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FILE NAME: Raybestos-Manhattan (RBM) DATE: 1936 Nov 11 DOC#: RBM105 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from The Russell Manufacturing Co. to Raybestos-Manhattan RE Solving the Asbestos Problem Tue R u s s e l l M anufacturing C o . K iddleto w n-, C o n n . November 11, 1936 Mr. S. Simpson, President Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Bridgeport, Connecticut My dear Mr. Simpson: I am very interested indeed to have your letter of November 10, with regard to your contemplated program looking toward the solution of the ever-present asbestoais problem. During the past two years we have spent a very considerabli amount of time, thought, and money in attempting to solve this problem, and I do not believe I am overconfident in saying that the results attained seem to be quite satis factory. Doubtless your good company, the Johns-Manville company, and' the other companies which you mention have also developed interesting ways and means of combating' this hazard, and 1 "concur tnax an interchange of thought among manufacturers would be most helpful. It occurs_fco_ me in considering the question..of .Dr. G a r d n e r s work that perhaps this research might be well undertaken as one of the functions of 'the Brake. Lining M a n u f a c t u r e r s *1 Association, &s 1 recall it, the Associa t i o n is in quite good funds, and 1 do not know of any" function it could perform that would be more contributory to the general welfare of the industry than the undertak ing of such research work as you describe Dr. G a rdner's program to be. I should be very pleased to attend the meeting at The Biltmore on Tuesday, November 17, and shall be on hand at that date unless I hear from you to the contrary in the meanwhile. Yours very sincerely, THE RUSSELL MANUFACTURING CO G' P.7: F President cn