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was just a bunch of words, he didn't believe it, Cummins should be made to design a new fan, Barrell was to be censured for not bringing up the question sooner, and until he saw evidence to substantiate what was said, he declined to offer any comments. Cash turned red , said, "Well, I guess the conference is adjourned!" When Shap had shuffled out of the room, Cash exclaimed, "I'll be god damned if he hasn't the worst attitude of any man I ever saw!" Later Mrs. Walrath told me it was the first time she ever heard Cash say anything worse than "damn" in her presence. And I thought, "That's the bird I have to live with!" I think without question, Shap is the most congenitally uncooperative, disagreeable person I ever encountered!

The new bell housing for the New York Central was 12 lb. lighter than the old one, indicating it was not as stiff , so Tinkey decided to put the old one back on. When Dan Worth heard it from Barrell in a conversation from Columbus, he flared, said they should install the new one. By that time the old one was reinstalled & had to be torn out. The upshot was the whole day was well nigh wasted and Ken Wolf was beginning to see red and threatening to wire Bill Hamilton he couldn't tell when we would ship. I forestalled that by getting a night shift lined up. Went out to the plant this evening and stayed until 11:30 PM or the point where we found that after the new bell housing was on concentrically , it was out of plane 40 mils on the face of the generator fit! Then we quit for the night and Ken Wolf ,Zeke Tinkey Frank Brown and I repaired to a Wesleyville pub for something to restore our flagging spirits. I went down this evening more as a gesture but I learned some things and was very glad I gave up my evening for the job.