There is really no adequate method of testing the camiister for its adequacy in picking up tetraethyl lead, except by passing tetra ethyl lead through it and testing the emerging air.

I might say at this time that I am very doubtful, despite the opinion of the physic eisns in Gravelbourg who saw him some time ago, that his condition is due to lead poisoning* From the story which he has told me I am inclined to the bellef that his symp toms follow on a severe exposure to gasoline vapors.

This pipe line leads from the furnace and after making a large semi-circle, enters the bag room.

iilROxI WHiTD LEAD flCEXS TEADIXG STAI2UEKT y AUGUST 31sto1923 Set Sales for yuasTotal Cost of Sales (Statement Attached) Gross Profit 56 to Sales Sales Expense Office and Warehouse Service Traveling Scenes and Service Advertising Used Collection & Allowance General Expense Stationery Used Stamps Used Cartage Merchandise .Discount Suspense Cleveland Direct Coemiseions Paid Transportation Total Sales Expense 56 to Sales Net Loss on Trading 56 to Sales This Tear 1,126,208.77 730.881.69 395,327.08 35.156 65,975.13 124,170.12 42,980.7 2,808.69 53,748.15 3,948.87 1,937.51 10,107.31 17,226.13 8,953.96 63,109.19 685.50 U.5U,8.S . 397,163.14 35.256 1,836.06 OO.I&56 SUPPIEMSgTABT fEAUDTG gTATSimg MgarAfacfrurad-i Unsanrfsettired,- Export Insecticide* Salvage Selee 1,076,306.80 Coat of Sales Ua*ufactared0 Sjport & Salvage 'anaanufactured Insecticide 627,219.31 8,657.65 52*216.21 688^093.17 Gross Profit 56 to Sales (last Tear 30.156) PSP lead Sales Cost of Sales Gross Profit 56 to Sales (Last Tear 1?

Dear Doctor Sayers:- A few days ago I received a letter from Graham Edgar telling me of his conversation with you in New York concerning some alleged cases of lead poisoning in employees of the DuPont Company in the Baton Rouge plant.

TQIIONTO, TtLCPHONC MAH DIVUION OF THC CUOOtN lucctsiom rTt PAINT PAINT SPECIALTY BUSINESS OF RUBBER PAINT COEUREKA ELASTIC PAINT C GUTTA PERCHA PAINT CC CHICAGO October 12, 1921 Anaconda Lead Products Co., 25 Broadway, Bew Yorlc City.

Since 1924 we have been the leading supplierto the automotive and air craft industries.

<orka: Refinery Department Secondary Departmit lead defining Deparnaeat Zinc Oxide Department .ihite Lead Department Total Add Miscellaneous Income DEDUCTS AdmiaiatrstlTe Expense* Miscellaneous Taxes Capital Stock Tax Siirer affidavit adjustment Interest: Six Percent Debenture* Anaconda Copper -lining Company Anaconda Sales Company Leas - Depreciation Lees - federal Income Tax NET mcois Add - Net Income of Subsidiary Companies CONSOLIDATED tCCT ECOttE Month of Jus# 19*0 t 36,093 121,9*2 4, 7 8,800 2,371 *,362 $169,201 Jhiil $186,852 4 5,000 392 - *0,000 9,375 6,250 JA.ai $125,337 - 72.2*9 $ 53,088 -W t 21,988 ^6 4 *1.702 font* of Uy 1920 $ 69,552 192,370 2,*58 1-,i-4 1.905 9232,271 __ LiH $232,968 $ 5,129 1,586 892 . 40,000 9,375 4.250 $171,736 75.692 4 96.024 20.1J0 $ 75,922 -' _ t 75.658 Six Month* ended June 30. 1920 < 220.725 1.075.123 22,623 ?

Since 1924 we have been the leading supplier to the automotive and air craft industries.

S takes up Zilo and dwells particularly on the use of Sulfate of Lead and Zinc, Ho. 4, dealing with.

$y dear Doctor Edgar* Kot knowing what your laboratory has done in the way of analyses for lead in various gasolines, 1 have felt It advisable for own knowledge because of the suggestion of Doctor Leake of the Public Health Service to obtain certain samples of gasolines during the course of our present investigation, for analysis in our usual way for lead content* Some of these, I understand, have been sent to your laboratory* I want to bo especially careful not to throw any con siderable portion of work on your group and so incon venience you in your work, but you will understand, am sure, that with the analytical work on about two hundred men we have about all the work we can carry at present* It is for that reason that I have sen# ; these to your laboratory rather than having tbera rhn here* It occurred to me also since you have probably been doing some of this work, it would be quite unneces sary to duplicate your results# I should appreciate it very much for that reason if you would let me know what you have done along this line in various parts of the country* but particularly in Ohio where, of course, moat of our test cases will be found I hope that this finds you in good health and not too much over v/orked* : - With kindest personal gards* ''f-'v J Very truly yours, RAKs OJ K r 0015579

OCT 3 1925 THE D2TH0IT 'THUS LEAD IQdlS U {*.'

To the extent it purports to seek information or materials regarding the working conditions of Abex employees, this interrogatory is objected to on the grounds that such information or matenals lack relevance to the issues arising in these cases and are not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.

Abex further objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that the information or materials it purports to seek lack relevance to the issues arising in these cases and are not calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.

While his trouble seems as yet to be undetermined they .assured him it was not lead poison.