Summons, July 8, 1935

3/13/24 Dictated 3/12/24 Mr. Viedt. PLANT VISIT - MARCH 11, 1924. MEDICAL INVESTIGATION - APPLICATION PLANT CONDITIONS. I have to-day written to Dr. Drinker in Boston and believe that you are sending samples of zine and one gram of Undark. RADIO LEAD Please divide the amount you have fairly evenly but favoring Professor Elsey, if possible giving him 75 grams. Despatch one lot to him and the other to Professor Dennis. When these have gone forward, I would like a note so that I can write them. PLANT RESEARCH WORK. It seema to me it would be wise to follow Dr. Leman's suggestion to add & man in the Analytical Laboratory unless you are sure that Mr. Barker will have plenty of time to handle what work there is. The purpose is to give Dr. Leman more time for research work. It is important for Mr. Barker and Mr. Bilstein to participate in research work as well. All of it should be guided and directed by you to conserve time, energy and money. PLANT CONFERENCES Starting with research work, but working into all technical problems, I suggest plant meetings once 6. week or twice a week. They should be based on carefully prepared programs and include yourself as chairman, Dr. Leman, Mr. Barker, and Mr. Bilstein and perhaps later Mr. Bartman. I have a feeling that we are not getting all that we should out of our technical staff, principally because esch one is preoccupied with his own routine and work and that we would do much better along definite organization lines. The success of the meetings is based principally on a pre-determined program. You might start with considerations of adhesives, standardization of Undark, accurate measurements, discussion of research work that will tend to improve Undark, etc., etc. New uses for Radium is always an important subject and Dr. Leman has two or three ideas. Barker is working on the inkless indicator, but actually no results have been developed. I think your plant meetings would keep all of these things alive and add new ones. My suggestion is to make the meetings more or less informal, not for the purpose of discussing all sorts of plant details, but real progress and substantial affairs, and that we turn out the best, all of our people have to offer. Orderly minutes should be kept in about the same manner as we keep our minutes here. Yours truly, AR-HM - A. Roeder -