The attached letter from Budd to the Southern, 4-28-47 is one of a series of letters in the SRHA archives where Southern asked Budd, ACF and Pullman to change the design of the side sheets on cars on their cars to be delivered as part of the 1947 “Royal Palm” order. The Southern wanted car sides (fluting, skirts, windows, roofs) from the three companies to more or less match.