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FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: D DOC#: / DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:DZD>Z> rSB.ESTOS 131 NORTH YORK ROAD WILLOW GROVE, P!\. I9C90 POST OFFICE BOX 471 ~Ol'IE: 215,659413-' I THE ,"1ONTHL Y iRADE JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE ASBESTOS INDUSTRY '.!.r. :1. C. Lewin~ohn, :!.C. IJ.C!:. C.I.l!. Chief Yedical Officer Turner "rather,; Asbestos Co. Ltd. Dear :(r. Leui:isotin: tour .ef: f'CL/"~i In ro?.rl'.:' to ::our l<=!tter of fel.:r.1ar~ ~5, l'..17~, '.1e :-iave ~ncl-:,s~d :-.2re.,it!i 2. feH li3t:-;, tt.?ar, sheet.;, 2t::., .,h~c, ''~ ,;i:,c,;rel: 1c~r-> .,ill :-:-e :1P.l:Jful i:1 :our r.~ri':!'' of asbestosis .... for, the meeting on October 2-5, 1~72. As to countries ~ith asbestos text~le factories, t~is is a "tall order" and :rank.lv 'le :,ave ;;ever 2nl:~avoreci to ,or! '.1"1 :-:,u-t..::.,1 a li-""' -i '. " Jo. -r,-'..,.,l_r~.) ,.,C lll r l .'..,~1,1_c;t. _,..~.,,,1r- ~.,n _, fr-.,.,- t,_; -, ,....,c ..,..,,._. C)_.:: ,~-lc~.t.-~ "OuL! :Je to co:,-;ult, at our 1.-:,cal ""ct~lic l~l::rar, ~uc"' fir.'!c- t:cri}s as t::e ~,)tti:--. I:1tE'r!":ati0:-:al Ci.r~c:t::--r. ".'!"le li 1r3ri.:1:, -::ou.:.J, o= .::our::;e, '>U(}C'l~~t ,0t~er li:_:8 1ui,li:::,1tion1. ''? :1,1v-? ~sed t:,~ '' ~ot"!::.:-:" l :_3 ~.:..nq~I 7an:' :.i.r.~s and :.o our 3.d,,~~ t.3.(;~. Our onl: su-:c:;csti'.)n~ r~ si~c of :..::du::;tr-.: i. th ~.'nr.u5i.:. o~ !:Lier Jsec =--~r annun, r.nrir.~r ,:,!: er..nlovee,; anc. Ein,11 '.J f :-roc~uct:; -- 1oulr: !)e to' car. tact, I ' :r. 'T!1itr:.e: :;1,0er:iah:!r 1 T_' :s. Burea11 of tf1e Census, .,ashir:.gton, u.C. :nJJ ~n :i.,1our.t ,:i.:..:;;-,o:-al for information and ~e~ort~ on C.S. nar.utact~re, and to contact, Cominion Bureau of Stati~tics, Ottaua, r)ntar::.o, Canafa, for Canadian textil~ stati$t::.~~ 3~~ ~erorts cc:itainina dat3 ~n sam~. :1. C. ;_,~Wi!1Sr.:rnn, r_',1r:1er i31'-ot:1er::; J/lJ/7] - ~S3ES~OS :r. ::c1r::el (os::;et te, Ci ::-ector i\sbesto::; Fi')r~ ~esti:,rr Laboratar: Llniversit7 of S!1er~rooke Sf!CR.:rnoo::E, ).uebec, Canada *1'\~bes to~ Informa tinn ,Cammi t tee 10 \/ardour Street !:..OtlDO:I '. 'I'' 3l!G, Z:1c; land (Phone: 01-73,l 7'il7) 1 *,\sbestosis i1esearc!1 Council P. O. box 4 () ROCIID/\LE, Lane., Cnql~nd . (Phone: .t7 I 2 2) ;lational !"?.esea rch Ins tit'...! te of Occupational Disec1ses P. o. Box 4783 1 JOliNINESBCRG, Republic of South t\frica *t-le realize you are very nuth awc1re of these tt:o associations. Their names were included just to kee~ the records comolete. Also enclosed are three lists of U.S. nanufactures -- one of cloth, one of cl0thi:1q and I t!1e third of r.1etallic clot:1. 1e are not a listinq concern and do not endeavor to Maintain conplete, current list::;. f~o...,ever, these three lists ..;ill Jive 'fOU t!1e names and addresse~ of some U.S. nanufactur'2rs of asbestos te::tile::;. Perhaps if .rou cor.tacted a fe'.l ()f t!1ese fir~s ~ou could deter~ine ~arti~l data on amount of fiber con!'lur.ied, number of emoloy~es, etc., and which variet: ( ies) of. asbestos are. 11tili::r.d. The final enclo3ures are a .co1w of t:.e Decmnber l'.J"il Pevie.t issue of ~SBCSTOS pl~s tear sh~et3 from January and February . 1972 ASBESTOS concerning industrial health and recent available ~ublications. S~ecific sections of the Review that ~ill orobably interest you are r..esearch/I r.dustr ia 1 Heal t~ (:--1ges 12-2 ~) ; some of t~e material::; r.H~ntioned under Comnan'! '.!e,,s/F_i_ber & Products (pages 22-30}; Trade ~ssociations, esoeciallr literature (pages 38-42); and, Governm:ent Publications (.-,;iqes 18-50). If, afteJJ reviewinq the information, 'l<'U ,10uld like additional L1forrnation on - :,articular ~1ateriais, announce:-,er.ts, -,uhli.::.3.tions, etc., please c~o r.ot hesitate t:o contact 'JS- '.Ir?. s1n-::er~l., :10oe th~ above: ar,d enclosed -,ill !;n of c;o:'e ~~'d"'. ':'~;.:i:i}: .rcu :-:,r :.:1:-; J0nor~u:iit: ':a :~c ~.: ~Ar,1:r:~. : ~r: -::-1.i.-- ~u:-::;, (::re:;.) Caris :1. i'":1a,1r., F,di tor, ,\SoES70S ~r;_ ~-1:.. :'/ , II I' - - - - '1 CONTACTS f_OR PfFOR.~TION ON ASBESTOS MINING &. '1ANUFACTURE U.S. Manufacture: \fr. 'N'hitner Shoemaker 3ureau of the Census U.S. Deoartment of Commerce Washingion, D.C. 202)) Asbestos Mining International Levei' \fr. ~obert A. Clifton Ci visi'on of ~onmetallic ),unerals Bureau' of Mines U.S. Department of the Interior Room 826~ 4015 Wilson eoulevard Arlington 1 Virginia 2220) Phone: 1 \70)) 557--0580 I Canadian Minin~ &. Manufacture Cominibn 3ureau of Statistics Ottawa~ Canada Quebec Mining:. I ' Mr. John A. Gossip Director of Information Services Quebec Asbestos Minin~ Association Room 1210 - IBM Buildin~ 5 Place \Tille Marie - MONTREAL 11), Quebec, Canada Phone: .1 (514.) 878-)539 -or- Mr. Paul A. Filteau, General :-tanager and Secretary Quebec Asbestos ~vlining Association Suite )20 - 580 Grande-Allee est QUEBEC 4, Quebec, Canada Phone: 1 (41S) 529-8168 I Her'Jer~ i\, Sur.bur:, !:::ecutive S-=cr':!tar: 75 Center Streat (P. ~- Jax 23~) Pomoton Lakes, :1ew J~rse:_,! ')74,12 Roster: Ar:1erican Asbestos Textile Corporation Garlock Ir.c. I Johns-Manville Cor:;,oration ~licole t Industries, Inc. H. K. Porter C::r:many I Inc. I 8.aybestos-~~anhattan, ',Inc. yniroyal, Inc . .\sbestos Corporation iLtd. Asbestos Te:<til, S. A.; -- '1exico Bell Asbestos :lines Ltd. I I BBA Group Ltd. cassiar ~sbestos Corooration Ltd. Hilados y Teji.dos de Asbesto, s.~. : :e.xi.co Lake Asbestos of Quebec Lt. t!ipJ?On Asbestos Societe Anonyme c, o. LI~d. -- 'i'o~::1 0, Ja~an I Francaise du Ferodo -- Paris, France \.."'7urner 9rothers ,\sbestos Co. Ltd. :-!anufacturas 11ulti1?le? S .,,. -- C.1racas, 1rene::uela Secretary: Dr. J. Lecoutre Location: rue Copernic 6A 0 , ll3C Bruxelles, Belgiu~ :!rite to: :I. 11 Sternit, 2'.'21 Kanelle o/d Bos, i3elgiu~ :'ember Conr.anies Holland ,'\shest-Cementindustrie Asbestona :I. S., ,\r.\ersfoort I ti. 11. Cterni t, ,'\msterdam ~I. 11, :refabas, Oost'erhout Hertel Co~nany, Rotterdam aelqium P,V,3,A. Alfit, ~is~elt ~- V. 2ternit, Kapeile-or-den-Bos :;. v. Johns-llanville, '.!ol s-r... Asbeste-Ciment Cover it, !larnianies S. A. :!anufacture Belge c.' ;._"'.liante et de Caoutchouc, ~e'.lr!1e :r.v. :~odernit2, f!ofstade ,,_alst S.1/,i<, (Sche~rders l 'lan :<:er-::~ove's) ~,.,,., :1i'.d:1as-raas Con Internaticmal S:.7\, ::anaoe INDUSTRIAL HEALTH /POLLUTION CONTROL The rr111npal prnrlucers "i ,t~IJe51r1,-l1,1,l'rl ;1r11,III!':, rn fJl'lr111111 111rl lfnll:111,I 1,.-"" ,,,,.,,,,.,J 111 \,f,. .; .. , 1111,rm:1['"!1 1,.,~llllltf't' ,,, -t111111l.1u: resiari:h In 111,I 111,r1"1111111111:,:n1"11 ' 1eT\\,:,~11 q,- 1t1trnh,r cnn1p,1n1e"'. lllI ;,, ..._,r 1 rr t,~lt '11f"itt il 11d erlinw:tl -t 11,lw,; ", ttta 111 <lPt 111111111 re,, th< a1 iw r 111 i11 -rral li1 '.;l!'t1e ,inrh The ,:11ntriimt111{! mernl.,r t1rm, IP' \,l,,,tCenlt'nt111du,tne \,bestona. Etern1t. \'ei.1h.1, 1/ertel ,\' C,1 . .\llit. \' \. fohn~-\fanvtlle.. \sbeste-Ciment (,nPrtr \f:rntti.1nure Bel~e d'.-\rn,ame et de Cao111chn11c. \fndernue . .:. \" K. , ..:.cheerders- \,111 Kerchoves,, and Dnn [nrern;ittonai. I .. MEMIIIANE FILTU METHOD ".\feasurement nt \trhnrne \,hP,to,; Fiber Ill' lw \femlm111e Filter .\fethod" has been prepared ,111der the :i.uspices "i the .-\rr H,~1ene & .\[a1111factttr111~ (,11111111ttPe nt he ,-\,;h,~stos Tt>xtrlr I11st1tute to Iii! the nred i,1r 11,-;trnction in the .,crnrate rneast1rf'ment ni airborne .,sb~stn~ tilwr 111 )rrler to cnnirmn with Fedrral. -.:rate and Prn1111nal -tatutor" re'l111rements for \,hestos Threshold l.111111 \':i.l11e. The prncedure lescnher! rrpresents the techni'lue apprn1 eI inr u,e 111 .-\ T [ member, ,,wn plants. The I6-pag-e hnnklt>t 1, aq,1lahle at '51 Of} pPr ,npv 1 po,tpatd ti -enc na pnntr-i matter nr third ,las~ mail l rrnm ,, \ T [. PO f3nx 230, Pnmpton Lakes. :'\ew _f er~Pv t);'-42 IIHRr P'ROGRUS REP'ORT The Sprtn~ lll;-J iss11e ot "fnsulat1n11 H~~1P11e Prn!;'re,s Rrpnrts" , p11hl1'l1td 111arterl\' hv the lnsulat:on lndt1stn I! 1!{trne Rt'sf'arrh l'rng-ram,, is rlen,terl to thr rrmarks rre- -~nted .ir 1iw 1>;-n 111111,al mert111g ,ii the \'at1onal [nsulairnn I C,mtnctor, \,,,1t":111n11. The n~port -;umman7.es man,- ,,,iet, ,,ract1ns that ha," hprn develnped ,1nd 1ll ustrate, the ,ndu,- t r-; l'rni::rr,s ,111ce the fir5t p11hlicat1nn 11i he:iith hal,1rrls to ,,h,,tn, 111sttlat1on wnrker, tn 1'lt"' ll\' Dr I I ..:.,:likotf. Pq 22 AS8ESTOS-Jun 1971 MONDAY j ' I ::c!i'::;rial on fcr:iat.:.:;:, 'J: ,,.::.,,:it ,3.'.'';\,,ued ir, ::nr:.l 1'1-:'i. ~S9SS~QS, :::iaaes 2 dnG ], ::ember Com:::iani.2!=' as of Januarv L 1 7:2 C~rtain-teed Products Cornoration Halley For-::te, Pa. l'.J.431 Johns-:ianville C:Jr~orati.on 22 East 4()t!, Street, ;Ie1 York, :rew YorJ: 1J<H6 G,\F Cor-;:,oration 1 140 tlest 51st Street, :rew York, :le..,, :or'< 1'1'120 ~rational Gy~sum Com,ahy 3_25 Dela. are i1.venue, Juf falo, '.le1 Yory: 1-t :::o 2 Panacon Cor~oration ( includes P!1ili:J Carey Cor,o;rny) I ' 320 South ~avne Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215 I Raybestos-:!anhattan, inc. 205 ~!iddle Street, 9ridgecort, Connecticut 06GOJ tioodward Cor-oora tion ~~odward, Alabama 35189 C~ssiar AsbPstos Cor:::ioration Ltd. Suite 1001 - 85 ~ichmdnd Street \!est, TCF.0~iT0, t)ntario, I ,\merican J'.sbestos ':'ex ti le Cor~oration 1032 Stanbridge Street (P. 0. 3o:c 228), '1orristom, ?a. Car.ada l'..1404 :rorth l\merican 1\sbesto!; Corroration 150 ~lorth ':-lac!:er Dri1e, C!1icago, Illinois 60606 Supradur Manufacturir.~ Cor~cration 122 East 42nd Street, .'le-1 York, :rer York l'J'Jl7 I For additional information:: Coniact t'at the.-1 :'.. Swetonic Public ?.elatior.s, Johns-!'anville (acidr~ss above) EDITORIAL F,,r ,nme tune we have been conct'rne,f with the manv 1111~lt>ad111g- ,,r ~rn>ne,,us statements r~ported hv ;i.n<JU5 <:r1111- m1mwat1,.n:; nwrlia ;,, the .,tfect that tht> 111a11111;icr,1r" \ltd r,e ,t ,-.fH.. ~t .. ...:. 111d ,:--IH~ ... ,r-...,-1,.t...:.e,~ t'rn,iuct:=. I'"''~ ,,.,::1r,i, ,, ... cu- l''ll 111nal mrl pul,i ic hcalt h. .-\i!e:t1t1,m, 1:,it 1., l,..,t,,, 1, 1 tl1r,lt '" the ,!ener:1I pul>lrc 1, '-\e!I .1; ,,, i;...,. ,,, ,q,1t:,,l' ..i': ,,p,>-cI tn rt, hbt h:ne !wen \,rrc,j l1\ rn:111, i"'llV 1,.,tit public ,u1d prt\ ace .\cceptance 1l tire 1.1111n,111rl~I ::a 1111, .1; fart" l,;i,; led to ;,m,e lan~e l. S cltle~ crrn,rdenn!! prnpn-;ii, r,, h,111 th" crse ni 1-hPst,i,;-,:ontainine; ,pra\ 1n,ul.1tr,,n, 11-~d 111 hurlritnl{ cnn,tr11cttnn. Then has lnng- bt'en the nt'erl inr ;i -pnkesm,111 rn rep- rP,,.nt rite .\shf'stos lndustn I> presem the known fact, ..15 thev are. hased ,,n extensive medical r"'search. \\','. m the .-\shestns !ndustn knnw th:it :isbf'.,t'- 15 a \ al11able matenal :rnd that it ~reatly rontnhures !l he .-rm1- inrt :i.ml ,atetv ni l111mat11t\', \\'e ;il,;n know aslw,ui, ,hes pr!'~ent certain ,iccupational health hazard.; .111,I hat rhm11gh rmpro\'erl industrial h\g1ene practice~ the lnrhtstr, 1, ~tfec- tl\rl" contrnllin~ the hazard to asbest,os iacrnn and mme wnrkr.r~ \\,. know the [ndustrv is cooperating- t() ..,rablish dtrrt1ve dust contrnl in construction work \ \,~ knnw :Ii.it the ,.ffects ,,i .1shestos .1re both dose :md time rrlated -\nrl we know rhere 1s pre~ently 110 e\1dence oi a ltazarrl :o the gr>n- eral puhlrr irnm exposure to the mmute .u11otmt, oi 1shesto,; that mav he present m commttmtv air I ' rirr nrE Pl RI.Ir.' .!TLIRCE POES ,,,r r.__,:, 1 11' -;-,u,c,1: [.1(7 ,' \\'p .ire pleased to report that the .\shestos !ndustr\ has taken a po,;1t1\e step to meet the increased need ior a rnmpetent. reliable ,n11rce ni accurate and complete iniormatton <.:nncerning the t>i~cts ,,i asbestos dust on hunrnn health Eight leading a~l,e-;tos products manufacturers rn the f_"1111e<l ~tates ha\e nrg-:11111.ed the . IJbrstos {11tnrrn11t10,1 .-/ss/1C1,1t1011/ .\',irth . / 111ero1 The haste ,,i, wrt1\es qj .\I.\, :\I".-\ are rn , l , prc,,1de 111 .111thnntat1ve channrl )i cnmmunicatton. 1 .!) p11bhr1' rebut irrl'<pnn,;1hle ;rnd 1111infnrmed criticism. and , .: , .Jr-,rmnate 111inrmat1nn "11 the 11,es ,,i asbestos m ,,11r mn,IPrn '.e<::111nlng1ral ,ncwtv It wa,; ,,11r pn\1IPge tn .1ttend 1 'harl,grn1111d :,rnting' "i \I.\ \; -\ when we were pr()\ 11ied \\ 1th 1:ict11.1I 1111nrma- ASBESTOS VOLUME 52 APRIL 1971 NUMBER 10 FOUNDED JULY 1919 AND PUBLISHED MONTHLY SINCE THAT DATE CONTENTS EDITORIAL ! HISTORY OF U.S. ASBESTOS TEXTILE INDUSTRY- CHAPTER VII: GENERAL ASBESTOS&: RU88F.R CO. ~ INDUSTRl,\L HEALTH. POLLUTION CONTROL 14 PHILADELPHIA ..,snESTOS-~Oth ANNIVERS,\RY 16 OUTIOOK FOR ASBESTOS IS GOOD !2 M,\RKET CONDITIONS !15 CONSTRUCTION NEWS JO ~IOTOR VEHIUE FACTORY SALES 10 PRODUCTION-IMPORTS-EXPORTS 12 fHRTHDA Y GREETINGS 40 MEN ON TI-IE MOVE 48 NOTIS FROM 19:'0 ,\NNUAL REPORTS 50 ASBESTOS STOCK QUOTATIONS '" NEW \SBESTOS PATENTS ;i; CALENDAR OF EVENTS ~II REMEMBER WHEN? ,;o 4S8ESTOS ,ndd ritqularly by Enqir,eer1n9 fnd,u. Inc I I Y,aem,,,, o, bndr ,uuttt .-nor be ohta,,.ed ''"'" Uttivert1tr Mh:ronlrnt, JOO No,1h t ..b ,ood, Ann Arbor, Mldtiqon '8106. P,OPRleTOR Slor Publi1hing Comoonv eDITOR: Dori, M Fogon PUBLISHU, CorrII J. Slover S4u,nd Clou p..,,,nQe P-,,d at Willow Grov. l'ttnntylvan,o. U S A Copyright 1971 Slover Publi,hing Comoonv :.,o,... ;o ...... ,-:~ su1sc1PrtON IIAfE5-Unttl!d Sf'lflt1 5-4 00 oer YIP!'' All c+.-., :.,u ... ,,,.. "11 II )) or .':OH,,fJlt' ..:ur.,t C-,01~, ]S :"nt, Jc.,. hi:~ .,.,v11ole ,, IJ i ~:l"ldt -, -'S3ESTC'.i 1)1 /1.Jr)rth "or~ ~oad ,~!) Jo, 711 N, 1 1..,,... S,r,,._,.- :,l!nn1vlv11"11., ,1/JX) 1f.-1..,ono.,,._.z1~ &5'1)1)41, ASBESTOS - April 1971 t11>11 ,m this. ttal mb1ect. Technical :in,! medical ,.-.:pert; nr~ .11 :11lahle t0 ,mswer ir:inkl\' any 1ue~tt1111s I'"'"" '.') tht::'m. P1mc1pants in rhe new, c,mierence were Hamlrl '.dc\".d,b. f'r,,~1<lt'11t fJI the 1'1p111g & Pla,mcs Indu,;rri,, Di, 1,;1on 111d Ct1rpnrate \"ice ['res1de11t ,1i Crrtatn-teed Pr0d11rt, C,rpnra111111. \\ ill1a111 f' i\;1111-:s. D1rectrir ,,i P'.1biic R,:lat11111,. f,,/:11<- ' l:11111lle 1_,,rp.,r:1ttt1t1 l'lr ~t>>rge \\. \\.rt'.(ltt. l1tr,..::,,r ,,1 \J,.. lical R.:,,arch ,t l :1k~, Hf),1>1tal Dr F-..,! !. 1'111d-.1,k. \ice f'r,.~1.JPnt iur Rt>,earch .ind U,'.,.elnpmem. !,,1111,:'l[:11n-1lle .rnd Edmund \I Fenner. D1r,..ctnr ,>t Em1r,,11- 111ental Contrnl. lnhns-\lan\'1/le. \Ir. \fc'.'iahh 1s President )i .\[.\, :-:.\ :rnd :'llr. Rames is ~ecretary \[ember comp;uiies include Certam-teed. Jrihns\hnv1lle. The Flmtkote Company. (;.-\ F Co1111r;i11on. \.1ttonal 1_;yp11m Company. Panacon Cl)rporation. R,whesto,;\,[;inhattan, Inc.. and \\'nodward Corpnrat1on.. \ representat1\~ ,,f each ni these rnmpames constitutes the Utticer5 and Directcirs of the .-\ssoriation. .-\I.-\,\".\ Jperates from the 01llices r)i Hill and [.:::nowlton. Inc.. Public Relatinns Counsel. ..:01 East --I-2nd Strl'et. :'-rew Y,)rk. :-i"ew York 10017 It is to he hoped that this new ,m;"antzation will meet with success in achievin~ its stated objectives. LtOUIO LUM" . i9owou, LtOUID . ,..,,.,.,ct.c l'Ol.YMCN" FOR FRICTION MATERIALS POLYREZ COMPANY. ,ouTH COLVM.IA 'T "NO lltAIL,tOAO WOOOIIUAY NCW JCA5CY o o" INC. ASBESTOS - April 1971 THE HISTORY OF THE ASBESTOS TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED ST ATES Chapter VII: General Asbestos & Rubber Company (now a division of Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.} By Joh" A. Bth,. Jr. The lmtor:, oi the t--,eneral .-\sbestos ,\. Rubber Company 1s .1 prnne ~xample f)i m\ premise rhat the -team engme 1; the lather )i the asbestos textile mdustn. ln the vear 1895 there was. 111 the \~it\ 01i Charle,ton. \'qrth Cuolma. a busv mdustrv known :is the (h;ule;ton Iron \\.<Jrks. This cnmpam manufactured pump, and ,team engmes ior the pho~phate mdustr, 1n '.)mth Carolina The predecessor companv ni 1;eneral \she~to~ ,\' Rubber Cnmpan, \\aS the Charleston \letaltic Packmg C,)lnpan~ fhe ioimders were ::;amuel Hughes :rnd 1;enrge \\' \\'ilhams. The ~tale Charter issued lirlv 18. l~'.l3. ,iescrihed the lirm as a manufacturer ni ,team.' hydraulic and )ther packm~s u,ed in the mechanical arts... Its m~inal :u1d pnm:1n account was the Ch:1rlestown lrnn \\"orks. Tlie nngmal facton was loc:1ted on Cumhf!r!and Street nf!ar :O.leetmg Street m downtown Charleston. The lmsmess ' ' ~rew ,te:1d1I~ and it was recapitalized ;enral times. Fmr adchtinnal downtown lrxntions were used. 8, \'Jf)O the man- 0 .1g,ment decided to produce 1t5 own asbe,tlls yarn and ..-:loch and Building it~ at Columbus :md East Ba\' Streets wa,; rented irnm the .-\merican Tobacco Comp.ui~: to house the 1)rn~inal cards. ,pinnin~ irames. twisters and looms. 1)n Fehrnan !. I0 10. the SecrPtar, ,,i State authorized the chnngmg 1Jf :he name 1Jf the lirm w f~eneral .\,he~tos & Ruhher (ompan\. The new Charter was issued tn C B1s- ,elt hnkms. :--r. \I. R Barklev. I P Thnmns .111d \\'. F Tad,Jr. being a rna1nr1t, ,,i the Bna.rrl )i Director~ lh 11-1- th<' h11s111ess had <)ttt~rnwn the fin~ ,fowntnwn l,x-atton~ and Lorkwond t~reen was conm11s;1oned 10 h111ld .1 new plant "n the present site at \' nrth Cli:trleston, .1d jncent t<' the (harlestnn \;;n al Shipqr,f. nn \1:t\ I. I 01 h. -.:amu~I Hughe, 11. "Tl nt till' ,,ri~111al in11nrlt>r. p1111ed the ,nmpan, as ,111 t>n~mt't'r I{., \\',1, !.ir~ph rr,pnn,1hle ir)r thr cnntmuin~ rlrnlnpmrnt "t rht' t~.1rr) !me