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FILE NAME: General Electric (GE) DATE: 1932 Feb DOC#: GE124 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letters [3] to Mr. Cameron from Mr. Rogers & Mr. Hoyt, American Foundrymen's Assoc. RE Sand Blast Research Committee Activities Under the fairAse provisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for referenee use omv froxfmateri*! in " ......... Unllss permission is granted, ^either this copy nor the words on it m ayj^: reproduced in any form; used by an unauthorized person; raaced in the collections of any institution or individual. / .J. \ ( N S C ational afety ouncil INCORPORATED c?orSafety-~at'Work- ontheStreet- intheJiome CIVIC O P E R A B U I L D I N G - 2 0 N O R T H W A C K E R D R IV E C h icad o Dr. C .-E . A. Vfin s low V ice-P resid en t, N.S.C. New Haven, Conn. February 11 1932 Dear Dr. Winslow: On my r e tu r n from th e annual m eeting o f th e C leveland S a fety Coun c i l th is morning I fin d th e enclosed two l e t te r s from th e American Foundrymen's A sso ciatio n (re p rese n ted on your committee) as w ell as th e S te e l Foundry S o c iety of Am erica, Ino. I w i l l w r i te you a g a in in a few days when we have rounded up th e committee responses t o th e i n v i t a t i o n to have th e m eeting i n New York, F ebruary 23. S incerely yours,. WHOsCM W. H. aging D ireotor T H E NATIONAL SAFETYCO U N CIL IS A CO-OPERATIVE, NON-PROFIT INSTITUTION RENDERING ACCIDENT PREVENTION SERVICE TO M E M B E R S Under the fair use provisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference use only from material in Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT C6520-8240. Unless permission is granted, neither this copy nor the words on it may be: reproduced in any form; used by an unauthorized person; or placed m the collections of any institution or individual sions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference use only scripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT C652C-8240 *' granted, neither this,copy nor the words on ivmavbes reproduced in any form; used by an unauthorized person; ections of any institution or individual. ' / ' S teel Founders' Society of America, In c . Executive f f ic e s - 932 Graybar B uilding Hew York, N.Y. February 8 , 1932 Mr. W, H. Cameron, Managing D ire c to r H ational S afety Council 20 N, Waeker D rive Chicago, 111, Dear Mr. Cameron: I t has ju s t been brought to our atte n tio n th a t fo r same tim e a Join t-C o m m ittee o f t h e N a tio n a l S a fety C ouncil with t h e U. S. Departm ent o f P u b lic H e a lth and o t h e r s , has been making an in v e s tig a tio n of th e hazards of sand b la s tin g , s i l i c o s i s , e t c . and t h a t i t i s ab o u t to make i t s f i n a l r e p o r t previous to p u b licatio n and th a t a meeting has been c alled f o r t h i s purpose t o be h e ld i n Hew York, P ennsylvania H o te l, February 23rd n ex t. I f c o n s is t e n t , we would l i k e to know Hie p e rso n n e l o f -this Committee and a ls o re q u e st th a t any f i n a l a c tio n be d eferred u n t il those in d u strie s a ffe c te d and a ll others i n te r e s t e d i n t h e s u b je c t, have a chance to be h e a rd . We would lik e , i f p o ssib le , to have fiv e copies o f th e re p o rt in i t s p rese n t form, fo r study. We b e lie v e any decent-m inded man w i l l welcome w ell founded suggestions designed to p ro te c t workers frcm dust c o n d itio n s and th a t a re p o rt o f a Committee such as the one r e f e r r e d t o , can be c o n s tr u c tiv e and b e n e f i c i a l . We a r e o f th e opinion, however, th a t i f i t i s n ot most c a re fu lly p re pared, or made too b ro ad , i t w ill d e fe a t i t s purpose and p lac e c o stly r e s tric tio n s upon in d u stry th a t i t is not in a p o sitio n to meet. S ilic o s is is recognized throughout our industry as a s e rio u s m a t te r . Yet i n th e p a s t year some m an u factu rers have had claim s made upon them o f a n a tu r e t h a t lo o k s a s i f i t m ight develop in to a ra c k e t, w ith sh y ster lawyers canvassing employees to o b tain cases w iih a ll i t s a tte n d an t undesirabfe phases. Under the fair use p e n sio n s of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for :eference use on from material m Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P O Box 208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven C l C652C-824C Unless permissions granted, neither this copy nor the words on it may be, reproduced in any form; used by an unauthorized person: or placed m the f le c tio n s of any institution or individual. Feb. 8/32 I t is not improbable th at sane unscrupulous p o l i t i c i a n s may t a k e advantage of th e s e s it u a ti o n s to advance t h e i r own s p e c ia l i n t e r e s t s . These and o th e r c o n s id e ra tio n s cause u s to make th e above re q u e s ts , w ith which we t r u s t you and your Committee w ill concur. Very tru ly yours, G ranville P. Rogers Managing D irecto r or placed in che collections of any institution or individual / / /// ( Copy) American Foundrymen's A ssociation e x e c u t i v e Cff-pc e s _ 222 Vi. Adams 3 t ,, Chicayo February G , Ifyp ' r . 'Ai hi. C a m e r o n , M a n a g i n g National Safety Council 20 J , h a c k e r D r i v e Chieugo, 111inoi s Directer D e a r Mr . C a m e r o n ; L earning t h a t a m eeting of th e Sand B la s t Pesearoh Committee b e m c a lle d f o r Tuesday, February 23rd, I c a lle d our r e p r e s e n r a t i v o , r I . ... O l s o n o f t h e O hi o B r a s s C o . , o n t h e l o n g d i s t a n c e p h o n e a n d via s a v i s e d th a t he had not seen a n o t i c e o f t h e m e etin g and fur t term or e "mat w o u l d h e i m p o s s i b l e f o r h i m t o a t t e n d a s h e via a l e a v i n g - f o r a two moni From many s o u r c e s we h a v e l e a r n e d t h a t t h e members o f o a- - a P i on a r e - v i t a l l y I n t e r e s t e d i n t h e t e n t a t i v e r e p o r t w h i c h t h e c o n n i v e e -- p r e p a re d and t h e r e f o r e we f e e l i t v e r y im p o r ta n t th a t our r e o r o s e u t a e i a b l e to a t t e n d , and I am prompted t o make two s u g g e s t i o n s ; f i r s t , t m t i s found f e a s i b l e t h e d a t e of th e m e e tin g be p o s tp o n e d , and secony, cur a n e r i e a n F o u n d r y m e n ' s A s s o c i a t i o n b e p e r m i t t e d t o a p p o i n t one o r -.wo me 53 S lt v ith a view to s a f e g u a r d i n g r e p r e s e n t a t i o n fren 5 held. b e f e e l t e a s t h i s l a r g e r r e p r e s a n t a t i on i s j u s t i f i e d f o 1 f i e son t h a t f , e r e i s a p r e p o n d e r a n c e o f r e p r e s e n t a t i o n on t h e c o r a a i t ; e e os n o r a c t i v e l y e n g a g e d i n t h e f o u n d r y i n d u s t r y , a n i n d u s t r y t h a t woul d be f e e t a d p e r h a p s mor e t h a n a n y o t h e r b y t h e co-ora fctee* s f i n d i n g s a m clone .ions ,, nc a m eeting o f th e Foundry Equipment M anafactnrera Assn n o t i w h i c h 1 a t t e n d e d i n C l e v e l a n d l a s t F r i d a y t h e q u e s t i o n o f t h e r o p o n .-.a c u s s e d b y t h o s e p r e s e n t , i n c l u d i n g Thomas W. i da ngborn o f t h e P a n g b o r n 'V V. I . M i n i oh o f t h e A m e r i c a n F o u n d r y E q u i p m e n t C o . , a i d S. 2 . Ves; y of' '"i A. S l y Mf g. Co I t was v o t e d a t t h a t t i m e to r e q u e s t o f f i c i a l r e a r s t i on o f th e F.F.. on t h e c o m m i t t e e a n d h r , H, 3 S l m u m , P r e s - d e n t , to a t t e n d t h e m eeting a s t h e o f f i c i a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e i f th e ro an s; t tus Yo u no d o u b t w i l l r e c e i v e o f f i c i a l n o t i c e o f t h i s a c t i o n f r o m Mr. D. k cf Cleveland, Secretary of the F.E .iV . I a n n o t s u r e ch a t y o u r r e c o r d s show i l , " u t 1 u n d e r s t a i ci che G. M c C l i n t o c k , C om missi one r of t h e N a t i o n a l F o u n d s r a A s s o c i a t i f n , ha d esig n ated b / th a t o r g a n iz a tio n to take 'the p la c e of f .r . i.fig h s, ceceas Mould i t b e a s k i n g t o o much t o h a v e i n s t r u o f meetings of t h i s committee be sent to t h i s of fl ce, th a t b may c h e c k w i t h o u r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , o r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ti S 'G !16 if d f 1 t` &o n.av ~b visions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference use only luscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT 0652C-824C s granted, neither this copy nor the words on it may be: reproduced in any form; used by an unauthorized person, Lections of any institution or individual. Mr. W. H. Cameron -2- 2/9/32 make c e r ta in th a t th ey have rec e iv e d n o tie e and w i l l a tte n d ? I would l ik e a ls o to have a copy of th e re p o rt o f th e committee f o r our f ile i f you can co n sisten tly l e t us have one. Very tr u ly y o u rs. CEHtIC CC t o L . W. Olson H. S. Simpson D. M. Avey C. E. H oyt, Executive S ecretary : vi| Under the fair use prowsions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference use onlv from material In Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT 06520-8240 ^ Unless permission iAranted, neither this copy nor the words on it may be: reproduced in any form; used by an unauthorized person; or placed ip the affections of any institution or individual. (Copy) American Foundrymem* s A s s o c ia tio n E xecutive O ffic e s - 222 W. Adams S t . Chicago F ebruary 1 0 , 1932 Mr, W. H, Cameron Managing D ire c to r N ational S afety Council 20 N orth Wacker D rive Chicago, I llin o i s Dear Mr. Camerons Supplem enting my communication o f y e ste rd a y on th e s u b je c t o f Sand B la st Research Committee ac t i v i t i e s , I am e n c lo sin g copy o f l e t t e r re c e iv e d t h i s morning from our r e p r e s e n ta tiv e Mr. L . W. O lson, t o which i s a tta c h e d copy o f h is l e t t e r to D r. Leonard Greeriburg, b o th under d a te o f February 9 th , You w i l l n o te t h a t My. Olson does n o t p o in t o u t, as you requested should be done, sp e c ific objec tio n s to th e re p o rt, but he does say th a t the re p o rt frcm a p r a c t i c a l s ta n d p o in t seems to demand more th an should be n ecessary . Mr, Olson s ta te s h is reaso n s f o r o b jec tin g to the recommendations implying th a t metsi l i e abra sives should be used to the exclusion, i f p o ssib le, o f s i l i c a and i n h is c lo s in g parag rap h say s; "I th in k s u f f ic ie n t tim e should be given to p erm it more people contacting w ith th e p ra c tic a l side of th is problem to give th e ir views and ex p erien ces". All o f t h i s , and p a r t i c u l a r l y th e l a s t , would seem f u r th er ju tif ic a tio n fo r our suggestion th a t the meet ing ca lled fo r February 23rd be postponed. Very tr u ly yours Ed. Hoyt QEKsEB E n e l. C. E. H oyt, Executive S ecretary C. C. E. H. B a lla rd A. E. McClintock L . W, 01son S. C. Vessy H. S. Simpson or placed in the collections of any institution or individual.