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OCR Page 1 of 2June 11th,1931.
Dr. Herman Schlundt,
University of Missouri,
Columbia, Mo.
Dear Dr. Schlundt:
I spent the forepart of last week discussing the
report of the U.S. Department of Health, with thres of the clock
companies in connecticut, namely - the New Haven C.ock Co., Waterbury
Clock Col, and the E. Ingraham Company.
To say the least, these people are very much exercis-
ed over the report, and feel that it is not a true portrayal of the
picture as found by them. They have little or no faith in the ability
of most of the nen assigned to the field work in this investigation.
This fact, together with the known discrepancies in the report have
given them the tendency to disregard the report as a whole - which I
consider very unfortunate.
Dr. Thompson is going to have a conference with the
manufacturers in New York, some time in the near future, and I hope
at that time they will be able to settle their differences amicably.
In the meantime the Clock Companies are vory
insistent on B. re-examination of the people who were found to be
active by the Department, and who the Clock Companies have been
advised were not active by Dr. Flinn. In view of ny statistical
analysis of the report there are only 11 falling in the controversial
class which are pertinent to the situation at present. Seven (7) of
the 11 are in my opinion very questionable and probably could not
be considered as active. The Clock Companies, I believe, are going
to insist upon a re-exemination of this gromp at least, and it was
my suggestion that rather than have a joint examination by Dr. Flinn,
Mr. Knowles and a third party, that the matter be left entirely in
the hands of a disinterested party - and in case the results of the
third party agreed with either Mr. Knowles or Dr. Flinn's, they
should accept the results in such instances where the two were in
accord.
Your name has been repeatedly suggested as the
logical person to do this work, and I am again informally appealing
to you to ascertain whether you would be available in case it is
definitely decided to proceed along this line.
Sincerely yours,
HHBarker:RH
Vice President
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