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ETHYX, CORPORATION INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE Dr. R. A. Kehoe Mr. 0. 3. Lewis Laboratory mixing for experimental blends - addr ess Cincinnati addr ess New York dat e Januaiy 26 In accordance with your letter on laboratory mixing for experimental blends, I discussed the matter with Dr. Edgar. Tvhile he knows this is going on, I gather he does not know the quantities involved, nor the indicated type of blending equipment. For Standard Oil Company at Bayway, Shell Oil Company at Wood River, and possibly one or two others, small drums on scales (plans available here) would seem logical and safe equipment. A point on this matter to be settled is, I think, whether we should classify such installations as blending plants. Personally I think we should, and believe if you can arrange medical examinations it would give us some supervision over what appears a little break in our protective armor. There is an increase in the use of cans from year to year. A compilation for 1942 and 1943 is attached. It will be noted that the number of points outside the oil industry has gone up about a third, and the use of cans in the industry has just about doubled in one year. Yours very truly, W cc: Mr. H. Kaley Mr. J. Schaefer Mr. C. Wasserman 0. B. LEWIS t CAN SHIPMENTS Number of locations outside industry to which cans have been shipped: 1942 - 46 1943 - 61 Number of cans used outside industry: 1942 - 1766 1943 - 1466 Number of cans used inside industry: 1942 - 2125 1943 - 4103 KB' 0009926