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[[underlined]] Mr. Mellin [[/underlined]] - A tall dignified looking gentleman that I took for a big butter and egg man from Baldwin at first but who's a designer; a foreigner way back from his accent, likes his liquor and had little to say. Interested in our diesel electric locos.

[[underlined]] Mr. Geiger [[/underlined]] - looked like Boyd Bert grown up - very affable, a steam locomotive man, with little to say. He and Mellin made out they were pro G.E. (vs [[circled]]W [[/circled]]) Mellin remarked, "One thing the G.E. always has is a smart bunch of young engineers - they always know just exactly what you're talking about."

[[underlined]] Mr. Hall [[/underlined]] - A keen, slightly pugnacious, square chinned, dark complexioned fellow of 40 - a little cocky but a good egg and I would guess, one who would grow on you. He seemed much prejudiced against electric drive all day but after a couple of high balls at the hotel, he admitted he couldn't see how in hell they could make a mechanical drive that would work. The Baldwin men said the same thing.

I took the Baldwin men and Lynch up to the Laurence for some drinks before they caught the "puddle jumper" - the Army men left early to fly back - and I let my hair down to the extent of three scotches and it didn't faze my throat at all. Gouldy and Jim Rhoads brought Hall up later and we got better acquainted with him - he acted like he felt he built the best airplane engine in the world and didn't care who knew it but he was a likeable cuss too. He had had some dealings with Jake Branus a couple of years ago and had much of ill to say of Jake's methods. I guess