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14 in New Zealand which has a lake of hydrochloric acid and deposits of sulphur. [[margin - Single Taxers]] In the evening went to a lecture of the Manhattan single tax club. [[strikethrough]]A[[strikethrough]] Small room on 125th. [[strikethrough]]does not[[strikethrough]]made a very uninspiring impression. Miller the lecturer spoke very well also another man. The other ones impressed me as a rather impractical lot. April 22 [[strikethrough]]Ap[[strikethrough]] Spent one half day at the office. [[margin - 1/2X]] In the evening took train to Niagara Falls. April 23 Spent one day at the works [[carat - of Hooker El. Ch. Co.]] and took notes of several matters which require immediate attendance. [[margin - 1/ X]] Pauley has not rigged up the heating drum so as to allow sufficient heating. [[end page]] [[start page]] 15 Told him to change it. Make the inlet and outlet on hub much larger and draw the combustion gas of a coal stove through it. Vacuum pans cause considerable losses on account of "priming" and caustic leaking through perforated tubes in steam chest. Have made typewritten memorandum. [[margin - Charge /$22.00 hourly expenses Trouble with vacuum pans at Hooker's]] April 24. Spent one day at Berry Brothers. Detroit Made one run [[strikethrough]]with[[strikethrough]] of Novolak with Mr. Reed. An obstruction in condenser made the water flow in warm and a few pails of water entered the mixer. I hope this will not have a bad effect. [[Margin - Supervised a commercial run of Novolak at Berry Brother]] [[end page]]