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20 also 660's with G.E. equipment, saving the New Haven money and gathering for the G.E. Co. much good will as well as some very good business.

6.) Again because of Bob Walsh's illness, the way I took over the whole job of following the New Haven 0361's into service, gathering data on operation, and showing various men in our own ^[[and]] in the New Haven organization how these locomotives could be used to produce greater benefits to the railroad by upping the tonnages for which they were guaranteed.

These examples show me I am not as dead on initiative as "the man at my elbow" has indicated. If I allow myself to reflect on all this, it makes me boil, particularly if the man is Rudy, for whom I have none too much respect. As a "leader" I think he is about the porest I've ever worked for. All you ever get from Rudy when you go to him for counsel, is sympathy or the easiest answer. I don't think he's qualified to judge leadership traits. Maybe the man isn't Rudy. If it is Doc, I don't think Doc knows enough about me to be a good judge anyway. That would rather gripe me too if it is Doc, for whom I have none too much respect either. Well, maybe after all, they are right and I and the two others wrong - but it doesn't seem reasonable.

Went to Donnie's this evening and heard some of our records on their new radio - G.E. L-78, which certainly is way ahead of our K-78 - and the employees price amazed me - $60! I am beginning to weaken already by am still rather shy of cash.