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inoperative or ineffective f rom one or many reasons resulting f rom 

 lack of technical knowledge at the time of writing the laws ; 



3. To inaugurate and superintend such investigations as might 

 be decided upon which look toward improvement of conditions of 

 labor in the chemical trades. 



The personnel of the Committee may be seen from the appended 

 Hst of membership: Dr. Charles Baskerville, Professor of Chem- 

 istry and Director of the Laboratory, College of the City of New 

 York, Chairman; Mr. E. C. Uhlig, Chief Chemist, Brooklyn Union 

 Gas Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., Secretary; Dr. Geo. P. Adamson, Baker & 

 Adamson Chemical Co., Easton, Pa. ; Mr. W. H. Bassett, Technical 

 Sup't and Metallurgist, American Brass Co., Waterbury, Conn. ; 

 Dr. Wm. F. Doerflinger, Consulting Chemist, 52 Beaver St., N. Y. 

 C. ; Dr. H. M. Kauf man, Gen'l M'g'r Mutual Chemical Co. of 

 America, 55 John St., New York; Dr. Chas. F. McKenna, Chem- 

 ical Engineer, 50 Church St., New York; Dr. A. C. Langmuir, 

 Chief Chemist, Marx and Rawolle, 9 Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, N. 

 Y. ; Dr. Chas. L. Parsons, Mineral Chemist, Bur. Mines, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. ; Dr. Geo. A. Prochazka, Gen'l M'g'r, Central Dye Stuff 

 and Chemical Co., Newark, N. J. ; Dr. Geo. D. Rosengarten, 

 Powers, Weightman and Rosengarten, Phila., Pa. ; Mr. A. M. Sabin, 

 Consulting Chemist, National Lead Co., 129 York St., Brooklyn, 

 N. Y. 



To date the following work has been undertaken or completed : 



1. Dr. Charles L. Parsons, Mineral Chemist of the Bureau of 

 Mines, Washington, D. C, reports that the Bureau's experts en- 

 gaged in studying mineral resources and utilization under instruc- 

 tions from Dr. J. A. Holmes, Director of the Bureau of Mines, are 

 noting health conditions and collecting information on occupational 

 diseases in chemical trades in so far as they relate to mining and 

 metallurgy. When funds are available, bulletins will be issued on 

 the subject from time to time. 



2. Dr. Charles F. McKenna was retained by the Factory In- 

 vestigating Commission of the State of New York, as chemical 

 adviser to Dr. Charles M. Price, Medical Director, who supervised 

 the investigation of the Chemical Trades in New York State. Dr. 

 McKenna's work was associated with the manufacture of "com- 

 mercial acids." 



