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POTOMAC AND DE KALB STREETS SAINT Loulis, Mo.
R. E. WEINZETTEL March 23, 1940

SALES PROMOTION MANAGER

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phogs

Confirming our telephone conversation of yesterday afternoon, I am
arranging to ship two of the convex basketball backboards to me

C/o Continental Hotel. These boards will leave here Monday and we
have Tuesday delivery promised so we should have them on hand in
time for us. to get busy the following day, Wednesday, and have them
erected.

Incidentally, I have written our Kansas City sales representative

to get his erection crew handy beginning Wednesday noon and even
though it was not definite that you could be with me Wednesday noon,
I was forced to do this because sometimes a crew is away on a job in
some other town and the problem becomes a little difficult. I am
hopeful you can arrange to come into Kansas City Wednesday and do
what is necessary to get Walker lined up, and thus help us to get
the boards installed without a hitch.

Incidentally, I am sending two boards because I want to install one
of them in the gym, and the other board I thought I would have de-
livered to the parlor reserved for the basketball committee so the
various members can look it over at close range rather than when
suspended from an overhead brace of some kind.

in any event, I will call Kansas University, Station 83, about 8:30
or a little after, Wednesday morning, to learn whether you are al-
ready on your way or will come in.

I was certainly surprised to learn from you that some Pittsburgh out-
fit has a sample board. I am wondering just what this is as we have
no previous knowledge of a board being made or developed by a Pitts-
burgh concern,

Kindest regards. It will be good to see you again next week.

Cordially yours,

REW/AC

STEEL LOCKERS___ STEEL WARDROBES____STEEL SHELVING___.GYMNASIUM APPARATUS____GYM SEATS____BASKETBALL BACKSTOPS____PLAYGROUND APPARATUS