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I am very glad, indeed, to have you write that you would like to attend this 

 meeting, as I believe it will be very instructive and satisfactory to all con- 

 cerned, and we hope for a large attendance of the tanners of Pennsylvania 

 to go over this sewerage matter. I do not know any further plans, than that 

 the meeting will be held on the date mentioned, and it may be that you will 

 want to write to Mr. N. K. Buller in regard to his plans about the meeting 

 and make yours suit with his. We will be very glad if you can attend the 

 meeting. 



I also thank you sincerely for your very nice letter in regard to our Elkins 

 plant, and assure you again that we appreciate your fairness and good will. 



Very truly yours, 



S. KISTLER. 



October 2nd, 1912. 

 KISTLER, LESH & Co., 



Lock Haven, Pa. 



GENTLEMEN: Keplying to your letter of the 24th beg to say that on ac- 

 count of other engagements it will be impossible for me to attend the meeting 

 at Eidgeway on the 4th inst. 



I would be very much pleased to have you write me fully after this meeting 

 as to the conclusion reached by the tanneries of your state as to what they 

 will do to take care of the pollution. 



Yours very truly, 



J. A. VlQUESNEY, 



Warden. 



LOCK HAVEN, PA., October 10, 1912. 

 MR. J. A. VIQUESNEY, 



Belington, W. Va. 



MY DEAR SIR: On Friday, October 4th, we held a meeting of the tanners 

 of this state with Mr. N. B. Buller, Fish Commissioner of Pennsylvania. 

 The discussion disclosed the fact that there were no known methods of so 

 treating tannery sewage as to entirely eliminate certain organic matters con- 

 tained in the sewage. It developed the fact, however, that by certain handling 

 of the liquids from two-thirds to three-fourths of the solid matter could be 

 eliminated, and after going over the entire proposition, Mr. Buller said that 

 he would be satisfied if the tanners of this state would handle their wastes 

 from the tannery in such shape that three-fourths of the solid matter would 

 be eliminated from the liquids going into the streams, and we would have to 

 work together in the hope that before long some method could be found that 

 would eliminate the organic matters. I was present at this meeting and had 

 with me our chief chemist, Mr. W. P. Maxwell, and while we have had little 

 chance since then to talk of our own situation at the different plants, we both 

 having been away practically all of last week, this coming week we expect to 

 be home together an-, we will then line up an equipment for the Elkins plant 

 which we will put in "promptly. "VAth this equipment we feel sure that we 

 can satisfy you and the neighborhood. , 



I am very sorry that you did not get to this meeting, but it showed that 



