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FILE NAME: Raybestos-Manhattan (RBM) DATE: 1936 Dec 10 DOC#: RBM005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Mr. Stover, Regarding Asbestos & Asbestosis Bridgeport, Conn. Decenter 10, 1335 Hr . C- J. Stover, 16th Floor Inquirer Building, Phllacelphia, Fa. 7 dear lir. Stover: I thank you for your letter of the 3th, enclosing clipping iron the Charlotte, Barth Carolina Hews. This is rather interesting, but not unexpected. There is no question tut rhat these cases frill have to be tried out in court, and there is no doubt in ay sir.d that nan y or them rill be cisnissec, us there era so nany that a great number ci thea must be a rank injustice. At the sumo tise, re are facing the fact that asbestos cast g o es leave a deposit on the lungs, but we do not know whether asbestos dust, which they call Asbectosis, creates Tuberculosis. I think r.*e also 'now that by changing a ran*s occupation, Asbcstosis is not dangerous. The only way ru can cenonstrate this .is by having a long tine medical investigation, and an very glad to sa7 -at the last netting of the Association, it was decidedto have tha Saranac laboratories carry on a scries of experiments with guinea pigs and rabbits, to find out that the effect of dust is on these animals, and translate it to the ncr-sn system. These experiments till start between now and January first, and continue for about three years, and by that time, the medical profession, as well as ourselves, should now something about the effects of asbestos dust. Personally, from what little re have seen, we do nut believe it is as serious as soae of the attorneys are attempting to make it. As you know, re have tubercularly Inclined people in all . imams tries, and also have them outsice of the industry une they get Tuberculosis no matter that you do. Of cours*, if they happen to roric in the industry, they claim to have contracte it through the aust exposure in tint factory, ana they have a good cany names for it, such as Silicosis, Pneumoconiosis, etc. The invitation to visit Charleston is still open to you, tut I believe inside of less than tro or three months, re shall ce able to show practically the same, results at lianasia, so if at any tine 7cu do rant to visit snheim Card loon, I shall be very glad to ar range it for you. I thins you rill really be surprised at rhst can be acne in th v.uy of dust control. 0 0 5 ^ 7 6 ^ -'t!T`7/ Hr. C. J. Stove 2 12/10/3S With best wishes Tor the holiday season, SS-G Very truly yours, f.- i * S r : *< V *V CO-5277