October Mr. Dear M. A. Browning, Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, Mr. New 15, 1940 York. Browning: Geo. for the the other day, A. Mr. C. T. Jones, the sporting goods buyer Lowe Company in Ogden, Utah, mentioned to me while in our office, that he had noticed the the picture of Mr. Russell in the Salt Lake newspaper and that uring manufact a of article stated he had been made President Mr. Jones volunteered that a number corporation in Missouri. of the sporting goods sales fraternity passing through Ogden, and contacting him, had made the statement in this connection Russell that the word was around, among them at least, that Mr. would it that men these to Mr. Jones stated had been "fired". better much very a gotten appear from the Press that he had Mr. position rather than being released by the Brownings. just was this that say would Jones said that invariably they he as , dismissed been had he a build up and that the fact was should have been long ago. or where might be This was rather interesting to me and it started is not known but in any event thought interesting to you. how it also mentioned that these same men, some of them gun men, had told him that the Remington people were going to manufacture the new Browning guns and that they He said that all were going to be very high class firearms. seemed to think him g contactin and of the men coming through in the United made be to firearms for that the arrangement no derogatory were there that and one good States would be a ions. conversat remarks in any of the He may be around My reason for writing this the trend of the gossip know to helpful upon jobbers. calling men the among Sincerely yours, was that which is it going