b'::SI S\'YO - o o - of9 Ootober12,1974 Mr.JohnW.Bradford BradfordRoofing6InsulationCo. P.O.Box20502 Billings,MontanaS9102 DearJohn: YourequestedthatIsendyoucertain information concerningthehistoryof MRCAwhichIhavedelayeddoingpendingcompletionofcertainveryimportantlitigation.IarguedthecasebeforetheMissouriSupreme CourtonOctober2,andatlonglastIambeginningto catchupon. someofthebacklog. MidwestRoofingContractorsAssociationwas organizedinitially astheresultofameetingofcer_ ~con.~actorsheldin;.-"t\'o2eka,Kansas~ .,.tai-A-*January12,~ ~-ofthe\'-mfi1atesoft.t:ia\'tmeet-cTheinitialmembershn.s-~. -(s - ~andthreefpomNebriaska. ixfi~sla.nsa~ i -~ snitially contemplatedthatthememoersnlp of thenewAssociationwouldembracethestatesofNebraska, Kansas-andOklahomaandMissQllcl._Qialongth_!_ ~ties Kansas-Missouriborderi,eR.b.:;tevenson(nowdeceased)\\ /ofTopeka,KansaswaselectedthefirstPresident,Andy) Speer of Wichita,KansasVicePresident,andR.L.J ( .HinmanofLincoln,NebraskaSecretary-Treasurer._,_/ - ._ ._ .- -theendof1951thefledglingAssociation boasted33paidmembers.Amembershiprosterdated ~December27,1951isenclosed.Asyouwillnote,membershipwaslimitedtothestatesofNebraska,Kansas andOklahoma,withasinglememberinKansasCity,Missouri,andtwomemberisinSt.Joseph,Missouri.Also A.~nclosedisthefinancialstatementfor1951showing ltot~-Ga,nd- e-xp. turiesof$O1~ ~ eri9i540 0 "\'-::-leavingabalanceonhand6f$338_00 .Bythe- endof .\'-theyear youwillnotethat"e-arl E.ForbesofWichita,'