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February 13th, 1967
U.S. Mineral Products Stanhope, H.J.
Att: Hr. Verhalen
Be: 1-13 Spray-on Insulation
Dear Jin;
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I An ENCLOSING HEREWITH COPY SENT TO UStFROM OKLAHOMA QlTY,
OF AN ARTICLE WHICH APPEARED IN THE OKLAHOMA JOURNAL ON
Tuesday, January 17th, 1967* It hakes quite a play for the PRODUCT 1-13, INDICATING THAT IT WAS USED LOCALLY WITH COMPLETE
success. Our people in Oklahoma City are pert much disturbed
OYER THIS, AND THEY INDICATE THAT THEY AND YOUR CONTRACTORS
Oklahoma City hate been losing a fair amount of business to
AND WANTING TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO COMBAT THIS.
IN
;'-13
I AM ALSO ATTACHING HERETO COPY OF A LETTER SENT TO OUR
REPRESENTATIVE IN OKLAHOMA ClTY, BRINGING HIM UP TO DATE ON THE BACKGROUND OF THE ASSOCIATION IN COMBATING THIS PRODUCT AND THE ThERMO-K PRODUCT, BOTH OF WHICH ARE MANUFACTURED BY DIFFERENT
CONCERNS TN HOUSTON, TEXAS. I AM ALSO SENDING A COPY TO JACK
Boyer, and hope that this will now stimulate increased activity
ON OUR PART TO GET SOME DETERMINAT I ON FROM THE BUREAU OF DECEPTIVE
Practices of the Federal Trade Commission.
Je do~not relish losing any orders to what we must consider to be
A PRODUCT INFERIOR TO OURS AND TO YOURS. CONSEQUENTLY t WE MUST
REDOUBLE OVR EFFORTS TO GET ACTION IMMEDIATELY TO FIGHT THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION.
With kindest personal regards.
Very truly yours,
c ,t . iln . Boyer '
H.L. Levine