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124 N.Y central to catch 6 P.M. train for Niagara Sept 6. Niagara. Clifton House. Met 10 A.M. Townsend, E. H. Hooter, W Hooker, Alf Hooter, Paulies, Stone, Riely at works. [[margin - 1 1/2X]] I was chairman on committee of selection of Cells. Had direct meeting took lunch at office. Went to see cells in cell rooms. Resumed discussion at 3 P.M. and kept at it all day then again after supper at night until past 11 P.M. I was made chairman of committee on cells and cell plant installation. [[margin - Hooker]] Perfection of experimental cells. First question size of units. Marsh advocates 6000 A units everybody else against. Townsend, Albert Hooter & Willard Hooker for 2000 A. units [[end page]] [[start page]] 125 Sperry, Stone, Paulies & myself. 4000 A. units. A long discussion until 6 P.M. eliminates hydrostatic on high pressure type [[strikethrough]]and[[strikethrough]] so as to consider only low pressure type Supper at Clifton Hotel & new session lasting until about 11 P.M. I felt very tired. Sept 7. Left margin)) Left about 9 A.M. for the works. various committees on several subjects as diaphragm, anodes, power plant, operation, etc. [[margin -1 x ]] Took lunch at plant resumed session of committee on cells, as to determine size and arrangement of electrolytic plant. Several proposals eliminated . a few left. dinner at Clifton Hotel were frequent [[strikethrough]]where I met[[strikethrough]] Burn(^h)am [[strikethrough]]son of[[strikethrough]] & Montgomery two new employees [[end page]]