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Cogglns: Eren in a depression It isn't always the work that's 

 scarce. It's the profits that are lacking. This 

 in a way creates extra work* Effort to get more 

 sales. Ana when it^s slow, it's slow for everybody, 

 ffeeri^ no one particularly you could point to and 

 say he's the one not needed. 



Gilb: There wouldn't be any attempt to reorganize tiie 



c<»3pany so you could fire people and therefore save 

 money so the others would have more profit? 



Coggins: People might get in there that would want to do that^ 

 but it wouldn't have to be. 



Oilbt And the general attitude during the last big 

 depression was not to do that. 



Gogginst We didn't do that. We didn't let go anybody on 

 account of the depression. 



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OilbJ Bo you belong to a trade organization? 

 Coggins: Patterson Parts was one of the founders of the 



national organization. 

 Gilb: Oh, when was this? 

 Coggins: About 1922, I guess. The National Standard Parts 



Association. 

 Gilbi And who belongs to this association? 



