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COPY General Asbestos 6c Rubber Division nf Rarbo*-MiBUtfin, lac. IMOnimi. C CCTTCTirNTIAL Hr* Linear Simpson, President, Raybestoa-Uonhattan, Ino, Bridgooort, Conn, . Bear Er, Slopso*'- Ootobor 27, 1936 Subjt STUDY 07 DUST CCIDITICEIS AT HID PUlHT 07 t~: o asdgstos mvmc: I wish, to oakt a report to you, as follows: Ala morning, at about 9:00 o*olook, a Dr* II, 7. Ullson, a representative of tbs South Carolina State Board, of Health, oallod at this offloe and stated tha* la was raking this visit at tha racmest of Xr, J, A* Eayne, who la tho Health Offloar for the State of South Carolina, As objeot of this visit was for the purpose of finding out If we would rrent pernloaIon to the 3cuth Carolina State Board of }jealth to make an inspection on study of dust oondltlons at this plant, I spent quite a while in conversation with this gentleman and found out that this request was brought about by the V, S, Department of Health wishing to sake a survey of cn Asbestos plant, which it was oonoldored, had been brought up to the best possible oondltlons at the present tine. However, It seems that the law Is such that the U.3.Department of Health oan not send nen Into any state vithout first gottinc the pemission of the state Health Department, end then the State Health Department baa to o'otain permission frea the owners of the plant. Dr, Ullson advised zss that this lnsocotlon would be made by representatives of the United states Department of Health oooporatlng with representatives of the South Carolina State Board of Health, Sometime ago, I advised you that 1 had not Dr, Sayer, an Assistant Surceon Cencral of the United States, who is tho head of tho United states Denartcont of Health, end this Dr, Vilson stated that ho had beon In New York end els* ousoed this natter with Dr, Lanza and Dr, lcConnell of the Hctropolltan Life Insurance Co,, end that mkon the rucstlon ocno up as to sexae plant which they oould study undor tho best oondltlons. Dr, .'llson advised that DrL*cCcmell statod to him: "If you doolre to sea the no<lol plant In tho Uni tod statos, you should try to got pomloslon to ozanlne the plant of the Ccnerol Asbostos A Rubber Division at Horth Charleston, Couth Carolina,** Z next qusstlonod Dr, iison as to what was tha nature of the study they dotrod to make, Ho advised os follows: 1* They firot wished to lnspoot the general oondltlons In the plant, I, They desired to oaks dust ocunte In the various departments, 3, They deslrod to i-roy each and ovoryono of ths employees. nr* Simpson Su'jJi Dtudy of Dust Conditions at plant ol' Conors! Asb.l; lfjr.Jlv* X0/27/CG Z sort askod Dr. 71 Ison if tho state of South Carolina had tho necessary orulpcuant for making such a study* Dr* 'Tilson edvlsad no that tho state or South Carolina had tho ncooasary orulonont ror caking tho duct oounta cut that the Ualtod states -apartment of health would furnish tho toohnlolcne x'o iin>iflrt,i>ln^ tills ror.>l UlJ0| fciiut tuO uSifM wtatOS vil* fl* -* tho noooaaozy equipment ror izL'.lxi'i k-ra78, and that thoy would trine; euoh ooulpi^nt to this nlcnt, and that they could hondlo tho cork in ooopcratlon with tho south Carolina wCnto .^oard of i-aalth* luis Dr* '.'llson appeared to to a Tory pleasant gentleman end seemed. to to wary much lntoroctod and doalroue of making this study, and I stated to him that .os far as I, oorsona was oonoomed, I was very anxious to sco tho State toko an intoroat in thin matter and that I nould write you* rooomendins that you grant poznlsalon: h evor* that Z oould not oxtend this permission to then without your consent* The next point I asksd Dr* '.Vllson was that it you granted permission for cu e study examination of tho plant* if no would be furnished with a copy o: the report* lie statod that we would* Z next askod if ar.d rnen wo mire uoSUered with damage suits* if they wcu.' testily for us* l:o stated that the law wculd not permit them to testify for either a plaintiff or defendant* X said: "that night bo tho oaso but I on noasking yea. to testify for tho defendant but asking you If 70U will testify a: to the conditions you found In this slant when you nedo this examination*1* Ho said, "certainly wo trill be permitted to civ testimony as to oox^lltlona which wo found." Z am submitting ell of the aboye to you and trust that you will see fit to Croat this request* whioh is being node by the South Carolina State Board of Health* I night further advlco that innodiataly after this gentiancm left tho office, I 'phoned Hr. Hitoholl end told hln as to this visit of Dr* T.'llson's and to stated that he would liko to discuss this natter with ns* I an therefore Giving a copy of ihl3 latter to Hr* Illtoholl and I will request hln to write you as to his opinion* As far as I on conoorncd, I an not arraid of aryono ooning In this plant at tho praacat tine end making an insaeotion, and to tho best of my rooollootlon acne short whilo ago, I think you mde a suggestion that wo request nenbors of tho nodical profession to oone up to tho plant and that we servo then a lunoh In the Card Kooa* I trust you rill giro this natter your Immediate attention, for Dr* Trllson has roquestod that X advise him as to your decision as scon as posalblo* Tours very respootruljy. ZIUsKoX P,S ! lhAa Z* II* Jeffords* General !'anacr Cloanost Plant in tho United States now bolng dos legated as a lodel Plant .. .