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nine thirty. Consequently each morning finds me refreshed and eager. I have never felt stronger and never passed more interesting days. There is nothing like health and plenty of interesting study! The difference of studying for ones instruction and working for a corporation is, if failure results, in the first instance I am the only loser, in the second case many might be improved. And this contents me and makes me very happy. After reaching Singapore I shall take advantage of the first good passage I can secure for Japan. I think I may be able to go on a Hamburg-American ship about March 27th which will land me in Japan about April 12th, but there is no certainty until ships actually arrive at Singapore, all are so crowded. The Orient is wide awake! Europe and America must not sleep! Think of 30.000.00 working people (everybody works here, men, women and children) on the little island of Java. But I must stop my wanderings. Later my thoughts will be clearer and when we meet, I hope to be able to tell something worthwhile concerning my impressions of this grand island.

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I am glad you made Mr. Millen President of the Alger-Sullivan C. He will save you lots of worry and will doubtless my very agreeable to Ed Hauss and his associates. How the earnings hold up? Thanks for your attendance at the Parke, Davis meeting and for the copy of annual statement received.

Should Mr. Taylor or any other person of the right sort and for the right purpose desire my holding in the Great Lakes Engineering Works I hope you won't hesitate to let it go at any price and terms agreeable to yourself and our associates in the Co. the Russels and their friends, I mean.
Glad of Copper Ranges boom, especially