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the ammeter. Pritch said he wouldn't; he was there to [[underlined]] observe [[/underlined]] and not to read a meter. Bill told him he had no room for deadheads and if Pritch didn't read, he couldn't ride the engine. So Pritch spent the test in his hotel, mad as a hatter.

Had a talk with A.E. Smith today re Walsh.  Smith had a terrible time with Bob in the 0351 job and told Maurice he flatly refused to work with him again. But Smitty had an interesting sidelight on the present situation. Said he was in Walt Harris' office when "A.J." phoned Walt about Bob's going to New York for the tests, and Walt told A.J. to have Bob go down and look at things in general but not to bother with any [[underlined]] detailed [[/underlined]] stuff. If A.J. passed that to Bob, it may have accounted some for his attitude altho I believe he would probably have acted the same way anyhow. Smith has a theory that Walt is a voracious man who would swallow up the Transportation Dept. at the first opportunity and does his best to short circuit us every chance he gets. Personally, I don't see it. Maurice also has it in for Walt. I have always thought Walt a person who is essentially honest and makes every effort to do what is right. He tries to get the [[underlined]] facts [[/underlined]] of the case and then decide it on a just basis, whatever it may be.

Barrell is still in Colorado and Jake is much disgusted, exhibiting a letter from Bob to A.J. in which Bob explained in a very naive way that he couldn't get much work done because they were entertaining him too much and he just couldn't break loose from all the showers of attention he was getting; they were so happy to have someone come out and show an interest in their problem; they were so grateful to have him there, etc. and etc. etc. It sounded just as Bob talks frequently, grinning at you the way he does, and going into great

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