BROWNING INVENTIONS U=°S=-A; MACHINE RIFLE AUTOMATIC PISTOL AUTOMATIC 1855 S. BROWNING 1860 OFFICERS Y PAN M C O & M PRESIDENT VAL A. BROWNING, U.S. PAT. MARRINER A. BROWNING, VICE-PRES. AND ‘ MATT S. BROWNING, VICE-PRES. ARTILLERY. ae JOHN E. RUSSELL VICE-PRES. AIRCRAFT ANTI-AIRCRAFT AR 1805 BROWNING MATTHEW GUNS MACHINE M. JOHN STANDARD EQUIPMENT HEAVY MACHINE GUNS LIGHT FOUNDERS BROWNING JONATHAN ST. LOUIS, August MO. 24, 1940 in the last Mre Gordon Baxter, Scholefield, Wells and Baxter, First Security Bank Bldge, Ogden, Uteh Dear Gordon: received was mail regular sent by 21st Yours of August yesterday afternoons mail When Mr. McClintic first visited us he asked what records he would have We told him that all of to examine in order to get the desired information. period in question and the for filed the original invoices were numerically tell him that we had first at not did We would be made available to him. for our informations monthly compiling been supplemental data which we have with Mre sation conver pleasant though brief rather the At this juncture of Benner Mre McClintic at the evidently be appeared one since office, of was auditors his making the customary periodical check of our records,at which time I intro-# why he was here and repeated duced Mre McClintic to Mr. Benner and explained Mr. McClintic come invoices. our about McClintic Mr. told just had I what mented said this that would audit the would a to job sizable probably begin the following Benner, Mr. Ellis and which morning, agreed and at which time we he lefte After he left whether wondered or Mr. we not should record demand and Mr. Benner stated access to it and that would find out When Mr. MeClintic him of that them tell our about and kept tax excise Department couldée asily examination he probably if it was discovered the during the course of his so been returned the following morning conversation end expressed his a record and situation supplemental had such the I discussed in view of his first question end our answer we finally decided it would be advisable for me to call Mre Hope in charge of the Miscellaneous Tax Department and briefly ex plain that we had been keeping such a memorandum record for our information I accordingly and which mightbe helpful to them if they cared to examine ite and suggestion cooperative this of because pleased called Mrs Hope end he was insofer on considerati possible every given be would we assured me that in turn as his office was concerned in working out a solution to this situation. had told my he time he askedme why we hed been keeping this record and is outlined in the resultant correspondence which I have I only had the two personal and brief Mr. McClintic end one subsequent telephone attention to the slight errors made in his my letter to youe PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE stated appreciation that also, Mr. at Hope which the answer I gave sent to youe discussions above mentioned with conversation in which I called computation and as mentioned in COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MO. him