Caroline Fraser

It's always sort of really interesting.

You know, I just heard from...

a woman who's the daughter of a guy who worked at the smelter in Tacoma.

And I had been in touch with her briefly because her father was an incredible rabble rouser when he worked at the smelter.

He was working for the union and did all the stuff to bring the whole arsenic thing together.

uh to light to you know show that the um plant doctor who he called the plant quack was lying about the stuff and and you know he was sort of a hero in this whole story because he published you know he had this little newsletter that he published from his kitchen table um

And he was so funny, so great.

And he really, you know, cared about the guys that he worked with.

And so he, I think, helped compile a whole list, which was called the death list.

I found it.

There's a copy of it in the Tacoma Library, Asarco Records, that listed all the guys who worked at the smelter who died of various cancers pretty young.

you know, like at age 55 or something.

And so, you know, when you hear from somebody like, you know, that woman or other people who, you know, lived in Tacoma and remember this whole era, it's really gratifying.

I mean, it's really great to know that you put something on the record that will help people understand the history of this stuff.

I hope so, yeah.

I mean, that's the goal, you know, to try to, you know, just... I mean, I hate to use the term raise awareness because it's such a cliche, but, you know, you do hope that people come away from reading something like this and think, oh, you know, maybe I should have my water tested or maybe I should, you know...

be concerned about the playground where my kids are playing.

Yeah.

Well, I appreciate being here.

I did not, but... Did someone else do it?