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Et h y l Ga s o l in e Co r po r a t io n 2 5 Br o a d w a y I n t e r -Of f i c e Co r r e s p o n d e n c e New Y o r k Pen n s Gr o ve , K . J . , Ap r il 6 , 1 9 2 7 , D r , So b e r t Ke h o e , Co lle ge of Me d icin e , Cin cin n a t i, Oh io. Dear Dr .Ke h o e , I would lik e t o b r in g t o you r a t t e n t io n a co u p le o f p o in t s t h a t h ave b een on my mind fo r q u it e sometime i n c o n ju n c t io n w it h th e w or kin g co n d it io n s here a t th e t e t r a -e t h y l le a d p la n t . In t h e f i r s t p la c e I am ver y much d i s s a t i s fi e d and somewhat d is co u r a ge d ove r , t h e p r e s e n t la b o r a t o r y f a c i l i t i e s . Of co u r s e you la v e a ve r y good co n ce p tio n o f the s iz e of th e p r e s e n t co n t r o l la b o r a t o r y . Five men a r e w o r k in g in t h i s s m a ll room d o in g w o r k , w h ich in my m in d p r e s e n t a gr e a t e r p o t e n t ia lit y r e la t iv e t o h e a lt h h a za r d s th a n any o t h e r work on t h e w h o le t e t r a - e t h y l le a d a r e a . Uhe p r e s e n t f a c i l i t i e s a r e w h o lly in a d e q u a t e , th e v e n t ila t in g system i s p o o r , t h e plum bin g (d r a in s) i s alm ost a fo lly , and the con gestion is su r e ly too g r e a t . ' . At t h e p r e s e n t t im e , duPoits a r e co n t e m p la t in g e n lar gem en t o f the presen t la b o r a to r y and the in s t a lla t io n o f proper v e n t illa t io n and p lu m b in g. From my in fo r m a t io n on t h e im p r ove m e n t s, e v e r y t h in g i s i n o r d e r and o f c o r r e c t d e s ig n . Bu t t h is la b o r a t o r y p r o je c t h a s b ee n cr a w lin g a lo n g a t e ve r so slow a p a c e . Pe r h a p s some a c t io n m igh t a c c e le r a t e th e p r e s e n t r a t e t o on e wher eby so m e t h in g m igh t b e r e a liz e d b e fo r e th e summer s e t s in ; I b e lie v e you co u ld h e lp t h in gs a lSr a g so am w r it in g you a cc o r d in g ly . Ono o t h e r m a t t e r , w hich I t r u s t you w i l l t a k e a s a n u n o ff i c i a l r e p o r t i s th e gr e a t in cr e a s e in the number of s t ip le s fou n d in m an'w or king in c e r t a in s e c t io n s o f t h e t e t r a - e t h y l le a d a r e a . Upon t h e p r e s e n t in fo r m a t io n s e cu r e d , t h e r e a r e a b o u t 40 c a s e s sh ow in g s t i p p le s ; a p p r o xim a t e ly 20 c a s e s a r e fr om t h e Sm e lt e r a n d 20 fr om t h o s e em p loyed a s m e ch a n ics , p ip e f i t t e r s , e t c . I wonder i f s t ip p le s a r e in d ic a t iv e o f an y alar m fo r le a d p o is o n in g ( e it h e r in or gan ic or o r ga n ic)? I f n o t, a l l ' s w e ll; but i f s tip p le s can be co r r e ct ly t r a n s la t e d in t o p o t e n t ia l case s o f le a d p o is o n in g, sh ou ld n o t som ethin g be d on e ? My im p r e s s io n i s t h a t many h e r e a t t h e p la n t p u t no s i g n ifi c a n c e in th e p r e s e n ce o f s t i p p l e s . What do you t h in k ? - As I m e n t io n e d in t h e fo r e g o in g t h is l e t t e r is s im p ly a n u n o ffi c i a l r e p o r t and sh ou ld he con sid e r e d in t h is li g h t . . ' ( V c * f wi l Tr 0000788