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H. R. 4997_.

Letters, telegrams, etc., submitted for the record by-

Ainley, W. R., president, Connecticut Safety Society-

Annunzio, Frank, director, department of labor, State of Illinois,

Chicago, Ill_

Associated Spring Corp., Bristol, Conn.

Bailey, Lewis P., treasurer, Christie Plating Co., Groton, Conn.

Bassett, Herbert B., president, Acme Wire Co., New Haven, Conn..

Brackett, G. S., president, Northern West Virginia Coal Association,

Fairmont, W. Va..

Bramlette, S. A., commissioner, Arkansas-Oklahoma Coal Opera-

tors' Association__

Brown, H. T., representing the Inland Paper Board Division, Federal

Paper Board Co., Inc., Versailles, Conn---

Burney, L. E., State health commissioner, State of Indiana_

Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Clarence R. Miles,

manager, department of governmental affairs.

Cushman, J. H., New Canaan, Conn

Crass, M. F., Jr., secretary, Manufacturing Chemists' Association,

Inc., Washington, D. C.

Dickenson, S. J., secretary-treasurer, Mary Helen Coal Corp., Coal-

good, Ky.

Egan, John J., commissioner of labor, State of Connecticut_

Foremen, H. E., managing director, Associated General Contractors

of America, Washington, D. C.......

French, Raymond L., executive secretary, Bridgeport, Conn., Cham-
ber of Commerce_

Glidden, G. M., general manager, Acme Protection Equipment Co.,
Chicago, Ill

Halverson, Dr. W. L., director of public health, State of California__

Holmes, Calvin, president, Holmes-Darst Coal Corp., Knoxville, Ky.

Howard, F. L., assistant treasurer, Eastern Malleable Iron Co.,

Naugutuck, Conn.

Huiet, Ben T., commissioner of labor, State of Georgia-

Ingalls, E. P., mill manager, S. D. Warren Co., Cumberland Mills,

Maine..

Johnson, A. M., director, Department of Labor and Industries, State
of Washington, Olympia, Wash..

Kowalski, A. J., secretary, Connecticut Safety Society.

Lyon, J. V., chairman, New York Shipping Association, New York,

N. Y

Maley, E. M., representing the Wald Manufacturing Co., Maysville,

Ky.

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Martin, Don K., executive director, Ohio Manufacturers' Association_

Osborn, Dr. Stanley H., commissioner of health, State of Connecticut

Payne, Frederick G., Governor, State of Maine___

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Raycroft, L. B. F., chairman, board of governors, Philadelphia safety

council, Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia, Pa..

Relrassier, H. L., president, Society of Ohio Safety Engineers_

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Sanford, L. R., president, Shipbuilders' Council of America, New

York, N. Y

Sattler, Charles, commissioner of labor, State of West Virginia.

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Scharrenberg, Paul, director of industrial relations, State of Cali-
fornia, San Francisco, Calif

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Letters, telegrams, etc., submitted for the record by—Continued
Schulze, J. W., vice president, Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine.
Seiple, Richard H., secretary, Trumbull County Manufacturers As-
sociation, Warren, Ohio.

Smock, W. M., president, Vulcan-Hart Manufacturing Co., Louis-
ville, Ky.

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St. Clair, Gordon P., on behalf of Medical Supply Co., Rockford, Ill. 75
Stueck, W. Whitney, president and treasurer, W. Whitney Stueck,
Inc., Old Saybrook, Conn

Taylor, W. E., executive secretary, Columbus, Ohio, Industrial

Association

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Stras, J. C., president, Kentucky Cardinal Coal Corp

Van Winckel, C. E., president, the Carwin Co., North Haven, Conn.
Ward, G. S., secretary, Harlan County Coal Operators Association,
Harlan, Ky
Wiseman, Marrs, secretary, West Virginia Manufacturers Associa-
tion, Charleston, W. Va..

Statement or testimony of—

Hall, Robert E. Lee, counsel, National Coal Association, accompanied
by Harry Gandy, executive representative, National Coal Asso-
ciation

Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association, Philadelphia, Pa.
Position of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association.
The proposed legislation is unnecessary -

The proposal is unworkable__

The authority vested in the Secretary of Labor is too broad-

Szeve, Heinz, Foundry Council, UAW, accompanied by Sam Rizzo,

Subcouncil No. 5, National Wage and Hours Council, UAW-CIO;

Jeff Haire, UAW-CIO Foundry Council; James Ryan, UAW-CIO;

and Bertus McDowell, UAW Foundry Council__

Foundries-One of the most hazardous industries_

Comparison of injury frequency rates in all manufacturing

industries and the foundry industries, 1945–48--

Injury rates-Rank of three foundry industries, 1945-49-

Accidents can be prevented.

Compensable injury cases reported in Illinois ferrous foundries

by causes, 1941–47_.

Are the injured workers guilty?

The experience of the National Safety Council.

Comparison of injury rates in foundries as reported by the

National Safety Council and the Bureau of Labor Statistics,

1945-48--

The smaller foundries present the greatest safety hazard_

Comparison of injury rates in foundries as reported by the

National Safety Council and by the Illinois Department of

Labor by size of establishment, 1947

Injury frequency rates in foundries by size of plants, 1942-

Independent foundries by size, 1947-

Comparison of frequency rates in all plants and in large sized plants

by type of foundry

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The problem of silicosis-

Workmen's compensation and silicosis.

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The needs of the workers who contract silicosis..

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Proposals for strengthening the bill.

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Foundry industry by type of organization, 1947-

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Martin, Miss Marion, commissioner of labor and industry, State of

Maine, and president, International Association of Governmental

Labor Officials.

Telegram of Hon. F. G. Payne, Governor, State of Maine.

Murray, Robert M., chief, division of industrial inspection, depart-

ment of labor, State of Rhode Island.

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National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D. C

Background and basis of NAM's concern with H. R. 4997.

Impracticability of proposed legislation......-

Conclusion___

List of publications included in safety exhibit filed with commit-

tee

Sadlak, Hon. Antoni N., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Connecticut _ _ .

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