ARMS company @® BROWNING St e Louis Hove ) 13, Mio 6 9 1940. (3) us very vulnerable would be 4 good fact thet the changing tariff laws make up wheat we are now it might slso be advisable to bring point to bring out. t thet of helping the dealer make & profi basing our price maintenance plan on, for not end nce for the sake of convenie on a commodity that he usually carries ly proved thet herdware and aporting nite I think it ean be defi ea fair profit. in the face of mail order and other goods stores make very little on guns sold ing guns which fhis statement, of course, excludes Brown eut price competition. As stated above, profit to the dealer. are the only guns now sold at «& fair although I may be tI do not believe was that this part of the original idea,. WFOnE ne tapes and gumneries still have in this office the adding machi will be available here These our statement for the suit periode We supporting ease the be much without ferring st would which you expleinin your condition arises fhe general impression I got from ir. if we have a good case in lettere Moyle's letter was that it would rnment to agree to a compromise better for us if we could get the Gove I notice that they keep ree teking any part of the suit Snto court I em unfaemiler with these matters to Gifferent decisions, and although at least seem to me that and have a chance to win to establish a precedent for future cases most of the points involved it would to ing will be d shoul tf this is the case they be decided again the Government. inal orig the g udin some points such a6 inel grent a fair tax base if we can see If submitting the statement on retail base. gale of inventoryin this adjusted say that our position in this respect I would sales which you refer to would help 4% would be well worth the time spent. showing Savage, Remington, and Enclosed you will find the statement date, and also a stetement showing costs Browning price comparison brought up to post script. ef imported guns referred to in your I hope this letter overlooked anything I have With best contains the information please let me know you wish regards, Very truly yours, BROWNING ARMS COMPANY, GeGe Branch | DBE: BK to Mre Me. Ae Browning, c/o Je Me & Ogden, Utah. Me Se Browning GOo,s Manager >» supplied, but if