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 THE VIRGINIA ART GOODS STUDIOS, INC.
 1306-10 Church Street
 LY1ICIHBURG, VIhG!iIA

 Apr. 20. 1935

Col. Walter Mangum
Deputy Administrator
Textile Division
National Recovery Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Col. Mpangum:

 Recently we wrote to the Code Authority for our Industry in
New York telling him of the difficulties we have been having in
trying to operate with a ;profit and to turn out the necessary
amount of goods in the time required. In response to this appeal,
Mr. Max Berkowitz made a trip down to Lynchburg to see us, and made
a very careful study of our problems in the limited time he could be
with us.

 We want to say that we found Mr. Bork:owitz most cooperative,
and very much interested in our situation. He realized that we
wore in a very serious situation and maqdo suggestions which we
felt were very constructive, and which we should like very much
to try to carry out. We believe as he does that if we could follow
his suggestions we would be able to )-ut our business on a paying
basis, and not find it necessary to ask the Code for exemptions
from the regular requirements. We want very much to do this, and we
want to be in a position to pay our employees, who are very loyal
and cooperative, just as much as possible .

 If Mr. Berkowitz were in a position to stay with us for several
days we believe he would be of inestimable value in helping us solve
our problems. Do you think he could be spared to us for a while?
We realize that this is asking quite a good deal that he is a very
busy man and that in his position he 'has a great many things to look
after -- but if he could be lent to us for a short while maybe our
industry would cease to be a problem. If it would be possible for you
to send him to us we would like to have him come as quickly as he
conveniently can. Kindly let us hear from you.

 Sincerely yours,

 (signed) 1IAi.iIE E. ROHR, Pros.
 THE VIRGIIIIA ART GOODS STUDIOS, INC.

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