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    "ocrText": "February 28, 1935.\nMr. J. Roach,\nState Dept. of Labor,\n571 Jersey Avenue,\nJersey City, N.J.\nDear Mr. Roach:\nIn accordance with discussion we have had with you pertinent\nto our re-oceupying our property at High & Alden Streets, Orange, N.J.,\nwe wish to herewith submit for your consideration certain date sug-\ngested by you.\n1 - Photostatic copy of letter from Dr. Harrison S. Martland,\nEssex County Medical Examiner, relative to the hazards existing in the\ndial painting industry as conducted under present conditions and under\nsuch conditions as we propose,\n2 - Photostatic copy of letter from Mr. C.M. Newman, Chairman,\nIndustrial Committee of the City of Orange, N.J., suggesting that the\nCity of Orange would welcome our occupancy of property at High & Alden\nStreets.\n5 - Specifications of the safeguards we propose taking to safe-\nguard the health of our employees.\nThe United States Redium Corporation has a subsidiary, namely\nthe Weksler Thermometer Corporation, whom they would like to move to\nOrange with their operations. The Radium Corporation has a payroll\nof 15-25, of whom about half are engaged in the handling of luminous\nmaterial, including the application of luminous material to dials, etc.\nTie do not anticipate at the moment that this number would be substantially\nincreased over the next two or three years. The Weksler Thermometer\nCorporation has a payroll of approximately 25 at this time, and with\nthe increased facilities of occupancy of 3. plant, it is hoped this chable\nwould be increased to 100 within two or three years.\nWe respectfully submit this information for your consideration\nand suggest that your Department concur with us in our contention that\nthe application of luminous material to dials, etc., involves no more\nrisk than is attendant with the average industrial occupation; and that\ntherefore you are willing to give the Department's approval of our in-\ndustry. This is highly desirable from our viewpoint, as it is through\n22 I I\nMr. J. Roach\nFeb. 28, 1935.\nyour Department's approval that we would hope to have the N.J.\nRating Bureau assign our compensation risk to some reliable\ncarrier.\nPlease be assured that if any further infor-\nmation is desired, we shall be glad to supply same, or if you have\nany suggestions to make, we will endeavor to honor them.\nVerytruly yours,\nHHBarker:DK\nVice-President\nEnc."
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