MAHLON ATTORNEY E. WILSON AND 610 NEWHOUSE MAHLON E. WILSON ROBERT GC. WILSON SALT COUNSELOR BUILDING LAKE CITY January Mr. M. Ogden, Dear A. 1930. Browning, Utah. Marriner: I hand which I have Saunders me 9, up this Norvell. about day you a copy from our herewith received have When you Very truly read it of friend, you it. yours, My BU bow (3. letter a Mr, might call REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, New York City, INC. January 6, 19350. this letter much it getting M. E. Wilson, Esquire, Newhouse Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Mr. Wilson: but the sore improve as I had throat rapidly expected which as I had I had to write while hoped. in Chicago Instead with kept and was finally diagnosed by my physician as a case sore throat. I returned here on the opening day of earlier you did not worse of infected our Annual Meeting of the District Sales Managers which, of course, required my personal attendance even though I was too hoarse to talk very much, I suppose I should have gone to bed as I was urged to do by my friends and commanded by my doctor, but I didn't and as a result of that I spent Christmas day in bed. I am slowly recovering however and among the first things I decided to do upon returning to work I discussed with out was I have during others and here, put averaged to into write given our you royalties to on per the year. amounting the Chicago this | about $1.53 per gun. The latest that the plan we discussed would ing to reason why that guns thought visits effect. 6500 letter, further two I see no I understand about this Model The plan and plan 17 with a thing later Shot over about On $1.10 the 18,000 Model gums to about ; As I told our profits per Rifle, year we have royalty has paid the reduced, Brownings been $10,000 per year the much each have gun, increased alin accordance been running some- has averaged in 1938 a minor but I understand patent. that from 1933 you could the royalty on and royalty we at sales on this volume. If we contemplating which about would, (after of the it be worked $20,000 agree per year. The to pay be reduced latest two guns on}y if the entire plan goes through and then only competitive conditions permit, If competition forces us to prices, and a royalty per gun or on this gun expires would be using only 24 Gun you discussed patent expires June 15, 1932, so mean that we could continue pay- of course, be very a gun would be 50¢ contract. cannot average assuming no substantial increase or decrease in should bring out this gun in 12 guage as we are doing the royalties would, though the royalty on such which have course, patents are expired) the should patent on we these if reduce also be M. 1930. 6, January #2 Esq. Wilson, E. As you know, we are planning to bring out the autoAs I told you loading shot gun in 20 gauge but not in 16 gauge. Browning Autogauge 16 the sell to willing in Chicago, we would be you suppose I gauge, 20 and gauge 12 our matic here along with will have to do something of that sort to satisfy Fabrique Nation- ale, this as we would want them to undertake not to country except for sale by us if the plan and under tial | out. worked send any guns to we discussed is However, gun business if to which for we also you take referred, Fabrique on Nationale. the it sale of should the mean I would Browning a very like té over substan- know more about this gun and I wish you would arrange to send one of them on to us. Can you tell me also about how much these will cost us, so that we can plan as to what we should sell them for? If they will have not to be be fully very as I we sold for heavy. suggest $125 to $150 another can hardly Hoping to retail, meeting to I fear work out do that by correspondence. hear from you at your I suggest Atlantic City where we will ean talk without being disturbed. Very truly be away sales this plan from As our convenience, yours, SAUNDERS that NORVELL President. to would more the place, offices I remain, and se Ne le Nr “V3 1st ke > ee e ed — ee ’ “ hk colt ek a pe | ¢ wets oe f% TXT €- 3-3 ee ww 14 oe @ 3 wa ;: ere Joven a a a: t : ie) ~ skate ALLO. a x an 7 | ~{ S77 ¢— 23-4 OF ae oe & 5 1 “7 g io 4ex ae Bi | & AN CAL Sy 2 X < ad yn rMs1° 0) * ir oe op Ogee } 12) a * 3 ' y a ok, LEA, ~ ry 4 Lt Up Px men > GQ. 4 fs w/ 4 rhe ibe hee y ling rTO} F a) 4 ; , SP & cy CAE O ad “~ oh. | Ee FS cee Oe fA'y* & cor tas ps L ‘ee s. + 3 24> ©, KT as YA OU 4 my 6 i eS @ “4 .O 43 @ C2. aged pot or G4 +9 ee OD Cl as | ot | ne fi 1 B ata al i3 le as | 3 pa a a2oss LA igh. 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Wilson iM, Shotgun Remington eae Both 21,1929 beon expecting to matters as make up a summary of the | ptrgge 9, doe dey Si tuati on and send to you, put have postponed doing so thinking thet the matter should In as much as it seems be settled one way or ano ther goot, to me that it is oractically settled that nothing will be done give you I mentioned to with Remington, I will they have transpired, with Mr. ed with by which followed end Think and Norvell from a letter Remington letters Septenber Mr, in Chicago, Stone and Srowning and telegrams Letters the 7th two and fhe matter finally Stone other the was that you of resime a brief had Wilson Mr, was session This met follow outlining several different between Mr. Norvell and might 1nossibly get from Mr, one enclosed, to Mr, discussed dated Norvell n Mr. betwee plans Tha together, Mr.Wilson Norvell September Wilson and dated 12th. myself on several occasions, but I will say to you what f said in the beginning to him, that my mine has been concentra tea more on work ine out and ways for the means Browning Arms Company to earry on its bus siness than on Mr. Norvell and his everlasting Schen ese Although Mr, Wilson while in the Chicago conferences caught Mr. and although he Norvell up on several. deliberate mis-statenents could Bet eet "he that thoroughly tricd to impress iit on him very teleer ams his both in Norvell Mr. away with that kind of stuff, You will it, in persists still and letters since the conference notice from th > enclosed letter, for instance, he is position thet Mr Dicke is not primarily & Remington taking the man, wh tle after lorvell for starting the dison went when Mr, in Chicago in a third manuta OUPrel, Mr» ‘ine “a tariff rampUs and. thereby Dicke.s You Mr. Podge and Mr, was it that Norvell denied it and s aid in view statement this on hin after can imarcine how Mr, Wilson went a personally him v6 made had of the tariff threats which Norvell having Whison's of spite in But, York, couple of years ago in New made his a fool o1d4 ways view but, in being mailed cutting on Norvell before Stone, Norvell still persists out of At of first Wilson wrote Norvell one of his six pagers not wanting to unneces ssarily precipitate price and their Mr, Wilson part, instead, the now feels letter was that they not sent, are the hopeless, enclosed in letter There seems to be nothing left for us to do but to set in and take care of ourselves, and in so doing it will be necessary for us to er several contingencies into consideration. I am inclined to think that Remington will cut prices the first of the year; "Tivat, because they know that sooner or later they must reduce prices to meet Savage's competition, end,if they — them a year Should the tariff nat another there is in advance of Savage, they can in a way save their faces, Second, for the reason that it is their intention te force Srowning off the market if possible. a 2s 00 by the the increase oO bili pass in in the on aheteuns, 09 jolt its present way of Remincton a price The battle is still pene | on nS 4 nothing exceptional to discuss papers Browning where Arms the Income Senate. Bente Tax Statement, form, will in at nemely: doubtless eut Will a = Aa this time, poly bing whith Comittee I don't with ficure Tix Dut You had like us.» saw drawn from the standpoint of the publicity of our businc- ss, Nobody knows wiat the final iy yoy on tariff matters is soing to be, in fact certain prominent men are very coubtful if the bill will de passed at alls 4, > de it Uor BF AT ddd eo BES @ Ald be MneLSss j OLY, MAHLON ATTORNEY MAHLON E. WILSON ROBERT GC. WILSON E.WILSON AND COUNSELOR 610 NEWHOUSE BUILDING SALT LAKE CITY : september Mr. M, A. c/o J.M.& M.S.Browning Utah, My Marriner: I Company, send you herewith which I have this day addressed think perhaps that the facts which letter may be sufficient for present keeping the other and will some future truly yours, of it when letter necessary on Very MEW-B 1929. Browning, Ogden, dear 12, to a copy Saunders are stated the a letter Norvell. purposes, use ee. of major in I that but I am portion oceasion. \ CS WVrrim ; September Mr. Saunders New York My dear 12, 1929, Norvell, c/o Remington Arms Company, Cumard Bullding, 25 Broadway, take City, New York. Mr. Norvell: pleasure in i have your enclosing favor herewith of September a°eheck for seventh, $354.94, and which is. one-half of the expenses according to your statement. ‘So far as liberality is concerned, you need not worry about that. I talked this matter over With Mr. M. A. Browning, and he is very well satisfied with the arrangement which ferencesto these expenses. I think man who is always willing to do I voluntarily you will find what is right in made with re- . Mr. Browning a the premises, i called your attention in Chicago to my correct address: ‘M. HE. Wilson, 610 Newhouse Bullding, Salt Lake Cit Utah. I have been having a great deal of difficulty with my ma t and 1 remember i gave you a card so mistake, yet this dressed to to Mr. you will will give not be attention I have any kind matter. The tariff accept an Remington. your secretary would not make this mtter that our correspondence to delayed. arrange and that further. letter and even some of the telegrams N. A. Wilson, 610 Newhouse Building. so are adI hope become somewhat less hopeful of my ability to of a satisfactory working agreement for Browning In facet, I am somewhat discouraged controversy has been about the indeed unfortunate, unless it as I explained to you in Chieago, and since my out in Washington again with renewed vigor. return it has broken Of course, my client to that cannot man was do so, and increase the could draw any other responsible for this Navell, to in this undisputed undertake to facts tariff are such inference than that controversy. It is convince me otherwise. no is compelled reasonable the Remington Company a waste of time, Mr. : While in Chicago I explained to you quite thoroughly that any arrangement which ZH mightbe able to make would require & considerable amount of time for its consummation. It would also involve tions pany not paying as well might be reiterate all due under to as to the anything respect legal the that and attention obligations Fabrique I said Nationale. upon to which that the moral obliga- I am sure I need the subject. Browning At this Com- 62- Mr. Saunders time I cannot ready versy for it. will end fronted and with I might oh Senden other. if Norvell. diseuss the I hope as far that some of these days the tariff controas Browning and Remingtom are concerned, whole controversy the add@ the Sept.e1lZ-29. trial I question of a very believe it would In closing this short you my personal appreciation of both you and Mr. Stone. Very further. important is be I find case a good terminated and thing one myself 1 must for way the or cone get entire the letter permit me to express to the courtesies extended to me by truly yours, REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, Inc. NEW YORK OFFICE oer iteos ir. Stone expense has returned seount, | 600 iG cheek; bil 1 at of the gt US, these 2 the thre B igewater it 48 428 Wery we also s.— liberal ae mors 4y ti ict Ore COREa iS ts the : rh ogg te emhalt con’ venies nit amc to s ares ies ied. amount as your &Cltion Gy On: your to alter izLtee vy Rew was amount, $108,86, which Tia t pert envelope above therefrere a tht § 28RG a $u0 Checks: one Ay SO pet Sched y epenc 6 Er. AONE ¥ amu nell, be ii. r. Pevo 4 return, the TO me Reise Pett S17 TB sl iSa J th4 434) rised Be a °) $az A } Pea of itiveCoamama red ifr Doc iy ria ao, Sree Ghat talk : n of to our age s oanis in that Chiifcagit “opigrn grat iss ed esvt bak £8 wattnn sng nd, of "the ‘expenses. accomplished. re eI Scuss 83 F ids nese Suggeste f wine gis linpa feepre such WES pay ‘half $2.00. on guns of the Browning value. taing 7 Ours tha th 2S ; oat foreiy * “af + | : ®. a8 Chie ° i Le I6eresse If . s$4. 5a oy this ws ae thie agreesent pa: mine be can the id ~sane At aha ndary,. gia oa g0C0 he ur owl im 1 , competi ee tic eer | a ent ionagreen ff y elt the toteri t le abousib outuctan carr pos | the tari f eons t he ted 4m “sta Ag Jin ACtTiOn F asnine ston. ed next week, b ur. N. Wilgon,REMINGTON As ARMS¢COMPANY, NEW On when he Die@ke Er. Remington but entire hy mame Er. of im the P.4 we Fs eg us 2 as i. cag of ey Pins Wasta ta Sy aire EST ee Bay €2.5 Shins San Rina! 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Pe es A OS eat t ‘+e ser z BD, eng ‘3 aGifier —_ C3 et 6 aos ie ae + Wert monte geod Se wie ‘e Mh dé ti te & WARE es aec Lined their feeling anc a ey he i at is ee o the subord both enya best se sere got “% oS y » and. feelings. because z wae "VG are the » ¢ Be re: oF se anu ¥ ©de tude but SU: Ar 0s, trot ¥ this ie es aig yl Hove founc ms tev, Oply for sentimental ey out ft I sola i ce he % gee & inegr St sph ah be nate ,2C hots emphnas iz may - 300 iat t owa ra ¢ Pr bu az air oF abl Lt oe ask Bro wing the One rg i & certain He wi sie cooperation is Willing ne deodid: si 8 Droen~ result of nin5) to th a wt ai a Us Mr, “lilson, inzS,. This the result alway id a . edie @ Se => ae 2 Sabb BE isa SS © ste ree ePa + oe Bek Bim Gat » 2 at m4 a5, ey 2 ye we Pea . ce Paes RAF He deoiga Mask tad ty tee age tics ee reasons he coalé but a . * REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, Of (rf ae NEW YORK OFFICE with al eo: or aay sards 3 the situation r tre. oc : of Gd ee oh ae ag : ayn | vai tis 2% to gettin«s Past We ex we have Day holid ay and by imp sortant matters. been Te ry several mh we 3.Gu — can to bring our this ce very long much aes delayed in conferences onjoyec our meeting in Chicage. to a much petter understanding and occur “pd GLaturd personal regards this situation. certainiy desire te do everything negotiations oy @ satisfa Story conclusion, With kincé Yours very truly, F eetved from the Postmaster the Registered or Insured Article, ni ae of which appears on the face of this Card. - a 2 OS Res Ke Lee Leet ORD mee BN ee ne eee ele ee ee - ea Mite 7tate ~ he hk hk Lh ee on we be Ge et ss GET) Geet core es cane er. oe (Signature or nameof addressee.) ww. ows Tn en ea RR ee ; ~ SR ¢ ee : a a aS (Signature of addressee’ s agent. oe - Date of delivery, man an : fi Fn : Fa eit ee ia A / b F r LL : kt Sk tn vt eee ee ee ee ee eee eee ee a oe we eee ee ~ Ye ee gon Tepe é | 4 Bs ae ER = ae n> 4 pee. : a) i ty OF DELIVERING... - me rate. 4 OFFICE a < 7 éi ;a 7 > 29 tee , pes BUSI! 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WILLEVER, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT ‘Send the following message, subject to the termson back hereof, which are hereby agreed to July 10,1929 Je 2 “ussell, c/e Prank EK, Webeker ‘1120 Tower Blée., rourteenth & rm« ft S¢s., “aght eto: File enroute eg ‘erthwest, sews to Nebcker step Goi g¢ Salt Lake ” Ch@e FILED Brownire Arms, A today 4 is Rreovn 4 a} | 4 me Form DOMESTIC TELEGRAM DAYS CABLE ZITER DEFERRED CABLE LETTER WEEK END LETTER é : . . Patrons should check class of service desired; otherwise message will be Dy Sealed as a full-rate communication, Re eee NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDEN?’ J. 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WILLEVER, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT “Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed ta Jef. Russeli, MeAlpin Hotel, York Srobably * u ity, Ne t> just as well you figure on going MeAe Chee & “rowning iF eet F i. ee Arms f Yo, f* to Browning ae Form CLASS OF SERVICE DOMESTIC FULL RATE pA DEFERRED WETTER chy : CABLE TELEGRAM NIGHT . DESIRED MESSAGE LETTER WEEK END LETTER A cre, CHECK CABLE NIGHT LETTER 1206 : TIME FILED Patrons should check class of service desired; otherwise message will be \ Senenleed as a full-rate communication. NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT’ J. C. WILLEVER, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT oe ‘Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed ta June } ns, ee 2. Bernete gail o : ‘oF et on him in Saugpest — ss orda you make Ee nr on Se LR me st ey So = Bi % lhe ia ” i Bakes that he sey not an arpea St a ee R -. PS § 80 ie aes ‘ener coy eeirin Rwy gee ie be 80,192 NW Stacie weg Tob Wee 38. 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WILLEVER, FIRST CONCERNING ITS SERVICE ers fake eee 41 CAL Si 2406 Washington Ave.; Ogden, DL = Day — NM = Night Message NL = Night Letter LCO = Deferred Cable CLT = Cable Letter WLT = Week-End Letter | eae > VICE-PRESIDENT Utah toes 2 en y tan Vf) THE QUICKEST, SUREST AND SAFEST WAY TO SEND MONEY IS BY x SIGNS The filing time as shown in the date line on full-rate telegrams and day letters, and the time of receipt at destination as shown on all messages, is STAN DARD Received at Maina 1201-8 / TELEGRAPH OR CABLE } TIME. | August 2,1929. Me Val Liege, Dear As Browning, Belgium. Remington Automatic Shoteun Controversy boys! Na» Norvell has persisted in his request for a conference in Chicago. it has been arranced for Mr. Wilson to meet him there the Sth. After this arrangement was made, iy. Norvell wired that lars Stone was on his vacation near Chicage and wondered if we would object to Mr. Stonets being present in sort of oa neutral position. Wilson replied that he would not objeet to Mr, Stone, or anybody else being present, bat, and the session will be held next Monday, W@ feol that we are wasting our time and money , if we can seo conduct ourselves that Remington will not cut prices We so mey not next be January, able to we will have do this, however, accomplished because something. Remington knows that it will probably be nesessaryto meet Savage's price some day and may wish to sort of save its face by beginning next year. The same problem confronts us more or less, tendingto he may be any event himself ft eam arming shew our Wilson relations with various with the contracts, FPabrique, etc. thinking thet able to shake something out of the conference, In 10 wili do Wilson no harm to commence familiarizing alone these Have Lines, decided not to accompany him to Chicago be« cause I don't think 1% would be worth while and I doen't want to give Remington the impression of being at all anxious. Yours sincerely, July 19,1929 My, Val A* Browning, 5 Rue de Liege, Dear Chaudfonteine, Belgium. Res; Remington Automatic Shotgme fellows: Mr. “ilson reeeived the following wire from Saunders Norvell: “ Have been expecting to hear from you about proposed Chicago tell us meeting Please wire m@ your plans stop Savage they propose immediately going into manufacture of automatic To whieh, Mr, Wilson gm replied They are price cutters”, as follows: "It seems thet I mst defer fixing date of meeting until after July 22nd account trial of a case stop Aware of Savage intention to manufacture stop Our expestations are thet prices will be materially cut Unier-. stand they have thoroughly examined all briefs When Mr, Yilson read Mr. Norvell's wire to me, filed", I immediately had the impression that it has finally dawned om M., Norvell that he has gotten himself into a sweet hole, and that he was looking to us to help him out of it. The remarks I made replying to Mr. orvell's to Mr. Wilson over the I suppose in ‘phone, did everything but fuse the wire between here and Salt Lake, Ir, Wilson conourred with everything I said, but thought we should wait a few days nefore wire. order to cool off. In order to give you an idea of just how he cooled offm when I saw him in Salt Lake yesterday, he had a sixpager all written up and addressed to Mr, Norvell, and what he said was a plenty. He reviewed the HE ios, Sia ation SRARs Hor narnsaheny PEbbey »« After discussing thinking fn ber CRSA Ee SEE WEL REY EP San cree é that the such matter a meeting however, we decided to not in Chicago might give us send the some ideas, letter, and as you know, we are in need of them. Mr, Wilson stated however, that he was going to take the letter with him, and thet if Norvell undertook to pull any more of his pettifogging, he was going to take the letter out of his pocket, read it to vorvell and then hand it to him. 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Nebeker, Tower Bldgs, Fourteenth & K Ste., Washingtm, Dc. Yorthwest, LJ Re: Dear Mr. Jf ff ie * - rd d Remington Automatic Shotgun Controversy Vebeker: Upon receipt hed referred of wire from Mr. Russell, stating that Mr. Dicke to a certain letter of ours, I wired you as follows: "Dispute arose with Remington regerding royalties om guns manufactured but not sold before patent expiration stop After considerable correspondence matter was compromised and the letter referred to related to this compromise stop Sending you the complete file", I remeber when guns ‘ very well writing the letter referred to, ond also, that I wrote the letter, I hed manufactured but not sold in mind the compromise relating to the prier to patent expiration. You kmow yourself, that none of us have ever felt very well about the deal Remington gave us, in cutting out the royalties on the Automatic shot/gan. On reading Remington's letter of November 10th, 1925, I find however, that they tied in the settlement of the whole affair, to-~ have finished with gether with the compromise, and our letter might therefore, be con~ strued as agreeing with them, On reading their letter of November 10th, it now apvears to me, they were very particular in drawing this letter up, in order to settle the whole question of the royalties on the automatic shotgun, as they did not know at that time, what they were runing into in the way of our competition, Would it. appreciate your returning With kind personal regards, the file when I remain, Very truly, MAB@T Ene, under separate cover. you Form | CLASBAOF SERVICE pos TELEGRAM DAY LETTER]. .| CABLE FULL A CASH @eHeN DESIRED Ic 1206 RATE /1 DEFERRED NIGHT MESSAGE NIGHT CABLE LETTER WEEK END LETTER LETTER TIME Patrons should check class of service desired; otherwise message will be transmitted as 2 full-rate communication, NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT’ : J, ©. WILLEVER, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT’ ‘Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to July 9,1929 Frenk K. Nebeker, 71120 Tewer Fourteenth Washington, & Bidg., K Streets, D°C, Northwest, Dispute arose with Remington regarding royalties on guns manufactured but not sold before patent expiration stop After considerable correspondence matter was compromised the you letter the referred complete to related to this file. M.A. Chg Browning Arms Co. Browning. compromise stop and Sending FILED of PATRONS yy, “Se This gram or REQUESTED \ SERVICE is a Telegram ARE TO FAVOR THE COMPANY BY 3 CRITICISM nae AND de- ferred character is indicated by a suitable sign above or preceding the address. i Be es ITS J SERVICE | SIGNS . NM = Night Message NL = Night Letter LCO = Deferred Cabl Satistiice at CLT = Cable Letter ES NEWCOMB CARLTON, WLT ae J. C. WILLEVER = Week-End Letteated The filing time as shown in the date line on full-rate telegrams and day letters, and the time of receipt at destination as shown on all messages, is STANDARD Received at Main Office, 2406 Washington Ave., Ogden, KH78 M4 MA BROWNING ?OGDEN DL=WASH DICKE 1201-8 DL = Day Letter 7 | Cable- its CONCERNING K full-rate unless SUGGESTION | NGTON DC .9 Utah | TIME. | 1 203P ARI us CO= UTAH= TESTIFIED THAT ‘REMINGTON RECEIVED LETTER FROM BROWN ING iN NINETEEN, TWENTY FIVE STATING THAT CONTROVERSEY REGARD ING ROYALTY WAS SETTLED IN SATISFACTORY MANNER AND — THAT SETTLEMENT WAS EMINENTLY FAIR STOP FORWARD NEBEKER. THIS LETTER ALSO COPY OF ANY LETTERS REFUTING THIS STATEMENT= J £ RUSSELL THE QUICKEST, SUREST AND SAFEST WAY TO SEND MONEY IS BY TELEGRAPH OR CABLE Form | | CLASS OF SERVICE DESIRED J No. | CABLE DAY LETTER DEFERRED NIGHT MESSAGE CABLE LETTER NIGHT WEEK | CHECK END TIME FILED ee otherwise message will be transmitted as a full-rate communication. NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT. J. C. WILLEVER, FIRST zy VICE-PRESIDENT rs Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to July c/o Frank K. Tower Washington, Nebeker, Bldg., & K Streets, Northwest, D-C Congratulations stop Have letter from is two calibre Trombone for release no business holding holding trademark and four and we have twenty asking us suspicions Stoeger bootlegging release you McAlp Newin York % 9,1929 Russell, Fourteenth gun Gs . aes pee Patrons shouldcheck class of service #1120 | CASHORCHG RATE FULL Ju, 1206-4 to ime at Stoeger stating Customs House rifles in violation our stop Fabrique has world for this out United States stop Because shotguns am sending thinking a visit his letter from you our and our will do no PATRONS ARE REQUESTED TO FAVOR THE ee BY CRITICISM ef CLASS OF SERVICE \ AND SUGGESTION CONCERNING K This o a full-rate Telegram gram or unless ing the address. J SIGNS ONE = Nicht Petter fc = pee : eS CLT = Cable Letter f NEWCOMB CARLTON, J.C. WILLEVER, Received at Main Office, 2406 Washington Ave., Ogden, MA 20 BROWN @ i eeter WLT = Week-End Letter FIR: es The filing time as shown in the date line on full-rate telegrams and day letters, and the time of receipt at destination as shown on all messages, is STANDARD ‘KHe79 1201-8 NM = Night Message its de- NS SERVICE oF Cable- ferred character is indicated by a suitable sign above or precedEe ITS NL=WASH INGTON BC Utah TIME. horay” o - Mat ING=. e BROWNING CARE ARMS CO -OGDEN UTAH= HAD VERY SATISFACTORY HEARING TODAY BEFORE. ‘COMMITTEE STOP OBTAINING TRANSCRIPT OF TESTIMONIES AND BRIEFS WHICH WILL } ANALYZE WITH NEBEKER TO DETERMINE ADVISABILITY OF US FILING SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF THO HARDLY THINK NECESSARY UNLESS OPPOSITION MAKES FURTHER ATTEMPT TO GET ADDITIONAL | INFORMATION IN SATISFACTORY AND J RECORD STOP PRESENT APPARENTLY GENERAL OUTLOOK FAVORABLE= £ RUSSELL THE QUICKEST, SUREST AND SAFEST WAY TO SEND MONEY IS BY TELEGRAPH OR CABLE “une 15,1929 Mr. John o/o Val Browning, A. Browning, 5 Rue de Chaudfontaine, Liege, Belgium, Dear Jacks While we are Automatic on the subject or rather, of not turning it My. Norvell on the subject. of turning over, our business I am herewith Shotgun-Remington over to the Easteners, enclosing a letter from I heve already told you of Mr. Stone's approach to Mr. Vileo regarding our tieing up with Remington, so that the letter is not entirely unexe- pected, letter, Mr. Wilson and will put however, on his derived best suit « great of deal clothes of armesement when he replies fron the to it. I had quite a lengthy discussion with ™, Wilson over this tried to impress him with the fact that we wanted one more letter, and good year, The has namely: 1930, out of the gun business in its present status, and that he should conduct his correspondence with i. Yorvell in such a mamer as to not get Mr. Norvell into the frame of mind of upsetting the apple cart next Jamory, of reising diseounts, cutting prices, or raising Hedes otherwise, Mr. Vilson will therefore, endeavor to handle the situstion as diplomatically as possible, and will probably offer to meet him in Chicago some time efter Mr. Yilson returns from California, where he has now gone on a vacation until July 4the question is the Savage plans up with us, still and in my mind is as to whether endeavoring Yours to steal sincerely, Mr. “Yorvell a marchon them, heard of in tieing REMINGTON Mr. e/o M. 1122 E. Wilson & Barnes, Continental dear COMPANY, INC, New York City, dune day I had occasion 4, 1929. Wilson, Bank Blde., Sait Lake City, Utah. My ARMS Mr. Wilson: The our mutual friend, Mr. Manufacturing Company, other Sam Stone, of the Colt over the telephone, to Patent talk with Fire Arms He told me that about a month ago you were in Hartford, and that you had intended to drop in to see me on your way back to Washington, hut that on account of the iliness of one of your associates, you could not stop in New York. I am very sorry indeed, because I would have liked to have had a talk with you. Our friend, Mr. Dicke, went down to Washington as a representative of the gun manufacturers and presented a brief on the tariff matter. I read his brief with interest, and it seemed to be pretty good. Afterwards I read the brief presented by the Browning Arms Company and it also was good. In fact, it made me laugh. Unfortunately, I have a sense of humor, even where serious business matters are concerned. You know, as I think I have written or told you before, I am not much of a fighter, When I was young, I was. I have sears all over my body as a result of my fighting proclivities as &@ young man. As I have grown older, I have grown more peaceful. I believe that the great things that have been done in the world have been done through negotiation, friendship and good will. I do not think nations or people get very far as fighters. As the Scriptures say, "He who lives by the sword dies by the sword." Are you coming East again? Can't you and I get together quietly somewhere and have a good long chat and see if we cannot iron out the differences between Browning and Remington? My feeling is that these two great names in the arms industry should pull together instead of pulling separately. What do you think about it? I write am not less, I Company Of course, I do not peculiar letters like even a fairly good am handing you for last year. claimto know much, and sometimes the letter I first wrote you. Il business herewith Just by man and I know a statement of being friendly it. Neverthe- the Remington Arms with some of the ~2~- Mr. M. HE. Wilson. heads of our a free hand, profit three we and were year departments, giving them a little encouragement and we managed in regular operations to increase our net Then on the side, while times over the year before. went into $2,500,000, the resting, cleaned of about 6/4/29 up we some $700,000, a little making best a deal total profit on vending net that profit machines Remington for has the had in these deals we had some good Of course, for many many years. breaks, I must admit that, but after all, it is a pretty good policy just to expose yourself to a chance of making profits Now instead of exposing yourself to a chance of making losses. I am trying with the Brownings to expose both of us to a chance to make some profits by a little good will and co-operation. I hope this unconventional letter may find you in a receptive mood. I can even hear you snort when you read it, but Sam Stone tells me that when one gets under your shell, you are not such a bad fellow after all. What can you and I do to make some money for our clients? You are just a hired man and so am I. You haven't any feelings or prejudices, and I do not think I have either. It does seem if there is a way to help both of our companies make money, you and LSe I should make What do an effort you think? Yours to find out just what sincerely, S. NORVELL. President. that best way April Mre c/o Me The As Browning s Barclay, 111 East 48th Street, New York Dear Mx, City; Ne Ys Browning: received a letter We are attaching hereto, a copy of a letter from Mr. Me E. Wilson, together with a copy of that he received from the Remington Arms Company. copy for our have same We are sending reach you before We are retaining files, Everything Mr. Vilson's this via sailing. is 0,K. letter air-mail at this Respectfully, end, in with order to WILSON AND ATTORNEYS 1122 7 ca EDWARD ROBERT aapeiaene AND GONTINENTAL SALT LAKE BARNES COUNSELORS BANK CITY, BLDG. UTAH MORAN G.WILSON Aprii Je Me. & Me. S. Ogden, Utah Browning 9, 19268 Company, Gentlemen: I send you herewith a copy of a letter which I have this day received from Saunders Norvell, of the Remington Arms Company. This letter will speak for itself and I am simply sending you the copy of it so that you may have it for your files. I do not know that expressions of opinion it at is necessary this time. for me make any plans to do I am now engaged in the act of developing and ideas of Remington. We will decide what we about those plans and ideas later on. Very MEW3: NN truly yours, to the wish (Copy) REMINGTON ARMS Wew COMPANY, York INC. City April Mr. Me. BE. liz2 salt Continental Bank Lake City, Utah. dear 1928. Wilson, % Wilson & Barnes, My 4, Mr. Bldg., Wilson: | Your letter of March 29th received, and you certainly have been a@ very busy man. Now, unfortunately, your letter comes during the week when we are having the arms and ammunition Institute meetings here in New York, and I am simply over my neck in work attending these mectings, and in between meetings, trying to clean up my desk. This letter, therefore, is written to you very hurriedly and in a very general way. Now let Remington situation: been manufacturing and most of these me try to give you my angle on the BrowningFor many years, the Remington Company have selling guns under the Browning patents. On guns, we have others in using made a satisfactory profit. Now, as time passes, these patents are expiring and, of course, when a patent has expired, anybody can use the Browning ideas, manufacture these guns and place them on the market. The only reason that would retard these patents of tooling up for the manufacture of this cost, when the Browning patents here in the United States is an open is the very great cost these guns, but outside of have expired, then the market one, Now, on the other hand, the Brownings, through their very close connection with the Fabrique Nationale in Belgium, can, as their patents expire, and as we stop paying royalties, have the identical guns made in Belgium and shipped into this country. You, of course, know what has happened in the ease of the #11 gun. The patent expired. Remington stopped paying royalties and the Brownings imported a large quantity of these guns into the country and sold them in direct competition with us. Under the circumstances as they exist therefore, as patents expire, we will naturally discontinue paying the Brownings royalties and the Brownings will then bring in the guns from Belgium and sell them in competition with us. Then, we would naturally use every effort to resist this competition through Washington, the tariff, by cutting prices on our products and also by advertising American made guns as against foreign importations. Now, it seems to me from many points of view, this situation would be very unfortunate for both the Brownings and for Remington. E, Wilson, | 4/4/28 It seems to me that some plan could be worked out by which we would take over the sales agency in this country for the Browning guns manufactured in Belgium, a satisfactory deal being arranged in regard to profits for the Brownings, the Fabrique: Nationale and ourselves; this arrangement not being on the basis Brownings I a be suppose, basis of some of patents, but a certain fixed the arrangement a certain cost, Such arrangement arrangement might satisfactorily Nationale and be made an agreement covering our paying amount on each gun sold by us. with the Fabrique delivered in this now with with the Brownings, Remington. Then, if this arrangement on imported guns with the ourselves, we could also and a would be on There must Similar could be worked out Brownings, the Fabrique enter ment, entirely regardless of patents, that covered by the Browning patents, we are to certain fixed amount per gun, Such upon Nationale country, the Then, into on each pay the another agree- gun formerly Brownings a The next question would be the length of time of an arrangement. To my mind, this would depend entirely the question of profits. Just as long as we could sell Remington guns and Browning guns at a certain fixed profit, then we would be willing to continue the arrangement. If, however, changes took place in the trade, or competitive conditions arose that would make it impossible to obtain the agreed profit, then it would be necessary to modify the agreement. in other words, the way I size up the situation, there is a community of interests between Brownings and Remington. i cannot see any reason why some agreement cannot be worked out that will make a handsome profit for the Brownings and also a handsome profit for Remington on the sale of guns. With the arms business in the condition it is at present, I believe the situation could be maintained on a profitable basis for many years - if not indefinitely. The condition of our principal competitor, the Winchester Arms Company, is such that at this time they would not think of cutting prices, nor would they be inclined to do anything Situation that it would result other words, in their business anything else. I do not know who could disturb such a general to so disturb the general in a loss of profits to them. In just now they need profits more than of anyone now in the arms business, arrangement between the Brownings and ourselves, nor do I believe under present conditions that it would be an easy matter to place new capital into an arms manufacturing business. The initial cost of getting started in such a business would be too heavy, and if the present situation were disturbed, the problem of making a profit would be a very uncertain one. Now, you may think the above plan is not very definite, but I have talked it over with our people here, and they think they would be willing to subseribe to an agreement based upon the principles which I am laying down. Now, if such principles are E. agreeable is the to get Wilson, to the together details. If 4/4/28 Brownings at we the agree and ourselves, on the earliest possible above of course, moment principles, the next do not and I work thing out all think there will be much difficulty in working out the details, because on the part of Remington, they do not expect anything from the Brownings for nothing, nor on the other hand, do we believe that the Brownings would expect Remington to enter into an arrangement that would not be profitable to them. I am dictating diately by air the approval Outline some Now, Mr. Wilson, this letter mail. very I wish you hurriedly, woudd and understand I will get it that off imme- Of course, if the plan I outlined does not meet with of the Brownings, then I suggest that you have them plan and sand it along to us. I believe that an amalgamation of interests in the arms business and Remington would be the strongest factor in between the Brownings the manufacture and if ours, sale Arms this of arms in this country. Today, as you know, the Remington Gompany are the leaders in the sale of arms and ammunition in country. There is no guestion about this leadership. Now, the Brownings could unite their forces with a very satisfactory instead of having a to be in disagreeable and unprofitable difference, which now seems the offing, we could both, without any unusual effort, personal regards, continue to do a large business Awaiting your I am, at reply Yours with interest, and sincerely, saunders Norvell President. profit. with &indest