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Sam C. Friedman P aint Products Associates • PAINT SUNDRIES • & ALLIED PRODUCTS MAN U F"ACTU RERS ' R EPRE.SENTATIVES 922 GREY AVENUE EVANSTON, ILLINOIS TELEPHONE GREENLEAF" 5 - 5479 ~e~tember &, 19ob ay or I van Allen, l.:it y Ha..Ll, Atlant a, ~eorgi a Dear lilr . mayor : It is regrettable to note that ;your fair cit y has been plagued with a r i ot as have many others re cently. One of t he problems was well br ought ou t b~ our Illinois ~over nor ~erner ~hen he stated that p:l.i ce f or ces are not amp~e to cope with riot conditions and the effe ctiveness of the 1'-lational Liuard could be o.estro~ed i f members find themselves patrollin the streets too often. I have given much t hought to the deve~o~ment of es_ui1-1ment ~nich v1oulo. replace men in riot control and believe 1 have so ethini:; .nich will partia_LJ_y al..J.eviate the problem. '!'his development does not utilize trc,.m;.uilizers whi ch, 1 un er stand, is now under consideration by some pol.ice ae.i:,ia.i·t1J1ents. dy develoi:;ment, while in the embryonic stc:.ge, if! fElr eno 5h ~ODE;; for discussion and consideration. In as much as it is my intention to form an orgE.Ilization for the manufacture and assembly of riot conti·ol equipment, it is o.esirab..Le that as many presentations of my idea as possible be m0de ith a view tow&rd getting reactions to t his development. Should you or any of _your associo.tes wno mo.1 be interested have occa.sion to be in vhicago or vicinity 1 sh&ll be glad to meet ~ith them &nd explain fully what~ have in mind and answer any questions. Incidentally, the cost of each unit, hich ~ould replace many men, would not eAceed that of one mobilization of the :N&tional liuard such as v.c;1.s recentl.y necess&ry in ~icero, Ill. �