased to note th a t you are making progress in your endeavor to formulate means whereby -Industry may be kept informed on problems of dust diseases and also whereby the in d u s tria l health and leg al haz ards may be mltlgbted* I have followed th is problem rattie r closely fo r a number of years and am fu lly aware o f *+ frUturt and importance to both work men and industry. The Bureau o f Mines has always considered dust d is eases a s an outstanding h ealth rroblem i n th e mineral in d u strie s end although our funds fo r doing such work hare been ra th e r lim ited we have managed to make a nmnber o f in v estig atio ns and have done woxk on prac tic a l l y a l l phases o f the problem* Ve have recessed a g reat deal of our health work but I have managed to continue in v estigation and de velopment of re s p ira to rs and also a small amount o f woxk on methods fo r making dust stu d ies and determ inations o f dust in air* For the p a st several goutha, however, I have been endeavoring to resume the work and hope th a t the present Congress might be kind enough to take in te r e s t in our proposals and provide some funds* Z note th a t one o f your-'lnclosures re la te s to contributions fo r carrying on th e woxk your committee proposes* I think the to ta l sum estimated fo r the i n i t i a l a c tiv itie s i s modest and you should have no d if f ic u lty in ra is in g i t . I have o ften wondered why industry th e Insurance companies. e ith e r- clone or comblnsd. te d not set up many tim es th is sin annually fo r woxk on duet problems* I t I s , of course, necessary to t e l l you th a t the Bureau o f Mines docs not have any funds which i t can expand in th is matter* I t i s ille g a l to make contribu tio n s o f any kind unless sp e c ific a lly authorised by Congress. Accord ingly, a l l we can contribute la our sympathy, good wishes, and any service or advice which we can give from our fund of information oirAthe \ investigations we may make from time to time. Aee iir Plaldnar Vary tru ly yours, ce f i l e ffllllam P. Yant, Supervising Engineer / c.c. m i March 26, 1935. CEB:RB Ilfx. Vi. G. Hazard, Owens-Illinois Glass Toledo, Ohio. Co., SUBJECT: Coordinating Agency fo r Dust In v estig ati one. Dear B ill: j Replying to your l e t t e r s o f Y-arch SO and 22: Tbs idea of having some o rg an izatio n coordinate Informa tio n on th e dust problem la good. I s h a ll be glad to discuss I t w ith people who nig h t be in te re s te d . j I an returning several carbon copies of your le tte rs to ?/x. Yant and n e. I presuns they ere s e a t by n lsta k e . Sincerely, |I ! ;i i End. Carlton s . Brown, Associate Blocheaist. c l I m* Vey 27, 1935 .f-Y fU r. a* V. Sherwood - "V ice P resident Owen* I l i loo i s G la ss Co. " T o l e d o , Ohio Dear Mr. Sherwood: SUBJECT: O rg a n iz a tio n f o r Dust R esearch I eat pleased to here your l e t t e r of May 14. rUr, D. C. _ Slapson and Ur. c . H. Soderberg, o f your Company, both v is ite d the dust*Taboratory~ early th is month unfortunately 1 was out a t the time o f th e ir v i s i t s , buti'Dr. Brown, Who i s in chrr$e of the duet laborato ry , showed them the a ir cleaner and gave them the informa tion they desired.; In regard to a neM> fo r th e duet org an izatio n / I have run th e gamut o f combinations of/words "atmospheric, dust, in s titu te , and foundation" to the p o in t th a t 1 me not sure now which combina tio n wee ay former selectio n . All o f thmiare good though, es Z sta te d , I p re fe r the word "Foundation" to the word " In s titu te ." Sines w aiving your l e t t e r X fin d m yself leaning toward the name "Air Hygiene Foundation." X presume th is leaning has i t e o rig in in my background of work and experience Which d e a lt with gases, vapors, end d u sts, e l l o f which would, o f course, f e l l in the scope o f th e wording " H r Hygiene." T his connotes more then the m atters discussed a t the Mellon I n s titu te Symposium. But on the other hand I believe i t l e tr u ly in th e soope o f n a tte r s In which industry should be and, T M itM U y, i l l he in te re ste d . In f e e t we here bad more requests end have done more work on geaes and vapors than we here on d u sts. I presume th e reason fo r th a t l e th a t geaes and vapors usually produce an eoute effect readily hw indnetr y es an Injury, whereas th e e ffe c ts o f duet are alow In oeeurrenee and preaqfft few -risible signal In f a c t th e re ere s t i l l some people who h e lle rs th a t siliceo u s dusts ere haraless. r Cordially yours, )) iielo fler 63 f i l s Y ^ William p. Tent Supervising Engineer \ \ fji >\ \L ARCHIVES AND RFCORDS ADMINISTRATION .u ail hi inlumi thriir yrnu'ntir shall nmtr. GSm'thuv. -- :h-. authority vested in me by the A rc h iv e ofthe United States. I certify on his bent '-a ' tr.e National Archives of the United State-, that the attached reproduction! sms a true a p> ot documents in his custody ? * "l U / n ------------------------------------- DA' E i J6hn P. 3 u tle r 8-3-89 i A ssistant c h ief, Suitland NAME AND AD D P E V ; 0 ? SNRR The National Archives Washington. D.C. 20409 Reference NAFORMAPR 35 140?-3