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UHUZ8TQ8 Diut Collection August 21* IHt Although It ha* btan known for mot fair* that ioeg ix^mn to air borne utcitoi fiber* could cause the disease, tiMiUala, It la only, dvi-:" the peat several years that extensive work haa Wan deae to aatahllah thraabold or dangerous level. Ala work lad leatod that to ade^Mtaly people working continuously with sabeacoe producta* the dual couat (the tsaber of air borne flhera per cubic foot of air) euat he considerably lower Um previously thought. Ala. aloop with the eaphaala belog placed by the grata aad federal CovemBsats ee ellalaatloa of hatardoua working ceodltleaa, aecaaaltatad a thorough reexaala*tlra of the UWIBUTOS plants operated by Pittsburgh Caning Carporatloa. Aa a result, Dr. Horton Cora, a Consulting Sagleaar aad aa authority la the field of laduatrlal hygiene cad air pollution, waa seatacted to oaalat Central Engineering la thlc aurrey. Doth the Port' Allegany. Pennsylvania end Tyler, Taxes plenea have heea surveyed aad la both plants cany eraaa hod a dost couat wall above the thraabold Halts. On February-13, 1919, Hr. K. Fadllla, laduatrlal Byglaaiet for the 0. 3. Dapartaaat of labor, vialtad tho Tyler pleat. Aa Bsaeuressaats uede by hla also Indicated that tho duct collection cyst an re* inadequate aad that the daat count la aasy araaa throughout tho plant exceeded the threshold Unit. Ala laapactloa reaultad la a latter dated April 0. 1919 to Kr. J. S. Sinter. PraaidosS 1 of Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, frea Mr. L. Blair. Baglcaal Olreetar of tha Office of Occupational Safety la tho 0. 8. Dapartnsnt of Libor. Aa latter stated that tho Tylar pleat did cot seat the health aad safety roqulreasnt* f the Walsh-Easly Public Contract Acta. St la cbvloua frea both a octal ead legal stead point that If Pittsburgh Coming centimes to operate the UK13E8TC3 pleats at Port Allegany, Feesaylvsala cad Tyler. Taxaa, adequate steps to protect tho esployees suet bo taken. Or. Com waa again retained aa a Consultant to aaelet la the design of duet collection eyeteras for both TO1BUTQ3 pleats that would reduce tho air bora duet below tho danger level. At thla tlae the Port Allegany oyttaa haa been designed cad ca Appropria tion Request for 0129,322 has bean submitted. Aa engineering for tho Tyler plant la In program and an Appropriation Request for thla plant will be submitted In the near future. Although a flat coot bee cot bean established for the Tyler plant, prellalnary calculations indicate that It vlll eot be leas than 0130,000. l h*. J. k. ilmr 7 . lMt Utmfm, 1a1m af HO,000 ia *++<#4 ta Uatall CtllMtlM U fcott* TKIKITW flltti, <* Xt ia << tfca* Wfar* n w<>4ttw af tklt aapittri* ka ni*i a tWnagh at&tfy af tka profitability af tnmuro* * Mi, t< atariM (tetter r aat tba axro41rura can W J*atl*ta<. Taara truly, <i * 5274