J. R. M. Hutcheson to N. W. Hendry on Heavier Jute Bags for Fiber Shipments to Hardie and Wunderlich (1969)

A short memo of December 16, 1969, from J. R. M. Hutcheson at the headquarters of J-M's Asbestos Fibre Division at Asbestos, Quebec, to N. W. Hendry, accepting Hendry's recommendation (in his note of December 10 on D. Poutiatine's call reports) that all future fiber shipments to Hardie and Wunderlich, probably the Australian asbestos-cement makers, go in 10-ounce jute bags rather than 7-ounce. "Do whatever is necessary to ensure an acceptable package," he writes, "and do it immediately." Copies went to R. E. Sampson, J. O. Eby, G. A. Campbell, D. L. Monroe, L. R. Delaney and D. Poutiatine.

What it shows

The memo does not say why the heavier bags were wanted. Fiber bags were under discussion at J-M that year; see J-M's 1969 correspondence on labeling all its fiber bags.