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3 East 51st Street,
New York,

November 25, 1927

Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.,
c/o General Motors Corporation, 
Broadway & 57th Street,
New York, N. Y.

My dear Mr. Sloan,

Your letter of November 22nd just received.

I want to thank you first for the attention you paid to my remarks. I have therefore sought very carefully a number of little details which I wish herewith to bring to your attention. 

(A)[[underlined]] Suspension [[/underlined]]:

I agree with you when you say that it is difficult to have a spring construction which will give the best results for all kinds of loads and speeds, but it is undoubtedly preferable to have springs which are too hard rather than too soft, as the harder springs are preferable at high speed, and also at low speed on bad roads, and as at low speed anyway, the reactions coming from the road are not felt so much, and nowadays are practically completely taken care of by balloon tires. It is only at medium speed, on pavement or slightly imperfect roads that soft springs give better results.

(B) [[underlined]] Shock Absorbers [[/underlined]]:
Since my car has been fitted with Hartford Shock Absorbers, or any absorber of that kind which breaks the reactions of the springs upwards or downwards, the results are much better. I was told yesterday you were taking care of this and were experimenting on a new absorber.

(C) [[underlined]] The Engine [[/underlined]]:
The engine is perfection, and I feel pretty certain that I will myself buy another La Salle before I sail, for my personal use.