Document M4X61ZrryjEXmDMjpvpe312bx

(DRAFT) April , 1957* Emsco Asbestos "Company, 206 South Downey Avenue , Downey, California. Gentlemen: .. V/e have your letter of April 15* As Mr* Lynch, the manager of our Los Angeles office, advised you on March 17, we are now acquiring lend in Vernon, California, on which we expect to erect a foundry and other buildings* It is not possible to foresee exactly what products will be manufactured in Los Angeles when these buildings \ are completed. Our rivet sales to oust oners on the Pacific coast have been very large and are increasing rapidly, so that it may well\e that^we may Some day^Jnanufacture the*# rivets on the Pacific ooaatp However, we do not see that this need be a matter of concern to you, because we are now taking care of our Pacific coast business by shipment from Edgewater, Hew Jersey, and whether we manufacture these products in California or Hew Jersey would seem to us to be purely a question of internal management. We have no desire to do anything that will curtail your business in any manner. We are appreciative of the cordial relations that have existed between our companies for years. Very truly yours, ALUMIHUil C OMPATTY OF AMERICA By Senior Vice President ALCQA0002800