Mr. lz2 January 17, 1931: regarding the of January opposition 15. WilliamT. Woodson South Michigan Avenue Chisago, Illinois Dear Woodson: Mr. Referring to our by Stevens telephone and also In paragraph four, filed conversation referred Stevens to of today in your letter refers to the use they have made of the name, patent or the of the patent, I do not Browning, for years. So far as I know, they have not used the name Browning, as they would lead one to believe in their statements, but rather they have inconspicuously referred to the fact that it was ea Browning patent, either giving the serial number of the know which, JI am sure they have not referred phasizing Browning, but have rather minimized the J, Stevens Arms Company as manufacturers, Their statement would lead one to believe date to it as a Browning gun, emthe Browning part and emphasized that they are the only company that has been licensed to manufacture Browning patents, and we should be able to discredit this impression which they would have one draw from their statement. Some time ago I sent you full information concerning the time when they began to use the name, Stevens-Browning, which name was suggested by Captain Crossman as a result of a contest which they advertised throughout the country. I have never seen one of their guns stamped with this name, and the only place I have ever seen it used was in their advertising. It is possible thet they have stamped their guns with this name, however, and I am sending copy of this letter to Ogden, and through our connection there and the informationwe should be able to get there, we can verify this statemen t. . — li - In paragraph seven they state they were given exclusive rights to the use of the name, Brownings; however, as you know, this is of course not the case, As I recall, copy of the contract referred to was left with you when I first called at your office after we decided to start action against the mail order houses. 4s a matter of fact, the pearance the same gun as was Furthermore, there have been the safety. guns Prominent was only use of the instituted gun they call the Stevens-Browning is not in ape= originally licensed to the Stevens Company. : some structural changes in the mechanism, notably name, Browning, in connection with the when we began to import our guns after sale of shot~ the Remington