George R. Weber to E. H. Jeffords on Sending Luttenberger to Study Charleston's Dust Control (1937)

A one-page copy of a letter of November 24, 1937, from George R. Weber, general manager of Raybestos-Manhattan's United States Asbestos Division at Manheim, Pennsylvania, to E. H. Jeffords at the General Asbestos & Rubber Division in North Charleston, South Carolina. Weber called the dust report "very interesting and pleasing" and wrote, "You certainly have made tremendous improvements in the dust control." Manheim would send its Mr. Luttenberger to Charleston to get "all the information necessary to duplicate or improve upon your entire system," and Weber asked for drawings. He added: "I should like to have a similar report from the Health Officer of the State of Pennsylvania, as I consider this a very valuable document to have on file."

What it shows

The exchange shows the Manheim plant again looking to North Charleston's dust removal system as its model, as it had in 1935. Weber's wish for a state health officer's report as "a very valuable document to have on file" shows the value the company placed on a government finding about its dust conditions. Jeffords answered on December 6.

In Johns-Manville's index

Johns-Manville's attorneys indexed the Sumner Simpson Papers. Their index describes this document as follows:

Acknowledges receipt of letter dated 11/22/37. Informs that Luttenberger, from Manheim to Charleston, will come to get information to improve dust control at Manheim plant.

Related documents

• E. H. Jeffords to George R. Weber Sending the State Health Board's Charleston Dust Report (1937)
• E. H. Jeffords to George R. Weber on Luttenberger's Visit and the Lack of Drawings (1937)
• E. H. Jeffords to Sumner Simpson Sending the Weber Correspondence on Manheim's Dust Control (1937)
• E. H. Jeffords to Sumner Simpson on Manheim's Request for Charleston's Dust Control Designs (1935)

About this copy

This is document 03392 of the Sumner Simpson Papers, as numbered in the collection's index.