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Confidential Mellon- Institute of Industrial Research U.viversitt or Pittsburgh PROGRESS REPORT for theweek ended Novenrer IS. 1939 ana Wednesday, Not. 14-15, at Mellon Institute. Two hundred and forty-seven persons were registered. The total attendance was e little higher than that since there are always a few '..ho fail to register, as special guests, etc. There were exactly 101 companies represented, about half of them non-member firms and there fore good prospects for membership. The U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Labor Department and both branches of the labor movement were represented. Hence management, government, the AFL and the CIO were all assembled in one meeting at Mellon Institute. Turther, there was a wholesome spirit of good-natured harmony that, as several speakers said from the platform, was "a tribute to the organiza tion which could bring about such a meeting. The sessions were by far the most successful the Foundation has ever had. This is substantiated by the comment and I letters that have resulted. The annual meeting is, of course, the highpoint in the Foundation's year. Monday was devoted to the rush of last-minute details and arrangments -- completion of the Report of the Membership Committee for presentation at the meeting; arrangements with representatives of the press, including photographers; preparation of late abstracts of meeting reports; final arrangement of exhibit material, etc. Tuesday and Wednesday were devoted to the maze of activities ir cr>;...v- v- ion with the meeting itself. The main work revolved around membership contact.* vM) companies which we have no other opportunity to contact throughout the veer; t; Iks with members; contact with news writers, photographers, etc., ana the d.* vi-ibui ion of news to the national news services. We talked with a great many prospective members c-d cceiv ; m an,, ing response. The Talon Company promised to take out raembe . '.me.' t: i.\ - to Mr. Perry, Talon representative. We introduced Mr. Perry am. one o, his as -o- dates (Dr. Gamble) to a number of people they were anxious to neet. A rep csf>>xr tive of the Barrett Company advised that his flan was very iuci. ' xerr: asked him for "a good report on the meeting." He thought member.-nip p". . - t v good. We talked to several representatives of Standard Oil. . ; c- ofvi-cj. ' aries -- the Peoples Gas Company -- said the parent firm si "lr ,^oii b t ' ' ' ' they were considering joining individually. Ox. Hamor talk* to Mr l of Toledo Scales Company. The latter told Mr. Hazard of our Prevent v* F; Committee that "I guess we'll hare to join." Mr. Hazard provsed " ' v - > company upon his ret-urn to Toledo. American. TiscoaeCorporation anc i'utizt . i* Company (an Institute donor) both showed keen interest. Air Hygiene Founder ion Fellowship 259-5 Vieek ending Novender 15, 1939. 2. Mr. crown, cf the Iron and Steel Institute, told us, "we just heve tc get your bulletins." Hre talked to him regarding an association membership for the Institute. J. S. Stanley of the Marylend Self-Insurers eskea Dr. Melier regarding a membership by their association. Dr. Meller has been m contact with this group, i.e are endeavoring to work out something more substantial than the usual association membership. Acme Protection Zcuijmeat Compeay agreed to join following Dr. teller's talk with their representative. Os Tuesday, noon, we had a meeting of the'Membership Committee. A list of prospect companies, represented at the meeting, was given out. The committeemen promised to aid with some of these. Dr. Frary agreed to contact Dr. Sjiae, DuPont_ Fice President, at his next opportunity. A number of new membership "leads" were developed. All of these are being followed up. Mr. Cook of the Preventive Engm- eering Committee is working on Pullman Company for us. One of their principal officials told him to "come back from the meeting and tell us why we should join." We aided him with necessary information. The meeting received excellent publicity on both days. The local papers all carried good stories, Including pictures. The Associated Press and the United Press both carried several stories to their client newspapers throughout the country. In fact the(AR carried several good stories which we released in advance of the meeting. I understand the(AB also sent out, or plans to send out, one of the news pictures made at the meeting. We are in correspondence with Mr. McDonough, Associated Press Science writer, in this connection. SCI2NCE SISVICR sent out approximately half a newspaper column on the meeting. Advance notices appeared in HEATING k V1HTIIA.TDC, ETCAVATDC S^GINZER, NATIONAL SAFETY HEWS, and COAL AGE. FACTORY advised they could use part of one of the papers (Fletcher). R: November 27, 1939 T: Npvember>27, 1M9 MELLON INSTITUTE John F. McMahon Industrial Fellow r\ r' *