, ADDRESS ALL LETTERS TO THE COMPANY Remwineton Arms Company, Inc. THE REMINGTON ARMS UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY ps bet o PREARMS & AMMUNITION eye Ss eng ARMS FACTORY, iLION,N-Y. AND AMMUNITION FACTORIES, BRIDGEPORT,CONN. AMMUNITION FACTORY, WINDSOR,CANADA. AMMUNITION FACTORY, BR!MSDOWN, MIDDLESEX,ENG. ARMS A.B.C. 4 g Sarre GENERAL P.O, BOX 760 CITY HALL STATION WOOLWORTH NEW YORK CITY 2332 STH CABLE ADDRESS: HARTLEY, NEW YORK CODES USED: EDITION, WESTERN UNION, LIEBERS. GENERAL REMOVED 1.0° O FFICES BUILDING BROADWAY NEW YORK OFFICES CUNARD 25 CITY NEW TO BUILDING BROADWAY YORK CITY October 3, 1921 Messrse J. Ogden, Utah. Dear Sirs: arms and Mc. & M. S&S. Browning, This company in connection with others interested in the ammunition industry has for several months been making efforts - first with the Ways and Means Committee later with the Senate Finance Committee the elimination of the present excise tax munition or failing recommended by sporting goods Bill 1918. of the in Senator and I am personal our in that a reduction Ways and Means Sub-division Smoot is to of from Committee (5) of Section a member of the investigations quite they be) have shells and ammunition (wise end learned though and rifles, loaded Congress to 5%-as and either and am- was Congress on Finance Committee 900 of the certain Revenue calling this to his has developed in some that guns a number 10% of Senate wondering if you would feel like attention, particularly since it of bring about 10% on arms of Congressmen held the opinion are and of Senators that luxuries shot- of the highest type and should, therefore, pay a heavy tax; in fact, we were told that certain members of the Ways and Means Committee were rather insistent on raising the tax on those items from 10% to 20%, also that this was voiced by some members of the Senate Finance Committee. We these went gentlemen a good deal of trouble to that to less than 7% of loaded the country is 900% of sporting all consumed arms the for trap shooting and ammunition is explain te shell purposes purchased some of production and by of that nearly the farmers or others living in the country or in the very small towns for the very good reason that they have the opportunity of using such sporting goods, whereas an almost negligible percentage of city dwellers ever goes afield with gun or rifle. Pierce The existing law places a tax of only 5% on a Rolls Arrow limousine, 5% on a Steinway grand piano, 5% on Royce or jewelry